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** " THE CHARTER HYMN . BT W . XAX 5 , 5 XK-, AtHBCRTOK , DBVOS . Tin&— " Bwsg little island . " fcHPTAH anhfcfc , in yon besatiM iky , Who ft of all good toe imparter , VgU nan to be free , and batw tyranny , ¦ Then Britons , 1 * 7 claim to the Charter . j ^ om" » "day-star i * fixed in-the Charter , Bssk . bask in the raya of the Charter ; tchfle trnnto tike moles , skulk is tbeir dark holes , To shun the bright blare of the Charter . j . tnty onr God oft ha » beard from onr aod -nie Eroaia of the exile and martyr , wtrmder dire lim suffered in a good cause , A ^ some snffer bow f « the Charter . Kijy Heaven approTe of the Charter , led blessings diffoaa on the Charter ;¦ « Qjae cherubs shall bear the glad sound through the
^ a etfta shall rejoice Charter . ——h ^ obj -s trampe * -doth strand , bidding aeroes around T ^ Tdefend her and never desert her ; « r > iile be * banners that ware are inscribed by the brave With God . and onr rigkts , and the Charter . On freedom is founded the Charter , As firm as a rock is the Charter ; Tb e m ounia inushall flee , and sini deep in the sea , To make room for the glorious Charter . ten Chartists go forth , from the aonth to the north , Diffusing your light in each quarter ; ¦ pioclaiiriing around the harmonious sound , Tfll millions are charmed by the Charter . PaU avsy , jull away , for the Charter , A long and strong pnll for the Charter ; Your tongues and your pens , those grand moral
means , Will for eTer establish the Charter . gn traitors and knaves , those Byeophant slaves , -RID flj to some barbarous quarter , tfiifc siTages dwell , and like savages yell , \ fben they thin * of the land of the Charter . Then soc » as » to the National CharUr ; Huaa ! for the land of the Charter . fTnli corn , Trine , and oil , the re-ward of our toil , "PTe long frfr * inherit tie Charter , the heroes of France , -with joy shall ad-rance , j ^ a thai shouts send across the wide ¦ water , jjjd America ' s sons shall discharge tbeir great gtuu , Io stele ns on gaining the Charter . Hie blessing ! that flow from tha Charter , AH nations shall share by the Charter ; Usen our banners shall wave , inscribed by the brave With &od , and our rights , and the Charter ! Ashkurton , March 15 ih , 18 * i-
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CHARTISTS AND LIBERTY . YES ! the morning is a-vrakening , ¦\ rhen the Charter must be won—Yes I the darkness now is breaking , At the dawning « f the sun Of Liberty . Sot the ecnmtlesB dew-drops beaming All in beauty o , ' er the land , When the moon ' s first ray is streaming Shall scrpass the numerous hand Of Liberty . Multitudes , that none can number , In that season of their power , Shall arise , as from a slumber , Chartists wakened in an hour Of Liberty .
Thea from tka craggy mountains The jojful shout shall fly , And shady Tales and founuins Shall echo ttte reply Of Liberty The poor man's lowly dwelling Shall send the news around , ¦ With many voices swelling In one continued sound Of Liberty , Then « h » Tl the voice of singing ? iow joyfnlly alon $ , And Chartists be rejoicing In one triumphant song Of Liber tv
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A SONNET , A' BUT I » A LI ^ ES . - ? S SEEING A . TraETCBED-LOOKING BEGGAB TCES F 2 . 0 M A Pa . La . CE DOOB . HE HAD ESSAYED 10 KNOCK IT , BIT B . EJRAISED . 0 L 15 GEB ye no ; at that great man ' s door , Tis far too dean for you—Tis too rich-like for one so poor : Its menials are s lordly crew , lAod their lord is but a menial too , ) They'd . span ye from the gate , for your rags so mxny and siin » o bare ; And lest ye had touched the bright brass there , Because of their coming so late , They'd cause to be scour'd the plate Ycna hands polluted , and share The curse of their hearts on thy filthy state . '
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THE REVOLUTION OF THE THREE DAYS . ( From Mr . Baibes ' s France since 1830 . J THE FUBLICATJOH OP THE 0 BDIXA 5 CES . The Ministers returned to Paris , carrying with them the Ordinances signed in due form by the King . " At fire o ' clock in the afternoon , M . Sauvo , chief « dim of tne 3 fonileur t received the very unusual crder ro repair punctually at eleven o ' clock that night to tie hotel of the Keeper of the Seals . Oa his arrival ihitber , M . de Chantelauze handed 0 Ter to him the Ordinances and the report to ibe King , frith directions that they should be inserted
a tne Montiew on the following morning . M . ¦ Smto evinced considerable emotion on perusing these documents : his voice seemed 10 falter at particular passages ; and M . de Monihel , who was present , remarking his agitation , said , in an inquira ? tone , « Well ! God preserve the King !" May G ^ d preserve France , " replied M . Sanvo . b 1 L Saavo then retiring from the room , added , Gentlemen , I am now fifty vears old ; I have witaeped all the events of the revolution , and I confess « at I leave your presence with a mind full of awful *? prefcension for the fuiure . " He dosed the door , and the die was cast .
