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EXTltAOHDJNA ttY ECONOMY TO TEA . DRINKERS . - rnirE DESIRE OF ENGLAND . —The PIQUA PLANT , 1 . now sold Ht 3 s . Gd . perlb ., is three times the strength of ic . i , and is also equal in flavour , more delicate in taste , uliuite ' . y ' more healthy , as is proved by physicians and chemists of high standing , also by persons in great numbers with tlie most delicate lungs and stomachs . It is most Hluiistittt and invigorating , and is recommended to the debilitated tor its invaluable qualities , to advanced age for its strtngtlK'niiig properties , and to thu public generally ( ov its moderate price aud intrinsic excellence . ' The Test . —The proof of the eilieacy and healthful clKiCt of the i >! : mt in preference to ten or coffee : —Let a Jiervous or dyspeptic patient use two or three cups of . strong tea upon letiring to rust , and the effect will bo night-marc , disturbed sleep , and otlitr violent symptoms of indigestions , Ac . The Proof . —Let the most debilitated , dyspeptic , asthmatic , consumptive , mid nervous patients use two , tliree , or more cups of a very strong infusion of the l'hjua Plant , nnd in the morning they will awake refreshed with their repose . It is highly recommended by physicians to invalids and eltildrcu as a most invigorating and pleasant beverage . The following arc reasons why the Piqua Plant is superior to tea , viz , : — 1 st . Because it is beneficial to health . 2 nd . It docs not injure the nerves . 3 rd . Children may use it with advautage to health . 4 th . It ( iocs not prevent sleep . 5 th . A quarter of n pound will go as far as three quarters of a pound of the best gunpowder tea . Ctli . It is strengthening and nutritious . 7 tii . It is rccommcudGd by physicians , and tea is disapproved of by thorn . It greatly improves the voice ; it is recommended to singers and public speakers . TESTIMONIALS . 50 , Edgewnrc-roRd , July 1 st , 1843 . Sir , —The beverage under the name of Piqua Plant I have drank for some time . It was first recommended to my notice as a salutary beverage by a friend , who is a great dyspeptic , and I have since recommended it to several patients suffering from chronic iiiFeotions of the digestive organs , heart , and lungs , with manifest advantage . —I am , sir , yours , &c . To Mr . Wm . Evans . Joun Brtant , M . B . IS , Louther-street , Whitehaven . Sir , —I am nearly out of the plant again . My sale has doubled since I seut the last order ; indeed , it is fast finding its way among some of the best families in the town , and is ln ^ 'My approved of . flense send me aOlbs . immediately , —Yours , very respectfully , To Mr . Win . Evans . J , Bocstead . Dover-road , Sonthnark . Sir , —I am much pleased with your Piqua Plant ; and find that a portion of it mixed in the tea-put with tea , is a very great improvement to any tea , particularly green , tea . —Yours , ic , To Mr . Wm . Evans . G . B . Bclvidere-place , Borough-road , July 17 th , 1843 . Sir , —I have great pleasure , and indeed I consider it an mperativo duty , in justice to you , and for the benefit of others , to bea \* testimony to the excellent qualities of the Piqua Plant . It has wholly removed a constant painful nervous debility with which I was affected , which produced restless nights , and consequently overpowering languur dm ing the day . Since the use of the infusion , the disease has entirely disappeared . I sleep soundly often for six , seven , and eight hours together , and am better in health tliau I have been for many years ; and others , to whom I have recommended it , have experienced the same beneficial results . Ycu are at liberty to use lliis testimonial , wliieh I am ready to confirm in person any ( lay you think iiroiier . —I am , sir , your obedient servant , To Mr . Wm . Evans . G . TAnouiiDiN . Numerous testimonials from physicians , and others , of undoubted authority , may be seen at Evans ' s dvpGt . The plant is patronised by many of the first families in the laud . The economy derived from the use of the Piqua Plant , compared with tea , is as follows : —lib . of the plant will go as fur as lib . of tea . Sold wholesale aud retail , at tlie proprietor ' s , Evans ' s Warehouse , No . 18 , Stafford-street , Peekhain , in quarterpound tinfoil packages . None is genuine unless each package bears the signature of Win . EVANS . Agents for Londox . —Cutter , 114 , Strand , near Savoystreet ; Johnson , 6 'S , Cornhill ; Abott , 115 , St . Martin ' s * lane ; Burgess , Milliner , &e ., High-street , Camdcn Town ; Ueiiuet , 20 , Kiug ' s-road , Chelsea ; Green , oilman , St . Johnsiruut-road ; Trueman , oilman , Milluond-street , Bcnnondsey ; Holmes , 29 , Kew-road , Lower-road , Doptford ; ltobertson , oilman , Dover-road , Borough ; Griffith , 35 , Hell-street , Edgvvare-road ; Howies , butcher , Isleworthsouare ; Evans ' s warehouse , 18 , Stafford-street , Pcekham . Agents for the Cocstrt . —Thornton , cUeuvist , Boav-Iane , I-peds ; Botterill , near Old Brewery , Burnley , Leeds ; Loinnx , chemist , Holmfritn , near Huddcrsfield ; Houghton , 47 , Wcstgatc , Huddersfleld ; I ' rankland , seedsman ,, llatton , near Skipton ; Cawdell , 63 , Queen-street , Hull ; G adsbv , Xowall-buiUUngs , Manchester ; l ' reistley , chemist , Lord-Street , Liverpool j Nott , Nelson-street , lMstolroad , Birmingham ; Messrs . Ferres and Score , Chcmists to the Queen , Union-street , Bristol . ( &P One Agent wanted in each town and village where there is none . Any respectable trade approved of . No licence required ,
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GOUT AND RHEUMATISM , AND ALL PAINP FVL AFFECTIONS OF THE JOINTS , EFFECTUALLY RELIEVED IN THE COURSE OF A FEW HOURS , ONE trial is solicited , which willpvove its efficacy over all the medicines in general use for the above distressing complaints , having alrsady been taken in above 3 , 000 eases , without oiie known instance of failure . Kecominrndcd by the following well-known gentlemen , whohave experienced its extraordinary effects ;^ JIr . House , proprietor of the Eagle aud Grecian Saloon , City-road > Mr . Campbell , Managing Director of ditto ; Mr . Smecson , wholesale salesman , Newgate-market ; and Mr . J . Webster , comedian . Sold by !•; M'DOUGAIjL only , in bottles at Is . Hd . each , 30 , Jlydilleton-strcet , Clerkemveli . Upon the receipt of Is . Cd . will be forwarded free into the country .
