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Physical And Moral Force. To The Editor ...
_3 _^^« cowld * aahleo bservation , andofthe vindica ur & om thorough knowledge . I do not _mean _^ tqcomssre the Vindicator * to * the _* Pifoi either for vigour or Itjckedness ; but it ia equally mean , more mercenary , > ad almost as vindictive . It is _arightcnnningpaper . howeveri It will seldom commit itself to any opinion in a critical case , till ia the coarse of the week itis brought on the trail , and then it shall bark away most gloriously and kick you up a rare shindy . Butif it happened to anticipate the cue . and fell into any mistake in consequence , it shall lick you up its wordsin _theturninsof a fly-leaf . Really , I never feel so prone t » despair either for the cause of Ireland , or of man , as when' 1 reflect upon the baneful effects of sueh papers npon the sense and virtue of the people , and how seemingly impossible it is to _eradiate the cancers from society . They are a race of _mostKO-dousveTmin . "Wounds , even healthy ones , fester , once their filthy slaver is applied to them . A and
trie-hearted , large-hearted patriot would mourn j blush at the hard necessity of disunion . He would yield every thing bnt primary principles . And only when the last barriers of his forbearance were invaded , and the essentials of free thought and fair discussion put in jeopardy , only then , and then with grief too deep for words , would he leave his post . But thes - vr *« tched—disgusting creatures , how they do crow and jabber in snch a contingency . Itis their triumph . They can't go wrong _thcyimaj-ine . Peoplesay , they do some good after all , hirelings as they are ; nay , perhaps , because they are hirelings , and will promote their own interests . But , what ' s the good ? They raise worthless questions , fight aimless quarrels , get up meaninglesi cries , chatter from year ' s end to year ' s end about O'Connell , as if the whispered approval of ene honest man were not of more worth than all their base and grovelling adulation .
To the pernicious influence of such false and flattering counsellors—to the carseentailed upon him hy their pestilent presence—their hypocritical support—their fawning idolatry . I attribute the false and sad position in which Mr . O'Connell has lately placed himself , and the disastrous consequences that may result to the national cause from last Tuesday ' s proceeding . "A flattered prince , " writes Ben Johnson , ' becomes the prince of fools . " Verily , tho flattery has been laid on so" thickly , that the fools , I fear me , will baVe him at last to themselves . And , yet , what a pity that a mind so bright , and brave , and buoyant , should yield , even before age had yet enfeebled it over much , to _thiwequally insidious , and perhaps more hurtful disease 1 In farther defence of myself , or of my opinions at _KDrasfe , I shall not trespass on you , but only ask further permission to . publish two or three detached opinions pertinent te- this time : —
1 . _Although from reverence to Mr . 0 Connell , I would argue seriously with him , I have no hesitation in saying of Mr . J . O'Connell , and more energetically of Mr . Steele , that their mconsistenciea in the matter of this controversy are so glaring , their affected horror of the late article in The _"Naiios so hollow , and their had faith , especially Mr . Steele's , throughoat ; so manifest , that in my opinion a large section © f the coantry must necessarily despise them for ever : and if , indeed , a larger or as large a section shall still submit to the juggling imposture , it will only prove that the Irish nation deserves its fete . 2 . Mr . Steele seems to me , at present , a melancholy monument of the wretched condition to which even the highest order of minds may fall when they lose their virtue and independence . 3 . The citizens of Limerick let slip a noble opportunity on Wednesday , of serving their country .
4 . Expectants of office and place , have sprung up In such countless numbers to sudden maturity throughout the land , that in many places , as in Limerick , the public feeling of grief and indignation shall have no organ of utterance . Let it gnaw the people ' s hearts in secret . Shall patriotic placehunters risk their discretion hefore the public _** 5 . John O'Connell , enlarging upon cases in which ? ihysical force and carnage would be all right having a pass from his office ) at the very time he "was provoking by his contemptible intolerance , men every way his superiors , is such an illustration of _Shakapere ' s " That in the Captain ' s but a choleric word , which ' , in the soldier were flat hlasphemy . " as one does not rightly know whether he should laugh or cry at .
6 . Mr . Steele ' s exquisitely sensitive regard for ihe interests of peace , order , morality , and moral force—he , having so often" professed his readiness in publie and private to take the field in a wink from O'Connell—he being still ready , as he said on Tuesday , to hand over his religions _eonnir-vmen to tbe English government , for a consideration , to wage all its murderous wars from Indus to the Pole , and slay atthe rate of twelve-pence per day , all brave defenders of their native soil , against the encroachments and pollution ' s of English Inst and rapine—he , glorying in the profession and practice of the duel—tlie most absurd , and contemptible , and criminal form , which the physical force principle could possibly assume—a portentous caricature ofjustice , wherein an injured man , whom God and nature may have
qualified to redress his wrong , if it was expedient , with a high hand , abjuring the privileges ofhis power and his right , places himself on the level , or below the level , of whatever puny and malignant wasp may have stung him—he , the known and notorious disbeliever in all religion—the scorner of so much christian morality—this is a humbug so portentous , that , while it huts , adieu to hope ! ( Alas ! that the beau ideal to my youthful fancy , of honour , chivalry , and truth , should present to my maturer mind such an altered complexion ! Haw is the gold debased ! How changed its hue most perfect' ) 1 . The Repeal Association , deprived of the valuable services of Smith O'Brien and his associates , would lose the confidence ofthe best half of Ireland . The other half might aid it for two or three years to drag a languishing existence into oblivion .
8 . Smith O'Brien and his associates should by uo means ( which I deem a vital point ) quit the Association , even though expelled , unless a fall meeting of its members shall be duly summoned to deliberate aud decide upon so grave a subject . It is highly absurd that such people as Steele and Broderick , and others , onr paid servants ; or such as Wynne , because he chances to lire within the Circular Walk ; orsuch as Reilly , because he may have profited by ( O'Connell ; or that any others , because they might mow hope for some crumbs of Whiggery , should dare attempt to expel some of our worthiest , most loved , _nr most trusted members ; or even force them , by irude interruptions , to leave our Conciliation HaU tfbr an hour . 9 . The Repeal Association of Ireland should be disburdened of sueh hollow , worthless , and rotten n _* aaehiner y , as the Head Pacificator , The Pilot , and similar offensive stuff .
