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8 THE NORTHERN STAR. March 1, 1846.
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Sir J . tiiMiuu moved for ie . i \ v to _brnii iu a l > , li to amend the Metropolitan Improvements Act , by pp < r iuti :-g an additional referee . The otner orders having been disposed of , the house adjourned . HOUSE OF _LOPcDS-TuuKs-mv , _Mauch 5 . Their Lordships assembled at five o ' clock to hear her Majesty ' _s assent given , by commission , to several bills . The Commissioners were the I / _u-iL Chancellor _, the Earl of Shaftesburr , and the Eiirlot Haddington . The House of Common * having been summoned to the bar , the royal as _* ent was given to the following Bills : —The Pnblic Works ( _Irelan- !) Bill ; the Itaiina < _-c ( Ireland ) Hill ; and the Grand Jury ( Ireland ) Presentment Bill . The house shortly after adjourned . HOUSE OF _COMMONS—Tin-RSbAT . March 5 .
ENROLMENT OF THE MILITIA . Mr . T . Doscombe presented several petitions from different places against the enrolment ofthe muitia . LAW OF SETTLEMENT . In answer to a question from Mr . V . Smith , Sir It . 1 _'eel said , that befure the conclusion of tlte debate on the Cora Law question , heslmuld lay upon the table ofthe house a bill for a new law ot settlement and also a bill for the levying of parochial rates . Ho did not wish , however , to take auy discussion upon them until afterwards .
THE ANDOVER TJSIOX . Mr . Etwall then moved , pursuant to notice , for the _appoiutmcHt of *» Select Committee to inquire into the administration of the Poor Laws in the Andover "Union , am ? into the management of the Union Workhouse . The hon . member went at considerable length into the details of the occurrences that took place in the Andover Union , which he considered as highly disgraceful , and called loudly for inquiry . Sir James Graham stated that the various grievances refeiredto had been _subsequently remedied . It was _desira-rie that the house should _bs in posse : sinn of all the papers rel :. t . ng to these transactions before the Committee was appointed . He should therefore move as an amendment the production of those documents . Air . Parker had been dismissed on other grounds than his conduct on the Andover Inquiry : the Commissioners complained of his having lxen guilty of geucral insubordination towards his
Superior * . Mr . Waklet considered that the proposed _investigation would be rendered more complete b y the production of ihe papers to wiucli f ? ir James Graham bid referred . He ( Mr . _Wakleyjfeltthatifeverthere enue before the house a subject which demanded from it the most careful investigation it was thepiesent . ( llear . hear . ) Since he had been in Parliament there had come under his observation no case w . iieh more loudly than that under discussion had called for the scrutiny and strict examination into it of the _Legislature , and he felt confident that when
the _rislit hon . uentlemau had maturely reflected npon the attendant circumstance . _^ , and had well weighed the importance of the facts contained in tl e papers which had been moved for , he ( Sir James Graham ) would declare himself of the same opinion . Mr . _Cuiusiie complained that a very insufficient opportunity had as yet been afforded to Mr . Parker for the vindication of his conduct . Macdougal , the _displaced matter ofthe Andover workhouse , also was entitled r « - a further hearing , and it was requisite that the Poor Law Commissioners should themselves be permitted to explain the part they had taken in these transactions .
Mr . r ERitANn recurred at some length to the proceedings _ 3 n the "Mott cn . < e . " lie concluded by savin : ' that lie firmly believed the exposure which had taken place l < -night was * the _beginning of the end of the new Poor Lmv . as wen as of the Poor Law Commission , and right heartily would he rejoice if the end of this session .-hould see the death of that law , and the _dissolution of the _present Ministiy . Ca tain Pechell si oke in favour of the motion . ] \ . Mr . T . Hiiso ' _- VBE asked the right hon . baronet whether lie really thought his _amendment for ihe production of Mr . Parker ' s report , he evidence with _respect to bone trashing in the Audov , _-r Union , & c ., would be sjiti .-facioiy tu lli « h .. u-e w the country In lien of the _proposed inquiry ? "Did the right hon . baronet really suppose that the _production of tho e papers would settle tbe case'J i my uad been told that the conduct of the 1 ' oor Law Commissioners would prove to be unimpeachable , and beyond suspicion , wlieuibey knew _oie facts of tlie case . Thev
wanted to know the facts of tlie case , and how _coufd those facts be arrived at except by a committee 31 r . Parker appeared to be a most unfortunate person , for he Seemed to have _giveu satisfaction to no one . The only mistake that _gentleman made , _was t « resign his office . He ought to have thrown the responsibility of his dismissal on the Poor Law Commissioners , and if bis statement were correct , he would then have had the public with him . Instead ofiiiat , the Poor Law Commissioners recommended AJr . Parker to resign . Why he ( Mr . _Duucombe ) had heard hon . gentlemen iu that house , over and over {" gain . recommend the Ministers to _resign ; but they did not take that advice . { _L-iughier . ) They waited tiil a majority turned them out , and theu they were sometimes replaced by * j . \ irse . ( _Laughter . ) Jir . Parker _asked for _sn inquiry , and when' a man courted inquiry , generally speaking , the presumption was in his favour .
After speeches from Mr . P . Borthwick , Mr . Hume , Lord Pullington _, Mr . Jervis , Geu . Johnson , and Mr . _Ajliouby , "Mr . S . _Siiaut'KD and Mr . Fielding urged upon govenimen * . to concede the inquiry , and Sir J . Graliaui then withdrew uis amendment . Col . _h _' lUTUiini ' _inveighed against the constitution of the Pour Law _Cuinmk- » iout'rs . Mr Ci : i : i-tie then _m-ivrdthe addition of further words to the motion , the effect being to extend the inquiry hiMilie conduct of tin- Poor Law Commissioners and ilr . Parker , relative to the two _investigati-ins held at Andover , and into all the circumstances under which the Poor L-iw C _« _iumiss- ' _-ncis _Jiad called upon jir . Parker to resign his assistant _cuuimtsioiiersh ' . p . The house then divided , when the numbers were—For Mr . Christie ' s _amcitiiuieiit ttf _Against it _O'J Majarity for the amendment — 23
THE POLISH NUNS . Mi * . _Cowper moved lor copies of despatches received by tbe Secretary of State for _Fureian Affairs , containing information relative to the injuries _iniiicted _ujjou tlie lir . izilian . Nuns of Minsk . Sir 1 L 1 _' eel announced turn no despatches had -been _it ' .-eiveu from our -ambassador at Petersburg relative to tiiis .-u _' geet , but that the Consul at Warsaw had written to contradict the report . He ( Sir R . i ' vel ) Mtogethcr discredited the statement in < _juesii-iii , or at least believed it a gross _exassersition . . Mr . T . _Hlxcojiiie and Dr . L _' _owitixo _wrongly denounced the alleged barbarities of the Russian government . Mr . Cowj > £ _k being satisfied with Sir R . Peel ' s _explanation , withdrew iiis iii . _aioit . ' I ' m omer _¦• r . iers were then disposed of , and the house adj -m i e 1 .
