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EsnGBATION JO THE _TJXITEn STATES . — _"fEOTECTIOS OF the Poos * _Emigbasts _agaijjst thb Wil-es and _5 _RAUD 9 or the _EstiGHA-no-s _Shabes . —Though we never hare advised Emigration , we have deemed Hour duty to publish all information for the use of Emigrants _tbath-isfaUen in onr way ; and particularly that sort of information calculated to guard them against the heartless frauds committeuhv the sharks who beset the path of tbe inexperienced and the -ample , chousing them out of their means by every species of low trickerj and cunning . To this end we inserted the Journal of "Mr . Ktkethly , containing notes _and _obsmations snggested _^ by "his journey _^ to the United States : and we h ave more than once called attention to his recommendation Hat agencies should be established in Liverpool and
"Sew Tork for the transmission of Emigrants by parties who would he content with a fair and honourable profit on their transactions , and who would make such arrangements as should protect the Emigrants from every attempt at extortion . We know tbat Jlr . Plt "kethly has not "been content with barely giving such recommendation ; hut he has tried to induce parties , of whom he had a "knowledge , to take the matter up and accomplish his desire . His efforts have "been MOvmed-. villa some success ; for Dr . Smiles , _ofKocliester , is engaged in perfecting arrangements on the other ride _« f the Atlantic , wliich will enable the Emigrant Seretoknow the exact cost of transmission to almost any part ofthe United States , and to secure his passage through , free of all other demands or-bargainings , I _n-
payment of the stipulated sum to the lava-pool agent . From a recent letter iroin Dr . Smiles to "ifr . Pifkethly , wc give the following . It -shows the necessity of some such scheme as above indicated to protect the wanderer from heartless robbery : — In regard to the price of passage from Sew York to Bofiialo , as forwarded to you in my last , and now again sent for publication , I beg to assure von that it is extremely low , indeed considerably more so than it has "been on an average for years past , and nearly 2 s . Cd . sterling under the sum charged by Harnden and Co . "last year . It is true tliat rich forwarding merchants have some years undertaken to cany passengers at the price you speak of ; but this is invariably done for a -canister purpose . It is alwaTs the-result of a
combination among the rich to break down and ruin the poorer forwarders , who have been doing business at lower prices . It is in this way that a monopoly is ultimately secured to the avaricious rich . Ihis sort of competition is veiy common in this country , and in the absence of special privileges it is the natural result of associated wealth , whose insupportable tyranny cannot bear restraint or dictation . Companies will associate together , to break down any single individual who may have temerity sufficient to disregard their ordinary terms of doing business . On _theJJorth river ( the Hudson ) the usual price is two dollars from _Sew York to Albany , in steam-boats ; but frequently , in order to ruin some enterprising competitor , who would be content with less profit , the old rich companies will manage to run down
the fare to half a dollar , and _oncyear they aetnaUy carried passengers for a short period for nothing . In this way all competition was speedily broken down , and for the remainder of the year the charge was raised to three dollars . Thus , in the end , they lost nothing , while they secured a monopoly of the business . Last year , there was an association among the forwarders on the Canal not to carry passengers below a certain price . This was very favourable to Harnden and Co ., who thereby were enabled to defy competition . This season Colonel Allen Mill have nothing to do with any association ; and as his house is one ofthe oldest and most respectable in the _business , no attempt can be made to dictate terms to hhn or break him down . Tou may rely with the utmost confidence on the integrity and kindness , not
only of himself , hut of all Ms subordinates ; as he will suffer no deviation by the latter from the strict line of duty pointed ont to them , in their treatment of passengers consigned to them . But a general agency such as you contemplate is , notwithstanding , of great importance , as the following case will clearly show . A year or two ago , I was called upon by a gentleman to "become "bail for one of my native countrymen , who had been consigned to a common gaol under circumstances most afiucting . He was a middle-aged man , with a large family , on his way to the west Some of the land sharks of Jfew Tork had got hold of him on his arrival there , cozened hiin _ivith _Tvondertul tales of their abilities to get him forwarded cheap and comfortable to his place of destination . Thc poor man was induced to make a
bargain , and pay his money in advance . On reaching Albany , he and his family were consigned to an overcrowded boat , and stowed away iu the hold . This he put up with , but he was annoyed in every conceivable way . "Water was thrown down npon him _andhis family before they were up in the morning , by the hands care lessly waslnngthe decks . "So heed was paid to his remonstrances , and his son , while seconding him , was , without provocation , pushed by the Captain into the canal , and while in the water struck down by a handspike . The father , of course , roused by such brutality and injustice , endeavoured to defend his son , and this , "by merely laying hold of the handspike which was in the hands of the" brutal Captain , On this , thc latter turned upon him and beat him , so that his eyes were
blackened , andhisbodyotherwise severely bruised . Such crying injustice demanded redress , if redress could be posh !* " !*? had . At fheinsligation , therefore , ofsomeof the passengers , thc poor man complained to the authorities on his arrival in this city . "What satisfaction did he get , do you suppose ? The Captain was bound over to he trieil for assault and battery , a month or two afterwards ; the poor man to appear against him as witness . To do ibis he must he detained—a thing impossible , as delay would be ruin to him . But not content with the punishment he Lad wantonly inflicted on an innocent man , the infamous Captain turned round and swore an assault and battery against his victim . He , a stranger in a _strangeland , couldriot find bail , and he was thrown into prison to await his trial ; his wife and family left
meanwhile to distraction , and probable beggary . The moment the matter was explained to me , I hurried to the boat , _madeinq-oaiies of . the passengers into all the _circinnstances , and found thatthe Captain had perjured " nhnself . I _hadhimimmediately apprehendedonacharge of perjury ; brought up thepassengers to prove thefalsity of what he had sworn to against the man behad abused and maltreated ; and , after a t edious examination , had _"himboundoverinheavy bail fc > answer forthis , a States prison offence . He got frightened at the thorough exposure of his villany , and was glad tosettle the matter by paying the poor -man fifty dollars , and all expenses . "So doubt , although this is the only case of the kind that came within my knowledge , many such occur , and the i
necessity therefore of an Emigrant agent , who will see kindness extended , and contracts fulfilled to the letter , must be apparent , not only to you , but to eveiy reflecting mind . In this instance , had I not visited the eitv thatday , and just at the time I did , the boat and Captain would have left for tlic west , and the poor man had his manifold injuries unrequited . S . ' S _^ BEAnFonD . —There is a society called the " "Heir-atlaw Society * '' somewhere in London ; but what reliance is to he placed on it by parties who have lost estates of landed propertv , is not for ns to say . Our correspondent had better make inquiries , and judge for liimselt Saxes _Babbett , DoitowsrEti . —Wc are sorry that it is not in our power to aid him . Should we hear of _anythin" likely to suit , we will communicate the
information , G , C , Bibmisgham . —Give orders to Mr . Guest or to Mr . Clark , who wiU procure the portraits for you . John Thompson , Sheffield . —We see nothing to hinder him from completing the purchase and entering on possession , but would recommend liim , before he does so , to seek the advice of his attorney . White Slavebt . —The Loxdox _Dbess-makeiis axd iliixiXERS . — The foUowing letter appeared in the Times of "Wednesday : —Sir , — -Your powerful r . dvocacy has brought to public view the wretchedness and desti tution of the poor needle-women of this great metropolis ; permitme to imploreyour kind consideration and
sympathy for a class of young vomeu to which I belong—the miUiaers , dressmakers , and improvers , attending the various "houses in LonSon . The slavery we endure is beyond credibility . Some of our parents have given large gratuities to enable us to perfect our-< = _el ves in our professions , -wWi a promise of early hours . In the house to which I unfortunately belong , the order of the day recently issued iu the work-rooms has been « _t-fcat the young lidies commence work at sercn o ' clock in the * morning , and continue till twelve at night , invariably in the season ; and those who do not approve of these rules toleave the house . " I am , Ac , A "MiLUKEH .
