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APPREHENSION" OF A GANG OF THIEVES AND -...
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDEJJT ON THE YORK AND NEWCASTLE RAILWAY.
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ScsnEELASD. Mosoat Night.—At an early ho...
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EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT CLArilAM
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THE DAGENHAM MURDER. DJOENH4M, Mondat Ev...
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A TALE OF MISERY. On Monday Mr. William ...
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INQUEST IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. On M...
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THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND...
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EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.. Shortly be...
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oi uiai net tue Mixing Districts.—The report of the commissioner under the act 5 and G Vic c. 98, appoint- d to • • A_ 1.1. - .Z-~ -C l.\.~L __A 1 ?-*« 11.-
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Important.—Messrs. Benjamin Read and Co....
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PLAN FOR SUPERSEDING THE POOR-LAW AND BI...
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ineatre Dreadful Accident at the Surrey Theatre.— On Monday evening, about twelve o'clock, whilst the
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gauery auaienceoi tne - surrey was leavi...
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TYRANNY OF POOR LAW GUARDIANS. Radford, ...
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THE-FAMINE IN IRELAND — AWFUL CONDITION ...
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O'CONN-ORVIIitiE. TO THE EDITOR OE THE H...
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THE "ABOMINABLE," AND "ESSENTIALLY ENGLI...
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VETERAN PATRIOTS', WIDOWS', AND ORPHANS ...
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TO THE MBMHEttS OF THE ClIAKTIST CO-OP'f...
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Apprehension" Of A Gang Of Thieves And -...
APPREHENSION" OF A GANG OF THIEVES AND - RECE IVERS OF STOLEN GOODS . The Marlborough Street Police Office was on Tuesday Jiterally besieged with tradesmen desirous of hearing ths examination of four persons in the custody of the police charged with having in their possession a large quantity Of property , the produce of many robberies committed on sho pkeepers in the mettopolis . The names given by the prisoners , aU of whom , with the exception of the woman _, are well "known to the police , were J . Walker , J . Franklin , a young man of colour , James Williamson , and 31 < iry Tilney , otherwise Walker . It appeared that the police for some time past have had their eye on a house situate No . 3 , Chapel-street , Soho , and a strict watch wasplaced on the movements of certain of the inmates .
The eridence of police constable Mount , G division , was first takeu . He said on _Menday morning , ahout nine o ' clock , he was on the watch , when he . saw Walker leave the house No . 3 . Chapel-street , where he lived , and shortly Afterwards he saw Williamson go in , followed by Franklin , who had a bag with him . Walker returned soon afterwards , and witness noticed that the woman Tilney came to the door and looked out once or twice . Williams and F ranklin then came out of the house , and witness , and Other constables who were with him , immediately took OOth into _custo-ly .
Police sergeant Gray , C 10 , corroborated tbe atatement of Mount as far as it went . After taking the two prisoners into custody he went into the honse No . 3 , Little _Chapel-Street , and on asking which was Walker ' s room , ¦ was told to go np to tbe two pair back . Witness went np stairs , and fonnd Walker and the woman Tilney in the room . In the fire place were two pieces of wood with marks on them being burnt . Witness told Walker be mnst take him into custody , on wbich Walker answered it was a . bad job . At the station honse Franklin said to witness . " He had not nailed him right yet . " _Folice-si rgeant WhaU , C 18 , asked "Walker where the cloth was ! "Walker said there was some cloth in a place which he pointed ont , and said that some cloth had bten left there that morning . Witness searched the place , and fonnd a considerable quantity of cloth and other property , all of which witness believed was stolen . Among the other articles found were , apieceof silk serge , a _' lady ' _s riding habit , two torn labels , and some coins and medals .
Mr . Superintendent Beresford , of the C division of police , said there were owners for nearly all the property found in Walker's rooms . Six cases , at least , would ba brought forward , and he should commence with ono that affected all the four prisoners . Mr . Gordon , of the firm of Walker and Gordon , drapers and tailors , _Blackfriars-road , said the roller now produced bad the _marks of the firm on it . The serge found in Walker ' s possession was the property ofthe firm ; but witness ceuli not , witbout referring to tbe books , state when it had been seen in the warehouse last . Witness was not aware that the serge was missing until made acquainted with the fact by tbe police . As there was nothing beyond the mere circumstance of tbe woman Tilney passing for Walker ' s wife , and _beinc found in a room in which stolen property was placed , Mr . Hardwick decided on liberating her , and she was discharged accordingly .
The next case was against Franklin and Williamson , for stealing a piece of cloth from the shop of Messrs . _Hai-ben and Co ., tailors , No . 42 , Conduit-street Walter Fisher , porter to Messrs . _Machen and Co ., said on the 25 th of Jnne , on his return from breakfast , he saw Franklin in Conduit-street , and immediately afterwards noticed the prisoner Williamson cross tbe street with a bag on his shoulder . Suspecting something wrong , he -went into the shop and missed an end of cloth , which was safe before he left to go to his breakfast . He ran ont and pursued a cab into which Williamson had got witb the property , and stopped it near St , _Gorge ' s Church . Hteld the prisoner Williamson be wanted to see tbe goods in the bag . The prisoner Williamson told him he was welcome to look at the property , and got outof the cab as if to assist hira . While witness was unty ing the bag the prisoner , Williamson , ran down iladdox-street and made his escape . Witness fonnd the stolen end of cloth in tbe bag .
Tins case was considered tooslight to commit Franklin npon , and , consequently , Williamson alone was ordered to stand committed on this _charge . The next case was for a burglary at the house of Mr . Nash , No . 11 , St John ' s Wood . It was proved by the servant that the house was entered a short time ago , and robbed of plate , jewellery , a snuffbox , some coins , and other property . The coins and snuff box found on Walker were part of the stolen property . A cab driver , So . 6 , 023 , said he was employed on the evening of the robbery to take a fare of three persons to St . John ' s Wood . One of the persons was of very dark complexion , bnt as they were all buttoned np , and had handkerchiefs round tbeir necks , be was unable to swear positively tbat the prisoners were the persons . As the evidence only affected Walker , the other two were not included in the charge . Walker was ordered j to be committed .
Hr . Rober t Pearce , tailor , No . 23 , Edward Street , was -the next case heard . The prosecutor said his shop wa * entered on the 12 th of August last , and a quantity of property carried off . The thieves effected an entrance by using a pair of pr > ers to unlock the shop door with , though the door was _li-cked inside and a key in the lock . Witness missed _sertral ready-made articles , a gold watch , and a £ 10 promissory note and some sovereigns , which he had placed in an old waistcoat pocket . The remnant of doeskin produced by the police , and found at _Walktr * 6 lodgings , was a part oi the stolen property . Walker was committed on thia case .
