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      Suspected Child Murder.—On Wednesday Aft...

      tie window . After doing something else at the cupboard , Anderson opened the door and left the house without getting any tea . As soon as he was gone ; Mrs . Anderson again ventured in , and made some tea , _fWCCtening itv with brown sugar , which she noticed was speckled with white spots , but : did not suspect any larni . Upon tasting fie tea , however , she wag much surprised _atitsnauaeous taste , whichwas accompanied hy a burning of the mouth . She had remarked to her jon that the sugar was covered with white spots . She then made some more tea , which she sweetened with Sugar from the same basin as before , and finding ijmt the tea had the same burning unpleasant taste , _ghevrentfora neighbour , named Cooper , who _likewise _taated the mixture . They then made a little

      coffee , _sweetenimjit with sugar which was wrapped up in the cupboard , and found it entirely free from any offensive _^ tnate . Upon examining some flour and meal which were also in the cupboard , they were found to contain a plentiful admixture of the same aort of ingredient which had been found in the sugar . After consulting with Mrs . Cooper , Mrs . Anderson took the white powder off the sugar to a druggist . Mr . Turner , druggist , after a slight inspection , at once stated that sugar of lead had been mixed with it . Information was then given to the police , and the husband was apprehended and brought before 17 Maude , Esq . The prisoner was remanded until _Thurssday , when the __ flour , meal , and sugar will be subjected to an analysis , and the propermeans taken io secure the attendance of the witnesses .

      FcKTHiR Examination of the Prisoner . —On Thursday the prisoner was again examined before Mr . Maude , stipendiary magistrate , when amass of evidence was produced relative to the finding of the sugar of lead in different articles of food . The portion hearing most directly on tie prisoner was that riven by his son , who deposed , that while locked out ofthe house with his mother , be saw bis father with the sugar basin in his hand , holding it towards ihe window . The nolice , too , deposed , that when the prisoner was informed that he was apprehended on a charge of attempting to poison Mb wife , he expressed a regret that it had not been done . The ease was remanded to Tuesday next , to give the police an opportunity of _ascertaining , if possible , where the poison had been purchased , and by whom . DrsTREssDia Accident at Woolwich . —On "Wednesday afternoon , while a bricklayer ' s labourer , of the name of Manoney , was engaged " in carrying slates

      on his lead to the top of the new Marine Barracks now building at Woolwich , the ladder on which the poor man was ascending broke , precipitating him from a height of about forty feet , with frightful velo city , tothe earth . His back is supposed to be broken , and no doubt exists that the accident will prove fatal . Death op Beat Buekb . —On "Wednesday afterniton this celebrated bruiser , long well known in the pugilistic circles , died at his lodgings in Francis atreet , Waterloo-road , Lambeth . However rough he might have appeared in his manners , there were good traits in his character not observable among many others belonging to the almost defunct " ring . " Deaf Burke in several instances has been known to hazard his life for the preservation of others , especially during . the destruction of _Aafley ' s Theatre , when he was one of the foremost iu endeavouring to arrest the progress ofthe fire . Burke bad long been labouring under bad health .

      Fire at _Cixhkksweii .. —On Thursday morning , shortly before one o'clock , a fire of unusual fierceness was discovered by police-constable Mcholas upon the extensive premises known as the Princess Royal , in St . _JohnVstreet-road , at the corner of Corporation-row . When first perceived , the flames had obtained a strong hold ofthe bar and parlour , and were bursting through the fanlight . Fortunately , one of the fireescapes , which was stationed in the vicinity , was taken in front of the flaming premises , and two females and a male were rescued . Several engines soon arrived , the supply of water was ample , and the firemen made great exertions ; but their efforts were in vain . The interior of thc building was entirely destroyed . At one time it was reported that a young man had perished , but it was subsequently believed that he had not returned home when the lire commenced . The origin of the calamity is unknown .

      Committal of a Poor Law Guardian for Mansiacghzeb . —An inquest was held by Mr . Evans , the coroner , on Friday last , at the union workhouse at Boss , on the body of an old woman , named Mary Jones , S 2 years of age , whose death , it was alleged , had been * occasioned by ill-usage and exposure to cold , through being improperly removed as a pauper to the above-mentioned union . The evidence taken was exceedingly voluminous , but the facts may be briefly told . The deceased was in the receipt of out-floor relief from the Boss Union , and on the 2 nd of last month she walked from the pariah of Llangarren , where she resided , to Boss , in order to apply tothe Board of Guardians for an increased allow ance , which was granted her . On her return home ,

      being exceedingly infirm , owing to her great age , she became so lame and exhausted on the road as to be quite unable to proceed , and one of the board coming up , and finding her in that helpless condition , she was removed home in a cart . She then became so ill as to keep her bed , and a day or two afterwards , her state being made known to the guardians , one of them persuaded her to go into the workhouse , where she would betaken care of and properly attended to ; she refused , saying she had a great objection to the workhouse . Her condition becoming worse , the parish surgeon attended her , and by his treatment she somewhat recovered . On the 14 th , however , Mr . _Garness , one of the guardiani _, accompanied by his son and Thomas Lewis and

      Edward Tourney , went and forcibly removed her to the workhouse , without the usual medical certificate for the removal . The deceased having an extreme dread of the Union-house , and fearing that she would be forced to enter it , locked all the doors in the cottage , so as topreventthemremoving her . They , however , broke in , and one laying hold of her head and the other of her legs , they carried her out and placed her in a cart on some straw with a blanket put round her , she at the same time violently exclaiming that " she would not go . " The workhouse was reached about four o ' clock , where the master admitted her , _notin obedience to the order of the guardian who came with heras it was informal , but owing to the critical

      con-, dition of the poor creature , who was suffering most severely from the cold , the frost being very intense during the day . A few days afterwards she was attacked with illness , which terminated fatally . Mr . _Jones , one of the medical officers of the union , gave it as his opinion that the deceased ' s death was the result of a diseasedheart , which mighthavebeen hastened by the sudden exposure to cold . The jury , after a . most careful and deliberate consideration , returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Samuel Garness , the guardian ; Thomas Garness ( his son ) , Thomas Lewis , and Edward Tourney , who were forthwith committed to gaol for trial The case has produced the greatest sensation throughout the whole county .

