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¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ - ; FRANCE . _ ^ eTroftn ^ packet , wMch Ml Algiers on the 30 & JSroyember , i ^ died ^» nlon early in the morning of be ^ ih Decemberwith despatches from Mare ^ Vaflee . Ihe MinSfay , th » e&re , mi ^ it hare riren nsnews from Africa iwo days ago . Lettersfe > m Toulon announce that the intelligence brought by the Fautour 13 of an dieting nature . The following are extracts : — ¦ _" u On the 30 th November at Algiers firing was heard at s distance . It appears that all our troora Trere nghfing with the forces of Aba-el-Kader , which maintain their ground in the country . All "Who come from the seeneof eombat are immediately on reaching Algiers , put nnder a species of arreit
oy tne authorities , «> preventany knowledge of what is going on it a distance from becoming public Thar i * done to hinder the great diswuragement !™ $ M » Irady prevailing among the European inhabitants , frro increasing . There is not a single soldier on Algiers ; the guard of the town and its ponceare intrusted to the settlers , who are a prey to the greatest anxiety ; while the delight of the Jioonsn population , amounting to at least 20 , 000 men , « omot easily be described . ' - A certain degree of uneasiness prevails in the town respecting hJhohosfile attitude of the fanatical Moors , but as we are masters of the forts which command the tows , we hare nothing to fear .
" All the crews of the divers Tessels in Algiers roads are on shore , in order to give their assistance to the Europeans should an insurrection ~ ta&e place . Steamers have been sent to Oranio bring back to Ajgiers all the troops not absolutely necessary for its defence . The camps in the Tidmty of Oran have been abandoned . " The Ministerial journals are Bflent " respecting the alleged appointment of the Duke of Origans to a command in the army by which Abd-el-Kader is to be attacked next spring . It appears that Marshal Sonli was not content with ibe reports received , or to be received , from Marshal Yallee , for two of his own Aides-de-Campr Colonel Foy and Captain Tiliers , left Paris on Saturday , for , Algiers , on a special anssion . The telegraph announced that day that on Friday last the 582 i regiment embarked at Toulon for Africa . . Three . persons implicated in the afiair of the infernal machine haye been arrested .
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- INDIA AND EGYPT . { From the Morning Herald . ) We received lart night , via Marseilles , letters * nd papers from Alexandria to the 25 th November from Bombay to the 26 th October , Calcutta to the 17 th , and Madras to the 14 th , from which extracts Trill be found below . The most , important news is that contained in a letter from Alexandria , which says that the Arabs attacked the fort of Eden with 4 , 000 men . The English could only "briag against them 400 ; and these , unable to make any head against such snperior numbers , retired to the fort without having lost a man . The Arab 3 remained sometime before the place , but they suffered very much by the destructive fire from Ik * fort . The direct news from Alexandria is of no interest . The Turkish fleet , was still in port , bnt its crews were in a miserable state : no leas than l MOhfiino
in hospiUL An Extraordinary Gazette , published at Madras on the 14 th of Octoberj announces the occupation of the Xournoul fort by a detachment of her Majesty forces .. No resistance was offered , out on examination of the fort a discovery wa 3 made of concealed depots of arms , which would lead to flw conclusion tnat a conspiracy was in preparation , which , if it should come to a head , might one day prove fatal to Southern India . No less than 500 pieces of artillery , with mortars , a large quantity of arms , and an abundant magazine of ammunition , were found concealed . The Agra Journal of the 5 th of October states that the fort of Joudhpore was occupied on the 20 th of Sept . by the British , troops , uader the command of CoLSutherland . Anattempt at resistance was made , but it was abandoned on seeing the determined advance of onr troops .
TheDeUu Gazette of the 3 rd of October states that the treaty with Kamram was signed . ' By it we agree to put the city and fortifications of Herat into thorough repair , and to indemnify the Shah for the loss sustained by the ravages of the Persian army . He agrees to acknowledge Shah Soojah King of Afghanistan , sad to hold no correspondence with « ny-of the states to the westward of Herafc Accoante from Caboul mention that the King has arrested Hajee Kakur , Hajee Dost Mahommed ' * ni * n . and other powerful chiefs of whose treachery he had ample proofs .
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( From the Sun . ) - By far the most important new 3 from India is the discovery of a conspiracy at Kurnoul in the Deccan , -which mnst have had for ite object the overthrow of the British power in India . The Madras Spectator Extraordinary of the 14 th and 19 th of October contains a carious account of the immense preparations made fcy the Nabob of Xurnonl to take the field against the "Rngfish—preparations which he never could have earned on , save in concert with the other native chiefs . Kurnoul is an independent Mohammedan principality , the fort : of which is about
270 miles north-west of Madras . The Governbr-General having received eertain information that a scheme was . on foot , directed by the Nabob , for organizing s general rising against the power of England , a force was simultaneously marched against die fortress of Kurnoul and Jondpore , which were surrendered without firing a shot . The result proved the Governor-General ' s prompt decMon . We have sot yet learned who were the engineers who superintended the Nabob ' s gun-foundries , but we should , not he surprised to hear that we are indebted to our good friends the Russians for this solicitude about the fate of onr empire in India .
HOME , in i ^ f .-1 'iHa ny p ^ yrt ^ Tw y rr r By the London Gazette of Tuesday we perceive that Parliament is summoned for Tuesday , the 16 th of next month , for despatch of business . This is three weeks earlier than nsuaL
Lord Auckland is to be created Vat ! of Auckland and Baron . Eden . Sir John Keene is to be elevated to the Peerage , by the title of Baron Keene of Cappoquin . Mr ^ M'Naaghtenistobemade a Baronet ; ana Colonel Pottinger is also to be made a Baronet . —Ministerial Taper . ' New Post Office Besitlatios . —The inerease in the delivery of letters on Thursday , under the new four-penny postage rate , was 12 , 000 . The average of the General Post delivery for Thursday had been , under the old system , 36 , 000 ; on Thursday last the somber of letteTs delivered was 48 , 000 . The loss on that day , compared with the previous Thursday , was about £ 700 . An envelope was put into the Post-office on Thursday evening , containing thirteen separate letters to different members of the writer ' s famPy in Ireland , the whole weighing under
half an ounce , being written on very thin paper , procured for lie purpose . —Observer . Afp&ehessiok of a Mubdereb , —A short time since , in consequence of private information received by head-constaWe Irwin , he proceeded to the village of Koby , in Lancashire , when he apprehended a man of the name of James Murphy , who stands charged with 4 he murder of Terence Naguire , at Elphin ; Mr . Irwin was accompanied by an English constable . On removing the prisoner , in order to have him conveyed to tcis county , they were attacked by & number of persons , who endeavoured to rescue Murphy . Irwm , and Naylor , the English constable , caught hold of the prisoner , and with loaded pistols in their hands succeeded in securing him . on one of the tteam-ooaches ; he now lies in our county gaoL —Roseommon Journal .