O 1 TEN 3 < W THE FIBST » AT . On tiis Monday morning , Charles the Tenth , with » e pew of avoiding all farther comments as to the ywinances , or perhaps to divert his mind from the jKrosion of any unpleasant reflections , commanded m necessary arrangements to be made for a hun ^ ag-partj at Rambonillet . Instead of setting off at tonroalhour of nine o ' clock , the horses were ort ^ " ? e&T i l hoiir of seven ; long before it was Posaais that the Moniieur of thai morning could ^ nve a ; Si . Cloud . Instead of returaine home at tois or ten o ' clock in the evening , as had " been his « astant nabit , it was past midnight before &e rovsl
J * ny returned to the Palace . The chase was dull * Q tedious , the King thoughtful and absent . > o ; w ; : h 5 tanding the fineness of the weather , it ifas long before the hounds could find their game , » Aeven then the stag was unwilling to show any * wr : ne ma < ie rei > eated turnings and win dings . * J « last tne slot was lost . The ' King appeared to ~« n « i interest in this his most favourite amuse-4 Bd \ & ! «> de on , seemingly absorbed in thought ; « wneu one of the Huntsmen pointed out to his Zjpstl some broken branches in the forest , is an ""^ wn of the track which the animal had taken , jg ^ se&ed withoat attention , and made no comment . " « courtiers , who were in total ienoranoe of . the gw wJ gufon or the Ordinance ? , made eten effort tie
2 f Kin *« and disPeI the gJoom which was ^ J becoming mere contagious . All was in v ain : JJ ° ? arJ y > Jost in coLJectures , abandoned as *> ntf *^ * " * n » pts to remove the King ' s depres-C ^ the Wednesday , when matters were evi ( JenUy of a £$ 7 ? . 17 serionj ! Marmont wrote a succession Lr ^^ i BtatiDg that the disturbance was " no ~~ s « riot , bui * revolution . " and urgine prempt h hT 8 ° A m *? meas es The last mUsive L sent C » v ? "ft C ( ? lontl Komierowsky ; who tf tfi ^ £ t 0 & r * * TerbaJ re P ° rt of ^ e £ tat « fcd ^ Ti , - Alde-de-campdelivered his despatch * & **}?* explanation .. * * td I , « W Pl »* th » tliewould readthedegp ! vtch te . T , 11 V ^ commands . Having passed SS ' d ^ fnS ^'"^ es s -e ^ Efictation , I requesteTthe « to £ -w £ *?¦ ^ * ° ^ M » J « ty * nd implore an toTS »^ w * ° ^ ° 1 &WB of etiquette forbade R 3 f ant ^ r 811 * * Ub € rt * - At the expiration ¦ n an hour I w » s rwsaUed by th « King into bis , . _ : > wno aeuvered to m « nnmUm ; ns 4 « n . f ; M > B
*> S S ^^ ifi . witl ! ^ orden *<> tne Marshal ^ th 7 ^ ' ) T IUHte his forceg on the Carousel W ^ tW 8 ' * i ^ Itrt words fee reputed * ° * w £ ? t ?? S ' ' ^ "d the Dau phinwere ^ Kom ^ lil «• ««« . bat aild nothiDgT As M . 5 ^ SrsL-n ytOOktlli 6 * PP « tBnity of tonchiDg ^ ngtoldW ^ v *?^ the insurrection , the * e IS © fTiSiL ^ V ^ *» retQraed t ^ " ? * "onierlMd ^ tmento As he Burronnded by the *^« nJSS S ^?* offieers of th « household / who *«« tfE ^ £ ? ** t ! * " ^ ned to be in a perfeet s ^ T ia eta " ? - thrir ? ne * - r' ^^ wit Q ^^ nn these three dayB in giving un-* " P * riT ^ Jl 5 ^ expectation of good news ^^ Ulhnm ^ , ? 1111 ^ , be * rer « of ^ cn « P ° ^ ttacity . " aUHK > ar > ani Jfisctmg to doubt their
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THE LAST D 1 T , The diy w&s passed in the osaal routine of Court ceremonj ; in the morning , the masg and the audieHces ; in ihe evening , the rubber of whist , with its formalities ; and it was thus , while the earthquake was rambling in the neighbourhood , that precautions were taken to avoid it . J Aanj ill-natnred comments hare been made on this whist-party by the malevolent , as if Charles the Tenth had really occupied himself pnrposely with this trifling amusement while surrounded with such imminent dangers ; bat those who have lived in courts must know that the daily life is regulated by a monotonous uniformity , which is not to be infringed because a variety of private interests are connected with its existence .
Charles the Tenth did not of his own accord propose the * ame ; but every evening at a stated hoar , tha lord in waiting approached ids Majesty and E * id , "Sire , the card-table is prepared , and yonr party is formed . " On the evening of tho 28 th , the usual ceremony took place ; and the King , indeed , sat down mechanically in his accustomed manner—we all become gradually the creatures of habit , particularly as we advance in life ; but the distant murmur of cannon was Btill andible , and the echo of civil war resounded in the Tale below the chateau . Charles was evidently disturbed ; any idea of amusement was little in unison with his feelings ; the cards were left untonched ; he rose from his chair , and went out on the halcony , where he remained some time looking towards Paris with eonsiderable aaxiety .
A Chinese Book for the Poor . —For twentytwo cash or tseen , I purchased an elegant book , filled with choice subjects of the graphic art , as patterns for the use of the young needle-woman . She is asumed to be poor , and hence the little manual is priced at about one penny of onr money . It has a cover of a fair yellow , studded with spangles of gold , and contains between , two wid three "hundred CgureB , culled from the varied stores of nature and art . In fact , the ebject 8 are so well selected and so numerous , that they might serve as illustrations to a small
encyclopjedia . One acquainted with Chinese literature ana natural history might deliver several lectures with this book before him . The meadow , the grove , the brook , the antiquary ' s museum , and the pages of mythology , with the adornments of the house and garden , are all laid under contribution . The book is said to he for the use of the person who belongs to the green u > indo » , which is an epithet for the dwelling of a poor woman ; while the red gallery denotes the residence of a rich female . —The Chinese as they * re .
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DAISY HILL . —The Gentleman akd the Beggar . —We had a miserable object to look at on Sunday afternoon . A poor man came into our village begging ; he stated that he had a wife and four children at Rochdale . The poor man was so weak and feeble , through want of food , that he was scarce able to stand . He was seen by one of our Chartists leaning against a wall , vomiting blood ,- he was taken into tha house , where he got somSVifreshment , which he received with tears , sayiDg that he had not broke his fast since Friday morning . When the poor fellow had refreshed himself , he said he had been in the neighbourhood of Bingley , and that he had gone to a gentleman's honse to ask for relief . The servant opened the door , and told him that his master did not allow them to relieve beggars , but he ( the poor man ) told sueh a pitiful tale , that he gave him some
bread and meat , telling him to pit it out * f sight . The poor man did as was requested , and was returning oat « f the yard , when the master , who had been looking out of the window , stopped him , and demanded to kn&w what he had got in his hat . The poor man took the bread and meat and showed it to him . He then asked him who gave him that ; he replied that his servant had given it . The gentleman , if he may be so called , wanted to know which of the servants it was . The poor man being afraid that if he told which of the servants it was , he would lose his place , refused to say . The gentlem&n then snatched the bread out of his hand , and threw it to the dog , saying , " Here , Carlow , take thee that , for I know thee , but this is a stranger "—calling him a damned Chartist , a grasshopper , and a vagabond , an 4 ordered him off the premises . —Correspondent .
BRIGHTON . —Fatal Accident . —On Thursday week , as a poor man , named Cripps , was cleaning 'he windows of the Jews' Synagogue , in Devonshire-place , Brighton , be was seized with a fit , and fell several feet . He expired in less than five minutes . We regret to add that he has left a wife and four children to lament their loss . BRADFORD . —Boabd of Guardians . —Henry Leah , Esq ., has again been chosen ' chairman of the board , and John Farrer , Esq ., of Pndsey , vicechairman . Out of the thirty guardians , there ars now twenty that are decidedly hostile to a union workhouse , and the New Poor Law generally . Bigotry . —The clergy of Bradford have of late been bnsy concocting a petition to Parliament praying for the repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Act , and setting out a long list of the evils which have accrued from it .