      Tek _Csoom Poaching Affray . —Verdict of Wd > _idx Murder against Two of the Poachers . — Worcester , Jan . 7- —The jury , impanelled before the coroner of this city { J . B . Hyde , Esq . ) to inquire into the cause of the death of Thomas Staite , who died in the Worcester Infirmary on the 24 th ult ., met this day by appointment to resume their inquiry . In the meantime , as has already been stated , several parties have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in this murderous outrage ; and two of them ( Francis Dinglcy and Joseph Turvey ) are now in Worcester comity prison . When the whole of the witnesses had been examined , the coroner commented on and explained the evidence , and after a short deliberation they returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Joseph Turvey and Francis Dingley , and

      gome other persons unknown . At the termination of ihe inquiry one of the jurors addressed to the coroner and his brother jurymen some observations on the subject of the preservation of life , which is so mtimatelyf connected with this inquiry . He observed that the horrid , spectacle which they had witnessed at the commencement of their proceedings , in the mangled corpse of the murdered gamekeeper , and the horrifving picture which must have been drawn before their minds' eyes from the details ofthe several witnesses , could not fail to have excited in them _feclinss of sorrow and disgust ; and although be was aware that , strictly , their duties as jurors were limited to an inquiry as to how the _ul-fated man , Thomas Staite , had come to his death , still + w _Vnnl . l not overlook thc cause which had led to so

      dreadful a result ; and he thought that an xpression _tf their feelings on that subject would not be rat of place . He , therefore , proposed that they should append to their vcidict a declaration of their sentiments in the following tonus :- " That the jury cannot but deplore the continuance of laws so immoral in their tendencv , so fruitful in crime , and so destructive to human life asthe Game Laws have _ proved _sftorloQg experience , throughout the length and breadth ot thcTountrv ; and tnatthey strongly recommend their abro _^ _atioi" Several jurymen expressed their _concSce _Sthese seniiraenfe . The coroner said that whatever might be Ms feelings , on the subieet he conldnotattachsuch a declaration as the above to their verdict , for that _^ chastepwould most probably lead to a rep rimand on him from the judge for _introducing extraneous matter . He would _how-, _n ™ . if ( £ _inrv wished It . forward their declaration

      to the _Sccrrfarv of State . The suggestion was adopted , and tfie whole of the jurors signed the _paperTone of them at the sane timeremarking that ouri 4 _ob were half filled with offenders against the Game Laws , A _noHRxn _^ _ScE _^ . _-TheprkonofYemmescontainsat this moment two men named _Ddtantand _Graaset both condemned to death , and whoseappeals toihe Conrt of Cessation have been rejected , but _^ _T _^ llT r _^ t of petitions to the _lg *» an amelioration of their sentences , lneynaa _W " i _? se _? arate cells until the _^^^ _^ vlai they were * _» _^ _S K b _? Lt Btwe in it Thev were heavily ironed , Doui Dy _icei ¦ * ££ _anSntind was coiistantiv stationed . m _t 116 Pass _^ P close to the door . The day _netore _JwhSJSioSquarrel arose _Iwtweenthem , and _&^< on _^ eSng _loine g «*» apostrophe from _Helton , ruicdlSVmi head" foremost , and bemg _aaable _U _^ _iTh _^ . _^ from their being fettered ,

      Suspected Child Murder.—On Wednesday Aft...

      _erazed him with his teeth in the abdominable region , and tore him in the most horrible manner . Delton rendered furious by the pain , contrived to use his nails upon the face of Grasset , and disfigured hini terribly . The noise of their struggle and savage cries brought in the sentinel and keepers , but it was not without violence that these two beings , both on tn _® Terge of an ignominous death , could be separated . _—Galignanft Messenger . The Suspected Murder at _Salthkl . — Anjouhnsd _IxquEsi . —This day ( Saturdav ) the jury reassembled at the Three Tuns , Salt Hifl , to prosecute the mquiry touching the mysterious death of Sarah Hart , supposed to have been murdered . The man John Tawell , who is in custody on suspicion of bein "

      tne guilty party , was brought from the Eton police stat ion , accompanied by Superintendent Perkins , and another officer . Mr . Williams , a barrister , appeared on behalf of Tawell . Mr . Henry Montague Champneys , surgeon , was the first witness . He deposed that being called to attend the deceased , he found her beyond all hope 3 > f recovery , she scarcely showing a sign of life after his arrival . The next dav he made a careful examination of the bodv , which presented not the slightest marks of outward violence . He subsequently , assisted by another surgeon , made a pott mortm examination of the body , the interior of which presented a generallv healthy appearance . He removed the contents of the stomach , which he had analysed . The results of the

      tests applied were , that there was present neither sulphuric acid , antimony lead , nor copper , nor arsenic . The fourth poison tested for , viz ., prussic acid , was found . It might not be pure prussic acid , but prussic acid in connection with a salt nearly allied thereto , The quantity of poison in the stomach of the deceased , he was of opinion , was quite sufficient to cause death ; but what that precise quantity was , he could not say . Edward Weston Norble , surgeon , who had assisted the previous witness in the postmortem examination , corroborated the evidence just given . Prussic acid would cause death in the course of a few seconds to some persons . The time might extend from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour , according to the strength of the nerson .

      The salt nearly allied to prussic acid was _eyancerel of poiasium . A considerable quantity of the elements of prussic acid entered into the composition of this salt . " From the evidence of the first witness , it appeared that the contents of the bottle and glass found on the table , and which Mr . Chanipneys had taken into his possession , had not been analysed . Much surprise was expressed at the announcement'of this fact , and the coroner decided that an adjournment of the inquest was indispensable , to allow time for this very necessary step in the inquiry to be taken . Catherine White , bar-maid at Mr . Bosham's Hotel , deposed to the deceased coining to her master ' s house on Wednesday evening at half-past six o'clock , for a bottle of _Guinness ' s stout . She appeared to be in good health , and presented not the least appearance of agitation . Another witness deposed to seeing the deceased coming from the hotel with the bottle of stout . She

      spoke to this witness , and said she had been for the stout , as a friend had come to see her . She appeared to be quite well , and in high spirits . Some other witnesses were examined , but no new fact was elicited . Finally , the coroner adjourned the inquest to Wednesday next , at ten o'clock ; the liquid in the bottle in the meantime to be analysed . Tawell remains in custody . { . The prisoner is not a member of the Society of Friends as was at first stated . His wife , however , is a Quakeress . Tears ago Tawell was tried and transported to Botany Bay . His good conduct obtained for him a ticket of leave ; he became a free man , and subsequently amassed property to the amount , some say , of £ 60 , 000 . He has estates at Hemel Hampstead and other places , and is unquestionably _veiy rich . Being unable to show that his conduct through life had been marked by morality and rectitude , he was refused as a member by the Quaker . s ]

      The Saltbtll Suspected Murder . — Additional Particulars . —On the prisoner being taken to the house of Perkins , at Eton , tho superintendent ofthe Eton police , at the conclusion of the proceedings before the coroner ' s jury , on Saturday afternoon , he appeared considerably more depressed in spirits than on the former occasion . His sighs and moans , his quivering lip , and restless eye , clearly indicated that he was suffering the most intense mental anguish , although there was not only an apparent but very manifest effort on his part to appear to treat the matter with stoical _indifference . He maintains an almost total silence , and lias never once alluded to the mysterious and painful circumstances connected with the death of hiB former servant , Sarah Hart .