Gssn secrecy has been observed by the Conserrative journals respecting the mission of Lord Stuart -de Pvothsay to the King of Hanover . His Lordship lias returned , and , although Mb report is kept secret , ¦ we hear from good authority that no direct attempt to dethrone her Majesty will be sanctioned . by Sir R . PeeL , notwithstanding the traitorous declarations of ids fcgents . at Canterbury and AsSaiaaJ—Observer ( If we my beJieve the Observer , this basely malignant , though almost idiotic , paragraph , is published under the patronage of " the Court and the Rojal fiBnay . -r-31 w « . )
Gwgs JLbsathx . —Lord worge A . Beauclerk , an offieer is the 10 th Hussars , and brother to the Duke of St . Albans , was charged at the Guildhall , on Monday , with an indecent assault upon Mrs . C . Brinley , the wife of Mr . Joseph Brinley , of Kingstreet . On Saturday -evening , while Mrs . Brinley was at the door of her hoose ^ Lord Beauclerk « ame op * and in a most indelicate manner committed the outrage upon her . The Noble Lord did not deny the charge , and stated , in extenuation , that he had been drinking » great gnantity of wine on that evening . The Mayor , on delivering the judgment of the mwastrates , s&id that they could make no
distinction of perBons ; but , at the same time , they extremely regretted that a person of his rank in life shoold set bo pad in example as to beeuilty of an oSeneelite that eomplained o £ . The Koble Xord was then fined in thefuH penalty of £ 5 and costs , wiich was in ^ mfly jwod . -- Exeter Flying Post . D ^ iso Hishw * v Robwsbt . —On Tuesday evening last , at about seven o ' clock , as Mr ^ . Paul and Mr . W * ¦ Wakox werexetaming from Wells &ar ,, m * cart , they were attacked by axTuffians . who pre-Benied pistols at them , and afterwards robbed them of £ 36 , ; . % silver watch with the'initials « S . H . " engraved in the inside of the case , 4 k ehain attached , and other articles . The Tillains then decamped , and were seen at Farringdon a short time after . It is thought that this same gang robbed Mr . Calston , ot V fatchnich . —Hampshire Tekffroph .
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. IscBNDiiBT PmB . —A fire , supposed to bY the act ^¦^^ I ™*? ont at ^^ ted Farm , New £ S K ° i' % pto * * g&K- toafc " . About halfpast six oclocfcihat night , as a gentleman was F ^ dmgon . theroad to > ewport , Ie saw the fire ourst forth , and immediatel y proceeded into the ¦ I ^ HS ! . ^' ^ ' ^ " ' *** *' ' * 1 " spot , " ww found that four or five stacks were on fire ; in the -ncmiWof these stood a barn , Trhich also speedily ignited , iivery exertion was inade to stay the de " - vounng element , but without success ; the whole iras burnt to the ground . Fortunately Mr . Price ( the occupier ) was insured . The farm on which this hre took place ia not sitnated more than naif a mile from the spot where the incendiarv fire
occurred on the previous Monday . — : Ayletbury Neves Mm / xHCHoiT Iitss of Life . —" We regret to hare to mention the following shocking and melancholy instance of loss of life , which took place in the prewery ^ or the Messrs . Guinness , yesterday evening : —One poor man having ^ descended , without the necessary precaution , into ait empty Tat , was immediately suffocated by the foul air at the bottom , and his comrade plunging in , in spite of the efforts to restrain , him , shared a similar fate . Both men bore excellent characters , havhig been in the employment of the Messrs . Guinness for about twelve or thirteen years . Their names were William Campbell , and Patrick Brien . —Dublin Freeman ' s Journal .
Melancholy Shipwreck . —Twenty Lives Lost . —• We understand a large French fishing boat , belonging to Fecamp , was run down in the Channel two or three nights since by an American ship , and , painful to relate , the report states ( though we hope it will prove uiifonnded , or at least exaggerated ) that twenty of her crew were drowned . The ship has gone into Ramsgate ,- it is presumed , to repair damages , the effect of the collision . We hear that the crew of the fishing boat consisted of twenty-five m all ; and thatiive had been picked np and carried to Boulogne by a boat belonging to that place . — Dover Chronicle .
% A Scene of Agitatioi ? worth Sekihg . —A meeting of the Manchester AnU-Corn Law Association was held last week , at which the following gratifying facts transpired ^ There is another " alter et idem boay , called the Anti-Corn Law League , the ir * 0 ™ ° l LorQ k ** ? gitation being dindedbetween them . The Association manages * he Anti-Corn Law yircutor * which , at the end of twelve months , has I a ft r J *^ to <» rry on future operations ; and the League manages the Poultons and Aclands * _?» ° - - in deb * ° tune of ^ 22 i without a ^ sliilling to stop their months with . So popular i 3 the cause , -that the Circular has dropped from 15 , 000 to 2 ^ 00 a-week , and the lecturers can nowhere obtain
a room , except by paying an enormous extra for the offensiveness of taeir exhibitions . . Under these encouraging circumstances , the meeting was held to conBider what was to be done with the " ruinously large d ^»/ » and how to get into the proper position for incurring another , if possible ; « * ^ oiuUon w * Pr oposed to let a symEising public know at , a public meeting the lobble they * Jr * ° }¦ 1 Sf \ I * ^ PB 611 ^ however , nrfortnnatel / that at the last pubtc meettng , called by the same parties for thr same purpose in Manchester the pnblic sympathy was expressed rather oddly—that is toay , Mr . Cobden and his friends got more kicks than halfpence , and were at last tumbled out of the _ windows , without being asked whether thair
necKswerejnsured . Thui disagreeable reminiscence caused some hesitation , but something being hinted about the committee taking the precaution to have a man ready to catch them in blankets , the Assomuon finally determined to run the risk . People often make a rod for their own backs ; but the idea of people bringing their own blankets to be tossed ua beats that of the pig that grew weary of its Me , and ran after the butcher wUh a knife in its moutVto be killed Only fancy half a score ^ opeS tives keeping Mr . Cobden bobbing hetween he ^ yen and earth to the vocal accompaniment -of u Aritate ^ agitate , agitate !» It would be a sce ? ? S ^ f raUway to see . —Morning
Disease in the Abmt . —That often fatal disease , the measles , has broken out with great virulence among the children of the soldiers of the 58 threjnment , m the ^ Cambridge Barracks , Portsmoufli . The regimental authorities , it appears , ordered the children , as fast as the disease appeared , to be remoTedfrom the barracks , lest the mem should be infected . The conseqnenees have been lamentable ™ . f X ^ l »* dj- « ffl » from Ceylo n , where most « f the children were born , and being turned out of the warm barracks , to be provided for out of the small mean * of their parentsfrom want of
, shelter aad proper cecessaneB , no less than twentyfour © f the poor babes have perished . We have ttiought it our duty to mention the subject to the Lieut .-Governor , who immediatly took up the subject most promptly and humanely , and will , we donbt not ^ take the proper steps without delay . Owing to an erroneous policy on the part of a late commanding officer of the regiment , every man who chose to take a wife was encouraged to do so ; in consequence the battalion has no less than four hundred children among ite followers . —Hampshire Independent .
