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¦ X £ < m- - ^ of Soceett j sn < 3 especially for the poorer portion . We had imbibed Borne sort of a notion that it was the butt of such officers to ia-faire , thoroughly is ^ msE , into Ihe cause of death s ^ beBerer death occurs either from misadventure , without common knowledge , or in a sudden manner . We had had alse jjot it in our heads that the bn « nes 3 of the presiding officer of a Coebt op Sxcosd "wa 3 to take all the evidence that presented iiself , especially when snch evidence might criminaie parties in the death of the body over whom the inquest was holden . Bnt it Beems in all this ^
y ? e have been mistaken—ai least cs far as Coroners in the North are concerned . Thbbe Coroners are appointed to shield the "Goal Kings" from inquiry Thtjts they act as advocates , instead of Judges- ^ and ihere they interfere to prevent ihe truth from bang feiown 1 There they refuse to hear " evident * '; and there they rettse ail legal assistance £ 0 ih ± friesis of the xvsdtjksd , and determine thai they shall te no party in the inquiry as to the manner and cause of death . Of course all this is
right ic Goody Chronicle ' s eyes ; and to differ from her in such an ea ? y comfortable conclusion , is to betray tie Jiieobinacal spirit of which Goody prates , which 41 sees a TfiZAsrss in a human being in the lowest state of penury and distre = E . At the risk of drawin ? dc . Tva on " our devoted heads" more of the old Lsdy ' s ire , we shall denounce * ueb proceedings as scandalous and infamous , and try to procure for the relatives of the httrdzked men all the redre * 3 thai their hard ease calls for .
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Iet . Poob iliN ' s Church — " A Churchman , " at Uarnley , Xorrn I ^ ncaahire , sends us the following : — A poor industrious man , with a familj of nine children , being members of the Chnrch of England , Tented a pew IB tlje Bnnilfy cbiircb , Trlsich tie tooh on the 65 h of December , 1 S 40 . it a rent of £ i &i psri annum . The owner of the pew i » a -wealthy Injiiier , living in BHrnley . At the end of the first yeir the poor mxn punctually paid the rent , but bcicg Bubsi qcently thrown ont of work he was eomprlied to pa * s by the secor . 3 year with the rent nnpsid . Still the family were lolh to quit the chmch , and hoping yet ta pay they retained the Beat ; but tcJore the txpira : ijn of the third year the wealthy bnildtraforesaid dispossessed the pcorfarnilj of their
p -w snd let it to a 'Wfealthy BEighbonr . at the sune lime ssLz'sg KKes , pr-iyer , and hymn book ? , which belonged to the dispossessed tenants . Not coP ^ eit to s ; op here , the rici Christian builder nsxt put the ¦ pcisT man into the Geurt » f Requests for " the sum of , £ 2 12 s . foi tbe use and ocenpstisn of a pew , or certain . sittings in a pew , in the Old Chnrch in Burnley . " The costs in addition , were 15 » lid , which being nnjbie to meet , the poor man was arrested on the 7 th of August last , and taken to Lancaster Castls , like a c" > aimon felon . There ha was confined twenty days . H- might have been liberated a few d » yg earlier tbroDgh the operation of lord Brougham ' s Act , but preferred staying as long as he could within tre walla o * a prison where be had something to eat , to being
* i " liberty" with nothing to eat . Of course the whole of the poor man ' s family bsvt natarally and properly ceased to attend the " Poor Man " B Chnrch . " Tbc thnith of Bnndey ii Parochial , haying an en : clo'vnnfcnfc of at least £ . 1100 per asnnm , and the Incumbent ( whom I do not mean to implies * * in the p * cstEt disgraceful transaction ) is the Patron of another living T&lued in the Commissioner * Report in 2 * 33 . at £$ 00 a year . Bat , stran § e to state , there is 72 ot a single free seat / or the poor in this " Poor Man s Church . " "The Poos ilA >'" 3 Csttrcb * gai > ' !—We have received the iollowing statement : —The Pirish Church of St . Botolpn , in Cambridge , having lately ucdergone a thorough repair , a rate of Two Shillings in the Pound
was imposed on the inhabitants to pay for the said repairs . Amongst others a poor man of the name of Wm Bid well , wi » b a largo family , was ratrd at sixteen shillings , which he refused to pay . A Enmmons was obtained , and after that an order to compel the paymeDJ—but Mr . Bidwell did not attend to either ; and at the last Summer Assists held at Cambridge an ir-dictment was preferred Against him for disobeying a Magistrates OnJcr . He "w& « afterward ! tafc-ai before tbe Borough Magistrates , and held to bail to answer the charge at the next March Assizes . The Cambridge Anti-Cbnrch Rate Atsodation have takes up this most extraordinary cas « , and retained Mi . C- H .
Cooper , an eminent solicitor of Cambridge , to conduct his defence ; and as tba members are cbiifLj cohjpo » ed of working men , they have deemed it advisable to sppeaJ to those friends who coincide with tha views of the members of this Society , namely , that compnlsory payments to"wards the Established Chnrch arc unjust To assist them in raising tbB necessary Fuad for his defence , the smallest donations , Bent to either of the following persons , will be most thankfn-ly receiTed : —Mr . "Win . Brown , tailor and robe maker , Bridge-Btrett , Cambridge ; Mr . B . D . Moyse , bafcfcr , Magdalen-street , ditto ; Mr . Wm . Johnson , wooden draper , Sidney-street , ditto .
Delpb— "We thank our correspondent , but his " news " 2 = a ts ^ et too old . JOSS AfiSOTT , —The " Poor Old Animal" A&y do ve * y wd 3 to kick rp his bstls in a t 3 p room , bnt is hardly PpCmus enough to gallop in the poetical column of the Sor&em Siar . A Lovrs op Justice , Stai . tbb . idge . —He csn be H > 3 de to Day ; is ., be , by mirrfcige , has rendered hiHi-* -: ' Uab'i . 2 ? 2 HO , "WoolwiCH , will see that his communication is inscTifd . He wi'J oblige as in sending any future artic ' s lo write only on one Bids . D ? . 0 TL = DE > " CO-OP £ BaTIT £ SOCIBTT . —Mr . Edward li .-Dtrts , the manaj , tr of this establishment , writes as follows : —A parasraph in your paper of i ^ st Wc * -k , enjimting from the Ashion-ui d -r-L'nt Society of Sboe-E 2 ier 3 , states th 3 t the Manager of the Cooperative Sj ' .-icty at Dioylsden attempted to reduce the wages 1 ! thr j-. nmtfymen employed in that « sUblis > -ment
2 ? - > sec 5 thing was attemp ' el : but one of the jour-TxjmzR Ttquested to have a seat of work of an iaftn&r description , th ; Tit ^ "S he could v , fct mors bo ; ey on - t-i * . description of work than any other . Be rtqaes - . td toha ? e the same wages as was p ^ id in Manci . rs ' c .- for the same dfcscription of work . Therefore yonr CorrtaBondent was in error when he matit ; that Etitca-tnt . P-S . Twopeuee more than the Macches-Icr statement was paid to the man lor the irork . 3 IH . CLiATx . —Mr . liDrej wishes to hear from Mr . C-iriTe Dr > coiiBE Testimonial . —The letter from Boulogne n-st wrtk"W . Puiwdes , BEt ? £ B .. —Received . 3 h > . mas Powell . Loxdos . —R-= eei 7 ^ -d . IS-. G £ 5 E 2 a 1 SECK £ lAE . y . XiTlOSAL CHARTER ^ siOCJATio ^ . —Mr . Wbfe * ler ' s ab » tEDe from tofrn ii- > week is the cause of the Boi-spyesriic ^ t > i tb- usual £ ubscription list . It will appasj ntxt Wcwt .
