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rastaEsis . i Alleged _NiGtEct of a _PisocnuL Surgeon ' Bel Before Mr W . Carter , at the Black Dog Twein ' _iVaTanxTaafl , Lambeth , relative to the death of Jane Bu Surrey , aged 70 . who . it was alleged , hud died from thi the want of medical aid . W . Surrey , of _N o . 4 , Glottis * eester-street , Vauxhall , stated that deceased was his wi wife . He was a labourer , but had been out of work fo for seven weeks . The deceased had heen in £ rm for M several years . On Tuesday last she eomolained of gi great difficulty of _hreathing . Witness went to Mr Si Smyth , a surgeon in _VauxutU-walk , who said the deo ceased required some g ood medicine , whicii wooH o cost Is . 6 d . a battle . _Witursibad no money , Mr S Smyth advised him to get an order for the parish s surgeon . "Witness went to Lambeth workhouse ,
v where he saw a man who toltl him he was too late for J an order that day , he must call the next morning . 1 Witness went the next morning to the workhouse and I got an order for the attendance of Mr Mitchell , the 1 _pari < b . surgeon , residing at Ilarleyfoird-place , Ken * i _nineton . Witness took him the _ot-der at ten o ' clock in the morning , when he gave witness a powder for deceased telling him to make haste home and he would call and see he * . Witness administered the powder , but Mr Mifchelldid not come until half . past eight at nig ht , when she had been dead four hours . —An overseer , whoactedasforeman : Whenyou made an application for the order at the workhouse , and were told to call the next day , wby did yon not come to me t I would have given yoa an order for the doctor immediatel y , or you could bave obtained one from either ofthe guardians . —Witness was not aware
of this . —Mr Dnnn : I summoned Mr Mitchell , bnt he said that he was so busy with the out-door poor , having 800 , that he could not possibly attend . —The Coroner here addressed the jury , and said that he always made it a rule in cases ofthis kind to summon _themedicalgentlemanwhesenamehad been called into question , so that he might hear the evidence brought against him . bnt , if he ( Mr Mitchell ) was so necoarteon ? , he mast pnt ap with the consequences . — It was remarkable that neither of the surgeons were present , after being summoned . It was treating the court with contempt in a certain degree . —The jury returned a verdict of 'Death from natural causes . ' At the same time they exonerated Mr Mitchell from blame , inasmuch aa the case was not said to be an argent one , and taking into consideration theincrease in the nnmber of poor persons he had to attend through the prevailing epidemic .
Deaths bt Fire at Westuikster . —Before Mr Bedford , at the Westminster Hospital , as to the deaths of Miss Francis Partridge , aged ninety-three , and Mra Jane Warne , her sister , aged eighty-eight , whose deaths were caused by Sre . Tbe deceased ladies , who were very eccentric and parsimonious , resided at tiie house of Mr Evans , 24 . Charles street , Westminster . Mrs Warne was said to be possessed of large property . On the S : h instant , about eleven " ithe morning , Mr Evans was alarmed by another . _, 'idger calling to bim ' The old ladies are on fire . ' He went to thercoraand discovered Mis 3 Partridge
with the sleeves of her dress and cap on fire , and Mrs Warne throwing water over her . With some difficulty he pnt it ont , and Mrs Warne was also burnt . They were conveyed to the hospital , but Iti _^ _is _Partridge died the next day . It was hoped Mrs Wane wnnld recover , and the inquest was adjourned for her evidence , but shedied on Sunday night . A witness stated that Mis Warne said , her sister was -sitting bythe fire at her breakfast when her shawl _eannht fire and she ran into _hernnm _. and in _endea-Touricgto put it out , Mrs Warne ' s clothes caught foe . _Tei-diet , ' Accidental death . '
TIRES . _Probablt * Lo s s of Life . —On Monday night , "between the hours of seven and nine , three fires broke out , in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields . The most serious was at 180 , Brick-lane , I--longing to Mr J . F . Holmes . The attention of some of the inmates was directed to the second fljor by hearing violent Screams proceed therefrom . Mr Holmes immediat e l y proceeded op stairs and on opening the front room door he found the bedding and furniture therein in a sheet of fame . A child , three years of age , a grandson of the proprietor of the premises , was , at that period in the bed , and completely enveloped in flame . Mr Holmes , regardless of the risk he ran , rushed through tbe fire and succeeded in getting the child out . Ia so doing his own hands were severely trarcei , and the poor child was so frightfully injured
tbat it is doubtful whether it will recover . A number of engines promptly attended , but _fortnnatsly ihe fire had bees extinguished in the interim by the inmates and poliee . -A . surgeon was called in to attend on the child , bot owing to ibe serious nature of the burns his removal to the London Hospital was recommended , which waa accordingly done . —Another fire cccnrred at No . 4 . Gravel-lane , Hcundsditeh . It originated in the front shop , and although soen extinguished a numtsrofwatcn . es , time-pieces , and working tools were spoiled . The damage will be covered by an insurance in the San Fire-office . —The third fire broke ont npon the premises of a baker , 2 _$ _o . l , Church-lane . It originated in the bakehouse , tint owing to the timely assistance the fire wr-. extinguished before any veiy considerable damage had been done . Sparks from lighted candles , it 13 understood , were the causes of the three outbreaks .
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_ISnglanU . _TORKSSIRB . Leeds . —Chahge op _Fobgebv . —At the Courthouse , Mr Alexander Blenkinsop , who has for a great * number of years carried on the business of a jomerand builder at Leeds , bnt who lately relinouishedthat business to his son , and confined his attention solely to the business of a _manufacturing chemist , which he had commenced abut eight or nineyearsago , was broughtu ? on a charge of forgery . The ewdence adduced on the occasion referred in _ESS _^" _., *? * dated SePtember 6 , 1847 , for ± 100 . 4 s . Sd ., purporting to l- s drawn by the accused upon , and accepted byMr J . Barraclongb of Cal
, . - verly , farmer , payable at Messrs Williams / Deacon , ' and to s ., ofLtradon . It appeared , from , the _state-™ en 4 ? _°£ Mr Bajrae 1 ° _** fc , and af his _hrother-ia-law , 3 _JrT . Watlanson , of Branchope-grove , f a rmer that ftr the last three or lour years past the prisoner had been in the habit of assisting the latter person with _-s _^ ,. loans of money to make up his rent half-yearly , and _pst & at on those occasions bath of them had pnt their names to blank _acceptances , which were given tothe mis-oner as security for repayment , and that within the la ; t few months , on other occasions , to accommodate the prisoner , both Barraclough and his brotherin-law had done the like upon stamps that would can / a sam like the bill in question ; but _although
iJarracloaga denied that the acceptance £ 0 the bill _inquestian was his , he said that he could not tell how many acceptances he had given , nor for wbat amounts , as they were mostly given in blank . The prisoner ' s son , who generally drew his bilk , ag the prisoner is an indifferent writer , said that he filled np thehill in question , and signed it with his father ' s name at his request , and that when his father producedit it had Mr _Barraclongh ' s name written across it , as former billsbad had . The bill in question had _te _te tUep _S soner t 0 _*» bankers , Messre William Williams , Brown , and Co ., to whom , as was stated by a clerk , the prisoner now owes abont _Z . l , _mionan open account , aft er _elviatt him credit
_l _£ rl _? n 0 { _»* . _*? d 5 ske had paid in ; bat if all _SSL _?^ _sif _^ _evidence of three or fonr _™? 2 r " _hadbee _, ? , _^*' i the further investi gation was ad joimied . Mr _Sandeiaon , solicitor , _appeared forthe prisoner , but declined to _cro-s-exkine any v _^ v % r ** \ _^ ' ftom tbe office of Messrs _SfiF ' Forf » _actors , attended for toe prosecution .
