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( FBOM " OUB OWS" USD " _COMMISSIVE *! . " ) lETTER I . _ TO THE WORKING GLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AKD IRELAND . _jlr Dear _Fkiesus , —As I hare ever entertained the op inion tbat a just appropriation and judicious management of the land of a country can alone ensure the h a piness of a ll , and at the same time destroy ihat frightful inequality of class which the creation of too _mnrJi fictitious wealth made from other sources , lias en gendered in your own . countries ; as such lias ever been my opinion , yoa will of course expect a more comprehensive _correspondence from me , than the mere recital of the system of agriculture practise d in Bel gium . Tou will expect me to deduce tbe
good in tbe institutions of Belgium from that source j from which alone good can spring ; namely , from an j tyiregate of happy . _isnivmuALs ; from that social state of which the government of a country must be the actual as well as the virtual representation . When wc sec feuds in England , and hear of them in Ireland , the press of the two countries invariably point to the restlessness ofthe English people , and to the _ftligion of the Irish , as the grand causes of dissatisfaction ; leaving the " great fact" altogether out of sight—the fact that a government of centralization is but the representation of tbe communism of the weal t hy ; elected b y capitalists , whether of land or money , for the mere purpose of _administcrins the
labour-wealth of the country to thc wants , the whims , and the necessities of the privileged . When I sec an empire , perhaps the richest in the known world , both as to land and climate , with a population unsurpassed by any other in skill and industry , depending for its very existence as an . empire upon the rule of tlte } _X > liccman ' s staff and the soldier ' s musket ,- with a majority of its people opposed to all existing institutions ; and when , on the other hand , I find a country miserably poor in soil , with a people not only reconciled to its institutions , but protective of its laws , and happy under their administration , I am naturally l e d t o a n i nv e stig a tion of this g reat anomaly .
I have designated England as " oein g ri c h in s o il , and genial in climate . 2 Co doubt those of my readers Who have heard the unfertile soil and ungenial climate of England urged as * reason for abandoning the growth of corn altogether , aud who have heard so much of the richness and fertility nf the laud of _ISelgium and of other countries , will have received an impression that these assertions arc true ; whereas I can now speak from experience , having seen as much , or perhaps more , of the -different descriptions ofthe soil _ofiBelgium _, within one week , as _aay otlier _person has seen of it within the same tune . You will be astonished to hear , then , that the land of Bclg _' mm
is far inferior to land in England that lets for one pound an acre , as thc laud that lets for one pound there , is to land that lets far five pounds an acre . In fact , I have not seen many acres of land in Belgium that "Would let at a large-farm rent in England , in the test'fai-ming districts , for one pound the acre : and lereitletsfor < £ 4 , £ -5 , £ 6 , aud up to £ 9 the acre : thus verify-in * iny oft-repeated assertion , that the worth of Ian 1 ia ths retail market is as yet unknown . Having said so much by way of preface , I shall bow describe my tour , which has -been one uninterrupted scene of unmixed pleasure and delight ; and -if 1 see Leopold ia thc park to-day , where , I am told ,
he _uidks _ivitli : tl . e Queen almost _every day amongst -the peasants , asd takes orf nis nA _* to the roORESP max that salutes liiii , much as I hate " kings , " 1 will take off iny hat to tho lread of such Institutions ss I have seen . On this day week ( Sunday ) 1 arrived at _Ostecd from © over , after a horribly boisterous passage of seven -hours , being nearly three hours more than the average run : and 1 , andc-very _soul on board , except thc sailers , were ss sick -as Sick could lie tbe _wholetime . On landing I was struck with thc military appearance of all around mc , and rail that I came hi contact with ; but I very soon learned from thc demeanour of all , that they were
-soldiers whose duty it was to protect me and mine , and te administer in every possible * way to my convenience . They performed the duty of searching my luggage with a -perfect absence of all harshness ; and having lost the key of a travelling bag , 'I asked them to force the lock-open , npon which a superior officer of-customs wns called , _vho , having taken off his hat , and having saluted mo , put thc bag cutside , and handing it to me , said , in French , "Ho , no , sir ; 1 will not farce it open : I take your word to be correct . " This first Introduction to the-ofh _' ccr of-the customs contrasted strongly with the conduct -of a ruffian at Brighton , who , on mv _landing from Dieppe
some years ago , snatched my bag out of my hand and threatened to keep it , if I could not find tbe key instantly . As yon don _' t want to hear -anything about jetties , and breakwaters , and fortifications , in all of which _Ostend -is prodigiously rich , I shall bring you to what will interest you -more . I was np at six o ' clock on Mondaymorning , and proceeded about seven ioview theseveral market places where the peasants Stand with their produce ; and , 0 . 1-what a sight ; In the first market there were women with cggs , butter , and milk , all dressed in a style of the most fascinating neatness . Each wore Jong gold earrings and large brooches Jn their shawls . fEach . had on ,
also , a neat-cap , the border beautifully quilled ; and a coloured handkerchief , tied over it , and under the chin ; appeared to bc the great pridcof all , I wish thc English workers could have seen-the -straight , majestic-looking peasants that I saw iu this market , ' to which some had walked a distance of three miles -irith their produce , there was not a stunr-ed one , or an unhealthy one , nor an unhappy-Jooking one , ainongst them ; and not a single p _> oliccman to _hsep-Ifjfn * hi order . I Lave not- seen a policeman , thank
God , since I came to this paradise of places . In tlio second market place there were vegetables and potherbs of all sorts . Men aud women stood mingled together , laughing aud talking cheerfully . The _ahonleepcrsand servants of the town came to -buy what tbey -wanted , and thc " most respectable" purchasers _coinnicEs-ed with a most kindly and polite salutation , which Wis as courteously returned by tie ; peasant . I bought some fruit , and get a paper bag full of greengages , plums , and pears for fourpence . Everything seemed to invite vou to taste : all 'looked so
_deli-ioush * dean . Leaving this market , I went to the fob market , where everything was _equally well arranged . Having learned that the _peasants -who brought the vegetables and herbs to market eame principally from a little village called _OJdenberg * , about three miles distant , I went by railway to a station called _FJassehciidad , pronounced _Plasseandales -aad from thence I walked to Oldenberg , two and a half ' miles . I had an introduction to a Mr . Bellroache , an English gentleman , _sdio is a banker at _O-stend , and resides for the most part at the Caft Swiss—th _« Swiss Coffee-house ; and whose servants I was told _sp « ke English very well . Unfortunately , however , _^» r . B . and his sen-ant * had left the village that
