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Case Of Poisoning In South Wales. Aberys...
and she bad marks of vkleaceott : her * _atraa and her "breast , She sud she would never go back with Her daughter-in-law again . ) .- _-..- . - _^ : 31 r . Hkkepath _, analytical chemist , of Bristol _^ deposed to having made an examination of the stomach ind viscera of the , deceased , and produced arsenic , which he had discovered fin . the substance of the liver , and in the contents of the stomach and _ab-Chjlbks Jokes , of Caenm awr , _wasithen called _, nnd asfced by the _coronerif he , had _anyttog which he _wished ' to say , in reference to the death of Ann Jones . Heaaid that he had , and proceeded to state & at the Monday _fefore she _daedM _» . Elizabeth Jones ( the _acoosed ) told him that she wished him to do something for ier at Aberystwith . _Heaskedber
_what it was , _, and she told him'to call and buy her two penny worth of arsenic , as she Wanted to kill gome rats . -. He . accordingly bought it at Mr . Hmnphries ' s shop . The tallest of the apprentices served him with . it , packing it in white paper , and writing upon it a something which he could not read . He took it home and gave it to the accused , and told _Jier he was afraid that she had mischief in her head . She said she had not . —The Coroner then ashed him if he had not told a different story about the matter ? """"• "fitness : Yes , I . _have . T- _'Ehe Coroner : "Why did you do so ? Witness : Because they bribed me . —In _renlv
to farther questions , he said he had been bribed to do so hy Mrs . Jones { the accused ) , who had promised liim a pony , and her mother ( Mrs . Hopkins ) , who promised him a cheese at Christinas . It subsequently eame out in evidence that the witness bad made a v ariety of _slatementsaboutthematter , and three of the jurors detailed some of those which he had made in their hearing . —The witness again repeated that he had said these things because lie had been bribed to do so . At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was adjourned , and the prisoner was remanded to Aberv 5 twith Gaol . iystwnn uaoi .
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_—i — BURGLARY IN THE REGENT'S PARK . — ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT . On Monday the Marylebone Police-court was erowded to excess , owing to a generally circulated report that a desperate burgler had heen shot and killed , and that one of the party with whom , he was connected was to be brought up for examination before Mr- Broughton . At two o ' clock the prisoner , who gave his name William Dyson , wa 3 placed at ihe bar ; he was pale , and evidently in a very weak condition , and during the inquiry he occasionally sat down upon the form behind him , and at the same time holding one handto his bead . _
The first witness called was James Paul , who said , I am . hutler to Mr . Holford . who is now in America . Between ten and eleven on Sunday night 1 saw everything safe , and at twenty minutes to two this morning I was awoke from my sleep by a noise proceeding from the banquetting-room . I sprang out of bed , and looked out of the window , and saw- tbe shadow of a man on the lawn . I saw the shadow move . 1 felt satisfied that there was something wrong , and I awoke two of my fellow-servants , both o whom I alarmed . I descended to the banqaettingroom _floor , and saw a glaring light , and I went to the stable and aroused the coachmen , to one of whom I gave a loaded gun , and the other took up a pitchfork . I sent them to the south side of the bouse , taking with me , in another direction , a double-barrelled pistol , loaded , with a bayonet attached . The groom and footman had also been
called out , and one of them was armed with a drawn sword . They and I took np our station at the north front of the mansion . Presently I heard the report of a gun , and on hastening to the spot I saw a man running from the window of the banquetting-room . I followed him , and snapped one of the locks of znv pistol , bnt it missed fire . I directly afterwards _{ red the second barrel at bim , at wbich period he had hid himself behind a bush , having previously ejaculated , " ftir God ' s sake don't shoot me . " I left the spot to assist my fellow-servants , who were _, crying out lustily , and I heard that other men who had been in the hanquetting room had made their escape , and I found that tbe prisoner was secured by one of the coachmen , who was holding him securely down . I called " Police , " when in addition to the other servants the gardener came , bnt we _cou'd not tben find either of the other parties hy whom tbe mansion had been entered .
In answer to Mr . B & _oughtos as to what had become of the man whom was shot in the bush , witness expressed an opinion that he thought he must he dead from the charge of shot which he had received . George Besset , ( the head coachman . )—On being called up I armed myself with a pitchfork , and went to the park side of the house , with one of my fellow-servants . I saw three men coming ont of the banqaetting room facing the park . I heard the _firing of a gun , and seeing a man running I followed , and on overtaking him I knocked him down by a blow with my p itchfork . —Mr . Bronghton :
Can yon recognise the prisoner ? Witness : Yes , he is the man whom I knocked down , as I have stated . —Mr . Broughton : " What more do you know of tbis affair ? Witness : One of my fellow servants came npwhen he ( prisoner ) was lying upon the ground from the effects of the blow which 1 had given him , and I told him to mind him while I went to look for some others . I heard the report of a pistol again , and there were then loud cries of Poliee . —Mr . Bronghton : After you knocked the prisoner down with the pitchfork , as you stated , did he sav anything ? "Witness : He cried out , "Oh , God , I ' m dead I "
Joins Uall ( the undercoachman . )—Mr Paul , the butler , gave to me a loaded gun , telling me that there were thieves in the house . I saw three men come out of the dining-room window , and I fired . I heard one cry out " Oh , God ! " I saw the coachman knock down the prisoner , who said he was killed , and prayed for mercy . He was bleeding from the head , and for several minutes I held him . Collixs 111 S , said . —Bearing the report of firearms , and the ciy of police , I went to the premises of Mr , Holford , and saw the prisoner lying down , two persons having hold of him . He was bleeding profusely . I left him , and with Paul , the butler , _proceeded in quest of the other parties , who had _effected an entry into the premises . "We examined
the bush at which the butler fired , but saw no one near it There was , however , blood close by . I sprung my rattle , and other officers coming up , the prisoner was taken to the station-house . —Mr . Broughton : Did he seem much injured ? Witness : He did , sir , and was very faint . I asked him where he belonged to , and he said to Paddington . —Mr . Broughton : Did anything more pass ? Wimess : He told me that there were four of them concerned in it , and that they had made an arrangement at a public-house at Battle-bridge to meet at the house of Mr . Holford at a certain time , and that each was to take a separate road . —Mr . Broughton : Has tbe prisoner heen searched ? Witness : He has , sir , hut all that was found upon him was lid . and a key .
