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      Medical-Treatment Of Tiie L'Ook. Ln Tiie...

      MEDICAL-TREATMENT OF TIIE l'OOK . LN TIIE - NORTH AY 1 . ESF 011 D UNION . _O-i _AVcdncsilsv we- * a _hririiinak . r . of the _lia-ns oi John _Tuctwdi . died at _Xorlhilett , in the palish of Xortli-Jk-ct and it sarins 1 « _ji : alleged _lyilie _"vckcm-s of ihe _parUli n = _w = K = 3 - _^ _lalraMMiits . _t-iat Sis _feitii _wss .: _raasHvasA by a & _s kr t 0 : 1 the part of the ir . _wieal and relieving afficeis , * aii _iiinacst was held on Hie _requisition of the _ovcrsc _/ rs to 31 r . _Carttar , . Coroner for Vest Kent , on Friday- Tha C 3 S 2 _t-sciied grev ! interest in ' the district , as it was said tiwt many similar instances u ? neglect hy the ? ro ;> _- - _-r d & _csrs l : ail occurred within the last two or three years in the parish . The inquest was held at the Queen ' s Head puKif-hou _? e , Moro ) Ir . _Cariiar , and a highly _Ttspjctalvcj-jry , of which Mr . G . Martyr of _XorthliW-t , was foreman .

      After thejury _ir . _is . wm , and _hvl vieiv . d iho body , tlie Coroner _proceedsd to stai . _% that lt « Unsw no'Jiiag . whatever of the circumstances of the case whicli would he brought before taeai fanner than that , as lie was informed , the deceased did not come hy a violent death ; aud , therefore , he did not tiiiuk it necessary that there should he a _p-al mortal examination . A charge of neglect was made against the medical officer of the union , and it _-K-ou !« l he 'or U 10 jury to _decide _wliciber _sur 3 i c ! i : _irse " . vas well fouaded , or otherwise . Sarah Tu .-k-. vell , the mother of tlie deceased , _identified _fiisbodyas that ofhi-r son , Ja ' -m _TncUni-11 , who had ' a few weeks _lwfore left her house in London to seek _f- > r _-rork asa hrickmaker . He was , > he ad-led , not truth : _twCJitv-cijjlit years of age , and was 01 : i _hsalthj aud robust ronstitution , and not at all _addicted to drink .

      _. jlr . _l'lnlip \ v _hitcosnhe , surgeon ( exainin _? d hy the rorontr ) , deposed tliat he was medical oSiecr of the union of North Aylesford , which included the parish of Xorthfleet , having been appointed to such ofliee hi _November , 1313 ; that on tlie forenoon of thc Cth iu-st . he _n-c =: iv < _-tl a note , signed hy John Higgins , assistant overseer of _Northfleet parish , requesting liiiu to attend a man at 3 _Ivs . ¦ Gay ' s lodging-house , in Bow-street , _Xorthflect , and that at four o ' clock in the afternoon of the same day he attended the deceased , whom lis found in bed , and covered with an eruption , which he ( Mr . _WThUcoiiilie ) at 0 : 11-0 _jironouueed to he small-pox . The : nn : i told l-. im that he had _licen ill on the Monday ar . il Tuesday , hut that ou the previous Friday he had been at work , and that when at work le could earn five _shillings ' a day . " I then , " continued

      the witness , "told the woman , Mrs . Gay , that the man had ssiall-pox , anil to _giTehlaijarrowroot an-1 _^ r nel ; hut that , as ho earned fire sliiiUn _; s a day , I did not consider him a pauper , _an-I would not attend him without an order from the relieving officer of tlie union . I scut him a powder to lis _admiiiistertd , and that was the only medicine I sent Wm . When leariag _, I told Mrs . Gay , the woman of tho house , T would not continue to attend the man unless she got unorder for nie to do so from Mr . _Siddell , the relieving oliicer , who lived at Shornc . That was sis miles off . I am compelled hy uiy instructions to attend to an _oversecr'o order wily in cases of urgency , bat in this case I considered tliat there was no urgeucy ; in fact , it was one that did not come under the rule . It was a case neither of urgency nor danger , in my opinion . I stayed witli the

      man but a short time , and I thought lie would go through the disease well , as it _apwarcd to he in a mild form . 1 left Mrs . Gay instructions to give liim arrowroot and gruel , and I have since found tliat she followed those instructions . I did not consider liim a proper object for . such relief . I ordered _lisra no relief ia tlie way of nourishment at the _espeusc 01 the parish . I told the woman to supply liim with the necessary nourishment . Had he been a private patient of mine instead of a parish patient , I _shou'd havo thought it necessary to visit liiin _again tlie _following day , or the day after that , although the disease exhibited _itssif iu a mild form . I considered him iu no danger . I reported his case in my report oi that night to the hoard of guardians at Rochester , as I made a report every Wednesday night for the

      board , which meets on the Thursday . Ia tliat report I entered tlie _casi and the nature of tlie disease ; hat that it was not a case of urgency . I paid no further attention to the case until the following Tuesday , when I learned , 0 : 1 returning home , that Mr . lliggiiis had called on roe , to _request wc to attend a man lying at a lodging-house in Sorthflcet . Iohejed Mr . Higgins _' s order , and went about half-past fonr o ' clock in the afternoon to _risit the man . I am positive that Mr . Higginsleft no message to the effect tliat the inau was dyiug . I found the man suffering from small-pox , and thought it my duty to administer stimulants . I found , on inquiry from Mrs . Gay , that the man , in the interval of my lirst and second visit , hadgone on as well as he could do ; hut he now , in the crisis of the disease , required stimulants . I went to Mr . Setts , thc

      overseer , a : vl asked him to give an order for some wine , bnt ho replied tiiat the case was taken out ofhis hands b y the Poor law guardians , who intimated to him that he had no power to order anything for the man . I then administered to liim some wine mixed with water , and sent some medicine . There was then no _immediate danger of the nan ' s dying . Ho was in thc crisis ofthe disease , hut I could not then undertake lo say whether that crisis would lib favourable or otherwise . I visited him again at ten o clock the following morning , and thought he was going on favourably , and told the nurse so . 1 administered soma brandy , still finding that _siiniulauts were accessary for him , and directed tiie nurse to give him the medicine occasionally . Late in the afternoon of that day

      I Wednesday ) I inst Mr . Higgiusin _Graveseu-J , andlc-amcd ironi him that tlie man was dead . I was not surprised to hear he was dead ; but I cannot say that I expected it . A very few hours _decides iu tliat _stage of the disease . I saw him at the critical time on the Tuesday , that was on my second visit In the interval of six days between my first and second visit , I do not think I could givo him auythiug to alleviate his disease . Had the case been brought under my notice through the proper channelthat is . by an order of the relieving officer—I certainly shonld have felt it my duty to see the man on the day following my first visit . I hare no doabi whatever that the niau died from the effects of the disease . I am not compelled to visit any patient more than once in a case of emergency , on tlie overseer ' s order .