Scotland . —Mn . M'Gbath ' s Tora . —All places m Scotland wishing to avail themselves of Mr . "M'Graft's services , are requested to immediatel y correspond _witli Mr . Smith , 29 , Rottcn-row-strect , Glasgow . He . 0 'Co _> _-sok akd Mr . Coofeb _—Asaroimf-t-p to the explanation of a late mLsunderstanding , we insert the following , which we have received from Mr . Cooper : — " It shall never be said tliat I stand in the way of peace , or -rqect a spirit of ldnduess , when it is manifested . I have felt too much , and suffered too deeply in my own mind , during mv imprisonment , from all I can learn relative to the -pnient state of Chartism , to be willing to kindle more quarrels , or to desire tiiat a huttmb should he raised on account of any little injury 1 may receive . On condition , therefore , that Mr . O'Connor fulfils his _proiniseto-meet meatthedoorofmypnson , to make _mspersonal apology , ' by _nineo ' clock on Saturday morning , the third of Mav , _audioes toith mc whither I intend that da ., to go ( _terlmm saj >) -I accept his ' atonement ,
although , in tendering it , I must confess Mr . 0 Connor -reminds me of the surgeon who broke the head of lus apprentice in a passion , and then ottered to repair the injury by applying a plaister to the lad ' s elbow . Such aphraseas * the final overthrow of O'Connor T never _-osed—such a conception never entered my mind . The -Other charges were as unfounded cs this , hut 1 scorn to rip up the old wound , since O'Connor expresses Ins ' sorro-n" in 3 way that 1 think is worthy of him . Besides ., though i never wrote a letter in my life that "hrea'diea a _rafngnant spirit , ' yet 1 _candidls - _""fl _* _* _* 1 l avn > when I thbik 1 am insulted or injured , as hot and waspish as here and there one ; and thus I can the more readily excuse the heat andwaspishness of others under Bupposed insult or injury . There is but me subject connected with Uri * - nvQe unp leasantness tliat I must charge Mr . O'Connor to pass once more through the sieve of his memory . He observed at Manchester , in answer to the question , whether he fcnew my
handwwtmg ? 'Yes : I have had so many letters for money & c' Sow , whether that is some mistake of the reporter or printer , it is not for mc to say - bnt if Mr . O'Connor -kbI urn over in bis mind the various -references to
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money transactions made in our letters or conversations , he will find 111 C right , when I say that I ham never had one _fartlmxg / rem lis personal _jioeket for my personal benefit . Knowing that to be true , I have no doubt Mr . O'Connor will value my attachment the more highly : that attachment he shall have , most unshrinkingly , most heartily , as long as I retain thebelief which lhave retained of liim from the first moment 1 knew himthat he is a most sincere and sternly incorruptible advocate ofthe People's Charter . Tet that shall not prevent me exercising the right which Mr . O'Connor recognises—the right to tell him when I think he is going wrong—a right which we all have in respect to each other . In conclusion , I beg to observe tliat I disdain to receive any man ' s money who thinks my soundness as a Chartist any way suspicious . I
am in rags — am pcnnyless — agonised with rheumatism , arising from the damp , and of whieh I suppose I shall never be quit as long as I live—I have caught a severe cold by trying to economise my coal , because I had no money—I have no home when I leave prison , and cannot see my wife ( who has taken refuge with her relatives in Lincolnshire ) tiU I have found something to depend on for bread in London , where I hope to find it—I Have a large debt to meet , contracted by giving away bread aud money to the starving poor , by maintaining lecturers , and by a general support of Chartism , law expenses for trials , & c . ; and yet , if I do not receive one farthing to procure me clothes , or in any other way to help me , when I leave this gaol , where I shall bave passed , altogether , two years and eleven weeks of my life , I shall proclaim the People ' s Charter
as fervently as ever . And if I have to beg my way up to London , I shall hasten to register my name in the roll-book of the Old Ship—which I do not intend to quit as long as a plank remains in her . —Thomas Coopee . " I have not one word of reply to make te any portion of the above , further than to mention the question of " money , " wliich Jlr . Cooper refers to my memory . I dare say he does not consider his two newspapers , ; to which I advanced liberally , were any " personal benefit ; " I do not regret the donations ; yet theywere " money given , " andit was to those donations that I referred . I shall certainl y meet Cooper on the 3 rd of May , if _Kving ; but I do not pledge myself to go whither he chooses to lead me . As to tbe " plaister to the elbow , " I have often had sore bones from others , and been compelled to find my own plaister . —Feahgus _O'CO . S'XOB .
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MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR . FOB THE EXECUTIVE . £ S . d . From a few friends at "Braintrce and BocMng .. 113 6 Prom Derb y 0 10 0 Prom Dundee ( Donation ) 0 13 0 From Todmorden , levy of sixpence ' 2 IC 0 CASUS . From Brain-tree .. .. .. .. ... 013 0 SCBSCBIFTIONS . From Tillieoultry * 0 1 C From John Sidaway , Rouen , France .. .. 0 5 0 From Thomas Sidaway , ditto .. 0 a 0 From Dundee 0 4 0 _IIASWEIX COLLIEBT . From a few friends at the _bailors * Arms , Rouen , France , per John Sidaway OU ( I VICTI 31 _FUSfD . From Dundee 0 3 0 * In f he Star ofthe 8 th of February , _1810 , the sums announced as being received from " Kilh _' couty , " should have been acknowledged as " Tillicoultry . "
RECEIPTS PER _GEIfERAL SECRETARY . SDBSCMPT _10 N 9 . £ s . d . s . d . Glasgow .. .. 10 1 6 Brighton .. .. 030 Crown and Anchor 0 4 0 Nottingham , Seven CamberweU .. .. 0 1 C Stars .. .. 070 _Saffron-llill .. .. 040 Ditto , Byron Ward 030 Merthyr Tydvil .. 0 a 0 "Newcastle - _upon-Xorthampton ( old Tyne .. .. 040 locale ) .. .. 026 Penzance .. .. 058 BANS B 00 E 9 AND CASUS . Xittletown , hand Cleckheaton , hand books .. .. 0 3 Oi books .. .. 0 110 Ditto , cards .. .. 0 1 0 " Wakefield , ditto .. 010 D 0 XATIOS 8 . City of London .. 0 0 10 Mr . Heaton , Clithe-Gilbert Ashton , roe 0 2 6 _Ovcnuen .. .. 0 1 6
lEvr . Merthyr Tydvil , Dewsbury .. .. 0 10 0 first collection .. 0 G $ Littletown .. .. 090 Halifax .. .. 076 Birstall .. .. 036 Plymouth .. .. 100 Greenwich .. .. 0 12 6 "Wakefield-.. .. 0 12 6 * VICTIM FUSD . Brighton 0 3 0 Newcastle-upon-Tyne .. .. 050 MINEES . Brighton 0 16 ' DX . _MlDODALL . Brighton ( balance in hand ) 0 17 HTtS . ELLIS . Mr . Colquhoun , Glasgow 0 10 The "Executive return their sincere thanks to the men of Glasgow and other place- ; for the exertions they are making to place the cause in that prominent position which it merits , and their own interests so imperatively demand . T 1 I 0 MAS MARTIN "WHEELER .