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7 ~ . Iwji is doomed to replace that " PBOBPERIII Witt J ^ tR | do jneaanws ^ tarn « VJ 2 kittrfo ithas been « B « with the . Thef t ** *** «* ^ . c Mt yct bera MDi £ HLli £ ** Wasts of winter . The tvial-Bubjectcd tolue t ^ . t ^^ sM 1 dayisaP proac ^ . ^ months hencc wUh thcsc to CMS ** " ^ RoWs frec trade tariff has ^ ° rSo . r effort , happiness , and greatness . T ^ e hi P ° 5 nt In abc * anCC- SptCukti 0 n Meantime , tli ^ i * ^^ ^ U £ c ] ess . tti / xt ^ ld be unfair to condemn , and oftLe
"Z ^ SS ^ fr- d L utics 1 tim-tlie importation of foreign gram , Lord AS ^ e fU-f Do ^ Lire :-- ll « s to argue the policy or impolicy of such a Itisnet ""^ erle , ^ t 0 consider in wha t way chan ge ; jtw < ^ force of an inevitable blow . The ? / 3 "lL of these taw ™ uld be destructive ; the m i wirioa of them would be less injurious . You ^ . li Miwt , the power to offer such tenns ; J , avc , at - nJV ^ at ttjU retain it much longer , there to " , , roiTaAty must come to an end ; and then ° % ^ anakarfuU ireSiUrcof commercial distress , with 1116 T -Olitv on the one side , and the indifference on the h of thereat political chiefs , w 31 leave you , in an h of especfel J'Siculty , altogether without a refuge or
1 advice here given Is well wiliy of being fol-1 wed - 4 r « juti « s « on tbe question is at an end . The minis of all parties arc made up : and as botii of the creat l-artics ll ! rre coalesced , " ihe blow of RxrEU . is l szviiiBUL . " There is now then ody tlie quation of terms . If the fanners are wise , thej will instantly make " terms" witlitlicYrovkcrs of ailsorts , acd be " tins picparcd to i-rcfer " terms" to the ministers which shall effectually break the force of that" inevitable Mow" to all parties likely to suffer fitim it , if not foiled . Those terms must be an EQ . UITAULE ADJUSTMENT of rents , tithes , salaries , pensions , allowances , andtlienational burden in the shape of debt , with power to carry that adj ustment into effect . These measures , with the
Malt and Hop taxes , aud the abolition of all excise duties , will enable the fanners to meet the foreign growers of corn in the British market , and enable the ^ tizan-producer to purchase their hosae-grown food . M a Repeal o { the Corn-laws without these "terms , " or with less " terms" than these , will indeed "be destructive . " It is for the fanners to say how they mil act .
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TO AGESTSj SUBSCRIBERS , ASO READERS . —For some tiuic after our location in the metropolis , we were inconvenienced by Laving the paper machined away from the printing-office where it was " set . " This arose from the machines we had at Leeds having to be removed and re-erected . 3 Inch disappointment to the readers was the consequence , uotli in taa printing aud late arrivals . Another cause of delay was in having the printing and publishing office so wide apart . Letters intended for one place were constantly sent to the other ; aud all the arrangements we could make did not prevent mistakes arising from this source . This has determined us to concentrate our
operations . The printing machine is now at work in our own office ; and we have further determined to publish there also . In future , therefore , the " setting , " printing , and publishing of the Star will be done under one roof . This -will involve no change to tlie agents and subscribers , only in the addressing of tlieir communications , and the greater punctuality with , which tlieir orders can be attended to . All communications must , therefore , in future , be addressed as follows : — Orders for the paper and advertisements , to R O'Connor , J 3 sq ., 1 C , Great AViudinilJ-streer , Haymarket , London .
Comuis : iicatiocs for taa paper , to jk . Joshua Hobson , Editor Northern Star , Office , 16 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . All OTilers for money must be made payable to Mr . O'Connor , at the Cfiariw-cross I ' ost-oj / ice .
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J'JSEISE , IteflEXEBACr AND Di-ATH PcOSNWSD JIT THE lttSENT llAlliTATIOSS OF TUB WuBEISC CLASS—We ukt the following letter from the Tunes : Sir , —The gr « it interest taken lately in investigating the sources « f disease among the poorer classes of the population Is shown the necessity os extending throughout the comiuy t 5 ie wholesome " iaivs regarding drainage and Ventilation , formerly confined to tlie limits of certain t'jwns , and I am hujijiy to see that the Government are amious to promote , as much as possible , this very desirable enactment . Still , a sreat deal remains to be
dooci * prevent the formation of disease by overcrowd-3 a ; the apartments inhabited by the poor , each room tenj usually occupied by one , aud in some situations to ? usore than one family . In the prosecution of my profession the following strong evidence of this evil of « vercrowding has lately come under my notice . — -1 family , consisting of father , mother , and sis . children , the eldest a girl aged 15 , wereliving in one small room , in a neighbouring court ; this room , although on the first floor , is incapable of proper ventilation , from the circumstance that the court is a eul de tac ; the
consequence is that most of the children are seriouslj affected by scrofula , which must be a source of suffering to them in atter life , and tlie youngest has just expired , worn out by the impossibility , through meseuteric disease , of deririnxnourishmentfromitsfooa ^ founnontlis ago , likewise , the children were each in turn seized with scarlet fever and measles , both diseases existing at the same time in diff rent suhjects . The father , a farrier , las workeu at the same forge for many years , and the children are brought up with more attention to eduction than is usually paid b y persons of this class . TliereuUf { 1 ,,-h . saleroom Is-5 =. a-wett , amounting tO . 13 a-Tcar , a sum amply sufficient to provide a cot'age of considerable size in the country . Removal to a more open situation would do much towards reaoirng these children to health , but the difficulties Of Hwt&is this arc ver < r great ; many Householders
decline to adiuU into then : houses families with many childreiij eveu asingle childisfreipiantly objected to , while W Uiis filiall y iire still remain . Troai this difficulty it 3 r « c 6 that those individuals who most require pure air m abun dance are the most deprivci of it ; their constitutions are impaired , diseases of a most injurious toturc is set up , aud life itself frequently terminated at an earl y age . This is a lamentable state of things ; yet « prevails , more or less , in all the towns of this kiugdonij to the shortening of life to an enormous extent , and to tie destruction of proper moral feelings in many cases . Can nothing be done to prevent this ? Can no society be formed to provide wholesome lodsross at reas ona-ie rates for the poor ? While millions are ™ "g Epciit upon railroads , suwly a little might be affwded to relieve the necessities I have attempted to describe .