      Mr . John lliggins , assistant-overseer of Jfcrthfleet parish , _tlrposed , tliat on Wednesday , tiiefllU inst ., ke was directed by Mr . Halts , the overseer , to inquire into the condition of the deceased , for whom application had been made to him for an order for medical relief , and that if lie ( _Higsin . _s ) found tlie ir . au a fit object « or such relief he shuuld s ire-an order for the attendance of Mr _; Whitcocilie _, the medical oS _5 c _« : r of the union . Witness made tlie inquiry , suid was told hy Mrs . Gay , and other people in the house wiiore the man lodged , that he was very had and speechless , and he ( witness ) gave tho order as directed by Mr . Betis . He beard uo more of tho matter until ilie following Friday , when he was told by Mr . "Wood , l _' oor Law guardian , and Mr . Siddell , relieving officer , that lie liad 110 right to give ills or _. l _^ r , and that lie must pay the medical _oSccr for his visit to the man . Until then be _concluded that thc medical officer

      was in attendance on the man . On the morning of the following Tuesday Gay , the keeper of the _lodging-house , called upon Mai , and told him the man was drill " , _uixra which he went to Mr . 1 _' ctts , wlio directed bim , as ins _order was repudiate . - ., to call on Mr . Wood , the- 'uardian , and apprise Win that the man was dying ; whicli he did , and Mr . Wood told him to call on Mr . Whitcombe , sad send biai to see tlie dying man . Witness called , and not set-tug _^ - WUitcombe , left the message . On the following day heard that the man was dead , and , meeting Mr . Whitcoaibe in _Graveseml in the evening , he apprised him of it . Considered tlie man to he a St object for parochial relief at the time the order was s _' nen . Hud bimsclfno authority , except by thc overseer ' s direction , to "ive an order . Felt himself bound to obey the <> _verseera order , particularly when he was liiaisi _.-lf a witness of tlie urgency of the case .

      John _Hcniuiiugs , cousiu and « _ellow-loilger of the deceased , deposed that he went on Wednesday , the fl ; h , with au order for the doctor ( Mr .-Whitcombe ) , who first told him that he would not attend to it , bnt who subsequently , in the evening , caiae to see decca _? ed . Thc doctor came 110 more to see him until the Tuesday follow _, in ? , ' although he ( witness ) went on the S . iturd . iy and Sunday for bim , and each time left word for him that the man was very bad , and on the last day he left word lie was _dyiiv * . 3 Ir . W . H ett _" , overseer of Xortfleet parish , corroborated the evidence of Mr . lliggins , and said that h : did not know , uutil the following Friday , hut that tlie doctor was in attendance on the man . Ou that day Mr . Wood and Mr . Siddell canve to the Leather UotUe , and lis and Mr . _lGggius meeting them there , were told that they bad acted _infsnpcrly ia giving au order for medical relief , and that the * woaiilne held responsible for the expenses . Hr .

      Wood told biui ( Mr . _Hetts ) that v , e bad no Tight to interfere as overseer , and threatened him , if be attempted to giro another order , wiiV . serious consequences . On the _foliowiiigTuesday morning was told that tlie man was dyin _" , went to see Mm , and found him in that condition , aad directed Mr . lliggins to call oa 2 Ir . Wood and apprise him of it . Scut also for Mr . Whitcomba , who did not attend to his order , but about four o clock met Jlr . Whitcorabe , aud told him tliat if he did not attend to the poor man , he ( witness ) would seal another medical man to see him . Mr . Whitcoaibe subsequently came to witness and asked bim fo ? an order to get soaw wine for the man , intimating as much as that lie was dying , but witness declined giving an order , on rvVfig , that the _insdical ofneer had the power to order _temporary relief ia a case of emergency , and that his iMr . Cetts * s ) order iu the case had been already repudiated , l > otli by Ihe _insdical oiBcer and the guardians .

      3 Irs . Gay _depo = eil that she kept the lodging-house where deceased sickened and died ; that he had been about sis weeks in tiie _boasj _, and was a stranger in thc parish , and was occasionally employed in the brickfield close by- Oa Sunday _fortnight lie was taken il ] , and on Tuesday h . _3 was insensible . In the afternoon of Wednesday , about half-past four o ' clock , tlie doctor { Mr . Whitcombe ) cams to s _: _e liim , aud on her asking him what was the matter with the man , he said it was small-pos . The doctor sail be a * ked him what he earned a day when at work , and be said be could earn " is ., upon which the doctor told ber that was as much as he could earn

      himself , and that lie would not attend the man any more . Tbe doctor then went away , after telling witness to send for some medicine , which was done , and when brought in the evening , given to the man . The doctor said nothing _abaut an order from Mr . Siddell , or about what 1 was to gireCieauui . He gave no reason for discontinuing his attendance except that tho man could earn as much as Mmself . The witness went on to state that she gave the deceased arrowroot and gruel , and a little brandv from « mst otunc , wMch she bought for him herself ; that on _Saturday , finding him setting worse , she sent to tbe doctor , but the messenger , not seeing him , left word that the aiaa was d ying . She did nut send to Mr . llettsor Mr

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      _ihgpns on that day . The man was in no want of nourishment , as she got lain what was wanted , lie had bat 2 s . when be was taken ill , aud only worked occasional days in the wctk . Jane Gomhuan _, a _lotlger in thc house , corroborated the _evidsui-c ef . the last witness , ami _deposed that she went on Friday for the doctor , hut he would not come ; that messengers were sent again on Saturday and Sunday for him with an account that the man was d ying . The deewtsed was insensible ou Friday when she went for the doctor , and he continued so _c-scept at intervals , when he was lightheaded . Attended _hlin night and day . By a Juror . —I attended him because I could not sec a fellow-creature perish without _anv relief .

      HU'luird Thomas Wood . —Is a Poor Law guardian for tlie parish of _-CorthSect . Itesided in tha parish . First h- - _' _.-ird of this case on Fi Way wetk from Mr . HigKins , the assistant-overseer , who told him that the man was very sli with small-pox . llecollects now that it ' . might be Tuesday last that lliggins told him of it . Directed lliggins to call 0 : 1 Mr . _Winteonibe , and send him to attend the man . Thinks on consideration that it was last Tuesday . Coroner . —Surely , your memory cannot be so bad as th :: t _j-ou c : i :-, _ii- > i recollect aa important faet occurring within a week 1

      « ltaess . —I do not consider the thing important at all . Coroner . _—Itccoliect yourself , Mr . Wood , aud reply to me distinctly . Do you mean to swear that you firal heard of this case on the Tuesday from Mr . lliggins 1 V _» 'it : i _:-s 3 ( with much . hesitation ) . —It was brought under my natiea at the board-on Thursday , that is yesterday week . Heard what Mr . Belts stated in evidence , und there was not a word of truth in it . ( Great sensation . ) A Juror . —Ho yon mean to swear that you had no conversation , or that there were no observations ninde at the Leather _Vqttle on that Friday , in respect to this man ' s ease ?

      Witness . —The case was certainly not officially brought under my notice . I do not recollect if the ease was meutinned at all on Friday . The case was brought by Mr . _Whitcombe ' _s report before the board on that Thursday . Does not recollect that the c : isc was mentioned at thc Leather Bottle . Knew there _wa-i no application made for an order to the _relieving 0 Si cur . Tha duty of the parties was to make application to tho relieving officer , and not to the overseer . Coroner . —How do you know that no application was made to the relieving officer ? Such application might be made without his knowledge J Thc witness swears to it because he knows _ikere was not . By a Juror . —Mr . Siddell , the relieving officer , received no directions from the board to inquire into the case . It was reported as a case of small-pox . I did uot consider the case an urgent one . Cannot say whether the relieving officer received orders in writing from the board .