_Srl 3-F 0 BD 5 HIBB . * rS _^ _™ ~ _I _K \ D , ! 1 IH _^ the _Hos . Miss _ErirfnJS !* **** * ! nd _S-wWMgM * o * the _Wn _;?^? n b * f lTed at tbe noble Earl ' s seat , Sandon-hall on Monday morning nnder mo * t _pain-JSJSW _^ _Wr , _*?? Smday CTenin _S- _^ tween seven -md eight tfctock , the inmates were alanned by violent screaming . The Earlof Harrowby . Lord hLSSSi _^? . "T 2 ? ° _* I _* . domes _& x _> immediately S ? n 2 _xr _' _^ T tt tcanse , whea they beheld tte Hon . Miss Ryder rushing down stain from one at the upper rooms enveloped in flames . Lord _San-XilM ! _* f mh _£ \ ' ani endeavoured to _extogmsh the fire . _TJnhannilv the fire had inflicted
We most dreadful injuries . When she was carried into one of tte adjacent _apartments she was found tobe shockingl y burnt abut the faee ' and body . Messengers were immetiiat : lyd _* 3 pa _» ched for the _attimdani » of-nedicalgenaemeain the neighbourhood , and everything that could be suggested for the relief of the unfortunate sufferer wrs _applied . Lord Sandon was burnt abont the face and hands in hit attempt to save the life of his niece . During the sight Miss Ryder ' s sufferings were dreadfal . She never rallied , and on Monday expired . She is said to have been warming herself , and her dress being of light material , it was drawn to the bats by the draugh t * and instantaneously fired .
OXFOBDSHIBK . _Iatraiii 5 _STOi * fflBt ' APo 8 Tiusii * s .--On Wednesday week Mr Jones , the postmaster of Tetswortb , under rent a long examination before the magistrates on the charge of stealing certain letters containing money , directed to the Rev . J . H . Peers , the clergyman of that place . Thepainfal discovery wss nude is the Mowing manner : The Rev . gentleman is abont to erect anew church at Tetswortb , and , in order to assist him in the accomplishment of this object , his friends have forwarded to him -several sums of money through the Post-office . Ultimately he had reason to believe that certain soma so forwarded had never reached him . These suspicions he conveyed to the Postmaster-General , who hit on tbe following method of detecting the robbery . On Monday se ' nnight , MrEJlice , the secretary ' s clerk , caused six letters to be _di-sciedfisBatheGen-aalPost _^ lBce ' t > Mr Peers , eaei _wafeiniDg marked , _HiyerwiS ;
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he followed then to Tetswortb , and p laced himself in the house of Ml Peers _. awaUing their delivery , when , instead of tte six letters , there were presented only three . Mr Etiice then procured a search warrant , proceeded to aearchthe postmaster ' s honse , and fonnd one oi the " envelopes he had himself directed to Mr Peers . These and other circumstances caused the examination above referred to , whioh lasted nearly two hoars . Jones was remanded tor farther examination .
BERKSHIRE . Accidbstoh thb Great Westben Railway . —On Tuesday the greatest _a'arm prevailed at all the stations on this line , in consequence of the delay of several trains , occasioned by an accidentat the Heading station in the morning , which although it placed the lives of passengers in great jeopardy , was most providentially unattended with any fatal conseseqaences . The down train which arrives at Reading at 850 a . m . had duly reached there , and after the usual stoppage it started again . Within , however , a very short distance of the station a shiftfrora the present main line on tothe branch line of the Berks and Hants Railway , abont to be opened , is being made ; in consequence a temporary crossing
for the trains on the down line is placed between bath railways , and while the train was returning from the branch on to the regular down line the engine called the Lightning , owing to an incline which raised it on one side , and a sharp curve , with undue speed , got off the rails , and the wheels and fore-part were embedded in the earth some depth . Fortunately it did not ran down the embankment , or the result mast have proved most disastrous . The affrighted passengers were all greatly alarmed at the sudden stoppage of the train , and soon retreated back to the station , when fortunately it was found that no one had sustained any material injory , both the engine-driver and stoker escaping _nnhort . An express was forwarded immedia ely np and down the
line with tte intelligence . The engine and tender were completely in a' fix , ' and blocked np all commu ni c ation on the down line . Every effort was nsed for a long while to raise both off the line , and at onetime four engines were bronght forthe purpose , bat all endeavours to remove them from their diffi . cult situation , where they still remain , were unavailing . While this was going on , all the down trains on arriving at ReadiQg , as well as at the upper stations , were stopped . At length , _jwhen the down trains began to crowd one npon another , it was found necessary to allow them to go on the up line from Reading as far as Panebourne _, the next station _, and to rejoin the down line . The express train
from London was tbe first to proceed , bat without being allowed to convey the delayed passengers , who proceeded in their own train attached to another engine , after a detention of two hoars and a half . The mixed down train , arriving at Reading 9 20 , did not proceed j for nearly three hours afterwards . The up mail train due at Reading at 11 53 did not reach there till one o ' clock . _Allthesubsequent trains throughout the day were more or less delayed . Owing to the great obstruction at this particular part of the line from the works in progress , it was previously all along apprehended that some accident would result from it , and we have no doubt a strict inquiry will fr ; instituted consequent on the present
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KENT . _Drejdfox Iscrhdiaby Fibb c t Eitham . —On Friday night , about the hour of eleven , a most terr'fic destruction of property commenced on the estate of a gentleman named Clarke , residing at Eitham , ih Kent . The inhabitants were promptly on tbe spot , but , from the inadequate power of those present till tbe arrival of an engine from a parochial district , nothing stayed the progress of the destructive element . About one o ' clock several engines from London arrived , but , unfortunately , they conld not be provided with the necessary supply of water , having to _snpaly each other from a large ditch some distance
from the names ; yet , Buch were the exertions ofthe firemen , they saved tbe dwelling house , as also tbe barn , bat the * heda for the reception of _bsasts , four stacks of hay , out-buildings , and considerable other property were destroyed . At three o ' clock the firemen had succeeded is their efforts in allaying any further alarm , though it was necessary to keep two engines working to preserve five stacks of hay left in jeopardy . It was ascertained that Mr Clarke is insured in the Sun Fire-office , so that the object of the incendiary , in that respect will 13 thwarted . The loss cannot bs estimated at less than £ 700 . or £ 800 . The horse and foot metropolitan police rendered every assistance .