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Fatal Coal-Pit ^ codext . —On Saturday la % t , an irquR = t was held before ilr . Hudson , ai the Co :: / , ^ Tree Inn , Tiewton ; on ihe bo -y of a young lESi caited John Ford , who eame to his death in conttqsenee of the roof of the coal-pit in which he worked faHuz upon Mm . While engaged at his usual emp : ojnient en Thursday morning last , about three ton- of coal ftII fron the roof of the pit , some port : or of wefch falling upon hi 3 back , caused his ^ fa * h . Y . ro : ci—Accidental death .
BnCTAL AND TJyS ± TCR ± l COXDrCT OF A SO- V . — On Siiturdsy nigLt last , about twelve o ' clock , James Gifccyil , of Y * w Gretn , Bear Hudder ^ field , entered tb- hoass of his parents , who reside at" the same place , and tMsvmenctfi abusing his niufter in a mon shocking JEsi-i » er . He wore a pair of itrong shoes with which be kicked htr in a most brutal manner . TThile encsrtd in this ncnatiiral preceeding , a yontger brother who resrdes -vrith the j-arests entered the bouse , and vtrj mtortily stool up in his mother ' s defecce , fui which he was shamefaUy abused . The old woman is ¦ cjr ^ ords tf s ixt y jeans of age , and has had to bring up a fama ? of ttn children , the father being a drunken fiisBipatsii feUow , liTiBg out of the earninsB of the wife Jnittad of labouring for the support of the family . The ijn who behaved so brutally is married and has three hp
chiMr ^ -: ; nr . il The tmuutti nwnim « 1 for his dastardlV chiMrc-: ; Hud the reason he assigned for his dastardly conduct i 3 , that his mother will not feed cr keep his children , after having worked and Blaved for ten of her OTnj ' A raoEih or two at the treadmill would Eurely i > e tba Stt ? r ? return for Bncii filial aifcetion I Tfii'M > £ B Stobjc—AiAKMisG OccrssxscEOn Sataniay nigb . 4 last , a - ? iolent taunder storm passed over Annan Wateribot , abont lialf-past ten o'dock-The lightning was of the most Tivid desctSption j and the appearance of the night was snch , that the If ew-CMUfc ttesmer retnrned to Annan "Wate . foot immefiiately aft-r she attempted to commence her voyage .
Tee tltctric fluid struck one of the chimneys » f the ho-as ^ \ ji Hi . Dobinson , innkeeper , wLi « h was knocked fio-sm , and other part * of the building also wer « fia ^ aged . lin . DDbinson , we regret to state , was stvrrsly injured . She was sitting beside the kitchen fn :, when she was struck by tie lightning , and was immediately deprived of her speech and sight , and o h-jwise Enffsred seriously from the stock . A serrant girl , who was filling a piut vessel with water , was also struck , the pini kcocitd out of her hand ; and one of 1 ms asms -was so paralysed , that fihe con ; d not n » e it for an hour ; but aftei that time , she tpeedily" recotered .
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ToDHOBDKJf . —On Saturday night last , about ten o ' clock , a fire broke out in the warehouse belonging to Messsrs . Ingham ' s , of Castle Lodge , near Todmorden , bat fortnnately was got under without much damage . The Co > -victs Babber a > d Fletcher—Accounts have recently arrived iu London stating , that in the vessel which took out these will forgers , a fever had broken out , to which it was said Barber had become a victim . It was added that he had left behind him some important memoirs connected with the extraordinary will fosceriea .
Frightfcl Attack bt a Bqab at Falkikk .. — On Saturday forenoon , as a min named Mills , who keeps a boar , was returning to the town with the animal , and when near the West Burn-bridge , it seems to have scented ont , or been formerly aware , that another was kept in a garden a few paces oS the street . It instantly became desperately excited , and wheeled eff the road to get at its opponent , but was courageously ktpt back and struck by the owner . Ibis ouly exasperated the furious brute the more , which turned suddenly round , and with a desperate spring knocked the man down , 86 > a » ng him at the Bame time by the groin , and with its huge tusks , which were firmly locked , dragged him rapidly along the ground . He did not relinquish his hold of the rope , however , and w % 8 sczid by the hand and wrist . Being in the most immiueut danger , the spectator * shouted to b "» m to allow
the beast to get away . This he did , when breaking into the stye , a Urrific combat took place , both animals lacerating each other with great f nry . In the meantime poor Mills was conveyed iuto a neighbouring house , and Mr . Ccabrou ? h , surgeon , being fo : Innately passing at the time , he obtained the speedy assistance of two other medical men ; when it waa found that although a wound of nearly eight inches wide bad been iiflicled among the in-oscles , no large artery was cut . The whole upper part of the thigh -was shockingly mangled , and the injuries on the aim were of a dangerous nature . The sufferer was conveyed home in the afternoon , and lies id a very precarious state . After great exertion , and not a little risk , the two boars were separated , and the one which commenced the attack , which is of great size , and about five years old , was shot .
Fatax Accident . —Tuesday an inquest was held at ths Bopwood Arms , Hopwood , on the body of James Twetdy , sawyer , Staniciiffe , hslf-mile from Middlt ' . oa on the Rochdale road . Ic appeared tt at on Friday , the 11 th instant , deceaEed wo 3 assisting his father t « saw a > trge piece of timber , near Hopwood Hall . He was the " top m 3 n , " and the large piece of timber slipped ; he fell astride on the balk , and received a severe bruise on the abuoine :-. He lingered in great agony until Sunday last , when death put an end to his bufferings . " Accidental death . " Dxeadfcl Accident . —Oa Monday afteraooB , an inqnest was held ac the Bull and Wharf Inn , Bury , on the body of John Qretnoalgh , aged fiftj-five , U -wea-rer , residing at I » ane Ends , in HaUlgQ , WOO WBS kHJed on Saturday night bj a cari-ier ' a cart psssing over bit head . A verdict el "Accidental death" waa
returned . Fatal Colliert Accident at Bigglestoxe Collieht . —On Thnrsday , the 24 : h ult , George Praxes was ran over by two full waggons and expired almost immediately . He hai left a wife and three small children to deplore bis loss . At the Bame colliery on Tuesday last , Joshua Swallew , a boy about fifteen years old , was crushed in the bsck and loins , by the fall of a heavy stone . Extraordixaht Case of Strangulation . —On Monday last a fine child of ten months eld , nanW Catherine Ford , came bv her death under the following circumstances ;—The deceased was the child of a rop * -maker , icsiding at No . £ , Globe-court .
