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RECEIPTS OF 55 IE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE iAND SOCIBTT . TEE Htt . O ' CONKOB , EHABE 8 . - £ 8 . d . laeffter . per « S . 3 » oon „ 3 3 6 Soulli Sl'ielfc i ^ sr J . Tatriclv .. ,. ,. 2 00 Stockier * , pec T . Woodliouse .. .. .. 200 jonrich , per-S . flurrey ,. 2 0 « Oiaham . per W . llamcr -. 319 \ CffMStle-unSer-Lyne , per J . IIanason « „ ] 2 ( TodnwrdeK . ferJ . 3 ntcUeU .. „ .. 4 11 6 TeovUpc * - 6-Abbott - „ « . .. 500 Barlaston , par K . Gitliins „ „ „ l . is 6 Aslnon-an&jr-Lyne , porE . IIoDSca „ .. 12 8 3 3 Ianchestec ,. per J . Murray „ .. .. 17 2 2 Bctrwood ^ .. .. „ ... .. 500 "LEVT FOR THE LiSD COXfEBEKCE , Leicester , per G . Noon .. ^ .. .. 016 J ) arlastoa , gjer K . GiUtins „ „ .. 016
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MOKtOAY . JssL-txD . —The Potatobs . —Tne sbosi occasioned by the anuounccment of the repu . il of . the Corn Laws has driven all notice of iiie existence of such a rout as the " praties" out of existence . '" . Not a word abeuttfee pig" has bees Eifamiliur phrase in Ireland , but now we must exchange it for " Not & word about the praties . " The fact is -the farmers ^ trei-e the first to gat up the " liue and cry" about the potatoe failure , and , like the fctliarney echo , that if you ask " llow do you do , Paddy Blake ? " answers " Very well , I thank you , Low « re you ? " Fow echo has responded to thepotatoericilufe , uepeal-sf tue cokx
it . vs ;~ s . ad sucL an unexpected response lias fairly shut the murphy traps of-the complainants . rKCccKss w Tsa 3 % nc £ iTT . —Every post brings tidings ef increased outrages througlioutjreland , and tkey are , onu and all , occasioned by thc : tyranny , oppression , and cruelty « f itke landlord class , and the want of protection felt -by the aggressors , ; those fellows wlio live luxuriouslyjand fatten upon the law ' s Inequality , cry out before they are hurt ; as the very moment that scarcity presents itself they-shudder , as a guilty man at the recollection of Ids iniquities , and anticipate that vengeance from the oppressed to ivMeli their own cruelty jcstly subjects them .
TbeiGjgastic Scheme . cf Godless Lqsdatiox . — One Dr . Ueury , acoijiu-the old educational wheel , Las been appointed to tttei'residency of Belfast College . ; -end those who ane tc derive instruaiiou from tlie institution , have discovered that the learned JWAxai has received ao-eiacniion , and tits government have endeavoured le supply the deficiency by appointing one Dr . Thompson , a very learned man , to a subordinate situation under the imleiirced Doctor . This is a very funnj way of governing by tools . Tire Icbh Speculations- —As long as IrisU speculation depended upon the game of chance , there was
no lack ef enthusiasm , but as-soon as the poor-devils were ealku upon to furnish eumc sterling reprssentalive of the game , the bubble burst , and there rats an end to thc . &ction . ExctiXF . — It is currently . rumoured that Peel seeing the impossibility of isi&iug a very rostrictive currency represent the gigantic speculative genius of £ hVpr £ sent day , is pr epared to propose an issue of one pound notes—and why shouldn ' t isa ? The man -vrli 3 opposed Catholic Emancipation carried it . The mac who supported restrictions upon trade , sought the . fitting opportunity io set it free—and why shouldn't the same niau who made us pas £ { . !« for ey « -v . j £ 60 borrowed , cat that leek as part < d Ms financial salad ?
Free Tkaue . —There is Uic devil amongst tne tailors , and , ae ire predicted , thepaulc , withuut any foreign arrirak , has had the effect of making buyers tighten their purse-strings , while sellers arc reconeiied tj au enonasus reduction in the pr . ee of grain ; in fact , our prophecy , if a thing based upon certainty , can be culled j-rophecy , has been realised , as we learn ii'om the " Thunderer . " The Jdark-lane Express and the provincial papers say that panic has already done its work—they being all sellers and no buyers . Tkade . —The manufacturing districts _ are in a earious position . Sunze short-sighted capitalists are speculating upon a free trade rise in the price of produce , while in the majority of cases the operatives , aad especially the powerloom-weavers , are being jnaay of them discharged , while th ? -wages of those at work are considerably reduced . The spinners are generally well employed , uutnotlegitiniately , as the masters are , for the most part , storing the twist for probable continental demand .
Extkaordlsaky Process . —It will scarcely be believed that , by the present improved machinery , a pound of raw cotton can bs spun into 449 , 100 feet of thread , or nearly eighty-five miles in length . So that four pounds of cotton could be spun into thread that - . Youhl reach farther than from London to Glasgow . This is bringing machinery to very great perfection , and we should not object to the improvement , if the working classes had their share in it , but they have not . TnE Clod Poles—Acland and DIckenson , two of the broken * invs , have beea called to sore account for llic violation of their pledges , at a dinner recently given in honour of the two M . F ' s . ; they were the only parties who could not procure a hearing . Verily ihe bull froL' 3 are beginning to think lor themselves .
TUESDAY . The Thcvderer . —There is an old saying , that meu are sometimes afraid of their own noise , and never was the truth of the maxim more powerfully illustrated than in the present tune of the Time newspaper . We Avish we had spavc to publish the several articles of the Times upon tiie repeal of the Corn Laws , and having placed the visions , the dreams , the guesses , and the lucubrations of the editor , or in charity we'll presume the editors , before the pul ' lic , we would defy Cocker . Vanstcr , Gough , the devil himself , or even Joe Hume , to salve the
problem as to whether wheat is to be dearer or cheaper , wages higher or lo « vr , food more scarce or abundant , land dearer or cheaper , or what , in fact , ths effect of the repeal of the Corn Laws is to he . The limes is esteemed as a great authority , and we will ¦ w ager any gum of money , that twelve rational men , impannelled as a jurr in iry the question as to what the meaning of the Times is , will not be able to come to any conclusion . We have read all the articles over and over again , and we unhesitatingly declare that the " fustian" spinning of the Turns exceeds the cotton spinning of the cotton lords .
The Panic . —The panic soes bravely on . A * am all sellers and ho buyers . The flail aud the thrashing machine , as we predicted , are at work , and the Times thunder , like reel's caitb tariff , has had the magical effect of turning anticipated scarcity into glut . When will England be able to make > mv c ileulations upon her own resources ? Answer : When her people arc represented . Tkade . —Our kuowiedge of the position of the manufacturing districts now enables us to state , from the lips of the sufferers themselves , that trade is on the decrease , the rate of wages is being diminished , and the manufacturers are living in comfortable security upon the profits made during three years of prosperity .