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Melaxcholy Accident . —On Thursday morning , about nine o'clock , an accident , by which one man _unfbi-tunately lost his life , occurred in the river nearly opposite Deptford , under the following circumstances : —A sailing barge was coining up the river , with rather a fresh " breeze , whilst a coal barge , manned by the deceased and another labourer , was drifting down with the tide , both men guiding her course by means of oars ; when , through some cause , both the vessels came into violent collision , and the deceased , who stood npon the gunwale , was pitched overboard by the concussion , and although every exertion was made to save him * when he rose to the surface , he was earned by the strength of the tide under the sailing-barge , and was never afterwards seen .
Shaftesbury _Election . —On "Wednesday , Richard Brinsley Sheridan , Esq ., was elected as representative for this borough . The new member is a professed Whig , hut is in favour of the present Corn La w s , and opposed to the present Poor Law . Extensive Robberies , 1 V _Sltiret . — For many months past the gentry , farmers , and others of Surrey , especially in the neighbourhood of Woking , have suffered severely from depredations committed by an apparently organized gang of thieves . Sheep , poultry , implements of husbandry , timber , and other articles have been missed in large quantities . . The Southwestern RaUway Company were also _sufferei * s to a great extent . Every mode has been adopted by the local and railway police to detect the offenders , but
until recently their efforts were unavailing . "Within three miles of the town of Woking is the village of Perlight . Onthe further side of the village , going from London , is a large extent of waste land , on which a number of poor people , and many suspected characters , have erected huti . One of these huts was occupied by a man named Wells , who professed to follow the business of a wheelwright . He had been previously convicted of felony . On the 20 th tilt , a quantity o f elm planking was stolen from thc wharf of Air . Marshall , a timber merchant at Woking . A sawyer named Lnxford gave Mr . Marshall information wliich induced him to suspect Wells and a man who occasionally worked for that person , and he communicated with Mr . Meddlicombe , the chief
constable of _Godalming . This functionary arrived with a search wan-ant , proceeded to Wells ' s house , and found it to be almost filled with stolen property . The officer found five . elm planks and a clump of wood corresponding with the kind of timber taken from Mr . Marshall ' s , a sheep net forty yards in length , a quantity of tools which had been stolen at dif f erent times from off the railway , farming implements , & c . Thcomccr afterwards searched the house of Chapman , Wells' labourer , and there found , under the flooring ofthe sitting and bedroom , several pieces of timber , which were afterwards identified as Mr . Marshall's property . Mr . J . R . Dafcy , superintendent of the _South-Westeili Railway police , afterwards went to Chapman's house and asked his wife for some nails
wliich had been missed off the line . Tliis woman said there had been some nails in the house , but fearing she should get into trouble , she put them outside the house , and somebody had taken them away . The officer , not satisfied with this statement , proceeded to search tlic place , and discovered a few in a deal box , and also in a pocket usually worn by the woman Chapman . Mr . Balby afterwards had a heap of fagots which were in the garden removed , and when the ground was opened upwards of 3 , 000 nails were _foundjconcealed there . These nails were all made of galvanised iron , and exclusively manufactured for the erection ofthe galvanic telegraph on the South-Wcstcrn Railway . These nails had been stolen since last " November . Many other
articles of stolen property were found in this house . The prisoners Charles Wells and William Chapman were apprehended , and after undergoing a short examination , were remanded until Saturday last . Thc net was proved to be the property ofthe Earl of Lovelace , the Lord Lieutenant of the county , who resides at _^ Audrey , and many of the oilier articles were identified . On Saturday the Earl of Lovelace , Mr . Mangles , MP ., and some other magistrates , met at Guildford , and the prisoners underwent a final examination . The . proceedings excited great interest , and the large room at the hospital , where the examination took place , was erowded . The charges of stealing the timber and the nails belong ing to Messrs . Cook and Wheatstone , patentees ofthe wdvanic _tcleEranh . were taken and completed , and
the prisoners were committed tor trial . Numerous other charges could have been preferred , but the noble chairman suggested that indictments could be preferred at the assizes . The _prisouerWells was tiled and convicted two years since for uncoupling a truck from the lugg . igc-train on the South Western Railway when itwas in motion , and stealing two chests of tea and other valuable property , aud on that occasion received six months' _iinprisonnient . Eight Peesoss Drowsed . —On Saturday evening , about six o ' clock , an accident occurred on Lough Ree , near Athlone , by which eight persons lost then * lives . A new quarry was lately opened at Coorsni Point , near Hare . Island , for the purpose of supplying stone for the new docks about to be erected at Ath lone , and after the workmen had closed their labour for the day some had to cross the ferry to their homes ,
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Nine men and two women got into a boat for that purpose , and were not move than a few yards from the shore when thc boat upset , and eight of the men were drowned . There were numbers of persons on shore , but they could give no assistance to those in the water _^ which was very deep at the point where the calamity _occun-ed . One of the women owed her escape to a bag o f bran which was fastened on her back ahd kept her afloat , and the other woman supposes that she was kept afloat by her clothes , for she lias no recollection of having seized hold of any timber . They were taken up by a boat which came to their aid after a delay of several minutes . Lord Castlcmaine happened to be one of the spectators of this calamity , and he did all in his power to procure aid for the sufferers , but it came too late for the great bulk of the party .
