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Cor . —If a tree is fdled , why has it no right to « oa » pl » in t I ^ ye gire it up i Because it tru axed whether it wapld or sot . A MjkGisTxsui , Pe » . —A damsel in & oertain condition was brought before a City functionary . " What -does that younjj woman want P 4 » sked the civic ehief . Its a'filiation case /* said-the offieer . " Oh , " ¦ mid his Worship , ** I see her object is a-partnt ; let Jier be sworn . " " Devil nr the Stokach !— " WeD , whit did yon eat ia * t nightV said an old physician to a complainaat who was constantly boring him with a rehearsal of " the dreadful state of his feelings * the complaints of his stomich , " &c . "Why , I took a
Tittle lobster , just before going to bed . "And what did t » u drink ! " " A little brandy and water , just to aid digestion ! " "No wonder your stomach comp lains , if 70 a first pat the devil into it , and then lock Aim np there !" As lex Locomotive . —During the late storm , while a skater was dextertfnsly skimming along Young ' s Looh , near Leuchars , he sent forth cloads gf snivke from & cigar . An old woman , who stood at a . dktanee , exclaimed—** Weel , I hie heard of ¦ hip ? and railway trains running _ by steam ; but it is the first time I ever Baw a man driven by steam !" ~ -L > undee Advertiser .
EPIQSAX . Paddy , when told a stove would save . Just half his usual fad , Replied , ta Arrah , then two I'll hare , And save it all , my jewel . " The sn . TKB ta » lb stolen at the Castle o&me , it is ** id , originally from Hanover , being sent to England for the sake of custody . ~ It is . satisfactory to hsar of anything valuable coming from Hanover-, most people being incredulous of the fact . Everybody knows that a vast quantity of the precious petals bare gone to Hanover , Dut no one ever knew before of anjtMng of the 6 ort coming back Main .
Whe > - Mxlbousks was told that Peel had commenced giving his Parliamentary dinners , he expre-.-ed a hope thai the Right Hon . Baronet would not leave him tut ! A thi » g the most probable in Hit world for him to do if he could once get in . ^ Nothing c an more clearly demonstrate the wealth of England than the sums paid yearly to the Government in the shape of legacy daty . It appears that , in the year 1 B 40 , the capital chargeable with this impost -uadUDted , iaclnding Ireland , and exclusive of Scuiland , to something short of forty-three snil-U < m * . Can we wonder , in the face of this , thai the co-. ii ry should be over-run with , crowds of lousy , thinks Germans , anxious to possess a share of such trealt " :. ? " Be collected , " as the debtor said to a lot of unpaid bills , " Look , on ma and weep , " as the onion said to the ma . ; a .
i hr-e to hear people talk behind one ' s back , " &s Ben si&id when the constable called stop thief . w v > t ii say it to your face thortly , " as the constable sii-i when they caught him . " You ' re a sharp one , " as the pig said to the fcatebir ' s knife . " Ft ; 50 ; yon at last , after a ^ reat deal of trouble , " XM the ~ -neep said to his bag of so » t . A Psirry damghter of Lord S wu a very 4 Eric ~ x , o . ever child , aci his natural daughter . A gentkffian aiked her one day by what name they called her ; and on her replying that it was " Drake ,
he said , " Qh , I shall remember that , for it is so like duck " The girl tossed her ^ retty head , and asked , * Asa :-jr ^ y , what nanre do thev call you 1 " " My canse , " . aid he , " is Porter . " " Oh , then I shall remesiLer : hat , because it ' s so like beer . '" Eloqcksce . —The foDowing ** tonch of the sublime" was delivered before a Court of Justice in PeMi-vivania : — " Your Honour sits high upon the adorab ' k seat of justice like the Asiatic rock of Gibraltar , while the eternal streams of justice , like the cadaverous clod * of the valley , flow meandering at your extended feet . "
Cavg-. t in his ow « f Trap . —The Portland Aretu relates an amusing case , in which a beggar in that fty ret eired what he asked for , but not what he wished f ,. r : — A few days ago , a full grown ablefcodied Tiian presented himself at the door of one of or c ;* ii ? n-- , and solicited the lady of tb « -house to give hm two cents . She remarked that she had non- ? , ? sd inquired what he wanted of them . ' To buy a < k > _ -e of castor oil , marm , ( was the reply ) for I * m irriuful sick * ' The lady had no * cents , but she had ? . ou : y of oil ; and Ehe prepared him a stiff doee . He nv . I nard to get excu- ^ d fror * taking it ; but she was Si ji , he was a sick nan , and it musk go dawn . The loafer : "• - .: nd he was caught in his own trap : and wher « > e meant to have a glass of liquor , he got a dose o * physic ; bnt , making a virtue of necessity , and wit"L Bundry wry faces , he gulped if down aid le&red . He'll not call at that"house again , we dare s * t . "
Tks E . nguih are an odd raee ; they aSect a jealousj 0 . pming with their notet on frivolous pretences , ind yet it is common with them to exchange them by millions for foreign Sovereign * . It was unnsKSTOon in the House the other evening , in tbe discussion on the proper kind of religious teachmg to be furnished to " the children of the Stated that by that phrase was to be understood those who were got by the public at large , and fad afterwards at the public expence . The necessity of furnishing them with strict religious principles , w& 3 demonstrated from the necessity of their morals being better than those of their progenitors . The eoneiuiion is , we believe , quite legitimate , though aaiiv 0 : ' the objects of it are otherwise .
It is said that among other alterations in the Poor Laws , it is intended to allow the paupers occaaional relaxation . There is at present in the workhouses a great deal of relaxation—of the bowels , which is attributable to the water gruel with which the poor are inundated . It is to be hoped that -tbe promised relaxation will be of a different ? haracv ? r . EvhSYBODT X . X 0 WS that kings aid princes possess divine attributes , and can do wnat ordinary men cannot . A Royal infant must then , as a matter of oour « . e , be an extraordinary child . It is the superior ni-aial , moral , and physical organization of the Princes * Royal that leads to the employment of two wet-Eli rses in the royal nursery . To insure a fine ealf lLa TnilV of two cows is sometimes necessary .
Evta sixce the decision of Mr . Rawlinson in favour -jf a buttonless-coated shoemaker , the keepers in St . James ' s Park have been much perplexed with the Dumber of the " great unwashed" who claim * dmitrance to the inclosures of the Park , " as well as ajiv other gentlemen . " They will soon be taught their mistake . The " Woods and Forests" are drawing up a Beries of J ^ ulations from which they will learn that aone but beggars of high degree will be allowed the range of the" indosure . It will be of no use for the shoeless and shirtless to apply after they are promulgated . A >; isditiddal , who wanted a person , to take care of his children , advertised , in an American paper , for " one whose patience is in * xhaustibl « , whose temper is tireless , whose vigilance is unwinking , whoie power of pleasing is boundless , whose industry is matchless , and whose neatness is unparalleled . "
when men jlex xbout to commit or to sanction the commission of some injustice , it is not at all uncommon for them to express pity for the object of that or some parallel proceeding , and to feel them-• elves at the time quite virtuous and moral , and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all . This is a kind of upholding of faith above works , and is very comfortable . —Nicholas Nlckleby . A . v ATroRNET , named Else , rather diminutive in his stature , and not particularly respectable in his character ; once met Mr . Jekyll . " isir , " said he , *• I hear you have called me a pettifogging scoundrel . Have yon done so , Sir *"— " Sir , " replied Jekyll with a look of oontempt , *• 1 never Baid you were a pettifogger , or a scoundrel ; but Isaid that you were hiile eke . ''—Lave and Lav-vert .
