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Murder At The Guildhall Coffee House . O...
MURDER AT THE GUILDHALL COFFEE HOUSE . On Saturday , while the Lord Mayor was engaged inthe routine _trastneas of the _Mansion-houw , Inspector Woodruffe , of the City police , informed his Lordship that the eook at the 6 _uildhidl Coffee-house had just cat the _tfront of the kitchen-maid , and that she was dead . Soon afterwards , John Smith , the person accused of fhe murder was brought into the justice-room and placed at the hu . He is about thirty years of age . He seemed to be in a state of excessive mental agony _. The foUowing witnesses were then called t—WiUiam Carr stated ai follows *—I am boots at the
Guildhall Coffee-house . The prisoner was oook in the same service , and the deceased , whom we caUed Susan , -was acting as kitchen-maid . About half-past twelve o ' clock this day I was cleaning one of the windows of the folding doors of the front entrance o ! tha coffee"house , in _Sresham-street , when I saw the kitchen maid eome screaming from the kitchen np to the comer ofthe ¦ tairs , trith the blood running from her throat . Iran towards her , and she fell before I got to . her . She had a knife in her hand . She said nothing , and died almost instantly . There is a back en trance to the kitchen , as -ell as tho ona ta which she cams . _ I had not been
in the Mtchen for an hour be / or * . At that time the prisoner was in the kitchen , dressed in a brown jacket « Ml apron this coot '* _* ess ) , and the _decked and two Other persons , namely , the scullery maid and a little girl _whoJdsuin the kitchen . _Inuneaiately upon the deceased _fiOKng , I wentinto the kitchen , leaving ber npon the ground , and there I saw the prisoner alone . He walked from the table ( npon which I observed the cook ' s _duess , and « Iso a knife covered with Wood , lying ) to meat me , and I said , " Dear me what is the matter _t " He said to me , " I havedone it , and I wish you to give me in _charge . " He looked very pale and ghastly .
The Lord Mayor—did yon hear that tiiere had been a quarrel between them recently ? Witness—1 heard that there -was quarrelling between tbem last night I have heard them quarrelling together _. Sometimes they wero OU good terms together , and sometimes the reverie . The prisoner is a married _, man , and I am not aware of any intimacy between the prisoner and the deceased . The prisoner bas been in bis situation several yean , and bad served his apprenticeship to Mr . "Walters , the proprietor of the Guildhall Coffeehouse . The deeeased was in Mr . Walters ' s service ahout
twelve months . I have heard that tbe deceased was some relative t * the prisoner's wife . When I saw her oome along , I called out as loud as I conld for Mr . Walters , onr master , and some of tbe servants came down . Before the prisoner came up to where the deceased , ¦ waslying he said , " I was drove to do It . " A policeman oome in immediately afterwards , and the prisoner gave himself into custody in the passage , near the spot on -which deeeased was lying . The prisoner said to the policeman , " I bave done it—I have done it , " and he -was then taken into custody . The deceased was not touched till the doctor came .
Inspector Woodroffe said—1 am an Inspector of the City of London Police . This day ahout half-past twelve o'clock , . the prisoner was brought to the _station-honse at Bow-lane on a charge of murder , in the custody of John Dillon , So . 483 . The prisoner said to me , "Mr . "Woodroffe , yon know me very well" ( at that time I knew the nature of the charge against the prisoner ( . I said it was a bad job ; and he replied , " 1 did it . " lasted him in what way ! He said , " I cut her throat with a knife . " I asked him whether they had been quarrelling * He said * , _« . Yes , we had . " 1 asked him where the knife was * He said , " I hare left it in tbe kitchen . " I then
Went to the Guildhall Coffee-house , where I found the deceased lying on ber back at the bottom ofthe staircase , near the front entrance . I then went into tbe kitchen , and tire constable ( Gellatly ) gave me the black handled knife I produce , whicb was then quite wet . and covered with blood . I then left the kitchen , and went to the deceased , and from her right hand I took a knl / e ( a white handled blnnt knife ) , which she had firmly grasped . At that time she was dead . The doctor was then present . The prisoner , upon being asked whether he had any _auctions to ask of Mr . _Woooruffe , replied , shaking his head , ""Sone . "
John Dillon—I am a City of London constable ( 433 ) . Abont twenty minute * past twelve this day I was called into the Guildhall Coffee-house , and I saw the deceased lying at the bottom of the staircase in the passage . Prisoner , who waa standing close by , said , " I have done it , and I give myself In charge . " I then took him to Bowlane station house . Ia going to fhe station house , I asked him the question , how he came to do itt He said , "I was drove to do it She had been calling me all the rogues she conld think of aU the morning . I have a wife and _foor children , and was afraid 2 should Jose my place at night from what she had said . " When I got him to the station bouse , I heard him address the inspector : " he said , " Tou know me , Mr . Woodruffe ; I have done it . " I then returned to the Guildhall Coffee House , where Gellatly , the policeman , was .
Thomas Gellatly , city policeman , 1 ST , said , about twenty minutes past twelve o ' clock to-day I was called to the Guildhall Coffee House , and oa entering the house I saw the deceased lying atthe bottom ofthe stairs , with her throat cut . I then " went into the kitchen with Carr , th » boots , and saw the black handled knife covered with blood . Blood had sported over the table , and there was a track of blood from the table to the place in whicl the deceased was lying . There was some French beans lying on the table in a heap . There did not appear to be am confusion in the furniture ofthe kitchen , or in anything abont . I observed the cook ' s dress , consisting of two aprons , marked "J . P . 8 . " a jacket and a cap , spotted with blood , lying on the table , and I took possession of them . I showed them to Inspector Woodroffe when he came in . I gave him the knife , and I took the clothes . Here Carr ( tbe boots ) stated that when be saw theprisoner before the deceased was killed he did not appear to "be excited .
Mr . Coulson , the eminent surgeon , was next examined . He said—this day , abont a quarter past twelve o ' clock , I was sent for to the Guildhall Coffee House . I went thither -without a moment ' s delay , and npon entering the house I saw , at tiie foot ofthe main staircase , a woman lying on her back , with her clothes all covered with blood , and a towel put across her neck to staunch the blood , and in her right hand a dessert knife . She was quite dead . On removing the towel I fonnd a large and deep gash across the throat , beginning from the extreme right , and extending across tbe neck , The carotid artery and jugular
vein were divided , which wonld have caused almost instantaneous . It was too deep a sash , I should think , tu ' . have been inflicted by the deceased herself . * There was a i smaller wound under the wonnd I have described , but - that did not divide any important vessel . Two wounds -bad , it was quite evident , been inflicted . The black-] handled knife whichhad been produced would have censed ssucb wounds . The white-handled knife ( that found in Uhchand ofthe deceased ) I should tbink wonld be much Hess likely to caiue them . I applied some brandy and < other things , bnt she was quite dead .