Mtstkbiocs OcctraiiEXCB . —On Sunday evening last , - Mr . Western , pupa to Mr . Jackson , Jane surveyor , was in company , at the White Hart Inn , at March , with a youth of the name of Drage o Sntton , and some others . Western on a sudden drew out a pistoh presented it at Drage , and Baid " 111 shoot you . » f He pulled the trigger , the bai passed into Drage ' s head and killed hm . Western and one of his companions started tve Londonpursuit has been made , bnt we have not heard that they have been apprehended . Various rumours are afloat as to the cause of this strange and dreadful transaction . Some attribute it to accident ; some to jealousy in love ; but though we have heard much , we do not think it right , in the present stage of the matter , to say .. more . On Monday morning at eleven o ' clock , an inquest was held at the Griffin Inn , before William Pratt , Esq ., and a respectable jury , on ihe body of the unfortunate youth , which sat until two inthe afternoon , when it was adjourned to Thursday morning at eleven o ' clock ; and after siting untu evening , returned a verdict of" Manslaughter ^ against ^ Western , who , we are informed , is a nephew of Lord Western ' s . A post mortem examination took place on Tuesday , by Mr . Church and Mr . Calvert , who opened the head andiook out the ball . Young Western absconded on Sunday evening , after the accident , accompanied by one of the party named Gray Woodward . Western has not returned , but G . Woodward has . We hear that Western slept at the Hoop HoteL in Cambridge ; on Sunday night , and proceeded to London by the Star on Monday- morning . — Cambridge Independent Press .
The Fogs . — -On Monday morning , during the fog , the Stroud mail got into a deep ditch by the roadside , at a place called Early Bottom , between Henley" and Maidenhead , and the passengers were lodged in an adjoining field , but happily without receiving any injury . The Cheltenham mail came up , and the dismounted guard immediately took his station upon it , bnt this coach had not proceededfar before it was ako upset in a ditch ; the passengers , however , as in the other case , were not hurt ; the mails were afterwards got oat i and one of them "was found to be much damaged by the accident . —Gloucester Journal . - ¦ ' ¦ "' ¦ -
New Ststem of Tostaoe . —On Thursday last the new system came into operation , when , as antici pated , there was a great inflnx ^ of letters at the General Post-office . On the Mfesd&y preceding , 5 , 425 Ietter 3 were received ; on the Wedn « sday being the last day of the old system , the number decreased to 5 , 091 ;^ nd on Thursday the number rose to 9 , 234 , being 4 ^ 43 beyond the nnmber of * e preceding day , A corresponding increase has taken place in the letters arriyiagi-rCaledqnian Mercury . Friday morning , the M ^ tn steamer , with the Lord Lieutenant on board , itorrived at Kingstown harbour , Dublin . His Excellency immediately proceeded to the Tice-Regal Lodge , accompanied by his two sisters , Lady King and Lady Eleanor Fortesque , Miss Fellowes , his Excellency ' s niece , and his son , the Hon . John Fortesque .
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TO THE EDITOB OF THE KOBTHEBS STAB . "Sviba , Dec . 8 th , 1839 . Sib , —The public have already been mad « aware , through the medium of your ¦ widely-circulated . Journal , of the good effects produced by the yMt of Messrs . Xowry and Bnncan to Forfarahire . PraTious to the appearance of these gentlemen , the cause of tfa ^ i fidism , or Chartism , as it is now called , had , to some superficial observers , assumed a languishing aspect ; while those intimately acquainted with the true state of public feeling , were well aware that the elements of the good cause still existed as plentiful as ever , bat because they were allowed to lit in abeyanoe for some few weeks , our enemies fondly imagined that Chartism was dead among us , when those unwelcome intruders , Lowry and Duncan , made their appearance , and rekindled tin * flame that now burns brightly , if not with moreefinleencethan . vresc ; " . " -. " . ^
At th 9 weekly meeting of the Forfar Political Union , held on Monday , the 2 nd instant , it was unanimously resolved to order the Northern Star , tot the purpose of being read at the weekly meetings , and then to be sent to the middle-class 2 f ews-ropm in the town ; also to Bend along -with it two copies of the Chartist Circular , a weekly periodical of great merit published in Glasgow , under the superintendence of the Scottish Central Committee . v : The Secretary was also instructed to lay on their table a copy of Richardson ' s Almaata& for 1840 , which has accordingly been done ; likewise to send a copy of the ChariM Circular to each of the clergymen in the town ,
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The Ciradars wWsent , aa ' d ^ reoted , accompanied by the following letter ;— ¦ _ , __ > :. _ ^ : ; ]; ^ : ; •¦ .-:- " . ¦; - . . "¦ . . . . ; ^ V ^ jT ^ ri , }^ . Rev . Sib ^ -I am diiecjted by the Political ¦ tTnion to send you the accompanying numoer ; of the CtiatUstCir ; etUar for yonr pernsaL ^ Theyhave been Induoetf id take this Ktep , in consequeace of so much misrepresentation having gone abroad regarding the views of the Charlflsts as a body , and as they conceive their principles are ably advocated in the Circular , they earnestly hope you wUL carefully pernse it . U this be received ,. » number wift be Bent weekly . All the Clergymen in the town ate . to reeeive the same . : '' -l : \^ - ; - - . : y : . ¦/ - ¦ : ¦¦ y :: : ' ::. .- ' ; - ;¦ . "¦ ¦ ¦; . ..-: I am , Rev . Sir , : X ; : . ' ¦; - . '¦ : ; . ; : . ' - / .--. -. ¦;¦ ^ n the name of the TJnlon , : . Xours respectfully ^ ¦ i John Adam , Sec . V
_ With the exception of the Hev . Mp Taylor , assistant o the Episcopalian clergymen , all of' them : have kept he Circular , thereby intimating that they wish ; them to be continued . These resolutions show a determination on the part of the Chartists here , to force their prtaciples into the enemy ' s camp by moral means . . The middle classes have long abused the principles for which we are contending , Without knowing what these prinaples ara ^^ Theyhaye hitherto carefnJLIy ^ avoided reading every newspaper or pamphlet devoted to the advocacy of the Charter , as if they had been Infected with a estflence . We are to try : to cure them of that prejudice by the gentlest method possible , and we earnestly hope that other associations will immediately follow our example . ' : ¦ ¦' : ¦ ' ¦ : ' . ' . - \ ' ; .. ¦' . '¦ ¦ ¦" : ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦" . ' r ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' :. ¦ ¦' :. \
On the evening of Tuesday , the 3 rd inst , an extraordinary meeting was held for the purpose of taking the < ase of Mr . Frost , and the other JVelch prisoners ; into consideration . A more enthusiastic meeting' was seldom or ever ¦ witnessed . All seemed to vie with each Other in anxitty to . do every thing in their power to save the lives of those patriotic men i who , it is . '' - ' evident , are marked out by an infamous Whig Gfoyernment for destrnction . The speeches of that indefatigable patriot , Mr .. O'Connor , at Snnderland and Newcastle , on that subject , as reported m tiie Star of the previous '' week , were read , and warmly responded to . ; A Committee of twenty-four working men ttiagnailmously stepped forward , and volunteered to cahvasa the townfor subscriptions , to assist in procuring counsel and-witnesses for the prisoners . ' .. ' .. ¦ . '¦"¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ - . . r :
The Secretary . wasdirectedto writeto : al )! the v ^ lages In the neighbourhood , urging them to use their utmost exertions in the same good work . I shall , next week ? duly apprise you of the success of the canyftss , which Iconfidently expect will be liberal . ; . . The thirst or the Whigs for blood seems to be insatiable , as the only means they employ tp allay discontent , are Coercion Bills , the bayonet , the buUet , and ike hangman's rope . The fact of a Special Commission having been appointed to go to '' ' Wales , and try the prisoners before the excitement consequent on the but- ; break is allayed , clearly proves that they point to the rope as the extinguisher of the present munnurings . Banguinary as the Chartists are satd to bV—bloody as their designs have been characterised , they shrink with virtuous indignation from the disgusting scenes now contemplated by our present merciless mien . Hoping that you will find a place for tMs in your columns , -- y ' : ' : ¦¦¦ : : ; /¦ - ¦ ' ' ..: '¦' -: . ' ,. ¦ . - : ¦ ' - ' I remain , Your obedient servant , ¦ - - ' ¦ ^ : ' '' ¦ - ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ . A .