T . W . J . StaKHMAX , M . D . -Brook-street , Grosvenor-square , Oct . IS . Coxditioh of tbe Ubsdfobd VTooicombees . — Having what may be considered a degree of practical esperithk ht ™ ? , ^ dtUati ou of the Woolcombcm of 2 S « " ^ "S one of that boav myself , I have no doubt that you , vUl allow w ' ^ , - ft j arepkeed . ^ Ido not fed aHpMed ^ , J Ly phuosoplnsmg on the circumstances of which I complain , knowing well that tou are nerfectlv « . p . Ueof analysingthe facts «* £ ^ ^ J * mission , I sliaU now lay before your readers In tha ^ eoFtLe last weeklWvi ^ ed somroHhe mS fil aud wretched abodes
thy that the mind of man e-m conceive , in which misery of the lowest description was personified . In a portion of this town called the levs there are scores of wretched hovels , unfurnished and nuventilated , damp , filth y in the extreme , aud surrounded by stagnant pools , human excrement , and everything offensive and disgusting to " sight and smell . " X 6 sewers , no drainage , so ventilation . Nothing to be seen bat squalid wretchedness on every side , aud the features of the inmates show forth a perfect and unmistakable index of their condition : all this is to be seen in the centre of this wealth y emporium Of the -worsted trade . Rags , filth , and the most humiliating wretchedness seem to be the order of the
day . . . How often are the intelligent and benevolent portion of the inhabitants to appeal against this state of things ! Have some of the wealthier classes grown so completely sordid , and given themselves so entirely to the worship of ifammon that not only the jnjsical and moral condition of their fellowcreatures cannot rouse them from their lethargy , but that a regard to the health and life of themselves aud families cannot lift the scales from their eyes ? The Sanatory Committee of this town have published two reports ia nhicb the condition of the vroolcoulbers
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have been clearl y and explicitly set foi th , aud although the greater portion of cases detailed in thejirst report might raise a blush on the cheek , and excite the commiseration of those who have the slightest claims to humanity , yet , in the words of the poet there is " Beneath the lowest depth a lower still . " This morning my attention was drawn to tlie condition of a family residing in a place situate on the Mnnchester-road , dignified by the title of Albion Square ; at the entrance of this square are several good-looking cottage houses , under one of which is a single cellar , twetoe / ect klmc the surface . 1 entered this horrid den , and could not perceive any occupant , owing to the darkness of the place , but iu the course of a minute I heard a low moan , as of a person suffering from
bodily pain . I advanced along the Iloor saturated with raiu water , which rolkdin torrents from the dour , and recognised a ftiualc form laid on what it would be a shame to term a bed . I questioned her , and found she had been ill for some time . I asked whcllier she was . married , and found that she had a husband and five children living (!) with her in this miserable hole . On looking round more closely , I beheld some wretched , naif-naked children huddled together , I resolved to see her husband , and after some delay he came . He told me he was a woolcoinber , that he had worked in that cellar until Ills lieaiili was so completely undermined that he was compelled at last to go and work elsewhere ; his health was still bad , and he had applied for several cottage houses , but could not get one , lecause he teas a tcookomber . The woolcombers are blamed for their
lUilUOWi . lty , insubordination , irregularity , &c ., &c . Sow , sir , who are to blame ! Perhaps these few lines may come under the notice of parties whose consciences will give a response . One thing must be clear to all . The present mode of vcodlcombers Ixing compelled to work ilk Oitlf htdchamhirs oavies Vie proprietors of cottages to declbic acetplhii / tliein as tenants , they are consequently forced to occupy such filthy and unhealthy holis , as I have endeavouied to describe . What is the remedy for this degrading state of things ? THE EJECTION OF Sho ts toe Wooicojideks ! Yours truly , Geobgf . White .
"Divine" Justice is Leicestershire . —We take the foik-wing from the Times : — Tlie Leicester Chronicle reports what it justly calls a "hard case , " tried , or we should rather say , disposed of , at the late Quarter Sessions . Two young men appealed against a mag i , strate's conviction . The charge against them was that of having stolen some apples from a garden . They came provided with a host of witnesses to prove that they were elsewhere at the time of the robbery . This defeuce was cither true or false ; but instead of iuquiry whether the accused were guilty or innocent , they were treated as guilty and sentenced to six weeks ' imprisonment , with hard labour , because they had , in their notice of appeal , through their attorney ' s mistake , called the convicting magistrate John Dudley , Esquire ,
instead of the Jfetcrend John Dudley . The effect of this decision is , that because Mr . Dudley is a divine J . 1 \ , therefore the men . stole the apples . Had he been an esquire , they might have established their innocence , if they were innocent , and if , in addition , they liad the menus of proving it—a by no means necessary accompaniment . " Jons Do . viLD , Edinburgh . —The trade price of " The Purgatory of Suicides" is three fourths . "We have not any Stars for October 11 th . Mrs . Lancaster , WABEHELD . ~ -The reason of the Stars not being seut on September 13 th was , the person who sUould have packed them , iu 'Windir . ill-strcet , mislaid the cover for those to Vr ' akefield , aud also ' those for Mr . T . S . Brook of Dewsburv , aud Mr . Liddle of
Preston . This mistake was not found out till the \ Ycnnesday following , when the covers were brought to the office iu the Strand . Secessitt of Sa . natort Kefobm ik the Tower Hamlets . —In the street iu which I reside , there exists a most abominable nuisance , in consequence of some of the houses not being provided with a proper receptacle for the night-soil , and other filth , which the occupiers are necessitated to pump out into the struct , three or four times a week , where the nuisance often accumulates opposite my door , and there remains to days . This nuisance is believed to be the cause of much of the sickness that has latterly prevailed in this district . The stench is at times so great that it is difficult to breathe . . Now this is really too bad , for when the
offensive stuff lias been floating before my own door , 1 have frequently pointed it out to the police , who admit the nuisance , yet think they have no power to interfere , tuke no notice , and it still remains unabated . I wonder how long it would be allowed to remain before the residence of some of the royal paupers who have recently cut so conspicuous a . figure in resisting the payment of poor rates . Be it remembered I and my neighbours pay all rates . Having complained to the police and collector of the sewers rate without redress , I see no other mode of removing this crying evil but anpcnling to the press , in the hope that it may meet the eye of some of tlie philanthropic gentlemen who are enquiring into the sanatory condition of the metropolis , that they may be induced to compel the
owners of property to reform this abominable anu mischievous nuisance . Itr inserting this you will confer a favour on yours , « fcc , J . Shaw . —24 , Gloucesterstreet , Commercial-road East . MB . T . M . IVlIEELEIl AND HIS BALANCE SHEET . III the 2 > ' oi them Star of October 4 th we inserted the balance sheet of the Co-operative Land Society , as furnished by Jlr . T . 31 . Wheeler , the secretary . In the Star of the succeeding week Mr . Wheeler made it matter of complaint that mistakes had occurred in the account of monies from "Ashton , Barnsley , Bolton , Carrington , Dewsbury , Lambeth , Lamberhead-greeu , ilottraui , Northampton Nottingham , Old Basfur'J , Oldham , Bat . cliffe , Roiherhani , Sheffield , Somers Town , Wheeler ' s list , and the Whittingtonand Cat . " These errors Mr . Wheeler stated to have arisen from " want of due attention on the part of the compositors and readers ;" aud tlieir consequences , he averred , had been to "
compel him to issue another printed bulanca sheet . " sow , it struck us when we saw this statement , that there had either been gross neglect on the part of those Jlr , Wheeler described , or that the errors had been committed by somebody else before the balance sheet had been made out , and placed in the compositor ' s hands . To set this portion of the matter at rest , we caused the MS . of said balance sheet to be forwarded to our present location , —at least such portions of it as could be found , —for one slip , containing the accounts from Lambeth and Lamuerhead-green , has been lost , All the otters are there ; and , in every instance that we can traee , has Mr' Wheeler's MS . been scruplously followed . Both the compositors and readers have done their duty—printed the balance sheet as rendered to them . The errors Mr . Wheeler speaks of are not therefore chargeable to them . B ., BmsiiXGnAsr . —We cannot help him off with his