Thomas Phillips , waiter at the Guildhall Coffee House _ssald—IwasinthekilehsnaboHtfive minutes hefore Ihe _eeatastrophe occured . At that time there were in the kitcchen , a little girl , who occasionally assists , and the decreased , who was sitting on a stool at the table , preparing _seome _vegetables . The deceased was catting French beans . II was there but about a minute , and I did not hear anytithing unpleasant between the prisoner and the deceased . TEhe prisoner had some ducks , but I did not observe anv "" ¦ knife iu his hand , and he had his cook ' s dress on at the titime . I left the kitchen , and the little girl was thea in tithe kitchen with the prisoner and the deceased . The Lord Mayor . — . Have jou heard that there existed * bbad feeling between them f
Witness—I have ; bat I never saw anything of it mysself . Abont five minutes afterwards I was coming along tithe passage , and saw the deceased _nniningou t of the _tdritcken . I ran up to her , and as she fell I laid her on the amiat , and placed my tow . l on her neck , to _stauneb the ilileeding . About ten minutes afterwards I saw thepriioioner standing in the passage , and I heard him say to the raoliceman , "lhave done it , and I give myself into your lb-barge , " and he was taken away by the policeman . The Lord Mayor . —Did you hear of the cause of any iiiispute or quarrclbetween them ? Witness—The deceased told me before the prisoner xame this morning , that she had bought a pound of tea , oibr her mother , and she believed that John ( meaning the _iririsoner _) had taken it the night before .
" Emma Green , barmaid at the Guildhall Coffee-house , aiaia-A little after twelve o ' clock , the little girl who asisists in the kitchen came to me at tbe bar directly after ; » h hilhps went into the coffee-room , and she stood at the _iiaiar waiting for some eggs and milk about three or four mininntes ; directlv after I gave them to her she went toirarards the Mtcheu . and as she was going she screamed _"u _lut , and I directly afterwards saw the deceased , Susan _irorolloday . _rushinff towards the passage bleeding , andlift , _lagognp her hands . She merely said , ' _* " Oh ! " and I was so _lalarmed that I ran back into the bar . I have never _teaeard the deceased and the prisoner _qnareiling but
_inence . , . , , 1 The Lord Mayor . —Was it this day you beard them _laaaarrclling ! V Witness—Oh dear , ao ! I Inspector Woodruffe said the little girl who had been tpoboken ef as having heen present in the kitchen for some mime during the mo rning had been taken home ill from the _Esffsfiee- _roomjahehad feinted , and would notin all _proiabability be able to give evidence during the day . T The LordMoyor . — "Prisoner ; as it will he necessary ta inonow exac tly the name of the deceased , and also to hear ue ie evidence ofthe littlegiri who is now unable to attend , sh shall not commit you this evening . I shall remand Don an till Tuesday next , and I advise yon in the mean time » g _» get legal assistance , forthe charge agaiust you , as you uuaust be aware , is one of the most serious nature . T ! The prisoner , Who seemed during the examination , Ihiihicb was vary long , to know no remission of mental sufrrirring , wasthen conveyed to the Compter .
COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED . Oi On Tuesday , John Vincent Smith , was brought before _nchcLordSIayor for a second examination . All thc apcroaroacheB to the room were crowded , and if very skilful rrratrangianente bad not been made the business could not aavove proceeded , Tl Theprisoner appeared to be much less excited than he las as on Saturday , and looked round the room as if hi exjjctectarion of seeing some acquaintances . He had been , ai SiSatnraaj , recommended to employ a solicitor , but no jgalgal person attended for him . TIThe first witness examined was Fanny "WettenaU , the tttlettle _gui Wh 0 helped the deceased and the prisoner in * e we work of the kitehsn . _ H er evidence was the same as
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that given by her oa the prevtoua _eaamhtatioa . In reply to a question from the Lord Mayor , as to _whetbershe had heard any words pass _between the prisoner and the deceased during the quarrel * _ey ***** *» _" * _*» morning , that indica ted they were on bad terms with each other ; thewitness said , «< About atomie * c _o _* k on _atarda , morning , whilst they _" _^ _^ * ' _^ the deceased S « an say to the cook , that he would remember or repent U before many months were over his head - to which the prisoner replied , that she might beforemany hoars _wereovcr her head . _ The Lord Mayor . —Prisoner , do jou wish to ask this girl any question ! - ¦ ' The prisoner . —No , my lord , not a word .
i The witness , though aa intelligent child , could not 1 write her name ; and ¦ The Lord Mayor having expressed much surprise at that circumstance , the father of the childsteppsdforward , and said that the girl had been four years at Cripplegate school , and still she had learned nothing . The Lord Mayor . —What sort of a school is that ! The fattier . —A charity school most scandalously neglected . Formerly there used to be three teachers ; now tbere is . only one , and sbe is an old woman . For one child who knows anything at all , there are fifty in the grossest state of ignorance . There a re 120 children in the school learning nothing . John Toltiday , of Castle-end , Cambridge , whitesmith , Baid—Deceased was my sister ; her name was Susan Tolliday ; she was cousin to the prisoner ' s wife . I never saw her and the prisoner together .
The prisoner , when told he might ask the witnesses any questions he pleased , declined to do so ; nor would he say anything la his defence . He was thea committed for trial , and conveyed to Newgate ia a cab .
THE _UOROXER'S _"KQTJEST . On Saturday night an inquest was held on the body of the deceased , in the Guildhall Coffee-house , before Mr . Payne , the City Coroner . One ofthe witnesses , a young girl , had not been examined at the Mansion-house . Her eridence , as will be seen , was very important . The evi . _denoe of the other witnesses , with one exception , was the same in substance as that which was given at the Mansion House , and therefore it is unnecessary to repeat it here . Fanny Wettennal _, a girl of twelve years of age / examined—Resides in Half Moon-alley , Whttecross-street . Came here to day to help deceased . Was in the kitchen about fire minutes before the saw deceased with her throat cut . She was catting beans . The prisoner was trussing ducks . They were quarrelling at the time . There wasno one in tbe kitchen but witness . They wero quarrelling _abouthalf-an-hour before thi 3 happened about
a Mrs , Riley , who had been here some time before . _Tbe prisoner said _toMrs . Riley that she had not paid him the amount of some _things she had bought from him , aad that he would take them away . She said she had paid for the things . Deceased told the cook he was not acting like a man in talking to the poor woman in that manner _, and he would find it out , perhaps , before many months were over his head . He said . " She would perhaps , before many days were over her head . ' * Witness went for some lard by prisoner ' s directions , and the lady at the bar told witness to tell bim to come for it himself . Prisoner then told witness to go out for some milk and eggs . Had been gone a few minutes , and on her return saw deceased running from the kitchen , bleeding very much from the throat , and she fell at the foot of ifaestaira . Deceased was sitting down _whea cutting tbe beans , andpris _» ner was standing at tbe table , about a yard and a half from her .
WiUiam _^ _Rozin—Lives Mrs . Allmore ' _s 15 , King-street , Cheapside . _Istwenty-cne years of age . Is boots . Knew the deceased ; she was his cousin . Thinks she was abont twenty-two years of age . Her father is a mason , and lives at Cambridge . Deceased is single . Prisoner had married drceased ' s aunt . The Coroner then briefly laid down the law of the case and the Jury at once returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against John Smith . "
Tue Murder At Dagenham. Re-Examination A...