The next case was that of Mr . Ieon , tailor , 41 , Rathbone Place . The prosecutor said that , on the morning ofthe 27 th of August , some thieves entered his shop and carried off a quantity of ready-made clothe § , apiece of cloth , and apiece of doeskin . A portion of a garment fonnd in Walker ' s _possession was identified by Mr . Leon . Mr . Leon said he recollected the prisoner Franklin coming to his shop some time before the robbery , and giving him an order for a pair of trsusers . The prisoner ' s order was executed , and ' prosecutor , finding they gave satisfaction , begged to see Mm again at his shop , and requested him to recommend his friends . The prisoner promised faithfully ta comply wiih this request , and he had apparently kept his word . Walker was committed on this charge . The next case was for _stealing a riding habit and a dress coat from the shop of Mr . Tabley , tailor , 43 , Upper Berkely Street . -
A portion only ef the riding " habit was found in Walker ' s lodging . This , however , was positively sworn to by the lady ' s maid of Mrs . _Kida , of Albion Place , a 3 tbe property ofher mistress . The evidence being incomplete , the charge was not proceeded with . The prisoners were directed to stand committed as above , bHt to be ajain brought np next Friday to complete the evidence in fhe first case . To show the magnitude of the robberies in which these prisoners were concerned , it is ascertained that the value ofthe property taken in the above six cases exceeds Twelve Hundred Pounds .
Frightful Accidejjt On The York And Newcastle Railway.
FRIGHTFUL _ACCIDEJJT ON THE YORK AND _NEWCASTLE RAILWAY .
Scsneelasd. Mosoat Night.—At An Early Ho...
ScsnEELASD . _Mosoat Night . —At an early hour this morning reports were current in the town that a dreadful accident had taken place on tbe Sunderland and Newcastle branch of the above railway , about two miles from this town . It appears that when the half-past five o ' clock downtrain bad passed the Clradon station the connecting rod of the locomotive engine snapped in sunder , and the engine and tender , with two of the carriages , were thrown off tbe line , the former fell over on one side and the latter on the other . Tbe _carriajres fell on some stone sleepers
which were laid on the edge ofan embankment , and were smashed to pieces . In the train altogether there were eight carriages , six of which did not receive any damage . The guard was seated on the top of one of these and retained his seat until the train was brought to rest _. When he got off he saw the fireman , a young man , named Joseph _Hendarion , lying on a stone block . He had been thrown from the tender , and was severely bruised about his shoulder and neck . The engine man Richard HaU , -was next found at tlie end of the engine , in a state of insensibility , aud his head seriously cut , and his body scalded . *•
The guard immediately directed his attention to the carriages which had been thrown off the line . The passengers _fortunately -were few , owing to the early hour at which the train started , not Humouring more than eight , and of those only two , a boy and an aged woman , were in the broken carriages . They were in a state of great terror , and beyond the shock , they had nol sustained any injury . The other passengers were none the worse for the accident , though , as may he anticipated , th « y were somewhat alarmed , as well as grateful for their narrow _escaps . The engine-driver and stoker were removed to Sunderland in a cart , and taken to a house in Thomas-street , occupied by the father-in-law ofthe engine man ( llall ) , where medical assistance was promptly rendered . They both remain iu an extremely dangerous condition , indeed no hopes are entcrtnined ofthe recovery of Henderson , _thefireman . Ball only married last _wetk , and his . - . i _: " e is residing at Gateshead ; his injuries were , however of so serious a nature , that it was not deemed safe to remove him to his own home .
Extraordinary Occurrence At Clarilam
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT CLArilAM
On Friday Evening An Inquiry, That Luste...
On Friday evening an inquiry , that lusted upwards of four hours , was instituted by Thomas Higgs , Esq ., tbe Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster , and a highly respectable jury , into the circumstances attending Uie decease of Mary Linstead , aged 33 . The inquest was held in the Jarge room at the Cock Tavern , Clapbain . common , and the proceedings excited the greatest interest . The evidence given was of a very prolix character , but the main facts ofthe case were these : — On Wednesday morning , William Bream , the foreman te Mr . Williamson , a house agent and undertaker , was sent to Wnrtemburgh-place , to tbe house ofa gentleman named Burch , who had occupied it only four months , to take the measure ofa woman there lying dead , and who - n * 4 been employed as a servant . A lady , whom he un-
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derstood to be Mrs . Burch , showed him into , the kitchen _, where be found lying on a bed tbe body of a woman in the last stage of consumption , her arms were extended _, her eves and mouth were open , and the last ofhecs of the dead * had apparently been neglected . The witness noticed several bruises on the body . The name of _Ja ne Watson was first Rive * to the witness to put on the coffin plate , but it afterwards transpired tbat her real name was Mary Lin _^ _U-ad , and that she was sister to the lady who kept the house , although the relationship had never been acknowledged . The woman who laid out the body said it was miserably attenuated , and _sj-oke of several bruises being ou the side of the eye , forehead , hipe . Sic .
The evidence ofthe parochial surgeon , who had made a post mortem examination , went to prove that the deceased had died of pulmonary consumption , but that he considered that death had been accelerated by the bruises previously alluded tc . These bruises might bave been equally tbe result of accident or design , and from the very weak state the deceased was in , it was very probable that the deceased would fJl about , and probably down stairs , but one fall alone would not cause so manybruises _, ne considered that , from the state the _deceased was in , medical assistance should have been called in , which he understood was not tbe case . The gentleman said be had not the slightest idea of the existence of any relationship between tbe parties until after the deceased had ceased to exist , ne was but little at home , and therefore , was ignorant of what occurred there .
Emily _Xinstead , tie younger sister of the deceased , who was much affected , said sbe had engaged her sister as servant some time since , and it was understood tbat she was to take an assumed name . She fell ill six months since , and latterly had been rapidly getting worse . _Diarrh-ea had come on , and it was necessary for her to sleep in the kitchen . She wonld not have a doctor as the said he could do her no good , but she had had some medicine . On Monday the witness heard her fall and went to her assistance . Ske sat up with her all tbat night , and sbe died the next morning .
The Jury , after half-an-hour _' s consultation , returned the _fallowing verdict ;— " That the deceased died of pulmonary consumption , and that her death was accelerated by numerous and severe contusions on several parts of her body , but how the said contusions were produced there is no evidence to the Jury to show . At the same time , tbe Jury consider there was great neglect on the part of the deceased ' s sister in obtaining medical or other assistance . " [ This case _originated in the class distinctions , and the false shame they generate , which are so great a curse in this country . Nothing is so criminal as poverty , in England . Rather than let her husband know rfhe bad " a poor relation , " Mrs . Burch resorted to deception to gratify tbe natural desire of assisting her own sister . ]
The Dagenham Murder. Djoenh4m, Mondat Ev...
THE DAGENHAM MURDER . _DJOENH 4 M , Mondat Evenino . — . This afternoon , at two o ' clock , Mr . C . C . Lewis , coroner for the Southern division of Essex , and the Jury empannelled to investigate the circumstances attending the murder of the police constable George Clark , on the night ' of the 29 th of June last , re-assembled for the ninth time , pursuant to adjournment , at tho Cross Keys Inn , facing Dagenham CbuTCl ' , further to prosecute their investigation . On the Coroner taking his seat , he regretted to observe , that he had received a medical certificate announcing the inability of one of the panel to attend on account , of illness , and that being the case he felt it necessary to adjourn tbe inquiry again . It was true that there was still sufficient to form a competent jury " , but bavin ? began witb foarteen jurymen , he considered , in a case se important as the ' present , he would not he doing his duty to proceed with a smaller number .