      Some years ago the prisoner was tried and found guilty of forgery , and sentenced to be transported for twenty-one years . The forgery was committed on a relative of Mr . Smith , one ofthe partners in the Uxbridge Bank , to the amount of £ 1 , 000 . His good conduct while in the colony obtained for him a ticket of leave after having served seven years of his time . He then set up in business at Sydney as a chemist and druggist , and embarked generally in the shipping trade , in which he was exceedingly successful . As soon aa the crime of forgery had been established against him , he was discarded by the Society of Friends ; on his return to England between six and seven years ago , he applied to be again admitted , but was neremptorily refused , his former crime being an

      insuperable barrier . About four years ago he married , much against the wishes of her family and connexions , a highly ( respectable widow , a Quakeress , named Cutfortk . He had two sons and a daughter by Hi first wife . Both thc sons have died within thc last five years . The daughter , an interesting girl , about seventeen years of age , resided with her lather and step-mother , at Berkhampstead . A child is the fruit of his bust marriage , which is now about eighteen months old . The distressing intelligence of the apprehension of her husband was communicated to Mrs . Tawell through the medium of the London papers of Friday last , which contained a report of the proceedings before the coroner and jury of the preceding day . Mrs . Tawellin a state of mind it

      , were impossible adequately to describe , left her home and proceeded to London by the Birmingham Bailwav , and from Paddington to Slough , by the Great Western . The interview which took place between the afflicted wife and her unfortunate husband , was of the most harrowing and heartrending description . It has been stated that the eldest cMd of the unfortunate deceased , Sarah Hart , a boy about five years of ago , bears a close resemblance to the prisoner . From ciroumstances which have transpired since the first examination of the prisoner before the coroner ' s jury , there is very little doubt that he is the father of both the children of his former servant . Ho was _Immm at the different lodgings occupied by the

      deceased as Mr . Talbot . There is not the least doubt that all the representations made by the deceased to her female acquaintances ( with whom she became intimate at the different lodgings she occupied during the past four years ) as to her being the wife of Mr . _Tawell's son , who was , as she said , abroad , and also as to Mr . Talbot ( as she always-called him , and not Mr . Tawell ) bringing her her husband ' s quarterly allowance , are entirely without foundation . We have stated that both tho prisoner ' s sons , by his first wife , are dead . She also stated to another of her acquaintances that she was the wife of a servant of Mr . Tawell , jun ., who was abroad with his master , and that a part of his wages was paid to her quarterly by his master ' s father ; but this statement is equally

      devoid of truth . The Salt-hill Case . —The Adjourned Inquest . —Verdict of Wilful Murder . —The inquiry was renewed on Wednesday , at ten o ' clock , at the Three Tons , Salt-hill , before the coroner ( Mr . John Charsley ) and jury . _Theprisoncr , John Tawell , was brought from Eton in a if , hi tho custody of Mr . Perkins , the superintendent of'the Eton police , and placed in an apartment contiguous to the room in which the juiy -were assembled . He appeared to be in a state of considerable nervous excitement , and keenly felt ( although be made every attempt to suppress the emotion under which he laboured ! the hazardous situation in which he was placed . Air . Edward Weston Norbladsurgeon , of Slough , deposed : —1 have ,

      , in conjunction with Mr . Champneys , since the last examination , analysed the contents of the bottle found on the table in the room of the deceased . They contain no poison of any descriptisn . I also analysed the contents of the tumbler , but could not detect the presence of any poison . The results of those analysations I have preserved , and they are now in the _possesion of Mr . Champneys . Mr . HenryMontagne Champneys , surgeon , of Slough , corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness . Mr . Norblad was again examined , touching a portion of a bun found on the table of the deceased . The witness stated that this p iece of a bun ( produced by Mr . Champneys ) had been analysed , and that tho result proved that it conto thc tests

      tained no poison . It was subjected same as the liquids . That concluded the evidence on the part of the Crown . Thc Coroner next addressed the jurv , reading over the depositions of the witnesses , and commenting at great length . He concluded by calling on the jury to ponder well on the evidence , and to return a verdict which would satisfy public justice and then- own consciences . The room was then cleared , and the jury , after being soma minutes in consideration , returned the following verdict : — "Wilful murder against John Tawell for poisoning Sarah Hart with prussic acid . " The prisoner was committed to Aylesbury gaol , to take his trial at the next assizes for thc cosmty of Bucks , and the witnesses bound over to attend to give evidence .

      _lExTRAoiuMNART Death _ev p 0 _isox .-On Friday Mr G _" . J . Mills , _deputv coroner for the western district of Middlesex , held an inquest , at the _Kendworth Castle , Sew North-road , Islington , on the body of Joseph _Uaggatt _, _ascd 21 , late a workman in Messrs Le Paige and Co ? s composite candle manufactory _. Great Suffolk-street , Borough . Edmund Phillips , of 5 , King-street , deposed that the deceased was his lodger . On last Christinas-day he returned home mid complained of his hand being poisoned by the arsenic used in the manufacture of composite candles , in the manufactory of Messrs . Le Paige , where he worked . Mr . Edward Roe , surgeon , attended _debased on Saturday morning last . He tound

      Suspected Child Murder.—On Wednesday Aft...

      , . * l .- __ t i . _? J , ...... K . J mnv with the left hand and fore arm - swollen . The glands under the arms were also swelled . There wa s likewise an abrasion of the skin on the back of the hand . ' . The angry appearance of the limb satisfied him that it Lad been poisoned , and he told deceased so , who , with some reluctance , said " yes , " and that he imbibed the arsenic from the composition of which wax stearine candles were made . Saline draughts , fomentations , and poultices , were instantly administered . He rallied a little on Sunday , but in the evening got worse , and died on Monday morning . Purple patches gradually covered his arm and side , showing the putrescent state of his blood . The poison was more tardy in its effects in consequence of its having been absorbed in the skin , than it would have been had he swallowed it , and it acted more insidiously as it was a mineral poison . There was no doubt of his death having

      ensued from the influence of the poison used in his trade . Verdict—That the deceased died from tho mortal effects of his exposure to the poison of arsenic while at work in a candle manufactory . Death e ? Westminster Bridewell . —Mr . _Higgs held an inquest on Saturday , at Westminster Bridewell , on the body of Samuel Edge , aged forty years , a prisoner . Mr . Thomas Kilsby , the prison clerk , said the deceased was admitted on the 3 rd of last December , he having been convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions of a misdemeanour and sentenced to" 18 calendar months' imprisonment ; deceased was described as a clerk . —Mr . J . Lavies said the deceased was taken ill on the 28 th of December , when he appeared exceedingly depressed in spirits . He was at once removed into the infirmary . Witness attended hini till the 1 st inst ., when he became delirious , and typhus fever set in , of which disorder he died on Friday . Verdict Natural Death .

      Awfully Sudden Death of Wm . Brebren , Governor of Glasgow Bridewell , and Inspector of Prisons for the _westenTdivision of Scotland . Mr . Brebren rose on Monday morning last , 6 th inst . at six o ' clock , and was engaged till eight in preparing certain report * which he was to lay before the prison board at Edinburgh in the course of the day . He left Glasgow for Edinburgh by the eight o ' clock morning train , in his usual health , but while engaged in the committee room he fell down and expired almost instantaneously .