TUE MURDER AT DAGENHAM . RE-EXAMINATION AND DISCHARGE OF THE PRISONERS . At the petty sessions held on _Saturday in the magistrates room , atthe Angel Inn , Ilford , tbe examination ofthe three prisoners in custody on the charge ot being concerned in the brutal murder of George Clarke , a consta . ble attached to the £ division ofthe metropolitan police , at Dagenham , on the 30 th of Jane last , was resumed before William Davis , Esq ., chairman , _Octavios Mashiter , Esq ., William Mallard , Esq ., and a full bench of Magistrates , acting for the Beacontree division of the county of Essex .
The prisoners , Dennis Flynn , John Henessy , and Ellen Rankin , were yesterday brought up by Mr . Anderson , the governor of Ilford gaol , to whose custody they were committed on the eharge , by Mr . Octavius Mashiter , the magistrate on Tuesday last , and placed at the bar , At the suggestion of Mr . Mashiter , the female prisoner , who was stated by him to be subject to fits , was ordered to be accommodated with a chair , a condescension for which , in an humble but r _« pectful manuer she expressed her gratitude . The male prisoners both exhibited great self-possession , and a degree of firm and calm repose which was strongly indicative of perfect innocence of the very serious and dreadful offence with which they stood charged . Their appearance did not in the least degree strengthen any suspicions which might heretofore have beeu raised against them with reference to the calamity in question . Their demeanour towards the Bench was calm and wellregulated , and marked with profound respect .
Mr . Maynard , the superintendent of the K division , in _aaswer to the Bench , stated he was prepared to offer no further evidence in addition to that adduced at ths last examination ofthe prisoners on Tuesday last . It was suggested by the Chairman , that as the prisoner ' s examination had been taken by Mr . Mashiter . that gentleman should conduct the proceedings with a view to make his fellow magistrates acquainted with the facts declared in _evidence , npon which they had been apprehended at Woolwich , transferred by the police magistrates there to the magistrates of this district , and upon which they had been detained in custody . The _depositions were accordingly re . idover , and the witnesses by whom they had beeu made were recalled . The prisoners will be remembered _. had been apprehended at Woolwich , on the information of a lad named Michael Welch , who , at a previous examination , stated that he was sixteen years of age , that he was a native of Ireland , and in February last Came to this country in
search of work . He described with great apparent accuracy , the various employments in which as aharnst labourer , he had been employed . He stated that on Wednesday , the 5 th instant , he was at work _harvesting with the prisoners , Flynn and Rankin , at Mr . Gidden ' s , of Goodham , in Kent . That while they sat at a fire cooking their victuals , the woman Rankin said , tbat she and Flynn had no necessity of coming out there for work , as her husband was having good wages in London , but having had the misfortune to assault a policeman , they had been obliged to come away for twelve months into the country . The latter after detailing some other minor circumstances , added , that the woman Rankin had distinctly stated that the other two prisoners Flynn and Hennessy , had assaulted another policeman , who had been found lying with his head off in the field the next morning . The witness mentioned the name of several persons , as having been present at this conversation , and amongst others that of the prisoner Hennessy .
Felix Sweeney , who , however , in his deposition , denied that he had ever seen Hennessy until he was in custody in this charge , deseribed that a conversation had taken place with refirence to the murder of a policeman . Edward Horsfali and Sdward Palmer , two police constables of the R division , stationed at Woolwich , proved the apprehension of the prisoners on the information given by the authorities by the boy Welch . The latter witness proved in addition , that iu the positiou of the prisoner Rankin , he found two old gloves , such as are usually worn by policemen .
This completed all the evidence that could be adduced against the prisoners , who were prepared ( it W _38 Stated to the magistrates ) to prove a complete alibi . On beiug asked what they hud to say in answer to the charge , the prisoner Fljnn , who had cross-examined the lad Welch with great adroitness , protested his innocence , and entered Into a long narrative as to his having met with and befriended Welch , sharing with him his meals as they travelled _togetberjn search of employment . These facts the lad admitted ; and the prisoner declared that it was only wbttn his resources were becoming exhausted that he told Welch that he " must lookout for himself , as he had not the means of paying- for his lodgings , that Welch left him , stating that he would have a supper oi beefsteaks , or metiers , from some one . The prisoner added that soon after Welch left him the two policemen came in to his Ithe prisoner ' s ) lodgiugs , and took him into custody on this charge .
The prisoner Hennessy protested his innocence , and the woman Rankin said she was in a position to prove that the gloves found in her possession had been given her b y a girl named Margaret DriscoU . This fact was consequently proved by a witness called by the female prisoner . On behalf of the prisoner Flynn , Thomas Reed , the foreman to _Messrs . Robert and Edward Curtis , the builders , of Stratford , proved that from the 4 th of June to tbe 4 thof Jaly last Flynn had worked as a labourer in their employ at Lowtoa New Church , and that on the 23 th and " 50 th of June , the period of the murder ) he had not been absent , but , on the contrary , had actually worked extra time . Lowton is iu an opposite direction , and at a _enumerable distance from the spot where the murder was committed , and the body of the unfortunate deceased was found . The witness produced the time books ofhis employers in which the prisoner Flynn had actually been paid , in corroboration ofhis testimony .
Mr . Kendall , an active officer of the detective force of the metropolitan police , who has been engaged tracing out the evidence in this matter , stated tbat , from inquiries he had made , he found that Flynn aud Rankin had not been _fabscnt from their loigings at _Lo-vton a single day or night for the month commencing the _ItU ol June to the 4 th of July , covering , in point of time , the period in which the murder must have heen _comn _. ittc-d . Denis Mahony _, the father-in-law of the prisoner Henessey , positively proved that his son-in-law was at work with bim at Mortlake , In Surrey ; that they slept together there , and that he ( the wituess ) called him up at half-past four o ' clock en the morning of the 30 th of Jane *
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Mr . Kendall said he was prepared , front inquiries he bad made , to concur in the acenraoy of the witness ' s statement : '' - ¦ ¦> . _* '' . •¦ ' •¦; _- ' _..- ? : : ¦ . _•' .. ¦ On behalf of the female prisoner Rankin , a witness was called of the nam * of Scanlan , who corroborated her statement as to the fact of the gloves in her possession having been given to her on Friday , the 7 th , by a woman of the name of DriscoU , in his presence . Mr . Inspector Richardson proved that the gloves ( which were produced ) had been shown to the comrades of the deceased as well as to the person who had _washod for him , but by none could they be identified as having been the property of tbe deceased . The gloves on examination appeared the common cotton gloves of rather a small size , and It was stated thnt the deceased was a large man .
Mr . Kendall , in answer to the magistrates , stated that he had made inquiries respecting the boy Welch , and found that his statement with reference to himself was inaccurate . He found that Welch had presented himself to the Lord Mayor as an orphan ' in distress , on the 11 th of M » reh last , that he had been sent by his lordship to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where he was fed , clothed , and maintained up to the 26 th of March . That on the 2 d of April , he was . by the Lord Mayer ' s instrumentality , assisted by the Marine Society , bj whom he had been bound apprentice to Captain William Sinclair , of the Hilton Castle of Sunderland , with whom he had made one voyage , and absconded . He was , in fact , a runaway apprentice . The evidence having closed on both sides , the' _magia . trates conferred tve a few moments , when ( he Chairman announced that they were satisfied the alibi had been completely proved , and that on this charge tbey were now discharged .