Mr . Rawling said , on the part of Seijeant Parsons he had to submit to the Coroner , if possible , the necessity of proceeding at once with the inquiry . The position of Sergeant Parsons was one of great hardship . Ever since the last sitting of the inquest , now nearly five weeks , Parsons had b-en subjected , night and day , to the close _surviellance of the police . Why , or by whose orders , Serjeant Parsons had been placed in this position he was at a loss to conjecture . The Serjeant was prepared fully to meet any charge against him in connexion with the murder , and tbat being the case , without any charge being preferred , it was extremely bard that he should be continued as it were iu custody for any longer perioi .
The Coroner said the fact was , that Serjeant Parsons had only himself to blame for the unp ' easant position in which be was placed . He bad brought all upon himself by his conduct , and therefore had no right to complain . Supposing him to be innocent of any participation in this murder , it was quite clear that there was another charge which he would be called upon to answer ; therefore , what took place there could not affect the serjeant so far as his being under the surveillance was concerned . After some discussion wiih the Jury , the inquiry was again adjourned .
A Tale Of Misery. On Monday Mr. William ...
A TALE OF MISERY . On Monday Mr . William Carter held an inquest in Newington workhouse an the body Mary Ann George , a widow , who died in tbat institution under the following circumstances : — Mary George , an intelligent girl , about twelve years of age , said that the deceased was her mother . Her father _, wbo was a smitb , died on the first of May last . Since that time the family had been obliged to seek parochial relief . They had 2 s . Cd . and five loaves of bread wtekly from the parish . Since the death of witness ' s father , the deceased and witness had earned a trifle at shoebindiug . They wonld sometimes bind as many as six pairs per day . They were paid after-tbe rate of a penny a pair . They never had any meat for dinner , except sometimes on a Sunday . Her mother had no dinners since her father ' s death ; sbeused tohave breakfast
and teas . The deceased at times wanted feed ; witness had known her to give the victuals to the children and go without it herself . After the death of ber father , witness noticed a great change in her mother ' s health , resulting from bad living , she believed . She came into tbe bouse to be confined in consequence of not having things at home . She was very thankful when she was admitted . Mr . Cox , tbe master of the workhouse , said that deceased was admitted on the 30 th of August . She was then in a very pale and debilitated state and apparently in great pain . Shesiid that she was then in the pains cf labour . She was sent to the lying-in ward , but two days afterwards she came back to witnes 3 and said that she felt better , and should like toreturn to her family , as slit did not know how they were going on . Witness recommended her to remain , and he told her that her family would be provided for by the guardians .
Mr . John Garnon , _assistant surgeon and accoucheur to the poor hoHse , said that he was sent for to see deceased on the morning of Friday last , at half-past one . He attended immediately , and found that her labour hnd commenced , but was progressing veryVIowly , and to all appearance was not likely to terminate for several hours . He therefore went away , and left word if deceased was worse be was to be sent fer . About three o ' clock the same morning he was again sent for , and on his arrival he found that deceased had been delivered of a still-born child . It had been dead two or three days before . The moth ; _rwns likewise dead . He considered that she diet ! from _exhaustion—ber constitution was jnot sufficiently strong to bear up against the shock of her labour _. The Jury having consulted , they returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony .
Inquest In The House Of Correction. On M...
INQUEST IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION . On Monday , Mr . Wakley , M . P .. eonlcuded an inquest in the House ef Correction , Coldbath Fields , on the body of Richard Homer , aged 23 , a cab . _driver , sentiuced by Mr . Combe , ofthe Clerkenwell Police Court , on the 20 th ult .. to 15 days' imprisonment , for non-payment to his employer of 14 =., considered in the Coroner ' s Court a simple debt . The inquiry was adjourned from Saturday , that a careful post mortem examination might be made by Mr . Smiles , assistant surgeon to the prison , and Dr . R . Boyd , resident physician ofthe St . Marylebone Infirmary . Mr . Hutson having consulted with the Coroner , went to the Cleakenweil Police Court to see the agreement or depositions -which led to the deceased ' s _sentence . On liis return hen ported , that having made his application to Mr . Combe , thc latter said , " I suppose you are come for food for an action . Bring yeur action , if you like . " He would not give me any information , nor allow me to see the depositions or
_agreemfeiit-Several prisoners proved decc ? scd ' s death , whicli hap . pened suddenly in the prison infirmary on Thursday last . They all said that both deceased and themselves bad every requisite medical attention . Doctors Smiles and Boyd , who had opened the body , said death resulted from suffocation , caused naturally , and probably by spasms of the glottis , the effect of malformation ofthe upper part of the spine . The Coroner , to Dr . Boyd . —Do you in the slightest degree connect the death of deceased with any treatment he has experienced in this gaol ? Dr . Boyd . —Not at all . The Coroner . —That is quite sufficient . If the Juryare _satisfied I am . The attendance of fifty surgeons could not have saved life in this case . A JurLr . —We are perfectly satisfied on that point , but I think we ought to express an opinion on the subject of his coming here .
The Coroner . —I think not . Unless the caso is very strong , we ought not to go beyond our justifiable boundary . If the man had died here in con « tquence ofhis confinement . I should _hava felt myself bound to go into the question of the legality of his commitment , and re . quii e the attendance of the committing magistrate , and of those connected with it . The whole of the Jury having expressed an opinion against the harshness ofthe law as it affected the con . tract debts of _cab-drivers _, returned the following verdict : " That deceased died of suffocation , and that the cause was natural , " appending to it tho following words " In passing this verdict the Jury express their regret that the law should afford to any magistrater < 'asoa for considering that he could send drivers of cabriolets to prison ' and hard labour for debts under Twenty Pounds , when almost universal public opinion exists that imprisonment tor debts nnder that sum is abolished ; and at sbe same time they express their regret tbat Mr , Combe , one of the
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magistrates of the Clerkenwell Police Court , should not know bBtter what is the courtesy due from one gentleman to another , and from one judge of the law to another , than to send sucb a r _« . ply as he bad done this day to an application from the Coroner ' s Court , by John Hutson , Esq . solicitor , and they agree in considering the answer of Mr . Combe to have been in every respect improper , rude , and undignified . "
The Fatal Accident On The Nottingham And...
THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN RAILWAY . The adjourned Inquest upon the body of Henry Glover , who was killed by tbe unfortunate accident which occurred at _Cbnalstone , on the Nottingham nnd Lincoln line of railway , was resumed in the Committee-room of tbe General Hospital , at ten o ' clock on Monday morning The first witness called was Samuel Higton . who being again examined , said I have driven the engine which went off the rails last Monday about half a year , at intervals , and hare used _itrrgularly the last fortnight , I do not know of any other accident which has happened by this engine . I do believe it has been und . r repair , but how long since I cannot say . I considered it was an engine which was in good working condition . I got under it before I _started from Derby and examined the springs . We can see tho upper and lower plates and the edges of
the other plates , but not the whole length . ' What I saw of the springs appeared to be in good condition . Last Monday was a fine dry day . I had not heard any thing give way about the engine at a considerable distance before I came to the place where the accident happened . When passing over any part of tbe line whicli is softer and gives way more than usual , we can perceive it whilst driving an engine . When we find the road bad In any place , we regulate our speed accordingly . I did not ob . serve anything of the kind in the neighbourhood where the accident happened . I consider that part of the line in very good working order . I am not aware of the engine being an old one . I have not heard of any accident by it , or that it has run off the line . The engine ran from Lincoln to Derby . I believe it has not been used to remove soil . I never remember , or heard of an accident of a similar kind to this one from a spring breaking .