_llutoE OF LORDS-Fkidat , FrB . 27 . [ Front 0 _'ir SiccniEdition of last tuak . \ The repoit of the D : aiiiase ( Ireland ) Bill was brought up . to some t . f the _pr-ivisiuns of wliich Lords _Moiitead- ; and Cotteiiham o-jetted . After some _dir-cu _^ sinu the report was postponed . The _Fisheries . Ilarbnurs _, and Piers ( Ireland ) Bill -was read a tli . nl time and passed , and the ilOUS- adjourned at a little before six o ' clock . HOUSE OF _COMMONS—Fbidat , Feb . 27 . Mr . _Feiuuxii _prt-H-. < ted a petition from Kuares _tmiMuah , piatiug forth ; release ot Frost , Williams , and Jones . . Mr . T . _DcxcoMHti moved tint the petition which he { - . resented yesterday , fr om William Scott , the _c' _-aiiuiaiiof a " public meeting of the inhabitants of Dundee , complaining of the illegal treatment and ir . - _piisounitut of six . factory girls , be printed with tlie votes .
PUBLIC WORKS ( IRELAND ) BILL , No . 2 . _Ti « e n < _"U-c then w « a mo . counuiuvc uu this bill . The _ttiwit was reeeived . and the bill ordered to be read a third tunc on _Altmdav .
THE MILITIA "BILL . In answer to a question—Mr . S . Herbert said , though it was impossible , owing to the protracted _cfoeus-ioii now pending before the house , to sayatwnat moment he should be able to introduce the Militia llili , he would give as early a , notice of his intention to do so as be v-asnble _.
TUE SEATLESS MINISTERS . Colonel _SlnIUom renewed the inquiry which he had the previous evening made rcspectim ; the vacancies in the Administration , complaining of the inc onveniences the public interests _sustained by the absence from Parliament of . Lord Lincoln , Mr . G ' adstone , and the law officers for Ireland . Sir Robert Peel reminded Col . Sibthorp that the gallant member was himself in some respects responsible , by the part he had taken at the South Kotts election , for the temporary exclusion of Lord Lincoln from the house . It was a mistake to supp ose that there were any vacancies in the administration , except in the instance of the Chief Coramis-Eionership of Woods and Forests , which office would ipon be filled up . The confidence he felt in the recent measures of government made him less solicitous than he would otherwise have been for the aid afforded by the presence of all his colleagues in that house .
MR . FERRAND AND HIS ASSAILANTS . The speech of Mr . Ferrand on Tuesday evening brought down upon hira the ire of Messrs . Roebuck , Bri .: ht , Bowrinjr , and _O'Cbunell , who severally attacked him " on Thursday night . Mr . Ferrand this evening replied to these gentlemen , which brought rejoinders from them , and called up Sir Robert Peel —who retracted his celebrated , " assassination " speech m _* * three years ago—Mr . D'Uraeli , Mr . Cobden , Mr . Ficldcn , aud others , but the crowded state of our columns prevents us from doiug more than alluding
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to it this week : in our next we shall endeavour to give au outline of this " spicy bit" of Parliamentary
news ADJOURNED DEBATE . The twelfth night of the adjourned debate _^ _va _8 commenced by Mr . G . _?«*» . H ? objected to Sir Robert Peel ' s having declared his intended line ot Parliamentary conduct to the Queen at tbe time of the late _Cnbinot interregnum : tbe tendency of that intimation having been unduly to bias her _Majesty ' s choice , and to produce a coalition prejudicial to tlie public interests . The general feeling of the _COU-. _-tituencies was known to be in favour of Protection principles , of which the defeat of Lord Lincoln in Nottinghamshire was a striking illustration . He discerned too striking a resemblance between Sir Robert Peel ' s present measures and those financial operations of M . Necker , wliich immediately preceded the French _Resolution . lie concluded by threatening the opposition of the House of Lords , and expressing his intention to vote in favour of the amendment .
. Mr . ii . _Escoir considered that the inquiry whether the measure before the house could be postponed was essential to the present discussion . He denied that that postponement was possible . Those who were surprised at the present measures of government must have been inattentive observers of passing events—to them the tariff of 1812 had no meaning , and the significant declarationsof _governmeutduring the last lour years gave no instruction . What could be mure _inconsistent than the present attachment of the Protectionist party to a Corn Law , which twelve months ago they had vehemently denounced ? The Protectionist party had very much injured their cause , by their injudicious choice of leaders . The Duke of Richmond was no match for Mr . Cobden aud the constituency ofthe kingdom . The condition of the people imperatively called for this measure , and he should give it his hearty support .
Captain _Glaustoki * bore testimony to the distress existing in Ireland , but denied the sufficiency ofthe present measure to procure its diminution . He should be ready to support some portion of the present measure , but , objecting to the part relating to the Corn Laws , he should vote for the amendment . Mr . Cobdex commenced by referring to the extraneius topics which had been introduced into the present debate . It had been so in past times ; whenever the Piotcctiouist party sought to evade the main question , they had vituperated the Whigs or the Anti-Corn Law League . They were contributing br this course most effectually to the popularity of the Ministry . They spoke of desiring a dissolution , and threatened it through the House of Lords ; but what
would be the result ? His knowledge of the franchise enabled him to state confidently that they would be in a minority . Every one of the large towns was in favour of free trade principles , and the whole political power of the landlords rested on 150 , 000 _tenants-at-will . A consequence of this anomalous competition between small and large _cmstituencics , if persisted in , must be a further change of the elective franchise . They might allege that petitions were no certain test of the state of public opinion upon this question , but what did they say to the meetings which had been held in all parts ofthe country ? If" they referred to the declarations of the coerced constituencies , he would remind them that measures were on foot for purifying those depositaries of public authority , and enabling them to give an unbiassed verdict upon matters submitted to their judgment . Fallacies of
the oldest fashion had ° been revived in this debate to the amusement and amazement of the people out of doors . A dreadful depreciation in the value of land had been predicted as a consequence of free trade measures ; he knew on ample authority , that farms were letting at higher rents than ever . How impotent had been their efforts to raise by Act of Parliament the wealth of the country ! Those resources could only be augmented by the " intelligence and industry of our people . It behoves the rising generation of British statesmen to study well the great questions which were now developing themselves , and which promised the dawn of a new and improved era in the world . Mr . _SrooNEtt spoke in favour of a fixed duty and against the present measure . Mr . P . Borthwick expressed his intention to vote for the amendment .