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TO THB EDITOR OF THE NOttTHEBN STAB , ; Sib , —I find ^^ in your Notice to Correspondents , last week , that a "Sufferer in 1819 " asked three questiona , to which Mr . O'Connor giyes the following answers : — First— "Mr . O'Connor knows ndtiilng of Mr . Neesom ' s movements . " : ; .-... . ¦ ' -.. Second— "Them b ' not a warrant ^^ against Mr . Neesom : '' Third— «? He has not been delegated by the Trades of Irfmdoh . - Allow me , Sir , to state , that hiid Mr . O'Connor felt ndined to know anything of my movements , he might haye got information on that head , with very little tronble , when in London last week .
As regards the second answer , I thank Mr . O'Connor for the trouble he has taken to ascertain this fact , as 1 have no great relish for a prison . I know too many good men who are there ; and I ardently wish that they may be speedily restored to their homes and families— . which I hope may be the case by the Quoen oraering a gaol denvery , and that without delay . As respects the third answer given by Mr . O'Connor , I need only say , that no person has heard me say that I was delegated by the Trades of London ; and for the
information of your Correspondent , Mr . O'Connor , and yonr readers generally—That a committee Wjis formed early In November , composed of on © member from each poHtlcal association in London , without reference to names at parties , for the purpwe of ascertaining how far the working classes are disposed as regards numbers to nnite to obtain the People's Charter . That committee , Sir , delegated mei to ^ Yorkshire for the aboye purpoBo . I have hitherto ( acted according to iny Instructions , and to the satisfaction of the t » t 1 om asftodations I haye visited .. ^ ?
I consider your Correspondent , or any otter person , has an undoubted right to ask what questions they may think proper respecting myself or any other public man . . ¦ '¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ - - . " ' ¦ . . ¦ ¦ :- '•' . ' . ¦ - ¦ ¦ . ¦'¦' - ? ¦ '¦ ¦ - ¦ . I consider the peculiar stylo adopted by Mr . O'Connor in answering the qaestions , at once makes me an object of suspicion—not that I sappofie b » hw done it iutea ^ tionally : tb&f , coupled with other matters , of which it may be you have some knowledge of , and , at a proper time and place , I feel bound to notice . r Under these circumstances , I appeal to your high ense of justice to ensure the insertion of this letter in the forthcoming Star . ; - -V I xemain , Sir , yours respectfully , C . H . NEESOM . Mill Bridge , near Lefsds , Dec 9 , 1839 .
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:- "" ? . —w-w ... ¦ . ¦ - ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . " TOZtGS . ::- ¦ . : '''" ¦ - , DESTmmOH in thb Metbopolis . —At the Guildhall on Saturday a young woman named Ellen Morns , with an infant in- her arms , was brought up for re-examination , charged with stealing a salted leg of poikfrom the shop-window of Mr . Courtney , a cheesemonger in King-street , Snow-hill . ThomasScott , the shopman , stated that she came up to the front of the window about seven o ' clock the precedingeveDine , took up the leg of pork , and went away with it . The window was kept open ; They kept » good look-out for thieves , but the thieves kept a better , and were constantly carrying off somethinjj or other . - . ¦ ¦ . "¦¦¦¦ ¦¦ •'¦ ¦'¦ . ¦ ¦'• - . ¦• ¦¦¦¦ . ¦¦ .
i . w R Iauno . Baid he had no doubt that the number of thieves would increase so fast that no shop ^ keeper wonld dare to keep a window open , unless he kept a watchman constantly at it . v t The witnesa Baid the nature of their business almost reqnired that the windows should be kept open . There were more attempts to steal than there usedtobe . . ] Sir Peter observed that if their goods must have air they must keep a continued vatch , or they would have prosecutions at every sessions . The p risoner admitted she had been in Bridowell , but it was not for stealing . She was discharged the same , mormnt-as , she had committed the offence . Wie had no home , and had nothing to say to the charge . ..-. ¦ - ¦ - . - - ¦ ¦ ¦• ¦ . - ¦ -. ¦ ••¦ ..- •¦ . . . •• ¦ .-. v-- ^ ... -. Sir Peter Baid she had no fear of Bridewell . She suffered less under the restraints within it than from her distress out of it . He asked the value of the porks . .- •¦¦¦ ¦ - - , - ¦ ¦ - ¦ . ¦' . ¦ ¦ . - ¦"¦ . - ¦ - : •• • ¦ . - . ; . ; .- ; . ¦ .. - . ¦ ¦ .
