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THE BOOK OF THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH . _Losdow : —John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleetstreet . This little work should have claimed our attention long since , but in the multiplicity of bnsiness it bas been overlooked . To those who have little money to _s pend , and are yet desirous of obtaining extensive information on a mo 3 t important subject , it is an ; _n-Taluable little tract , containing , in a condensed form , a mass of information which could not be obtained anywhere else for twenty times its price . The Book of the Poor Man ' s Church is divided into six ebapters , in which the following subjects are treated
Chap . 1 . —The _unchristian character of a Church establishment . Cb * p . ~ 2- —The persecuting spirit of the Church . Chap . 3 . —The mercenary character of the Church Chap . 4 . —The indifference of the clergy to their duties . Chap . 5 . —The wealth of the clergy and the voracity of the bishops . Chap . 6 . —The Church condemned by herself .
Chapters 3 rd and Sth , are especially deserving of _gje reader's attention . The facts adduced arc quite gafScient to warrant any man in coming to the _conclusion that the present state of the Church Establishment is calculated for anything rather than usefulness , and is , without a change , more likely to tarn thinking men into infidels , than to convert them into sensible Christians . The tract is written opon the whole in a fair and candid spirit , and we sincerely hope that it will obtain an extensive circulation among all classes of the community .
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The following are copies of letters written at the dictation of the prisoner during his stay in gaol : — "Newgate , May , 21 , 1842 .
"I , Daniel Good , wish to return thanks to tho Lord Mayor and his kind lady for visiting me , and also return thanks to all the Aldermen who have kindly visited me ; and also wish to return thanks to the Sheriffs for their kindness ; and also Mr . Cope , the Governor , returning him thanks , and I found him very kind . Also return thanks to thus Rev . Mr . Carver , for bis kind attention , and also to the Rev . Mr . Taylor , who read prayers this day , which drew my attention with tears , and also return thanks to the Rev . Mr . Russell _; who has been to see me this day . My kind master , Nathaniel Dando , Esq ; , which I have lived with him at Norwood as coachman , he has been to see me . I never lived with a kinder
master and mistress than they were . My sincere thanks to Mr . Dando and his kind lady , and I also wish to return thanks to my late master and mistress , Shiell . My dear iictle boy came to see me on Thursday last , and read a chapter , which made me shed tears , as I part from him so young , not quite eleven years old ; May the Lord protect him , as he is left without father or mother , while I put my trust in James Spencer and his wife ; Mrs . Spencer * that they will have eye after the boy ; I Was a few days at _Clerkenwell , and found great kindness from the governor of that prison , and he has been to see me here . I also return thanks to the doctor , and also to the Rev _. Mr . Williamswho performs duty at
_^ that prison . I also return thanks to W . Nottage , Esq ., my former master , and his iady _; they were very kind to me . I do acknowledge as I am departing this World that Susan Butcher was the cause of that poor woman , Jane Jones , through jealousy , making away with herself , and Jane Jones told me that she Would make away with herself , through hearing about Susan Butcher , and I now say Jane Jones made away with herself . I don ' t say but what I am the cause of her doing this , through being told I kept company with Susan Butcher . Wbat I have statedis nothing but the trath respecting the death of Jane Jones . I wish tosay I never cut her
up ; the matchman said he could not make away without taking the limbs off . I locked him up in the stables , and I was cleaning my harness . He promised to come on the 6 th of April , and tako the remaining part away , but he never came . He told me he lived in the neighbourhood of Brentford . I knew this man as coming with matches about fourteen or fifteen months . I gave bim one sovereign to do away with the body . I wish to return thanks to all the officers of this prison , as I found them all very kind . The Lord be with all my friends , and Iwish to part this life good friends with all . and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul , and I don't say but I am a great sinner . "
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IiEEDSm—Suicide . — On Monday evening , an _inquest was held at the White Horse Inn , _WoodhonsB Carr , before John B ackbnrn , Esq ., on the booy of Mr . Joseph Norfolk , _whodied on Sunday , from inflammation of the windpipe , caused -by a wound inflicted on his throat by bis own hand , on the 27 th of April last . Mr . Norfolk was 46 years of age , and was highly respected ; he had for some fine laboured under great depression of spirits , arising , it is understood , from reverses in business , and committed the deed with a small penknife whilst in bed . He was soon discovered , and surgical aid immediately procured , bat all attempts to restore bim failed . The Jury were quite satisfied of his state of mind , and returned a verdict of " temporary insanity . "
Housebreaking . —On Sunday last , a man named _Joseph Brooke , a brickmaker , was charged before the magistrates at Leeds Court House , with having broken into the dwelling-house of Mr . Charles Wood , brickmaker , Selby-street , Burmantofts . The prisoner was in Mr . Wood ' s employ , and on Thursday afternoon last , was sent from the brickyard to the house for something whieh his master wanted . Finding the door locked , and Mrs . Wood out , he "orced an entry , and was seen by the prsecutor ' s daughter-in-law to come out of a window with a box aud a bundle in his possession . She eaused his apprehension ; the box contained books , aud the bundle wearing apparel ; the prisoner , no doubt , expected to find some money in the box . These circumstances being sworn to , he _was _^ _XJmmitted for trial .
The Unemployed Poor , —On Friday evening , at seven o ' clock , a meeting of Unemployed Operatives , was held in the Vicar ' s Croft , Leeds . The meeting was convened , by placard , for the purpose of hearing the report of a Committee appointed at a meeting held in the same place , on the 6 th inst ., to wait upon the Mayor to ask his Worship to convene a general meeting of the inhabitants in order that some s : ep 3 may be taken to alleviate the distress that exists amongst the unemployed working classes of this borough , Mr . J . Barneit was called to the chair , 2 & r . T . Morgan read the report of the deputation who waited upon the Mayor , on Wednesday , with a requisition signed by 120 persons , in order to induce him to call a public meeting on the subject of
the distressed poor . His Worship received the _depui & tien in a courteous manner , but said that a subscription of upwards of £ 6 , 000 having been obtained , and distributed among the poor already , he was not able to state whether it would be practicable again to raise any public subscription at present adequate to meet the distress ; and he recommended the deputation to wait until Monday , on which day he would lay the requisition before the meeting of the Committee and the Subscribers to the Poor Relief Fund ; and he advised that the deputation and a few other individuals who were perfectly acquainted with the wants and distresses of the poor , should attend at those meetings on Monday , » nd _tt > t > Vr such statements relative to tbe existing
distress as they might think necessary . After the report had been read , the following resolution , on the motion of Mr . Francis Jackson , seconded by Mr . John Kirk , was unanimously adopted : — "That fins meeting highly appreciates and tbankfnliy _acknowledges the very munificent subscription of . _£ S , 000 and upwards , lately raised , and distribnted bj the Relief Committee amongst the distressed operatives of various trades and branches in the town of Leeds ; and deeply regrets that notwithstanding such relief , there still exists an unparalleled and alarming state of distress among those who are usually engaged in tbe Btaple trade of this district . This meeting therefore most earnestly _bega to press the consideration of this distress upon all
classes ef tbe community , especially on the public ] authorities , and also upon the committee lately j engaged in relieving the distressed poor , and entreats _; they will do all they can to obtain relie in such a way as may to them seem most proper and efficient . " The following was proposed by Mr . Wm , Walton , seconded by Mr . James Boown , and agreed to : — "This meeting also calls the a ttention of the Over-1 seers and other persons having the distribution of J the fond applicable to the relief of the Poor to the distresses of the poor , and begs to pres 3 upon them the necessity of being as liberal as possible in re-1 lieving the wants of the distressed , at the same time j having a dne regard to those who are by law com- J pellable to contribute to the poor rates ' , Mr . Thos . j Morgan proposed , and Mr . Thos . Wilkinson se- !