TnE Land . —Since the conference assembled at ^ Manchester , the confidence of the working classes in the hope held » ut bv the Chartist Co-operative Society , is bevond belief . The room in which the confereiicaho ! iUiis sittings is filled , from nine o ' clock in morning till five in the evening , with an anxious , interested , and attentive audience , — while it would be impossible to convey the faintest idea of the calm , lhe able , and efficient manner in which the delegates discharge their onerous duty . Yfe have acted as delegates upon several occasions , but never before has It been our good fortune to witness sueli a cheering representation of the improved mind of the "working cla « es .
The Stock ExcnAXGE . —The money market isstiii in : i most feverish mid unsettled state ; exchange bills have got up a bit , but consols cannot get their heads above water . The gamblers are at fault at all points , and scarcer ? know how they can procure thtstakes to dabble at in the corn game if the ports are opened .
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% . --- FRANCE . AxothsrOdiragk bi the Tyrant Louis Philippe . -1 arI 6 > Dec . 6 ih . — "To-day the qwxrticr ton was ma state of great commotion , and something very like an emetite took place among the students . At oite o ' clock upwards of 2 , 000 students from the different colleges assembled at the Sorbonne and proceeded thence in procession to the neighbourhood ol the Luxemburg , where M . Quinet , the celebrated professor of the College of France , resides . The object of the procession was to do honour to M . tiuinet lor having refused to deliver his course ol lectures on the literature of Hie south since the Minister « f Public Instruction has mutilated his prospectus ,
by forbidding all mention of the institutions . The procession was very orderly , and no noise was made beyond occasional cries of' Vive Quinet , ' ' A bas les Jesuites , ' &c . On the arrival of the procession at M . Quinet ' s residence that gentleman appeared , and received a deputation sent to compliment him . lie thanked the students for their sympathy , but requested that they would quietly disperse . Notice iiaving been received by the authorities of the intended procession , a large body of the municipal guards were on the spot ; and on the young men crying out A bas les Jesuites . ' they charged along the streets , and several were run down and severely hurt , but none were killed . Twenty or thirty students have been arrested .
1 he Journal des Debats of Sunday , in noticing the affair between the police and the students , when the latter went to compliment M . Quinet , savstbat the reasou why the police interfered was , that the procession was directing itself towards the hotel of the Minister oi Public Instruction , with the evident intention of-iusulting , if not injuring , that gentleman . The Matleaal denies this wastke case . It says that the students , having delivered an address to NL Quinet , were retiring , when one ef tkeir number , who was attheliead of the procession , called out , "" The end of our meeting is now -aoeamplished ; dot us disperse ; " - -end they were dcsDorsim . ' , when-eouie agents
of the pohce , in plain clothes , wlio had mixed among the students , followed tbe . yaung man , v £ io gave the voei tc -liis fel ' ow students to retire , -end who was then separated from his -companions , -and arrested him , at the same time ttsicg him with unnecessary violence . Some labounors&nd casual passengers , who observed this , expressed -great indication at the conduct of the police , and the young man , on his side , called to his companions for help . An affray immediately followed . u"he student was rescued , aadithe municipal guardsi { ciivalry } clitiged upon tk-u crowd , when a great number were tredden down , ai&l about twenty were arrested . The Axtsional says that tliisieoite of those odiou&scenes which will add a new * uasid to the sanguinary . history of -the police sutse 1836 . The- Suxle publishes ¦ & document from M . Desehatel , Protessor of Ithotoric in theiEoyal College of Louis Je-Graud , Iwhich ^ condemns , iia the strongtst terms .. ithe conductjof the [ police in the disturbances which took place in I ' &vls on Saturday last . " Far beat from us , " says thai . journal , '" to condemn the police force , which has such arduous duties to fulfil , without justgrounds : but Jet anyone peruse the version of the affair given fcy AI . Desohatel , an eye-witness , and it mustappeanevidentttati the police agents aeted'rin a most unjustifiable manner . " H . ; Eimle DeschateL , the Professor of Rhetoric ab . ive referred to , was awefited on Saturday by the police ; in the square of £ lie iledieal School , as one of thejueters . It was in Kain . tliafc he mentioned his
pr < fi ' e& 3 : on ; he was collared and . ill-trcatcd by thc polioe . agents and muni « pal guards , together with twe « t . y . . otlier persons , eqaally annocent . The prisoners ware then placed between a double tile of soldiers , aud thus marched through the . city like malefactor : ! to the Prefecture , where they remained confined until a delegate of the Commissary of li ' olice came to inquire into the cause of their an > est . M . Deschatel remoosirated with that oiScer , but it was only after two or three hours * confinement that , no charge being addueod . against him , he was at Jast liberated . Some of the police agents liavingpcnehated into the School of Aleiieine , in pursuit of the rioters , and arrested a number-ef the pupils who were quietly attending the lectures , -or engaged in dissecting , AI . Orfila , the doyen , eacsed the intruders to be expelled and the / rates of the school to be closed , atstberisk of being himself apprehended , lie next proceeded to the Prefecture , a » 4 obtained from the Prei ' uct the immediate release of the prisoners .
"Itismsf the fault of the police / ' says the i \ « - tional , "if the Place de 1 'Eeale de Medicine was not on Saturday . the theatre of a sauguisiwy collision . A great number of letters have beeu addressed to us , which all agree in stating that tlie pieice agents appointed to iaaintain order conducted -themselves in an unworthy , odious , and provoking manner . We regret that ws cannot , in our present number , publish those communications , but they ai'e so numerous that we hare not h :: d ; time to analj'se ihem . Besides the youug eien of the sohoois , several witnesses , whesetestimony cannot be suspected , amongst others a ' oaptaiu of engineers on hall-p : iy , two merchants , aud a lawyer , have fully confirmed the above statement . "
More Barbakikes i . v Algeria . —1 he Pans papers of Tuesday , publish letters from Algeria of tlie ; . 9 th ult ., which give a description of an enormous xazzia made by Aiaishal Bugcaud in the neyhbonrl .-sod of lliou , of wJiieli the horrors are so great that tliey must shock every one having fceliugs of huiaanitv . SPAIN . lliDKiD , Nov . 23 . —Private letters from Barcelona represent the province of Catalonia , particularly those parts near the French frontier , to be in a state of inueb agitation , in consequence of the attempts made hy the Captain-General to enforce ihe conscription , which is an object of so much hatred to the Catalans . It would appear that there arc villages where the whole of the young meu have absconded . Part of them have crossed the frontier , and othc . s are still remaining hid in the mountains . All icein determined to abandon their homes aud their families rather than submit to the stern discipline of a .