The witness said it wasunder 3 s . ' Sir Peter said he expected to find , when he had completed his inquiry , what number of destitute and _ desperate persons were turned out of the various gaols ^ of the metropolis to plunder and live upon the mdustrious , that the . number would be about / 200 every week ; and we should soon have to double the size or numberof our prisons . He ordered inquiry to be made at Bndewtjll as to the offence ibr ¦ which the prisoner was previousl y committed < i The officer now reported that Bhe was found destitute in the street . - : - ¦ ¦ ' . ; . ' . . .. : ; . -=:. " , -.- ¦ ¦ ¦¦ .. i- ' - ^ F ?*? - ^^ tW prisoner wha t p arish she belonged to!—She said she had noiie ; she belonged t » Ireland . ' ¦ : ¦' - - . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ . '
Sir Peter asked her if she would plSaWherself never to steal again if be forgave her now g-She answered that she could not promise that . - * - * . - i /• * J ^ -11 " 0 committed her as a rogue and vaea-S ?* * rt . ? W ? ? * ?* wksSubsequentlyascV tamed that her husband had been transported , and she wished to follow him . ' ; ^ ^ Bbutax Cosdtjct of thb PoitcB .--At Xambethand sleight-of-hand performs , was charged with assaulting Ann Reid , a ; girl ; ofthe town ^ On the ^ r ™ ^ The prisoner , whose appearance waaxnostpitiable , navmeovidratlyreceiyed the ^ most savage treatment was obliged to be suffborted inb » - «/«* *;«„ , j ^ l ^ i
„ ° ? * % * & W * W '¦¦ ^^ fSSS ^ -SSS : pl&ce ^ By aeiblowfof the > policemen ' s truncheons , * nd his neck , elwst , and arms , appeared to be one mass ^ of livfl flesB ., ; The ; fecV & the «« Twexe shortly these i--At «* UtIialf . pa 8 t twelve o ' clock on the nkht before , the prisoner met the young woman ITeld in Osborne ^ ferek WhitechapeL and : « rSSi ^*^; ^^** W % !* t ; iiift house of Sheen , 88 , -Wentworih-fltreek She : aocompanled himaBfaras . thedoor , Bnt refused toi go ia , upon ^ PK ^' - ^ * ^ ^ ^* - ' ^ 01 ^** ^ - !^^ ' . ^!; ^; which knocked her dawn , and rendered her insenBi ' We lor some lime . Polica-cdnfltAW « H . t . > c
wng « ,: H -148 . came np , and seeing the female bleeding , and learning that the persort who had struckner had gone into fhe house , he sent for another constable , Owen Judge , H 99 , to assist him i aud both entered the house together . " In One of the room& they found Campbell in bfed with George Sheen , with hia clothes oi » i and on their telling him he mast go with them to the Statiqin-house , he made use of some : violeni language , and , as they ( the constables ) alleged , jnmped out of bed ^ and with a saucepan and pokec sBaultod them . On the prisoner being brought to , Spitalfields Station-house , on a
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stretoher , the police constables , on being questioned b mVMtotMaxtiB . deniedJ&M «|( i ' iba ^^ nuf : Sf ^ ' ^ ^ ^" ' *? l ^ ^ -prt «^ Tiiii received his injuries from falling on the fire-irons ; lt-was proved , ; however , from the nature of the Wows , and . the evidence : of Another' police cbn i stable , vthat they were ; : inflidted by Singer and Mr . Hardwicke , after remarking on the eavaee and . unmanly conduct of tbe two constables , e * - pressed it . as / his opinion that they had grossly exceeded their duty , and that thav tew ^^ flt : ' *« ? »„»
-tinue ¦ : ; & ^ single hour longer ^ iu their situation as constables . ETe also directed Mr . Harris , the inspector to c dmauuicate hia opinion to the superintendaht of the H division , and freed the prisoner from the charge bf-. the female , Field . Mr . Hardwicke also directed that the unfortunate man , whose persoa was covered with a horse-cloth , his clothes bein ^ torn to pieces by the policy should be forthwith removed m a coach to the ^ Iibridon Hospital , and signed an order for lur admission into that mstitution . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ,: ¦ ¦ ¦ . " ; ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦; . ¦ ¦¦ . ' ¦ : ; ... ¦ .. ¦ \ - ¦¦ ¦¦ .. . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ : ; . ;
v ^' Picking yp" a LiviKG . ^ AtHatton Garden , on Monday , Patrick Cashjon , an ' Irish boy . " was placed at the bar ,, charged by Mr . Matthew Howitt , ironmonger , of Wl 51 , Great Bloomsburyrsquare , wl ^ h » Vingatfempted ^ ii > -8 ^' . t ^ o-b- arB ; : of ^ i . ' -- - it Tne prosecutor being swornj stated that he found the prisoner yesterday morning , in a yard adjoinin & his premises , ^^ carrying away the propertyj when ne stopped him , and b * i begged for mercy . i - 'Thv ^ qnw . ; ' ^ niea ; -ihe . o ^^ >' ^ ' . * . BM «>' tiie
oars toll down , and he went into the yard to pick them up , whto the prosecutor gave Mm into custody . . . . ¦ ' . ; . - ?'•¦ : / ¦ :: •>¦ ¦ ^ ' ^ i-,: ¦ : :: ;; . ; " ¦ . ¦ ., /¦ - ' ¦ . . ¦• ¦ . Mr . Ck > inbe—iHo . w do you : procure your living ? . Prisoner ( touching his cap )—Shure , lam a plastherera boy . I am out p' work , but I pick ftp anything that comes in the way ; yer Wortchip ; (^ VJaugh . ) ; : J ; V ; ¦ . •' . : ; ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : "' / :- . ' - ' : ¦ ¦ ¦; Mr . X / OmbjBr-Hoxy ^ old aire you ? _ Pri 3 dner—Indeed , I don't know ; but they say I ain ; sixteen ia harvesHime , yer honour . ( A laugh . ) -. ; . ; - " ;' . ;¦ ¦ ¦ ' , ¦ ; .., " ? " . : . -- , ••;•¦; ' : - . ¦ ¦ : " ., ¦; filr . Combe—You look older than 16 .
; Prisoner—Sure the rason of that is that I stand so high before you ( alluding to the elevation of the bar from the floor . ) : . : - ; . ! , Combe- ^ Whom have you worked for ] P . ri 8 oner- ^ Mi 8 ther ; HopkinB , in ToUenham-court-^ ^ oadywtordrmy father works ; and he ^ will come here , HI be bouno ^ to give me a karakther . Mr . CkHnbe ^ Js your fatherhere to-day ••? .- " Prisoner—Faith I don't know ; I don ' t think he is . Officer—I have seen hiafather , and he won't com to speak in his favour . : ¦' -. ' ¦ . . - ¦ ? \ - s , Prisoner--SureVthen , isn't .-theri Misthrcss Shannon outside , : and won't she do the same I ( A laugh ;) - ¦ ¦' ¦ ; : : - ; :, . : " - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - •"•¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ., ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ •' : ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ '¦ . '¦ ¦ : .. Mr . Combo- ^ Call in Mrs . Shannon .
On her entering Mr . Combe said—What do you know of the prisoner 1 , ,. , % Shannon ( with affected gravity ) -rSurei only that he is the most industrious boy itt ' ¦ . all the world when he has work , and as honest a boy as ye'llnud in adiy's march . ( Laughter ;) : Mr . Conibe—What does he do wheii he xb out of work ? - •¦'¦ ; : ; .: ¦ . ' ' . •' . ' ¦ ' •'¦' •'¦' - ¦ .:- ¦ :- " -: > " ' : ' - ' . ' - . # " :- - . - , ' ¦ ¦ ¦ Mrs . Shannon—( drily ) - ^ Why , lioofe after it , to be Bure . ^ ( Laujghter . ) He picks iub a living any way that he can , to fill up his time . CRenewedlauehter . ) ; Mr . Combe--Do you think his father will come
and give him a character ! ; Mrs . Shannon—Arrah , thin , to be sure , isn't that ¦ what he onght to do ? ( Laughter . ) ; : . ' v' < Mr > C ^^ be ^ Theni . yoam ^ : g 6 : andlBend ] iiDit'h ' ere ; your character won't serve him . Mrs . Shannon then retired vtith a slow step . ¦> Theprisoner , during her ^ examination , was leaning over the bar . with his . ' attention , riyetted upon her , and fitting his cap on his knee , which was raised up nearly to thebar rail . The case being proved ^ Mh Combe sentenced Mm to ! t « r month ' s imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction . , ;¦
T^^Ollhlaf Star, Saturday^ 1jecember 14, 1839.
T ^^ OllHlaf STAR , SATURDAY ^ 1 JECEMBER 14 , 1839 .