Fatal _Boiuer _Explosios . —Four Men _Kjiae-d . — Another of those fatal occurrences , the details of which are so extremely distressing as to produce the most painful excitement as to the cause o f such awful consequences , took place at the factory of Mr . Samuda , engineer , m the vicinity of Blackwall , by which three poor fellows were killed on the spot , and a great many others most seriously injured . The name of Samuda will naturally bring to remembrance the lamentable occurrence on board the Gipsy Queen steam-boat , in November last , when , under similar circumstances , as respects the testing of machinery , Mr . Samnda ' s brother and others lost their lives . The number of unfortunate sufferers on the present
occasion appears to be as many as those who received injury on board the Gipsy Queen , but although we have to record the death of four , we trust the effects will not prove so fatal . From the most authentic sources we learn that on Wednesday morning , as usual , the machinery at the factory , situated in Orchard-street , near the East India Docks , was put in motion by the engines , to generate the steam , for which the boiler was placed in a brick house adjoining . This boiler is said to have been nearly new , and to have been constructed by Messrs . Pairburn , of Millwall , for No . 11 Waterman , but not being found to answer the purposes for whicli it was required , the boiler was sold at an auction about a month ago , and _ti-ansf _en-cd to the yard of Messrs . Samuda . Tt is also
said the boiler , whicli was on the tubular principle , had been previously tested , and that it was capable ofenduring a pressure of 60 lbs . to the squareinoh " , and that at the time it was feeding the engines there was not a greater pressure than 40 Ibs . on ; but this statement , which was made by one of the labourers , who was slightly wounded , may not be eowect . But another of thc sufferers subsequently stated , and whose evidence will , no doubt , be taken on thc inquest , that at the same time they were working at 401 b . pressure he was ordered to go and nail down the valve , whicli order he obeyed . However , a short time after the steam had been got np and the engine set in motion about ten o ' clock _^ and while the men were engaged in their respective occupations , the boiler burst in a
most awful explosion , scattering death and destruction all around ,, and engulphini | the poor fellows amidst thc heap of ruins which it instantly made . As may be easily imagined , the sudden explosion created the greatest dismay in the works , and the utmost consternation in the vicinity . Recovering from the confusion , the workmen of thc premises were immediately engaged in extricating tlieir fellows from the smoking mass , sickening at the appalling sights of scalded heads and mangled limbs . Within half a dozen yards of the fractured boiler lay the mutilated dead bodies of two labourers , Wright and Chapman , "doubled" up , the bowels of the latter actually protruding . The dead disfigured corpse of another labourer was found on the opposite side
of theriverLea , called Bow Creek , a distance of about 150 yards from the factory . This man was called Wright , and was also a labourer . He was sitting on the boiler putting down some tow , and' was seen from the ' river shot up into the air at an elevation of 100 feet . These three were beyond all hope of relief in this world , and they were soon removed to the dead-house at Poplar . The other sufferers , of which eight were most severely injured , were the immediate objects of care and attention . All , more or less , werescalded , andhad their limbs and joints fractured and their bodies contused , presenting a most piteous spectacle . Dr . Bain , the nearest medical man , was soon administering his relief , and a van was procured , and some were conveyed in it to the
London Hospital , while four of the number were taken on board the Flirt , Greenwich steamer , to thc Dreadnought Hospital . Mr . Lowe , the manager , who so providentially escaped on board the Gipsy Queen , b y running up the ladder the moment before the bursting of the pipe , was severely injured , and was taken to his own residence _^ as were many others who received bruises . By this explosion the whole of thc engine-house has been levelled to the ground , the broken tiles and bricks of which are thickly strewn OYer the whole of the avca . A large glasshouse adjoins the premises , in the whole of which the windows were entirely destroyed , breaking at least 1000 panes of glass , as also the windows ofthe private house ? in the immediate neighbourhood . The boiler
was rent into three distinct pieces , * one portion of which , weighing / ftbout seven ewt ., was blown over the houses , and fell into Orchard-street , distant about 300 yards , striking in its descent the door-post and wall belonging to Messrs . Turner , tar-manufacturers . The second portion , weighing about five ewt , was likewise blown over the houses , and fell in an adjoining field , at a distance of about 100 feet . The third portion of the boiler , containing the tubular pipes , remains in the yard of Messrs . Samuda . At the London Hospital , the sufferers received that kind attention which the medical gentlemen are so prompt in affording ; but we fear some of the eases aro beyond the skill of the " most experienced . On board the Dreadnought the four poor fellows conveyed thither
were most carefully provided with every remedy that could tend to alleviate their severe sufferings and preserve life ; and Captain Sanders and the surgeons of that excellent institution spared no exertions to effect their object . But Smith , the boiler maker , never rallied , gradually sinking , and expired about twenty minutes to nine p . m . He had a compound fracture in . the left arm , a compound fracture of tbe jaw , and severe internal injuries . He was , in general , sensible , but incoherent at times . He was thirty-three years of age , resided at Deptford , and has left a wife and seven children , the eldest under thirteen years of age . William Nealj _ aii engineer , is still living , but in a
sad plight . He has several ribs fractured , and is otherwise injured . Both tlieir eyes were full of mortar . __ Charles Phillips , another at the Dreadnought , was injured in the legs , which on being dressed he left the ship . Another man , who was taken in hand , bad a severe contusion on the shoulder dressed , and he also departed . The following is a list of the sufferers : —Dead : Thomas Wright , aged thirty-six , labourer ; left a wife and one cliild ; Richard Grimes , labourer ; James Chapman , labourer * . Jonathan Smith , boiler-maker- Injured severely .- James Harrison , boiler-maker ; Joseph Baddon , Smith ; Thomas Whitcombe , engnc-driver ; William Ingledue , labourer ; George Seal , engineer ; Alexander Mahoney , labourer ; Joseph Vincent , labourer .
Ixquest ox the Bodies . —On Thursday , at two o ' clock , an inquest was impanelled by Mi * . Baker , coroner , at the Royal Mason Inn , Sophia-street , East India-road , to inquire into the circumstances attending the dea . th of Thomas Wright , Richard Grimes , and James Chapman , who were killed by the explosion of the steam-boiler , at the works of Messrs . Samuda and Co ., at Blackwall , on Wednesday morning . —The jury having been sworn , the coroner suggested the propriety of adjourning from that place to thc Town HaU , Poplar , as he understood that arrangements bad been made for their accommodation . Tho jury accordingly adjourned to the Town Hall ; and on * their way thither visited the dead-house , where the bodies had been deposited in shells , and
were lying in the state in whicli they werc found immediately after the disastrous explosion . They presented a repulsive and ghastly appearance , especiaUy the body ofthe unfortunate Grimes , which was dreadfully mutilated , the bowels actually protruding through the trousers , besides frightful contusions about the face and other parts . Many persons from the neighbourhood pressed forward to see the melancholy spectacle , and gave vent to their feelings in suppressed and mournful exclamations . James Cole , the foreman , identified the bodies , and said that the deceased ' s death was caused by the explosion of a boiler at the works of Mr . Joseph Samuda . It was a steam-boiler , and attached to an engine . A i ' ter the explosion . _Wrisht . aged 36 , was found near the
