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( Continuedfrom our eighth-page . ) M Febb asd rose to support the principles _pro-^ j hv _Minist * for many years mien they -were _^ _frmuung ihe power of their predecessors in office , _F dee ihe Conservative party out of their own 3 a "* "" - * _* ° ask the people of Great Britain and _^ TrtJand to call upon their Sovereign to dissolve the " * } _'in _*^ 2 rliameut , and to give them an opportunity _5 fh _* ri _a _* * - ueu" seil _* - " ' honestly and sincerely rer esented in that house . He read the declarations _loade by several of the present Ministers at the late Sacral election , in wliich they boasted that they had laved tiie Church of England from its open enemies , an _ditsrfffl _* m _* _*' _' § e : f 0 " ' and insidious foes ; and
. contended that there was now one universal cry throug hout the land , that those Ministers -were the insi dious foes of that church to which they _pledged -themselves to be zealous and feithful sentinels . Be also quoted several extracts from Ihe Taniwerfh _manifeato , to show that Sir R . Peel had pledged himseff to principles dianictrieally opposite to those of the party which he had deprived of power . By those pledges he had entered upon office with a majority of _rninety-one—had filched power from Lord John Russell—and had filled the country with hope that he would , to use his own words , ' " walk in the light of the British constitulion . " He asked whether this bill was concocted in
the light , or in the darkness of the British constitution ? He next referred to the speech made by Sir R . Feel , in 1829 , upon introducing the Catholic Relief Bill , for the purpose of showing that he Lad then promised that he would give no sanction , and show no favour to any religion hut that which was incorporated with the State . Had Sir R . Peel adhered to that pledge ? He also read an extract to prove that Sir Robert Peel had at the same time provided that the title of Archbishop and Bishop should not be assumed by the prelates of the Roman Catholic Church ; and showed that he had violated his own provision by the 17 th and 18 th clause of the Bequests Act , which he contended was a Tiolatioii of the Act of Settlement ' , and a
_contravention of the oath of supremacy . He insisted that the great Tory party had received no benefit from the accession of its leaders to power , but that it had been continually deceived and betrayed by them . He applied to thein the character which Lord Stanley had applied to their predecessors in office : — " They had conceded one day measures which thej deemed mischievous the day before , and had thus _aUonated their party , until they found themselves compelled , from sheer weakness , to tl £ ro _« - themselves into the arms of men from -idiom they essentially differed , and whose course of action they believed to be most prejudicial . " He asked Ministers , where was their former majority now , and replied that they would find when they went to a division that the larger portion of their former
supporters would be arrayed against them . He called on Sir Robert Peel a 3 a man of honour to go OveratoncetoLord J . _HusseD , andnottodi * aghisparty any longer through the kennel of apostesy . He complained of fhe manner In which Sir James Graham had introduced the name of her Majesty into this discussion , and read to him the lecture which Lord R Egcrton gave some years ago to Sir J . C . Hobhouse for a similar unconstitutional proceeding . He concluded hy declaring his belief , as a sincere Protestant , that if her Majesty should be induced by the present Government to _' put her signature to this bill for the endowment of the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth , she would sign away her right and title to the British throne . Mr . Sheil adverted to the fact that the Catholics
of Ireland had always aided the dissenters to get rid of their disaualifications , yet to the dissenters , the Wesleyan dissenters , it was , that the agitation against tliis measure of concession to the Catholics was to be attr ibuted . They were always foremost in the - unchristian , because uncharitable , endeavour to keep alive fanatical resentment against their Catholic feUow-eountrynien . He was not much surprised at their _p-arsuing sueh a course , but he confessed he was surprised by seeing the same course adopted by the Free Church of Scotland . He would not enter into the benefits of the present measure , but would call the attention of the house to the evils likely to follow its rejection . Thc dissenters of England and Scotland would rejoice ; but he warned them that in another Parliament they would find that
th * union with Ireland , called by courtesy the United Kingdom , could never be maintained . No one could doubt that its rejection would give an extraordinary impulse to repeal agitation ; not because the Irish people would care about the rejection of the measure per se , but because it would afford proof to demonstration of the fact that Ireland could not hope to be justly legislated for by England . It would , in tbat case , appear that the Catholics of Ireland were to be governed , not by the members of the Established Church , bnt by the fanaticism ofthe Baptists , tiie Independents , and the "Wesleyan Methodists ; and they might rely upon it there would be found people in Ireland who would tell that country that even life iteelfcould no longer be tolerable under circumstances so degrading . He appealed to the
house whether , not only this measure , but even ulterior ones of a similar character , were not preferable to a civil war ; _ not thathe anticipated sneh a result from the rejection of this measure alone , but it was scarcely wise to risk even the remotest possibility of a calamity so full of horrors . Mr . Law spoke foi' some time against the measure . Mr . T . Dm ? combe opposed fhe measure , and was at a loss to know what answer could be given to the petitioners against it , numerous as they were almost beyond preceaent . He _widied to put one or two jiutetioiis fo the house and the Government ; notany inquisitive or impertinent ones , such as had been put by the hon . member for -Northamptonshire . ( Hear , hear , from Mr . O'Brien , and great laughter . ) He
was not going to ask whether if the noble lord the member for London had brought in the present bill they would have opposed it . He believed that they would have burned the noble lord and the Pope in effigy in every part of the country . ( Hear , hear . ) He would not ask them whether if they had brought that bill in their hands to the hustings they would have been here to-day to tell the tale . ( Cheers . ) He " would not ask these questions , and for the best of all reasons , as the right hon . gentleman the recorder would tell them that no man was bound to criminate himself ( laughter ) -, but he should like to ask whether these innumerable petitions that had been presented tothe house were to be treated as so much waste paper ? ( Hear , hear . ) Were they or were they not
a representative assembly : and , he would ask them , could they point out an instance in which so many so numerously signed , and so honestly and respectably signed a mass of petitions had been presented against any measure ? He asked them , did they suppose that it would be an answer to these petitions for gentlemen to get up there and merely say they blamed the ministers for their duplicity and inconsistency , and then to vote for this bill ? ( Hear , hear . ) He was surpr ised at the gratitude that some of the Irish membeta had displayed for this miserable , this paltry and beggarl y grant . ( Hear , hear . ) He had understood before the proposition was made ihat the Roman Catholics disdained to be thc liveried lacqueys of the state —( cheers ) , but it appeared that they were now
ready to prostrate themselves before the golden image which the right hon . baronet had set up . ( Renewed cheers , and cries of "No , no . " ) His hon . friend near him said " no . " He hoped the Irish people would also say " no . " If the people of Ireland and their leaders were so grateful lor this boon—if their hearts were overaowing with the immensity of their gratitude , why did not their representatives eome there and tell them so ? ( Hear , ) They heard it not from their representatives , but they heard it from those who originally held office under the Whigs , and who now appeared to be playing extremel y well into the hands of the Tories . ( Great cheering . ) . Now , he wanted , to hear , not by thc _nevsspaper reports , but here in this house , and iu the
