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~^ ZT O _ CBAECE OF IICHDEB M FOISONIXG T ° * ' w 5 n « Uor " ra the wife of Richard Windsor , wa ? - ^^ tL "Sf « I marder of J ose , * Windsor her Sot « E asingwoRin theXorth Biding on the 17 th 3 w ? b « , i 7 « ««*« Wmaquandtyofarseiuc . The poisoning was var ious * stated , la the indietaen ^ « . d-Inimsterrf in tea , in treacle , and in bread . Mr . Bhss « , ownine the case , stated that the prisoner and her husfoana were labouring people , and employed in the nciRhbourliooa where the alleged offence was committed . The deceased iv : ; s the step-son of the prisoner , and at $ ie time of his death was about seven years of age . The bov ' s father and the prisoner had been married in the year 15 J 3 . The poison was of a Wnd commonly kiioivn as "bng-poison , " and it nas supposed that the child had been Mlled by the administering of a substance oi that land , some of which had , just before his death , been used about the house inhabited by the prisoner ' s family . The trial occupied the attention of the court for twelve hours , and terminated in the acquittal of the prisoner .
Decesbes loth . —Ghaboe or Manslaugter . —Thomas WheatleVjayoungmau of about 25 years of age , who had been an engine-driver upon the North Midland Kailway , wasimlicted for the crime of manslaughter in having , t-n the 2 Sth of October last , at Iloystone , feloniously caused the death of William Fuller Boteler , Esq ., by neglecting and unsldlfully driving a pilot engine , of which the prisoner then had the management . The circumstances attending the lamentable event will be in the recollection of everybody , from the great interest which was excited at the time of its ocenrrence . The trial lasted
the whole of the day , and terminated in the jury finding the prisoner not guilty . A verdict of acquittal was then entered upon a second indictment , in which the prisoner was charged with the manslaughter of John Stubbs , the police-officer , who died in consequence of injuries received upon the same occasion .
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The December sessions at this court commenced on Monday at the usual hour , before the Lord Mayor , the Recorder . Aldermen Wilson , Sidney , the Sheriffs , TJnder--Sherrifis , < fcc . Kobbeby or Bank-notes . —William Harding was indicted for stealing from the person of Bobert Vaugliain Williams , a pocket-book containing money in bank notes , to the amount of £ 2 , 750 . The prisoner , who was very . flashily dressed , pleaded not guilty . Hr . Clarkson conducted the prosecution . From the learned counsel's openinig , and from the statement of the witness , it appeared that the prosecutor , who Is a solicitor , was going from the city to the west-end , and as he was passing through St . Paul's-churcliyard , lie felt his poeket
touched . He turned round and felt his pocket , and suspecting nothing , as he did not perceive tLe loss of M 3 pocket book , he proceeded , but on arriving at his - destination , he found the property mentioned in the indictment gone . About the same time the prisoner was observed by a policeman , named John Coram , in St . Paul ' s-churchyard , running away as hard as he could . This induced him to follow , and whilst in pursuit he saw the prisoner take the pocket-book out of his pocket . He ms taken into custody , and the pocket-book , with bank notes , was picked up by a little boy of the name of Bell , who proved seeing the prisoner throw it away from his person . The prisoner being found guilty , the Recorder sentenced hua to be transported for the term of ten
jeira . AsslDLT os THE High Seas . —Captain Alexander Gordon , the commander of the barque Matthesis , apparently about 33 years of age , and John Cummins , Ms chief mate , were indicted for that they , on the 20 th day of June last , on toe high sea , within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England , did unlawfully make an assault upon one TWlILim Scott an apprentice boy . After a lengthy investigation the case terminated in the acquittal of both prisoners . Another indictment was then preferred . After some discussion Captain Gordon renewed his recognizances , and departed the court in company of his friends .
Tuesday . —BTOGL 4 BT . —John white , nged 28 , and described as a brewer , was found guilty of a burglary in the dwelling-house of Frederick "White , his brother , and stealing therefrom twenty-four cigars , value two shillings , and sir shillings and seven pence halfpenny in copper money , Ms property . The Recorder sentenced Mm to bo impritoned in the House of Correction for six calendar months , and to be kept to hard labour . JIiseby and Chime . — "William Yeoman was charged with , having stolen a coat , value 8 s ., the property of John Moore . The case was quite clear against the prisoner . He was seen to take the coat from outside the prosecutor s shop , where it was hung up exposed for sale . Upon beiug apprehended , he pleaded want as his excuse for having committed the offence . In reply to the charge ,
the prisoner stated that for a considerable timepisthe had been in a state of the greatest destitution . He had applied to the Greenwich Union for relief ; but , instead of getting food , be was sent to break stones of one hundred weight each , and for breaking one hundred of these stones he xecca . va&'ba . t three halfpence . By dint of great labour he was-enabled to earn 6 id . the evening before committing the robbery , and with that lie was obliged to provide himself with lodging for the night and food Sir Peter Laurie remarked that it was no wonder there were so many thieves when the workhouses meted out such a starring allowance as that described by the prisoner . The jury returned a verdict of guilty , coupled with a strong recommendation to mercy ., The Becorder sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned in Newgate for lltspaee of semi days .
Indecekt Jbists . — " William Nunn surrendered in court , and pleaded guilty to a charge of selling indecent prints . The Becorder sentenced him to be imprisoned in the Westminster Bridewell for the space of six calendai months ; also that he should enter into his own recognisances in the amount of £ 50 , and also obtain two sureties in the amount of £ 25 each , to answer for Ms good conduct for the next three years , and to be further imprisoned until such sureties should be found . As Iscobbigibie Gnu ,. —Eliza "White , aged 17 , was indicted for stealing on the 2 nd inst ., two dustpans , the property of P . Keeble . A verdict of guilty having been recorded , the prisoner was again indicted , for that she , in August last , was convicted ot felony at the Surrey sessions , and sentenced to solitary confinement at Brixton forfourteen days . Guilty . Common Sergeant : You are qnite incorrigible . You were here only last session , and had then lately come out of prison . Government must take you in hand ; the sentence , therefore , is seven years transportation .