Hr . Streatfield ( one of the Bench ) suggested that they should he held in their own reeognlxances to appear again if called npon . Tba Chairman , with the concunemce of ths rest of the Bench , dissented from that course , inasmuch as it would be a sort of slur upon the character Of the men , which he confessed it appeared to him they did not deserve . The prisoners were discharged , John _Henessey was , however , detained on a warrant , charging him with a common assault upon the potboy of a public house . To the information he pleaded guilty , but urged in extenuation his state of drunkenness at the Hm « .
The magistrates convicted him , and ordered him to pay a fine of Is . with 10 s . coBts . Time was aUowed him to make the payment , and he also was again discharged .
The Mysterious Death Of Robert Lowthin. ...
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF ROBERT LOWTHIN . _HfiWCAsTMt-oif-TTKi " , Saturday . The investigation into the circumstances attending the death of Robert Lowtbin , who was found drowned in the river Tyne , at Newcastle , has been vigorously prosecuted by tbe police ; butbejond tbe confessions of the parties in oustody aa to their having robbed him of his watch and money , nothing has been elicited . Three man and two women have been apprehended , _^ nd were brought up at the Police Court yesterday . Their names are George Thoburn , William Douglas , John Bell , Ann M'Cartney , and Ann Oliver , and the following is the summary of tbe evidence taken- — John Deans said , he was employed in searching for tbe body of a little boy ia the river , near the high crane , when ha found the body of Lowtbin .
John Hindmarsh said , he keeps the Charles XII . pub . lie-house at the end of Tyne Bridge , and remembered Lowthin coming there on Friday , tho 24 th , between seven and eight o ' clock , In the evening , tipsy . Lowtbin bad a watch , which he dropped , and witness took it up , put it into Lowthia ' s pocket , aad twisted the chain round his brace . Lowtbin left there about eight o'clock . Oeorge Hind saw Lowtbin going along the Close about eight o ' clock , near the Mansion House , tipsy , and assisted him to ths lodge , at Messrs . _Cookson ' s factory , where he left him in charge of the watcher . John Hunter , the watcher at the Lodge , stated that Lowtliin remained thera tiil abiut a quarter to ten o ' clock , when he left in the direction ofthe Carlisle Railway Station .
Elizabeth Spoor said , she lived inthe Side , above Mr . Carr , the hairdresser ' s shop , and waa looking out of the window ofher house about twelve o ' clock on the night of Friday , the 24 th ult ., when she heard Ann Oliver ' s voice , and saw her go across to Vickers ' s entry , which she went lip , and a few minutes afterwards came out , saying she had got some money from a man . Witness saw Low _. thincome out after , and another woman went over to him , and three mon joined them . Lowthin told the men that the women had robbed him , and desired tbem to step them ; but the men got round him , and allowed the women to get away ,-when Lowthia and the throe men went up the Side together . Witness knew Thoburn well , and had no doubt he was one of them ; and shealso knew the other two male prisoners by having seen them in the company of Lowthin . Witness remarked to her daughter that Lowthin was tipsy , and that sbe had never seen him in such a state before .
Thomas Starling , of Swau-atreet , Gateshead , said ha was going home , about half-past one o ' clock , on the Sn . turday morning , when he saw Lowthin and another man proceeding from tke Railway Bridge , at Gateshead , to . wards Powell ' _s-Court , which they entered , and after remaining there for a minute or two , they came out again , and two other men joined them . As they passed down the street , witness said . " Lowthin , is tbat you i" Lowthin said , " yes , " and appeared inclined to stop , but the other men led him away . Witness could not identify any of the prisoners . Mr . W . H . Scorey , _supsrintendent of Police , in Gateshead , said , he was going up the passage of the Observer office , when he saw two persons pass the end ofthe passage . One of them was Lowthia , and the other parson had on a pnir of moleskin trousers , and a dark jacket . Mr . John Garret , apawnbroker , producedawateh , which hnd been pledged by Thoburn with him , on Saturday thc 25 th of July , the day Lowthin was found , about five in the afternoon . He had never seen Thoburn before to his
knowledge-. Mr . Wm . _Douglas identified the watch as his property . Lowthin was his brother-in-law * and , a few weeks beforo the deceased was found , he had borrowed the watch , and had not returned it . Richard _Pringle , a hosier , at North Shields , said he changed a five pound note , for two young men , whom he thought were Douglas and Thoburn , but he could not tell the day . Mr . Inspector Crake was then about to prove thc confession ofthe prisoners , when the magistrates retired , and after consulting together for about half an hour , they returned into Court , and said , as to the female prisoners , they were of opinion that there was no evidence against them , and they were therefore discharged . As to the male prisoners , they had determined to take down the depositions of the witnesses as far as they went , and _rsmund the prisoners till Thursday .
Mr . Lockey Harle , solicitor , who attended on behalf of the friends ofthe deceased , Inquired the nature of the offence with which the _prisoaers would be charged in the depositions . Mr . Philipson replied , that the Bench had not determined that point * they proposed to take down the evidence ofthe witnesses as to the facts tliey were able to prove , aud upon the prisoners being egain brought before them they would decide upon what charge they should be committed . Dure was no doubt itwas a very serious caso , and time was necessary in order to investigate it * , but tluy had heard quite sufficient to warrant them in again remanding the male prisoners . Mr . Stoker , the Coroner , said , the inquest was adjourned till Tuesday , and he felt bound to state that , unless fuller and more satisfactory evidence was adduced than what had transpired that day , he could not think that the Jury would be justified iu criminating the pri « soners .
Mr . Philipson said , it was desirable the inquest should close before they decided on committing the
prisoners . Mr . Stoktr—Then I will resume the evidence produced before me on Tuesday , and nnlesB something further transpires to warrant me in adjourning the inquiry again , I will close on that day , The Bench approved of that arrangement . The depositions ofthe several witnesses were then read _" ver and signed ; and the prisoners wore remanded into the custotly ofthe gaoler , with directions that they should not be allowed to communicate with each other ,
Execution.—-On Monday Week, James Sexton...
Execution . — -On Monday week , James Sexton was executed at Ennis ( Ireland ) having been found guilty of murder * . The following particulars are on the authority of the Clare Journal : —The executioner proceeded to pinion the culprit , which he effected with such severity as to leave the sufferer ' s hands and fine-era swollen , and livid in an extraordinary degree . Preceded by tbe Rev . Messrs . Hennessy , ' Roughan , Mahony , and Fahy , the wrotched man unhesitatingly walked up the stairs , anil after conversing privately for a few minutes , was about to mount the awful scaffold , wheu turning round suddenly , lie said— "I would wish to say a lew words . " "Do not ; take my advice , " said the anxious clergyman , "do not say a word . " After some welltimed expostulation the scaffold was . ascended , and the culprit cried out
— " I will explain all—my prosecutors _sv-ovemlsely . " A voice then came from the boundary wall , saying" Stop as you ar « , don't mind them , " The speaker , we understand , was a near relative to the dying man . Sexton , addressing the crowd , said , " I am going to die and may I never enter tho kingdom of God , if evory word my prosecutors swore was not false . "Mr . Hennessy ; " Now , Sexton , if you persevere you are wrong , and if you persist in _makins a dying declaration , I at least wiU not be _accovmUvW-i . "Do you forgive your prosecutors ?"—Sexton . * " 1 do from the bottom " of my heart and all enemies . " Again , _addressina the crowd , he said , " I luwe a good deal to
sav , butthecler / ry won't allow me . I forgive my prosecutors , and may the Lord have mercy on my soul—I will die with what brought mc hereeo « ra « e . " The executioner , who seemed to he a perfeet adept in his trade , with great celerity took off Sexton ' s _nwkelotli . a black silk handkerchief , adj usted the _nooso , allixed the cap , and he _^ _yas instantl y launched into eternity . There was no struggle—no convulsion . The length of the fall deprived him of ali sense of feeling ; his'feet quivered for a . few minutes , but there was no other agony apparent . The whole affair seems equally shocking and _inexpliq . able .