uiilitary life . Several of the letters alluded to regard a rising in the Ampurdan as almost inevitable , in consequence of the rigorous measures adopted by tlu-Captain-General . The sudden departure of Breton from Gerona , on the 20 th , in the direction of Figueras , and with a considerable force of horse aud foot , would show some foundation lor these fears . The discontent in that part of the kingdom , as well as other parts of Spain , is still greater when the inhabitants contrast the forbearance shown to the Basque provinces with the severity practiced towards themselves . Neither conscription nor contribution has as yet beesi attempted to be enforced in that favoured part of the Peninsula ; and though I have reason to bulisve that it is not the inteution of government always to except the Basques from the general contribution of blood and money paid by the rest of the population , yet the exception heretofore made in their favour is not less remarkable , nor less galling to the Catalans ,
POLAND . TnE Conspiracy at Poses .- —The Augslurgh Gazette publishes the following details of the conspiracy lately discovered in the capital of the Grand I ) uchy dfPosen : — "A soldier of the Gth regiment of the Liue , by birth a Pole , quartered at Gross Crlogau , in Prussian Silciia , obtained a forlough . On leaving he told some of his comrades that perhaps he should never comeback ; and that if he did it would be in a diameter different from that in which he then was . This was reported to the commander of the regiment , and roused suspicions , which induced him to stop the man aud put him under arrest . Upon him were found a proclamation to the people of Poland , drafts of lettvrs in the Polish language , containing the plan s
of the conspirators , and the names of the chief ? , almost all of whom are nobles of the third and fourth classes . The plans were—first , to endeavour to win over the Polish peasants by promising thorn liberty , with many advantages ; secondly , to surprise a small town situated near the city of Sulniicrrzyche , kill all the Jews who live in it , thereby drawing thither the garrison Krotorzyee , and during its absence seize all the provisions and ammunition with which Krotorzyce is stored , distribute them among the Polish peasants , and thereby enable them to continue the iusuncction . Tiie conspirators proposed carrying their projects into execution on the 29 th November , the anniversary of the insurrection of 1 S 50 . The The Prussian government has reinforced all the garrisons of the Grand Duchy with troops drawn from
Silesia . Gha . \ i > Ducur of Posex , the exd of November . —We have just learnt that late in the evening of the 20 th of this month , an express arrived at Posen , which brought important information to the Chief Pr esident . It is said to have branght the melancholy news that the populace had risen in the little town ol Siunber , aud made an attack on the depot of the huuUvehr . In the town and citadel of Posen further precautions are taken to oppose betimes , 'and with energy , the attempts to disturb the public peace . A government order was published at Warsaw on the 17 th ult ., according to which there are to be in all the Catliolie churches an altar which is to be exclusively devoted to the Greek worship . The Greek priest is to have the choice of the two altars .
BELGIUM . Bruges , Dec . 3 . —Yesterday and today , bands of workmen have been traversing the streets of this city . Tiiev go to the principal manufacturers to ask for work , " which is refused , because those persons cannot pay workmen whom they cannot employ . The workmen have also been to the burgomaster to represent their situation and to demand work . These assemblages have hitherto been peaceable , but we do not see them formed without apprehension .
SWITZERLAND . The Executive Council of Lucerne proposed , on the 2 nd in < tant , a decree of amnesty to the Grand Council . The first article stipulates that the individuals implicated in the events of the Sth of December , ISii , and the 31 st of March aDd the 1 st of Aorii , 1 S 1-J , shall pay a sum of 43 tf , 74 S Swiss francs , be ' fore the l-5 th of January , 1840 . When that sum shall have been paid , they will beliaWetono ot&er penalty
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than the deprivation of the rights of citizens . Twelve individuals , amongst whom where Dr . Steiger , and those who should not present themselves to the authorities Before the 15 th ol'Januavy , 1 S 46 , were to be excluded from the benefit of the amnesty . No capital sentence was to be executed , except in the case of Dr . Steiger . The proposition was referred by the Grand Council to a committee of nine members .
THE RIVER PLATE . Liverpool , Saturday . —Accounts to the 27 &b of September inclusive have been received from Buenos Ay res per the Sara Johanna , arrived in the Channel . The contents are important . The contemplated blockade of the port had been instituted on the 2-lth . The term allowed for the departure of neutral vessels had been extended to thirty days . The British and French Ministers had addressed to the Ar ^ euttuc Go vernment a strong note , detailing the-grievances of which they complain .
REPORTED REVOLUTION IN BUENOS AYRES . The Madrid papers of the 3 rd mention tjiat accounts had been brought by a vessel , which arrived at Malaga from La Plata , of an insurrection at Buenos Ayres , in consequence of which the British and French entered that city , and deposed the President Rosas . It is probable that this is but air . cxaqgerated edition of the taking of . Colonia . No date is given .
ALGERIA , The iatelligenoo from Algiers -af the 30 th m ' . t . is thus summed up "by the Reformer—EacU mail from Africa bringf . 'fresh , proofs of fSie incapacity of Governor-General ltageavd . Whilst Cne Marshal wss slowly moving in the-south-west of tlteiprovince of Atgiers , and marching a « 'd -ceanter-marching durinc thirty-four di « ys , without any "result , Abd-el-Cader left the Sttb-divbian of T lemcen , traversed the whdle province of < 3 ran , passed repeatedly within a few leaguss of Marshal Bugessd , who believed trim to huve re-entered
Morocco , 'reached Tiaret -the moment the latter evaosated the place , crossed 'ths mountains « cf Matmata whilst Marshal Bugeaad wes amusing hintcclf by measaring thdir altitude , asid 'then , by si bold end decisive manoeuvre , resolutely Advanced towards tfce south-east sto 'invaBethe province of 'Constantino , leaving far behind ; him Algiers , Marshal Bsgeaud , and our cdmimis , which he most-efcilfully turned uat avoided . To-give an idea ofliis boldness , we need onty observe , that the is now ^ upmiards-ci a hundred leagues distant frora the point ati \ vhich > he entered our territory . ' i
4 » "flSiLY ALLIANCE" OF TIIE JFOPE WITH ' THE TTKANT NICHOLAS . j Since the article , in our 7 th page , on " The Pope : and ' fike Autocrat , " : vas in type , we-have seen tliej following news from Erankfort , confirmatory ofouiv views as to the alliance of the Popewith Nicholas . Ifttlte following is true , Poland is finally and completely betrayed by th&spiritualdespot-of the Vatican , ] 'Ha . Frankfort / oscraffrstates . that * he differenceei betaeenthc Court fli St . Petersbursh and that of ' liorae have been arranged , and that Russia will , in future , strenuously 3 ftoid all harsh measures against the Roman CatholicGliurcIi , whilst the Holy Sec iV to lake care that < the Catholic Church shall not ; interfere in any movements against the state .
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY . Iuiuiiim 1 ' acua j ' s to visit Paris in the mouth y of February , and it is said he will afterwards pay a visit to London . The Fkexcii Expedition agaixsx Madagascar is fully determined on , but it is thought it will not sail before the end of January , Destination of the Mormons . —The St . Louie JiepvMican says—" . Nootkaor Vancouver Island ,. on the north-west " coast of North America , is to be the final destination and home of tlie . Mormon people . Tins island is about 300 miles long , and from 75 to 100 in width .
