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October 11, 1845, THE NORTHERN STAR ~-^^...
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To Agents, Subscribers, And R Eaders. ' ...
attended to . All communications must , therefore , in future , be addressed as follows : — Orders for the paper and advertisements , to F . O'Connor , Esq ., 17 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . Communications for fhe paper , to Mr . Joshua Hobson , Editor _Northern Star , Office , 17 , Great Windmill-street Haymarket , London . All orders for money must be made payable to Mr . O'Connor , at the Charing-cross Post-office .
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John Ar-sott , Sohebs Town , is thanked for his friendly note . On the subject matter of that note ne shall act as we have ever acted—on our own conviction of what is most beneficial to the interest of all sections of the labouring classes , and not for one section of them only . IheXorthern Star , in our hands , is nut a thing to he used according to the whim or eapricd of a mere sec of conceited "politicians , " who have so learned their lesson of "liberty" as to deny liberty not only in their own conduct towards each other , but also to tbe press , which , witliout full and cheerfully-accorded freedom , is one of the bitterest curses that can be inflicted on a people ; but itis an instrument to be used for the exposure of wrong and the upholding of ri .-ht , wherever found . Ho expression of opinion , either of fulsome •" thanks" or of undeserved orincousiderate "censure , "
thall drive Ms from this course . If there are any who are so narrow and contracted in their views—so monopolizing in spirit—and so unreasonable in conceit , as to demand the continual insertion in our pages of the thousand-times told tale , of what ivas done in tlie sacred name of liberty at the _Pig-and-Whistle—and tins too lo the exclusion of matter which intimately and _immediately concerns hundreds of thousands of toiling operatives , whoso savings for years are in _danger- if there be any of this sort , who think they can accomplish such an _olject as this witli us by notes such as that Mr . Arnott has forwarded , they are strangely mistaken . They must try their attempt at coercion elsewhere , if they would have it successful . Tor ourselves , as long as judgment is left us , we shall ever prefer to do our utmost to thwart tbe unjust oppressions of thousands , andexpose the _nefuriousness of those who
ROB the workman of his hard-earned savings ; we shall prefer to do this when occasion calls for it , even to tlie trumpeting forth tlie " sound and fury" of those who - " bate all tyranny "—except their oum : who are " deadly foes to all oppression" —to which they may think tftcmselves subjected : whose " efforts for liberty "—( to _"denounce" )—are undying ; and who are filled with such insufferable conceit as to imagine tbat all other considerations must wait on tlieir convenience . If there are among the army of " patriots" any who cannot afford to let us do this , why they must e ' en meud themselves as they best can . _Joun _Grusdi , _I _' _ttEsros , might know that Mr . O'Connor is not in London , iior has been for some weeks past . Mr . CooP £ E , 13 * , Blackfriar ' s-road , begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for the Veteran Patriots' and Exiles . ' Widows' and Children ' s Fund : —
JMr . Crow , Leiiester ( heiug a subscription originally intended for Mr . Cooper's relief ) , 17 s . 3 d . ; Mr . llogers , Xambeth , 2 s . Cd . ; Mr . Sweetlove , Cd . ; Mr . Miller , 2 d . ; Mr . Bradley , Leicester , one dozen postage stamps . T , C , of Hobslet , in Gloucestershire , sends us the following-, under the head "Doings in Horsley Gaol : "— " A few days ago , ' Jack Ketch' arrived at Horsley , from Gloucester , in a beastly state of intoxication , to perform ' a duty" which the brute says he takes a pleasure In—riz ., that of Hogging . On this occasion he operated on a boy , who was tied up to tlie iron gate by the turnkey . Mis cries were heart-rending . Ultimately the boy fainted ; but the hangman kept at Lis infernal work , till stopped by Mr . Wells , thc surgeon to the gaol . The boy , a fatherless orphan , had been tried and convicted for not giving a satisfactory account as to how he
got possession of a bible . The inhabitants of Horsley are looking forward to the sessions at Gloucester , to _kxow what will be the sentence of Lewis , tlie watchman of the gaol , hc being fully committed for stealing coals from the prison , while be had 15 shillings a week so prevent others from stealing . At Gloucester assizes , not long back , the governor ' s son , who was then an ofiicer of the gaol , was tried for administering drugs to one Sarah Gibbs , a prisoner , to procure abortion ; but he got acquitted . He lost his situation , aud is now residing in London . The Dixos Fc >* d Committee beg to acknowledge the receipt of Js . from Brighton , per Mr . WUlinm Flower . —Thomas _Whittaker , treasurer , 09 , Devonshire-Street , _Charltoii-on-Meaiock , Mauchester . A ., JMaxcheste _* -.. —liis letter was received , and declined .
Thomas F & axcis , _Mebtuvk TrBVit . —We see little cause to complain in the case he names . He was referred to a . part _& who _granted Ills request . . Thus everything was done that he required . Iu answer io his other < juery , the Poor Man ' s Companion is in the press , and will be shortly in the publisher ' s hands . The Fkesch Language—T . _AVilsoj _. _* , _Hoibobn * . —We hare no faith in those publications professing to teach the Prcueh language witliout the aid of a master . We are convinced that thc best , shortest , and , in the end , cheapest way to acquire a thorough _knowledge of any foreigu language , is to learn it from the lipsof aprofessor of the _lasguage . If our correspondent desires to learn the French language , as he says , " speedily and correctly , " we recommend him to place himself under the tuition of Mr . Boyer , professor of the French
language , So . 9 , Agar-street , West Strand , "ft e believo M . Boyer to be fully competent to impart to his pupils a thorough knowledge ofhis country ' s language , which no book , no matter how much puffed , can possibly impart of itself . _Jaubow Pit . —The following letter we extract from the _ifornh-iffChronieU : —Sir , —Such is the dangerous state of Jarrow Pit , from want of ventilation and by discharges of gas , that not more tlian about twenty miners have gone to work since the explosion , a great number of the meu baling sought work elsewhere . _Ihere are still many in the houses belonging to the Colliery , but who have got notice to quit if they mil not proceed , at the certain risk of their lives , to work in this dangerous mine . One man called Atkinson , -whose son was killed at the explosion , and whose body
_was bronght home to him pieccmeal—hiuh by limb , and almost headless—which was buried atfivedifferent times , as . found—he also has had uotiee to quit his bouse if he will not immediately proceed to labour , amidst the scene ofhis son ' s dreadful death . Callousness and _heartlessness such as this , it is seldom a British public is witness to . The owner , who lives on ihe _spot , can scarcely be cognizant of such doings , for I see his name down for a handsome subscription for the widows and orphans ; and money he knows , is not everything even to the poor . If report speaks truly , this pit is in as bad a state as ever , and tlie commissioners sent b y the Government have gone away for the present , it is said , to return
again for further investigation . They have a serious and important duty to perform ; itis hoped they will net content themselves with a mere visit to the mine , like their predecessors at Haswell , who , consequently , fell into the most ridiculous errors , but lhal Sir Henry De la Beche and Dr . Playfair will make a thorough and searching investigation , such as becomes their names , honourable to the Government that has appointed them , and useful to tlie importaut subject nnder their care . I take leave to transmit this communicatiou to you rather than to the local press : your _ffim is long and strong—theirs , unfortunately , weak and trembling when the cause of the poor aud tiie _interest of the rich may be involved . A coalowner is powerful here .