Fx ^ . H THE Edinburgh Advertiser , August 5 , 1768 . * Tiere is to be sold , by John VVatson jun ., at his stan-i , at tko poultry , Edinburga , all lawful days in the week , wind and weather serving , good and fresh Solon geese . Any who have occagion for the B&me , m % y have them at reasonable rates . " The Bttes Bit . —A good story is told of a chap in Korth Carolina who went the entire figure in the way of marrying all the girls who would have him , witb cut waiting for any of them to die off as the law directed . After having married the thirteenth , some of hi ? first lovers came down upon hirf and had him lodged in gaoL But & person so fond of p « rfect
liberty , and who could get into Hymen ' s noose with tuch case , found littls difficulty in getting out of the ing , and the next news of him he was running at large with a heavy reward offered for his apprehension . He was shortly recognized by a gentleman , who , anxious to £ et the -reward , invited him to his bouse , desired him to sit down , called his wife to ebftt wi * . h him as ao inducement to 'detain him there , while he made some excuse for leaving a few minutes and starting for a constable to arreet the run away . What was the poor man ' s astonishment on returning with the constable , to find that tbe gay Eothazia , taking advantage of his short absence , had ab-MODded with his wife ! This makes the fellow ' s stock on hand fourteen !
The yoixowutft advertisement appeared in the St . Jamett Chronicle of 1772 . " Wanted immediately , fifteen hundred , or two thousand pounds , by a person not worth a groat ; who , having neither bouses , land , annuities , or public funds , can offer no other security than that of a simple bond , bearing simply interest , and engaging the repayment of the < 3 gu borrowed in fire , six , or seven years , as may be screed 06 by the parties . Whoever this may suit , ' wr it is hoped it will suit somebody , ) by directing a fine . for'AiZ . in Rochester , shall be immediately - replied to , gr waited on , as nay appear necessary . "
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¦»» MEETING AT BATH , FOB THE FORMATION OF A PROTB 8 TANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION . A meeting took place at the Assembly Booms , Bath , on Tuesday evening week , for the formation of a Pro testant Operative Association , two thousand persons were present Ik was announced that James . Lord * Esq ., of the Inner Temple , would attend as a Deputation from the London Protestant Association ; but , at the hour appointed , that gentleman not making his appear-» noe , Mr . R . PhQp rose and said tint they were met to form a Bath ' Operative AsaodatloB . ( Here Mr . P . -wraa interrupted by several gentlemen who ruebed in upon tbe platform , and cried out , « Sit down , Sir , 70 a have no right t « speak , "— " What are you doing , Sir ?" &c 4 c . ) Mr . Philp said he was about to propose a Chairman , when he was told by the Rev . Mr . Tottenham , that a Chairman bad been appeinted . Mr . Philp , however , persisted in his motion , and proposed an operative to the chair , Mz . Thomas BolweU , -which was carried by an immense majority .
Mr . Alderman Crisp , amidst- tumultuous cheering , rose , and stated that the meeting had , by an overwhelming majority , chosen a chairman . That It had waited more than twenty minutes after the time axed , and that no chairman waa announced in the bills convening tbe meeting ; there could be no question bat it waa the duty of the few individuals on the platform to yield to the overwhelming majority who had elected the chairman , ani , u tke cards of admission required , " be amenable to the chair . " ( Here there was tumultuous interruption from the parties « n the platform , who denied Mr . C . ' a right to speak , when be , Mr . Crisp , requested those in the meeting who were willing to hoar him , to held up their hands , upon wiieh a . forest of bsnds appeared , and , on the contrary ,
&bont a dosan , exclusive of these on the platform . ) Mr . C . then proceeded . Are you now satisfied of my right to speak f Will the paltry few on the platform dare bid deflance-to the will of the vast assembly before them ? Tbe gentlemen on the platform deny that a majority of the meeting are in favour of Mr . Bolwell presiding over them . I now request all those who desire Mr . Bolwell to take tbe shair to hold up their hands . ( Here , again , a multitude of hands appeared , thus electing Mr . Bolwell , a second time , by an overwhelming majority , to preside . ) Mr . G . hoped tbe meeting would not be deluded and humbugged by such proceedings . ( Here an attempt was made to seise Mr . Bolwell ; and he was held by the throat , it il said , by a clergyman , and thrust violently back . )
Mr . Bolwell , having regained bis self-possession , said , " Reverend Gentlemen , if you do not behave yourselves , and allow the business of the meeting to prooeed , I must have you all taken out . " JJr . Stowell here called , once more , for the sense cf the meeting respecting the Chairman . Upon Mr . Bolwell ' s name being put , and that of Mr . Wilson , the former was again elected by , if possible , a larger majority than before , Mr . Stowell , with others on the platform , beinc tbe principal supporters of , and holding up both hands for , Mr . Wilson . Mr . Stowell then called
for a division of the room . Mr . Crisp Baid It was impossible ; the meeting -was bo crowded it would create a oaigerous tumult Such a proposal could be only made to produce a riot If they wanted to divide the sheep from tbe goats , he knew where the goats would be . Mr . Bolwell had been elected almost unanimously to the chair , and it was an insult to the meeting to make such a proposition . ( Deafening cheers , and cries of •• BolwelL ") Several " gentlemen" added to the confusion of the meeting by stamping , whistling , and using noisy cat-calls , particularly in the-orchestra . ^
Mr . B . K . Philp said , we have been called together , as the operatives of Bath , to form a Protestant Association , and now we ar « assembled for the purpose , the Reverend Gentlemen who called this meeting refuse to permit us to express our opinions upon the matter . But we are not to be made the playthings of any body of men , whatever their station or calling . The gentlemen on the platform , and a few more sprinkled around the room , are the only ones who have raised their voices against the appointment we hare made . to the chair . But how many operatives are thereupon tie platform ? ( " Kone , none . ") Then what right hare they t » interfere with the legitimate expression of our opinions ? It is f « r us to decide whether we will have the proposed Association or not Are we to be oiled here , and to allow a few interested persons to decide