John Richards was , for the third time , convicted of felony in this court , and sentenced to be banished beyond the seas for seven years .
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THE MURDER AT WESTMINSTER . "W £ dsesdat . —Martha Browning was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth HundeU , on the 1 st of December last . Mary Gaze , who stated that she was the wife of Edward Gaze , and the daughter of the deceased . She resides in Little Kochester-street , Bochoster-road , Westminster . She knew the prisoner at the bar , and has known her > for about six months . She had lately lodged with her mother . She had lodged with her for three weeks , and they lived in the same room , and slept in the same bed . Her mother lived at No . 1 , Providence-place , Brewergreen , Westminster . On Monday , the 1 st of December , the prisoner called at witness ' s honseat about a quarter to eight o ' clock in the morning , and said that Mrs . Mundell ¦ was veryill , and had had a fit about seven o ' clock . She
also said that witness was required to go there directly . She also said that Mrs . Mundell hadcalleed out" Murder , murder ! What are you doing to me V On the way to the deceased's lodgings witness asked her why she did not admit the person who had knocked at her door , and the prisoner said that she was holding the deceased ' s hands at the time . On arriving at the room witness looked towards the bed . There were three chairs on the bed . "Witness was turning to go out of the room when she saw her mother lying on her back oa a box . She was in her Sight clothes . There was a cord round her neck ; it was abaut as thick as her little finger . ( The rope was produced . ) It was twisted twice round her neck , and knotted at the side . The knot was the same as it is now . "Witness called out , and some other persons came into the room . A baker ' s boy cut the string . Witness went
for a surgeon , but he could not come himself , and sent his assistant . There was an inquest held on the body of the deceased the same night . The prisoner was th » first witness called . After the inquest was over , the prisoner went with witness to the house of the deceased . After they got home from the inquest , witness ' s husband said that he did not like the appearance of the bed , as it was wet . The prisoner remained constantly with witness from Monday night to Wednesday morning . When witness sat up she sat np , and when she lay down the prisonerlay down beside her . In consequence of something that she said on the Tuesday afternoon , witness went with her to Bedford-street . The prisoner said that £ 15 which she had saved in service was there , and she offered to lend witness a sovereign . Witness did not g farther than the corner of the street , as the prisoner
requested her to wait there . She was about ten minute . - gone . When she came back she said that she had a £ 5 note , and that if witness had enough money for the present , she would not change it until the next day . She said that her master had recommended her to place the money with the person in Bedford-street . They then went to witness ' s house . On the morning of Wednesday , the prisoner kissed the body of the deceased , and , turning round to witness , said , "Ob , do you think she is happy V They then came out of the room . Her husband asked her if she had any money , and she replied that she had not . That was in die presence of the prisoner . " Witness then iold the prisoner to get the note changed .
Mr . Gaze offered to go , but she would not allow him to do so . She went into the Bine-coat Boy public-house . On her coming out she said , " Oh , they have played a trick on in *; they have given me a Bank of Elegance , instead of gB ink of England note . She said that it was the person m Bedford-street who had cheated her . My husband » T « d her to let him look at it . She hesitated , and I 8 i | S ) i , Martha , let us look at it" She then TB "ij - husband the note to look at . He callet ! _ ' , laJIeaiatcl y ° n one **** showed me the note . WM r a U to hcn He thcn »*« a * cr aSai » * l £ LlE Ot * * ° note » and then said to her itnusttaum watre you got the note from . Mvmother
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had two . " "Ob , yes , " ahe answered , " she h » d / Mr . Gaze . " A second time he returned , the note . 1 had noneed it , however , and we went in doors . In knew the note had belonged to my mother , by its having two grease spots upon it . At home I asked the prisoner to let me look at the note . She hesitated very niuch , but gave it me , and whilst I was looking at it she made a snatch at it ; I succeeded in keeping hold of it , however , aiid said to her , " Martha , I shall not let you have the note ii . I know where this has come from . " She went down stairs into the yard , saying she was going into the water-closet , and she almost immediately game out into the passage . My mother used to keep the note in a housewife she had in her possession , aud which was subsequently found in the bed of deceased .
The evidence of the other witnesses , Mary Cheshire , Edward Gaze , Mary JudKine , Inspector Partridge , and Mr . Atkinson , surgeon , was but a repetition of the statements given in this paper of Saturday last . The evidence of the several witnesses left no doubt that the wretched woman had strangled the deceased for the purpose of depriving her of the two sham five pound notes , which she supposed to be genuine . Mr . Clarkson addressed the jury in a lengthy and forcible speech for the prisoner . Mr . Justice Patteson summed up the evidence and—The jury , after twenty minutes'deliberation , returned a verdict of guilty .
Mr :-Justice Patteson proceeded to pass sentence of death upon the prisoner in ths following terms : —His lordship said that , after a very long , painful , and patient inquiry , the jury had come to the conclusion that she was guilty of the charge of murder lor which she was ac . cused . She had had the advantage of a learned counsel , who had urged every topic in her behalf that was likel y either to induce the jury to believe that she was innocent , or that the evidence for the prosecution was insufficient , and the jury , after a full inquiry , had felt that the facts which had been disclosed were quite incompatible with her innocence . He , the learned Judge , entirely concurred in the verdict , and did not entertaiu the slightest doubt but that she was in fact guilty of this foul murder . It would appear that , while residing with the deceased , she became impressed with the idea that the was possessed of money , and it was very
probable that , in the first instance , her only intention was to possess herself of that money , and this had ultimately led to killing the deceased in a most cruel and deliberate manner . He was induced to believe from her own statements that the weight of the crime had laid heavily upon her mind , and that she had already probably turned to the Almighty and sought forgiveness ; but if she had not done so , he entreated her to make the best use of the short time that remained to her on this earth for thatpurpose . Her life , by the law of the land , was forfeited , and the crime was of such a nature , and was committed under such circumstances , as percludcd him from holding out to her the slightest hope that the law would not be allowed to take its course . He , therefore , entreated her to make her peace with G-ud , and obtain that mercy from him which would not be granted by an earthly tribunal . His Lordship concluded by passing sentence in the usual form .
