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CUMBERLAND SUMMER ASSIZES . CBOWK COTRT . —WEDSE 5 DAT , ACGCST 4 . Be / ere Thomas Lord Denman , Chief Jus ' -ice . The business in this court would hare been compar&tivtly light , but for & uarotwr of casts of riot and assault , arising out of the late election for Carlisle , and two cases of mnr&er ; ose the murder oi a polieel £ 2 c Mined JardiD , and the other a case of . child murder , under most extraoreinary circaiEstances . X ^ pui thrse assz ? s ire ha i not thought it possible that the tacredcess cf a conrt of justice could Lave been so openiy desecrated by the most gross aiid barefaced par-KiaEil-rp , tsth on the part cf the Grand Jury and the Jcdge himself , irbose mind had eTidentiy been pouosed by i » misstAttm mt of f&zts . There appeared to- U 3 to be an overweening anx tty on the pan of th- k-adins Whig * ' those ismiecitntelT concerned in the election rioti fif srjch they ceuM be called , but vhich "we most emphatically deny' to sit npon the Grand Jury to find who
true til ' s against the parties , ¦ -were charged by the police , Sid ermffiittsd by a -violent VThzg magistrate , and . E ^ sTish part ' zan Whom did we see in tie Grand Jury Ixx ? WI : y the -very men is-hoss obaox' , < ub ST-vesTir . es , fiasid arrcrnd by an armed police force , "pis . the onjiml ciUie of the disturbance ; P . II . Eo-irirf , Esq .. M . P . ; William Marshal ) , E ? q ., M . P . for the h-. rvash ; C Howard , £ -q , . UP . for the eastern division of ths county ; John D zoij . E ^ q ,, -. he " \ Vhis i :: ajor . These xsus , aboTe all others , . onaLt to have - bi-iTod a eumnr-n dfrornm and deettcy by kt-erizz in i ^ e bici gTunii'i , Mi . itl' 0 'ffii .-g otLirs to prriids ivh' j vrere ed ; sj iainieliituf coaccriiod ic tht- ^ e trzuE . ctiers ; tat Whi ^ im ;> n'Utce , . is J v . ant of prii ; - C ' . ;/ . c . arr prov-.-rtial ; ar . d . in tt ' . s instance , t . e truth ci \ L- ~ iteration b ^ s Ktn fully reaUrti , -to tLei ; Intuj-t : iiircatuiri taj e * .-riial -ii ^ -jratre , f . > r we ear : insure tbsin , fi : r . r . elr pTsscn : doings will luver ba
forcj ; :: .- - tytt ? j . eoplr , : u : — I reniiic or . i ^ sir aiir . ds as ^ ciJii .- " . 'which "will ir . ; rt ^ 3 c "with u : ^ e , and n : * : aiiy havt tl e ' . fieri of erciJ . r . g u > aton ; = i ~ n * . whole Y ^' -v ^ fabric TLcfe lata si ^ i ^ i ie : Vsts h * T- iniia ? - ; d ti-. m
bej-tid er . uuTiCcv , si ' -i such is lise sali and w-.-ni . too-. \ rhkh v tj fee > ihit ih ? y t ~ & not seruj / led tc ccrntni- :: ~ e gr = n : est act > of i-justice } y trjm Jisg on tra - . h sac c"ffi r -on ucc' ^ 'f . an- \ tYfcii s ' -iiE ' " : ^ the very ju " gincnc-st-ai i " . ^; r " . ; Wto ihi- > e £ : rnrn . ve - sri-Un * . a . * k , to ¦¦ :: on tbe G .-2 : ; . i Ji ^ n , arii . t .:, ej they n .-nst hiTe b < ^ a ts-. th ali the TcEgrai . cs oi a GegiaGfJ uis-2 o : ssvp ; u . lsd faction ? Xo ! Decidej ] y Hot . - *> "T cngbi 'he J-iige to h- /; ii c-: r ; Te 7-satic-ii 5 vizh psrtiss prtTic-xjs tc i-U s'tiiirg ia jude-. a-i . ; OH tlKie ¦ Wh u arc ' . iririi ^ f'ori a » : i-e enemies o : " v-ice and gocxi or- ' -. r . » Vo ¦ w-u : i d ' . r-. ct jarticai . r a : ; tnticn 10 tLc fL-li-jir . ni . pD-. d- ^ n A hU Lor ^ tip ' ^ addrrss : — " I . "r . < & : l _" . Tr . tful . : t tt .-. s jr : ;/ : ! circuais ' aL'Ce io tho = e ^ Lo b-i-. i a hbc tcv-. ^ n rr f r ; - . pa : . 1 iuititu ' .: ji . s , and v'h . li-. ii 1- f" ^ cca-: -:- \ cd to r ^— 1 -with r » v .. rj--: > s-
ti ^ t ! - - :- - Iih : sj- - - < t . c : a cr a '~ r nc :.-. rrr "o V ..: ti-. tl- ; c : ~ t- ? -.- ; t ^ : T- ; Vjl- b " . e—it w ; - _ 3 ; a :: . ai :-.- 'h * . m : o fii :- . ; thjt v \ - - - ^ a : ar ; e " v ; y of : h ; ui ^ S 3 = n . 'Jra L-r ii pi : rpts- cf rS ^ : c ' -: Ei : _ i . l-. f ;^ e n . s : : r : v . ;; : jK prlrik-ee-s grar ^ ei f'J ci . " c- c ^ l ' . tc : ' ' -l :. iSiiC-i Of prc ^ -dedir . ^ Trith dice : r > " riln . -. ^ . a ^ - ' ! n < pf et f . r the : ;_ e puLi . ii jrare , they f .-crni ± :: u > -. i :. ME-: r-. ' 5 : btr f . - r uis-rknc ; , f .. r Sc '_ S f n :: ir . 'i . :. ix _ r ! U ivic ' -iice . na-i it a :: n : e ' . rii = ii 'L , r ¦ wer-j t- •< ¦ ¦ fief . r : ? . n > - " o L&Ti VLt ; r V ^^ : or : 3 Ti . j ^ Lt t- > tit c ?^ nr . 5 v ; ' -n o ; ; he ¦ w .-rs ! . - : ci / iiisa . I , % riE n ' e .: essary trat ihc > 3 . v ? »! -oa ' . d t-e Orclared 4 iiiisc : ' iy on the EUDjejt . It -rr ^ s b :-: rich : t :: ^ * . hc ^ tnga ; -d in the Efiirs o ' the Ia ^ i-r- ' -a ' -i r . r . ive ::- protct ' . lun oi Si-.--la ^ v—t > e ; , i ii . l > : ; b-. zl . in the ci-rtiie cf hi ? r . u ' . y is the pr ^ tecti- t 3 . : hU ; = Lo ^ r Eu ;^ - ; a , v ^ e ^ r ^ a-. h . risht . to its rrytectl-.-a u > Lv- Tho Cane in all lh- p : oup an ; i ctrcc . n-tcr . re " ^ "iiV . li a-t ^ chvd vj high -- £ l : e , to c jjtj tLa latr into sfict it -w ^ s not to be -eniur .-d tiiit th-.: »> . ¦ who ex ~ ii ^ l thruuelvrs ior tl : c prrservauoa of tLa li-es o ! their f ^' c - s-nr- ; -. ct- - j ^ onld be espesed to lh V-tticis oi any one ^ ithout x-.-ciirin ? th . fall an : Mia ; of prot '_; t- ! cn th » . t tL- ia" =. " sll-jrr-:::. Frum the dcp > ositionB tha " . bs i bet-n iaid brfore tim he tad strung reis ^ n to scsptct ttst the lift cf a pilicc - . ^ - . r , -kh-j -wzs en ; - pk-reri in inrierTij the p > r ^^ uf the city , fca-: ; beta Bacr d by at of tttdescmtiinio wh he A . &Hi Vi Crii f t
. n . c- -n :-cx - -- -L h ^ .. * .. c > i ' # * « u ^ .-UC . ^ --L . c uc ^ - « - i ^' . u Wj : - ^ i : lit ;;;" al ' . 'a- " evi . It was f :-r tba jnry to incni .-c-, tri : h ruwi . h atteE-frs c ; r . ? i . itr 3 tlon . Trc-rter ti .-. t ct ;; . ci had beer made bT ^ zi iadlTlZa ^ i \ Ti ~ i a i . s . licious intention- Jj they ionad tha ; i-. < m-- i-artiea-ar vronad had been tLi C 3 i--2 Ci tLe ISI-T ' a _ iJa'Ji , « nd if the } ' COHiJ trac « the ir . rUTiduav -. t ' . ; o hal ina : ic ; cns ' , T Lfl : ct-.-d that -woTi = d , th = n it ¦ wyold be a dear c 3 i of rutirdsr . Wi ; en h = ssid ir : il ; ku «' y , hi- bvJtcj t ^ t-iu to nnddrstand that th- - -y . ad not rs ^ -jire f-jof of person ^ . Eiiic < r in the p ,-.--jr . . hv ir £ ic " . « d the vr ' . ind—i > r eTei : ai scaoiiiEt ^ nce vriih "h ^ psr ^ ii t ; ho - » - is itr orjrct > . ; fcie an . ci ; far if z iran ^ 3 ^ ud a tror « Dd irbica \ rai likely t . > bc : oll--vri j ; t deatl :. ana whi ^ ii did rcu-. Ince < 5 cith , t ; . at man vi ? v . -i £ . " : riy »* •—¦ . } of murder , . vnnni . -n ^ thatt '>> s tticnattu * e of . ho ef > . nc ^ , Iher :- n .: ^ h : appear to iteadi / S ^ i Iry is uj ~ hr-cht » if _ ht : p .: ^ -n wiuii . rtiincsuch oS ^ TCr T&ceiTtrd tbi assUt ^ rcs o ? ¦ th = r p ^ r ;» aa , tiase perils ^• ¦ rri srulity t : tt ~ i- . ^ . ; lS-. ^ cu : r > = ca-jsfe if . j- - - _ - pa ^ t ii . ti " ar I ; -.. ' *' , itlctv ' i iy ¦ lie ccr ^ on , - > ra 3 ti * : Ci . i 5 e of Jv - . vh , it ruJstht apt-= 3 x - .:: ^ t : r ; : t incivi ^ n . ii 'Ko ^ d to