      Falmouth . —On Wednesday a most awful fire took place here , by which four houses were totally burnt down , and several others damaged . It originated in the house of Mr . Brewer , grocer , and communicated on the lower side to Mr . Clarke's , draper ; and on the higher to Mrs . Trathan's , bookseller ; to Mrs . Snell's , spirit merchant ; and to Mrs . Philp ' _s , and the tenements adjoining ; the whole being now a heap of ruins . It is not known how the fire originated . Wales — Dreadful Colliert Explosion . — On Saturday last an explosion of fire damp , occurred at the Eagle ' s Bush eolliery , belonging to G . Penroes , Esq ., by which nine men were so dreadfully burned , that very little hope is entertained of their recovery —Swansea Journal .

      Extensive Fire in the Strand . —On Friday night , about ten o ' clock , a most destructive fire broke out upon the extensive premises occupied by Mr . Soyer , boot and shoe maker , 126 , Strand , next door to the Globe-oihce . Flames were first perceived through the fanlight over the shop-door by police-constable Sadler , 58 F , and almost immediately afterwards the ' fire rushed towards the front shop , which was well stored with stock both of French and English manufacture . Directly afterwards the fire , with fierceness seldom witnessed , burst forth from the shop window , consuming the closely packed goods , and forcing its way through the shutter with terrific violence . Thence it progressed with unmitigated fury to tho first floor , and in a short time afterwards the whole building five stories in height , with a proportionate frontage

      and of uncommon depth on the river side , exhibited one mass of flame . Three women , in their nightclothes , were taken from the burning building by the street-door , with the greatest difficulty , in consequence of the rapidity of the fire , and the remaining part of them were eventually rescued , and taken into the Savoy Palace public-house , in Savoy-street , where they were safely lodged . Notwithstanding the great eftbrts of the fire brigade it was nearly twelve o ' clock before the flames were at all mastered . At length the labours of the firemen were crowned with suceess , but the house is gutted , and the Globe newspaper , as well as the shop of Messrs . Reynolds , Richards , and Co ., must , in consequence of their proximity , have sustained considerable damage by fire , water , and removal .

      Alleged Murders dy Poison . —The quiet village of Shapwick , Somersetshire , in the neighbourhood of Bridgewater , has been thrown into a state of the utmost consternation by the apprehension at Bridgewater of a woman of the name of Sarah Freeman , upon the charge of having murdered , by poison , her brother , Charles Diniond , of Shapwick , who died suddenly , and was interred a few days ago ; and whose own illegitimate child , husband , mother , and four other members of her family , are supposed to have also met their deaths by similar means , although at different periods . It appears that the brother was last week taken suddenly ill with vomiting and the other symptoms which are attendant upon the administration of poison , from which attack he died ; after

      which his sister ( the accused ) , having taken the furniture , removed suddenly to Bridgewater . These alarming facts being rumoured , the magistrate ordered the exhumation of the body . The intestines and stomach having been examined by Mr . Herapath , a _' considerable quantity of arsenic has been discovered . The woman has been apprehended . An inquest was held on Thursday , and adjourned to Saturday ( this day ); in the meantime the bodies of the other suspected victims have been ordered to be exhumed . Adjourned Coroner ' s Inquest . —On Friday night Mr . Higgs resumed , at the Star and Garter , Great Peter-street , Westminster , the adjourned inquiry concerning the death of Mary Cotton , alias Brown , who , it was alleged , had died from the effects of

      injuries received at the hands of a man named Harman , with whom she cohabited . The evidence taken at the two preceding inquiries went to show that the deceased had resided for a fortnight at No . 22 , Peterstreet . On Sunday morning , about two o'clock , the man Harman came home drunk , and threatened to " serve out" the deceased for not opening the door sooner . Shortly after that , a strange "wheezing " noise was heard , as if caused by the deceased being so closely pressed as to be unable to speak . This was accompanied by a bumping upon the floor , which lasted nearly half an hour , at the expiration of which time Harman , who had since been given into the custody

      of the police , called out and said his wife was taken very ill . Upon one of the lodgers going into her apartment , she was found lying on the floor , with her hair scattered over her shoulders , and quite speechless . Mr . Hanley , a surgeon , was sent for , but de-Ceased had died before lie had time to reach the house . That gentleman stated that , upon examining the body , he found the right side injured , apparently by a fall , or from being pushed . Her brain was congested , which was the hnmediate cause of death . The jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Isaac Harman , and the coroner made out his wan-ant for his committal to Newgate .

      Mysterious Death of a Spitalfields Silk . Manufacturer . —On Friday Mr . Baker held an inquest at thc City of Paris , Bishop Bonner's-fields , Bethnalgrecn , on the body of Mr . Wm . May , aged 44 , silkma nutacturcr , of Jung-street , Old Ford-lane . The evidence condensed showed that deceased had been missing since the 9 th of last December , and his body was not found until Thursday night last , when it was discovered in the Regent ' s Canal , between Bonncrhall Bridge and-the new union workhouse . When deceased was seen last alive , he had in his possession several sovereigns ; when found but one . The body was found a mile distant from his house , and in an opposite direction , and his hat and handkerchief more than a mile from the canal , and some

      bills belonging to kim at a quarter of a mile from his home . He usually carried a snuff-box and spectacles in his pockets , but they were not found in them after death . Mr . J . Salter , a silk-manufacturer , who parted with deceased at the Job ' s Castle , Nortonfolgate , on the night of the 9 th ult :, at eleven o ' clock , left him in good spirits and of sound intellect , and was of opinion that Ids death was caused by some unfair means or other . Mr . Storey , surgeon , of the Mile-end-road , who had examined the body , found the tongue protruding , several cuts on the forehead , on the right eyebrow , and beneath the eye ; several ofthe upper teeth were forced from their sockets , and were found loose in thc mouth , and there were cuts

      inside each lip . The left aim was fractured , and so were several of the ribs . The witness thought , both from external and internal appearances , that deceased had been immersed in the water ( luring life , but that thc severest _offthe injuries described had been caused alter death , probably by thc bottoms ot the barges . He considered it rather a case of suicide than of death from violence on the part of others . It having been proved that the deceased was a sober , sensible man , in prosperous circumstances , the loreman and jury intimated that they could not come to a conscientious conclusion without further evidence , and were of opinion that , by due diligence , some ot an important character may be yet discovered . Ihey proposed the adjournment of thc inquest for a week . Adjourned accordingly .