The prisoner was then asked formally whether she had anything to urge in arrest of judgment , the object being for her to state whether she was in the family way or not . Upon this being explained to her , she said , " I am not guilty . ' One of tbe female turnkeys then explained the matter to her , and as it appeared that there was no ground for an arrest of judgment , the sentence was recorded , and the prisoner was removed from the bar .
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THE . MURDER AT NE . WIK 6 TOU . Thphsday . —Samuel Quennell , aged 22 , was indicted for the wilful murder of Daniel Fitzgerald . Mr . Bodkin , with whom was Mr . Clarke , conducted the prosecution ; and Mr . Glarkson and Mr . Huddlestonc conducted the defence . Mr . Bodkin stated the case to the jury , briefly set . ting forth the leading points of the evidence . He then called Oiven 31 'Cflrlhy , who sidled that he resided at No . C , Queeu-sireet , Walworth . Has been in the employment of Mr . Wm . Quenuell , a builder , in Lower Kenningtonlane . Was in his employment on Thursday , the 27 th of Sovembtr . Had known the deceased Fitzgerald . He was also in Mr . Quennell ' s employment , and was there on that day . He left work at about five o ' clock in the
afternoon , and proceeded towards Keuuington-lane . Deceased was in his ( witness ' s ) company . They crossed the Kewington High-road , and then vreut into Peacock-Street . When they got there witness saw the prisoner coming towards them . Had known the prisoner about tea or eleven weeks before that time . He had been in the employment of Mr . Queunall , but had been dismissed . There is no carriage-way in Peacock-street , it is quite " a narrow lane . The prisoner came close to them , and immediately afterwards his ( witness ' s ) sight was taken away by a sudden flash ; he at the same time heard a report . As soon as he could see he taw deceased lying down , who said , "I am a dead man . " The prisoner then walked quietly away towards Newington . Witness followed him , aud cried out after Mm , Witness saw him stopped .
\ W . Heniy Catting was then examined by Mr . Bodkin . On Thursday , 2 fov . 27 th , was near the corner of Peacockstreet . He turned down Kennington-lane , which almost faces the end of Peacock-street . When he got near the corner lie heard the report of a pistol , and saw a man running dotvn Kennington-lane . He ; was followed by some others , who were calling out to stop Mm . Witness stepped aside until the man who was pursued came up to him , and he then seized him by the collar . That man was the prisoner . Some of the pursuers came up , and one of them attempted to seize his collar roughly . The prisoner said , " One is enough , " and then " Take me to the station-house . " Witness went with him to the station-house . He was then asked whether he had any knife or pistol with Mm . He said no ; but as they were about to search him he put his hand into his trousers pocket , when tbe constable seized his hand and took a pistol from it . The cock of the pistol was down , and h portion of an exploded cap upon it .
Harriet Denyer stated she was in Peacock . street at five o'clock on Thursday , the 27 th of November . She was in the narrow part of the street . She heard the report of a pistol , and saw a man fall . She afterwards went to the spot , and when a light was brought she saw that it was Fitzgerald . She had known him by sight . On hearing the report a man passed rapidly by her , and almost knocked her down . That man went towards Newington-butts . Had seen the man before , and knew him by sight . The prisoner is the man . Mr . Wm . Hope Popham stated that he is a surgeon , residing at Queen ' s-row , Newington . He was near the Peacock public-house at about five in the afternoon on the 27 th of November . He heard an explosion of firearms . In consequence of Information he received he went into the Peacock tap-room . He there saw the deceased supported by two men . There was a wound on the left breast . He was very much exhausted , aud died in less than a miuute . Afterwards made a post mortem examination . Found that the wound passed through the heart and lungs .
Thomas WiUiam Carter , inspector of police stated that on the 27 th of November , he was on duty at the policestation in Kennington-lane . The prisoner was brought in by Mr . Cutting . The remainder of this witness ' s evidence was merely a confirmation of that given by Mr . Catting . William Quennell was then sworn—He stated that he knew the deceased . He worked for witness , and had been in his employment seven or eight years . The prisoner is a half-brother of his . His age is about 22 . He had been employed by witness for about five months . He made himself generally useful . He had been to sea before coming to work with witness . He had told him to look out for work elsewhere as business would be slack ; that was three or four weeks before the commission of the act . The last day that he worked for witness was Wednesday , the 13 th . He came to witness on the Saturday before the murder and received 8 s . The
p risoner had a conversation with witness ' s wife about his leaving off work . His wife said , " How came you to speak so unkindly against William after he has been so kind to you . " The prisoner appeared surprised , and wanted to know what it was that he had been saying . She told him that Daniel Fitzgerald had told her that he { the prisoner ) intended to give William a knock on the h < ad , and also that the prisoner had said that if he got money he would set up an opposition business next door . His wife also remarked that she had not said all that Fitzgerald had told her . The prisoner said that Fitzgerald had urged him on to speak against witness , and that it was all Fitzgerald ' s fault . A gentleman then came in to pay a bill , and that put an end to the conversation . Could not say whether the conversation took place before or after the payment of the 8 s . Witness told Mm that evening to look for work elsewhere Fitzgerald and the prisoner appeared to live on good
terms . By Mr . Clarkson : The prisoner ' s father had been subject to fits of insanity . The prisoner had a brother that died about two years siuce . Had a sister named Sarah , and saw her up to the time of her death , which occurred about twelve years since . She used to complain of her head , and used at times to be quite unconscious . Was present when his father imagined that there were devils in the drawers of bis room . No representation made by Fitzgerald was the cause of Ms telling the prisoner to seek for work . No such statement was made to the prisoner . Has heard that the prisoner had set the bed on which he was lying on fire ,
Julia Quennell stated that she is the wife of the hist witness . Remembers the prisoner coming on the night of Saturday , the 22 nd of September , to be paid bis wages . Had a conversation with the prisoner about something that he said . That was in the presence of her husband . On telling him something that Fitzgerald had said of him , he appeared very much ^ dejected and hurt . Fitzgerald had made a statement to her the day before . Bj Mr . Clarkson . —The prisoner had appeared very much dejected for sis months before the murder , but for three weeks before it , witness could not get a proper answer . Has noticed the prisoner to sit by himself with his eyes fixed on the ground apparently quite lost to himself . For the last three weeks before the murder , he could not give a proper answer . Her husband Was always very attentive to him . There had been no cause for his apparent dejection . Witness could not tell what to make of it , and ' spoke of it to her husband . Has heui'd her husband talk of his father , who was doranged during his lifetime .