Woolwich . — Another unfortunate fracas has recently taken place at the Military- College . The Master-General of the Ordnance , the moment tbe intelligence reached bim , proceeded to Woolwich and instituted an investigation into tbe affair , wbich has tetminated in the dismissal of one student and the suspension of three other * . The offence of the young men was in the extreme ill-usage of another of their body .
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_irrtanir . ( From our own Correspondent . ) _Ddblis , Dec . 13 . TB £ UTE BEPEAL DEBATE—SAFIO _FSOOBCSS OF HB o ' coksok ' _b _PopntABitr—qehebai _, destiioiioh—hb KTHOLDs ' s SEAT—TK 1 SH GBECG AGAIN ' —DEATH OF FATHER HAGUIS . E ASS JCDIB BB 1 TON , With a galled and indignant , yet not despairing heart , I sit down to write my missive for this week ' s Northesk Stab . And yet , only that despair , besides being the curse of struggling men and struggling nations , savours of meanness—ay , even of treachery aad abandonment of principle , every Irishman might , indeed , despair . When we look on what occurred in the by-gone week . When we seethe
tyrants of the ' Emerald Isle' — the old , and bitter , and relentless enemies of the Celtic race , renew their hostilities against a starving and exhausted people , and seem determined to hound them tothe very death ; when we find Irish members of Farliamentabandon and betray us—not only that section whe are always found leagued with the fees of their fatherland—but the very men who had sworn eternal fidelity to Iceland and eternal hostility tothe foeman—when we see , and witness , and read of these things , it is little wonder that we should despair . However , we do not cease to hope ; we will never surrender our position but with our live 3 . We will trust for Ireland still , though all the world betray ns—though every one in . whom we confide and on
whose faith and hononr we relied , desert their colours or ' sell' ns to the enemy , there ia a hope in heaven , and Providence will surely , one day or another , come to our aid . Cowardice , at all events , can gain us nothing . There is no crime so damnable as treachery tothe cause of nationheod and liberty , and we regard cowardice or despair as little , if any , better than the rankest treachery , ffe do not , then , and we will not , yield . There is still power and mightin Ireland—and ehe still has friends who will plead her cause , and fight her battles , and guide her on the the path to victory . The events of the last week in St Stephen ' s will long be _remembred in Ireland , and whilst ' corses lond and deep * aseend from the
wan lips of star ring millions against those who deserted onr cause , the gallant band led on by Feargus Q'Connor has secured tbe eternal gratitude ot a eenerous and affectionate people . All glory to that little band , who , amid the yells , and taunts , and sneers , and derision of hostile hundreds , spoke of Erin ' s wrongs , and claimed her rights , and impeached her oppressors , and told the world that prostrate and fallen as she was , she would not suirender tamely—thatJshe knew her privileges , and wonld * - * - sert them , and would never cease to _barrass her persecutors until full and ample justiee ' _should be had , or the last remnants of the Celtic race buried in their mother earth .
Mr O'Connors reputation gains rapidly in Ireland . __ His noble stand against his counti / foes , and the withering accusations embodied in his splendid speech on Tuesday night , constitute the theme in every circle . Though certain sections in Dublin , and in Ireland generally , affect to regard his late proceedings with _mittrust , and , fhongb the Tory and anti-Insb pressof England raise the howl of savage fury _a ** ainst him , he need not fear . His cause is a glorious one . He stands on firm ground . He has the sympathies and blessings ot millions , both in England and Ireland , and he can very well afford to laugh his enemies , in both countries , to scorn . L « t him go on as he has _tsgun . His influence with the honest-hearted working and middle clrsses of
_Englishmen is unbounded—with Irishmen , of all ranks , his popularity is daily increasing , and will increase . Let bin ) , then , r a ll y around him those advantages he enjoys . Let him try to unite Englishmen with their-suffering Irish _fellow-snbjects . Let him try to soften down all bad feelings between tbe people of both countries . Let him prove to Englishmen that the poverty and oppression under which Ireland withers must , in a greater or lesser degree , affect their own dearest interests . Let him show to the peopleof Ireland that he is in earnest for their redemption , and that , whoever betrays them , he will still 13 found true to his principles . Let him do those things and I am confident that no matter who may calumniate in Ireland , _orabuae in England , Feargus O'Connor-nil finally reap his reward , in the rescue of his native land from the rain which at this hour
involves her , and leave a name behind him which will be a rallying word to future generations . Bnt we do not donbt the faith , or honour , or bravery of that g lorious Irishmen-O'Connor . Those who can thinkfor themselves fully ap preciate hia _motives , _and cannot be misled by the calumnies of interested and jealous-minded opponents . Mr O'Connor does net fare himself to his countrymen . He seeks not his rewards in pounds or pence . His aspirations are of a nobler and a holier csst , and in Ireland ' s future happiness he hopes to find his gnerdon . Hia paper , the NoBiHi * B * rSTAB , of last week , gives farther evidence of bin sincerity , and ofthe Zealand ability of his co-labourers |; and cold and callous muat be that Irish heart which will not beat with delight at the masterly advocacy of his country in tbe pages of that talented and philanthropic journal . Every article is devoted to Ireland , and even the splendid _Bpeechof G _. _JolimEmej , Eta ., on Monday M 6 th matt
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at Web Holbom , as reported in the same number of the Stab , pleads _eloqueitly tte cause of the Western Poland . ' Glory to those brave men , _^ who in the heart of tte enemy ' s camp raise the standard of Irish liberty ; and long may that powerful organ continue , in their hands , the exponent of human rights , and the advocate of the oppressed of every creed , and easte , and clime . ,. ,. There is little news of interest in Dublin this week . AU men ' s attentions have been turned to parliamentary proceedings : but of local matters there is scarcely any worthy of reeorJ . Business is still more inanimate , and even those who still possess caoitalseeai paralysed , * and can scarcely tell how to proceed for the future . The poverty of the tradesmen and artisans is truly lamentable , whilst their
_indienation at the perfidy of those on whom they relied for redress , is boundless . The condition ofthe Irish metropolis at this hour exceeds belief . In my last I stated that our Lord-Mayor elect was about to renounce the gay life of the bachelor , ' and with the civic honours take a- * rib , ' who would be a meet companion te share in the * pride , pemp , and circumstances . ' of the dignity to which he has been deservedly promoted by his _townsfellows . I was correct , for onttefth inst . Jeremiah Dunne , Esq . was united in marriage to Margaret , the eldest daughter of Michael _O'Donnell , Esq ., of Olarevllla , in this county . On the 1 st proximo he is to assume the chief magistracy of the city , and I believe there is no man more deservingof this high trust , or better disposed to perform the duties of his station with honour and honesty , and impartiality .