Tours , ever faithfully , John Kektox , R . C . C ., _Jemplederry . ( Chapel House , July SO , 1846 . P . S , —A clerical friend advises me that I ought to ( disclaim here any [ intention of taking up arms next week , or proceeding to cut the throats of all the abettors of English domination . I differ with mm , jyet I yield , and do hereby disclaim any such silly ( purpose . My reason of difference is this : —Ibelieve tthat no disclaimers will prevent knaves and block-Iheads from misunderstanding or misrepresenting a nnan of sense and integrity . And I would not ( countenance the slavish notion that a man may Tnot boldly deal with a clear question of truth and morality on its naked merits . He also says that lit might be useful to give an explicit answer to
_jthis question—Why did the Young Ireland party "introduce , or why do they keep alive , such a _disicussion at all ? Here I assent to his opinion more ireadily . This is the answer;—They were oom--pelled , and are compelled to it . They would have ' willingly avoided it . They frequently sought to lhave bye-gones left for hye-goues—they abjured over . and over again ail idea of physical force , while the j Association held together or meaning to use it—Ibutin vain . They were driven into a corner . The ( question was forced upon them—Do you think a Illation may ever , in any circumstances other than jplain self-defence , _Jawiully resort to arms to redress j any imaginable wrong . " What could these men do ? Were they to belie truth , history , and human mature ? Where they to brand themselves poltroons , 1 hypocrites and slaves ?
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TO THE EDITOR , OF THE FREEMAN . Dunns , Tuesdat , Aug . 4 . Dear Sir , —Though you may not agree with the ssenciments in the following remarks respecting the ppresent state of the Repeal Association , I trust to yyour well known impartiality for insertion of this Wetter in the _Fheemajj _' s Jourxal . I tame up from my residence in Ulster to attend ( Conciliation Hall yesterday , in the hope of receiving ssome satisfactory explanation ofthe stran « e and ppainful dissensions which have caused the retirement oof Mr ; O ' Brien and other valued and tnnted mom .
Ihers' ofthe association , lhadcarefullv studied the _irreport of the proceedings in the two " days' debate , -without being able to draw any real difference , either < _ddoctii ! iaI or practical on the subject which formed itlthe ostensible grounds of quarrel between the two lppartie 3 of speakers on that occasion . Testerdav I _lUustened with deep attention to the speech of Mr . 100 * Connell , and to those of several other members of ( _ciEommittee , and I frankly confess my _mii-d is yet in Itlthe same state of bewilderment as to the charges tbibrought against Mr . O'Brien and the gentlemen adenominated "Young Ireland . "
So far as I am able to comprehend the dispute , the _saase stands _thns : all ihe _msmbers of the assoeiation _arirc entirely agreed in allegiance to the . original coniitititution ofthe association , according to which wc urire _pleased to peaceable , legal , « iid _cousritu-ional mmeans only , for _' the attainment of Repeal . This law mans been uniformly understood by all members of the usissociation , and is " still understood by all members of ih'heassociation , "toleave the rhht of self-defence _ueterfectly free to . the use of any force , sufficient to re-
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sist and defeat unjust aggression . '' In fact , I KB unable to perceive any : _diferenw . b _^^ _hl Mr . _O-ConnelPand _MrCO'BrieTiTMr . John _O'Conpsll and Messrs . Meagher and Mitchell , * oh' the-subject « f moral force , except as respects the terms in which tliedoclrineis to be henceforth stated , A There is > bout as much of principle involved as there would be in a quarrel about the use of the Latin instead' of the Greek language for expressing the same idea . ¦ <¦ I would suggesttbat Mr . O'Connell , and those who understood his formula , should be at liberty to ' swear by it . For Mr . O'Brien and all others ,- including myself , who cannot apply Mr . O'Connell ' s interpretation to the terms he chooses to employ , I demand the right of adherence to the original rules and laws of the assoeiation . ; . _,..-,
And let all _ReBealera forget , absurd jealousies and unchristian personal feelings , and join in-carrying out the moral force of our country for the sublime object to which we profess our devotion . _-.-If the association do not repent these disgraceful proceedings , it seems .-to-me inevitable that those circumstances in onr organisation which have hitherto formed our greatest strength—I mean the unoaralleled personal influence of . our great leader and the consequent centralisation of the agitation under his authority—will prove the ruin of the national cause . The powers entrusted to the managers of the association by theconsent of tho Irish nationalists , for concentrating the moral force of the country and guiding it to the resumption of onr rights as a free nation—that sacred trust will be perverted to the weakening , the dispersion , the destruction of our moral force . For what is our moral force ? 6 it not the might of public opinion vindicating truth and
justice ? Is it not the irresistible influence on public opinion , which , in the circumstances of these countries , with a free press ,, freedom of discussion , must be excited by our peaceful perseverance in the rational , deliberate , conscientious declaration of our rights and our duties 1 Our right to bo a free people making and administering our own laws , by our own Queen , Lords , and Commons . Our duty as Irishmen to persist in working for the regeneration of our pauperised , degraded country . Thus have I understood the speeches of the great leader of the _association , and of Mr . O'Brien , Mr . Meagher , Mr . Mitchell , & e . Thus have I understood the articles of the chief journals advocating repeal—the Nation and the Freeman . All those speeches , all those articles , I have uniformly regarded as consistent with the constitutional principles of our confederacy—the principle of moral force—as stated in the original rules of the _association and in Mr . John O'Connell ' s interpretation of the new resolutions . ; And I do so still .
But the authority of O'Connell ' s namehas . been employed focdirectly compelling the retirement of Mr . Meagher , and indirectly , by _requiring-subscription to a form ef words _containing a certain ethical or religious doctrine , for compelling the retirement of Mr . O'Brien and others .. As . well might Mr . O'Connell require us to wear a certain livery—to observe a certain medical _regimen—to subscribe the 39 articles . AsT understand tke plain meaning ofthe words ofhis new resolutions , no Christian other than a member ofthe Society of Friends can hold it as true doctrine . And all these violent proceedings of last Tuesday are part of the policv and practice of moral force .
At the command of O'Connell , conveyed by his son , are we tojdisregard the rules of fair play , the dictates of generous feeling , to forbid freedom of speech in the only substitute we-have for an Irish senate , and all under the pretence of vindicating the principle of moral force and carrying out the policy of conciliation ? And is there , indeed , to be an unreasoning and unquestioned _Stctatofsntp to control our consciences respecting principles of truth and justice ? The Romans , long ago , appointed dictators in times of danger : but it was not for carrying out the policy of moral torce . Camillus and _Fabius had other work than a vocation against the shedding of blood .
Now , a word as to the policy of these unfortunate proceedings , and I have done . Mr . O'Connell , in his speech yesterday , pointedly attacked the Nation newspaper and " Young Ireland" as treacherous to Repeal , hy pursuing a course of conduct calculated to frighten the Protestant gentry from the association . Now , I am a Protestant gentleman . I am an inhabitant of Ulster ; my family has resided there for generations . I make bold to assert , that I know the sentiments of the Protestants of "Ulster , at least as well as Mr . O'Connell . ' I have no hesitation in declaring my opinion , that thepresent conduct of the association is calculated to ruin the cause of Repeal
with the Protestants of Ulster . Their grand objection fo Repeal is a dread of Roman Catholic ' ascendancy . __ _Freedom of _speech , freedom of opinion , civil and religious liberty in Ireland , thoy say , would be at the mercy of Mr . O'Connell and the Roman Catholic clergy after Repeal . And they are strongly prejudiced respecting Mr . O'Connell's real sentiments on these subjects . It follows that the late exhibition of abject submission to Mr . O'Connell's authority , and the forced retirement from last Tuesday ' s meeting of all men who dared to profess independence of his dictation , will eonfirm those injurious prepossessions ofthe Protestants of Ulster .
