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< u&eg » 4 i 0 fUU } $ ri 6 apie , « r taeiWiTate encourage-2 neBfeithoe ^« bo-maSi tabi ^ ieiJffrtBd 0 lentpotitKm bj BKW ^ dbj . JBeBDlticXS ^^ lil Ld ^ :: ! :. ' . ; .. - . . " ,- .-. - - We wouldbe the lagMtp ^ rgstnct the freedom of 4 hongnt or the moiif I 3 rooaii 3 ed expressions that coola £$ * 3 'Miii « ppo&iaa' £ a < Kir o ^ rn opinions , as we conad ^ . irufh . . can only be dueled through the sevae&tkit ^ ihentamnflict '* Irat when , in the casM : pap «^ e-pefe £ nViliei ^ ro ;< t-Tiltra political . pdndpiw < satfertliiM ^ sMx ) iJge « t 4 afegnaffe to-day , pertiaacioa *} y defended by tbfftfflWrf eogentarguments to-naoirasr , uttd - the iinost i weeping ¦ condemnation and invectisejfteitoved on < th « s tfe > day following , »« cosfemve do ^ tiot tbfc&fcdt'five discussion , bat direct » posi » cy . i : ' : . ! : ^ i : /•» -.
We are induced . to'QUt-forth- these , observatienf fiom ihsicoadxictof-a great portion of the press ever since the recent agitation that 'has commenced in favotir : qf-flie »» i > «) ple ' ^ Charter : and the National Petitionv ?? ^ mbwaof ^ as they do , the principles of Univfjal SnffpBge as-well as theotber essentials , to ¦ w liat w » l > elie « a-tobe a . jTMr ^ fHVsentati ve system . TS'ithont -io « ever , ^ WM / rtwA / n&wjr any paper , or noticing their * mmBry- < Wi abase , "we will . proceed to answer some of . th e ^ bjt-ction * they have urged against a . * , oryjBaFg B ^ eig itj * . - ¦ -.- . " Thtey " say that * e are ^** adopting and imitating the mischievous conduct of our oppressers , in seeking to make ^ nanfree and feappr brmeangjof legislation V
"tt ~ h » r , we ¦ would asi , but legislation las made the difference between democratic America , despotic Russia , and pauperised and oppressed England ? If the w 21 of the American peopie , " * expressed throngh their legislature , has raised tiiem from snch poor and heterogeneous origin , to become a nation " better edpcated than any other under the sun—where twothirds ^> f the adults an ? proprietors—while-most of the others hayejht ^ jrjospect p _ f-i ? eii ? ming so , " what , we would ask the gentlemen who make these admission ? , - is ftere-in tire character of-Englishmen to prevent themirom reafi ^ iig . similar ad-vantages , were the same political f rights conferred on them as on their American brethren ' - __ ..
They say vurrgnqrwice ' andpoverty should preclude us from the franchise . We beg- lo refer them back to T fr *^ "TyflT ^ nfifl <^* 7 T '" rr ary" ?**<* "ail itc results , which ; hey admit to exjstin America , and ask them whether . the intfll ^ enpe .- aud pr » sperity of that country preceded their political rights , or whether they are not the consequence of obtaining them ? Granting that a number of our countrymen are in poverty , -can tbese gt-ntlemen sbowj b y any valid reasoning . the . absorute necessity for their being g . i , especialiy in a country blest b " y nature -with ^ uch abanJait resources r Nay , - can rhey trace the existence of that poverty-to any other source than corrupt and exclusive legislation r Granting , too , that what
ignortarcrxo s greatr ^ xtent prevails ^ to - otBer can . « e can it be attributed than , to . those who have legislated to keepinowledge from the people ? And , therefore ^ is it not as immoral as iris unjust to mak e the- effects of corruption a pretence for upholding the cause of ft ? " We ' wonld callDpon . any reflecting individuallc taie Tip tfcf . "history of his . country , and to investigate the true cauie of aUihe-wars . the supergtiaons , the oppressions ^ and the persecutions , which leave so many stains upon out national character . He will also , lind it lo be . an exclusive tuid corrupt government , and Trill find that in proportion as the spirit-of democracy "has forced its influence on the legislature , so . has- tlie venomous influence of the uubh ' c Leen abated . . ' .....
Warned , therefore , by the experience of thepast , and cLeeredby the example of modern democracy , whether in Switzerland , Norway , or America , we tliink every lover of his species onght to exert his inficence to remove that prolific sonrce of evil , . corrupt legislation . It is not so much , by forms of government that evILj are generated or removed , as by the princip l es of exclusive or responsible representation—the former acts for- itself , the Litter for the people . Therefore , according to oar hnmble abilities , are we seeking to remedy the evils we complain of ; and we believe the inosteffectiTe means will be those we have ^ embodied in . the People ' s Character . '
We are told that ^ Universal Suffrage would produce nnivereal confusion , " *• that the people would only substitute noisy demagogura for an iJle aristocracy , " " and that , therefore , we had better ; suSef the --Sis we know , of , then iy to others that we know not of . " Those who talk of sn Bering present ills , we presnmB , are' not among the suffering classe 3 , and they onljr expose their own selfishness and hearrlessness in showing such a disregard for the nasery . of-others . As to the kind of men we ' shouUclioo ^ jif Universal Sufirage prevailed , that will need experience to test it : but where it has been tested by the descendant * of Englishmen , snich ^ demagogues" as Washington ^ Jefferson , Franklin , and others equally- efficient ^ seeaa to cast a donbt spon the prophecy . The * confuaon " .- too , likely
to iiow from removing , corruption ,-would , by the same test , be proved . more imaginative , than real . America bad an adventuroiw and speculative-race to begin -with ., intermingled . with , fanatics and convicts -from Britain \ and fox the last half century thepoor and oppressed of all the countries of Europe have pongnt and found an a * ylnm on lier hospitable stores—tbegreed y ^ peculatDr , the ruined bankrupt , the broken-down insolvent , and the felon pursued Dy justice , have transferred theix iices . to her soil ; but her salutary laws and institutions , springing from Uiiirersal Suffrage , have : enabled her to , reform , instruct , and purify the mass ; and in despite of that black remnant i # kingly dominion— "slavery , " she is lie most prosperous and free of all die nations of the « arlh .