On Friday , the 10 th , the friends of Mr Reynolds met , according to requisition , in the Royal Exchange , to devise measures for the support of their excellent representative against the machinations of his enemies . The meeting was large and highly respectable , and the _utmoit enthusiasm in the cause of the brave Reynolds and Repeal was evinced by all _present . Tbe chair was taken by eur patriotic townsman . Alderman John Keshan , 'than whom a more worthy or respectable gentlemen , in every relation of life , this city dees not boast . The resolutions entered into were worthy ofthe cause , and if Mr Reynolds should unfortunately be ousted from the proud position he occupies , he cannot lay it to his friends or constituents . Thero is no man more popular than he is in
his native city , and everybody seems to have implicit confidence in his virtueand manliness . Amongst the most remarkable occurrences ofthis meeting , was theappearanoe of the well-known Rev . Thresliam _Grese . He came on tbe platform and claimed to t . J heard , which claim was politely granted bj thechairnian . * -Heappeared , ' he said , * not to oppose the proceedings , or _deorecate the object of the meeting . He had no sympathy whatever with those who sought to oust Mr Reynolds from the representation of Dublin . For Mr Reynolds , personally , he had the greatest res p ect , and felt fully confident ofhis honour and integrity , but still he could not conscientiously refrain from expressing his conviction that no Roman Cathol'oshould sit in parliament ; and , therefore , as Mr Reynolds was _amemLirofachnrch whose doctrines
were anti-Christian and idolatrous , he was not a proper person to represent the interests of the Protestants of Dublin in the Imperial Senate . On these grounds , therefore , and on these alone , he appeared to dissent from the resolutions of the meeting , and would more that it do adjourn sinedie ' This motion , which was received in the best of good humour , was seconded by a person named _HaTper , bnt being put from the chair , waB negatived , amidst a hurricane of cheers , laughter , and badinage . _Noincult , bowever _, was offered to that singular eccentric-minded gentleman , Mr Gregg , who , finding himself foiled in his object , retired from the meeting , evidently on the best terms with himself and those who so kindly listened to his foolish _andunme-tningrhodomon _* tade .
Talking of Thresham Gregg , reminds me of apainful task I have to perform—namely , to record the death of the world-renowned polemical champion of Catholicity , the Reverend Father Thomas Maguire , who , I regrettos & y . on last Thursday week , the 2 nd instant , rendered his noble spirit to his Creator . I need not say , that Father Maguire was one of the greatest men that Ireland , or perhaps Europe , produced in the present century . He was born in 1797 . and after undergoing the usual preparatory studies , _wasnrdaiGedpriestinMayhootbin 1822 . In 1827 , his famous discussion with the Rev . Mr Pope took place in Dublin , and again in 1838 . he broke a lance with the celebrated Thresham Gregg !! I need not now allude to the effects or consequences of theso famous discussions . Mr Pope , his earlier antagonist , was certainly a gentleman in his conduct and demeanour on the occasion , and i » every respect
A foeman worthy ofthe steel of the immortal Father Tom ; but as for _Thresham , I will only say that what he lacked in theological or polemical _skill _. wasabundantly supplied by buffoonery , and bigotry , nnd vulgarity . The Rev . Mt Maguire died of gout inthe stomach . He was but eleven days complaining . His funeral took place on the 6 tb , when his remain *' , amid the pompous ceremonies ofhis church , and the sighs , and tears , and ' blessin g s . ' of thousands of all ranks and classes , were l a id in the lonely little churchyard of Killedavit , in the same grave with the bones of his venerated uncle , the late Roman Catholie Bishop of Eilmore . Another bri ght ornament of Irish society , too , has bid adieu to this earthly scene . Judge Burton died at his residence in this city on last Friday , the 10 th
instant . Justice Barton was a native of England , and at the close of the last century travelled into Ireland , in the employment of an extensive mercantile firm of , I believe , Liverpool . Chance brought him into contact with the celebrated Curran , then _aseanding to the zenith of his glory in Ireland . He quickly discovered ia the young Englishman talents ofa high order . He advised bim to study the law . Mr Burton acquiesced , and in 1792 was called to the Irish bar . His career ever since was eminently fortunate . He was universally admired , and his decisions never failed to give satisfaction . In _pijofof his fitness _forhis high functions , I need only remark _, that lot O'Connell used to say publicly tbat Jud ge Burton was the most honest lawyer ofhis day , and the brightest ornamentof the Irish judicial bench _. He had just attained his ninetieth year .
THE POOR Uf _.-DESTTrCTION . The Limerick _Chronicle contains the following account ofa mc : t painful scene at the workhouse of that city : — From 400 to- 500 wretched creatures , principally women with children at the breast , and whoso appearance _bespobe misery , besieged the workhouse gates on Thursday , and sought admission to tbe interior , whioh is at present orer . crowded with paupers . Such was the apprehension ofthe matter , that a strong bod y of the city police , under Head-constable Joynt , were called out to assist in keeping off the crowds—no easy task under the circumstances . Previous to the arrlvelo" the police , the starring multitude entered a turnip field adjoining the workhouse , andbelped themselves to the raw _vegetable , which they ate on the ground . It was melancholy to hear tbe lamentations of 200 or 300 men , wom e n , and ch'ldren , when retiring from the _workhoUBe , having been refused admission far want of room *
STATE OF GALWAY _AKO 8 L _10 O . The _eastern counties of Galway and Sligo , heretofore quite remarkable for the tranquil habit ? of tho peasantry , are becoming _z * . distort _id and disorganised as Limerick or Tipperary . During the terrible famine of the last twelve months , which bore as heavily upon Sligo and Galway r _<* on any other districts in Ireland , the wre * ihed people endured their suf * feiiogs with wondeiful patience , and nothing in the shape of agrarian crime wa 3 heard of during the entire period . But now the southernsystem of outrage aud intimidation is beginning to appear , and from Sligo , in particular , several of the gentry are flying in terror for their lives . _APPBEHHSoIOS of the mobdebers of ihb BEV . MB
IXOTD . The Evesiso Mail says , — The magiitratei hava been bnslly engaged every day , daring the last fortnight , _intheiwestigatlott ofthe murder of the Rev , John Iloyd . It was the effect ofa _deej laid conspiracy , and was buried in the _dsepert mystery . Through private information which the magistrates obtained , they have been able to get at net only the actual murderers , but ten ofthe conspirators likewise .
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DlABOUOAt AMBMPI 8 TC OvBETHEOW _RittWit _Tbmhs . —Some abominable miscreants , who , it is hoped , will bs discovered , and visited with the severest penalties which the law can impose , have latterly made some attempts to overthrow the trains on the Taff Vale Railway , which , but for their most providential discovery , would bave c _; cr » ioned a large grcrifice of human life . Some short time since the villains turned the points oh the line , whereby they perilled the des ' action of a train freighted with human beings , fortunately for whom the attempt proved unsuccessful . This week they adopted still more _nr fariona means , by breaking up two of the rails . As a ps-senser-train on Wednesday afternoon had just emerged from the Merthyr side of the tunnel , the engineer perceived something wrong with the rails at a point where the line passes along the ridge ofa very
precipitous descent overhanging the river . He immediately put on tho breaks and slacked the pace of tbe train , but wm unable to stop its progress before it reached the Point in question . The engine-driver was thrown off with a violent shook , but very providentially he was thrown off on the right side of tbe line , where there were more extended side banks . Had it gone on the opposite side , the whole train must have fallen into the river , and the sacrifice of life must have been very considerable . Upon examining the spot it was found that rails bad t en taken off on either side , and as a train had passed but twenty minutes before , they must have been removed with _cjnsiderable speed , and evidently by persons who understood their work . A searching inquiry will be instituted , and will , it is hoped , lead to the apprehension of tbe offenders ; In the meantime , a more active watch will be kept over the line .
