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      Tuesday. — Robbery. —William Todd, Aged ...

      _hidtououtto _vuvcuasc _* small quantity _ofspuus , _S add 1 had heard several persons talk of it . My _rTtS id it _^ s _aa odd thing to talk of as we _SSt to cijioy ourselves and thesubjcct dropped fh , _SivIwcnt to church in themommg , and I _v _^ £ hab % of going to my _bather ' s directly Sinner to ' drink a little porter . 1 read an _accent ofthe murder in the newspaper the same * afternoon On that occasion 1 saw that a letter was found inthc nocket ofthe deceased , by thc name ol James _Cooner Before that I knew my brother had addressed letters to Ddu-ue by the name of Cooper . On Sunday night my brother came home about eleven o'clock . At naif-past seven on Monday morning , I asked him if ho knew who was murdered at

      Uanipstead . aud he said he did not . 1 said it was poor Delarue . lie seemed very much agitated , and exclaimed , "Poor Delarue I" He sent me to my father for his boots , aud when I returned I had good reason , from his appearance , to believe that he had heen cryin « _r . Hccauic to breakfast to my father , who said , " ° ihis is a sad thing about Delarue ; I consider it vour duty to go -and own him , as you are so intimate with him . " Whilst Le was patting on his things for the purpose of so doing , my mother returned , and said the bodv was already owned . Tie said he was glad of It , he was so afiected that he thought he could almost have fainted away . I recollect Scotncy , thc officer , coming to my room on the Wednesday . My brother let him in . Seotney fiist asked me if I had a watch . I told hini 1 had

      not . lie then turned to my brother and said , you have , " and my brother appeared confused , and stammered _, lsaid , "" Well , don ' tdeceive the policeman , Tom , tell him all about it , " meaning , " tell him it was the watch you received . " I thought it was right at the time to tell him of the circumstance of his having a watch to sell , and liaving pawned it . I should imagine lay brother was on intimate tenns with Delarue , from his going out twice a-day four days in the week on an average , for thc purpose of meeting liim . He wrote very well . The letter produced is a female ' s handwriting . I never saw him _forgcafem-de's _liaud , but 1 don't think it was impossible for him to have done it . He eoald write two or three hands .

      Thomas Hocker examined by Mr . Bodkin * . —I am the father of the prisoner , and a shoemaker in Portland Town . The prisoner used to board at my house , and lodge near it . He took tea at home on fridav , the 21 st of February , about four o'clock . I remember his going out after tea , about half-after six . He had a macintosh on . I had previously to that time understood from him that he was in expectation of a . loan of £ 10 . He said lie liad received a note that morning from Mrs . Edwards , stating she would be readv tomecthim on Sundav night , and lend Mm _" & e-requi _* cedamouut . He yrent on Friday night . 1 remember thc prisoner coming to my house the day after Friday , the 21 st . I noticed Hie sleeve ofhis ihirt was torn . _Hos-udhedldit ' _raafi'ob ' c _theoveiaight . He also on that occasion showed me some sovereigns , _oneof-whiclihegaveto me and another _tojus mother . He said he had obtained them from Mrs . Edwards . 1 never saw the deceased . I have

      heard the prisoner speak of him as Cooper . William Watson , Edward Scotncy , and Francis Partridge , were then examined . Their evidciicc was mostly arepetition of that ofthe two Hookers . "James Shaekeli examined by Mr . Bodkin . —I am aninspectorof police . 1 produce a mackintosh wliich I received from the father . On it are spots of blood , and on the hack mud and blood : it was inspected by the coroner . On the 26 th of February I went to the prisoner ' s lodgings in Victoria-terrace , and Haynes was there ; thc prisoner -was not there . I saw a hutton found in thc lodgings ; it was found imny presence . I produce a shirt I received at the father ' s house , and a pair of drawers , and gambroon under trousers . I found marks of blood on the wristband of tlieshirf . ] _preduw sonic _stocliings , which the mother saretomc , and they are also stained with blood . The knee is very much stained .

      John Haynes , inspector of the detective police . — On tue 26 th February went to the room at whieh the prisoner lodged , and found two buttons . After that he went to _Cleikniwell prison , and desired thc prisoner to take off his coat , and examined it , and found marks of blood ou it . There were some spots on one ofthe cuffs ofthe coat . In the inside lining of the- right sleeve and the corresponding pocket on thc outside ot the coat was a considerable quantity of blood . There was blood on the right hand lappcl , and in the pocket itself appeared the mark of a bloody hand . The coat is torn under tlic arm , and there " arc three buttons missing , two froin the front part and one from behind . The button which I found _eorrcsponds with the other buttons on the front of the coat . The button found near thc spot where thc murdered man was found corresponds with the others .

      Daniel Dehtt'ue _, Wither of Ihe murdered man -, Susan Kitckucr ; and James Newton were then examined _, but their evidence wasnot important . Sarah Aim _Coxc examined byJWr . iGIiambers . —On _tusSist of February I knew . Hocker ; Iliad known Mm seven months liefore that . I did not see hhn on the night of that day . I had not seen him for a month before . Hewas not romping with any girls in my company . Eleanor Edwards examined by Mr . Bodkc . —I reside at Bath-place , _JCe \ v-road . ' I have . known the prisoner for about ten weeks . He had never made application to mcto lend him any money . I never lent _nnn anv in my life .

      Mr . _Clauksox then , addressing the Court , said—I stated at the commencement of this trial , that niy _learncd friend Mr . Ballantine aud myself appeared to defend this accused person . We had been requested to do so bv thc worthy sheriffs . A communication "has been made to us from the prisoner in the course ofthe trial , expressive of his wish , under the circum stances , to make lus own statement to the jury , and I have only to ask for nennission for Mm so to do . Mr . Justice Cokebidge then informed thc prisoner that the case on the part of the prosecution was closed , and if he wished to say _anything he could do so : or if ho wished-a short delay previously to so doing it -would be allowed "him . The Pkisoxee signified his assent , and at the

      expiration of five minutes delivered the following address in a firm voice , which , however , faltered occasionally , when speaking of the murder : —My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury , —I beg to read at once two statements which I formerly hauded to my counsel through the medium of my solicitor . I have -very carefully perused and considered the depositions against me , and find nothing in them of a serious or -weighty nature , to the truth of which I object . I wish to communicate to yon all 1 have to say as calmly and dispassionately as it is possible , and to that end I shall not attempt the least apology or defence . I will state every circumstance connected with the depositions , leaving it to you whether tliey be consequential or otherwise . The two grand