      Fatal Effects of Drink Singular verdict . — On Fridav Mr . Higgs held an inquest at the . Newcastle-upon-Tyne Tavern , Broad-street , Golucnsquare , on the bodv of Thomas _Meildng , aged 33 , a tin-plate worker , of No . 9 , Cambridge-street , St . James ' s . William _Worley , of Little Windmill-street , said that on Tuesdav last he accompanied ueccased to the Crown public-house , in Park-street , & rosvenor-square , where he met his brother-in-law They remained drinking together about four hours . Witness , the deceased , and two or three others , left the Crown at eight o ' clock in the evening for the purpose of returning home . On . getting into Grosvenor-square the deceased - proposed to have _^ a , race with witness ,-and whilst they were preparing for the start , the deceased ' s brother laid hold of his coat , and also grasped the coat of witness , which caused him to

      Suspected Child Murder.—On Wednesday Aft...

      stumble and . fall to the ground . , _ _Wluls . t witness was down , the deceased f ' _cS into his lap . Witness did not think he was hurt , but he thought he was shamming to be asleep . He was the worse for drink at the time ; a cab was called , into whichl deceased was placed and conveyed home . About an hour afterwards witness heard that deceased was dead . William Randall , the deceased ' s brother-in-law , said he thought the deceased was asleep , in consequence of which he assisted to carry him upstairs and put him to bed . Mr . W . Wadsworth , surgeon , said lie was sent for to attend the deceased on Tuesday night ; he found him on the bed , and after breathing seven or eight times he died . The most probable cause of death was , that thc _backbone had received some injury , which might produce concussion of the brain . After a consultation , the jury returned a verdict of Died by the visitation of God ; one of the jury remarking at the time , that that verdict would include everything .

      Case of Poisoning at Sheerness . — Shcerness , Thursday Evening . —Considerable excitement exists here at present in consequence of the sudden death of a young and handsome Jewess , daughter of Samuel Russell , a general _dealer of Mile Town , under circumstances of a very suspicious nature . An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon , at the Bell and Lion Tavern , before Mr . Hindc , thc coroner for East Kent , and a respectable jury , and adjourned to Monday , the 13 th inst ., to allow time for & _-post mortem examination of the body , and a thorough analysis of the contents of the stomach . From thc evidence of the ' mother and father of the deceased , it " appeal's that on the morning of the 7 th inst . the deceased

      gave" birth to a child , which the witnesses found dead on being called to her assistance . They asserted that they had no previous knowledge of the deceased being pregnant . Thc lather , shocked at seeing his daughter in her unhappy state , asked her why she did not communicate her state to him , when she replied , " O father , you havo had enough to trouble you without this . O the villain that deceived me ! " A doctor was fetched , but the deceased died before his arrival . The father stated he had reason to suspect that his daughter had poisoned herself ; and to ascertain by postmortem examination if this were the case , the inquest was adjourned .

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      To Journeymen Tailors. Fellow Workmen,—I...

      TO JOURNEYMEN TAILORS . Fellow Workmen , —In a former letter addressed to you , through the medium of the Northern Star , it was stated that we would endeavour to point out the way whereby the trade could be brought to a state of organisation necessary to its welfare . The first step recommended to be adopted is , in reference to our sanatory condition , brought about by the present system of out-door labour—that petitions to Parliament be got up , showing its demoralising effects on public health and morals , and the sufferings consequent thereon to the trade generally ; and in order to render the said petitions more effectual than those of last year , it is further recommended that every locality adopt a petition , get it well signed , and * place itin the hands of the member of the ; p lace for presentation . By this means the petitions will be well distributed through Parliament . Also petitions to the same

      effect to the House of Lords . Last year petitions were placed in the hands of Lord Ashley and T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P .,- but in consequence of the excitement on the Factory and other questions they were lost sight of . Both thc Noble Lord and Mr . Duncombe stated that the matter required to be more fully brought before the public . In order to cany out their advice , the trade cannot have a better mode than the proposed petitions . Those towns , cities , and boroughs , who approve of this plan , can have a printed copy of a petition , by _encloiing three postage stamps . Further suggestions will be submitted to the consideration of the trade , for their approval or rejection , previous to tho forthcoming delegation to be held at Manchester in April next . On behalf ofthe Executive Committee , T . Eames , President . J . W . Parker , Secretary . Tailors' Protection Society , 55 , Old Bailey , London . ' * ,

      Tub Lion Moulders of Liverpool to the Iron Moulders of Scotland . — Brethren , —We caution you against the means at present adopted by the employers of Liverpool , to decoy you from your homes , under the pretence of giving you high wages and long employment , and also providing for you in case of sickness or death . As a proof of their sincerity in doing so , we can now give you a description of the treatment that some of the Scotchmen have received at their hands , who have been weak enough to be trepanned by their ( the employers ) deceptive promises . So soon as they got their dupes at the railway , they were hugged together into an open box , like so many cattle , no respect , you will observe , being paid to one of their wives with an infant in her arms ,

      exposed to the bitter inclemency of the weather at the time . At the railway terminus , Ardrossan , they were driven like sheep to the steam-packet for Fleetwood ; the people assembled actually making inquiries what the men had done that they were driven about in the manner they were ; in fact , so glaring were the incivilities and bad usage to the men , that they refused to proceed any further unless an alteration took place in their usage . " They ( the employers ) actually refused to pay for food in the packet for the men , giving as an excuse , that they charged too high for it . On their arrival at Fleetwood ( to give you an idea of their liberality ) , the special train for conveying passengers to Liverpool , of the poorest class generally , were too good for their dupes ; they ,

      thinking they had them far from their homes without the means of returning , actually hired an open carriage or box to convey them to their destination ; the lookers-on pitying their condition , owing to the inclemency of the weather , many asking if they were convicts that their usage was so bad , not ono passenger being taken in that manner but themselves , though a Yory large train . To show you more olearly _. _theirjiardships , on their arrival at Preston tho men were obliged , through cold , to leave the carriage , and demand a covered place to ride in . At first it was refused them , but the men openly declared that they were unable to proceed in that manner , as they were completel y exhausted both with cold and hunger ( tho poor wife and child , at

      this time showing symptoms of fatigue , alarming all around them ); they succeeded , by imploring entreaties , in getting a covered carriage from thence to Liverpool . Mark their treatment on their arrival at Liverpool . The masters wait for them with an omnibus , drive them to an inn , amidst the hooting and execrations of an enraged populace—justly enraged at the means taken to deceive the unweary and unthinking . — Does their civil treatment end hero ? Mark well , Scotchmen—you who boast of a land of liberty—a land that never gavo birth to a slave ! Mark well , you who boast of your intelligence , and vour patriots that have died in defence of your rights and liberties—you who raise monuments to their memory , to point to future ages the virtues of these

      heroes ! Mark the conduct of those employers to those poor deluded dupes of theirs , in a country far from their homes , and amongst strangers !—Thoy take them to their workshops—lock them in their duty rooms , where the lumber is heaped in a corner to give room for them to lay down ; blankets are thrown into them , and beds purchased for the purpose . Thoy remonstrate against it , but are told it is all for their own security . They are locked up all night , and a sentinel placed at the door . They now find how they have been duped , and attempt to escape by tho windows by tying their blankets together , but find , to their astonishment , that the windows ¦ are secured with iron bars or stancheons to prevent their escape . Judge of their horror to find