After other witnesses had been beard as to the state of the springs , which were shown to have been in a defective state , Evidence was then given to show that the soil wax mixed with gravel , silt , and sand , and likely to cause the line to sink . After hearing the whole , the Jury consulted 20 minutes and then returned as their verdict , " That the deceased was accidentally killed by an engine being thrown off the line , caused by the breaking ofa spring attached to tbe forewheel , sucb spring being apparently in a defective state . " The business wag concluded at half past three o ' clock in the afternoon .
Extensive Fire At Liverpool.. Shortly Be...
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL . . Shortly before 7 o ' clock p . m . on Thursday an alarming fire broke out in the top story of Messrs . Macfie and Son ' s extensive sugar refinery , situated between the very narrow thoroughfare of Bachelor-street and Orange-street , and separated from other buildings at the south end by Hale-street . The upper portions of the building , seven stories in height , was well stored with refined sugars , and the stock of sugar and molasses in the lower stories wa 3 also mn & t extensive . How the fire _originated is and will , probably , remain quite a mystery , as the workmen had left that part ofthe building at six o ' clock , and no
light was allowed or known to bave been there during the day . . The flames speedily laid bold of the roof , and in half an hour after the alarm was first given , it fell in , and the vast body of flames shot up some sixty or one hundred feet into the air , being visible for several miles round , the town , more especially from the northward . By eight o'clock the fire found its way downwards _t- > the very vaults , and tbe whole extensive pile , save a small portion . at the north end where the steam engine and boilers were situated , which were ultimat- ly saved , presented the appearance of an immensely perforated fiery furnace .
In a few minutes after the first alarm was given , the whole ofthe engines , and the fire brigade , under their _superintendent , Mr . Hewitt , were on the spot and in active operation , under the direction of Mr . _Dowling ; but as it was found impossible to prevent the destruction of the sugar house , every exertion was made to save the houses on either side , separated only by some half dozen yards , and between which and tbe burning pile the heat was so intense as tobe unindurable . For some time it was feared tbat the walls , deprived of all interior support , might be forced outwards , but providentially the ' remained firm , or the destruction of a great number of bouses would have been the inevitable result . At halfpast nine o'clock , the flames were _brought under command , though they were not entirely subdued throughout the night .
Soon after the breaking out of the fire , those mrst interested— next to the owners of the property and their servants—tho representatives of the different insurance offices , were on the spot . Mr , Whitehouse of the West of England , in the costume of his own firemen , directed , most effectively , the operations of his splendid _engine : and Lieutenant Maxwell was , as usual , one of the brat in attendance , and under his direction , about sixty _hogsheads of sugar were saved . He received much excellen * assistance from Mr . Hayman , and other gentlemen . Hiworship the mayor was early in attendance , and remained until all apprehension of further danger was removed The police kept excellent order , and no accident what _, evrr happened , although the adjacent streets were so crowded with spectators as to be scarcely passable .
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inquire into Mie uperaiiuu anu mm state ofthe population iR tbe mining districts , has recently been printed . The report , which bears the date of July-last , extends to 51 folio pases , and contains a good deal of information _, on the subject to which it relates , especially to the " strike" of the colliers in 1844 , when upwards of 22 , 000 people ceased from work for nearly four months . The coalowners suffered a loss of about £ 200 , 000 , and the men in wages £ 300 . 000 , when they returned to thenwork . The commissioner , in this , his third annual report , states that the act of Parliament by wliich females are excluded from working in mines and collieries , and other regulations made for the benefit of persons engaged in tbat species of labour , is generally .
observed in the portions of mining districts to which he had in the year been able to __ eive his attention , some localities excepted , where cither the neglect or opposition ofa few employers or the invetrate habits tot'tbe people opposed an obstacle to the uninterrupted observance of the law . Several cases have lately been decided and convictions obtained , th * magistrates holding that it was not sufficient for _coaiowners or their agents to give notice to their collier . *! not to employ girls or boys under ten years of age , but that proper measures must be adopted tn have the orders obeyed . The leadin ? defect in the act of the Legislatiirercommonly called " Lord _Ashley ' s Act" is the ommission of a power to the magistrates to summon witnesses , whicli ommission , although it has not prevented convictions taking- place , has rendered the tn . sk of carrying it into effect far more difficult and embarrassing .
Singular Match . —A wager was laid by several gentlemen in Manchester , that a pigeon would not be able to compete with the railway train running between Manchester and Ashton . The wager was decided on Wednesday week . At the moment when the train started from Hunt's Bank , the pigeon was set at liberty , and arrived at heme three minutes before the train reached the Ashton terminus . — Manchester Guardian , A Narrow Escape . —The Bury Post says , tliat there is a labourer now employed upon the railway works at Ely , who was once tried and convicted of highway robbery , and was sentenced to be hanged _, _'flie morning arrived for his execution * , he was placed under the fatal beam , and as the clergyman commenced his melancholy office , the poor follow protested bis innocence .. Just as the executioner was
about to " launch him into eternity , " a man was perceived at the distance galloping furiously , _holding up a piece of paper—it was a reprieve ! In ten minutes the horse died from exhaustion . The sentence was commuted to transportation for life . At tlie expiration , of ten years and nine months , the prosecutor in tho case , being upon bis death bed , " sent tor tbe Mayor of the town , and iold tlie dreadful tale tliat at the time when he swore he had been robbed of a large sum by tlie man in question , be bad the money in his own pocket , having been led to this atrocious crime by feelings of revenge . Shortly after tins acknowledgment he died . The accused was sent for , a free pardon granted him , and £ 15 grvenbim by Governmenton his arrival at home . A person , the other day , asked him how he feit when he was under the gallows ? he replied , " I didn't care very much about it because 1 knew I was innocent . "
Important.—Messrs. Benjamin Read And Co....
Important . —Messrs . Benjamin Read and Co . of Hart-street , Bloomsbury , London , and Broadway . New York , America , are again in thc field with their incomparable London and Paris autumn and winter fashions—their plate of fashions is really superb , and is evidently the work of a first rate artist ; tlie * colours are brilliant , the various tints admirable , " the human form divine " is shown to the greatest advantage , giving the several artiste , as t < iilors . dress-makers , milliners , & a ., & ., every advantage the arts and sciences can bestow at a _glance , and that too at a very * moderate charge . Accompanying
the plate is a full description of the male , female , adult , and juvenile figures therein represented ; also Read and Co . ' s patent measures for . wliich a caveat was granted duriug the mayorality of Sir William Magnay , and their indubitable system of cutting in three p _:-rls , by wliich a mere novice may become a proficient in thc art of cutting and fitting in an incrcdiblesliort space of time . Messrs . Read and Co . ' s fame is now become universal b y the encomiums of the press , British , French , and American , so justly lavished on thein , and the patronage thev havo anil Btill continue to receive is unbounded . ¦ "
Plan For Superseding The Poor-Law And Bi...