—Mr . Bronghton : Has search been made amongst the bnsbes or in the canal for the man shot at by the butler , and respecting whom " no further information ha 3 yet been gained 1 Witness : Yes , sir . I have traced Wood over some fences , over which he must either have climbed or been carried by some of his companions . —Mr . Broughton : When you saw the traces of blood , as you have stated , how far was it from Mr . Holford ' s premises ? Witness : About 150 yards from the outer gate of the park . Some pieces of candle and a _crowbar , which had been picked up close to where the prisoner was found , were produced , as was also part of an ormolu ornament of considerable value : it had been broken off a figure under a plateau inthe banquetting apartment .
Drage , 31 D , said . —After hearing a second _^ report of fire-arms , I got over the gate if the carriage road of Mr . Holford ' s premises , and saw __ the prisoner lying down , with two officers beside him . —Mr . Broughton : You have a hat in your hand , I perceive ? Witness here produced a hat , in which were several holes through which shot had evidently passed ; there were not fewer than seven or eight perforations . —Mr . Broughton : Where did you find this hat ? Witness : In a ditch in the park , sir , just ou side of the premises , Tery near to the bush at * hich the butler fired . —Mr . Broughton : Did you find any blood about the bush ? Witness ; I did not see any , but your worship will observe that there is blood inside the hat . ( This was found to be tiie case . )
Young , 13 S , said . —I saw the prisoner lying down on the ground , and he said its of no use searching the place any further ; there were only four of us , two inside and two out Witness produced a sling which be picked up at a short distance from where the prisoner was taken- , the said sling was formed by a large stone being placed at the bottom of a handkerchief , the ends of whieh being laid hold cf by any person , would enable them to strike a terrific blow which , inflicted upon the head , would probably inflict injury of a fatal nature . Lockeby , ISO S . —I went this morning to examine the mansion , and found that one of the windows leading to the banquetting room had been forced open ; on the sill of the _window I found marks made hy a crowbar , such an one as that now
brought forward . At the spot where the butler shot ' at the man I saw marks of blood , and there was a quantity of Wood leading to the railings . I went across the park , and in a shed in the _Zoological Gardens . I found , in the crane i-addock , upon some straw , marks of blood , as if a man had lain down . At the court on Monday morning I said to the prisoner , you have had a narrow chance of being killed ; and he said , " Yes , perhaps it would have been as well if I had been killed . "—Mr . Broughton ( to the prisoner ) : Do you wish to say anything *? Prisoner : No , only this—I made no _resistance , I was knocked down with a pitchfork , and a man who came by with a gun struck me with it more than once . I was almost senseless ; and I recollect that a man stood over , me with a
sword and swore he would run it through me . —Additional remarks were made by parties interested ia the case , and the general impression was that
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the : man _ebotbyPaui , the butler , had been carried off by his companions aria thrown by them into the _Regents Canal . —Mr . -Broughton , after remarking upon ithe . many suburban burglaries recently committed , advised Mr . Paul to offer a reward for the apprehension of the other parties concerned in the daring entry , of Mr . Holford ' s premises ; hehad better communicate at once with his ( Mr . Holford 6 } agent . The prisoner was remanded till Monday next . ; . . : The man , William Dyson , charged a g being one of the , desperate burglars at , Mr . Holford ' s , is well known to the police on the Surrey side of the water as a companion of the most notorious thieves on that
side . The name he generally goes by is that of the doctor . - . At the _suggestionfof Mr . Broughton , the Regent ' s Canal was on Tuesday morning dragged by officers of the S division , in the expectation that the body of one ofthe burglars , who had beea shot by tbe butler , would therein be fonnd , bat their labours were not attended with success . In the course of the day it was ascertained that a man suffering severely from gun-shot wounds , recently inflicted , was m St . Thomas ' s Hospital , bnt how he gotthereisat present a mystery ; enough , however , has been gleaned . to leave but little doubt that he is one of the desperate burglars ; and , in all probability , tbe whole of the party will be captured , and placed at the bar next I Monday . _
The Frimley Murder. On Saturday Last, At...
THE FRIMLEY MURDER . On Saturday last , at eleven o ' clock , the adjourned examination before the magistrates of the four men charged with the murder of the Rev . G . E . Holiest , incumbent of Frimley Grove , was resumed at the House of Correction , Guildford . The proceedings were conducted with closed doors , as on the former occasion . The following summary of what took place before the bench on Saturday is believed to be correct in substance , though , under the circumstances , it is impossible to vouch for its strict
accuracy : —At eleven o ' clock the prisoners , Levi Harwood , James Bnrbage ( calling himself James Jones ) , Hiram Trowler ( calling himself Hiram Smith ) , and Samuel Harwood , were brought from the several cells in which they had been confined to the governor ' s house , and conducted into the presence of the magistrates . They all looked much dejected , especially Burbage , who seemed to be labouring under severe mental excitement . Mrs . . Hollest , who was attired in deep mourning , was the first witness introduced . The unfortunate
lady was much distressed when she entered the apartment , but , after a little while , recovering herself , sbe proceeded to repeat the evidence she had previously given before the coroner at Frimley . This , we are informed , she did without tbe variation ofa single circumstance . Her identification of all the prisoners may not be so decisive as it might have been ; but ner belief -with Tespect to two of them was expressed with confidence . Mrs . Hollest ' s depositions , however , contained one important fact relative to a copper token found in the pocket of one of the prisoners , and which she positively identified as having been paid to her a few days previous to the murder ofher husband by a Miss Bnlpin , the village schoolmistress , and which -was stolen with
otber copper money by the thieves . This' token is a very remarkable coin , and _. 'besides its peculiarity of design , bears marks which might easily insure its identification by any person who had once examined it with any degree of attention ; on the obverse is a profile of George III ., encircled with a wreath , and on the reverse a figure of Britannia , surrounded by the words " One penny token , " tbe word " penny " being almost obliterated . It appeared that this token formed . the weekly payment of one of the little school-girls to a provident fund for purchasing clothes , * originated in Frimley by Mrs . Hollest . The token was paid to Miss Bnlpin , the schoolmistress , hy the little girl , and handed over a few hours
subsequently to Mrs . Holiest , with the remark that it was a very odd-looking penny , and Miss Bulpin added , ' . ' That shef . did not . think it would pass . " Mrs . Holiest , however , expressed her belief that it would , and , showing it to Mr . Hollest , remarked that they had not " paid much respect to poor King George ' s nose , " that feature heing much battered on the coin . Mrs . Hollest then put tbe token , with other copper coins , into a bag , in which she usuall y kept the" clothes fund , " and there it remained up to the night ofthe murder . This circumstance was considered one of _the-strongest points proved against the prisoners . The token was the only coin found upon one of tbe prisoners . _Supebtstesdext _HoLLiXGiox was the next witness
examined . Among other circumstances connected with the apprehension of the prisoners , he stated that three of them had been met on Friday evening on the road from Guildford to Frimley . Miss Bulpin spoke very confidently as to the identity of the token , and explained how it had come into the possession of tbe child . Ellen Valleb , a domestic servant in the family of the deceased , repeated tbe evidence sbe had given before the coroner . Elizabeth Moth , an old woman , deposed to the finding some remains of bread , cheese , & c , under a hedge about a mile from the late Mr . Hollest ' s house .