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'¦ ¦¦ ;; . .. ¦ ¦' _ : STATE TRIALS . ^ : ; . ; ¦ . ' . '¦ ¦ ¦' ' !' . ; ,: ;; : /¦ ¦ > No . . ^;; . : \ ' . ' - . V ¦ .. . . ; . Thb generality of English writers have ever been most zealous in their . censure of Mary ' s reign . Influenced by the falsehoods inculcated during their education or prejudiced jby the wilful errors of bigotted historians , they have felt it to bea duty which they owe to the Protestant Church to desoribe as a fiend , » fellpw-creatare of common mould , and to blacken the character of a woman , certainly equal to Vhe general run of Monarcha . The euphonious
and elegant title of ^ bloody ^ hasv beeii prefixedvto her name , aud her memory is constantly used like that of HobgobHns ^ andthe ^ Cl d / G | Bn tl e n ^ , forthe laudablei purposei of frightening children into fits . We ^ have pernstid and refiected upon ttie reign of tHia ^ e ^ a ^ m ^ witiu i ^ Bn ^^ ced , mind and ind tfie honest oon ^ ldti ^' " a : t % &c ] b ^ . bi , Te' arrived is , tBat s'h ' e . i hss been ^ grossly ^ belied ; that if she was not' a Goddessj she eertainly itaa not a devil | and that she far excelled t % e fflchious Ei . iziiBiti ih every virtue ' that becomes a woman , inevery quality that Signifies a Queen .
It was the niisforturie ^ of' M aby to , be surrounded by Ministers and Counsellors : too often deficient in , wisdom and policy ; it was the happiness of iEuzABETH to live during an era that wais tfee golden age of genius ; Shaksperej Jchhnson , Bp bn ^ < ckr , Bacoi ^ and many other immortal namea diffuse a halo of radiance axbuhd the Elizabethaa ¦ ' ¦ period ; and many seem to be so JstWngly dazded by this magnificence that they are unable to perceive the vices and the follies of one who vraaa disgrace ^ to her . sex and a cum to her subjects ;
The first actions of'f bloody MAnir" were of a merciful nature ^ calculated to i ^ ect salutary alterations in the mode oftrying or condemning ^^ traitors . As soon as Pariiament ^ had assembled * a bill was passed , abolisiinjcr every speoies of treason not contained in the statute 25 th Edwabd in . i ; waichha ^ reduced the crime to comparative certainty . The preamble of this new act recited •? that the state of every king consiBtB more assuredly in the love of the subject towards the prince , ' than in ^ the dread of laws made with rigorous pains ; and that : laws ; maAe for the preservatidn of the CommonwealthV without great
penalties , are more oftenObeyed ano * v . 'k ' e )> t // th ' ah . laws made with extreme punishments . " This certainlywas iota token't ^ t '^ th ^ Qliieen th 1 rs ted ' for human blood . A '« h ' ameful : . . ' . practice had prevailed fpr a long ; time ; of not allowing any prisoner accused of a capital offence to exculpate himBelf by the testimpuy of witnesses \ Thus , evidence was received a ^ airw / the accused , but was rejected , if ofiered in ¦ ' : his Javour / Now , ¦? . bloody ¦ ' MABYi when she appointed Sir Richa&d : Moegan Chief Justice : of the Common . Pleas , enjoined hinj , " that : notwithstanding the old error , whichi did hot : admit ^ any v witness" to speak , or any
other matter to be heard b favour of the adyersary , her Majesty being V partyv her Highness ^ s pteasure ; was , that whatsoever could be PW 9 to * nfavotir 0 submitted t to be fyqitf : jjin 4 [^ moreover , * j ? at 7 iejustices should hoi ^ erstuadefthemselves to sit in judgment otherwise for h ^ r Highnessthanforihersub ^ ctJC ^^ mad ^ alone should be sufficient to correct the usuil inisapprehenBionof this woman ' s character ; they plainly tell ub that although much injustice was committed in her reign , it must riot , be attributed to per , but to hear ministers , her officers , and probably , in some measure , to her husband Philip . ; f ; >
The reign began inauBpiciously by a rival candidate being placed upon the throne ; this was the beautiful , the accomplished , and learned , Lady Jane Geet , ^ ho had been prevailed npon by the ambitious and deeigning to a ^ pt the crovni , and who resigned it with great eatisfaction after , an empty pageantry of ten days ; " The pr incipal parties concerned ia this usurpation were arrested ; many were relea ^ ed ^ : but ^ nlythr ^ g were the Duke of Nobthubibbhland , father-in-law to Lady Jawb , Sir ^ homas Palmer , and Sir John Gams . When the Dukeyrias : brou ^ t to trial i he only desired permission to ask two queationa of the Peers , aj ^ oiat ed to ^ Bit : oix his jury ; whe ther amah Could be guilty of treason that obeyed orders j % iven him by ^ the : Council nndor the ; Great Seal ? and
whether those ^ who were involved in the same guilt witt himself , coulid Sait as his judgesi Being told that the Great Seal of an usurper was of no authority , and that persons not lying under any sentence of attainder Tyorestminho ^ the eye of thel ^ and might be admitted on any jury , he acquiesced and pleaded guilty ; Sentence was also pronounoed
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against Lady jANEand Lord GuitDFoHDjherhasband , bnt without any intent ^ tion . ; : Tbte youth ^ ¦ an ^ innoc « ace of ^ e / p ^ rsons neither pf whom ) i )> 4 Completed their seventeenth yea * , pleaded p ^ we ri ully in : their ^ fevouri f Shortly after this ^^^ occurrence , however , when the marriage of the QuebnT with pHiiip was proposed ^ rebellions burst forth on several parts of England , i The leaders were Sir Thomas Wttat and the Bute of Suf ^ olkj father of Lady Jane ; he * witii others , : perilhed on ; the scaffold . And- now , as- the uufbrtuate captives , La 4 y Janb GnAT and Lord GnftDEoiip to be
DoDteiv , wer ^ supposed the canise of ^ these oiitbreaks ,: it was resolved -to ihvolye them in the punishmientv The unhappy Lad y ^ when orderedio Prepare for deaths was so far from b ^ ng unnerved , that she seemed tf ^ On the morning of net execution hei ' husband desired permission to see her , but she refused , and informed him by a message , that : the tenderness of their parting would overcome the-fortitiideof both ; their 80 paration > she gaid , would ; be only : for a ' moment , and they would soon rejoin each oth ^ in a scene where their affections Would : be ' for ever nmted ,: ind where deaths disappointment , and misfortune could no longer have acbess to them , or disturb their eternal felicity . She ^ saw her beloved
husband led to execution , and haying giVen him from «« : wibdow some t ^ en of her remembrance ; she waited with tranquillity tiU her : own appointed hou | f should arrive . She even saw his headless body carried back in a cart , " and : yet her . courage was not diminished ;; she : immediately wrote < ra her tablets three sentenc | s , one in Greek ; another in Latin , aihird ^ in ^ Bhiglish . The purport of them yyas i that human justice was against his body , but divihee mercy wonld be favourable to his soul ^; that if her fault deserved pun ^ and her impruitence yrere worthy of excuse ; and that God and , posterity , she trusted , would show her favor . On the scaffold she tvm still nndaiintedj and with a steady , serene : coBntenancoV $ a > JMt ^ d herself to the executioner . ^ - '' : : ' . ''' •"
For this rebellion was tried Sir Nicholas . Throg-MORTOK , who defended himself ^ most adinirably againsi a corrupt : Judgei and lying C ^ un > el To Sergeant Stanford , who was about to speak against him , he saidr- « Master Sergeant , I know how ¦' by persuasions , enforcemeBts , presumptions , applying , implying , inferring , conjecturing ^ ing of arguments , ^^^ wrestingand exceeding , the law * tb > oircumstances , the depositions and ^ coniessions ;
unlearned men may be enchanted to think and to judge those that be things indifferent ^ or » at the worst , but oversights , ; :. to be ^ gr ^ t treasons ; such Wvrai orators have , and such ignorance the unlearned have ! " ^ twithsianciing this nsefnl caution , the ATTOiWEy-lSENERAi ., one of those narrow-minded , lad-hearted meny who delight to insult misfortune ^ aggravated every simple fact , treated his advesary as one declared a traitor , aud took every advantage that his quibbling disposition could Afford . The
