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THE POWELL PLOT . TRTALS AT THE OLD BAILEY ( Continued fom our _Stventhpage . ) Thursday , _Septxmbkb 28 . -Mr Baron Piatt and Mr Justice Williams took their teats on the bench at ten o ' clock .
THE DEFENCE . . , Mr Ballasting p rooeeded to _addresa the jury on behalf of Cuffay and Lacey . After some prefatory remarks , he contended that the Attorney Gener _; * - « s wimlly unjustified in _sayinjr tlw * _;' ae prisoners were connected *> _<^ __& y plan of organisation with _*^" rf to a general and simultaneous rising of the people throug hout the country . No evidence had been adduced to show that tbey had any connexion with any such organisation . The Attorney General had said that no great public good was ever obtained by violent measures . "Why , it was notorious that the great measures on which their liberties rested -sere obtained at the point of the bayonet ; but ,
nnder the sway of the reigning Monarch , who desired by every means-to promote the welfare of ber subjects , force was unnecessary to obtain that which was obviously good . He was perfectly ready to admit that the prisoners bad been guilty of great impropriety , but be denied tbat tbey had any intention of levying war against the Queen . It was said that the act nnder which the prisoners had been l-tdicted was most merciful , since it reduced the _rrhre of treason , of wbich in effect the prisoners Were charged , to an ordinary felony , and hence -bolished tbe punishment of death , and tbe _disem-( towelling of the yet warm body of the malefactor . fie admitted further , that tbe government of the
present day was merciful , but do not let tbe jury forget that the time might come wben a government might be disposed to tyrannise , and when they might bave unconstitutional judges and unconstitutional attorney generals—let tbem also bear in mind that a conviction under this Act placed the parties affected in the position of serfs of the Government for life ; since , in the discretion of the Court , a man so convicted was no longer a free man . Notwithstanding the mercy of the Act and the leniency of tbe Government , the making of tbe offence a felony perpetrated a monstrous injustice , as it took away tbe privileges which prisoners indicted for the high offence of treason enjoyed ; as a copy of the
indictment , and a list of witnesses to be called against , and thejury who were to try them , were not furnished to them . The privilege was taken away altogether . Doubtless the meetings were unlawful , and deserved to be punished by the law—doubtless a deal of foolish talk was uttered , and there was t great deal said about band grenades , in a wild ¦* nd untutored belief that they would thereby obtain ae People ' s Charter ; but it was absurd to say that object of tbis consp iracy was to levy war against Queen . The idea was absurd . Don ' t let them told tbat a meeting at a pot-house , and the _non-« setalked by Cuffay , and the finding of a pikehead in a garret , was levying such a war . Let
them , therefore , not be carried away by the special p leading of the Attorney General , bnt find them guilty of a misdemeanour . Was it not very likely that the spies of the government tutored these foolish , excited , weak people , into acts of violence , who in reality had no wicked _design j that they bad fomented the whole matter , and planted about the persons of these persons , and about their houses , evidences of guilt which they intended to nse for tbeir own purposes hereafter , and which they had themselves concocted . He trusted tbe jury would not forget that many of tbe greatest men of England bad died upon the scaffold in defence ef the very liberties they now esjoyed , and that they should not
consent to take away the liberties of their fellow subjects without tbe most mature consideration , and without a due sense of the precedent they thereby created . He then proceeded to deal with the witsessesandtheevidenceaddncedbytbem . Hedidnot anticipate that in a grave charge of this kind they would believe a person whom they would not trust in their shops by a drawer containing money which tbey bad not counted , or in fact lend him half-acrown . They must apply the same rule to matters of this kind as they would to tbe ordinary pursuits of life . The prisoners had a perfect right to
combine as others bad done to obtain by constitutional means tbe Charter . It was as open to a fair discussion as the expediency of adopting tbe Reform Bill , or the repeal of the Corn Laws , which though aa much opposed one time as the Charter , bad become law . When persons had combined for a certain purpose—the Charter , for instance—waa it not easy for wicked persons , for gain , to join them in the guise of friendship , and to fan tbe already excited elements of the confederation into a flame . Other bodies in good repute—tbe Freemasons , for instance —bad warders and other officers , and used secret symbols .
The Attorney General said the Freemasons bad an Act of Parliament legalising their proceedings . Mr _BaHantue said the Odd Fellows were not legalised by Act of Parliament . He accused Powell of having created violence where there was a disporitioB for peace , and with being a person utterly onworthy of belief . Tbey had beard from his own lips that he bad disseminated his poison among his workmen—originated and fomented the crime now laid to the cbarge of tbe prisoners . Was it not obvious that he had made the first pike head , and exhibited it to those with whom be joined , in order to induce them to make others , and when the proper time arrived thereby to strengthen the case against
them ? What . evidence had they - to show that Davis bad not used many of the violent expiessions deposed to by Powell ? How many spies were there ? Was it not possible that there were many mere , and that , in truth , they formed this formidable conspiracy , and drew the prisoners and others into the gulf ? The Attorney General had stated in bis opening that there were thousands upon thousands in London wbo knew not where to get a morsel of bread or a bed to lie npon at night . It was a lamentable and an appalling fact ; and was it not likely that these houseless and famishing wanderers were easily made the tools ef a designing scoundrel Eke Powell , wbo had not even the merit of being an
accomplice—the mas who bad assaulted his own father , deserted his wife , play . ° d the despicable part of a decoy at a gambling table , and run races to bring custom to beer shops He asked them , with a strong sense of justice , not to believe tbis manto put no faith in bim . In war , a spy , when detected , was hung up like a dog to tbe nearest tree ; bnt perhaps a spy in civil matters , and more especially one against the Chartists , waa a more respectable person , and less deserving such a fate . He ( Mr Ballantine ) did not think so , and he believed the jury would agree with him ; but they would of course form their own judgments . Then , again , was it not remarkable tbat Davis stated his
attention bad been drawn to the evidence of Powell by reading it in a newspaper . He admitted be bad read it . Was it not likely he had learned bis lesson from that person ' s testimony ? It was true , be c ame before them in the guise of a respectable man . It was just possible tbat he was no more worthy of belief than Powell . Owing to tbe way in which be had been called , no notice having been given thathe was to be put into the box , the prisoners had had no opportunity of making any inquiry' about him . The same remark was applicable to Tilden , who , it appeared , from his owa statement , got Cuffay appointed a leader in his
stead , as Ms pretensions were modest . They found bim endeavouring to entrap poor ' Cuffay into all binds of _wilent expressions . No letter or document of any kind was found in the house of Cuffay or Lacey evincing the slightest scintilla of conspiracy . It was true a pike handle was found in the garret of the house in which Cuffay resided . Was it not remarkable that Tilden was in the habit of constantl y going to Cuffay ' s , and that he went there after Cuffay bad been taken into custody . Tben tbey could have no doubt tbe tricolour was made by Powell . Tbe learned connsel , after an address of two hours and a half , concluded by trusting thejury would acquit his _clients .