      themselves in this prison ; at length they are partly relieved by finding their prison-doors unbarred in the morning : for prison it was to them—the masters may Call ft w hat'they h'ke . They now found , for the first time , that they were surrounded by high walls , and no chance of escape ; they were horrorstricken at their situation , but secretly agreed to contrive to make their escape , and , by a desperate and bold effort , which they succeeded in accomplishing to the horror of the masters , who are now doubly enraged to think that the parties arc at large to publish their atrocities tothe world . We refer you to those parties who have left Liverpool in disgust at tho » conduct of the masters , that you may have a full statement , which we in Liverpool cannot by this

      means convey . We , tho Moulders of Liverpool , ate proud to find that those parties that have been duped to come . to Liverpool , are none of those who compose the intelligent part ofthe Iron Moulders of Scotland , of which they can boast of having so many ; and are happy _tohaid . ltot their feelings are so completely in unison with oiir own , hi conclusion , we warn you to beware of any new inducement they may have in contemplation to lure vou from vour homes # Miners' Meetings . —Apublic meeting of the Colliers of West Wyiness Colliery was held on Monday the 30 th ult ., Robert FaerM in tho chair . The meeting was addressed by D . Swallow at considerable length , on the advantages to be derived from a general restriction of the hours of labour . A public meeting of the colliers ofthe West of Fife was held in the Masons' Hall , at _Loohgelly , on Thursday , the

      2 nd inst . ; James Muir , a working collier , was called to the chair , when resolutions , approving of the restriction of the hours of labour , were adopted ; and that they would not earn more than 2 s . Cd . per day after tho New Year ' s holidays ; also resolutions disapproving of the butty system , as well as the employment of men and boys to draw coals who are not colliers , nor the sons of colliers ; and against the employment of womenin the pits . The agent was instructed to institute prosecutions against those masters who are employing women . The meeting was addressed by Alexander Brown , John Wilkinson , Wm . Bowes , Richard Penman , Wm . Penman , D . Swallow , and several others . Thb Bilston Miners dined together on New Year ' s Day , at the Sampson and Lion , Green Croft , _Bilston . Tho meeting was a happy one , cementing closer the bonds of union , and affording the greatest satisfaction to all _Dreaent .

      To Journeymen Tailors. Fellow Workmen,—I...

      Hum , Tailors . —The members of the TailprsVProtection Society held their anniversary on New Year ' s Eve , at the Ship Inn , Church-lane . They sat down to a splendid supper ; and after doing ample justice to tho good things set before them , the remainder of tho venihg was / ocoupied with toast * , songs , and recitation * . The best feeling animated all present . ; Miners' Meitinos in Yorkshire . —Mr . Septimus D * vis has held meetings at tho following places : — On Wednesday night , Jan . 1 st , the Colliers of _Churwellhad a supper , at the Shoulder of Mutton

      publichouse , Churwell : supper over , a meeting was held , When Mr . Davis delivered a lengthy discourse on the necessity of tho . colliers keepiug tho union good , and watching the movements of the coal kings . At a late hour the meeting separated , hi ghly pleased with the proceedings of the evening . —On Thursday night , Jan . 2 nd , at Beeston . There were many present who had not paid to the Union , or attended any meeting for some weeks back , but who promised to attend and pay regular . The speaker was much applauded while speaking .

      _Barnslby Weavers . —The members of thc Linen Weavers' Union held their quarterly meeting in Pickering ' s room , on Monday the 6 th inst ., when general officers- were ohoson , and two members appointed to audit the books . Notice was given of a motion for thc admission of Bobbin Winders into the Society . A branch lodge is about being opened at Smithy Mills . Mr . Peckett ' s strike , has now seen its second Christma « -day , and in all probability will gee its third , So much for the power of union . " _Ncwthamviox Boon _asd Suoemaebub' Mutual Assistance Association , No . 2 , Section . —At a special meeting of this section , called for the pnrposo of hearing the decision of the Executive on the Bradford Strike , the following resolutions were passed

      unanimously : —I hat the conduct ot the Executive in closing the Bradford Strike , without first consulting the various sections ofthe UnioD , where the interests of so many of our fellow _shopmates were at stake , proves their unfitness to hold so important an office ; and are therefore no longer worthy of our confidence . That the thanks of this meeting are due , and hereby given to the Bradford Committee , for the able manner m which they have discharged their duties during the Strike . The correspondence between Mr . Drury , of Sheffield , and T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., was then read from the Star , and gave much satisfaction . Hurst Brook Minehs . —The Coal Miners of this place gave a _publie dinner to their indomitable friend and advocate , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., on Friday last ;

      when upwards of eighty hardy sons : of the mine eat down to an excellent repast , provided by the host and hostess of the Colliers' Arms Inn . Mr . Roberts , the principal guest , sat at the head of the table , and was supported on the right by Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , and on the left by Mr . William Aitkin , of Ashton-under-Lyne . The large and spacious room was tastefully decorated . After the company had done ample justice to the good things set before them , in the shape of roast beef , plum pudding , < fec , a public meeting was held , which was addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Messrs . Parkinson and Dixon ; after which the meeting broke up , and the company returned to the large room , where they spent the remainder of the evening in a very happy and comfortable manner .

      Bradbury Miners . — At the close of the above meeting Mr . Roberts and Mr . Dixon left for Bradbury , hi Cheshire , the miners of which district were having a public dinner at the Greyhound Inn , Highi lane , Bradbury . The dinner was one of the John Bull kind . After the cloth was removed , the company was addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester . The evening was then spent in a comfortable manner , and the company broke up at a seasonable hour , higldy delighted with the proceedings .

      St . Helen MiNEns . —On the second anniversary of the Miners of No . 1 Lodge , St . Helen ' s district , about 140 ofthe hardy _sonB of the mine sat down to an excellent dinner of roast beef and pudding . Dinner being over , toasts and sentiments followed , with a grand variety of singing , together with an eloquent and impressive discourse from Mr . James Price , one of tho agents of the Miners' Association . About ten o'clock the meeting broke up , highly gratified with the evening ' s proceedings . Nottingham Framework Knitters . —By _pcrmia _sion of the Mayor , a public meeting of Framework Knitters , Frame Smiths , Sinker Makers , _Setters-up , and Needle Makers , of Nottingham and its vicinity , was held in the Town Hall , on Monday , Jan . 6 th .