The success of our ' peaceful struggle depends on the conversion of . a respectable portion of the Protestant non-Repealers . . Such conversion depends , in my opinion , " entirely en the _horest employment oi our moral force . " If . the association will fairly and openly state all its _proeeedjng-s , publish the accounts of its expenditure , vindicate freedom of speech and action , consistently with our original rules ; and in aH respects pursue the direct course of peaceful agitation—then , and not till then , will the Protestants _forget their fears and jealousies , and join in a peaceful struggle for nationality .
In all that I have said . I do not mean any thingopposed to the rightful authority of O'Connell as our leader . I do feel it as a cause of pride that we have for our leader the greatest public man . of this age . He is grown old in peaceful triumphs . He is despot of the Irish Catholics , by his hold On their gratitude for unparalleled services . He has through a knur life preached lessens of truth and justice ; and it is not wonderful that at length his authority has become so great that many yield him unreasoning submission .
* _*• But my allegiance is solely to his truth and justice . " If he , yielding to human infirmity of mind , from which neither a Napoleon nor an O'Connell is free , forget his own lessons of moral force , and employ his hold over his countrymen ' s affections and judgments for ministering to . his" accidental personal grudges—then , lsayywe oweto ourselves , as under discipline for freedom—we owe to this great man himself , as careful of his fame , and as proving we have profited by his teaching—to do justice in these unhappy dissensions , by vindicating the principles of civil liberty . I am , dear Sir , your obedient servant , John Martin .
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( Continued from the First Page . ) the measure introduced by the late Government foi the protection of life and property in Ireland , neither he nor his colleagues denied that a great many murders and other outrages had unfortunately taken plaee in that country , but what they contended was this , that the measure was not calculated to remedy the evil . When the house considered that only in the month of March last these crimes were very rife in Irelandi and might he so again in November oi December , his belief was , that to repeal the measure
would be to give encouragement to crime . —( Hear , hear . ) If such was his opinion , he could not shrink fr « m proposing the second reading of the bill , nor could he shrink , however unpopular it might render him , from asking thehou 9 eto place the same restriction on the possession of arms in Ireland . which has heretofore existed . They , unfortunately saw . from the evidence on recent trials in Ireland , that men in that country were ready to undertake almost any deed of atrocity . And he bad ho doubt that if the house threw out this measure , it would give _encouragement to the most abandoned characters in Ireland . »
Mr . T . Duncombe . —On that principle then this bill -will be permanent . Lord John Russell would not allow the assertion that this Bill wouid be permanent . But to take away at once the power already conferred in that Biil , would _havetheinjuriousefiecthehad described . He would be glad if they could , but he did not believe that they would be able even nest session to part with the whole of this Bill at once . Bnfc his feeling was that they would remove the most obnoxious parts of it . With respect to an observation which fell from the Hon . Member tor Birmingham , he ( Lord John Russelij was not prepared to admit that any fear of unpopularity , and still less any dread of the loss of power , would deter him from
taking such steps as lie conceived necessary lor thc protection of life and property' in Ireland , —( hear . ) The late Government conceived another measure was necessary for that purpose , and one was brought forward , The hon , member for Finsbury seemed to think that he gave great annoyance to the present government by his panygerics on the right hon . baronet the member for Tamworth . He ( Lord John Russell ) could assure the hon . gentleman that this course did not in the least annoy him , for he quite concurred that the right hon . baronet eminently deserved them for what he had done on the principles of free trade , and that praise must ever attend him , on account of the sacrifices lie had made on account of the course he had _adapted .
Ut . T . Dvxcombe . —Itis quitea matter of indifference to me whether I please or offend you . ( Laughter , ) Lor . '! John Rcssell said ifthchon _. gentleman had always exi » resscd liie same feelings towards the late - - _'ovfcrnmeni , it was a great pity he did not do more io preserve them iu _otficc by giving tiiem more constant support , —( iauthler . ) But the question new f"i * the consideration of the house was , whether they would agree to the second reading of the Bill , lie waa quite ready to listen to any proposal for an alteration of the clauses when they went into committee .
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Lord Sbtmopb , _^ _m _^ - ' Mrp _^' and _^ pjm _* m _^ e | B _^ yjhi | p 6 _Jen , ¦; . Jr - * * " _- ' " Mr . Collett , as one of the tew Irish " m _^ mSelS ' pre _^ sent , could not give a silent vote on a measure which he considered uncalled for , unnecessary , inapplicable ; and inefficient . " On Monday he had seen evidence : sufficient ofthe estimation by the public of the Government in consequence of ' their course on the flogging question . —( The hon . gentleman excited much merriment by displaying a large portion of a monster placard opposite the Treasury Bench . ) This Arms
Bill gave the finishing stroke—the last nail in their coffin—and-they would soon bo buried , never to rise again . —( Great laughter . ) Colonel Sibthorp rose amidst loud cries of "Divide ! " lie had voted against the late Government because he considered itwas their duty tohave introduced a real measure of coercion . —( Laughter . ) The present Government exhibited the same moral cowardice . He had no confidence in them , and he must therefore take the same course he had adopted with reference to the last Cocercion Bill . The house then divided , when the numbers
were—For the second reading ..... ; ' .. _- .... V . ' 56 Againstit . ; . ' . - 23 ' Majority .. , 23 Mr . _Di _* ncomb ** severely commented on the conduct ofthe Ministry with reference to this measure , aud said they had caught several votes by a vague promise to omit the obnoxious clauses alluded to . He asked if the noble lord would now come forward and state , in a straightforward manner what he intended to do , instead of dealing with the subject ie the equivocal manner he did , and waiting tor the opportunity of a majority from the Opposition . He denounced the contradictory and shufHing policy of the Government with respect to Ireland , and exposed the inconsistency of several of its members , in voting for ihe Bill , after having assisted to overthrow the late Administration on a similar measure .
A desultory and somewhat warm discussion ensued , in which Messrs' Hume , "V . Smith , B . Osborne , Muntz , and Lahouchere , took part . The matter ultimately dropped , on the assurance of Lord John Russelij thatthe Bill should be printed , and that in the meantime the Government would consider the clauses that ought to be struck ont . There were several to which he had great objections ,, but the manner in which they were interwoven with other parts , required some consideration to detach thrmt ' The Bill was then ordered" to be committed on Monday next . . _;¦ _> - ;; < The other orders were disposed of , and the House adjourned at a quarter to one o ' clock . HOUSE OF LORDS . —ToisnAY , August . 11 . The Earl of Fortescub presented a petition , praying for the abolition of flogging in the army , and took occasion to pass a high encomium ou Co ! , Whyte .