Imcmie highway , and il appears that her father Went 10 his work on Monday morning as usual . The mother also went out at six o ' clock to carry about milk for a person in the Miuories , a 3 she wag accustomed to do ; but before going , she took the precaution of placing two ehairs with their backs to the bed , so as to prevent the child , who was asleep at the time , from falling out . The child must have rolled from the place it was lying to the edge of the b » d , and goi its head through the small rails of the chair . The body then must have fallen from the bed , for the child was afterwards found by a yonnj » girl named Fitzgerald , hanging in the way above described , and quite dead .
Shocking Accibext . —On Tuesday afternooa last a serious accident happened to a man ia a stale of intoxication , who fe ! l upon Fome spikes belonging to Mr . Horton , boiler maker , New Park-street , Borough Market , Souihwark . Ti > e spikes were forced through the mnseles 0 / his arms , and so far had the ppikes pierced ihe unhapi'V man that it was with great difficulty two persons 5 ucceeded in disengaging him from the instrument 0 / tori are . He was taken to tbe ^ hospital . Death fkom Starvatios . —On Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr . Wakley , M . P . coroner at the Six Bells . Ruislip-common , near Uxbridge . on the body of William Terry , a labourer . Mary Lavender , the sistir of the deceased , said , the
deceased was in no regular employ , having obtained his living by jobbing abont , sometimes getting money for what he did , but at other times a liule food . He had no fcou .= e or lodgiDgs . He had slept in a loft over an outhouse for two years past . He had no bed , but lay on s 2 raw or hay . He bad been brought to her house from where he had slept , about four dies off , on Wednesday morning last about ten e'doci , in a dnng-c 3 rt , driven by a boy . He conld not walk . Witness , her son , and the boy helped him into her cottage . H © ¦ was quite sensible . He said that tney saw he was going to die , and he thought that they wanted to get Tid of him . He said that the owner of the lofc where ho was lying had come to him on the night before , and given him
somegrnel . Hesaid thathebad not any pain , but was very 2 on- and feeble , and got weaker and tveaker . She got h : m a little milk . He drank a li'tle of it . He could not eat any bread in it . She herself had do mocej in ihe house at ihe time , as her husband and son were out of work . The deceased had often not a shilling a-week to live upon . She hardly knew what to do ; she wa 3 in great distress herself . She knew that she conld not get any relief without going to rbe relieving officer , who lived four smiles off , at Hiiungdon . I ^ iext morning she went to the rflieviag officer . She reached his house at aboat ten o'deck , bnt the had the sorrow of hearing that he was not % X home . She was told by one of the children , that if = he made haste sae might 2 nd him at Uxhri ^ e church- She did mike baste there , but he
had left before 5 hc could reach it . She then hardly X :. ew what lo do , but she thought fche would go to Mr . Rayner , the un ; ou doctor , who attends on her pvrish . She went and saw him , and he said that he Tfas coming to Rui ^ ip , and that he would call . She got bark : o her cottage agaia at twelve o'clock . Mr . Kayner came in ihe afternoon , and examined him , and said he was dying . He was then so far gone that b » cocM take noihjDg . He continued to get weaker and weaker , and died three hours after the doctor's visit . He had been in the Uxbridge Union twice . The last time was about three weeks ago . He said he would neTer go in thereagain if he cc-ild g . = t oi . e meal a-day out of if . He had no propi ny of any kind , neither b ; d , stool , nor anything in ; hc world but the clothes on bis back , and they were boj worth Is .
Mr . Rayner , ihe district union surgeon , confirmed the last witness ' s evidence . The Coroner—To what eanse do yoa attribute the man ' s death Mr . Raynor said , lie feared that the man had died from exhausiion and want of food and tha other necessaries Df life . Had no doubt that the man had disd from the effects of destitution . The Coroner—If you find it necessary in such an instance of txtreme destitution to order wine , jelly , arrowroot , or other nourishment , what course is adopted ! Sir . Rayner— Is it necessary that I should answer that question ! The Coroner—Undoubtedly . Everything on such a subject ought to be generally known . Although the law provides that in cases of emergency the -churchwardens and overseers can graiit orders for relief , yet the poor woman has staled that ^ he knew rhat she could not obtain any without applying to the relieving officer . Now , Sir , what 1 want 10 know is this , — £ uppo ? c yon had
found it necessary in the case of the deceased to order for him nourishing food , how soon and where could ihe woman have obtained it ! Mr . Rayner—1 gram bd ordrr for whatever 3 think is necessary . The Coroner—That is not a full answer to the qnestiou . What I want to know is , Ho whom is the order addressed , and how soon the nourishment coula be obtained ? Mr . Ravnei—The order is addressed to the relieving officer , and if he thinks that it is right , whai ever is directed in the order he can cause it to be supplied . The Coroner—If the relieving cfBe- r thinks that it is right . ' Good heavens i do vcu cot grant the order medically ? Mr . Rayner —Yes . The Coroner—And do you mean to say thai in such a case the relieving officer can hare aa authority .-uperior to yours 3 Pray let us understand this matter distinctly . In fact , h ought not only to be understood here , but throughout the whole empire . £ very human being in the kingdom ought to comprehend it .
Mr . ilayner here produced a blank form , which showed that the actual power of granting even medical assistance in the shape of food , &e . was in the hands of the relieving effietr . The Coroner—If JOU fill up the blank for balf & pound or a pound of meu , do you mean to say that before the meat can be pioenred by the poor person ha must present it to the relieving officer , who in ihi 3 case lives four miles from the cottage ? Mr . Rayner—Yes , that is the practice . The Coroner—There must be some mistake . Yon surely misunderstand me . Mr . Rayner—What I hare Ftatedis the strict truth . Mr . RadclifFe , a juryman , added some startling facts , for which we have not room , shewing that medical orders foi relief were not attended to unless authorised by the relieving officer .
The Coroner—The case is now clear enough . Even ihe terms of the order show that the authority of the relieving officer is paramount to that of the medical gentleman by whom the food is directed , although the food be ordered medicinally . This is monstrens , I wonder that my medical brethren submit to snch an arrangement , which is most cruel W the poor .