Mexican" Suxdat Amusements . —Mexico , Oct . 28 . —Last Sunday a fight between a lion , brought over from England * for the purpose , and a Mexican bull , was to take place on the PJaza do Torus , , which is fitted up after tlie fashion of the Roman circus . The place was crowded to excess , in the expectation oi seeing something very beautiful ; but the people were disappointed , for upon the lion being let out , instead ofattackingthebull , as was expected , he laid himself very quietly down , and all t \ io poking which ho received from the people , and the worrying of some do ^ s whichwere letin upon him , could not bring him to tight . This was perhaps natural , for when he entered , lie was received with such a shout from the populace , that he was completely cowed , which the continued shouting of course increased ; the noise at the same time increasing , the people calling out " Qui viva el toro Mexicano , qui nnici'O el lion , " &c ., they considering it as a great- triumph for the Mexican bull , The next day a publication was sold in the street , entitled "El glorioso Triumfo del Toio Mexicano . "
The Purs axd the Czar . —A Berlin letter of the 27 tk ult ., in the Journal do Frankfort , states that all the differences between the Ktnpcror of Russia and the Pope , on the subject of tlie Catholic Church in Russia , have b ? cn settled to the entire satisfaction of both parties . A New Race of People , of very superior intelligence and morals , is said to have been discovered in Africa , near the missiou established by the American board at the Saboon . The . Monks of St . Beuxard . — We lately mentioned that an accident had lately taken place on the St . Bernard , bv wliicii the lives ot ' oue of the monks ,
and three domestics attached to the hospital , were s-aeriiiced . Tlie latter wereinhabitants of the Valai ' , and the former was M . Cart , canon of Callanches , in Faucigny . The accident . arose Ihrni an enormous avalanche from Mont-Mort to the east of the hospital . It was in contemplation to trace out the road along tlie Combe , on the side ot the valley , and Canon Cart , who was kuiwn to b 3 bold , robust , and the most intrepid among the brethren in braving storms , went to direct the operations , as several travellers wnv expected on that day ; he and his three companions were thus cut off while in the performance of an act of hospitality and charity . — Galwumi ' s Messenger .
TnE Cathedrai , of St . De . ms . —The monument erected to the memory of Louis XVIII . in the vaults of the Cathedral of St . Denis is about beins completed , and , when finished , that of Charles X ., his s-iceessor , will be proceeded with . When this is done , all the French Kings and Princes up to 1830 will be there represented either by a tomb , a monument , or a statue . —Galignam ' s Messenger .
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Embezzlement of Club Moseys . —At the meeting of the Croydon bench of magistrates on Saturday , a person of respectable appearance , named James Tompson , who formerly iilled the office of secretary to the Mitcham Block-printers' Benefit Society , was charged with having unlawfully embezzled and secreted £ 30 , the moneys of the society . Mr . Humphreys , solicitor , appeared in support of the charge , and Mr . Hill attended o : i behalf of the defendant . From the evidence adduced , it appeared that in the year 1839 the Mitcham Society lent two sums of £ 20 to the Bookbinders' Society , and this sum remained outstanding until the year lSl-i , when it was repaid in four sums ot" £ 10 each , and at this period it appeared that the defendant acted as secretary and
treasurer to the association , and it was alleged t ' . iut he had only accounted for one of these sums of £ 10 , and had appropriated the remaining £ 30 to his own use . Mr . Wade , who acted as ' secretary at the period when the loan was advanced , proved that fact , and he likewise stated that the entries of the advance of the two sums of £ 20 which were made in the books of the Mitcham Society , had both been altered to £ 10 , but he was unable toconjecturcby whom the alteration had been made . Mr . Dunning ' , the secretary to the Bookbinders' Society , proved that at various periods during the latter end of the year 1841 and the commencement of 1845 , he made four payments of £ 10 to the defendant , as secretary of the Mitcham Club , in repayment of the money " that had been advanced by them . In cross-examination , the witness said that the nioiic-v was advanced to assist the men aaainst thcii
masters during a strike . Mr . Hill then made sonic further inquiries as to whether a sum of £ 1 , 500 had not been expended for the same object ; but Mr . Ilumpiucys objected , and contended that an inquiry of this description was entirely irrelevant , as the magistrates had nothing to do with the question whether the society , or the object for which the money vas advanced , wa 9 legal or illegal , but the only ' point at i . » sue was , whether the defendant had embezzled the money or not . The magistrates decided that they would not go into the question of the legality or illegality of the object for which the money was advanced ^ but should confine themselves strictly to the question of embezzlement . The magistrates , after a short deliberation , said they thought there was sufficient evidence to warrant them in sending the case tor further investigation , but they should take the personal recognizance of the defendant in £ 40 , with two sureties in £ 20 each , for his appear . ance at the assizes to answer the charge .
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A Melm « -choly Accident occurred a few days ago , at Tivfctslmll , to the Rev . John Neville . White , the rector of that parisk . It appears that he had tor many months past been suffering from defective rision , and on Tuesday-last ,- in the afternoon , he had oocasion to go into a plantation on his premises , where he had been felling some poles , for the purpose of looking at them before they were sold . These pules were lying close by the pond , and it is supposed Mr . White stumbled against the stumps of some of the trees in the path , and was precipitated into tho
water . His body was not found for several hours afterwards ; he was then , of course quite dead . The following day an inquest was hold on the body , before Mr . John Pilgrim , jun ., deputy coroner . After hearing the evidence , which was of a most conclusive nature , the jury immediately returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned . The reverend gentleman bore a most amiable and honourable character , was ereatly beloved in his parish , and by a large circle of friends . He was the brother of the poet , Henry Kirke White , and was in the 01 st year of his ago . —Bury Post .
Extraordinary Fortitude . — The Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle narrates the following extraordinary instance of presence of mind and fortitude . A few days ago , Samuel Mason , tentoriuoneof Mr . Swan s mills near Kilkaldy , met with a severe accident in the following manner : —Having observed a cord entangled with one of the belts , he went up a ladder to relieve the same ; but , on doing so , the slack portion of the cord took a turn round his left thumb and arm as it was drawn onward by the movement of the belt . Being thus fixed , he foresaw bia instant destruction if drawn up to the pulley by the belt , and , with singular fortitude and presence of mind , he grasped a column close by with his arms and legs , and held on till his arm was literally sawed and torn asunder being thus relieved , he slid down the column to the floor , took' off his bonnet and clapped it on the
bleeding stump , holding it with his hand , rushed out , and across the street to his father-in-law , whore , exhausted and breathless , he fell on the floor , before the engine was set off . being the first means by which any assistance could have been rendered him . An express was immediately despatched for surgical aid to Kilkaldy , a distance of more than two miles , wken his arm was amputated above the torn part ; but , finding the bone so much injured , they made aEOther amputation a little below the shoulder-joint Ue stood the operations well , though he must have been much exhausted from the loss of blood and the unavoidable length of time that elapsed before surgical assistance could be rendered . Nevertheless , after being ¦ c arried to his own house in a chair , he went up his own stairs on his feet , aud has since been doing wonderfully well .
iFATAL AOCIDEJiT OS LONDON BniDOB . - * Oil lUCSday Mr . W . Payne held an inquest in St . Thomas ' s Hospital , on the body of William Ford , aged thirtyseven years . Deceased was the conductor of one of Wheatley ' s omnibuses , and whilst proceeding over Lendon-bridgeon the morning of Saturday , the 22 nd ult ., towards High-street , Southwark , the strap behind the vehicle gave way , and the deceased was precipitated into the carriage , and bpfore the driver coald stop the horses ho was dragged several yards along the ground by his feet , which by some means
got entangled in the iron scroll-work fixed on the steps , several of tiie foot-passengers ran tohim , and extricated him from his frightful position in a state of insensibility . Deceased was removed by two police-constables to the accident-ward of Ihe above hospital , where it was ascertained that he had received a fracture of the left leg below the knee . The deceased progressed very favourably for the first week , but inflammation of the lungs and pleura subsequently came on , causing his death on Sunday morning last . Verdict in accordance with the medical testimony .