James "Booklet , in the employ of Henry Watts , broom-maker , of Frimley , identified niram Trowler as a man he . had seen in Frimley village on the Tuesday before the murder , endeavouring to dispose of two earthenware dishes . He told witness he had been at the —— parson ' s , and had tried- to get a drink of beer cut of him , but had failed . He added that he hoped something would happen to the —— before the end of the week , so that the old . might die . Trowler was considerably excited while this witness was giving his testimony . He did not deny having seen the witness , but he told him that he had 8 worn falsely as to tbe words spoken . Lastly , Trowler asked tbe witness whether he had heard him say tbat he wonld do anything to the deceased ? Witness , in reply , said that he could not say the prisoner had said so .
Harriet Seabbooke , landlady of the Swan Inn , Guildford , in whose house Levi Harwood lodged at the period of the murder , proved that he was riot at home on the night of the 27 th ult . He left his lodgings on Friday afternoon , about four o clock , wearing at the time a cord jacket , and returned the next afternoon without a jacket , wearing only a sleeve waistcoat . ( As this witness entered the room one of the prisoners shook his head in a menacing manner . ) Mabt Gotjldstoxe repeated her former evidence . She had seen two of the prisoners together at Frimley at half-past twelve on the night ofthe murder . " Several other witnesses were called , but their evidence did not appear to be of much importance , nor to throw any fresh light upon the matter . The proceedings occupied the bench until nearly six o ' clock , at which hour it was announced that the investigation was adjourned .
CONFESSION OF OSE OF THE MURDERERSIt will be satisfactory to the public to know that ail doubts respecting the dreadful crime at Frimley are now completely cleared up by the confession ol one ofthe guilty persons . Although very little moral donbt existed that the persons who are in custody were in reality the authors of the crime , yet there was very great difficulty in procuring the necessary legal evidence to establish their guilt , and it is possible that they might hare escaped justice if one of them had not made a confession . Of the fact there is not the least doubt , and the following particulars upon the subject may be relied upon : —It appears that on Monday afternoon Hiram Smith , alias Hiram Trower , one of the four men in custody upon the charge of murdering Mr . Holiest , expressed a desire , to see Mr . TV . Keane , the Governor of Guildford Gaol , where he is confined , stating that he had something of importance to communicate to him . Mr . Keane
accordingly went to his cell , and the prisoner then expressed a wish to * tell him all he knew of the matter . The governor informed him that he must take the responsibility of sucb a proceeding upon himself , and that he could not hold out the least inducement for him to do so , but if he persisted he was at liberty to make any statement he thought proper . The prisoner then made a statement , which was taken down hi writing by Mr . Keane , of all the circumstances connected with the dreadful affair , stating that the burglary was planned b y himself and the other three now in custody ,, and that the fatal shot was fired by Levi Harwood . He
also states that , after the murder , the prisoners all came to Kingston together , and Harwood went to London to dispose ofthe stolen property , and when he cariie back gave him 7 s . Cd . as his share . The prisoner entered minutely into the details of the outrage , but stated that the pistol was only intended to terrify the inmates of the house into submission , and tbat there was no intention originally to commit any violence . It appears from inquiries that have since beeri set on foot that the statement of the accomplice can be confirmed in many material points by independent testimony , and if this shoula be correct the case will be complete .
The Expedition Of Sir John Feankxin.—Com...
The Expedition of Sir John Feankxin . —Com mandet * Forsvth , 11 . N ., who has lately returned in the Prince Albert , from his search for Sir John Franklin , arrived at Portsmouth on Friday last from London , to have an interview , by direction of the Admiralty , with Sir Edward Parry , the wellknown Arctic voyager ( now superintendent of Hasiar Hospital , ) for the purpose of explaining to Sir _idward every particular with reference to the ropes , canvas , stores , Ac ., found at Capo Eiley , iu 17 _TL -, asce , _"tain his opinion as to whether they _vrlu - onged t 0 one of her Majesty ' s ships . The _lesutt is a decided conviction on Sir Edward _Jffiss _^ they _«• traces ° sir john Frank * _emifSSiT di _^ _* " _--Last week the captain of an _M _^ _lS _? 1 Liver P °° l landed on the Calf theSve , _! _, _. „ t I ? hmen _wt ° tad _«™ _<* _inemseiyes away on board bis yesjjej ,
Murder Of A Young Female By A Farmer In ...
MURDER OF A YOUNG FEMALE BY A FARMER IN ESSEX—HIS APPREHENSION .
The secluded Tillage of Doddinghurst , a few miles from the town of Brentwood , has been the scene of . a murder , the discovery of which early on Sunday morning , has thrown the whole of this part of the country into a painful state of excitement . -The following- details have been gathered on the spot , and may be relied on as strictly accurate . It may be stated that the village stands in a valley adjacent to a bye-lane leading to the high road to Ongar , and comprises a few straggling homesteads ana labourers' cottages . At one . of these farms lived Mr . Thomas Drory , son of a highly respectable yeoman , at Great Burstead , where he occupies
three farms . He had only held it two or three months , his father having previously occupied it , and had given it to him to manage . During the last two years of the father ' s possession , a man named Thomas Lust acted as bailiff to him , and witb his wife , who officiated as housekeeper , and his daughter-in-law , Jael Denny , lived on the farm . In the course of the Bummer , Mr . Drory , sen ,, discovering some improper intimacy-between his son and the daughter of the bailiff , gave them notice to quit the property , in order to break off the connexion . Lust accordingly left , with his wife and daughter , and they took up their abode in some cottages about half a mile from the farm . In the course of a few weeks the farm was left by Mr .