Lord Brougham also bore his testimony to the Colonel ' s conduct , and expressed his opinion that the charges brought against that . officer were unfounded . The Duke of Wellington said , that having , in conformity with his duty , considered fully the conduct of Colonel Whyte in the late transaction ,, he could assure their Lordships that there was not the slightest ground , for attributing , blame to Colonel Whyte , or to any officer in the . regiment . The Noble Duke then declared that it had long been the wish ofall connected with the command of the army , particularly thelate Duke of York , to diminish corporal punishment , as much as possible ; and that principle had been acted upon by the best commanders during the last fifty years . But it was
found impossible to discontinue corporal punishment altogether . The experiment had been tried in the East Indies , bnt in consequence of relaxed discipline , insubordination and mutinues , flogging was re-established . His Grace then stated that he had ordered the severity of the punishment to be considerably mitigated , and pledged himself , as far as possible , to diminish the exercise of it ; and concluded his statement by expressing his hope to live to see corporal punishment in the army abolished altogether . " Lord Beaumont moved for papers and correspondence between this country and the courts of Vienna , Petersburgh , and Berlin , respecting events which have recently taken place at Cracow , in violation of the Treaty or Vienna . The noble Lord . related the
occurrences which took place in Cracow and in Gallicia , and called on the Government to interfere . TheMarquisof _LANsnowNifadmitted that by the Treaty of Vienna the independence of Cracow was guaranteed , and therefore it became , a right- and more than a right , in the contracting parties , to see _thatthespirit of the treaty was firmly and fairly carried into effect . But the acts committed in Cracow had jeopardised the peace , not of Germany only , but ofall Europe ; and the neighbouring states , finding the conspiracy to be wide spread , demanded of the Government of Cracow to put down the .- disturbances . The Government , however , confessed they were unable to do tbis , and it wason this representation that steps were taken to occupy Cracow by the troops of the surrounding countries , and by force to attempt to terminate so deplorable a
condition of things . Under these circumstances , the troops of Austria entered and occupied Cracow . But communications had passed between the three Powers , and in a short period Cracow would be relieved from military occupation . With respect to what had occurred in Gallicia , this country had no right to interfere whatever . Tne Noble Marquis made no objection to the production of the correspondence .. ¦ . _< The Duke of Wellington said that the occupation of Cracow by troops wais an undoubted breach of the Treaty of Vienna , which , if not already explained , should be explained to this country . But , when the treaty was made , a state of things such as has lately happened , was not contemplated ; and if ever the breach of any treaty was justifiable , it was in this case of Cracow .
After some remarks from Lord Kinnaibd , the papers moved ibr were ordered . HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuesday , August 11 . The Speaker took the chair at ten minutes past twelve o ' clock . Mr . B . Escott gave notice that on Monday next , on the order of the day being read that the Speaker do leave the chair to go into committee on the Irish Arms Bill , he . would move that the house resolve itself into a committee on . that day . three months . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . DuNcoMBK presented a petition from certain
of the inhabitants oi Ashton-under-Lyne , praying for the immediate discharge of eleven children who were now in custody under the Masters and Servants Act . The petition set forth that the children had been in the employment of Messrs . Mason and Son , and had been sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour , for stopping away from their work The petitioners complained of the injustice of the law , and prayed the house to institute inquiry into it , and cause such alterations as , upon consideration , they might deem advisable . The petition was ordered to lie on the table .
Mr . Pjirkeb remarked , that as he saw Mr . T . Duncombe in his place , he would beg him to postpone his motion for an inquiry into the circumstances attending the dismissal of Thos . Mitchell , a sub _< soiter in the General Post Office , who had petitioned the house , complaining that his dismissal was occasioned by proving in evidence certain malversations and corruptions on behalf of his superior officers * As he ( Mr . Pavker ) had upon the previous day moved for a copy of the evidence connected with the _subject , he hoped the hon . member would agree with
him , as the house was not now in a position to go into the consideration of the . [ subject . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) Mr . Duncombe was so fully sensible of the great importance of the house having all the facts of the ca _^ e before it that he would at once postpone his motion until Tuesday next . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr .. Ward , in reply to a question , stated that thc law officers having determined that the court-martial held at Cork , which lately sentenced a marine to ho hanged , was illegally constituted , the proceedings had been declared null , and the offender had been sent back to his company .
Lord Jobs Russell , in answer to Mr . Williams , stated that the Government would frame some measure for the regulation and examination , in future sessions , of Railway Bills , aud would make some proposal relative to the formation of a Railway Board ; but they had found that it would be both undesirable and impracticable to interfere with the application of capital to railway enterprise , and that , therefore , they would not meddle with that part ot the subject . On the third reading of the Dcodands Abolition Bill , Mr . S . Worilet objected to the Bill , as one that had not bsen duly considered , and which dealt , with questions full of difficulties : He proposed that the Bill should be postponed to next session , and that in the meantime a select committee should be appointed to consider thc law relative to deodahtls .
After a discussion , in which the " Attorney-General , Mr . Wakley , the Lord Advocate , Mr . Henlev , and Mr . Cripps took _pni't , tho house divided— , For the third reading ... ... ... ... 51 Againstit G Majority ... ... 45 The bill was read a third timctnd passed . TheDeaths _liy _^ _Accidcnts Compensation Bill was read a third time aud passed . The Small Debts Bill was committed * pro fonna nnd some amendments made in it . The Contagions Diseases Prevention Bill . and the Lunatic Asylums aud Pauper Lunatics Bill , passed through committee . The Medical 1 ' ivictitionei's Bill was , on thc motion of Mr . Waulky , read a second time . The Lords' amendments to the Art Unions Bill were agreed to The house adjourned from four to five o ' clock , hut on the Speaker ' s resuming thc chair at the fatter hour , forty members , had not assembled and the houseadjourned .
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; _BJpS-Et > F'CfiMM _^ N _| , -Wi ( DNBSDAY , Auousf 12 , _--Atthe-request of-LordMbRFBTHr Mr , ; Mackinnon consented to place in the " hands of that noble lord fiis _' Smoke _^ Froliibitiomf Bill ; _VHe expressed a hope that-public feeling would compel the Government to carry bo ( th' this ' bil / arid the Cemetery Bill lntoeffect in ' ah ' ehr aing ' _sessioa ' . , '• "' . '' . ' ' . , « T heibilFwas then ordered to be reada second time Committee _^ , , _"' .. ,. _i-. ' , ! . On the motion that the house resolve itself into a Committeedn the * / ;
RELIGIOUS OPINIONS RELIEF BILL , Mr . Estcott gave notice of his intention to propose certain additions to the bill , as it did not give that perfect relief which it ought to _^ _givo to . _pei'sons affected by the old law , ¦ ¦ ¦¦ " , ¦ ¦ ' _,.. _- _„ " -.,-- . y , " Lord J . ' Russell suggested that Mr . Escott , should withdraw the amendments of which he had given notice , and bring forward tho subject _nextsesaioni- * . Afrer a short _convewation . in which Mr . Henley , Mr . Estcourt , Mr . Shaw , and the Earl of Surrey , jeined , the house went into Committee . In the Committee , _< ¦ ¦ . , - ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ 'i , Mr . Escott , on the first clause being read , observed that , though it repealed the penalty for offences under the statute , it did not . repeal the prohibition , 'The offences prohibited , by the Statute would therefore still bo offences at common law , ar . d the offenders would be liable to indictment . He therefore proposed to add certain words to the clause which would also repeal the prohibition .