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A Juryman—And when half a pound of meat a-day ia ordered , they never allow but three pounds in the week , not thinking , I suppose , that the poor ought to eat on Sunday . The Coroner in his charge to the jury said , that he feared that the cause of the poor man ' s death was but too plain , and that he had fallen a victim to extreme destitution . The picture presented by the evidence was ¦ of an appalling description . The jury had now been informed what waa passing with reference to the management of the nnof&jnding poor within view of their own dwellings , and he must say that guch statements , unless they were verified as they had been , could scarcely obtain credence . The Coroner then asked if the jury wished to retire ?
The jury said , they had no wish to do so , as there were not two opinions among « t them . Their verdict was , " That the death of William Terry had been caused by a want of food and the other necessaries of life . "
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THE HASWELL TRAGEDY , SUCCEEDED BY THE COXLODGE FARCE . For a farce has the holding of tho inquest been . A determined mockery , most assuredly , of what ought to be a solemn judicial investigation . Instead of the Coroner courting evidence to elicit all the facts of the case , we find him throughout tho whole affair , throwing all the obstacles his little brief authority enabled him to do , to impede the discovery of the trmh . The mandate was issued . The Court , and all who sojourned theiein , must obey that mandate . Not an observation was permitted to be made ; not a . sentence was allowed to be spoken ; not a question to bo asked ; not even the nib of a pen placed to paper , without tho r » prrs $ permission of that august and important personage , The Queen ' s Cohoseb . Such is the track which the Coroner chalked out ; and all who were present wore compelled to adopt it , on pain ot immediate excommunication from the important ceremony . We can ,
however , afford to smile at the would-be Great Man ' s weakness ; feeling convinced as we sincerely do , that exhibitions of this kind will provoke their own remedy ;—will bring down the hand of legislation on the system so unsuitable to the need and spirit of the timos in which we live . A scientific gentloman offers gratuitously to prove to the Coroner and Jury , the cause of the ^ xplosion , " No , " says the Coroner , " you shall not do that , because you are a stranger , and I will not illow you . Besides you vtere nol in ihe pit at the time , fto be blown to pieces , wo suppose !] and therefore it is not probable you can know anything about the matter . " Suoh wns the reply of the Queen ' s representative . We shall revtrt to tho subject , contenting ourselves for tho present with layu > £ before our readers the substance of what was said and dono at the " hqirssr , " which was holdcn at tho house of Mre . Purvis , the Duke of Wellington Inn , at Kenton , in the parish of Gosforth , on Wodncsday afternoon , the 30 th instant .
The Coroner opened the business by calling on the Jury to answer to their names ; after which ho read over the evidence of Matthew Liddle , E ^ q ., viewer of the Colliery , which waa taken on tho 2 ith inst . The plan of the colliery was produced by Mr . Liddle , and the air courses , the place of the accident , and other circumstances pointed out , as connected with the late explosion . We do not s » y that the Gentlemen of the Jury understood these matters ; but they courtoously , one and all , nodded assent . After which , the Coroner commented on the propriety of the course the viewer , Mr . Liddle , had pursued , and highly complimented that gentleman on the wisdom he had displayed : a compliment which vvss returned by Mr- - Liddle to the Coroner , for hia sagacity ia making the important discovery .
Mr . Roberts somewhat interrupted this " Tickle me Toby and I'll iicklg you" system , by asking the Coroner ' s permission to put some questions xm behalf of the sufferers and tho family of the deceased . The Coroner—No , Mr . Roberts , 1 certainly bhall not allow you to do any ihing of the kind . I will not have the business interrupted by questions from any one . It is an interference with the authority of my office I will not permit : —although it is my exclusive court , I have no objection of your remaining hero as an auditor : but cannot see you in any other capacity whatever . Mr . Roberis ^— -I attend here as the representative of tho men of the colliery , and of the families of tho deceased , and I am desirous of doing my duty to them by eliciting the truth .
The Coroner—1 feel myBelf to be here on the part of the men , and do not require tbe assistance of youxgelf 01 any other person : 1 fetl myself quite competent to the business I have to perform . Mr . Roberts—I beg pardon , Sir . I thought you were in the capacity of a Judge , and not an Advocate for any party . May I , Mr . Coroner , be permitted to ask——Interrupted by The Coroner—An / questions in writing that you think proper to put through me , I will put them , if 1 consider they are proper ones , —not without . I shall exercise my discretion upon them . Mr . Roberts then put a number of questions , which he had hastily committed to paper , into the bands of the Coroner , and requested that they might be put .
The Coroner put a question suggested by Mr . Roberts , but in such a way as to avoid tho inference intended to be extracted ; which being discovered by Mr . Jude , he c- rrecud tho Coroner , who then put the qne-stion : " Does tbe ichole coal , where the rents are , adjoin tho Raof , " which was answered in the affirmative . Mr . Roberts then made a special application to the Coroner , grounded upon the course the government lately adopted , to adjourn tho inquest until an application could be made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department , for a totally disinterested individual to attend en behalf of the Government to examine the state of the mine , and report the Bame to the adjourned Inquest . Mr . R . felt it to be hia daty to the si / ffarers and to the workmen of tho colliery to require this step to be taken , and he should not feel that he had discharged that duty wjihont making a special rt-quest on the subject .
The Coronor—I shall allow no attorney to remain here in the capacity ol a representative of any party . Mr . Roberts—1 shall do my duty by putting such—The Coroner—If any observation is made that 1 consider improper , I sliall instantly order tho court to be c 2 eartd . 1 will uoi aUovr the business to be interfered with . Mr . Robens then asked the Jury to protect him , and allow him to as-k tho witnesses such questions as ho though ' , proper . This appeal , however , waa apparently disregarded . The Coroner—You shall not do it in my Court , and if you pemst in so doing I shall be under the necessity of ordering you out . Mr . Roberts—Ah ! then our position will be different . If you do TIJAT , then I shall know what lo do .
Tnomas Stewart waa called , upon which Mr . Roberts waa pr * -pariuu to take note ? , when The Coroner said , you shall not take down any evidence here ; I have told you before that I will not permit any one , but tho representatives of the public press , to take either minutes , memorandum , or any account whatever of what passes hero . Mr . Roberts—Will you allow me to lake down my owns ideas ? or are you determined to try to deprivo me of that which you know you cannot 1 besides is there less liberty allowed to me , than to the rpporters of the Press ? The Coroner—You know my determination , I have told you befoTe . Thomas Stewart sworn—I am under-viewer of Coxlodgo Colliery . I have been > n that situation three or four and thirty years . During that time due regard has been paid to the ventilation of the Colliery .
The Coroner—I will not permit yoa , Mr . Roberts , to take minutes in that manner : I consider it ayreat annoyance tome : besides it , makes me sonfrvous , it quite incapacitates me from the performance of my duty . Mr . Roberts—I will do my duty , and shall not desist from eo doing until I am compelled . What J want to know ia whuther I may write or not . If you will decide upou that point , then 1 shall know what to do . The Coroner—If you persist in the course you have adopted , I shall instantly order the Court to be cleared . Mr . Roberts—I hope the reporters will take down your observations fully , that the Legislature may be informed of theso proceedings .