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3 £ _CEtTIS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERA TITE LAXD SOCIETY . PEK MB . O ' COSKOB . £ s . a . AtiUJey , near Barnsley , per Mr . _JXonnan .. 2 o 0 Charles Harper , Ardsley . . It Halifax , per C . W . Smith * 2 0 Leeds , per Wm . Brook 5 0 0 Barnsley , per J . _ttard -00 Exeter , per J . Sugg •*} _» 0 Oldham , per _\\ m . Hamer - « » Xreswn _. perJ . _Bromi - « * Boulogne , per J . Oram * 1 * < j Salford , per J . Millington .. .. .. _•* 1 6 A Friend , Bulwell . Sorts , per 3 . Sweet .. .. 2 12 0 _JSUanckester , per J . Murray 15 0 0 -R .-i < 1 fard ner J . Alderson .. .. .. 400 _a _£ _Toi-doff , Waterloo _Pudncy , nearBrailS > _rd .. 200 - * . WasUe-upon-Tyne , iierMJude ; .. -. 2 0 0 _Ashtoi _-i-ucder-Lyne , per E . Hobson .. .. 4 15 0 MB GEHEUAL SECEETABT .
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"NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . EXECUTIVE . PEB HB . o ' COSKOB . Prom 3 Democrat 0 0 S Brighton , per W . Flower .. 0 o 0 T Smith , Cirencester o o o _ICSCOMBE TESTIMOSIAX . Mr T CSovsh _. XewtonBushell 0 1 0 PES GE . _VEBA 1 SECBETARr . Merthyr Tvd vil « 5 0 Stockport .. .. 10 0 c 4 \ n . and Anchor .. 2 0 T . Salmon .. 0 6 crown- - .. 0 6 City of London .. 6 8 _J presco * •• . " » . „ T , n _( _"ifd-- .. 7 0 -Bradford „ » _f Do , cards .. .. -Westminster ° v , ¦ ¦ TETEBAS PATBIOTS * rOSD . mmr _^~ W . Salmon .. -J > } *• » 0 C _Prescot « " ° -EXILE ! WIDOWS' PUSD . W . Salmon . - ~ 0 8 B . _W . .. » ° <*
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To tiie Membibb of the Chaotist Co-operative I Lakd Societi . —Having received numerous inquiries relative to the insertion of the list of Sept . 27 th and October 4 th , in the paj , _* er of that date , I have to iuformyou that it was owing to the Money List being omitted from some editions of the paper , dated _Septitfth . In tbe balance sheet published iu last week ' s Star , I am sorry to state that mistakes have occurred in the money from Ashton , Barnsley , Button , Dewsbury , Lambeth , Lamberhead green , Mottram , Northampton , . Nottingham , Old Basford , Oldham , Kadcliffe _. Rotherham , Sheffield , Somers Town , Wheeler ' s list , Whittington and Cat , and Carrington ; these mistakes have occurred owing to want of due atteiition ou the part of the compositors and readers , but they will compel me to issue a printed balance sheet , a copy uf which will be in the hands of each sub-secretary during the course of thc ensuing week : this will also obviate the necessity ol further explanation on matters of detail wliich space would not allow to appear in the Star . Iaiso inform the subsecretaries , and other members of the body , that on and _& fter the date of October loth , all letters and communiontions must be sent to me , at No . 7 , Crown-court , Dcuustreet _, Oxford-street . All rost-oliice orders to the Branch Post-office , Old Cavendish-street , _Oxfui'd . street . Thomas Mas-tin Wheeleb .
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The Late Stabbing Gash at Hounslow Bariucks . —On Saturday last Lieutenant Kerwan , ol the 4 th Light Dragoons , charged with having stabbed Quartermaster Tarlcton , of thc same _regiment , the particulars of which were given iu this paper ol Saturday last , was brought before a bench of magistrates , at Brentford , for further examination . Ah * . Edward Smith Graham deposed that he wns surgeon itt the 4 th Regiment of Light Dragoons , lie had in consequence of the iniliction of thc injury been attending Quartermaster Tarleton , and last saw him that-morning at eleven o ' clock . The wound in the abdomen had been indicted with a sharp instrument . Witness considered him progressing very favourably , considering the nature of the wound he had received , and he entertained hopes of his ultimate recovery . He did not consider there was any danger at present .
He should say now he was out ot danger , and tbat the wound w * as healing fast . Mr . John Mure deposed tbat he was assistant-surgeon iu the -1 th regiment of Light Dragoons . He now considered the patient quite out of danger . Similar evidence was given by another medical gentleman , and the chairman said the magistrates had considered the evidence of thc medical men , and also that the occurrence had been without any deliberation , and had come to the dotcrmination to admit the accused to bail , himself in the sum of £ 500 , aud two sureties in £ 250 , for his appearance at that court ou that day fortnight , further to answer the charge . The requisite recognisances having been gone into ; Lieut . Kerwan bowed to tlic magistrates and left the court , _accampanied by his urother officers and friends , and immediately quitted the place on thcirway to llounslow Barracks .
Wholesale BiGAjrr . —A man named John Brooks is now in custody in this city , on a cliarge of having married five wives , his first spouse being still alive . The first marriage was solemnised at Beckington , in this county , by the late Rev . Mr . Sainsbury , and after the prisoner had deserted his bride , which he did within a few short weeks , the lady took to herself another helpmate , and has become the happy mother of eleven children . Of the subsequent Mrs . Brookscs , twoarestiUliving _. aiHUwoliavedeparted into the land of spirits . Theprisoner stands remanded , to allow of inquiry being made at Beckington , with a view to tlte proper identification of the parties , prior to his commitment to take his trial forthe offence . —Bath Journal .
. Fire at HotLowAT . —On Monday afternoon , between one and two o ' clock , a serious lire broke out upon the premises of Mr . Flowers , a builder , residing at Queen ! s-road , Holloway . The fire was first discovered in the workshop , at the rear of the dwelling house , containing a large quantity of building materials , which , in _consequence of the ilanies spreading so quickly , were entirely consumed . Several engines were soon on the spot , andthe fire was extinguished , but not before property worth several hundred pounds was consumed . Theadjoining buildings , stables , < S _* c , were-very much damaged . Sir . Flowers is not insured , and the cause of the fire could not be learned .