      George Siddell . —la relieving ofneer of _Sorth Aylesford Union , in which is the pnrish of _Xnrthflect . Lives at Shornc , about five aud a half miles from Xortlifleet . Had no book of instructions respecting his duties from the board . There were printed orders as to the line of duty , but he had uot got them then . Knew of this case about a week this day—that is , Friday last—at tho Leather Bottle , Xorihtlect . lieceived no application for an order for relief for the man . Was at the board of guardians on the day previous to that Friday . The medical officer reportedthe easensoneof small . nos . Had no conversation

      with the medical man on the subject on that day ; but knew that he ( witness ) gare no order for relief . Did not know what took place on Friday last at the Leather Bottle between 3 Ir . Betts and Mr . Wood ; but knew that ho ( ivitne ? 3 ) did his duty . It was mentioned at the Leather Bottle , on Friday , that the man was in a bad way , bat he paid no particular attention to what was said . No application for relief was made to him . It is not imperative on bin . to go and mako inquiry when the medical man reports a case . Had no right to go aud investigate into the existence of any case , unless application was made to him for au order for relief .

      To the Foreman . —It is a week this day since I learned that an order was made by the overseer in this case , but I found no fault with that order . I did my owa duty . Coroner . —Sir , I must insist upon you to be straightforward iu your answers . This is a most important case , and I am determined to thoroughly sift it . Was there on the Friday at the Leather Bottle any conversation respecting the deceased between Mr . Wood and Mr . Betts ? Witness—Yes , there was a good deal of talk between them , but I took it to be joke , A Juror . —A joke ! About a man dying for want of medical aid and nourishment .

      Coroner . —Did you hear on that day that the man was dangerously ill ? Witness . —I did ; but I was not applied to for an order . Coroner . —Here it is clear that the relieving officer was made nwara of the case and the necessity for relief ; and it cannot bc doubted that it was his duty to afford that relief . It had , . is he admits , come to his knowledge on the Friday that the _oversaurs of the parish , finding the case one of emergency , had , as they were bound to do , girou an order for medical relief . The medical officer also , as the relieving officer admits , reported the case to the board ; and now , sir ( addressing the witness ) , you must be aware , from the nature of your instructions , that the case was neglected by you . Witness . —There was no notice given to me by the overseers that they had giren an order .

      The Foreman . —And here , on tlie day after the medical _mau ' s report to tlie hoard , is the relieving officer within a stone ' s throw ofthe dyiug man , whose stato is actually the subject of conversation on the spot between him , Mr . Wood , a guardian , and the overseers , and the relieving officer makes no inquiry about the matter ? The Coroner ( to Mr . Betts ) . —What did Mr . Wood sayto yon on the Friday respecting your order for medical relief ? Mr . Betts . —Mr . Wood and Mr . Siddell distinctly told me that I acted improperly in giving the order , and threatened nie and Mr . Uiggins for our interference in thc case . ' ¦"' - . Mr . Wood . —I deny it . ( Confusion . ) It is untrue .

      The Coroner . —This quarrelling between the officere for administering tlie Poor Law in this union , and particularly in this parish , is disgraceful . This case is not the first instance of it that , by thc death of poor people , has been brougbt before me . Whilst you are quarrelling the unfortunate paupers die without relief . I repeat , these quarrels amongst the officials are a disgrace to tlie place . In this instance thc overseers had a clear right to give the order , and which order should have been properly attended to . It is my opinion that you will bo sent to Maidstone gaol one of these days on a verdict of manslaughter . Several of the jurors expressed their ftill concurrence in the observations of tlie coroner ; and Mr . Asliuownc , oue of _tiicin , added , that when he was overseer of the parish he had to complain of similar conduct to the board of guardians and of the relieving aud medical ofiiccrs to himself in similar cases .

      The room was then cleared of all but the coroner and jury ; and or . its being re-opened to thc public , the coroner recalled Mr . Wood for further examination . The Coroner ( to Mr . Wood ) . —You stated that when first you heard of this case it was hy chance , at the Leather Bottle , on the Friday , and you subsequently stated that the report of the medical man was made to the board of guardians at which you attended on the day previous ? Mr . Wood . —1 think I stated everything as accurately as I recollected ; but I now think that the report was not made by the medical man to the board until Thursday last . C-. iroTier . —What , not til ! yesterday ? You heard the medical _ollieer _stata in evidence that he sent iu a report on the day after he first visited the deceased . If the report was uot sent in till yesterday the doctor must have sworn falsely . Had you any conversation with the doctor ( Mr . Whitcombe ) on the subject ?

      Witness . —Yes , on Tuesday last , I think it was , hs told me the man was dying . Coroner . —Xow recollect yourself , sir . Did you see Mr . Whitcombe yesterday , that is Thursday , week ? Witness ( altera long pause ) . —Yes , I think I did , but I have no recollection of what was suid . _Ctsroucr . —Did you tell him _^ that he need not go to thc board of guardians that day , and that yoa would yourself bring thc case ofthe decc . _isc-a man beforo the board ? Witness . —I did not . I have no recollection whatever of saying so to him . Does Hot recollect having told any person that he had met Mr . Whitcombe on that day , and ofl _' ered to save him the trouble of attending thc board . Attached no importance whatever to the matter . Tiie Foreman . —I am sorry to hear you say so . The question of saving the lifo of a fellow-creature is of importance , and this is a most important inquiry .

      Witness . —I did not think it of any importance at all . ( Sensation . ) I do not recollect that the case was at all brought under tlie notice of the board on yesterday week . Coroner . —What ! no mention of it in the report from the medical mau to the board ? Witness ( who appeared greatly excited ) . —I do not recollect . Coroner . —Xow , sir , recoileet whether you did or did not say to any person that yon had met on Thursday ( yesterday ) week Mr . Whitcombe , at the Crown , at Siiorne _. ' onhis way to attend , the hoard of guardians at Itochester , and that you told him you would save him the trouble of going , as you would yourself bring the case of tlie sick man at _Xortiilieet before the board ? Witness . —I do not recollect . It was not at the Crown I met him . Coroner . —Surely you caa recollect whether you said so or not to any person ?

      Witness ( aftera long pause ) . —I may have said so ; hut I conceive that what I said to Mr . Whitcoaibe has nothing to do with this inquiry . Coroner . —It has a great deal to do witli it , and the jurymast hoar it . The room was again cleared , and , after the lapse of a few minutes , on its re-opening , The Coroner recalled Mr . Siddell and Mr . Wood , and said to them , —This inquiry has assumed a character of so much public importance that thc jury concur with me in the propriety of adjourning it until Tuesday next , at half-past three o ' clock , when we shall require your attendance . Yon , Mr . Siddell , will be required to produce the printed orders or instructions for the relieving _oSicer , to whicli you referred in your evidence ; and you , Mr . Wood , are required to produce thc hook of the board in which entries are made of the medical officer ' s reports . Mr . Wood . —But suppose the board do not allow me to haveit ?