for ob T ( " So , no . The Church is the formidable enemy of the people- The most obstinate opponents of that great nuasure of political reform , the People ' s Charter , have been tbe clergy . The influence of the Church is exerted against every measure likely to benefit the country—against every kind of civil or religious liberty . It is our Christian Church that has imprisoned Tberogood and Baines for tbe non-payment of churchrates , they conscientiously differing from the tenets of the Establishment . It is our Christian Church that has imprisoned HethtriBgton and Cleave for publishing a work , the author of which had conscientiously expressed his opinions upon matters of religion . It was a Church minister who , whilst Frost was awaiting his trial , exerted every influence , from the pulpit , over his parishioners , against
him . It is the Ciergy who are seeking to do away with the harmless amusements of the people , and are ever sseiing to drive them into church , and cram Bibles down their throats . ( True , true . ) The Bishop of Exeter , in the House of Lords , watches with eagle eye every opportunity to crush the people , and every particle of liberty they have left . In Bath , the Clergy had influenced the authorities to take proceedings against several poor bnt honest tradesmen , for merely selling instructive cheap papers on Sunday to those working men , who , from unfortunate circumstances , could not buy them on Saturday night—for this they put two individuals in the stocks , and fined two othtrs . ( Loud cries of " Shame , " " Away with them' ) And are you , operatives of Bath , prepared to form an association which EhalFassist the Clergy in their work of oppression ? ( Shouts of " No , no !") I glory in your determination ; those shouts will strike deep into their
bearts ; when they wake on ttie morrow they will have a different estimation of the operatives of Bath than ever they dreamed of before . ( Here Mr . Pbilp was interrupted with whistling , thumping , stamping , 4 c ., from the platform and tbe orchestra ; the attempt was to prevent the following resolution from bsing heard . ) " That in the opinion of this meeting , seeing the vast revenues already applied to Church purposes , and contemplating the distressed condition of the people ; taking into account , also , the opposition given by the Church to every measure of political reform calculated to beneBt the country , and extend civil and religious liberty , it is inexpedient to form a " Bath Protestant Operative Association . " But this meeting pledges itst-H to use every effort to effect such political , social , and religions reforms , as shall place the Uharch upon a more juit bisiB than at present , and briisg complete justice and liberty to the whole people . "
Mr . C . Bolwell seconded the resolution , which was carried by an immense majority . When the business was declared to be at an end , Mr . Philp said to Mr . Stowtll , "Why , Sir , did you threaten to call a policeman to me , because I exercised my right to speak i . " Mr . Stowell commerced by regretting that the harmony of the evening had been disturbed . As a minister of God , and possessing a desire at all times to promote peace , he could truly say that he had nut allowed his temper to be riiiflad throughout the whole proceeding . Mr . Philp— "Why , Sir , you threatened to' call a policeman to me , because I extrcised my right to speak . ' *
Mr . SroWELL— " I did certainly say I would call for the police —( hisses , groans , and laughter)—because I deemed the conduct of those who were endeavouring to ascend the platform most unruly . And it was very clear that the majority of the meeting were for Mr . Wilaon taking the chair . [ Au attempt was made to put Mr . Wi ' . son in the chair , but it faiied . ] iLuud and vociferous cr ies of " No , no , no . " ' Don't insult us . " " Tell the truth , " &c ^ from all parts of the meeting . ) He feared that many present had lent themselves as the tools of Popery . ( Laughter , " Oh dear ! " ) He had met agent ' eman of Bath in a railway train , who told him that a good ProUstant Operative Association might be formed in Bath . ( Cries of " G-o back by the next train- " ) He had made such liberal speeches , that he could not fail to please the people of Bi » ta , for many who had heard him had Bet Vim down for a
thoroughgoing Radical ( Soft Suap . ) But he was open tu declare himself a red-hot Tory . ( Cbetrs from the parsons , and groans and yells from the meeting , with cries of " a » ad lot altogether . ") His Motto was to feir God and hononr Uie Queen . ( " "What ' s to be dona with Prince Albert and the babby ?") He had done much to relieve the distresses of his own atarvujg flock . He wished more attention had been paid by the nobility and gentry to the wants of the peopla He mast say they were too widely severed , and the best way to unite them was to ' form such associatiens , as he had come I there to establish . He was an advocate of religious liberty , bat he would beat down Romanism . Mr . CaiSP rose , and taking out the bill convening the meeting , said he had not come to hear a tirade "against the Catholics . There was now n » Chairman . The business had already concluded .
Mr . Stowjjll complained of interruption , and said he was Borry" to observe the people of Bath did not know-how to behave , as well aa his townsmen of Manchester . This was received with s burst of disapprobation ; unable to bear which , Mr . Stowell seixsd his hat and cloak , exclaiming , "I can stand this no longer , " and made his exit , followed by the ' ¦ reverend brethren , " who retired to console each tther over their disgraceful defeat . Mr . Crisp remarked , that they were now skulking eff , escaping from that chastisement he intended ' to have inflicted . It would be useless for him ( Mr . CrUp ) to attempt to answer the infamous calumnies
and falsehoods which the disgraceful Bath Chronicle was for ever heaping upon himself . What had tbe Protestant clergy been doing with all the property and pswer they had possessed , for tbe last three hundred yean ? In Catholic times , at least , there were no degrading Poor Law Unions . ( Loud cheers . ) The churches wen repaired , and the poor maintained , out of the ecclesiastical revenues . They h % d brought the country into a state of indescribable misery and wretchedness . After some further remarks , Mr . C . concluded by saving they were now endeavouring to cajole and delude the labouring classes iato a union to pi op np their tottering fabric The meeting then quietly broke up .
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^ EXKCUTIOX OF MATTHEW FOWLES , AT STAFFORD . , Stafford , Saturday . —At five minutes past eight o ' clock in the muining the execution of this wretched man took place . It is canjectured there were fr » m two to three thousand persoas present On making inquiries as to whether any alteration had taken place in the Vehaviour of the unhappy culprit , and whether be persevered in the denial of ilia guilt we learned that he still maintained his former position . During tbe whole of tbe light he slept soundly , and on rising , at five o ' clock , he partook of a hearty breakfast , with evident zest . Shortly afterwards he appeared engaged in fervent prayer .