Mr Parry next addressed the jury , on behalf of Fay , He said even the polluted lips of Powell were not guilty of charging the prisoners with aspersing the gentlewoman that filled the throne . Now he would show from witnesses that Powell had used the most indecent and disgusting expressions with respect to the Qoeen and her Consort . Having complained of the los 3 of the privileges taken away by Ibis Act , he put it to the jury if they could fail
to be of opinion that Davis . was not one whit Jess polluted than Powell . He tells them he expected only compensation for loss of time . Was it likely that a person would destroy his character , and so get himself to be pointed at and to be shrunk from by his wife , bis children , and his friends , without gain ? . He palmed a Billy falsehood npon the jury , and he was sure they wonld not believe it . The Attorney General said , with a thrill of ecstatic deli g ht , that Davis was a ' shopkeeper . ' Respectable
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shopkeepers didnot condescend to become spies . He agreed with the Attorney General that Powell was < a bold bad man / but Davis was a sneak . The thief that sneaked into an area was more despicable thaa the highway robber . Where , are the ribbons which Powell said were distributed on the 15 th ? Not one was found wben the prisoners were arrested , and the one produced was found under suspicious circumstances . Could they believe the truth of that , or of any portion of his story ? Fay was taken at his father ' s shop , and no arms or ammunition were found upon bim . After saying be should prove that V _zr . _£ \ instigated tbe prisoners and others to act with violence , the learned connsel concluded an able and elaborate address on behalf of the prisoner Fay . Thejury tben retired for a short time . On their return ,
James Parris was called and examined by Mr Huddlestone . —He said be had been employed as a carpenter for seven or eig ht years by Mr Smith , the brother-in-law of Powell , a builder . He had known Powell eleven years . His character waa not good . From his general character he could not believe bim on hia oath . Had beard him speak upon relig ious subjects semetimes , but could not recall to his mind what he said . Cross-examined by the Attorney General . —Would not believe him , because be once came and said Lord J . Rassell bad cut his throat —( laughter)—and on another occasion that be had seen a person steal a side of pork ; tbat a Mr Hudson , a neighbour , was dead . Saw Powell on Friday . Did not shake bands with him , but told him he was sorry for what be bad done , on account of bis children .
The Attorney General . — -Are yoa a Chartist ? Witness . —No , I am not . I do not know what it is . The Attorney General . —You don't know what Chartism is ? Witness . —( in a broad Scotch dialect ) —Naa ; tell me what it is , and tben I will answer you . ( Roars of laughter . ) By the Judge . —Never heard bim called , by his sbopmates , 'Lying Tom . ' Thomas Osborne , another workman in the employ
of Mr Smith , deposed that be had known Powell for abont tbree years and a half . Would not be lieve him on bis oatfa , if it waa uttered on'his dying bed . Remembered bis saying , about two months ago , that there was to be a Chartist rising . He said so to me alone . He asked witness and some of the otber men to join it . This might be about three weeks after the Kennington Common meeting . He at the same time pointed out a person who could make bim a pike .
Cross-examined—Was not at the Kennington Common meeting . Was at Bishop BonnerVfields on the afternoon of the day the police were attacked . Did not hear Ernest Jones speak . Attended a meeting at a public-house in the Birdcage-walk , on a Sunday in April . Told Powell that he had joined the Chartist movement—that was not true— -it was a lie . He would not believe Powell , because he had found him out in so many . Heard him say that Lord John Russell had cut his tbroat , and he charged bim 2 d . for a note wbich had been given him ( Powell . ) Often attended meetings of Chartists after " tbe lOtb of April . Re-examined — Told Powell he bad joined the Chartists because he was afraid of him . He was afraid to offend him , for he used to 8 _sek revenge on the tools months after .
Richard Fennell , carpenter , employed by a Mr Hill—Has known Powell for tbe last thirteen or fourteen years . From what he knew of him would not believe bim on his oath . Had heard him called 'Lying Tom' to his face in Mr Smith's shop hundreds of times . Had also heard him speak upon religions and political questions a number of times . Had heard him say thathe would sent the Queen , the —— foreigner , her family , and Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey , to hell in no time . Had asked witness to join the Chartists at Cartwright ' s about ten daya before the 10 th ot April . He told bim ( Powell ) , in answer to a question from bim , that be was not a Chartist , and that the Chartists would not get that measure by the way they were going on . He said they would get it in a month . Also asked him ( witness ) to propose him
as a delegate , after he ( Powell ) had proposed him as a member , saying at the same time ( hat he could thereby get £ 2 or £ 3 a week , which would be better tban working at old Smith ' s at carpentry . 'J old bim ( witness ) tbat the government was a weak and a government ; also said ' Look at tbo Queen spending her hundreds of thousands a year in idleness , and here we are obliged to work at tbe bench for a bit of bread . ' - He said if he would come to his house be would show him materials enough to blow London to hell in half an hour . Did not go . Went part of the way , but turned back , knowing the bad character of the man . Had threatened him if he did not join the Chartists that he would point out him and others , and that they would get a ball through -their heads . He showed him some Socialist tracts some years ago .
_Cross-examined — Was dismissed by Mr Smith after some weeks' notice , on account of tbe badness of trade . The Attorney General—Wby would you not believe Powell on his oath ?—Witness : Is it likely that I would believe a man when I have heard him swear times out of number that he would swear anything if he was paid for it . Had heard him read the Scriptures , and wben be came to the name of Christ or the disciples , tear the part out , and say of either , ' Let us burn that ¦ ¦ ; the disriples . were the biggest scoundrels I ever heard of . ' ( Sensation . ) When he came to the name of Judas , heheard him once say , ' He was a capital fellow ; he got well paid . I would have done it for half . ' He used to bum the leaves be thus tore ont . He used these exclamations be believed , in the presence of a person named Carr .
Alfred Carr , a carpenter , deposed thathe knew Powell well for many years , and had worked with him three or fonr years , and tbat he wauld not believe bim on oath . ' Cross-examined . —As near aa I can fix tbe time I last worked with Powell was in 1812 , it was in February . Tbis paper I hold in my hand is a date I had made to convince me I was right as to the period I last worked with him . The Attorney-General requested tbe paper might be _handed into him , whioh was done . Examination continued . —Those dates were made out by some one in the shop . I am sure it is six
years ago Bince I worked with Powell . The date of February refera to a period when Powell was charged with having attempted the murder of his father . The witness went on to corroborate the evidence of the last witness as to Powell ' s blasphemy , and adding some , relating to the Holy Trinity and the Virgin Mary , of a most gross and obscene nanus . I have also seen him burn portions of Genesis . I bave known him destroy the men ' s _toels . I never destroyed any man ' s tools . I was a Chartist in 1838 . Although Powell was then on good terms with me , I know he would have betrayed me if he could , and tried to do so .
Re-examined . —That date , February 9 , 1840 , has only relation to the cbarge againat Powell of attempting the murder of bis father . By Mr Baron Piatt . —Powell nsed to take me to these meetings . I thought he meant to get me into trouble , because he used always to talk of ripping the policemen ' s bowels open . I was satisfied he only meant to betray me , and there was no goad in it , and Ileitbeforehecouldleadmeintoit . I am not a Chartist , and upon the 10 th of April I was out to preserve tbe peace .