eoaded— "This meeting will further recommend all all persons in a state of actual distress to make their j distresses as fully known as possible , and at the same thne would impress upon them the absolute necessity of preserving , as they have hitherto done , the strict- est regard to the public peace , and to abstain from all acts which may tend to cause any alarm among their fellow-townsmen . " Mr . Michael Lee then addressed tie meeting against the New Poor Law Bill . He said he wa 3 in favour of the resolutions tbat had been passed , for he was one of the distressed unemployed operatives ; and seeing the condition in which he and many others in the country were placed , he could not look but with feelings of horror upon the way in which the poor weretreatedundertheoperationoftbe NewPoor Law . He would therefore move— " That this meeting views
with dismay and horror , the New Poor Law Amendment Bill now before the House of Commons , its ostensible purpose being to take away the rights of the poor man to relief , unless he submit to be incarcerated , and be separated from his wife and children , and all that he holds dear , and that this meeting protest against its becoming the law of the land . " Thi 3 was seconded by Mr . Thomas Naylor . Mr . Thomas Morgan said that the New Poor Law was a subject which the _meeting had not met to consider ; and he begged to propose as an amendment , " That parties wishing to express their opinions apon the New Poor Law , take steps to call public attention to tie same , inasmuch as this meeting wa 3 not called for that purpose . " This , having been seconded , was
pat to the meeting ; but the Chairman delined to _eecide whether it was carried or negatived . In consequence of which be was desired to vacate the chain , and Mr . Thos . Wilkinson was called thereto . The amendment was again put to the meeting , and the new chairman declared it was carried . It having been stated by Mr . Morgan that the Major , the "V icar , and several other influential gentlemen had been invited to attend the meeting , it was asked why those parties had not attended ? It was explained by one of the deputation that the gentlemen alluded to had only been invited to view the meeting and see the distress that existed _amongst the inhabitants of the town , and not for the purpose of taking part in the proceedings ; bnt the Rev . Thomas Scales and
Dr . Smiles were in the meeting ; and would probably address them . The Rev . Mr . Scales accordingly stepped upon tbe platform , and addressed the meeting . He expressed his concurrence with the resolutions which the meeting had adopted ; and as one of the visitors appointed by the Distressed Relief Fund Committee testified that in the district which be visited during the existence of distribution from that fund , there were _silH a great number of persons out of employment , and many of them were m a state of abject misery . He regretted that the Relief i unci _ws 3 exhausted ; and though many had got employment , he was sure there were vast numbers in a state of destitution , and he hoped that some means would speedily be adopted to relieve , at least , the most necessitous ; and he thought that congregational collections mieht properly be resorted to for
such a purpose . He requested the meeting to hoid up their bands—first , those that were employed —second , those thxt were not employed ; which request was complied with , and not more than some fifty were held up a 3 persons in em ployment , whilst four or five hundred held up as those out of employment . Mr , Whitehead next addressed the meeting , and attributed the _distressed condition of the people to tbe " sordid oligarchy" and the " class legislation of _ihis country , and expressed his regret that the persons who had called the meeting had not come forth with more tangible means of rebel . i > r . Smiles recommended that local Committees should be formed throughout the town for the purpose or finding out those persons who were really in distress and deserving relief , and _trying to obtain relief for them from the Overseers of the Poor ; and in case the Overseers refused to give relief , tbe Committee
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to publish- the names of the distressed parties with the particulars of their cases . On the motion of Mr . T . Morgan , tbe names of Mr . Scales , Mr . Smiles , and Mr . Whitehead were added to the deputation to wait upon tbe Mayor and the Committee and Sabscribers of the Poor Relief Fund on Monday . [ The resnlt of the labours of this deputation will be found in our account of the proceedings of Monday's meeting . ] Thanks were voted to both tbe Chairmen , and the meeting broke np . The Poor Relief Fund . —On Monday , at noon , a general meeting of sabscribers to this fund was held at the Court House , to receive the report of the general committee , and to finally sanction the appropriation of the balance remaining in the hands
of the-Treasurer . The Committee had met at eleven o ' clock , in order to prepare the resolutions , & c . ; and , whilst they were thus occupied , the deputation appointed at the meeting on Friday night , of the unemployed operatives , attended , and laid before the Mayor the request of that meeting that he would call a public meeting , in order , if possible , to devise means for their relief . A number of statements were furnished , to show that the distress and want of . employment still existed to an alarming extent , and that starvation and destitution were reigning predominant in some districts . The Mayor inquired if they were prepared with any specific recommendation I On being answered in the * negative , he said he did not see what useful object oould
be accomplished by a public meeting , more than had been obtained by those by whom he was surrounded , and who had already devoted so much time to the object . He in common with them regretted the continued existence of the distress , and if they could suggest any means for its remedy , he had no doubt the gentlemen present would lend every assistance in carrying it out . A suggestion that a temporary _sonp kitchen should be fitted up , to supply the necessitous until a permanent establishment could be formed , appeared to be approved of ; while Mr . J . _G . Marshall thought that employment by spade husbandry , or other means , might be adopted . He knew there was sufficient capital in the conntry to find employment for all the
population . This view was concurred in , provided it could be shown that such labour could be profitably employed , which , however , appeared to be doubted . After much conversation , the Mayor replied to the deputation , that every means would be adopted by the committee to carry into effect the soup kitchen at the earliest opportunity , and to adopt such other means as might be within their power , but that he saw no utility in calling a public meeting , and he should therefore decline it . The deputation thanked his Worship , and withdrew . The general meeting then took place , the Mayor in the chair . The report , which was of a detailed character , was read by Mr . Lister . It showed a balance in hand of £ 577 7 s . 7 d . It was received and adopted , and with the resolutions , ordered to be advertised and printed under
the direction of the committee appointed for the purpose * The resolution for a permanent soup establishment , and for a temporary one until that could be attained , was affirmed , as were also the resolutions of thanks to the different parties who had been active in carrying out the measures of relief which the subscription had been raised to promote . The various resolutions were moved and _soconded by the Vicar , Mr . Alderman Musgrave , Mr . Birchall , Mr . Alderman Smith , Mr . E . Joy , Rev . T . Sturgeon , Rev . W . Sinclair , Rev . T . Harris , Mr . J . Bischoff , Mr . John Simpson , Mr . J . Jowett , jun ., Mr . E . Jackson . Mr . Cawood , Mr . _Baiucs , aud Alderman Pease . There were no points of importance in their speeches ; in fact , scarcely any speeches were made : and the business having been gonethrough _, and thanks voted to the Mayor , the meeting-broke up a little after two o ' clock .