PLAN FOR SUPERSEDING THE POOR-LAW AND BILL FOR TENANT RIGHTS . 'A most important third party in the State is rising up , and developing itself in various districts . Men nf otherwise different politics—some having followed the late Premier , Sir Robert Peel , * some the present Premier , Lord John Russsll ; and some the expectant Premier , Lord Geoge Bentinck—are cordially uniting , and almost simultaneously acting , for one great object' via ., to better the social condition ot the people . ¦ * ¦ . . . '•„ . In Dorsetshire we find this feeling displaying itself in promoting cottage gardens and small alletments , headed by Lords Stavordale , Ashley , and the Bishop of Salisbury . In Parliament the same subject has been admirably advocated by the Hon . W . Cowper
and others . In the metropolis the Poor Man's Guardian Society baa been established by Mr . Walter , Lord J . Manners , Lord Ranelagh , Mr . Wakley , Mr . Fielden , Mr . Hindley , and Mr . Cabbell , varying in political opinions from the extreme absolutism of Lord Ranelagh , to the extreme Radicalism of Mr . Wakley , and Mr . Fielden '; and in ecclesiastical matters , from the High Church opinions of Lord John Manners to the strong Dissenting views of Mr . Charles Hindley . The greatest developement is yet to come ; Mr . Bond Cabbell has issued un address , and is understood to be preparing a large , comprehensive , and national schemo , shadowing forth the virtual repeal of the New Poor Law by the industrious classes thcnibelves _, with the assistance of the
_neighbourinjrgcntry . From all we have yet learnt respecting _thisscheme , we augur very favourably of its triumph success , both in England and Scotland . It will , in the best possible way , correct those abuses and cruelties arising out of the new Poor Law , with which the journals have recently teemed . It will also lessen the rates to at least an equal extent to the amount con * tribnted by the benevolent , and to a still greater extent by the hundreds of thousands of the industrious classes , who will be eager to embrace its advantages . It will have a third beneficial effect in restoring theamient feelings of respect and gratitude _fromthe poor to the rich—from the employed to the employers , which have been seldom seen in recent rears . It will , moreover , be so connected with habits of prudence , providence , temperance , and
attention to social and religious duties , as to greatly promote the moral and mental character of the people . We have reason to believe that bills to grant rights of compensation to tenant farmers , so as to give them securities equal almost to those of leases , and for relieving the rural districts from being ever afterwards called upon to maintain as paupers thc labourers who have gone to the manufacturing towns , will be brought forward by members of this new _p arty . Altogether we view this movement as most important ; and our readers may "be assured we shall let them have the earliest intelligence of the steps that may be taken . Tbe first or preliminary meeting is te be held in the Town-ball of St . Albans , at which we bePeve there will be a very great attendance . —Mark-lane Express .
Ineatre Dreadful Accident At The Surrey Theatre.— On Monday Evening, About Twelve O'Clock, Whilst The
_ineatre Dreadful Accident at the Surrey Theatre . — On Monday evening , about twelve o ' clock , whilst the
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gauery auaienceoi tne - surrey was leaving , the following dreadful accident occurred to John Morris , a lad about thirteen yeara of age , who , it appears , in the general rush to leave the building after the performance was over , was knocked down on the gallery staircase , and before he could be picked up was trampled upon in such a shocking manner as to break one of his arms and otherwise greatly injure his person . Iu a totally insensible state , and apparently'dead , he was picked up , and , as speedily as possible , conveyed to his lodgings in Pitt-street , St . George ' s-road , Southwark .
Serious Accidbnt at the Lohdoj * akd BinMisoham _Riilwat Station . —On Monday afternoon , an accident of a distressing character occurred at thc London and Birmingham Railway station , to a carpenter , named William Gillard , living at No . 21 , Munster-street , Regent ' s Park . It appears that about half-past two r . M ,,, the unfortunate man was standing on the roof of the new buildings at the extension of the terminus , near Cardingtonstreet , Ilamnstead-road . when he suddenly lost his
equilibrium and was precipitated on to tho _ground with great violence . He was immediately picked up in a perfectly senseless state , being frightfully mutilated , and conveyed to the University College Ilospital , and placed under tho charge of Mr . Ransom , the house surgeon ; he was also seen by Mr . Liston , the head surgeon to the institution , and it was ascertained that he had broken several ribs , besides fracturing his arms in two places , with an extensive wound on the occupit , and a spinal injury , so as to leave no hopes of his ultimate recovery .
Determined SircsiDB . —On Monday Mr . William Carter , coroner for East Surrey , held an inquest at the Bull ' s Head public-bouse , in the village of Barnes , on the body of George Strudwicke , aged 44 years . It appeared from the evidence gone into , that the deceased , who was a carpenter , residing at Barnes , where he had a wile and family of seven children , had for some time given himself up to drunken and dissolute habits . On Friday last he went to Hammersmith , from which place he wrote a letter to his mother , expressing his intention to destroy himself . and on his return to the Barnes side of the river , he was seen to throw himself into the water . The drags were immediately used , and the body was brought up after being in the water about six or seven minutes ; but although the usual means of resuscitation were used for a considerable time , life was quite extinct . Yerdict , "Temporary derangement . "
Frightful Accident . —On Tuesday , a shocking accident occurred to a young man named Joseph Frederick Elwell , aged twenty-seven years , one of the workmen employed at Messrs . Tilley and Co . 's , the extensive engineers , of Blackfriars-road . It appears that the unfortunate man waa employed in the machine-room , nnd whilst passing some of the works connected with the shaft , the leather strap caught the sleeveof his shirt , and drew his right arm round the drum or spindle . Several of the workmen hearing his screams , ran forward to his assistance , and after a few seconds he was extricated in a most frighrful condition , the arm being literally crushed to atoms . He was seen by a surgeon , and subsequently placed in a cab and conveyed with all speed to Guy's Hospital , where it was deemed necessary to amputate the limb at the shoulder joint , which operation was most cleverly performed by Mr . Edward Cock , the assistant surgeon . The poor fellow bore thc operation with extraordinary fortitude .
Alarming Steam Boat Collision . —On Monday , an aquatic excursion to the Nore , in the Gnome , a Woolwich steamer , terminated Yery unexpectedly on the river , and it was by a miracle that many lives were not sacrificed . The vessel was returning to London , with 350 passengers on board , in Niirthnect Hope , a short distance from Gravesend , and when off the village of Grays , in Essex , the Ruby , a Gravesend steamer , belonging to the Diamond Company , was seen approaching-, and by some mistake the two vessels met , and a most fearful collision took place . The Ruby , whieh is a steamer of large dimensions , struck the Gnome on the fore sponsun , close to the larboard pnddle-box . wliich she carried away . A scene of indescribable confusion took place on board the Gnome , and the screams of the women , the cries ofthe children , and the shouts of the men , mingled with the crash of timber , and an exclamation from
several that " thc vessel is going down , " struck terror into the stoutest heart . A great many passengers on board the Gnome were knocked down and bruised by the shoek . The two vessels were locked together for some time , and the passengers in the smaller vessel rushed on board the Ruby as last as possible . The two captains endeavoured to _sillay the excitement , but ultimately the pa ? sen ; _-ers on board the Gnome wero transferred to the Ituby , which convcyed them to Gravesend , and toek the disabled vessel in tow to the same place . The Ruby having landed her own passcngei s , left the Gnome at Gravesend , and conveyed the excursion passengers to Woolwiclt _, where they landed at ten o ' clock . The excursion on board the Gnome was for the benefit of Mr . William Warren Ilawkes , the master , and besides his mental suffering , he is a great loser by the sad affair .