Lord J . Russell thought that it * the house adopted this amendment , it would go beyond the intention ofthe framers of the bill . It was not the intention of the House of Lords to render that lawful which was unlawful at common law . After gome discussion the committee divided , when there appeared—For the amendment ... ... 10 Againstit ... 53 . Majorily ... 43 Mr . Escott then declined to press ihe amendments .
The house went into committee on the Rateable Property ( Ireland ) Bill , after Mr . S . Cbawpokd had withdrawn his resolution , that there ought to be only one valuation for all purposes of local taxation , framed on _. the net annual value to let , determined on the principles laid down in the Poor Relief Act . " The clauses up to . 33 were agreed to , with some verbal amendments . The . Chairman was then ordered to report progress , and asked leave to sit again onFriday . , _- HOUSE OF LORDS , Thursday , Aug . 13 . The Poor Removal Bill went throw h committee .
SUGAR DUTIES . On the motion that the Sugar Duties Bill be , read a second time , . _.-- ¦ < - ¦ The Bishop of Oxford addressed the House , at considerable length , in opposition te the measure ; and concluded by moving , as an amendment , that it be read a second time that day three months . - - The -Bishop of London supported the amendment , and the Marquis of Lansdowne replied . Their Lordships then divided , when the amendment was lost by aroajority of 28 to 10 , and the Bill was read a second time _.- '•' The'Court of Common Pleas Bill was read a second time , And their Lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Thursday , Aug . 13 . The Speakek took the chair at twelve o ' clock .
CORRESPONDING SOCIETY . Mr . Warburton presented a petition from a person named _Lcmuitre- ' . who had been a member of the Corresponding Society , and complaining that he had been the victim of conspiracy . The petition stated that in 1794 he was , when in his eighteenth year , living with his parents , his father being a watchmaker . That while a member ofthe Corresponding Society . he had subscribed to the fund for the defence of John Home 'fooke , Thelwall , and Hardy . These funds were partly ' paid into the hands of a person named Upton , who kept a small sliop in Bell-yard ; whom it was discovered had been prosecuted by the Pheenix Assurance Oflice for setting fire to his own house . ¦ On finding him out , on the motinu of Lemaitre ,
this man Upton was expelled from the society . Upton declared that he would be revenged , and soon found an opportunity , for his . resentment . This was in August , 1704 , and in that very month he made a communication to the Privy Council _accusinghimself , with Lemaitre and another , of a conspiracy to shoot , the King with a poisoned arrow from a frame which he had himself seen . that morning . On this _charge he was apprehended and committed to Newgate , where he was confined for uiue months , witliout any . connexion or . communication whatever with his friends . At the end of this period he was
releasid on his own reeoghi 2 ances . Upton went over to France , fioiu which place he returned on an exchange of prisoners of war , and on his arrival again renewed his charges . Upon these Mr , Lemaitre surrendered himself , and was brought to trial . On the morning of the trial the wife of Vpton appeared in widow's weeds , and took oath that her husband was dead . It was In vain that a testimony was tendered that Upton had been seen alive at his own house that morning . The trial was interrupted , and Mr . Limaitro was remanded to prison where-he remained for five months . He was released at the end of that
term , and abstained from any connexion with the Corresponding Society . But then came the time of the Irish rebellion , 1797 , and he was applied to to give his adheison to that movement through the Corresponding Society . In an evil moment he _consented to attend the meeting of the Society , to give his advice against any such connexion . He went there , having nothing whatever to do with public affairs since his last imprisonment . The Bow-street officers rushed in , and all the party were apprehended . He was committed to Newgate , and , at the end of a twelvemonth , his health failing , he was removed to Reading gaol , where he passed two years more . He was then released , and again after a few months apprehended and confined in _Tothill-fields Prison . Ilia attorney had applied for a writ of habeas corpus , but in vain , Lord'Kenyon refusing it , as he said , on his own responsibility . After another twelvemonth Mr . Lemaitre { was released , and thus had
suffered , between 1818 and 1826 , an imprisonment of not less than six years , without trial . He had applied repeatedly to the several _Whig Governments for redress , but had been constantly refused , till at last Mr . Canning promised to do something for him , and through the intercession of Lord Grey , Mr . Lemaitre was appointed a protector of slaves in Dcmerara . He set sail in 1829 , but his usual ill-luck attended him , for , shortly after leaving the coast , the vessel was wrecked , and ali his effects werelost . He had hardly time to recover himself before the Government passed the Act for the abolition of slavery , and thus his salary of £ 800 a year « as entirely lost . This was a fair subject for consideration and compensation , and with a hope that now , as the injury had been suffered for more than fifty years , it would be properly entertained by the Government , he would move that the petition be " printed with the votes .
IRISH ARMS BILL . In reply to Mr . T . Duncombe , Lord J . Russell stated that it was the intention of Government to proceed with the Bill in Committee , pro forma on Monday , and to take the discussion on the following evening . The •' _Coaraijlous Diseases Prevention Bill , " and the " Pauper Lunatics BU , " went through Committee . The ' * Drainage of Lands Bill" was read a third time and passed , as was also the " Religious Opinions Relief Bill . " Several other bills were advanced . 1 stage .
THE BRITISH POSSESSION' S BILL _., went into committee . In answer to Mr . _Spooner , The Chancellor of- the Exchequer said that all that this bill contemplated was the enabling of * our colonies to repeal as many of the additional duties as were now imposed upon foreign goods as they pleased . After some discussion the clauses were agreed to , and the bill reported without amendment . It was ordered to be engrossed , and read a third time on Saturday .