      questions are , how came my clothes to be so saturated with blood , and how I came into the possession of the deceased ' s watch , & c . The former I ean answer satisfactorily to my own conscience , but nothing on earth shall cause me to divulge it , at least on this side of my trial . It were an easy matter for me to fabricate , to make alie , butl willnot doit ; and to prove to you thatlani so far conscious , Ihave , amongst some private letters wMch 1 have had conveyed to me since I came hither , a letter , in which is expressed t b * -desite to account for iho manner in whieh my clothes were so besmeared , and the person in his devotedness to me offers to forswear liimself . 1 rather -would have this mysterious part of the affair to remain as it is , hy lcavhig it in the hands of my counsel . I

      know while doing so I endanger my own safety , hut I have urgent reasons for doing so * . If this siooiny affair terminate adversely , I die a martyr ; if otherwise , by taking a defensive course , I live a traitor . This sounds paradoxical , probably , to your cars ; but such is the- { act . of which I excuse and pardon your disbelief until it is further evidenced to you . I will therefore quit this part of the subject mtu this remark , after such a painful and _ignoainlous exposure of everything connected with my present and former cirenmstances , together with every vile _andcontomelious insult and misrepresentation , I can have no desire to _inn-vive the issue , be it ever so favourable to mv innocence . I am ruined inevitably and irrevoeablv , and I am too much the Englishman to fear death

      whatever form it assumes . But more to the matter file deceased Delarue had _JrequentlyofTei-ed his ser-¦ ricestomeinthewayofpecuniaryassistance ( Iou _| ht , pei _^ ps , _toliavetoldyouth _^ _tIhadlfflowTideceaseafor nearly two years ) . It was aboutsix months alter our _acquaintance that he made the first friendly overture of thc kind , and it vras something like two months following that I accepted it ; he at that time gave me £ 410 s ., -which vras the whole of the contents of his pin-se , accompanied by the words , "Hocker , neversee me again if vou once venture to return me this trifle ; lam no friend of yours in your estima tion if yon view It as a loan merely . " Last August I kept away from him for a month or five weeks on account of the shabby condition of my apparel . He

      took it _uneonfi-Iing on my part that I did notacquaint him with my embarrassed ckcumsfanccs , and then good-heartedl y insisted on my turning to the best advantage £ 5 , which he threw at me , wishing he could " punish " me in the same way right on for a whole day . Such was the nature of our "intimacy . I havehad _properfy belonging to deceased of considerable value . A large telescope—I should say worth £ 7 or £ 8 ; also a smaller one ; and an opera-glass , microscope . < fcc . ; all which he _lentine at _diffei-euttimes , and which 1 believe areto be found at his apartments now . _Afyp-u entejaTijSever _^ 0 * . ueMjreiilember to have seen them . The deceased also intrusted me with a

      silver watch , a silver watehguard , and part of a diamond rag . The part which contained the diamond only remained , _l _hafl to dispose of them for £ 3 17 s . The deceased was anxious to make up a certain sum of money by a given time , and I understood the request as a delicate wish forme to p ledge the articles for him . I got them pawned at a Mr . Richardson s , _Henry-Afreet , Portland Town , for the required amount . The deceased gave me the duplicates , which I handed over to the officers when thev "fcarehed my apartment . How Icame with the vrafcii and ring , which the brotberof the deceased ldentiheu , was the following-. — In our engagements of late deceased had often been kaif-an-hour behind hand , is s

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      watch for some time past had performed irregularly . He frequently struck it with his walking cine _. in ' a momentary ill humour , wluch accounts for the seconds' pointer being gone . He gave it to mc to be cleaned and repaired for him , at the same tune producing his rin _*; _, which had always been too large for his little linger , to be lessened , and for the brilliant to be reset , which it needed in consequence of an attempt to prove its genuineness , which he effected by removing the brilliant from its setting , and striking it with a hammer , having first placed it on a stone for that _larpose . He had used all his influence towards putting me into a comfortable situation , but had failed until the morning of the day on which he was murdered . I forgot to

      state that it was on this morning that deceased gave the watch and ring to mc . On that morning he saluted me in a pleasant air , and said he brought me good news , he hoped . Ho then led mo to think I should be a little better to do in a few days , but that he would acquaint me with more anon . He provided me at the same time with ( what , indeed , I had fbr some time expected ) £ 12 in gold . The deceased had so often lent mc money that I was ashamed to mention his name again to my parents ; I therefore forged a falsehood , aud represented Mrs . Edwards as the donor . I was in possession of the money in the morning , and that accounts for my positively assuring my parents that I might have it by calling on Mrs . Edwards in the evening . At seven o ' clock iu

      the evening of the rnday I went to the Swiss Tavern , and called for rum and water : I stayed there nearly three quarters ' of an hour ; there was another man , apparently a gentleman , in thc room during the whole of the time , to whom I read portions of the day ' s newspaper . A candle was en the table close by me while 1 was reading . It was a bitterly cold night , and thc fire was burning cheerfully . I stood in the front ol it for some time . Had my clothes at that time been disordered or bloody , the gentleman or the waiter must have seen it . " The waiter remarked at thc inquest , after failing to identify me , that the person who ordered the rum and water had white hands ; he meant at least tliat they were not bloody . If I went

      anywhere to wash them , why suffer my clothes to remain as they were , and have the temerity to enter a lighted public-house so near the spot ? But it is not my place to write in tMs manner . I will proceed further . After I left the tavern I directed my path across the fields , in a line with the spot where the deed was committed , for it lay in my way to the Hampstead-road , whither I was going . As I approached Haverstock field , singing a merry tune , a policeman accosted mo with the words , " Young gentleman , sad work here ; here's a dead man . " I immediately scaled the fence with him , and asked him if he was sure ihe man was dead 1 The policeman ( Baldock ) said , "There was uo doubt of it . " I felt the pulse of deceased ; it was still . He

      remarked that the deceased was a young man . It was an awful spectacle , and we both wept . I felt quite sick and chilly , and told the policeman I should shortly take some brandy . I proposed to him to do the same . \ continued with Mm and the deceased without offering to withdraw , for forty minutes . I told Baldock that some months back I had heen in thc habit of crossing the adjacent field from Hampstead several times in a week at a late horn * in the evening , and tliat I usually earned a pocket stiletto as a life preserver , which I showed him , asking him whether the possession of such an instrument were illegal or not . He said he thought not . lie remarked that the blade was very bright . Baldock asked the time of the night . * I looked at the

      _watoh wMch has since been produced , and told him . Serjeant Fletcher and some four or five other policemen then arrived with the stretcher . Almost all of them addressed me on seeing me on the spot with Baldock . I accompanied the policemen , four of whom earned the corpse . I asked one of them if it were necessary forme still to attend them ? He said if I could give no information it would be useless . I had made an appointment to be in Portland-place that evening . I found that I had already exceeded my time through remaining so long with " Baldock . I left them with the corpse when I had got as far as Church-row , Hampstead , and hastened towards my destination . Subsequently I made another statement , which I will read : —I

      wish to explain to you , as nearly as my feelings will suffer me , the nature of my present trial , and to shew you that by attempting an extrication out of iny misery , by a full disclosure of everything connected with " this sad affair , would be futile and fiendish . About a year ago I courted a young lady at Hampstead , whose parents are highly genteel and respectable . I f _' eit a great attachment to her ; we met and loved " in secret . I introduced myself toher parents shortly after my acquaintance with her . Slic was a beautiful girl , and I felt that I should bo proud to introduce her to the man whom I looked upon as my very best friend . At length I found an opportunity of doing so . The parents of the girl , finding tliat I liad such a friend as