At beven o ' clock the wretched man was conducted to the cbapei . Here he was preceded by the Governor and Chaplain . On entering the edifice , he still retained his composure , and after casting a hasty glance " around him , lout his place at the Communion Table . He then knelt down , and appeared to be engaged in silent meditation . The prisoner was then solemnly questioned by the Chaplain with reference to his participation in tbe crime for which his life was shortly to be offered in expiation . The language employed by tbe Reverend Gentleman was so striking , and the reply of the convict so pointed , that we lay the whole before our readers : — " 1 charge you , as in the presence of Almighty God , in whose presence you will shortly appear , did you , or did you not , participate in the murder of that unfortunate woman . " The prisoner , in a firm , but l « w tone of voice , replied , " No , Sir . " On repeating the question , in a firm voice , he unhesitatingly replied , " I never knew a word at all about it , until I was taken
into custody . " The service then proceeded . Fowles ' s firmnisa ai p-ared never to leave him for a single moment , and be retired from the chapel to the condemned cell without the slightest emotion of fqar , preserving , however , the same decorum which be had maintained during the impressive service . Fowles again declared that he know nothing about the murder , and that he told the truth as far as he knew . About eight o ' clock the exocutioner entered the cell , and proceeded to pinion the unhappy man . Whilst he was performing this office , is was most surprising to witness the unshaken demeanour of the prisoner . The Governor said , " Fowles , I hope you arc not going to leave tbe world with a lie in your mouth . " He replied , " No , Sir . " The Governor added , "You know that the punishment will be more than ten-fold in the next world , if yon do ? " The prisoner replied , " Yes , Sir , I am aware of it" He then requested that his coat and hat might be given Ellis , one of the boatmen , who was reprieved only a few hours before the time fixed for his execution last
> tar , and who still remains in the county prison . The Urnier-Sheriff , K . W . Hand , Esq ., having , aside to the Governor , mode the usual demand of the body of the culprit , he was delivered up into the hsinds of tbe executioner . The Chaplain immediately commenced reading the burial-service ; and , with the Governor and Under-Sheriff , preceded the prisoner to the drop , the culprit walking unsupported with a 'firm step . He ascended the Bcatibld , likewise , without receiving any assistance , and took his station under the fatal beam . After the rope had been placed round his neck , the Governor asked him , for the last time , whether he had any further communications to make ? He replied he should like to say one word , and , turning to the Rev . Chaplain , he said , " It is hard to die an innocent man for this thing . " The Rev . Chaplain then added , " You still assert your innocenoe ? " To which he replied , " Yw , Sir . " In a few seconds the bolt was drawn , and the unhappy man was launched into eternity
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HOUSE OF LORDS , Friday , Aphil 2 . The Bum and Rum Shrab Biil was brought up from the Commons and read a first time . Petitions were presented by the BiBhop of Chlchester , from Eastbourne , praying that the owners , and not the occupiers of small tenements , might be rated to the Poor Laws ; by the Marquis of Normanby , in favour of the Drainage Bill , and in favour of the Jews ' Declaration Bill ; and by Viscount Melbourne , from Lancashire , against any further grant to the Established Church or the Church of Scotland . ; The Population Amendment Bill was read a Second time . - The Metropolitan Buildings' Regulations Bill , and the Metropolitan Drainage BUI , went pro / ormathrough a committee ; the Marquis of Normanby stating that the provisions of the latter Bill would be extended to Scotland , and a provision would be Introduced in tbe former to ensure greater safety from fire .
The Borough Improvement Bill went through ft committee . " Tue Duke of Wellington moved for returns connected with the trial of Batholomew Casey , returning nicer for the Naas Union . The Marquis of Norhanbt understood there was some mistake about the identity of the party , but had no objection to the motion . Adjourned .
Monday , April 5 . The Marquis of Breadalbane pweented one hundred petitions from various places in Scotland , seme in favour of the non-intrusion principle , and the remainder praying for tha abolition of church patrsnai ? in that country .
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Th « Marquis of LansdowNB said that , in consequence of what had take * place Iart session , he would , soon after the holidays , mov » . for a Committee upon PronriMory Notea and Billa « f Exchange . The Earl of ChaRLBVillb then called the attention of their Lordships to that portion of the criminal jurisprudence of Ireland which prevented the setting aside of improper persons from the jury panel by the Crown . The King ' s Couaty had , he said , become recently the tcene of frightful outrages , without any apparent local causes t » leod to them . Their Lordships would remember the murder of Mr . Frwet—the attempt' to murder Mr . ''Btoney—tbe attempt to murder Mr . Smith—the attempt to murder the Rev . Mr . Dunn—the morde ' r df . Lord Norbury—the attempt U murder Mr .
Seaton , and the attempt to murder Mr . BldduYph . In sJJ these cases the only one In which the Government could procure any information , so as to bring the parties to trial was In that of Mr . Blddulph . Two persona were apprehended , and he would admit that , up to a certain point , the Irish Gbvernriieut had done everything in its power to bring them to punishment . The Jury was empanelled according to the practice which prevailed ever since the Noble Marquis ( Normanby ) had been Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . The Crown did not set aside a single man . There were 5 * names on the Jury panel ; 11 did not answer to their names ; the prisoners challenged 27 , and the other 12 formed the Jury . Of these 12 tne was a
county delegate of the ribandmen , and there was a committee man of the same society , and a third was parish master of the rlbandtnen . There was also a case in Armagh where the same course was pursued , but it was departed from at Londonderry on the trial of a Protestant named Grey , who was charged with having committed a cold-blooded murder . In Grey ' s case the prisoner challenged seven ot the Jury , and the Crown challenged ten . The Noble Lprd , after contending that all efforts to administer justice In Ireland effectually must cease unless the jurymen could be placed above suspicion , concluded by moving f * r papers relative to the trial of the parties for shooting 5 t Mr . Biddulph , in which case the Jury had- declared they could not agree in their verdict .
The Marquis of Normanby said that if the Noble Earl had made further inquiries than' he had done , he thought he would nst have come forward to pronounce in that House an opinion on the guilt of those parties who were yet to be tried at the next assizes , and thus prejudge the verdict of the Jury . The Noble Earl had not stated the whole ease—he had written to the Lord Lieutenant upon the subject , and the reply the Noble Earl received proved that the jury , in the case of Mr . Biddulph , had not been empanelled without interference en the part of the Crown . Ms . Biddulph had
been consulted by the Crown solicitor , and had , after the jury wera eworn , expressed more than once his satisfaction , and said a more impartial jury could not be had . Mr . Moore , the Solicitor-General , had also declared that the verdict of the jury ( if coming to no decision could be called a verdict ) , upon tbe evidence adduced , could not be found fanlt with . He hoped the Noble Earl would not press his motion , as it would be extremely injudicious at the present moment , when tha trial of these parties was still pending . The Noble Marquis also read gome documents , tending to show a great diminution of crime in- Ireland .