A Spanish' Robber. An Act Of Singular Fe...
A SPANISH' ROBBER . An act of singular ferocity took place a day or two ago m the prison of Salamanca . A notorious robber and murderer , of the name of Patino , the terror of the _aurrounding country for years , was lately captured and tried by court-martial . He was at first sentenced to be shot , , but the military authorities thinkingsuchamode of punishment too honourable for such a miscreant , obtained its commutation to strangling by the _c-arot « . On the morning of the 3 d inst ., the turnkey proceeded , as is usual , to inform the criminal tbat the Judge of First Instance , accompanied by the etcribano , had arrived , to announce , inform , his sentence , and to transfer him to the condemned chapel , preparatory to his execution . He was found _mfch'oneof hia lees released from the
fetters , having skilfully employed a file for that purpose whioh he had concealed on his person . Though still bound to the iron bar which traversed tbe dungeon _, he flung himself on the turnkey , seized the massive keys , struck him on the head , and dashed him against the wall outside . , Fie then locked thedoor and shut himselfup in the cell . The ofiieers ofthe prison , the judge , and chaplain implored him to cease such fruitless resistance , and to open the door , or pass the keys through the grating . He refused , and uttered against them the most horrible _impreoationa . A blacksmith was called to undo the lock , but did not succeed , its massive strength resisting all his . efforts . Half-adoxen strong men then tried to break open the door witb crowbars and heavy pieces of timber . They succeeded , and the door fell in fragments . Tbe f ury
of the criminal roBe then to its height . He placed himself behind a strong beam which went across the upper part of the door on the inside , and , brandishing the formidable key , actually broke the head of the first man who attempted to effect an entrance . The wounded man was dragged out by the legs by his comrades . The others tried to enter in a body , but it was impossible : the door-way was too narrow . / For more than a quarter of an hour he kept them at bey , and answered to the entreaties of the officers and the prayers of tho priest with themostawful blasphemies , and the mnst disgusting obscenities . He then rlnng the keys at their heads with his utmost force , and severely wounded two persons . Seeing all entreaties useless , a party of soldiers was called to the spot . The officer of the guard once
more summoned him to surrender , but he rsplied with the grossest ribaldry and the most insulting gestures , and howled defiance to the whole garrison . The soldiers were ordered to load their muskets ; while they were doing so he wounded the officer with apiece of lime-stone . The priest , seeing that he was about to be shot down like a wild beast in his den , entreated the men to fire low , so as to disable , but not to kill him , in order that some chance might yet remain of repentance . _Athofcwas fired , but it missed him . The ruffian fell back to a dark corner ofthe dungeon , as far as his chain permitted , and frem thence flung stones and pieces of mortar at his assaulters . Another shot was fired through the grating , and broke his leg . The wound rendered him savage beyond all description . He bellowed
and howled , and foamed in rage ; and still , dragging his smashed and bleeding limb along , flung missiles at the soldiers , who yet did not dare to venture into the darkness of tho dungeon . A third shot was fired , and his right shoulder was broken . The arm fell lifeless by his side , and he lay on tbe ground . He called out that ho surrendered , but only because he could no longer resist . They entered and he was dragged along the floor , bathed iu his blood . As they " were in the act of replacing the broken fetter , he collected his remaining strength , and with his left hand struck the turnkey with the iron on the head , and laid him at bis feet . Three or four men
threw themselves on him , arid completely mastered him . He was then removed to the condemned chapel , after the sentence had been duly notified . He was subsequently visited by the priest , who employed every effort , but in vain , to bviug him to a sense ofhis condition , nis exhortations and prayerswere replied to with the filthiest obscenity and the most horrid execrations . To the last moment he continued the same -, and even on tlie scaffold , seated on the fatal chair , with tbe cold instrument of death about to clasp his bare neck , this monster in human form shouted to the horrified crowd about liim curses and imprecations on God and man !
A Young Assassik.—The Murder Of Madame H...
A Young Assassik . —The murder of Madame Hyppolyte Oourtecuisse , the newly married wife of tbe person of that name , who keeps a coffee house at St . Ouen , was on Thursday brought before tho Court f Assizes to take his trial upon a triple oharge of attempt at rape , of murder , and of robbery , committed by bim the afternoon of Wednesday , the lYth of June last , Petry , the prisoner , who isayoang German , only 18 years of age , showed in his countenance and features none of those indications we naturally expect to find in one capable of such atroci' us crimes , being very fair , with light hair and mild blue eyes . He was hired as a waiter by M . Courtecui ? se , only six weeks before his marriace , which took place on June 2 , with Mademoiselle Gallier , a yery pretty and
amiable young person , so that this union was broken in just one fortnight by her violent death . The murder and robbery were distinctly confessed by Petry , but he denied to the last any attempt to violate the person of his mistress , though mnny circumstances combined to raise a conviction that he had made improper overtures to her , and had proceeded to endeavour to carry tbem into execution by force ; and alarmed by her eries for assistance , first struck her on the head with a wine-bottle , and then stabbed her in the throat with a knife . This sanguinary and brutal scene took piuce in the cellar , to which he had no doubt enticed her , under the pretence of requiring some direction . When he had completed the fata ! deed , he dragged the body into an Inner cellar and
endeavoured to conceal it behind some casks , first cutting off her _poeki'ta , in which were the keys of the house , and taking the rings from her ears . The ruthless assassin then went up to his room , took off his blood-stained clothes , put them under the _mattrass of his bed , dressed himself in his best , went into his master ' s room , and robbpd him of upwards of dOOf ., and walked away . All this was done during the absence of M . _Courteeuiss-e , who had come to Paris on business . __ On his return in the evening , and finding no one in the house , he concluded that his wife had gone to the Convent des S «? _uasde la Providence , of which her own sister was one of the members . Gaining no tidings of her there , he went to the Cure of St . Ouen , who accompanied him home , and aided
him in his search , till they found the lifeless body in the place and condition we have described . In the mean time Petry came along the road to where the line of fortifications crosses it , took a haekneycoach . came into Paris , and went to all the different coachoffices in order to procure tbe means for his immediate departure to Metz . But as the coaches were all gone , he was obliged to wait , passing the night In _viotand debauchery , wasting in this manner 250 f , ofhis ill-gotten means . Information of the sad events at St . Ouen having been transmitted to the police of Paris , with a description of Petry ' s person , the officers went m search of bim , and about one o clock in tbe morning found him on the Boulevard Pigale _, outside the walls of Paris , retry , during his trial , made no other defenco than a declaration that he was drunk