songs . L . T ., Keswick . — -The rules of the United Trades'Association , and every information connected therewith , arc to be obtained of Mr . Barrett , the secretary , at tlie Trades' Office , 30 , Hyde-street , Bloomsbury . Ma . "Watts , Bibhingham ; akp Mb . Debbace , Nob-Wicn , will oblige by procuring tlieir post-orders payable at the brauch Post-office , Charing-cross . The Restoration of the Exiled Patriots . —We have received the following to which we call the attention of ourreader . s : —I have long been waiting in earnest expectation that some one of your numerous and talented correspondents would have called the attention of the Chartist body to the important subject at the head of this communication , but , finding that no one has done
so , for me to be longer silent would be highly culpable . I therefore trust , sir , that one of your humblest subscribers will be allowed to express his sentiments through the columns of the XortJiern Star . —Brother Chartistsl ' tuieJt , that excellent compendium of sterling wit and satire , says , that everybody is asking " Shall Cromwell have a . statue ? " J reply in the affirmative , inasmuch as Cromwell far surpassed many ( if not the whole } of our governors , whose names defile the pages of our history ^ ince Alfred the Great . But what is it to us , the robbed , despised , degraded , and enslaved working classes , whether this orthat "slaughterer of thehuman family " has a place in the new Houses of Parliament ; whether those who have for ages been the upholders , defenders of , and participators in that system of spoliation ,
robbery , and murder , which has , and ; still curses this country , are allowed a niche in that building . I have a question to . ask of far greater and momentous importance to us who profess to be firm adherents and warm admirers of truth , justice , and liberty—a question which should , in my humble opinion , make every democrat hold down bis head and plead guilty to the charge of not having done his duty . The question , I would ask , sir , is this : "Shall no effort be mada for the restoration of the patriots Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and other political exiles , the victims of class laws , class juries , and _ perjury ! Men who , for their attachment to , and their exertions in the cause of freedom , were torn from all thataffeetion held dear , and banished to a penal settlement , there to associate with those who
had been guilty of every atrocity in the black catalogue of crime . Oh . 2 what men like these have suffered uuder such a punishment . ! The late Chartist convention , imbued with , the true spirit of democracy , and actuated by pure philanthropy , decided on recommending that an united , energetic , and determined effort should be made to restore the expatriated patriots to their native land ; and the convention appointed a deputation to wait on that friend of labour , T . S . Duncorabe , M . P ., to ascertain his op inion on the subject . Mr . Buncombe assured the deputation that he would bring the question before the House of Commons , at the close of the then [( April last ) present session , or early in the nest ; and for the motion to be successful , it would be necessary that it should be
supportad b y numerously signed petitions . Suitable petitions were drawn np , and it was agreed that a Central Esile Restoration Committee be formed , to consist of a delegate from each of the metropolitan localities , to act in conjunction with the Executive . The duties assigned to the central committee were to waxt on and solicit members of the House of Commons to support themotion ( recollect in ISM themotion was lost by the casting vote of the Whig speaker ) of the patriotic Duncoinbe , to correspond with , and afford information to , petitioners ; to superintend the presentation of petitions , and facilitate the object for which they were appointed in every possible way . Thus far the Convention nobly did their duty . Six months have now elapsed , and what has been done ! Have the committee ever met ! Notices have appeared , calling
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on the localities to elect their delegates , to which some Have responded , others cannot understand , or have neglected their duty . How can we reconcile our professiou of democracy with our cul pable neglectof these ill-used aud persecuted men ? Certainly , at the close onast year memorials were presented to her Majesty , or rather to Sir James Graham , for that cold-hearted renugade returned his lithographed an ^ vcrs that he saw no reason wh y he should recommend their case to the merciful consideration cf " her Majesty . " It is , therefore , manifest that our only hope is in petitioning the House of Commons . It is now high time tlmt we kstirourseivesintliis goodwork—notaday shouldbelost , 1 ebruary will soon be here . Let us instantly set about getting up public meetings , to adopt petitions , and where this is not practicable , let individual petitions be crowded into the House , tUat we mny thereby back up the noble Buncombe . Let the working men of
London , in particular , set an example in this laudable Undertaking , as much will depend on the exertions of the central committee , ( the duties imposed on tfiat committee being rather of an onerous character ) aud the majority of the executive , from the importance of their functions , being compelled to be much absent from town . I would advise that each of the metropolitan localities forthwith elect two delegates , men that nve warm and earnest in the cause , for this speeial purpose , and let the whole meet our worthy and assiduous general secretary ( I respectfull y call his attention to this , ) in tho Hall , Turnagain-lanc , on Sunday afternoon , November 9 th , or Kith , at the latest . Let us no more give " three cheers" for them at our meetings , if we fail to exert ourselves in their behalf . There must bo no apathy , no half-hcartedness , no hesitation , no failure , but energy , firmness , promptitude , and success must aud will crown our exertions .
T , IuiirEB , LEEDS . —Mr . Hobson is in Yorkshire at present . T . Il ' s letter shall be fonvardod to him . Hinckley Fbamewoiik Knitters . —The address shall appear next week . J . Bekts . —Your letter arrived too late for notice this week . We wish Mr . Herts , and some others of our correspondents , would eschew writing on both sides of the paper . It is a-great grievance for editors and compositors .
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RECEIPTS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIYE LAND SOCIETY . PEK MB . O ' COKNOK , £ S . d . Halifax , per C . W . Smith 2 0 0 Wigan , per N . Canning .. .. „ .. 7 « ' 10 Leeds , per Wm . JJrook .. .. .. .. 500 Burnley , per J . Grey .. .. .. .. 800 Worcester ; per Mr . Griffiths .. „ .. 000 Cullumuton , per W . l ' oole 2 ft 0 Stockpurt , perT . WoodIiouse .. .. .. 200 Dodworth , per T . Crofts 2 0 0 Keighley , per J . Vicars 5 0 0 Rotherhiim , per ~ W . Kimpster .. .. .. 4 18 6 Preston , per J . Brown .. .. „ „ 317 7 Helin Locality , Sowerby , per W . Woodhouso .. 200 Manchester , per J . Murray .. ,. „ 12 0 C Plymouth , per E . Robertson ., .. .. 442 Culne , per 11 . Horsfield .. .. .. .. 500 Birmingham , uer II . Parker .. ., .. 500 Brighton , Artichoke Inn Locality , No . 1 , per W . Flower .. .. 4 0 11 FEU GEKEEAL SECHETAHY . INSTALMENTS . & s . d . £ s . d . Dorking „ .. 0 l'J 0 Rirkcufccad .. 004 SHAKES . Westminster .. 1 10 0 Boulogne .. .. 228 Farringtou .. 720 Bradford .. .. 200 Bristol .. .. 1 10 10 Leicester .. .. 200 CAHDS AND HOLES . Cheltenham .. 044 Wootten - under - Worcester .. 026 Edge .. .. 0 2 C Thomas Maktin Wueeleb , NATIONAL CHAUTEB ASSOCIATION , FEU GENEIML RECRETAltV . SUBSCRIPTIONS . Greenwich .. 0 10 0 Bristol , Mr . Hill .. 0 1 0 Bolton .. .. 050 Cavriugton .. 0 17 0 Do ., n friend •¦ 0 0 10 D 1 XON FD . VD . Bolton , Mr . Livesay .. .. .. .. 006 VETERAN PATRIOTS' FUND . Mr . Browett , one quarter ' s subscription .. 011
Brother Simrsjioldkbs , —By the time you peruse this every sub-secretary will be in possession of a balance sheet , which sheet I have no doubt will be satisfactory . There is one item in the expenses which seems to have been misunderstood by some of the shareholders , and therefore I deem it prudent that further explanation should be given—theitem alluded to is the salary of the directors . It is asserted by some that the laws do not sanction any appropriation of the funds for that purpose . I believe this to be a mistake . Each shareholder , on joining the society , is aware that 2 s . of tho £ 2 12 s . is to be devoted to expenses forthe geneva ! good oi ihe society . The expenditure must , of course , be left in a great measure to the good sense and discretion of the board of directors . In the opinion of the directors the employment of Messrs .