Lord Glen gall said that much of this diminution was to be attributed to the good management of the police . The Earl of Charley ille replied , and eventually withdrew his motion for papers . \ Tuesday , April 6 . / At four o ' clock , the Lord Chancellor , the Earl of Clarendon , and tbe Earl of Bhaftesbury took their seats below the Throne as Lords Commissioners , when the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was ordered to summon the Commons to hear the Royal Assent given to various Bills . 8 o # « after , the Speaker , attended by a number of Members , appeared at the bar , when the Royal Assent was given in the usual way to the Rum Duties Equalisation Bill , the Turnpike Acts Continuance ( Irelaud ) Bill , the Population Act Amendment Bill , tbe Houghing of Cattle ( Ireland ) Bill , tbe Durham and SunderlaniJ Railway Bill , the York and North Midland Railway Bill , the Glasgow , Paisley , and Greenock Railway BUI , and the Manchester and Salford Waterworks
Bill . The House then adjourned duriag pleasure . 1 Tke Earl of Suaftesuuuy resumed his seat at five o ' clock . ; « The Duke of Wellington presented a petition from the Mayor , Aldermen , and Corporation of Dover in favour of the Jews' Declaration Bill . The Noble Duke said he could not concur in the prayer of tbe petition , The Marquis of Normanby presented a petition from Westminster , praying that the toll might be taken off the metropolitan bridge * . The Nabie Lord then moved
for a return of all the trials for Ribboniam in Ireland during tke last two years , distinguishing those who had been convicted and these who had been acquitted , and also the cases in which the Jury had been discharged without coming to any decision . He had reason to believe that the result would prove that the acquittals which in ordinary cases were to the convictions as raven , six , and five to four , would tarn out to be in the Ribbon oases in the ratio of three and a half convictions to one acquittal , and that there was only one case in which the Jury had been discharged without coming to any verdict
The Duke of Buckingham presented petitions from Leominster and another place , against any further grant to the College of Maynooth , On the motion ef Lord Melbourne , the House then Adjourned to Thursday , the 22 d instant
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , April 2 . The Dublin Wide Streets Bill , the Bradford Water Works Bill , and some other private bills were read a second time . Mr . BlaCKSToue moved that the evidence takes before tha St . Alban ' s Election Committee be printed . It was very desirable that the House and the country should know the grounds upon which the decision of the Committee had been arrived at It was generally understood that the greatest obstacles had been thrown in the way of proving the bribery and corruption that prevailed at the election , and it was impossible that parties could be induced to squander large sums in investigations before Committees so constituted . It was also generally rumoured that a most disgraceful compromise had taken place between the parties to the St . Alban's and the Canterbury petitions , and that it ran thus— " If you withdraw your petition against the sitting member for St . Alban ' s , we will not prosecute the . sitting .. member for Canterbury . "
Mr . Dvncombe moved in addition that the evidence taken before the Canterbury Election Committee be printed . It was impossible that the House or the public could have any confidence in these Committees if comments upon their proceedings , ' such as he had lately noticed in the publio prints , were indulged in . The Hon . Gentleman then read extracts from an article in the Times of tha previous day in reference to the St Alban ' s Committee , in which it was stated that the most open , unblushing * and reckless purchase of tbe borough had taken place , and had been proved before the Committee , sut that , having a majority of Ministerialists on the Committee , the slttmg member was enabled to retain his seat He knew nothing of the facts , but he thought that a gross libel upon the Committee ; but there was prima facie evidence of . a most disgraceful compromise , which ought to be cleared up . ( Hear , hear . )
Mr . Sandford ( chairman of the St Alban ' s Committee—When the evidence was before the House he had ne doubt the conduct of the Committee would be fully vindicated . , ¦ Several Members spoke against and in favour / of the motion . Lord F . Egerton opposed the motion . Lord J . Russell said , if the object was to vindicate the character of the Members of the Committee , he should divide the House against the motion , but it was of importance that thty should have the evidence before them , in ordet to form an opinion as . to th » working of these tribunals , and to enable them to suggest improvements . , The evidence taken before the Walsall , Canterbury , and St Alban ' s election Committees , was then ordered to be printed . In answer to Mr . Ormsut Gore ,
Lord J . Russell said it was intended to issues commission to inquire into the st&te of the church , in North Wales . Colonel Sibthohp wished to know if it was to be a paid commission ? Lord J . Russell would recommend the Hon . and Gallant Member to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury , at whose instance the comniissioB was issued . ( Great laughter . ) The Houghing of Cattle ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third time and passed . The House then went into committee on the Poor Law Amendment Bill . On clause 25 , which related to the burial of paupers , a lengthened discussion took place as to what the amount of fees should be , by whom they should be paid , and whether the pauper should be buried in the parish to which he beloaged , or the parish in which he died . \ ¦¦'¦¦¦ "' : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ . . . ¦ . ' " ¦ ¦ ; •;¦
On an amendment of Mr . Pryhe , to include persons dying in any publio hospital , the committee divided , when there appeared . —for the amendment , 38 ; against It , 136 . ' : ¦¦ ¦ - ¦ .: ' : ^ ' ¦ ¦ ' ; ...... '¦ " ¦ . ' .:: "¦ ¦ " ' On clause 2 « , which related to theexpences of the casual poor being defrayed by the entire uuion , Lord G . Somerset moved the rejection of the clause . : / . " . ' . ¦" ; . : ' . ¦ ¦ , " : - On a division , there appeared—tor the clause , 115 ; against it , 66 . "' .. ; - "¦; ' . - '¦ ' ;¦ ¦ ¦ ,,. :.:. ¦ " . ' After some other clauses had beep discussed and agreed to , the House resumed , and ' Lord J . Russell stated that he would move that the Bill be committed , pro forma , on Monday next , in order that the additional clauses might be printed . The South . Australia Bill , the Ireland Bonding Warehouses Bill , and the Wide Streets ( Dublin ) BU went through a committee . The Double Costa Bill was read a third time , and passed . - . ' ¦"' . ¦¦ ¦ / " ' "¦ . '¦ . " . ¦ ' . ; ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ " The Indemnity Bill was read a second time . On the motion of Mr . Labquchere , a select committee was appointed to inquire into the law respecting joint-stock companies " . - ' . Adjourned at half-past ^ tTelvc o ' clock .
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pBBMaMHPMaMaaHrtaa ^ aws ^ BMMiaiiVWiBMaaaHMMnwMiBMBMMHMaBMBaaaaH ^ HM ,: ' . BUnday , April $ . - ' - ¦" ¦ : ¦ ¦ > . . When the order or the day was moved for the House resolving itntf Into Committees 00 the Poor Lav Amendment Bill * 1 Mr . Wakeb ' t dr « w attention to the operation of the Bill In th « City of London , and referring to the dietaries of the City worfch « uses , showed that their fare was much better , and more abundant than in any of the ru * rt districts . He was of opinion that tbe Poor Law Commissioners should be called to the Bar of the House , to explain this extraordinary- violation of a law which ought to be uniformly administered . Lord John Russell complained « f these observations , when it was an understood thing thit the Bill was only to b& committed pro forma , in order to have the amendments printed ; and that all discussion was to be postponed until after Easter , The BUI then w » nt through Committee pro for trio . The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House npon foreign trade , and
Mr . Ladouchebb moved a series of resolutions for the regulation of foreign trade with British possessions in America and the West Indies . It was his intention to impose a duty of 7 per cent , above the duty on British goods , in lieu of the duties of 7 £ , 15 , 20 , and 30 per cent now levied on foreign goods imported Into those colonies , thus giving an advantage of 7 per cent , to British goods , which , at the Cape of Good Hope , was found to be an ample protection . These alterations , the Right Honeurable Geatleraan contended , would be of the greatest advantage to our colonies , 'without proving at all injurious to the mother country . :
Mr . Goulburn adnitted the advantages « f the alteration to the West India Islands , but hoped this proposition was not to be the precursor of the Importation of foreign sugar and spirits . He thought the Government should be very cautious in its proceedings , and tho House should be very certain that seven per cent would be a sufficient protection to the mother country , before it assented to the alteration . He wished to know if this were an experiment with a view to ascertain if they sould hqreafter admit into Great Britain the leather , Bilk , linen , and other produce of the Continent at a protecting duty no greater than seven per cent . Tbe Right Hon . Geutlemau concluded
by declaring that he mu * t have further time and further information before he could sanctitn such an « xtensiv . « alteration . .. ' . ' ¦ Mr . Labou 6 HERE w > w convinced that the proposed measure would not only load to most beneficial consequences in a commercial point of view , but would be followed by great political advantages by conciliating our great colonial interests . The resolutions had been now for some time before the public , and ho believed the manufacturers throughout the kingdom were not opposed to them , for they were becoming , for the most partj convinced that they were not benefitted by very high protective duties .