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY . Mr . Estcourt moved for a return of persons flogged in the army in Great Britain and Ireland , in the years 1845 and 184 G , to the end of July ; specifying , 1 . The Offence . 2 . Tiie regiment , the place of station , the time . 3 . " The sentence . 4 . The order for its execution . 5 . Whether the trials were open to the public , or only open to the regiment , or with closed doors . 0 . Tlie number of lashes inflicted , and thc day . 7 . How soon after punishment the man was able to return to his duty , and at what place lie was then quartered . S . Whether death has followed within twelve months of the flogging , and the date of" such death . Whether the punishment was inflicted , if in cavalry regiments , by tlie trumpeters or farriers ; if in infantry regiments , by privates or drummers , and with what instrument . 10 . Copies ot ' the surgeon ' s minutcfi of all such punishments , and any subsequent observations on their
consequences . Mr , Fox Maule moved an amendment , excluding some of the returns moved for , but afterwards , upon the _suggestion of Mr . Hume , includud in it a-return of the number of lashes _inllicti-d . Lord J , Russell had no _objection to give a return ofthe number ot'lasiies _inuie'ei !; but hoped that Mr . Escott would not caU __ fw ' the regimeni , " it * the house should be of opinion that it would lead to invidious and unjust Ctuuyarisous . Mr . Wakluv hoped that uo part oi' this motion would be veiiised . lie believed thai its production would convince any reflecting man that theodio . ua anil _disgusting practice of lliig' _^ _iiijc _luti-hfc to be instantly abolished , lie expressed his readiness to give Mr , P . Maule the _iiaiiis oi * » surgeon _nt-lioivusraw , w . _' m was _prepared to say that , no . sohiior , who had received 150 lashes , with mil t ' _oi-ee , _hadcvoi-iivedayeai _ifterwavda . He _oontendetl that the , si _> eeification oi
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the regiments was imperiously required ; for if it _SiiOUld appear that in one regiment there waa no flogging , : amfih _aifilitfielTre" _^ flogging , it wouldj be the duty of the house to enquire into the cauge of the difference . j , > ; i _, ,- > i .-.. _s : > _-. _- ' ¦ - . -. j _> " Mr . ; Warbcrton maintained , that as the house ought- to know whether :. the ; average mortality among the men who had been flogged ; exceeded- the average mortality in the rest of the ; regiment * by that return we should learn whether this punishment extended to . " life and Vmb . " He hoped ihat In some shape Government would give the house information on this point . Mr . CBuiiLKu objected to give a return upon that point , as it would appear to furnish the country with the effects of flogging , whon it did no such thing in reality .
Mr . B . Bscott replied to the objections , both of form and substance , which had been urged against his motion , and after a few words from Captain Polhill , who contended that it was necessary toretain _flogging for-the discipline of the army , thereturn , as amended by Mr . F . Maule , - was ordered . The house then adjourned . :
_nQUSE OF LORDS , Friday , Aug . 14 . , On the motion of Earl Gret , the Australian Waste Lands Bill was read a second time . Lord Brougham then made a statement respecting a motion of wliich he had given notice , touching the administration of the Poor Law , and proceeded to make a vigorous defence ofthe commissioners and the system , which last , he maintained , had only teen vitiated by the introduction of outdoor relief . Ihe learned lord concluded by _lamenting that he could not confer on the country , this session , that great boon , the digest ofthe criminal code , but hoped to be able to introduce it next year . The Sugar Duties Bill passed through Committee . Several Bills were then forwarded a _staged and the houseadjourned .
HOUSE OF COMMONS , Frida y , August 14 . The Cravc elco ' b of the Exchequer moved that the order of the day be read for going . into a committee of supply . Mr . Wakley having referred to the" previous announcement of Sir G . Grey , that he had appointed a commission consisting ot ' the Earl of Chichester ,-Lord Seymour , ' and Mr . B . Escott , to inquire into the abuses alleged to exist in _Milbank-prison , asked whether there would bB any objection to furnish the house with the * instructions given to the _comwissioners ? He also expressed a hope that Sir G . Grey would not object to placing Mr . Duncombe ' s name on that commission .
Sir G . Grbt expressed his readiness to lay the instructions on the table as soon as the commission had received Her Majesty's sanction , The commissioners would stand in the light of jurors or judges- but Mr . Duncombe iii the light of an accuser , Mr . Duhcombr said that , had he been invited to belong to the commission , he should have felt it his duty to accept the office ; but after what had passed , nothing would induce him to form part of it . He protested against the doctrine that a member of Parliament presenting a petition should be considered as the accuser ofthe parties of whom that petition complained . ' -. Still , if the truth could not be asserted without his going before the commission he would appear before it , and see impartial justice done .
Mr . Homb then pressed upon Ministers the propriety of conceding , as soon as possible , representative governments to the colony ot Van Dieman ' s Land , and the ofher 10 colonies which had applied for them .
BRITISH MUSEUM . Mr . Hums then moved a resolution to the ! effect that the British Museum , the National Gallery , and other instructive institutions of the hind , should be thrown open to the public between certain hours on Sundays . : i The motion was opposed hy Lord J . Russell , and warmly supported by Mr . Wakley , Mr . Williams , Dr . Bowring , a . nd General Sir De Lacy Evans . Mr . Hume , however , withdrew it . The house then resolved itself into a Committee of supply . . The Speaker having resumed the chair : —
- BUCKINGHAM PALACE . On the motion for granting £ 20 , 000 for the purpose of enlarging and improving Buokingham Palace , considerable discussion took _placed The Chancellor of the Exchequer justified the' grant . Mr . Protheroe , Mr . Bernal , and Mr . Hume contended that it was impossible to make Buckingham Palace a decent and . proper residence for the Sovereign-of this country .- -Mr , Hume , after denouncing it as unhealthy , objected to sanction a vote for the further improvement of such a building , and moved to reduce _^ the grant to £ 0 , 000 , the sum necessary to repair the damage done by the recent storm . At the same time he _^ expressed his _readinessto build on another site a commodious and comfortable and becoming residence for her Majesty , if Buckingham Palace did not furnish adequate accomodation . On a division , Mr . Hume ' s amendment was negatived by a majority of 55 over six
voices . Several other grants were then agreed to . The house resumed , and the report was ordered to he read to-morrow . Several bills were then advanced a stage .
BUNGLING LEGISLATION-ERROR IN THE CORN BILL . Mr , ViMiBRS moved for a committee of the house on the law T * $ \ _a \ mg to the duty on rye , peas , and beans , with the view of rectifying an error in the new Corn Bill , by which these inferior grains are subject to a higher duty than wheat . __ Lord George Bbntinck having oppmd the motion , the Chancellor of the Exchequer recommended that it should be withdrawn ; as it was now too late to entertain it in tho face of the noble lord ' s opposition . Mr . _Vilheks ultimately withdrew his motion . The Chancellor of the _Exchequer brought in a BUI to amend an Act of this session , for authorising a l , ; an from the Consolidated Fund to the New Zealand Company . The Bill was read a first time .
Mr . Hawks brought in a Bill to make better pro . vision for the government of New Zealand . The Bill was intended to confer the privilege of selfgovernment in the colony . . Mr . GouLDi'iir * opposed the Bill , on the ground that it was too late to discuss so important a question . The Bill was ultimately read a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next . Tho House then adjourned .