face of the commons of England , that this was considered by the people as a great boon for which Ireland would be for ever grateful , and that repeal would begiven up . ( Hear , hear ) . There was one other question as regarded these petitioners . Did they think that It would be an answer to them , to say that they could not refuse their consent to this bill , because the rejection of it would carry with it the loss ofthe Present niiiiisters ? Did they think that that would be a complete auswer to the people of England ? - •""• on * , however much the right hon . gentlemen opposite might flatter themselves upon their own peculiar _Bieats , he could assure them they were grossly _ueceivcdin regard to this impression , ( Hear , hear , ¦ _Snd _lan-difpi-1 Uo nmihl full thpni t . hnt thfi nfinnle
of England would not break their hearts if the loss of this measure carried also with it the loss «* the present administration ( renewed laughter ) . He " _^ fut cd to know what was to be done with this bill ? " as this enormous mass of petitions to be treated with perfect contempt , and merely as so much waste paper ? ( Hear , hear . ) He strongly recommended J ?* : house to look about it . ( Cheers . ) He did not _^ mk that they could play tricks with the people _, -tte did not think that this house was sufficiently _""Spected by tiie people , as to permit them to act as _««"•} - thought proper in respect to this bill . ( Hear , _" _« _r- ) He did not think that tbey could _withim-JjJ _^ ty _iiefiise their acquiescence to the wishes of the _*** P _«** . ( Hear , hear . ) He _belie-red that there never " 35 liny _pAplumionf „ -. linns * _nP _^ _TnninK SI _bntfli
_gj _^ tested . ( Laughter . ) And he thought that if rJ _* . Poserered with this measure against the declared "Pinions of the people , thev would rue the day for jf " * temerity . ( Cheers . ) No , they could not believe ii t " Qore * -h an * -h e right hon . gentleman opposite "Ould _Ddiere , but that the people would break their -E * f if they retired from office . ( Loud laughter . ) _depend upon it that if they did not take care some _% ' or another , those rotten walls would be made to Jattle about their ears . Notwithstanding all those " _^ Jges of intolerance and higotiy--notwithstanding wen * alleged desire to perpeteate _jjvjnstice—which Charges were levelled against those who opposed this ran—m the face of all these allegations , which he Knew to be as unfair as they were * unfounded , he wondresist this bill as long as ' it remained upon the wble of tiie house . ( Cheers . )
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• Lord J * . Russell said , after the numerous letters he had received from his constituents , he could not consent to give his vote in opposition to the sentiments of a great many of them , and in favour of the measure of the Government , without stating the reasons which guided Mm to his decision . The noble lord resorted to many of the arguments already adduced in the course of the debate by other honourable members , and alluded to the smailness of the grant to Maynooth , which , in the aggregate , didnot exceed the revenue of three of the Irish prelates of the richly endowed Established Church . Unless they were prepared to carry out the spirit in which the grant to Maynooth was first established , they must in common justice , go back to the Repeal of the
Union , and restore to Ireland her parliament . Under these feelings the petitions on" the table , however numerous , could not induce him to vote against the bill , while the object he held in view was truth , freedom , and justice . He had little to gain by the course hewas pursuing . He would lose the favour ofthe dissenters , while the gratitude ofthe Catholics would , according to the ordinary course of nature , be given to those who had the power to serve them , rather than to those who had the will without the power . He complained not of this , but he was prepared to legislate for the benefit of the community , without reference to the feelings wluch might be created personally towards himself , and , therefore , it was that he was now prepared to vote in opposition to the numerous petitions upon the table .
SirR . Inglis opposed the measure on the ground , that he believed it would ultimately lead to the endowment ofthe Roman Catholic Church . Sir R . Peel said , many of the opponents of the mea sure , on his side of the house , had felt themselves called upon to adopt that course , utterly regardless of consequences , in the exercise of a conscientious duty . He honoured them for this , however he might regret the loss of their support . On the other side of the house , also , there were numerous examples of gentlemen equally ready to _risfc all their own personal interests with their constituents in order to support a measure which they believed calculated to benefit the public . At the same time the house must believe that nothing but a sense of duty could induce the Government to risk everything by
proposing a measure such as that which was on the table . The right hon . baronet then went on to state the grounds upon which Government had proceeded iu bringing the bill before the house . So soon as they had quelled the agitation in Ireland , in 1613 , aud vindicated the law , they felt that then was the time , when it could not be said they were actuated by fear , to take the whole condition of Ireland into consideration with a view to its improvement . The effect of their very first measure , the Charitable Bequests Act , was to break up the formidable combination which existed between the clergy , laity , and physical strength of Ireland . Such a result gave ample encouragement to persevere in the same course , and hence the proposition for endeavouring , iu the spirit of kindness , to place Maynooth upon a" footing more
consonant to the requirements of the Irish people . The miserable stipend of £ 9000 a year was insufficient to allow of any other than theological education , and that theology was obliged to be _couS-aed . to _poleiuics . "NYas itrigbt that this state of things should be continued ? or what principle was violated by rendering the students and professors more comfortable ? He believed it to be for the interests of peace , good order , aud even for the benefit of the Protestant religion , to make such arrangements as would result in committing the religious education of the people to men grateful tothe Government for its liberality , instead of to men smarting under fhe miserable grant hitherto allowed to Maynooth . Tliis measure was alone , and stood entirely on its own merits . It was no part ot any ulterior plan for endowing the Catholic clergy , nor
was it intended to facilitate endowments hereafter . He would even say he saw great difficulty in the way of endowment . The Catholic clergy and laity declined endowment , and the demonstrations against it on the part ofthe people of England were such as to render it extremely difficult if he had it in contemplation , which he had not . But atthe same time he would not place any future Government iu the difficult position of being told thathe ( Sir B . Peel ) had said those difficulties were utterly insuperable . It was sufficient to say be did not contemplate endowment , but the hon . baronet had no right to call upon him to say tha * the existing difficulty would remain always insuperable . He would not refer tothe taunts of Mr .
_Macaulay ; he would prefer to follow the example of Lord John Russell , and refrain from everything tbat could create any but kindly feelings . He warned the house tbat they must break up formidable combination iu Ireland against the British Government . He did not think they could break up tliat combination by force , but it might be broken up by doing justice to the people . When he found it necessaiy to refer some time back to a cloud which seemed lowering in the west , and to declare that England had rights and was prepared to maintain them , it gave hiin , great consolation to reflect that on the previous day he had sent a message of peace to Ireland .