Melancholy Event . —It is our painful duty to record an event which has _coated a deep sensation iirib . is town , namely , the death of our highly respected , amiable , and accomplished townsman , Mr , John Wilkinson , the silversmith , who , when in a state of temporary derangement produced by bodily illness , terminated his own existence last Sunday morning . Mr . Wilkinson has for some years been in debilitated health , from an affection of the stomach and liver ; he was excessively susceptible of disorder , and his animal spirits suffered greatly at each access of the complaint . Under an attack of tins kind , more aggravated than any he had before experienced , the fatal act was committed . An inquest was held on Monday morning , before J . Blackburn ,
Esq ., coroner , and a highly respectable jury ; and the evidence being such as left not the shadow of a doubt on the mind of any present that the deceased was in a state of derangement at the time of committing the deed , a verdict in accordance with that fact was immediately returned . Mr . Wilkinson was 42 years of age , and unmarried . He was a man of fine understanding , highly cultivated by study ; and his amiable qualities of heart combined with his literary acquirements to win the esteem and attachment of a very large circle . He was for many years on tbe Council of the Philosophical Society , and on the Committee of the Literary Institution . His loss , and especially under these melancholy circumstances , is very deeply and extensively lamented .
Frauds on the Poor , —On Tuesday last , the following persons were summoned before the Leeds magistrates , at the Court House , by Mr . Hanson , inspector of weights , & c , to answer to a charge of having weights below the standard in their possession . They were fined as follows : —William Halliday , of Mill Shay , Beeston , fined 10 =. and cost 3 , for having four short weights . John Schwanfelder , of Beeston , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short weight 3 . Samuel Fletcher , of _Farnley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short weights . James Ward Cooper , of Farnley , fined 20 s . and costs , for having . five short weights . Hannah Todd , of Farnley , fined 103 . and costs , for having five short weights .
James Foster , of Low Wortley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having five short weights . Benjamin Davison , of Low Wortley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short weights . Robert Gillson , of Lilling , near York , fined 10 s . and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . Robert Stonehouse , of Thornton , near Malton , fined 10 s . and costs , for having two short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . Leonard Bogg , of Lenvering , near Malton , fined 10 s . and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . John Wellfoot , Meadow Lane , fined 10 s . and expences , for having four short weights . Of the above , Gillson , Stonehouse , and Bogg attend the Vicar ' s Croft on Tuesdays , with butter , & c _.
Charge of Stealing Dte Woods— Ou Saturday last , a man named Abraham Smith , a labourer , residing . in School Close , was charged before tbe Leeds Borough Justices , at tbe Court House , with having at various time 3 stolen quantities of dyewoods , the property of the assignees of Mr . N . H . Taylor ,-ware-grinder , School Close , in whose employ the prisoner was as carter . In this capacity he wa 3 frequently sent with loads of ground ware to different dye-works , and on these occasions , it would appear , that frequent complaints of short weight on delivery were made , but no suspicion at all fell upon the prisoner . However , tbe old adage , " When _thieTes fall out , " & c , was in this instance verified : for , in consequence of some proceedings at
the last Borough Sessions , a man who was then prosecuted " split , " acd the police then " received information" that the prisoner was in the frequent habit of disposing of quantities of drewoods to Mr . Thomas Eshelby , the landlord of the _Gei-: red ' s Arms , on the Wortley road . Watching a suitable opportunity , Smith was taken into custody , and a quantity of ware was found at the Ge 2 derd ' s Arms , which Mr . Eshelby , with the _greatest simplicity imaginable , said he did not know the value of , and that the prisoner had only asked him permission to leave it until he called
again . Mr . William Thomas Smith , solicitor , who appeared for Smith , cross-examined Mr . Eshelby , and elicited from him that he had only the day before said that he could not swear that Smith was the man who had left the ware at his house , and that he only came to be certain of it when he was threatened with a prosecution himself . The magistrates expressed themselves in strong terms on Mr . _Eshelby ' s conduct , and told him that could the ware be prop ; _rty identified , he would stand in a very unpleasant situation ; as this could not be done ,: however , they had no alternative but to dismiss the case .