Jsmes Bennett examined . — I know Powell , asd firat became acquainted with him four years ago , and used to mend his boots and shoes . Upon the 3 rd of April , in the present year , I met him at the National Hail , Holborn , and I walked part of the way home with him . - On our road , he asked me what I meant to do on the 19 th of April . I said , ' Go to the meeting . ' He then said , ' How do yoa mean to go V I asked bim what he meant ; and he aaid , 'Do yon not mean to go with arms ? ' I aaid , ' I did not ; and he said , 'I was a y feel if I did not . ' The rest of the evidence merely went to prove that Powell used every endeavour to get the witne & to arm himself _.
Cross examined . —I never had a gun , pike , sword , or pistol . I wonld not join or listen to any arguments in favour of force . Re-examined . —lam a moral force Chartist . By Mr Baron Piatt . —Order had been given to tbe Chartist body not to go armed to the Kennington * common meeting . If they had been to the contrary , I should not have obeyed them or gone . Before went to the meeting with Powell I searched bis pockets , to see tbat he had nothing in them ; that was at Cartwright ' s . He had spoken about hand grenades or cartridges , and had I found anything of the kind npon him , I shonld have _tbosght bim a
dangerous character , and not accompanied him . John Westmoreland , a master tailor living in Wat * ling-street , was a moral-force Chartist , and bad been for forty years . Did not know anything of Powell , until he came and forced his company npon him , as he sat reading at Cartwright ' s . Powell then , upon more occasions than one , showed bim plans of organisation , and did all in his power to obtain hia acquiescence and assistance to join io the proposed outbreak . George Thurston , a moral-force Chartist , swore that Powell was the first to speak to him about making one to take part in the proposed outbreak ; but witness would not Kites to aim . He raise told
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him that he bad a pair of pistols for sale , which he wanted six shillings for ; then added , if witneia would buy them , he would give him half a pound of _pawder into the bargain . Witness did not acoedeto any of his overtures . Nothing material to affect the credibility of this witness could be elicited in Mb _cross-examinatioa . The next witness called was Ilenry Green , bnt he not being present during the examination of Powell yesterday , when the witnesse 3 for the defence were severally called on to be identified , Powell was recalled , and having seen Green , the latter was ordered out of court . Powell was then re-examined , and said he wauld not deny having seen Green at a meeting in the fields , or that he had told him to arm , and that he was not worth a damn if bedid not . Neither would he deny that he went amongst the crowd that was thereand persuaded them to arm .
, Green was tben called into oourt , and in hia examination deposed to the admission made by Powell , adding that he ( Powell ) told him he had no right to apeak of the Charter if he would not arm . Cross-examined . —On the night of the _apprehen-8 on of the Chartists I was with Powell , and he showed me a sword , and eaid if I would tell where I lived , he would give me a dagger . On the night before he asked me if I was ready to fight for my rights ? I aaid , 'I had no arms , ' and ha proposed that I should make one of the mob either at the
Tower Hamlets , or Seven Dials , as there would be plenty of gunsmiths' shops in the distriot to be broken open , and 1 could arm myself . He tried all he could to ensnare me . On both nights he had been trying . I went home and went to bed with my wife . I am a moral-force Chartist , and would much sooner be at home and in bed with my wife than out fighting ia the streets . ( Roars ef laughter . ) I have seen the prisoners , but do not know them . Powell tried all he could to find out where I lived , but I would not tell him . lie aaid , if I would , he would leave a dagger for me , and he wanted to entrap me , but could not .
Daniel Burn deposed to meeting Powell at Cartwright ' s , and at the Milton-street Theatre . Upon both occasions ha talked of fighting , and offered to give witness a pistol . " At the conclusion of this witness ' s evidence , the jury _ba . ged their lordships would adjourn the case , wbich was acceded to , and at the request of several of ths jurymen , who complained of illness , the Attorney General gave them permission to go oat for a walk , In custody of the officers , before they resumed their sittings tbis ( Friday ) morning at ton .
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WORSHIP-STREET . _—Stabbirg . —John Roach was oharged with _having stabbed and dangerously wounded William Lamb . _—Pollce-oonstable Fletoher , 80 H , said , tbat abont elevea o ' clock on Sunday night , he was passing tho Gun pnblicbouse _, in Union-street , Spltalfields , when he heard cries of 'Harder I * and ' Police !' in the club room upstairs where he found between fifty and slaty men and women and the man Lamb bleeding profusely from several wounds , two of tbem were stabs on the hip , one on the abdomen , and another on the left side . The prisoner was taken into _oustody , oharged by the wounded man with having inflioted the stabs with a knife , now produced , and the woanded raan was , as soon aa possible , removed to the Londoa Hospital—Mr
_Headley , landlord of the _pnblio-hou-e , laid he knew the prisoner bad been quarrelling with the ether man , and heard the latter afterwards say that tbe prisoner had stabbed him , bnt he saw nothing of the occurrence himself . — -The constable produced a certificate from the Londen Hospital , dated Sunday night , from whioh it appeared that the wounds were of a dangerous nature , and he said tbat , npon inquiry at the hospital , he was in . formed that the patient was then _wowe . — Mr Tyrwhltt said that , if the danger beoams imminent , immediate Information must be given here , and a . _miglstrate would in tbat case go to the hospital aad take the deposition ef the wounded man . —The prisoner was remanded for a week .
_MARLBOROUGH-STBEET . — Visit of thk _Gabdi _, National ! to the Metbipolis , — Mr Daboii , dentist , summoned George Daville before Ur Painter for having used abusive and insulting language towards him in the public streets on Thursday week . —Mr Babels said he _wssonhiiway to Eagland from the _Bealog ne _/«(« on Thursday week , when he noticed a great number of officers of the Garde Nationals on board the steam vessel , wbo were abent to pay a visit to tbe English metropolis . As the party of visitors were totally unacquainted with the metropolis , ho volunteered to direct them to a hotel where tbey could get accommodation . On arriving io London he proceeded to show the party to the Hotel de l'Enrope , In Leicester . _iquare _, when be was suddenly pounced npon by the defendant , who , in the capacity of commissionaire of the Hotel de Boulogne , endeavoured to induce the Frenoh visitors to transfer tbeir patronage from the Hotel de I'Europe to the Hotel de Boulogne .
Complainant , who had no interest in recommending one hotel more than another , refused to alter his first determination , and the consequence was that the defendant proceeded to apply abusive epithets to bim . First he called him a tooth drawer ; this he wonld bave passed over but when the names , of intrigant and polisson were added , he thought he was justified in appealing to the law . Tbe defendant's connexion with the Hotel de Baulogne would be proved by the faot of bis having been _sommoaed as 'George , tbe waiter . '—The defendant denied that he had any oonnexttn with the Hotel de Boulogne , where tbey had been recommended to looate , — Oae of the French visiters came forward , and denied that any of the party intended to put up at tbe Hotel de Boulogne . —Ur Painter said itwas evident the defendant was a sort or touter to the Hotel de Boulogne . He had need offensive language to the complainant , for whioh he must pay a fine of 20 s . —The money was paid .