Iire at Sono . —On Tuesday , about noon , a fire broke out upon the premises of Messrs . Kingwall and Weeks , wheelwrights , whose manufactory is situate in Crown-street , Soho . The flames were first discovered in the workshop raging with great fury , which soon communicated to a large quantity of timber . In the meantime information was forwarded tothe West of England , the County and Brigade _firestations , and in a very short space of timo the respective engines arrived at the lire with a large body of men . A good supply of water being obtained , the firemen were able , after considerable difficulty , to subdue t : e flames , which were confined to the above premises , but not before pro erty to a great amount was destroyed . The fire is supposed to have been caused hy aspark falling from a heated iron on some shavings * The parties are insured .
Smugglers' Revenge . —A letter from Harburg ( Hanover ) , dated the 25 th ult ., in the Gazette des Tribunaux , says : — * ' On the ni ght of the 23 rd ult . the village of Flehrsberg , situated near Harburg , was the scene of a dreadful act of revenge . A little after twelve o ' clock six men , dressed like Harburg sailors , each carrying on his back a large parcel , landed in front of thc Custom-house port , not far from thc _conflux of the Seve and the Elbe . The moment they landed tkey hastened to Flcshrsberg , and entered precipitately the court-yavd of a liouse standing by itself . About a dozen ofthe Custom-house men followed close at their heels , and they in fact entered the gate together with th « m . The moment all were inside the walls , the gate was at osee closed , and a
number of men attacked the officers with sticks , beating them most cruelly . They then tore out their eyes , and mutilated them dreadfully , after which they made off . A patrol that happened to pass , hearing their groans , entered the yard , and removed them to the hospital of Harburg , where they had been paid every attention , though no hope is entertained of saving their lives . Two men have been since arrested , and they witliout hesitation ' acknowledged that they formed part of a great number of smugglers who determined to entice the Customhouse oflicers into a snare , and take vengeance on them . They have , however , refused to state the names of their accomplices . The packets were found inthe court-yard ; they were filled with saw-dust . "
Awfcu , y Sudden Death . —On Tuesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the King of Prussia , Dean-street , Gonld's-hill , Shadwell _. on thebody of Richard Baylcy , aged 33 , a seaman . It appeared by the evidence of his landlady , Mrs . Vernan , of Dean-street , that he had but recently returned from a long voyage . On Saturday night last he ate a hearty supper and retired to rest in a good state of liealtli , On the following morning he complained of being chilly , and said he would get a little rum and water ; he wentout for the purpose : he returned in about ten minutes , sat dowa by the fire , fell back almost instantly , and expired without a groan . Mr . Atkins , a surgeon , attributed death to spasms . Verdict accordingly .
Extensive Seizure op Goons Br the Revenue Officers . —The present time appears rife in the seizure of goods of the most valuable description , by the officers of the customs , which have by some means been obtained by the parties holding them without payment of the _ proper duties due thereon on importation into this _coustry . A day or two since notice was made of an extensive seizure of goods , consisting of cameos , & c , and previous notice has been made oi * the successful operations of two more of the customs officers in another quarter in thc capture of a large quantity of watches . If we be correctly informed , wliich there is not the slightest reason to doubt , the officers alluded to will , before they have completed their operations , make one of
the most extraordinary aud extensive seizures of the same valuable description of merchandise , and that in the most circuitous manner which has been under notice for a very considerable space of time . The first seizure made by them was in London , which gave them a clue to a further quantity at the port of Liverpool . Their information in the second instance was so sure and unerring , that they pounced upon thc parties and the goods without the _slightest difficulty , and as if they were already to their hands , although they met with desperate resistance from the parties concerned—foreigners , ire believe— -and it was ultimately found necessary to obtain thc assistance ofthe police before they were enabled to depart
with their capture in safety , and to preserve them from being assailed and severely injured . This further seizure at Liverpool led to a variety and vast amount of information being furnished to the same officers , which caused them to return immediately to London , where they have since prosecuted their searches and inquiries to a very wide extent , and have succeeded in making several subsequent seizures of the same article . In fact , by some means , these officers have , from what we can understand , evidently got a clue which will ultimately enable them to obtain possession of , and restore to the revenue , the largest amount of contraband goods of tliis very valuable description which has hitherto heen heard of .
Melascholt Accident . —An accident of a very nielancholv nature , and which has caused a deep sensation in Perth , happened on Monday forenoon . A sort of rivalry had been got up between two ot the pleasure-boats belonging to Perth , as to which was the fastest sailer . It was agreed to run a race to Dundee on Saturday , and back on Monday , to test their respective capabilities . They both accordingly set off on Saturday , but one of them had not proceeded any distance below the Friarton , when , finding the wind too heavy , she put in shore and returned . The other continued her course , and reached Dundee iii safety . On her return on Monday , she was caught in a squall about three miles below Dfewburgh , and upset , and two out of the three on board weredrowned . Their names are Matthew _Tayjoj _* , id years employed as a boatman on the river , and Mr , Simpson , some time ago a grocer in the High-street , Tbe one saved _isocca-ionally employed as an engineer on board the 'fay steamers .