      Coroner . —Then I shall again adjourn the inquest , and summon every number of the board of guardians before me . I must " have the reports which Jlr . Whitcombe swore _tsbariue ; made to the board both on yesterday

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      week and again on yesterday , respecting tha case of tho _decease' ! . Mr . Wood . —I think I may undertake to say , on the part ofthe board , that they will be produced . Coroner . —It is essential that they should . _Ire'ieat _, if they are uot , I will adjourn the inquest again on Tuesday , and summon tho guardians before me . The inquest was then adjourned to halt-past three on Tuesday , having continued from half . past one to near sis o ' clocli . The most respectable inhabitants of the parish were present during the proceedings , which appeared to have excited a deep interest amongst all classes in the neighbourhood . It is understood , that oue of the assistant Poor Law commissioners will attend to wateli the proceedings on _Tuesday . C 0 XT 1 XUATI 0 X AXD _TEltMIXATIOX OF TDK IXtiUEST .

      At half-past _tln'cc o ' clock on Tuesday tho inquest on tiic body of John Tuckwcll , at _Ii ' orthllcct _, which had been adjourned on Friday last , was resumed . Long before the arrival of the coroner tho village of _Nonbileet wan thronged with gentlemen from the neighbourhood ; and the _largo room in which tlie inquest was held was densely crowded ! ho moment tho covancr arrived . Thevu were present tho authorities ofthe surrounding parishes , and somo of the union guardians , with several medical practitioners , and all parties appeared to bc intensely interested in the proceedings . It having been intimated to the coroner on the previous day , by the foreman and other members of tiic jury , that tlicy had heard that tlie board of guardians of the union would not allow the documents required by thc jury to be produced , or their clerk to attend the inquest , as directed by the coroner , the jattcr gentleman immediately iisued his summons for the clerk , with an order to produce those documents ou the adjourned inquest .

      Previous to the examination of the clerk of thc board of guardians , Tlie Coroner directed Mr . Wood , the . Poor Law guardian of Northficct parish , to withdraw from the room , uutil his presence for re-examination should be required . The reports of tlie medical officer ( Mr . Yvhitcorabe ) for the two weeks previous to the death of John Tuckwell , and the printed instructions of tlie board to tlie _reiieviui ? officer , were handed in by John Simpson Bullard , of Strood , Rochester , who deposed ' that be was clerk to the board of guardians of the North Aylesford Union ; that lie was present

      at the meeting of thc board on Thursday , the 7 th of this month , when the report of the medical oiHcer now produced was laid before it . In that report the last case on the list was that of John lie-minings , for small-pox . Thc deceased was reported by that name but it has since appeared that liis real name was John Tuekwell . The report indicated that he was visited by the medical officer on the Cth , but nothing in thc shape of relief was ordered for him . No minute was made ofthe case in thc books ofthe board . No such ease would be the subject of a minute or a resolution ofthe board . The regular course of prrccwlinjr was to leave the case in thc hands of tho medical officer .

      who was left a discretionary power by the board to attend cases as long as he deemed it _neccs-ary . The medical officer had printed instructions to guide bim in the performance of his duty . Tho ' dociiment he now produced was the copy of those instructions , printed by order ofthe board on the 12 th of March , 1842 . Had the doctor applied for advice to thc board as to how he should act in this case he would have received it , but no order was made or directions given to the doctor ; therefore , lie ( witness ) inferred

      that it was not applied for . It was very unusual lor the board to give any such orders at all . Had no recollection that the special notice of the board was directed to the case ofthe deceased on tlie 7 th . There was some discussion ou it , and something said ' about tho liability of the overseers of Northfleet as to giving the order for medical relief , as it was stated that the man was in circumstances which placed him in a position far above that of a pauper . Mr . Whitcombe was not then present . Could not undertake to say which member of the board brought the

      conduct ofthe overseers in this case under its consideration . It was a subject ef discussion whether the man ought or ought not to be attended by the medical ollieer . Had no doubt that the case was laid before the board by the relieving officer , Mr . Siddell ; but the board , as witness supposed , left it to the discretion of the medical officer , to continue or discontinue his attendance . Thc medical officer is bound to attend on the order of tho overseers in cases oi emergency , and continue his attendance whilst necessary . In this case the board certainly did not restrict hiiii from attending . The medical , officer has no right to decide whether a patient be is so ordered to attend is a pauper or not , or entitled to relief or not . Had no doubt that thc medical officer ought in this case

      to have continued thc relief . It was the duly of the board to stop it if the patient was in circumstances above a pauper . Mr . Wood was certainly present at the board aud at the discussion on this case on tho 7 th . Does not __ recollect whether Mr . Wood took a particular part in it , or brought it under thc notice of the board . Reference was made to Mr . lliggins giving orders for medical relief , and it was observed that in this case thc man earned 5 s . _a-day . Cannot recollect whether Mr . Wood was the person who mentioned it . The relieving officer _bising in the parish where thc sick man was on the day after the discussion upon his case ought to have inquired into it . There were no directions given to any person by the board to inform the overseers of Northfleet that

      they had acted improperly in giving the order for relief in this case , and that they sliould pay the expenses . _Jfo individual guardian has , as guardian , a right to interfere with the medical or relievingotliccrs or thc overseers' duties , and in this particular case theic certainly was no order given by the board to any individual ' member of it to interfere with the overseers , or tbe medical or relieving _ollicers , or to tell the overseers that they had acted improperly in giving the order for relief . Coroner . —Then you arc positive that no direction was given to any person by the board to tell Mr . Betts and Mr . lliggins that they had acted improperly ? Witness . —There certainly was not / ' that ' I recollect .

      Mr .. Whitcombe , thc medical officer , was next called , and , after repeating what he stated in evideuco on Tuesday , respecting tlie instructions ho left the woman , Mrs . Gay , as to the treatment of tho man , he further deposed that he had made the secoiid'reporfconthe day the man died . That on tbe 7 th be was at Shorne , and met Mr . Wood , to whom ho mentioned thc case . Mr . Wood was then going to attend the board . Said to Mr . Wood that the overseers of Northuect had called on him ( witness ) to attend a man who was not a _paupsr , and whom lie was not justified in attending . Docs not recollect what Mr . Wood said in reply . Cannot undertake to swear that Mr . Wood told him lie ( Mr . Wood ) would bring the case that day before the board , and thai he would

      take good care to put a stop to thc overseers giving orders for relief . Cannot distinctly swear that Mr . Wood did not say so . Does not perfectly recollect the conversation between him and Mr . Wood on that day , but cau with certainty say it was about this case . Small-pox is undoubtedly a malignant and contagious disease , and requires close attention , but this case was one of a mild form . Discovered it to be so again on his second visit . If be thought it a dangerous case on the first visit would have attended on the overseer ' s order . Did not think thc case one of urgency , nor the man a fit object for parish relief . Thinks that he has as medical officer a right to decide as to the question of who is or is not a tit object for such relief .