The right hon . baronet resumed his seat amidst gene ral cheers . The house then diridad—For fhe second reading 32-3 Against it ... ' ,,, ... ... 176 Majority for Ministers 147 The house then adjourned ,
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The Prisoner _Hockeu . —London , Thursday . — Since Monday theprisoner has been busily engaged in writing , though the nature of the subject has not transpired . No change has taken place in his manner , n we except a restless desire to leam the opinion of the public as to his defence , Since Monday numerous applications have been made to the officials for permission to see the prisoner , amongst wliich might be mentioned the names of several persons of distinction . In every instance they have been refused . All sorts of means have been adopted by the applicants , and the turnkeys positively state that they do not remember so many inquiries since the trial of Oxford . The prisoner , upen being visited upon the last occasion by his friends , exhibited a greater degree of reserve than he has ever done since his imprisonment , and there was anything but that cordiality which has hitherto marked his conduct towards them .
The Convict Hocker . —It is generally expected by the prison authorities that Monday week will be the day of execution . The convict , however , has abandoned all hope of mercy , and through the exertions ofthe Rev . Mr . Davis has at length been brought to a deep sense of his awful situation , and begins to show signs of contrition and repentance . Yesterday Mr . Sheriff Sidney had a lengthened interview with the convict , who was engaged reading and writing nearly the whole of the day . It is now said that the convict will leave in the hands of the authorities a full and ample confession ofthe horrid deed . —Globe , Friday evening .
Execution of _Cbowxet . — Warwick , _FiUDAX Evening . —The execution of the murderer , Crowley , took place tliis morning . At service in the chapel he was remarkably firm , and even when upon the scaffofd he displayed extraordinary stability of mind . Some hundreds of people assembled from the neighbourhood of Alcester and Studley , and at ten o'clock , the hour of execution , the criminal appeared upon the scaffold . Before Ms execution , he gave in a statement , thanking his friends for their exertions in his behalf , and assuring them that the time thus gained had been productive to hini of the most extreme satisfaction and relief . After hanging the usual tiinethe body was cut down , and immediately buried within the precincts of the gaol . . .
Fire at a Lucifer _Factors—On Thursday night , at eleven o clock , a fire broke out upon the premises in the occupation of Mr . Graham , lucifer match manufacturer , situate in Rooks-yard , Queen-street , Mile-end . The firemen succeeded after much trouble in extinguishing the flames , not , however , until a great quantity of the stock , together with the rack and work-benches were destroyed , a portion ofthe roof and centre window burned , and other damage done by fire and water . Fatal Accident ox the Leeds and Bradford Railwat . —On Monday last , an inquest was held in the Court-house , Leeds , on the body of a young man named Israel Grayson , an excavator , who had been employed on the line of the Leeds and Bradford Railway , to attend one of the waggons which are
used fbr carrying rubbish to and from the embankments . He was engaged in this duty on Saturday last , near AYortley , and whilst flogging the horse attached to the vehicle , the animal struck out , and knocked him down , when the waggon passing over him , broke his right thigh in two places . He was conveyed to the infirmary at Leeds , and died in that institution on Sunday last . Verdict— "Accidenta , death . " - Fire at _Drurv-l 4 ne Theatre . — Considerable alarm was created on Wednesday morning , about half-past eight o ' clock , in consequence of a report being spread that a portion of this theatre was on fire , followed shortly after by the appearance of several engines . Upon inquiry we ascertained that some of the persons connected with the establishment observing a dense smoke issuing from the property-room , proceeded there , and discovered a portion of the apartment on fire . There being , how . avm- n aomlsnnnlv of water , and plenty of assistance .
the fire was confined to where it originated . _IxcE-VDiAmsM . —Information of the following daring and wanton acts of incendiarism was on Wednesday forwarded throughout the metropolitan and City police districts : —Onthe afternoon ofthe 3 rd inst ., a wood , in the parish of Nutley , Hants , called Oxdowncoppiee , the property of George Purefoy Jervoise Esq ., was _wihullv and maliciously set en fire ; and again , on the night of the foUowing day ( Friday ) , part of Nutley-coppice was also set on fire by some person or persona unknown . A reward of forty guineas , in addition _| to the reward of ten guineas allowed by the Alresford Association , has been ottered for the discovery and apprehension of the parties . Also that , on the 16 th inst ., some evil-disposed person or persons maliciously set fire to and destroyed about 100 yards of a hedge , in the road leading . from the Warwick-road to Hayhall House , in the parish ot Yardley , Won * ejtorshire , belonging to Mr . Edward King , farmer .
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Daring Burglary " and Extensive Robbert . at Cossingtox , near Leicbster . —Between four and five o ' clock on Wednesday morning last , information was received at the County Police-office , Leicester , that the house ofthe Rev . J . Babington , of Cossington , about a mile and a half frem the Sileby station ofthe Midland Counties Railway , had been broken open a few hours previously and property exceeding thevalue of £ 1 , 200 had been stolen . It appears that Tuesday , the day preceding the robbery , was the usual day , for Mr . Babington to receive his rents , and also those of some property for which he is trustee ; and that Mr . Woolley , his steward , had been transacting business with the tenants during the day , and had retired to bed at the . same time as Mr . Babington and his
family , taking the cash-box containing the money he had received with him to his bed-room . A little before two o ' clock on Wednesday morning Mrs . Babington was alarmed by hearing a noise , as if an attempt was being made to break open the house-door , and in a few minutes afterwards the whole family were startled by a tremendous crash , the thieves being unable , it seems , to force the door , having procured a ladder from an adjoining out-house , and dashed in the first window of the staircase , breaking several large treepots , which stood in the window , with the ladder . Mr . Babington , on hearing the crash , ran down stairs , armed with a bludgeon , and on arriving at the top of the first flight of stairs , found five men , disguised , with then * faces blackened , and who had just entered
by the window . Believing that , from their numbers , resistance would be useless , Mr . Babington went into his study , and locked himself in . The robbers then entered Mrs . Babington ' s bed-room , and asked for the keys , saying they had come for the rent . Mrs . Babington told them she had not got it , upon which , after taking a gold watch from under her pillow , tbey proceeded to the study , and burst open the door , shattering the door and door-posts to pieces . Being again disappointed of obtaining the money , they went to Mr . Woolley ' s bed-room , where tliey found the cash-box , and after locking the doors , and fastening Mr . Babington and his servant together in one room , they proceeded to ransack the house , breaking open the drawers and cupboards in every room ,
including even those of the servants . No injury was done to any of the . family , with the exception of Mr . Babington , who was struck on the arm by one of the robbers , whilst endeavouring to prevent his opening a drawer in the study . The following is the property already ascertained to be stolen , namely , £ 850 in cash and notes , as follows : —One Bank of England note for £ 100 , another for £ 50 , both of which were drawn from one ofthe Leicester banks on Saturday , by Mi * . Astill , of Cossington , no doubt for the purpose of paying his rent ; twelve country bank notes for £ 10 each ; one hundred and two £ 5 country bank notes ; £ 57 in gold , and £ 15 15 s . 6 d . in silver ; a small gold Geneva watch , the size of half-a-crown , with a gold guard chain , and a gold chain , with
Geneva seal and key , and a gold suspending hook , the property of the young lady who was visiting at Mr . Babington ' s ; another gold watch , with gold guard and briquet chain ; a silver watch , maker ' s uaxas , " k . _$ weJ & sm , _LivftYpWl _' , " _anuft'au'aYoeT oi cheques , to the amount of ( as is at present ascertained ) about £ 350 . The burglars fortunately overlooked several sums of money and a valuable gold watch , the latter of which was under the bolster of Mrs . Babington's bed at the time they took another gold watch from beneathher pillow . They also broke open a writing-desk , in which was a cheque for £ 400 ; this , however , after turning over , they left in the desk . On the police going into Mr . B ' s study , they found a pocket-book on the floor that had been torn open , and which , it could be plainly seen , as it lay on the floor , contained two £ 5 notes . A worsted purse , containing a £ 5 note , was also found on the