Lord G . Bextixck offered some hostile comments upon the mode in which the measure had been introduced to Parliament , and condemned it as having been constructed upon too narrow au induction . He was altogether opposed to the measure , and should vote for the amendment . The division then took place . For the Motion S 37 For the Amendment 210 Majority in favour of Ministers 97 The announcement was received with loud cheers . The other orders were then disposed of , and the hou _^ e adjourned at half-past three o ' clock .
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8 THE NORTHERN STAR . March 1 , 1846 .
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A "ROW" IN PARLIAMENT . Ever since Mr . Ferrand adopted the very unusual eourscof saying within the walls of Parliament what everybody else said out of them , it has been the fashion for the party-men of both sides , who don ' t like this sort of plain speaking , to deny his veracity , and to damage his usefulness as a public man , by fixing npon him the stigma of a reckless assertor of uufuv . oded and unjustifiable statements . The venal press , ever ready to take the cue from their advertising customers , have followed up this game , and have sedulously echoed the charges against him , suppressing at the same time his replies to these charges .
The slashing * speech delivered hy hbn during the late debate , brought down upon him on the following evening , in his absence , a repetition of this old "dodge . " On Friday night last he repaid this " Roland with an Oliver , " which we are unwilling our readers should miss the enjoyment of , and have , therefore , condensed to suit our crowded pages . Whatever may be thought of Mr . Ferrand ' s discretion , there can be no doubt of his bravery . That miserable little waspish man , the member for Bath , who led the attack on the previous evening , certainly came off worst upon this occasion .
Mr . _hi-RRAXs defended himself from the attacks which had been made upon him . in his absence on the previous evening . Mr . Roebuck , who had commenced the attack , was the last person who ought tu have used such language . Mr . Roebuck had once , with language far more violent * and indecent than any which he had used , flung down the Times newspaper upon the floor of the house , and _recommonded its members to horsewhip a gentleman in every way his superior . He believed tbat the public held Mr . Roebuck in such estimation that they would not give a quarter of & farthing tor his opinions ; and among all his other failures in life , tke knowledge of that tact rankled most deeply in his breast . Adverting to the speech of Mr . Bright , he showed that Mr . Bright had put words into his mouth which he had uever used . Mr . Bright , however , was not a person
entitled to attack him on the score of veracity , tor two meetings had been recently held in Lancashire to rebut a statement which he had made iu his place iu Parliament , respecting the reluctance of the working classes at Preston and at Rochdale to support a Ten Hours' Bill . Dr . Bowring had also put iu his mouth words which he had never uttered , for the _rurjose of damaging him in the estimation of the house and the country . Mr . Ferrand then resuited and justified the words whicli he had actually used respecting Mr . H . Ashworth . Turning next to Lord Morpeth , he asserted that he had never said that the petition from Union Mill was not a free and unbiassed petition . What he had said was , that petitions against the Corn Laws had been in many instances signed by the workmen in the manufacturing districts against their will , and at the compulsion of their masters .
Mr . Biu « ht said , after all that had fallen from Mr . Ferrand that evening , he was prepared still to say that Mr . Ferrand ' s statement respecting Mr . G . Wilson was unfounded . He then read a letter from a Mr . Rawsthorne , declaringthat Mr . G . Wilson did tiot issue the circular convening the meeting of starch manufacturers at Manchester , that he did not preside at tbat meeting , and that no such deputation as that of which Mr . Ferrand had spoken had ever waited on the government . Dr . _Bowbisg observed that Mr . Ferrand had accused Mr . U . Ashworth of " cold-blooded cruelty " iu having caused the distress and misery which existed in his neighbourhood . He appealed to Lord J . Manners , who had visited the establishment of Mr . Ashworth , whether Mr . Ferrand ' s statemant was correct .
Mr . Roebvjck . had nothing to say , but what he had said last night ; if Mr . Ferrand was not present when lie spoke , the fault was Mr . Ferrand ' s , not his . Ho would not say one word respecting the attempt at sarcasm j ust made upon him . If he had failed in his career in life , it was his consolation that in alibis misfortunes it had never been his fate to have an unanimous resolution of the House of Commons put on record against him , that what he had said was a calumny and a falsehood . He denied that he had ever dealt in personalities , unless , indeed , they called direct accusations personalities .
Mr . D'Israeu regretted that Mr . Ferrand made these attacks on gentlemen connected with the manufacturing districts . He had often remonstrated with Mr . Ferrand on that subject , but in vain , for it was Mr . Ferrand ' s honest conviction that those attacks were necessary and just , and if -Mr . Ferrand entertained that conviction , he had not done anything on this occasion deserving the censure of the house . He did not know Mr . G . Wilson personally , but he did know that he had been for many years an
agitator , and was therefore very sorry to find that he was so thin-skinned when his name was mentioned . With regard to Mr . Ashworth , he must express his opiuion that Mr . Ferrand had substantiated his _posi tion , although he much regretted that Mr . _Feir-ndhad taken it up . Mr . Bright had been very angry with Mr . Femnd , _"bceansehohail made some obscure accusation , which he did not well understand , against two members of the League , as " assassins , " and had complained that Mr . . Ferrand would not give the League an opportunity of discussing them in a
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coart of justice . Now , the same charge had been brought against the League by Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham , and whydidnot the League , instead of chasing such small deer as Mr . Ferrand , proceed against the ahtlered monarchs of the wood ? Mr . Roebuck , too , had made too much of the resolution of the house against Mr . Forrand . He thought that resolution ridiculous . Sir James Graham and Sir R . Peel did not wish for it , and were very unwilling to have it passed . It originated from the same source from which all matters , which were disagreeable in that house , originated—namely , from Mr . Roebuck himself . He utterly denied that Mr .