LviHuriD Coxduct of a Youxo Female . —On Tuesday evening Mr . Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital , on the body of Emma Kcalcy , aged 21 , a servant to a lady named Young , residing in Nichol-square , Hackney-road . It appeared that on Thursday last , the deceased was washing in the back kitchen , when the lower part of her dress caught fire by coming in contact with tlie copper flue , she rushed into the street enveloped in flames , when she was observed by a young lady named Wasford , who resided next door , who immediately seized the door mat , and ran to her assistance , and placing her in _ a sitting position threw it over her , and then procuring water succeeded in extinguishing the fire ; by her exertions she burnt herself very severely . Deceased was taken to the above hospital , where she died immediately on her admission . Tlie coroner and jury highly complimented Miss Wasford for her intrepidity . Verdict , accidental death .
Ewiitekx Gallo-Roman Tombs have just been discovered at Luxeuil ( U . iute Saone ) . Those monuments go back to the first centuries of the Christian era , before Constantino had abolished the worship of false gods , and the greater number would appear to have bclonsrcd to the Pagan priests , as far as may be judged from the cups found with tho bodies , ami Lhe attributes of their functions , represented on tininterior of the tombs . The names of several of the deceased are written in legible characters at their feet . Those remains have been temporarily placed under the entrance of the bath establishment . — Galignani .
Alleged Death from Violence . — On Monday morning Mr . William Carter , the coroner for Surrey , and a jury , opened an inquiry in the Board-room of Lambeth workhouse , relative to the death of Eliza Stokes , aged 21 years , Jate a pauper in the above house , wko it was alleged had died from the effects of violence : —Mr . Thomas Oliver Duke , one of the parochial surgeons , residing at No . 17 , Harlcyfordplace , Kcnningtan-comnion , deposed that the deceased came under his notice about the 14 th of November , as a deceased pauper . Witness placed her under the usual treatment . She had a violent cough and difficulty of breathing . The symptoms increased , and on the 2 fth she became much excited , in consequence of some violence used by two females who were in the same ward , and when witness arrived slu ; had given birth to a child . Deceased had a bruise on the left tcmnle . Witness did not take any particular
notice of the bruise at first sight , as it seemed of a very slight nature . Witness attended her daily until the morning of Wednesday last , when she died in the absence of witness . Coroner * . When you saw the deceased after death , did you attribute her decease to the injury on the head , or to any other act of violence ? Wi ' tnes : I did , sir , at first in my own mind , but have since made a post mortem examination of the body . There was no injury to the skull and scalp . The brain and its membranes were rather congested . The lungs were diseased aud very much Inflamed , and were adhering to the pericardium . The ribs were sound , the abdomen and viscera were also healthy . Witness was of opinion that the deceased died from natural causes , resulting upon the deceased state of her body , which had probably been accelerated by excitement . The jury recorded a verdict of— " Death from natural causes . "
Dahiso Robbery . —On Saturday night , between six and seven o ' clock , a man called at the door of Mrs . Angus , residing near the foot of Crown-street , Hutchesontown , on the pretence of asking charity . Mrs . Angus , who answered the call , declined to serve him on which the man pushed her aside and entered the house . Immediately thereafter a female , who was not before observed , made her appearance , and seizing Mrs . Angus by the throat , threw her upon the floor , and held her therewith a firm grasp . A second man at this moment pushed past them , from tlie stair , and joining the one who had first entered , the two commenced to plunder the house , there being no grown-up person , with the exception of Mrs . Angus , present . They laid hold of a silver watch , two pairs of blankets , a tartan shawl , a girl ' s velvet tippet , a
cotton gown , and some other articles -of smaller value , and made an attempt to force a trunk , in which , how . ever , they were unsuccessful . The party then hurriedly left the house , taking the articles abovenamed along with them . All this time Mrs . An » us was under the hands of the female , and unable to make the least resistance ; there were children in the house , but of such an age as to render them incapable of giving any alarm to the neighbours . In theso circumstances tho miscreants made their escape . A more daring instance of robbery we havoseldom been called upon to record within the limits of the city ; and we earnestly trust that the police , will be able ' to secure the depredators , so as to insure the punishment which so serious a crinie deserves . —Glasgow Argus .
Melaxcholy Accident . — On Wednesday week , about mid-day , a party consisting of four young men and a girl left the boat-house of Inverdruiu , Rothiemurchus , for the purpose of crossing the Spey . Their names were John Munro , John Macnullan , and Janet Macdenald—all from Urquhart ; John Mackintosh from Strathnairn ; and Angus Macdonald , from Knoydart . Owing to the late heavy falls of raiu in the district , the river was very high , and having partaken of some refreshment , after reaching the opposite shore , the party found themselves surrounded with water in tho direction they intended to take . To avoid the distance of going round , which would not be less than half a mile , they proposed taking the boat across , and after they got well over , it was discovered a safe landing-place could not be found . They plied the oars for some time , and at last were
borne down with the impetuous stream , until the boat struck against a tree " , and the whole were precipitated into the writer . Macdonald and Mackintosh instantly disappeared . Munro being a powerful young man , succeeded in swimming ashore . Macmillan got his breast acvoss a strong branch of the tree , and the girl got hold below , standing in water to the shoulders , and Macmillan grasping her from above . It very fortunately happened that some shepherds were near at the time , and hearing cries for help , they proceeded to the spot , and in less than half an hour scores of people were congregated on both sides of the river . Boats were procured with as little delay as possible , and several ineffectual attempts were made to rescue the unfortunate sufferers . Macmillan held the young woman fast with one hand for an hour and a-kalf . No boat , however , getting near them , and his strength failing , he could retain
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ii-r . il .- ¦¦¦ ' ' ^ - ^ ""^ kTno longer , and the girl ^ * $£ «* & the remorseless current .,,, iiy M&Ztf&ffiStftifo , rescued from - his perilous . " ^ ' ^' r ^ &on praiseworthy exertions of LM «* fnan * John J"J on of the 05 th Regiment . The parties drowned were au . unmarried . . Exhkbit * Fires in BiBMWOWM . -0 n Saturday morning an extensive fire brokeoutin the premises ot Mr . Archer , japanner , Summer-lane , in the above town . It appears that at two o ' clock in the morning a man named Walton , who remained up to feed tnefire and attend to the drying-rooms , percerred smokeissuing from the lower store-room , and on opening the door he saw the place on fire , and flames bursting OUtof the windows . The alarm was immediately given ,.
and tke engines were promptly in attendance ; but before they could succeed in extinguishing the fare about £ 2 , 000 worth of property were destroyed . Hie cause of the fire is yet unknown . A second fire tooJc place about the same hour , at Flint-green , two mile * from Birmingham . A number of men were iminediaUly dispatched to the spot , and on their arrival they found a rickyard , containing two stacks ot wheat , two stacks of barley , two ricks of hay , two . stacks of peas , and one of clover , with a barn and stables , all in flames . In a short time the whole ot . the property , estimated at about £ 1 , 000 , was destroyed .