      Delarue , invited us both to 860 tliem . I liad represented Dciarue as a man of property , and in every sense of the word a gentleman . "We fre _' _quontly afterwards visited tiie family together . What he lacked in manner and address was compensated by his condition in life , which -.-as so much more favourable than mine . Delarue betrayed me , and at length , after a long interview with the father , he _tefused me as a suitor to his daughter . Henceforth Delarue was the acknowledged iover , though discouraged by the girl's indifference towards him . But time and assiduity accomplish everything ; he won her affections at last , and proved the genuineness of his heart to mc and the girl by seducing her ! Yes , such a villain was the man , who though dead ,

      I abhor ; and now comes the eatastrope . A short period elapsed , and the parents suspected by the girl ' s tears , and Delarue ' s rude withdrawal , that all was not right , and subsequently the secret was divulged . 0 , picture to yourself the distraction of the parents of an onlv daughter in such a condition , and the thirsty revenge of an only brother who had been married honourably but five weeks . Revenge was thc theme alone that had auy charms for him , and we all determined to have it , for I was dishonoured with thc rest . They knew I could forge a lady ' s handwriting . I penned the note which was found on deceased ' s person , and sent it by a young female whom Delarue knew . He attended to the assignation , and was on the spot where he had

      effected the rain of an innocent creature , and where he met his fate . I and the brother accompanied each other till we came to Haverstoek-field , when we separated , he to the fatal spot , and I to the Swiss Tavern , which we appointed our rendezvous , hut not until I had waited about for some time . I myself distinctly heard the cry of inurder . I then knew the scene had commenced , but neither the brother nor I had any presage or thought of the issue . After waiting _' seme time tor him at the tavern , I hastened to Haverstoek-field . This is the explanation of my anxiety to feel the pulse of the deceased , and my shedding tears when I witnessed the result of that revenge whieh had not death for its object , but serious mutilation . I hurried to thc house of the

      perpetrator , who had flown there for refuge . I then took the whole upon myself , as 1 had been the principal cause of the tragedy . I immediately rushed from the house and sought a shmghter-house in Hampstead , and disfigured my clothes in a pool of blood wliich I found handy . You see , sir , I cannot account for the bloody state of my clothes with giving a reason for making them so—here is the difheulty . O , God ! I could pass through the impending ordeal in unison with my wishes . I have mentioned no names to you ; and 0 , did vou but see the state of my mind ! I cannot

      prove that I was not on the spot at the time ol action unless I , to save myself , who am innocent , bring to justice those who , as far as intention was concerned , are equally so . Am I sure that by such a course I should be free from imputation ? And if they should turn their backs upon me—which it is in their power to do—what then would become of mc ? See how I am surrounded by difficulties ! I will not say anything to acquit myself—that is _ at thc best oiily dubious , and which is calculated to involve others in addition to myself . I cannot say more—my mind is almost bewildered . " The prisoner having concluded ,

      Mr . Justice _Coieiudge asked if he liad any witnesses . The Prisoner . —No , my Lord ; but I beg to state , that the stick produced has not been produced in evidence against me . Mr . Justice _Colebiooe . —At present there is no evidence connecting the prisoner with the stick . Mr . _Claukson observed that the prisoner had alleged that he had produecd to the officer Baldock a pocket stiletto . Baldock wasrecalled . and saidthathedid not

      remember theprisoner producing a pocket stiletto ; he remembered nothing about it . Did not remember saying it was very _bright . Thomas _^ Hocker being recalled , said , he remembered having seen a telescope which the prisoner represented as belonging to Delarue ; it was apparently of value . Had seen him with other property which he represented as belonging to Delarue . Mr . Justice Coleridge ( to the prisoner ) . —Do you wish any stick to be produced ? Prisoner . —No , my Lord . to

      You _^ haveno witnesses call ?—iS'ot any , my Lord . Mr . Justice Coleridge then proceeded to sum up the _» videnee . Thejury had been engaged for a considerable time in an investigation most important to the publie , and to the unhappy prisoner , ana he was sure that whatever calls might he made upon their patience would not be considered bytheniastoogre . oh an occasion like the present . It would not be difficult to present a general view ofthe case , and te point out the points mainly material tothe prisoner ' s innocence and guilt , but he should not like , in a case so important as this , to trust entirely to that . There could lie no doubt that the deceased had come to lus death under circumstances amounting to the crime ot wilful murder . The simple question was , whether the evidence on the part of the prosecution traced that crime to thc prisoner . It was the uounden duty ofthe prosecution so to prove the charge as to leave 2 i 0 reasonable doubt on their minds . The Learned _Jii-J-C then proceeded to give an outline of the case ,

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      and to comment on the evidence . They must not say that tlic prisoner was guilty of the charge because he made a false statement . A direct intimation had been thrown out in this case , whicli would account for tho prisoner concealing a number ot things which he had endeavoured to conceal ivom his intimate friends . As to them , none of them seemed disposed to keep back thc truth , or to colour the transaction so as to screen the prisoner . Indeed , from one or two of thc brother ' s answers he might be considered rather as a hostile than a friendly witness . In speaking about the handwriting , he volunteered to say that he never saw his brother force a female

      hand , but that he could write several hands . The Jury should not place too much reliance on thc stains on the clothes ' , for in dark-coloured clothes thac might be fancied to be blood which really was not blood . As to the letter , if it was written by thc prisoner and sent to Delarue , as suggested oil the part of the prosecution , it ' might have the effect of bringing him to thc place , if it were in thc nature of an assignation . On the whole ofthe evidence it was not at all explained , but left to surmise how it was the parties met . lie called upon the Jury- to examine the evidence attentively , and give such a verdict as , after leaving the box , they could look back on with satisfaction .

      At a quarter to seven the Jury retired , and , in a quarter of an hour , returned with a verdict of Guilty . Thc prisoner having been called on to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon " him , aud haying made no answer , Mr . Justice Coleridge , putting on the black cap , said—Prisoner , your case , after a long and careful investigation of all the circumstances , is now concluded , and the jury have felt themselves compelled tO find a verdict of guilty against you . You have had the privilege of being dei ' eiided ' iu the course of your trial by experienced , skilful , and zealous counsel : nothing has been wanting on their part to elicit from the witnesses for the prosecution _Avhatevcr could tend to show that you were not the _ffuiltv individual .