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Iatm . Accident at the Treasury , _Whitehaii ,.- — On Tuesday afternoon Mr . Bedford held an inquest at the Chequers , Tothill-street , Westminster , on the body of Charles Wildy , aged 42 , a mason , who on Monday last fell head foremost from a scaffold erected at the back front of the Treasury offices , und fractured his skull . The deceased was a very sober , steady man , and had been upwards of eighteen years in Mr . Cubitt ' s employ . Verdict , Accidental death . Accident on the Great North of England Railway . —The mail train from London left the Gateshead station of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway as usual , at half-past three o ' clock on Saturday afternoon , and reached Darlington at
twentyseven minutes past five . After the usual detachment and accession of carriages the train left the station at thirty-seven minutes past five , and then consisted of the engine and tender , a luggage-van ( on which tlio guard who communicated this account was placed ) , t _** o second-class carriages , - two carriagetrucks belonging to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company , three lirst-class carriages , the liniilvan and sorting carriage , a carriage-truck , and ft horse-box . Among those who joined the train at Darlington were Mr . and Mrs . Whitehead , of Manchester , who had booked to the Noriminton station , and tliey occupied the compartment next the engine , of the first of the three lirst-class carriages , the other end being a coupe . They had a private carriage and
horses by the same conveyance , and were returning home after a sliort excursion among their friends . About a mile and a half north of the Oowton station , which is tlie second from Darlington , the attention of the guard was drawn to the accident by the breaking of the co'jpling-bar between the lug » age-van and the carriages , wliich drove in the end of thc van . On turning round and looking back , he observed tliat they bad left a portion of the train behind , and he immediately gave a signal to the engineinan to stop , which was done after proceeding about three hundred yards further—the train having been previously going at the rate of about thirty miles an hour . The engine having been detached from the van was sent on to Cowton to stop thc train expected from
the south ; after which the guard returned alonjj the lino , nearly a quarter of a mile , where he found the two second-class carriages standing on the rails , not much injured ; about 50 yards further , the first of the carriage trucks was standing on its stock on the rails , tlie wheels and axles having been completely taken from under it . The second truck was about 20 yards further , and about -10 yards past that tke three lirstclass carriages were thrown together in such a manner that it is surprising the injury to the passengers was not greater than it has been . The lirst carriage was thrown upon its end , the coupe end uppermost , and the lower end embedded iu the earth , and in the anterior compartment of the secoud carriage , which was thrown on its side across the
rails . The third was also off thc line . The mail van and sorting carriage were upright , but the wheels were off tlte rail , and deeply embedded in tlie earth . The rails were much bent , and the ground ploughed up for several yards . His attention was first directed to the situation of the passengers , and he found that Mrs . Whitehead , by the assistance of Major Parker , the superintendent ofthe line , in succession _^ Capt . O'Brien , and who was fortunately travelling with the train , had been removed from the carriage , having sustained very serious injury , it being at first thought that both her legs were broken above the knee . She was placed on the batik , the accident havingoccurred in a deep cutting , and every aid was rendered by Mr . Parsons of York , and Mr . Boyd , from the firm of
Abbott and Co ., of Gateshead , who were passengers by the train . Mr . Whitehead , who was in the same compartment with his wife , sustained no serious personal injury , but his feelings were , of course , much excited by thc situation of the unfortunate lady . The passengers in the second carriage were buried under the coupe of the first one , which was also filled , and some delay took p lace in extracting them from their perilous position ; but , when that was effected , it was happily found that none of tliem had sustained any injury beyond a few slight blows and scratches . Mrs . Whitehead , we are happy to state , is pronounced out of danger . Both her legs are broken , thc left leg below the knee , and the right above it ; but the last accounts state that she is going on favourably .
Another Account . —We learn , from information that can be relied upon , that on _^ Saturday night last an accident of a very serious kind took place on the Great North of England Railway , about four miles on the York side of Darlington . It appears that at the York station on Saturday night considerable surprise was manifested at the arrival of the engine of tlie mail train , then over due , bearing tllC letter bags but without the travelling post-oKicc and passenger carriages . Upon inquiry , it was found that at the place above mentioned , owing to the breaking of the wheel of a truck which was attached midway amongst tbe passenger carriages , a lamentable occurrence had taken place . On the breakage of this wheel the truck was thrown off the line during
tlic __ time that the engine was proceeding at its usual rapid mail speed . This caused a concussion of the passenger carriages , three of whicli were dashed together , the centre one being literally lifted on its end , bearing upright against another , the rest of the carriages being much shattered . Our informant states , so sudden was the shock thatscarcely a scream was heard , although the carriages were tilled with passengers , many of whom were ladies and children _, lie understood tbat no lives were lost , although several ladies and gentlemen were severely cut and bruised . One young married lady , whose name in the hurry was not ascertained , but who it was said was well connected in the neighbourhood , received a conmound fracture of one of her thighs , the other
leg being also broken . The unfortunate lady , whose husband was with her in the train , wii 9 with difficulty removed from the shattered timbers of the carriage and borne on one of the doors to a neiglibouring | _farmhouse , where surgical assistance was of course promptly procured . She now lies there in a dangerous state . We have not as 3 _* et been enabled to ascertain the extent of the injuries sustained by the passengers , It may be as well to observe that in the shock one of the carriages was thrown across the rails , and had not the express train from York to the north been rather late , as it fortunately happened , another dreadful accident mi ght have ensued , thc night being dark and rainy ; there would not have been time to remove it , and the spot where the accident happened is that where the trains pass each other oh the line .
Melancholy Accident . — Kirkcudbright , Oct . 4 . —A melancholy loss of life occurred hero on the night of Tuesday , or early on thc morning of Wednesday last . Hubert Cunningham , of Linkens , occupying the farm of Nether Borcland , off the town of Kirkcudbright , having been in the parish of Boiirge in the _course of Tuesday , taking sheep to grass parks there , took his seat in Forrest ' s coach from Newton-Stewart , about Barharrow , in Bourge . On the coach crossing the ferry at Kirkcudbright , hewas requested
to keep his seat , but lie declined , came off thc coach , saying— "No no ; I don't wish to be drowned in a coach ( alluding to a recent accident which occurred at the ferry ); when I am drowned , I shall be drowned on my feet . " He crossed the ferry , went to the inn at which the coach stopped , paid his fare , and in company with a friend walked out of town as far as the Millburn on his way home , _whenihis friend parted with liim , and bade him good night . This might be about ten o ' cloek . There are reasons for believing that he was seen about an hour later bv Robert
Hannah , the post runner from Tavii-bridge , about half a mile out of town , at eleven o clock ; but from this hour no further trace of him can be had till about half-past five on Wednesday morning , when his body was found lying in the dock at Kirkcudbright , on its back on the sand , the tide having receded from the spot two hours at least before the body was found . From further inquiries it has been ascertained , tliat cries ofa shrill and urgent nature were heard in the direction of the dock , about twenty minutes before two o clock , at which time it is supposed the gentleman unfortunately , under the impression that he had left his horse at Castlesod , retraced his steps to Kirkcudbright , with the view of re-crossing theferry , and the night being very dark , missed his way , and Stepped over the quay , which is quite unprotected , and fell into the dock .
Alleged Murder at Camberwell . — On Monday night , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , Benjamin Booth , a plasterer by trade , died at No . 2 , Alphacottages , Camberwell , from injuries inflicted upon him on Monday morning by a man named John Walsh . It appears that the deceased , Walsh , and a third man slept in the same room , and Walsh being the first up in the morning , Booth accused him of taking is . Gd . from his pocket . Walsh denied the accusation , and went into the next room , which was occupied by a journeyman tailor named Leeney , and complained to that person of the false accusation that had just been made against him , and seizing a sleeve-board , rushed to the room where Booth still remained in bed . He immediately attacked the unfortunate man while he was in bed , and struck him several severe blows about the head with the sleeve board . Booth , however , managed to get out
of bed ; but before he could grasp his murderous assailant he received several additional blows about the head and upper part ofhis person . The third man by this time got out of bed , and forcing himself between the parties , separated them , when Walsh made the best of his way out of the house . Booth , though severely injured , ivas able to get out of bed , and take one or two cups of tea . Soon after , however , he was seized with serious illness and stupor , and the symptoms were so alarming that Mr . Morris , thc parish doctor , was sent for . Ihat gentleman immediately attended , and used every means that medical skill could devise to relieve the unfortunate man , but it was to no purpose * , the poor fellow breathed his last shortly after eleven o ' clock . Information of the occurrence was forwarded to the Camberwell station , and the police are in pursuit of Walsh .