floor , and had probably been dropped by the burglars in their retreat . —Abridged from the Leicestershire Mercury . Disgraceful Hoax . —On Wednesday morning , between two and three o'clock , the following disgraceful hoax was played off on a lady of the name of Mitchelson , residing in Nutford-place , Bryanstonsquare . At the above-mentioned hour several medi ? cal gentlemen arrived in cabs , and others on foot , at the residence of Mrs . M ., for the purpose of tendering then - aid to her , liaving been requested by two young gentlemen , who had a short time previously called on them , to come immediately to the residence of Miss M ., who , tbey stated , bad attempted suicide by swallowing a quantity of laudanum . Onthe first medical gentleman arriving , he was assured that he must be labouring under a mistake , as no such occurrence had taken plaee , and he quitted . In less than five minutes afterwards no less than four others
arrived , and from the commencement to the end upwards of a dozen , who had been dragged from their beds , to their great inconvenience , and also annoyance of Mrs . M . The Dkal Boatmen . —Another dreadfvil . Y _^ _WH W the Goodwin Sands , which , but fh ** the meritorious and intrepid conduct Of the Deal boatmen , must have been attended with loss oflife , occurred on Sunday laati About noon on that day , while blowing a strong gale from south-west , ivith thick weather and rain , a schooner was observed to strike upon the outer part of the sand . The Deal men immediately launched to her assistance , and succeeded , after great exertion , and regardless of them own risk , in getting alongside . She proved to be the Facility , of Salcombe , " Richard
Way master , from Shields , laden with coals , and with a crew of six hands . The vessel was then striking heavily , the sea breaking over her , and it was doubtful if she could hold together long ; they however , boarded her , and tried every means that courage and experience could suggest , to get her off , but at this moment the chain parted , the water being up to the cabin floor , and they , seeing that the lives of all were in imminent danger , at great . risk again succeeded in getting then * boat alongside , and providentially saving the crew , for in less than five minutes after they had left the vessel she capsized and went down . The crew were brought on shore , and bv the kindness of Mr . Hammond , the agent tor shipping , were supplied with necessaries , and , forwarded to their homes .
Fire at the Princess ' s Theatre . —On Friday morning , about one o'clock , some little alarm was created in the neighbourhood of Oxford-street by a report being circulated that the Princess ' s Theatre was on fire . One of the Brigade engines was quickly dispatched to the theatre , when it-was ascertained that the heat from the adjoining iron foundry had set fire to a piece of timber in the wall ofthe cloakroom , on the first floor , over the pit entrance . The firemen and workmen at once pulled down the skirting , and tore up the flooring in thc above compartment , and the fire was very speedily extinguished , the damage being inconsiderable .
Robberies op Plate , Sic . —On Thursday morning last a man named Bracey , footman to Captain Connor , 46 , Devonshire-street , Portland-place , absconded at an early hour , with a quantity of plate and some bank notes , value in the whole upwards of £ 200 , the property of his master . Anotherman , named Fisher , is supposed to hare assisted Bracey in the work of plunder , and it has been ascertained that in Great Marylebone-street they got into a cab , the driver of which was ordered to proceed to Chelsea . The house of Mi * . Little , in Northumberland-street , New-road , was also entered on the morning of Thursday , and numerous articles of plate , wearing apparel , & c , were carried off . Information of the robberies was promptly communicated to Superintendent Hughes , at the station-house , Maryleboue-lane ; and Inspector Tedinan , with others of' the D division , are using their best exertions to discover the thieves .
_Determined Suicide at Hammersmith . —On Wednesday night Mrs . Emma Peasgood , the wife of the landlord of the Britannia public-house , at the corner ofthe Fiuhani-road , near-Hammersmith church , was found in her bed-room quite dead , suspended from the bedstead by a stay-lace . Various reports are in circulation relative to the circumstances and the causes which led the unfortunate woman , who was net thirty years of age , to destroy herself . Execution . —On Tuesday Michael Murphy was executed at Waterford , for the murder of Margaret _M'Keown , alias Murphy . He made a full confession of his guilt some days previously , and also on the scaffold .
Fire is the New Road . —On Friday afternoon a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . " VV . Thompson , cabinet maker , 19 , Circus-street , _Newroad , St . Marylebone . It originated in the back workshop , in consequence of some shavings having been placed too close to a pipe stove . Engines of the Brigade and the parish promptly attended , but the worknaen and inhabitants succeeded in extinguishing the flames before they arrived , but not until a quantity of unfinished work , tools , work-bench , and the flooring , were greatly injured by fire . Mr . Thompson was unfortunately not insured _.
The Trecastle Murder—Execution of Thomas Thomas . —Early on Thursday morning last , the arrival of immense crowds of people in the town of Brecon testified the intense excitement which every circumstance r elating to the murder of David Le ' vis , the Cardiganshire butter-merchant , had excited , * and by ten o ' clock , the hour appointed for the execution ofthe convict Thomas no less than from 10 , 000 to 15 , 000 people had assembled opposite the scaffold , which had been erected on the bank of a small river which flows past the county gaol . Since his conviction , the extraordinary indifference and coolness ot the p risoner had deserted him , and he had spent most of his tune in tears and praver . He declined seeing any of his relatives , _though he said it they had
come earlier he should have wished an interview . When Caleraft entered the condemned cell for the purpose of pinioning the wretched man , lie was standing near the fire-place weeping , and when Mr . Lasenby , the governor of the gaol , explained to him t » at _* c moment had arrived for bis going out , he replied '' he was quite ready ; " and added , " I will go like a lamb ; I have given myself up to the Almighty . " 1 ne "Under-sheriff asked him if he wished to say anything , and he replied he wished to see the Reverend Chaplain ( who had left the room for a moment ) , and on his entry , he asked if a copy-hook in which he had written several extracts from the Scrip tures might be given by the governor to his family ; " and on the Reverend Gentleman _aasuring him that it
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should be done , he asked if his watch and clothes _f _^ i givcu to nis r elatrves _: "•¦ 'ben Mr . Vaughan told lum he would take care they should have them , and asked him if he had anything further to sav to them , or wished to say anything outside , he replied in the negative , and then shook hands with all present , and thanked the Governor and the officers ior their attention to him ; he also took Mr . Vaughan _& _HK and thanked him for his kindness . _"^{ f _- _" " _6 pinioning was bemg performed he sobbed audibly ; and , directly after , the melancholy procession moved off , the Chaplain reading the burial service _, the prisoner walked very firmly , and apparently took no notice of the immense crowd assembled . At the toot of the scaffold he stopped , and , turning round , grasped Mr . Lasenby ' s hand with his pinioned hands .
ana sain with great emotion , "God bless you foraU your kindness . " He then ascended the steps with a firm step , but still weeping , and Caleraft placed the rope round lus neck and tied the other end to the gallows . The chaplain then read a prayer , the prisoner ' s lips perceptibly moving as if in fervent prayer . He put up his hands to the cap , and drew it down lower . The drop fell exactly at ten o ' clock , and for two or three minutes the muscles were contracted and convulsed , and then all was still , except the oscillation of the body in the wind . The conduct of the crowd was veiy decorous and orderly , and , after hanging the usual time , the body was taken down , and was buried within the prison wall . He has made a full confession , which has uot yet been made public bv the authorities .