      Coroner . —You have no right to decide on that question . That is the duty of tho board of guardians . You obeyed thc overseer's order to visit the man , thinking tho case one of emergency . It was your duty to have continued your attendance until directed by the board to discontinue it . The board had to decide as to the question of pauperism , and not you . AVitness . —I differ with you on that point . It is ray duty to ascertain if the person I am ordered by the overseers to visit is a proper object for parochial relief . Coroner . —Yon have a discretionar / power to judge as to the urgency of tho case , but not as to the poverty of the patient . Witness . —I differ altogether from you . I found in this case that the man was not destitute , and that there was neither urgency nor emergency in the case .

      Mr . Betts re-examined . —Before directing lliggins to give the order , lie ( witness ) investigated thc case , and found that the man was destitute and very unwell . After giving the order , ho again inquired into the man ' s condition and circumstances , and found them to be as represented to him at first ; anil since then bo ( Mr . Betts ) found on further inquiry that the poor man had only an occasional day ' s work , and that out of the few shillings he earned in the week he sent a portion to his aged mother for her support . Witness only regretted now that he had not known in the first instance the great destitution and dangerous disease of the unfortunate young man , that he might have given an order improper medical attendance and nourishment . ( A burst of cheering in the court . ) Mr . Whitcombe ( to Mr . Betts ) . —If thc man was destitute , as you say , why did you not give an order for relief ? The order you gave would not fill his stomach . ( Hisses . )

      The Foreman ( indignantly ) . —No , it would not fill his stomach , but it ought to have procured him proper medical relief , and if you knew your duty you ought to know tliat you had ' it in your power to order the necessary nourishment , and you should have done so . ( Another burst of cheers , which , however , the coroner repressed . ) Mr . Siddell , the relieving-officcr , re-examined . — Admitted that , from what he had learned since his first examination , he had not done his duty in this case ; that he was bound to inquire into it after it was brought under his notice on the 7 th ; but that he waited , as he did in all cases , for an application ; tliat on the 7 th he heard of the case first at the board of guardianv Was not present at the discussion upon it . Safin an outer room , and waited till called in by a ring of the bell when wanted . Mr . Smith was chairman of the board that day . Mr . Wood wa present . The chairman told witness to tell Mr .

      Medical-Treatment Of Tiie L'Ook. Ln Tiie...

      Higg ms to be careful not to give any more orders for relief ; but gave-him ( witness ) no instructions to inquire into the case ; neither was lie told not to attend to it . Heard the conversation which , as stated by Mr . Butts in evidence , took place at the Leather Bottle betwicn that gentleman and Mr . 'Wood in respect to this case . The chairman ' s message was then delivered to Mr . lliggins . Did not in liis former evidence mention what passed on that day , because be thought it was all humbug between Mr ! _llctis and Mr . Wood . A Juror . —Pretty humbug , indeed , over an unfortunate man dying for want of medical relief and nourishment !

      Mr . Betts recalled . —Mr .. Wood distinctly told Mr . lliggins and liim at the Leather Bottle on Friday , thc 8 th , that thoy had acted improperly in giving the order for medical relief , and dared them to attempt giving ' another- order . " Mr . Wood added , that be ( Betts ) wanted to get at the top of the chimney , but ho would be kept down in his attempt to climb . ¦ Mr . Wood was next called , but he did not answer to thc call . The constable was directed to find him , and , after the lapse of a quarter of an . hour , . the constable _retiirncit / aml stated that Mr . Wood could bo nowhere found .

      A " messenger was then despatched to Mr . Wood s house , and in about another quarter of an hour thc messenger returned , and stated that Mr . Wood had not gone homo . Alter some further inquiry for him , it was stated by the constable that ho was " seen about an hour before going towards Swanscoinc-wood . The Foreman said , that thc conduct of Mr . Wood was very contemptuous towards the court . The Coroner assured the jury , that whatever

      evidence Mr . Wood chose to give if now before them , it could assist them but little , if at all , in coining to a verdict , lie had called on Mr . Wood for the purpose of giving that'gentleman an opportunity of making an explanation , which might perhaps prevent the odium which his _keeping out of the way must now boa ]) upon him . As lie did not think proper lo take ' advantage of that opportunity , the consequences must rest with himself . If , however , the jury thought it-necessary to have Mr . Wood before them , he would adjourn for a time .

      lne room was then cleared ot all but the coroner and jury , and , on its re-opening , Everett , the constable , was directed to again call Mr . Wood ; which ceremony having been performed , Tlie Coroner proceeded to sum up the evidence , commenting on it with great minuteness of . detail as ho proceeded . It was , he said , with the deepest anxiety he addressed the observations which hefoand it to be his duty to make to them upon the evidence brought before " them . This investigation was called for iu a way different from others , —being held at the request of the properly constituted authorities ofthe parish , wiio appeared . to think that the deceased had not had the proper medical relief ordered for him , or proper nourishment . The poor man died from a

      virulent attack of small-pox , —a disease , in itself , of a malignant character , and which required to be carefully watched from its commencement . - - Now , _ it was to be extremely regretted that the medical gentleman / notwithstanding his notion that thc case was not one of danger , had not continued his attendance , knowing , as ho must have known , that such complaint required careful medical attendance . Even though he were not strictly bound to continue his attendance on thc order of the overseer , humanity ought to have induced him to do so . This was a ease which came homo to thc feelings of every man . The deceased was destitute and dangerously ill of a malignant disease' ; he was ordered by the proper authority tho necessary relief , and the case having fatally terminated after that relief was withheld , tho

      supposition naturally arose that if the relief had been continued the man would not have died . He ( the coroner ) regretted that any ground for a chAi' _^ o of neglect should have been given by tho medical officer of the union , but the case was one which demanded strict investigation . It appeared in evidence that the deceased when at work earned os . a-tlay , but that his work was only occasional ; that out of his earnings he supported his mother , and that he had no more than two shillings in his possession when forced into the bod of sickness by a malignant disease . In this state application was made to the overseer residing close by , who very properly directed that upon due inquiry " into the condition and circumstances of tho man , by the

      assistantoverseer _, an order for medical relict should be given . That order , much to the credit of thc medical officer , was attended to by him ; and he , learning that thc man could cam 5 s . a-day , and finding , as he stated in evidence , that the case ' was not dangerous or one of emergency , discontinued his attendance , giving , however , as ' he further stated , instructions to the woman of the house how to treat the man . Now , ho ( the coroner ) must say that ho believed that such instructions were given , because it was thc practice of all medical men to direct how a case should be treated . The medical officer then made a report to the board of guardians on the very day be visited the man on the overseer ' s order , but that report was certainly imperfect , as it did not particularly draw the

      attention of the board to this case , as it ought to have done . Such attention was , however , directed towards it by some other party , and Mr . Siddell , the relieving-officcr , candidly admitted to the jury that day that he had not performed his duty by inquiring , as he ought to have done , into the case . The evidence of the officers examined was altogether denied by Mr . Wood , who thought proper to absent himself , and who must take the responsibility of so doing . Mr . Wood particularly denied having met Mr . Whitcombe on Thursday , the 7 th , but Mr . Whitcombe not only confirmed thc fact of having met him , but stated

      the conversation , in as far as ho could recollect it , that passed between him ami Mr . Wood hi respect to this case , and there could be no doubt but that it was Mr . Wood who communicated that day to the board thc circumstances of the case as mentioned to him by Mr . Whitcombe . It was really discreditable ' : ami disgraceful to the parish authorities' to squabble as they did , and in their potty quarrelling to neglect , as they had done , the relief of the poor . This unfortunate man might be now living if be had been duly attended to , and had had medical relief in the early stage of his disease . It appeared that he was unattended to bv the medical officer from