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_WOBSHIP-STREET . — A _Chub _. Kiimd bit Its _Daoiiksn Mothsb . —Jane ( _Jougb , a woman ofdlssipated habits was placed at the bar before Mr Hammil , the HHDgma gistrate , upon a charge of having been found drunk aud inoapable of _taktag care of herself , and t his navfng beea di spose d ot , s h o was tben charged with having , in her drunk e nness , caused the death of her infant only four weeks old . The prisoner , who wai _stated _' to be a stogie woraan , bad with her another child , about threo years of age . —From the evidence it appeared that , oa Saturday night , she was taken , iu a state of in . tozication , t o t he € 1 police s t a t ion , but wa s diso b argedon bait in the morning , in consideration of her having the poor infant requiring her attention , About tne o ' clock
on Monday morning , ho tvever , policeman _M-Donald , _24 G , found her intoxicated ia _Hatfield-atiett , St Luke ' s , where a man waB ia the aot of turning her out of a hoaie , to which she aaid he bad taken her for an improper purpose , Sbe then had the infant uuder her cloak , and tbe constable persuaded ber to go off home with it . Presently afterwards another constable , 188 G , saw her in Goldenlane , with tbo infant crying piteonsly under her cloak , and he asked her why sbe did not give the cbild the breast and go home , and she went off telling him that she lived in _Radnor-street , and was out on bail , and bad to a ppe ar at tbe station bouse at half-past nine . — -A third policeman , M 5 O , eaid that about a quarter before three that merning he saw the prisoner in Old-street , and afterwards a t the do o r o f the house No , 17 , Radnor . street , and she
bad got the door open aud was in tha aot of entering , when she fell forward upon her face in the passage . She bad t be cbild in her a rms , and it cried very mucb , and witness told her she would kill the child , but she said , ' So I shan ' t , ' and bating picked it up and closed the _dosr , she went in ; The infant , howeter , had sinc e b e en found dead . —The prisoner now said that the child was four weeks old , and she had uot neglec t ed , but had taken all tbe care she could ofit . When sbe went into her lodgings , at described by the police , she la ; down npon tbe bed with tht child by her side , but whea sbe awoke ehe found it very cold and motionless , and having procured a light , discovered that the poor baby was dead . —
_InspectorGravestock , ofthe _<"» division , wen t , by desire of the magistrate , to visit the place , and make inquiry about the prisoner . Upon his return he stated that the prisoner ocoupied akitcnen at Ho . 17 , Radnor-street , a miserable lit t l e apar t m e n t , In wbich there wss no bedding , except one small blanket . H e found t he d e c e ased infan t , a male child , lying dead upon the table , and covered with a piece of sheet . There did not appear to be any bruises about it ; but there was a discoloration of the face and mouth , as if it had died in convulsions . —The prisoner was _t-emand-d _, and her remaining child was taken to tht workhouse . At the inquest , the jury returned a verdict of' Found dead ; but how the child became dead , tbere was no evidence to prove . '
MARLBOROUGH-STREET . — . Tan Bottle—A young man of fashionable exterior , w b o gave th e assumed nam e of Robert Wilson , w a s char ge d w it h havin g a p air of loaded pistols in hts possession , wi t h in te n t to commi t suicide . —From the evidence of Webb , one of tbe waiters at the Colonnade Hot . ! , Haymarket , it appeared tbat the defendant had been staying at the hotel for the last week or ten days . The defendant , for several nights past , had b e en in a s t a t e of i n t oxi c a t ion . On Saturday the defendant loaded a pair of pistols , and said to witness that
he must not be surpristd If he did not see him agaiu . Tbe waiter , believing tbat something serious was intended , followed the defendant , and caused him to be taken into custody by the police . —The defendant admitted tbat he had been drinking too much wine , and that his mind had become excited by excess , but he denied that he intended any act of violence towards himself , —Mr Bingham required the defendant to provide two good bail , as tbe best means to insure hia safe delivery into the custody of hia friends . —Tbe defendant is reported to be a near relative of a distinguished and wealthy family .
Chabqe _aqaiwst a Nobliman , _—Lsrd W . _Fowiett , of _Gurzon-street , Mayfair , was brou g ht into cour t j us t a t t h e clos e of t he business on Monda y , and placed at tbe bar , charged with having stolen two embroidered slippers , value 12 _s „ from the shop of Mr Emanuel Stahl , bootmaker , _Burlington-arcade , — William Oakley , shopman to Mr Stahl , said that on Friday erening the prisoner came into bis master ' s sho p and a sked t o b e fi tt ed with a pair of _blucher boots . WitneBB tried on _Bsveral pairs , batnone would fit . He went up stairs into the wareroam , but eould not find a pair that would do , and he came down and told the prisoner he had none that would suit , but he would take his measure and make a pair . The prisoner said he was in a hurry for the boots , and he requested witness again to go up stairs and see if he
conld not find a pair . Witness did as requested , but , being unsuccessful , he came down again and took the prisoner ' s measnre , aad also bis name and address . The next day the boots were sent to Gurzon-street , and paid for . Shortly afterwards two embroidered slippers , one red and tht other yellow , and both for tbe same foot , were missed from the window . The _sV ' ppers were worth 12 s ., and witness had seen them safe in the window when Lord Fowiett was in the shop , Witness also recollected that he saw a red slipper in Lord Fowlett ' s h a nds wh e n he was coming down stairs from the wareroom , —Wil . Jiam Allen , sho p man , said , that as soon as the slippers were missed , and suspicion had arisen against theprisoner , he was instructed to go to Curzon . _street , and make inquiries . He weut , aud on _tellta- * , his _husinees
to the footman , he received a message from his Lordship , tbat be had taken the slippers , and they were then in the house . Witness returned , and mentioned what he bad learned to William Oakley , and afterwards he went with William Oakley to Lord Powlett ' s house , and there saw Lord Fowiett . Lord Fowiett said he would not have had the thing occur for £ 60 . H e sa id he took the slippers to ascertain which would fit him best , intending to call and take that pair which he might fit upon . Lord Fowiett also said that Mr Stahl waB in tbe shop wheu he took _^ the slippers . Tho foreman contradicted tbis , _averting- tbat be was tbe only one present in the shop at the time . Witness _received both slippers from the footman . They were the same that had been taken from the window of the shop . —Inspector Tedman proved that he had been applied to by the witness Oakley to take Lord Fowiett into custody . Lord Fowiett , in defence , said he took the slippers , but certainly with
no intention of stealing them . He had offered to pay for them when the'first application wasmade at bis house , — The foreman observed that it was rather singular for a nobleman to carry away slippers in his pocket . —Mr Bingham said that it appeared to him that , considering the prisoner had given hiB correct address , bad paid for the articles he ordtred , and , above al ) , t he two odd sli ppers could hava beea of no use to any one , tbe probability was , tbat tbere had been some oversight or misapprehension rather than that a person of the station of the accused should have taken tbe slippers without any assignable motive , It was a question , however , to be decided by a j ury , if tbe prosecutor thought fit to pro . ceed further . — . The foreman , said hia original impression of t he case was in som e d eg r ee al t ered b y the view taken by the _maglatrite of the whole a & dr . In the absence of instructions from his employer , he should not be disposed to go further . His lordship was t hen discharged .