» e have been gravely assured that u the * best test of inteliigeuce is property '— "that the outward "mark ^> f ascertaining the existence of property is Louse-rent "—•*• that a . still surer indication of property is direct taxation , " and . "that therefore the present elecU > r ; al body , is « . gnaranlee for fair legislation . " Whfip we ^ in part , admit the trnth of this proposition to the extent diat wealti will give the mea ns of knowledge , we . deny that property is any lair . criterion for intelligence .. , , We inow of hundreds of rich fool * , a » d ihousaudsof housekeepers wnose knowledge does not extend-beyond their counters , and who are jio inpre qualified to judge ol any man ' s political « apabiliti ^ . thaH die most ignorant ploughman 3 ^ hose . i 5 ommoBL « en 8 e would not
at least be subject to such , inflaence as . the fear of losing a wealthy cusqojner . lUtcealth alone formed a ' sufficient-guarantee ! for jest ' government , " the benevolent porrion . Qf-aankiod w Onld not for so many ycirsliave been striving .. to rescue the enslaved negro from the mercenary grasp of the wealthy planter of India ; and the southern slave owner of America ; nay , rariher ,: if itOeUigence akne were sufficient , we should not have such a catalegne of bad laws to complain ..-o £ r :... '_ .-. ~ The great boast . ; of JSDgland is , " Trial by Jury ;" but why do we pr . efer the less intelligent to the more intelli gent , who foQ y tnows the laV , and is a more ¦ competent judge ; , . ef evidence ? Simply because
honesty is not always vntied . vxth * nteUigence . , We have found on ;; that wealthy aiid intelligent judges cannot even be trusted in a cburXof law , and we are ^ lerefon ; pleased to submit to the occasional blunders of an unbiased jnry , rather than trust our lives--to a deagnmg judge . If men without responsibility verestneuy Yirtnons ,. a few intelligentindradnals Tronld be found sufficient to make and execute the laws ; but as they era not so , we must endeavour to inate them honest by making them accountable and responsible for their actions B i "» lrtf > ^ ^ "^ ^ eVirtually repre--sented , -Hiat " our mterests are indentified with those wiorepresent us . " This is rerv false
nhilosopnyj man ooea not always pursue his owh real "i ** " ?! * ^^ ?^ reicoinmit soman ? enmes -and Wonders as he does ; on the contrary he pnrsaesajiima ^ iiary interest ,, as pasaon or < arcumstance . determine j and hence the necessity for laws to regulate ,., his conduct * Sq with men-collectively , so ' with classes—thej uphold the in terest of their class according to their power _ or inclinations , ¦ aad it is only "b y a xantnal reliance on , ^ and responsibility to each , othw-j that oppressios can be guarded ¦ ag ainst . \ : . \ j r . Land , labour , and casitaL are the sreat sources of
wealth—withoutjand ' and labour , capital -would be ^ Dprodnctive ^ jwithoni " capital and ; land ,, laboor could not bei employed ^ and mOwutjiaSoaJ ^ ioth land and capitol would pej ^ eleas . vHgrftihere , ^ 9 , BUimal secesaity for mutual interesSs . jH&ni ; being » de ^ end . enteackjpppn % , other ,-Justice ^ clmaSlft tion sn ^^ ibution , e ujhj ^ ^ \ s&fo&w ' akould - ^^ r -Btttno . weare toil ^ the capf ^ tstread - _ v 4 hw ^ tt , T ^ Jf a wouldW stop-tQ asfctheie ^ ery -conswtect gimflemen , who talk of . * virtual renresen-> &fidB , " ^ EWjust cause haye English capitaSto -dread or to oppose thg r ^ gri . « h ja aouiw . inore subji . American capitalists nave to lear the power 01
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Untrersal Suffi « ge"in thatoountry ? . The . people : iereVfiodit to . fjff tieit . iaterett io pnot « ct ; * n < J . , eBOouriga jcapital » i : r ( fA « r . fci < o * eflrf Jn fBbtre&r ¦ / ii « rftQ ^ 7-vtbej 1 nn 4 < Jt-equally benefic 4 a ^ . \ to orenjiav % moneiK ^ eibi Midi dey ^ pf q-teii r «^ ^ iqurj ^ . tokingi )^» tb ^ , a 8 / ^ he ^ ut ^ j ^^^^ ro ^ ind ^ au ' armtere ^ U »^ aTJ aot ^ ffeTr- ^ they ' 'j ^ oV ^ it : knowledge't ^ -iJie ' iu . rftit ^ pKiitiSter . ' oF : pea'ifte' BAa order , and thfe % fore ' B ^ k i 6 « xteBd [ tt ; tfcey fina Qiatr poverty is the rrost frmlrH tonn ^ of : ciinaisi an ( i " . therefore seek to remoteJUU"J ) o the opponents of Univercal ^ u&age imagine that Englii j inipfjo ^ . ypuld ; ibelesB ,. wi « e itC / RBrsulng -tKeirl " pto" lttterei ^ "thin - Xaeam ^ iT-: r ^ P ' " ¦ ' ¦ ^ - ¦ . '' - ' - ?» Ji .. *¦ . ! -rrV . CI'l-4 ' : t . U ¦'» : - ¦¦ " : " * - ' ' Tn'r ! C' -ir'M toereis 01
, Due . , a cxass ^ reajonen wno , ¦ wnen foiledV > y ^ % ^ d t » nipelled to adMf ihe jjwticB of principles ,-w 21-fellIwck tipoh thatoti ^ tibterrng of error ; expediency . We are told fhat ^ adaritdng ' Universal SnSrage to be just , ^ we mustdemonrtrate ifs exped ^ eBcy . " 4 n answer to which we wouldsay if the eTils o £ --srhichutost . ela ^ se « cojB > pli » in ;^( a «; b » traced to any eoe : « auae it w A » , exp ( dkni put , it . U , ust to remwerthat cans »» ., Afld . tf JWs ;^ ai ? iho w ; that . the rt ? mflTal of a / dnular , cau * e ., h ^ s .. produce ^ benefijfial _ reiulu in ; , another country , it ia ^ fapj . pedient" to make a trial in ; our . dwn . '; .. We ., arj » . informed that , "Household Sum ^ aie " would'JSgjLmore regpe ' ctable snnTa ^ e'V than * mat " which . ¦ *** $ . propose { we think honesty prefefabl * to" regriect-1
ability , andbeKeve that all jhfrighffiaicei whicfc ther Bay they fear , "would be -embodied in Household Suffrage , ^ -fo the exclusion of tte mteMqcnce tf the town * 1 which would be embodi »^ i in Universal Suffrage .-: ' •• ¦ ; ¦ .. ; : j - ., - , But , as a last resource , the opponent * to oar righu think it necessary to mislead and mUdirect oi from our object . They tell us that , " the , repeal . xif the Com Law « is of much more importance than , the ' Suffrage , " as it would " give cheap bread ,, more ; trade , promote morality , upset the priesthood , and destroy cant . " That the Corn Laws are Mgnl / miBcbierou * we admit , but they are only one of the e ects of the great cause we we » eeking t 0 TemQve } ' and in justice , we think , the question of Aeir
repeal ought to be argned by the representatives vf all thepeeple , and not by a faction . If they had existed , so lunf thai people had forgotten the state of things previous to thuir enactment , we might be induced to have faith in all the blessed promises now made usj but the year 1815 is not of very great antiquity . And ' when we find the following bit of advice given by those "kindly" disposed persons , we think it exhibit * their hollowness snd hypocrisy . " All those who want to stave off as lon § as possible the trial of strength J-erweftnthe propnetary-and the working clnsses , ought to direct the meeting thatis to be held
in Palace Yard , to pasu resolutions for the repeal of t ' ie Corn Laws , " and move ,. " an amendment to the Prt ) ple ' s Charter . " This is evidently au attempt to cow divisions and dissensions , in no ways warranted by the apposition of a patient , long-suffering , industrious people ; nor by any supposed interest in opposition to persons , or to property . But we would caution such advisers against mak ' ing such trials of strength ; " and waru them also against exciting prejudices it should be their duty to dispel , lu arousing the passions they silence reason , and the weapon they wonld enlist in their service , might be fatal to themselves .