Roebuck never dealt in personalities ; on the contrary , he was perpetually offending against the rules of the house , and the ordinary rules of gentlemanly decorum—no man more so . Corrupt motives had been attributed to himself by Mr . Roebuck . Will —the tree must hear its fruit—the crabtree must produce crab apples—and a man of acid mind must , of course , make acid speeches . He held up to wellmerited scorn the melo-dramatic malignity and the Sadler's Wells sarcasm with which Mr . Roebuck looked daggers , though he used none . If such gesticulations came from a person entitled to use them , he should merely say that they were ridiculous , but coming from Mr . Roebuck , they were not only
ridiculous but offensive . Mr . Fielden bore testimony to the truth of Mr . Ferrand ' s statement respecting the distress of the handloom weavers . Mr . Ashworth and Mr . 11 Gregg had proposed to the Poor Law Commissioners to bring labourers from the south to the north for tha purpose of equalising wages . The people in the north knew that equalising their wages meant reducing them to the level of the agricultural labourer , and a great sensation was in consequence produced among them . It was proved before the Poor Law Committees of 1837 or 1 S 38 , that 10 , 000 families had
been sent to the manufacturing districts from the parishes in the south of England . The migration system had been condemned by the Poor Law Committee , and the office established in Manchester , with Mr . Muggeridge as its agent , had been given up . In conclusion , lie maintained that nothing said by Mr . Ferrand respecting the cruelties p . actiscd in factories had been upset by any of his opponents . Sir _Rouert Peel and Mr . _Cobdkji took advantage of the occasion to make mutual explanations as to the celebrated " assassin" speech of the former three years ago , and having afforded the house the edifying spectacle of a reconciliation , the scene closed . '
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The above court resumed its sittings on Monday . The proceedings were opened by the Lord Mayor , the Recorder , Aldermen Hunter , _Cliallis , and Hughes Hughes , tbe Sheriffs , Under-sheriffs , & e . The number of prisoncrs for trial at the present session is VH , and the offences with which a considerable number ot" them arc charged are of a more than usual aggravated character . The cases tried during the week have for tlie most part been of little public interest . The Case or the _Riciiardsoxs . —On Wednesday Mr . Clarkson said , that in the case of two persons named
Richardson , who were represented to be father and daughter , anil who were charged with the crime of wilful murder upon a child , he had to apply for the postpone _, ment of tbe trial until the next session . The ground upon which he made this application was , that the brief for the defence bad only been placed in bis hands within the last few hours , and that there would not be sufficient time for him te prepare to conduct the defence of persons charged with so very serious an offence , from the short notice he had reeeived . The trial was upon this , ordered to stand adjourned to the next session ,
Attempting to _FoisoK . —Henry Joseph _Kellei-by , 17 , was indicted for feloniously attempting to administer a quantity of deadly poison , called oxalic acid , to Elizabeth Clouter , with intent to murder her . It will not be _nccet . sary to go into a detail of tbe evidence that was adduced in support of this indictment , as the whole of the _eircumstances must he fresh in the recollection of the public . It will , probably , be sufficient to remind our readers that last autumn a good deal of excitement was occasioned in the borough of Southwark by means of a number of anonymous letters being sent to different parties , many of which contained poison , and in others threats of the most diabolical description were made against the parties to whom they were addressed . After a good deal of inqniry , suspicion fell upon the prisoner , and he was taken into custody , aud eventually committed for trial upon two
or three distiuct charges of sending three penny letters , and at tbe December sessions of this court he was tried upon anindictment charging him with sending a threatening letter to a person uamed Humble , but as there was a failure of distinct proof as to his hand-writing , he was acquitted , and the other indictments then stood over , and the prisoner was liberated upon recognizances , lu consequence of circumstances that afterwards transpired , he was again committed to Newgate to answer the other charges . The eridence in support of the present indictment was precisely similar to tbat which was adduced on the former eccasion . During his second commitment to Newgate , the prisoner had written a letter to his brother , in whicli he made a full eonfession of his guilt . This letter was produced in evidence , and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty . He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months .
The Case ok Cutting and Woodino at _Bawwfobd . —Thomas Lowe , 73 , a shoemaker , was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding John Lowe , with intent to murder him , and in other counts his intent was laid to be to maim aud disable him , or to do him some grievous bodily harm . This was a case of a distressing character , the prisoner and ' the prosecutor standing in relationship of lather and son to each other . It would appear that they had both _together carried ou the _OUSimess ofa shoemaker at Brentford ; but early in January there had been some misunderstanding between them , and they separated . On the 13 th of January the prisoner ii en t to bis sou ' s shop to ask for some shoe-lasts he had left behind , and he appeared at the time very much excited ; and while tbe prosecutor was in tbe act of stooping to look for the lasts , the prisoner stabbed him in the side with a knife and then rushed into the street , and inflicted a severe wound upon his own throat with a razor . The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault , and he was sentenced to six months'imprisonment .
Aiison . —On Thursday , John Stone , 53 ; John Stone , his son , 24 ; and Anne Hyde , alias Stene , GO , were indicted jointly for feloniously setting fire to a dwelling-house , the property of George Leonard , with intent to defraud the Union Insurance Company . It appeared tbat the elder male prisoner had hired a house in Bridge-row , Hammersmith , and that shortly afterwards he and the female prisoner , who passed as his wife , and the other prisoner , who as ins son , wok up their abode there , and in _Govern _, ber last an insurance was effected for £ 100 with the Union Insurance Company , upon the furniture and effects in the house . On the 8 th of February , iu the evening , the house was discovered to be on fire , and on the neighbours
forcing an entrance , ample evidence presented itself that the fire had been wilfully caused . The evidence appeared more particularly to apply to the prisoner John Stone the elder , who was proved to have come from the house in Bridge-row , a very short time before the fire broke out , aad when he was taken into custody an inventory of goods , such as is made for a claim upon a fireoffice , was found in his pocket , and on his being told that a policy of insurance had been found in oue of the drawers in bis house he immediately exclaimed . " I am done . " The female prisoner and the sou were acquitted ! . Tlie elder John Stone was found guilty , and sentenced to be transported for twenty years .
_Tihai _, for Bigamy . —At the Central Criminal Court on Priilay , a mr . n named Joseph Gibson was charged with bigamy , in having married Eliza Mary Miles , his first wife being alive at the time , Tlie case was clearly proved , and the Recorder , in awarding three months'imprisonment to the prisoner , said that tlte sentence proceeded from a regard , not to the first wife or the second , but to the interests of society .
THE DRURY-LANE MURDER . ( Before Mr . Baron Parke and Mr . Justice Maule . ) Thomas William Wicks , aged twenty , was placed at the bar on Saturday , charged with the wilful murder of James Bostock . Mr . Bodkin , with Mr . Baldwin , attended to prosecute ; and Mr . Bollantine _, with Mr . Crouch , were engaged for the prisoner . Br _llodkin having stated the case , called Samuel Parsons , who lived at No . 4 , Pitt-place . Ho deposed to bearing the fatal shot fired , and finding the body of the murdered man . The particulars of the case have been so recently detailed , that it is unnecessary to repeat the whole of the evidence .