WESTMINSTER . — . The Welsh Estatk Schihea _Foetohe _roa _Haif a Guinea . —Mr Jobn T , Seymour , secretary to the Mutual Communication Society f . r tbs Protection of Trade , 82 , _Sackviile-street , Piccadilly , accompanied by Ur Dorset , wax and tallow * chandler of 79 , _Klng . street , Westminster , waited upon Hr Broderip , to put him In possession _-feeme particulars relative to a scheme , called ' The Welsh Estate Subscription , ' advertisments with reference to which had gone the round of the oountry papers , nnder the allnr . ing head . of ' A fortune may be bad for half a guinea , ' Application to be made to Ur John Smith , estate agency office , 52 , King-street , _Westmlaster . — Applicant stated thathe bad received a letter from & member of the society of whioh he was secretary , enclosing the following circular whieh had been rtoelved by tbe
writer : —* Particular * of the Welsh Estate Subscription . —In 25 , 090 shares at 10 s . fid . eaoh . —Tbe estate consists ef tbe lease of a valuable and extensive mineral district , including a large slate quarry , together wjith all Its workings , tramways , waggons , erections , implements , _Aso ., situate In North Wales , and near a seaport . It may not be generally known that some of the Welsh slate quarries now produce a dear profit of from £ 50 , 000 to £ 100 , 000 per annum and from the extent ef the above property , a very large income cannot fail te be realised with judicious management . A great portion of the shares are already engaged , and an early application is requisite for the remainder , as the drawing will take place immediately the list ia complete . Post-office orders payable at the Charlng . _cross Post-office to Ur John Smith , _estate-agency office , 62 , Klng . street ,
Westminster , will meet with prompt attention , where also personal application oin be made . N . B . The estimated value of the above is 12 , 500 gulaeaB . Oa the receipt of these , he ( Ur Seymour ) instituted Inquiry , but no John Smith was to be found or heard of erhad ever been seen ia _Klag-streer , Westminster , There was a Mr Ames at the address ' n question , whe represented himself at the managing raan for Ur Smith , aad on inquiries , he found from Mr Dorset , the landlord of the boase in question , that be had let it to a Ur Ames . HiB endeavours to ascertain the locality of the property whioh It waB alleged was to be disposed of , the name of the proprietor of tbe * Welsh Estate , ' the name of the solicitor having tbe management of the affair , or the bankers who were lo hold the subscriptions , were ai unavailing a * his _searoh for Jobn Smith . He could glean co farther intelligence than that conveyed in the circular , save that tenor twelve thousand shares were said to have been disposed ef . He had every reason to
believe that tbe' Welsh Estate Subscription' was a perfeet bubble , got ap for the _purpose of defrauding tbe pnblio . The landlord of the boose , 52 , Klng . street , was most desirous of having the magistrate ' s advloe how to get rid of his tenant . —Mr Broderip observed that he could give no advice ; tbe very nature of his _peBitien prevented bis doing so , as he might be called npon to adjudicate npon the matter . —Ur Seymour repeated bis opinion , that It was a fraudulent lottery scheme , and one with wbich tbe public should be made acquainted , —Mr Broderip declined to entertain matters over whioh he had no jurisdiction . If an ; oharge could be substantiated , it was his duty te entertain it , but he objected to tbe oourt being made the channel through whioh ex parte statements oa matters over whioh be had no _jutisdiotlon were to go elsewhere He however gave Ur Seymour credit for the best of motives , but could offer no advice on the matter . The gentleman ' thanked the worthy magistrate and retired .
Extbksive _RoBBEET .-Mary Burrows , a woman of the town , was charged with stealing ninety gold pencil * oases lei silver ditto , _eighty-one _jiiver pen-handles , and other gold and sliver articles , value upwards of £ 100 tbe property of Mr John Sheldon , an extensive manufacturer of suoh goods at Birmingham . The proseou tor oame to town a few days ago , in order to visit his various customers , dispose of the _stook he had with him , and take fresh orders . He was alighting , on Friday week , from _anemnlbu * at the door of Ur Brooks , an extensive dealer in Birmingham goods , in Tothlll . _itreet , Westminster , when & man who was at the door tendered hie
services to carry his trunk and carpet-bag , which contained the valuable property above mentioned . Ur Sheldon , who was ia want of a porter for a few days replied that he should require Bomebody , but o » uld not say any moie abont It at that moment . After having transacted the badness that had called hira to Mr Brooks ' * , proseoutor left the boase , and then saw the man who had before spoken to him in conversation with a person named Webber , who had been an old porter of hit ( Mr Sheldon '*); and finding tbat he knew the man . and having made eome inquiries that turned out satisfactory , he engaged the man , who described himself as John Jackson , ef 13 , 8 Uff « _d-stmt to _acce-npaaj bim
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with Wi goods to Ihe various house * when be had to _transsotf business In London . The man acquitted himself diligently and very maoh to Mr Sheldon ' s satisfaction until _Handay , when prosecutor left Tela in the pai « _sage _. of a house in the Strand , while he went up stairs lo a gentleman , but on his return in about a quarter of an hour , discovered thatthe fellow had decamped with his trunk and bag of valuables . Mr Sheldon immediately gave information to the police , and within four or five hours after the prisoner was apprehended while offering one of the stolen pencil casta for tale , singularly enough , at Mr Brooks ' * , at whose door the dishonest porter was engaged . On searching her apartments , the nmalnder of the valuable property was found , a portion being still ia the trunk and
beg , and the remalncr concealed abont the bed and bed . ding . There was also the duplicate of another silver pencil oase , proved to have been pledged by the prisoner within an hour of the time the robbery had been committed . —The prisoner , in defence , said that she met a man , who after getting her to dispose of one penoll case for bim , gave ber the one with which she was stopped for ber trouble . She accounted for the rest of the property being found in ber room by stating that the man asked her to lend him the key of her room , as he wanted lo leave a bundlo there , and she gave him tht key In the street , —Mr Broderip said he could sot allow the caieto pats without remarking that the police were entitled to muoh credit for their diligence and astuteness , by which the valuable property had been recovered . — The pri . soner waa remanded for a week _.