      Wednesday , the Cth , to the following Tuesday , leaving an interval of six days without any medical or other parish aid , and such neglect , from whatever cause it might arise , was greatly to be deplored . Such cases threw odium upon the Poor Law , the principle of which was good , but the administration of which was too often improperly conducted . ( Cries of " Hear , hear , " from all parts of the room . ) Although the medical officer in this case unadvisedly discontinued his attendance , he ( the coroner ) considered the relieving officer more blameable , and Mr . Wood the most blameablo of all : for it appeared , from what transpired in evidence , that he had , as local guardian , improperly interfered with the medical and relieving officers' duties , when it was clear he had no power or

      right to interfere at all with or exercise any authority over any officer of tho union in his individual capacity as guardian . In this case , it was evident that Mr . Wood did interfere _ and exercise an improper or illegal authority ( loud cries of " hear , hear" ) , and that such interference , in a case terminating fatally , _ _as this poor man ' s did , subjected the party so interfering to a verdict of " Manslaughter . " ( Cheers . ) The coroner concluded a long and able ' address to the iury , by a recommendation to them to givo such a verdict in the case as would satisfy the public mind that strict justice should be done ; and expressed a hope that they would never again lie called together upon an occasion so peculiarly painful . He also made some strong observations upon the necessity and propriety of printing , for the information of the parochial authorities of the union , and for the satisfaction of the payers of poor-rates therein , as well oi inu _iiiiuiuauivcauio _ruiea aim

      • is pool , _leguminous of the board . Thejury having deliberated about half an hour , returned the _ibiloirim ? verdict at a quarter . " to eight o ' clock : — " Our verdict is that John Tuekwell died from natural causes , viz ., the small-pox ; and wc much regret that so little attention has been paid to the patient in the early part of thc disease , apparently in consequence of the undue interference of tho local guardian wilh the overseers and relieving officer . " Throughout the proceedings this day the room continued to be crowded with thc resident gentry ofthe neighbourhood , who manifested an extraordinary interest in them . It may not bc irrelevant to remark , that thc poor-rates collected in the parish of Northfleet amount to over £ 1 , 500 a-year , and that it is publicly reported , not " officially" reported , that . - £ 200 of that sum is the whole amount of annual expenditure for thc relief , medical and otherwise , of thc poor ofthe parish .

      Mr. Green's Night Ascent With Fireworks ...

      MR . GREEN'S NIGHT ASCENT WITH FIREWORKS hTtOM VAUX 1 IALL GARDENS . _FRIGMIDL DESCENT , LOSS OF _TUE _nALLOOS , AND NARROW ESCArE OF THE AERONAUT . This intrepid aeronant made his second ascent , with fire-works , on Wednesday evening last , from the lloyal Gardens , Vauxhall ; and a more brilliant pyrotechnic spectacle was perhaps never witnessed , far exceeding in splendour his former aerial trip from the lloyal" property . " __ The weather ( for a novelty ) , happily , proved propitious , and the attendance of spectators , including a vast number of members of the 6 eaw monde , was immense ; in fact , there could not have been less than 6000 persons present , in addition to vast crowds which had assembled in the neighbourhood of Kennington , Vauxhall , and the other bridges , and at every point and eminence from whence a view ofthe ascent could bc obtained .

      The process of inflation liavingbeen completed , Mr . Green gave the signal for ascent at about a quarter to eleven o ' clock , and when the balloon , which took an easterly __ direction ; had attained an altitude of about 100 feet , Mr . Green fired the fusee , and the ignition immediately occurred bv the bursting forth of an _ovorpowcring blaze of bright white light . It

      thou changed to a radiation of crimson , producing a sudden aiid beautiful effect . After this another change of colour to emerald green tool :, place , the lighU ' roni . which , was extremely brilliant . It then mutated to a superb shower of lire ( Le Auwtf d ' OrJ , and a moro beautiful effect could not possibly be produced , bright gold stars being showered in profusion . It again changed , when an enormous bouquet of coloured stars was projected o la bombardment , and continued pouring forth for a . considerable time . As a finale , a . simultaneous burst of myriads ol variegated stars took place , which appeared lo encompass thu . ' entire horizon , .. and ' a more gorgeous display of coloured fires was never attempted . During Thursday thc most fearful rumour * prevailed

      relative to the death of thc daring and adventurous aeronaut , who , it was reported ,-had lost his lifo by the destruction ' of bis balloon , occasioned , as it was stated , by a spark from tho fireworks attached to the car igniting thc gas . it is true that thc balloon with all its apparatus is lost—that Mr . Green effected one of the most fearful descents ever recorded in the annals of aerostation —that-he became entangled with thc netting—that he was dragged between four and five miles'iii thc direction of the River Med way , but his life was miraculously spared , his only injuries being a few severe bruises . The following particulars of the perilous tria have been communicated by Air .

      Green : — " At the time I left the gardens tho wind was blowing west'by . south , consequently the balloon took a direction of almost due cast . The wind continued in tho same quarter during the whole of my voyage . I crossed the Surrey Zoological Gardens , and then got away towards Greenwich , Charlton , and Woolwich . The balloon then bore off across thc river to the opposite shore , in the direction of Purfleot . I could have then effected a landing several times had the wind dropped , and had 1 had assistance , but 1 knew that if I attempted a descent with such a boisterous gale , and no help at hand , 1 should have been carried on to the river . The balloon continued its course till it arrived at

      Gravesend Reach . I kept at a very low altitude ; in tact , at times I was close to the shore , and near to the water ' s edge . On arriving at a place , which I think is marked iu my map as Osterland , 1 endeavoured to descend , but the balloon dragged along the land for at least three or four _\ miles , "" the wind still blowing witli great violence from the west ; the car at length got into a deep dyke , and I thought that-1 should be enabled to empty the balloon of the gas . I opened the valve , and then got out of the car ; but no sooner had I set my feet on the bank of tho dyke than I became entangled iu thc netting . A gust of wind suddenly drove tho balloon out of the ditch , and I was dragged along the ground , till at length the car became secured in another and deeper dyke , I

      endeavouring the whole ol the time to disengage myself from the netting . I f . ir the first time in my life now became alarmed for my safety . I thought of my knife , and happily found it in my pocket . I then commenced cutting away with the greatest vigour , but the cordage being of peculiar fabric , I experienced the greatest difliciilty in liberatingmyself . Tbe oscillation ofthe balloon now _becamcfrightful , but I held on it firmly , well knowing from tlie escape of gas , that its ascending power was gone , and that it could only drift with the wind . Becoming exhausted , 1 let go , and the balloon wentaway , car , grapnel , barometer , ami my other meteorological

      instruments / apparently in the direction of Queenborough . It was very dark at the time , but 1 could distinctl y discern the balloon make three or four halts before it became invisible . I . then made my way along the banks ofthe river towards Gravcscnd , without meeting a soul or finding a house open , a distance from the spot where I left thc balloon of at least eighteen or twenty miles . I arrived at Gravesend about halt-past six o ' clock , and , to prevent bring annoyed by the questions of strangers , I preserved a strict incognito , I shall , however , visit Vauxhallg : \ rdvns to-morrow ( Friday ) evening , to receive the congratulations of my friends . "

      The .Factory Bill. Manciiestek, Tiiunsua...