place of accident quite dead . Grimes , aged 29 , was on the top ofthe boiler when it exploded , and his body was aferwards picked up on the other side oi the ' Creek , in the county of Essex , a distance ot between two and three hundred yards . He was not quite dead when found , but died before he could be removed . Jas . Chapman , aged 26 , also met with death from the explosion , and was quite dead when found .-Mr . Braithwaite was then sworn : He belonged to the firm of Messrs . Braithwaite and Co ., New-road , Fitzioy-square _, and had brought the plans and drawings ofthe boiler wliich had exploded . It wasmanufactured by Mr . W . Fairbairn and Co ., of Mill-wall . It was intended to drive a pah * of _25-liorse low pressure engines , and had been used some ten or twelve tjines ; but as there was a very great insufficiency of steam it had been taken out , not to be again
employed for engines of that power . Some months ago the boiler was at Mr . Fairbaim ' _s manufactory , and he ( Mi * . Braithwaite ) had lately lost sight of it altogether , until he saw it after the explosion . He was certain it was the same boiler , as the three pieces exactly corresponded with the drawings made of it . It had been made about eighteen months , and was built under the direction of Mr . Milnei * and his brother , and they were entirely responsible for it . It was generally worked at _lOlbs . to the square inch , but Mr . Fairbairn had told him he had worked it with a pressure of 401 bs . to the square inch ., Witness could not swear that the valve had been loaded at one time on board the steam-boat as high as 151 bs . . Some discussion ensued with regard to the necessity of visiting the premises where the explosion took place , and it was subsequently agreed that the inquest should be adjourned until Monday morning next , meanwhile thc jury would avail themselves . of the
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opportunity to inspect the ruins . The sufferers now lying in the London Hospital are going on favourably , and may with certainty be pronounced out of _danger . The same may be said of the man Neal _, who was taken to the Dreadnought Hospital-ship ; he is in a fair way of recovery . Ireland . —Another Fatal _Accident by Drowning . —Seveiul Lives Lost . —An accident occurred on Monday night at Longford , by which , it is supposed , from six to ten persons have lost tlieir lives . A crowd of emigrants came into Longford on Monday , ami made application for tlieir passage to Dublin in thc canal-boat . They were told that as about forty places were already secured , the whole party could not be accommodated as they desired . They were , however , determined toleave by thc boatand nearly
, an hour before the ordinary time of sailin" thev crowded on board in a body , and took possession of all parts in spite of the boatmen and the police on duty . The master remonstrated with them about the impropriety of their conduct , and threatened not to leave the harbour _* with them . They then cast off the warps and pushed the boat Into deep water , and a number of them being attracted to one side , the boat lurched , the water flowed over her side , and in an instant she sank . The confusion and excitement which ensued may bo imagined . Every exertion was made by all on the shpreto relieve these people , and , considering the great number who werein the boat and very few being able to swim , itis considered most providential that so many escaped with tlieir lives the number actually submerged is variouslvestim . i _+
at from one hundred to one hundred and fifty pe , The bodies of six persons had been taken out _" ? 01 _* _- water when the last account left , and it w the apprehended that four more remained . as then Extensive Conflagration . — Information was received on Monday of the outbreak of a most disastrous fire at Peterborough , which terminated in the loss ' of property to the amount of two thousand pounds . It appears that the fire originated in thc candle-house belonging to Mi * . Vergette , grocer and tallowrchandler . The premises are of considerable extent , and at the time , independently of the stock-in-trade , there was ne less than 2 , 0001 bs . of mould candles , and a vast quantity of dip-lights . The fire extended to the adjoining houses , the whole of which were most severely injured by fire , water , and removal .
Doubie Execution . —The man -named Rougicr , and the woman Auga _, both condemned to death for poisoning— -thefirst his wife , and the other her husband—were executed on Tuesday , at VendSmc . Rougier had sunk into such complete insensibility , that it was necessaiy to carry him up to the platform ofthesoaffold . On _beinjr informed that his hour was come , he first uttered dreadful cries , but afterwards became calm , and said , " I shall not suffer so much as my poor wife ! " The widow Auga , on the contrary , showed great firmness , ahd even made some resistance when the executioner laid his hands upon her . An immense crowd was collected to view this sanguinary spectacle . —Galignani .
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HOME _CIECTJIT . Hertford , March 1 . —The Damnable Gajie Laws . —Stephen Boswell , 21 , George' Warboys , 22 , and Frederick Jeans , 19 , were indicted for being unlawfully , in the night-time , aimed with guns and other offensive weapons , upon certain enclosed land belonging to the Marquis of Salisbury . It appeared from thc evidence that , on the night of the 10 th o f December , one of his lordship's gamekeepers , named Noah Waller , was on dutyin a wood belonging to the noble marquis , called IIowiclc _' _-j Wood , but which is in the occupation of Mi * . C . Dimsdale . At a late hour of the night the keeper heard the report of fire-amis , and shortly afterwards he saw the prisoners Boswell and Warboys , and two other men , conns into the wood , one of them carrying a gun . He saw one of them
discharge the gun , and a bird fall , wliich was picked up ; and aU the men then went out of the wood . The keeper followed them , and was shortly afterwards joined by his father , upon which the prisoners said that they should call tlieir' " mates ; " and one of them whistled , when two more men , one ofwhom was thc prisoner Jeans , came tip . The _keepei-s continued to follow the men , and as they _jvere passing a pond , the poachers threatened that if they aid not go away they would throw them in . They did not , however , commit any violence , and upon the keepers going towards a farmhouse to call for more assistance , they all ran off , and the prisoners were not apprehended until some time afterwards . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Boswell and Warboys , and acquitted Jeans . The prisoner Boswell , who had , it appeared , been several times before in prison , was sentenced to twelve , and Warboys to six months' imprisonment and hard labour .
WESTERN CIRCUIT . Winchester , March 1 . — Manslaughter . —John Holden was indicted fbr the manslaughter of Benjamin Shaw . It _appeared that the prisoner and thc deceased were convicts on board one of the hulks at Portsmouth ; the prisoner having been sentenced at one ofthe Wiltshire quarter sessions to be transported for ten years for stealing a watch . On the 10 th of December a convict , who was called as a witness , stated it was his duty to man the ladders for breakfast , which the convicts did by turns . Having done this he went into his ward , followed by the deceased . Thc prisoner was there , and was accosted by the deceased , who said , " What ! You hero again why , you , you are always skulking your work . " To this the prisoner made some angry reply , and the ilanaaaaA tlm ™ want _,-in -frt T _. _Iiv _. - - _^/ . l- U _'« . 1 _^— Al . - -- "II * i \ ut i nwiu b Luim
_...,,....- v . v . up u mm , . uuu uy uie eoii . n of his coat with both hands , and shook him . The prisoner offered some resistance to this , when thc deceased put his hand to the back of his head , and pressed his head down . The prisoner then made a violent push at the deceased in the lower partof Ji is person . Deceased let go his hold , staggered back to his locker , and exclaimed he was stabbed . A surgeon was sent for , and found that the man had been stabbed in the groin , and that an artery was severed . The mate of the hulk deposed that he was called to the spot , and took the prisoner into custody ; and from his manner , and what ho saw and heard at the time , ho had no doubt it was an accident , and that the prisoner , when he made the push , had no intention of stabbing the man as he had done . Guilty . — On Monday the prisoner was brought up for jud g _^ ment , when Mr . Justice Erie sentenced him to be imprisoned for one month .