a . vi = js i ^ . ; is . * : ; ., -v . ^ ni tha . tae otia-. r person . ? ¦ s ' crc d ^ i ^ r ^ . i . ^ 15 in his < BLit- If it appeared tha : t ; : ur . y ha . i CJ'ncurrt . i in i :. ninti ^ g a : ;; ortal -vp ^ 'in ' . ! . it '" it-cr-.-jie - -h = du > y uf Ihe Grin . ! J : vry t > enquire -wbas leJ to it Aiu he fri : b-. > . ; nd t ^ stjte . th » T if they iju-j . 1 ' ma-nT aiding ar ^ . 2 . » sij : iasfor the pnro ^ 3 r > ot anlhwluily jl
Ttii ^^ : zz & 5 mr f anth ^ nty , nh : a in the txeeuticj : o . ' a Hfecriiiir } ' duty , aii-i if while fech resisianoe was i-ei ^ g niidtj a bloTT "was stract by one man "which desrive-l taother cf Mftt , the i ^ w ui-arcftil that those sid ri s aid as ? - " -tirg , thon ;> i they ciu njt strike th = b ! r > - *' , - wrre £ K ! uaI ) v sniliy of the jrE-rder . The question , th-. rs ' or ^ , ¦ wtuiu niih >) j 1 > 5 . not wtf-har death was pfodne ^ d , for ski : that there could nnicrtnnaiejy bs no coc ; -t , —nor vLitLcT it yrzs pivduCwi by on unlawful t >! o" » , becaose thai was i-: ; -at a . ar-ife :- !—i . -n : wjt they had zo cJcc-idtnp ; n ites , Trhether that oi-j . r frh : cb prodneed death "was ar . ii-r-iated act , verpetrated by a single indivMnJ , ¦ Kh = E vihsn "STcre no ; concurring -wii him , or -whither it -wt-5 the =. ct of one eorcanliis "wiih many o-tQ-jra , wh-o ksowiEjly asiiitcti iii ^ i in tt £ perpetration of the
cniawiul ac- The law vaa perfectly clear gh the qa- _ 5 tion- It hid bern eKs . ' oishod i * in fcariy period , a ^ d : t hrd i : t" £ r since been Joubte-. i , that ^ -Lct soTcril persons ^ e-re encag-id in an unlawful act , such as oi > EtinctiB 2 an ofneer in the execntioa of his dory , and ¦ wien one person , -ffhi : e the rest w- re so engzg ^ d , in-£ lctcvi a " DioTr upon a jaan , -w-tiicii bi '^ w iiiled hi m , " the psrsorjs -srfco -= rere tb ^ s . unia-sfiuiJ ? engaged , SOUid be indicted , "with the person who struck . h-j blow , as BiTtrdtKrs , and ^ s-s re held -i quaily guilty -with him . It appeared fr jhi the deepositioa , that at tie T > ictnt election , the curdiJapes sr , 4 their friends , on leaving the hnstsng 3 -wer = surrounded by a m . b el persons -whj nnl
expressed threatj ariinst them , they were obliged to enter aa in-a for prviectioa , sud ttow Ihe act of TioleLce took p . iCe th-re- if it app-, irdi tus : tee act vras committed by one man , with t :. e assS'tsoee of ot&rrs ¦ who - ^ rere rioting in as nniawfni noanner , nothing ¦ eouia be more pT ? psr ornrcrssary , if the state of thirds he 5 p-jkr of w 5 true , than for the police to bo endsaTourine io protect itidiviaails fr- ; ui Ti > lea& 3—and if tb . e blow Tra 5 struct then "while olher persons "sere thas engj ^ ed . it -sras clear ' j the aci o ? ni-ny c-jnenrring hi on a xmlawfn '; purpose . But if there vras a cessation cf Tiolence , and a man cor-tiiitt « d the act "when separated from the crowd—in that case it -v&s evidently the act of one and cot of the who ' . e o .-dy . Tais , howeTer , was
eer-sin , that if each proceedings , by - wtionLSoeTer c :: a- , mitted , -were t-i > ierated on snch occasions , eTery day c : election would be a day of ci-nl war , and in the event- - of parties being equally baiascid , instead ofpea . ee and ; quietness , "we might lo , > k for nothing but ni 2 & , acre 3 ana j disturbances . It was gratifying that violence of frhi « tind hid been extr « ae 37 rare ; and although the , public feeling hid b . en , at the recent eltotion , in a most excited state , and b . _ u been in many instances t xpresied in a rery strong manctr , yet isstsne ^ a sn ^ h a 3 it "was cow his pain ' ul duty to eoarnent upon hid been few indtel , and vrbsre they had occurre 4 they -were found , to
on investigation , to be tr ^ csible per 3 ons unins » icted and of the lo-wes . class . This , he hoped , -would add another to the insny ar ^ ami nta fo r a strict attendance to the education of the p&ople ~ z lar ^ -s—another reason trhy every o-op ^ rtunity thuaid be taien to diffisekDow-Udge among * the ignorant , and to raise their condition frum isne of mental abjretness to one of intelligence ; "VTith these fe ^ f reuiar ]^ he -sould leave th& ca £ 33 entirely jn their hinds , and f jt their careful consideration . He concluded ty reoommenuing the Orand Jury to b-rgin vrith some of the lighter business , in order to keep the time of the Court pro&i&bly occupied . "
John Cape , 19 , stood charged -with having stoien a fusti » n jicktt , the property of Isaac Sherwin , of Aspitria . Tne Jury found the prisoner guvLy . Sentenced to be iniprisoaed ax mouths with hard labour . Marii Leiihic-jiie , 32 , was charged with stealing one ahawi and one muslin ctp , the property of Sarah Johnston , and also two eotroB shifts , tha property oi ilarx Wurtiirf-ai ; e , and also one shawl , Uie property-of Ann I ^ ntiedga . Tub prisoner pleaded jnQSy ts one inoictnient ana ¦ y&s found guilty of the other . Sentenced to be transported for the term of har natural life . This sentence vras considerad very severe , vve nuasrsiaihi thai ithi 3 beeareiniitcd , throagh "the interference of Mr . Aglionby , iLP ., for Cactermouth , and some others , and that she i 3 w be s ? nt to 9 ome Penitentiary . ¦
John Lauohiiu , ^ s chaigel having riotously assembled at the parish of Sc Mary's , Cariiile , witii other persons , and injured and oostructed Thomas Hetherington , in the execuiion of bis duty as 3 cc-Bsi&ble . Theprisiner was ably defended by Mr . Matthews . &nd The Jury retired for up-srarda of half an boor , when they returned ani pronouacei the following verdict—G-ni ^ ty of an ai ^ aa ' t cniy . Seatinoed to be imprisoned three months and kept to bard labour , and ta nni bail himielf in £ 40 and two sureties cf £ 20 e 3 £ h to keep the p ^ aco for t-sro ytara . Robe-rt Il ^ nssn , Etoad charred -with a similar cfienie . Sir GKXGOfiY I-Sfriti lira ? for the prosscatisc , Mid 3 dr . SIaTTHL'W 3 » l- ' y defended the prisoner . The J ury returned a verdict of Guilty of the assault , but reeumineiiued the prisoner to mercy .