_— Walcott , gunmakcr , Walworth ; James Stone , oil and colourman , Great Wild-street ; and Edward Manners , deposed to the facts of tlie prisoner purchasing the pistol , and powder , and shot . Their eridence was merely a repetition of what has already appeared in this paper . Joseph Thompson , V , went to a coffee-house in Great QueeH-street , on the evening of February 10 . He found tlie prisoner there ; lie was iu the public room , taking _sotnn coffee . Witness took him into custody for murder . He said , on his way to the station-house , "Is he dead ? " Witness said "Yes . " He said , "He wasa _^— rogue to me ; 1 have had satisfaction ; this has been browing for him a tweivemonth . He had me for my money , and not for my woik . " He again said , " Is he really dgad f" Witness said , " Yes . " He then said , " I shall die happy ; I dare say I'll suffer . "
William D . BurnaDy , chief clerk of the police court , had taken down the deposition of the witnesses , and the deposition enclosed was that of Thompson . The prisoner's observation on that evidence when it was read aloud to him was " That it wns true enough . " William Pollock , 14 F , was with Thompson when the prisoner was token into custody , During tho time the prisoner was in the chargcroom he held out his hand to the witness , and said , " Well , PoCock , I don't blame _x ou for finding me . He was a b— bad master ; I wonder
he did not get ittivelve months ago . He was then removed to the cell , and soon after he was there Superintendent l ' careo e » me in , _Ptisoner asked him whether Bostock was dead ; and when be answered , "Yes , * ' be _n-joiucd , " Then I'll die happily myself . " In the morning , prisoner said , "I suppose its netting near six o ' clock _f Witness said , " Yes ; " and he replied , " I was busy enough yesterday morning about this time , but I was sorry for him after I had done it . " Mr . Ballantine then rose to address the jury . He contended that from aa injury received some seven or eight
The Above Court Resumed Its Sittings On ...
years ago the prisoner's brain was affected to such a degree that he ( although apparently sane enough on ordi-„ avy matters ) had this singular morbid delusion , that every action of his late master ' s , however kind that might be , was distorted into an act of tyranny , and to . be revenged accordingly , , ii i Mrs . Wicks ( mother of the prisoner ) was then _caitcu , and stated that her son had received a severe injury by a fall , which had for a short time the effect of unsettling his understanding . He attempted to commit suicide about two years ago . Mr . Harvey , surgeon , proved that the prisoner had met with an accident , which had considerably injured his head at the period referred to by tbe mother . Mr . Baron 1 _' arke then summed up , and the jury retirea- _„ _»• _i „ _c The jury almost immediately returned a verdict ot Guilty .
.. . The learned Judge then addressed the prisoner , and said it was impossible , after the evidence that had been adduced , that thejury could come to any other conclusion than that he was guilty of tbe foul and horrible crime of which he had been accused , and it appeared to have been committed in the most calm and deliberate manner . Under these circumstances it was impossible to hold out to him any hope of mercy , and he therefore entreated him to make the best use of the short time that remained to him iu this world , to endeavour to obtain pardon in that whic V was to come . The learned Judge then passed the sentence of death iu the usual form .
The prisoner , who during Hie whole trial appeared to be quite unconcerned , did not appear in the feast dismayedat the sentence , and as soon as the learned Judge had concluded , begged to be allowed to say a few words . He then said , " that he wished to thank the gentleman who defended him for his exeitions ; he could see , however , it was of no use , but still he wished to thank him . " The prisoner then walked away from the bar with a firm step . Monday . — Chaeoe of _Mokder . —John Feacy , aged 48 , type-founder , was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Martin . Mr . Bodkin prosecuted and Mr . Robinson defended the prisoner . The facts of this case have been so recently detailed at length in the police reports ,
that it will be unnecessary to give more than a summary of the evidence . It appeared tbat the prisoner had for some time cohabited with a woman named Emberson , but they had some misunderstanding , and agreed to separate , and the woman applied to the deceased , with whom she had been previously acquainted , to assist her in removing her furniture from the house of the prisoner , and while he was so engaged , the prisoner suddenly Knatohed a knife from a table , and stabbed the deceased iu the side , and was about to repeat the blow , when tbe knife was snatched from bis hand . The deceased was taken to tbe hospital , where he lingered for several days , when he expired from the injury he received . Thejury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter , and he was sentenced to be transported for life .
Cutting aho Wou . _ndijjc—Frederick Munton was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding his wife Susannah Munton , with intent to murder her , and , in other counts , his intent was laid to be to maim and disable her , so as to do her some grievous bodily harm . The particulars of this case were fully detailed in our police report lust week . On the trial the wife again declared her husband ' s innocence . She said , "My husband is innocent of the charge . I cut my throat myself , and my 1 ms . band came into the room after I had done it , and wrenched therazorfrommyhaud . Mr . Justice Maule was about to sum up , but the foreman of the jury interrupted him , and said they were agreed upon their verdict ; and they found the prisoner Not Guilty ,
The Central Criminal Court stands adjourned to Monday , the 30 th inst . The following is a summary ofthe sentences : —Death , William Wicks , for murder , Trans _, portation ; lor life , T , Tobin , J . Feacy ; for 20 years , 1 ; for 15 years , 3 ; for 10 years , 12 ; for 7 years , 12 ; imprisonment for various periods , 78 ; acquitted , 33 ; remanded and traversed , 4 ; judgments respited , i ; discharged on recognizances , 2 ; admitted as evidence , 1 .
Mr, Johk Darlington, Of Charnock Rickard...
MR , JOHK DARLINGTON , OF CHARNOCK RICKARD , LANCASHIRE , AND HIS COLLIERS , AGAIN ! On Saturday last four colliers , Matthew Ollerton , Seth Turner , Edward Potter , and Thomas Robinson , were brought up by writ of habeas corpora , obtained three days previously , by Mr . W , T , Roberts , their attorney , _bsfore Mr . Justice Williams , one ofthe Justices of the Court of Queen ' s Bench , at his chambers , in Rolls Garden , Chancery-lane , for the purpose of obtaining their discharge , upon the grounds , chiefly , that the agreement under which the men were baund to John Darlington , coal master , of Charnock Rickard , Lancashire , and for the alleged breach of whicli tbey had been committed to tbe House of Correction atlurkdale , for different periods , from oue to three months to hard labour , was illegal , and void , by reason of its want of mutuality . There , were other objections to the warrants of commitment , hut the abere one was that on which Mr , Roberts principally relied .
On the above day the keeper of the gaol brought up , with the men , the causes of thoir detainer , in obedience to tbe writ . Tiiis consisted of a roll of parchment of about seven yards long , setting out the whole proceedings very fully . Tho return , indeed , looked most formidable , and the proceedings of the magistrate were supported by Mr . Cowling , of the northern circuit , with Mr . Gaskell , the prosecutor ' s attorney , from Lancashire , and Mr . Faulkner , ofthe firm of Gregory , Faulkuer , and Co ., Bedford-row . The application for the discharge of the men was supported by Mr . Huddlestwi ( Mr . Bodkin , who was also retained , was unable to attend ) and Mr . W . P . Roberts .
The case was quite similar to that of Jacob Ogdcn , which was reported in our columns of the 14 th February last ; yet , notwithstanding the lesson taaght Mr . Darlington on that occasion , when the judge before whom it was heard expressed a strong opinion as to the illegality of the agreement , and that it certainly was a proper question for the decision of the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and at once discharged Ogden , the master was obs tinately determined , if possible , to uphold this agreement against law or right , and therefore procured the committal of Ollerton , and the other three , for leaving their work under it , as Mr . Darlington alleged ; though tlie men declare that they were told to go when they refused to " riddle" the coal ; which they had not agreed to do , and whicli considerably increased their labour without adding te their wages .