at the time ; but this was positively contradicted by all who saw him , and who stated , although he might be somewhat elevated , he waB in a state to know perfectly what he about . After a deliberation of three _, quarters of an hour , thejury found him guilty ofall the charges in the indictment , yet they declared that the murder was without premeditation . But as thi y did not find extenuating circumstances , the Court passed sentence of death upon this atrocious though young sinner . —Galignani ' s Messenger . The Kkifb aoAin . —Cases of stabbing , more or less aggravated , present themselves every week ; and scarcely a session or an assize takes place in any county but tho calendar is stained with instances of this un-English crime , At the recent Somerset
assizes , R . Williams , who had been in prison five or six times for stabbing and other offences , was tried for the _murdar of Thomas _Wigrfus _, and left for execution on the 26 th instant . At the police court . Dudley , on Monday , aman named Kelly , was charged by John Penn , with stabbing him on Saturday night . They had had some words when the prisoner struck the complainant on the muscular part of the arm , and inflicted a wound five inches long and one and a half inch deep , Theprisoner , who declined saying anything in his defence , was committed for trial at the assizes . On Thursday , at the borough court , Manchester , a young woman nam d Ann Hart , was _charged with stabbing Mary M'Kean with a knife in three p laces , one wound under the breast being
dangerous . A man stated tbat on the previous _evening he and some other persons saw the prisoner and M'Kean coming down Angel-strcct , quarrelling . They stood for awhile under a window , wrangling , when the prisoner suddenly stabbed M'Kean three times . As the prosecutrix was unable to appear the prisoner was remanded . In a corn field , lately , on tlie Milton Farm , Cliristcliuirli , a quarrel ensued between two Uien , named Williams and Roberts , which was soon apparently settled . But on the partics going home in the evening it was renewed , _yr ' ien Roberts , who had a reap ing hook in his hand , aimed a blow at Williams ' s head , which , partially failing , the instrument only divided the scalp ol" the crown . The ag gressor instantly left tbat part of the country . At Newport , last week , a caso occurred wkich threatened to terminate fatally . Scamlrctt and Burlov .
two young men , quarrelled , words rau tu « h _, caul a . fight ensued . Both fell to thc ground ,-and while struggling there , thc former felt several sharp and painful blows , which he fancied were kicks , but on jetting up he found he was wounded in the arm and back . A surgeon was called , in , who pronounced the wound in the back dangerous ; and a warrant was issued for the apprehension of Burly . At Glasbury . on Monday , a _ci-nfiict of nn unusual nature took place / The combatants were women , and in settling their differences they did not hesitate to have recourse to dangerous weapons . But porhar _^ s no instance more striking could be adduced than the one wliich has jiisfc occurred at Maidenhead , where iv railway police-constable so far forgot ' his position and the claims of civilised life , aa to use the knife in chus ' . ising au alleged delinquent ,
-The Potato Disease;-I-,, Extinctios Or ...
-THE POTATO DISEASE _; -i-,, EXTINCTIOS Or TUB POTATO CROP . ; y " Suohh * the heading given to a'letter front Clonmel , published in a Wexford paper , and if the facts set forth be not ever coloured the future prospects of the poor are lamentable indeed . Forthe Ia 3 t four weeks ( gays the writer' symptoms of disease weremanlfs . it in the potato crop ; but from the bloom and verdure of the gardens there was no doubt en . tertaiued but It would hare b « en an excellent one , There were a few complaints , indeed , in this neighbourhood , but they were ofa very trivial nature ; the people did not wish to complain , as they considered a few , withered Stalks amongst their thriving gardens of no consequence , Friday evening closed as lovely and genial a day as Au . gust ever ushered , but about 8 o ' clock p , m . » sharp easterly wind arose , and continued until morning . "Nothing was anticipated—no one dreamed ofthe _toming
calamity—the sun rote on Saturday as lovely a mom as a more genial climate could produce—but , alas t and too true—tbe rich and lovely potatoe fields which were a de . light to behold on the previous day—their rich foliage and variegated flower were faded and completely black ! Nothing could exceed the change produced ; they seemed ss if electrified . I saw several fields within a few hun . idred yards of this town , and found them all withered ; a man who was digging showed me them aU black 5 I inquired of several intelligent farmers who informed m _« that there was a blast , or as they termed it , bad wind , on Friday night , which caused this mighty change in this part ofthe county . From Cahir and the Galtee mountain by the banks of the Suir , extending to _Sleevenaman all were visited by th _» blast and were lost . In Powers . town , _Oammonsfield , _Mcasb _, and Kilmurry the potato crop was a complete failure , and all the potatoes offered for gale in our _mariet ( Clonmel ) on Saturday last were partially black , so extensive is the disease at present .
From Wexford the accounts are equally disastrous . According to the Waterford Chronicle , both the potato and oat crops , especially the former , have suffered to a great extent . DtrBti . v , August IS . The accounts continued to be received are very alarming . The Evening Mail—a journal which , during the whole of the last spring and winter , strenuously denied that there were any _feara for the potato crou—now admits that '' th- ? whole of thia year ' s early crop is lost , " but it expresses a hope thatthe late sown crop may be saved . Unhappily , all the accounts tend to annihilate this hope . The Mail itself publishes a letter dated Skibbereen , a town in the county of Cork , which contains the following ;—« " I may- then , in a few words say , that the
failure this year is universal in this district ; for miles a person may proceed in any direction without perceiving any exception to the awful destruction . Last year's blight was partial , and it came late in the year , when the potatoes were well formed , so that part of the crop was not unfit for food ; but this year the stalks were blasted before the growth of the tubers commenced , and hence over whole districts there cannot be found any produce whatever . The people here are in a stale of starvation—already they have commenced the system of going in large bodies to the gentlemen's houses and demanding money . A few daysago they laid the town of Skibbereen under contributions , and in a short time obtained a large sum . It would be well if these _thinoa
were known , for really I was above measure astonished on reading O'Connell ' s assertion that by the 15 th of September , the people would have _abundance of food- I venture to predict that , if large and continued grants are not made by government , or works on a large scale undertaken , that the people will be in a state of starvation and insurrection . " ** A gentleman of great practical experience , " says the Nenagh Guardian , " writes to say that as far as he has seen during the past week , in the counties of Tyrone , Monaghan , Cavan , Fermanagh , Longford , Westmeath , King ' s County , and Tipperary , the potato crop iB totally gone . " The following are extracts from his communication : — "On turning a handful of them out of the earth , the stalks present
the appearance they would in other years in November ; iu some places where they have suffered least , with scarcely a vesti ge of their former greenness , and so browned as they should be only three months hence ; while , in by far the greater number of fields they are so orisp , a besom would clear the ridges from end to end ; and in by no moans a few cases they have crumbled away , so as in many fields to leave scarcely a trace that they had ever grown . Now , wliat is thecond / _fcion of the poor ? I will give just two instances , not selected , _butas they occurred : —I saw a boy bringing into a poor cabin a small basket of bad potatoes , about a stone weight , and inquired how much he had dug for them ? He said about six or seven spade 3 . Scarcely believing it possible , I went to the ground and found they were the produce of thirty-three feet of a ridge , over four feet in width , and their only food . This dav I saw