Kaii / way Tsaffic . Besides the opposition coaches from this place to Brighouse , which daily cause such & stir in the town , a waggon , laden with merchandise , proceeds every day from this town to the depot at Brigbouse . A Laughable Take in . —An itinerant musician , who gave his name Henry Usterfield , was committed on Monday to the House of Correction at Wakefield for three months , under the following ludicrous circumstances . He had been incarcerated at Wakefield , and on being liberated last week , contrived to insinuate himself into the good graces of a
landlady , who keeps a public house at Knoll s Hill , on tne road from this place to Wakefield , and partook of her cheer for some days , and obtained a suit of clothes from her on the strength of stating that he had a considerable annuity to draw at Bradford as last Friday . On that day he induced her to pay the coach fare for both of them to Bradford , to obtain the annuity , under the promise that he would pay liberally . They took up their quarters at the Bowling Green Inn , made a nearly good dinner of the-best , and had something warm afterwards . He then contrived to slip out , and leave the shot to be dealt with as it best could . He was not
discovered till the next day , when he had borrowed a fiddle , and was bard at work in a beer-shop in Bowling-lane , and had by false pretences obtained good entertainment there , which yet remains unpaid . As to my lady of the Knoll ' s Hill , she had to foot it home without a penny in her pocket . Robbing ah Employer . —On Monday nijrht last , three weavers from Horton , named John Watmuff , John Char ! ton , and Edward Thorp , who were employed by Mr . Robert Leach , of this place , manufacturer , went to his warehouse in order to deliver
in and obtain more work . They were furnished with the proper quantity of weft and warp . They had an empty sack with them , and afterwards they went into a room which contained several cotton warps . On their going away Ihe warehouseman fancied the pockets of one of them was larger than usual , and with assistance followed and searched them , when two gross of alpicha weft , and a cotton warp , besides the weft and warp delivered out to them , were found upon them and in the sack . They were bronght np at seven o ' clock on Tuesday morning , and committed to take tbeir trial at the present Pontefract sessions .
LEED 3 . —Wood Pavement . —Workmen are now engaged in laying down a length of wood pavement , in- Ticar-lane , opposite to the House of Recovery . The blocks are hexagonal , made of Norwegian timber , six inches deep . Mr . Stead , the patentee , is the contractor for the work . Death by Bussing . —On Monday , an inquest was held at the Fleece Inn , Stanningley , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Nancy Wade , a little girl six years of age , who , on Friday last , was so dreadfully burnt by her clothes taking fire , as to cause her death the next day . Verdict" Accidentally burnt . "
Highway Robbery . —On Saturday last . Abraham Wilkinson underwent an examination before the magistrates at the Court House , on a charge of having ( in conjunction with another mail , not in custody , ) robbad William HargreATes , on the highway . The prosecutor had been sent with a letter to Horsforth , on the 5 th of February last , and on his return in the evei . ing , was stopped by two men in Horsforth wood , who ill-used him and rifled his pockets ; they , however , did not succeed in getting anything , as his watch broke from the ' swivel , and he had no money about him . He gave information , with a description of the men , to the police , who have ever since
been on the look-out for the prisoner . He was apprehended on Friday , whilst offering for sale some old iron , which had been stolen from the Leeds and Selby railway , at Micklefield . Hargreavea swore positively to his identity , and Ms evidence was supported by two other witnesses . He was , therefore , committed for trial . IKO . TTEST . —On Monday last , at inquest was held at the Star Ian , Bramley , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on view of the body of David Barker , of that village . The deceased was fifteen years of age , and had for some years been subject to fits . He died in one of these on Friday night , after having retired to bed . Verdict— " Found dead in bed . "
Overseebs of the Peon . —At the petty sessions , on Saturday last , some gentlemen , whose names appeared in our last , were excused from filling the office of overseer of the poor , on account of various engagements preventing their attention to the duties . The . foUowipg alterations were made by the magistrates * . —Mr . Joseph Richardson , in the place of Mr . George Robinson ; Mr . M . Johnson v in the place of Mr . John Ramsden ; Mr . Wa . Hornsby , id the pla-ce of Mr . Win . Cooper ; and Mr . Luke March , in the place of Mr . J , Hotham 4
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The MAireffKSTKS and Leeds mail Is to cease running on the 30 th of April . Another railroad ( the second ) is about to be commenced in the island of Cuba . Letters with defective Stamps attached to them are charged by the Post-office authorities the Bwne as if stamps were not attached to such letters . Mr . East and Sir R . Ikglis have brought in a Bill to prohibit dog-carts throughout the united kingdom . Pike Apples in Singapore are so abundant that ship captains frequently purchase them by boatloads to scour their deckB . In 1840 , 115206 persons arrived in the United States by Bea . The average immigration may be stated at 120 , 000 a-year . " Tss qujwriTY or kijterals conYejed tilong the North Midland Railway is almost out-stripping the accommodations of the company .
Champagne . —About 4 , 700 , 000 English gallons of genuine champagne can be grown in France in the coarse of the year , but more than ten times that quantity is annually manufactured and sold as such . Taking Time bt the Forelock . —It is said that the Van Bnrenite party have already seleoted their candidate for the next presidential election in the person oF Commodore Stewart , of the U . S . Navy . All pebsojiS can procure copies of registered lists of ehareholders in any of ihe joint-stock banks for a nominal sum , on applying at the stamps and tax department of Somerset-house . A cuiiNikg cuap was taken before the police of Philadelphia , and fined five dollars for offering to sell sausages which he made out of red flannel and minced turnips .
THEy write to us from Rome on the 23 rd that the celebrated Bergami , who figured in the trial of Queen Caroline of England , died a few days before , at his villa of Fossombrone . —London paper . ARMT i . V Ireland . —The total strength ot the army in Ireland at present comprises four regiments of cavalry , five of infantry , and thirty-three depots of infantry—13 , 276 rank and file . Duelling . —By the Mexican laws , he who kills another in a duel , becomes answerable for all debts . If we had a similar law for Great Britain , " affairs of honour" would be of rare occurrence . Mr . John Parnell , of Teignmouth , the leading preacher among the " Plymouth Brethren , " as they are called in that neighbourhood , is the eldest eon of Sir Heury Parnell , Bart .
—Glohe-A formal announcement has been made of the discontinuance of " The Tracts for the Times . " The communication is made in a letter addressed by the Rev . Mr . Newaau te the Bishop of Oxford . An English surveying oorps is now exploring the stores of the Dead Sea . It is not unlikely that the Syrian war will lead to the profitable export of great quantities of the asphaltum which has given a name to this strange inland sea . Sectarian Intolerance . —In the public cemetery at Winchester , a wall—low and diminutive , it is true , as if ashamed ef the principle it representsseparatee the final resting place of the Churchman and the Dissenter .