The Coroner—So lougas 1 am armed with my present powers , the Legislature nor any other body shall deter me from the exercise of them : and further , il the reporters take notes of any desultory conversation that passes here , I shall immediately compel them to leave the Court . Examination of Thomas Stewart resumed—I was down Coxledgc Colliery on the l < Hh of October , the day the explosion took place . I paid attention to the current and quantity of air in the Waterloo district , where these men had to be set to work . I round the air free as usual , and as much air passing the workings aa there had ever been for twelve months previous . I did not notice on that day that the goaf bad been " working" ( separating ) . That district was not being wrought on . that day . I
found it in a very satisfactory state on that day when I was down . 1 went down at six o ' clock in the morning , and left the pit between twelve and one—near one o ' clock ia the afternoon . Men were working in various parts of the mine when the accident occurred ; but not near to the spot where the explosion took place . The deputy examines and reports the state of the district 3 of ihe mine where it is intended the men Bhall work , before they are permitted to commence their labour ; both in the boards and headways . There were six men waiticf ai the flat ( to go to work ) for the deputy , John Brown , to return and report the then state of that part o : ibe mine . I did not see the six men then . 1 did not go there until after rhe explosion ; but I know that it ia the general praotice fox the men to
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wait until the deputy overman return . 8 and gives his report . Therefore I conclude it was the « ase on this occasion . We have used candles in that part of the pit where the explosion took place for twelve months past . I do not consider it dangerous to use candles there . then ? ? Coroner ~ If vou had « you would not have used WUness-No , Sir . ihe Coroner—Have you an ordor from the viewer , it you discover danger , to discontinue the use of the candles , and ufo the Davy lamps ! Witntsg-O , certainl y . Sir . for th , roner "" * ve the workmen lamps provided Witness-Yes , Sir ; they are left at the 0 * t 3 , and ther ™ requirp them ttley «? til 0 te for them , not
Mr . Liddle here explained the difference between crossings and stoppings , headways and boards , to the Coroner , which he explained to the Jury , who heard htm very attentively . Witness—1 was not in that part of the pit on tho morning of the explosion ; I can , therefore , only speak generally of the state of th « pit on that day . Ihe Coroner requested the gentlemen of the press not to follow him very minutely in detail ; but only to give tho evidence generally to the public , which modest rcqaest we , of course , shall endeavour to comply with . Witness—After the explosion , I examined the spot where it had taken place . I found the bottom much disturbed ; large routs or fissures appeared in
it . 1 could not discern any gas exuding from those parts , but I saw it hanging about the roof . It had not got all clear off , but was floating at the top . There was the usual free current of air passing through the goaf when I went and examined it : no pas came , from the goaf ; it had not been generated there . We havo had blowera come off at times from the workings in the whole coal ; different quantities ; sometimes more , and at others less of gas ; but there is at all timeB a sufficient current of air to carry it off . On those occaoions it is not safe to work quite close to the face of the workings with a candle ; bat when the gas gets diluted with a sufficient quantity of atmospheric air , it iB then safe to wort with candles . -
The Coroner—I fancy tho deputy , Brown , when he found there was gas coming up , weut close to the goaf . Was it not so ? Yes , Sir . Witness—Theie is a sort of slough comes across the candle , and by that , he knew gas was present . In going to the goaf he would travel along tho rolley ways with the current of air—in the same direction —not against it . The Coroner—As a matter of prudence , would Brown , when ho discovered that gas was present , naturally ; so back the same way as he came for the purpose of getting into a purer current of air 1
VVitnoss— Yes , Sir : and after retreating about twenty yai ds or so , near the place where the bottom hud been disturbed and the fissures appeared , tha gas had exuded from the bottom , accumulated , and exploded at his candlo . He had no right to expect such an accumulation of gas there . Any man might have been deceived . Instead of getting into a purer air , be had unconsciously got into thia unexpected accumulation of gas . The best of judges might have done tho same thing , if I had been iu Brown's place , I might , from the confidence I have in tho place , have fallen into the same error . I should not have put my candle out unless I had previously found the place very bad . . Have not known any serious explosion at tho mine during the thirty-six years I havo known it .
Tho Coroner— Ab Mr . Liddle is not now present ( he having retired for a moment ) I ask you , have you directions from that gentleman , that every possible precaution shall be taken to protect the men from accident , and that if anything further is wanted you have to ask for it only . Witness—Y « b , Sir . The Coroner then asked whether witness had anything else to inform the Jury of , and whether the Jury had any question to put ? Witness—No , Sir ; when I was told the explosion had taken place , and the men were burnt , 1 could not believe it was the case . Mr . Roberts again applied ( as the representative f the Bu-fferer . i- ) to the Coroner to allow the pit to oe examined by scientific men , ia order , if possible , bhat the cause of the explosion might bo ascerttained .
The Coroner thought himself the representative of the men , their relatives , and the survivors . He could not permit Mr . Robert ' s , to interrupt , the business of the inquest , or himself to be interfered with . There would be sufficient evidence brought before the Jury without strangers interfering . Mr- Roberts—It is the custom in other Coroner ' s Courts ( 6 allow a professional man to attend on either side ; and 1 have not known an instance before the present one where they did not meet with courteous behaviour . Tho Coroner—I thfow all that overboard . I cannot recognise you as the representative of apy party , nor will I allow you to make such observations as you havo indulged in .
Mr . Roberts hero handed in a series of questions ; it is almost supeifluous to add , they were all rejected by the Coroner without his knowing what they were . [ They may yet , bo asked before a higher tribunal ] Mr . Thomas Horn aaked permission of the Coroner to state what he believed was the cause of the accident , lie felt sure he could account for the cause of the explosion , and suggest seans to prevent its recurrence . The Coroner would do no such thing . They were not them to investigate causes and suggest remedies . Ail they had to do was to asc « r ! ain whether thomancamo to his death by accideutor otherwise . You cannot know tho cause .
Mr . Horn—I do know the cause of the explosion ; and I have attended hero for the express purpose of explaining that cause , and suggesting to yourself and the jury a preventative for tho future for their recommendation . Th ' Coroner—I distinctly refuse- you . I will not permit the time of the Jury and myself to be wasted with theoretical investigations . Mr . Ryan asked permission to state the cause of the accident . He had been sent down by Mr . Attwood , banker , of London , at his expence , on the hcore of humauity , to detail tbe f-ysteni by which the mines of Staffordshire had been ventilated by himself for fourteen years past , and not a single txolosion had taken place during tho wholo of that period .