LAMBETH . —CoAaoi ob _Bobolaet ahd _Roebeby . — George Hamment was charged with being concerned with others in breaking into tbe counting home of Mr Charles Christy , timber merchant , Broad-street , Lambeth , and stealing therefrom a £ 20 note , and other property , —Mr Charles Ltnning , clerk to Mr Christy , deposed to the fact of tha robbery , and stated tbat suspicion a ttached to the prisoner from his having been tn the lervlce of Mr Christy , coupled with the facts of bis having been seen on the premises on Saturday evening . A large and vicious Newfoundland , dog , whioh was let loose on the premises oa Saturday , as usual , and wbioh no stranger oeuld with safety approach , was found chained up on the following morning . —The priaoaer , who merely denied the oharge , was remanded to a future day . MARYLEBONE . —A TitiT to a Maid Sbbvabt . —
H . Clifford , and Ellen Gardner were brought up in oustody , the former charged with having been found U the house of Mr Priest , the 'George , ' _Haverstock-hill , _Hatapstead _, under circumstances of a ¦ _oipiotana nature , and the latter with harbouring him therein . —It _appeared from the evidence that , on the previous evening , Clifford went to the house and Inquired for Gardner , Mr Priest ' * servant , who , as alleged by him , was his sister ; nodonbt having existed as to suoh being the case , he was per . mitted to go down into tht kitchen and ( it with her ; snd at twelve o ' clock at night , eome time after it waa imagined he had left the premises , be was discovered in the servant ' s bed , apparently asleep ; he was ordered to dress himself immediately , which he did , and he wa * tben taken in oharge , as wai also the female . —In repi to Ur Long , Clifford said that he merely went to tee thy maid Ellen , and that he had ne intention of _committlae any robbery . The other prisoner held down her heag and said nothl ng . —They were both dischargd .
MANSION HOUSE —Revow oi a Ship's _Catw . — James Jennings Smith , first engineer , and Alexander Retd , second engineer , ef th * Lien steam vessel , trading between Louden and Frelilsnd , and John James , David Gillies , James Payne , Jobn Kelly , Robert Barclay , Edward Sorrel ! , and John M'Donald , firemen and trimmers in tbe same vessel , were brought before the _Lorl Mayor upon the charge of having piratically endeavoured on tho 16 th of September , to make a revolt on board , Mr Smith attended for all the prisoner * . —Mr Smith , at the commencement of the proceeding * , stated thatthe first engineer had applied to Institute proceedings against tbe captain of the vessel , but not having hi * evidence a delay had necessarily taken place , and in the interim he had been token into custody upon the
extraordinary charge upon whioh so many of tbe persons employed were brought forward . —Mr _Pelham gave an outline of the caio , wbich the following evidenoe discloses : —Captain H , W , Neville . laid : —I am the master of tha Lion steam ship , trading between London and Frieiltnd _, in Holland . I quitted London for a voyage to _Friezland on the 13 th of September , taking with me , as pert of the crew , the whole of the prisoners at the bar . They eaoh of them possessed a registered tioket , and I received them in due course , and placed tbeir name * on the mutter roll . We arrived at HarHngen oa Thursday morning , the day after we left the port , and took on board a general cargo of butter , _cheti _* , flax , corn , and oil , and alio live stock , consisting of 700 or 800 oxen , calves and sheep , and we were to be ready
on the 16 th , by _half-paat nine o ' clock , to return . Tbe fires were lit some time previous . About eight _a ' clock I ebserved a quantity of poultry brought on board in baskets by the firemen , and , upon inquiring whose they were was answered that they belonged to Smith , tha first engineer . I afterwards saw more brought on board , and was teld they belonged to the same person , and I told them to keep them on shore , as I would not allow them to be on beard . A few minutes afterwards I observed Smith ceme from the shore over the paddle box . He held up bis fist to me and ssld , ' Tou won't let my fowls on hoard , won't yon VI told him I wonld not allow it , there were too many . He then sold , ' Tou —— , then I'll pay the freight for them . ' I then said , ' They shall not como on board at all . ' He laid ,
clapping his hands , 'Now I ' ve got you , you— . I'll learn yon a trick , I ' ll teach yon and your Mr Robinson a trick . I'll atop the _tbip , This is what I intended . I ' ve been scheming this for yoa . ' He then called to the firemen , 'Rake the fires out , you— , rake the fires out , ' I then sold to him , _< Come here , don't make a fool of yourself , and do that which you'll be sorry for hereafter . ' He refuted to hear me , and he ran off the paddle bridge ordering the firemen again to rake the fires ont , aad to bring the poultry ashore along with them . After giving directions to the obief mate I wentaehore , and lent for tbe agent ef the ship that he might expostulate with Smith and the firemen . _Whcs I told bim what took place he sent for Mr Harrison , a merchant In the place , who took Smith _aton ? the
pier to talk with hie , and eame on board after having walked nearly an hour with him . I then lent for the consul , the prisoners having all gone ashore except M'Donald , and I sent the mate to tell tbem all in he presence of the Consul to come aft to the cabin , and wben they came I asked them one by one if they intended to resume their duty . Smith told the rest not to say anything , as the — would only catch them . I then asked the firemen and trimmers and the second _eagineers if they would not do their duty , and obey my orders in getting steam ? All except _M'Denald , and a man named _Rayner , who Is not here , said , _'Na , they would not unless Smith did . ' Theoaptaln tben detailed other attempts made by him
to induce Smith aad the firemen to return te their duty , and added that , instead of leaving Harlingen on Satur . day , the 16 th , in the morning , he was detained until . Tuesday , tbe 19 tb _, atBoon , in consequence of the desertion , and was obliged to tranship the live stook at a great expenis to the owners . It was necessary te have recourse to the soldiers aad the police to protect the orew and the ship , and the firemen , who remained on board . Mr Smith , the solicitor for the prisoners , croas . examlB . ed this witness at oanslderable length , He repeated some of tbe most prominent part * of his evidence in chief with increased emphasis , and tbe cross-examination failed to elicit anything very favourable to tbe prisoners , who were remanded . —Ball refused .
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A Caud Soaidbd To Death With Boilihq Mhk...
A _CaUD SOAIDBD TO DEATH WITH _BOILIHQ MHK . — On Tuesday , Mr W . Pdyue held an inquest at St Bartholomew ' s Hospital , _reapeoitng tbe death of Henry Vinoe _, an infant , aged four mouths , who died under very shocking ciroumstances . The deceased was tbe illegitimate offspring of a yoang woman , named Sarah Yince _, who had gone to service and placed the ohild under the care of Mrs Rose , of No . 120 , _Cornwall-road , Lambeth , On Tuesday week , ths deoeased was lying on the lap of the nurse who was preparing aome boiled milk for the child's supper , and whilst in the aot of lifting the sau- « - pan from the fire the handle oame off , and the contents fell ovor tho deceased's neck , face , and arms , scalding its person la a most shocking manner , Ur Calverwell , tho surgeon , wa * oalled in , who , after affordlug soma _neoessary aid , advised the deceased ' s removal to the above hospital , wbere he died on Sunday night , from tho effects or ths injuries . Verdiot—Accidental death .
_Cobioos _CiSE _.-rOn Saturday last , at St Bartholomew ' s Hospital , much interest waa attraeted by a case _wh'cb has come nnder the notice of Ur Lawrence , the eminent surgeon . On Tuesday week , a lad about four _, teen years of age , named George Castle , was atteuding to oae of the saws in the Steam Mills in the Certain-road , S !» oredltch , and while it waa at full work he reached _aoross to remove something whioh was in the way , wben one of bis fingers got Into the Btrap . He tried violently to release it , lest tho arm should be forced ia , and in doing tbis bo brought the edge of the saw to his right thigh and almost in an instant the leg was completely
separa ted above the knee His cries _seon brought assistance , the machinery was stopped , snd he was conveyed as speedily as possible to 8 t Bartholomew ' s Hospital in a very exhausted state from hemorrhage . Mr Lawrence , who wbb at the time _attending his patients in tbe hospital , _directly examined the stump , and found that a second amputation would be necessary just above the separa tion , in order to close the flash over tho bone—for in the first instance the limb was , of course , taken off level—and this was very skilfully performed under the influence of chloroform , the poor lad seeming to suffer little pain . On Tuesday be was going on qaite well , and there Is every reason to hope for his recovery .