Extraordinary Suicidb _, —On the 28 th ult . a great crowd had assembled in the Rue Royale , Berlin , lo witness a balloon ascent , when a man stepped out of a balcony on the third story of one ofthe houses , and began addressing the persons below , flinging out at the same time , handfuls of gold and some banknotes . Whilst the persons below were endeavouring to pick up thc money , he drew out a pistol , and fired on the moving mas * . The shot wounded a young man , but not dangerously . lie then drew out another pistol , and was about to fire , when the crowd gave way on all aides . Some persons , however ,
entered the house to nrresb the man , who , alike liberal of bis gold and his lead . it was supposed must be mad , when , on seeing them appear , he threw himself into the street , and was sn severely injured , that lie died shortly after . He turned out to be a _brew-i named _Krauss , whose brain had been turned bv anxiety attendant upon a lawsuit . In his pocket was found a gold box , oh the lid of which were scratched with a pin , or the point of a penknife , the words , "Died , August 28 , 184 G , " which would seem to intimate that he had forsonic time made up his mind to commit suicide on that day .
The Salisbury Herald states , that Mrs . Michel , of Whatcome Ilouse , in _couKiilcnition ot * the loss sustained by the holders of allotment gardens on hoc estate , from the destruction of their potatoes , is to allowthe parties to go rent free . The number of families benefitted by this liberal act is nearly four hundred . _MsLANcnoLV SnirwuECK . —Dunfanaghy _, Sopt . 12 , 184 ft . — The schooner Express , of _Glasgow , - was lost oft ' the west end ot Tory Island , early on the morning of Tuesday , the 8 th instant , and all hands perished .
Tyranny Of Poor Law Guardians. Radford, ...
TYRANNY OF POOR LAW GUARDIANS . Radford , near Nottingham . —A rather interesting meeting was held here last week , worthy of . being recorded in the Northern Star . The meeting was called for the purpose of memorialising the Poor Law Guardians in support of tbe continunnce in office of Mr . Small , the medical officer of the Union . Trade is very bad here , and has been lor some time . This has forced the people , in many cases , to live upon common food—and they bave not even had a sufficiency of that—which , it appears , has caused an increase of sickness amongst them . The cases on the medical books in this union for several years past , have been , on the average , 800 ; while , this year , they amount to 1 , 600 ! _Notwithstanding the great
increase in sickness , the number of deaths have reen less than in any other corresponding period ; owing , it is stated , to the able and kind treatment of the sick , by Mr . Small , the present medical officer . The Guardians acknowledge they have no fault to find with Mr . Small bnt that be is teo " liberal , " too " benevolent ; " he has " increased the expenses ol the medical department : in fact , he is too kind to the poor' He orders the sick wine , and beef tea , when necessary . ¦ 'This does- not suit their high mightinesses ; beef and wine were only made for manufacturing aristocrats . They have the _'^ _este of the ratepayers to attend * to —the interests ot the manufacturers , of course—who , when they have squeezed the last drop from the vitals of their slaves wishit would appearto have a medical man who
, , would decently help them out of existence . Mr . Small is a man of ability , as well as a _benewienfc man , and has the esteem of all tha poor Of the Union . Hi 3 salary , is only £ 60 a-yesw ; while the salary ofthe relieving officer , who is a man ofan opposite oharacter , has been raised from £ 80 a-year to £ 120 a-year—including the office of Reeistrar of Births and Deaths . Mr . Sanders ( a Chartist ) was unanimously called to the chair . He . opened the business _! in a sensible speech . The guardians , he said , had no charge to prefer against Mr . Small , only that he had increased the expenses of tbe medical board ; he had been too liberal . He ( the Chairman ) believed that Mr . Small had done his duty honestly and efficiently . This was a question , not whether the gurdians were satisfied with the conduct of
Mr . Small , but whether they the ratepayers were satisfied : whether tbey would leave the sick poor to the ( Treatment of an inexperienced youth , or to the care of a man in whom they had the greatest confidence ? Mr . Beardsall proposed , and Mr . Dean seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion , that the duties of a medical officer for the parishes of Radford and Lenton , have been ably and efficiently _! performed by Mr . Small , surgeon , he having acted strictly in accordance with the spirit and instruction laid down in the new Poor Law , and it is the opinion of this meeting that a memorial signed by the ratepayers be presented to tho Poor Law Guardians for his continuance in office . " Mr . Beardsall said , he believed thatthe salary of the medical officer was too small ,
he had had to attend lastyearrn 1600 caseswhich was not a shilling a head . The medical adviser was the guardian of the lives of the poor of the Union ,: he therefore thought tbat the office was a very _important one . If the poor had less purgatives and more kitchen physic , there would not be so much sickness amongst them . Mr . Dean bore testimony to the able and kind treatment of Mr . Small , he having been tinder his _treatrnt-nt for an attack ofthe cholera , the Guardians had taken off 6 ozs . of beef per day , which _, was ordered by Mr . Small , before he ( Mr . Dean ) was able to walk . Mr . Wallace proposed the memorial . He considered that the expenses of the Medical Board were less comparatively than at any _corresponding period . The expenses had increased but 84 per cent , while the cases had increased 100 per cent . He thought the Guardians could not have taken this into account , or they would not have come to the conclusion of dismissing Mr . Small . Mr . Wright
( Chartist ) seconded the memorial . The only charge against Mr . Small was , that he was too honest , and too kind to the poor . He had seen a poor old woman that morning , who said she should always venerate Mr . Small on account of his kindness to her husband when he was on his death bed . Mr . Morrison supported the memorial . This was a question of life aiid death , a question whether the poor should be attended to in time of sickness , or whether they should be left to perish . In many cases the poor were deprived ofthe means of Jiving , which brought on illness , and then it appears , they were not to receive proper medical treatment . The people , and not the Poor Law Guardians , ought to be the judges in this case . If Mr . Small had the confidence of the people . if tbey believed him to be a man of talent and kind to the " poor , he ought to be retained in office . The memorial was put and agreed unanimously . The meeting was very numerously attended .