      You have taken upon yourself to make your own defence , and a defence , by a person gifted with so much natural ability as you are ,, when ho has truth and justice ou his side , is , I have often thought , a more advantageous thing for a prisoner than to be defended by any one else . The jury have heard the statements that you have made . I have no doubt they have been carefully considered , aud I am hound to nay that my mind perfectly coincides in the truth and justice of the conclusion of the jury , It is an awful thing that a man so young as you are , not 22 years of age , should have brought yourself to the condition in which you now stand . I am afraid that the crime for wliich you are now to suffer is not the only one that is upon your head , but I forbear to enter iuto considerations of this kind , and I am not desirous to say one word on the present occasion to give you unnecessary pain . I would rather hone

      that what has taken place may have been the result of anything rather than a consummation of » course of guilt or an act of premeditation . My object hoy * is rather to call your undivided attention to the situation in which you now stand , and to dispossess your mind of any hopes of long existence in this world . It is my duty to tell you that your days are ended . There is no hope of any mercy i n respect of the crime you have committed . Every function wliich is most dear to us makes it necessary that persons situated as you are should expiate their crimes on the scaffold . You must therefore consider your days arc ended , and I exhort you to dismiss all considerations of this life , and to direct your attention to what is to come hereafter . You will , in that respect , have all thc assistance which piety and devotion can afford . The Learned Judge then passed the sentence of death in the usual manner , and the prisoner was removed fr . im the hav .

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      The Murder In St. Giles's.—The Prisoner,...

      The Murder in St . Giles ' s . —The prisoner , upon being taken to Newgate on Saturday evening , was placed in one of the cells situate in the upper part of that portion of the gaol known as the chapel-yard , and two men appointed to sit up with him during thc night . Upon passing through tho various passages leading to Ms cell he held his head down , and appeared as if anxious to escape the observation of his fellow prisoners . On Sunday he attended divine service in the chapel , and was led to his seat by one of his gaolers , lie paid particular , attention to thc service , seldom raising his eyes from the book . After returning to his cell he complained of a slight headache , after which he remained silent for several hours . The person who is appointed to watch him during the day

      describes him as of the most sullen temperament ] sitting for hours together without speaking . On Monday , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , his mother visited Mm , and had a long conversation with him ; she was very much affected , and repeatedly _akd tears . ThepriioKei' was also evidently _laueh distressed in his feelings , although making the most strenuous efforts to conceal it . After her departure the prisoner hurried back to his cell , and appeared very much dejected : indeed , it is the opinion of those who arc about him , and who from their experience iu such matters are entitled to some attention , that Ms courage , which is but assumed , will shortly entirely desert him , and if ( as it is but too probable from the state of the calendar ) his trial should not come on before next session , he will ere that make some species of confession . * -

      Further _Particclaiis . —As all the particulars relative to the apprehension of Connor for the murder of Mary Brothers have not yet appeared in print , the subject may be again recalled to mind by a statement of the ingenious and happily effective mode adopted by Superintendent Pearee to discover the supposed murderer and his retreat . In the course of one of the many interviews which Mr . Pearee took care to have with Bridget Itonan , or "Irish Biddy , " as she was generally called ( a woman with whom the prisoner had cohabited ) , he ascertained from her that the man Connor , whose name she never knew , had told her that he had been recently an outpatient at the hospital , & c . Mr . Pearee , with hia usual activity , instituted an inquiry of the most

      scar clung kind at all thc hospitals , calling himself at those in the immediate neighbourhood . At King's College Hospital lie was informed that several young men had been treated for the same complaint about the tune mentioned , and a list of their names and addresses was given to the superintendent without delay . An impression on that officer ' s mind , that the murderer was not very far from the spot where the horrible act was perpetrated , induced him to select the one described as "Joseph Connor , 15 , Belton-street ,, " and an officer ofthe detective force was placed opposite that house to keep watch . He had been there some little time , when , observing an elderly man walk out , he followed him to the premisesof Mr . Garrard , in Panton-street .

      Superintendent Pearee , who had been immediately sent for , called on Mr . Garrard , and ascertained that this man ( the elder Connor ) had been in his service many years ; and afterwards Mr . Garrard accompanied the Superintendent to the workshops , in order that Connor might be seen by him . Here Mr . Pearee found out that Connorhad a son , and that he was also employed on the same premises , but had not been to his work since Monday ( the day of thc murder ) . He then suggested to Mr . Garrard the expediency of questioning him as to his son not having kept to his work , while he ( the Superintendent ) assumed the character of •*¦ a gentleman from King ' s College Hospital , " wishing tosee the young man who was lately an outpatient there , and who had assaulted one ofthe under

      functionaries of the institution . Ihe old man said his son he believed had been an out-patient at the hospital , but was now staying with an aunt . " What's her name *? and where does she . live ?" " He has four aunts . " " But which is the onc with whom he is new living 9 " " Her name Is Leonard , and she lives in Gate-street , but I don't know the number . " Mr . Garrard then told Connor that unless he returned to his work the next morning , he should be discharged . But this was hardly sufficient for Superintendent Pearee , who got Mr . Garrard to tell Connor that he had better go with the gentleman to his son's at once . This Connor agreed to do , but in less than half a minutel _y had disappeared , nref erring evidently to eo bv himself . Mr . Pearee

      sent a man after him , and had him detained , aud meanwhile got into a cab and went to Gate-street alone . There he inquired at every house without an apparent chance of meeting with a " Mrs , _Leonard . " Presently , however , he found that a person of that name lived in Stonecutter ' s-alley , in the same street , and there ( as has been already stated ) he lighted upon the prisoner , whom he found in a front room on thc first floor . This room had been locked inside . On getting admission one of four women , who were present , ran out , upon which Mr . Pearee turned the lock , and put the key in his pocket . He then walked to ihe

      window , and called to a lad in the street to run and fetch a pcliceman , saying that he would give him a sMlling . As much as twenty minutes elapsed , however , and none came . He next addressed a girl outside to the same effect , but discovered that , as he was making tliese requests , a woman was standing atthe door below desiring them not to do so , and offering more money to prevent their going . A youth of a more respectable class shortly afterwards appeared , and undertook the mission , but more than half an hour had passed before the arrival of ' an officer . The prisoner was then conducted to the Bow-street station .