Drory to his son s management , and notwithstanding his father ' s strict injunctions , ho resumed the intimacy with the unfortunate girl Denny . About this time it transpired that Drory was . paying his addresses to another female named Gilling , who resides in this town ; and on the parents of Denny remonstrating with him as to the deceit he was practising , be denied paying suit to a second party . Eventually , however , he admitted such tobe the ease , and as the girl Denny was far advanced in pregnancy by him , he was exposed to many remarks for the heartless manner in which he had treated her . As the period of her confinement approached , the poor creature importuned him for money in order to enable her to get over her difficulties ,
which he promised , but only with the understanding , it would seem , that she would disown all connexion with him , he not meaning to declare- to the parents that that circumstance alone prevented him being married to the female before alluded to . The unhappy girl , on more than one occasion , to hide his shame , yielded to his desire in declining all intimacy with him . _. On Saturday afternoon last , about four o ' clock , _she ' quitted her parents' house , and at that time she appeared very ailing . , She returned in a short time , and appeared in somewhat better spirits , which the mother ascertained to have resulted from her having met Drory and his promising to marry her . She said that he had arranged to meet her in half an hour or so , and she thought all would yet be happy with her . At the
appointed time she left , and shortly afterwards was seen in Drory ' s company walking over some meadows away from their homes . She was never afterwards seen alive . Her parents waited up the whole night in anxious suspense for her return . At daybreak the father-in-law , Lust , started out in one direction in search , and the mother in another . After wandering about for two or three hours , the father in passing through a field , known as Sevenacre Field , belonging to the farm of Mr : Georgo Combere , a mile distant from the poor man ' s cottage , he noticed what he thought to be an ox lying on the grass at a secluded part of a meadow , which is overshadowed by . a thick clump of trees . A rivulet , which separates the . parishes of Doddinghurst
and Benfield , also passes close to the spot . On approaching it he discovered it to be the body of a female , and a closer examination proved to him that it was that of his unfortunate stepdaughter . Sho laid with her face downwards , and a brief glance sufficed to show tbat she had , met with a violent death . The poor man ' s cries brought assistance from several farms , and on the body being turned over it was seen that she had been strangled by a rope , which had been twisted several times round her neck . Intelligence ef the discovery was instantly conveyed to Mr . Coulson , the superintendent of the . Essex constabulary stationed at Brentwood ; and id consequence of some private information wbich was furnished that officer , he
proceeded at once to trace out Mr . Thomas Drory . On his way to Doddinghurst , he found him at . a farm-house . The moment the door was opened , Drory was seen seated in front of the fire , and he never turned round when he heard Mr . Coulson making inquiries for him until the officer addressed the owner , of the farm , and said , " Why , that is Mr . Drory , is it not V" Drory then got up , and the officer desired his company to see the girl Denny , who had been reported to have been found dead in a meadow that morning . Drory went with Mr . Coulson , but on reaching the meadow he hesitated in following him . The officer , however , insisted upon his proceeding , and as they advanced to the body , which was left in the same state as when it was discovered , he became deadly pale , and could scarcely walk . On reaching tbe corpse he turned
his head away , and walked aside while Mr . Coulson carefully examined it . Her features were shockingly distorted , with marks of blood about her face and clothes . A cursory glance at the rope or thick sash line , which was securely twisted round her throat , penetrating the flesh of the neck , " proved at once that she had been strangled , while severe marks on her hands , as if they bad beenbitten and torn , indicated the _« desperate struggle she had been engaged in , and the utter impossibility of her having committed . the act herself . On the cord being released , the neck and throat were discovered to be cut , and the flesh excoriated by the violence with which the rope had been drawn . The impression of the officer and those collected on the spot , was that the noose had been slipped over the head and drawn tight from behind , and thatthe rope was then twisted three or four times round the
throat so tight as to effect strangulation . A gate was procured , and the corpse was conveyed to the parents * cottage . Mr . Coulson , the superintendent , having obtained additional evidence , imputing guilt to Drory , he took him into custody on suspicion of having murdered the unhappy girl , and late on Sunday evening he was taken before . Mr . Leisher , a county , magistrate , who , hearing of the murder , proceeded to the police station of this place , and receiving evidence implicating Drory , remanded him for further examination on the charge .
THE INQUEST . . At eleven o ' clock on Monday morning , Mr . C . C . Lewis , the coroner for the southern division of the county , commenced an inquiry concerning the unfortunate deceased , Jael Denny , at a small farm house occupied by Mr . Hammond , at _Deddinghurst , situate about midway ofthe farm tenanted by the accused , and the residence ofthe deceased ' s family . The jury , having viewed the remains ofthe unfortunate woman at ; the cottage tenanted by her parents the following evidence was gone into : — -Louisa Lust , mother of the deceased , -was the first witness called . * On being sworn she said—The deceased Jael Denny was my daughter by a for mer husband . She went out on Saturday
afternoon , and returned about half-past five o ' clock . I asked her whether she had seen Thomas Drory , the accused . She said ' . ' yes , " he had put her in good spirits , and . she was going to meet him again at half-past six . She then said , let us have tea . I made the tea , and my husband , my daughter , ( the deceased ) , and myself , sat down and partook of it . While at the meal , the deceased got up and looked at the watch and said , *? I will finish my tea when I comeback . I shall not be gone long . I am only going to the first stile . " She then put on her bonnet and cloak and went out . She did not return . Her bonnet was not bent when she went out , nor was the cloak torn . * [ The bonnet ' and , cloak were produced . Tho former wasberitafiH
damaged both in the front and crown , and the cloak torn , showing tbat tbey bad been exposed to muoli violence . ] By the Coroner : Before we went to live at the house where . , we } ridw reside we lived in an off hand farm belonging to Mr . Drory , senr ., father of the prisoner . Thomas Drory , tbe accused , lodged in tho house with us , I mean the party who is now in custody . I knew that he was always with my daughter when he . could be . She was in the family way , and within a fortnight of her confinement . I know myself that she was on terms of intimacy with him . As soon as I knew that she was in . the family way , I told Thomas Drory of it . I said to him , " Thomas , you must be a villain . I know you are going to be married to Miss GilUng , and my daughter is seven months gone in the family
way by you . ' ¦ I mentioned the subject to him several times afterwards . He always denied it . He said it was none of his , and he know nothing about it . I know the paper now produced . On the 29 th of September ,: I . was in Mr . Drory ' s garden , Thomas was there ,-. and I suddenly missed hint . Soon afterwards I went to the house in which Inow live . My daughter was there , and I saw she was much flurried as soon as I went in . I said " what is the matter with you ? " She said , "I will tell you by : and bye . " I : went up stairs , and -I there found Thomas ; Drory under my bed . He got up and handed mo the paper now produced and wanted mo . to sign it . *; I refused . I went down stairs and said
_to-my daughter , you must be a fool to sign this paper , what is it ! ( It is in the handwriting of the deceased . ) Deceased made no remark . Thc following is a ; copy of the note : — " 29 th September , — This is to prove that the trouble I am in is not by Thomas Drory . ¦ Therefore , all that read this had better trouble themselves abou t tbeir own business . " Witness : The handwriting is that of * the deceased . I never heard her say she attempted to commit suicide . She said Thomas had given her poison . I noticed , that her lips and flesh were swollen , which she said was caused by taking- the poison Thomas bad given her . She added that she had not taken all tho poison he had g iven her ; if she had it would have killed her . This was in harvest time .