accused calmly met every charge , and in eloquence , reasoning ^ andleven learning of a legal naturej far surpassed his enemies : he showed how two witnesses were required : for his conviction : b y the laws , and how only one had b ^ riproduiped against him , isuid that one , being concerned in the rebellioni desiring to siye his own life ; he declared that his accusers were obliged to : facehim , instead of sending written charges ;; he explained how contrary to laW and justice it was to prince depositions against him , when their authors were living ; to give irisecqndary evidence , when primary could have been so easily pbtaihed * he demanded that two important statutes
should be read to thejury , but his request was refused ; he offered io call a witness in his ^ favour ^ but even this was denied to him ; he thenindignantly remindedthe Judge of the advice given by : Mary to her Judges , and proved that he could hot be-convicted © f treason , as no overt jact Was shovm to have been committed hy ihim ; or by ^ his sanction . ^ Ther e ia :: a maxim in law ^ he-observed , " which should not be violated ; that no peno ^ statute may , ought , or should be construed , expounded , e ^ taitcd , . or wrested , otherwise than the simple words and nude letters of the same statute doth warrant and
signify . ? He addressed the Court at some length ; and throughout hiseloqaent appeal there was the con-MiousnesB ofrmnowoe and justice ^ Vfe are told "that the Chief Justice Bbomlky ( in sununing up ) remembered particularly all the depositions a , nd evidences given against the prisoner , but that either for want ofgoodmemory or good will , the prisoners ' answers were in / part hot ; reoitiedi ; whereupon the prisoner craved indifferencyi and did help : the JudgeV old memory with his own recital / ' The verdict was : u ^ guUtyi !!} t This ^ astonishing verdict ; which we may suppose stunned the Judge , knocked down the Attorney-General , and alarmed the nation , is the first , we beh ' eyci on / record
whereby a prisoner ^ indicted at the suit Of the crownj escaped without condemnation ^ The juries seem to ^ ve used some ra ^ says this man has committed treason ; now by a fiction in the law , the king can do no wrong , therefore the kmg must be right , and this man » n « 5 i A « te committed treason . The clear-sighted acumen displayed in this proposition can only be equalled by that apparent in the establishment of another impor tant truth , viz . no cat has two tails , but my cat hasrbne tail mare than tw cat > thetefoie she has three trite . Thus we see the same mode of reasoning will apply to ^ the taking away a > m « i ' 9 lift , or to the adding of a cat's tail ; -
Of course it was not to be expected that the Jiadge would patiently endure that twelve men summoned to decide the question , should decide it ; that they should defy the royal prerogativ * and the judicial opinion ; that they should , dare to exercise free will and judgment ^ on a ^ trial that they should violate custom and common law , which declsred from time immemorial that state prisoners were always condemned ; thatthe ^ should bring in a verdict of "Not guilty" with impunity . The twelve
presumptuous rebels were instantly imprisoned ! Some werenned a thousand , and t wothousand pounds each ; an immense sum in those days ; they could not pay ; their goods were seized , their houses sealed up , ' and their persons kept hi prison ! Sir Nicholas himself was taken back ; to confiaement , and some years afterwards diicd from poison ; his .- brother wafe ; of course , condemned on the same evidence , which had acquitted him , as the Jurors thought they wefe justified by the laws of self-defence in killing him , for if he had not have suffered , they must .
With this choice / specimen-of ^^ freewill , which reminds us of t % e man ,. who said Gentlemen , you will please youraelf , whether : you yoie for A or B , but I shaU knock down the firat man that votes for & '' "V ^ lih . ; this specimbni C we ;; take iea , yo oi MarVs short reign , and pass On to that of <^ ueen u ¦ - // i ^ -: ; :: ¦ - > ::, ¦ ;; . -:. ; . ¦}^ ' -. ;\ I ' ^¦ ¦;¦¦¦ ¦ ' This gentle dame asserted the on"iipotence of the
royal prerogative in a moat unblushing , aud extraordinary manner ; she forbade her Council to question any of her opinions or actions ; she told the Parlianierit to attend merely to the common local cdncetna of their own counties , and not to busy themselves with national matters , which she could manage without them , and she deemed 1 ito ^ thiiik -that ^ the ^ nation wits made for theQweeiij ; msitead : of th > Queen for ; the niti 6 n ^ , r . ' ' " r ^'' ^ " ' . ¦ . ¦ : ' . ¦ .. ¦ / ' : ?;' '' ' .: ' v : '; ¦ -: ¦' ¦ ¦; : ' ' •/¦• ' ¦ .:-: ^ -
vWe ^ need not : wonder ^^ en that the severest mi » - sures ; were .-tona || ainat : those : who might appear ia any way to oppose such unlimited powers , and thait a whispw against thV Moiu ^ was construed into , treason and subjected to all its penaJties . ; :.: ; ., ^/ ' :- ' ' ^; - '' : : . ^^ ^'¦'¦ ¦; } - ' :-- : : \ - '¦ -:. ^¦ ' . ¦ ¦ V : . v : The ^ uke of N pREOti ^ seteins tor have been the first 8 tateprfeoher in ^ substance of the : charge against him was , that he desired to marry the Queen of ^ Scotknd , who ^ at this time was in thelpower : of ^ the . EdgMsh S ^ verei ^ a He may have been imprudent in the secret course he pursued for this purpose—he may Have been onlpable for having ascepted the aid of men , who in
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train were enemies to ^ ihoVstate j ^ but it plainly appears that ; he jEeyet ^ entertained ^ y teeasonaUtt vi&wa eiffier againrtT * e . ! Crown b ^ he co ^ m ^ : The trial was ^ cSdacted in the nsual epirit of crnelty and injustice , Thenoble prisoner said that he had suffered much / in prisotf ; hia memory wia bad-iis mind . was v confuBed ; hi ? had received bit fourteen hon ^ : notfc * : of Ws trial ; jfr booka , not fewn ^ single statute , had been allowed him ; so that he mightpreparo an answer to so : serious a charger and i therefore , under-ihesd cirenmstances , -he entreated that counsel mightbe allowed for his defence . The application was K > fp 3 cjd > The evidence againsi him was manifestly bad and insuflicient---at th * present day thegreiieT partof it would be rtiectodi
and ^ the residue woiild bo received with great caution , and many doubtij ¦ as to its credibility lettwsj without their ahswerai and copies of letters , were produced against him , even though the parties who wrotei them were still Imng ; and the confos 8 | ons' and deppsitions of men who hadbeen : subf jected to , torture ,. and tvere yvdlling to : save their lives at any price ^ . were read to the ^ eersj The Puke said , "I pray you , let these ^ en be brougjik face to facewjth me ^ jlhaveoften required it , and the law , I trust , is so . " The Sergeant ' s answer is acuriosity : "The law was so for a time in soma cases of treason , but since the Jaw hath been fonndt too hard and dangerous for the / Pnncg , and it hath been repealed . " : ¦ . '¦ '• ¦ ' - : " ¦ . '" . : " : : ' v : il . ' ;/ :
He did not state how , who Pi W whero , ^ ia ex ~ cellent rule ^ : of j layr , hwpired bj nature and by reason ; had been ^ repcitlcd , and it appears tbarhe merely saidthatitno longer existed because such ^ falsehood , raited his pu ^ said-- " An pyert act m a declMajtion of the mino % lettei-sj tpkensj speeches , and such like , " thiia jui ^ eluding teordsaM writings in thoseovort acts which betok ' en ireaspn . ; One charge against the DuJb Set forth that he 'had long possessed an old prophecy ia In
these words ^ exaltatione lunoe , Zeo succumbet et leo mm leone canjungUur etealutt em-umrcgna-, bunt . " — . The ^ cpnstruction ^ put uponi these words was to this effect : « At the rising ofthe ta 6 on ( i : e . the suwesaof : ti > 6 xebeUion > the KoniBhill sinlc dowo , ( Elizabeth shall die ) and the lion ( thia buko of Norfolk ) shall be united to ¦ the lioness ( Mart of Scptiand ) , and theii ^ whelps [( their ofspring ) Bhall reigu ^ ' Was it ppssible to eitract from a fe / ir simple ^ words / given to him by a fortune-teller ^ a , more strained or : forced ^ interpretation I ?