Mr . Colquhoun thought the West Indies would be still placed in a disadvantageous position as compared with the East Indies . He did not think that the measure could be considered as a full act of justice to the former colonies . v > Mr . Hume hoped to see tne day when protective duties would be altogether abolished , and when the only duties imposed would be those for the purposes of revenue . Mr . Herries said that after the committee upon import duties had been brought to a premature close , he did hope that a more general inquiry would have been entered upon before proposing a measure which would effect a revolution in the commercial transactions of the country . Lord J . Russell strenuously advocated the adoption of the resolution .
Mr . Villiers supported the resolutions , for , in his opinion , nothing could be more injurious to the col « nies than these restrictive duties , the abolition of which , be believed , would not be opposed , were it not ' for the fear that the principle might hereafter be applied at home . . Mr . G . Palmer said , if this measure were passed , the result would be that the whole trade of the world would be thrown open , and the British shipowners and merchants would have no advantage over those of other countries . He thought the subject , therefore , one which required mor « inquiry and consideration than had as yet been bestowed upon it Mr . B . Baking made some observations respecting the eoinmiltae on Imports , which led to a personal altercation with Mr . Villiers , to an extent such as to cause Mr . Bernal to call upon both Hon . Members to recall their somewhat hasty expressions , which after a little hesitation was acquisced in .
After Boine further discussion , Mr . Labouchere said he should fix the first of January , 1842 , as the period when the -new duties should come into operation . He proposed , if the resolutions were agreed to , to bring in the Bill and hava it read a first time on Tuesday , and to move the second reading after Easter . The resolutions were then agreed to , and the House resumed . The House then went into committee on the Criminal Justice Bill , in which several amendments were made . The other orders of the day were disposed of , and tbe House adjourned .
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THE BISHOP INSECT . The Rev . Sydney Smith observes of the delightsof tropical climatea" Insects are the corsn of tropical climates . The bete rouge lays the foundation of a tremendous ulcer . In a moment you are covered with ticks . Chigoes bur ; themselves In your flesh , and hatch a large colony of young chigoes in a few hours . They will not live together , bat every chigoe sets up a separate ulcer , and has his own private portion of pus . Flies get entry into your month , into your eyes , into your nose ; you eat flies , drink flies , and breathe flies . Lizards , cockroaches , and snakes get into the bed ; ants eat up the books ; scorpions sting you « n the foot . Everything
bites , stings , or bruises ; every second of your existence you are wounded by some piece of animal life that nobody has ever seen before , except Swammerflaui and Meriam . An insect with eleven legs is swimming in your teacup , a nondescript with nine wings is struggling in the small beer , or a caterpillar with several dozen eyes in his belly is hastening over the bread and butter 1 All nature is alive , and seems to be gathering all her entomological hosts to eat you up , as you are standing , out of your coat , waistcoat , and breeches . Such are the tropic * . All this reconciles us to our dews , fogs , vapours , and-drizzle—to our apothecaries rushing about with gargleB and tinctures—to our old , British , constitutional coughs , sore throats , and swelled faces . "
The witty divine does not seem to be aware of the existence of an insect more offensive than any he has described , which plagues our northern and colder climate , and is vulgarly known by the appellation of H " Stinking " . Bishop . " It has acquired the epithet by the intolerable nausea with which the air is impregnated wherever it is on wing in the neighbourhood , and more particularly in "The House . " When caught and pressed , the effect is hardly to be described or conceived . We are not , however , informed why the name of Bishop has been conferred on so disgusting an insect , the most offensive of all tho biig speciea , to which it is declared by naturalists to belong . The infliction of this nuisance has been dreadfully felt in different parts of England where its visitations have been migratory . We heard it
much complained of in Durham some time back , but latterly it appears to have taken a westerly direction , and the accounts from Devonshire—particularly round Exeter—have been , indeed , truly appalling . The mischief done in that neighbourhood is incalculable—nor has Westminster or Lambeth been exempt from its virulence . Canterbury , as well as London , has made heavy complaints , which we are Inppy to assure our readers have called the attention of " the Home Office" to its progress , and we have 110 doubt that , by the public spirit of Lord Normanby , and the active exertions of our most eminent bug-destroyers , its unwholesome influence will be checked , and the disgusting insect eventually prevented from polluting our atmosphere with its effluvia . —Examiner .
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THE NEW AND OLD POOR LAWS . Whoever has paid attention to the Iato proceedings of the House of Commons , must see that it is now for the first time that that assembly is approaching to a condition of intelligence to legislate for the poor . The new law has furnished that instruction which an experiment always furnishes , and the instruction has been forced , upon the House , however reluctant , by the benevolent importunity of the public Already tbe harsher provisions of the law are either explained away or formally condemned ; and the ; process of amelioration in this respect must proceed , if th « country persevere in its humane exertions , of which we have no doubt Already the Commissioners have had some sharp rebukes to humble their arrogance and mitigate
their tyranny . Already their hours are <* imUd , and they have been apprised that even the respite with which thty are indulged is to be dependent upona considerable amendment in their conduct- With the termination of the Commission , however , will expire that principle of tentralisalion , and the principle of central controul onoe extinguished , it demands little foresight to anticipate with perfect certainty that the management of the poor will return to its old kindly channel ; Th . e unions will b * dissolved in every case in which they shall not be found beneficial to the poorthe ; vile clauses , exposing weak young women to the
arts of seducers encouraged by a legal irresponsibility , will be repealed . We have already said that the cruelties of detail will cease when we have said thai the management of the poor will return to tho old channel . What , then , of the law may be expected to remain ? -fthe provisions against expensive litigationthe provision * against paying wages from the poor rates , and , as a consequence of this , a more equitable scale ot rating— -a beneficial remnant beyond question . The experiment has been tried ; let us take from it all the profit it affords ; we have just mentioned a part of this profit , but a far greater good remains—the moral lesson . The old Poor Laws were unpopular with many
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besides the prating coxcombs who made a cbaneto b * railing at them in sp «* hes , pamphlets , and wvtewZ The New Poor Law has demonstrated that this mZ popularity was unjust , that » the old law Wai not faulUesa , It stood in the way of another Uw , whi eh hu been little better than a mass of blunders and aueltdiT —Standard . ~"
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The National Debt . —The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Treasury having certified to the Commissioners , for the Reduction of the National Debt , in pursuance of the Act 10 th Geo . IV ,, c . 27 sec . 1 , that the actual expenditure of the United * Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland exceeded tha actual revenue thereof , for the year ended the 5 th of January , 1841 , by the sum of £ 1 , 593 , 970 15 s . 23 d The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice , that no sum will be applied by them on account of the Sinking Fond , under the provisions of the said Act , between the 7 th dav of April , 1841 , and the 5 th day of Jnjy , 1841 . * S . HiQHiK , Compt .-Gen . National Debt Office , March SO , 1841 .