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M ' rjKDER IN HULL . _Conaiderable consternation prevailed iq th _» neighbourhood of Blanket-row , at an early hour qn Wednesday _morning , in consequence of-a rumour that Thomas Green , a mariner , had murdered his wife . Policeman Gordon entered Green ' s apartment , which is on the secon I floor of a house in Hatter ' s-square , _"Mnrtinv-nliy , where he found Green seated in a chair , with a hand _, kerchief before his face , and apparently very melancholy . A short distance fr » m him his wife was laid a corpse on the floor , being coverod with a blanket , Gordon immediately sent tor Inspector Dorsey , who- was on duty at the Blanket-row station , and , on Green heiiig asked if his wife mas dead , he answered in the affirmative , _a'ld , Witliout _aoyfurtherlnterrogatories being put , entered
into a statement ofthe _c-. rcumstances connected with the dreadful tragedy . It seems that his wife was an habitual drunkard , and on that account they frequently quar . rellfed . On Tuesday evening , his brother called at his house , and invited him to accompany him to Dry pool feast , ta which he consented , but , previous to leaving tome , ha placed in the hands ot" his wife ahout 50 s . He returned homo about two o'clock next morning ,, and , in _ascending _fchx staircase ho stumbled over his wife , who Was laid drunE ; _, and unable to proceed liny further ; Perceiving Hie state she was in , he took the door key from her pocket , and , having obtained admission totLe room , he returned to the unfortunate woman , and then commenced a _succession of acts of violence whioh produced death . The first inquiry ofher husband was with respect to the money , but his wife was uu .-. blo to answer him . from the combined effects of the drink she had par * taken of , and the Injury she had sustained about two hours before the arrival of Green , by falling very
heavily down stairs . Her husband became-greatly enraged ; he dashed her bead several time 3 . ' against the stairs , and then , seizing her by the hair of the head , dragged- her into the loom , where hs searched for his money , but did not succeed in finding it . He then left hold ofher , and she fell on the floor , Whilst in that position the husband got into bed alongside his two sons , the eldest of whom , is not more than twelve years of age ; . but ' after being , there about _half-an-hour , he darted out of bed , and again attacked his unfortunate victim , by _jumping upuu her body . Uo likewise struck and kicke _' d ber , aud eventually knocked her . head-foremost down stairs , where she-lay moauiug for a length of time , when the _husVaad carried her ' up stairs , laid her on tho floor , aud then ietired ' to rest , On rising shortly before sis o ' cloek he . was horror-struck on finding that his brutality had ended in the death of his wife , and his eldest boy calk'd in a neighbour . He-was soon afterwards taken into custody *
' Aa inquest was held on the body the same afternoon , which was adjourned till the next day .. On Thursday , the jury re turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Thomas Green , and Uo was committed to _prlsou for trial . Suddbk " _TitsKss . of Ma . Kukley _, a \ d Closing of _i'iik Lyceum Tihsatre . —Last evening bills were posted at the doors of thc Lyceum Theatre , stating that in _consequcuss of the sudden and alarming illness of Mr . Keeley , the theatre could not be-oponed that night .
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of its members to secede from the General . Union , has in . flictod a serious injury ' on that portion of its _unfortunita members , who , at this slack season of ltd year _^ _jje obliged- to , 4 ramp _i the _,-p (> untry in _^ search _of-empl oyment _. Our _ih ' t « ntion '' therefbri ' is ? ' according to " our long _esta _; blished practice ; to make a provision - for those men on the road ; but not baring , at present , any other means of calling tht attention of . our shopmates in the country to this important ' subject , only through the medium of the _Northtrn Star , which , on all occasions , has been our friend and advocate , when our cause was just , we em . brace this .. _opportunity of Informing all sections of our trade throughout the country _ri ho may with to corres . pond with the City of London , they can do so by address _, ing their _communications to Mr . Walnner , D . C . l _> lou » h , court , Fetter-lane ,
NATIONAL . ASSOCIATION OF UNITED . TRADES FOR THE PROTECTION OF IN . DUSTRY . The Central Committee met at their office , 30 Hyde-street , Bloomsbury ;' on Monday ,-- August 10 th " T . iS . Duneombe , M . P ., in the chair . After the reading of a voluminous mass of correspondence by the secretary , the committee resolved . That as Mr . John Bush , the vice-president is- about to proceed to ii' Conference of Carpenters at Manchester he be hereby authorised to wait . ' on the Trades of Birmingham , Belper , _Cradley , _Bordersgreen , Manchester Lye , Rochdale , Liverpool , ice ., on behalf of the Assccia _^ tion .
A deputation from the Protective Union , of Silk Hatters , waited upon the committee to ask several questions relative to the rules and practices of the association '; y the answers appeared to give the greatest satisfaction . Mr . Wm . Baker , the Secretary of the Paper Makers . Union , of England and Wales , attended the office , and paid in £ 59 Wi ., being the amount of subscription !* , He ., duefr . > m that body . After the transaction of business the committee adjourned . The amount of subscriptions for the week exceeded * £ 100 .
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_KAJTSION" HOPSE . ' ' - _TueRobhehy op Tne Lord Mayor ;—On Tuesday , the justice room was crowded by persons who were anxious to see James _"Fitzsimnion , the man charged with having robbed the Lord Mayor of-a gold watch and ' appendages on Monday week at the Blackwall Railway station . The curiosity was the stronger , as it was known that thc pri . soner has been for some time distinguished as a prominent member of the swell mob , and that he had been brought hefore thc Lord Mayor himself a few mouths ago , in the custody Of Daniel Forrester , from Masterman ' s bank , where he had been watching for victims . —The prisoner , who was defended byifr . Hobler , walked into the . bar with great confidence . The following was the additional evidence . —Air . James Hartley , of _Bridge-street , Black _, friars , solicitor , stated that he was standing with the Lord Mayor , when the prisoner and the smaller man , who was
described by the other witnesses , were together , close to his Lordship . Witness fixed his eyes upon the tivo men the moment they came out of the carnage on the railway—Theprisoner ( to the witness ) . —Come , eome , speak up , so that every one may hear you . —The witness . They came suddenl y , in front ofhis Lordship . In a moment the shorter mail disappeared , then tlie Lord Mayor cried out that ho wasrobbed . Prom the manner in which they both acted , it was _tjuite evident that they were in con . cert , and I at once judged from their appearance that they were bad characters . —Oh dear ! so yovi know a thief by his looks , do you ?—Alderman Gibbs : Bid you observe tbem in conversation 1—Witness : Certainly . —The pri . soner : State what you heard us say . If you thought us bad characters you ought to have listened to -what . we said . —Mr . H . said he did not hear the conversation . —Alderman Gibbs : -Should you be able to identify the compa . nion of the prisoner 1—Witness : No doubt of it . —Mr .