Destructive Fibe . —On Fridav morning , shortly before two o ' clock , a destructive fire broke out upon tbe well known water-side premises , termed the Ship andRoyal Oak public-house , situate on Wappingwall . When first discovered the flames were raging furiously in the lower part of the building . Engines ofthe bri gade , West of England , and County Offices , arrived with all promptitude ; but the flames were not subdued until the entire range of premises , together with the stock in trade and furniture , werc consumed .
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MANSION-HOUSE . Tuesdat . —Theft . —Robert Bearcroft , a clerk to the East and "West India Dock Company , who had been remanded from Thursday la 3 t , was again brought before the Lord Mayor , upon the charge of stealiug a £ 20 note , the property of his employers , on the 1 st of April . The prisoner was then fully committed for trial . " Wednesday . —More Custom-house Frauds , —Robert M'Laren , a Custom-house agent , was brought before the Lord Mayor , for final examination , upon the charge of
having defrauded the Crown of duties amounting to about £ 5 , by paying for a smaller quantity of goods than he actually cleared . The offence was alleged to have been committed as far back as Decembor , 1840 , and has been brought forward in consequence of the recent investigations made by order of the "Board of Customs . —The Lord Mayor said he must send the matter to the Old Bailey ; but , by request of his solicitor , the prisoner was again admitted to hail , the aniouut , at the suggestion of Mr . Pollock , being increased from £ 400 to £ 800 ; that is to say , himself in £ 400 , and his two sureties in £ 200 each
GUILDHALL . Wednesday . —Joseph A » t Again !—Sir P . Laurie _introduced Mr . Strong , of timpsfield , to Sir C . Marshall , for his advice respecting an imposition practised on him by the notorious Joseph Ady . Mr . Strong said he had been victimized by Ady . After receiving several letters he called upon him in Whitechapel oh Tuesday . Ady verbally repeated the assurance that he could inform him of something considerably to his advantage ; and complainant paid the fee of a sovereign on condition that the information should be given to him forthwith , aud the money retutnedif Ady did not make such a disclosure as he promised . Ady then said , — " You are a proprietor of South Sea Stock : a bonus of 6 per cent , has been declared , and that will . give" you £ 120 . " Complainant was
astounded at the fellew _' s cool impudence . He was of course aware of the bonus , ' which was £ 800 to his advantage , instead of £ 120 . And at the end of each letter he had received was this postscript , " In case you have any difficulty , apply to Sir P . Laurie , deputy Lord Mayor , at the Mansion-house , who will see justice done you free of expense , except postage , which you must pay both ways . " Sir P . Laurie stated that he knew nothing of Ady , except in an adverse sense ; he had been convicted at the Old Bailey of abstracting money on false pretences . Sir C . Marshall said he could not speak ill of Mr . Ady , who had once returned him the sovereign advanced when the _infstmation given proved useless . Su > P . Laurie said it was the first time he had ever heard of money being recovered from Mr . Ady . Sir C . Marshall referred Mr , Story to the Court Of "Requests ,
BOW STREET . Monday . —Attempted Sacrilege . —Robert Page and James Nicholas , two young men , were placed at tha bar before Mr . Hall , charged with being found in th 6 church Of St . George ' s , Bloomsbury , u-ader suspicious circumstances . A constable of the £ division stated that' on Sunday night , about eleven o ' clock , when hewas trying the west door of the church , he discovered it insecure , being open about an inch , andon further pressing against it , lie found , that _something resisted from the inside which prevented the door opening , in consequence of which he went to the bottom of the steps ih front of the church , for the purpose of senthmg . for the beadle , and ou
his return , found that the door .. had been loeked during bis absence . On the arrival of the parish clerk , the sex « ton , and some constables , - tliey effected an entrance bv the back door , when the prisoners were seen near tbe communion table , and on being questioned" what busiuesB they had there , they said they had fallen asleep during the hours of divine service , and not bearing the congregation leave the church , they remained there and were locked up . They were then searched , and two keys were found , one of which corresponded with the lock of the door ia which it remained , but there was no violence offered to any part of the premises . The prisoners were committed for trial .
QUEEN SQUARE . _Mondav . _—Bigamv . —John Bowling , a mau between thirty and forty years of age , described as a captain ' s steward , was placed at the bar charged with bigamy . Both the young women to whom prisoner ivas married appear to have been-industrious servants , who had contrived to save a few pounds out of their hard earnings . The second of these was in attendance , with a letter she had received from the first wife that morning , aud said she had not yet had tune to procure the necessary evidence , Mr . Edward Boodle , comptroller at the Provident Institution or Savings Bank , in St . Martin ' s-place _, stood forward and proved that on the 14 th of July , 1834 , prisoner attended with the deposit book of Harriet Hudson , and produced a certificate of his marriage with her at St .
George ' s , Hanover-square , on the 2 nd of June m tiie same year . Prisoner signed his claim for the money she had in the institution . Jane Davis , a respectable-looking young woman , said that on the 9 th of last March she was married to the prisoner at St . John ' s , Westminster . He represented himself to be a widower , and said that his first wife had died in childbirth . She subsequently ascertained that he had a wife living at Cirencester , and on receiving her address from her brother had written to her and received an answer . Prisoner admitted the two marriages , but said that his first wife stripped his placo and left him . He had not _heai'd of her , although he had made diligent inquiries on his return from two or three voyages from Calcutta and China , for upwards of 6 ix years and a half . Ho was remanded .