Murder Of A Young Female By A Farmer In ...
- ««• " ? _v UST ' stepfather of the deceased , and Mr . _wiujwi Hammond , farmer , of _Donhinghurst . deposed to finding the body , ' as before described .. Mr . InoMAs Coulson , superintendent of the Jissex constabulary , stationed at Brentwood , was tnen called . From information I received on Sunday morning I went to Doddiiighurst . Ori my way 1 stopped at the houso of Robert Moore , a farmer , and seeing Thomas Drory there , I asked hiin ' if he knew the deceased ? He said , " Yes . '" 'I took him with me , and found the body as describodby the last witness . ; I asked Drory when ho saw the the deceased last . He said at half-past five o ' clock on _Saturday evening , and that hehad riot heard of her that morning . I took him to the spot , and saw the deceased _lyintr on her _faco . Tha loft Rido of her
nose where she lay was flattened . ¦ I cut the cord from her nock—it was almost embedded in it . The noose of the cord had cut the skin of the neck . It was turned twice round the neck very tight , so much so that the neck was swelled above it . I then took the prisoner into custody . He did not speak . I took him to the deceased ' s house and searched him . He said he had a letter in his box which would prove tbe child was not his . We then went to the house where the prisoner lived , and searching his box found tho letter which has been produced , as well as two pieces of cord . One of the pieces had been recently cut . ( The cord round the neck and the pieces produced corresponded exactly . ) The prisoner said that the deceased and him had been acquainted , but that he he had broken it off moro than nine month ' s ! " '
Several witnesses ware examined , who corroborated the statements already made , and Mr . Soper Williams surgeon , having given it as his opinion that death was caused by strangulation , the proceedings were adjourned . The deceased was twenty years of age , and , although in humblo circumstances , wag an object of some attraction in this , town , being a remarkably fine figure and possessing prepossessing features . Siricethe adjournment of the inquest some remarkable facts have come to light in refererice to the murder ofthe unfortunate Jael Dehnyi the intense sympathy which is felt forthe parents of tho deceased being shared to the full by the parents of the prisoner . Born and bred in the parish in which
ho resides , Mr . Drory , sen ., has for the last thirty years been numbered amongst the mo 3 t respected of its yeomen . He occupied , in addition to the farm of Brickhouse , near Canterbury Tye , a large and substantial holding at Little Burstead ; together they comprised about 350 acres , at a rental of about £ i 00 . Tbe family has for generations held a respectable position in tho district , and the prisoner himself was always regarded by his neighbours as a young mari of the most steady and persevering _* jbu 9 iness habits , though it is alleged by some that he did not appear to possess that amount of keenness and sagacity which young farmers _now-a-days lay claim to . It appears that Lust , tho stepfather of the
unfortunate deceased , had loug entertained suspicions that Drory ' s intentions towards his daughter were not of an honourable character , and these suspicions were strengthened and confirmed by the fact that in Augustiast he had procured and administered a quantity of poison to the deceased , with the supposed view of causing abortion . Hence , upon this occasion , the absenco of tbe girl during the whole of the night caused the father great uneasiness , and at daybreak be went in search of his missing child . His first impulse was to search the river , and the ponds on the several farms adjacent , at the same time stating his belief to several persons whom he met that the girl had been murdered by Drory .
About a quarter of a mile from the house in which ho resided is a large charcoal-burner ' s , bf the foreman of which establishment he inquired , with tears in his eyes , whether he had seen his daughter . The foreman unhesitatingly replied that he had not , but added that a lady ( describing her dress ) had been walking about that spot on the preceding evening , waiting , as he presumed , for some one expected by the train . As soon as the man described the dress Lust exclaimed , " That was iny daughter ; where did you see her ? " The foreman at once pointed out the spot , and the old man proceeded towards it . In order to arrive at the place , it was necessary for Lust to cross a hedge , in order to get from one field into another . By somo strange fatality at the very spot he selected lay the body of his murdered daughter , over which he ' _-stumbled . After the first burst of feeling had subsided , Lust
proceeded to obtain the assistance of the neighbours for the removal of the body to his house , whilst he repaired to the station-house at Brentwood , and informed the police-officer that his daughter had been murdered , adding that Drory was the murderer . Superintendent Coulson at once proceeded to Mr . Moore ' s , and apprehended the prisoner now in custody . The murdered woman is described as being a person of commanding stature and ladylike demeanour . She was five feet nine inches high , and was in her twenty-first year . Drory had just completed his twenty-third year . Be is described as being well-looking , about five feet six inches in height . He wore , when he was apprehended , a fustian jacket , corduroy breeches , and leather gaiters . He does not appear to have been addicted to intemperate habits , nor , until the period of the murder , to have been at all viciously disposed .
The Great Plate Robbery Case. On Sunday ...