After a long argument , in which the prosecutor ' s counsel strougly urged Mv . S . Williams to decide upon the validity of the objections , and in particular that one against the legality ofthe agreement , it being a matter of such consequence to the prosecutor ( to whom so many other men were hound undor a similar one , and who might all leave their work if Ollerton and the others wore discharged on bail ) to have tha matte * decided at once ; the judge observed , that he could not help the consequences that might arise from liberating the men—there were two side 6 to be considered —and that it was so important a mattor that the opinion ofthe full court , ought to be taken . That he should ,
therefore , discharge the men on bail to abide the decision of the court next term . The poor fellows , who were present during the argument , were immediately liberated , Mr , Roberts , their attorney , entering into the required recognisance , and they were sent home the same evening to their wires and children , not a little delighted , though they had the fullest confidence in the exertions of their indefatigable attorney , Mr . Roberts , being _crvwned with success ; but upon witnessing the formidable array of counsel , attorneys , and yards of parchment against them , they naturally felt a little doubt and alarm lest they might be again consigned to the gaol whence they had been brought _.
Thus , again , has _thalawof the land triumphed over " justice ' s la ' w , " and the masters been taught that thej cannot oppress their workmen with impunity ,
Fatal Accident On The Railroad From St. ...
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILROAD FROM ST . ET 1 ENNE TO LYONS . EIGHT PERSONS KILLED , SIXTEEN OR TWENTY PERSONS SEVERELY HURT . We extract the following from the Courtier de Lyons of Tuesday : — A catastrophe , which by its results recalls to us that on the { Versailles line , has occurred on that of St ., Etienne to Lyons . Going to the spot at eight clock p . m ., we found the railway blocked up for upwards of 100 yards by waccons , tenders , and locomotives piled one upon
another . The waggons crushed and smashed , and most of them overturned and clinging as it were together in masses , showed what a shock had taken place . The passengers had been extricated , some dead , others wounded severely , and some , more fortunate , escaping with only slight contusions . The sight which the rail presented at this moment was horrible , and it would be difficult for those who did not witness it to form an adequate idea of the sight it presented . Tho accident ( by all the information we could collect ) occurred
thus—At Vcrnaison the locomotive wliich drew the train whicli left for Etienne at noon got out of order and could not ha repaired in time ; two expresses were , therefore , sent off—one to Lyons and the other to Givors , in order to obtain an engine . It was believed that from one or other of these places a locomotive would be sent , and that from Givors arriving first was instantly placed in front of tho train , which then started . On reaching the _Tlain _d'lvours _, a short distance from the tunnel of Pierre Bdnite , tlte engine drivers saw coming towards them at tremendous speed the engine wliich had been sent for from Lyons , and it seems that either they became confused and terrified
or that the short space between them rendered their efforts to check the engine powerless , for they * prunjf off the locomotive and escaped with their lives , although one of them is reported to have broken his leg . A second afterwards and a fearful noise was heard , which it is easier to imagine than describe . At eleven o ' clock p . m ., the killed , who had been temporarily conveyed to the houso of one of the policemen , were placed in a special waggon , which was drawn to Lyons by a horse . The wounded were carried to various houses at Pierre Bentie , where every attei / tion was paid to them , but it is feared that several will not survive the iujuries they lutve undergone . It appears there are eight killed and fourteen injured , some very seriously ,
Democratic Festival. Seventh Anniversary...
DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL . SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUMFRIES AJ ? D MAXWELLTOWJf WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION , ' fn ! s event was commemorated b y a teapparty , in the George Temperance Hotel , Dumfries , on the evening of the 24 th inst . Although the affair was almost ofa private nature , at all events , not publicly announced , the great room ofthe hotel was filled by the members and friends of the institution ; an assemblage of youth , beauty , and manhood , respectable , not merely in the conventional , but in every other sense of the word . Mr . Archibald _M'Anslan occupied the chair , and discharged his onerous duties in a manner that won
for him golden opinions from those whom he managed to keep in such good humour with themselves and all around them , and to imbue with as large a portion of his own social disposition ; while Mr . William Gricrson officiated as croupier , or vice , with no small credit to himself . Two musical gentlemen , Messrs . Smith and A . Kirkpatrick , sang several excellent songs exceedingly well ; and one or two fair Chartists ably seconded , if they did not surpass them , in this department ; indeed , all who listened to the silver tones of two of them , while executing a simple duet , were compelled to acknowledge that the expression ofthe author of " _Anater Fair" was no exaggeration , for they truly sang '
" As if their throats with fiddle-strings were lined . " After an excellent tea , which pleased the ladies present—and they ought to be judges—toasts and sentiments followed of course . Bpfore reeapitulating these , it may be as well to remark , once for all , that each and all of them were responded to most heartily—nay , enthusiastically . The very coffee-cups on tlte tables ( for they were drunk In the juice of the Arabian berry ) seemed , as each round of applause shook the hull , to catch the enthusiasm , as they clattered , and hobbled , and got into all sorts of attitudes like dementated china ; certainly anything but seemly in what they were—the crockery , to wit , of the Dumfries Teetotal Society . The Chairman , in rising to propose the first sentiment , said , that it was customary on similar
occasions to drink the health of the Queen . With ail due deference to her little highness , on the present occasion he thought they might depart from that custom . He gave , instead , " The Sovereign People . " They had been talking about the sovereign people rather too soon , when that people were as yet only struggling for _thesoioreianty . Tbey had , however , acknowledged the title , and could not , therefore , refuse a hearty response to his next sentiment , "The People ' s Charter , may it soon become the law of the land . " Mr . M'Auslan then gave in succession , in appropriate and judicious terms , "The Northern Star and the Democratic press "—acknowledged by Mr . P . Gray ; " The _Chartta Platform , coupled with the health of Mr . A . Wardrop "—replied to by Mr .
W . in an excellent speech ; " Our txilep , and may they be speedily restored to us ; " and " our martyrs " —received in solemn silence . He then came to the toast of the evening , " Prosperity to the Dumfries and Maxwelltown Working Men ' s Association . " After detailing several of the advantages of the association , personal as well as political—among the former of which , the reading-room in connexion with it is not the least—he pointed to the character of the company that had met that evening to celebrate its anniversary as the bast token of the respect in wliich their secretary was held by their townsmen ; remarked that no similar one in Dumfries had lasted half as long , although through varied fortune ; and concluded by _urcinsr on all . as the best means for
increasing its usefulness ard extending its benefits , to do their utmost to add to its numbers . After a service of coffee , the Chairman gave " The ladies present . " Mr . Samuel Welsh in reply , indicated , in a lucid anil eloquent address , the connexion between the extension of liberty and the happiness and comfort of women , and the mighty impetus she had in her power to give to the world ' s cause ; taking occasion , when describing the atrocities of the tyrant Nicholas , to make a fervid and telling allusion to the struggle then believed to be going on in Poland . Mr . Wardrop , in a speech which was warmly applauded , gave— " Mr . Duncombe , and the forty-eight who voted in the House of Commons for the Charter . "
Mr . P . Gray gave— " _Feargus O'Connor , and the English Chartists . " Mr . Wardrop then proposed— "The martyrs of 1819 , " in an address emphatically the speech ofthe evening . In a concise and admirable manner he unfolded the motives , the objects , the sufferings of these brave men—the forlorn hope of freedom—exposed the horrible treachery of the government that first entrapped and then , sacrificed these victims of law . Mr j R . Kirkpatrick , after a warm and well-merited eulogium on Mr . Ewart , M . P . for the Dumfries Burghs , particularly alluding to the attention which he pays on all occasions to the requests of the nonelectors , and especially to those of the Working Men ' s Association , gave the health of that gentleman , which was very warmly received .