The Duke acknowledged his imprudence ; he confessed his desire to marry the Scottish Queen , but stoutly denied all treasonable intention , and in support of this avowal he offered to give proofs by living witnesseslthis was refused to him , and he waa sentenced to die . //¦/ / ¦ ; . ¦ /¦ : . ' : / ' : / -, ; '¦' .-. -. ' . - / ' . ' ¦ ¦¦ Shortly -after : ^ tried fat high treason . We should not notice : tbeso proceedings , ias they . were : not distinguished by any memorable incident , were it not for ' the purpose
of offering an observation on a practice which has in some cases been perpetuated to the present day , and which has too frequently caused much , injustice . These eight men were indicted together ; one applied for an order : that , they might be tried severally and . at several times , but his request was refused . To this circumstance there is appended the . follo ^ ng note in ' , •* ¦ State Trials ; " This ; ObjocHon seems not altogether : groundless ; A and B are tried together for a foldny ; a witness- swears that A
cpnfeased to hiiii that he , ; A , together tilth : Band another , committed the felphy in question ; the Judge jn summing up tells the Jury that this is evidence against A but not against B , yet there is great danger that tho minds of jurymen Will be . influenced by i f with ' regard : to the case of B , " Itis a clearly ea ? ' - tablished principle , that the confession of a prisoner is merely evidence against Aimse // j and not against any other , that ' may be accused of the safee offence ^ yet we may easily see how fatal may be the testimony , where several are joined in one indictment , by thus confusing the minds Of thei Jury , instead of directing their attention to " one undivided point ; which oauses great ^^ dang er pFmixin gthegciilt - . ¦ less with the ; goilty . ; . ' - ' i ' : : " : ; . ; : / - / '[ : . % ' ¦ '" : ¦' si-: } - .
, We / npw come to the merciless condemnation of 5 tAkTi ^ ^ Qneeij / of . & 6 ^ n ^ , a ? woman that , during the grealei , portion / of her life , was exposed to as many hpribrs and 1 misfortunea ' las could well fall try the lot of the lowest ind most abject in , the scalo of human beings . Though sho had come to England as a fpgitiye and > friend , aho had seen eighteen long years pass away in captivity ttwas resolved to try her , not by the common statute of treasons , but ; by an act which had passed the previous ^ year , and by a SpwialC ^ mmissioiu The charge ^ wda High Treasonyin cWp ^ ng for the o > ath Of Elizabeth . Here we ¦ beholda poor , deby
fencelpss woman , nearly brbkeh ^ earted her sorrows , suffering ill-health from her imprisonment and misfortunes ; torn from ^ ^ her son ; banished froia her ^ cpunfay ;; bereft of friends , of counsel , of aid of any kindi ; : opposed ^ as a crimjna ^ to aWlful Iawyew , partial judges j and infact thei whole : powerof Eng- ^ land . Andjet she acted . withtrue dignity , and was not fot a moment deserted by that courage , whieh ever supports conscious innocence ; How wis : thev charge proved ? Were her accusers confronted with her } Not not a single witness appeared ; the only evidence-consisted of letters andMconfeasiona of men , who saw no pthermode of escape ^ and who wer © threatened with torture and death . Most of these
letters were said to have been intercepted , and there are inany suppositions by which they may have been answered without Mary ' s sanction ; her S ^ rctariw may have received the letters , and ventured of their own accord , from / good-will to ^ &e cause , to answer them . ortheymight have been previously traitors and beinggamed by Sir Fran ^ pretended to have ^ discovered " V , thei whole affair might . -, have made such a : rieply : in thenr , mistress' cipher , as im the guilt of ; - the conspiracy ; neither the Qubbw npr her Secretaries might have Been the letters , or made any answer , but Walsinghamji havhig dedr phered the former , might have forged areply .
The unhappy Lady displayed admirable presence of mind t when the letter from . the chief conspiratori Babington , was read po her , she s ? tid , * Let i £ be proved that I ever received it , " which certainly wi ? necessary before it could be presumed that she was a party to the proceeding . She also remarked that she could not hinder others from tising what styla they pleased in writing to hetj and she absolutely denied all participation or consent in the conspiracy . The Cpunsel ^^ and -Judges exerted , their ^ ^ powers to > the utmost against her .:: ~ Mter ; a jBpirited defence ^ tears in abundance can ? o to : hei relief : "I would neyer ^ ' she sobbed , ' make s ^ d pwireck of my 8 or ' , by conspiring the destruction of my dearest fiister . 1 " . / - // ¦ : ; : ¦ : .: , [ , ? o : V ; :: ; -: s-- : > j : \ / / " V
Sentence was pronounced against her . Her keeper was ordered to take down her canopy , and to serve her no longer with the respect due toSovereiga Princes : he told hw that she was now to be coni sidered as a dead perspn , and incapable of any dignity . Elizabexh , deficient iufcvary gttrtiotkssentvment- ^ very merciful impulse—disregarding the ties of consangnbity , the similarity of gex ^^ M tion , signed the warrant for Mary ' s execution .
When the fatal order was communicated to the captive Quean , she appeared quite unmoved , and calmly said , "Death , which pnts an end to all my missticr-jBhall be tome most welcome ; nor can I esteem that Soul worthy the felicities of heaven , which cannot support the body under the horrors of the last passage to those blisafnl mansions . " 0 ^ the Bcaffold she began , with the aid of her ; twtt -women , tojiisrobei herself , ( andj&eeiecutibner at ^ assisted r she smiled , ' and said that she was net accustomed to nndress herself before so large a company , nor to be Berved by such valets . She died withbut fear or trepidation * v : :
: Thus perished the unfprh ^ te Queen , Scot la ^ d---thuB : ' was thp vengeance of Elizabeth satiated . - ^ - ' :: 'C' ¦ ^> 'Y ¦ vCW .-- ¦> ¦ - ¦ ¦ : ' ¦' - r ^ ' : ^ :--.
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1839, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1087/page/3/
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