Fatai . Tebhwation to A Wageb . — On Tuesday an Inquest was taken by Mr W , Payne , the City coroner , in the Board reom of St Bartholomew ' s _Hoapital , on the body of Edward Henry _Reblnson , aged 25 year * . The deceased was In the service of Messrs Piper , the builders _ofBishopsgato . On Friday he returned from dinner , and asoen ded a ladder placed against a scaffold on his employers' premises . He reached the second floor platform , when he got into conversation with a fellow workmen , who bet the deoeased a pot of beer that he wonld not climb np underneath tbe ladder with hi * bands only more than six rounds high . The deceased commenced tho wager , but before be completed It his hands slipped , and he fell with great violenoe to the ground , whereby he
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received a compound _fraotaw of the Utt thigh . Re wa * removed to thr hospital , where he died on Saturday evening last , epilepsy having lupinrtned . The coroner and jury strongly condemned the system of making such foolish wager * , after which a verdiot of accidental death wai recorded , ... ' . ' ' v _Tbeatment of Sick Poor is Si Pancras _Wobkhousi . —On Tuesday a meeting of tbe guardians ef St Pancras waa held—Mr Franois Healey , churchwarden , in the chair . —Mr Pitt , the agent of the board , reported that he had attended and taken the notes of evidenoe adduced at an inqueat whioh had been held by Mr Wahley , and coneluded en Thursday last , concerning tbe death of George Davis , the son of the assistant vestry clerk and clerk to the
Commissioners of Paving of St Leonard , Shoreditch , who had been alleged to have been expelled the workhouse by the discharge oommittee . Mr Pitt read the evidenoe , which showed tbat although the father of the deceased had paid the parish ii . per week for his support , he had been expelled the workhouse at a time when he waa labouring under fever and chronic disease of the brain . He alio read tbe verdiot of the jury , whioh waa as follows : — ' The jury find a verdiot of death from natural causes , namely , a disease of the brain , and that his death wai accelerated by his being sent oat of the workhouse before his complete reeovery . The jury take this opportunity of expressing their extreme disgust at the directors receiving into the house at a certain rate per week individuals who are not paupers , thereby defeating the purpose for whieh the ratepayers are
so heavily taxed , and so making that whioh was intended by law for indigent poor a boarding-house for the comparatively well off . The jury oannot separate without in some degree censuring the conduct of the father . '—Mr Newton Crouch said be did not observe anything in the evidence justifying such a verdict , which he considered amounted to nothing . — Mr Douglas oonld not agree with Mr Crouch that a oharge of accelerating a person ' s death by sending him out of the house in a state of sickness was nothing . On the contrary , he thought it was a very serious reflection on that board . If a pauper had been turned ont of the workhouse in a state of disease , and had died in consequence , under the old management , they would have had the whole parish down upon them , but now suoh an affair was oalled nothing . —After a few further observations the matter waa understood to be referred to a committee .
Shocking Catasthophb at _Battbiisea . —On Tuesday afternoon the following melancholy accident occurred in Surrey-lane , Battersea . Two men , named Cummins and Holgar , plasterers , were employed on the house of Mr Gaines , the florist , Cummins being on the roof , and Holgar on tbe scaffolding immediately underndeath ; Cummins most imprudently jumped from the roof to the scaffolding , when the putlock gave way , and both men were precipitated from a height of at least sixty feet , the house being an old and lofty mansion . Cummins reached the ground first , and Holgar falling on bim killed bim on the spot , and was himself bo injured that his life is despaired of . Cummins bas left a wife aud young family .
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_Bibmwoham . —At the Birmingham Distriot de legate meeting intheFeople ' aHall , on the 24 th of September , it waa agreed npon , that thia meeting suggests to the Executive the establishing of mutual instruction societies throughout the Chartist ranks , at the dispelling of ignorance is the only means of obtaining the Charter . A meeting was held in the evening , when Mr Ward delivered a leoture . _Mbzbopoutan Csktbal Victim and Defsngb Fu 5 d . —Receipts frora September 17 th to September 24 th . —83 , _Dean-itreet , Soho , 2 s Od ; Mr Ford , 2 s 6 d ; Mr Murrell 2 * 63 ; Mr Hawkins 2 i Od ; for
, , Defenoe , ditto , ls ; A few friends , Kentish Town , per Mr Lunn , for Cuffay and others' defence , Ib 8 d ; Cigar makers , Two Sawyers , _Minories , per Mr Briok , 5 s ; Ernest Jones Locality , per Mr Hitching , 14 a ; Hoxton , _per'MriSumner , 4 a * , William Rider , bb per Siab , September 23 rd . £ 1 ls 9 d ; Land Offioe , as per Star , September 23 rd , 12 a Id ; for Defenoe , £ 1 8 s 6 d ; Shelton , per Mr Deakin , 5 i 2 d ; Shoemakers , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , per Martin Judo , 12 s 8 d ; _Colohester , ner Mr London , 13 s 8 d ; Mr Wallis , ls 4 d . Total £ 610 s lOd . Jambs Gbassb _** , secretary .
Mb S . M . Kidd delivered au excellent leoture at the Literary and _Soientitio Institute , John-street , _Tottennam-oonit-road , on Tuesday _evsning , Sent . 26 th , on ' England ' s Commercial and Monied Aristooraoy—Wealth of Nations , and Misery of Peoples —Free-trade—its Principles—Cheapness ita Tendency . '
Forthcoming Meetings. Norwich.—A Meeting...
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Norwich . —A meeting of the Chartist members will be held on Sunday evening , Ootober lst , at seven o ' clock , when the new rales will be submitted for discussion . P . S . —Subscriptions received for tbe Veteran and Defence Fund . _DawsBURY . —A distriot Chartist delegate meeting will be held in the Chartist Meeting _* room . Dewsbury , oa Sunday , Ootober 8 th , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , when delegates frem every locality in the distriot are requested to attend , and each delegate must bring the monthly levy with him . North Lakcashim . —A North Lancashire
delegate meeting will be held in the Temperance Meeting-room , Chapel-street , Accrington , on Sunday next , Ootober 1 st , when the following places are requested to send delegates : —Olitheroe , Padiham , Burnley , Haegate , Burrowford , Blackburn , Preston , Accrington , _Oawaldtwistle , Colne , and any other town or village in North Lancashire , whieh ia willing to join the Chartist organisation . _Cor-Kir . of Durham . —Mr Wm . Byrne ' s route next week : —Monday , 2 nd October , at West Auckland ; Tuesday 3 rd , Stockton ; Wednesday 4 th , Darlington ; Thursday 5 th , _Middleabro ; Friday 6 th , Hartlepool .