We remain your fellow-countrymen , the members of the Working Men ' s Association . Signed by the Committee on their behalf , Wm . Cujiminq , Silveremith . Jobs Jaffray , Boofebinder . He . vry Vincent , Compositor . Thos . Engale , Cabinet-maker . Wm . Moore , Carver . Akthde iViiLKER , Shoemaker . R . Jameson , Warehouseman . Daniel Bin yon , Labourer . E . IL Mitcheli , Carver . Richard Casieron , Bracemaker . Wai . Savage , Warehouseman . Joh . n Skelton , Shoemaker . Henry Hetherixgton , Treasurer . Wm . Lovett , Secretary , 6 , Upp « r North Place , Gray ' s Inn Road . September 11 , 1838 .
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MR . O'CONKELL AND THE TRADES ' COMBINATION COMMITTEE . The following extract is taken from a pamphlet , now in the press , in reply t" some portions of a speech recently made by Mr . O'Connell , at Dublin . We will here , however , embrace the opportunity of replying to an assertion that has recently been made bj Mr . O'Connell at a Dublin meeting , at which he is reported to have said that " the men had fair play in this inquiry . " ! Now we deDy this ; we have not had fair play . In the first place Mr . O'Counell himself was very unfairly selected as a member of that committee , as he was a partisan of
the employers from the first—was their exclusive advocate , aud the workmen ' s bitter opponent throughout the inquiry—as he was in dail y communication with the masters , and secretly supplying them with the evidence given , by which they had tenfold the advantage over the men—joined to which our witnesses were often compelled to appeal to the chairman for protection against the browbeating and overbearing conduct of that gentleman — qualities the opposite of "fairness , " and . we thiuk little becoming in a person who is to judge of the . merits of the evidence given , and whose vote i » eventually
to determine the result . And when we further inform onr readers , that Mr . "Wakley and Mr . Charles Hindly ( the persons on whom we most relied to examine our witnesses ) were taken ill almost immediately after the Glasgow investigation , and but for the kindness of Lord Ashley and Lord Somerset , wr question whether our witnesses would hive been examined to half the extent they were ; they can form some idea of this u fair inquiry" Mr . O'Connell so loudly boasts of—especially when the cunning and experience of that gentlemanj in examining and cross-examining witnesses are considered in the account on the other side .
At the meeting referred to , Mr . O'Connell endeavoured to impress upon his audience the beneficial results of this inquiry , he said that " all acts of violence had ceased since its' commencement . " Of course wishing them to infer that , all previous violence was the acts of combinators , who , as if by magic , had been suddenly terrified into silence . Now we dispute , ia the first place , Mr . 0 Connell ' s assumption , that the acts ol -violence that have been committed in this unhappy country have been brought home , or can be justly charged as the acts of the Unionists . Individual TJaionists , as well as individual employers , and individual members of the
Legislature , have often been guilty of -violent and very foolish acts , but it is as great anVact of injustice to father these individual acts upon trade unions , as to condemn any one class of persons because individual guilt has been found among them . Depend upon it the evils of which Mr . O'Connell complains , and which we equally lament the existence of , are not remedied , merely by a committee of masters sending round their circulars to glean all the acts of violencw that have been committed for years past colouring them to suit their purpose , and getting Mr . O'Connell as their mouthpiece to bring them
before the Legislature . No , no , exposure , admonition , or precept , are not sufficient to cure the . social evils of any country—the generating cause mast be inquired into and removed . And we think a careful investi gation will not leave unexposed the hollow selfishness , oppression , and hypocrisy of the Dublin employer . * , any more than it will the long series of misgovernment to which Ireland hag . been subjected , or the neglect of mental and moral culture of the people which her leading and influential men are justly to be charged with ; as forming the chief cause of all the outrage and -violence complained of .
Where in Dublin are her mechanics' instigates her cheap libraries and reading-rooms—her workingclass associations , where opposing creeds andopinions are softened down and liberalised by knowledge and frequent communication ? "Where are her thousands of weekl y periodicals , diffusing a spirit of inquiry and investigation amongst the poorest of the poor ? When the Dublin employers have exerted themselves to foster and encourage snch efficient m-jans of prejeatiDg violence , they will have little to apprehend from trades' unions or combinations of working men :
among whom , in proportion to their knowledge , are the most orderly and industrious of thV ' population of Dublin . But it requires very little discrimination to perceive that the charge of violence- against the unionists was only made the pretence ' for the inquiry -theostensible object being to eKcitall the " respectable and wealthy" could adduce" against what Mr . P'Cn . nnel ! has so often sceeringly denounced as " miserable [ monopolies " with the view doubtless , of getting fid-of the inconvenience aa soon as possible .
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Co-operative System ; ~ On Thursday and Friday evenings last week , Mr . Buchanan , of Sheffield , lectured in the large Toom at'Ae DuTham Ox inn , Pelham Street , . Nottingham : upon the moral and economical Tiewe of R . Owen ¦ Esq . - : joiroos . Bkidqe . — -A Yorkshire eentleman , who had more . leisure and patifneethan the genetlihlpr ^ P ^ opkare gifed / w iCnadei on ^ IJU ^ f tWast month , a odcuUtiq ^ f the jrumfeerrof carm * P ^^ . ^ . P ^ giondonlJridgerfr « n 8 in * he mocniKto ^ ui theevepiag , « ri ^ esHkwas , that during thj ^ . howiqU ) Wr carriages , pwsedand repassed the bridge , which . averag ed 917 ^ r boar , or 15 e-rery minute , or one every foar seconds . That sppc -Pc-ossiuered ^ ie greatest thoroughfare in - London .