Doyle , Clark , and M'Grath , as agents and expounders of the principles of the society , was the most expedient method they could adopt , and the result lias justified their conclusions . These gentlemen and myself have devoted nearly the whole of our time and energies to the furtherauce of the interests of the society , and they would havu been justified iu receiving , and the funds for that purpose would have allowed of them being paid from that source ; but , aware of our position as upro tern , body , : i ; id anxious to guard against tlie slightest shadow of suspicion , the directors determined not to t « ucli onefartliiu ^ of the funds for the payment of their salaries ; there was still , however , a fund applicable to that purpose , and over which we hud perfect right of control—I allude to the profits on the sale of cards and rules . 15 y their exertions this sourco of
revenue was raised ; they were as much entitled 10 it as any other tradesman ibv the sale of goods which lie may thinh proper to vend . It is from this source that our salaries Siave been paid , aud there is still a considerable balance of prolit in hand . I h » ve offered these remarks because I am aware that the subject has been warmly discussed : and it is for the welfare of the society that the oilieers and the body should perfectly , mid as speedily ns possible , as certain their relative positions . In conclusion , I have only to add , that , although our labours have been far more onerous and responsible than when solely employed as the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , yet we have not received one fraction extra salary . AVhat . ever has been received by us ns directors has been de . ducted from ouv salary as members of t ! ve Executive Comniittcc of the National Charter Association .
Yours , on behalf of my brethren , Thomas'Martin Wheelek , Secretary . No . 7 , Crown-court , Dean-street , Oxford-street . X . B . —The sub-secretaries arc requested immediately to collect and remit the levy to me , in order that I may arrauge the district representation .
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Singular Death from Nightmare . —Late on Saturday evening Mr . Wm . Payne , the coroner , went into an inquiry at the Crown Tavern , Basinghall-strect , touching the death of John Connolly , aged 35 years , a vocalist . It appeared that latterly the deceased man had suffered a good deal from nightmare . On l'riday evening last lie went home rather depressed in spirits , and retired to rest at a quarter to ten . His companion , Samuel M'Mahon , who slept in the same bed with him , on awaking next morning ( Saturday ) discovered the deceased lying in an apparently lifeless state . Witness , believing him at iirst to have been labouring under some paroxysm of his complaint , shook Mm , when he breathed _ very heavily . Mr . Lenniker , surgeon , was immediately sent for , but before his arrival life was extinct . The surgeon was of opinion that death was caused by the breaking of some blood-vessel in the region of tho heart , no dcTubt from the excitement consequent upon nightmare . — Verdict accordingly .
Maidstoxe . — Mysterious Disappearance . — A young girl , aged about 17 , named Dann , the daughter of a tradesman in this town , disappeared on Thursday evening week in a very strange manner . She had been , with a younger sister , hop-picking for Mr . Baxter , at Shepway Court , and on Thursday night went to the Wheatsheaf Inn , on tho Loose road , to receive her earnings . She received about £ 2 los , ; and had left the house a few minutes , when a young mau who had been employed in the hop-ground said to another , " Why , you doirt mean to let your sweetheart go off in that way , " and ran out after her . He returned in about five minutes , and said that he had run down the road but could not overtake her . Since that period she has never been seen , although evervplace likely to contain her has been searched .
As she was a steady , well-behaved girl , her parents are in the deepest possible distress at her disappearance , which has caused much excitement in Maidstone . Coroner ' s Ixqukst . —Death , from tiie Kick of X IIohse . —On Monday Mr . Waldey , M . P ., held an inquest at the Middlesex Hospital , on the body oi James Hills , aged 4 G . It appeared that deceased was a horse-keeper in the employ of Mr . Glover , proprietor of some Norwood coaches . On the 10 th instant deceased was iu the stables in LUtle Portlandstreet , Portland-place , when a horse which he was rubbing down , suddenly kicked him on the left thigh . When he was picked up , it being found that he was unable to stand , he was removed to the above institution . Every attention was paid to him , but delirium tremens suDervcning , consequent on deceased ' s irregular mode of living , he sank , and died on Thursday last . Verdict , accidental
death-MELAjj erioLY Suicide . —On Monday evening Mr . W . Payne held an inquest at the St . George ' s Tavern , Lambeth-road , on the body of Mr . Charles Pitcher , aged 34 , late landlord of the above house . The deceased had lost his vvife about two months , and ever since he had exhibited a singular strangeness in his manner , aceonipanmed with great despondency . On Friday he retired to rest about twelve o ' clock ; on Saturday morning , about m he o ' clock , he was found by the waiter suspended by a silk handkerchief from the frame of the bedstead : ho was cut down immediately , and Mr . Hooper , a surgeon of the Londonroad , attended , and tried every means to restore animation , as the body was still warm , but ineffectually . About seven o ' clock the same morning the deceased spoke to one of his children , 5 years old , and told him that he hoped he would be taken care of , for he should not be with him long , and he wished to be burried by the side of his poor mother . —Verdict " Temporary Insanity , "
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SllIPWRBCK OF THE MaRV FROM SYDJiKy . _ LlVKR . pool , MosiuT .-By the arrival here today of the Bucephalus , Captain Small , from Bombay , we learn he total loss ot the above vessel , and seventeen of tT « \ i ™ " ft 1 Passengers , women and children . ihcMarylett Sydney , JN . S . W ., on the 10 th May , and all went on well until the 24 th , when the vessel about midnight , struck on a reef in Bass ' s Straits and immediately Went to pieces ; thepuscngem and crew , with the above exceptions , saving tkeiu&elvcs with much difhculty , and ultimately readied 1 < Jindei-s Island in safety , whence they were conveyed to Launceston , New South Wales . Uaptaiu Collins , a passenger , has written a long narrative to one oi the Sydney papers , in which he deprecates in strong terms the unseaworthy Btate of the vessel , as it appears she began to leak shortly after leaving Sydney , hat from the strikin