moiiiingivr G _* tcnd ; and I could not find a single guide . Tugiv were only two persons in the Tillage " _»« o _eouhl speak Preach : and not one who could speak English . The language is Flemish ; so I was obliged to pis ] -- _rrhat I could out ofthe schoolmaster , _^ ho was one of the two ihat spoke Preach . Dis _^ _upanoa not being on tha land , he could n o t give »> e much _infornsario _* . ; so J walked throug h some of the "widens toja . % e for myself , from their appearance 8 i 7 . _aPlfaranee of the tenantry . It would be 'me impossible , _anabsoiute impossibilityto describe
, this _village and its eirele of _gardens to you . In the « _mre of the village is a triangular plot of grass , less * m half an acre , surrounded with lime trees , th a t j ca _dutiful shade from the sun . Here thc chilr « u of the village play and amuse themselves . The _^ oases are as neat as neat ean be ; and the people * as dean and as well dressed as comfort and health " at ] " _* ' _Tie _Wh 0 le viJ , a _S surrounded with _^" ens ; and each garden is enclosed with a hedge nued to a very thin paling—not fo take up much r ° oni . 'n , _„ _i , _„ . _i . .. . . 16 _ict
"id ' i - _" _" m ' e not IU 0 re than perhaps three gard _* ' are kept neatly trimme < 1 - The Up m ™ T from half an acre to an acre : and re arc also orchards everv here and there . Being _u-rmmed to see what I could , I "poled my nose " Ten- * ° T ° f the cottaSes _: and tearing the _P" " We 7 ! _, pIayed m one _cottage I stopped for a short at the door , which was open , when a very rev ] e - V 0 UnS man came out of the parlour and in-• % _, r m ' X acecpted Us invitation . Jle wag the far _C _^ V and ° ffcre' 1 to Pl a ? _sonm German a i > s I _•^ _me _^ » _* arIa ' ' ' M I nad not time , he l 4110 ** garden , jriiich was very nicely kept , j
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_1-iot a morsel of ground fc aU 0 We ( i to g 0 to " waste " m Belgium ; and that is the great secret of the national prosperity , which is increasing rapidly _everi year . When I had concluded my ramble , I returned [ to the Cafe Swi s s , and had an excellent dinner of broiled l a mb , and bread , and butter , and cheese , and a glass of pure French brandy , for which 1 paid eightpencesevenpence halfpenny for dinner , aud a halfpenny for a small glass ol brandy . I went into some _pubUchouses , which were extremely neat . They mainly consist of one very large room , where the peasants and shopkeepers meet in common , and play a verv curious
game , which I can neither sgell nor well describe . They drink very little of any thing ; but what they do drink is princip ally a ver y thin sour be er : but th ey like it . I spent about three and a half hours in this village of happy contentment , and returned to the station to start for Brussels , the ca pital of Belgium . And here I must describe the railway arrangements , which is another great " Institution , " governed likewise by the system of agriculture . An English stranger , who merely entered a Belgium "station , " would be horrified at its first appearance . You sec all the officers in military uniform , with large moustachios and swords . The railroads all belong to
Gover nment , and Ann _satioxal property . Here , as at the Custom-house , I soon learned that the business of every officer , from the lowest to the high est , was to insure the comfort and convenience of the passengers . You have only to complain of any irregularity , and withou i the sli g ht es t bl us t er , or even apparent effort , it is instantly corrected , the officer apologising for any inconvenience you may have suffered . He knows that he is the public servant , and conducts himself as such , jftow a word on the travelling . There are third class carriages attached to every train , and placed in the very best situation , between the first and second _class carriages , for shelter . Thev
are furnished with comfortable seats , either with back , front , or side to the engine . My business being to see the * country and "thc people , " I took my place in a third class carriage for Brussels , a distance of eighty-two miles , and for which I paid 3 s . ll _* d ., or very little more than one halfpenny a mile , la the second class , which arc aU enclosed and provided with comfortable cushions , you go from Ostend to Cologne , 212 miles , for 10 s . 7 d . ; considerably less than one penny a mile . I was at first amazed at the low charge and great attention to the third class passengers : but the riddle was very speedily solved .
At every station thc occupants of the third class carriages mainly cleared out , and a fresh batcli came in : working men , shopkeepers , and gentlemen -and ladies , all conversing familiarly -together ; . tlici men smoking their pipes , and the women returning ' from market with their baskets . There was just as much attention paid to the third class passengers as to those of the first . 1 very soon saw , from the immense length of the train , and the number of third class passengers , that tub _lakd was the principal support of the railways . One reason of this cheap travelling is the entirely level country through which the roads are made . I have travelled some
20 miles by railroad , aud have only seen one very short tunnel . The line is quite -level with the fields on either side , with the exception of very trifling _sxr . vaiions , very rarely met with . The expense oi making the Belgium lines hasl > een about £ 12 , 000 a mile ; while the English lines have cost somewhere about £ 60 , 000 a mile : hesides , the Belgian first and second class carriages are not only very much more inexpensive , bat much more comfortable , and their stations much more convenient . Before a train starts , a guard in front sounds a trumpet to announce to one behind thatlie is ready ; and when the hinder one answers , then ihe train starts . All along
thc line from Ostend to _-brussels , eighty-two miles _, you can scarcely-sec a-grass field , or a herd of oxen or cows . Every particle is cultivated up to tlie edge of the road , and for the most part with green crops . All the cattle and sheep are kept in the houses . It is remarkably beautiful to see the adroit manner in which the j'oung -women handle all their implements of agriculture ; and still more beautiful to see the mothers , relieved from all care but that of housekeeping , managing the domestic concerns . The mother takes -care of the house , while tlie
father anu sons and daughters that are able to work , _work in ilie field ; and thc eldest of thc youngsters tbat are notable to work ,-takes care of the youngest children in the fields , where they sit and play with them , and amuse them under the eye of the iatker and the elder ones z . but at a Tery young age they weed , and help , with si rope , todiawmanureina wheelbarrow . The land of Belgium is of a light sandy nature ; so much so that -a girl of sixteen or seventeen years of £ ge will dig briskly by the side of a man , without _jiUtlingher foot to the spade . They have light imn ! ements made to suit their strength .