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-I -M-GoTTOW FacTO « r was Tmraed down last jareek ^ at > Vigan , by whksh a great number of peor people Will be thrown out of employment i T ^ 8 Dt ? CHB 58 QF HAMILTON is visiting the Earl of Malme « bury at his -,- seat , Herou Court , Christchurcb , , Hi 8 grace i » in Scotland . : : EiHUMitioN of * Dead Body on Suspicion of Poisoning . —( From the North Cheshire Reformer . )— On Thursday morning an exaininatioh was taken beforeMr . P . E . Marsland , the magistrate , as to the-circumstances attending the death of Elizabeth Standring , the daughter of Robert Standringj who lived in the Bird-in-Hand entry , Edward
Street , Stockport . An inquest was held on the body soon after the girl ' s death , but circumstances have transpired which made it apparent that the former inquiry was by no means satisfactory . The principal witness wax Martha , the wife of Thomas Whitehead , labourer , who said that about three weeks ago Standring left the town , and about three week 8 : before that his daughter Elizaheth diedl Witness was called into the house between eight and nine in -the morning of the-day on which the girl died , by Standririg ' i * wife . The witness found the girl very ill , and complaining of great thirst . A quart of water was given , which she drank off
and threw up again . She said she could not nee witness . At witness' suggestion she went to bed , taking with her a quart of water . In a few minutes she returned for more , and was coming for ijiore , about an hour after , when she fell at the door of the room . Witness then fetched her father . She told him his daughter was dying , and observed that it was a very sudden thing , asking if he : had given her anything . ' He said he had only given her some jalap in some treacle . When they reached the bouse , the girl was dead . Standring showed great distress , and * aid , M y poor Bess , J did not think of this ! The girl bad told witness that her father had
given her something in treacle . Witness mentioned the girl ' s being thirsty at the inquest , but did not * ay anything about the jalap . They did not examine witness much . [ We do not wonder that the coroner for this division of the county is averse from admitting reporters , who will riot shape their reports according to his dictation , if this is the way he does his work !] "Witness knew that jalap could not kill the girl , and she believed that Standring had given her nothing but jalap . On Saturday , Standring ' s wife said he had gone to procure money from the overseers to buy a coffin . He also got money from two clubs , viz ., £ 3 . 12 s . at Gilpin ' s , and £ 4 . As . at
the National School . He had been in arrears three payments before the Sunday preceding Elizabeth ' s death , when he paid up the amount due . About three months ago , witness was with Staiidring wheu he bought some arsenic at Mr . Shawcross *» , in the Hillgate . He said he wanted it to kill fleas . His wife afterwards used some for the beds , but witness did not see whether she used the whole . Many clothes were bought for the . family with the money whiea they got . The body was not opened at the the inquest (!) The next witness was James Byrom , batter , who deposed to Elizabeth having called him up at ten miautes past five , on the morning of her
death , to help her father in his work . He . went iuto the house in about a quarter of an hour . Elizabeth was employed in . household duties . Stir was throwing up , aud kept getting worse and worse . Witness asked Standring what he had given her . He said jalap . She was very thirsty ; she cried , and i « aid she f » ould not abide , she was so thirsty . In the forenoon , witness asked if he bad sent for a surgeon . He said no ; he had no money to pay with . Witness said be would have some one if he never did pay . Standring said he must let it be till he drew some money ; he afterwards said some one must be got .
Samuel Preston , apprentice to Mr . Shawcros ;) deposed to selling six ounces of arsi-nic to the man who came with Mrs . Whitehead . He wrote arsenic poison , on the packet . John Rayner , surgeon ' had heard the evidence of Mrs . Whitehead and Byrom . The symptoms described would be those attending the exhibition of arsenic ; but the truth of that opinion couli only be tested by an examination of the body . —[ It appears , from the Slockpurt Advertiser , that a warrant has beeii issued by the magistrates for the exhumation of the body , and another warrant for the apprehension of the father of the deceased . !
Matrimonial Felicity . —At the Union Hall Police Office on Thursday week , a curious scene took place before the Magistrates . Elizabeth Robins , 'fat , fair , and forty , ' with a profusion of dark hair hanging in ringlets down each side of her face , was charged by her husband , a wealth y tradesmen living in the district of that office , with having created a disturbance while in a state of intoxication : on the previous night . From the husband ' s statementit appeared that he had been married to the defendant for a great num ' ser of years , and that they had a Jamily of children , but that for some time past she had concracfd a propensity for liquor ,
neglecttd her family , and was in tbehabit of staying out late at night , and returning home frequently in a state of intoxication . He had often remonstrated with her , bot > he' paid no regard to him ; and , on the preceding night , she came home drunk , between twelve and one o ' clock . He had to rise out of bed to Jet her in , and when she entered , instead of going to her chamber quietly ,, she began to abuse him in the most gross manner . Her conuct was so bad on that occasion as to compel him to strike her and turn her out of the house . The momt-iit , however , she found herself in the street she commenced knocking at the door , and ringing the bell ; butfinding no
, regard was paid to her , she procured the oval iron flap of the coal cellar , and began to batter away at rbe 8 treet door until it broke in one of thepaneLs . To prevent further mischief , and , probably , fatal t-onsequences , if he permitted a woman in such a state of frenzy to remain in the house , he gave her into custod y , and she wastaken to the station-house . Mr . Trail , observing that Mrs . Robins had a black eye , which she endeavoured to conceal by allowing her hair to hang over it , asked her how she got if ? Mrs .- Robins ^ — ' My husband gave it me last night . ' Mr . Trail . — ' If this statement relative to your habits of intoxication is true you ought to be
ashamed of yourself ^ where- does the fault lie ?' Mrs . Robins . —* Thefactis , oneisas much to blame as the othfr . We both , lam sorry to say , indulge too much in drink' I won * t disguise the fact . Open confession is . good for the soul . ' Mr . Trail do you wish to proceed against your husband for giving you that blow on the eye ? ' Mrs . Jftobins . — ' No yQur Worship .. I'll let it pass this time if he forgive me . ' Mr . Trail asked the husbandif he would enter into the requisite . sureties for his wile ' s good behaviour ? Mr . Robins . —* I can ' t do it , for I know what the cpnsequences will be : she will go and get drunk and then my . bail is forfeited . ' : Mr . Trail . — ' Then
she must go to gaol . 'The wife here became exceedingly alaTmed , and begged of her husband , calling him by the . most endearing epithetsj nc to allow her to be locked up . Biythman , the gaoler , now came forward ,, and taking htr by the arm , desired her to come along with him to be locked up . Mrs . R « bins now besought " « her husband not to have her taken away , declaring that she woukl promise not to tiste a- drop of anything stronger -than water for twelvemonths , Mt . Trail ( to the iraaband )— ' If you are satufied that she will keep this promise you may venture to bail her . ' Mr . Robins . — 'If she makes the promise . publicly . I'll agree to it . ' Mrs . Robins how « verTelented the proposition she had made , and '
samtnat if her husband made a similar promise she had no objection to do it . Mr . Robins said that he would not ? agrefc , toi ^ Mm Robins . — ' Forgive and / orget , as IKdo . '! VDuripg the whole of this time the gaoler iept fcoid , ;© f r Mrs , ^ Ro > in > arm ; and as itwas e ^ idtait that ^ jere was t » prospect of an end to the ; 4 ialog « e beeween the lady and her husband , she was led out of the office to the women ' s cell and locked up . After she had been there a short time the husband came before the Magistrate , and entered into the necessary sureties for his wife ' s good behaviour , and she . was discharged .