OXFORD CIRCUIT . _^ Reading , March 4 . —The Thatcham Murder — Thomas Jennings was indicted for the wilful murder of his child , Eleazer Jennings , iu the parish oi Thatcham , Berks . Francis Harris , examined by Mr . Self ' e , deposed : I am constable at Thatcham . The prisoner was gamekeeper to Mr . Tull . He is a married man , and m last December had four children , I believe . On the 24 th of last January , in obedience to a wan-ant , I exhumed the body of one of them , Eleazer . It was taken into the belfry . I sent for the prisoner , who stated the child to be his . Mr . Alexander , the coroner , was present . I observed that it was a singular thing respecting the last child ' s being poisoned , and had strong suspicion that thc
other was . He' replied , " There is no more poison in them young ones than in me . " On Tuesday , Jan . 26 , 1 went with Mr . Cave to the prisoner ' s house . I saw him coming up with the sexton from Thatcham . He said that he had been to tell Mr . Clementi , the clergyman , that he had some arsenic on a shelf in his house , whicli he had forgotten . In the course of the day I went with Mr . Cave and the prisoner to his watch-house in the wood . I asked if he had any arsenic there . He said , " No ; that some stale arsenic had been buried , and that he had given a bottle of fresh arsenic . to John Mace , Mr . _Tull ' s gardener . ' Wc all three went into thc house , I asked where -lie used to keep his arsenic , lie showed me . In a hole of thc thatch I found a vial , containing something white , whicli I eave to Mr . Cave . We
then went to Miison ' s public-house , where we had a quart of beer . Mr . Cave and prisoner were alone a short time , when tlic former called mo , and said that Jennings -wanted to make some statement . I told him I did not want to hoar anything . He said it was his particular wish to have it off his mind , and asked Mr . Cave to take it down , wliich he did , and afterwards read it over in my presence to the prisoner , who said , " That is quite correct , " and put a cross to A ,. , _™ e amI l si S _' it- Mr . Cave has it still , 1 believe . 1 he statement referred to was to the effect that he had incautiously left a bottle containin " arsenic m his house , and he supposed that in the alv scnee ot himself and wife , thc children bv some means had got possession of it and swallowed a nortion .
Several witnesses werc examined , amongst them the niece ot the prisoner , Maria Carter , who said I am 12 years old and niece to the prisoner . Last Christina ** . I was living with him . 1 used to mind the children . There were four children . My uncle and aunt were the only other people in the house . Eleazer was the third cliild . He died on Christtnas-clay _. O n the previous Sunday we had suet pudding , potatoes , and bacon for dinner . Eleazer dined with us . On Monday morning my aunt left home about eight in the morning , and did not return till six in the evening . Wc dined on that day between twelve and one We had bacon and potatoes . ¦ Eleazer did not take salt from the salt cellar . My uncle got up and went into the pantry . He soon came back to the table , and sat down next to EleMev . Ik then iravehim
salt , but I did not see him take it out ofthe salt cellar . He put it on the plate with his finger and thumb , but I did not sec where he got it from . It looked white , ihe salt cellar was on the table near me , withm reach of my uncle . Had he taken what he put on the plate out of it I should have seen it . ileazer put his potatoe to it , and then ate it up . In the afternoon , about half an hour after dinner , he complained of his belly . He slept with his brother James . . Next morning he complained again , and was sick about ten o ' clock . At nighthe _saktfie was very tlursty . He slept with roe . I gave- 'him some WllitC mint tea which Ins mother made for him . He got worse . My uncle went for a doctor about night , but he died betore they Came back . My aunt wished my uncle to go . He . went as soon as she asked him . I had never seeri my uncle give anything tothe children
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out of the pantry before . —Thc learned Judge sum . med up the evidence tothejurv , who , after deliberating about thrceminntes _. braughtinaverdictofGuiltv _, accompanied with a " recommendation to mercy !" His Lordship then , putting on the black cap , proceeded in the most impressive manner to pass sentence of death upon the prisoner , to whom he held out not the slightest' hope of mercy . Theprisoner who had frequently shed tears during the trial now exclaimed that he was innocent , and that his life had been falsely sworn away . He was then removed from the dock .
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . Monday , March 3 . —Burglary . —Thomas Howell , aged 27 , cabinet-maker , Frederick Smith , aged 31 , printer , and Robert Franklin , aged 23 , tailor , who stood remanded from last sessions , were indicted fbr feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Warrencr , situate in the City of London , on the night ofthe 10 th January last , and stealing therein two rings , value 3 s . It was fully proved in evidence by the housemaid of the prosecutor , the proprietor ofthe George and Vulture Hotel , George-yard , Lombard-street , that about ten o ' clock on the night in question she proceeded to the bedroom of M . Gatayes for the purpose of lighting the fire , and to her . surprise she found that the door _.
whicli was usually kept locked , was on the occasion open . On entering the room she discovered the two prisoners , Howell and Smith , standing between the bed and a chest of drawers . Sho immediately cried "Murder , " and rushed down stairs , followed by thc two prisoners , who seized her by the neck , and put their hands to her mouth to prevent her cries being heard , which was , however , ineffectual , for her master hearing them , secured the two prisoners until the police arrived . On being searched at tho station-house there were found upon Howell , secreted between the lining of his coat , five keys , one of which was found to open the bed-room door , where they were seen by the housemaid , .. Keys were also found upon Smith , capable of opemng almost any lock
, The property named in the _inllictmcnt was found missing from the table where it was placed by M . Gatayes . It was further deposed by a cabman , named Henry Taylor , that about half past nine o ' clock on thc before-mentioned night , he was called from thc ranks iu St . Paul ' s Churchyard by three persons , one of whom he was quite positive was the prisoner Franklin , the other two he believed to be Howell and Smith . He was ordered to drive them to _Gcof'gCyard , Lombard-street . On arriving there two of tiie party got out and went up the yard in the direction ofthe George and Vulture Tavern ; the prisoner Franklin remained behind in the cab . In about
twenty minutes Franklin got out and went in the same direction , but almost immediately returned , and said that he was sorry that the witness had to wait so long , but he would see that he was paid for liis time . He again went away and did not return . " Witness after waiting two hours went to the police station to complain , and there saw Franklin and the other two prisoners in custody . It was further proved by tho waiter of the tavern , that Franklin was seen walking about the servants' hall . The jury , after a lengthened interval , found all the prisoners Guilty of burglariously breaking and entering the dwcllinghousc of the prosecutor . Sentence deferred .
Tuesday , March 4 . —Escape from Prison . — Lawrence Phillips was placed at the bar , charged with the misdemeanour of escaping from custody and being at large , before the expiration of" the sentence passed upon liim according to law . Tlic prisoner in August last was convieted , in this court , of picking pockets at Walthamstow , in Essex , and sentenced to six months' imprisonment in llford House of Correction , from which place he effected his escape on the 19 th of October , Hewas missed by the governor of the gaol from the infirmary , in which place he was confined , being unwell at tile time . In a few days after his escape the governor received back the prison dress by railway , and unfed the 17 th of February last nothing was seen of the prisoner ; at wliich time the governor recognised him in Whitechapel . The prisoner , seeing Mr . Anderson ( the governor ) , ran away , but was pursued by the latter , and was captured and taken back to the llford gaol . The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty . Sentence respited for thc
present . Receiving Stolen Property . —Robert Carpenter , aged 23 , and Anne Pybus , agcd-30 , were indicted for feloniously receiving ' eight silver spoons and other property of value , the property of Isaac Fordham , well knowing tliem to have been stolen . They were also indicted for receiving a razor and waistcoat , tlic property of William Fordham , with a guilty knowledge . Tlic prosecutor stated , that he resides at llatton-garden , and is au emery paper-maker . He went to bed at ten o ' clock on the night of the 20 th of January . The lower part of the premises was securely fastened . On getting up tho following morning , he found thatthe house had been broken into , and every article of value that could be come at was taken away . Amongst the articles stolen was a . _eivisl _* .-
hox _, whicli was afterwards found at the house which was occupied by the prisoners . The cash-box produced is the same , and is the property of witness . The articles belonging to his son had been removed from his desk , which had evidently been unlocked _, for no marks of violence were found on it . AVhen the woman was taken a key was found on her , which exactly fitted the desk . Thomas Key stated , that lie is an accountant , residing in Churchway _, St . Pancras . About a fortnight previous to the commission of the robbery the two prisoners came to his house and hired apartments . They lived lis man and wife . They were at home on the night of the burglary , but were visited very late two
by men . Witness heard-a hammering soon aftci tlicy came in . It sounded as if . they were trying to open a tin 1 ) 0 X . He also heard a jingling as if sonic metal was thrown upon a table , and a female voice said , "Well , Tom , now it is all over . I suppose you will go to Portsmouth ? " The answer was , "No , I shall go to Brighton . " The men _tllCll left , and witness , considering there was something wrong , opened the window and called a policeman , who entered tho house and found all the property in the prisoner ' s room . Thc property was then produced , and sworn to by thc prosecutor as his own . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty . Carpenter was sentenced to seven years' transportation , and judgment was respited on the woman .