John Hall , of Bishopsgate Without , warehouseman , confirmed the statements made by the other witnesses , in which the prisoner and the shorter man were described as being Jin concert . The witness was behind the Lord Mayor when he saw the prisoner and his companion close to his Lordship , When the Lord Mayor called the police the prisoner slunk back . Here the prisoner , at the desire of Alderman Gibbs , put on his hat . —Alderman Gibb 3 : Put it more completely on your head . —The pri . 80 ner ; I can ' t . My head is too big . The hat is just as I wear it always . What more can be wanted ?—Mr . John James Harris , watch manufacturer of East Smitbfield _, here stepped forward , and said , that he had a charge to make against the prisoner . ; He then stated , that on last Friday week , nt haif _* _-pas £ eight o ' clock in the _eveililljj , a person of gentlemanlike appearance , and taller than thtt prisoner , walked into the shop and asked to see some patent gold levers . Witness showed him three , and he
wished to see still better , and spoke about not liking any Geneva watch , or any watch / not- of English make . Witness , then handed down a fourth watch wiih a heavy gold chain . _c _^ Ihere wa s a lady in the shop at thetiine who was known fo witness , and who was looking at ear-rings , and at that moment the prisoner entered , and pushed roughly by the lady to reach the party who was _looking at the watches . * In an instant , by a -wonderful sleight of hand , the watch and chain disappeared , and the prisoner , too , followed by his companion . Alderman Gibbs—What did the prisoner say upon entering the Shop I Witness—When he squeezed . by the lady to get to tiie place where the party was looking at the watches , he said to me , "Mr . Harris , what do you charge fur cleaning- a lever V I replied ls and the prisoner went out , and after him went the other party , and so rapidly was the thing done that they were both out of the shop before I discovered that the watch was off . Miss Susanna Harris said , she was in the shop when the pri . soner entered and asked her father what he would charge for cleaning a patent gold lever . She wa ' _sposMve-the prisoner wns the man , and she was _confident-that she saw the other man hand the prisoner something . .
Here a lady in deep mourning stepped torward and said —I should not like to swear , but I am almost convinced that that is the countenance of the man who robbed me of £ 12 at a banking house in Pall-mall East , on Monday week . I was in a state of great agitation at the time , having just left my husband on his deatli bed . I think three of ihem followed me into the banking house , I had _tsvo distinct views of the prisoner . ¦ lie had pushed the door open for her as she entered , and he also pushed it open for her as she retired . Alderman Gibbs—Can you swear to his identity ? The lady—I should not like to Swear to him . I think I can swear to hira . - The face Is exactly that face . The prisoner— I never saw the lady before . ¦ Alderman Gibbs remanded the prisoner till Thursday next . The prisoner ' s confidence , and self-possession were evidently shaken , when Mr " ' Harris _suddenly appeared to give evidence against him . He , however , soon recovered , and showen a disposition to bully the officer who had him in custody . It is reported that the Lord Mayor ' s watch was broken up immediately after * it disappeared from lliS Lordship ' s fob , as ill the absence of the prisoner , it fell into the hands of some of the juniors of the fattemity , who got rid of it with all possible expedition .
THAMES . Powce _Ofhcxousness . —The Libemv of tue Subject . —On Tuesday a decent young woman , named Sarah Harrison , was charged by William Moss , a police constable of the H . Division , with being disorderly and assaulting him in the execution of his duty . The policeman said tlie prisoner was opposite to the Earl of Effingham Tavern , in the Whitechapei-road early that morning with a number of other prostitutes nnd disorderly characters , and he told them togoawav . They moved on a short distance , and he went round " his beat and down a passage leading into the Whitechapel-road , where there was a tobacco manufactory he was desired to watch , and saw the prisoner and other females again behaving disorderly , and desired them to move on . The prisoner refused to do so and abused him . He took her into custody , and she put herself into fighting attitude , and struck him twice . Mr . S ymons , the chief clerk , endeavoured to obtain from Hie policeman
what" disorderly" act the prisoner had committed ,, but he could not define it .. The prisoner iu defence , said , she was the wronged party , aud thai she was not a prostitute but pursued a lawful calling and worked hard fbr her living . She had been to the theatre with some- Mends , On the way home } they went to the Earl of Effingham to obtain somereireshments On coming out she went jusi within a . passage with a female , and was conversing witfi her previous to pavtinij , wheu the policeman came up and applied very bad language to her . She pushed lum away , and told him he ought to be ashamed of himself , on which he repeated the . epithets ,. used her very roughly , and took her into-custody . John Stuhbs , a young man . one of the parly who had been to the theatre with tlieyoung womait i confirmed her statement in every particular , and repeated the epithets applied by the policeman to thc prisoner
wliich were of a very gross description . —Mr . Broderip : Was any blows struck ?—Witness : None . Sir . 1 saw a scuffle when he seized the young-woman , and he held her arms down—Mr . Broderip : What is this young womah ? —Witness : She is a boot-binder—not a pvostitute _,-as the policeman has described her . —Mr .. Broderip : What do you think of this case , Mr . Symons t—The Chief Clerk : I nm quite satisfied the charge is unfounded . —Mr . . uroderip : And so am II . The policeman lia 3-not only most improperly interfered with .: this female , but he has applied most _disgustiitir . _language to her , and miscon . ducted himself grossly indeed . " The inspector ought to take notice of this _c-ute . _t-Iuspecior Donegau . I : will , Sir —Mr .. Broderip _: Very well . The young woman is _discliasgoU ; . she ought not : to have been taken into custody at all . : _ .
_AfESTaHHS-TEK . A ** Expert Tiue ** . —On Mondav , a smartly , dressed young-. fema . le , mimed . Harriet Nash , described upon the police-sheet , " ns a dressmaker from Chatham . " was charged with the following , dexterous robbery . —The prosecutor , Alfred _lini'iiard , of 35 , Sussex-street , Tot _tenhamcourt-road , was walking- along _Wcstminstcr-bridgs , _" >* ivbovit hutt _' _-past eleven on tlie previous night , when the prisoner made some inquiry of- 'liim , and . they walked together in conve . sation until they arrived at ihe Palaceyard , when she abruptly left him , ho immediately missed his watch , and as the prisoner had r . ot gone many yards , lie _pm-sui-d and captured her . He then asked hoi'for lus watch , when she replied , that if he searched hi 5 person he would find it . He did so , and to his surprise discovered that it was in , his coat ooeket , although it had been safe
but a few minutes before hi his waistcoat , attacked 10 H German silver guard which had been cut in . two . -In answer to an inquiry , from the magistrate , the prosecutor declared , that tke robbery had been committed ' dexterously , that lw-neither felt her take the watch , froi _* . liis _waistcoiit-pocketi _. nor _plac-oitlu _iiisco _.-it _, % _i-hlcklatUi _> he supposed , she _musii have done at th _& time he captured her . One portion » _£ the guard was still attached to the watch , the other was round bis ucck . A pair ot" very strung scissors wave produced ,, which were heard to fall wHilsi the- _pre-stM-Atar was ho . di-. uj * prisoner , _uud which were fonml-at ber-feet . They were notched , as though some hand sub-stance had been cut with _theay . ' Prisoner when _i--ili . _i-d upuu . for her def _^ iirosaid " I nowr took it out of his _waistcoat pnuket , 11 M put it back _uvtit hia coat . " Slu was fuily committed for trial .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 15, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_15081846/page/8/
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