. Aw old Noodle . —A Noble Duke , we hear , intends at last to enter the state of matrimony with a young Jady of great personal attractions , and but just introduced into the fashionable world . The Duke alluded to is in his seventy-fourth year . —Post . The Niger Expedition . —The desire to see the vessels continues unabaied . Crowds of distinguished visitors , anxious to inspect her Majesty ' s ship Albert , now lying in the basin in Deptford dockyard , arrive there daily . Two foreigners " of distinction , " at Vienna , had made a wager which produced fatal consequences . One of them bet that he would drink as much Rheim as the other would drink Champagne , and the next dav he was a corpse .
The Russian forces concentrated in Poland do not exceed 60 , 000 men , 30 , 00 * of whom are stationed in and about Kalisch , and the rest are distributed throughout the kingdom . In a very short time an army of 120 , 000 men could be easily assembled . A Bill recently brought in provides that after the 1 st of January , 1842 , all dog-carts , &c , shall be prohibited thoughout the whole of the United Kingdom , under certain penalties , in the same manner as they are how prohibited in London . The Lords Commissioners of tho Admiralty and the Board of Ordnansa have tanctioned the introduction of the metropolitan police force into the dockyards and other departments of the public service .
Matricide . — Shocking Affair . — On Monday two brothers residing at Smallbridge , near Rochdale , began to quarrel and fight , when their mother , an aged woman , stepped betwixt , and received an accidental blow , when ehe fell down in a fit and expired on the ipot . —Manchester Chronicle . Fatal Duel . —A dnel was fought at Alton , 111-on the 4 th instant , between Judge Smith , of the Illinois Supreme Court , and Mr . M'Clernand , late Secretary of State of Illinois . They fought with rifles—distance fifty paces . Judge Smith was the challenger , and was killed on the spot . The nuptials of Lord Monteagle and Miss Marshall are to be solemnised next week . It wai expected his Lordship would have gone to Mount Treachard , county Limerick , but we understand the Noble Lord has deferred his departure for Ireland until the close of the season . —London Paper .
Much is said about the nnhcalthiness of Romney Marsh , Kent , but if long life will prove to the contrary , i : was instanced last week by thirteen individuals going into a tradesman ' s shop at Lydd , during one afternoon , whose united ages amounted to 1 , 020 years , averaging above seTenty-eight years each ! On Saturday , a commercial traveller of London , named Rutland , aged fii ' ty-six , committed suicide at Sheffield , by cutting his throat ; he was a hird drinker , and suffered under delirium tremens . Major Burns , the son of the poet , who has recently completed twenty-six years service in India , and who now holds an appointment under the factory commission , has been officially engaged during the last ten days in ascertaining the condition of the persons employed in the paper and other factories of the locality of Maidskme .
The friends of the Seamen ' s Hospital have held their annual meeting . The numbsr of patients admitted during the past year has been 2 , 564 ; relief , medicines , and medical stores were also given to 1 , 505 out-patients . Since the establishment of this hospital , in 1821 , it has been instrumental in reliev » ing , through medical aid and otherwise , 53 , 471 patients . The amount of Exchequer bills authoriaed to be raised , charged on the aids or supplies of 1841 , is £ 21 , 751 , 550 , from which , if the sum of £ 125 , 200 , for Exchequer bills paid off in money , and provided for from eurpluB of ways and means , to tha . 5 ih of Jan ., 1841 , &c , be deducted , there will remain a sum o £ - £ 21 , 626 , 350 , which constitutes the amount to be provided for in the present year .
Respite of the Sentence of Death . —On Saturday last , Mr . John Noble , Governor of York Castle , received a respite from her Majesty ' s Secretary of State , of the sentence of death which was passed by Mr . Baron Rolfe , at the last Yorkshire Assizes , on John Mitchell , the youth who was tried for the murder of Mr . Blackburn , near Barasley . Mitchell will , consequently . be transported for life . The quantity of malt used in the distilleries in the United Kingdom was , in 1839 , 4 , 223 , 342 busheU ; and in 1840 , 4 , 037 , 122 bushels . The quantities used in the three couutries for the last year were as follows : —England , 233 , 263 ; Ireland , 48 « , « 4 Q ; and Scotland , 3 , 312 , 619 bushels , being nearly five times as much as that used in England and Ireland together .
It is intended to memorialise the Lords of the Treasury for a reduction of the duty on oranges , now about 75 per cent , on their value , to ai ad valorem duty of five per cent ., the same as is now imposed upon apples from abroad . The many thousands of bushels of the latter , which have been annually imported and consumed * ince the reduction of the duty , Warrants the belief that » corresponding duty on oranges would create an amazing demand for that extremely serviceable fruit . A state prisoner at Smyrna , sentenced to die of hunger in prison , was found alive twenty-eight days after Mb incarceration . This unfortunate nan , whose sentence has been commuted , had prolonged his existence by a box of wafers , which also contained a small piece of gum elastic and a morsel of Bealing wax . After having lived some time by economising this substitute for food , he began to eat the pasteboard box . Part of the lid of the box was left unconsumed when he was visited .
Convicts , Ac—The total number of comncta received on board the hulks in England , daring the year 1840 , amounted to 3 , 773 , of whom 1 , 209 were under twenty years of age . The ex pence of the Convict Hulk Establishment in England amounted , from January 1 to June 30 , 1840 , to £ 29 , 320 , art from * July I to December 31 , 1840 , to £ 30 , 233 , making the expence for the whole year £ 59 , 553 . TheexpCBCe of the Convict Hulk Establishment at Bermuda , from the 1 st July , 1839 , to the 30 th of June , 1840 , amounted to £ 18 , 758 .
The Deaji of York . —In the Court of Chancery , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., the Lord Chancellor refused the application of the Dea » of York for the prohibition to restrain Dr . Phillimore , as Commis-8 » ry of the Archbishop of York , from pronouncing any sentence after a recent investigation of the charges of simony made againBt the Dean . Tr . e Lord Chancellor would not assume that there WO ' aid be any excess of authority in the act of the Archbishop or his Commissary .