Extensa Post-Office Robderiks , Rugbt , Dec . 0 . —This town and neighbourhood have forsometime suffered considerable inconvenience from the nondelivery ofletteisand newspapers ; this evil at length increased to such an extent , notwithstanding every attempt was made to trace it to its origin , that recourse was eventually had to the Postmaster-Genera ? ,, who , upon being made acquainted with the particulars , thought the most advisable step would be to send down Mr . R . W . Peacock , the solicitor to th « I'ost-ottice , and that gentleman accordingly arrived here on Thursday , when he obtained all the information he could , alter which he came to the conclusion that William Garrctt , a young man employed to deliver the letters in Rugby , was the guilty party ,
and in order to ascertain whether he was correct or not in his suspicions , Mr . Peacock caused a half sovereign to be marked on both sides , and then enclosed in a letter , which was put into the post-office at Iluuby , and subsequently delivered into the hands of Garrett . In the meantime application was made to fl . S . Gibb , Esq ., a magistrate of the county of Warwick , for a warrant to search the premises occupied by Garrett , the result of which was , that hfr was brought before 11 . S . Gibb , Esq ., and Major Moultrie , to-day , charged with having stolen a number ofletters containing money , < fcc , the property ufthe Poatmaster-Generai . From the evidence it appeared that when the prisoner ' s house has aearched
the officer discovered upwards of one hundred letters : addressed to various persons at Rugby , and two or .-three addressed to different individuals at Oxford ., besides fragments of others , in ' a partially consumed- * state were found in the fireplace up stairs ; in addition to these there were a great number of newspapers addressed to persons in Rugby , and also two silver pencil-cases , besides a variety of jewellery , &c . Seventeen letters , and several newspapers were also found on the person of the prisoner . Sufficient evidence having been given to justify the court in remanding the prisoner , his further examination was adjourned to allow time for those parties whoreside at a distance to come forward and identify the several articles that were found in possession of the
prisoner . Incendiary Fire at Foiiniiam . —Between twelve and one o ' clock on Sunday morning last , a fire waa discovered upon the farming premises of Mr . Witt ofFornham . Mr . Witt , we understand , had retired to rest , and was just passing into sleep , when his attention was attracted to a flickering light in tlie room ; he instantly rose , and looking out , discovered his stacks on fire . An alarm was given , and in the course of ten minutes a surprising throng of people collected , the Rev . Air . Bunyon ' s coachman with the rev . gentleman ' s engine being promptly on the spot . Information speedily arriving in Bury , theengines of the Norwich Union and tlie Suffolk Fire office wera despatched with all expeditionreaching Mr . Witt ' s
, premisesabout half-past one . It was found impossible to bring the whole of the engines into play , thescarcity of water and the distance from which it had ) to be brought rendering the efforts of two of the engines altogether- nugatory . Meanwhile the flames had made such rapid progress , throwing up a red reflection in the air , which was seen from a great distance . The utmost exertions were made to subdue the raging element and save the property . But- the deficiency of water defeated every effort . No water could be obtained nearer than the river , and two engines therefore had to be kept constantly employed to supply one , the Norwich Union , which alone could bo
brought to bear upon tho flames . This avose from not having a sufficient length of hose , the three engines having to join together to convey water from , tho river , which being pumped from one to the other , reached at last the sole engine that could be effectually employed . Five stacks were consumed a pea stack , two straw stacks , a liny stack , and a clover stack . _ Had the wind been favourable to the design ef the incendiary the whole of the premises must have been totally destroyed . On the whole the people collected behaved very well , but some observations were heard passing from one to the other which showed that there wag a bad feeling rankling In the bosom of some of them .
Tub Berkeswell Murder . —Nathaniel Sharp , tub supp osed Culprit , jjj Custody . —In the courseot Wednesday morning :, police constable Holmes , of the Coventry force , took a young-looking fellow , of about twenty years of age , before the Mayor of Coventry and other magistrates , on suspicion *! ' bein gconcerned mthe murder ef Thomas Tranter , an old resident in the parish of Berkeswel ) , but who was ! p . ii ? I s ? A erson "" known on the 17 th ultimo . Hie liall ot St . Mary ' s was much crowded . The prisoner gave his name as James Heed—same name as the person who is supposed to have committed the muraor , and who has likewise absconded , and the particulars of Ins apprehension are these : —He is a
laOOlirer , out Ol employment , and came from Denham , in Buckinghamshire , twenty-three miles from Aylesbury . He was detained at the Aylesbury Policeoihee , as applying there on Saturday night last for a bed , on his giving the name of James Reed . The attention of the officer in waiting was more particularly directed to him on giving this name , and examined him closer . It appears that , in his opinion , he corresponded with the descri ption given in the government Gazette of Young Heed , of Berkeswell , and he was accordingly detained . Holmes brought him to Coventry on Tuesday night , he was examined Oil Wednesday , ami will be further remanded until Pi'iday , when he will be taken before the magistrates of the county .
Elopement . —The town of Stowmarkct was thrown into no small excitement on Wednesday last , by the information that the fair and accomplished daughter of the Rev . Sir Augustus Ilenniker , of Plashwoeds , Haughley , had eloped with Charles Robert Bree , Esq ., surgeon , of that town . It appears that Sir Augustus being absent from home , Mr . Bree met the lady ( who is about twenty-four , years of age ) about a , mile from her father ' s residence , with an open carriage , in which they proceeded to Bury , and then sent the vehicle back . On the return of Sir Augustus in the evening , the lady was missing , and they were traced to Bury , but no further tidings could be gained of their progress . It is understood that the lady has independent property . —Bury Post .