The Coroner—Could not allow any auditor thus to interfere It was no part of their duty to go into matters foreign to the object for which they had met . Me should therefore strictly confine himself to enquiring into tho cause of the man ' s death , and recording the same , Tne Jury nor himself could not bo called upon further . Mr . Roberts—Stated that Mr . Stutchbury was sent down by the Government , independent of Mr . Parra < ay and "> ir . Lyaii , to view the Haswcii pit ; so tnat 'di . tintirested evidence might be elicited . Hs proposed that Mr . Ryan be psrmitted to examine the pit scientifically , and report to au adjourned inquisition the result of his investigation , both as to the cause of the accident and the means necessary to prevent its recurrence .
The Coronor refused to assent to this propOEition , or to allow the business of the Court to be interrupted with what he considered had nothing whatever to do with the object for which they wore assembled . VVitneps— The pillars where the rents were , and the goaf , adjoin each other . Mr . Roberts asked Mr . Liddlo whether tho owners of the Colliery would allow Mr . Ryan to view the minei Mr . Liddlo could not take upon himself to say whether it would be agreeable to tho owners ; but promised to reply te morrow whether they would grant permission to Mr . Ryan or not . Mr . Roberts Wgged to add the nams of Mr . Mather , the Secretary to the South Shields Scientific Society , to accompany Mr . Ryan , and assist him in his investi ation .
The Coroner could have no objection if the OWNERS iiad not : but ha still considered that such investigation did not necessarily form auy part of the business his court was assembled for . Mr . Ryan said he would undertake to prove the cause of ihe explosion without fee or reward , and pledged his reputation aa to the result . Mr . Horn expressed his conviction that great advantage would arise from , the proposed investigationj Witness— Candles were used close to the goaf , and , from tho current of air that was passing , the workmen could use them with impunity . On Mr . Roberts expressing his astonishment at such folly ,
The Coroner could havo no more interruption . If Mr . 11 . had any question to ask , it must be in writing . ( Mr . Roberts requested the Coroner to ask , at what rate the air travelled round the goaf . He also handed up , in writing , the following questions : — Is there any pillars working near , or close , to the goaf ! Wnether ga 3 had ever been known to accumulate at the goaf ? When pillars are to be worked , are candles used ! Of what extent is the goaf ! Did the gas that exploded come from the thill or the goaf , or both \ Could not Browa examine with a lamp as well as a candle I
Why did Brown require to examine the goaf , if no gas wa 3 ever observed there \ Why is not Brown brought forward to be examined ! Tbe same with regard to the other injured men , and the surgeon who has attended them . Why ; did not Brown attend to the tvarning that was given to him not to proceed towards tke goaf with a lighted candle 2 How last is the current of air f How many shafts are there the pill
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Why had Browa no- right to expect an accumulation of gas 1 \ Wa 3 there fiver before any indication of gas at the goaf ! Does the curront of air thoroughly ventilate the pit ? Do you think th . \ t gas is generated in the goaf ? How often are thore "blowers ?" Has any persoa beon singed by them ! Was there no impropriety in a canula being used where the explosion occurred ! Were no candles used close to tho goaf 1 How near 1 At all times ? : At what rate is the current of air round the goifl Cannot gas collect inside the goaf which tho external current of airf cannot operate on , and therefore will not disperse !
Id it not more profitable to the masters for the men to work by candles than b y lamps \ Are not the coala better wrought , aui thus worth more money in the market ? Was Hot Brown appointed drpuiy as a raward for his leaving tho Union , and goi ng to work during the strike J j [ Mr . Roberta , in handing the af > re ? aid and some other questions to the Coroner , observed that it waa utterly impossible to carry on a oross-exaniinuion of the witnesses wah that degree rf" vigour which was requisite to elicit the whole truth ; as the reply
to one question , not unfrcquently suggested another ; and again requested permission to put such questions to the 'witnesses aa might suggest tbeL ^ cl ves . The Coromkr however , persisted in his r . vfusal , which Mr . Roberta immediat ' ely made a noto of , reading the same as ho wrote it . Tne Coroner desired Mr . Roberts to desist from taking notes , but he persevered , notwithstanding tha solicitationa to the contrary . Mr . Coroner looked blue at Mr . Liddle , and Mr . Liddle ; looked black at Mr . Coroner ; without either of theua apparently benefiting from their mutual exchange ; of silent recognition . ] Witness—Thero aro two shafts bratticed .
Goorge Birbeck sworn—I am deputy of Coxlodge Colliery . Have worked there between four aud five years , of which I have been three years a deputy ; I was in the pit ou the morning of the accident , but not in the district where the explosion took placf . The next morning after tho accident I examined the place when the accident took place . Tho air was good iu all the boards of tho Colliery ; sufficiently so to admit of candles being used without danger . I have been deputy for a vwcivemonth to that part where tho accident took place . There was always a strong current of air in those parts , as well as through the goaf ; audit was considered quite safe to work with candles . There was a remarkably strong current of uninterrupted air , which enabled us to
penntrate thirty or forty yards inco the goaf . The air was still good , aa I haid ever known it . I suspect that no gas could come from the goaf iuto the headway . O / i further examinauon I discovered fissures iu ihe bottom of the coal where the . xplosion had taken place . A body of gas was hanging over those fissures : next the roof ., 1 cannot say the fissures had been caused by the explosion . I think they were caused by the " working" in the goaf . If a greater lapse of time had ensued before the explosion took place , the accident would havebe ^ n far more serious as no doubt the gas was ! accumulating every moment . Wheu Brown found symptoms of ^ aa at the goaf , he aid right in retreating ] to get into a good current of air . I should not , had I been in Brown ' s situation , have thought it necessary to have put my candle out , when I expected , by retreating , to come iuto a purer current of air . Very strict orders aie constantly given to tho men , should the least danger
appear , to put out their lighted candles , and take 1 their lamp-. I can form no opinion , nor can the most experienced man in the trade , how the late accident ¦ took place . Not the ' slightest reason whatever to 1 expect gas where the accident took place ; that is , j any quantity sufficient to cause an explosion . The i injury to the pit was very trifling indeed , which 1 shews that no great accumulation of gas had taken ; place . It is suspected that the fire had gone out at i the goaf : that was in consequence of the gas be-: coming mixed with a greater quantity of atmospherio , air . I think the explosion had not extended at all ; towards the flit , but towards the goaf only , and the ' current of air there overcame it and carried it away . I We had lamps when ' [ we penetrated into the goaf . ! Wo could discover no traces elsewhere but ac tho place of the explosion ; As far aa I can discover , the j explosion was entirely the result of accident , and > that no blame is attributable to any one connected ; with the colliery . i