THE GREAT PLATE ROBBERY CASE . On Sunday the two detective officers from Scotland-yard , Inspector Lund and Sergeant Whitcher , arrived in Liverpool from London , bringing with them four large packages of plate , jewellery , and watches , found upon the premises of Sirrell , the refiner , of Barbican , and supposed to be tbe produce of robberies committed in this neighbourhood of late , particularly in the immediate suburbs , by a gang of thieves who successfully carried on their operations , and escaped the vigilance of the police authorities , for some months , having in the mean time disposed of a great quantity of silver and other articles which the police have as yet been unable to trace , it was thought not probable that some of it might have
found its way through Liverpool agents to the receiving house of Sirrell . The plate brought down by the London officers was accordingly exhibited at the central police office on Monday for examination and identification . It covered the whole of a large table and the magistrates' desk ; and included every variety of pattern , some of the articles being evidently of foreign manufacture . The room was crowded at intervals from ten in the morning till five in the afternoon . All Liverpool seemed to have been robbed , and there were a few who had not lost a spoon . One old gentleman who had been deprived many years ago of his silver snuff box presented himself , and would fain have identified one in tho hands of the
officer , but , on opening it , it was found to contain a mixture somewhat more pungent than the would-be claimant was in the habit of taking . . The majority of the visitors had lost watches , and as there was a great variety of these in gold and silver cases was it found necessary to make a list with , their names and numbers , in order to facilitate identification . There were upwards of 200 sets of works alone . The , collection of plate included spoons , forks , tankards ' fish knives , ladles , teapots , cream jugs , salt cellars , pepper canisters , snuff boxes , and other articles too numerous to enumerate . It should be observed that a great deal ofthe silver is old , and such as might have ¦ been disposed of on that account by the rightful ¦ owners . There are comparatively few
articles of modern pattern . As yet nothing has been identified in Liverpool ; but it may be interesting to describe the articles spoken to in London , and which : clearly prove Sirrell to have acted with a guilty , knowledge : The'first is a fish slice , identified by the proprietor ofJDolly ' sChophouse ; the slice is a very weighty one , and has the . name of "Dolly" engraved across the handle _^ , -f A ; spoon stolen from the Rainbow Tavern ,, has " Rainbow ,: Tavern , Fleet-street , " engraved . along _* the"handle .: ; A . spoon , stolen from Mr . _^ _arHrifeSOtfArgyle-street , " Regent-street , bears the - , _initialSj _3 _« _HjttSy > l . " *" ' "Bxi ' MI _^^^ pF THE _miSONERS AI "LIVERPOOL , , On Tues _^ _pnSorning the parties implicated were again brought up for examination .. The interost excited in the case was very great—the court and avenues being crowded to excess . Tho examination again took place at the court of the Central Police station , before a full bench of county and _hOI'Ollffh _THfinriQll . ? _ltoo Tha _Ttnvtiaa n _\\ n ,. _rrnA _nt _^^ r .
William Macauley , a . watch maker , of Liverpool , Martin Maquiro , a publican , of the same town , and Thomas Charles Sirrell , an extensivo gold and silver refiner , of Barbican , London . Two charges had been previously gone into—tho first affecting all the prisoners—the two first with a robbery of plate from * . a ; Roman Catholic Chapel at . Little Crosby , a few miles from Liverpool , and the latter with receiving . the same . The second charge affected only Maguire and Sirrell , and related to a quantity of : plate which had been -stolen * from the bouse of Mi * . Tinley _* : Peel-street ,: in the bprough of Liverpool . ; Macauley : and Sirrell wero first ordered to stand up , whenthe clerk to the magistrates read over the depositions previously taken , in connexion with the Crosby robbery , after which Mr ; Dowling called the following witnesses , who deposed to further details relating to tho same robbery . The first
was—Inspector Lunn , a detective metropolitan police officer , stated that on the 2 nd inst . he went tothe houseof the prisoner , Sirrell , in Barbican . He saw a railway porter from the _Euston-squaro station enter tho prisoner ' s' shop with two parcels . Witness followed him and saw him place tho parcels in Mr . Sirrell ' s hands , who handed them to a person ho called John behind the counter , tolling him to pay 2 s . upon ono of the parcels . ~ It was upon the largest and lightest of the two that he told , him to pay the money . The delivery book was then handed by the porter to Mr . Sirrell to sign , _iwho handed ; it to John , and told him to sign it . He did so , and the book and 2 s . were given to tho porter , The latter then let tho shop , and the young man ( John ) placed the parcels on the counter beside the desk . At that moment Kohoe , a detective officer from layer-
The Great Plate Robbery Case. On Sunday ...
pool wlti Witcherand Shaw ,, two London officers _, came in , when witness leaned over ! the counter arid took the parcel , and ascertained , that Sirrell had gone into the counting-house . Witness followed him and told him ho must be present when he opened the parcel . Sirrell said , '' No , no , one of my young men will do . " At that time they had walked from the counting-house to another shop in a Jme with the ' counting-house . Witness placed the two parcels on the counter and commenced undoing them , when Sirrell walked ' away . Witness called out and said he must insist upon his being present when the parcels were being opened . Officer Kehoe then brought Sirrell back to the _countermand the parcels
were opened . All the officers were present . " ¦* Gave the contents of the " parcels to Kehoe . One parcel was a tin _cannister containing plate ; the other was a brown paper parcel ,. _alsocontaining plate . After tho parcels were opened witness asked Sirrell if he had received any letters from Liverpool that morn-: ing . He stepped back three or four paces , and did not reply , but he gave witness a letter , which he handed to Kehoe . ( Letter produced and identified . ) Asked Sirrell if he knew the person who had written the letter . He said ho did not think he did , but that he had had twenty transactions with him . Witness then conveyed Sirrell to King-street station , Westminster .
Mr . _Lewkllyn Roberts , of Everton , near Liverpool , was the next witness . He was a mercantile clerk and knew the prisoner Macaulay . Had known him for twenty years . Had seen him write . ( The letter . produced by the last witness was shown to Mr . Roberts , when he identified the writing to be that ofthe _prisdnor Macau lay . ) Detective police-officer Kehoe , of the Liverpool force , deposed to having a number of letters in bis possession which ho took from a file in Sirrell ' s counting-house . . _- , . Mr . Roberts re-called . —The above . mentioned letters were shown to the witness , and identified by him as being in the hand-writing of Macaulay . . Mr . Dowliko ( to witness Kehoey . —Also took possession of a post-office order book ( which be produced ) from Sirrell ' s counting-house , as well as an assay book .
• GionoE _Sleioh , clerk to the money order office of the Liverpool post-office , produced six money orders received from London . Thoy had been paid by the witness at various periods . Recollected having seen Macaulay before , but did not know Sirrell . Mr . Roberts was again called , and proved the signatures to tho notes to be in the handwriting of Macaulay . The notes were then handed to the witness Sleigh , when he deposed to having paid the various amounts stated in the notes . There were three orders of the 8 th of August , one of the 27 th September , and two of the 13 th of September . One was an order for £ 224 , the others were for £ 5 each .