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James Parkos stated that he is a plane-maker / residing in Timothy-street , Newington . On Saturday , ' 22 nd of November , he was at the shop of a Mrs . Tubbs , in the New-cut , Lambeth . It was about eight o'clock . The prisoner was there . He came' up to the shop , and took a pistol which was hanging at the door , anil examined it . He pulled the trigger , and' the . cock broke . . Witness heard that us . Gd . was ihe price of the pistol . The prisoner paid 3 s . for the damage done . He came into the shop alter breaking the pistol , and purchased another , for ivhieli he paid 5 s . The pistol produced is like the one that he purch ased . " William n * # « ng stated that he is an oilman , residing at No . 1 , Anielia-piace , Walworth . Knows the prisoner , who has dealtwith him for some time . , On Thursday , the 27 th of November , at about four in the afternoon , the prisoner came to his « kop . He purchased a pennyworth of gunpowder . ....
John ilarne , a gunraaker , residing in the Walworthroad—On Wednesday , tie 2 Gth of November , he sold a quarter of a pound of bullets to a person . Cau't say whether the prisoner was the person . The poreon was dressed in a different manner to i ^ prisoner . Saw him before the magistrate , and his dres , ? was then like that of the man who bought the bullets . They were to fit a pistol exactly like the oue produced . It was dusk when he came into the shop . The evidence of this witness closed the case for the prosecution . Mr . Clarkson then rose , and said tlii . it in the observations he was about to make he would no . t attempt to deny that the prisoner was the person who , fired the shot . Although the law left , it upon the prisoner to show that he was not fit to judge of his own actions , he . { Mr . Clarkson ) hoped that he would be able to show the . ni , on his behalf , that such was actually the case . The . learned Counsel then proceeded te comment at some len , gth on tht evidence , which tended to raise a question as L ° tue prisouei ' s sanity . At the conclusion of his address ,
The Lord Chief Justice Tindal proceeded to rc ^ - pitulate the evidence in a general manner , commentifc'S on the various facts as tending to prove the prisoner , ' insanity . The jury then consulted for a short time in the feox , and then requested to be allowed to retire , - After an absence of twenty minutes the jury returned into thr court , . On their names being called over , The foreman of the jury delivered a verdict of Guilty , The usual proclamation of silence having been made , the Learned Judges put on their black caps . The Lord Chief Justice Tindal then addressed the prisoner as follows;— "Samuel Gtuennell , you have been found guilty , by the verdict of a jury of your countrymen , of the ciime of murder—a crime which has always been , with the exception of the crime of treason , regarded as one of the very deepest dye by the laws of England , and against which the punishment
of death has always been enforced . It is my duty to say that the jury have come to a proper conclusion ou this question , There are circumstances in this case of great aggravation—as the crime was not committed under the influence of sudden anger , or circumstances of provocation , and unknown almost to the vmfortunate victim of your ciime , you reserved to yourself the prtparation of the instrument ! of death , against which the deceased felt quite secure . Un 3 er these circumstances , it is my duty to impreis upon your mind the sentence of tlit ; law , wbjclnrill assuredly te carried into effect . Exert yourself tlierefora to employ tbe little tame allowed you to prepar * for that great change which you assuredly will shortly undergo . It only remains for me to pass upon you the sentence of the law . " His Lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual fom ; and ordered the prisoner into the custody of th » shtiiffi of the county of Surrey . . The prisoner , who seemed quite unmoved during tbe passing uf the sentence , w * s < then removed .
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GUILDHALL . Tubsd-a-j . —Charge of Arson . —Mr . Ford , the printer , ofBraim's-buildings , Beech-street , Barbican , was brought before Mr . Alderman Hunter , for final examination , charged with wilfully setting fire t $ his printing-oSiue , on the night of Sunday , the 7 th instant . The witnesses were ugaia the same who had-been examined before the coroner of London . Mr . Alderman Hunter said , in a eharge of this- nature it was almost impossible to get direct evidence against a prisoner , but the magistrate had to see with what certainty he was implicated by circumstantial evidence . In the present case he thought there was strong circumstantial evidence . The mere
circumstance of a person talking about the insurance he had effected , or his advising others to take that means of protecting themselves would not of themselves make much impression on his mind ; but when he coupled such observations with the finding of the tarred shavings , anil sack and books steeped in turpentine , all collected in a edrner , iind that the corner where the fire began , he felt it to be his duty , for the protection of the public , to send the case for inquiry before a jury . No one would be more pleased than himself ta find the prisoner able to clear himself before a juvy ; but putting together all the suspicious circumstances elicited in this inquiry , he could not help sending the prisoner to trial . ?