      1845 , at two o ' clock , on busin « s connected with the frame-rent trial , and the Government inquiry into tho condition ofthe Framework Knitters , and other important matters affecting the interests ofthe trade ; Samuel Winter , wrought cotton hose branch , in tho chair . The following resolutions were passed : — "That , whereas the Frame Smiths , Setters-up , Sinkers , and Needle Makers are alike affected by good or bad trade with the Framework Knitters , we recommend the above parties to join us in a consolidated union for mutual protection . "— " That this meeting , being convinced that a further sum of money will be required to carry out the frame-rent trial and the Government tyranny , do agree that a levy of threepence be paid by mstahnents , or

      _otherwise , on or before Saturday , the 1 st of February , 1 S 4 S . "— " That this meeting , being aware of the advantage that must arise to the trade at large by thc catablishment of & muthal understanding between the employer and the employed , call upon the manufacturers of hosiery in the three counties of Nottingham , Derby , and Leicester , to convene a meeting of their body to effect this desirable object , at tho shortest _convenient period , when operatives will be appointed to lay the views of the workmen before them . "— " That a vote of thanks be given by _^ this meeting to those parties who have rendered pecuniary assistance in bringing tho frame-rent trial before the Court of Queen ' s Bench . "— "That this _mcetinir return their best thanks to Mr . William

      Felken , lace-manufacturer , for the part he has taken in bringing before the public and the Government the condition of thc Framework Knitters . "—A vote of thanks was given to the Mayor , for his kindnesB ; in granting the use of the Town Hall _,- and also to the Chairman , when the meeting separated . Tho following letter has been received from tho Board of Trade : — " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade , Whitehall , 24 th Dec ., 1844 . Sir , —With reference to your letter of the 19 th inst ., requesting to be informed whether my Lords will be prepared , in conjunction with the Home Secretary , with a Bill , on the opening of Parliament , on the subject of an inquiry instituted by her Majesty's Government into the allegations contained in the petition presented to

      Parliament during the last session , from the Framework Knitters of Nottingham , I am directed b y the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you that my Lords regret to be unable to give any explicit answer te the question put to them , the report of the Commissioner not having been as yet laid before them . I am , sir , your obedient servant , John G . Shaw Lefevre . —Mr . B . Humphries , King George on Horseback , Gregory ' s Buildings , Nottingham . _Newcastle-on-Ttne Shoemakers . —At the usual monthly meeting of the Ncweastle-on-Tyne section of tho _Cordwainers' Mutual Assistance Association , it was unanimously carried that we still continue our levy for the Bradford Shoemakers , in aid of their present struggle .

      Bradford Woolcombers' Meeting . — -A numerous meeting of this body was held at the Odd Fellows ' Hall on Monday evening last , to take ' measures concerning a reduction of wages by Mr . Thomas Willett , and also to strengthen the Protective Society . Mr . George Wilson , treasurer ofthe society , wa _* called to the chair , and a scries of resolutions most important to thc trade were adopted . [ The resolutions will be given next week . —Ed . N . S . ] . Associated Trades of London . — This influential body met on Thursday evening , January the 9 th , nt tlio _woll-known Trades House , the Bell , Old Bailev ; Mr . Thompson ( compositor ) in the chair .

      The secretary read to the meeting the correspondence between the united trades of Sheffield and T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., relative to a general conference of delegates from the various trades throughout Great Britain ( the correspondence appeared in our journal of Saturday last ); and spoke warmly in support ofthe projected conference , Mr . Robertson _, bookbinder , moved the following resolution : — "That this Association is of opinion , that it is highly desirable that , a general conference of delegates ' of the various trades of the United Kingdom be held , In accordance with Mr . Duncombe ' s suggestion . " Tho resolution was earned unanimously . Considerable discussion then ensued as to the best means of

      carrying the resolution into operation ; after which , Mr . Ching , tin-plate worker , moved— " That this meeting assemble again on Thursday evening next , Jan . 16 th , to devise the best means of carrying out the proposed conference . " The motion was seconded by Mr . Bush , carpenter , and carried uimaimouth : The secretary was then authorised to summon the absent delegates for the occasion ; and the meeting adjourned . Bradford Shoemakers . —On Monday evening a special meeting of the Shoemakers' Society was held at the Boy and Barrel Inn , Westgate . Several _letters were read from various parts ol * the country expressing regret at thc sudden termination of the strike . Tlio masters were sick of the strike , and could not possibly have held out much longer , had thc strike committee had the power to continue the struggle .

      Duncombe Testimonial . —Central Committee of Trades , Savillo House , Leicester-square—Wednesday Evening , January thc 8 th ; Mr . Grassby in the chair . Messrs . Josiah Bushby and John Dowiimj attended , and handed in £ 5 , ' the second subscription from Chelsea and Pimlico . —Mr . E _.-Higgins attended from the United Members ofthe Silver Trade , and handed in £ 5 , voted by that body to the " Testimonial . " Messrs . Grassby and Synies wore deputed to wait on the Associated Trades of London . Mr . T , M . Wheeler handed in , on behalf of Mr . J . Simpson , Camberwell , two books and seven shillings '; and on behalf of Mr . J . Shaw , Gloucesterstreet , Commercial-road , one book and £ 2 10 s . Cd .

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      Forthcomi . vo ., D . uncombe . Testimonial . —The Central Committee will meet at _Saville House , Leicester--squaro , on Wednesday evening next ; - January 15 th ; when the propriety of getting up a Soiree to Mr . Duncombe on the eve of the ensuing Session of Parliament , will be considered . Borough of Finsbury . —A meeting of the general committee of this borough for raising a testimonial to T . S . Duncombe , its highly esteemed representative , was held at the White Conduit Tavern on Thursday evening , January tho 9 th . William Hewitt , Esq ..

      was cafled to the chair . A number of collectors and sub-treasurers attended to pay in the sums collected by them . Mr . It . Moore , secretary , announced the sum total as £ 73 19 s . On thc motion of Mr . W . Balls , seconded by Mr . Guennigault , it was unanimously resolved that the general committee should re-assemble on Wednesday evening , January the 23 rd . It was whispered in the room that it was the" intention ofthe electors to get up a soiree , the evening beforo the assembling of Parliament , in honour to their distinguished representative .

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      London, Satmo.Y Tiill Locality. —Accordi...

      LONDON , _Satmo . y tiiLL Locality . —According to announcement , a public meeting was held at _Hopkinson's _Coilee-house on luesday cvening-when it was resolved that thc Saffron-hill locality bo reorganized , and that they meet on Sunday morning for tho dispatch of business . Several new members were enrolled ; and the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That this meeting having heard from Mi ' . Wm . Balls , that it is his intention to propose , on tho Duncombe Testimonial Committee , that a public tea-party be got up at White Conduit-house , on the meeting of Parliament , in honour of T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., thismeeting highly approves ofthe proposal , and resolves to use their utmost exertions to make the demonstration one worthy of the noble patriot and the great cause he so honestly advocates . " _. All good Chartists are requested to attend on Sundav morning at ton o ' clock , to assist in electing the council .