In the course of the next day the memorial re ceived the signature of 2 , 030 , being nearly the whole of the ratepayers in the two parishes of Radford and Lenton . A deputation was appointed to wait upon the guardians with the memorial on Thursday , the 10 th inst ., as they were met for the purpose of electing a medical officer . In the first instance the chaii man refused to receive tbe memorial ; but upon the motion of the Rev . S . Cresswell , Vicar of the parish , it was ultimately allowed to be laid upon the table , and a sharp discussion arose , some nf the guardians endeavouring _' to redieule both memorial and memorialists , and the Rev . S . Cresswell and others contending , that as it wa 3 the most important and
numerously signed document wliich had ever been submitted to any board , it claimed the " r respect and attention ; and healso required that those who were dissatisfied with Mr . _Sm- _* ll should state the " Specific grounds" upon which they were about to dismiss him . This the chairman ( a bloated manufacturer , named Morley ) refused to comply with ; and upon the votes being taken ( by ballot ) "Mr . Yates , a young man of twenty-three years of age , was elected , who , whatever may be his talent , on account ofhis want of practice the _pariahoners consider Mr . Yates cannot command the confidence necessary to the proper discharge of his duties ; and that such important responsibilities ought not to be plmed with one who is as vet untried .
It is necessary tor the proper _consideration of the question to be informed that at Mr . Small ' s election last year the chairman addressed him in these words , "And now you are about to enter upon your important duties , take care that you attend upon the sick poor and prescribe for them in the same manner as if they were members of my family . " And similar language was uttered upon the inauguration ot Mr . Yates on Thursday , though it was notorious that at the same time Mr . Small was dismissed for carrying out these instructions , the only charge that had been brought against him at tho different meetings oi the board having been that he had ordered beef tea and wine to the paupers , and had incurred too great an expense ; and at the visit of Mr . Weal , the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner , there was so much emphasis laid upon the medical certificates prescribing href tea and wine , as to induce Mr . Weai to state to them tbat he considered Mr . Small had not exceeded bis duty by ordering beef tea and wine when he thought tbem necessarv .
The memorial , whicb the deputation applied to the guardian to return , on account of the insulting and contemptuous manner w th which itwas treated , has , along with other documents , been forwarded to the Poor Law _Commissioners , with a request that an inquiry may be instituted ; and it is _possible that the guardians , wiio appear to envy those who have figured in the Andover and other similar cases , may yet be partakers of their no ' oriety .
Comflponuente.
_Comflponuente .
The-Famine In Ireland — Awful Condition ...
THE-FAMINE IN IRELAND — AWFUL CONDITION OF THE 1 KISH PEOPLE . [ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR ] Sir , —I _liavebeen in tiie habit of forwarding the Star , after _having well _perused it , to a _frk-nd of mine ( an Irishman , ) at Lower Edmonton , who likewise having well digested its _contt-nts _, sends it to n friend of his , in Killaloe , Limvrutt . I forward You n letter sent from Kelluloc to my friend , nt Lower Edmonton , for insertion in jour valuable journal , which will , I think , at once show the manuer in which public opinion is kept down when it does not point in the direction of tht fioyal National _lU-peal Demonstration ; and will likewise give your numerous readers some idea of the extent of the potatoe disease , and _faining in misgoverned Ireland . Here is the letter , it will speak for itself : — " Killaloe , September tftli , 1 S 1 G . " Dear sir , —
"My father desires me to convey to you his most grateful ' acknowledgement ? and sincere thanks for your many und continiud favours , particularly tho last Northern Star , which is , from scarcity and princi ples , a very great treat here . Its policy and doctrines , though good and worthy of _genoral _adaption , aro publicl y dceeived in this country hy interested parties who wish not any interference wiili thoir own game lest they tiny be deprived of the winnings , and parties and politic ' * generally , however , _spaciously pleading or pleml _. d _, u _* inteiided to effect public good iiro ftniuil so sclflsli in their agitation and doings as to till the pimple ivitW distrust . Pardon tke boldness of _tln-so _i-emm-Us , you , who have more experience and a better opportunity than I of observing the movement of political _IwuU'i-s ami oi
_judging of the sincerity of their motives , will not imilu \ ps admit their justness , you ju „ y l ! _misiili-r _Uu-m ton _nwerp . ing , hu t I think it no harm to give you my opinion , Now , of our present state you may , tVom newspaper reports , form some idea of tho wrctuhrd condition of Hie poor uf this country , but can by uo means arrive ut uu _ai-ourato estimate of the amountof prevailing misery . To think ofa man going from plaee to place in his garden _si'iiveliing , as ho would tell yon , for th _« host of his potatoes _, and when these are boiled , to inhale the tVtid _uteneh _Bi-Uiug in the steam , when this cllensivu vapour is exhaled , to see the hungry children crowding round the tabic trying to pick out a sound potatoe or , ut least , ' one not entirely rotten of whieh thoy may eat apart , and in tlieir hunger tbey are induced , to out the putrid portion
The-Famine In Ireland — Awful Condition ...
' which must and does bring on disease , and then to hear them s » y , after thev have retired from this disgusting mcal that they are neither full nor fasting . Is it not Mocking t Is it not revolting to human nature ? . ' _Stftoes , I am told ! will , for the future , be forbidden the market , the publie works have been interrupted _. _^ the distribution of Indian flour on _* ' _*?*™\ _£ _™ * ' the people are , going in _massed to tbe _priees , to _lhe magistrate ., and to the landlords asking what shall they do ? The landlords are driving and - expelling , they must get their own as the rents are not being paid no remedy for the _existing famine , let no one _eay it _doe notexistand tne supply of food left to he
enter-, prise of sel 6 sh merchants who , I am sure , will be slow to bring provisions to so inviting a market as PO _* ' ? _' _* _strieken Ireland . What do you read in tbe signs ofthe times ? Can you not observe the symptoms of revolution or at least ofa popular outbreak ? Do you not think tliat whatever physical force is left , these famished creatures will be exerted to obtain food where it can be had * H-w many are the * regrets now expressed that Peel is not in office ? But hold ! see to what a length I have run ; lam certain you are tired of my tale and quite willing to be let go , but first allow me to subscribe myself * Yours , most sincerly and thankfully / * ' . "
"P . S , —Whenever you can befriend me with a Star you will confer a very great favour . " And as » Itepealer on princi p le with the best Wisbel towards your ! independent journal , I am authorized to offer you a very _intelligent person who will act as your Limerick correspondent to your journal , who will prove himself to be an able exponent of the public feeling in that part of Ireland . Since my last communication r have baen informed that _thoge persons no _> agreeing with tbenolos bolus rules of the Loyal National Repeal "Domination , must consider themselves cut off . I beg , sir , to _subseribe myself _. Tours , most obedient , An _Ex-Londos Repeai _, Waedek . Bridge-street , Westminster , September 14 th , 1846 .
P . S . —I would recommend all those persons who take in the St _, _ir , if they do not file it , to forward It to some person in ireland , for by so doing tbey will he strengthening the good cause In which they are embarked and at tho same time be mainly assisting in putting down the O'Connell Whig humbug in that unfortunate country , as this letter will well prove .
O'Conn-Orviiitie. To The Editor Oe The H...