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Sentenced to two months imprisonment With bard labour , and to Snd the same bail as the ] ast prisoner . Francis GiUespie , 20 , stood charged -srith having stolen a quantity of tools , the property of James B * wman and Isaac Key . Guilty . To be imprisoned fourteen days , the three last to be in solitary confinement . William M 2 XLreU , 18 , was charged with having riotously r . nd tumuituously assembled in Cagtle-street and Euglish-street , and throwic ? a stick and a stona at Thomas Ruddick and Joseph Haugh , they being two constables in the discharge of their duty . Sir G . Lewin was for the prosecution , and Mr . Matthews defended the prisoner . The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty , but strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy , on account of his ycut ^ . Sentence—to be imprisoned three months , and kept to hard labour , and to find bail , himself in £ W , arid hco smelies in £ 20 each . '
Wiiiiam Maxteli , lt > , John Jackson , 20 , John Wharlon , 20 , James Cornvay , 23 , -were charged with having tumuituous ' . y assembled in English-street , and thrown stones at David Errington and other constables ., -while in tie txecation of their duty . Sir G- Lewin "mshea Mr . Hanson , the Town Clerk , to -withdraw the prosecution , as he understood Mr . Aletthews was prepared to prove a complete alibi . j JTctwithsULndiD ? this , Mr . Nanson was determined to j proceed . The trial proceeded , and a complete alibi j ¦ spas prored in « U the cases , by eight or ten respectable ! witii . sses , whose evidence . agreed in the most minute j particular ? . The tvider . ee against the prisoners , Jack- j ^ a and Smith , -was that of n solitary politx ? mnn , whose eqnirocdting ntauner did not entitle him to the slightest j credit . j Ti-. e J-jiIse summed up the evidence in a very partial nirnner , v / bicb . no dou ! .:, Lad the efl ' ect of iiiflutucitip , the Jary in t ' icir vtr , i : t . J Xhc Jury re ; i ; ed for about half an hour , tin *! r- turned to Court and cive a verrtict of G-nity aeainat V \ D ! uili
Masvrell , J-. hn J : clson , and Jolin Whart- ^ n , &nd j acquitted the prisoner Oonway . Scnten-.-e—T- > be iniprisaued three months , with hard i ^ b-ur . aad to find bail themselves in £ lu each , and ,
v ~ o sur . ties in i _ 0 each , in each case . ITi . d = r Uis eLrc ' -imstinees . tbe l » ail is tantamount to r < 'rp-:: uai iinprLsunment . for the parties and th _ -: r ft ^ . r .. ' s arc very yjyr ; to much so ir . deed , thut h-. < A a i " : ef-: v-se n t brt-n sot ; . p by subscripii-jn , the prisoutru wjtiid iiATc bc .-n iih . \ . ended .
THVRSDAY , AUG . i . ES 72 iORDi . VjEr CASE OF CHILD MURDER . J ^ ihi Hop ;; ( Z ¦ , . v . d Mary Jjoj . j ijij , s { . - . od char ^ ec ¦ Bi t ) : tbc car .: tf .. f an . i . g ' . ziuiuiv caiij , a ; Irthin ^ tun T ' .. % : z-z ' . < ¦ -i . -Ts both ilt -. 'Utl Nut Guilty . The circun ; -: t " . ; . r = ^ ere "f rath-r ur , u' ; u .-u . u nuturc , and thti ] detai : i _ .- _ 2 t-, d a seciat : ;> n in 1 h- c-j-. irt The elde' pri-¦ " :-rer is gr ^ r .-iriotUer lo th- yi-uugsr . and the hus " - ..-. r'l of the tormer ti .-d on the Lisht piwioua to : i ; e cmni ; -: = ' - ; . n « -f the mv . -: " . ; rr . The child was K » : n on ths ... . r . ..: z o : th .- 17 th , whilst stvrral nci ghb ' . v . rs « - L-rt at the Ji . ii = r .- asj-s-. ic ; , ' in ] :-yir . c out thri old mr' . n . Th- ?
you-i w n ; an vras sah ; to h : iTe the Urc-psy . The surg » - ; n -iepose . "has the child hid b ' . tn bo-n aiive , and had t > v . -- -n £ ' -a :. j ! ed by havlr . _ ' a piece cf Ui ; e r ^ -urjd it 3 ne ^ -t . Tlie Jurv ft . »; ij .-j boil ; the f-ri-Sv :: irTS Gc . ity . Tit ; Judje , iu paf u ?^ seiiter . rc , ? i . ' . d th :. ' . ti-. ry h ^ d Pt-th bttr . convicted by a VLruict of ajir > . r ' - . er a tateiui coj ' :-id ' .-ratic- ;] of tht-ir c ^ se . und he < l- riuru it bis duly to declare publicly ! iis reason for not ^ r -. ivics \ htin for « . x .-tution . Ons of them had been rec j r ^ m-sre . i by the jury to the luerey uf the C > ujrt ., in e .-nr-.-qu .-i : ce of her avi > e ; irlng tw tsi a person ¦ A *?< - J : - ^ tellijct , ind to bar *; been actuated by ttrjEEtr ieci : r . r 5 , and with less controul over them
w £ - a : ne act wa 3 c ^ Uiinitted other . rejird to the elder prisoner , no recommendation hai bct . n iuade . >" o doubt the jury were of r > p ; :.:-.. n th . ' -t she , btin ^ th o older and more £ r : 7 s pt-rs ^ : ; , had committed the act , maiing her -. Uii-tv-r iv . i . eT th « instrument in the performance < .-f it- If h « , Lor-i Denniar , ) could see that she- had destroyed the ehi ^ 'l for the purp .. ? e of saving the experscri of ketpliig it ; that the r . a-1 deiiberateiy put the
child to d- atb , -.-r urged her daughter to do so , in that case he should have r-o choice bu : to leave her in the ba-nds o ti .= estratiucer . There -were , hoirevtr , circua : stau ^ = s in this casa -which were opposite , and he thought ths eTiuenc ? was scarcely suffieitat to induce him U > ltave the extreme p-jnalty of the law to foliow . The sentircs of desth would , therefore , be i-ecorded sjaiiist Miry Hogg ; but ha should recoiamead a coramut&tio-n , Y , i ! t onlj on the condition that sbe leave this country f ^ r the retnainder of her lif =. The other pri .-uner ¦* v- ? lo not be tr ^ nsporte'i , but she wuuldhyre U > * ufi " = r a loc ^ terai of iiripriaoflHrsnt . Jvhn Kirkp : drirk . 21 , was indicted for the wilful raar it .- of Taoin . is Jt ? dine , a police efficer , a-t C- » iis ! e , uL'ic- 2 j : hof Jure last ; and J'imes Jack ; ott , 24 > , was charged with aiding and abetting him to c-jxituit the i- iiTTie . Si .-e . le ^ i ^ sr . 'i Mr . Tuo 3 i ? so > -prosecuted ; Mr . . Mjt : h . ' : hj dtfes . ei ! . Thi ^ procctaing arose out of the i-ircumstanots-which to to
li : v ? e , iven . ^ auion several Lndictments a . ga 4 nst p « rs-: r-3 f-: r riuts and asisults on the police fore * , which li : y ? e , ; ven . ^ Qivsion ? svenil md-. ctments a . g « nst p « rs-: r-3 f-: r riuts and asisults on the police fore * , which have been- .. uij reported in tins ji ' -srual . The svidence di « c ' .. jsed that on tne day in question , ¦ which wa » the nom > 2-. tion oay for the co-ndidat"S for tho representation of this K > roc « b , a considerable riotous mob waa
assembled jt f .-ont of the hustings . After the proceedings . the-hus .: ugs had terminatetl , the candidates repaired to the Cru-srn and iiitre Cofee Honss , in the Green Market . The mob also came in front of that hotel , and continued veryriot"us . The police were drawacp in frost , an-i tb& mob becoming , as the witnesses described it . catrag ^ . us , Uie supsrinteatier . r of police directed his me : ) to disperse thenu A conStet then arose , and the pvliee ware compelled to use their staves . Tht i rj ,-&z ^ e -i wu one of tl ; e police and as he was standing in the Green Market , Kiripatricfc struck him n-violent blow on the heal with a lifw-preserver , which feiied him to the ground . He afterwards attenspttd to r : ^ , and wh . io he was La the act of . rising , the other
prl « i-cT al .- 'S strui him , but not so violently .. The dtcei--sd w ^ i-t hen taken into the coffeehous 9 , and a iur ejn attia-led him . H * had a cat on the b : iak of his hcau from wliich the blood was fiuwing , and another C"J / on tne forehead . After remaining at tha c&ehouse a shwt time he was Bent home to his bouse in a Jr . ? . Ir . BUiott , the surgeon -who had a first a attended , i » ftervFir r ls . 2 aw him at hishousa , ind found him labouring under- compression of brauu He died a short timt- afterwards from an internal effusion of b : ood . A poii morion , examination took piace , and a quantity of coigMlat ^ d blood was found un « t » tbe dura mater , -which was unir , Jared above tfee eaz , at the plate -wh&ie- the ¦ wound hid be = n iuflicisd .