Mr . Dowliko then said he had closed his case against Macaulay , and asked for a committal . He would then go into a new case against Sirrell only —a case of receiving . Macaulay was desired to stand down , and tho following case , as deposed to by the following witnesses , was gone into . Mr . Dowling said that a robbery had been committed on the 17 th of July in the parish of West Derby , and a portion of the stolen property had been found in Sirrell ' s possession . William Carr said he was servant to the Rev . Mr . Gardner , of West Derby , near Liverpool . On the 17 th of July last , at a quarter past one in the day , he placed some silver spoons and other plate on the dinner-table in the dining-room . The bottom part of one of the windows was partially open . He left the room for a few minutes , and when he returned he missed two table spoons and one gravy spoon . The window was open much wider when he returned into the room . ,
The Rev . T . Gardner , incumbent of Stanley , in the parish of West Derby , stated , that he was informed by his servant of the robbery . He had since seen one of the spoons in the hands of Kehoe , the detective officer . The spoons were marked with S . H . and a cypher . The one produced was one of the stolen spoons . » Keuoe , the detective , said that he found the spoon in question on tbe 2 nd inst . amongst the stock in Sirrell's shop . —By Mr . Lewis : Did not know whether the spoon was manufactured from foreign or British silver . Did not know whether there was a British lion on the assay mark of the spoon . The crest upon this spoon was perfect . The spoon was broken in two . lie also saw a great many other broken spoons with and without crests amongst the stock . Some of tho crests were defaced and others partially filed off . This spoon was the only part of the seized p late as yet found to belong to parties residing in this neighbourhood .
This being the whole of the evidence produced by Mr . Dowling in this case , the magistrates decided to hear Mr . Simon in behalf of Macaulay . The learned gentleman at some length went through all the circumstances affecting his client , and contonded that it was a case of mere suspicion , and that there was - nothing " _-iff'the evidence _produced to warrant the bench in committing his client for trial . Tho bench having expressed a wish that tbe spoon produced should be examined by a silversmith , to ascertain whether it was of British or foreign manufacture , a gentleman from the establishment of Mr . Jones , Castle-street , Liverpool , was sent for . After an examination of the spoon , he declared it to be of British manufacture , which was shown by an impression of the British lion on the assay mark . This point was wished to bo ascertained , as it was stated that the letter supposed to havo relation to this plate represented that it was foreign silver .
Mr . Lewis then asked if the bench would dispose of the remaining caso against Sirrell , before he proceeded to address _theml The magistrates retired for a short time , and , on their return , intimated that they had endeavoured to make arrangements for hearing the remaining case against the prisoners , but had been . unable to do so . In consequence , they suggested that Mr . Lewis should then address himself to the matters relating to his client as far as they had gone . Mr . Lewis then addressed the court at great length . He said that the only point affecting his client was the question whether hehad received this plate with a guilty knowledge ? He contended that he had not done so . That all the transactions in which Sirrell had been connected were purely business transactions , and conducted in a business
manner . There was not the slightest secrecy attempted , * all tbe correspondence had been sent through the usual business medium—tho post-office—and tho money remitted by orders through tho same medium . In the particular case as given in evidence to-day , Mr . Lewis contended that there had not been any legal receiving . Sirrell could not have received this property knowing it to have been stolen , because he did not open the parcel , which had been done by the police officer . The plate had not been proved to have been sent by Macaulay , nor could Sinell have any knowledge where it had come from , or whether it had been stolen . He concluded by reiterating the points of his argument , which he said he believed were sufficient to cause the magistrates to conclude that his client was perfectly innocent of tho serious charge now preferred against him .
The bench , after a short consultation , said they were convinced that thero was sufficient evidence to warrant them in committing tho prisoners for trial to the assizes . . Mr . Lewis then applied that Sirrell should bo admitted to bail . Mr . Simon also made a similar application on behalf of Macaulay . Tho bench observed that from the importance of the charges preferred against the prisoners , they were not disposed to incur any responsibility by granting either of the applications . Application might be made to a judge in chambers . The prisoners were then cautioned in the usual way , and asked if they had anything to urge why thoy should not be committed . They all stated that they wero innocent .
The charge against Maguire was not then proceeded with , the robbery in which he is supposed to have been concerned having taken place in the borough , and consequently coming only under the cognizance of the borough magistrates . Maguire was accordingly remanded .
Animal Magnetism.—The Gazette Des Tribun...
Animal Magnetism . —The Gazette des Tribunaux has the following story : — " Two fellows went three days ago to a famous restaurant , called the Grotte de Calypso , at tho Barriero Belleville . As they took thoir repast thoy got into conversation with tho mistress , who soon told them a full account of tho death of her hushaud , of the state of her business , and aU her little secvets . Presently they began talking of animal magnetism , and astonished the poor woman hy the wonderful stories of tho miraculous cures effected , and crimes discovered by its means . To satisfy her curiosity one o f the men , who pretended to be a magnetic swjet , allowed himself to bo put into a trance by the other , who represented himself as a regular maguetiser . The man in tho tranco astounded the poor woman by telling her a good deal about herself—nearly all of which , by tho way , she had previously told them . The woman now wanted to be put in a tranco
herself . One of the men accordingly tightly bandaged her eyes , and the other made passes over her . She felt herself by no means affected , but the men kept talking incessantly to her and telling her that sho would soon be in a trance . One of them meanwhile quietly opened the drawers of the room and possessed himself of money , jewels , silver spoons and forks , and a savings bank book . They at last went away , but not without telling tho woman that she must remain seated nearly hall an hour in her chair with her eyes bandaged , lest tho magnetic fluid should escape . She did so , but when at last she got up she discovered that she had been robbed . She accordingl y laid a complaint before the commissary of police , and from the description sbe gave ofthe men that functionary recognised them as well-known thieves . He arrested , and tho greater r _» rt of tbe booty was found at tbejr lodgings ,
Great Meeting Of The Miners Of The
GREAT MEETING OF THE MINERS OF THE
"N ORTH . The Miners of Northumberland and Durham held a public meeting on Newcastle Moor , ou Saturday last , which was attended by some thousands of the brave men of this district , who haying , in some instances , to travel more than twenty miles to the place of meeting , had engaged a Special train to bring them _. At about eleven o ' clock . the _' train arrived at the Great Central Station ,-in Newcastle , and shortly after the great mass were wending their way to the place of meeting , preceded by handa of music and numerous banners , all bearing appropriate mo t es and inscriptions , and wbich , as they pro . ceeded up tbe principal streets of the town , gave animation to the scene .