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Thb Gotkmob F *« ira . —IV wreck of 'this illfated vessel , it is now certain , has gone to pieces on our coast . We have Beard that portions © f heir timbew hare been caet up on no less * space of Bhote than sixty jniles .. At Aberffraw , amongttf other articles , a chest belonging to William Thorns , xtne of the passengers from Cheltenham , we believe , and containing wearing apparel , books , and £ 60 in money , hasbeen to \ Hx < L—CarnarvnHer < dd . MTSTER 1 OB 8 Affair . —On Friday evening , a shell
enciosiDg oodyot a male child , apparently about two years old , was discovered lying m a cwnerof Chapel-yard . Spitalfields , by policeman 1 # 2 , of the H division . Thftbedy wasw « pt inashroud ; on tt * breast of which a shp of paper was placed , oontaintai ™ 5 It words »•>* bless you , my babe , —farewell . No external marks of violence appearecTupon its person , but it had evidently been a considerable time dead , the process of decomposition haying-commenced . It was removed to the workhouse to await a Coroner ' B inquest . "
Voracity of a . Boa Constrictor . —A swgnlar instance of the voracity and power of appetite •( this reptile occurred a few days eince at the ZooJogical Gardens in the Regent ' B Park . Two fine tiger boa constrictors were brought over by Captain Redman from Calcutta , and presented by him to the menagerie on the 4 th of September last . They were respectively 11 feet and 9 feet in length , and had lived m harmony together in their cage until last week , when t he smaller one , being siakly , would not eat at the usual time of feeding . The larger one had just eaten a rabbit and three guinea pigs , when ; it appears , he made a gorge of his mor » weakly companion , which was proved by the sudden disappearance of the latter , and the more bulky size of the former , which exceeded three feet in diameter in the greatest proportion of his body . So singular a case of the carnivorous power and propensity of this reptile is not on record .
United Suiks . —The packet ship North America , Capt . Lowber , reached Liverpool pn Sunday , after a run across the Atlantic in fifteen da » yB , conveying New York papers to the 20 th , being four days later than previously received by Canard ' * steam-ship Britannia . The intelligence by this arrival presents some features of interest . As regards Mr . M'Leod his trial will take place at Lockport , and not , as has been stated , at Albany , but it is still uncertain when it comas on . The Attorney-General , Mr . Crittenden , was on his way to Lockport for the purpose , it was said , of demanding the surrender of M'Leod to the Federal Government , a measure grounded upon the
avowal by the British Government of the destruction of the Caroline . It is asserted on the other hand , even if such be the case , that M'Leod will not be given up , the state of New York persisting in the right to bring him to trial within its own territory . The question is therefore still involved in difficulty . Respecting tho internal affairs of the States the chief occurrence has been the issuing of * a proclamation by the President convening an extra session of Congress for the 31 st of May . This proceeding has its origin , not in relation to the affairs of M'Leod , but in consequence of -the state of the finances of the country . In Canada election matters absorbed all other questions .
The Revenue . —The offioial statement of the year ' s and quarter ' s revenue was published on Monday nifht . It exhibits , upon the whole year , a decrease ot £ 309 , 280 ; and upon the quarter ending on Monday the decrease compared with the quarter ending . April 5 , 1840 . is £ 70 , 514 . The principal sources of revenue which show a decrease are the Customs and the Post-office , the former amounting to £ 301 , 042 , and the latter to no less than £ 833 ) 000 . The increase is to be found principally in the Excise , which exceeds the Jast year by £ 489 , 299 . The Stamps also have increased £ 152 , 722 , and the Taxes £ 275 , 019 . The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the chirge on the Consolidated i ' uud , amounts for the quarter ended April 5 , 1841 ,
to £ 4 , 917 , 733 . Detention op Newspapers . —The following letter has been received from Colonel Maberiy , the Secretary to the Postmaster-General , who also announces that the strictest investigation shall be made into the numerous complaints preferred of the irregular transmission of nowspapors : — " Caution to postmasters . Bub-postmasters , or other persons employed in the Post-office , February-, 1841 . The complaints on the subject of missing newspapers , stated-to have been committed-to the post , continue to be so numerous , that his lordship thinks it expedient that every one engaged in the Post-office service should be made acquainted with the 32 J section of the act 1 st Vic . cap . 36 , by which it is provided , * That every person
employed in the Post-office , who shall steal , or shall secrete or destroy , or shall wilfully detain , or delay in course of conveyance or delivery thereof by the post , any printed newspaper , without covers , or in covers open at the sides , shall beguiky of a misdemeanour , and being convicted thereof , shall suffer such punishment , by fine or imprisonment , or by both , as to the court shall seem meet . ' And his lordship further deeires it may be distinctly understood , that every individual , acting in any capacity in the service of the Post-office , who shall be guilty of such an offence , will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law . —By command , W . L . Maberiy , Seoretary . " A Mad Railway Passenger . —On Friday , a young labouring countryman , dressed in a round
frook , got iato one of the carriages at Reading to proceed to London by one of the morning trains , and on its stopping at Slough , contrary to the regulations , he got out and jumped about tin platform in a very unusual and extraordinary manner ; so much so , indeed , as to convince every person who taw his strange gesticulations that his mind was affected . However , he was again persuaded to enter the carriage , and proceeded to London with the other passagers . Mr . ByJes , of the Hop * Inn , Windsor , and his son , with one of the guards , were in the same box , aud their attention was excited by tke Tiolent manner of their fdJow passenger , whom Mr . By lea watched most attentively . When the train neared Hanwell , the young countryman suddenly made a desperate attempt to jump out of the carriage ( the train then going at great speed ) ,
bat by the firmness and promptness of Mr . Byles , who was assisted by his sen and the guard , he was forced back iato his seat , aud compelled to remain there until their arrival at Paidington , when it was deemed necessary , from his extreme violence , to have him confined until taken before a magistrate , and examined by a medical gentleman . This was done , and the medical man gave his decided his opinion that be was insane . In securing him , it appeared he was in a paroxysm of rage , and hit Mr . Byles , the guard , and every person who laid hold of him , and he broke the wiudows of the cab in his way to the magistrates . The magistrate deemed it necessary to order that he should be taken care of until his friends were discovered . His name was discovered to be Sanders , and he said he had killed his child , and he intended to kill himself . —Bucks Gazelle .