Aggravated Assault bt a Policeman . —On Tuesday last , the sitting magistrates at Leeds Court House , Henry Hall , Esq , George Goodman , Esq .. James Holdfortb , Esq ., and James Musgrave , Esq ., were engaged for upwards of three hours in ite investigation of a charge of assault , preferred by Henry Sanderson , a lamplighter , against William Storey , one of the _nightly watch . The case was one of hard swearing on both sides , and at the request of Mr . Bond , who appeared for the defence , the witnesses en both sides were ordered out of court The circumstances , as detailed by Sanderson and his witnesses , appear to be these : —On Whit-Monday afternoon , the complainant and three other men had been at the Dusty Miller , in Swinegate , where they had five pints of ale ; they then left , and Sanderson and two others ( named Bates and Shores ) proceeded towards home in Mill-street , or that neighbourhood . When they got into Mill-street , however ,
Sanderson wished to have another pint of ale at the Silk Mill beer-bouse , and , because the others refused to accompany him , he got hold of Bates , and in the struggle they both fell , Bates undermost , who grazed his head against a step , and caused it to bleed . They were still pulling each other about , when Storey happened to be passing , and he seeing the man's head bloody , and that he wished to go home , desired Sanderson to let him alone . Upon this some v _^> rds ensued between Sanderson and Storey , the former insisting upon knowing by what authority the latter interfered with them . The watchman then it would appeaT took from his pocket a pair of handcuffs , and seized Sanderson by the shirt collar ; it was affirmed by some of the witnesses that previous to this , Sanderson had both struck and kicked the policeman , and by this time , to such a height had the dispute arisen , that a large crowd of persons assembled , and tbe
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policeman sent a messenger to his house , which was only a short distance off , for his staff—Sanderson becoming every minute more violent ; his two companions had left him as soon as the watchman came up . Sanderson swore that he wished to go home , but that the policeman prevented him , insisted upon taking him into custody , and as soon as he got bis staff struck him over his head with such violence as to cause tbe blood to flow in every direction . The man's head bore ample marks of the punishment he had received , he has since been in the Infirmary . His punishment , however , did not end with tbe blows which he had received , for after thus disabling him , Storey got the handcuffs on , and fastened him
bleeding as be was to tbe tail of a cart , and thus dragged him through the streets towards the policeoffice . The man , from loss of blood , became very weak , and when he got to Timble-bridge fainted away . A large concourse of people , as a matter of course , were assembled , and the watchman was assailed with all kinds of epithets . The attention of the Rev . Edward Cookson , who was just leaving the Parish Church , was attracted by the noise , and he , after ascertaining the cause , and seeing the state in which the poor fellow evidently was , called another policeman , who happened te be near , aud insisted upon his being taken to the nearest surgeon , where his wounds were dressed . Mr . Holdtorth
also here heard of the case , and went to the surgery to $ e- the man ; and there also saw the policeman , who complained then that the man had kicked him over the shin , and been very violent , and said be was obliged to strike at him in his own defence . It should be stated that there were two or three very severe cuts on Sanderson's head . Six or eight witnesses were examined on the part ef the complainant , snd their evidence in the material points agreed , though there wore several important discrepancies , a fact which is not to be wondered at when it is remembered that there was a very great crowd , and that probably the samo scene might be witnessed in different positions . One of the witnesses said that Sanderson ' s blood fbw so profusely over Storey
that he looked as though he had killed a hundred beasts . Storey , in bis defence , contended that he onl y asked the man very civilly to let bis companion alone , and go home quietly , when he was struck in the face , and his bat knocked off ; that Sanderson refused to go , and was very violent , not only striking him , bnt kicking and pushing him about ; he sent for his staff , and he then struck him in his own defence . Several witnesses were called who proved that he exereised great forbearance , and that Sanderson was very violent , and struck the policeman first . A man named Thompson , a miner from Beeston Lodge , said he was charged by the policeman to assist him , and did so ; he was between the two men , but he was not aware that
Sanderson had been struck till he saw the blood . He did not either see or hear the blows . Mr . Holdforth and Mr . Musgrave commented upon this , and the latter said he would not believe another word the witness uttered . Mr . " Bond replied warmly to this , and remarked that in the whole course of his experience he had never heard any thing so indecent from any one on the bench before , and he hoped he never should again . It was passing judgment before the case had been heard . Some further evidence having been adduced , the case was closed , and the magistrates consulted for a quarter of an hour , when Mr . Hall , addressing Storey , said tbey had given the case their most serious attention , and had weighed the evidence in every part . They were aware of the difficulties a policeman had to contend with amongst a mob of people , who were generally too ready to take
part against them , and whilst they were always ready to protect them in the due discharge of their office , they had also a duty to discharge to the public , who had a right to be satisfied that the magistrates sat there to administer justice evenhanded . The Bench were of opinion that until he got his staff he had manifested great forbearance , but they must teaeh him and others like him , that they were not to break people ' s heads with impunity , and he trusted the fine they should inflict would have the effect of teaching him to curb his temper for the future , for they had no doubt he had suffered his temper to become heated . The opinion of the Bench was that he be fined forty shillings and the costs , or in default of payment be sent to Wakefield for two months . —The Court was excessively crowded ; the case will be further decided upon by the Watch Committee .
Curious Case op Forgery . —On Tuesday last , John Whitely and James Nicholson , ( an engraver , ) were brought before the sitting magistrates , at the Court House , and remanded to Wednesday for the depositions to be taken , the former charged witVt forging and uttering a note for £ 5 , and the latter with having engraven the plate from which the said note had been printed . The circumstances of the case are somewhat curious . The prisoner , Whiteley , on Saturday night , went to the shop Of Mr . Rose , grocer , Vicar-lane , and after getting a lot of groceries weighed tendered what appeared to be a Leeds Union Bank £ 5 note in payment . The engraving was in some degree varied , and it was signed in a very bad hand , " Mr . Williams Brown" and another name . Mr . Hose at once detected the fraud , and asked the man where he had
got the note ? to which he replied that he had taken it of another person a week previously . Mr . Rose then went out and fetched a policeman , to whom the man was given in charge . On searching a box in his house , several blank forms of the note , on different coloured papers , were found , which it was discovered had been printed by Mr . Nicholson , who on Monday was apprehended also . He stated that Whiteley engaged him to engrave the plate , telling him that it was for a money club , and the _^ otes were to be used as _secarity by the members . He made no Becret of the job , but got Mr Bean to engrave the plate for him , and had not the slightest knowledge of any thing wrong . Mr . Bean stated that he hadeugraved the plate for Nicholson , and that no _secresy was observed regarding it . Nicholson further stated that Whiteley got him to print several proofs for the committee to look at and select the colour of the
paper . The magistrates expressed their doubts that any person could engrave such a plate as those notes had been printed from , under the impression that it was for a money club , the engraving bore too near a resemblance , and was too well adapted to deceive the unwary ; they should send both of them for trial , but intimated that they would accept of bail fer Nicholson , himself in £ 100 and two sureties in £ 50 each . The depositions were then ordered to be taken on Wednesday morning , when the case would be finally disposed of . The names of two gentlemen for bail were immediately handed in . The Dispensary . —On Monday last , the election of two physicians to the Public Dispensary , in place of Dr . Wilson and Dr . Hopper resigned , took place at the Board Room of the Institution . There were
only two candidates for the vacant offices , Dr . Thomas Smith and Dr . Drenman , who were consequently elected without opposition . _Deaih by Burning—On Tuesday morning , an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Betty Varey , 72 years of age , who died in the Infirmary on Monday , from burns received from her clothes taking fire on Saturday night . The old woman resided with her two sons at Hunslet , and on Saturday night was left in the hoHse until they went to market . She went to bed at eleven o ' clock , and it is supposed the candle fell against her , but she was unable to give any account . A neighbour was alarmed by the smell of burning and entered the house , but was too late to be of any service in saving the old woman , who was very dreadfully burnt . The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . "
HAWICK . —On Wednesday week the members of the Hawick Total Abstinence Society , and the Rechabites of the Hawick Tent , walked in procession through the town ; the brethren of the tent , being decorated with the Ribbon of their Order & c , made a splendid appearance . A Soiree was held at four o ' clock , when a numerous and respectable company were _regaled with '' the cup that cheers but not inebriates . " The Revd . Mr . Ramsay , President of the Soc _i ety , Mr . Lowery , Mr . Palmer , Mr . Davies , & c . addressed the meeting , which only separated when the shades of tbe night were beginning to gather around them , the meeting being an open air one . The several addresses were well calculated to exalt and extend the principles of true temperance in this locality .