WESTMINSTER _.-MAKStiuoHTER . —Hen . y _Sptew was charged witb manslaughter . On the evening of tht it h of Novemb e r Philip Birch , a _gentUmaa ' _s servant out of place , entered the parlour of the Admiral Keppel , _Fulbam-road , in a state of Intoxication , and indiscriminately insu _' ted the whole of the company there , and , amongst other persons , the' prisoner , whose shirt he tore , and laying hold ef him and challenging him to fight . Some time after this 'Birch ( tbe deceased ) challenged a whitesmith , named Cook , to fight , and although the man refused , struck him and knocked him back ia his seat , when Cook , seized one of the implements of his trade , a file , wbicb was near bim , and -told Birch that if he repeated tbe blow he would strike him with that , Birch then struck Cook violently , when the latter made
a blow at bim with the file . Birch caught the file out of his hand , aad tbea struck , or ' jobbed ' , a s one o f t ke witnesses described it , Cook two or three times , in the course ofwhieh be inflicted a severe injury near his eye , upon observing which a person named Fuller snatched the file out of deceased ' s hand , when tbe latter seized Cook by the t h r ea t , and almost choked him . At this moment-tho prisoner got up , and , taking the tongs from tbe fireplace , struck deceased with them on the back of the loins . Fuller called out < For God ' s sake , Spicer , den't strike the man like tbat . ' The prisonerstruck him again , and tbe deceased being at the moment looking o ver his shoulder , inflicted a very severe wound on bis head with the kaob . of the tongs ; The landlord of the house immediately conveyed tbe Injured man to St
George ' s Hospi t al , where the house surgeon tied up the arteries with silk , and endeavoured to persuade bim to remain t b ere , informing bim tbat his life was endangered ; but he refased , and went away . On the 24 th he returned to the hospital , and died on tht 7 th instant . _Beceaiedreturaed to the Admiral Keppel after his wound was dressed , but the landlord very properly refuted to serve bim with any liquer . During the interval between the 4 th and 21 th the landlord saw deceased several times , ani he was sober on those occasions . Deceased did not attempt to give the prisoner into custody at the time the offence was committed , nor at any _SUbsc quent period , declaring that he would take the law into
his own hands whenever be saw the prisoner . When deceased was being removed to the hospital , at the time he wai bleedingprofusely from the wound , he said , in prisoner ' s presence , ' that he had done it for him ; ' to which the other replied , ' It served you right , yeu oughtn ' t to have choked the man . ' Mr Bempsted , housesurgeon to St George ' _s-Hospltal , in re p l y to inquiries from Mr Broderip _, said that deceased was _broojbt in with a lacerated wonnd on the left side of the bead , s uch as might have been inflicted with the tongs produced . The cause of death was an abcess on tbe brain , result . ing from the wound . He had uo _doabt the wound . was the cause of death . —Prisoner was committed for trial .
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_t According- to an Indian paper , a disease , called by the natives of Kumaon the Mah Marree , identical with or nearly resembling the plague of Egypt , has again appeared in the province of _Almorah . 1 Mi ? _£ Ia < d r of a pi _* ' "hreo years oId » _* _hich vita killed the other day at _Woodplumpton , Devonshire measured one yard twenty inches round the largest part , and one yard seven _inohes round the middle Last week , an angler , who was fishing in a lake near Lichfield , caught a pike which _mghStml . two pounds , and measured three feet Ik inches in Ieogtb , _andtwofeetiaciroamfereiice .
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bis duty to his country by m a nfully suppor t ing his compatriots . Mr Galloway showed his true patriotism in the oase of yenng James Watson , at a time when a price was aet upon the head of that young man ; Watson was also _protectsd by a Mr Hoole _; an engraver , who at that period resided at Camden Town ; Mr Hoole risked life and liberty to save a fellow creature from destruction . Mr Galloway , with other patriotic men , con t ributed t owards Watson ' s support till he made his escape to America . This coming ; from one who has served in the sacred oause for more than half a century , I trust you will aot refuse its insertion .
I remain , with profound respect , Thomas Pbbstok 1 , _Hosier-lane , West Smith add .
, _TdE LATE MR GALLOWAY . To TUB EDITOR OF TBE KOBTHEBt * 8 TAS . Sib , —Beading ln the Dispatch of the 28 th of November , an article respecting the life , dea t h , and character , of Mr Galloway , a good and sincere patriot , I am induced to request the favour of _iasertlng , in your valuable journal , the following remarks : — Mr Galloway was a member of the corresponding society at the time Home Took , Hardy , aud Thelwall , were charged with hl _* jh treason , tried at the Old Bailey , and acquitted' ; and at that period Mr Galloway dischar g ed
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TO THB MINERS OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM , Fj-liow Men , —Upwards of three years have elapsed since you were obliged , after a most severe struggle , to return to year employment , minus the advantages and objects tor wbich you were contending . F o r a p eriod of twenty weeks you bore up against the most severe hardships and privations , expecting that success would ultimately crown your heroic efforts ; disappointment , how . ever was your doom , and despair seemed to have seized on every heart j for instead of keeping together in union a most serious division took plac e , each man acting in opposi t ion t o bis bro t h e r ' s , and hiB own welfare / and this has continued up to the present time : with what results
your own experience can best testify ; Three years experi e nce , without thn protection , of your labour by union , Is surely amply sufficient to impress upon your minds the great difference—the wide ' contrast—between your present position , and what it was during , the few years you protected your in te rests b y association , I _tnlgbtcall . your attention to a . vast _rarletj of hardships and oppressions , but , _aaffice it to state , that however extensive and general those oppressive arts may be , to ihe want of union alone they may be safely ascribed . There is , _bowtver , one species of injustice to which I call your a t tention , inasmu-h , as were there none other , its importance Is of so paramount a character tbat I feel folly convinced you will ruth to tb « rescue , and rally once more around the _standaid ef liberty , aud with your usual aud
enthusiastic spirit determine the duration of sueh a mode of dispensing justice in this neighbourhood ; I allude t o t he following case of hardship which bas but recently occurred in these two counties : —Wm , Redhead , and three others , were summoned before the authorities at "forth Shields for leaving their work witbout notice . Tbey pleaded not having entered into any contract , and , consequently , were not legally required to give such notice . The magistrates being convinced that their plea was just , acquitted them . Their late employer , however , waB determined to have his pound of flesh , so he h a d them brought up once more , and strange- to relate , tbey were found guilty , and sent to prison for fourteen days . Think yo u s uch w o uld ha r e been th eir f a te bad t h e miner s' association heen in full vigour , and had w e h a d
the services of Mr Roberts to defend tbem ? Most certainly not . A case similar to the ahove transpired at _Lanchester Court , in Durham , w h ere an in di v id ual , named Nlohol , was twice sent to prison for not following his employment at the Conside Iron works , al t hough he had evidence to adduoe that ill health alone was the cause of his absence . Such case is , however , but a sorry _sampleof what is of too frequent occurrence ; scarce a week passes but some or other of the miners are being brought before the magistrates for similar petty faults }* and they aro invariably compelled to go to prison , or return to the work they h ad lef t , although it may disadvantage them ever so much . I appeal , therefore , to you , the miners of theso two counties , to rally around the Standard of union once more , and show to the world ,
that you will not stand with folded arms and see your brother miners dragged from their homes and families , and sent to a dungeon to please the whim and eaprice of an ambitious _employer . Fellow men , — There is a number of the' good men and true , ' who feel justly indignant at such proceedings , and are determined to procure re . dress fer those parties , and also to prevent the recurrence of such acts ; and to this end , they propose to . enter into a law fund , for the avowed purpose of engaging W . P . Roberts once-more , 'to defend them , it being quite apparent that unless we are in a position to procure justice , we can never expect to get It . To insure tbis , it is proposed to establish a law fund , at the sign of t he Cock , head ofthe Sid e , N e wcas t le , where , on the payment of one shilling per quarter , it is expected to create a fund sufficiently strong to meet the purpose
intended , Therefore all parties who feel inclined to join the same may have tbeir name enrolled , and obta i n al l requisite information hy _personcl application ; or if at too great a distance , a number may j oin t o get her and Bend their names and monies in any way most expedient . Se soon as one thousand names are obtained , tbe fund will be considered as in operation ; when , if possible , Mr Roberts will attend and make such arrangements with t he commi tt ee as may be conduciv e t o t he p rac t ical carrying out of the objects and purposes for wbich it is intended . F el low men —This , then , is yonr oause _, and to your prompt acquiescence and your energetic efforts , depends whether the same shall pro s per er not ; whether the master shall rids rough shod over you , and compel you to lead a life of slavery and oppression , which every true Eng lishman 's heart recoils at . I remain , yours respectfully , M . Jom :.