If the land nt Belgium was treated like the hind ! of England , it would not produee anything ; and if the land of England % vas cultivated as the land 0 * Belgium is , it would feed half the world . It would feed thkek nuRDiiED miilioxs of s . population . Here I-nisy digress a little , to state what a man who holds three acres told me last evening . His name is Hendrick . He lives at a village called Hofstade , ne a r _Al o st , the great hop country . He told mc that
an aare and a "little bit" would support a whole f a m i l y well , and keep a cow into the bargain . Kow , observe , tliat is—ivould keep a cow , independent oj the family ' s support ; and his land is not worth onefifth part as much as the average land of England . In fact , it is only by the incessant , continuous , digging , -weeding , and attention , that the land in this country cau be made to produce _anytuksg , it is of such an inferior quality .
I must _fincak more at large _liereafter-cf what I learned from llendrick and others ; and must row close this , my first despatch , with a general outline of what I have learned . I have been over the ground of Wateeioo- ; and there I learned much about the system of large farms , and the inestimable system of Poor Law in this country , which should put our tyrant managers of the law totheblush . I have been all over a- splendid hospital for the sick , and f 3 ie
aged , and infirm , supported by its own land , ami managed by twenty-one " Sisters of Charity , " in a way that would do any man's heart good to see . Bear in mind tliat these things are in a purely Roman Catholic country ; and bear in mind that the press of Eng land has invariably ascribed the disc o ntent a nd poverty of the Irish people to their religion . Here also are . government schools for all classes ; aud books fouud-and everything needed for instruction . _JN o _secterfan teaching whatever . This ,
too , is Catholic . I conclude this , my first address , by telling you that the potatoe crop has failed in this country . More than the year's crop has been lost . I must soke that riddle for you . Not only is this year ' s crop . rone ; but it will be impossible to get seed for next tear . I have seen the potatoes digged . I have spoken to the farmers , and to the _g-entlemen , in very extensive districts ; and aU -agrsetyat the crop is gone without redemption . The King o / Belgium is about to assemble Parliament to take the question into consideration . The potatoes are not . as large as
walnuts , and are quite rotten . One man bad three p hjs killed from eatins them , at the other side of Alost . He was digging his potatoes ; and bad less than four sacks of what in Ireland we call poreew " . ; that is , pigs' potatoes "; not worth sixpence for _ite whole . In an ordinary year he would have had on i the same ground 100 sacks of good potatoes . The people look upon the failure as a national calamity , and look to Government for relief . Our Parliament onl y has occa s ion a l si ttin g s t o " suspend the Habeas Corpus Act , " or to shoot the Chartists . When shall we have a Land Pabumsest ? Ever your faith / ul friend and servant , Brussels , Sunday , Sept . 14 . _Fiakgus 0 'Coh . nob
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P . S . —This is Sunday ; and all the people are working , just as on any other day : that is , those that like . The shops are all open , and thc theatres ; and jet this is a Roman Catholic country . So is Ireland .
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Spain. Attempt At Kevolution. Thank God ...
SPAIN . ATTEMPT AT _KEVOLUTION . Thank God there is vitality in Spain yet ! An . attempt at revolution was made in Madrid ontlje night of the 5 th inst ., and although the atteijpt failed through the treachery of certain parties w , tvem the revolutionists counted on , still the mere _attempt is something . Despite the long" reign of terror " which has decimated the ranks of the pat' _' . ' ts | they are yet formidable ; and it is evident l _^ ck neither money , arms , or courage to effect the , vends . The following account of the attempted revolution wc gather from the correspondence of the limes and Chronicle : — Mammd _, September C . One uangcr has scarcely _passed away wkn another comes .
Madrid was last night i > _:, ; ar being made tbe scene of a revolution , in wLc _' there is no doubt much blood would have been . shed . The attempt lasted scarcely an hour , though in tbat space of time blood flowed . Up to ten o ' clock , or nearly so , last night , the city presented au appearance of tranquillity of the most perfect ; Hud , at least in the central navts _wf it . There wore few persons in the streets , not certainly more _, than on ordinary occasions at the same hour . Nothing was seen or heard which indicated that any thing extraordinary was about to occur . At
the moment of the greatest stillness , a few minutes after ten o ' clock , four volleys of musketry were suddenly heard from the Calle Alcala , aud the gate of llecoletos , which is at one extremity of the Prado . Instantly tlie few persons who were in the streets hastened home . The houses and shops were at once shut ; and every one believed that a terrible struggle of some kind or other was about to take _^ place . In less than a quarter of an hour nothing was to be seen but large bodies of cavalry and infantry moving in the direction of the gate of Alcala and the Puerta
del Sol . About the same time a group of persons , who , it is believed , had previously assembled somewljcre near thc gate of Rccolctos , was seen _advancing steadily towards the fountain of Cibele , in the Callo Alcala , and thence proceed towards tlie ban _.-ack ol El _Posito , where tho regiment of Navarre was stationed . At the same time a company of another regiment moved towards the same point , and having challenged the groups of person just mentioned , were answered witli a full dis « , Ua . Yg < i of musketry , which was instantly replied to . A _dotachmeut issued out on the mount from the barrack of El Posito , aud fired another volley—at whom , however , is not quite clear . The result of these discharges of musketry following each other within a few minutes , was—an officer _killed , -another severely wounded ; a few soldiers WOlindOu , of whom it is said two are dead ; and on the part of the group who came down from the liecoletos four were killed , and between the wounded and untouched twenty-four were made prisoners .
While this was going on in the quarter ofthe town to which I refer , the otlier parts were not tranquil . Several discharges of musketry and single firing wore heard in different parts of the city . A part of the firing issued from the patrols that wore moving about , and who discharged their pieces on groups of people who did not at once disperse at the approach of the military . In the meantime a large force of the military moved on the Pueta del Sol , or proceeded hastily to the different points where danger was dreaded . The Political Chief , tlie Captain General , and the Governor of Madrid , traversed thc city , accompanied by numerous escorts of the civil guard and the troops
of tlie garrison . A party of the insurgents proceeded to the house of General Cordova , the governor , and threatened to cuter it by force . They were repulsed by tho guard , who fired into them . Several accidents occurred , notat all extraordinary , from the frequent discharges of musketry that took place in the dark , and often at random . The doctor of one of the regiments of the garrison was shot as ho was passing through the Calle de Peligros , which leads from the Callo Caballero dc Gracia into ihe Calle Alcala ; and some persons were wounded in tho _Pliiziiela de las Cortes . Shots were fired , it is not said by whom , iuto the carriages of General Concha , but the horses only were wounded .