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Dreadful Accident im St .. Pancras Road . —On Thursday ^ a Tery lengthened inquiry took place at the Two Brewers , St . Pancras Road , on view of the body of James Wooley ^ Esq ., aged 39 , a 8 ^ ock-brpter , -who ;! wa 8 , jcilted upder x-ircum-Btanceg of a mast frighffut ^ : W ^?« f tQ >\ head of , the lnfortupate . man . haying , been ii ^ erally cleft asunder-The following evidence ; toqchipg .. the : shpckihg catastroph , e wa ? ^ given : ¦—Edward . WVthen , of No . 8 , Little Randol ph-sfireet , Can ^ den Towti , deposed jthat About ten o ' clock , on , ; Wednesflay ^ ^ .. evening , he was passing near the old . ckurch in , the St-P ^ ncras Road , when he heard the . yoice of a . person in a , chaise which wan driving at a furious rate , call out
" Stead y , steady . ' pnly one gentleman was jn . the chaise . . The horse appeared to witness to be quite unmanageable . , Ou the , chaise approaching the turnpike gate in the road , witness observed the near wheel come , in violent contact with the post of the gate , anil the gentleman was ; in * tantly pitched out , falling with his head against the ypost , and then fell to the ground . The horse and chaise , after passing through the gate , fell . Witness ran to the gentleman who was lying on the ground , and was horrorstruck at discovering that his head was dashed to pieces , his brains being scattered around in every direetibn . Assistance was immediately obtained , and the body of the deceased was removed to the
above house . By the Coroner : —When I . first saw the chaise approaching the turnpike . I was very fearful of the consequences . The deceased appeared to have lost all command over the horse . By the Jury : —The turnpike gate was open when the accident occurred . The gate is well-lighted with gas . The horse was severely injured , and the chaise nearly broken to pinee ^ Mr . William Sandford , of Northwick Lodge , Wellington-street j Gc » nsden-town , deposed that the deceased was his intimate friend . He was a stock-broker , and resided at N 0 . 29 , Parkstreet , Islington . He was a single gehtleman . On trie preceding day , witness and the deceased were
out in a chaise , and went as far as Shenley , in Bedfordshire , on a shooting excursion , and which place they left about seven o ' clock in the evening . The deceased drove toward * , town .- At Barnet they stopped at an inn , to have their lamps lighted . On reaching Camden-town , witness left the deceased , at which time . he-i was quite sober , ; and the horse , during the day-, had not evinced any disposition of being unmanageable , By the jury : —The animal was a brown gelding . The deceased purchased it about three weeks Bince . ; . He was in the habit of shying , but the deceased had expressed a hope that he should be enabled to break him off that vice . Verdict , "Accidental death . "
Dreadful Death op A Child . —On Thursday afternoon , an inquest was held before Mr . Payne , Coroner of the City of London , in his Court , No . 62 , Bartholomew-close , upon the body of Mark Lockwood Hutchinson , a child , aged eight years , whose death was occasioned in the following manner : —It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses , that the deceased , who was the son of Mr William Hutchinson , a tradesmen , residing at No . 42 , Fetter-lane . Fleet-street , was a ver y intelligent and promising child . On Tuesday evening , <; bout five o ' clock , he was returning home from school j and when in the act of crossing the road near the , White Horse , Fetter-lane , the cart of a Mr . Everett came up , and before he could get out of the way he was knockeddown by the horse , and the off-wheel parsed over bis back . The witnesses , who
all lived upon the spot , called out to the driver , who was proceeding at a very slow rate , in sufficient time to prevent the accident ; but the driver , an elderly man , upon being examined , stated that he neither observed the child crossing , nor heard the persons call to him to' stop . The unfrrrttinate child was taken up , and conveyed to St . Bartholomew's Hospital ,, where he died within half an hour of his admi 8 . « ion . Mr . John Borror the House Surgeon of the Hospital , deposed , that on &postviot tern examination of the body , the liver was found to be ruptured—that injury was ^ uite enough to account for death . The lather of i the child , Who appeared much affected b y his loss , said that his wife , who Was within a few days of her aecouchment , was in a state bordering upon mad ness . Verdict— " Accidental Death . "
Horrible Death .: — -Friday afternoon an in . quest wa * held in the Board-room of Guy ' s Hospital on view of the body of Thomas Bateman , aged 39 , who came by hjs dfeath under the following appalling and melancholy circumstances : —The unfortunate man carried on the business of a glue-boiler j in Coburg-row , Old K ^ nt-road ^ acd , "whlVe : : : at work between eleven and / twelve o ' ejock onV \\" ednesday night last , he overbalancedi himself , and dreadful to relate , he pitched headfojemost into -a boiling copper of glue . The cries of VtJxe ; wretched sufferer brought Several persons ' to his assistance ,, when he
was ibund lying op a dust-h . eap , ( having crawled out of the copper , ) his clothe ' 8 were cut off , and two surgeons were sent for who promptly , attended , and recommended his iinmediate removal to the above Hospital , whither he was conveyed . 6 a a police stretcher . Every possible assistance was rendered , but the poor fellow ( whose body presented a most appalling spectacle ) lingered in , dreadful agony until eight o ' clock on Friday morning , when death ended his sufferings . Verdict — "Accidental . (} eatn - " What adds to this melancholy case is , that his wife has not been confined a fortnight .
Apprehension •; of Henr \ Myers , who stands Charged withthe Murder of . Mr . Pow .--0 n Friday afternoon Henry Myers j who stands charged on the Coroner ' s Inquisition with the wilful murder-of Mr . Thomas Davidson Ppw , was apprehended in Holborn by one of -the policemen of the FdivisionV ' ancl' immediately , conveyed to Bow-street office ^ On his being plated at the bar , Mr . Burnab yl the clerk , " asked " him whether he admitted himself tobe the person against whom the Coroner ' s Jury had returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder . " The prisoner ^ in reply , said " I am the person accused of that offence // Mr . Twytord" You admit , then , that ypu are the person charged