he also says , t g of the ship to her parting and going down , only seven minutes elapsed . We subjoin a list of passengers saved and lost : Saved ; Captain Collins , 13 th Light Dragoons Mrs . Collins , Aliss Elizabeth CoJJios , Miss Emma Collins , Miss Strathallen Collins , Sarah Sarson , Mrs . Newbv Mr . Reeves , Mrs . Reeve , Mrs . Stanbury , Mrs . Evans , Mr . llefferinnn , Mrs . Uefferman , Stephen Dwyer , Mr . lhomas Newman , Mr . James Abbott , Mr . J . Jones , Mr Joseph Wilkinson , Mr . Heather , Master Arthur Heather , Michael Nicholson , George Ilcmpson Patrick Gardiner , and all the crew . Lost -Mrs . Heather and two children , Mrs . Grey , Mrs . Turnbull , two daughters of Captain Collins , three daughters of Captain Newby , Sarah Fowkes , and six children of Mrs . Evans . The Bucephalus received her report from the Indian , bound from Launccstou t , Lond . m , which vessel she spoke on the ( 5 th instant ill 1411
1 i Qft AT » " » * - »•• » MWMIIV Alt . i : ged Child Murder . —On Tuesdav last Mr . William Payne resumed and concluded an ' inquiry at the Fleece , Queen-street , Cheapside , on the body of a newly-born male child , discovered on the night of Sunday week , lying on tho doorsteps of Mr . Halford , of Ironmonger-lane , the churchwarden of the parish . Notwithstanding every exertion on the part of the city police , and the parochial authorities , not the slightest clue can be" obtained to the parent . The jury returned an open verdict of" Found dead . "
Fatal Occurrence . —Neglect of a Road Coxtracior . —On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr . St . Clair Bedford , coroner of Westminster , at the George , Wardour-strcct , Soho , on the body of Mr . Alfred Richard Harrison , aged 30 , silversmith and jeweller , of Pickett-slreet , Strand , whose death occurred under the following melancholv circumstances . George Hill , tailor , No . 9 , Domic-terrace , Hackney , stated that about ten o ' clock on tlie nigllt of Saturday , the 4 th Inst ., he was walking along Portland-place , Clapton , when hearing a shout from behind he looked back and saw a gentleman ( who proved to be the deceased ) on horseback coming along , and the rider at that time seemed to be righting himself in his saddle . Presently the gentleman passed him
and had only proceeded a few yards before his horse stumbled over some dirt in the road , and he was thrown head foremost to the ground . Witness , on the accident occurring , went up to the deceased , and asked him if lie was hurt , but receiving no answer , he raised an alarm , andassistance arriving , deceased , who was iound to be insensible , was carried to Mr . Hoveli's , asurgc-: n ( in the neighbourhood ) , and from thence home to his friends in Wardour-street . By the Coroner : The road had been taken up to repair the sewers , and the mound of dirt over which deceased ' s horse fell was between three and four yards from the pathway , and about eighteen inches
in height . 1 here was no light to warn any person of danger , but on the other side of the heap ofdirt there would have been plenty of room to have passed . The horse , when witness first saw it , lie should judge was going at tlie rate of from ten to twelve milos an hour . Deceased seemed to have perfect controul over it . There was a gas lamp about 30 yards from where the accident happened , but it did not show a light on the spot . The jury , many of whom felt inclined to return a verdict of manslaughter against the contractor of tho roads under the commissioners of sewers , ( Mr . Crooks } , mutually adjourned the inquiry , which lasted four hours , till Friday .
Yellow Fkvkb at Malta . —The Gazelle du Midi states that the Mongibcllo steamer , which arrived at Marseilles on the 16 th of October , has brought news that the yellow fever had made its appearance on board a vessel which had entered the port of Malta . The number of cases was said to be two , one of which was followed by death . On receiving this news , the Neapolitan Council of State had assembled , and laid the matter before the Board of Health , which immediately ordered all vessels from Malta to be subjected to a strict quarantine . This intelligence is not confirmed , however , from any other source .
Waterbbacji . —Ince . vdiary Fires . —This village is most unenviably notorious for the ravings of incendiarism . Not less than eleven fires of this description , and some of them very serious ones , have occurred within about two years . We have to add two more to the list which occurred last week . The first took place on Thursday night , about eight o ' clock , in the lodge belonging to Mr . William Mason . Fortunately it was discovered and extinguished without doing any serious damage . The second broke out on the same evening , about eleven o ' clock , on the premises of Mr . William Dcnson , situated a considerable distance from Mr . Mason ' s : this also was first discovered in a lodge , whence the flames speedily communicated to the dwelling-house , which was partially consumed , and the lodge entirely burnt down . No doubt can exist as to the origin of these fires , am ! we earnestly hope the infamous perpetrators will be discovered . —Cambridge Advertiser .
Firk at St . Peter ' s College . —Great alarm was excited in this college on Sunday morning by the discovery of a fire in the rooms of Mr . Craven , in Gisbornc's-court . The iire was discovered by the bedmaker , who , entering the room at half-past nine o ' clock , found it lull of smoke . She instantly gave the alarm , and in a few moments the authorities of the college and the servants were present , and shortly afterwards Mr . Hazard ' s fire-engine ( Sun-office ) arrived , and every effort was made to suppress the fire , but although it was prevented extending further , it was not totally subuucii until two o ' clock . For two days previously a smell of fire had been observed in the room , which no one could account for , and it appears now that it arose from the heat of the flues communicating to a beam in the wall , wlucli on the morning in question broke out in flames . Though the utmost alarm prevailed we are happy to say no damage was done to any property , or other injury sustained than that we have stated . —Cambridge Advertiser .
Gamuxgay , Cambridgeshire , — Alarming Iscendiaky Fire . —On Monday morning this neighbourhood was thrown into the utmost state of alarm by the discovery of a fire on the premises of Mr . l ' ayne , called Brockden , in this village , which we understand extended to nearly the whelc of tho corn stacks and farm buildings . At ten o ' clock on Monday the fire was blazing fearfully . There is no doubt as to its origin . Shocking Omnibus Accident . —On Wednesday afternoon , about four o ' clock , an accident occurred on Ludgate-hill , to a fine child named Edward Flemming , aged five years , the son of a glass manufacturer , residing near Smitklield . It appears that a
Wandsworth and City omnibus . No . 2 , 235 , was proceeding down Ludgate-hill , when the child alluded to was observed suddenly to f hoot out from among the passersby , into the road , and before the driver was aware of the circumstance , he was knocked down , and the near fore-wheel had passed over his neck and head . Mr . O'llcnnesy , who was passing by , rushed forward and seizing the child , who was bleeding profusely from the mouth , nose , and ears , carried him to the shop of Messrs . Orridge and Co ., where he was promptly attended by Mr . Pointing , a surgeon , who at once pronounced the case hopeless . The little sufferer was then conveyed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital . The driver of the omnibus was taken into custody .