M . Mauguin , son of the celebrated French deputy , was arrested last _night , at ten o ' clock , in the Calle Alcala , as lie was proceeding to the Calle del Tureo to join a musical party whicli he is in the habit of frequenting _, lie expostulated with the soldiers , explaining that lie was a stranger who had no concern with tlie political movements , and thc only replymade was to beat bim witli the butts of _tlieirmuskcts . lie asked to see the oilieer , who answered by striking liim witli liis sword . lie requested to be taken to General Cordova , who ordered him offto prison . He was liberated this morning . It is to be hoped that thc French Ambassador will not allow such an outrage to pass unnoticed .
September 7 . —It is stated that the Government was aware of every particular connected with the movement of Friday night ; and if precautions had been openly taken they would have prevented the conspirators from making the attempt . There appears to be little doubt that the revolutionists calculated on the co-operation , not only of a portion of the regiments already spoken of , but also of some other battalions forming the garrison . It is also said tliat the unfortunate young officer who lost liis life was not unaware of the existence of the plot . Money had been largely distributed among _tllO _tl'OOps : 10 , 000 dollars aro spoken of . The Government has obtained possession of 8 , 000 intended for tho same purpose . Threatening letters have been received by the Ministers here . One ollieer is spoken of as having received 8 , 000
reals ; and as soon as he had the money he went to thc Captain-General and revealed all he knew . The conspirators intended first to have entered thc barracks of El Posito , where they counted on the cooperation of the greater portion of the troops , but were thrown into confusion by their being received with a discharge of musketry from th * windows . After having pained thc park of artillery , Buena Vista , and the barracks , they were to have distributed the arms belonging to the ex-national guard to the mob , and then marched to the centre of the town and ooeupicd the Post-office and Custom-house , where they expected to be aided by the other battalions they coiiHted on . The usual treachery which is found to prevail , particularly in Spain , when so many are combined , destroved the whole plan .
Madimd , _Skptemdeu 8 . —Madrid is still m a state of great excitement , and it appears extremely doubtful whether thc authorities will be ablo to maintain tranquillity for any length of time . Several persons , taken with arms in their hands during the recent disturbances , have been condemned by court martial , and two of them were to be executed on the following day . The mother of General Cordova has had the title conferred on her of Marchioness of Mcndagorria , with remainder to her son , as a reward for the excessive sever ity { called by the Government " energy" ) exorcised by tho general during the recent . disturbances at Madrid , Whether thc present military governor of Madrid will ever come into the succession of the title is very doubtful , The exasperation against him is extreme . He lias a guard constantly placed both
before and behind his house , which has two entrances —the front- one in the Calle de Alcala , and the other in that of CabaJlero de Gracia . Last night , it is said , an attempt was made to get iu at the latter entrance . He is the first military commander that has made himself publicly conspicuous and obnoxious . People compare him to _Quesada , whose end will probably be his . Thc st ; _ite of tilings and feelings at Madrid is much tho same as when Murflfc and the ; French were here . An officer dare not go alone down the Calle de Toledo . Two soldiers are reported to have been assassinated last night in the Calle de la Luna , and a high degree of exasperation exist 5 both _anions the populace and the troops . At Chamberri , a little out ofthe city , there was a row last night , in which several soldiers and civilians were wounded .
Revolution is certain at no distant day . "lie correspondent ef the limes says : —One convictioi presses on us from the occurrences of last nig ht , without reference even to former ones , and that is . that the foundation on which Narvaez raised hi . ' power seems to be gliding away from him . The stati on which he has leaned is gradually breaking undei him . The army is beginning to waver , notwithstanding all his precautions of dismissing officers of liberal _,-ipinions , and appointing to their places others of _oppt'sitc tendencies , and of the convenio of Bergara . If s . _ieh things take place when nearly all the available l "esources of the country are employed to keep them in their allegiance , what would oeeur should any financial difficulty force him to leave the army in arrearfora few months ? Another fai _^ equally certain—peace , tranquillity , and _contentment are fur from being as yet established In Spain .
Spain. Attempt At Kevolution. Thank God ...
_LiTER _^ Naws . _—^ Madrid ,- _September 10 th . — Thc excitement in tlie metropolis continues at its height , and all the _amounts concur in expressing their apprehensions of a further explosion . It now appears that the . _paints were led into a trap b y their su p - posed frionds amongst the military . Two of the minister _s _, it * said , ensconced in a place of safety , were <" uietiy watching thft _laavch . of _U _» * j > alviot _* 4 to the _destruction intended for them . It isbeyomla doi ' . ot- tliat it was the intention of thc military to suv > TC / 0 ml the unfortunate men so as to leave no chance
jf escape , for the purpose of slaughtering every one ot them . The accidental opening ofthe gate of Alcala to allow the diligence to enter , prevented them from following lip that horrible intention . At the time thc accounts ofthe 10 th left Madrid the court-martial on the prisoners , who are to the number of thirty-four , was still sitting . The correspondent of thc Chronicle writes— " If the execution of any one of these prisoners takes place , it appears beyond a doubt that the effect of it will be to produce a p reat degree of excitement in Madrid . Poignards will be called into use , and assassinations are already threatened . "
_GERMANY . We have already stated Umt the public meetings of the " Protestant _Frieu < js" had been prohibited by the police , m consequent 1 & of orders from higher authority . We learn fror _a the Dmseldorff Gazette that m many places , tor _instance Konlgsberg and Berlin , notice has been giver . , by the consistories of all the evangelical clergy .. if the country , and that . on . the authority-of a _supreme cabinet order of the 5 th of Augu _^/ _'issued oVthe 10 th by the department of thc _hvtevtev ,, _tvAm < _i _ctingg 0 f tho " ProtestantFriends " are absolutely prohibited ; where , from the number of members , thr . difference of rank , or by the p lace of then * as . scmi , _3 | - ) they have the character of popular assemblies . ; The formation of closed societies , under whatever _nivme they may appear , is also forbidden . It is st * _jfod in gome of the German papers that M . Ronge , who arrived at Breslaii on the 8 th , on his _wjy to Briez , where he was to preach , wasarreste j j , y the authorities , but after a short detention be v _/ as released , and allowed to continue his journey .
VICTORIA'S VISIT—THE "ROYALS" AT LOGGER . HEADS—ROW BETWIXT VIC AND TIIE GERMAN KOURGEOISE—THE COSDEMNATI 0 N 01 THE PARIS CARPENTERS .