Tho Coroner , in cotnplimenl to Mr . Roberts , saiu : he would put any qne 9 iiou Mr . R . pleased , now that he desisted from putting them hiniaelf ; but Mr . R . 1 smiled at the Coroner , ami explained ihe mutility of such a futile scheme . If be ( Mr . R . ) was to do I any good he must be untrammelled . [ Witness—I cannot tell at w hat rate the current of air passes . It is not in my department of work [ to know anything about it . I just attend to my I own business , aad that is enough tor me to do . I Mr . Roberts wished lo know if any change of system had taken place lately in the working of the pit I I
Mr . Liddle explained that as an additional precaution , lamps arc note used where candles used to be . That he had abandoned tho confidence he formerly fell ; that no shields were used with the lamps . Does not know that S » r Humphrey Davy stated that bis lamp was not that entire safeguard as was generally attributed to it , although he had read S : r Humphrey ';* pamphlet . liy tho Coroner—I ! havo always consideied this the safest part of the : pit , not only from tho strong eurront of air , but the comparative freedom from foul air , which has always been observable in this district . i
William Richardson sworn—I am deputy in Coxlodge Collery . Have ] been so for seventeen years . The pithas been well ventilated . Capital air—quite ; past' the meu . The air passed , and then returned past when the me * i were working . Have useH caivdlos about twelve months in this particular part of the mine , and considered ourselvrt quite safu in doing so , from the goodness of the air . If tho mm ever complained of danger , wo got the Davys iem !? - diately . No Davya had been used in tnat part ou any occasion during the last twelve months ; nothing has ever been seen to require them . 1 c xamined tfa goaf wiih a lighted ; nakid candle ab-jin twelve hours before tho ! acci'kut happened , wem about twelve yards'into it to ascertain wht-lher
any chau « e had taken place , foun < 1 a very good air passing , theroforo had not the pli ^ htest idea of danger . I made na report ; thero wa * no occasion . The ' deputy , John Brown , was then wiih tno . Four hours afier thia inspection two old men wcr 9 working there . There was no ono t \> look af : tr them , consequently candles were not allowed . Brown had been beside them with his c ; nidle about five o ' clock in the afternoon . It was his business to do so , to examino the stat » of the pit , and set tho mon to woik . Tho men were waiting at tho flit , to go to work , until his return . After he had paf-s-d tho two old men , Brown saw , iby thu fiime of ' his candle , indications of foul air . | Ho retreated from that piace in expectation that in m > doiu ; . ' he would fir . d better air , instead of which ] ho haa backed iu ! o the middt of tho foal air . Brown had pas ?» d the place when ; the rent was . and from where the xas had exuded ,
i in going to the goafi whnr . 3 tho two old mon wuro | at work , and had a candle with him . The rent j occurred just as he passed tho place to examiiw the , goaf . ( Mr . Liddlo thought it would be iaimediately I after ; but it was quiU a matter of opinion ) . Whtn j he found , by his onitllo , indications of the presence ' of gas . he retreattd back the tame way as ho went ; in . Very few minutes elapsed bufore he returned . He could not expect that gas cou'd have accumulated during that ? hort interval ; he would ihiuk that he was making away from it . Tho two old men were much injured . Collins , the deceased , was not one of tiiem : James Andrews is one who is much injured . Brown told me that the two old men diu not warn him of danger . A current of air passed between the pillars and tho goaf ; but tht men have no bu-iuoss there , as the roof falls . They are not allowed to go that way .
Mr . L'dJle , in reply to the Coroner , thou ^ hi everythi ig had been Stated that could be . Witness—The # as that fired came from the thtll , and not from the goaf . Had there beeu gas j n the goaf , the consequeuces would have been worse . The Coroner—Now , are orders given by the deputies to the men to give the earliest intimation to thrm of th- > slightest appearance of danger . Witness—Yes , Sir . ; Coroner—1 thought so . Witnes *—I have known deputy Brown for three years as a very steady man . He is twenty-four years of a ? e . He is a very attentive man to nis busiues ^ , and very willinu to LEARN . Woiking pillars , is taking all the coal aiway ; when we do that vve use lamps . . Mr . Koberts—And'have not used lamps for twelve months : yet workinglpillars every week - !
Mr . Liddle— i if teen acrea is the extent of the goaf " : pillars have bean continually removed up to the present time ; they ara not left for a second working . i The Coroner to Witness—Can you write your nanao ? Witness— No , Sir . j The Coroner—There are other witnesses , but 1 think nothing new caa be elicited . 1 think if you were to examine from now to Christma 3 , we should bo no forwarder . Are you not of mv opi-mon , Mb . Liddle 1 ( We scarcely need ad < i the reply was in the affirmative . ) Then , Gentlemen of the Jury ,-consider of verdict : clear the court .
your We were laken somewhat by surprise at this fcudden and unexpected announcement , " Cleae the Coubt" Wo thought tho Coroner omitted a very important part of his duty , in uot reading over to each witness the ! evidence he had written , aa being staled by such twit-ness , before he called upon him to si ^ n he knew not what . We were not prepared to expect that he would call on the Jury for their verdict , without reading or summing up the evidence , or making a single remark , upon it , or upon any point of law bearing upon it . It might be , however * that Mr . Coroner ' s whole thoughts
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were so intent upon complimenting Mr . Liddla aud through him the- owners or' Coxlodge Colliery , that ' ttie ifc . ss important tuatter of enlightening tha minds of the Jury was lost sight of altogether . In about ten minutes it was announced that tho public mignt bo re-d . dcuit . ted ; when the Corona " asked the Jury if they were agreed in their verdict . The Foreman—Yes Sir . We are . of opinion that it was accidental , aud no blame ; attributable to any
one . The Coroner adjourned the inquest to Friday next to make his return of the inquisition , it bein ^ inconvenient for him to remain longer that evening thus termiuated what we do not hesitate to denominate a farce . Mr . Coroner and Mr . Liddle , accom panied each other arm in arm ( perhaps ) to dinner ; ajid perhaps , also , congratulating each other on the happy termination their united exertions had brought about .
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INDTA AND CHINA . By the Hindostan , which left Calcutta on the 18 th of September , we havo received news from that presidency to that date ; aud from China to . the 29 ih oi' July . The intelligence brou ht by this arrival is not of much interest . An attempt had been made to assassinate Major Wood , principrV aide-de-camp to the Governor-General . The assassins were arrested . In Scinde there has been again some fighting with iho Belochees , and the advantage was with Captain Mackenzie aad tho Engli .-h . Advices from Cabal-mention that an engagement had taken place on the 2 nd of August , bc-tween Ackbar Krnn and Aubdool Summuud , in which J aJSer a good fiijht , the former came off the victor . Some rioting had again taken place at Canton , the assailants being tha Cniuese populace , who attacked the English aud Amerioan factories . One of tha Chinese was killed .