Stealing Money Letters . —At the Warwickshire Assizes , Edward Balduck , a post-office cleik at Warringtpn , whose duty it was to accompany tha letter-bags and sort them between that town and Birmingham , was convicted of stealing a letter , containing two £ 20 Bank of England notes , and two of sSlO . The latter was addressed front Manchester to llacclesfield , and the prisoner , instead of putting j } into the Macclesfield bag , detained the letter and ket > t themoaey . Sentence deferred . _ A VisgoxjifT at a Discount , —W ^ are told tint a ludicrous scene occurred a few days ago at a neictbouring Welsh Assizes . It appears that a certain Viscount , whose inordinate appetite for Berting as foreman on grand juries , and as chairman at quark * sessions has been proverbial , was not summoned as usual on the assize grand jury . He attended at tbe assize town , saw the under-sheriffs , and with a portentous frown , demanded why hit name bad not
been inserted in the grand jury panel . The worthy functionary , nothing daunted , replied " that he ( the viscount ) could hardly expect such a thing , aj a matter of course , inasmuch as his plaoe of abode was in a distant part of a neighbouring county , and that his eBtate in the county of Flint was trifling . Nay that it was indecent on his part , always thus to aW tempt to thrust himself above the heads of the old county families of standing and territorial influence . " This home thrust did not convince the Viscount who expressed his determination of taking his stand upon his rights , by walking into the grand jury box . " You may do as you please , " coolly replied the under-sheriff , "but you may rely that you will no * sit on the grand jury here to-day . " The Viscount did appear in the box , but it was no go!—From a correspondent . —[ Hhe Viscount alluded to is Viscount Dungannon , and the scene was at Mold . The Nobl * Lord is generally known by the cognomen of the " Journeyman ^^ Juror . "— Chester Chronicle . ] '
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From the London Gazette of Friday , April 2 . BANKRUPTS . Styan , T . and W ., Great Tower-street , tea-bmkenr , April . 16 , at two , May 14 , at twelve , at the Court ef Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Freshfield , New Bani-buildings . Holden , R . Gr ., and Clarke , R . W ., Bread-street , warehousemen , April 13 , at one , May 14 , at two , at the-Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Wood and EUii , Corbet-court , Gracechurch-street Morice , JR ., and Kestin , R ., Great Trinity-lane , Bread-street , Cheapside , flour factors , April 13 , at half-past twelve , May 14 , at half-past eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Phipps , Weaver ' s-hall , Basinghall-street . South , W ., Brick-lane , Spitalfleids , licensed victualler , April 13 , at eleven , May 14 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Lacey , Bow-lane , Cheapside . ¦
Lonergan , W ., King William-street , merchant , April 16 , at twelve , May 14 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Kirkman , King William-street . Tapp , C , Wigmore-street , coach-maker , April , 8 , May 14 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Bnrgoyne and Thrupp , Oxford-street . Boper , J ., Mark-lane , broker , April 13 , May 14 , it eleven , at the Court of Bankruptey . Solicitors , Bolfa * and Merriman , Austin-friars . Byng , J ., sen ., Kegworth , Leicestershire , hop-mochant , April 15 , at eleven , May 14 , at two , at tbe King ' s Head Inn , Loaghborough . Solicitors , Stooa and Paget , Leicester ; and Taylor and Co .,
Bedforirow . . Byng , X , jun ., Kegworth , Leicestershire , common brewer , April 15 , at eleven , May 14 , at two , at the King ' s Head Inn , Loughborottgli . Solicitors , Messn . Huish , Castle Donington , Leicestershire ; and Scott , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields . Harris , A ., Dursley , Gloucestershire , wood broker , April 9 , May 14 , at one , at the Old Bell Inn , Dursley . Solicitors , Bishop , Dursley , Gloucestershire ; and Coe , Queen-street-place . , " :. Hawksworth , H-, Sheffield , edge tool manufacturer , April 12 , May 14 , at twelve , at the Town Hall , Sheffield . Solicitors , Smith and Wightman , Eatparade , Sheffield ; and Battye and Ce ., Chanceryln . n « .
Watts , J ., Wednesbury , Staffordshire , cement-manufacturer , April 14 , May 14 , at eleven , at the Swia Hotel , Wolverhampton , Staffordshire . Solicitor ! , Hunt , Wednesbury ; and Miller , SackviUe-street , Piccadilly . _ i Willerton , J ., Swireshead , Uncolnshire , wood buyer . April 15 , at two , May 14 , at twelve , at the Bed Lion Inn , Boston . Solieitors , Marshall , Boston ; and Bell and Co ., Bow Church-yard . ' j . Case , R ., Boroughbridge , Yorkshire , grocer , April 16 , at two . May 14 , at eleven , at tne Guildhall , Tort Solicitors , Hirst , Boroughbridge ; and B > wkins and Co ., New Boswell-court , Lincoln ' s Inn . Henderson , J ., Olamorganshire Iron * nd Coal Company ' s Works , Glamorgan , general shopkeeper , April 30 , May 14 , at ten , at the Mackworth Aims Inn , Swansea . Solicitors , Hall , Bristol ; and Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields .
Hayward , J . R ., Cbapmanslade , Wiltshire , monejscrivener , April 10 , May 14 , at twelve , at taeBitn Arms Inn , Warminster . Solicitors , Miller , From * . Selw « od , Somersetshire ; and Hardy , Cur ator-street , Chancery-lane- ¦
DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPJ . Pye , and J . and T . Emery , Kirkdale , *** f } brick-makers . R . and J . G . Irwin , Manchester , dealea in waterproof fabrics . T . Bradshaw and * - }*** 3 l * " *' Liverpool , attorneys-at-law . H , Rose and W . Oaro * Blackburn , Lancashire , oU-raercbants . T - Botn r and W . Warburton , Warrington , Lancashire , gi » manufacturers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , April 6 . BANKRUPTS . Cross , W ., grocer , Mountnessing , Essex , April lM twelve , May 18 , at one , at the Court of Bankruptcy Solicitor , Turner , Mount-place , Whitech apel-roau . Jefferson , R ., victualler , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ^ &W 23 , at eleven , May 18 , at two , at the B ^ W ^ S * mission-room , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . SoUc , ^ 'f ™^ Stevens , and Co ., 6 , Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewij . John Brown , Neweastle-nppn-Tyna # . _ , , . in
, TidmarBh , J . mercer , Cheltenham , April , ™ v 18 , at one , at the Royal Hotel , Chdtenbam . jaB Citore , A . J . Baylis , 1 , Devonshire-square ; «• «¦ - « B . Winterbothsm , Cheltenham . . . . \ i . Corbett , G ., builder , Lewisnam , Kent , Apr ^ ih half-past one , May 18 , at eleven , at W ** ^ - Bankroptcy . Solicitors , Newbon and Bvans , r » w robe-court , Doctors ' -commons . » rfi 16 » t Pidgeon , J ., laceman , * * S }*™ ' £ & ot 3 s ** half-past one , May 18 ,-at eleven , at the C ^' l ^ nipt ^ . Solicitors , Reed and Shaw , Friday * r eB , Cheapside . .. „ . - ? & »* Revell , R ., linen-drap « r , Plymouth , Ay ri ^ f ^ , pa 8 ttea , May 18 ; - » t eleven , at the O * t . . « J « j ruptoy . Solicitors , Sole , Aldermsnbury . lonflon ,