Melancholy Occurrence . —Susderland , Oct . 15 . —A very distressing accident occurred here to-day , by which four lives have been lost . About noon , as is usual when the weather is favourable , the pupils of Dr . Cowan , of the Grange Academy , near this town , proceeded to the sca-beaeh for the purpose of bathing . On this occasion thirty-eight went down , accompanied by four teachers , and they bathed at a short distance fromllendon . There was rather a heavy ground swell , and two boys named Baird and Lennic were swept out of depth by a strong sea . On their dangerous situation being observed by Robert Baird and Mr . Special , one
of the tutors , thev rushed to the resistance of their juvenile friends but they were both swept away by the ebb current , and neither of them being able to swim , they were all drowned . By this tnse Mr . ^ VilsonI the senior tutor , who was bathing at a short distance came up , and succeeded in drawing Lennie out of the water , but he was then quite dead . Root , Baird is eighteen , and Ar chibald Baird sixteen years of age ; they are sons of Sir David Baird , whose residence is near Dunbar . Lennie is ten years of a { , e , and the son of Mr . M'AI pine Lennie , of Dulswinton , near Dampier ,
Attempted Murdbr of a Young Lady . —On Monday night the usually quiet village of Byford ( a few miles from Hereford ) was thrown into the greatest agitation and alarm , in consequence of Miss Ellen Davies , a very interesting and pretty girl , having been shot at . » She was picked up ( the exact spot is not mentioned ) insensible , and bathed in blood , which flowed from the left arm and shoulder , which are fractured , and she lies in a very dangerous state . A quantity of blood was also traced down the mea .
dow and over a stile at the back of the house , so that some one else besides Miss Davies mus have been wounded , as she was not in that direction . It is supposed that the pepetrator afterwards attempted his own life , For nearly three years past a gentleman paid his addresses to her , but was rejected on account of a previous engagement ; he then left England , but returned again , and renewed his addresses in a most threatening and resolute manner , she vainly endeavouring to avoid him . Her friends , seeing that he still pursued her , thought that she had
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better receive his addresses , which I believe she did ; but it appears that she leceived information that he had formerly led a very gay life , and ho was again rejected . Since that time ha has been in a deranged state of mind , and confined ; he used then to say that he would shoot her ; that she should never have any other ; that he would shoot himself with her , « c ; he has been watching his opportunity more than a week . Mi . Axcnoi . TE Dbatii of Mb . Basevi , tiie A ncirrti : ct . —it gives us great pain to have to record the deatn of George Basevi , Ksq ., the eminent architect , winch happened on Thursday mormn ? at Elvunder
, , the following circumstances : —It appears that the Dean of Ely ( Dr . Peacock ) , and one of tho Minor Canons ot the Cathedral , were inspecting the rcstora lions now being made in tho interior of the » ieat western tower , attended by Mr . Basevi , when the last named and iil-fated gentleman , in stepping back the better to make an observation , fell through an opening of the floor of the bell-chamber into tl . estory next below , a distance of about forty feet , and was killed on the spot . The body was removed to the Deanery , where an inquest was held in the course of the day before Wm . Marshall , Esq ., when a verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned .
Fatal Accident on the River . —On Friday afternoon , between two and three o ' clock , a young man named Richard Lambert , whilst practising in a boat preparatory to rowing a wager , lost his hold of one ot the sculls , which fell into the water near the Thames ' police-station , and in leaning over to reach it , the boat overbalanced , aud the unfortunate young man became immersed hi the stream . Although the accident was observed by numbers on both sides of the shore , and boats instantly put olF , the poor fellow could not be recovered . Lambert was in his twentyfirst year , and had been married but a lew weeks . The body has not yet been found .
The IIalp-paut op the Bodv op a Man found is the Kivisu . —On Friday an inquest was held at the Queen's Head , High-street , Poplar , on the partial remains of the body of a young man , apparently between sixteen and twenty years of age . The portion of the body was picked up yesterday morning floating from the river into the West India Docks . The body was immediately removed to the bonehouse . Mr . Bain , surgeon , of Brunswick-terrace , said he had examined the body . He found that the whole upper portion ef the body had been caton away , including the head , shoulders , chest , and the lower extremities . There were neither legs or thics attached to tho body , and the body had evidently , from its decomposed situation , been in the water for some months . Verdict Found Drowned .
Daring Outrage near Mansfield . —About halfpast six o'clock on the evening of Saturday hut , two ruffians attacked and committed a most iniirderous assault upon the person of Mr . William Bunting , articled clerk to Messrs . Parsons , Benn , and Parsons , solicitors , of Mansfield , whilst returning in a gig _ from Nottingham to the latter place . At the period of this brutal attack Air . Bunting was driving at a very steady pace , when he was struck a most severe blow on the back part of his head . The injuries which Mr . Bunting leeeived from this b ! ow were of so dreadful ii nature that lie was rendered insensible , and his head was severely cut , and laid open in five different parts , the wounds being two and a-hall inches long , and extending to the bone . Mr .
Bunting was completely covered with blood . Fortunately before the villains proceeded to other acts of violence and maltreatment , or botbro they had time to rifle the pockets of their victim " , they were alarmed by the appearance of a farmer on horseback , who came up at the moment , and instantly gave the alarm , but the vobbcw succeeded in making their escape . The spot where this daring outrage took place was a complete pool of Wood , and is between Thieves and Ilarlow woods , about 2 i miles from Mansfield . The unfortunate gentleman had only a short time previous to the attack passed the man on horseback , who , hearing the cries of Mr . Bunting , called out " What ' s the matter ? " and on riding up at a quick pace , he
observed tue two men make off in the wood on cacli side of the road . The night was dark , tho moon not having risen , and it is supposed tlmt one man stopped the horse ( the animal stopping very suddenly ) while the other attacked Mr . Bunting from behind . It is conjectured that the ruffians had mistaken Mr . Buntir . gforMr . White , stockbroker , who was expected home from Nottingham aboutthesainc hour , anu what makes the supposition the more probable is , that both Mr . White and Mr . Bunting were driving white horses . This daring attempt at imirdtr has created the greatest excitement in the neighbourhood , such a diabolical outrage not having been committed in that part of
the country before this period , and a reward of iifty guineas has been offered for the men ' s apprehension . Tlie full particulars of this outrage have been laid before the county magistrates , wlio , it is thought , at their next meeting will offer a further reward , so that these villains may be brought to condign punishment . Mr . Bunting has been attended by a medical gentleman ever since the murderous attack , and we rejoice to be enabled to state that he is now considered out of danger , although , very weak fi'om the loss of blood . The medical attendant stales that very favourable symptoms have appeared ; and , considering the murderous attack , Mr . Bunting is progressing favourably .
Ax Accident of a serious nature occurred on Monday morning , between eleven and twelve o'clock at the cab-stand corner of St . Mary ' s-le Strand , to John Grundy , waterman at the Spotted Dog . A cart belonging to Butler , tobacconist , Drury-lane , having come into contact with the iicor fellow and knocked him down , one of the wheels passed over him , inflicting a severe injury on the back part of his bead . He was immediately conveyed to the King ' s College Hospital . The accident " is not attributable to any neglect on the part of the driver . It is owing to the crowded state of Newcastle-street , which for the last tell days has been the thoroughfare between the Westend and the City , since Fleet-street and Temple-bar have been blocked up by the repairs which have been making there for such a length of time , to the great annoyance of the public .
Asecdote Of Tub Exirbnor Nicholas.—Tho Emperor Was Proceeding Down The Ncwsky Prospect, Alive And Watchful As He Is When He Catches Sight Of A
Asecdote of tub ExirBnoR Nicholas . —Tho Emperor was proceeding down the Ncwsky prospect , alive and watchful as he is when he catches sight of a
uniform , when he espied a soldier ot our regiment m the condition we call' slave bo » u . ' It means ' praise to the Lord ; ' and answers to your French expression of being in the Lord's vineyard . ' In a word , he was very drunk . ' Come here , ' said the Emperor , 'jump up behind my sledge , and I will give you a ride to your barracks , and order you 500 lashes . Here , hold on by the sleeve of my cloak that I may feel that you have not rolled down in the snow like a beast , as you arc . ' The soldier thanked him very fervently and humbly , as soldiers and peasants do with us when promised favours of that description .