Bristol—The Chartist members will meet on Tuesday night , Oot . 3 rd , at Mr Richard Castles ' , Mill-street . _MaS . _Kvdd will lecture in the John-street , Institution , on Tuesday evening next . Subjeot : ' Feudalism , ita history , influence on the past aud present , philosophy of _Conningsby , Young Englandism . ' _Dbak-btreet . —Mr Kydd will leoture in the Assembly Rooms , Dean-street , Soho , en Sunday evening . Chair to ba taken at eight o ' clook preoiseiy . _D'Ptford . —A leoture will be delivered on Sunday next , uotober 1 st , by Mr Walter Davis . Subjeot : 1 Co-operation . ' To commence at eleven o ' clook . A Ieotura will be delivered in the _evening , at eight o ' clock , by Mr Simmonds . Subject : 'The cause oi the present distressed _atate of trade and its remedy . '
Sooih London Chartist Halt .. —Mr Shorter will leoture in the above Hall , on Sunday evening next , October 1 st , at eight o ' clock , Subj « et : 'Thelife and writings of Lord Byron . ' Hull . —A general meeting of the Chartists will be held on Sunday evening , Oot . 1 st , at seven o clook , at the Temperance Hotel , Blanket-row . Mb Donovan ' s Route fob Nxxt Webk . —Preston , Oct . 2 nd ; Chorley , Tuesday 3 rd - , Wigan , Wednesday 4 th ; Leith , Thursday 5 th ; Hiudley , Friday 6 th . The conncil in eaoh of those places are requested to attend in getting ' up meetings , as the subjeot to be introduced by Mr Donovan is important in connection with the late arrests in Manchester . Pewter PiiiTTBR LooALm . —A general meeting of members will take place at the Duke of Lancaster , John-street , _Kingsland-road , on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock , for the transaction of business .
North Shields . —A meeting of this branoh of the Chartist Association will be held at Mr Pratt _' _a , Magnesia Bank , on Sunday evening , at six o ' clook . Leicester . —The committee of the No . 2 branoh of the Association having engaged a larger room at 57 , Wharf-street , request the attendance of the members on Sunday evening next at six o ' clock . _NswoASTiE-upoN-TiNB . —Mr John West will " commence his labours again in tbis district , on Sunday , Ootober lit . Mr West ' s route for next week : — Sunday , October lst , Swallwell , at ten o'olock in the fcrehoen , when a oamp meeting will be held ; Newcastle , Sunday evening , at seven o ' olook ; Windy Nook , Monday , Oct . 2 nd ; South Shields , Oct . 4 th ; Walker , Oot . 5 th ; Felling , Oot . 6 th . Subscription 8 _beetsare _efeilJ open for the Viotirns and their fami-. lies . Persons desirous of subscribing to the above j fund will oblige by handing them to M . Jude thb looal treasurer , who will forward the amount to the _Dronetnavtwi
South _Iomdon Ohabtibt Hail , —The members will meet on Sunday morning , at nine o ' clock , for reading and discussion . Subject for discussion ;— ' Which will benefit the country most—Emigration or Home Colonisation V
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Mr O'Connor's Propositions. As It Is The...
MR O'CONNOR'S PROPOSITIONS . As it is the intention of the Directors to visit each branch of the Company in support of their views for its future management , and to abide by the resolutions of the members , we think it impolitic , and a useless encroachment on the columns of the Stab , to publish resolutions adopted previous to the contemplated interview of the Directors with the members . Banbury . —At the weekly meeting of this branoh on Monday laBt _, the members approved of holding a Conference at Birmingham . _AshtoN'UMder-Lynb . — The members of this branch of the Land Company are informed , that in future their levies and share money must be paid at the . house of James Taylor , Turner-lane , near the railway-station , until we are able to take a room to hold our meetings in . Monies received on Wednesday and Saturday _eveniags , from five to eight o ' clock .
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Msbthtb _TtdviIi . —The Land members _ofjhft various branches in this town and nei ghbourhood art requested to meet at the branoh offioe , back of tha Three Horse Shoes , on Monday evening nest , at seven o ' olook , to take into consideration the propriety of holding the proposed Conference in October * next . —The secretaries of the several branches in South Whales are also requested to correspond with Mr D . R . Morgan , Malt Mill-square , Mertbyr , respecting the opinions of the members in each branch , as soon as possible , also the number of good members in eaoh branob , so that it may bo ascertained what eaoh member will have to pay towards the expense of thedelegate .
Choblsy . —A quarterly meeting of _sharehoWerfl will take place on Sunday afternoon , Ootober 1 st ., at the Land Company ' s room , behind Mr Matsley ' a , rope-maker , Market-street , at two o ' clook . Memo bora' in arrears for local levies are requested to pay up the same without further notice . Lower Wablby . —The Land members are re * Sueated to meet in their room , Hoyle House , on Sun . ay afternoon , Ootober lst , at two o ' clock , oh business of importance . —A . meeting will be held at the same place on Saturday , Ootober 7 th , at eight o ' clock in the evening , to elect new officers . Hyde . —The quarterly meeting of the Land ' , mem » bers will beheld in their room , Hyde-lane , on Sun « day , at two o ' clock . Members in arrear with their local levies will oblige by attending and paying the
Bame . _Mosblbt . —The Land members of thia branoh will meet oa Sunday afternoon , Ootober lst , at two o ' clook , to take into consideration the propositions of the directors , and transact other important business . The members are requested to attend . Leiokbibb . —The shareholders of No . 1 branob are requested to attend their room , 87 , Church-gate , on Monday night , at seven o ' clook , to elect offioera for the next quarter . Other important business will be brought before the meeting . Sundebund . —A special general meeting of this branch will beheld at the Royal Oak , Mr John Fer * gusson ' s , Horn-lane , on Monday , Ootober 2 nd . The members are requested to attend as business of importance will be laid before the meeting '
Disastrous Hbrricane.-Great Loss Op Life...
DISASTROUS HBRRICANE .-GREAT LOSS OP LIFE AND PROPERTY IN IHE WEST IWD 1 ES , A most _dUaetroni hurricane took place in August by whioh Antigua ., St KUts , and Nevl * _werejdevaitated , St Thomas alio fee ' . log its _effeo'e . At Amiga * and St Eitt * there has been no luoh loss of life and property for nearly twenty yean , neither the hurricane of 1881 nor the earthquake of 1813 being attended with such deplorable results . Daring tbe latter part of the 21 st August clouds were seen at Antigua gathering from all directions , and hanging _motlonles * ; the beat waa _terrU bly oppressive , but , aa the barometer did not indicate anything particular , a little ruin and thunder only was expected . The redness of the sky and eddies of wind at sunset occasioned anxiety . In the night the wind increased , and a storm wa * then anticipated . Every preparation was rapidly mads to mitigate Us effect * . At eleven p . m . the darkness was impenetrable and the
tempest wa * approaching ; up fo thi * period the mercury nad only fallen , however , one-tenth of an inch . At midnight the wind raged furiously ; lightning and than * der were incessant , accompanied by floods of rain . At this time a severs shock of earthquake was felt , attended by very heavy gait * . Ths gale continued to increase until iti force was perfeotly terrific . By half * past one the mercury had fallen four-tenths of an lacb , and the atotm at this time was dreadful . By two a . m . it had abated , and towards morning the day dawned as calmly at If the element * had been at peace , and ihe spirit of destruction had not been disturbed , but on looking abroad on the 22 nd , the island which had beea studded with neat structures and populous villages op _«
peared ai a waste of rubbish and ruin . It is believed that the south and west part of the island _experienced the wind much more than the north side . In the old road division the devastation wat immense , The villages of _DalzeiT * and Jebbson ' * Point were destroyed . Tbe churches of St Vary , St Lake , and St Philip , were more or less injured , some of the rectory houses were destroyed . The Moravian mission establishment at St John's , Grace Bay , and Cedar Hall , more or leas suffered . Some of the village * were completely destroyed . At this part of the iBland they had _eoriy notice of the hurricane by an exraordinary swell of the sea , The injury to plantation property has bees extremely serions .