Sole , Devonport * ' , *„ ¦ SerefordshirHi Perry , W ., maltster , I ^ mtaster . H ^— ^ April 14 , May 18 , at eleven , at the W »"" T && Leominster . Solicitors , Smith , CHancery-lane . «» - mond , Leominster . ¦ n aa ~ hAA& . Yo * Woodhouse , J ., inanufsctorer , <*^* & * £ ¦ m shire , April 17 ,, at one , May 18 . »* £ j % m , uM George . Hotel , Hudde ^^ d . Solicitors . Leaa ^ Mirfield ,, Dew . bury ; Battye , Fisher , ana . 0 . Chancery-lane ., . Tw « roool , Apfl Dudding , J ., paint ^^^^ S ^ Si , May 18 , at one , at the ; C" «^^ g ? t 5 M < ^ Solicitors , Neal , Liverpool ; HaU . Bishop , ** jan , Veralam-bttildings . Gray - s-iun . _ ¦ Md eolo Jfopple , G . Wetwana , and J ^ PPKf' , jSy .-i * ' * merchants , Kingston-apon-Puil , Apnl » £££ got eleven , at the George Inn , KingiU ) n-iipo ^«^ citors / Hicksand Marris , G » y '* -iim-84 U »» ' H Tregaskes , J ., vict » Wler , BrhU > l , _^ (> SM at two , at the Commercial Rooms . **? £ Jl . Hudson , Bioomsbury-square ; Hft * Srt , ll * PheipV-w , t . a . ¦ ***?* £ ; Jff wisti *
Inn , Newport . SoUcitors , * & *?*; shirt ; White and WWtoors . B ^* «^ j ^ i ^ jfsrasss ssafc sra Inn : Spalding . Solicitors , BeU , iieaioru Hull ; MapUs , Spalding . Kom 1 ind Berkd * 'Bofhanv E ., innholdex , * £ g » ggo « # » April 13 , « 4 ten , M » y 1 « , » t tW ^ wbarJ i ****' Reading . Solicitors , Plnniger , KewWBJ . Pad ' s Church-yard . , ¦¦ . ^ Wat " *?! Nelson , J ., ^^ f ^ VfSBw . ^ tbe g April 12 , » t eleven May 18 . at twelve ^ £ mercial Inn , KendaL SoJidtoc . Bobtf ^ ^ son , Lancaster ; Makinson and Sana «» , temple .
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EXECUTION OF JOSIAH MISTERS . 8 brbwjbpbt , Satpbdat . —Since his removal to tie condemned cell the conduct of Misters was sueh as not to oSbnd , bat yet for from wttisffceterjr . His brotSfir personally exerted himself . In eyerj- quarter , In enier to obtain a commutation of his ptmishnient , butln vain . A day or two after bis conviction , Misters was visited by a gentleman who had-dwne all In "his power to avert the doom that awaited bim . He found the prisoner by the fire-side , lost in thought " A thousand thamk » , " he said , " for your exertions ; I oan never be too thankful to you ft > r what you have done , bmt it's all over . " A few tears dropped frem him on uttering these worJ « , and then along pause . ensued . " There ia no hope for you , Misters , " was the reply of thA . TisOer , to the
inquiry into the probability of a reprieve . } ' I dpa- 't think there is , " he replied , " but I am condemned to die of « a crime I never committed , and to die such a death is terrible . Can nothing be done to save » e ?" The visitor repeated his belief that all application for mercy would , be vain , and anxiously entreated him to give up all hopes , and prepare for the fate that inevitably awaited him . He accepted the advice with silwnt resignation . When pressed to explain his motive-for so long and deliberately dodging Mr . Ludlow from place to place , he m « rely said that he came to Shrewsbury to look for a situation , and that be went , to Ludlow for a similar purpose . He affirmed that twenty deaths on the gallows yrould not equal the bitterness of his feeling * on
Sunday , when he fainted away twice during divine service , overcome by bis own feelings , and the , language In which he was addressed . Misters confused nothing , but-he made an admission accidentally , wbieb . almost amounts to a confession ,, for he stated that a part of Mackreth ' s evidence was utterly false , leaving it to . be inferred that the remainder was true . This Blip is of a piece which bis admission at Ludlow , when introduced for the first time to his victim , Mr . Mackretb , when he thoughtlessly addressed him thus : — " When you found my hand on your throat , " but suddenly checking himself , he thus varied tke question , " When you found a man ' s hand on your throat could you tell whether he Was dressed or not . " We regret to say , that Misters hat more than once imputed the crime to a
man whose committal of it has been proved to be morally impossible , but whom it has since pleased God to deprive of his reason . We allude to the landlord of the inn where the dreadful occurrence took place . Up to Friday night the Governor of the County Gaol ( Mr . Dawaonj entertained such strong expectations that a respite would be sent from London , that be sent officers to question the passengers on their alighting from the different coaches from town , to know if they were the bearers of any such document This morning when the last coach arrived from London all hopes fox a respite vrcre at an end . The erection of the scaffold on tbe top of the prison was completed , and every preparation made for the drtadful ceremony . It being market day th « i town was very full and as early as nine o ' clock
there was a crowd of persons assembled opposite the gaol ; which continued to increase until the time appointed for the execution ( twelve o ' clock . ) At eleven o ' clock the prisoner was brought into the vestry , where the Sacrament was administered to him by the Rev . Mr . Wbinstone , the Chaplain of the Gaol , assisted by the Rev . Mr . Richard . His fortitude appeared to fersake him at this trying moment ; but he presently rallied . Soon after eleven o ' clock , Mr . Peel , the Under-Sheriff , attended by a party of javelin men , entered the gaol , when the Governor delivered to the Under-Sheriff the warrant for the prisoner ' s execution . It was a were list of the prisoners convicted during the Assizes , together with their offences and sentences . Aa regarded the prisoner all that appeared on it was : —
- Jusiah Mister , for feloniously cutting and wounding a persun , with intent to murder—to be hanged . ( Signed ) Joh . n Bellamy , Clerk of the Assize . Shortly before twelve o ' clock , Mr . Kent , a Baptist minister , preached a sermon to the multitude assembled ouuside the prison . Precisely at twelve o ' clock , - the prisoner was brought into the waiting-room , where his irons were knocked off , and bis arms were pinioned . He was then led forth , preceded by tbe chaplain , and supported by two of the gaolers . He looked dreadfully pale , but as he crossed the prison yard , though very collected , there was nothing of bravado in his manner ; on tbe contrary , his condmct was such as became his awful situation . When about to ascend the staircase leading to the top of the gaol , he aaid , in a firm tone , " 1 freely ftrgive the Jury who have tried me . " On being place * under the fatal beam , be Bbook hands with the gaoler , and said , " Good bye , God bless you . " The bolt was at that moment withdrawn , and the wretched man waa launched into eternity .
Mr . Mackretli forwarded a petition to the Secretary of Stale , praying that the prisoner ' s life might be spared , to which he received an answer , stating that the petition had been referred to the Learned Judge who tried the case , who stated that the crime of which tbe prisoner bad been convicted was of to atrocious a nature , that be could not reeomine > rd him as a fit object 01 the Royal clemency . — Weekly Dispatch . , ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1104/page/6/
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