      Judge ' s Chambers . — "Wednesdat . —Shortly after Mr . Baron Rolfe came to Chambers , Mr . W akley , the coroner , went before his lordship fbr the purpose of applying lor a habeas corpus to be directed to the sheriffs and the governor of Newgate , to bring before Mm ( the coroner ) and jury the body of Joseph Connor , who stands committed for the murder of Mary Brothers . He contended that it was essential for the ends of * justice , whenever an individual stood charged with -murder , that he should be brought before the coroner , not oidy that he might be allowed to hear the evidence against him , but in order to liis identification ; for it might happen that the evidence given might in reality refer to another person , and thus at the trial the proceedings might be

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      _wmlticii nugatory . The learned Judge observed that lie was , not aware that a habeas corpus had ever been granted in such a case . From what had occurred , it appeared that a person had boon examined before a magistrate on a charge of murder , and upon the evidence adduced he had been committed for trial ; ana tlic authorities were bound to keep him in safe custody until a gaol delivery tookplace . He ( Mr . Baron ltolte ) was satisfied that the judges had no power to grunt a habeas , and it was right they _snouici not , lor it was impossible to say what abuse of power might be made if a habeas could be granted ;

      persons in custody for very serious offences mi « ht even escape from justice if thoy eoidd be brought out oi a prison on a writ of habeas corpus . The Coroner contended that the accused ought to be _brought before the Coroner ' s Court , and observed that in that opinion the Secretary of State fully agreed . ' The learned Judge remarked that , if the prisoner had been improperly committed , then some such application might be made , but nothing of that sort was attempted to be shown . Looking at the whole ofthe case , iic felt bound to refuse the application . Mr . Wakley then retired .

      Adjourned Lvquest . —Refusal Of Tin * Juar to nETunN a V EBDicr . —On Wednesday evening , at six o ' clock , m accordance with adjournment from Saturday last Mr . Wakley , the coroner , and the jury impanelled toinvestigate thc death of Mary Brothers , alias lane , the unfortunate woman recentlv murdered in St . Giles ' s , re-assembled for the third time , at the Angel Inn , High-street , further to prosecute their inquiry . On thc Coroner taking Ins seat , he inquired if Mr . Superintendent Pearee and policeconstable 45 F were in attendance , and being answered in the affirmative , the constable , W . Latham , was first called . He gave some additional evidence , showing what led to the apprehension ofthe accused . Thc Coroner here oroceeded to address the inrv .-is- r . ii

      thc propriety of their again adjourning , in order to afford time for making tho refusal to allow the prisoner to eome before that court a legal question . Since thejury had last assembled he ( the coroner ) had adopted two courses . He had in the first place written an elaborate letter to the Secretary of State , and he had that morning applied to one of the judges , Baron Rolfe , for a writ of habeas corpus , and although that learned judge felt thatthe jury had a right to have the accused before _thcrn _, still he felt himself in a difficulty . The sessions of the Central Criminal Court having already commenced , he felt that he had no power to order the removal of a

      prioner who was liable to be tried eye *** : * j _** , y , Mr . WaMey dwelt upon thc necessity of bringing this subject before the judges , but left the matter to thejury . Mr ., Rogers , the foreman , having consulted thejury , said they felt that their duties had been unwarrantably impeded , and they , therefore , cheerfully consented to the views ofthe coroner , in order that the question should be settled . Mr . Wakley said he had pretty good authority for expressing his belief that the accused , Connor , would not be tried this session , and therefore he would adjourn the inquiry for three weeks . Tlic inquiry was then adjourned till Wednesday , the 80 th of April .

      In inn C _*> _nviul Chimixai . Couar on Thursday the grand jury found a true bill against Joseph Connor , for the wilful murder of Mary Brothers alias Tape .

      _VliCfAJJe UJU VVkLil _& Vil _hiXriuVSlUSi _ASSl ) LOSS OF LIFE . Njewcastle-on-Tyne , Fiudat . —Another of those fearful explosions of fire damp , so frequent in this district , occurred yesterday evening in the West Moor pit , at Killingworth , about six miles from this town , in Northumberland . On inquiry on the spot it was ascertained that ten men and boys had fallen victims on this occasion , and that two others , who werc . in the same district , but nearer the shaft of thc mine , were got out alive , and are in a fair way of recovery .

      Thc hrst intimation of the accident was given by two men , hewers , who had left their work , in the north-eastern headways , where the explosion is supposed to have originated , and had just come to bank . The explosion , to use their own language , " came back upon them ; " that is to say , the air in thc workings being forcibly expanded , rushed along the drifts to the mouth of the pit , carrying with it the loose particles of coal dust , called by thc pitmen " stour , " and the appearance of which , under such circumstances , is regarded as a sure indication of an explosion . The men at bank gave thc alarm , and presently the intelligence spread into the village , causing the greatest consternation and excitement . Hundreds of men , women , and children were soon

      collected together at thc mouth ofthe pit , and though the voice of wailing and lamentation could not bo stifled , it was yet astonishing to witness thc degree of calmness and resignation which pervaded the assembled multitude . AS USUal Ul SUeh eases there were not wanting those who were ready to descend into the mine to rescue if possible any who might still survive , but such was the state of the air in the mine , that to do so with any degree of safety was utterly impracticable for some hours . A continuous stream of water was directed down the shaft , and that had the eflect of purifying the atmosphere , so as to admit of the men descending . This they did with all eagerness and promptitude , each anxious to be foremost at the point of danger . Having descended the shaft , their next

      object was to explore the drift , and p enetrate into the workings , * but here again a new difficulty was presented . _Sueti had been the force of the explosion that nearly all the stoppings and crossings were blown down , so that the current of air was deranged , and it was necessaiy to replace these before any advance could be made with safety . This was done with all convenient speed , temporary _weoden stoppings being put in where those of brick and stone had been displaced . This operation necessarily occupied much time , during which the impatience of the men , anxiou _9 to rescue their comrades , was so great , that it was found almost impossible to restrain them from

      penetrating beyond the point to wliich the current of air had been carried , so far as even to hazard their own lives . At one time the men were nearly 200 yards in advance ofthe stoppings , and their conduct under such trying circumstances must excite admiration and demand eulogiuni . Silently , but with manly firmness and noble self-devotion , they advanced into the overcharged atmosphere , the weakest first sinking under the deadly effect of inhaling it , and then thc strong yielding in turn , till so much exhausted as to require " assistance in returning . In many instances these intrepid men had to be carried into the current of fresh air , and were recovered only by the use of proper stimulants .

      With undaunted courage the men continued to explore the drift , pushing forward as far as their strength and the nature of the overcharged atmosphere would permit , till at length they succeeded in finding the bodies of two men and one boy , about 500 or 600 yards from the shaft , in thc stone drift . The men were both alive , butthe boy was dead . The men were instantly brought out , remedial means were resorted to , and they have since recovered so far as to be considered out of danger . A few hundred yards further in , the bodies of four others werc found dead . Two were married men , who have left largo families ; the other a young man , the fourth a boy . None of them appeared to be much burnt , but the body ofthe bov was greatly mutilated . Still further on thev

      found the body of a deputy , who had been engaged in examining thc works at the time the explosion took place . This body was not burnt , so that , it is probable he died from the after-damp . The bodies of four others yet remain in the mine , though hopes are entertained that they will be recovered during the _ni-rhfc . They are supposed to be in' the north headways , which have not yet been explored . The two meii who cams out and gave thc alarm , as stated above , met the other two men going in to replace them , and they calculate , from the time that elapsed between meeting them and the explosion taking nlace thev would not have got beyond the flat , which is « omc distance from the face ofthe coal where they

      were going to work . Every effort is being made to reach " this spot as soon as __ possible , but there is not the smallest chance of their being found alive . On the melancholy intelligence being communicated to Mr . Reed , the corouor for this division of thc county of Northumberland , and also the fact of several of * tlic bodies having been found , that gentleman caused a jury to be summoned , who assembled at the colliery office this afternoon , between one and two o'clock , and having been sworn in , proceeded to view the bodies ofthe sufferers which had been taken from the pit , and conveyed to their homes . The names ot the sufferers are as follow : — John Sharp , hewer , left a widow and six children .