THAMES . Monday . — A Nice Witnes 9 . —Ellen Cox , the wife of a labourer , was brought before Mr . Broderip , charged with an assault on her husband . Patrick Dalton , a policeman , No , 107 H , was called , who said he took the prisoner into custody ) and she was drunk , but the husband was worse than she was . Mr . Broderip * . In what way * . —The policeman : Thin , yer banner , he was very mild . —What do you mean ? You have just now said he was drunk , and worse than she tvas . —Och _, now , he was sober ( laughter ) . Do you mind what you are saying ?—Both had been drinking hard ( more laughter ) . You don't understand the questions put to you , I will endeavour to explain to you if you do not . Was the woman drunk or sober!—Sober , yer banner , quite so ( laughter ) . —Well , this is most extraordinary , Now mind what you arc about . You told us at first she was drunk , now you say she was sober ; which do you mean *" —Och , thin , drunk , if ye like it so ( roars of laughter ) . —Mi * . Broderip : Did you ever hear
such a witness ? He cannot be depended upon . —Mr . Symons _, the chief clerk ; It depends , sir , on which way the wind blows ( laughter ) , —Mr . Broderip : Now do attend , man , and understand the question before you answer it . Was the woman drunk or was she sober ?—The policeman : Drunk , you said . She was not drunk any how at all ( increased laughter ) . She was very violent in her timpcr , but not from drunkenness . She drank something at the public-house after she left her own place . —Was she the worse for liquor ? Do you understand that question 1—To be sure she was worse for liquor , auy how , yer wortchip . —Mr . Broderip : Did you ever hear web evidence ?—Mr . Symons : It is quite impossible to act upon such testimony , Mr , Broderip said he could only give directions to the police to look after the parties , and see that they did no mischief , for he was unable to extract anything in the shape of evidence from the police constable on which he could give a decision . He dismissed the case , [ Aye , but he did not "dismiss" the poUceman . _l
CLERKENWELL . _WEDNEaoAT . —Robbing Fornwhed Lodgingg . —John Wynn , a sickly-looking and infirm old man , and Mary , his wife , were brought up for final examination , charged With , robbing ready-furnished lodgings . The male prisoner was carried into court , and accommodated with a seat during the examination * the female prisoner wept bitterly throughout . It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner , who has been for many years captain of a merchantman , took furnished lodgings for himself and
wife on the 2 _lst of November last , atthe house of the prosecutor , Mr . J . Rayner , St . James ' s-bulldmgs , Clerkenwell ; and that from a fortnight after the time of occupancy they commenced pledging everything which the parlour and _bed-room contained . The prosecutor added , that , he had received but a month ' s rent , and that the captain , as often as he demanded the rent , assured him that he was in daily expectation of a pecuniary remittance . The prosecutor did not discover the robbery until Monday last , when he gave them into custody ; ' forty duplicates of the stolen articles were found on their per-
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sons . The Captain said he had been so i ! I during tiie time lie inhabited the apartments as never once to be able to move out . Himself and wife were often in a starving condition , and it was necessity alone which induced them to pawn the articles . He had been in dailyexpectation that his friends , some of whom were in good circumstances , would have relieved him , and if so he would have faithfully redeemed the articles . Mrs . Wynn , with tears in her eyes , declared that what her husband had said was true . Although not very handy , she did her best to earn a trifle at work , and had often assisted the landlady in domestic labour . They had been often on the Verge of starvation . They were committed for trial .
THimsDAr . —Brutal Assault . —A man named Chapman was charged ivith violently assaulting aud wounding Mary Anne Johnson . On the previous night the prisoner ' s son attacked and beat the child of the prosecutrix . She interfered between the boys and endeavoured to separate them , but the prisoner insisted on their fighting it out , and when the mother again interfered on behalf ofher son , the prisoner struck her a blow with his clenched fist on the upper lip , cutting it quite open , and loosening two of her teeth . The woman bled a great deal , and was conveyed from her residence in Peterstreet , Smithfield , to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where the wound was dressed . He was fined £ 2 , or a month's imprisonment in the House of Correction .
MARLBOROUCII STREET . Wednesday . —Robert Peel in Trouble . —Robert Peel was brought before Mr . Maltby , charged with stealing a cash-box , containing £ 20 in money and several bills of exchange , from his master , Mr . Henry Woottou , No . 14 , President-street East . The prisoner was employed by Mr . Wootton as porter ; during the time when Mr . Woottou was engaged in some business at No . 9 , _Leicester-street , Leicester-square , the prisoner suddenly absconded ivith the cash-box , which contained fifteen sovereigns , a £ 0 note , and three bills of exchange . Some time after the robbery the prisoner came to him to beg for forgiveness . He was about to makea statementvespectmg the robbery when prosecutor told him that his ( prisoner ' s ) brother had recently called upon him and told him that his brother ( prisoner ) had confessed that he had spent the gold and
had burnt the , £ 5 note . Prisoner then said as his brother had made this statement he would prove that it wa 9 wrong , and if prosecutor would forgive him ho would tell the truth and put him in possession of the greater part of the property . Prosecutor gave a conditional promise , and the prisoner then said he had spent four or five sovereigns at Maidstone , aud he had left the cash-box , with the rest of the money and the bills , in the care of a publican at Maidstone ; and ic prosecutor would go down with him he would surrender the property into his hands . Prosecutor consented to take a journey to Maidstone , and he went there a day or two ago in the prisoner ' s company . The prisoner took him from place to place , declaring that he had forgotten the sign of the house . After walking about for some time , they came opposite to the
station-house , when the prisoner turned round to hun , laughing , and said the cash-box was most likely there , or if not he should advise prosecutor to give him in custody again . Prosecutor finding that he had been _scand & Vnuly impose *! upon , gave the prisoner into custody , and the following morning brought him to town to prefer the charge at this court . The prisoner made no defence , and was committed . The prisoner was then charged with stealing a purse containing a soverei gn and some silver , the property of Sarah Hart . Sarah Hart said she was servant to Mr . Dalmar , of 9 , Leicester-street . The prisoner was porter in the house , and when he absconded with the cash-box , she missed her purse , which was in a tureen in the kitchen . It was proved that the prisoner admitted the theft to the constable . The prisoner said nothing iu defence .
Fbidat . —Charge of Theft . —Mary M'Andrew _, a young Irishwoman , was charged on suspicion of stealing a £ 200 and a £ 20 Bank of England notes , the property of Mr . John Mills , a retired tradesman , residing at No . 19 , Ogle-street , Marylebone . —The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was his servant . On Tuesday evening last lie returned home from the city , having received , hi payment of a cheque , the notes in question , and a £ 0 note , and some gold and silver , and which he had in his left-hand trousers pocket ; there was also another packet of notes , to the amount of about £ 309 , in the same pocket . About eight o ' clock iu the evening a person called on him , to whom he paid the £ 5 , and he distinctly remembered crumpling up the other notes together , and returning them to liis pocket ; there were then the two parcels of notes distinct in his pocket ; he sat reading until about ten o ' clock , and then went to bed .
Between eight and nine o'clock on the following morning he , on feeling in bis pocket , missed the notes ; the other parcel of notes remaining safe . There wero no other persons in the house but his wife , his son ( who is deaf and dumb ) , and the prisoner . Every possible search was made about the house , but the notes could not be found . The prisoner was questioned respecting them , but she denied having seen anything of them . In the course of the day it was proposed to search hor boxes , to whieh she willingly consented , but the notes were not _thei-e . Having obtained the numbers of the notes , he gave information at the Bank of England of his loss . —The prisoner said she had not seen the notes , nor did she know anything about them . She was quite positive she had not burnt or destroyed them . — Mr . Hardwick ordered the prisoner to be detained until the house had been _thorougldy searched by the police _.