( . From our own Correspondent . ) _, _ Your little Queen has made a pretty mess of her visit to the Prussians . She treated the king with such contempt , that lie was glad to get rid of her , and showed that very plainly after her departure .. Tho middle classes too are highly incensed at the contemptuous way she treated the daughters of the " haute hourgcoise" of Cologne . Thc daughter of thc Mayor of Cologne had to present "her Majesty" with a cup of tea , and Vie took not the cup , hecause touched by the hand of ono not " noulo . " (!) She only took the 6 poon , and with it sipped the tea ; at the same time turning hor head aside , aud treating the givl with the most marked contempt , ! _Thc poor girl stood trembling awfully , not knowing whether to stand or to go away . Served her right ; these purse-proud bourffcoiec , with all their cunning , are with , their worship of kings and queens but spoons after all , and as such deserve to he treated . Your Queen carried her contempt so far as to rouse what little spirit they possess to show some _rssistance . She had subscribed 3 , 500 dollars , ( £ 500 , )
to the Imildmg fund of the Cologne Cathedral , and the insulted Bourgeois of Cologne got up a meeting to discuss the propriety of returning her the money ! The meeting was dispersed by the police and military . 1 hear , however , that they still contemplate subscribing the monej amongst themselves , and sending it to England or Ireland , to relieve your starving poor . I hope they will do SO . John Hull lias been made to bleed pretty freely for bloodsucking Geiman princes , and it is only fair that thc German bourgeoise should return a little of what poor John has been shamefully drained . The marked contempt with which your Queen treated our precious King and his court , arose , I hear , from the fact of the limping Queen of Prussia refusing the arm of prince Albert , and preferring that of Archduke Frederick ol Austria , as being of higher birth . It it very comical to see these princes at loggerheads amongst themselves , and the bourgeoise at loggerheads with the princes ; all the time not seeing the movement arising in the lowest depths around tlieui—uot seeing their danger until too late .
You never gave in the Star the judgment of tho Tans Tribunal against the carpenters on strike , accused of combination—Vincent , the chief , was sentenced to three years , two others to a year , some move to sis months , I believe ( imprisonment ; , However , they are keeping out at least those whose masters won't give way . Two-thirds of the masters have acceded to the workmen ' s demands , and in consequence of thc above sentence , the sawyers ( . scieurs-a-long ) and other trades connected with building , have turned out too . This affair does a tre . inendoiis deal of good .
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Institution Of A Veteran Patriots' Fund ...
INSTITUTION OF A VETERAN PATRIOTS' FUND AKD AS EX . ILES * WIDOWS AN 11 CHILDREN'S FUND . A public meeting , pursuant to public notice , was held for the above purpose at the Hall , 1 , Turnagainlane , Farringdon-street , on Monday evening , September 15 th . Mr . T . _Coopkr was unanimously called to the chair and said , the object of this meeting was to establish two funds—tbe first was for the support of aged patriots ; the second for the support of the _lasymaue widows and orphans of those who were exiled in freedom ' s cause . Amongst our aged patriots was John Richards , now seventy-three years of age , and who was well known as a good democrat , and as a martyr to democratic principles , he having suffered
twelve months' imprisonment in Staftoi'd gaol . Thomas Preston , who had reached the patriarchal age of seventy-six years , and who was well known as an active Radical even as far back as the days of Arthur Thistlewood , and who was frequently mentioned in the writings of the late William Cobbett , was another of those veteran patriots . Joseph Itayner Smart , of Leicester , who was in his sevent _}' - fourth year , and was obliged to lean for support on a son who had a large family and was much embarrassed in circumstances , was another . Lastly , he would name his aged brother poet , Allan Devonport , who was well known and highly esteemed in this metropolis . The person who would havo first claim on the second fund was Mrs . Ellis ( he understood Mrs . Frost and Mrs . Williams had both left the
country with a view ot joining their husbands ) . From letters ho had , received from Mrs . Ellis , he had every reason to believe that she was in very great distress . The chairman then read tlte lettors , of which the following is the substance : —from Mr . John Richards — in his first ho states , " That he had no means of subsistence but the bastile , or being compelled to fall back for support on his son , w ho has a si c kl y wife an d large family to maintain , and therefore was unable to support him . From Mrs . Ellis—dated from Burslem , in which she states her only means of subsistence to be 3 s . per week , the earnings of her oldest child , and that she is in daily dread of the " Poor Law Union . " That she has already applied for out-door relief , and been refused . One of her
letters enclosed one from her husband , the unfortunate exile , dated Christmas-day last , in which he states that he has been compelled to herd with the "vilest outcasts of society , and blood-stained men , the most degraded of human kind ; " that he has had an interview with the patriot John Frost , that Frost has now removed to Ilobart Town , and settled , and that he believes Mr . Frost is now " comfortable ( if any one can be comfortable in a felon land ) . " " lie ( Ellis ] had applied for his ticket of leave , but had not yet obtained it , nor did he see any chance of it at present , although many men of the most abandoned character had obtained theirs , who had been a shorter period in the settlement . Should be ever be so fortunate as to obtain it , he would wish liis wife and laimly to come to him , as he should then endeavour to establish himself as a potter . "
1 he chairman having read the above letters , called on Mr . Julian Harney to move the first resolution . Mr . Haiinev said ; Some years ago an attempt oi a similar kind to the present was made , and met with partial success ; hut in consequence of not being sufficiently attended to , it had _subsequentlv failed _, lie had , through the columns of thc London Mercury i ' h the year 1837 . advocated the formation of a fund for the support of their aged friends , particularly Thomas Preston and Gale Jones , the latter of whom was now dead . _Uis appeal met with some success at the time . A Mr . Henry Sculthorpe had also made similar appeals , but _tli- re had been nothing like systematic and
persevering action . They all knew who Preston was . He was the associate of Arthur Thistlewood and other patriots , who died a « bravel y as the y ha d lived , leaving behind them the gallant Preston , who by his every action had shown himself worthy ot his compatriots . He hoped the principles for which those patriots perished would ultimately triumph . ( Cheers . ) the people would exhibit gross ingratitude it they did not support tbe brave veteran patriots . ( Hear , hear . ) It was the duty of all to subscribe according to their means . Those who said we can't do it , never did anything ; but those who said we will try , had always worked wonders . Let them , then , try—earnestly try—and success would
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be certain . He had much ph ' , _^ _- in moving the following resolution : — That this meeting view' ,, wj . lh the deepest concern the lamentable effects of t ' . lC system of persecution and prosecution which the factions in power have successfully pursued against thc advocates of the Charter and the rights of man ; some having been hurried thereby to a premature grave , while others still drag Oil il miserable _uslstence _, subject to all ihe horrovs of want , aggravated by age , sickness , or infirmity . That this meeting deems it an imperative duty to aid in thc _nl'erhu ' on of the miseries and administer to the comforts of such of the said advocates especially as may be now i _* i tlieir declining years ; and tliat , for fulfilling this duty , this meeting purposes and determines that a fund shall bc formed , to be called the " V « teran Patriots' Fund , " from which all known and deserving advocates of democracy , who have attained thc age of threescore years , aud may , fiom distress or infirmity , _require pecuniary aid , shall be eligible to receive help .