the produce of another digging , bringing into a house for dinner , mueh diseased , but not unfit foi - use—there was no opportunity of weighing them , but they were something less than three quarters of a stone , but these were the produce of eighty feet of a similar ridge . The late potatoes have been attacked almost before they were well formed . Were wages at half what they are , they would not in most cases compensate for digging out . It would say let those whose duty it is to provide for the peace of the country look well to the matter—let landed proprietors look well to it—let those who are in anywise better off than the immediate subjects of _tbh visitation look to it—let all who can assist in averting impending calamities be up and stirring ; already is the little cloud collecting , and who shall say how rapidly it may increase in gloom and darkness , and burst in a storm of destruction . "
POTATOB _DlSBASB IM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . —Having heard much about the potatoe disease being extant in this neighbourhood , we determined to ascertain whether the cases spoken of were of an isolated or a general character , and for this purpose , on ( Saturday ) the market-day , we took the opportunity of inquiring o respectable parties from all tho villages round . The circuit to which our attention has been directed , _extendiatleast twelve miles round Nottingham , and it is a district in which large crops of potatoes are grown . We are sorry to find that the disease is generally prevalent , and lias manifested itself at a much earlier period this year than it did in the last , and most seriously effects the earlv crops . Persons from the following villages , who have crops themselves , and have seen the crops of their neighbours , one and all unequivocally declare
tbat the disease is universal at theso place * , viz . — Sneinton _, Leuton , Basford , Carrington , Arnold , Radford , Bulwell , Carlton , Colwick , Burton-Joyce , Sheldford , _Lowdliam , Lnrobley , Woodborough , _Epperstone , Colverton , Willoughby , Gedliug , Sherwood , Carcolston , Bingham , Coigravo , Tithby , Watnail , Kinoulton , Owtram , Ratcliffe , Leake , Gotham , Bunny , Stoke , Coats , Loughborough , Holme , Chilwell , Tolon , Long-Eaton , and Costock . At many ol tliose places the crops are nearly half destroyed , and ia others not so bad . Last year it was considered tli 6 wet weather caused the disease , but tbis year the heat has been greater than in any summer for twenty years . Considerable anxiety begins to prevail and many who thought little of the affair last year , now entertain an opinion that it will be very serious and of a fearful result .
Tire LomWx Markets . —On Saturday , and particularly Spitalfields , presented a very deplorable appearauco of the prevalent disease in potatoes , the great majority being more or less affected , many being in a state absolutely unfit for food , lt has shown itself already in the early sorts from Kent , with which the metropolis is chiefly supplied at this season , being much sooner than the last year In order to secure healthy crops , potatoes for seed were extensively imported from abroad , from places where
tliey were reported to be uninfected , and amongst others from Naples , the Azores , Oporto , and New Grenada , but although these were planted on welldrained , unmanuredland , they have in every instance tailed . According to recent accounts from Sydney , in New South "Wales , the disease has made its appearance there . These facts seem strongly to support the opinion that the disease is not owing to any miasmata , but to the exhausted vitality of the stock , S 3 that its future supply , as an article of food , eanhot , be depended upon .
The Potatoe Disease ix East Prussia . —This destructive malady has again made its appearance in tiiis part ot * Germany . The potatoe crops in tbe country round Dantzic are represented as being most extensively attacked . The disease is , as yet , perceptible only in the stalks , thc roots being untouched . Low and clayey soils suffer most , but hilly , and sandy grounds are not free from the ravages of this pestilence .
Tne Electric Telegraph.—On Thursday Iast...
TnE Electric Telegraph . —On Thursday iast , a man carrying on business in partnership with another in ' this town , as a blacksmith , clandestinely decamped by thc mail-train with the proceeds of the sale of the stock in trade , which had been sold b y auction , and leaving his partner liable for the debts of the firm . His luggage was addressed to Paris . Heaving of his flight , the partner and one of the cveditOTs wont to the station , and arrived there ' just in time to witness thc train passing under thc brid ge . The telegraph was _^ however , put in requisition , nnd intimation of thc circumstances , and a descri ption ef the person , conveyed to Stratford , and when the train arrived at that station the man was _nrmrcheiirlpd
His partner aiul Ins creditor arrived by the next train A considerable amount in notes and « oU \ _w-is ' found upon the prisoner , mid an examination tool * ul-. ee before a magistrate , who wtmlil not , however ' uitftomethe detention of ( tie money , which was returned , and the man was brought to _CmnbrnW . in ens ody of the police But on coiisnltin the clerks to _thuinnsistnUoH _, it was found that h « W _& I not _mepaMe to a onmnml proceeding , tho _transaeS being only the subject of a civil action . How therefore released .- Cambridge Chronicle ,
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The Boiler Makers Anniversary. ., The Tw...
THE BOILER MAKERS ANNIVERSARY . _., The twelfth anniversary . of , the Loyal . Patriot Lodge . of the United Friendly Boiler Makers of Manchester was held on Monday , August 17 th , _lg 4 o at the house of Mr . Dixon , the Golden Eagle Inn , Birmingham Street , Manchester , when upwards of 130 bf the hardy sons ef toil sat down to a sumptuous dinner provided for the occasion . , The viands did credit to . the host and hostess , both aa regarded the quantity and quality , evory thing being of the best . After . the company had done ample justiee to the good things set before them , and the cloth having been removed . Mr . Melding was unanimously ealled to tbe chair , and Mr . C . i Chester to the _vice-chair . The Chairman commenced by congratulating them upon the unanimity whioh was apparent amongst them , and likewise upon the present aspect of affaire so Far as the trade was concerned . He concluded by calling upen Mr . Roberts to present a testimonial rf respect to Mr . Dixon , their worthy host , and likewise treasurer to the society .
Mr . Rohkrts said it eave him much pleasure to eome forward to present Mr , Dixon with this testimonial because he knew his worth and the _valnrtlB services be had rendered to the Boiler Makers Benefit Society . Mr . D . had stood by them in adversity aa well as in prosperity . He had stood by them when they numbered but three dozen . He was witb them when they advanced to hundreds , and was still with : them when they were able to count their numbers by thousands . ' His services demanded frem the Journeymen Boiler Makers their _gratitittfc _, but np to tbe present , although , perhaps , opportunities might have presented themselves , _yat up to the present they had not given any manifestation of ifc to him . Hnwerer ho ( Mr . ' Roberts ) was now proud to say that he held in his band a small tribute of
r _# speet from the members to Mr . D . for his past services . 'He was well aware that it was far from being an equivalent for what Mr .. 1 ) , had done fbr the soeiety , but he hoped that it would at least be accepted as a small token of their respect . The testimonial was a Patent Lever Watch , Guard , and appendages , with the following inscription : — " Presented to Mr . Dixon by the members of the Loyal Patriot Boiler Makers United Friendly Society toe his -valuable services as treasurer to the society . Manchester .- _Augwst Y 7 th , 1846 . " Mr . Roberts then presented the testimonial , en whioh the members , witb j their wives , daughters , and sweethearts , rose en masse , and made the building shake with their cheers and plaudits , which continued for a considerable time .