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LETTER II _Fbiends , —• I beg to coll your attention to the necessity of using your best endeavours in sending relief to your distressed brother miners in Lancashire ; great numbers of whom are out of work at present , owing to so many mills being obliged to stop working altogether , and many others working short time , and further , t o t he floodin g of amny of ths pits in the Wigan district , which has laid idle several [ hundreds of misers . A great number of men being unemployed , and the others on short work , renders it impossible for the latter to support the former ; hence the possibility of that glorious union going down , which they have so long struggled to keep up , unless timely support is rendered them ,
Friend s , —The Lancashire Miners are entitled to jour support , they being the only body of miners who supported yoa in the noble stand you made in 1811 ; and , further , they have been the only miners wbo have endeavoured to keep alive that association which you began , and wbo have up te tha present time retained tbe services of W . P . R o ber t s Esq ., as t he min e rs ' attorneygeneral , and who has nobly and generously proffered to attend to them whether they can . pay him or not . Let all money collected be seat to Mr W , Grocott , No , 2 , _Browa-street _, _Ancoats , Manches t er . Any colliery ot men , who choose , may send the money to me , at tbe Cock Inn , _Newcastle-on Tyne , and I will remit the samt without delay ; Yours , & o , ' Martih Jude .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OP OHBAT BRITAIN . The importance of the present crisis must plead my excuse for _aiHresstog you in my individual capacity , We have now arrived at a period when we must either advance or recede ; to maintain a stand-still position will be _'mpessible _, the men of Nottingham by returning Mr O'Connor to the _Legislative Assembly , have thrown In . creased responsibility on our body ; it depends on us , and us alone , whether he sball be recognised in that house , as the spirit , the genius , of British Democracy , or , aB the convicted traitor , tbe aspiring Demagogue . His eloqaenc _, his manly bearing , will always glvohlm a certain degree of influence ; but it rests with us whether this influence
shall be practically beneficial for the speedy obtainment of the enactment of the People ' s Charter , The _cam--s-dif-i _wUlcoaMaftTwio wtth " . " ae presentation of the Na . tional Petition . If we are sincere in our professionsif we desire that the inflaence of our Champion shoald be maintained and _increased—wsmost strain everynerve to procure signatures to that document . There most be an increase orer those last obtained . All things have been _progressi'V , we mus t not re t rograde . In order that these moy be procured , I suggest that in eaoh Ioealtty , those who have the means , should contribute their mite towards a local fund , for procuring Petition sheets . Unfortunately we have too many members , who , havin g no employment , would gladly busy themselves in obtain _, ing sig n a tures , bu t to whom t he demand of twopen ce per _sbeetis an absolute prohibition . I have practical * seen the evil of not having Petition sheets to present free to all known characters , who might apply for them j and If a sufficient _fuud could he raised , ( ani I have no
doubt it could , ) these persons might receive a moderate recompense ; thu « two good objeots would be _achievsd —• the support ofour _ovmtrled friends , and the turtheraB . ce ofour political movement . Let no effort be spared in _getting up Important meetings to adopt the Petition , let tbe men of London , in particular , look to this . You reside at the seat of Government , let not your voices be lost in the din aud bustle by which you are surrounded , but let them be heard in the very chapel of St Stephen ' s ifoeli The Executive will , doubtless , make arrangem ents for a Brand display of our strength on the presentation of this Petition , For this purpose funds will be needed . Let these _beforwarded without delay . Let aot our apathy render us the scorn and ridicule of our opponents . Let us , at least , prove that we are _earnest-mluded . Let ™ _aeaer-je success , and , 1 for one , doubt not of its obtainoent ' Yours , & o . n , „ THOMAS MA _8 TH * _VfaSSLBB , O'Connorville .
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A remarkable undertaking is in progress in Sweden-that of lowering the waters of the great lake of _Oieren twelve feet , which has become necessary in consequence of the construction of a railway from Stockholm io Gothenberg . The work is done _exclu-Biyely by soldiers ,
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I THE _FMTERNAL-DEMOCRATS . At » meeting of _thislwiety , holden on Monday evenin g last , in the German Hall , _Drury-laue , John oSnrtbechair , Julian Harney laid before toe _SSK revised _^ py of the rul « ., « _to , wb job , after a brief _digcuseion , were un _Brnmousiy adopted . IThe rules are appended to this report . ] . _TLScSrief _lpreviousl _yactingwerewnfimedin _theiraStmU , namely-6 . Julta . » Harne j- nd OhartM Keen , for Great Britain ; A . Aogustin _Sffilot , for France _; Carl Schapper , _, for Germany ; J Schabelit _., for _S _^ - _^ _jJjBlS _}" _^ Poland -and Peter Horn , for Scandinavia , _buosequenUy ' Charles Bose was elected secretary for
In _Accordance with rule V ., the election of additional ( members to act _^^^ S _^ tSSSi ral Commute was proceededwitb , when the following committeemen were elected _^ Ernest Jones _: anj Thomas Clark , for Gi eatBritain ; H- Be ™«}» g France ; Joseph Moll , for Germany ; -Krel / , ftr Switzerland ; _-Luntberg _, for Scandinavia * - Sos _* _nowsky , for Poland _; and - Blum , for _Earaa . It was then resolved that the Committee be instructed to hold a meeting on Saturday evening , January 1 st , at eight o ' clock , to prepare the business for there * gular monthly meeting on the ensuing Monday . discussionit
After an animated and interesting , was resolved , on the motion of Citizens Schapper and Luntberg , 'That the secretaries be empowered to draw up and forward an Address to the Swiss Wet . * It was resolved , on the motion of Citizens Schapper and Boonham , 'That the address be signed by four English members , and two of every other nation represented in the society . ' On the motion of Citizens Schapper and Keen , it was resolved- ; That the ad . dress be sent to the Northbrn Siab for insertion ; and also be printed on a separate Bheet , and sold for ° juS _^ arney re ported that at a meeting of the committee , it had been unanimously resolved—That the holding ofa Democratic Congress of all na _* tions is desirable .