on the Coroner ' s Inquisition with vthe wilful : murder of ' Thomas Davidson Pow" ?"; PrisonerW '' Yes , 1 admit that . " Mr * John Alexander Hall was then examined , and he stated that fro , iFriday . afternoon , about two p'cipckV . be ^ as ^ standing at the dopr of a house in High Holborn , ^ -ffJijep 1 he saw ; th $ prisoner , pass , and immediately recngcised ' h ' i ' nv as the person ; charged with the above offenqe ^ KnoifiDgMthe cirr cumstances of the ; casie ^ , hiej called ' to , a policemen , and gave the prisoner into his custpdy , ! . ' . PrisOtJer" Mr . Hall is the brpthiw ^ n-law of oqe if ^ tbe yrjtnessesf who were e ^ aiflined ihefoice the f Coroqerl The factis , Sir , % hiaye , giv «( i ^ j ; ice | : sever ' al dftysago to the proper authorities ¦ of iny intention
Jtosurren-, der myself , and to ta , ke my trial at the ensujng Gild B ail ey Sessions j - y ^ hieh ; cpmnjence 4 , ' . $ JQoxxfex . ; I should have suwenderi ( i ffy ^ elf . las ^ essiQn ^ b ^ t ^ my counsel aavise ^ ^ e ^ Wt ^ ftp ^ tr a ^^ anl ^^ Dide his advice , I was going ^ jtoj 3 u 6 pcen , nyr witaes ^ ejj when Mr . Hall call ^ £ to . ; the ,. pplic ? 1 man , ^ ^ and , gave me into custody * " Mr . George ^ Dillipson , stated that he was present aX thy Coroner * 8 . Hiquest held on the body of Mr . Powi I ^ he prisotier'is the person charged on the £ . oioD ; er . a Iuouisition witti the wilful murder of M ^ Pi >^ "Mr . ^ Twyford ( to the prisoner)— " I understand , that ^ dtt are ready to
Hoeet that chargeji ^ and ^» at Uie 1 reaBon , why % bu have hitherto kept out of rtheJWaTife ^^ at ^ you / wer © -advised to do so byyotir couoeel . -Do you wish to add any thing to the eUttmentvyou have air ; eady > -made ft ?' Prisoner— "I have nothing further , to wy ! at Wwent * I shall reserve my defencdiforli ( future' petiod , but if I were allowed to speak . now I ; could aitale unfe ' id that woulii- ^ -i- '' -i ; Mr ; fTwyfcrd ^ r-f ^ lfou ^ * re not called upon for yours fofence here , At present yoo stand committed to Newgate to take your trial for wilful murder . " Prisoner-- " Very good , Sir . " The prisoner wa » then conveyed to Ifewgate . „
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iOTh * 1 Chops < jn < : the Cokti-nbnt ^ - ^ A'private ' jl&ter from ^ he'C ^^ of grain in the districts on the Upper Rhtn ^ PruBs ? BadenV JJ ^ issauv . and . 'Darmstadt , * 9 d tfee fdrttfer dawjttin . theiiLower * Rhine aad ;; iw : B ^ lgltife , ^ trieM generally : ; excelletet ¦ '¦ •¦> Therw « atheT bairJatter ^ &e ^ y eryifayourable ^ in 'the « e couittfie 8 ^ Wd ' ' % iarye 8 t i 8 ; now almost ' * & tifely ^ overj ^ ¦ * ( "date ^^ tke'lettekSep ^ ttiw ber fc ) v'Thwi ^ mm oa prioeiof bread ^ in ^ tnjpjSer ; ! Rheui * h * p » 0 i « JnV : e ? , ) i * one I peniy iper lb : ^ Jahd ' its ' iqtiali & ts sup ^ ttioT to' that of tbe ? fluent ' Ediribufghi of
* , loates . > TAte ' ettra ^ abdh thes- 'fields } ito the Prq ( s--^ uta aU tr&t ^ i& ' conducted in . a y ^ -jr ^ infeidrraafineV ^ | tbe > pr 6 l } t fcriinttfes » of the fioil migh ^ be'dcrtiblea % y jbeitfr management . The ¦ tRheniBh vintage ^ ^ bi « iyear * Hl »» eive ^^ lite' lattd ^ br ^ itf consequence % > f ' the ' eaVly coldispfin ^ rWeatheh : in ^ paaflingiaiobg lpf | miie 8 : throughVyitte gardens ^ ecarcely la binlch of grapes is to be'feen , althongh all : the plants maio ^ Jtain a fine green appearance . ^ - The same gentle-| man Temarka ] from personal ^ observation ! " bow jstnall the doat would be of 'cdnyeyihg wheat , almost to anv-amount down " the Rhine . " ; ' ' : " ¦ "
! IliPLOSidN ^ E Gunpowder , —On Friday night ,: about a quarter-past / eight b ' clock | £ an explosioniof gunpowder tootc , place ont ¦ the ' ; premises ; , ' of 'ilr ' . S ; J ) allon ^ oilanfl . cobufmati , ^ ohn-sti ' iee t ^ oad ; ' the Sfollbwing ^^ p articularsthe -writer obtained from ^ Dallpn , whoat the time Wa 9 but ' afew / yards from the ; Shop ; the ., report . to K ^ fvhole frames ¦' . ; -6 f the ^ . windows were , forced piitj and pieces of lass blown to ¦'; a . ^^ , gr « at distance , while .: the , premised seemed enyelopecl ' . iii'imbke .,. ; '' -fie ; ' .:. i ; nijta ' nyi ( y pushed to the ahop ,. and e * a ^ ht : hi 8-err an'd / .. ijp ^ '' vr ^ p . was in abjaze ' of' fire . Some person ^ came to hi s . Assigtanceland ' after putting ' out the flaniea convey ed
the lad £ 0 St . ' Bartholomew's : Hospital . TThe auanj ' tity of gunpowder which ignited did not exceed one , pound in weight , sand was underneath one of the counters lh the shop , It was thought to be good for nothing , having been exposed to all kinds of weather ph the rpof of the premises , and by the .. rain 'it ha 4 , been formed into a bard Hubstance . Mrs ! gallon bad a moat miraculous escape . She was in the sbop at the time , but did no' sustain the ; least injury , whatever , while a casement , full of bptties ' of pickles , behind her , was smashed to pieces , The poor bey was standing opposite the gunpowder when it exblbded , and was dangerously burnt .
Honesty Rewarded . —Fortunate Re , cqyery OF i £ 23 , 0 p 0 . — O , n Wednesday afternoon a gentleman ' in breathless haste , entered that part of the Stamp-pfnee , Spmerset-house , appropriated to rho licensing of hacknej carriages , and gave information that he had . a ' short time before left in a cab , with the number of which he was unacquainted ,. his pocket-bopk , epntaining notes and securities to the large amount of £ 23 , 000 . Just as the gentleman had finished relating his lpss , in ran the cabmdD , who stated that he did not discover the pocket book in
the vehicle until he was on the point of taking up another fare , and , on opening it , discovering the large amount of its contents , he instantly hastened with it to the office . The gentleman , on recovering his property , was sp elated that he iinmediately handed the cabman notes to the amount of £ 200 , as a reward for his honesty ; and he likewise left the sum of £ 100 towards the office-fund for rewards . The cabman was so elated with his success , thaVhe gave , the same evening , what is termed in slang phraseology , a " spread" to his brethren of the whip .
Barbarity of Guardians under the Infamous Poor Law Act . —At a Petty Sessions held at Combartpn , application was mad e pn behalf of a labourer residing in the remote parish of Bren don , a distance of twenty miles from the place ol meeting of the Guardians of th :- B < trnstaple Union .-It way stated that he was sixty five years of age ^ that his wife was abput the same age , but that she was sp sick and feeble as to require the attendance of their daughter , who had been sent for to remain with and render assistance to her aged parent . The relieving officer stated that the man occupied an inclosed acre of ground , and that he was then employed in thatching hayricks for Mr . Knight .