      William Sharp , his brother , also a hewer , left a widow _sittd Seveil _children . Robert Hall , deputy , a single man , about 24 years of age , on the point of marriage . Matthew * Thompson , putter , a youth ; William Moultcr and Thomas Stewart , trapper boys . These six were viewed bv the jurv , the remaining four not having been found . Their names are : — Thomas Thompson , a hewer , left a widow and four children . Peter Tweedie _, a hewer , a voung man .

      John _Hindmai'sh , a trapper , and John _Grev , a putter , both boys . ' The jury , having viewed the bodies , proceeded _tu examine a great many witnesses , whose evidence was to the effect stated above , and thev all concurred in saying that the mine was considered a " safe" one and had little gas in it . ' Having sat some horns , the Coroner observed that the jury had heard the evidence , which all went to show that every care had b een taken in the ventilation of the pit . The witnesses all stated that it was impossible to guard against blowirs coming off from the coal—that no human foresight could prevent it .

      How the accident had occurred must iu some degree remain unexplained . It was one of the best ventilated mines in the district , and every care was taken to prevent accidents ; but with all their care they would nappen . It TOs satisfactory to know that the owners of the colliery spared no expense for the saving ot the men s lives , and he was quite aware that when any neglect did arise on the part of _anf « _* f the workmen , they were immediately _discharged from thc colliery . - Under these circumstances , lie did not know that they could arrive at any other conclusion than that these men had been accidentallv killed by the partial firing of the pit .

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      The jury , without retiring , found a verdict accordingly of Accidental Death , and the Coroner adjourned the court till to-morrow -afternoon at four o ' clock , tt draw up and sign the inquisition . The colliery , which is the property of Lord Ravensworth and partners , was not at full ' work , and it was the night shift , whicli accounts for there being so few men in the pit at the time ol ' the explosion , fiad the pit been at full work the ioss of life would have been much more serious . Satuhdav Night . —The adjourned inquest on thc bodies of the sufferers in the explosion at West Moor Colliery was held this afternoon , at four o ' clock , in thc colliery office at West Moor . The Coroner said it was not necessary to go into the evidence taken yesterday further than to read it over . The bodies of the men that liad not been found yesterday had been got to-day ; hut the same evidence would apply to them as to the others .

      From the great in * _-erest which the catastrophe had excited there were several reporters present , and the Coroner liaving observed them taking _notrs , said ho would not have his words taken down , because if that wcrcd axe it would be necessary for him to be verypurticuia . , and weigh every _tvonl as if in a court of justice . He would not have half-a-dozen men coming there to take down every word he said ; and therefore if they had put anything down he ordered them to erase it . If thc reporters persisted in taking notes of what he said he would not allow them to be present . The reporters having ceased to ply their craft , in compliance with this imperious mandate

      , The Coroner road a report ot" the evidence taken yesterday , none of thc witnesses being re-called , or re-sworn . After reading" this evidence he observed that the jury would return a verdict of accidental death in respect to thc six bodies that were found yesterday . Tlic jury having viewed the four bodies got yesterday the coroner observed that the same verdict would apply to these as to the others ; hut- if there was auy additional evidence he would gointo it . Mr . Thomas Taylor , viewer at Holywell Colliery , said he was ready to be examined if it were thought necessary . He stated that he had examined the

      mine since the explosion , and for what he knew of it otherwise he could say it was one of thc best ventilated mines in the district . It was ventilated on tho very best principles of modern ventilation . There was a double ventilation throughout the mine , a thing which he believed very few collieries in the trade had . Every precaution , was taken and no ejiireRfi _*? _snaw-i by the owners of thc colliery to rewAor thc ventilation perfect aiid ensure the safety of the workmen . He was of opinion that no human precaution could have prevented the accident . He would say for Mr . Wood and Mr . Wales , that no men living could pay more attention to thc ventilation than tliey did .

      The Coroner . —Is there any necessity to go into that ? We all know thc experience these gentlemen have had , and to go into anything respecting thoir character in , this respect would imply a want in them . John Gilroy described the position of thc four bodies found to-day . They were all much burnt . Thc hewers had been blown along tho drift a considerable distance by the force of thc explosion . One of the boys was found just inside the trap door , and seemed not to have boon blown away at all . They were all much burnt .

      Mr . Wales , the assistant viewer , stated tliat , from the position in which the bodies were found , he thought there had been some neglect of the trapdoors , which had caused the gas to accumulate at the top of the headways , and that the boy liad opened thc door and gone through , and that ' the gas had immediately fired at his candle . The men , bethought , had boen a little way behind him , and that would account for their being blown so groat a distance by the expansion of the air . He could not account for the accident in any other way . Thc two men who had been working at tho top of the headways saw no indication of gas when they left , and the other two men were going in to work at thc place where the former ones had left . None of this evidence was deemed of sufficient importance to be taken down by thc coroner , and the jury , under his direction , returned a verdict of'Accidental Death in both inquiries .

      Cobonfin's Inquest.*—On Tuesday An Inque...

      CoBONfin ' s Inquest . *—On Tuesday an inquest , adjourned from the preceding Thursday , was held before Mr . J . Mills , the deputy coroner for Middlesex , at the Bald-faced Stag , on the high road about half a mile on the London side of Edgoware , on tho body of Lucy Balls , aged seventy-five years , a pauper inmate of the Hendon Union Workhouse , who was . found dead in her bed on the 30 th of March . On Thursday the authorities had refused to allow the inquest to bo held iii the body of the workhouse itself , and tlic corpse had been carried into the lodge , a miserable apartment without table , bench , or chair , not large enough to __ hold thc jury . As it was impossible to proceed with the inquiry under such circumstances , and as all attempts to persuade the eoverner of thc

      workhouse to allow the inquest to take place in a larger room proved fruitless , Mr . Mills adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday . When thejury were assembled , the deputy coroner informed them that he had considered the matter , and had come to the conclusion that it was advisable to waive their right of holding the inquest in the building where the corpse lay , especially as in a question of law it might be doubtful whether or not the lodge were a part of the building . . The inquiry was then proceeded with , and a verdict of " Natural death" returned ; the jury at the same time expressing their opinion that the conduct of the workhouse authorities , in refusing admission to the coroner and jury was shameful and disgraceful .