_Wednesday , March 5 . —Richard Elliott , aged . 34 , and Richard Vincent , aged 42 , both described as omnibus drivers , and remanded from the last session , were placed at the bar , Elliott standing indicted for house-breaking , and Vincent with feloniously receiving stolen goods . Tho jury acquitted Vincent , and found a verdict of Guilty against Elliott . Mr . Justice Patterson sentenced the latter to fifteen year transportation . _ArmirrnrG to Murder ax Infant . —Ann Wilson , alias Sarali Briden , aged 20 , spinster , was placed at tlic bau on the charge of feloniously attempting to drown a male infant with intent to murder and sutt ' ocafe . From the facts of the case elicited in evidence it appeared that upon the 8 th of February last , abou _* .
the hour of three o ' clock" in the afternoon , tlio prisoner was seen by a cabman , of tiie name of Lamlell , at the edge of a piece of water called " Barrow-hill Pond , " holding tlic child by the leg and attempting to immerse it in the water . Landcil gave the alarm , and a man named Kitson , who was collecting ice at thc time , ran with the first witness to the prisoner , who , perceiving that she was discovered , took the child up in her arms and attempted to escape , but was secured by Kitsora , upon wliich she threw the child down on the ground . It was taken up and put into a horse-cloth , and was together with the woman , brought to the Salisbury-street
_stationliouse , and there given into custody of Inspector Furlow , who lost no time in procuring a warm water bath and other restoratives for the unfortunate child , at the same time sending for Mi * . Leroux , a medical man , who deposed that the child was quite black , indicating congestion ofthe lungs , which lie thought . likely to be caused by immersion . The child , wlii _«* h was only two months old , under the treatment _Sursued , ultimately recovered . The prisoner , on eing questioned at tlio station-house , stated that she was the mother ofthe child , and had only come to town that morning from Hertford . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty . Sentence , fifteen years ' transportation .
Robbery . — -Thomas _Andrews , aged 24 , a printer , was found guilty of stealing five gold rings , value £ « , the property of Frederick Folkard , pawnbroker , Blackfriar ' s-road . The prisoner effected the robbery by putting his lingers through a broken pane of glass in the shop window . Sentence , ten years' transportation . A Heartless llonu-env . —Daniel Henry Donncy _, aged 24 , described in thc calendar as a glass-cutter , was convicted of stealing a box and some wearing apparel , the property of Mary Bcckworth , a simplelooking country girl . The prisoner became acquainted with the prosecutrix through a cabman who was in thc habit of driving out her mistress on Sundn _* _** * _- She was induced to go into a pul' ! o « house by . this person and the _prisouor , and after , p- rt iking of some liquor , which she believed to have been drugged , she becanie insensible . On recovering , she found herself in bed with the prisoner , at No . 8 , Little
_Exmouth-street , Hanipstead-road , where ho had taken a furnished room . The girl lived with the prisoner for a fortnight , he representing her as his wife , and she , acting under his advice , represented , him as her husband to her parents , who are honest a _* nd industrious working people living at Richmond . However , at the expiration of that period he forsook her , and carried away the Uttle property which , she possessed , consisting of trifling articles . of female apparel , a portion of _wlfwii he pledged , and the rest was found in his possession when taken into custody . ; A few days after she met him , and on _licr threatening to give him into custody he swore he would blow out her brains with a pistol and stab ; her with a _^ word , articles which she knew he possessed . However , she carried her threat into execution—He was also * convicted of stealing three shirts and other articles , * value losi , the property of John Brite ; five pair of stockings ' value 3 s ., the property of Catherine Pair ; and two towels , value . 2 s ., the pyopertv of Ann Fair , from a
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house in which be had lodged last year . —He hail . ii $ u been frequently convicted and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment in ' that court and elsewhere for offence-sol ' a similar nature . —The Common Soijeant , in passing sentence , said a more atrocious case never came before that court . It was not'the intention of the court to pass any scntev . _i-eu ' _ponhim for the second offence , but solely on the first . * ' _* A _^ worse case than that could not be conceived . He' not only used every mode towards the -. unfortunate- girl which the most
depraved mind could haveuscd for the basest of purposes , but threatened to -shoot her when she ' Sftid she would give hint into ; custody on the charge , hvwas also his belief that hd' obtained liisliving by . robbing the public . Ho was seldom called upon to pass the sentence he was about to pronounce , out the casebelore thc court was one of that nature wliich called for such a sentence—which was that he be transported torfifteen years . —Thc Common Serjeant _directeffitke constable who had the management of the case _i & see that Mary Bcckworth was convoyed to her _pai-e _^ b tree of expense to herself . _•¦•
Thursday March 0 . — The Bethsal-Grbsx Murder . —James Tapping , aged 25 , tallow-chandler , was indicted for the wilful murder of Emma Whiter , by shooting her iu the neck with a pistol , on the night of the 27 th of January last . The prisoner , when placed in the dock , exhibited much firmness . He is a short stout young man , with a rather unmeaning face , and certainly has _^ nothing in his features to exhibit deep-seated passions of any kind . Mr . Doanc attended to prosecute , and Mr . Clarkson was engaged for the defence . — Avanche , who lives in Waterloo-town , Bethnal-green-road , said that between twenty minutes and a quarter to one o ' clock on the morning of the 27 th of January , his attention was directed to something smouldering on thegrotmd . tliat it
He saw was a bonnet and a ribbon , and , on looking about , discovered the girl lying in the street with her face downwards . She was not dead , tor he found some sensation in her pulse . She was conveyed to the London Hospital . John Harvey and Edward Backhouse gave similar evidence , and said that apool of blood was discovered oh thc spot where she had Iain . \ Ym . Whiter—1 live at 105 , Bricklane , and I am brother to the deceased . I did not know that the prisoner and my sister kept company . I never saw them together . I recollect the night ofthe 27 th of January ; my sister came into my house about a quarter before ten o ' clock tliat night ; the prisoner came in a few minutes afterwards . I took her into the parlour . The prisoner went into
the tap-room . During thc time they remained the . y did not speak to each other . My sister went away at twelve o ' clock . The prisoner met her at the door , and they went away together . —By Mr . Justice Williams ; They appeared to go away Oil _gOOlHcrro . 5 , and shook hands with me before they left , William Slater , a weaver , stated that he lived at No . 4 , South Conduit-street , Bethnal-green-road . I know the prisoner , and I also knew Emma Whiter . Whilst I was standing at my father ' s door , about half-past twelve o ' clock on the night of the 27 th of January , I saw the prisoner and thc deceased pass , and go towards King-street . He had his arm round her neck I then went up stairs to bed . About six or seven