> Ir . JiiTrHEWa a ^ idrjessed the J ury prisoners-His iQJtDSHiP haring samaed up , the Jury retired , and af ; riiaviug beta absent 3 short unio jetorned with a veraict arquitting Jicksoa , but fiadiBg Kirkpatrick guilty of Mtinslaugiiter . His I / 0 B . BSH 1 P t ^ ea sentenced hiiu to Transportation for rif « ea years .
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THE LONDON COPPERSMITHS AND BRAZIERS . MONOPOLISM , COMBINATION , ASQ OPPUESSION IX TUK SHOE-LANE FACT 0 KY , L 0 . ND 0 . V . —TWENTVTEREE APPEEN 11 CES IN TUE COP PEKSM 1 THS ' AND BSAZ 1 EUS' TEADE , 10 TIUR . TY JOlaNEY->! £ > -. Address from the oppressed and injured Journeymen Coppersmiths and Braziers to their Independent and Generous Subscribers , and all Fellow Mechanics and Tradesmen of England , Ireland , arid Scotland ,
Friends and fellow Mechanics , —We , the coppersmiths and braziers of Messrs . Pontifex ' s factory , have been now standing out and contending for our just rights these last fourteen -weeks , and as a sense of gratitude towards our London , Bristol , Birmingham , Manchester , Southampton , Salisbury , Liverpool , Glasgow , and other liberal benefactors , -we return our sincere acknowledgments for their generous and unflinching attachment to-• srards us the unfortunate , undermined , and injured artisans , and by our friend * determined , undeviating generosity , shall be enabled to continue to withstand against , sn 3 conquer our unconstitutional monopolising oppressors , and gain our rights and just demands of them ; bnt should our friends Telax in their aid , we shall not only be unable to provide for our families and bom * s as
mechanics ouzht , bat also our trade , be deprived of our bread , our families 'will be driven from their homes , a : iJ we shall w ruined for ever ; we complain of our employment daily decreasing and becoming poorer , while onr employers are daily becoming richer , through their taking : and overrunning the trade with a multiplicity of aportfutices . We look round in the midst of increasing iuxary , and we , -who produce it all , are the first parties that are neglected , tbroogn Messrs . E . and W . Pontifex employing labouring men -who have not served a legal apprenticeship to the trade , and also binding boys and young men apprentices from fifteen to nineteen years of , nge , and sending them out to -work at the different
factories of arts , such as brewoouses , distilleries , gugai refiners , and other places connected -with the copper trade , and only giving them opon an average , during the whole of their apprenticeship , from seven to twelve thiliings per week , and their parents are compelled , by an agreement , to supply their offspring with every neces-K .-, » y of life ; and if any ecciiient or iliness befall them during their apprenticeship , no remuneration is allowed by tfieii misters to their parents or themselves for maintenance during the loss of time ; and through such a system as this , -we , legal , honest mechanics shall be completely deserted , and ultimately Uf ; destitute of even necessary of life .
Brother Mechanics—We feel in duty bonnd to call upon all the mechanics and tradesmen in England , fr . lajil , and Scotland , to take our cause into their consideration , and to Le-e the oppression and overwhelming ruin that is coming upon us . Wt call upon yon , being what trade or calling you may follow , to open your hearts and hands , and feel for tu as though our cause "was your otvb , iuo-wing . that if we cannot stop this undermining system of utter iu- ' h to all trades as -well as oui 3 , that the liberty of Englishmen , Iri-hiaen , and Scotchmen will soon be
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gone for ever ; and as we have but one chance left , ( that is your aid , ) rise up with the spirit of ow forefathers and make tbe last struggle for all our liberty ; can you see us fall under the tyrants' blows , and stand still and look on with indifference and ultimately fall with us , or will you instantly rouse yourselves and come to our rescue and deliver us from bondage ; you may do it , you can do it , you ought to do it , you are bound ia duty to assist ; the rising generation looks up to you to maintain your rights and theirs , your children expect that you will leave them free , the blood that runs in our veins must thrill at such proceedings , will you suffer your liberty to be wrenched out of your hands , and all of us together to be bound in slavery , half wages , half-starred , half-naked , totally driven out
of our rights , exposed to all tbe miseries of life , and end cur days in pauperism , or in a Uuion , and our families enslaved for ever , when by a trifling subscription you can deliver us and yourselves , and show to these unfeeling , unprincipled , over-bearing , cruel , tyrannical oppressors , that wo will not submit to them ? we were born free and we cannot bear tbe yoke ; we will not be driven out of our trade , wo -will maintain out rights our fathers handed it down tons , and shall wa not hand it do-wn to our children ? yes ; and we call yon to assist us , to lend a helping hand to carry on our cause as your own and by your exertions and liberality and brotherly love , you will show us that you are lovers of liberty , and victory must follow ; they are determined for our utter ruin , and we are determined to resist to , our uttermost , and as it is a war of extermination to all I the trades of England , Ireland , and Scotland , we shall i me iraies oi jingiana , ireianu , and Scotland , we snail
be fiHally ruined if the cause ia last . I Then is it not legal and just for every mechanic to j protect his fade from beiug ultimately ruined ? Yes . Then , in the name of Heaven , we nsk , can it bj wrong j fjr tr . ' . D to ait-. 'inpt to iniprovu thei condition , and tbe p-eservatio ; . - tf tht-ir n . itur . -i ! rights ? la it wrong ' for mun to unite for tho purpose of resisting thoir I masters' encroachments en their ' . rode ?—is it wrong to ' oppos = monopoly an' ) mercenary ambition ?—is it wrong to restrict the principle of selfishness to its proper and ' ltgitiii'jata bounds an- ! objects ?—is it wronjr tor men to cuii ^ ult togtther fur their interest , and seek their weli irt ?—is it wrong for man la attempt the elevation of ' his morals an , 1 intellectual standing ? No . TJlfcn it is ' nut wror . 4 : \> r man t > tstsblish t' .. e honour awl safety of uu iei- ^ rctivt vocation upon a more securo and per- ! k ; . v < -i ; t t ' "iis . ' ¦
Fj-u'uds and Brother Mechanic ? , wo v . iil no longer detain yuu on iius part of our fubject ; but , in conclusion , wil ! merely observe that culture of the mechanic art ii not only calculate ! to elicit , expind , anil invigorate the inventive faculty of mau—to remove his natural ignorance , an- ! enrich his natural poverty , but a'so to ailv ^ ir . ce his morals , r-. 3 ne his - . natmcrs , and elevate his character ; and by bi-ing in possession of these qaalirioations , are enabled , by the ossi .-Unce of each ollu-r , to oppose and supersede tha greatest monopolism and op ; . cisiou . Therefore if this cause is Ksst , our proapects ax- j ruir .-jd Tor ever , and we shall be suij . ct to opprobrium m . d opj ; r- ssion by our oppressive u . lversanes , and slavery , ; nistry , -want , dis-. ress , Mid iiffliction "hii ; be our p . r ' . ion ; and our ofi ^ prin ^ s at so ; i ) f future duy , ivhi umg their inherited chains aeress our gruV ' -s , a-.. d Ivuil oar memcrifc 3 with reproaches mid iuiproiTitions .
TLv .-: efore ' . re n ust be n : " iii ; er : t in cur cause , be h' -n- 'f-t , be fiiru to each other , be imlefutigal-le ; pursue our d-.-termir . ation with a (^ ilisense that nevev tires , and -nith pfcrsdV ^ rancy that n-vc-r faltsrs . Then tho just cause will U .- vi-. r own : liberty , honour , and happiness will be our just reward . We uhall be on the irmii of the Li-ave and th « free ; our sons will have no cause to re ] ro ^ cb us ; ^ 11 our deterring c ' liidrca tinrt favour in our t-yta , support on our anus , and protection in our bus . 'ins . " England exp& 5 ; s every ni . au to do hia duty . ' " SuV'Scrijitiuns thauXfuily received at tht- tioldeu Lion , Fore-street , CrijjplegaLe , London . The following is a cupy of a Letter and Memorial which Messrs E . & \ V . PouUfcx and Wuod , reXused to receive and comply with . TO MESSRS . E . i : W . P 0 NT 1 FEX & CO .
Ge . ntlejie . v , —We are Dciegatts nominaifed to lay a Memorial before you , ami we hope an iuip-irtial per ^ Ml win he girea an answer to tht ) same effect ; will mnch oblige Your humble servants , "William Misceldine . William Jai ; i ; lma ^ . Ki < : haru Hk \ vso > -. Thomas Coffjjv .