      Execution op John * Bnov & _n . —STArron » , Saturday . —This unhappy criminal , who was found guilty of the murder of liis brother Thomas , at our late assizes , before Baron Piatt , expiated his dreadful offence on the public gallows this morning , in front ofthe county gaol , making the fifth murderer who has suffered the extreme penalty of thc law in this town during the last twelve months . On Friday what is termed the funeral sermon was preached by the pastor ofthe prison , during which the unhappy creature frequently sobbed aloud . He then , with much composure , received the sacrament from the hands of the chaplain . In the course ofthe evening he wrote several letters , one more particularly , which was addressed to his relatives , being couched in the

      most affectionate terms . At an early hour he retired to rest , two turnkeys being in attendance upon him in the condemned cell ; and about five o'clock this morning he rose , and displayed the utmost contrition . On the Rev . Mr . Sedge waiting upon him , soon after six o'clock , he again expressed his willingness to die , and thanked all tho prison authorities for the kindness thoy had shown to him during his incarceration . On the arrival of the sheriffs and others , whose presence was deemed necessary for the fulfilment of the extreme sentence , the doomed being was informed that tho awful termination of his existence was near at hand . Within a few minutes of eight o ' clock , the whole of the mournful preparations being

      completed , the unhappy culprit was led through thc several passages on to thc drop . He seemed not to take much heed ofthe assembled mob , but evidently was occupied in deep prayer with the rev . chaplain , His stay , however , on tlte scaffold was but short , for the rope , cap , < fec _, being speedily adjusted , the signal was given for tho withdrawal ofthe fatal bolt , and in a very brief period thc wretched man ceased to exist . Thft mob was _« ot so great as had been the ease on previous occasions ; in fact , throughout the whole , a feeling of deep commiseration was felt for the culprit , The body , after hanging the usual time , was cut down , and will be buried-alongside the remains of other murderers in the interior of the prison . —Globe ,

      IIoiuublk Case of MArRiciDB . — _IvfiiS'UAE , , April " 7 . —Yesterday afternoon the iuh _* 'bitants of the township of Old Hutton . wove thrown into a state of the greatest excitement by a report that Mrs . Simpson , their respected neighbour , had been murdered . Investigation was immediately made into the awful affair , when Mrs . Simpson was found dead at her residence , with several marks of brutal violence upon her body , which had the appearance of having bled profusely . Suspicion immediately Ml upon Mr . Richard Simpson , the son of the murdered lady . Early in thc evening the respected minister of the place , Mr . Whaley , accompanied by a friend , hastened to Kendal to procure the assistance oi" the authorities , but when + ij er aM 4 ve _3 _{(¦ was found necessary

      «/» _vait until this morning , as the coroner , Mr . R . Wilson resided out of the town . Early this morning they waited upon thc coroner at his residence , who promptly issued his warrant for holding ; an inquest on the body , and a jury was summoned to meet at Middleshaw-house , Old Button . From the statement ot onc ot the female sonants of thc deceased , it appeared that Simpson ( the son ) had gone home on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., in a state of intoxication , and found his mother in bed , upon which he insisted on her getting up , which she refused to clo , when lie pulled her on the floor , and abused her in a most brutal manner . Last Saturday , being in a similar state , he repeated his inhuman attack , but in a more ferocious manner , and sowed upon the poker , and inflicted several blows with that weapon unon her .

      He left her lying upon the floor , whence she was removed by the servants to bed . On being informed yesterday morning that his mother was in a very dangerous state , and that she was not expected to live long , he made an unfeeling answer , xlc afterwards gave the set-rant some rum , and ordered her to bathe her wounds , and said , in the roughest _language , that she would soon conic round again . The family Is one of great respectability , butthe supposed murderer has been a drunken and dissolute character for many years . After the evidence of the servant had been heard , the coroner said he thought it his duty to adjourn the inquest till to-morrow ( lucsday ) , that a post mortem examination of the body might take place . The prisoner was then conveyed to the Kendal llouse of Correction , to await the result of the inquiry .

      The _Veiidict . —fhe inquest was resumed on Tuesday _, and the jury delivered a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner . The prisoner was then culled in and informed of their verdict . He was

      _partieularlv admonished by the coroner not to say anything then in his defence ; to which he replied he had not anything to say . It may bo ramarhou that one of thc surgeons present said that lie had seen tho body of a man that had been killed by prizefighting , and that thc body of the deceased ( Mrs . Simpson ) was much worse bruised than in that case . The prisoner throughout maintained the greatest indifference , conversing upo . 'i ordinary topics with tlic chief constable ( Mr . GrussmitJi ) , both in thc home aud 011 liis road to Appleby ( the county gaol ) , where he was removed the same evening , heavily ironed , as he made a desperate assault upon Mr . Gvossmith when first taken into custody , he being a powerful , and , when aroused , a verv desperate character .

      Djieadfui . Coixn-nr _Explosion . _—A * 5 wcabtm } -o _. y Tvnk , Friday . —Another alarming and melancholy catastrophe has just occurred at the West Moor Pit , at Kelleyworth , in this county , fro ai an explosion of fire-damp , by which upwards of forty individuals are said to have perished . The explosion took place last night , and efforts arc now beiiu : made to recover the bodies . ExKcimos ai C 1 . OSME 1 .. — On Tucsdav James Nagle was executed at Cloninel for thc murder of his wife . He was attended in his last moments bv the Rev . Mr . Do Burko , P . P ., and the Rev . Mr . " flanbury . At onc o ' clock the ill-fated malefactor was led to the drop in _iv feeble state . After a few minutes he recovered his strength , and addressed the populace to tho following effect : —•* Well , friends and neighbours , as you are all thcie , I had neither hand , act , or part in the murder of my wife , no more than tho

      child unborn ; an hour before her death she shook hands with n : e and her daughter . Dj you all pray for mc , and God have mercy on my soul . 1 never injured man , woman , or child . 1 forgive the world , my persecutors , ami all . I am dying innocent , and may God have mercy 0 : 1 my sou ! . " Tliis address pro duccd a murmur of sympathy amongst the crowd , who believed it to be true . The executioner soon alter completed his task . It is a melancholy thing to hear a mau make a _declaration of innocence onthe minute previous to his death . Amongst the lower orders the effect is pernicious , being calculated to weaken their respect for the administration of the laws . However , in this easo , no question is raised byany of the better classes of the propriety of the verdict . The evidence adduced on the trial was clear and conclusive , leaving not the slightest room for a doubt of _Jfaglc's guilt ,

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      MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . April 8 . —The _Sr-U'iELns _Gbaveyaud Nuisance . —Mr , Ballantine , on thc part oi Robert Vend and the other defendants in this case , applied upon affidavits to have the trial postponed to next session . He putin the eflidavits of Mr . Lewis , solicitor for the defence , to tho effect that the accused could not be prepared fbr trial in thc present session , there heing seventy witnesses to examine . —Mr . Lewis : I have only sworn to seventy , but there are now 120 summoned . After some further conversation between thc bench and the bar , it was ultimately agreed that the trial should take place on Monday , the 28 th of April .