OLDHAM—Royal FoRKSrERs . —On Saturday the 21 st . inst ., Court 592 , of this flourishing Order , held its usual annual meeting at the house of Mr . James Pomfret , the Pine Apple Inn , Shaw Chapel , near Oldham . The members sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion , and which was served up in that style of elegance and plenty so characteristic of Mr . and Mrs . Pomfrtt . After the Court was opened Mr . John Clegg was called to the chair , and Mr . Robert Richardson to the vice-chair , the business being brought forward it was stated in the report that the Court numbered forty free members , being anincrease of nine since the last anniversary , and their funds had increased more the last year than in any former year for some time . Previous to the closing of the Court the members unanimously agreed to give a donation of twenty shillings towards defraying the expences of a new school lately erected in the neighbourhood .
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The following letter was addressed to Mr . J . Spencer , Leck ' _s-fields , Walworth : — "My dear Friends , —I write these few lines to you and Mrs . Spencer , and I hope you are both well . My blessing , and the blessing of God , be with you evermore . My brother ' s son and his wife called on Monday evening ; you was not at home , they told me . They came to see me on Tuesday last . His name is John Good , and he lives at No . 4 , Arch'drow , Deptford-creek . He would be glad to see you at any time . My blessing and the blessing of God be with him and bis wife . This comes from me with tears ; and also remember me to my sister ' s son . My blessing with him . " From your unfortunate friend , " Daniel Good , "
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The following letter was written to Molly Good : — . " ¦ My dear Molly , —I write these few lines to bid you farewell , and I ' m glad you got acquitted . I hopo the things I put in pledge you will be able to redeem , and keep them for yeurself . My best respects to you , with tears , and also your friends ; and the Lord be with you all ; and may the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul . " From your unfortunate " Daniel Good . "
A Bright Youth.—There Is A Boy In Salem ...
A Bright Youth . —There is a boy in Salem so bright that his mother has to look at him through a piece of smoked glass . —New Fork Paper . . Extraordinary Good Fortune . —Edward Hibbert , a porter in the employ of Messsrs . Bramah , Prestage , and Ball , 124 , Piccadilly , has been discovered to be heir-at-law to estates in Islcworth , Whitton , Fleet-street , and Devonshire , to the value of £ 1 , 200 , 000 . Deaths by Eating Hemlock . —Two lamentable accidents occurred at the parish of Llanerfyl , Montgomeryshire . A poor woman of the name of Davies had occasion to leave her home on Monday , and during her absence her three-- children discovered
some roots of water hemlock hear the river side , of which they eat freely , and an old woman in passing by found two of the children very ill . Upon inquiring what waB the matter , the eldest informed her what they had been eating . Information was immediately given in the village of what had occurred , and a messenger was dispatched for a surgeon , who was quickly in attendance , but on his arrival he found two dead ( one aged ten years , the other three years anda half ) , and the other in a hopeless state , butthroughprompt and judicious treatment is recovir ig . Inquests were held on the bodies , and the jury returned their _verdict—^ _'that their deaths were caused by the eating of poisonous roots , commonly called water hemlock . "— Cambrian .
Fatal Accident on the North Union Railway . —On Wednesday morning , the London up-mailtrain from the north , on its arrival within a distance of two hundred yards from the _Parkside station , passed oyer the body of Thomas _Grifiitby a bargeman . James Blundell , the driver of the engine , on finding that he had met with some obstruction on the way , stopped the engine as speedily as the downward inclination of the line at that particular part would admit , but not till the whole train had passed over the body . of . - .. the . deceased .- On examination , it was discovered that the deceased bad been dead some hours , as the body was cold and stiff , and bore evident marks of more than one train having passed over it . The lower extremities were nearly severed from the trunk , and were only attached by a small ligature . The deceased was a married man , about forty years of ' age , and a native of Tarvin , in
Cheshire . He was in the employ of Mr . James Try er , of London , and eu gaged as a bargeman on tho Bridgewater canal . On Monday he discharged biB cargo , arid spent the greater part of Tuesday at Newton cattle-fair . At night , he , his master , and some other men , were drinking at the Bull ' s Head public-house , in _Golborne-dale , and left there between ten and eleven o ' clock ; they were all the worse for liquor . The deceased loitered behind the rest of the party , and nothing was seen of him after they passed the bridge over the North Union railway , on the Lowton road . The embankment at this point of the railway is full eight or ten yards above the railway on either side , audit is well fenced , so as to prevent paities trospassingw It was near this place the deceased was found , and , in case he got upon tho railway on parting from his companions , no less thai : two luggage-traiiis , in addition to the mail , must have passed over him .
Counteraction oe "Infidelity- and '' Socialism . " —On Friday a meeting , attended by the Bishops of Chester and Norwich , John Hardy , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair , took place at the Hanover-square Rooms , for the purpose of affording Mr , Brindley , the anti-Socialist lecturer , an opportunity of reporting the result of the means taken to repress Infidelity aitd Socialism . The meeting was rather thinly attended ,. and , after a few remarks by the Hpn . ' Gentlemariin the chair , Mr . Brindley addressed the meeting . In the course of his speech-be prer dieted the speedy failure of the Social community at Tytherly , in Hampshire , where they are providing a handsome building for the residence and employment of several hundred persons . He also
stated that the large buildings were a speculation of some capitalists , and not the property of tho community , and that the villagers in the neighbourhood entertained a _Btrong ; feeling of dislike to their new " social" neighbours . The Bishep of Chester declared himself an enemy to Socialism , both as a _Christiau minister as _wellas a man and philanthropist -r-a sentiment in which the Bishop of Norwich coincided—adding that Socialism was dead at Norwich , and that the Socialist women of that city were the " lowest of the low "—an assertion which created much interruption , and resulted in a vote of disapprobation being got up by the Socialists present . Great confusion ensued , amidst which the meeting broke up .
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Stepney Rectort . — -This benefice , which has just become vacant , is in the gift of Brascnose College , Oxford , and is one of the wealthiest livings in _thei diocese of London . The annual income is returned at £ l , 190 . ¦ _- ' ' ¦' . ' _The lamentable accident on the Paris and Versailles railway has excited the greatest _attention among tbe railway companies in this country , who are desirous of ascertaining the real cause of , it . Some of them have already sent over to France for the purpose of obtaining accurate information .