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them to ttio judgment of the Spanish Commissioner who ia appointed to inspect them . Tho moment ho sees them , and says they are good ones , I shall instantly send you money for them . I shall either purchase them at 13 s . in the pound , or get you the instalments , keeping 2 s . each for my trouble , or I will do anything el * e yon may instruct me , if that ia in my power . Only , as I have been taken in by purchasing and lending money on bad documents received already , I cannot do anything ¦ w ith you until I show your pipers to the ComraiBsionev , ¦ which , if you send them soon , I shall endeavour to do next week . ¦ " I am ; yours faithfully , " A . SOMEBVILLE . " Mr . James Scott , 5 , Mitchell-street , Belfast "
Sir P . Laurie—What was Somerville originally ?—Captain Roberts—He was originally a labourer iu a Etone quarry , and latterly was an orderly to Colonel Jacks . Subsequently he went to Glasgow , and commenced agent for tho recovery of tha British claims , and , Belfast being so near , he despatched his emissaries out there . —Sir P . Laurie—What was the price of the certificate ?—Scott—An offer of 13 s . in the pound was made to me . —Captain Roberts—The father of Scott , on receiving Soinerville ' 3 letter , forwarded the certificates uueudorsed , and of which they heard nothing until they made application to the Spanish Government , and the following answer was rtceived from W . Castancda , the Spanish Commissioner : — " 163 , Albany-street , Regent ' s Purk , " April 21 , 1841 .
" James Scott , —In reply to your application respecting cerciiicatts , I have to inform you , that the cue for arrear of pay was presented at the uffi-je by Mr . W . Hopkins , of theHole-in-the-VVuli ^ ieet-itreet , London , who obtained a final certificate of tho saint ; in hia own name . Tae othti ' , for gratuity , wiis also prueentetl at this ( ffice by tho same pursuii , who receive ! the U ^ t and second instalments , payable * tLaiuon , ou tiie 14 th of Fcbiu . ay labt . "Miguel Castaxeua . "
Accordingly an appJication was made to e . Jiir . Bradburn , a g < ntU-inan much employed in the itfcovery of Spanish olaiias , r . nd ho took Scutt to Que ^ n-tquii-e Police Oliice , when Cioott utxiartd that i ; o never endured tl ; -: ii ;; alao a ihxlarutiun to the saiiiu eillct was ol-taitiud fr--ui L-. is gather , suitwithstaxuiing they wwasulc in Ulu . n < k :: b to Mr . Hopkins , and thuy bure iha endurseineiu i Scott ; and wha-S was required of Air . Hopkins w ; ,- t ' . v \ i ha should give up the catitiuates which he holds t / £ aautC ' a , ami t ' ne endorsement on which is forged .
Mr . Hopkins—l bought them in the market at the market pnee , aud tijey art > iransierablti by endoj-sement . r fir P . L . urici—Thcio is no doul ) t hut tw : nevvii ! e fui'ged tht ; fcruiorstmtnt . Pray , Mr . Hopkins , liovr juuch did juu give for ihtm ? Mr . Hopliina—Twel 7 o sfiiliings in tho pound . Sir P . Laurie—To what junwunt ( i S ^ oifh difi you jiurchaaa ? iir . Hopkins—A' Out £ 17 . Sir P . Laurie— Pr . - . y , whom « li .- ! you purchase tlwiu IVjHi '! iir . l-i . 'j'kina—From a . Mr . Gilbert . . Sa P . Laucw—Whcru id . ur . G . ibcrt ? A pji ' aon oi the name of Wiiiiums , \ v ]; o represented hiuisell' as hi . n oierK , said that he was u iivt-y stik' le k : « i »» r , and hu gut thum i ' vuiw Mr . Baudry , who keeps Sl . o Britannia pubii-j-liouiw , Cuiumorciat lioad , and Ba . uriiy tot thtjjn from donicrville , and UiiK-rt gavt 1 &ys . pti " cciic iur tlitm . isir P . Lauiio — 1 fcupprme B . iudry inui the othti- purties are dealers in them ' ! Williams—Yes , th ? y M'i , wheu legally etului'sed .
Sir P . Laurtu— \ V ell , Mr . Uo ^ kms , hail you not better givs tiiem up ? iir . llopkiaa—1 have not , got them . Sa- P . La ' uris . ' —Wliero ure tiiey ? Mr . Hopkins—1 sold ih ? m . »;;• P . Luui'it!—When ? Mr . Hoptiiu—About mx wei-k . s after I purchased them . Sir P . Laurie—When i . n l you notice ) oi ti : e forgory ? Mr . Hopkins—About tliu likth of July . Sir P . Laurie—Dal you sell theia before you had the notice ? Mp . Hopkins—I did ; it was ueeidttily wrong to have purchased them without ascertaining Ux > genuineness oi the endorst-jiisnt , but wjjwi / purcbascii tUtni from Mr . Oilbest , I had no doubt of evvntutay ; L'oil >^ ( .- - ¦ ilTect . Mr . \ Viilia . n > 8— ( iiib- - -rt purchased them-from Baudry , a : ; d ! io h . id thuui from Soiiici-vilU :. Cir P . Laurie—Oh , j ' cS , we know that ¦ - but what I want , to assertion is , wi . eiher il wivuiikelyihat Hopkins , Gil . ' ifcrt , ftui ! Jiaudry , Lad auy kuow . edga of the trick pJi ' . jed by Si' -iiei-viilc ? Captain llvberts said that he did not believe they
had . Sir P . Laurie—What has become of Soumville ? Captain Kubetts — After finishing his agescy operatioua iu Glasj ^ ivv , he published a- work oat ' usd " A Aarwtive ot the British Uauipaigu- in Spain , " which sold Very wtiil ,. and ho aubsec ^ m- 'ntiy oama ta London , and published a sixpenny work ia . fifteen numbers , which he called ' A Narrative of the Wars oJEuropo , " which aiso sold well , and : i part oi vfhich-appeared in the Dispaiclt . Sir P . Laurie—Oh , in the i > ispatch ; then by was one of tbe pillars of tha Dispatch- !
Captain KobrtS—Yx- ji ; and for which ho w ; ia tied up ; he stibstqu « iitiy i "« II out with the DispiUofi , and published a lect « r ui me UoriUwj Advertiser , and he had latterly become an aU . vocu . ta for juniiury Hogging . iLr . agbter . ) Hir P . Laurie—However , it appears- that those-parties did not know of tha forgery . Captain liobtsrjs—Certainly , i am aura they were not cugnisant of it . Sir P . L .-tui-ie—Vvliy di « i Suwiervilie choose Glasgow- as the tielu ot i . ; s Djijy . 'iti . uis ? Captain Roberts—Becr . wse we u : iii .-. toii i ! . o'i * ' iis ^ u there , und upvrdrds of 100 in libl " fast . r 5 : r P . Laurie—How many certificates are stiJJ
om . : W'illiums—Upwards of 4 , 000 . Captain Huberts—Aly object in seeking thit : -public inquiry is to spoil Soiutrvilie , whioh , aB sure i ^ it is made puhiic , ii will do . Sir P . Lauris—U does you infinite credit to coma furtvard in beiiulf-of tyf those poor plundered ! Ui : U . Pray , Mr . Hopkins , to- whom did you u « ll your certiScatrij ? -Mr . iJopkins— To Mr . Gilburt . Sir . P . Laurie—' . Vo Mr . Gilbert , front whom you bought them , how cauio that ? Air . Hopkins— When 1 beard there- was a likelihood of thtre b ^ ing t-. «^ b ! a about the m . Sir P . Laurie—How Came you to siipposo Unit thtro wss to be any trouble about them ? Mr . Hopkins—From a letter I r&-j » ivecl from Ai r . Kiskmua Lane , the attorney . Sir P . Laurie — Did you selJ the certificato back , to Gilbert before or after you reaoived iViv . Kirknina , Lane ' s letter ? - Mr . Houkins—Oh , before I received t&e letter .
Scutt—Ncv you , did not : for two mouths afterwards I haw my certilicates in your hands . Mr . Hopkiiis—No , you did nat ; I showed 70 U the certificate of another Scott Soott—Thera was no other SiWtt in the same regiment . Sir P . Laaris—It appears thafe there has bean most extraordinary , dealings in thesa certificates . Ga ^ tain Kobtrts — . Most shameful . I know wb ^ Te one person Uolda ^ yei ^ oi thos « certificate ^ composed entirely of the two nio : itbs' and six months . gratuities , the former £ ' ) . Mil tiis latter £ i ) , for whicia mere-triflV' was given ; and tbe ^ ubiicuns , Jews , and crimps 01 Portsmouth obtained Uiunirtiis of them fc » a pot of beer , or a glass of gin .