At a few minutes after twelve o clock the great body had arrived at the place of meeting , and having taken their stand round the hustings , ( a large waggon , ) Mr . Stoves was unanimously called upon to preside over the proceeedings . Mr . Stov _ 9 eame forward amongst the applause of the multitude , and stated that he was happy to meet them once more , and he would congratulate them on their present numerous gathering . He bad not anv intention of taking up much of their time as there were several parties to address them ; therefore , he would simply claim their attention to the questions which would be brought before them . Therefore ; he would call upon
Mr . Kirkwbll , who stated that they frequentlyheard it said that the pitmen were discontented with their lot . Yes , and he hoped they _^ would continue to growl and grumble until all cause of discontent sbould cease , and until despotism of every grade was thrown overboard . The young men of the Tyne and the Wear were beginning ; to look more into their position , and evidently would improve the same , if they continued to persevere . The resolution which he intended to move , stated
that competition had been productive of low wages ; and surely there was no _necessity foi * him to attempt to illustrate tbat point , seeing that the experience of every pitman would corroborate the deductions drawn from the premises thus laid down ; and , for himself , he would not . abate bis efforts until the tyrant ' s grasp was removed from tbe throat of the working miners ; but tbis could only be done by a general effort , and by the united force of tbe moral and intellectual means at our command . He would
retire , by moving tbe following resolution : — That from the great facilities now afforded for the transit of coals by railway _. _& cgreatand increased _competitionhan been engendered among the colliery proprietors . That this unregulated state ofthe trade _mutt necessarily lead _, to further reductions in the wages ofthe working colliers . Hence this meeting resolves to attempt a general organisation of the great body of the miners , together with the establishment of a Board of Trade , whereby to insure a reasonable return for the capital of the coal owner , and a proper remuneration to the miner for his dangerous tod .
Mr . R . Hodgson seconded the resolution , and called upon the parties assembled to give bim attention while be delineated the necessity of the establishment of a General Union . First , we had , by local competition , brought down wages , and now that railways offered such facilities for carrying coals to the different markets , there was being exhibited the competition of district against district , Staffordshire and other southern counties threatening to undersell the more distant places , and urging the workmen to produce cheaper , that they may have more work . While each thus enforced the doctrine of cheapness they were alluring the workmen to beeome the forgers of their own chains , and to ultimatel y reduce wages to starvation point . A
general organisation was the only remedy for these evils , and he trusted they would adopt the resolution , and thus lay the foundation of a better state of things . Secondly , —The resolution urged-the establishment of a Board of Trade , so that when any differences took place between them and the employers about wages there would be a proper tribunal to appeal to , and thereby destroy the necessity of strikes , and the evils consequent thereon . The employers would be secured a proper return for their capital , and the workmen would , necessarily , enjoy a better aud more uniform price for their labour . Mr . Hodgson concluded by seconding the resolution , which being put from the chair was carried .
Mr . W . Daniells , delegate from Staffordshire and Worcestershire , was next introduced to move the second resolution . The speaker went into the merits of the resolution , by referring to the prevalence of the truck rystem , and other evils suffered by miners , all of which had their origin in the ignorance and the want of union and co-operation among them ; and Staffordshire , where he was sent from , suffered severely through such means . Let them look to the Factory Act , which prescribed the dav _* a work to ten hours . Surely , the miners who worked in the dark caverns of the earth , never , during . the length of the pits day ' s work , seeing the light of the sun , nor allowed to breathe the pure air , should not
be doomed to continue their dreary toil twelve and fourteen hours per day , as they do at present . How could the miners children get any education under such a slate oi things ? Mr . Daniells then referred to the manifold falsehoods published by Commissioner Tremenhere , in reporting upon the condition ofthe miners of South Staffordshire , and showed at some length the evils which at present afflict that district , and contended , that only by a Miners' National Union , cultivating a spirit of love and friend _, ship towards each other , and by working harmoniously together , could these manifold evils be
effectually removed . The speaker then strongly _urgefl upon the meetiug the necessity of agitating for an Eight Hours Bill , for the regulating and working the collieries of Great Britain , so that they may have time to obtain information themselves , and a proper education for their children . Was it any wonder that miners were ignorant under the present _tong hours system ? But give them time and the means to obtaiu knowledge , and then the mining population would become as intelligent as any other class in the kingdom . He most cordially moved tbe following resolution : —
That from the observations and examinations made , _of-•^ _cially and otherwise , into the state of education among the miners of this country , it has been demonstrated that but little attention has been given to that subject . That the young boys being compelled to remain at work twelve or fourteen hours each day , the time for instruction is _veiy limited indeed . That , whereas the legislature have accorded to the factory workers an act a Hording time for instruction and education , this meeting resolves to apply , early next Session of l _' arliajnent _, for an net granting similar opportunities to the young boys who work in the pits © this country . Mr . John Hall , in rising to second ihe resolution , stated his entire approval of its contents , and said he had no doubt whatever of the immense advantage which would follow _itsuadoption .
The resolution was then put , and carried without a dissentient . The Chairman then introduced Mr . James Price , from Lancashire , to move the third resolution . Mr . Price entered into a minute detail of the great and manifest disadvantages which the miners laboured under through the present unfair mode of paying the wages earned . There being no regular nor uniform mode , all was left to the caprice and the cupidity of the employers , who invariably practised chicanery and fraud upon the unsuspecting collier . The tubs which carried the coals would be
at the commencement of a colliery , perhaps , six cwt .- ; but , as time rolled on , the first tubs wore out , and though nothing was said , yet there were signs of discontent , the hewers found that they must go further underneath the coal to earn the same wages ; and ultimately it was found that instead of six cwt ., the tubs were grown to hold eight , and , in some cases , ten cwt ., so that it had become quite a common observation among colliers that , "No matter however hard the times might be the colliers' tubs still improved in size , " and gave evidence of the cheat thus put upon the poor miners . Mr . Price then dwelt at some length upon the utility of a general
Act of Parliament . According to tbe miners , a uniform system of getting coals by weight , the tubs to be stamped by the authorities under tbe act , end thus secure to the workers of coal a similar advantage which the consumers of that article enjoy . __ That , whereas great disparity exists in the mode of paying tho wages of tha mine * . , some being paid bv _weighted others by measure , whicli want of uniformity ' is _productwa of great and manifest disadvantage to all . That as , by , Act of _Parliament , coals are bought and sold hy weight , this meeting is of opinion that an enactment should bo appliea for , insuring tho uniform payment of wages by weight ana the abolition of the present capricious mode of payment . r
James Smith briefly seconded the resolution , which was canied by an unanimous show of hands . Mr . J . _Fatvcett then moved a vote of thanks to the several Members of Parliament who baa « _deci in procuring the enactment . of the "Miners Inspection BiU , " and dwelt particularly upon the valuable services rendered to that cause by : J . Mather , _Esq of South Shields and- bis colleagues , commonly termed the South Shields Committee _^ lmving dared to institute a personal _wa _» _"ffi _^! _l _^ _v _. v _> published a "pott , wb _^ ctr _^ r _^^\ hi gb | 8 t praise , and which had _SJ _^^ mf or present enactment ; _he" _^ _flifer _^«| sr _& a _^ _jmji _« f , M & F- \ I
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 19, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_19101850/page/7/
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