MAUYLEIiONE . Mot- 'DAs . —Tbe Late Case of Stabbing with a Batonei bx a Soldier . —William Sl'Carthy , a corporal in the Royal Marines , doing duty atOeptford , was brought up aud placed at the bar for re-examination on the charge of having wilfully stabbed with his bayonet a young man named John Muggeridge , who , in consequence of the injury inflicted upon him , has been uuder surgical treatment , and in all probability will be deprived of the sight of oue of his eyes . The prisoaer was fully committed for trial .
CLEUKENWELL . . Monday . —A Ruffianly Policeman . —He .. Gheenwood ' s " Justice . " —Mr . John Seawood Griffiths , of 14 , King's-road , who described himself as a constable of her Majesty's household , was charged with assaulting Policeconstable Nott , 99 G , in the execution of his duty , and attempting to rescue a prisoner from his custody . In the course of the proceedings Mr . Griffiths charged Nott , as will be seen , with brutally ill-treating his former prisoner . The case occupied a great part of the day . —Nott deposed that ou Saturday night he took a woman named Jenkins into custody , in Laystall-street , and was about removing her to the station , / when tbe prisoner came over , collared him , and flourished a baton , suroiounted by a crown , which he teok from his pocket . A mob ol eighty persons assembled , and the woman got away . The
prisoner said , "You vagabond , do you dare take that woman ! what do you want with her , yon shan't take her , " and added , "I am a constable of the Queen ' s household . " Witness gave the prisoner into the custody of another constable . The prisoner was sober . He shook witness , and nourished the stuff over his head . Mr . Greenwood inquired if Nott was drunk at the time , which the prisoner alleged , and still persevered in stating , Inspector Penny and half a dozen of constables swore that Nott was perfectly sober at the lime , and that he was a man of sober habits , who had been fourteen years in the force . The prisoner in defence said' that Nott , who had taken a woman into custody , was ill-using her in a shameful manner , dragging her along the pavement . She was screaming and crying out that the constable would break her arm by which ha was dragging her . Witness
compassionating her , went up to the constable , who appeared to be tipsy , and said , " Don't ill-use this woman , she will go t « prison quietly . " The constable immediately released the woman , and seized him by the collar of the shirt , and squeezed and dragged him with so much force , that had not his shirt collar given way , he would certainly hn \ -e been strangled ; the mob was by this time very large , and in the struggle and bustle , both fell . Mrs . Smith , the wife of a tradesman residing in Portpool-lane , deposfd that she saw the constable , Nott , on duty , in Leather-lane , at seven o ' clock on the same evening . He was then evidently in liquor . He was talking to a young woman , and she , too , said he was tipsy . Nott said at the time he would take the girl into custody . Between eight and nine o ' clock she was goiug to market , when she saw the constable go up to a boy , who had a little muffin stall ,
and tell him to remove it . The policeman kicked the stall with his foot , and it fell , whereupon he said it had fallen on his feet , and it must be removed . Mrs . Jenkins , who was passing at the time , said that could not have been the case , for he was not near enough to it . Thereupon , he seized her , and dragged her along in a most brutal way . In the dragging her cloak and bonnet were torn off . The prisoner went up , and said it was a shame to see a lady used as she was . She could not say what further occurred , as the mob was very great and surrounded them . —John Staine , living at 29 , Union-street , confirmed the last witness ' s account , as regarded the interference of the constable with the poor muffin-boy , in the" first instance . The constable dragged the [ woman along in a shameful manner . She was crying out aud screaming . She exclaimed that theconstable was breaking her arm . The prisoner interfered in the manner described by tbe last witness . The constable seized him by the neck , although at the time the prisoner
had done nothing whatever to the oficer . Could not say what further occurred . —Eliza Sims described the treatment of Mrs . Jenkins , the woman apprehended in the first instance , as very cruel . Her cloak , bonnet , and shawl were torn off by the constable . The woman was crying , and exclaimed , "lama decent married woman—I have done nothing . " She begged of the constable , who held her by the arm , to release her . 'When the prisoner came up he gave the woman a push , and told her to go about her business . Several persons present told the woman not to do so , but to make the constable go before a magistrate , and say why he had so treated her . Mr . Greenwood decided upon sending the case for trial , The prisoner said he was very glad of it , as he was determined to have the matter sifted to the bottom , and have an example made of the constable . The prisoner was admitted to bail , in two sureties of £ 50 each . Mrs . Jenkins , the woman alluded to in this case , was charged with obstructing the footway , but discharged .
Toesdai . —Tbe Seducer and his " Victim . "— . The Law ' s " Jobtice . " . —Jane Gough , a young woman , with a child in her arms , was charged with annoying Mr , John Atherly , a jeweller , residing at No . 3 , Lloyd-streist , by ringing at his door bell . A solicitor , whose name did not transpire , appeared for the complainant , who deposed , that on the previous night , at a quarter past ton o ' clock , the prisoner came tohis door , and rung his bell . Witness went to the door , and seeing her , said , ' If you do not leave my premises , 1 will give you in . charge . " He tfmt
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shut the door , but she rung the doo * -bfell 4- - , '" . ° ten times . Witness ' s wife was ill , and was ' au . lraea . the noise . He gave her in charge . At the St . ™ house she said she would break every window in iu house . She had rung his bell on last Thursday night , when he gave her in charge , but she was then discharged . Mr . Combe ( to the prisoner ) : What have you to say to the charge ? The prisoner said that herself aud her infant in her arms ( of which complainant was the father ) were starving , aud she went to get a little money from him . She had made an application to a magistrate concerning the support of her child , and was told that she might summon him , but she had not the price < f a summons , which she could not get without it . Mr . Combe ( to the prisoner ) : You must pay . a fine of JE 1 , or go to the House of Correction for fourteen days . The woman said she had no money , and was Committed accordingly .