Thb Robbery at Windsor Castle . —The robbery of . plate and other articles of value at the Castle has been discovered to be far more extensive than it was at first supposed . The silver table , the legs and the top of which have been carried off , was a portion of the valuble effects , of a like description , which was sent frow Hanover mauy years since , at the timo that country was threatened to be invaded by Bonaparte , by the army under the command of Marshal Mortimer . At that time various articles of splendid silver furniture , consisting of tables , looking-glass frames , chairs , and " dogs " ( in use abroad , where wood is used for fuel ) , &c , were sent for security to this country , and at that time were deposited at Cumberland Lodge , in the . Great Park ,
under the care of a German named Eoelmann . It has been discovered that two splendid solid silver figures , upwards of sixteen inches in height , each bearing a crown , and likewise brought from Hanover at the period referred to , have been purloined . These had been deposited among the stores , near the silver table , a great portion of which has been carried off . The person who has absconded had access to this part of the stores . This table having been a little oat of order , was taken out of the room at the Castle in which it usually was , for the purpose of undergoing some repairs , but the required repairs had not taken place . The porter , who has absconded , no tidings of whom have yet been discovered , was in the receipt of only eighteen shillings per week—sous say only Bixteen shillings . It is believed that he has left the country . His wife states that after he left home on the Thursday morning he returned again
in the course of the day , and then left again as usual . The only things she baa missed from the house since his departure ate his pair of iraxors , which it appears he took with him in his fligkl . It has transpired , that when the suspected party left the Castle , he called upon a Jew named Morris , residing in Peascod-street , a dealer in watohes , jewellery , and in . old gold and silver , and r «< 4 « e « ted the loan of ten shillings ; bat this having been refused , be thence proceeded to Mr : Radnor , a pawnbroker , with whom he pledged bis wateh for fifteen shillings . When be called at Mr . Radnor ' s , he merely said he wanted some money , and asked for that sum upon his wateb , which was immediately advanced . He then seemed as usual ; art there was nothing in his manner « r appearance- to indicate that he was labouring * aderfe « iingaeiAer of excitement or alarm . Thence he has been traced to the
railway atation at Slough . > The mortality of London , and , indeed , of England generally , shows a gradual decrease , whilst it ia well known the population increases considerably . The rates of premium for Life Insurance hare been greatly rednoed during the last few years ; yet the offices continue as prosperous as formerly . These facte / clearly demonstrate that come cause , either unknown or unheeded , mut > t have produced such farouvable results . Amongst theso causes , the increased knowledge of anatomy , and the many very Valuable discoveries in medicine , will stand most prominent . The emall-pox , that annually carried off thousands , has been successfully ^ corobatted by vaccination ; and gout , that used to claim its numerous victims , has T > een thoroughly vanquished by Blair ' s Gout and Rheumatic PillB , as ia erinoed by their extensive and unprecedented s * lo .
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At a public vestry of the pariAhmers of St . Leonard ' s , bhoreditch , tyro ^ gentlemen objected to aero » s overseers , as they were freed from such an office by . having "J'jburn tickets . " It appears that those tickets , which are once transferable , are given to such persons as convict felons to death . The tickets relieve their posepsaOrs from all parochial offices , and all scot and lot duties , sooh as those of overseers , guardians , churchwardens , &o ., &c . The vestry overruled these objections to serve , in order to try their right .
Denbighshibb Assizes . —Yesterday week , Edw . vd Chubbe was tried before Mr . Justice Williamsj for the wilful murder of Evan Evans , at Llantisiiio , oh ihe 30 th of January last . We stated tke facts at the time , namely , that Evans ( a watcher « f game preserves to ^ Mr . Lloyd , of Rhaggatt , ) had been enticet oat ot his house at night by the prisoner , who killed him and threw his body into a pit . The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty of the cause of his death . " Sentence of death was then passed , sad the prisoner tvaB removed from the bar , moaning most piteously ^—Cfountry-jPaper .
Fire .- ^ TbOwbbjdge , April 2 . — This morning , about two o ' clock , by the Observations ol the police force , who were out on duty , a fire was discovered in the brewhouseand cellar of Mr . Joseph Townsend , at tho Tuns and Bowl » Inn , Market-place , Trowbridge . An alarm being given , assistance was soon at hand ; and , by the active exertions Of the townspeople , and by cutting oft the commnnieatipns , the damage waa confined to the eellar and the brewbouse . Some very large pieces , with their contents , were burnt Or spoiled ; and th « very confined spot where the fire originated precluded the possibility fora time of directing the engines into foil play ; but by five o ' clock all danger had subsided for the surrounding premises , many of whiehwere very old , and liable to ignite . We are happy t& say Mr . Townsend had been fully insured in two respeetable offices for many years . No knowledge exists of the cause of the fire .
Alarming and extensive Fibb and jmrbow escape of the Fahily . —BetweeR one and two o ' clock on Monday morning , a most alarming fire broke out in the Elephant and Castle public-house , kept by Mr . Leidard , High-street , Whiteohapel . The family , it appears , had closed the house at the usual hour on Sunday night , when , to alt appearance , everything was perfectly Bafe , and in the course of half an hour afterwards the whole of the inmates were in bed . At the above-named hour , as policeconstable Beed , No . 50 of the H division , who was on duty , was passing the house , he observed a very great light in the place , which , not noticing before , excite his suspicions that the house was on fire , and , upon a minute examination , he found his fears were
realised . He directly Bprang his rattle , when policeconstables Nof , J 4 aod 98 came to his aid . With a judgment which reflects great credit on them , they prevented the doors and shutters from being forced open by the neighbours , and thus saved the lives of the inmates . Some minutes elapsed before they were aroused , and when they appeared at the windows it was ascertained by the police that the stairs were on fire , and the only mode of escape was from the windows . Unfortunately no ladders oould be obtained in the neighbourhood , and as the fire was assuming a terrific aspect , the policemen saw that the only means which waa left to them to assist the in * mates in their escape , was to adopt the following plan . One stood close to the front of the house , and the
next one got upon his shoulders , and thus reached the . lead beneath the first floor window , having fixed themselves firmly they then called to Mr . and Mrs . Leidard , the maid servant , and pot-boy , who were at the second floor window , to get out and lower themselves down . Tho two females were accordingly assisted out by Mr . Laidard and the boy , and w . ei * e caught by the police and lowered down in safety , the men following the example . The police maintained their perilous position , although the smoke which issued from the apertures in tho shutters nearly suffocated them until they were certain that all had escaped . Their heroic conduct was loudly
cheered by the spectators . By this time the brigade engines from Wellclose- square , Jeffery-square , and Watling-street , reached the scene of destruction and were soon got to work , a powerful supply of water hjing obtained , but an hour elapsed before the flames were got under , and then not before the lower part was completely destroyed . Although an active inquiry has been instituted as to the cause of the fire , it is unknown , but , frOm the appearance of the place , and the information of the police , it evidently originated in the bar . The h ouse and stock are insured in the Sun Fire-office , and the damage done is estimated at about £ 1 . 500 .