Mr . II . W . Hughrs seconded the motion , and said he had no doubt if active individuals would only take books and canvass the factories and workshops , a large sum might be collected . Mr . Samuel Waddington also supported the motion . The resolution was then put and unanimously adopted . _.- ' _..-Mr . Charles Bolwei . i . said , he hoped the good example set by that meeting would _iliamc the indolent into activity , and , although late , yet cause his brother democrats throughout the country to do their duty . ( Cheers . ) He moved the second resolution : — That this meeting painfully and sorrowfully
sympathises with the sineere aud devoted men who have heen exiled to a far distant felon land by the tyrannous rulers of the country , and feels it to be a sacred * nd inviolable duty to aid in ameliorating the suflVring and bereaved condition ofthe tyrant-made widows nnd children of Uie suid wronged aud injured exiles ; anil that ,-for f & _lnlWij _, this duty , this meeting proposes and determines that a fund shall be formed to be called " The Exiles Widows ' and Children ' s 1 'und , " from which such of the wives and children of the said exiled patriots , as may be residing in this country , and are in friendless or suffering circumstances , shall have undeniable claim for relief .
Mr . T . M . _Wiikkli-r - said , there was a Spanish proverb , "That a thing well begun was more than half done ; " he hoped the proverb plight bo verified in this ease . lie very cordially acquiesced in the resolution , and believed the persons mentioned by a previous speaker were well deserving of support , and thought the people were bound by every tie of gratitude and humanity to support them . The resolution was unanimously adopted . ' Mr . Skelton said , he thought the increasing intclligcnceofthepeoplewould soon _strilccoutainore safe and secure mode of obtaining their rights than had hitherto been employed , and that in future days there would be no necessity to call meetings of _iliis description ; but at present lie thought the resolution necessary , and believed it only required enthusiasm among those assembled to carry out to thc fullest extent thc great object in view . lie would move the following resolution : —
That , for supporting the said funds public meetings shall be held aud collections Jii ; ulc ill tlir > metropolis , quarterly—that is to say , iu the months of September , December , March , and June , in each year—the receipts of each quarterly meeting to be equally divided between the two funds ; that , at each of the said quarterly public meetings , seven persons shall bc chosen , by a show of hands , as a committee of tlio " Veteran Patriots' Pund , " and a like number , in the same mode , asa committee of the "Exiles' Widows and Children ' s Fund : " the said committees to be empowered to administer the monies for the relief of tho sufteving persons described in their trust , after proper inquiry , ' and to _I'lljjllge to make adistinctand complete statement of their receipts and payments at the next succeeding quarterly public meeting . No person shall hold the treasurerships of thc two funds at the same time ; and not more than a minority shall be members of both committees at the same time . Each quarterly public meeting , before breaking up , Bliall appoint where and when thc next quarterly public meet _, ing shall be held .
Mi * . "W . Salmon , jun ., se c on d e d the motion , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Wm . Ryder , said he considered thc support of their aged friends to bc a duty incumbent on till to perform . He was desirous that committees should not only be established in the metropolis , but in every town throughout tho united kingdom whero democracy had raised its head . He did ' hopc this appeal would be responded to by the democrats of England , Ireland , and Scotland—lie had thc pleasure of moving the following resolution : — That , for the further support of the said tiro funds , the secretaries of each shall diligently solicit annual ,
halfyearly , quarterly , monthly , or weekly subscriptions from private persons . The friends of democracy , iu all parts ofthe country , shall also be urged to form tlieir own committees , if they judge fit , or , in any other way tlicy deem most proper and convenient to assist the metropolitan committees of the said two funds iu carrying out effectually their important objects . Mr . Overtox seconded the resolution . The Chairman said he had nudoubt but that many of the middle and upper classes would subscribe to the two funds , if solicited so to do . The resolution was put and carried unanimously . The following persons were thou elected olHcersfor the ensuing quarter : —
VETERAN _TATRIOTS _l- 'UNB . Treasurer . —Mr . John Shaw , 2-1 , Gloucester-street , Commercial-road East , Secretary . —Mr . Thomas Cooper , 134 , Blackfriarsroad . Committee . —Messrs . J . Simms , Wilson , Probcrt , II . W . Hughes , and C . _Bolwcll . exiles' widows and _cuilduen ' s fund . Treasurer . —Mr . John Shelton , Cecil-court , Saint Martin ' s-lanc . Secretary . —Mr . Thomas Cooper . Committee . —Messrs . W . Warren , Knight , Reynolds , Dear , and Garrett . It was then unanimously resolved that the next public meeting should be holdcn on Sunday afternoon , December 7 th , in thc City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane .
The sum of .- £ 1 Is . Id . was collected iu the Knitting ,-which , added to the £ l ls . lOd . previously received , makes £ 2 2 s . lid . The Chairman announced his determination to subscribe one guinea annually to each fund . A voto of thanks was then given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .
City Locality.—Mr. Coopers Sixth Lecture...