S : r P .- Laurie—Ola , shocking ! shocking ! . Captain Roberts- —Ami I know that one physician , at tUe Westend , hold 3 £ 15 , 000 worth , purchased througkan agent . Sir E ; Liurie—Well , I think , as these parties have creditably come forward to- meet tho charge , and as trity ar « respectable people , they will give to . Scott anytbing . tiey made by the purchase of the certificates . Mi Hopkins and Mr . Williams having r . greeii to do so , Sis P . Lauvie inquivti what becaiue u £ Boruerville ? Captain Roberts said thcJt it was reported that he -was in Slie Isle of Man , and begged to say , that as the case weald no doubt go before the public , ha did not , in the most remote way , impute anything improper to Messrs . Hopkins , Gilbert , and Baudry . Sir P . Laurie perfectly concurred in the observation , and congratulated Capt-Koberts on the victory he had achieved . The parties then left the office .
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DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT THORNLEY COLLIERY . MELANCHOLY SACRIFICE OF LIFE .
On S-. ttur . 1 ay morning , at an early hour , a tremendous explosion occurred at this place , -which ia about fourteen miles froii SumJerland . Thornky « an important colliery , which has been in operation ubout six years , and this -we understand is the first serious explosion which has occurred . The population , according to the recent census , is about 2 , 700 , chiefly colliers' families . To give our readers a better idea of the nature of the locality of the accident , we must premise that the Tliornley Colliery contains three seams . The first is called the five-quarter Beam , and its depth is 85 fathoms ; the second is the Hutton seam , which is situated at tba depth ot 145 fathoms ; and the third is the seam in which this most melancholy and unfortuuate accident occurred , viz ., the Harvey seam , which is at a depth of 1 C 6 fathoms . This is certainly a great depth , but it is only trifling when compared with the Monkwearmouth Colliery , which is upwards of 270 fathoms .
The accident toofe place at fifteen minutes past four , immediately after the principal part of the workmen in tbe Harvey seam , the hewevs , to the number of fifty , had left the pit , and tho putters and trappers above were left to attend to the ventilation , &c . The putters and trappers alone were left in the pit , with ono unfortunate individual , Thomas Has well , hewer , who is lame , and who has on two occasions been before most seriously injured . Information was immediately given at Thornley Colliery Office , that a serious accident had occurred ,
and Mr . Heckles , the resident viewer , Mr . Games , together with the under-viewer and overman , immediately resolved on descending the shaft , in order that every assistance might be given to any parties -who had escaped the explosion ; which was only known to the workmen in the other seams by a ru 3 hing of the air in the staple , which led them to the conclusion that something was -wrong in the Harvey seam . In the meantime the news of the fatal accident spread like wildfire through tho village , and even to the adjacent district , and the whole population had assembled at the bank of the pit .
Mr . Heckles , and the gentleman who had descended the pit , had , by tbifl time , ascertained that tho accident had originated In the north-west direction from the shf . ft Mr . H ., however , despatched parties in different directions , himsolf and the overmen examining the district where the accident had occurred ; and , accordingly , hit party found the bodies of those who had been
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killed confined to a space of 200 yards in the northwest district of-tb ' a Harvey seam . Two horses were < lso found dead . The villagers remained in anxious suspense for the period of one hour , during "which Mr . Heckles and his party were engaged in bringing the bodies np the shaft . It must not be imagined , however , that those who had been only injured remained so long down the shaft , for it is due to the activity of the parties concerned , to say that in a quarter of an hour tfiey were all " at bank . " They , were all able to walk to their respective homes , excepting Jonathan Gardener , -who died in about five hoars after leaving the pit . The following is a correct list of the unfortunate sufferers : — Killed—Thomas Ha 3 well , overman , 42 ; Peter Graydon , driver , 11 ; George Ord , flatmau , 17 ; Robert Gardener , trapper , 9 ; Tbemas Hall , putter , 18 ; John Graham , putter , 16 ; Gjorge Graham , do ., 17 ; John Armstrong , do ., 15 ; John Gardener , do . 16 .
Seriously injured—George Crozier , wayleaver ; James Maudlin , overman ; Thomas Pile , trapper . The following , though in tho same division of the pit , escaped nnhurt : — John Humble , trapper ; George Gillings , driver ; B . Palmer , putter ; J . Wi ' son , trapper ; Win . Willis , do . ; M . Gardener , hewer ; Thomas Welch , putter ; Wm . Eltringham , do .: Andrew Bones , water leader ; Wm . Woullett , do ., George Hogan , shifter ; Thcs . Atkinson , do . With respect to the condition in which they found the pit , little diffcrenca was observable in its aspect . There were a few board end stoppings , or wood partitions , which had been violently knocked out of the ends of the galleries which they enclosed . These vrere immediately restored , in order to renew the ventilation , and this was effected in about three-quarters of au hour .
The greatest praise Is due to the faculty , who lost no time in being present to render their best services to tho poo 2 'fellows . The pit ia ventilated on tho same principles as the best collieries ou thu Tyne and the Wear , viz . by an up-cast and duwn-cut shaft . The blame , so far us it can be ascertained , there i . « little doubt will be found to rest witu thtj boy QirAenei , who has already suffered . — Northern Tinws . The coron-. r ' s inqiusc h ^ s since betn held , and , with the exception of cue , lvturned unauniously a vei'dirt of accidtntal death .
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A TOICE FiiOM NORTHALLT 3 KTON HELL . TO TUE EDITOR OF TIIE NORTIIEItN STAH . Braaipton , August 8 th , 1841 . Sir , —By inserting in tha Star the following letter , received from one of tfi ^ Ch : ir : ist victims iu Northallertou Hell , jou will much oblige , Youis , rtspectfully , Walsixgham Martin . " RESl'ECfSr > FlUKNP , —I received year kind letter , and was pleased to hear of your be ' . r-g at A ^ . tercliff-i Feast . 1 should have liked to have been there too , or anywhere but ir . this misftrable place .
"Sir , I confess I fait rather surprisei "fthen 1 read your letter . J tboui ;?; t you had known me J-. etter t ); in to have such an opinion of me , as to think for n moment th : it 1 am afraid to speak wlir . t I think or know upon the silent sj-sttm . I am aware 1 ba ? e never filtered into any rt'jtail of it , but it was not through fenr or any restraint i- ora under , for I knew my inability tu do justice to my thoughts on the subject ; and I was aware that othevs , who knew as much of it as I rfo , are well qualitis-i tu treat the matter in all its odious forms .
* ' I cannot but think our friends take a -wrong view of the subject : it is our rascally Government thab is to Wwine for sfciuxiug a st of ineu to such place » , and treating them as folona , fi > r a political effWnce . Th » new r . ilea were revised end nlterert , as the } ' n w stanrf , by the Marquis of Noru > . anby-, backed , as you must fcflow , hy the statute law ; and you may depend it is usjh-ss trying to £ &t them n ' tfcrerf .- T . i ! k of convicts ! I fronld rat'rtar ten times t-e onu of thum , thjin be undttr tbe s ' .-vsMs ( Hseipiine of this place . They are allowed social intercourse with eaoh other , and it is not a brwiah t ) f discipline , with them , to cast a look at the heavfti : ? . " I' do assure you , Sir , I have not seen the sun for above twelve months . I was- reported the other day for looking as high . 13 the prison windows , when they wore straight before me . So you may form some idea of the aomprehensive nature of the silent system .
» ii \ 1 cannot say that I have been treated in auy mai : nflr aantrary to the Tulesofthe prison ; but I do say that tbe severity of the rules has given my health such a shock as f shall perhaps-feel whilst I live . I ara sorry to > inform you that my- back is no better ; it has beun ooming on me for months : it is the same comp ! : iint that I have had bo long in my l ^ s—at least , I think so ; as I am taking tb ^ same medicine for it aafor my legs . " My friend , I have enclosed you a copy of a petition that I b ; v- » e sent to the Marquis of Normanby this last week . I perhaps need not inform you that his Lordship can uncertain how far it is true , if ho thinks proper-. I thiuk that if Sheffield was to got up a public meeting , and send a petition , signed by tha Chairman , to th » Home-offic » , perhaps most of ua-might lie forgiven , ami the other removed ; at least , it is worth trying fo : "» Wiil you bare tho kind : ifss to - . Trite to Slitffield on tba bUbj'iCt ?
" Sir , vrfien you receive a copy of the Bradford Petition senil ru « one , but do not writs anything else OB , so as to make a letter of it ; if you-do , it will prevent in * receiving i * -, as the prison rules v ? i ! l not ailow us to receive or-aend a letter ofteaeu than ouce in thre * ^ veeks . " My daar Sir , I am heartily glad that the Whizaare in so great a minority . I received the half < loze ; t stamps fos which I return my fyienJ thanks . You must excuse th ;> rambling , uaconnuotad manner that I have wrote this letter : you are not aware how painful stooping to wtite is to my . I will endeavour to do the ne"t better . " Give aiy respects to Mrs . Martin and all friends ; and b ' .-fors X conclude , let ma beg of you , my friend * , to use yoiMr endeavours to get u » removed . Health and strength is the only property I have ; and if that is destroyed , how , in the name « f God , am I to get K > y bre ^ iil , if wer I live to get my liberty ?