minutes after I heard the report of fire-arms ; - the sound came from the back of our residence . I looked out of both the back and front windows , but I saw nothing . The spot where the deceased was found is about thirty-five . yards from my residence : —Richard Buiin _, a wcaving-macliine maker : I was in a publichouse called the Rising Sun , in Sail-street , Waterloo Town , between one and two o ' clock on Tuesday _raoniingj ' and thehouso is within a quarter of a mile from the place where the deceased was found . The prisoner ' s brother was there ; there were about twelve there altogether . The prisoner came in about one o'clock . He appeared in a very deranged state . Ho sat down on the corner of the table , and spoke to hia brother . A person named Capes was there . Tiie prisoner said , The deed is done , and cannot be undone . His brother did not do anything . I said , Jem , what is the matter with you ? His reply was , What ' s thc matter , indeed ?—
" The sun shines bright , And tbe moon shines clear . " I said , Will you go with me ? Ho said , Yes , I will go with you anywhere , as you never led me into any harm . He said , You go up the court , and I will meet you at the other end . I heard the prisoner say to Capes , Gapes , I want no more to say to you , for you have been the cause of tliis destruction . I v , _ent round the court and joined again with the . prisoner . I asked hhn to go home with mc to have supper , but he declined . He said , Why should I go to supper with you ? Go in doors , and I'll go and see how the young children are , meaning his brothers and sinters _, i went with him . He sat down on a chair behind the door and placed his hands on thc back of another
chair , his head resting on tlmm . 1 then left him . It was past two o ' clock when I left Tapping , I then went to deceased ' s father ' s house . W hen I went back to prisoner ' s house I heard the father of deceased ask Tapping , Where is my daughter ? He answered , Yes , I have been with your daughter all the evening at your son ' s . —Thomas Whiter ' : I Jive at No ; 20 , North Conduit-street , Bethnal-green-road . I am father ofthe deceased . On the morning of the 28 th of January I went to prisoner's house , and found him sitting on a chair with his head resting on his hands . He was rather paler than usual . I asked him if he had seen ray daughter ? He said , No , not this night , nor yet the night before . I aslced him if he had heard anything of her ? He then said tlicy both had been together that evening at her brother ' s . He said he
had left her well and hearty at a quarter-past twelve o'clock at the corner of Mape-street . Then I left . — Police constable Johnson , 200 K ; Onthe uiglltof She 27 th of January 1 went with the last witness to Tapping ' s house , and in answer to a question ! i _* om the father thc prisoner hadlcft the deceased in the _Bethnal-greeuroad . Examined the room , and found a pistol . — William Crispin '; Oil the nioniinn _; of the 28 th of January I was in the parlour of the Rising Sun , when the prisoner came in , and I observed that his hand was bleeding . On my observing it to him , he said he had cut his finger . After sonic time , he said the deed was done , and could not be undone , and it would be a mystery to all . The brother Henry said , " strike me dead , you have shot your woman ! " I then
left and went home . —Thomas ' Perkins , gunmaker : The prisoner brought me a pistol on Saturday , the 20 th of January , to get the tap repaired . I did so _^ and took it to the Rising Sun , where I gave it to the prisoner . Saw him on the following Sunday to further repair the pistol . Did so , and gave it to liim . —Thomas Capes , of _Bgfchnal-grccu : Knew that the prisoner was paying his addresses to the deceased . On the night of thc 27 th , the prisoner and deceased were at the bar of the Kisiug . Sun . The prisoner paid some attention to two _yoim _*» "iris there , which excited the anger of the deceased , _wl-. o struck one of them . Prisoner interfered awl _separated them . They then returned to the dance , and continued there till twenty minutes to one o ' clock . I went with the
deceased to Lower Conduit-street , as she saidsiie was . frightencd of _Ithc girls with whom she had quarrelled . We stood standing at Conduit-street , waiting for tlic prisoner's coining up ; he came up , and struck her with his right hand in the face . He gave no reason for it . I told hiin not to strike her . He struck her again , I returned for her bonnet , _aathey appeared to have made it np , and were again friendly . I was never in the' company of the deceased , except n fc the ball . _Serjean t Shaw was next examined , after _ivbicli Mr . William Oummiugs , asurgcon atthe London Hospital said , soon a titer one o'clock , on Tuesday ' morning , the 2 Sth ' of January , the deceased was _brought into thc hospital—she was _.-fuite dead . There was a black patch on the left side of
hot * neck . It appeared to have been caused by a pistol shot . There was a great deal of blood on _kur clothes . Her hands were slightly smeared , as if they iiad been touched with i > ioody fingers . 1 _afterwariia made a post mortem examination , and found a wound in this black patch , which proceeded upwards to the top of tlic spine . I extracted two bullets and some wadding , and have no doubt that they were the cause of her death . These are the bullats . —Mr . Clarkson then addressed thejury on behalf of the prisoner .- — Mr . Baron Parke afterwards summed up , and recapitulated the evidence already given by the different witnesses . The jury having consulted tor two or three minutes , returned a verdict of Guilty . The learned i ndiges having put on their black caps , Mr .
Baron Parke proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner in the usualfbnn , concluding as follows : — All that now remains forme to do is to pass upon you thc sentence of the law for the crime you have committed—That for this crime you be takeu fi _* dm honeeto the place from whence you came , and froin thence to the place of ey _^ ntion _"* , there to be hanged by the neck till you are dead , your body then to be taken down and to be buried within the precincts of the gaol : and may God have mercy upon your-soul . ( Tlic learned Judge , while delivering the _sentene- ? , was so deeply affected , that at times he was quite inaudible . The prisoner , who ,, during his lordship's _feeling address , had listened with the most earnest attention , at tho conclusion bowed profoundly , and was then led from the bar . ) . * . ' . '
Friday , March 7 . —Thomas Howell , Frederick South , and ltobert Franklin , who had been convieted , last Tuesday , o f a burglary committed in the _divelling-house of George Warriner _, proprietor of'the George and Vulture Tavern , George-yard , _Lomliardstrcet ( the particulars of the case appeared in the Afornino Herald of Wednesday ) , were brought Up this morning to receive judgment , when the Recorder sentenced them to be severally trarispoit < _-d _* for _-the term of ten years . -. - •? Rape . — "WDliam Complin , aged 55 , residing at lV Bermondsev _, street , was indicted for having ' com _mttedarape mi the person , of Jane Matthews / aged . 13 ,, on _., tbe 30 th of December last . The evidence which cannot of course be published , seemed to establish the . fact that the prisoner had taken the prosecutrix to his own _heuse , and there had given her some gin and peppermint , and while she was in a state- of stupor had perpetrated the offence . for which he ; was indicted . -The ' j _^ found th e prisaner Guilty , and Mr . Baron-Earkesentenced _bimstobe _•^ transported for life . ' * . . -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 8, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08031845/page/5/
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