_ The Murder at Highbury . —A Hard Case .. — _inuring the last two years a young man named Cooper has lived in tho service of Messrs . POwoli and Son , packing-casemakers , in Knight Rider-court , Doe tors Commons , as porter , but he was discharged at a moment s notice on Monday week , in consequence ot its being ascertained that he was brother to the man who stands charged with the mur < ler at Highbury . — Advertiser . - Chuhch-rate Seizures . —Mr . Drew , the vestryclerk of the parish of Allhallows , with Brand , th © constable , from the Mansion-houso , on Thursday entered _^ the premises of Messrs . Joseph Cooper and Co ., Lawrence Pountiiey-lane , and , by virtue of a , warrant from the Lord Mayor , _seizad a quantity of beaver fur , for church-rates duo to the united parishes of St . Mary , Abchurch , and St . Lawrence Pountney . ,
Spking . — " The Spring has been always remarked as a period when disease , if it : be lurking in the system , is sure to shew itself . The coldness of winter renders torpid the acrimonious fluids of the body , and in this state of inactivity their evil to the systeria is riot perceived , but atthe Spring theso , areroused , and if not checked , mix up and circulate with the blood , and thus the whole system is contaminated . Parr ' s Life Pills taken three every night , for two or three weeks , will rid the body of all that is noxious , and produce health and comfort . Persons troubled with scorbutic affections , _ar » strongly advised to try them at this time of the year ; in a . few days they will perceive the powerful clearing properties they possess , and thus be induced to > continue them . '
Extraordinary Suicide . —On Thursday night , as the Queen Victoria , contract ' . mail steamer , was on her passage from _Kinustcwn to Liverpool , a , gentleman who had given the name of Johnson , but whose real name was Bennett , of and from Manchester , at ten minutes to eleven o ' clock , when nearly off Holyhead , jumped overboard . A life-preserver was at the instant cut away , and though the vessel was brought teas soon as practicable , and a boat lowered with four bauds , in the hope of rescuing tho unfortunateman , ho trace of him could be seen . The first mate was not far from the deceased : at the moment _.
and he did not evince any previous symptoms of abstraction ; he took out his watch and guard-chairi _, which , with hia purse , he left under the seat where he had boon sitting . It appears that he left Manchester on Wednesday , crossed the channel that night in tho Queen Victoria ., and that he had left on the table at home a note for his brother announcing his desperate intention . The water was quite smooth , and the vessel going not less than _eleven knots . The deceased was twenty-four years of _aue . five feet ten inches hi _^ h , and bore an excellent and amiable oharaoter _.
Nottingham . —State of Trade— There has been a considerable sensition during the past week , amongst tho laco _ manufacturers engaged iu the fancy lace trade , on account of some excellent patterns haying been produced by a , machine _owners from a machine in which the Ja : quardI apparatus acts upon the threads the whole width of the warp beam , instead of actuating ; the guide bars . The turn-out , respecting the drop-offs , is not yet ended , nor does it seem likely , to end , the hands wo nre informed being well supported , There is little or no improvement in the demand for drawers and pantaloons . —The silk glove trade is a shade better . A
most important decision to master _stockingers was made on Wednesday last , at the County Hall . A _master glove hand was brought np on a charge for neglecting bis work , for eight days successively . It was _alleged a , nd proved that the taker-in knew that the master was not to work up in person the > iik , he working at the time to another hosier . The justices held that , by ' ¦ 'his taking but the silk , by the provisions of the _Slatuie of 17 Geo . III ., cap . 56 " , he was compelled to work upon silk delivered out , and _thas neglect for eight days made them liable to imprisonment ; the party was seriteticei to a month ' s imprisonment , but wasi allowed to settle the afiUir bypay ing for the silk , though he had many witnesses
present , to prove that the warehouse in question gave out their silk SO damp that it was impossible for themasters to keep in their accounts . The party upon this declined to appeal to the sessions . If this is acted upon , half the master _stockingers will be on . the treadrmill , as many of them take but work from five or six different houses , for twenty-five or thirty hands . We are sorry to say that the hosiery trade _,, in the numerous villages engaged in that manufacture , in this and the neighbouring counties , is if _pos-ible worse than ever , the masters arid journeymen being equally in a declining condition ; in fact , this state oi things has reached the middle classes , who are rapidly sinking in society .
Destructive _Fihe at Nassau . —The German papers arrived yesterday announce a fire of a _mosc alarming nature occuirodia one of the faubourgs of Steyer , a city with a population of 10 , 000 souls , in Upper Austria ; The Gazette d' Avgsburgh has the following extract of a letter , dated Steyer , the 7 th of May ;— "A sad calamity has befallen us . On the 3 rd . inst ., at four o ' clock in the afternoon , a most destructive fire broke out in the faubbnrg of Steyerdorf . The flames , cherished by a high wind , mader rapid progress ; and , by the next day , at six o ' clock j 240 houses wore reduced to ashes . We are all bub in ruins . The streets present the most lamentable appearance , and women and children are frantie , uttering cries of despair ; The working classes will be the _greatest sufferers by this calamity . Many hundreds of these will be reduced to misery , and , for some time , at least , deprived of means to support their families . "
Destruction by Fire of the Geoegia East Iw-DiAMAN—Five Lives Lost . —On Saturday afternoon the melancholy intelligence of the ship Georgia , of Newcastle _,-an Indiaman , Captain Mitchell , bound to London , was received by the underwriters at Lloyd ' s attended , we regret to say , with deplorable sacrifice of human life . The ship was between eight and nine hundred tons burthen , and wis valued at £ 7 . C 00 > being splendidly fitted up for the accommodation of passengers ; she had a rich Cargo on board , consisting of jewellery , merchandise , arid other valuable property , whioh perished with the vessel , a loss of nearly £ 20 , 000 . The unfortunate event occurred on the morning of the 1 st of last month , while on her passage to England from Calcutta , which place she
left m the early part of February . From the account brought over by the ship Thomas Sparks , from China , which _{ _irriyed off . Dartmouth on Friday morning , it appears that on the morning mentioned the watch on deck , when the vessel was under closereefed topsails , and in latitude 30 south , and longitude ¦¦' . 36 ' east , off _Madagascar ; noticed eomethirig burning about the ship , and supposed that one of the crew bad left bis candleburnirig , and that hft had fallen asleep : The officer went into the forecastle to ascertain if such was the case , but . found the interior apparently safe , arid the lights all extinguished . On returning to the deck he observed that the stench increased , which excited his suspicions , and / ultimately aroused the -commander ,
_Captain Mitchell and the rest of the -ship ' s crew , arid a strict search was determined upon . On the boats being removed and tho mam hatcheX taken _oflj the burning was found to _proctjed from the cargo , when orders were given to remove some portion of it , so aa to get at the fire ; the _crewj' however had not proceededfar before a volume of smoke burst upon them , and shortly afterwards it became so intense , acoompahied with excessive heat that they were forced to desistj and leave the hold , notwithstanding large quantities of water had been thrown down _aniongft the cargo- Captain Mitchell then had the hatches replaced , and blocked up every apeiture in the ship , including _the-pabins , in the hope of stifling the fire ; : _buf-tbis preyed _unavniling , for in about two . hours the flames broke through the <