It deprecates wrath , they say . Now the Emperor hold en at the cloak just as an angler feels the fish afc the end of his line ; and away they drove for the barracks . When they arrived the oilicer on duty was called out . 'llarkye , ' said Nicholas , 'take that drunken hound , who is behind my sledge , and shut him up till he is sober , then give him 300 lashes . ' ' I hear and obey , ' said the ofliter ; ' but please your Imperial Majesty , I see only two soldiers in the street —two mounted Cossacks just turning the cornerwhom 1 will instantly pursue . Which is it V ' Ah ! fool ! whose mother 1 have defiled ! ' said the Emperor . ' 1 mean the man who is behind my sledge . ' But as the Emperor turned mechanically round to look , there was no soldier there ; but the sleeve of
his cloak was cunningly fastened to his sash . ' Oh !' roiived the Emperor , ' I have defiled thy mother ! I have defiled thy mother ! 1 have defiled thy mother ! The rascal has got oil "; but I'll be even with him ; he shall not escape . Drive on . ' The next morning the regiment was drawn out in one rank , aud the Emperor himself came to inspect it . lie quietly desired that the delinquent would step forward ; but the delinquent knew better . Then the Emperor ' s brow lowered , and Le walked along the line , looking into every man ' lace , and making his teeth , chatter . But you know he endeavours to sort the men so cavefully , he causes the soldier ' s hair to be cropped so close , and their moustacluos to be cut so exactly in the same trim and blackened so accurately to tho same hue with tallow and lamp-black , that for once he was utterly at fault . The Emperor chafed ; the colonel was in despair , and in vain implored tho offender to come forward , and be flogged , for the credit
of the regiment . At length a free pardon was pro * mised ; but yet no one came forward . Still Nicolai Pauloviteli swore that he would and him out ; and then he offered not only afi'eepavdon . butlOO voublcs and a weeks holiday . . Now , 100 roubles to a poor soleier , who receives only about 7 s . a year and is fond of brandy , was too strong a temptation . He stepped forward and confessed . The Emperor looked at him , and sent him back into the ranks—his curiosity and his anger were gratified . His curiosity , ' said Horace , ' but not his anger , for I suppose he kept his promise . ' Oh jes , as to tho pardon , and so he did as to the 100 roubles ; but then the soldier drank , ami of course the colonel found that he was drunk . He was condemned to run the gauntlet through 300 men , and when his sentenoe was sent to the Emperor for approbation , he wrote down approved , but to run the gauntlet twice through GOO men . And serve the fool right , for he had it all his own way once .
Piqua PuNT—The following are reasons why the Piqua Plant is superior to Tea , viz : —1 st . Because it is beneficial to health . 2 nd . It does not injure the nerves . 3 rd . Children may use it with advantage to health . 4 th . It doos not prevent sleep . 5 th . A quarter of a pound will go as far as three quarter of a-pound of the best Gunpowder Tea . tith . It is strengthening and nutritious . 7 th . It is recommended by physicians , and tea is disapproved of by them . It greatly improves the voice ; it is recommended to Singers and Public Speakers , —&e Advertisement .
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A New City . —The following animated description of one of tho last wonders of our day , the new city now rising at Birkenlicad , is from the pen of a noble diplomatist , and , will be read with interest : —I have made a very agreeable trip to Birkenhead , which is a place rising , as if by enchantment , out of the desert , and bidding fair to rival , if not eclipse , the glories of Liverpool . Seven years ago there were not tliree houses on that side of the Mersey , —there are now about 20 , 000 inhabitants ; and on the spot where within that time Sir W . Stanley ' s hounds killed a fox in the open field , now stands a square larger than Belgrave-sqiiaro , every house of which is occnpied . At Liverpool there are now ten acres of docks ,
the charges for which arc enormous ; at Birkenhead there will be forty-seven acres , with rates two-thirds lower , which will gradually diminish until ( supposing trade to continue prosperous ) they will almost disappear , and the docks become the property of the public at the end of thirty years . It would have been worth the trouble of tho journey to make acquaintance with the projector and soul of this gigantic _ enterprise , a certain Mr . Jackson . With his desire to create a great commercial emporium proceeds , paripassu , that of improving and elevating the condition of the labouring classes there , and before his docks are even excavated lie is building houses for 300 families of workpeople , each of which is to have three rooms and necessary conveniences ,
to be free of all taxes , and plentifully supplied with water and gas , for 2 s . 6 d . a week for each family . These houses adjoin the warehouses and docks , where the people are to be employed , and thence h to run a railroad to the sea , and every man liking to bathe will be conveyed there for a penny . There arc to be wash-houses , where a woman will be able to wash the linen of her family for 2 d . ; and ISO acres have been devoted to a park , which Paxton has laid out , and nothing at Chatswotth can be more beautiful . At least 20 , 000 people were congregated there last Sunday , all decently dressed , orderly , and enjoying themselves . Chapels and churches and schools for
every sect and denomination abound . Jackson _ says he is sure he shall create as vigorous a . public opinion against the public-house as is to be found in tlie highest classes . There are now 3 , 000 workmen on the docks and buildings , and he 3 s about to take on 2 , 000 more . Turn which way you will , you see only the most judicious application of capital , skill , and experience , —everything good adopted , everything bad eschewed from all other places , and as there is no other country in the world , I am sure , that could exhibit such a sight as this nascent establishment , where the best interests of commerce and philanthropy are so felicitously interwoven , I really felt an additional pride at being an Englishman .
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TIIE ANDOVER UNION . Resignation of the Assistant Commissioner , —Mr . Parker has resi gned his office of assistant poor-law commissioner , and his resignation has been aeeepted . — Globe . Asdovzk , Satckdat , Oct . IS . At the board of guardians , huld last Saturday , it was agreed that seven of tlie guardians should meet to look over the testimonials , &c , of tlie 8 C applicants for the situation ot' master and matron of the union workhouse . Out of the number of applicants the following five were selected as most fit . Mr . Wright , from Shrewsbury ; Mr .
Dancer , from Andover ; Mr , Ulalie , fiwi Salisbury ; Jlr . BIyth , Isle of Wight ; Mr . Vine , from Ottwbourno . This morning ' , at a special meeting of Ihe board of guardians , 20 ueing present , James Btylh was elected , He is an old soldier , from the same regiment as Mr . M'Dougal , andhas a family of six children . Great satisfaction is expressed flt tlie choice . It is fcav&d that the bone-crushing will be resumed , as two or three tons of unbroken ones are now at the union , some recently brought in . There are now in the union nearly two hundred inmates ; twenty-two admitted yesterday—ten women , eight men , and four email children .
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n ^ mtt 35 , 1845 , THE NORTHERN STAR
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 25, 1845, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1338/page/5/
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