City Locality . —Mr . Coopers sixth lecture on history was , as usual , throngly attended . Air . Cufl ' ay was called to the chair , and , after one of the _Peopled Songs bad been sung , introduced the lecture . Mr . Cooper gave a detailed account of William the Korman ' s arbitrary enactment of Forest Laws , enumerated many of the great robbers who accompanied the "Bastard , " and stated thc number of manors given to them in various parts of England : the patriot _strugirlGS of Swan , the sun of Sigg , of ilereward , in tire " Isle of Ely , of Edric the Wild , and other Saxon " rebels , " were not forgotten . The reigns of Rufus , Henry- L , and Stephen were hastily
sketched , in order to givo greater space for Thomas ii-Becket ' s struggle with Henry II . Thc portraits of the indomitable church man was energetically depictured , and excited deep interest . _Agini , tlte lecturer , after delaying a little to pourtray the stern barons of _^ _Rttnnymede , hastened to approach the reign of Richard II ., and gave iv lengthened and very striking relation of the insurrection of Wat Tyler , John Ball , Jack Straw , Lister of Norfolk , and their peasant compeers . The so-called " Reformation " under the brutal Henry VIII . and Edward VL , with the reigns of Mary raid Elizabeth , were more hastily treated than wc _coi . ii have wished ; hut the lecture had already cstcni _' _i u to two hours and a half , and Mr . C . was _compel- < -d to bring it to a conclusion ,
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CHARTIST _CO-OJ ERAT 1 VE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the _pui'pnse of enrolling members and transacting other _busi _. _.-ts connected therewith are held every week on the _following days and places : — TJKD _.-V _EVKXISG . South London Chart >~ . Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road , at hidf-past six o'clock . —City Chartist Hall , l , Tumagain-Iane , at six o'cloi :- . — If ' cstminstcr ; at the l _' ar _« tlienium ClublloomSi ' : :. St . Martin ' s-lano , at halfpast sevi ? Ji . _*— Somers To . .. ¦ : at Mr . _Duddrege's , Bricklayers'Ai ¦ ms _. Tonbridgi- ¦•• : ; eet , New-road , at half-past seven—hiver _flamleti : atthe Whittington and Cat , Ghurch-rovv , Bethnnl-. i-. vccn , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmctt ' s Br igade : at thc Rock Tavern , _Ligsoilgrove , nt cig . ht o ' chvhprecisely—Marylebom : atthe Coach _Painters' A nns , Circus-street , at half-past
seven . MONDAY EVKNING . Camberwell : atthe Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at e ight o ' clock precisely . I U £ SDAY EVEXI . VO . Tower Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church Row , Bethr . _'al-gi '< - 'cn , at eight _o'clock .-Greemvich : at the Geo . _'ge and Dragon , _BJacIdieathhill , at eight o ' clock . wednesdaT _eveniko . Marylebone _^ : at the _Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at eight precisely . Hammersmith . —A meeting' will be held at the Den Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tuesday evening next , September 23 rd , at eight _precisely .
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Djaiocnlnc _T jaxquet , City C hartist Hall , 1 . Turnagain Lane .- -On Monday evening , Sept . —nu . » Democratic Banquet will be held , to conmicmorate the _establishment of the French _IlepuWre , on ttj 22 nd Se , 1792 . To facilitate the attendance ot every ' . Zest democrat , the tickets tor lhe _^ supper _•*' il _¦> , furnished at a shilling , . _^ _S 11 _' _^^^ _"J ' t _' iiw ofthe " Purgatory of Suicides , will take the ¦¦ j ftir . Thc conductors of the Northern Star are mvited ; and the members of thc Chartist _Executive Committee , together with Messrs . W . Rider , _bkelton , Ridlev , Ross , Bolwcll , and other friends are expected to be present . Several distinguished French , Italian , German , and Swiss democrats will be present . Supper on table at eight o ' clock . Tickets may be had of thc foljhwing : —Mr . BartramBrassfoundcrs'Aims ,
Whitepersons , _.-hapcl ; Mr . Bigus , Dcptford ; Mv . _holwell , knightsbridge , * Mr . Cooper , _13-1-, Black friars' Road ; Mr Drake , Standard of Liberty , Brick-lane , Spitalnelds ; Mr . Dron , _Onklev-strcct , Lambeth ; Mr . Dunn , 82 , _Chiswell-street ; Mr . Cover , 19 , _Marples-court , Drurylane ; Mr . lllin _*> worth , F . pping-place , Milc-bnd Oate ; Mr . Overton , 14 , Tabernaclc-row , City Road ; Mr . Poarcc , Park-street , Limehouso ; Mr . Pratt ,. Crowa and Anchor , Waterloo Town ; Mr . Randall , Churchrow Bethnal-green , * Mr . _Itnflfey Ridley , _Tottonliamcotti't , New-road ; Mr . Shacklcton , City Chartist Hall , 1 , _Turnasain-lane , Skinner-street ; Mr . Shaw , 2-1 , Gloucester-street , Commercial-road ; Mr . Simmons , Crown and Anchor , Farringdon-street ,- Mr . Skelton , 2-1 , Cecil-court , St . Mart ' m ' s-lanc East ; Mr . Thompson , 3 , White Lion-coin t , Great Tower-street ; Mr . Wheeler , _2-i ; . ll , Temple-bar , Strand ; and of Mr . Willtson , Brid _gcwatcr-siiuare _, Barbican .
_Soimi London Hall , _WEmuiit-STni-. ET . —lhe committee and members of the Land Society for this district are requested to meet on Sunday evening , at half-past six o ' clock , at the above place . Marylehone . —A mooting of the Somers Town branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , will be held at Mr . Doddridge ' s , the Bricklayers ' Arms ; _Tonr-ridgc-street , New-road , on Tuesday evening , September 23 rd , at eight o'clock precisely . - Tiie Aggregate Meeting ofthe Chartists of London is unavoidably postponed till Monday evening , September 29 th , in consequence of the banquet to commemorate the French Republic being held in the Mall ; _Tuniagaiu-lane , on Monday next , September 22 nd , 1845 .- ' " ' _, t . e 41 _„ Tower Hamlets . —An adjourned' meeting ofthe Chartists of the Tower Hamlets will bc ncld . at the Crown ' and Anchor , Cheshire-street , Waterloo town , on Sundayat seven o clock in the evening .
, City _Ciiaktist Hall , 1 , Turiiiigain-laiic . —Mr _Coopci- _' s seventh lecture , io commence at seven o ' clock next Sunday evenine , Sept 21 st . Sub je ct , " Shakspeare . " The lecturer respectfully announces that he will commence precisely at seven , and entroats early attendance . City Ciiaktist Hall , 1 , Turnagain Lane . —The public _discussion will bo resumed at half-past ten precisel y , on Sunday morning next , September 21 st . —In the afternoon , at throe , tho Metropolitan District Council will meet for thc despatch of business .
Camiiekwell a . _np Walworth . —A meeting will co licld at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , September 22 nd , at eight o ' clock precisely . Tiik _Makylebo . _ve Chartists respectfully inform their friends that they intend taking an extra watertrip to Gvecnfovd Green , on Sunday next , September 21 st , for thc benefit of the boatman . To start _li'ora tho Wcigii-bridge at the usual time . Tickets , Cd . each , to be had at tho usual places .