Accident on the Sheffield and _TMAxenESTER Railway . —Owing to a cow having negligently been allowed to stray on to the above line , by a drover from Penistone market , after dark , on Monday night , an accident occurred , which had well sjgh been the
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destruction of a whole train of passengers . Sliortlv after the train had left Dunford-bridge , and while it was dark , a shock was received , which threw both eng ine and train off the line , very seriously injuring several of the carriages , and almost crushing the guard to death . As soon as the passengers could be got out ot thc carriages , it was ascertained that a cow had got upon the line , and the engine had come in violent contact with it . The poor animal was cut nearly in two , and , of course , killed on thc spot . Information was immediately sent to the Sheffield station , and a pilot engine promptly despatched at ten o ' clock at night . It returned at midni ght , with a portion ofthe passengers upon the tender , and _iraincdiatoly on setting them down , started again for the remainder , with sufficient carriages , arriving again at Sheffield about two in the morning .
Fiue at Dalston . — On Wednesday morning , shortly after twelve o ' clock , a destructive fire broke out in a large newly-built house , situate at the corner of Ingerficld-road , Dalston , the property of Mr . L . Eng land , a builder . 'The fire commenced in tiie lower floor , from some cause at present unknown ; it then extended , to tlie upper part ofthe building , destroying in its progress the whole of tlic interior . The flames were not mastered before the premises were quite gutted . It is onl y about two months since that the same person had a large double house destroyed by a similar disaster . Fortunately in the present instance he was insured .
IIorroiis of _Slavert . —A letter from Martinique ( French colony ) gives the following horrible story : — " A planter , named Lilian , of Chamo Flores , about two leagues from St . Pierre , has just committed a crime worthy of none iibove the . savage Anthropoplmgi , on the person of a slave lad scarcely twelve years old , named Leundre , alias Jean Baptiste . This unfortunate boy was the son of an African woman , whose language is more the peculiar patois of the plantation negroes than out intelli gible French , and who is in a state of pregnancy . For some time the young Leandrc had been receiving , by way oi aliment (!) , frequent castigation . ** , more or less rigorous , until the term to his sufferings , which was reserved to his heartless master , was produced , and his Jast sigh of anguish was given on the 7 th
of July , 1845 , he being literally ? courged to death ! Previous to this melancholy termination of his exisence , and while subjected to a seriesof ihe mostcrucl tortures , his inhuman master cut off the poor boy ' s left ear , and , what is still more horrid , had it minced up with the excrements of pigs and dogs , and offered in the shape of food to thc tortured Leandre , who was forced to eat it , at the same time receiving on the head a severe contusion , to which his death lias been ascribed by those medical men who examined tile corpse . After " having thus performed the office of executioner upon his young slave , Iahan , on the Sth , attended tlie corpse to the burial-place , as if nothing extraordinary had happened . But the mother liad been witness to the tortures inflicted on her childhad seen him murdered—and had been several times
tied down to the pickets and / logged for daring to weep over the sufferingsof her son . This woman , in a state of desperation , made her way to the town of St . Pierre , crying about thc streets , ' my master has killed my child ! ' This occasioned her to be called up before the Procureur du Itoi and interrogated . Without delay the officers of justice repaired to the estate , where they found the various instruments of torture which _lahan was in the habit of employing upon his slaves . Tlie body of Leandre was afterwards disinterred , in presence of the authorities , and three medical men of the public hospital , who at once saw that the left ear had been cut off , the right one remaining perfect . Legal proceedings have been commenced in the matter , and numerous witnesses heard ; but Iahan has taken to flight . "
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FIUE AND LOSS OF LIFE . On Thursday night , shortly after seven o ' cloek , a lire , which , from its melancholy . awl distressing circumstances , produced a most painful sensation in the neighbourhood , broke out in the Westminster-road , on thc premises known as HengJer ' s fiirework manufactory , situate on tho south side , fronting the Freemasons' School . The premises , which comprised a dwelling house , three stories high , and adjoined other manufactories of a similar description , one of which shared a like catastrophe some years since , had for upwards of half a century been occupied by Mrs . Wells , better known as Madame Hengler—the pyrotechnist , and who , unfortunately , lost her life . The alarm was raised at about a quarter past seven o ' clock , when the workmen heard a cry of fire , followed by slight reports , similar to the explosion of crackers and squibs . Those who were at work in the
upper rooms immediately ran down stairs , and the noise was found to emanate from the room of Madame lletiglcr _, the apartment over the shop , and looking on to the main road . They instantly rushed to the door , and on opening it found a large body of fire apparently in the centre , but so powerful were the smoke and heat , that they were unable to make an entrance . It was well known that Madame Hengler was in the room ; and in a second or two she was seen from the outside at the window , which she succeeded in opening and made gestures to the crowd to save her . The unfortunate creature , who was verg ing on her ninetieth year , was almost helpless , and _bsing exceedingly corpulent , was unable to raise herself to tlio window to jump . She , however , bent herself over the sill to prevent being
suffocated . Attempts were then again made to get into the room , and one or two persons succeeded , but were forced to retreat ere they could reach her . In the meantime the excitement in the neighbourhood was of a most painful character ; ladders were brought and placed against the burning premises , but wsre found to be not long enough to reach the windows . Others were soon procured , and attempts were made to drag her out . She was still alive , and liec cries were truly of a . _hc-wt-vcudiug description , but from her corpulency and thc suffocating odour of ' the combustibles , it was rendered impossible , and in a few minutes she was noticed gradually to sink , and eventually disappeared in the burning apartment . The police , finding there was no chance of saving the unfortunate lady- —having at thc first very promptly forwarded intelligence of the outbreak to the several engine stations—immediately commenced , assisted by the workpeople of thc neighbouring factories ,
removing the more dangerous portion ot the stock . A great deal , however , they were unable to reach , wliich , on igniting , exploded with a loud report , and for a considerable time thc front ofthe house presented a very novel appearance , from the number of blue lights burning , and other fireworks darting from the several windows . The engines from the Southwark Bridge Road-station were quickly on the spot after the alarm was raised , and were soon got into operation . Till past ten o clock , however , thc firemen were occupied in throwing water on the ruins , so as to safely damp the combustibles . As soon as the fire was somewhat got under , a search was made for the remains of Madame Hengler , and which were found by Mr . Barrow , the acting foreman of tiie West of England Insurance Company , on the floor ofthe room in which she was seen to sink . The fire is supposed to have arisen from an explosion of the fireworks in Madame Hengler ' _s room .