" Let rue know in your next what exertions have baea made . " I am , Sir , Yours , faithfully , " ¦ Samuel Holubrry » " To- Mr . Walsinghaiu Martin , Chesterfield . "
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Two wretched-looking beings , named P ? av 1 Williams and Ellen Sheen , the fonnw 65 anft latter 51 years of age , were charged before to Broughton , at Worship-street , under the follow ;'" extraordinary circumstances : —Sergeant Teakleif 6 , stated that , on Friday last , about fourteen fanr lies were forcibly ejected from the domiciles theVh li occupied iu Hope-street , Spitalfields , and the ? hv ? been since compelled to remain day and ni » i ! i under one of the arches of the Eastern Count ; Railway . The occurrence had occasioned consid » able excitement in the neighbourhood , and the s ^ i joining streets had been greatly obstructed bv tfc . crowds of persons assembled round their place i * encampment . He proceeded to the place on Sund » , afternoon for the purpose of preserving order whm he found two boxes placed on the pavement ' to ra . ceive charitable donations , and , as the prisoners » L appeared to have charge of them , refused to tat * them away , ho considered it his duty to take tw ! into cu 3 tody for the obstruction . m
The sergeant produced the boxes , which he said were the same as were used by the Chartists in al lecting contributions for the defence of their imt ^ soned fellows . Two slips of paper were affixed ? , tho front of the boxes , with the following inscrin ! tion : — " Two hundred men , women , and children » t a moment ' s notice , turned into tho open air from Hope street , Spitalfields , being distrained on ana they are now to be seen there , in want of shelter and of the necessaries of life . " Mr . Brougiuou inquired by whose direction and under what particular process the ejectmeiit toot pi ace i * Sergeant Teakle said that he happened to be pa « . sing ihro ' egh the street on Friday morning when thj ¦ aaiiiies were turned cut , and he observed that the directions were given by a broker named Hardv v .-hri -was attended by several assistant ? . The goods and scanty furniture belonging to the partiw p ^ rtiims of which were brokea to pieces , were Ivino
ra . bou . fr the street , and a number of iniserablt ) people ' cf-all a ^ es and both sexes were , wailing over diera . ! The maj * rJ 5 y of them were poor Tveavers out of em . i ploymeut , aud tha distress and wretehednfss that ; i . ho fcceno presoatod was truly heart-rending , a poiictmuii nyw present would bo abie to give tfle ni 2 gi-- ! . r « te further information , aa he accompanied tho broker when ho made the < j <; ctnient . i Police constable Spencer , h 92 , was calkd , auj | in answer to the magistrate ' s questions , he stated ; that on Friday morning Inspector Lewis sent him 1 to Hope street with the broker , to prevent a brea ch
Sot the peace , and he remained in the street wbibt f the poor families ont of fourteen houses were ejected , i They were all in a most destitute condition , hut the ; most distressing case was that of a poor wocian who ¦ hid a fatiiily . of eijiiu children , one of whom v . asfil ' - with the r- 'Diall-pox ; another woman had seven cbil-6 ? cn , and one of them had boen severely sealded on i . he same mornini , ' . The broker promised thsweman ro procure t'leadmissioa of herseifaud family into the : workhoube , but Le did not know whether the promise ! ha . i beta fulfilled .
Mr . Rroughtoti saiti he was greatly surprised that v ; ie ] K >\ iee tiad lent Us counteui : ice to such unlawful and tyr&miical proceedings , but he presumed that the or-j-. ct ' for which their services were required Lad been nu ere presented to the in ? peetor . Ti ! r the usher , was directed by the magistrates to proceed immediately and bring io tho court as many of the unfortunate outcasts aa he couid find .. , The caaa was resumed at four o ' clcck , when Mr . Ashley , the solicitor , attended to watch the pro-. cef-dii ; gp sn the part of the broker sr . d his principal , a » d Mr . Hunt appeared on behalf of the aggrieved parties . Tilt iiifo 2 : mcd the majjistrafces that sereral of the poor peopla were waiting out&ide to ba examined . Amongst zhe number was the woman whose child vva . ; said to have ciied , but her child was not dead , t hf'Ui'h seriously indisposed .
Tl ) e firs ; witness called was Span Potts , the wif& of a poor weaver , with seven children , who ( stated that a broke ? who distrained upon her goods at her lass plu . cn of a-bode recommended her to remove with her family into one of the houses in Hope-street ,, which was abandoned , and she accordingly did so . She . had lived-lor . * orue weeks in tho bouse , and no application had been made to her for rent , neither had sho received any notice to quit . On Friday morning she went to the workheuse to ap » ly for some relief , ami , on her return , she foand two men in the room , who told her to " g £ t out" with her goods and children , or they would turn them out , Sho implored them to allow her a little time in con . federation of her tick child , but thty refused to do fo , and she collected her few thia ^ s and left , the place . She remained in the street with her children until night , wheu they were admioted into another house .
A poor man , named Philips , was next examined , and he stated shat he had lived thres months in one oi ' -the houses , and had agreed * to pay eighteenpence a week for his room , part of which he had paid . On Friday morning ho went out to seek work , and on returning ho found that his door had been broken open by the broker's party ,-and the lew things he possessed were scattered about tie street . No nohae had been given-to him to lea e tho place . He had passed two nighb 3 in the open air . Several other witnesses , somo of ^ vhomhad been exposed . ' or thres clays and nights to the Jaie inclement weather , < pave similar evidence . Mr . Hunt questioned the witnesses as to whether t-he ^ broker or his men removed any of the goods with , their own hands , bus they stated that they were peremptorily ordered to remove them themselves .
Mr . Hunt said that if the ' answeshad been in the affirmative he slvould , on his own responsibility , have K iven tke person who removed a single article into custody on a chu-rge of felony , Mr . Brotighton said he very mush regretted that ail he could do ,, as the case now stood , was to dischargtrthe prisoners . He hsd occasionally read of the occurrence of su h proceedings hi Ireland , but ke never conceived that such a heartless and lawless transaction coald ever take place * in this country ; und although be conld not now Weal with the case as he desired , he would , upon application being made , ^ rant warrauts against the parties for a breach of tho peace , Mr . Hunt said that he would take out the warrants without los ? of time , as he was determined to prosecute the parties to the utmost extent . The prisoners were then dischaiced .
[ The amouat in the boxes is supposed to be about 15 s ., which v ? ould have been distributed amongst theunforlnnates on Sunday evening , if the police had not interfered . The police , it is said , have broken open the boises . I write in haste , having only just time for the post ; I have been engaged in this cas& for the last five hours . ]
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Mischievous Spoiling of Thadfsmex Tha unnatural separation of dignity and usefulness , tht pernicious-association of elegance and inutilitj . has created iiaineasurable mischief . How absurd , how insane are tho notions connected with manual labour . Louis XVI . would have been a locksmith had the- bent of his taste beeen permitted scope ; and Ge » r « e III . was fond d' watch-making . What a pity either were compelled to forsake the path of mechanical usefulness for * hat in which they bate left thair names ,
* ' To point a moral , and adorn a tale . " —English . Chartist Circular . USEMPLOYED OPERATIVES IN PaISLEY . —We ? egret to state that the imtriber of unemployed continues rather on the increase . The nuraber on the books yesterday was 748 , bat this gives bnt an inadequate rciea of the whole numbers unemployed . Oa these 748 as many more are more or less dependent as swell the number up to 1 . 800 . Of these , all that are employed about only to 60 , who have work at
breaking stones . The others are relieved by orders t » n grocers and others for food . The voluntary assessment was expected to yield about , £ 700 , but from inability in some oases , and unwillingness in others , it is to be feared it will fall much short of this . Only about a third of the inhabitants , however , have yet been called en . The calls will be renewed next week . The wants of the unemployed are most pressing , and their sufferings severe , and wehopa this will be borne in mind when the collectors make their call . —Paisley Paper .