"Wednesday . — " Vampehs" and " Flats . " — John Harold was charged with being an accomplice in robbing and assaulting-Mr , John Webb , a gentleman residing at 18 , Goswell street . The prisoner , who is a thick-set able fellow , wns at once recognised by Inspector Thatcher as a distinguished member of a class of vagabonds called " vampers , " fellows who go about from one publie-house to another inciting or challenging " flats" to fight , and when they fight robbing them . Mr . Webb had received a sum of money from the Treasury , and was at nine o ' clock on that morning driven to the Blue Coat Boy tavern , in the City-road , by a cabman named Daine . He was standing at the bar there taking some refreshment , when the prisoner came in ; the prosecutor , iu a jocular mood , asked several present to toss with him , and did gamble a little , The prisoner ptrceiving Mr . Webb to be in a generous humour , made a , very distressing statement , assuring him that hit wife and two children were in great misery ,
that he lived by selling fowls , but had not now a penny to go to market with . The prosecutor compassionated his sad condition , and gave him 5 s . Soon after , the prisoner , perceiviug Mr . Webb to be very merry , proposed that they should ndjourn to the tap-room and toss . The prosecutor « vent accordingly , and soon after a crowd of , the prisoner ' s associates , to the number of about twenty , ex Uected . It was then proposed by one of them that Mr . \ Vt'bb should fight the best man in the room for half a 9 OV 6 . reign . Mr . Webb agreed , and a man named Mason accented the challenge . The prosecutor had in his righthand pi "cket £ 28 in gold , of which fact the prisoner was aware tor Mr . Webb had pulled it out in paying the cabman ant in staking the bet , which was deposited in the hauQa Of one of the party , the prisoner , who seemed so ready * . * ' ew minutes before , staking the halfsovereign {<>> * Mason . The pugilists " set too , " and were sparring . , when one of the party ( Mr . AVebbcould
not say that it ' . was the prisoner ) came behind him and dealt him suefi a Wow as felled him . He was no sooner down than thepri . « oner rushed upon him , and thrust his left hand into the prosecutor ' s pocket ; the prosecutor seized his hand ; oiie of the party told the prisoner to " mug" him—bean hi . ™ on the head ; and the prisoner pummelled him aesra dingly . Mr . Webb ' s right eye was invisible , and the pwta about it greatly inflamed . Mr . Webb eriod out , "Will ' jou see a man robbed' " but no helpcame . A poorpaintt ^ named Massey , who was at the bar , hearing the jaros ecutor ' s cries , peeped in , saw what was going on , and r . iu for a constable . When the constable came , the door of the tap-room was fastened on the inside ; but having 8 t length obtained admission , captured ti ' ie prisoner , who exclaimed , "that it was all over . " Mr . Webb had been robbed of thiee sovereigns , and was suffering great pain from the contusion on thftuppevpatrtof Ms beaii . —The prisoner cross-examined aonie o £ the- witnesses with great coolness
and adroitness . —Mr , Combs-commended the poor painter highly for his conduct - r and r after g ivingr the usual caution to the prisoner , said he-would seud him for tiial . — The prisoner thereupon became very indecorous in his conduct , lolling about the dock and jceringrtu . e spertators in the bod y of the court . He was fully eommitt&ii for trial .
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LOND&N . The Crisis . —A piablie meeting" was held at die' Soutiii London Chartist Hall , Ili 5 , BlaekfiSars . road , on Wednesday evening , December the 17 th iasi ., to nominate and elect a delegate to sit on the Chartist convention , at'llan ^ Chester , on Monday nest , to consider what steps- the-Chartist body shall take at the present crisis . Mr .. J . G .. Dron was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Stallwood was also unanimously elected secretary to the meeting . The chairman briefly opened the proceedings- by requesting attention for all that might present themselves , and called on Mr . Stallwood to state the purpose for which they were assembled , and the reason they were called together . Mr . Stallwood then submitted the correspondence he had had with Mr . T , Mi .. Wheeler on the subject , and the stpps he had taken in consequence . Mr ..
Stallwoort concluded by moving , that one delegate be ap . pointed to represent the metropolis in the convention . After some discussion , the motion was earned . Messrs , Shaw , Knight , Cuffay , and Pearcey were- then severally nominated . AJter several divisions , by show of handsand ballot , the chai ' man . dedided that the election had fallen on Mr . Shaw , and wrote that gentleman ' s credentials accordingly . On the motion of Messrs . Sowter and Glover , jun ., it was reselved , " That the metropolitan localities be hereby requested to collect , or raise by means most suitable to the members , such sums- of money as shall be necessary to defray the- expense of sending the delegate , and . that such monies , when collected , be forwarded to Mr . T . M . Wheeler , T , Crowa-court , Deanstreet , Oxford-street .
ClTI Locality . —Mr . Thomas Cooper-, author of the " Purgatory of Suicides , " delivered his promised lecture on the lives and genius of Bobert Burns aud Sir Walter Scott , last Sunday evening . Mr . Walter Cooper , the instructive lecturer on Burns , of the preceding Sunday , was in the chair , —a circumstance that added much to the interest felt by the audience . The Chartist poet , after narrating some passages of the life of Burns-, left untold by tbe chairman , and after relating the singular and striking manner of the early death of Burns , recited his great masterpiece " Tarn 0 " Shanter . " The recitation was recoived with enthusiastic and prolonged plaudits .