That the Demooratlo association of _BrosBelB be re . quested to convene , In conjunction with this society ; the said Congress to be holden in Brussels , on the 25 th of September next—the anniversary of the Belg ian Revolution , Tha t t he Brussels soci et y be requested to prepare the p ro g ramme of bu s iness , for the consideration of the said Congress ; other recognised bodies of Democrats to have tbe power to offer propositions in addition to those con . talned in the programme . That It be suggested to the first Congress that tho second Congress ( la 1819 ) be summoned to meet in London .
On the motion of Julian Harney and John Arnott , the resolutions ofthe committee were confirmed . It was then resolved that Citizens Harney , Schap . per , _Oborski , Jones , and Keen , be appointed a deputation to lay the proposition for holding a Democratic Congress before the Chartist Executive and tha Metropolitan Chartist Delegate Committee . Citizens Schapper , Moll , Bernard , Boonbam , and Arnott , were appointed a deputation to bring the same subject before the German Democratic Society . The following new members were elected : —Wm . Nicholson , James Grassby , John Millward , Joseph Chapman , William Allnut , and Charles Saunders , all of London , * and George Roberts , of Nottingham . The financial secretary . having read an account of monies received from membsrs . in town and _counny , the meeting adjourned . _^^ , y _* The address to the Swiss Diet will be found in our fiftb page _.
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_* fW _**** ti _*^ k _\\^^*** ****** * . RULES , _dfc . This society , composed of natives of Great Britain . France , Germany , Scandinavia , Poland , Italy , Switzerland , Hungary and o t her c ountries , h a s for its OBJECT the mutual enlightenment of its members ; and the propaganda of the great principle embodied in thesociety's motto - . — 'All men are brethren , ' The members of this society agree to adopt the following
¦ DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES . In accordance with the above declaration of thebrotherhood of the human race , we renounce repudiate , and condemn all political hereditary inequalities and distinctions of'caste ; ' consequently , we regard kings , aristocracies , and classes monopolising political privileges in virtue of their possession of property , as usurpers and violators of the principle of human brotherhood . Governments elected by , and responsible to , the entire people , is our political creed .
We declare that the earth with all its natural productions is the common property of all ; we therefore denounce aU infractions of this evidently just and natural law , as robbery and usurpation . We declare that the present state of society , which permits idlers and schemers to monopolise the fruits of the earth and the productions of industry , and compels the working classes to labour for inadequate rewards _,, and even condemns tbem to social slavery , destitution and degradation , is essentially unjust . That la tour . and rewards should be equal is our social creed .
We condemn the ' national' hatreds whioh have hitherto divided mankind , as both foolish and wicked ; foolish , because no one can decide for himself the country he will bo born in ; and wicked , as proved by the feuds and bloody wars which have desolated the earth , in consequence of these national vanities . Convinced , too , that national prejudices bave been _, in all ages , taken advantage of by the people ' s oppressors , to set them tearing the throats of eachother , when they should have been working together for their common good , tbis society repudiates the t e rm ' Foreigner , ' no matter by , or to whom applied . Our moral creed is to receive our fellow men , without regard to * country , ' es members ot one family , the human race ; and citizens of onecommonwealth—the world . Finally , we recognise that great moral law ,. ' Do unto thy brother , as thou _wouldest thy brother should do nnto thee , ' as the great safeguard of publie aud private happiness .
HULKS . I . —Democrats of all nations , wherever residing _,, may become members of this society . II . —Candidates for membership must be proposed by two members at any oneof the regular meetings _, the proposers being held responsible for the democratic principles and moral character of the person they nominate . The person nominated to be elected or rejected by a majority of votes of the members present . III . —That to provide for the cost of postage , printing , and other necessary expenses , each meniber shall contribute a sum of not less than one shilling annually . The shilling to be paid ( or otherwise held as due from each member from ) the 22 nd of September in each year . The contribution may be paid bv instalments .
IV . —That a eeneral secretary be selected from each country represented in this society ; the wholeof their names to be affixed to the members' cards , and to all publio documents issued by the society . The general secretaries to choose from among themselves one or more corresponding secretaries . V . —That a committee , consisting of the general s ecr e taries , and one additional member selected from each country represented in this society , shaU be appointed to prepare and manage the general and financial business of the society .
VI . —That a treasurer and financial secretary be appointed . ' VII . —That tho regular meetings of the Society shall be holden on the first Monday in every month , at which besides the membera one or more' friends ' may be introduced by a member , ( the names of the friends to be made known to the chairman of the evening ) , persons unknown to members present , may also he admitted on satisfying tbe doorkeepers that they belong to the National Charter _Aasociation , or the French , German , Polish , or other Democratic Societies . VIIL—Special _meetin-rs maybe called whenever thecommitteo _shallconBidersuoh meetings necessary . IX . —That the order of business at the monthly meetings shall bo as follows :- » Chair to be taken at eight o ' olock . Minutes of the previous meeting to bo submitted for confirmation .
Correspondence to ba read . The general secretaries to report when necessary on any event , either favourable or hostile to democratic progress . Discussion upon any question introduced by the committeejmall then take place ; any question introduced at a previous meeting and not disposed of at that meeting , Bhill have precedence , unless a majority ofthe _memtsrs pretent shall determine otherwise . A chairman and two doorkeepers to be appointed for the next meeting . The chairman to vacate the ohair at ten o ' clock . A—A quarterly financial statement shall be laid t »/ t { T I -- < 8 at their meetings in the months ° l March , June , and December . An annual balanos sheet shall besubmitted to the members at the meet * ine on the first Monday in September .
XI . —The officers of the society shall be elected annually , at the meeting on the first Monday in the month of September .
Gebva** Working Men's Association.—On Tu...
_Gebva ** Working Men ' s Association . —On Tuesday evening last , the hall of the above society was crowded to excess . After their usual business , Messrs ; Carl Schapper . — Bernard , John Arno t t . Samuel Boonham , and Joseph Moll , were introduced a ? a deputation from the Fraternal Democrats , to solicit their co-operation in getting up a Democratic Congress . The deputation were received with great enthusiasm , and the proposition unanimously agreed to . .
From Our Advertising Columns It Will Be ...
From our advertising columns it will be seen thnt the Christmas General Quarter Sessions for the _Wett Riding of Yorkshire will commenco at Wakefield , on the 5 th -January , 1848 , and Sheffield 01 the lOih January .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 18, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_18121847/page/6/
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