Mr . Dixon rose amid mueh applause and saidthey would excuse him from addressing > hem at any length , inasmuch as he was not in the habit of malting speeehes , and even if ho was , such were his feelings at the present moment that they quite over * E owered him ; he , therefore , would content himself y thanking them for the present , —a present whieh was made more valuable from the fact of its being purchased by subscriptions given from tho wages ot industry , earned by the sweat of the sons of toil ; this made it more valuable than any gift sovereigns or potantates could bestow . He again thanked thera , and trusted that while he lived his conduct would be such aa would merit their retpect , Mr . D , resumed hisseat amid much applause .
The Chairman . then said he had a pleasing duty to perform . The members had put into his hands a tribute of respect to Mr . John Roberts , their worthy corresponding secretary . The gift was not so large as it ought to have b * en , but he would say with one of old , "such as I have give I unto thee . " The services of Mr . _Robtrts need but to be known to be appreciated ; he would , therefore , give them a short account of Mr . R . ' s labours . Mr . Roberts was elected corresponding secretary in May , 1842 ; at that time the society consisted of _seventeen lodges and nine hundred members . The first six months one lodge was opened and twenty-eight new members enrolled . In the beginning of the year 1843 , Mr . Roberts took a tour through the United Kingdom to
advocate the claims of _thesociety . He was engaged in addressing meetings , opening lodges and enrolling members nearly every night . He commenced his tour on the 12 th of February , and returned to Manchester on the 24 th of July , during which period he _openrd twelve new lodges and enrolled upwards of a thou » and new members . Since that time several new lodges had been added to the society . Under his management twenty-eight new lodges had been opened , and upwards of two thousand members enrolled , so that the society now numbers forty-five lodges and three thousand good paying members on
the books . The funds have been equally prosperous under his management , inasmuch as they V . ave increased about £ 1000 . Nor is this all , the trade itself has benefitted much , for wherever there was a difference betwixt the employers and employed , Roberts was there and by his exertions things were speedily arranged , and that too invariably in favour ofthe men . Without saying morc _^ he would proceed at once to present the testimonial , which consisted of a patent lever watch , guard and appendages , of the value of £ 11 I 3 _s . 3 d ., aud a purse containing £ 16 5 s . 9 d . On the watch was the following inscription . * —
"This token of respect is presented to John Roberts by the united boiler makers of Great "Britain and Ireland as ft mark of their esteem for his valuable services as _corresponding secretary . " August 1 * 1 , 1846 . " The Chairman then handed the testimonial to Mr . Roberts , who bad suspended round his neck one of the handsomest gold medals it ever was our lot to see , which medal was presented to him in 1834 by the boiler makers of London . . Mr . Robbrts .-aid that his reelings might be better imagined than _described , for he _assured them that this splendid and unmerited act of kindness manifested * towards him , had . produced feelings which completely unmaned him ; they , therefore , must take the will for the deed , by accepting his most grateful thanks for this mark of their favourand hoped that
, whilst he lived , his conduct would be such as was worthy of their confidence and esteem ; and he begged to assure them that whilst he lived , ho should remember this amiivemry and their kindness with undieing gratitude . He again thanked them , and resumed his seat amid much applause . Mr . Owen Williams then presented to Mr . Mellir . g a Slide Rule , as a token of respect from the workmen of Messrs . Galway , for his uniform good conduct whilst he was employed in the same shop ; and likewise for the lively interest he took in the welfare of the trade generally . After which , Mr . M , returned thanks to his fellow workmen , in a brief speech . The presentations being concluded , the following toasts were given from the Chair : — " The Queen , and may she soon reign over a free and a happy people . " _
" The Town and Trade of Manchester , may ifc prosper , so that its operatives may at all times find profitable employment . " " The Masters and Foremen Boiler Makers , and may there ever exist a perfect and good understanding betwixt them and the journeymen . " "Success to the United Boiler Makers Friendly Society , and may it ever be a refuge for the oppiessed . " After which the evening was spent in harmony , the entertainments consisting of songs , glees , and dancing , which wa 3 kept up with great spirit until a late hour , when all retired to their homes , highly delighted with the 12 th anniversary ofthe society ,
PAPER MAZvERS . Maidstone . —The united body of Paper Makers of England and Wales , have joined the National United Trades Association for the protection of Industry , but in joining the body they have not interfered with the previous organization of their local assoeiation . AU monies due to the Paper Makers Union will be sent to Maidstone , and the amount required for levy and contribution to the National Association , will be paid in proportion to tho number of men in work , from the general stock . All notice of dispute , & c , connected with the trade must be sent to W . Baker , Secretary , or 45 Week Street , Maidstone .
SHIPWRIGHT'S- _PBOTIDBNT SOCIETY . The twenty second anniversary dinner of the Provi dent Society of Shipwri ghts took place on Monday at Wliite Conduit House Tavern , when nearl y 100 of ' the members were seated at the tables several tiers of which were ranged in the great room of the establishment The Society formed at the Green Dragoon , Stepne ' y , and proceeded _theiico , n pr 0 c _, SSional order , witi > £ urs Si ! £ r « lV thtmS mu 8 ic of _an _«« _"ent band , to White Conduit House . The dinner was served in Mr House ' s customary excellent style , and gave genera saSfl . ot . on sustaining the hi gh character of the tave n Mr Augustus Henry Frederick was _unanimonsly _eStoTi _?^ o ? rass on his ieftby Mr - ° _^ _? . _' ; i " _? " _"» Chairman g _« _TefloinSh ? . h _TS _2 : ; Frovwent union - aud ma _> _u evet
. J ... ' _' 7 he ., ShI _?' " ilders of the River Thames . " ( Drunk amid en thusiastic cheers . ) __ *' The health of the President , Secretary , and Coin _, mutes 101 : the Shipwrights' Union" was nest given from the chair , and drunk with general demonstrations of respect _. The company then rose , and _wifhurew to the grounds , where upwards of 5 , 000 visitors and friends hudcongrc . gated , ami where u variety of entertainments were- p » _oyideil for tlieir amusement by the worthy proprietor ofthe establishment Mr . Rouse . In t ? i « ( _'ci-ouut of tlie monies _M-pendod by the Societ y , it may , in the conclusion of thii report , be observed , " Accitlcnts" to members appear to be permanently provided
lol' ; iiml under this head is nil _itGlU Ol' it * 1 , 3 ( 13 IGS . 11 ( 1 ., paid to injured members , from July , lSul , to April , 1810 . To shipwrecked nnd distressed members £ 110 3 s . 4 d . has beeu paid ; to _agvd members , a sum uf £ l _. _SDS 10 s . ; and for tlio funerals of 260 deceased members , from November , 18-1 ( 1 , to April , _ISlii , a sum of _JL'l , 70 t 9 s , 9 \ d , has been expended . The t-eqipnny separated highly delighted with the day ' s _enjoi ment .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 22, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_22081846/page/6/
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