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Leeds Municipal ELtCTioN . —Yesterday ( Friday Nov . 1 ) , the annual election of members Co supply the place of those retiring from tho Town Counci ' , took place , but without that excitement whicn h " heretofore marked the day . In some w * rds there was no contest , and indeed throughout the borough there was a complete absence of party display . It will be seen that this election , has been , highly favourable to the Chartist caa ^ e , two staunch membera of that party having been elected to aid with voica and vote the little baud who wern already members of the Council . At the time we wri * 3 the exact result oi the election in the wliolc of the wards ha 3 not reached u ? , but it appears the Chaitists and the Tories have both been gainers aud the Whigs losers by this election . The numbers polled , for each candidate we can only give as Jar as tha Holbeck ward is concerned . The mtn of this ward have a ^ ain gallantly done their duty , and have set a noble example to the reft of the councry .
Hclbfck . —At a public meeting of tho burgessei * comprising lk all shades of Refo r mers , '' it was resolved to put Mr . Wm . Brook , Chartist , and Mr . Jonathan Sliankleton , Liberal , in nomination for this ward . This was d ; ne , and all weut smoothly on . urtil Tuesday last , when a portion of the Whig pany , — " no monopolis . s , " of course , determined to make an attempt to keep out the Chartists , by throwing Mr . Wm . Brook overboard . Aoordingly a meeting was got snugly up , and 'Mr . W . D . Nell , a Whig , nominated by thu ; meeting , and placards were forthwith issued calling on the burijesses to vote for bhackleton and Nell ! This act of bar . 'facad
treachery routed the Chartists who rjad been taking matters very quietly , not expecting a contest , to teach these Whigs a lesson—and a Jesson hts been taught thtm for the second , — but not the iast time , how powerless they are when unsuppor cd by the people . Mr . Shacklcton , to his honour , disavowed ail participation with t ' . is monstrous act of duplicity dh the part of the Whig . s , ixpressintjhis determination to abide by the resoluiioa agreed to by all parlies at tha first meeting . The result has been a signal triumph for the m ^ n of principle , and the utter defeat oi the tricksters and their tool . At iho close of lho poll tho numbers stood thus : —
Shacklelon 630 " Brook . 543 Nell 472 Majority for BrooK am ! Chartism , over Nell and Whixgery 71 ! Hurrah for Holbeck ! West Ward , —Mr . Robso : > , Ourtitt , has b 1 returned vriihows opponuion , along with a Mr . Richnrdsou , a Liberal , buu ono opposed to the prcsen ' - system of police . Kirkgate Wakd . —The contest here w ?^ between two Willis and a Tors ; tho Tory , Mr . Stead , haa bten ruturusd . The Whi ^ s not bjing able to agree as to their niau ( jn ! y one wm wanUd ) , a Tory slept iu to settlo the difference , crrrying the victory by a mbiority of 32 .
jNokth Last Ward . —The candidates here wsra Mr . Wiiluna Hf jwood , and Mr . William Hartley : 'hrt former calls bim-elf a I ' ory , bu ? we should t 3 t ;! ad to see not a i ' ew of such Torits a ; the h ^ id of aifairs in this town , —men who will give us a souud local feovemnient , aad put an end to policeisoion" 7 P , a ' ud pouco frauds . The latter is a " Complete Suffragist . " At tne close of the poll , the numbers were : — Heywood 360 Hartley ISO Majority for Heywood — 180 North Ward—Mr . Joseph Hoiu- ) r , Liberr , elected without opposition . . North-Wet Ward—Tno candidates were , M ' . Barr&tt , Chartist , and Mr . J . W . Smith , Wh g . Tha latt . r has been eleutcd by a majority of 107 . Mill-Hill Ward . —Two Whigs elected without opposition . |
East Ward . —Mr . J * s . Dufton , Liberal , returned without opposition . South Ward . —The candidates were Mr . Chrk ? on , Chartist ; and Mr . Gresham , Whig . The latter was re ; orned . The returns from Hunslet , Headingky , and Brainley had not reached us when we went to press .
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Ffargus O'Connor , Esq ., will deliver a Icr . ure in the Bazaar , Brigcatc , Leeds , on Sunday evenirg next , at half-past six o ' clock . Ashton under-Ltne . —Mr . Jaavs Leach win lecture in the Chartist Association Room , on Suoday ( to-morrow ) evening , at six o ' clock . Bradford—The weekly meetings ia Bradford and its neighbourhood , will be held at tho usual t ' roesand places . Mr . E'zler , the author of Paradise within the reach of ail Men , will deliver two lectures on Wednesday and Thursday evenings , in the Mechanics' Institute , Leeds-road , aud exhibit models of his machinery for agricuhural cultivation .
Little-Town . —On Monday , a public meeting will be helJ ia the Chartist Room , Little-Town , near Leeds , at eight in the evening , to adopt a memorial to her Majesty for tho restoration of-Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis . Mr . Smyth and other friends from Bradford , will address the meeting . Birmingham . —Mr . Bairstow , of Leicester , will lecture on the Repeal ot the Union , on Monday evening , Nov . 4 th , at the Publio Office , Moor-street , at eight o ' clock precisely . —On Thursday ovening , Nov . 7 th , a public meeting will be held at tha Publio Office , Moor-street , to memoralizo the Q ,: ecu on behalf of Frost , Williams , Jonaa , and EUts . Mr . M'Grath , of London , and other gentlemen will address the meeting . The chair to be taken at eight o ' clock precisely .
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[ We have heard of the circumstance of William and Samuel Armstrong and others at the above Colliery . We shall Wdtsn narrowly the doings of those in authority . What Will our readers think of men being discharged altog'ther from their employment because they rof ' uso to work in a dangerous part of the mine , from , their conviction that their lives will be forfeited if they do ? rfee the alternative these poor fellows aro reduced to , —either to work under tho torturous apprehension that every mome . it will be their last , or turned adrift and reported at the coal office , so that they may not obtaiu employment elsewhere . What will they say of the immural effect of this state of things arising from the failure of the iato strike ?]
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errata in last Week ' s Star . — Cox . lodge , ExrLOSiu . N . —John Brown v . as staled to be forty- ' three years of ago . His age n twenty-four . —It is Btated that he hid only oeen four or fl 7 u jcars in t '_ 3 colliery . He has beea eight years last May . —It ia ' stated he has on-j cbiM . He bas a wife and two children .
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Another Murder in Tipperary . —Another dreadtul murder has been perpetrated at Lattere , in the Borrisolei ;; h district , not long distant from the place whore the ill-fated Shauahan was barbarously waylaid and deprived of life . Six fellows entered tho house of a persoa of the name of Gleeson on Friday night . One of those ruffians w i armed with a pistol , the others with Bticks and bludgeons . They beat Gleesun so dreadfully that ho expired oh Saturday ereaiug . A Sapient Jury . —At the Sandwich sessions , on Thursday last , " twelve wise men" returned a verdict of '' Not Guilty" in respect of a charge against a female prisoner , bat accompanied it with tha hope that she would not do it again !—Canterbury J ournal .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 2, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1287/page/5/
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