The "Lady Thief" at Lincol * . — As was anticipated aud predicted , the " lady thief" has been permitted to escape ; she has quitted Lincoln , it is stated . ' Several fresh cases of daring theft on her part are now freely spoken of , showing whatever place she visited she plundered if possible—taking jewellery , fancy wools , or anything portable that came ia her way . Many tradesmen have missed artioles of great value . Daring tho latter part of last week tho kdy called several times at the shops f : oin which she was positively known to have stolen , to endeavour to compromise matters by paying f °
tho goods . One party refused until she had not only returned all they had seen her take , but everything she had tatan ; sho went away , returned , and delivered up a bundle of fancy wools and worsteds . Not content whh compounding crime ( an indictable offence , by-tho-bye ) , and defeating justice to the public , parties are framing excuses for the thief worth £ 406 a year . Her disorder ia tenderly ascribed to a morbid and irrepressible propensity , or monomania . And it is Bought to palliate herofitace by the representation that she did not intend harm in taking what belonged toothers . —Lincoln Mercury '
Messrs ; . Daintry , Ryle and Co . ' s BASKUuprcr « —We understand that the total number of proofs of debt und er thii fiat is 589 . The amount of the debt 3 proved against the Macclesfield Bank is ^ llfi ^' f 193 . 2 d . ; against the Manchester Bank , itt& 571 63 . lid . ; and the private debts proved amount to £ 331 18 s . 3 d . ; making a grand total of ^ 165 , 806 4 s . 4 £ d . ; besides which , the assignees of Messrs . Whitmore andWells , tn whom ihe lauk drew m 1 . ndon , claim to pro ' e for gllQ - 'QQ fc > 3 a . —' Manchetter Guardian .
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10 MESSRS . E . i W . POJS'TJFiiX , WOOD , &CO-, SHOE-LANE , HULBOKN . The hitinhle Memorial from tJie Jouncx / wan Coppersitiiths late in tlve employ of Messrs . E . atui W . Pvuxi / f . t , M ' ood , and Co .
"Youa Memorialists Suswetb , —That in oonsequence of their late Einpluyt-rs n . t being willing , to restrict the Coppersmith DcpHraiient of their Pictory to a limited number of Apprentices , an the twwityeighth day oi AyrU last , \ 7 hea st ^ v ral of tbe workmen had an intervisw with Mr . liduiund Pontifex , and then been giv-en to understand from him his determination not to accede to the Trorkiaan ' a wishes . The . I-uurneynitn GoppersniitLs consulted it a duty iuenmrem and imperative on themselves to withdraw individually from thtsir employment , and to act tnt . rely up » n tbur own responsibility for their futum welfare and interests > knowing that the excessive number of Apprentices- i ; ow bound to- the Trade , and -wiih tbe introduction oi machinery- and grtat iniprovwsitensa of late yearjv hasbeen tnaJe in the CopperamkiiiS branch , is Uku ! y ,. i ( continued , to diminish tho employment hitherto afforded to the Journeymen Mechanics now employe *! in . tha Coppersmith trade , and providing , restrictions are nut made and complied to , the workmen would inevitably
be ruined .. Therefore your humblo ileaorialiata , with evtorvdue respect ami courtesy to Messrs . S . & W- Pontiffs , Wood , it Co ., havti ventured to lay tim following resolutions beforo you , in hopes th » y will meet your approbation , and ba tho uieaus ot coming to an mmaible understanding , which may taaJ to be beneficial and agreeable to all partits , viz . tho number of Appractices . COPPERSMITH SHOP . One Apprentice to four Men . Two uitlo to aight ditto Thrse ditto to twelve ditto . Sour ditto to sixteen ditto . Five thtto to- twenty ditto . Sis ditto to twenty-four ditto . And tvro Apprenticesin the Braziers' Sha ? . Subscriptions thanilully . received at theGol-ieii Li'jn , Fore-street , Cripplegate .
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EXTRAOKDINARY CHARGE Oi ? SWINDLING . On Thursday , William Hopkins , landlord of ths Holein-the-Wall public-house , Flevt-Btreet , appealed before Sir Peter Laurie , -who sut lor the Lord Mayor , at the Man&ien House , to ans ^ wer the complaint o £ the British Auxiliary Legion , undap Cieiieral EvaDS , in Spain , under the following circunstances .- —Captain Roberts said that he appeared to support the summons , in consequsnee of reading tho following letter : — " Kinsc-street , Long Acre , June 23 . Sir , —In compliance with your wishes , and , at the same time , grateful for your kind consideration , I hereby endeavour to transiait so you a few of the names of those unfortunate individuals -who , like myself , have been defrauded by that prince of swindlers , Alexander Somtrville : —
£ s . d . James M'Calloch , 8 th Scots 7 13 0 Robert Johnson , ditto .. ' . ... 3 1 0 John Holland , ditto 10 13 0 Robert Cohen , ditto 7 10 0 Samuel Cuddy , ditto . 0 3 0 Jaines Gallagher , ditto 3 17 2 Edward Fields , ditto 3 17 2 Daniel Grady , 6 th Scots 5 0 8 Jaines Mullin , ditto 7 12 6 John Mulltn , ditto 9 2 6 Henry M . 'ETery , ditto 9 2 0 James Stuart , 4 th regiment 9 3 0 James Scott , 2 d Lancers ... ... i ~ 2 8
£ 112 4 2 " These , sir , are only a few of the too many instances which 1 can recolleot of duplicity practised by Alexander Somerville ou those who were 80 unfortunate aa to become a prey to bis insinuating and artful way of vietimiztng . " I have the honour to be , " Sir , " Your most humble servant , " Robert MCobmick , " Late 8 th Scots , British Auxiliary Legion " To Captain Roberta , British Auxiliary Legion . "
Captain Robferts stated that the complainant was a private in the Lancers of the British Auxiliary force , who served under General Evans in Spain , and on the dissolution of that force Scott retired to Belfast , in Ireland , where he worked for aome time as a wood-turner until he met with an accident , by which he lost the use of one of his hands . Some time after this accident , an advertisement appeared in tbe London journals , as well as the provincial ones , and placards , signed" Alexander Sou \ wvilie , " stating that he was an agent for the recovery of gratuities and pay due by the Spanish government to the British legion , and which was secured under the convention of both countries : he undertook not only to recover the amount but make them an advance .
Sir Peter Laurie—Was thia the Somtrville that made such a noise at the Reform Bill , and figured away in the Scots Greys ?—Captain Roberts said that it wa 3 , and proceeded to state that every soldier on his discharge obtained certificates for his gratuities and pay , which being endorsed by the holders were transferable . Scott , on 8 c = ing Somerviile ' s hand-bills in Belfast , applied to him by letter , to which he received tho following answer : — " 4 , Brydges-street , Strand , London , Jan . 13 . " Sir , —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letttr , and have to say , that I can do nothing with your certificates until I tte th-in , and have submitted
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The following is a copy of the petition : — IO TILE RIGHT HONOURABLE TUK MAR ( £ l / [ S < OI ' NORMANJSY , SECRETARY Of STATE . The bmnble petition of Smrwel Holberry , a prisonev in ths House of Correction , in Northallerton , is ihe North Riding of the Gownly of York , S&EWETH , —That your Lordships' petiticasr was convicted of conspiracy and sedition nt the York Spsing Assizes , of 1840 , and sentenced to foar years iniyirisonnient in the above-mentioned gaol .
That the severe confinement he is enduring is not only ruining his health , but daily diminishing his strength ; and to give your Lordship an idea of bis affiictions , aud that his person is undergoing a considerable change for the worBe , hia legs are subject to continual swellings , and his appetite has lost all relish for the prison diet . That your Lordship will feel convinced from these circumstances that your petitioner must be considerably debilitated , and hourly feeling his afflictions more and moTfi .
That your Lorpsbips' petitioner having been subject to the severe restrictions of the silent system , for so long a period , and having , by his sentence , yet to undergo two years and a half imprisonment in the vory closest of confinement , be feels it a doty he owes to himself for tho protection of hia health , nay , his very life , to petition your Lordship for a mitigation of his punishment ; not that he prays for that almost unhopedfor favour at this stage of his sentence of a total remission of it , but for a relaxation of ihe prison discipiine by being sent to some other gaol where the silent system is not enforcod , wholly on tha ground of protection to bis health .
That your Lordships * petitioner having now stated the ground of his petition , he will rest in full hope of confidence in your Lordships' humanity to take the above circumstances into consideration ; that isthe length of time he has served under the most severe prison discipline—the time be has to serve under the decline of health—and the present state of bis health ; and may yonr Lordship , under the circumstances , see the absolute necessity of granting his humble petition , by removing him to some place where the restrictions are less severe , thereby holding out the hope that his health may be protected , and his life spared ; and your petitioner will ever pray . Sami / e ! Holberry , Prisoner . July 29 , 1841 .
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BRUTAL , CRUEL , AND SCANDALOUS EJECTMENT FROM THEIR HOLDINGS OF UPWARDS OF OSE HUx \ DRED PERSONS .
( From our own correspondent . ) I send the following account of this outrage , which would never have been brought to light , but through the exertions of Mr . Drake , and the hatred the police have to Chartist subscription boxes : the boxes belonging to tha members of this district having been lent to the miserable victims of lawless aggression by Mr . Drake , and they having been seized , together with two persons , by tho police , which occasioned the whole affair to bo invcsti » atGd . Proceedings are still going on , and I hope on Thursday to be able to forward all particulars as to persons , &c , as warrauts will bo applied f < r .: aud counsel employed to obtain redress .
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6 THE NORTHERN STAB .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 14, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1122/page/6/
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