Scott's life , evolving , as it does , so much of lamentable sordidness ( in bin . desire to possess a large landed estate ) on the one hand , and of noble independence ( in his resolve to pay his creditors after his insolvency ) on the oilier , — afforded room for some highly useful remark . Mr . T , C . also briefly , but pointedly , characterised several of the novels , placing " Old Mortality" as the first , and " Wa . verly as the second : " Ivanhoe" as the first of the romances , - and " Kenihvorth" as the second . In conclusion , the lecturer alluded to the progress of knowledge , and the peculiar point to which we were arrived . Ife said he could not conclude the lecture
without some pointed statement of his own views as to the proper course to be pursued by Chartists , at the present juncture of affairs . The agitation for the repeal of the Corn Laws—gigantic as it had become , under the energetic and politic conduct of Richard Cobden , its leader—had been landered trebly powerful by a blight in the corn-harvest and potatoe-crop . Lord Finality had declared for free trade ; Sir Robert Peel had broken up his Ministry localise his colleagues refused their consent to his proposal to carry out free trade . Whether Lord John Russell , or Sir Robert , or whoever might be the future premier , lie would be compelled to propose free trade in corn . No one could deny that . Now , it appeared to him ( the lecturer ) that the carrying of this question resembled a stone on the edge of a precipice , it was about
to fall , perhaps next February , perhaps after a dissolution of Parliament , and a general election ; but the stone was on the edge . He had often proposed amendments at Leicester , at Anti-Corn Law meetings—once at the hazard of his life . Yet he had always been for a repeal of the Corn Laws ; the Leicester stockingers could testify to that . It was always the custom , at Leicester , to say , — " the Corn Laws are a curse ; but they are net the onlybad law ; and the great cure for all bad laws is the repeal oft 18 s legislation , and the enactment of the People ' s Charter . " But now famine was threatening his fellowmen , he ( the lecturer ) could not think of attending any meeting to propose amendments of the old stamp , even if he were likely to meet support ; above all , now the question of the Corn Law repeal was evidently about to
be carried by the popular voice , he would not consent to make his own party ridiculous by recommending steps that would place them in a contemptible minority . Still more , did ho ( the lecturer ) look to what was to follow the carrying of this question -. first , it would open , the people ' s eyes , generally ; they would'see , when Corn Law repeal took place , they needed the Charter to acquire what would render them happy j there would , therefore , be an overwhelming addition of force from the working classes , who were , at present , ao apathetic . Secondly , a considerable portion of the middle class would feel the want of a fur . ther reform as soon as this repeal took place , but it was vain to call on them before . Thirdly , and , above all , he looked to tbe conflict that would be entered into by all classes as soon as this question was decided . Aristocrats
landlords , tenants , parsons , tradesmen working men , all would be placed in antagonism more or less ; and , from that state of change and general dissolution of old interests , he augured good . What , then , did he recommend 1 He wished to leave every man as free as he was resolved ever to be himself . For his own part ' he could only say , he would never lift a finger to help the manufacturers he had witnessed too much of their unfeeling oppressions ' in Leicester ( whero he knew but one firm that waB exempt from the charge ); but he could not consent to oppose Corn Law repeal under existing circumstances ; and if he were an elector , and an election were come , he would vote for a repealer in preference to a protectionist ; yet , if a general election arrived , he hoped to Stand On the hustings in Leicester Market-place , and again champion Universal Suffrage , and the rights of labour
YfiTEBAN Patriot !' ahd Exiles'Widows' an& Chwdben ' s Funds . —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of 7 s from the Marylebone localit y ( being a collection made for me while in Stafford gaol , but which I apply to the above purposes with leave of the donors ) , of 4 s . from Hamilton , in Scotland , and of Is . from my valued and incorruptible friend , George White , of Bradford . —Tnos Coopeb , 134 , Elackfriar ' s-road . Somebs TowN .-At a meeting of this locality held * ,, Sunday evening last at Mr . Duddridge ' s , TonbrW ce street . Mr . George Humphries in the Chair . Thr . foi lowing resolution was moved by Mr . JohnAruOtt , se conded by Mr . Thomas Laurie , and unanimously agreed to — " TUat we i tb-e members of this locality , h . avuw for a long
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period seen witb deep regret the mean ; paltry , and inadequate amount forwarded by our brother members to the Executive , most earnestly caljl on . those that were instrumental to their appointment to ' come forward and render them that support they are justly entitled to . " BARNSLEY . At the Iiflnv Soc > ety meeting on Monday last , Mr . John Yallancc explain * ^ t 0 t'le menlbers the alterations and amendments in the > > ules > which £ ave Sreat satisfaction to the shareholders , aS demonstrated by the following resolution , moved by Mr . Peter Hoey , and seconded by Mr . George Hargh : — " That th ? Barnsley branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society return their best thanks to John Vallance , representative of Barnsley , Sheffield , and llotherh'a ' m , and to the whole conference , believing their deliberations have had for their object the best interests of the society . And that we most cordially sanction their every decision . "
BURNLEY . MEETtN « TO PETO'ION 1 ' AHLUSiENT POJl TBE IlElEASfi oe F « ost , WitLUMs , Jones , and Bins . —A very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Burnley and Habergham-eaves , was held in the Temperance Hall , Hommorton-strcet , on the evening of Monday , December 15 th . At eight o'clock , the time for commencing tusi . ness , the hall was densely crowded by an audience desirous of manifesting their sympathy for the unfortunate patriots . On the motion of Mr . Williams , seconded by Mr . Webster , Mr . John Gray was unanimously called to the chair . The chairman opened the meeting by a few introductory remarks , and by reading the placard announcing the meeting . Mr . Webster read and moved the petition for the release of Frost , Williams , and Jones , which was seconded by Mr . Taylor . Mr . Ambrose Hirst , of Oldham , supported the petition in a most able and eloquent speech , in the course of which he was repeatedly
and enthusiastically applauded . The petition was then read by Mr . Holland , and unanimously adopted by thr meeting . Mr . B . Southwort next rose to move the adoption of a petition to the House of Commons for the release of William Ellis . Mr . S . then read the petition and moved its adoptiou , which was seconded by Mr . W . Williams , and supported by Mr . T . Tatter-all , who made a touching appeal . The petition was unanimously adopted by the meeting . It was then moved by Mr . Holland , and seconded Mr . Ridehalgh , and unanimously carried , " That the petitions , now adopted at this meeting , be entrusted to Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . for Finsbury , for presentation to the House of Commons ; and that the members for North Lancashire , J . Talbot Clifton , and Wilson Paiten , Esqvs ., be requested to suppoit the prayer thereof . " A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and . to Messrs . Taylor , Hirst , and Tattersall , and the meeting dissolved .