O'CoMfELt ' s ' Idea of the Benefit of Bullying the English People . —At a meeting of the Repeal Association , in the Corn Exchange , lately , Mr . O'Connell replies to the argument that bullying England will obtain no good for Ireland , by citing instances in which England has been bullied with the best effect : — " How did the Catholics of Ireland get , in the year 1778 , tieir act of emancipation * General Gates conquered Burgoyne at Saratoga , and made the British army surrender . Ireland immediately ro ? e and said , You must give us an Emancipation Bill : ' and Enf land was bullied , and granted it . ( Cheers . ) The next year the Volunteers sprang into action ; and Ireland called for free trade , which England refused contemptuously : the Irish put oa
the cannon of the Volunteers , ' Free trade , or else —— , ' and the word else was just down by the touchhole . ( Cheers and laughter . ) What was the conrefuence ? England was buJJied , and free trade was granted . Again , in 1782 , when the combined fleets of France , Spain , and Holland , swept the Channel , the Volunteers gained the independence of the Irish Parliament , which England was most unwilling to grant ; but she bullied again , and may God bless their memories for doing so . ( . Cheers . ) In 1792 , the English Government refused to allow the petition of the Roman Catholics for further emancipation : but in that year Dumpurier won the battle of Jemmappes ; and , at the close of it , England was bullied again to allow Catholic barristers to practise : for
which I humbly thank them . In 1793 , when Belgium jras conquered by France , further concessions were bullied from England " : and I want to know whether it waa out of grace or favour she granted Emancipation 1 England won't be bullied , forsooth I I am not a fighting- man , and yet I have bullied England from this room , and succeeded . " ( Loud cheers . ) A voice— " And will do it again . " Mr . O'Connell— " I hope I am doing it now . I had the great hero and the greatest statesman of England against me—Wellington of Waterloo—a mighty great general—and Peel , the great orator : yet from
this room , Protestant and Catholic bullied both statesman a » d warrior , and obtained Emancipation . " ( Cheers . ) Then for the future— 1 throw out these thiiigs here in order to warn the people of England of the impolicy of their going to mr under the cir cumstanceB in which they have placed Ireland at present . A single shot fired from a hostile vessel —one ball booming over the ocean from a hostile cannon to England —— - then ¦ — " [ Here the honourable and learned gentleman placed his finger to his nose , looked most significantly , and immense and enthusiastic cheering instantly burst forth from every quarter of the room . l
Trade Combination . —At the Mansion House on Saturday , a journeyman shomaker , named Henry Dean , was brought before Alderman Wilson , charged with having , in the language of the trade , "blocked the shop" , of Mr . Reynolds , shoemaker , in Arthur-street . There were many men in waiting to hear the result of the accusation . William Pierce , foreman to Mr . Reynold , stated that the defendant had , no doubt , been stationed opposite to his master ' s premises , to watch for and prevent the workmen from going in about their business . Several men w « re paid regularly by those workmen who were engaged in combination , to watch and endeavour , by persuasion or menaces , to put a stop to business altogether , or have it on their own terms .
Mr . Reynolds had only just raised the wages of his men . Thomas Green , of No . 23 , Ncw-atreet , Bishopsgate , stated that he waa just going into Mr . Rdynolda ' s wayehouse . with hia work when the defendant called him over and said , " Reynolds ' s warehouse is on the strike . " Witness said that he neither knew nor cared if that were the case . Th& defendant then , said , " You must all strike , for we have got a great many of the men away , and in six weeks time there will be a general strike in the trade , and there will not be a pair of shoes left in ft shop under a , ' boV " <» shilling . ) Witness , and other men Who worked for Mr . Reynolds , had been constantly aanoyed for five 07 six weeks by several men * wno ware employed , to urge them to
strike , and who were frequently changed , in order to escape accusation . Witness had been previously laid hold of by the collar by a tall man , who was employed to prevent men from wwrking , and told that he ought to be horsewhipped . John Sharpe , who is clicker at Mr . Reynolds ' * , stated that the defendant was frequently in the habit of watching opposite the shop for a whole day to intimidate the men . That was called blocking the shop . " Four or five stood there at a time . . Alderman Wilson—** Do you know them to be employed in that sort of business !" Witness— - There is no doubt of their object at all . Some of those who had been employed by Mr . Reynolds have been amongst them . Thii sort of work has been going on for the last four months . " The defendant declared that the whole was a moBt vile
misrepresentation and part ot a plot to catch him , and he assured the Alderaan he could prov » that he had been in a public house the principal part of the day , and never made any attempt to prevent any person from going to work .. ' Alderman Wilsonr The evidence is very strong against you , bat you shall have an oppor tunity of producing your witnesses . Such combinations as these are most dangerous , and here is an Act which gives to the Magistrate the power of punishing interference such as has been described . 1 shall remand the case till Wednesday next , and if you do not satisfactorily account . being in that situation , I shall most probably commit you to Bridewell . " The defendant then entered into bail for his appearance on Wednesday .
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Juvenile Cffendebs . —At the Westminsttr Se » - 8 j , - > ns , on Wednesday , the 31 « t nit ., one of the grand jur / was understood to say that the ages of the prisonei •« should \ fe mentioned upon the indictments , as aome-. t' ? " - * J ?*» when tho grand jury had returned ft true bill " against a boy , he waa merely bronght into the conn and reprimanded . The child was six years old . f ° * chairman said that a child was nof held to be i »" g »« y guilty under seven years of age , and fromaeyeu' Years of age to twelve he waspra * 6 umed to be gmVJ or a of any crime for which bo was indictedt acO * rding to circumstances , which might iead the coV to a supposition of his knowledge of the guilt ot the act at the time it was committed . For instance , & boy wag indicted for murder many years ago , * nd because he had run into
toe woods and hid mmse . ' i , afterwards , it was concluded that he knew he was committi » f a crino at the time it was done , ai'd he was therefore executed . From the age of fourteen and npwarda every parson was presumed to have a knowledge of the law . He hoped that the time was not for off when © very child between the age of screw and fourteen would be regarded as an erring being , capable of being reclaimed ; and , instead of being punished as a felon , he -would be instructed as an unfortunate child . He regarded the opportunities he enjoyed of inquiring into the character and pre ~ vious education of juvenile delinquents as one of tkr greatest benefits he derived from his cc . upaiion of the sessional chair ; and if they knew the misery in which the poor -children were found who were 80 often placed at the bar , their hearts would bleed for them *
Charge or Forgebt aoa ^ st an Ex-Mayor . — Great surprise Was excited in Stafford , on Thursday week , J » y the examination of Mr . Thomas Stevenson , late mayor » i ihe boreugh , on a charge of forseTr With intent to defraud Messrs . Silvester , leatherdealers , of the same town . The examination , which lasted nearly eight houra , took place before E . Lloyd , Esq . ( Mayor ) , and Messrs . Shaw and Jones . The substance of the charge was briefly this : — That he had feloniously uttered a forged acceptance to *¦ bill ef exchange , in the same of hi » nephew , Mr .. William Wvnn . It anneared from
the evidence , that for a length of time Mr . Wynn , nephew « f the aceused , had been in the habit of lending his name to his ancle in the shape of accommodation bills , but at length he objected to continue the practiee , and a ~ bill , purporting to be accepted by him , but bearing a forged signature , was uttered by the prisoner . After a careful examination of the evidence , the magistrates came to a conclusion that it was a proper eat © to go before another tribunal , but accented bail for the prisoner ' s appearance , himself in £ 500 and two sureties in £ 250 each .