      THE . FACTORY BILL . Manciiestek , _TiiunsuAT . —Last night a numerous meeting ofthe Lancashire Central Short-time Committee was held at thc lied Lion Inn , London-road , for the purpose of taking into consideration tho best course to adopt to secure the passing of the measure next session . The proceedings commenced about eight o ' clock . Thc Chairman said—Gentlemen , the secretary am ! myself havo thought itright to call you together specially this evening , to lay before you the state ofthe question , and to enter into serious deliberation as to tho best course to bo adopted in the next session of Parliament . The great question , gentlemen , for our consideration to-night is , what

      shall now bc done to secure the success of our labours next year ? Many ofl us have been engaged in this grand cause for upwards of twenty years , and although our efforts have not been crowned with success , we have done much to improve the condition of the factory workers ; but there is still much more to be done . When first wc undertook this good but arduous task we were looked upon as something worse than mailmen : we were told that the profits of our masters depended upon the last hour ' s labour of the day , and that any reduction of the working time would ruin the manufacturers of the country . We knew bettor than this , and the result proves we were right . Night work has , by our exertions and those of our friends in Parliament , been abolished ; the

      working hours have been reduced by act of Parliament from fourteen and fifteen hours a-day to twelve , and some of the most extensive masters in tbe kingdom have gone a step further , and are now working eleven hours without any corresponding reduction of wages , and notwithstanding these reductions of time , the manufacturers were never in so prosperous a condition as at the present moment . Let these facts be but fully understood , and I fear not the result of the forthcoming struggle for a ten hours bill . On looking over the list of the two divisions on the 22 nd of March last , I find that nearly three-fourths of the members representing manufacturing communities voted with Lord Ashley . Wc shall not readily forget that day when , on two separate divisions , our friends defeated

      the Government ... ' , On a careful analysis of those divisions , I find that thirty-two' members representing manufacturing districts and boroughs , _vsted for ten hours a-day , whilst only nine representing similar places , voted against us . This is a fact which ought to be well understood by thc constituencies of agricultural districts . Tbe plan which I have now to submit for your consideration will , I think , if adopted , do much to secure success . It is , of course , only suggested for the consideration of this and the district committees , and which I shall now lay before you . First , that a fund of £ 500 at least be raised by subscription ; secondly , that convenient offices be taken in Manchester , and a permanent secretary engaged to conduct the correspondence , Ac . ; third ,

      that meetings be held in every agricultural borough in thc kingdom , anil that petitions be procured from every place whore meetings are held , also a memorial to their member or members , requesting them to support the cause of thc factory children , and praying them not to prevent , by their votes , thc manufacturing members from improving the condition of their own constituents ; fourth , that petitions bc prepared from every mill in the kingdom to be ready for presentation on tlie first night of next session ; fifth , that petitions be got up , signed by the clergy and medical profession in each town , and , in every case where practical , headed by the vicar , dean , or bishop , as the case may be ; and sixth , that petitions be obtained from as many millowners as

      possible in favour of short time . I submit this plan for the consideration of this committee , and hope it will receive their approval . There is another point to which I wish to call your attention , that is tlie propriety of soliciting a mooting of tlie master manufacturers , _^ with a view of devising some scheme for abridging the hours of labour to ten hours , which ' would meet their approbation . It has ever been the wish and aim of this committee to maintain a good feeling between masters and men ; and I do hope that if they meet us , wo shall be able to agree upon some plan or draught of a . bill to bc submitted to Parliament which will be acceptable to both , and thereby avoid the possibility of any ill-feeling which but too frequently arises out of such contests . If they

      refuse to meet us , wc are not to blame ; and if they do meet us , much good may result from it . But I leave these suggestions for the committee to deal with as tlicy think best . After some discussion , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted-. "That the plan submitted by the chairman bo submitted to a select committee appointed for that purpose , and that they be requested to report to thc next committee meeting . " " That the secretary be instructed to write to Mr . Henry Ashworth , of Turton , near Bolton , requesting to know if he will call a meeting of masters to meet a deputation of the central and district short-time committees , with a view of agreeing upon thc draught of a bill to bc submitted to Parliament next session . "

      Cljnrtist Enteuigtttfe .

      _Cljnrtist _EnteUigtttfe .

      Oldham. On Sunday Last Mr. M'Grath Deliv...

      OLDHAM . On Sunday last Mr . M'Grath delivered a very energetic lecture on the " Land Co-Operative Allotment System , " in the Working Man ' s Hall . Tbe meeting was thinly attended , iu consequence of the camp meeting at . _Middletwv Tho lecturer treated the subject in a very lucid and argumentative manner , and was listened to with great attention .

      BARNSLEY . At the weekly meeting of thc Barnsley branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Association , Mr . William Pearson , president , in the chair , the following resolution was passed : — " That it is the opinion of this branch that it would be good policy on the part of thc directors to publish Mr . O'Connor ' s able letter on the Land , of the 26 th of Julv , in achean form , as its circulation must have a beneficial tendency , inasmuch as it contains thc whole science of the Land plan . '

      LONDON . Cm- LocALnr . —Mr . Cooper ' s second lecture was numerously attended , fast Sunday _evening , Mr . Julian'Harney was called to the chair ; and after " The Broad Flag " . of Freedom ' now "' waves in the

      Waul Had Been Sung By The Choir And Audi...

      waul had been sung by the choir and audience the chairman introduced the lectuvo bv sonic eloquent observations on the democratic importance of such a subject as Ancient Greece . Mr . C . ' s lecture n _^ aiu occupied two hours and a half in delivery and it will , therefore , tic readily understood-that o \ ' r limits will not permit us to do justice to his address suffice it is to say that the magnificent themes ofthe Athe man democracy , the struggles of Marat ! ..,,, , Thermo _nylso , balanns , and Pfa tea ; the _cieviti-d ,. i , „ . 1 oi l ' erieles , Demosthenes , an So ,. ' -V S ' ? " _^? tcw dred other splendid _sul _^ _ts conn _S * _„ a ' G " ek history were dealt with in 8 Uc ! l a nMa ! e _«™ _£ « _£ deep aim _heart-stirn _,,, hltcmL ] y ' _^ _f _^ ' £ « rcat aud lasting good as thu I _' _mit f , r .. ' ! l . these instructive _addrei tne delivery of Di ; mcciutic Movement ! _-ac ¦ _,. crats of several nations held " -., ti _^ " % ( Ici ! 1 ° - strcct , - _lllackiViars-road _M- _' _^ u ? ' _^ _T chair , it was moved by hr . Coon 'S , . U _™" J " , * ' ° ¦