Mr . S . Welsh , in a gem ofa speech , gave— "The Founders ofthe Assoeiation , " and , without resuming his seat— " The Memory of Deceased Members . " Chair— " The strangers present . " Mr , R . Kirkpatrick returned thanks , hoping tbat such meetings as the present would be the reverse of rare , and proposed—" Prosperity to the Chartist body . " The Croupier , in complimentary terms , gave" The Sercetary of the Working Men's Association . " Mr . Gray acknowledged the compliment .
Mr . A . Wardrop here , much to the delight of the company , recited "The Packman , " by the author of " Watty and Meg , " who , a poor weaver , flying to America during the reign of terror in the west , to escape the consequences of his Radicalism , has won for himself a title more honourable than that of conqueror of the world , and will be known to the latest posterity as " Wilson , the American Ornithologist . " Various other sentiments were duly honoured . Mr . Wardrop gave— " Patrick _O'Uiggins and the Irish Chartists ; " and as time pressed , appended thereto " The health of the Chairman . "
Mr . M'Auslan returned thanks in a humourous speech . Mr . G . Lewis gave , " The Croupier . " Mr . Grierson responded . Chair— "Mr . D . Young , our late treasurer , now about to leave us . " Mr . Young replied . Tho Chair thon gave , " Good Night ; " and after "Auld Langsyno" had been sung , the company taking a good grip of the chorus , as they do in Fife , somebody discovered that it was close upon midnight —when the happy party at length reluctantly separated , perhaps the best compliment that could be paid to Mr . _M'Nish , the worthy host , or these who had taken part in arranging the preliminaries , was the general wish that such an occasion would speedily occur again . Then let uk all sing Vive la Charte , long live our hearty compauio ; When next it meets round festal board
There also may we be . And if its _meeting then is only half as good as the one wc havo just outlived , it shall also be chronicled ( with the editor ' s permission , be it understood ) in the people ' s Star .
Meetings In Behalf Of The Chartist Exile...
MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . Mb . _Duncomub ' s Motios _ron THE Exil / ES' _Rebtoiutiok—The following answers have been received since our last report from members of Parliament : — London , Feb . 27 th . Sir , —I have received your letter relative to the address to be moved by Mr . Duncombe , for the liberation of the prisoners convicted at Monmouth , and , in reply , I have to assure you that the subject shall have my best attention , I have the honour to be , Sir , Your very obedient servant , G . R . _Pecheil .
f " , John-street , _Berkeley-square , Feb . 27 th , 1816 . Sib , —I have received your letter . I will attend to the case when Mr . Duncombe brings it before the House . My opinion at the time of the trial was , that the prisoners were not well used . I now quite forget how it was that the objection taken by tlte counsel was not decided by the court which tried them . The extract from Lord Brougham's speech does not confirm me on that point , though it alludes to the fact . Perhaps you can _gWe me further iuformation . It is my wish to save the men , if it can . be done _consistency with the interests of public justice , Your humble servant , B . Escoit . _Grosvcnor-gate , Park-lane , March 2 nd , 1846 . I have voted for previous motions to the same effect , and shall feel a pleasure in repeating that vote . B . " O'Iskaeli .
Carlton Club , _PulLmall , March 2 nd , 1840 . As mercy has been extended to the Canadian rebels , I think Frost , Williams , and Jones , should receive like clemency . _w , FEfuU !< D > _Cheshnm-place , March 4 th , 1846 . Lord John ltussell presents his compliments to the deputation , aud begs to state tbat he would not blame her Majesty ' s Ministers were they to recommend her Majesty to extend her clemency to the Welsh convicts , but would vote against « ny address to that . effect in the House of Commons , believing that the house have no right to iuterfere . ——Mivart _' s Hotel , _Brook-street , March 4 th , 184 _C . Mr . Newdegate would not stand in the way of mercy and certaiuly would not vote against ii . '
Linlithgow. —A Petition For Tho Remissio...
Linlithgow . —A petition for tho remission of the sentence on _Iwost , _Williams , and Jones , containing 880 signatures , has boen sent to Mr . Duncombe lor _prosentation . A letter has been received from William Bailhe , M . & for the county , refusing to support the pra yer ofthe potition , and stating that the published Jotter of Macauley , M . P . for Edinburgh , embodies his ( _BailUYs ) sentiments .
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The Guartist Co-Operative Land Society. ...
THE GUARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling member ? and transacting other business connected therewith ! are held every week on the following days ami places ;—
SUNBAT BVEXIKG . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagaui-lane ; at six o ' clock . — Wcstomister : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin _' _s-lane , at ba » -Past seven . —Somen To wn : at Mr . Duddregc ' _s , Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbrid _ge-strett , New-road , at half-past _scven .-Zbwer llamku : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , _Bethnal-grccn , at six o ' clock _precisely—Emmetts Bri gade : at the Rock Tavern Lisson-grovc , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Manjlelone _* : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at lialfl past seven .
MOXDAT EVEXI . VO . Camkmcll : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at eight o ' clock precisely .
TUESDAT EVEXISO . Greenwich : at the George and Dragon , Blackheathnill , at eight o ' clock . _Nwcastk-upon . Tyne _: This branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , irom seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscri ptions and enrolling members . Leicester : The members and committee of the Cooperative Land Society meet at 87 , Church-gate , every Sunday night , at six o ' clock .
Armley : The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet at the house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gale , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock .
Alva.—The Members Belonging To The Chart...
Alva . —The members belonging to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society in Alva will meet in the room belonging to Mr . Donaldson , Head of the Green , every Monday night , at eight o clock , until further notice . Tliose intending to join the society will have an opportunity by attending at the above place , or by application to the secretary . __ South Lancashire . —I beg leave to inform the members of the Co-operative Land Society of South Lancashire , that the delegate meeting cannot be held with advantage until Sunday , March 15 _tji , for reasons which I will explain at the proper time . —James Williams .