cabin windows , and likewise from the hatchway over the forecastle , to the terror and dismay of all on board . Gapt . Mitehell , who was a young man , acted with surprising fortitude . Perceiving that the destruction of the , vessel was inevitable , he directed the crew to prepare themselves to leave the ship , which they immediately set upon doing , by lowering the boats ( two in number / over the vessel ' s side . It was a most trying moment , for the sea was extremely rough , with a heavy gale ot wind ; and with the knowledge of their being 800 or 900 miles from land , every soul expected to meet with a _watary grave . At about- eight o ' clock , the chief mate , with nine of the crew , left the burning vessel in the jolly-boat , and they were directly followed by Capt . Mitchell _^ and the rest of the ship's company—four in number —in the small boat . In the course of a quarter of an hour afterwards , the work of devastation had reached the masts , and she appeared embodied in
oriemass of flames , forming a terrible though magnificent appearance- At this critical period , a vessel was observed at a distance , bearing towards the ill--fated ship , and the chief mate turned round to make known the joyful intelligence to Capt . Mitchell and the rest of the crew . He was horror-struck in finding that the boat had _foundered , and none cf them were to _^ be seen . Thev row ed about in hopes of picking them up , but ua _& _rtunately none ef the poor fellows ever rose afwr . The ship Thomas Spark ? , which proved to b _» the vessel they saw bearing down to their _assistance , came up alongside soon afterwards , and took the mate and the rest of tho Georgia's crew en board , and they remained within a short distance of tho _burning ship until she wens down , wbicb tvtnt took place at a late hour in the afterncon . The .- / ship Thomas Sparks , with the _survivors , arrived on Sunday morning off Dover , Tho Georgia and cargo are reported to be insured _totho extent cf £ 25 . 000 .
One Hundred And Twenty Persons Have Died...
One hundred and twenty persons have died from the effects of the recent dreadful railway accident Dear Paris . _« ' Wanted , a Governess . "—It has recently come within our knowledge that nearly one hundred applications have been received , in each of two instances , by gentlemen in this neighbourhood , in reply to single advertisements in a London paper , announcing the want of governesses in their families . Could all the circumstances connected with the respective histories of some of the fair applicants be known , how many a heart-rending story would their experience involve , and how clearly does the fact of so large a number of young women being in quest of a home and subsistence , indicate the inroads of distress and misfortune into the middle ranks of life !—Sherborne Journal .
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The Roehampton Mokder . —A good many in * correct statements in reference to the treatment and the conduct of the miserable man Good , since his conviction , having been made public , it may _benecessary _^ to state , from an authentic source , what are the real facts . _. Since the alterations that have taken place in the criminal law , the treatment Of criminals both before _h and after conviction has been very materially modified . Formerly upon a conviction for murder the convict was taken to a cell appropriated for the purpose , and kept in this cell , almost in darkness , and suffering many other privations , until the time came for him to ascend the scaffold . At the present time , however , prisoners charged with murder are taken to a room in the chapel-yardwhere
, they remain until their trial and , if convicted , they again return to the same _oeil , and remain there in the charge of different wardsmen until the period of execution . The first occasion on whidh this Cell was appropriated in the way above described was in the case of Greeaacre , and since then it has been successively occupied by Courvoisier , Lees , and _Blakesley . But for the provisions of the Central Criminal Court Act , many difficulties would have been thrown in . the way of the prosecution , by reason ot the different jurisdictions that were mixed up in the case . T _, he offenoe , in the first instance . was committed m the bounty of Surrey ; The prisoner was _subseqaently apprehended in Kent ; examined before a justice of that county ; and then
brought into Middlesex for examination ; finally committed from that county ; and , but for the _provisions above referred to , it would have been difficult to have framed the case to have freed it from technical objections . It rests also with the judges of the Central Criminal Court to say whether a criminal shall be executed in the county where the alleged offence is committed , or in Middlesex , and as Lord Denmari , in passing sentence , merely mentioned " a place of execution , " the convict will be executed at the Old Batley , and not at Horsemonger-lane . After sentence , the sheriffs now have it in their direction , not , however , exceeding a period Of twenty one days , to fix the day when the execution shall take place ; and it is
understood they have ordered the sentence to be carried-into effect on Monday next . Since his condemnation Good has never been left unattended , either night or day . For the first two of three days he persisted in the truth of the extraordinary statement made by bim after the trial ; but it is understood that he has recently made some further disclosures , modifying to a very considerable extent his former statement , but he siill persists in asserting that the unhappy woman came by her death by her own hand , and no by any violence that was offered to her by another . On his being asked to state the address of the man who sold matches , and who , according to his statement , took such an active part in the awful business , he says , that all he knows about h m is , that he lives somewhere in Bromptou , It will be remembered that Green & cre told a story similar in many respects to this statement , of Good ' _s
as to the mode in which his victim came by her death , that he subsequently gave several different versions of the story , and that only a few hours before his executiou he gave another account of the alleged mode of death . It is expected , however , that Good will yet declare what the truth really is ; and it is said that he has made an intimation to that effect to the chaplain , and also to Mr . Cope , the governor of Newgate . It was at the _suggestion of of the chief justice that the counsel for the prosecution forbore to examine the prisoner ' s son as a wit : ness against him . All that he would have been able to depose to was the fact , that the blue bonnet belonged to the deceasedj and that it was taken by the prisoner to Susannah Butcher ' s , and as this was clearly proved by other testimony , it was thought that the painful _spebtacle of a child beii g produced as witness against hisfather upon atrial for life and death might be spared ;
Conoemned Sermon at Newgate . —On Sunday the chapel of Newgate was crowded in an unwonted manner , by those who , from an _acqjiaistanee with the Lord Mayor , or other of the City dignitaries , could gain an admission , to hear from the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary to the prison , a sermon addressed to that wretched man , who , paying the penalty of his cruelties and crimes , perished upon the scaffold . The chapel was quite full , and there were a good many ladies present . The prisoners entered the place allotted to them shortly before halfpast ten , and at that hour Daniel Good was brought in by Mr . Cope and two turnkeys , and placed in the centre of the chapel . He appeared very uneasy j and several times clasped his hands , as if engaged in
inward devotion . His dress consisted of a long olivecoloured frock coat , with pockets outside , such as are worn by ooachmen , drab trousers * and a clean white neckcloth , neatly tied round his neck . His face was somewhat paler and attenuated than when he was at tbe Old Bailey , and he appeared thinner ; otherwise he looked well , and much better than on that Occasion . He had the appearance Of a penitent man , and of one fully aware of the enormity of his offences . On entering the chapel lie was weeping , and several times , in the course of the service , tears were observed to come rapidly down his cheeks . The psalms and lessons were very appropriate ; the former were the 1 st , 9 th , 14 th , i 6 thj and 17 th verses of the 51 st , and tho first four verses of the 6 th Psalm . The lessons were taken from the 12 cb chap .