Curious Robbery by osb of the Crew op TnE Tory . —On Wednesday evening , during the inquiry into the case of Captain Johnstonc , late master of the Tory , a curious robbery was committed under somewhat singular circumstances . Amongst the witnesses examined on Wednesday , was a woman named Blcwitt . Ifc seems that Blcwitt , though a married woman , with a husband still living , had contracted an intimacy with Dunn during the voyage and determined to mak e him her " second" in despite of the laws against bigamy . Iiaving to appear with her as a witness on Wednesday ' s inquiry she resolved that her intended should show to the greatest advantage , and to that end she rigged him out in " spick and span new" toggery , andlhey went arm-and-arm to tho court . On the
way she handed him the key of her apartment , of the contents of which he was , no doubt , well aware , for better security , fearing she should be flurried whilst giving her evidence . With the natural curiosity of her sex , Mrs . Blewitt , conceiving that she was the heroine of the piece , stood out the whole performance , but Ilunn , as soon as he quitted the witness-box , hastened to Mrs . Blewitt ' s apartment , and abstracted so much from her desk as will , when apprehended , qualify him for a prominent appearance in the dock ' Mrs . Blewitt , on missing her gallant escort , whom she expected to find in theppposite public-house , had sundry misgivings , and hastening to her lodgings discovered that her faithless swain had anticipated her visit , forced her desk-, abstracted £ 20 , and bolted Shej , ave instant information at the Denmark-street station-house , when it was ascertained Dunn had set A
Extraordinary Deatu . -On Thursday mornin * great excitement prevailed in the vicinity of Doctors " " P nn !! !!?" ' T 1 tllG ? , raordinary death of a gentleau named R . ce who lived clo-e to the Prerogative-Itn ' P n 0 Ct , - 'S pom » ons . He had for some time een employed m the Prerogative-office as clerk , but is Habits , it is said , have h on latolv vei-v dissipated . lnLn ^ V ?" Ia , te on V « lnesday right to his nlSf ^ M h 0 ! U - d in the com < se of yesterday nl ! fl s * P down stairs ' as ifc was snpposed to the ' | ' « e was not seen at the usual hour , some pewms wont to his bedroom , but received no answer Tl , iHl kn 0 C i " and at Iast tbe > ' forced the door . PlMW i * - n ? fc 'l 1 ^ 0 ' I ) Ut every article of his clothing was lymir about the room . P ^ *„ Mo . VnJ .
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" - eli the children S * ve their dinners w «* a boarded inw bicn ^ an <^ n . tiied roof ; that they have no ,- snowed tliea while eating it , btt have to stand ' bri <* -fl ° « * *** the soa P Was scarcel y any-° . \ j , ut the Uquw : from the fc « Ued meat , Tfith n ^'" Ls s , fhiAened by oatmeaL The guardians were j , diss »« sncd Ayitn the accomodation provided for ^ , i , ; i JrcD , and they detenniaed to remove the whole f the " as soon as they caa provide a place . At a lield last ,
\ -m meeting , on Friday , a statement of the -jrenrnstances was girca by Mr . Nixon , which has tended greatly to increase the excitement , and wonder jjjs ijwn generally expressed , that the Poor-law Com-^ ioners shonld permi t -sttch a place to exist , or at j-jst tlmt they shoold t : oantenance parishes sending their children ttere . jst wBBiDGE , Wilts . —Any person desirous of becoming aineniberof the Clar tasfGo-operative Land Society can te enrolled by applying to Thomas Davis , Trowl-tene . TjacorK 's rciHOXte WjSfers . —The advertisement was " "Weired too late forinsertiun this week .
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A Cow ' s AFPEcnox Fon uek OrFsrsuxc—At tin-Jate fire at Ellington a valuable cow had calved the : niglit before , and " when the ifaines liad reached tat place , she , wiih another cow , was let out , but tindoor i : ein-r open she returned to the calf ; twice agan . she left k , aud endeavoured to get the calf to foliov lier , bat the little animal refused to do so , and on he > last return tlie sinukc aud fume had become so stro :: ; - as to overpower her , aud she fell bnside her youu } , one , and bjtu were burut to death . —JSary 1 ' ost .
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P . EDESTBIANISM . Ku . NXI . Ne MATCH AGAISST TlJlE . The celebrated runner named JIaxfield , known in sporting circles as the Xortli Star , having been matched to run eleven milts within an hour , the event came off on Wednesday aflBl'ilOOU on the U ^ th road , between llounslmv and Colubrook , and close to the village of Longford . Tliert were some very heavy bets depending on the issue ; time being generally the favourite at 3 to 2 and 2 to 1 , just previously to the start . The match was performed OVi'l one mile of ground , out and in . The man started in excellent condition , and witli full confidence of winning . Tiie rough itate of the road , however , in consequence of tlw thaw after tlie resent frott , WilS decidedly asainst him . Although he triuenily exerted himself to the utmost to Vila . ne lost the match by five seconds .
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^^ INDIi . AND CHINA . jLondox , SATURD ± i" MouxiNG , Dbc . Cth . —By the usual monthly arrival-from Bombay ws have received the following intelligence : — Summary . — The Governor-General has arrived at Agra , and after making a brief stay he will , it is beli&ved , proceed via Delhi to Mecrut , and there meet the eonimander-in-chief . Sir ilenry' -fijourney was a very rapid one , and ke arrived at its termination four days earlier than was expected . Opinions are still divided as to the probability of war or peace , but judging from the arrsiifwinents in progress , it seems iu ' tke highest degree likely that hostilities will ere long be resorted to . Tlie Governor-General lias himself all along preserved the strictest secrecy on the subject , and there appear to have been no " lcakings out" « f officiaL confidence . The l'Knjjaub , meanwhile , seems in a somewhat quieter state . The admunistration of a& ' airs is conducted by the Ranee or Queen Mother , liajah
Golaab Singh not having yet acceded to thcainiiigement . proposed for elevating him to the post of Vizier , Riijali Lall Singh , the commander of ihe forces , sharee with her the careeand responsibilities of the state . The Dusscrah—a sort of Indian carnival , which is sometimes the season of tropic as well as mirthful occurrences—appears to have passed over without any disturbance . The Lahore Vakeel at Ferozepore is said to have been delected in giving a pass fora transit across the Sutlej of stores and ainuiunituHi surreptitiously obtained from the British magazine . There is little news from Scinde , Sickness hag latterly somewhat increased at Shikarpoor and Shahpoor , but in the lower districts the troops continue healthy . The 25 th N . I . have returned tn the Presidency from Ivnrrachce . We are sorry to hear that a party of the men of this fine corps have disgraced themselves by brutally murdering au unfortunate sepoy of tlie Sth N . I ., with which regiment they appear to have had for some time serious disagreements .
ihe Nizam ' s dominions are still in a most unpromising condition , and it is generally conceived that a crisis is approaching . From the Southern Mahratta country we hear of the execution of the noted freebooter , " Soobanah Nickum , at Kolapore , on the loth ult . Colonel Wallace has returned to Belgaum . We have advices from Hong Kong to the [ 30 th of September , but they contain nothing of striking imp ortance . Trade both at Canton and Victoria was extremely dull , but less inactivity prevailed to the northward , particularly at Shanghai . Our local intelligence comprises an account of a large and destructive fire which took place in the native town on Tuesday night last , occasioning considerable loss of life and property . Fifteen persons in all appeal to have perished ; a hundred and ninety houses were burnt , and the value of the property destroyed is estimated at £ 70 , 000 . »
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LA . TE ; BlUE IN BARBICAN . Coboser s iKojjiRYy-Oii Wednesday an inquiry of several hours dilation was gone into before William ay . ne , ksq ., Coroner for the City , and a jury of inhabitants ot the ward of Cripplegato Without , for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the fire which took place on Sunday night last , in the neiphbourhood of Barbican , some few particulars of which arc given ia another column . The jury having been sworn , viewed the pre " mises , situated in Braim ' s-buildinga , Beech-street ' and on their return the following evidence was laid lefnvft tliRin ?