Suicide of an Ased Female . —On Monday , an inquest wag held before Mr . Payne , ac the Goat , Queen-street , Horselydown , on the body of Elizabeth Lattimer , a widow , aged seventy-two . Sarah Kirkham , of 4 , Earl ' s-place , Horselydown , said deceased lodged with her , and for the last few days appeared much dejected in spirits . On Friday morning , witness went into deceased ' s bed-room with her breakfast , when she complained of pain in the head , and said » he feared she was going to lose her senses . During the forenoon , witness went several times and knocked at her door to inquire how she was ; but receiving no answer , she at last , about two o ' clock in the afternoon , opened deceased ' s room door , and found her quite dressed , and with » cloak on ,, suspended by the neck from the bed
rail , by means of a silk handkerchief . Witness gav © an alarm , and persons came and cut deceased down ; and a surgeon was sent for , who said that deceased was dead . Deceased had latterly been very fretful , and said the cause was , that she had transferred from her own name to that of her daughter some money she had in the Bank , and that , wanting £ . 1 , her daughter refused to draw for that sum . Elizabeth Lattimer , deceased ' s daughter-in-law , said that ever since she had made a transfer of her money ( about £ 50 ) to her daughter , she appeared distressed in mind , which was augmented by the latter havinsr
refused twice to draw for the sums of £ 2 or £ 3 . The last refusal took place about a fortnight since , and the deceased and her daughter had a bitter quarrel , which ended by the mother being thrust out of doors by the father . Elizabeth Phelps , deceased ' s daughter , denied the above allegations , and deposed that she had since Christmas given her mother , at several times , the sum . of 10 s . each time . Witness never wished for the transfer her mother had made in her favour , and intended , in May , to draw from the-Bank the whole sum , in order that her mother might dispose of it as she pleased . Verdict— - " Temporary insanity . "
MCRDEB BY TUBNOUT SaWYERS AT ASHTON .- — At Liverpool Assizes , on Monday , before Mr , Baron Maule , John Hulme , 31 , and John Williams , 30 , were indicted for the wilful murder of Benjamin Cooper , at Ashton-under-Lyne , on the 11 th oi Dec . last . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley , Mr . Brandt , and Mr . Wortley appeared for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkina and Mr . Overend for the prisoners . The indictment was of great length , and consisted of four counts . The first count charged them with having of malice aforethought assaulted one Benjamin Cooper , a joiner , and that Hulme , with a certain metal pipe , plugged at one end with lead and wood , had made to serve the purpose of a cannon , then and . there charged with gunpowder , and
charged with twenty bullets or slugs , which war discharged at and and against Benjamin Cooper , of which he died instantly . The other counts varied the charge . Both the prisoners pleaded not guilty . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley then proceeded to state the case . The j ury had heard from the officer of the court that this was aa indictment which imputed to the two prisoners at the bar the crime of murder . Here Mr . Wilkins begged his Lordship to order all . witnesses out of Court , which having been done , Mr . Sergeant Atcherley proceeded with his speech , and at the conclusion called as witnesses , James Cooper , Thomas Hadfield , James Roscoe , Riohard Whit&eld . John Goldhope , James Ashworth , Geo .
Keyes , Lees Broadbent , Edward Davis , Samuel Hard wick , Henry Hardwick , Job Arundel , Thos . Profit , George Shear , Thomas Hodgkinson , Sarah Davies , Anne Booth , John Ashworth , Jas . Bowstead , and several others . At the conclusion , Mr . Wilkins applied for an adjournment , as it would be impossible to finish before twelve at night . His Lordship appealed to the Jury whether they would at once proceed to the termination of the trial , or then adjourn , and consent to be accommodated for the night under custody . The jury adopted the latter alternative—apartments were provided for them at an hotel , and three bailiffs were sworn to Keep them in safe custody , and not allow any one to speak to them .
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—^» THE CHILDREN OF THE MONARCH and THE PEOPLE . LOOK ON THIS PICTURE ! and ON THIS ! The . Shetland ponies Momdat afternoon , at intended for the Lilipntian Marylebone police-office , a equipage of the Princess poor woman , named Mary Royal were erroneously Conway , who carried in . stated in the papers of last her arms a sickly-looking week to have been " pur- baby , about two years old , cfcoswi" for that purpose , aud who had with her two They were , with the gra- other children , the youngcions permission ot her est apparently fire , and tha-Msjesty , presented lor the eldest seven years of age , oae of her Royal Higbness was placed at the bar , the Princeas Royal by Mrs . charged with following Cox , of Lawford , Essex , and begging of ladies and
These little animals , of gentlemen ia Wimpolescarcely larger « iae than a street Two of the chil-Newfoundland dog , are dren were also begging ; beautifully marked black and , ia consequence thereand white , and ot exqui- of , witness conveyed the site symmetry- they are wbotefamiJy to the stationfive years old , and have house . Mr . Bawlinsonbeen brought up almost Did the woman say anylike domestio animals , be- thing vrh « n you took her ? ingaceuitomedita . tome into Witness—Yea , Sir ; she the house , and , to feed out of told me she was compelled the hand . Ihey were re- to tog , and that it was ceived by her Majesty and better for her to do so than his Royal Highness Prince starve with her children in Albert , in tfe » gardens of the streets . Mr . RswUn-Buckingham Palace last so *—Take them over to Saturday- ~ the workhouse , and there
state the particulars connected with the ease . They will , bo feafet , be then take * in . The poor creature and her ffepring were accordingly taken away by the conatabto ) who , in the course of ten minutes , returned -with than ; saying that an offer of admission bad been made fe the event ef the -woman consenting to be at once passed to Ireland with her children , but she had refused to go into the house upon such conditions ; the persaa whom he ( the constable ) saw told him that the case ted already been bronght under the notice of the boaid . Woman—What shall I do , Si * , if I go / to Ireland ? I have not a atogle Wend there , and I think I ought not to be compelled to go as I was married in this parish , ' and my husband , who is now dead , lived also born here
in It for forty years ; my children were , a ^ m"Knd was buried bythe parlsn . ^ either I % « r mp children havt Inken our fad tint * ti * o' dock vesterdavevening , and aU the reUefluaOdod / nmto teorMoute uhu a 1 * o / last Saturday . J&r . RawUnaon ( to the constable )—This family ought to be looked to at all events for the present : the removal of them should be an after conslderatitn , and after tnhat hat transpired lately , 1 should recommend that they be admitted into the house directly ; take them over there again , and if they ate not received request that some » ne may coma here , and let me know the reason of their being refused . The constable once mere took them te the house , and presently brought them back , accompanied by Mr . Tackwood . one of the messengers ot the Workhouse ;
after some conversation with whom it was agreed upon that the poor woman and Eer children should be taken core of lathe Workhouse until next Friday week , on -which day the matter will be again brought under tho notice of " tho Board . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1104/page/3/
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