of the 2 nd of Samuel , and the 1 st chapter of James . At the conclusion of the last psalm , the culprit appeared very weak , and nigh fainting ; he dropped into the chair , and some water was procured , when he soon recovered , and preserved his composure during the rest of 'the' service . The text was taken from the 1 st chapter of the General Epistle of St . James , and the 15 th verse— " When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth " sinV ' and sin when it is finished brihgeth forth death . " Good , who had appeared very devout during the whole of the service , and who , during the reading of the prayers , always went down upon his knees at the proper times , was then removed in custody of the turnkeys , and clasping his hands together , in an impassioned manner , he exclaimed , as he was leaving the chapel , "Oh , may the Lord be with you all V * . ¦
Execution of Danikl Good , the _Murdkrer . — At eight o ' clock this morning , Daniel Good , the murderer , expiated with his life upon the scaffold , the awful crime of which a Jury of his country had convicted him . The crowd which had assembled to witness the execution was , perhaps , more numerous than had been seen for many yeaTB around the gaol of Newgate . A great number of anxious visitants , determined , if possible , to obtain a good view , were there at night , and at one o ' clock the street was quite impassable ; from that hour until eight o ' clock the crowd momentarily increased , and at that hour it surpassed everything we ever beheld ; the whole street from St . Sepulchre ' s Church to _Ludgate-hill wasonemassof human beings—men , women , and
children . The houses opposite the gaol also were crowded with spectators , and high premiums were Ea id for every spot whence there was the least proability of beholdingthe spectacle . Up to the time of execution the mob appeared in excellent humour , jokes were bandied about , loud peals of laughter and hurraing as an unfortunate policeman passed through , were _oocasionaly heard , and the greatest excitement prevailed . After attending divine service on Sunday morning , the wretched culprit caused two letters to be written , one to Molly Good , and another to a Mrs . Spencer . At an early hour on Sunday night , he retired to rest , and slept soundly for two or threehours ; he was awoke in the morning , and partook of a slight breakfast . At six o ' clock _.
Mr . Sheriff Msguay went to him , and remained with him nearly an hour ; Mr . Carver , the Ordinary was also with him directly he rose , and never left his side until the fatal bolt was drawn . Athalf-past five o ' clock , Mr . Cope , the Governor of Newgate , was with bim for _, a short time , when he repeatedly said , "Mind , I ' m no murderer . " The Sheriffs and their attendants haying entered the condemned cell , and the prisoner having been handed oyer into their custody , he was conducted to tho press-room , and sat down on a bench with Mr . Carver on one sido of him , and Mr . Sheriff Magnay on the other ; at this time he appeared to be suffering the greatest mental anguish , and to be quite incapabhrof listening to the exhortation to repentance to which the worthy
Divine was desirous of drawing his attention . Seizing Mr . Cope by the hand , he said , "Oh , Mr . Cope , my best friend , I noyer took her life ; " and then , clasping his hands , he said . " The Lord have mercy upon me . I hope the Lord will take me and show me the gates of heaven . 1 neter took her life , I never took her life . " The Rev . Ordinary again urged him to repentance and confession , reminding him that he was now going to stand before the Judge of all . Upon this the prisoner rose , and elevating his right hand , said , " I swear before Almighty God , as I hope for mercy , I never took her life . The Lord be with you all . " He then shook hands repeatedly with the Sheriffs . Again did the Rev . Divine exhort him to repent and con-4
fess , saying , " You know the Bible says , If we confess our sins , God is righteous and just to forgive us our sins , and to cleanse us from all iniquity * , and again He that hideth his sins shall not prosper , but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy , and God will abundantly pardon him . ' ... " The culprit replied , I should tell you in a momentif I did the act ; if I had any weight on my mind , I would unburden it . Why should I tell a lie on departing from this world ¥ ' ¦¦ ¦ At five minutes to eight , he rose from his seat , and adjusted his dress , which was the same he wore in chapel on Sunday , with the air of a man who was going about his daily
occupations , and shook bands several times with the Ordinary and the hangman . He then went up to Mr . Cope , and whispering , requested that he would let him have a little wine and water . Nearly atumbler of wine and water was brought tohim , and he drank it all off . He then rose , r ind turned up his coat sleeves with the utmost composure , Whilst the hangman pinioned his arms and wrists ; his neckcloth was next removed , the culprit telling the hangman that there was a pin somewhere which must be removed before the neckcloth could be untied ; his throat was then bared , the bell of the prison began tolling , and the melancholy procession set out , the Rev . Ordinary preceding the culprit and reading
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m a clear and distinct tone the burial service . The culprit walked with a slow firm step to the scaffold , and ascended it without hesitation ; he glanced hastily round on the immense multitude , and there was a tremendous yell raised , so loud and so fierce as to be sufficient to strike terror into the heart of the stoutest man . At this moment he turned very pale , and trembled much , bnt said nothing . Scarcely an instant was occupied in adjusting the noose , which having been accomplished , and tbe cap drawn over his face , the executioner retired from the
scaffold . The signal was immediately given , the bolt was withdrawn _^ and the unhappy man was no longer an inmate of this world . The only motion we observed bn the withdrawal of the bolt , was a slight rising of the arms , bat it was only for a moment ; otherwise there was ho struggling , no rigidity of the limbs to be observed . It might be said that he died without a struggle and without a groan . ' At nine o ' clock the body was cut down and conveyed into the prison .
Robbery at Good ' s Execution . —Amongst other robberies committed at the executiou was tfcat of a young female who had been standing in the crowd in Giltspur-street , who had her pocket cut , and the money she had in it stolen , On getting out of the crowd she folt the blood trickling down her side , and on examination , it was found that the _first attempt had failed , Her clothes having been cut through and a wound inflicted in her side . She had several friends with her at the time .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 28, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns5_28051842/page/3/
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