      onus oi an nations , _rcsu hi" ; _,, i n „ . i .., ? , " "" _> - " « - consider the propriety of _lamingTfi £ _ffi £ the purpose ot meeting each other at cert £ th , _a and getting by this means a butter _kno-. vV l _„ r ii ' movements for the common _mim _^' Alh _^ un : tniinou .-: ly . 1 he meet •¦> " to be held -, _i , i J ' road , mi Monday evening , September ' 1 st ! at St Mktuopowtax District Coiwcil — n _,. t „„ i afternoon last this Councilmct in iho Hall _TuSf agaui-lane Mr . 1 errywas called to the ch , v Tim delegate having given in their reports , j . „„ _3

      that the general meeting of tlie Onanist * ofLon-, _V- ; , , i bo ! 0 st l » ' iei ! ' On thc motion of Messrs : Mills and Simpson , it was resolved "Tha t this Conn ' I cil recommend that no one be recognised asa Chutist lecturer unless he is a paying member of the _assocition . " Mr . John Arnott moved , seconded bv Vr " John Simpson , " That this Council hold theirnuV nigs ' monthly . . Messrs . Whecier , Mills , and others having expressed their opinion * it-was ultimately arranged that tho question bo referred to the forth . coming general meeting . It was likewise resolved " That Mr . John _Frederick Linden be _prcs-cntcd iv'th credentials as a lecturer . " Tlie Council then adjourncd . BiiioitTON Railway " Tim ' . —Tho committee for managing thu excursion met on Wednesday evening , for a linal settlement of the accounts ! when

      all demands being discharged , it was unanimously agreed that tho balance in band should be retained for the purpose of getting up an entertainment to commemorate the event of the full _ctablishmcnt of the Lund Society , by tho electing of permanent directors , & c . Due notice will be given of thc time and place . A vote of thanks was unanimously given to the Brighton friends for the hospitality evinced bv them on tlie occasion of the trip : and the committee adjourned for a fortnight .

      ntliSTON . ¦ Mr . O'Cosxon _' s Visit . —A glorious mectin" of thc working classes was held on Wednesday nWitin Lord Derby ' s cock-pit , which was crowded in " every part to suffocation , to hear mi address from Jlr O'Connor upon the Land and its capabilities ; a sub ' _, jeet which he handled for more than two hours in ' thc most masterly and convincing manner . Since the days when O'Connor used to rouse us before \ vu never had so spirited a meeting ; and nothin" could equal thc delight with which the lecture vras received throughout . The cheering was deai ' enin " , when in speaking on tho Ten Hours' Bill , Mr . O'Connor recommended thc electors of Preston to wait on . Mr Gardner , the experimentalist of the practice , to solicit him to stand for Preston at the next ejection when he ( Mr . O'Connor ) , regardless as to whether lie was Whig or Tory , would come and struggle for him

      night and day , if the people could not secure the election of a Chartist . He looked upon the Ten Hours' Bill as one of the essential rudiments of Chartism . We understand that a deputation is to wait immediately upon Mr . Gardner to ascertain his views , to pledge him support , and to occupy the ground for him . it once . We have no doubt , that O'Connor ' s indefatigable mode of rousing such a constituency as that of Preston , and Mr . Gardner ' s " good works , " would render opposition to him very perilous , or at least very ridiculous . A number of new members enrolled at thc close of tho lecture . AH the Land rules were disposed of , and nearly £ 4 collected for the Executive . Three roaring cheers were given for FrosV Williams , Jones , and thc People ' s Charier . Mr . O'Connor expressed himself highly delighted and with thc whole _proceedings .

      The Late Futu Is . Aldermanbury. — Extiu...

      The late Futu is . _Aldermanbury . — _Extiuor-UIXAUY LWESTlUATIOJf _, AND _IsU'OItTAM PoWEll OF the ConoxEii . —On Thursday at noon , a jury of the inhabitants of the ward of Cri pplegate-within were impanelled before Mr . W . Payne , tiie City coroner , at the School-bouse , Philip-lane , Aldcrmanburv _, t _. _« inquire into the cause ofthe late fire on the preiiiiscs of . Messrs . Bradbury and Co ., Manchester-warehousemen , of Aldermanbury . The coroner , on taking bis seat , said he would take the libert y of stating _. ns thc present was rather a novel proceeding , whv he had called them together . Latterly tlie number of fires in London had considerably increased , and when they took into _consideration that nothing was so fearful as fire , they would be of opinion with ° him tliat

      when they had the power to inquire into the causes ol such fires , nothing could be more important to the publicat large than that the cause should bc closely investigated . Tho ancient authorities showed that in olden times it was the practice ofthe coroner to inquire into all burnings within his district , and that power still belonging to thc coroner , although fallen into desuetude , he thought they would be of opinion with him that it was mostimportant that it should again be brouglitinto force . In '' Home ' s Mirror of J ustice " the duties of the coroner were clearly laid down , and among those duties thc coroner was to inquire of all burnings , whether thoy were caused by felony or mischance . If they wore of opinion tliat they had been set on fire with a felonious intent , . then it was their duty to inquire and ascertain who tho party was who was guilty of that felonv . It was clear , therefore , in the olden time , that nart of the

      coroners duty was to inquire into all burnings ; and he need not say how necessary it was to revive it at the present time . No one had thc poxcr to inquire into the causes of a fire—not even a iuagistrate _. unless a party was in custody charged with _causing it , The persons living in the _neighborhood of a fire were always most anxious to knowhow it occurred , and he thought the public wohM think that he had done no more than his duty in summoning a jury to inquire into tho _circunistaiiccs of tho late lire , who also might , by any suggestion thrown out , prevent , in a great measure , ' ( ires Veins ''so numerous . He had directed a number of persons to bc summoned to give evidence as to tho . cause of the recent fire in Aldermanbury , so that they mis 1 come to a proper verdict , whether it was caused by

      accident or otherwise . Asber _CousiiiSj a packer in the service of Messrs . Bradbury , Greatorex , ami Bcill , proved discovering the lire about twenty minutes before eight o ' clock on Monday _nk'ht , i _' the cellar under the packing-room . The " smoke w _:. s coming up through an iron gratui "; and on his going into the cellar , which was used for kcepins boxes and papers in , he saw a pile of paper mi «> _' _« . He tried to put thc fire out , but was unable . No ono was in thc cellar when he went down . The witness at great length explained thc relative positions of various gas-lights on thc _cremises , and staled thaS it was usual to fight them by means of wax t _;> _i'" ' - > . and not paper . Several witnesses , emnloveil by "j ? -

      firm , whose evidence went to show that the firo K 1 ginated beneath thc grating in the p . icking-w 0111 ' and immediately underneath a gas-light in that i' _«<*' ' but no one could tell who lit that gas-light on _vf evening of the lire , having been examined , Mr . _Uraiuwood said , having heard the evidence , he was . ° ; opinion that the fire originated from alight dropP " _* through thc grating amongst thc paper i : i the cclW _' . Mr . Bcall , one of the partners , said he recollect * that about half an hour before ihe fire occurred ff one of the gas lights with a piece of paper , "• " ; _.-,... threw upon the floor , and p laced his foot upon . At- ' a most patient investigation into all the _cuTV . _nisfoi" - _^ of the case , thejury returned a verdict " That _i'" _- fire was caused by accident . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 23, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_23081845/page/8/