      Somers Town . —A publie meeting was held on Sunday . evening last , at Mr . _Duddridgeb _, Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road ; Mr . John Arnott was called to the chair . The chairman explained tothe meeting the cause of the unavoidable _absence of our talented friend , Mr . M'Grath , and read from the Northern Star the correspondence between Mr . John Drury , of . Sheffield , and Mr . T .. S . Duncombe ; and also the able and spirited remarks ofthe Editor thereon , which was received with every mark of approbation by a full and rcspectableaudience . Mi * . Thomas Laurie . then rose and moved— "That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby given , to Mr . John Drury , of Sheffield , for his talented and manly letter ; and to that indomitable patriot , T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M _. P ., for hia nobla

      reply thereto , and for his consistent , untiring , and powerful advocacy ofthe rights of the working classes on all occasions . " Seconded by Mr . George Cooper , and carried unanimously . Mr . George Humphries proposed the following resolution— " That this meeting recommend that the tea-party proposed to be held at the Crown and Anchor , Strand , on Monday , the 3 rd of February , be deforred until the expected National Trades Conference . " Seconded by Mr . Thomas Edwards , and unanimously agreed to . The meeting then separated . - Tower _Hammsts . —Whittington and Cat , Churchrow , Bethnal . greon .--Mr . John _Sewell _leotuxod on Sunday evening last to a numerous and _Attentive audience . At tho close of his discourse the talented lecturer received the thanks of the meeting . Several new members joined . Thc Council of the _aboTe

      looality met on Tuesday evening ; Mr . Hams in tho chair . Tho case of Mrs . Ellis and Mr . Preston was brought before the meeting . Mr . Mills also brought the case of tho Executive forward . It was moved , seconded , and carried , that the funds in hand should be at once sent , and that a concert and ball take placo on Tuesday , Jan . 21 st , in aid of the Executive . The Council of this locality hope their Chartist brethren throughout the country will awake from their apathy , and set about raising funds ; for if we cannot raise the small sum required for the support of the Executive , it is a mere faree to call our Movement a national ono . It would be well to state , as a proof what can be done if men will but persevere , that this society started with but six members about four months back , and they now have upwards of fifty paying members on their books , in the poorest district inthis " great metropolis . "

      Turnagain-Lane , Jan . 7 . —Tiie members of this locality held their usual meeting , which was veiy numerously attended . Mr . Wm . Rowland was called to the chair . The sub-secretary brought forward his monthly report , from which it appeared that the subscriptions had considerably increased during the past month , and which we attribute to the stir the removal of the Northern Star to London has caused amongst us . _Wiiitechapel . —Mr . Dowling delivered a most instructive lecture on Sunday evening , at the White Horse , Mary-street , Whitechapel . ; Metropolitan District Council , 1 , Turnagainlane , January 5 th ; Mr . Luke King in the chair . — Reports wero delivered in respecting Mr . Duncombe and the Trades . The letter of Mr . Duncombe , in reply to Mr . Drury of Sheffield , appeared to give great satisfaction . Reports were also received respecting the . cases of Mrs . Ellis and Mr . T . Preston ; also respecting thc late Soiree held in John-street Institution , and the Council adjourned .

      KENT . Lewisham . —At the weekly meeting held at the Carpenters' Arms , Hanover-street , Lewisham—Mr . Sawyer in the chair—the following resolution was unanimously adopted—" . That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby given , to Mr . John West , for his untiring advocacy of the people ' s rights , and more particularly for refuting the fallaoious doctrines of Mr . Falvey _, " Greenwich . —A _publio meeting of the Chartists of Deptford , Greenwich , and Lewisham , was held tins week , at the George and Dragon , Blackheath . The subject of discussion was the Land scheme . - The most oheering accounts wero received of the progress of the good work of " getting on to the land . " The land committee meet every Thursday evening ,

      OLDHAM . Tea Party _akd Ball , —On Friday , January 3 rd , a Tea Party , Concert , and Ball took placo in tho Chartist Room , Greaves-street , when upwards of ona hundred and fifty sat down to tea . After the repast , Mr . _Lawleis was called on to preside . The evening ' s amusement consisted of dancing , interspersed with patriotic songs , recitations , and other recreating ports , whioh wero kept up to a lato hour , when tho company separated highly delighted with the evening's entertainment . On Sunday evening Mr . O'Connor ' s Dialogue was read from the Star , which was listened to with great attention ,

      Victoria Tiieathe. We Bave Nothing New T...

      VICTORIA TIIEATHE . We bave nothing new to report of * this theatre . Thc new drama , the Child of Charity , continues its successful career , and is nightly hailed with shouts of applause . The pantomime is not less successful , and overflowing _lio ' uscs have , during the present as well as the preceding week , rewarded tho manager and company for their exertions to entertain aud gratify .

      THE OLYMPIC . : ' The performances at this theatre have , during the week , commenced with the classical play of Horatio ; or , The Roman Father , in which Miss Davenport must admirably sustains the principal character , Her development of the varied passions of the human breast is truly masterly . Her tone of expression is clear and distinct , and her whole deportment strictly appropriate . Love in the Dark , Old Bogie , together with the laughter-exciting vagaries of the mirth-making personages of the pantomime , followed , and kept the house in one continued roar of laughter ; furnishing , as they do , many telling " bits " , on the mode in which matters and men are _doiic in town . The machinery and transformations reflect the greatest credit on the management . Indeed it is evident that Miss Davenport is sparing neither trouble nor expense to gratify her patrons ; and we ardently hope that the public encouragement iiiaj- be comhiehsui ' ate td li 6 l' oSel'tiOllS , US caterer to the public taste and amusement .

      Death Op Hon. Thomas Morais.—By The Cinc...

      Death op Hon . Thomas _MoRais . —By the Cincin nati Herald , we learn that the Hon . Thomas Moms died suddenly , at his residence near Bethel , Clermont county , on Saturday morning week . Mr . Morris was the Liberty candidate for the Vice Presidency , at the late election . He was for many years a highly influential member of the Ohio Legislature—has been one of the judges of the Supreme-Court , and for rix years was a member of the United States Senate . Ancient SiiKniEBDS . —The members ofthe Noah's Ark Lodge , No . 18 , of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds , _Ashton Unity , assembled at Host Allen's , ltoyal Oak Inn , Stalybridge , on Friday , January 3 rd , to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary , when upwards of 130 sat down to a most excellent dinner . Mr . Edward Hayne , secretary to the district , was called to tho chair , and opened the meeting with a brief address . The band of the Order was in attendance in full uniform ; and although the room is one of the largest club rooms in Cheshire , it was crowded to excess at an early hour of the evening .

      The New Advocate Of The Rights Of Labour. ; ' .

      THE NEW ADVOCATE OF THE RIGHTS OF LABOUR . ; ' .

      O N Saturdaf, January 18 , 1845 , Will B...

      O N _SATURDAF _, January 18 , 1845 , will be published , Wo . 1 , price 2 d . ( to be continued weekly ) , "' of . - ' tho TJtlBUNE , mid JOURNAL of the lUGHTS of INDUSTRY ; containing a Full Examination anil Discussion of the variou * phuis before tho 1 ' uulie for the Removal of National Disfrcss ; , the _Proceedings of Trade Societies and Bodies for the purpose of effcetisg Social Improvements ; the Employment of thc People upon the Land ; Emigration , with Expositions of the best Localities to _ieleet , aud Plans on which to proceed , and Reports of the Proceed _, _ings of thc _varioui Societies throughout the country , ; established to forward this object ; details of aU Social , Moral , and Educational Movements having in view the elevation of the Working Classes ; in addition to Original and Select Articles of a general character , calculated either to afford rational entertainment or instruction . Office , 40 , Holywell-street , Strand . London ; toflbilflall Orders for the paper and communications for _tlrfSdltor must be addressed .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_11011845/page/5/