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TO AM . _CHAHTISTS , AND FKIEXl . _'S OF THE DISTKESSED IN TUG CAUSE OV HEMOCKA _* . _* . Fbiends , —In spite of the pernicious insinuations set forth in liis own print , by a vindictive aud envious man , who , while he is u complete weathercock » i political and social schemes himself , _itfl'ects to he u faultless censor of of other men ' s comluct _, —a _liOiiiluii puUir meeting haa evinced its conlidcncc in thc proposers I ' or establishing funds to relieve our sulVering " Veteran _Patriots" and thc " 'Widows" and children of our beloved " Exiles . " The sum of iii Is . Id . was collected at thc closu of tho meeting , held ac 1 , _Turmigain . Iano , last Monday evening ; and every individual attending that meeting joined in the pledge for unremiitiiHj exertion to procure support towards tlio two funds . That the two
_comiiiitteesappoiiited at that meeting ave in earnest in their purpose , and resolved to carry out the objects for which they have boen chosen , a « d will faithfully aud disinterestedly dischurgo their trusts , their honest names will be the most _unequivocal guarantee , for myself , I shall only hurl back tho vile and pitiful suspicion of this rustless lover of mischief , by _statiiig that , aa I have , in hi . * own expressed opinion , " acted with dignity" on a former occasion , in refusing monies subscribed lor mc , —so I should now esteem it a public disgrace to accept my ollicu as " a job . " 1 ntver was " a paid secretary , " nor ever will be in a causa purely philanthropic . I am become a subscriber of a pound , annually , to each of these funds . Let him prove his goodwill to tho sufferers , by remitting to them a liko
sum . I need only add that Mr . Shaw is appointed Treasurer to the " Veteran Patriots' Pund , " and Mr . Skelton Treasurer to the "Exiles' Widows and Children ' s fund ;"—and I think either of them may challenge a vote of confidence for honesty and consistency , with James O'Jirien , alias Uronterrc . I am , my friends , Tours devotedly in the cause of Freciom and as Secretary in these two funds , Thomas Coomb . 131 , B ' ac * ifriars _» Roa < L Lw & c * .
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¦ Suicides . —On Friday morning , a gentleman , apparently between fifty and sixty years of age , supposed to bo a foreigner , committed suicide in _Regent ' s l _' avk by shooting himself with a pocket pistol . The deceased has not as yet been identified , lie had on a braided brown top coat , an olive brown dross coat ; a silk white , yellow , and black vest ; a chocolate-coloured scarf , black trousers aud socks , with Wellington boots ; a silk hat , maker's name Dcdent , Paris ; linen shirt , initials ill pi nk silk , IS . II ., No . 1 . On Ins person was < i gold watch ( Lepine , maker ) , a _s-old pin , enamel top , four small steel keys , and a pistol , loaded to the mur / Ac , and which on comparison proved to be the fellow one to that which had been discharged . The pistols were new , but no name on
them , and every article wlncJi deceased wore also seemed to be new , and of foreign texture . In his waistcoat pockets there were foiind a purse of green , red , and white - -ilk , and a mothcr-of-nearl eye glass , with eight sliilliiie , s and four-per . ee in silver . Tho deceased was five feet and ten illCllCS ill height , of very muscular frame , grey eyebrows , and very nearly bald . —On Wednesday evening , _Jjhn Riley , aged Si , a boot-maker , residing at No . 2 , Chapel-street , Hackney-read , committed suicide by hanging himself . —On Thursday evening thc attention of the nudienco of the _Adelphi Theatre was for a moment engrossed by a loud scream from a respectably attired female iu the pit , who was forthwith carried out « f the theatre
in a state of insensibility , and was promptly atte n ded by a surgeon , who , finding that sho had taken poison , directed her immediate removal to _Cliaring-ci'OSS Hos p ital , where it was ascertained that she had swallowed a small quantity of the oil of almonds . A half-ounce phial , nearly lull of the poison , was found in her possession , but sh e co ul d not h a ve taken much more than two or three drops . It appeared that her name was Elizabeth _tMilliiifiton , aged 18 . She possesses great personal attractions , and unrequited love is stated to have been the cause of the attempt at self-destruction . She remains in thc above institution in an extremely weak state of body .
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CLEHKENWEU .. Tuesday —Urctai . Conduct , —A ilrovei' named Connor was charged with a most ferociuus assault upon police _constnblc 239 G . The constable , who bore marks of severe injury on several parts of his person , deposed that on the previous night the prisoner was lying on the footway in _TurnniiU-street . lie was not drunk , but just recovering from the eli ' eets of intoxication . Witness desired hira tO get up , or else ho would he trampled on . lie made no answer , and witness laid hold of the upper part of his dress to put him ou his legs . He had no sooner done so , thaw the prisoner jumped up , and with a blow knocked him into the kennel , where he trampled upon him until his clothes were saturated with mud . Witness got upon his legs , when the prisoner again knocked him down , and kicked hira in the head until the blood flowed from
_ms nose and mouth . Seeing that the prisoner was bent upon murdering liim , h _» took out his staff and threatened to use it if tlie prisoner did not accompany him . The prisoner defied him . Another struggle ensued , in which thc constable was getting the better of him , w hen the prisoner , in falling down , seized the calf ol * the officer ' s leg in his mouth , and p iercing- the thick cloth 'itu ) strong leather of the hoot , made the teeth almost meet in tlie Hush . When obliged to relinquish his hold lie fastened his teeth in the constable ' s wrist and gnawed it like a dog . Police sergeant 10 G , said in all his life he had never seen any mail in so dreadful a condition as the constable ; the blood was streaming from his nose and mouth , and it was impossible to say what sort of dress he wore , as he was from head to foot begrimed with mud . Mr . Combe sent the prisoner to the House of Correction for a month , without the power of releasing himself by the payment of fine .
MARYLEBONE . _TOESDAT , _MORDEROCS OUTRAGE UrON A WOMAN ST her Husband . —William Harburt _, a carpenter and joiner , residinp at No , * 2 _, Augnsta . _sti'eet _, CuniLerlandniarket , llegent ' _s-park , was charged with having assaulted Sarah Harburt , liis wife—Complainant , a very respectably dressed young woman , far advanced in pregnancy , deposed tliat she was married , on the 23 rd of December last , to defendant , who , from the period of their union , had ill-treated lier in so brutal a manner upon many occasions , that _sliejconsidercd her life in danger . Oa the previous night he beat her most unmercifully upon the head and body , -without tlie slightest provocation , and threw upon her many of the shop shutters , with the hu tention , no doubt , of killing her . He had frequently threatened to be the death of her , aud about six weeks ago he ran a sword-stick into her ear , thereb y inflicting SO serious a wound as to compel her to seeU the aid of a surgeon , under whose care she remained for some time - » Several witnesses deposed to the brutality of the husband —Mr . Itawlinson said that he felt it his dutv to punish tho prisoner as severel y as he could , and acconlingly fineS him ij ; in default of payment to two months' _imcvisQnmentr r _^
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