      _Tueot . — Jane Guderoy and Mary Perfect were indicted for stealing a shawl , ofthe value of 22 s ., the property of John Shields , draper , Whitechapel . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners . The Judge said it was altogether impossible that Gilderoy should be permitted to remain in thc countiy , and Gilderoy : Oh for God's sake don't do that , my lord ; don't , I pray . —The Judge ( addressing the jury ) : Gentlemen , she is a noted shoplifter , and has , young as she is ( IS ) , been already twice tried at the ' Central Criminal Court for the same offence . AVe must now transport her ; it is impossible that shecan be allowed to continue hereto carry on hor depredations . —Gilderoy : Oh ! for God ' s sake , my lord , don't ; what wiU become of ray

      poor father ? you will break his heart it you do . — Tlio Judge : We cannot allow you to remain in this country . All the warnings you have had have been of no use ; you will , therefore , be transported .- —• Gilderoy : Oh ! for mercy ' s sake * , for the sake of my poor father , do not ; you will break his heart ; oh , for God ' s sake do not . —The Judge : You cannot be permitted to continue here . Tho sentence upon you is , that you be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years ; and upon you , Mary Perfect , that you be imprisoned in the House of Correction for six months and kept to hard labour . —Gilderoy , dropping upon her knees , begged not only for mercy , but for forgiveness on account ofher father . Eventually she was removed from the dock uttering ; loud applications for mercy ,

      London. Hammersmith.—At A Meeting Held A...

      LONDON . Hammersmith . —At a meeting held at the Dun Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tue . siay evening * April B \ h , Mr . J . Millwood iu the chair , Mr . Stallsvood resigned his office as district councilman , wliich re * signation was duly accepted . Mr . G . H . Cook proposed— "That the _thanks of this locality arc eminently due , and are hereby given , to Mr . _Eilmund Stallwood , for liis long , able , and faithful services as district councilman * , " wliich Was seconded by Mr . Smith , and carried unanimously . The locality having resolved to give its support to that persecuted patriot , John Lllewellyn , a hat society was formed , to meet at the above house every Tuesday evening . A second portion of levy was voted to the Executive , and the meeting dissolved . _Westjhxster . —At a public meeting held at the Sun and Thirteen Cantons , Castle-street , Leicestersquare , on Sunday evening , April 6 th , Mr . William Cuffay was unanimously elected delegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention .

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      Loxdo.V.—The Public Discussion At The Ci...

      Loxdo . v . —The public discussion at the City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , will be resumed at halfpast ten on Sunday morning next , April 13 th . —In the afternoon , at three , the Metropolitan District Council will meet for the dispatch of business . —In the evening , at seven , thc hall will he opened for the purpose of public discussion . _Marvl-ebose . —Mr . T . M . Wheeler will lecture at the Coach-Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening next , April 13 th , at halt-past seven precisely Camberwi-i £ A . vo _Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , April 13 th , at eight precisely .

      ' The Movement . " —A meeting ofthe subscribers and friends of the Movement wUl be held on Tuesday evening next , April 15 , at half-past eight ,, in the Parthenium , St . Martin ' s-lane . This meeting ia called by request . Somers Tows . —A public meeting will be held on . Sunday evening next , at Mr . Duddridge ' s Room , 18 , Toiibridge-sti-cct _, New-road , to elect a dolegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention , and to ballot fbr the Executive Committee . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Ki * _% _* 6 or Prussia , _Tooibv-sibitbt . — - A public meeting will take place on Tuesday evening next , the 15 th inst ., for the purpose of electing a delegate to thc Chartist Convention . Chair to be taken at halfpast eight .

      Cuv Locality , _Tcrxagaix-lvxe . —A . public meeting will be held in the hall . Turnagain-lane , on Tuesday next , foi * tllC _pm- pose of electing-a delegate to the approaching Chartist Convention . To _com-Viionce at eight o ' clock precisely . Tower Hamlets . —A meeting of the general councillors residing * in the Tower Hamlets will ho held at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock . Marylebone . —A public meeting will take place on , Thursday evening , April 17 th , at tho Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road , for the purpose of electing a delegate for the forthcoming Conference . Chair to be taken at eight o'clock . The Lambeth Chartists "will meet at their * HaU , 11-3 , BlaektViars-road , on Sunday morning , at halfpast ten o ' clock .

      IHE SOUTH _LosDox Chartist Hall will be _reopCBPd Ol _' i _Monday , April 21 , by a public tea party , concert , and ball , at which Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., will preside . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., will attend and address the meeting . Tea on table at half-past seven . Mr . Clark will lecture on Sunday evening , April 13 , at eight o ' clock . Thc members of thc locality are requested to meet at ten o ' clock in the morning . Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture in the _DwTiCCr _*"' ' * 5 Cijapel , Thorp-street , on Sunday next at half-past six 9 ' c . _locft in the _oypniny . Th members of the National Charter Association are requested to attend a members' meeting . At the close of the lecture business of importance will be brought before them .

      Todmorden . —Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , will lecture on Sunday in the Odd Fellows' Hall , at half-past six o ' clock : and Mr . _M'Phail , oFUncoat , will _nreach two sermons in the same place the following Sunday ( April 20 th ) , to commence at two and six o ' clock , p . m . _Salpord . —A meeting will take glace in tho Ns . * tional Charter Association Koom , Bank-street , Great George-street , for the purpose of voting for the Executive . [ Ne -late sent with this notice ]

      Bankrupts. (From Friday's Gazette , Apri...

      BANKRUPTS . ( From Friday ' s Gazette , April 11 . ) WUliam Poynter , St . Paul ' s Churchyard , ' warehouseman-George _l ' ayne _, _King-streot . Covent-gardeu , tailor- _- - Thomas Adlington _, Kiugsltmd , corn-merchant—Thomas Forty , Richmond , Surrey , hotel-keeper—Alexander Horatio Simpson iind Peter Hunter Irvin , Blackfriars-road _ciigiiiecrs-Randelll' . Litton , Newmarket-place , Church ' road _Kmgslaud , grocer-James Home , Woodstock-mews lilcnbcnn-street , _Neiv Bond-street , vetevinarv sureeon—HezekiahDenbyCoggaiv Friday-street , City , _wareliouseman—Wilbaui Emans , Warwick-square , Newgate-street , boohscner-Jolm Pntchard , Lilleshall _, Shropshire , builder —Jumos Wiiiscombe , Bristol , bootmaker—John Blackmoor , Rotherham , Yorkshire , builder .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 12, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12041845/page/5/