_O'CONN-ORVIIitiE . TO THE EDITOR OE THE _HOBTHBBH STAB . Sia , —We , the members of the : Chartist ( Land ) Co . operative Society ( Victory , _Strood , near Rochester ) , solicit the insertion In your valuable _jaurnal of the follow . Ins remarks , expressive of our gratitudo to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and his colleagues , together with Mr . Wheeler , Secretary , for their indefatigable zeal in promoting the happiness and welfare of tbe labouring class of the community , which has been indubitably attested by the early practical pplication of Mr . O'Connor ' s glorious plan for the redemption of honest industry from the " w ongs of the oppressor and ihe contumely of the proud . "
The Demonstration at O'Connorville was attended by twelve ofthe members from this district . Amongst them were three or four practical men , and their report of the proceedings was most anxiously looked forward to by those who were unable to avail themselves of the proffered treat . The detail of the astonishment they felt at meeting the _j'ssembled thousands , all so deeply interested in tbe proceedings ( for members who went to scoff , remained to praise ) , the studied comforts and convenience of the tenements ; the quality and condition of the allotments ;
owintr . to untiring industry and well-directed skill and energy , which have made it more than the promised lond , has so convinced this portion of the society of the integrity of its leaders , that they cannot refrain from communicating their sentiments of admiration of that zeal vi hieh has already effected so much , and which , in all probability , will subsequently exceed the hopes even ofour most sanguine supporters . We , therefore , beg you to record this little tribute of our gratitude to the founder of this Institution , which bids so fair in a few years to cover the length and breadth ofthe land with smiling faces and happy homes .
We should neglect our duty did we omit to state that the appearance of the allotments at O'Connorville has so excited the desires ofthe members here to obtain one of these "keys to independence , " that they hope the good work may not Sap , and they earnestly call upon the 2 nd Section to do their duty manfully , and by early and liberal subscriptions to supply our chief with the sinews of war against monopoly , as every month ' s delay is a sacrifice of health , wealth , and happiness . We are Sir , Wi h great respect , Your obedient servants , C . WllLIS AND _FatESDS .
The "Abominable," And "Essentially Engli...
THE "ABOMINABLE , " AND "ESSENTIALLY ENGLISH" CHARTISTS . . TO THK EDITOR OF . TUE NOBTHEB STAB . Dear Sib , —You will oblige by inserting the under written in vour invaluable paper .
TO CHARLES 6 A VAN DUFFY , ESQ . Put , —As you have in the plentitude of your wisdom , thought fit to _terni " abominationa" the several points constituting the "People's Charter , " 1 demand that you substantiate your assertions , if you can _. and if you cannot , you ought ( as any man of candour would ) to withdraw _thf-m . Again you say , tbe spirit and tone of our proceedings are " so essentially English , that their adoption in Ireland would neither be probable nor desirable ; " but if you will only give yourself the trouble to peruse that document called the People's Charter , you will find ( instead of abominations , ) a good and wholesome act to provide "for the just representation of thepeople of Great Britain and Ire ' and . " There sir . how " essentially English" that sounds , does it not ? How " essentially English" is to devote time and talent to procure signatures to petitions
to be presented to the CommoHS , Ilouse of Parliament , to show the antipathy manifested by the _English people _against 9 uch infernal measures as Coercion Bills ! You may have at heart a burning love of country , but allow me to tell you that jour countrymen are powerless to ob * tain their _riffhts without the assistance of the " essentially English . " You surely are not so foolish as to imagine , that even if every re < _-ealer in Ireland was quite ready and _wi'lins to resort to arms ( which I am sure they are not , according to their Botheration Hall mouthing ) , that they could without the assistance and fraternal svmp . ithy of the Chartists of England , and the United Kingdom at lirge , ever gain their objects . When tyrants combine to crush the patriots _struggling for liberty , it is time that the Democrats of all countries , regardless of colour and creed , should combine to crush tyranny . Liverpool , Sept , 1 S 4 G . James Bettektok .
Veteran Patriots', Widows', And Orphans ...
VETERAN PATRIOTS ' , WIDOWS ' , AND ORPHANS LAND FUND .
to TnE editor of the northern star . Sir . —May I claim a small " space to reply to the observations ofour Glasgow friends , on my former letter . I am very glad to find that they are such sticklers for the rules , as laid down by the Conference , for , Sir , if all , or any , of the branches had acted on their recommendation , there would have been no necessity for my former communication . I could have understood their objection , if it had been proposed that tho Directors should at once have had the power to locate the victims , but I have yet to learn , that a General Meeting , in December , is a violation of the rules , or that it will be exceeding its duties by making such alterations as a majority of the members shall deem necessary , and if the majority think , with our Glasgow brethren , _thattl-esuovjest ' _oii which I then threw out , is not advisablp , of course they will not agree to it ; and , so far from wishing to proceed without due caution , it was mentioned now to g ' ve the shareholders time to maturely consider the subject .
Our friends may rest assured , that this plan was not brought forward to shift the onus of supponing the victims from the Chartist to the Land Society , but to induce the _foi-mcr to permanently provide for them . And I have found sufficient ef the better feelings of our nature amongst those who are not Chartists , to think that I have not over estimated , when I sat them down as a thousand , willing to pay one penny per month . Then , as to the delay , the taking ot * twelve , or at the outside fourteen out of 6 , 000 , cannot much detorioato tho value of any man ' s chance ; and , whatever may be the case in Scotland , I uniformly found , that the poorest rieinbers are always the readiest with their mite , for any good object . But lam very happy to- find , that on ono _suhj » ct , at least , we appear to be of tho same opinion—namely , the necessity of purchasing shares for our suffering friends . And this is the oreat point—the other is only a detail as to the best means of _applying it .
And if these letters hare roused any of my brother Chartists to this ptrt of their ilutv , they have accomplished the eud sought by their fellow "Democrat . G . W . Wheeler .. beading , Sept , 14 th . 1 S 4 H .
To The Mbmhetts Of The Cliaktist Co-Op'f...
TO THE MBMHEttS OF THE ClIAKTIST CO-OP'fi
1 _UTIVE LAND SOCIETY . My r ' _ritfiids , —Mr . O'Connor lately mentioned au excel : lout plan to Increase your funds and reduco the rent o _* your allotnitmt * . mill , perhaps , as an humble ar , xiliarv * may li » pai'iniitud to _suggest another plaa lot-y . _consideration . To simplify , „ y plan , I will suppos ' . aav scc tioa oi Hu . _-socioty t » consist of SuOO members _lrolui Illr , aid . « p _slmi'M , nml untitled to four . aero allotiu 0 _' t ! ' _io' « 5 iu . il _> member * Vontinno to pay _fourpwee-h _^ fpom . r l *' wo _.-k . ,.,- ono pound per year , as most , - convenient Thus a Htrmly income of j ! 51 ) 110 per _nnuum would be relll , „ tI U _Ui'ililate the operations of the _society Now -it * i _& year - . - end I propose timt the W , 5000 members shatt bal o or the purchase oi _Ueiro _' , iotnieiltg t 0 tho amo u « t ... X-uOUO . and thus every toWiv _* , _^ iU , . ing his chance , „ , _« _, » be _entity _, _J _^ Z rce _»' vvi-r ot alt rem or any other incumbrance except £ 1 V year to inaku up the » nr lUnl £ 5000 dnb _^ ' " nd to cease all payment as _soom as the 5 m _^ _^ pr , vuloil for in like maim or .
With tho most siU ' . cre desire to promote the in ! er « t of the society , I re _. uain , your ' s faithfully , H . A , _DoNAiDsoy ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 19, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_19091846/page/6/
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