Work of this kind is merely temporary , particularly in uncertain weather , when it is required to be done with the utmost dispatch ; and an acre pf grpund in this rough and remote parish cannot be deemed sufficient to supply many of his wants . Itwas a > ked whether the man was addicted to drinking ? The Guardia , n of Brendon replied , that he might drink sometimes , but unhesitatingly said , .. ' ? that he had always been a very hardworking and honest man , " and expressed his desire that the Board would grant him some help , as he had been obliged to incur the expense of procuring his daughter to look after his sick wife . A Guardian then proposed that one shilling per week should be granted on account of
the illness of his wife . The Guardian of Brendon said that was too little . A Reverend Guardian and experienced Magistrate then proposed as an amendment that two > shillings per week should be given . This amendment was lost , and the original proposal for the weekly allpwance pf owe shilling was carried ; This was no sppner settled than another Guardian instantly proposed that the man should be summoned before the Magistrates to show cause why he did not maintain his wife ; and will it be credited that this prpppsitipn was put and carried alsp ? .. At another meeting the case was again brought on , and , after a lengthened examination , Mr . Chichester , one of the " , great unpaid , " addressing Baker ,, gaid that the Magistrates desired him to state to him thatthe
evidence of the relieving officer was not sufficiently corroborated , and the case must be dismissed : the summons would not now be re-issued ; but he cautioned him that should he again be brbnght : before them on a similar charge , the statute under which he was summoned was hi ghly-penal ^ arid if he were convicted he would be committed to Bridewell ; The following is the copy of a certificate which Baker laid , before the Bench , and , although it wis not read in Court , we give it insertion rWff Ho-NduBED Gentlemen , —We , the undersigned , being rate-payers and land-owners in the parish of
Brendon , do hereby certify that we have inspected the case of Edward and Mary Baker , and we think she desiervei twp shillings per week , as her daughter is obliged to be taken from service to ^ . attend and help herj as her husband , is not always under , cpn .-stant employ , and we know he has lost some time . They ; have brought , up nioe children , without * he help of any parish , very creditable good ; seryantB ^ and many of them have lived several years at a place . William Bromham , Ovefseer of'Brenldbn ; Richard Hpbb- » , Churchwarden ; John ' erpcombe . John French , William Floyd , John Crick ; \ ¦
; The Rascally Poor Law Bi ^ i . ^ Ai Bow Street Police Office , on Thursday , a miserablyndad man , labouring under the effects of ; a paralytic ^ trb'ke which deprived ' hhn of the use of ibis rigbtt : side , appeared before Mr ; Twyford , in prdef to procure admission to a workhouse , or tp obtain some temporary relief . It appeaired that the nnfortunateiman , whose name is Henry Flood , a few years , ago held the situation of organist in a Protestant 'Church | at Brussels ! , in which city he also derived a' tandspme income by teaching music to the ' younger branches of English families who resided there . H «* 8 ub « 6-quently married a French . lidy , whose ,, relativfes resided in Paris , by whom he ha , d one aonV but : iu
the midst of his . prosperity bis wife died , and be was sopn after attacked by paralysis , in . consequence'Of which iafiiction he was compelled i to resign . ' . ¦ ' bis rtituation as organist , and to foregp bfsl bccupationi aH a ; musical teaehef . He then cahie bver to '" tbrs country , crippled by disease and so ^ , utterly-desifituiey according to his own statement , that ' he v ^ as ; y j : ithout fpp . 1 or shelter for days and nights togethti : ,. and , ^ he was so far reduced as to be compelled to apply fori relief ; to this and other Police Offices , ' whefe ' he p . ijopured temporary , assistance , and ? obtainediadf mission for short periods . to , some , of the-workbousesj but asheibad . no . parochi ^ he had no qlaim to permaneni ; supporti' -and , he was
therefore entitled to no more than mere casual uelief . Op : la ^ t W ednesday ; se ' nnight , he appliecl ; iq Mt . Minsbull , and earaestly requested that he might : be sent some ^ vhere , evep : to prMon , for h ' e had no means of procuring a . night ' s'ipd ging ; or , a morsel , of . food * , MJr . l ^ in shali -, accordingly ppmmittedi him ' ibr one week , in charity , to the Hou «^ , o ^ Cor re cti pn , agvali vagrant , and on Thursday he applied to Mr . Twyford for a letter to the parish" oflicers of St . GilesV , to procure his admission' to- 'the work house . i ? MfJ Twyford said , ' that he remembered M * case ^ and regrettedthathe 'had no longer- the powjejr toioorder bjm to be admittedin to the workhouse ^ He '< : a ^ ked \ him where he ; slept on the previous nigbfc' Th » ' applieaDtirepiiedythat be slept in a Coffee-sbop' in Compton-streety having saved the sixpence'which he
received ou leaving the prison to pay for a bedw He bald not eaten a morsel of food « nce' ¦ hen « ra 9 = Bia * i chiarged . He ^ ad ^ ho weye ^ lWen ve ^ in the House of CorVectibny for wben be tevAd ' t ^ h ' ej was uiiabW to' , ' pick ? bakumpin » boTiseqtiencd irf'the ' paralysed ^ stat ¥ of ^^ hisbandjf , the mtgeon'ttirj Voty di j ected that- hb : should be removed to the ^ Infeftiaryj ' ^ erei fbr > Jth ^^ retftitn > during ' a-lonifpeHw )^*' enjoyed ' ttee opmfortrofs bed ^ aod ^ as im * fo * - £ ** good asi ^ iEfficient food ^ s Mrr ' Twyford ' : t ^ 'Wn »^ that aS he jieptilaBt'in ¦ Compton-o treet , wpoh < was in jtraV aiBtrict of 'MariSoroug bistreet Offiefe ^ h ^ nflwt apply to tne madr » trates there to obtam bis object The worthy magistrate then ordered him 2 e . from the office poor-box , which the applicant thankfully received , and t&eu withdrew .
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B ^^ wv « ^ v «« V ^^ W ^ v vv . w 4 ^ T Thirlt ^ & ^ rk ' *^^^ fodl >' ¦ ¦ i-h \ s- i . ' . iia ! ( tv I'Ot ' . ' -iR . ; -: ri' ¦;/ . ' ¦ - . ¦ .. Pi ^ enip ^^ Het ^ fc ^ , ni , r r Ride you at their way ward will ; . ; Let tfiem for the occasion \ xk you , ' : ^>; B , 1 &W ^ 1 ^^ rye ^ . flMwe you All anger * , all coinplaiittescaew . Aijktfintyetfcte oSgfit to HP . ''' - ; ¦ ! " -. ! i :-v » . » - -ii :-hijii .- ' -j - j - - ; io . i \>>? . -: : -: ! r ... Thinking public ! nerer dream Qt cai } T 4 » dntf each -W& ^ bK ! Usra » N « wr , ¦ fH + apajnt , d ^ bM ^ > What Lord Johnny ia aseut : ' Freely and at once admit S ^ fefe iS ^ ^ AUSpHng Kiel ' s calrtlatibn ^ if ¦ ¦ Never , jne « OTiWyekno \ TO , i . - .. •¦ . > ¦ " ^^^?^* SP B ? ' 5 ^ ar onx owni ,. .... ¦ Keep yonraeWeA from thlnVin ' a free ' Ai ^ fcii ^ iiSttta dicrht th ^
¦ : ¦ ¦ i !^ : ii \ y- ~ >> fl { & *] '¦ ¦ v- 'T ?;•; .-. ™ :-: TruatiiKiHibUcl ^ hutjpureyes , , To all W ^ ig flefipooepefej :, Should'tWM ' Tou ^ bliJklii voile ; : ' : Like Joe Hume , dd not derty't ; Let them cheat you o ' er and o'er—MakeHoTarawsioBstythCacore ; - And thros ' ti mtothsm , by do ' isoa , TriniiaeT * , fpadja ^ tools and coaaina ; In thU conduct yoa must see Noth % ; btrf ec 4 nomy ;^ ' ; " ; ' Be your will to thMr ^' -enri > daed % As a tnutiag people should . ,.