SOUTHWARK . Tuesday . —Robbery . —Martha Hobbs , a girl of sixteen _jfeavs of age , la . the service of Mr . William-King , landlord of the Three Mariners , Bermondsey-wall , was brought before Mr . Cottingham , charged with robbing her master ; and Elizabeth Hobbs , the mother , was charged with receiving the plunder . The case having been made out , Mr . Cottingham said it was really a deplorable sight to witness the circumstance of a mother encouraging her own child to rob those who had behaved so kindly as the complainant had , and tbat the conduct of such a mother deserved tho severest reprehension . The magistrate then remanded the prisoners .
-WORSHIP-STREET . _TuEBDAr . —Assault . —William Chamberlayne , a private in the 2 nd battalion of the Scots' fusilier Guards , was charged before Mr . Bingham with a wanton assault upon a journeyman shoemaker , named Joseph Collins . It appeared that the complainant was going home from his work , and met the prisoner in a state of intoxication ; he advised him to go home , when the prisoner knocked him down . Mr . Bingham advised the parties to make up the matter , if the soldier would consent to pay a compensation . Thin , however , he obstinately refused to do , and he was , therefore , committed to seven days' imprisonment , with hard labour .
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CONFERENCE OF THE TAILORS . ( Continued , from our first page . ) scale of prices . If lie ( Mr . Bissan ") disputes the truth of this statement , let him come forward and place the books in the hands of some of the principal masters of tliis town , impartial and independent men , who will give testimony to the truth of our assertions . Many rumours are afloat concerning the differences whicli exist betwixt Mr . Bissau and his men , all of which are unfounded and destitute of truth . But , Mr . Editor , we feel it unnecessary to intrude further ou your valuable apace at present , aa we intend ( through the medium of your paper ) to give full particulars of Mr . Bissan ' s conduct during the last few years . " Signed by Mr . Bissau ' s former workmen .
Mr . Maunder then gave a statement of the difference in the prices paid by Mr . Bissan and those paid by the honourable masters . We will give a few items by way of sample . —One baise great coat , double breasted and double stitched , with three capes , Mr . Bissan , 10 s . —trade , 10 s . ; double breasted shooting coat , edged , Mr . Bissau , 7 s . —trade , lis . Gd . ; Chesterfield , bound , double breasted , three flaps , and four pockets , Mr . Bissan , 8 s . —trade , lis . 0 d . ; single breasted Chesterfield , Mr . Bissan , 7 s . —trade , 10 s . ' Mr . Dramgoole said he begged leave to move the following proposition : — " That this Conference enter their decided protest against the proceedings , aa described by the delegate from Jersey , and on al future occasions of a similar nature , pledge themselves to render all the support in their power . "
Mr . _Milburn seconded the motion , which , on being put from the chair , was agreed to unanimously . It being now one o ' cloek , it was agreed that the financial committee , the organisation committee , and the relief committee sit this afternoon , and report to the Conference on Thursday morning . The Confereuce then adjourned . " _""' _- _" ; THURSDAY MOBNINO ' s _SITTIXO . The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting , which were confirmed , Mr , Rufsell , of the Relief Committee , gave iu the report , or rather a portion of it . After some discussion , the report was referred back to the committee fbr completion . The
Finance Committee then gave in their report . Mr . Hannington moved , and Mr . Leach seconded— "That the report be received . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Hustler said that he wished to bring the case of the Sheffield men befere the Conference . They had been placed in very unfavourable and unfortunate circumstances , arising from the _imnropci * conduct of their secretary , He moyed the following- resolution : — " That in consequence ot tiie late deplorable affair at Sheffield , this Conference exonerate the trade from the payment of their Executive dues ; and likewise the Conference levy . " The motion was seconded by Mr . Newsham , and carried unanimously . The Conference then adjourned for dinner .
afternoon ' s sitting . Mr . Eames took the chair at two o'clock . The delegates next proceeded to dismiss the 25 th proposition on the programme . A very lengthy and animated discussion ensued , wluch ended m the following amendment being moved by Mr . James , and seconded by Mr . John Leach— " That m order to carry out fully the objects contemplated by this Conference , it will be necessary to carry on a most active and legal agitation , exposing the system pursued by both Jews and Gentiles , in the Tailoring trade ; showing also the necessity of , and enforcing as far n . « nossible . the necessity of doing all work on the
employers' premises , and limiting the hours ot labour . " Mr . Cotter suggested that the words unurineipled employers"lie inserted instead qt Jews S Gentiles . " The amendment , with this alteratlm was aereed to . The 26 th proposition was struck _Sff _% ndXSh was referre _^ o the Organ isation Committee . The 28 th was struck off . The 29 th _proposition was then read ; and , after some discussion , it was resolved to leave the question in the hands of the Executive Committee . The 30 th proposition was struck off . The Conference then took into consideration the 40 th proposition ; and , after a short debate , it being six o'clock , the Conference adjourned .
Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Htde — A public meeting of the inhabitants of Hyde was held on the evening of Wednesday last , in the large room ofthe White Lion Inn , for the purpose of taking into consideration the condition of * the Tailoring , tr ade . The meeting was called for eight o ' clock , but long before that hour the spacious room was crowded to excess . Mr . Johu Leach was unanimously called to the chair , who opened the meeting by a few * remarks . Mr . Nelson moved the first resolution , which was the same as the one passed at the Manchester meeting . Mr . Hooley ably seconded the resolution . Mr . Eames , of London , in an eloquent and powerful speech , supported the resolution , which , on being put from the chair , was . agreed * to unanimously . Mr . Battev moved the ado ption of a petition founded
upon the resolution , praying for a select committee ot the House of Commons , to examine into the sanatory condition of the Tailoring ' trade . Mr .. Cavener seconded the petition . Mr . Maunder , from the island of Jersey , in an excellent speech , supported the petition , which , upon being put to the meeting , was agreed to unanimously . Mr . M * Allen moved , and Mr . J . Leach seconded , "That the petition he signed by the chairman on behalf of themeeting , and forthwith be transmitted to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., for presentation ; and that Lord Asldey be requested to support the prayer of the same . " " The resolution was agreed to . The thanks of the meeting were then given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . Halifax . —Mr . B . Rushton will lecture in the Working Man ' s Hall , on Sunday , at half-past six o'clock . The members of the Land Fund will meet on the 22 nd inst ., at eight o ' clock in the evening . Duncombe _Testlmonial . —Central Committee of Trades , ic , 72 , St . Martin's-lane , Wednesday evening , April 16 th ; Mr . J . Grassby in the chair . The following sums were received - . —Per Mr . Dunn , Stafford Allen , Esq ., £ 2 2 s . ; per Mr . Young , J " , Pike , jun ., Alnwick , £ 13 s . Od .