Mrs . Mary Tyrrell , of No . 2 , Braim's-buildincjs , Beech-street , deposed that on Sunday right last , aliout twenty minutes before twelve o ' clock , she was awoke by an alarm of fire , aud on getting up saw ( lames issuing from the windows of Mr . Ford ' s premises , at tire end of tlie court , lie is a painter , and the window from whence the flames were issuing are over the gateway . The lower part of the premises ; ire occiif ied as a school by Mr . Allen . Mr . Allen had occupiedthe prcmisesaboutsixmonths , and Mr . Ford alfout four years . He ( Mr . Ford ) had not carried on any business on the premises for the last nine nsontlis . She ( witness ) was in the habitof taking in messages for Mr . Ford , but about three weeks back he told her that lie was going travelling and he shouid not require her So take asv more mess ; ice 3 for
him . He very seldom " came to the premises , but ( lursng the last three weeks his visits had been more frequent . The last time ahe saw him at the premises wac on Thursday last . Oa Saturday night last she sa »; a strong li ^ lit omtlic first floor of Mr . Ford ' s premises , and smelt a stirong smell of pitch or tar . The light was a stronger light than would be emitted fcom a candle . Sluyhaji smelt a simitar smell when yh \ Ford earned « r . his business , and she spoke to fcim on tlie subject , when he aaid , with a sneer , "That I had a mind to mind his property as well as ray own too , and he-was much obligedto me . " When ¦ she smelt the pitbh and tar on Saturday she did not sgive an alarm as -dhe had been laughed at . Mrs . Julia Uma Allen , of No . 37 . Beech-street , said that on Stiud&y night , about a quarter or twenty
minutes past eleven o ' clock , she was going up stairs . She noticed spaife flying up in the arc , and her niece told her there wae a fire in Braim's-buildings . She went there , and-saw flames through the crerices of Mr . Ford ' s door &nd the windows above . Her nephew ( Mr . A . V . A Hem ) held the school-room below of Mr . b ' ord . ) I have-hoard Mr . Fordjtallc rary mysteriously . On the 17 th of November I recollect him speaking about fire . Ittcok place in Mr . Allen ' s school-room . I went there to-see my nephew , and found Mr . Ford there waiting , to see Mr . Allen , who was absent . Conversation ensued between us , and , he asked if my nephew was insured . I told him I knew he was not , but that he wasnust on the point of -being so . Mr .
Ford replied that he wished he was , which made me wonder why heifMr . Ford ) should boflo anxious about it . After using e great many ambiguous words , he looked round thec'oom , and said if a iire was to take place there , it would not go beyond ithose walls . I told him it was in a close court , with a great many small houses in it , and that it was impossible to tell where the consequences weuld stop . He replied that it would be confined to the corner , aaid would not go beyond the walls . I then asked him whether lie intended to set the . plaee on fire , tellingfeim it would be a dangerous experiment to try . He laughed , and said , "Oh no , he hoped not ; he hoped to carry on business there vei . "
Mr . Alfred Victor Allen , of No . 2 , Bunhill-vow , school-master , said he took the lower part of Mr ford ' s premises from him at Michaetems last , but did not enter into occupation until the month of ^ October . The last time he was on the premises was on . Saturday last stout two o ' clock , which he left guite safe . He wss . not insured for one farthing , and the property he had lost in the fire would amount to from £ S 0 to £ 100 . He had been into the portion ol tfce premises belongisg to Mr . Ford . No business was carried on , aud they were filled with stores of typo in cases , old iron , paper , and othor things . lie never saw such a hetcrogenous collection before . Tliere were two roomson tho ground-floor , with a sort of left above the room ever the gateway . Both rooms on btie ground floor came against the partition of bis school-room . There were bundles of paper lying aliaut in all directions about the premises . Coroner : Have you ever had any conversation with him about insurance ?
Mr . Allen : Yes , he has asked me several times if I was insured , and has shown me his policy of insuraiu'e . I told him that I intended to insure : and the last time lie spoke to me about ifc , I told him that I had been about it . He told tne that Impolicy had been altered . First , bceause of my having a stove on my premises ; secondly , property which had not been insured before ; and , thirdly , that he had found out a secret of insurance , by having'his rent insured for twelve months . On one occasion , whilst talking of the insurance , Mr , Ford looked round the premises and said , " Mr . Bassingham ' s wall is a thirtccn-inch wall , and the house-wall and buildings on the other side a nine-inch wall , and if a fire occurred it would only clear out the corner . "
Henry Andrew Mallet , engineer of theWlutecrossstation of the Fire Brigade , alter stating that he was called to the lire on Sunday night , said that lie had made an examination of the premises that day ( Tues-( l-iy ) , at twelve o ' clock , and found a quantity of paper saturated with turpentine , in the further corner of Mr . Ford ' s premises , also some shavings in tho same spot . The shavings were also saturated with turpentine ; under them was a layer of coal tar , shavings , and paper , upon the floor , lie also found some brimstone at the same spot . A quantity of the paper and' shavings were here produced by the witness , and examined by the coroner and jury .
William Taylor , a yonng man living in Bi'aun ' sbuildings , deposed to seeing Mr . Ford go into the premises on Saturday night , about eleven o ' clock , and smelling a strong smell of pitch . On that night he saw a strong light in the window as spoken of by tho first Jwitncss , and on the Sunday evening smelt a strong and choking smell of pitch . Mr . John Edward Green , of Whiteeross-strcet , agent to the Imperial Five Insurance , deposed to letting tho prcmues in B-raim ' s-buildings to Ford . Six weeks back he wished to increase his insurance on his stock and implements of business only , the premisos being insured before . The old policy was cancelled , and witness obtained a new one , which he has still in his possession . The premium was increased from 4 s . Gd . to 10 s . GJ ., and the insurance was effected as follows : —Stock , for . £ 185 ; furniture , £ 20 ; goods entrusted , £ 20 ; , watches and trinkets , i £ 10 ; and a year ' s rent , £ 10 . The whole insurance upon the premises and all , amounting to £ 410 .
Tiie Coroner asked Mr . h ord if he wished to say anything , but at the time telling him that if lie took his advice he would say nothing . Mi * . Ford said he should like to say a few words , lie admitted that he was there on Saturday night for the purpose of clearing a room out in which to put some furniture , but declared that it was a mystery how the fire occurred . The Coroner addressed the jury at some length , and left it to them to say whether they were of opinion that the fire had been caused by accident oi wilfully . The room having been cleared of strangers , the jury , after some consultation , returned a verdict , " That the fire hid been wilfully caused , aud that George John Ford was guilty of arson . " The Coroner said lie . would not commit ) Mr . Ford that niiiht , but woukl allow him to be brought before the magistrate at Guildhall police court the next day .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 13, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1345/page/5/
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