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MURDERS IN IRELAND . Murder ix Tipperary . —On Tuesday evening , the 30 th ult ., between the hours of eightandnineo ' clock , four fellows , all of whom were armed with bludgeons , entered the liouse ofa man named Sheedy , of Garrenberg , about seven miles from Nenagh . Michael Hill , the victim in this case , and others , were sitting round the fire at the time . On the party entering they threw something on the fire which completely darkened thehouse . They then commenced belabouring unfortunate Hill , till they left him , as they conceived , dead . On the first blow being given , the persons who were sitting round the fire ran away . The deceased was afterwards removed to his own
house , wliich is next door to the one in which he liad been beaten , and where he expired the following morning . The cause assigned for this daring act is , that the deceased refused to allow his brother to marry a young woman , withwhom an intimacy had existed . On Thursdav an inquest was held on the body . The jury returne ' d a verdict of wilful murder against SQUie persons at present unknown . Four fellows were taken up on suspicion , and were under examination the greater portion of the day , at the police barracks of Killoscully , before Mr . Tabutea and Captain Pollock . On the following day they were committed and lodged in Nenagh gaol .
Murder in Armagh . —On Tuesday night week , an old man of the name of Ryan , a driver , belonging to Mr . Hughes , the car-owner , in Armagh , was barbarously murdered by three persons , who jumped upon the car he was driving , and insisted upon being carried . Tliere was a female in the car who was grossly insulted by those persons , and upon Ryan remonstrating , and _attemptingjto protect the woman _. the fellows beat him to death . While they were perpetrating the __ murder the woman escaped , and ran to the next police station , where in a few minutes the body of Ryan was brought in hy three men , who said they found him dead on the road , and that they thought lie fell off his car , and was accidentally killed ; but , much to their surprise , the woman identified them , as the persons who killed the deceased .
Dreadful Murder at Clonfert . —Ballinasloe , Thursdat , October 2 . —I deepl _y regret at having to record a murder of a most atrocious character perpetrated at Clonfert , county Galway , within nine miles of this town , on the [ night before last . The name of the unfortunate deceased was Thomas Lenney , steward to the Rev . Mr . Butson , rector of Clonfert . The circumstances of the lamentable case , as I have collected from authentic sources , are as follow : —Some short time back Mr . Butson discharged a steward ofhis ofthe name of Coates , and engaged deceased as his successor . Inthe interval between that and the murder , Mr . Butson received several threatening-letters to dismiss Lenncvfrom his situation , or the worst consequences would follow . The notice taken of these threats was that about ten days back the father of Coates , the formersteward-a man in rather comfortable circumstances—was apprehended and committed to Galway gaol , as being concerned in the sending of notices in question . Matters remained so _nnijl Tuesday _} asv : on thftt day the
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agricultural show here was attended by Lenney . He returned to his employer ' s house in the evening , and there took his dinner and teaas usual . I should hare stated that on thc previous ni ght , Mondav , another notice was found in Mr . Biitson ' s hall , threatening that if Lenney was not discharged from liis place within a given time he would certainlv be shot . _Deceased left the liouse at ten o ' cK . ck to proceed lo his sleeping apartment in the farm-yard , situate a very short distance from the dwelling-house ; but be was fated never to reach it , as he had scarcely readied mid-way to it , when he fell by thc hand oftlie assassin . In passing through a gateway lie was fired at , and with !*> sure nn aim , that the ball passed right through his heart , and death must have been instantaneous . Tne shut was heard in thc _stablc-vard , but it appeared that no immediate attention was paid to the circumstance . In about twenty minuteshowever
, , alter the intal occurrence , Uic lifeless body was diseovered by one of the domestics extended in the gateway . Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr . Kenncy , the coroner for the county ; Mr . Douglas , lt . M . ; Mr . Lewis , county inspector of police ; and Messrs . Sweeney and Abbot , sub-inspectors . ' The result oftlie investigation was tlic finding a verdict of wilful murder against some parties unknown . Tliree persons have been since arrested on suspicion . Thev are Christopher Coates , coachman to Mr . Butson " ; John Coates , also in Mr . Biitson ' s employment as an agricultural servant : both are brothers oftlie dismissed steward . The name ofthe third prisoner is Joseph Bergir , groom to the reverend gentleman . The prisoners were brought in here to-dav . guarded by a strong police torce , and lodged in the * _BridovcJJ , for _furtlitr examination , by the bench of magistrates .
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TIIE DOOMED SHIP . We understand that a report , of which the following is an outline , was made to thc Lords of her Ma jesty ' s Privy Council , on Friday week , by Sir William Pym , superintendent-general of quarantine , and Mr . Arnott , of the Middlesex Hospital . These gentlemen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday week . The Eclair , it will be remembered , reached the Motherbank on Sunday evening . She had been immediatel y reported to the Custom-house authorities , which are always thc first informed of such matters , anil the channel of communication with the Privy Council , as having on board a most malignant fever . That circumstance was , in due course , communicated to the Privy Couneil , and in consequence of its order Sir William Pym and Mr . Arnott , proceeded on Tuesday
_morning week to Portsmouth . They _innscdiatcly repaired alongside the Eclair , accompanied by the quarantine officers , and made the most minute inquiries into the condition of tlie ship and the crew . From them it resulted that the crew had been suffering from a most malignant fever , with black vomit , since the 23 rd of July , when the steamer sailed from Sierra Leone . On leaving that place she proceeded both to Gambia and Goree , but the French authorities of the latter place would not even allow any communication to be had with her , and she left immediately for Buona Vista , one of the Cape de Verd Islands . Here the whole ship ' s company waslanded , all the stores taken out , as well as the water tanks , and the ship was thoroughly cleansed , fumigated , and whitewashed . But thirty-one of the officers and
crew having died on shore in little less than three weeks , it was determined , after an investigation by the medical officers of the Eclair and the Growler , which was at Buona A'i g tn , that she should proceed immediately to England . Before leaving Buona Vista , Mr . M'Clure , a surgeon of the navy , who was passenger on board thc Growler , with seven seamen of that vessel , nobly volunteered their services on board _tlieEciair ; and Mr . M'Clure , it is to be regretted , fell a victim to his devotion to tlie public service . After leaving Buona Vista the fever did not abate , as might have been expected , when the vessel approached a more temperate climate . On tlic contrary , before she reached Madeira Captain Estcourt and Mr . M'Clure both died , and one of tlie seamen who had volunteered from the Growler was attacked with thc disease . At Madeira the authorities would
allow of no communication from the Eclair , though they permitted Mr . Bernard , a naval surgeon , anil two seamen , who volunteered their services , to embark on board of her . Mr . Bernard and the assistantsurgeon of the Eclair , Mr . Coffy , still remain on board the vessel at Stangatc Creek . After leaving Madeira the disease continued as bad as ever . From the time of her leaving Buona Vista till she arrived in England , sho lost at the rate of almost one man per day . Two deaths occurred after her arrival at the Mother-bank within the space of thirty-six hours , which elapsed before she was visited by tbe medical gentlemen _luciiiionoJ above , and one l ' rosli case of fever appeared on thc 20 th . Considering tliese circumstances , and particularly the fact that the fever still prevailed on board , it was thought necessary that
the ship should be kept in quarantine , but that every means should be taken to provide for the wants and recovery of the men . She was accordingly immediately ordered to Stangatc Creek , the usual quarantine station , and two hulks were placed at the service of the crew . Into one of tliem those who had not had the fever were removed , and on board the other those who had been attacked and had recovered wero placed . Fresh bedding and fresh provisions , and everything which it was supposed could contribute tothe recovery or the comfort of the crew , were immediately supplied . Indeed , everything of that kind which was needed was sent to thorn at
Portsluoutli . Between the 30 th ult ., _whonsho was visited at Portsmouth , and Friday , the dale of the report , tliree more deaths had takeu place ; but as no fresh case of fever had occurred subsequent to the 20 th , and there were only two patients confined to their hammocks , it was hoped that the progress of the disease was arrested , Besides these two , there were eleven of the crew convalescent , the remainder having either wholly escaped thc fever , ov hail the disease and recovered . It is singular that of the forty-three Kroomen , taken on board at different periods , and still on board thc Eclair , not one was ever affected by the disease .