Lancashire Mixers , —The general delegate meet ing of Lancashire miners will be held on Monday next , March 9 th , at the sign of the Antelope , Little Hulton ; chair te be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting , which will be addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and other gentlemen . The miners of Bolton and its vicinity again call upon their brethren in the mining districts , not to be deceived by the falsehoods circulated by tlte coal proprietors and their agents , whose infamous conduct in deluding men from their homes under the pretext of a number of new pits "being opened , fully evinces their determination to still trample upon the rig hts of industry by keeping down wages , although they have considerably advanced the price of coal . Leicester . — A general meeting of the shareholders will be held at S 7 , Church-gate , on Sunday evening , at half-past five .
Manchester . — All correspondence for the Manchester Chartist Carpenters' Hall locality must be addressed to Thomas Gray , 23 , Back Queen-street ,. Dean ' s-gate , Manchester . Wisbeach . —A public meeting will be held at the Rachabite Arms , Temperance-house , Mr . Regester _' s , Church-street , on Tuesday , the 10 th March , to take into consideration the rules laid down by the National Anti-Militia Association . Chair to bo taken at seven o clock precisely . Carrixgtox . —A public meeting will be held at tho New Inn , Carrington , on Sunday afternoon next , at five o ' clock , tor the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of the suggested convention . The members and friends of the Chartist Cooperative Land Association will hold their next meeting for mutual instruction at the above inn , on Sunday evening , March 8 th .
Stockport . —Mr . J . Leach , of Manchester , will lecture in the Chartist room , Bomber ' s-brow , on Sunday next , March 8 th , at six o ' clock in the evening . A members' meeting will be held in the above room , on Sunday next , March 8 th , at two o ' clock in the afternoon ,. _NEwcASTLE-urox-TvxE . —The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead are requested to attend a general meeting , at the house ot Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , on Monday evening , March 9 th , at seven o ' clock , to devise the best means of raising an election fund , Nottingham . —Mr . J . Sweet would feel obliged by the members forwarding the levy of a halfpenny per share , per month , due to the Land Society , forthwith ; and to whom all persons wishing to become members can apply .
RochdaLB . —Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , will lecture in the Chartist Association-room , Mill-street , on Sunday next , the Sth inst ., at six o clock in the evening . All lecturers visiting Rochdale arc requested to call at Mr . John Inglis ' s , Rope and Anchor , _Cheetham-street . Cam-esters' Hall . —A lecture will be held in the above hall , on Sunday evening next , March Sth , by an advocate for the rights of labour . Members of trades' unions arc requested to attend . Chair to be taken at half-past six . —A special members' meeting will be held on the same day . Chair to be taken at ten o clock in the forenoon . Likewise a meeting ot the shareholders of the Land Society , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .
Oldham . —A public meeting will be held in the open space behind the Albion Inn , on Saturday , March 7 th , for the purpose of receiving a report of the Radical Election Committee , and of considering tlie propriety of selecting a person who may be recommended to the electors as lit and proper to represent this borough in Parliament . Chair to be taken at three o ' clock in the afternoon . Mr . W . Dixon will lecture in the school-room of the Working Man ' s Hall , on Sunday the Sth instant , at six o ' clock in the evening , Bacup . —A public meeting of the shareholders of the Bacup branch ofthe Chartist Co-operative Land Society will beheld in the Chartist ROOlll , ltOClldalcroad , oh Sunday next ( to-morrow ) , at six o clock in the evening . On Tuesday evening next a meeting will be held in the above room , to enrol new members , from eight o ' clock until ten .
Sheffield . —The members of the National Charter Association are requested to attend a meeting on Sunday , March Sth , in the Democratic Reading Room , Fig Tree-lane . Chair to be taken at two o ' clock . In the evening at seven , at the same place , Mr . T . _Briggs will deliver an address ; subject— " The National Debt ; its Origin and Effect on Society . " On Wednesday , March 11 th , the quarterl y meeting ofthe Land Society will be held in the above room . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . _Brighton . —A democratic supper will be held at the Artichoke Inn , on Wednesday evening next
, to commemorate the birthday of the late Mr . Wm . Cobbett ; supper to be on the tableat eight o ' clock precisely . Tickets to be had of Mr . _"Al-churst , Artichoke Inn ; Mr . Davey , 25 , Grosvenor-strect : Mr , Williams , 34 , King-street ; Mr . Tullett , 11 , Jewstreet ; Mr . Mitchell , 21 , Wood-street ; and Mr . John Page , 14 " , Camelford-strcet . Tho committee will meet at their meeting-room , at the Artichoke Inn , on Tuesday evening , . March 10 th , at which time and place all persons holding tickets arc requested to attend , the committee having decided that all tickets not accounted for tlte evening previous to the supper shall be inadmissible .
Horrible Case Of Child Murder. —An Inque...
Horrible Case of Child Murder . —An inquest was held at the Bowling Green Inn , in the Marketplace _^ Ashton . on Tuesday evening , upon the body of a child , found floating on the water in the Ashwn Canal , on Sunday morning last . Mr . F . Cooke , surgeon , stated that on making an examination of the body , he tound that the frontal bone was fractured , apparently by a blow . A portion of the frontal bone was driven into the brain . He found a wound under the right arm , which penetrated the chest to the spine . Ihcre was also a fracture ofthe arm , between the shoulder and the elbow . There was a wound in the right groin , four inches in length , extending to the abdomen , through which the bowels protruded Ihe wound under the right arm had divided the _Tertebne , and cut into the heart . He took out tbe heart and lungs , which he then produced . On
_nuttinothem into water he found they floated . The wounds appeared to have been made by some sharp instrument . He had no doubt whatever that the child was born alive , and was of opinion that the wound on the front ot the head had been made before death , and was the cause of death . The jury returned a verdict ot " Wilful murder against some person at present unknown . " The police are sparing no pains to find out the unnatural mother .
Diep.-On The Ith Ult., At Hull, Much And...
DiEp .-On the Ith ult ., at Hull , much and deservedly respected , ' aged 75 years , . Mrs . Jane _Stokcll , widow of the late Captain James Stokcll , of Beverley , and mother of Mrs . Peacock , of _Slu-flieM . Also on the Sth ult ., Catharine Stokcll , _daughter of tlie above , aged 47 years . They were both " interred in one grave , at Beverley , on the following Sundav . Mis , Stokell was aunt to the unfortunate Mr . Mead , who was killed in Mr . Gibson ' s dock-yard at Hull , the previous week .
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_-e , hi me same , _»> roprietor , 1 'EAltGl ' S O'CO . NXOK , _Ks'l-, and published by William Hewitt , ot ' . Xo . IS , _Charles-sfreet , _Ursm _don-strect , Walwortli . in the Parish of St . Mary , New ington , iu the Comity of Surrey , at the _OUvce , N \> . U _' Great Windmill-street , Uiiymarket , in _tHe _^ Ciij ot Westminster . Saturday , March ? , _H > i _*> . "
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 7, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_07031846/page/8/
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