In English Harbour the injury to pablio and private property Is very serious . The governm' & thsB suffered a great loss of property . In the _dookyord all tbe baildugs wera destroyed ; soldiers' barracks were ruined , tbe Middle Ground Buildings thrown Into the sea . Govern ment loss in English Harbour alone ls £ 25 , 000 . _TTesleyan Chapel and Lady Grey ' s Sohool were levelled , and Monk ' _s-hill Barraoks _destroyed . Throughout the Island 2 , 000 buildings are unroofed and 709 totally destroyed . By far the greater portien of these ore cottages of the labouring _elauts . In the harbour several ships sunk , some are severely damaged , while others are mining , It is feared lost . The number of live * lost i * laid to be thirty . Authentic account * of eighteen have been received . Immense numbers of cattle and stock of all kinds havo been destroyed . The largest trees were torn up by the roots , and houses were lifted twenty-five yards from their foundation ,
At St Kttt _s the hurricane commenced at the same time as at Antigua . The moon ohanged strangely , the barometer fell , and the _skleB were unusually brilliant _. At aboat fear o ' clock on the morning of the 22 nd the hurricane was at its height . During thfrulght shocks of an earthquake were felt . In _Pallmill-sqaare , Irish Town , and New Town the spectacle after the storm was awful , As fer the country , it presented , after the hurricane , a most desolate appearance , as if the simoem of the desert had swept over It , The canes whioh were stript of their leaves , seemed scorohed by a hot wind Every plant was withered .
The following were the casualties to the shipping in tbe harbour of Si Kitt'B : —The barque Benjamin Green , of London , drives from her anchorage , masts overboard , bulwarks carried away , some of her cargo thrown over _, board ; schooner Mary of Tortola , foundered , crew perished ; sloop-boat Only Son , ashore , crew perished * . cutter Betsey , lost ; sloop-boat Rosebud , _asbore ; sloopboat from St Martin ' s , lost ; sloop Maria , irom Antigua , ashore ; sloop Phoenix , of Antigua , lost . A coronert inquest had been held on ten persons when the moll left . The hurricane was felt at Nevis down to St Thomas At St Thomas the West India Company ' s steamers Medway and Eagle rode out the hurricane , with the _asalitanoe of the mooring * and by dropping two an _» chow . A French ship of 859 tons was wrecked , crew saved .
Powell's Veracity. The Following Letter ...
POWELL'S VERACITY . The following letter appeared in the Duly Nbws of Tuesday : — S » , —As a lover of justice and impartiality , I trust yoa will give Insertion to the following in your impar tial and uncompromising paper . Having seen under yesterday ' s polioe sheet , headed , ' The Committal of another Chartist Leader , ' viz . G . B . _MnUlns _, 31 , Southampton-street , Strand , _sargeon , that Powell , the carpenter , who gave evidence against the other Chartists , in bis examination at Bow _. _atreet _, did say that it was proposed by Breit * ter , bis leader , that the Crispin pablio boase , in Milton-street , shonld be the place of rendtzvoa * at twelve o ' olock the next day , viz . tbo ISth of Aagast ; now I do here most emphatically deny that the Crispin , in wbich I have lived for tbe last sis months , has received , to my knowledge , or tbat ef my family , any of the Chartist _leader ? , and tbat Powell , who state *
that he accordingly went thero on the day appointed , never entered my boase . Could you well imagine , sir , tbatifeuch a meeting were to tRko place , particularly when we consider that so much seoreoy must of course distinguish that body , as coming within the meaning of the law , that I would not bave had some knowledge of I tbe matter , end tbat the landlord would not , as a matter j of coarse , be apprised of such meeting ! No , it were I fooliah to consider it ; and os to knowing tbis Powell , or thathe and I had ever exchanged a sentiment , would be Indeed , a great libel en ray character . I give , therefore , this publio contradiction to his statement , and can hardly believe that a man who would mako in oourt suoh an unfounded statement would bo deterred or abashed from _sevicg anything , I do so also to clear my owa reputation , and that of my house , _olaiming in the meantime , the privilege of interfering with neither party . —T . _Coitoh , proprietor , the Cflspin , Milton _, street .
Mr George Mantle, To Ihe Editob Of The N...
MR GEORGE MANTLE , TO IHE EDITOB OF THE NOBIHE & t * STAB . _Sia , —I yeBturday visited Mr G , J , Mantle , ! in Chester _C'stle , and found him in good _health and spirits . Mr Mantle has not yit received _aovlhlng towards his defence , and when our friends tako into consideration tbe situation of bis wife In consequence of his arrest , I think they will not consider me too presumptuous in soliciting a share of their aid , Tours , & ft , Windmill-lane , Chester John Liwis _, September 26 ih , 1818 .
Anotheb Bodi Or A Sumaba In The Ocean M°...
_Anotheb Bodi or a _SumaBa in the Ocean M ° " lUBCH . —Oa Monday an inquest was held before Mr Urry , on view ef the body of a man unknown , whioh wa * found by the _Oaptafn of a steamer which was worktag at tha wreck oa Friday night . He waB abont five feet eight inches high , and had oa n black frock coat and popper and salt trousers . The face was so disfigured and decayed that the _eounteaBHoe was effaced , Verdict—Found drowned . Ma Maobkadt departed from Liverpool on Saturday tor the New World .
Printed Bydougal M'Gowan, Of 16, Great Windmiu* Iteeet, Haymarket, In The City Of Westml: Ster, Atth« Uuiutjin
Printed byDOUGAL _M'GOWAN , of 16 , Great _Windmiu _* iteeet , Haymarket _, in the City of Westml : _ster , atth « uuiutjin
, Me Same Street And Farieb, For The. . ...
, me same street and Farieb , for the . . Proprietor FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., M . P _., and published by _WniuK Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street , Brad . don-street , Walworth , in the parish of St . Mar ) , New ingtoa , in the County of Surrey , at the 03 ce _, \' o . lo' Great Windmill-street , _Haymarket-in _thj . Cityo : _Vv _^ t minster . —Saturday September SMb _. _lSM .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 30, 1848, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_30091848/page/8/
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