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I ¦ " * ' II I II I I I I I I i _¦^^ _J- _^^ ' » ' » III I f I I III « l OlIHHI < I FLOODS JN THE NORTH . ( Continued from 2 > agc 7 . ) The Forth , —There has not been such a heavy spate in the Forth for some years as that wc have experienced this week . On Tuesday morning week , at low water , the Highland flood increased the depth of the river by eight feet , and before night i _* * was still deeper , though not measured . The Teith , at Oclitertyre and _Blackdub , lias overflowed its banks , and spread itself over some fields of turnips and other crops , but we have heard of little other damage having been done . _Sr-KAT at _Leith . —In consequence of the heavy and continued rains of Thursday night , and the whole of Friday and Saturday , the water of Lcitli was on both of these days moro swollen that it has been for some years . On Friday several vessels
drifted from their moorings , and at tide time the confusion threatening destruction was so great that some of the smaller craft found it necessary , for safety , owing to the great run in the old harbour , to take shelter in the wet docks . The old wooden bridge over Lcith Mills was on that morning completely swept away , and one or two ship ' s boats were capsized and sunk in the stream , wliich " roared from bank to brae , " presenting as wild and wintry an aspect as wc have witnessed for many a day . As an extraordinary contrast to this , and as a proof of our variable climate , wc may state that on the Tuesday previous , it was remarked b y a pedestrian that in the Water of Leith , for more than a mile above the harbour , there wa g no running current to be seen—nothing but alternate shingle and stagnant pool . —Caledonian Mcrcuni ,
Dumfwes . —Between the night of Thursday and Friday morning more rain fell than we ever remember Within tllG same brief period . Nor was the succeedinjf behind the _jireceding day in the influences inseparable from "even _don-n pours , " with intermissions so few and far between , that streets , roads , and fields , not only saturated , but running o ' er , were never for a single moment dry . The tiniest summer rills were swollen to the size of brooks , burns to second class pastoral streams , and rivers to little seas . Lammas floods or spates have long been familiar to the people of Scotland ; but rarely manifesting the same magnitude of volume of irresistibility of current . And in consequence of accumulating , thus multiplied and concentrated , lavish _rushings from the hills , and tributaries gorged , the Kith rose to a greater height than we bad supposed
possible , in consequence ofthe improvements in our river navigation , which , hy giving a freer egress to surplus water , havo averted for several years periodical flooding in the lower parts of the town—more especially the dwellings of the poor . By ten o ' clock in the morning the Nith _bacame an object of interest , rolling as it did _majestically from bank to brae , however inferior to the rivers of America ; and continued rising as the day advanced , until the broad stream above and below the Caul obliterated every trace of tho artificial falla circumstance of very rare occurrence . During the forenoon and afternoon of Friday a great deal of grain , swept irom level holms , was floated down the Nith , sometimes to the extent of twenty or moro Sheaves Closely abutting on one another . And the same scene was re-witnessed on Saturday morning , although probably on a smaller scale . The quantity of oats and barley , and in one case of wheat , thus lost , would have
piled , we sbould suppose several stacks ; and but rarely has the oldest indweller witnessed more animated fishing , not by rod or net and coble , hut by cleeks affixed to long poles , sticks , ropes with a stone attached , and otlier appli . ances in nearing to the side . The waif-men at the town mills were most industrious , and had collected among them an _ordinary rick of corn ; but many sheaves escaped tlieir apparatus on detouring over the Caul , portions of whicli were secured lower down by at least thirty men and boys stationed on the Mill-green . Kor is this all , for by noon on Saturday , after the river had fallen in , considerable quantities of grain were secured with ease at Kelton _, and all round tlio sbore of _Carluveroclt , lhe cbief portion of the grain was , we understand , brought down by the Nith , but it is reported that five acres of crop were swept away by the the Clouden , on the farm of _Ila-hill . Atone o ' clock on Saturday morning the Nith attained its greatest height ; and by that time had flooded Brewerystrcct _, the White _Ssnds , Friar ' s Vennel , and Bank-street ,
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to a considerable distance . Many one-story dwellings were in this way invaded to the discomfort ol the inmates , now that winter in again appronching . The premises occupied by Sir . Campbell , euaehnniker , were deeply flooded , to say nothing of the inconveniences experienced at the Tliree Wells and Mill Hole ; and apart altogether from crop submerged and drawn in , the Anmugc done to the barrier erections on the Duck , punts drifted or sunk , loose timber carried to sea / Ac ., will amount to a considerable sum of money . . Twodrowncd bullocks appeared in the _i-treiun , one of which « as landed on the Maxweltown side , and the other got out at Conheath p ier . Several of the show caravnus had been placed near the edga of the river at the foot of Hank-street , and the owners were advised to remove them , as the river rose on Friday . Tliis they refused to do from ignorance of the nature of
the stream , and in consequence they were speedily surrounded with water , which not only prevented the ingress of all visitors , but placed the _concernfjin some danger . In the evening thc sight was reall y picturesque , lights gleaming from the ciravuus on the turbid river ; and men up to the knees iu water , busy anchoring tho travelling houses Io the solid land , liy means Of a Rhip anchor and ropes , tbey were pretty well secured , but as the water at last rose above the level of the wheels , and entered the doors , other measures were taken ; and about eleven o ' clock " the fattest woman in the world" reached terra Jirma by means of a boat ; and considering her prize-bullock weight , it is fortunate tlio distance was not great enough to call for much rowing Around Newton-Stewart rain fell incessantly for the unusual period of twenty-four hours , accompanied by a
tremendous gale of wind irom thc east and north-east . What with its roaring and tumbling masses of waters , wbich burst its banks at every little distance , the Crco presented a spectacle altogether unequalled for a number of years . Considerable damage was done by flooding :, as may be judged from the statement that the bridge at Clauclmnciisy , about eight miles uboro _ifewton-Stewart , was swept away . This was an entirely new structure , which the trustees intended to take off the contractor ' s hands on thc very day it fell—a casualty which may geuerate a knotty point for lawyers . The l ' eukiln burn rose with extraordinary rapidity , mid has not been seen so tempestuously flooded for thirty years , whin it carried the bridge at Old _JlinnigatTaway . Ill reference to tho wind aud rain of Friday , a veteran
farmer says , that ne such disastrous day has occurred since 1810 , when the weather , was precisely similar about the middle of harvest . From thc neighbourhood Of Kirkcudbright we learn » s follows : —There was a strong wind from tlic cast , on the afternoon from the north-cast , and the rain frequently fell iu torrents . The rivulets were much swollen , the low lying grounds much flooded , the water-tables running over so much in various places , that the parish roitdR were here und there almost impassable . I have not seen , at least 1 du not remember , so great a spate these several yean past . The Clyde , we understand , was tremendously flooded , and eke the Annan , Milk , - Esk ; but what is strange , neither the Kinnel , Dryfc _, nor Tweed , to any extent worth naming , although the wind blew from the east . —Dumfries Courier .