LONDON . City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnaoain-lane . —A public meeting , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention ,, was held on Tuesday evening , April the 15 th . Mr .. G . H . Tucker was called to the chair . The following instructions to the delegate were agreed to :. —1 st . "Thathe be instructed to move , or support in the Convention , an alteration in the _itlirule ot the Chartist constitution , to the effect that the members elect the Executive Committee instead of the Convention , and that tiie chairman ofthe Convention announce the number of votes for each candidate . In the event of no Convention sitting , thc secretary of the Executive to make the announcement . " 2 nd . " Thathe bring before the Convention , or support , a motion , for the establishing an exile ' s committee for the purpose of
bringing measures before Parliament , and taking such other steps , as shall secure the return of Frost , Williams , Jones , and other Chartist exiles . " 3 rd . " That the delegate shall vote in accordance with the views and wishes of his constituents , and not for any " crotchets' lie may . have of his own . " Mi * . Sewell having nominated Mr . T . M . Wheeler , and Mr . Dunn having nominated Mr . Overton , the election was proceeded with , and the chairman declared Thomas Martin Wheeler duly elected . The meeting then broke up . Kino of Prussia , Toolev-street . — A public meeting of the members of the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe locality , Sic , was held on Tuesday evening last , when Mr . Law was unanimously elected as delegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention . An early attendance of members on Tuesday evening next is particularly requested , on business of
importance . Somers Town . —On Sunday evening last a public meeting was held at Mr . Duddridge ' s rooms , Ton « bridge-street , New-road , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the ensuing Chartist Convention . Mr . John Arnott was called to the chair . Mr . Hornby was proposed and seconded by Messrs . Edwards and Cooper . Mr . Humphries was proposed and seconded by Messrs . Laurie and Bird . On a show of hands Mr . John Hornby was declared duly elected . After instructions had been given to the delegate , the meeting separated .
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Cm- of London _Locauttt of the National Charter Association . —All persons desirous of communicating with the above body , are requested to address tlieii' communications to the sub 4 ecretary , Daniel _Gover , jun ., 10 , Marquis-court , Drury-lane . Chartist Hall , 1 , Tbrnaoain-lanb , Snow-hill .--The publie discussion will be resumed on Sunday morning next , April 21 st , at half-past ten o ' clock precisely . At three o ' clock in the afternoon' the MetropolitanDistrietCouncUwillmeetforthedUpatch of business . In the evening , at seven o'clock , the liall will be thrown _opfeft"to _thfe public , -when the following question will be discussed : — ""What position should the Chartist body assume on the question of the endowment of Maynooth College by the State ?"
Hammersmith . —A meeting will beheld at the Dun Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tuesday evening next , April 22 nd , at eight o ' cloek precisely . Camberwell and "Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the _Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , April 21 st , at eight precisely . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriab ' s-Road . —The above hall will be re-opened with a public festival , consisting of tea , concert , and ball , oa Monday evening next , April 21 st ; Feargus 0 _'Cou « , nor , Esq ., will preside on the occasion . T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., will attend , and address the meeting . Tea on table at six o ' clock precisely . Southwark and Lahbeth . —Mr . T . Clark ivill lee * ture on Sunday evening next , atthe hall , 115 , Blaekfriar ' s-road , at seven o ' clock precisely .
_Marvlebone . —Mr . C . Doyle will , lecture on Sunday evening next at the Coach-Painters' Arms , Circus * street , New-road ; to commence at seven o ' clock precisely . Westminster . —A meeting will be held at the Sun and Thirteen Cantons ( Clock-house ) , Castle-street , _Leiucster-souare , on Sunday evening next , A . pril 20 th , at eight o ' clock precisely . Somers Town . —A meeting will be held at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , on Sunday evening next , April 20 th , at half-past seven precisely . The Lambeth Chartists will meet ; on Sunday evening next , at six o ' clock , at their HaU , Blackfriar's-road . The Sunday-school will open at nine o'clock , and a lecture will be delivered in the evening , at half-past seven .
Duncombe Testimonial . —The Central Committee will meet , for the dispatch of business , at the Parthenium Club , 72 , St . Martin's-lane , every "Wednesday evening , at half-past eight precisely . —All persons holding subscriptions are requested to forward the same on or before the 4 th of May next . Tower Hamlets . —The general councillors residing in the Tower Hamlets are requested to meet at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock . Emmett Brigade . —A public meeting of this locality will be held at the Hock Tavern , Lisson-grove , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock . All persons having tickets or money in hand for Mrs , Duncan , are requested to attend .
Somers Town , —On Sunday evening next Mr . John Sewell will lecture at Mr . Duddridge ' s rooms , 18 , Tonbridge-street , New-road . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock , A Soiree to G . J . _HolvOaKe . —The friends of G . J . Holyoake , editor ft * tl _, Movement , intend , preyious to his departure for Glasgow , to give a soiree i 9 . r the purpose of showing their respect for his private " worth , and for his unflinching advocacy ofthe right of private judgment and publication of opinion . It is intended to ho ! d themeeting atthe Hall of Science , City-road , on the Uth May next . The South Lancashire Delegate Meeting will be held in the Charter Association Room , Exchange street , Bolton , on Sunday , April 27 th , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , when all localities are requested to forward by their delegates the Executive levies .
Derbv . —A special meeting ofthe Chartists will be held at Chester ' s Temperance House , Osmastonroad , Derby , on Sunday next , at six o'clock in the evening , to make arrangements for holding a tea party and ball on Whit Monday , in the Mechanics ' HaU . Leeds . —Mr . Davis Ross will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , in the bazaar , at half-past six o ' clock . _CAHPEXTEns' Hall , Ma . v « hesksb . —A public meeting will be held here on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock , to elect a delegate to tiie ensuing Chartist Convention .
Oldham . —On Saturday ( this day ) a temperance tea party and soiree , will take place in thc Working Man's Hall , Horsedge-street . Tea on the table at half-past five o ' clock in the evening . On Sunday , Mr . Leach , of Manchester , will deliver a lecture in the above hall . Subjeet , "The Banking System , considered in relation to Sir Robert Peel ' s Bill of 1819 , and his Bill of 1844 ; their effects on the Currency and Commerce . " Chair to be taken at six o ' clock precisely . Rochdale . —Mr . W . Dixon , of Manchester , will lecture in the Association room , Mill-street , at two o ' clock ; when collections will b © made after each lecture , on behalf of Thomas Cooper , now in Stafford gaol .
Rochdale . —Two lectures will be delivered on Sun day next in the Charter Association Room , bv Mr Wm . Dixon , of Manchester . ' ' _Shefpield -On . Sunday April 20 th , _aspeeia ; meeting of the _membGra of the land Allotment So ciety will be held at Mr . Cavill ' s Coffee Rooms Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 19, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_19041845/page/5/
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