ScottinK public ! ne ' er again * : ' Dare to think-dr talk like me ^ i : - Give up b > dy , civenp goal , . Give up all to Whigcontrpl ; . .. . . Just consent to thL , and then—Thej'U never call you >• mob" agaia
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¦¦ --. ' r ~' i , '¦ . ¦ ' ' J ' ¦ - < -.:., ,, , . -: ' .. " . " . ¦ . - . ' SONNET . —THE OLr > SOLDIER With body bent and time thinn'd lock * of snow ; A feeble frame , and deeply fQrrow'dfacO . ; ; In which , even jret , some features we may trace Of martial manliness , and graceful glow , An aged pensioner 1 of ten we , ; . - ' ' •'> Tottering a-fewyjnbrt . paces from his icot , i To jgoin , theitone beneath a shadowy tree ; His favourite seat , and much . frequented spot ; Where many a passer b yhe loves to greet ; Inquire the newa , or tell of years gone by ; His oft told tales of urar and woe repeat ,: ; To kindle valour , or to fprci ! a , sigh ; : While , as the various scenea his mind engage , Youth seems again to triumph over age < ¦ " ¦ •• . : J . HUTCHINSON
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The Editors of " The KortterJiTSidri" . with to be distinct * ¦ understood , that in-affurdtny a vehicle for ( hs tiUcutfion % great PaiHo Quetlions , they are not to be identified uritk ( he Sentiment * or the Language of their several Cerruponttents . ¦ ¦ : '" ¦¦ ' . ¦ ' •' ¦
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; TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . pREAT DEMONSTRATION ON KERSAL MOOR . ... 1 Allowme , Gentlemen , through your columns , to ' inform the Radical ^ Reformer * of South Lancashi ro how tha great question of Radical Reform now stand * in this . district , in order to frustrate the- wicked ; designs of our enemieS t who ^ have been labouring . ' t » " i map the forthcoming demonstratien by assiduously ; circulating idle ; tal ^ s to prevent ; the people from , attending on that occasion . Jn consequence of pm announcement that a meeting wou ^ d tdce place upon j Kersal Moor , the proprietors , in'Jbrder to stop a foot race posted a placard stating MhaiMtmauthbrued ' , meetings would be pufdoMr ¦ ¦ ' . 'The ! Whigs sung « 0 be joyful" at these glad tidings , aiid calculated a * pnee , upon another twelve months of office for their
masters . TheToried , no less eager to have a feast of blood , industriously circulated a : report that the military were about to have a . review upon Kersal Moor upon the name day , perhaps- with : ball cartridge . These tales have seriously operated upon the mind * of the timid said tha w . ayering ,. and I fear will prevent rnanyfrbrh attendin g- lean assure thV men of Lancawjiire that ! the ^ meeting witi tah place ; according to ,: advertisernenij , and that no iNTERRUPTiON will ocbur either from the proprietors , " their agents , thepublic arithon' £ ies , or the'inilitary j ; these are well grounded assertion ^ , facts - ' which tn » people may relj ^ ppon . ' Thie Whig Raiiical mastert aud those whose interest it is todampth ^ ardour 6 ? of the people are vainly endeavouring to prevent theirworkmeni , from attending the ^ meetirJtr , but of
httle avail , for the people are every where stirring iix Manchester ; the united trades are actively engaged in preparing for . the ^ jjreat tiaj , and despiteof th ?; , trowns a . n ( d threats j qC their employers , will cease * working in order ; tp follQW the ¦ banker 6 iifreedpiji * ' . The' body - of the jiebpje are aicdve , " they talk © £ ; Nothing but the'dBm ' Qfls ^ tionjan ^' jitrarj fie to sat . Hhe Manchester arid Sfllfofd ^^ ilr alone is silent ' The' Star is but ^ dracl ^ andthd ^ eyOT wffl mmd ^ -of the peoplefand prepare themfprthisi jfreat qemonstration . fi ^ The people look ; titf your columns for qur transactions , and I hope Vou : will endeavanr to aupply the place of thosbiniilkandi water jpurnali ' who vundw the name pi ^ former * , cheat the peopli ihtp a i ) e % f that they are - thpir , friendp , -at the sam »; i time ^ ^^ being the ^ most rinadpofl 8 and dangeroui ; . ¦ enemies . ¦< - ¦ ¦ ¦"' . . ' . -. ¦ .- ' :. ; . x - '" - . •" . " ¦' . " . - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ , ¦; "'' ¦\ . '' ' R . ^ RI CHARDSON . . Salfbrd 11 th Sept . 1338 ^; : ; r : ; ;•;;; ,.. ' ¦¦ ¦
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. •¦¦ ¦ —— .... mm . -.. ¦)¦ ..: ! " ... ¦ - - .- ¦ THE S ^ f HjEPfrrES . TO THE BDITOTIS OF THE lidRTHERN STAR . '¦' . ; . h . Stalybrid g ^ ' iSep ^ . l oViaia ; - : GENTLEMBHi— -Permitme- througli the m ^ dmm of '¦; your invaluable , paper , to ofter < ont most sincere and ¦ hear . tfeI ^ , Uiaiika ; tq .. yoO : anidAtljerB ^ tbat-have go ^ atr io ucally and diainterestedly coicfr for ward in supportlof ^ t ^ peKe ^ teji jStephenuea of / qty ybHdge ^^^ ton , . arid ^ i ^ E , . ^ ciiatL e ? . I ba ^ j flow ] J ^ e ^ a « uj ^ , pr wfprrnij ^ ' ^ r ^^ n ^ l ^ e public , ;; ¦ that in consequence of the energeuQand . perseve ^ t ; epcertiong of an honest people , and an imparrial prei ! | -r-the hydra heade ^ pporjstprxCap ^ is , for a time , checked in his mad career : and the indnstrions and
virtuous ahpgorters atfd admirer ^ 6 'f tHe Rev ; J / B . , Stephferi ' s , are '^ ahiaftly / J ^ eriBatteii- to' rtsurne tteS " work ; altbpuglr-janaefi fresh ^ itnasters . THe ^ efibiti ;! tliathave been madebyltheferrounding district ^ ar »'' indeed aujprisingvlwhBn . we fcomeito ; consider th * ' lamentablfi bituationin which roost pfiiiemareplaoed y e t , on j-bearing ; of thi ^ new ;« p ^ ieVnOf persecotioii » everythiugvin the sh . ape i Of fsel £ wpa forgotten in : one ' , : $ ] Q ^ ra& # . ^ re . ^ hiearted : ^ k . i ^ agter ^\|^^ . ti ^ uX ' ^ np longerble bittedwifti or . obprfes ' sp . d . j ' and- that , the time ya $ -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 22, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1024/page/6/
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