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CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETI ' . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting other business connected therewith aie held every week on the following duys and places : — SUNDAY _ETOIXO . South London Chemist Hall , 1 Id , Blackfriars-road , at halt-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Tiivnagaiii-lanc ; at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane , at halfpast seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . DuddrCgc ' S _, Bricklayers' Arms , _Tonbridgc-strcet , New-road , at _half-past _seven—fotccr Hamlets : atthe Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' cloek precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade : at thc Rock Tavern , Lissoiigrovc , at eight o clock precisely—Marylebone : atthe Coacli Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at half-past seven .
MONDAY _KVEK 1 XG . Camberwell : atthe Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at eight o clock precisely . Newcastle-upon-Tyne : This branch oflbe Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , from seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members . Mr . M'Grath has been lecturing here , and has done good service to thc cause .
TUESDAY BVH . VISK * . Tower Hamlets : at thc Whittington and Cat , Church Row , Bethnal-green , at eight o ' clock . — Greenwich : at thc George and Dragon , BJackheathhill , at eight o clock . _WBDiN'ESDAl * _EVEMXfl . Marylebone : at the Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at eight precisely .
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Losdos . —The public discussion will be resumed in the City Chartist llall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , _l- _' arringdon-strcct , at half-past ten precisely , on Sunday morning next . —The members of tho * Metropolitan District Council are requested to attend on Sunday afternoon next , at three o clock precisely . —In the evening at seven precisely , Mr . Thomas Cooper , thc the Chartist Poet , will deliver the tenth ef his course of lectures . Subject : — ' * Tlic Restoration ; Glorious Revolution of 10 SS ; Commencement ofthe National Debt , and modern System of Government ; Walpolc . Chatham , Burke , Pitt , Pox , & c . ; Independence ol America , ifcc . "
Citv Chartist Hall , 1 , _Tuknaoaik-laxe . —Mr . Cooper ' s 10 th lecture to commence next Sunday evening , Oct . 12 , at 7 o clock precisely . Subject : — " The glorious Revolution" of 1088—commencement of the national debt , and modern system of government—reigns of William III . and Annevictories of Marlborough—house of Hanover—reigns of George I . and II . — -Ministry of the Whi g Walpole —the Scotch " rebellion" and the Pretender—George III . and American independence : Chatham , liurkc , Fox , Pitt , Sheridan , Ac . & c . _Maryleiioxe Locality . —Mr . Farrier will lecture on Sunday evening , Oct . 12 , 1845 , at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road , at half-past seven o ' clock . Subject , " The Charter and the means to gain it . Camberwell and Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , at eight o clock precisely .
Hammersmith . —A meeting will be held at the Dun Cow , Brookgrcen-lane , on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock precisely , when the propriety of issuing political tracts will be discussed , Somers Town . —A meeting of the Somers Town branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will be held at Mr . Duddridge ' s , Bricklayers' Arms , Tunbridgc-strect , New-road , on Tuesday evening , October 14 th , at half-past seven o ' clock . South Losdos _Ciumist IIaix . —The rules of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will be discussed on Sunday evening , October 12 th , and steps taken _, with regard to the ensuin g Conference . Chair to be taken at half-past seven prccisclv .
City Locality . —The members of this localit y are requested to meet on Sunday evening ( to-morrow ) , at the Hall , Turnagain-lane , at five o clock precisely . Chartist Land Society . —Those persons who have taken out shares in the City Locality are requested to meet in tho Hall , Turnagain-lane , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , at halt-past five o ' clock . An Adjourned Meeting of tlic shareholders of the City of London llall will be held on Sunday ( to-morrow ) niorning , at eleven o clock . Mr . Sewell will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , at the Partheninm , St . Martin ' s-lane . Mr . Wheeler will also attend . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock .
United Patriots' Benefit Somett . —Thc harmonic meeting of the members and their friends of this institution will be held at the Society House , Brown Bear Tavern , Broad-street , Bloomsbury , _evcrr Tuesday evening , at half-past ei ght o clock . Henry Hunt ' s Birtii-day . -Democratic Sum _? ER . —lhe Democrats of London are informed that ft public supper , m commemoration of the birth-day of Henry llunt , the champion of Universal Suffrage , will be holden on Thursday evening , November Cth , at the Clock-house , Castle-street , Leicester-square . I _' eargus O'Conuor , Esq ., is invited to preside on the
occasion , lhe conductors of the Northern Star , Thomas Cooper , tlio Chartist poet , and other distinguished advocates of Democratic principles will be present . Supper on the tabic at eight o ' clock precisely . Tickets may bo liad of W . Rider , Northern Star office , 17 , Great Windmill-street ; Mr . "Dyiamock , 1 , _Mellick-plnce , _Russell-street _, Bermondsey Mr . Edwards , Wcston-street , Bermondsey Ms Keen , 8 , St . Patrick ' s-terrace , Brunswick-street ! Dover-road ; Mr . Dron Oakley-street , Lambeth , * Mr Shaw 24 , Gloucester-street , Commercial-road East Mr . _iUinsworth ,-L _pmng-p Me , MilccndGatc ; and Mr . Overton , 14 , _Tabernacle-row , City-road .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 11, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_11101845/page/5/
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