ST 0 CKP 0 RT . The Crisis !—Important Meeting . —On Sunday evening last a meeting of the Chartists of this town was held in the Chartist Institute , Bomber ' s-brow , to hear a lecture from Mr . Thomas Clarke , of the Executive committee , who was accompanied by Mr . Cuffay , of London ; Mr . Poole , of Collumpton ; and Mr , Hewitt , private secretary to Mr , O'Connor , Mr , Thomas Webb was unanimously chosen to preside , who introduced Mr . Clark to the meeting , Mr . C . briefly reviewed the state of the country , and pointed out , in a forcible manner , the absolute necessity for immediate action on the part of the Chartists , whohad as length an opportnnity of forcing the factions to yield something , lie stated that the Executive had that day agreed to convene a convention , to be held
in Manchester , on Monday , Dec . 22 nd , in order to decode upon the course- of policy to be pursued by the democratic party , whe » tlie Executive would be firepared ! at all hazards to carry out whatever decision that Body might arrive at . This announcement was received with great enthusiasm . Mr . Clark concluded , by calling upon the meeting to raise the means to send a delegate- to represent Stosfcport . Mr . Cui&y was next Introduced , and commeneed by complimenting the men of Stockport for the iiandsome manner iw which they had always sustainsef the movement , and added , that tf ' fcliivt meeting yrcw to be taken as * s > specimen of what they were lit the
habit of cfeing ; them indeed were they ( entitled to-lac best thanlss-of tflie- Chartists ot- the whole counfay . 'Mr . Cuffay"continued at length- to urge-the necessity of union and' perseverance on tile part of the Chait tists , and wound * up an effective'speech by recom ^ mending thameefcing to take care thatin < the coming contest their glorious Charter sllould noi ; be sulliec by any acts of folly or indiscretion . Mr .. Poole also adflressed the meeting , alter whicH'the sum of seven shillings and fivepence was collected for the Victim Fund , and a resolution" carried , piygingrtHa-meeting to s « nd a delegate to- the Convention . Fifteen shillings was immediately subscribed to defray the delegate's expenses .
LEEDS . © beat Meetikgi —© n . Sunday evening last , the Bazaar , Briggate , wae-denaely crovwled to ; hear an address from Mr .. Christopher Doyle ,, member of the Executive Committee of the National' Charter Association on the bast mode' bo-be adopted ;!^ the-demooratie- party in the present eventful crisis , to aecure to the people such measures as would- render the repeal of the Corn Eaws- ( should such an- evenfc take place ) serviceable to them . Mr . Farren occupied'the chair , and after a- few preparatory observations , called tifien Mr . Doyle , who spoke for an hour and a half , in-an eloquent and argumentative strain } pointing out what wouldi be the- eftect if the writing classes remained &m . and' united as- a * distinct and separate party , through ' , the- approaching struggle . Mr . Doyle ' s address wasenthusiastically received ,. and gave universal satisfaction ..
© iDrl&M . Gn Sunday last Mr . W . Dixon delivered a- very energetic address on the present crisis of public affairs , in the course- of which he gave a > very interesting account of the-proceedings of the Land Conterence ,, which gave great satisfaction .. A-fter the lecture it members' meeting took pliiGe , when Mr . & . F . Taylor and Mr . 5 . Yardley were nominated as fit and proper persons- to represent this- locality in the forthcoming conference , to b& held . on > Monday , the 29 th instant . A public meeting will take plaec on Sunday , the 21 st inst ., to elect a > delegate to the above conference . '
MANCHESTER . . On Sunday evening the news was-read to-the audience of the defeat of the magistrates by Mi * . Roberts , after which Mr . John Shaw , of Leeds , commenced his lecture , which lasted one horn * and a-half . Whe » about finishing Mr . O'Connor arrived , ' taking the audience by surprise ,, and spoke for an hour . Mr . Roberts , the miners' Attorney-General , next made his appearance , and spoke for half an hoar . We had a treat not looked for , not expecting either of tlta above gentlemen . WIGAN .
The members of the Land Society belonging to the Wigan branch held their meeting at the house of Miv Silvester Booth , Burns-yard , Scholes , on Sunday evening last , at six o'clock . Mr * Nicholas Canning ,, the delegate for the Wigan district to the Mancheste » Land Conference , gave an account of his stewards ship , and a full report of the proceedings of that body , which gave general satisfaction . Mr . William Walmsley proposed , and Mr . Michael Segrave seconded , — "That the best thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Canning for-the able manner in which he represented us . " . Carried unanimously . We enrolled five new members on last Sunday night , which makes In all eighty-five members in Wigaia .
PRESTON . At a meeting of the members of the Pireston Branch of the Land Society , held on Sunday evening last , at Howavth ' s Temperance Hotel , toheair-the report of Mr . J . Brown , delegate to the Manchester Land Conference , after Mr . Brown had given an account of the proceedings , the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :-r- " That we highly approve of the plans and resolutions come to by the Land Conference , and hereby beg to lender to the delegates our sincere thanks . " "That the thanks of this meeting be given to W . P . Roberts , Esq . for his kindness in acting as treasurer to the Land Society , and hope he will continue as treasurer . " After the business of the Land Society had been concluded the case of the Welsh martyrs was taken into consideration , when a subscription was entered into , and a committee appointed to get up a public meeting in behalf of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis .
WEST RIDING DELEGATE MEETING-. This meeting was held at Hali&x , in the "Working Man ' s Hall , on the 14 th inst .,, when delegates appeared from the following places : —Dewsbusy , LiUletown , Bradford , Halifax , and . Lower Warley . Mr . Richard Lawson was appointed to preside . After the monies had been paid ' in , the following resolutions were adopted ; -Moy « J by t . Cole , seconded by w . F . bucksmith , "That ao person be received as delegate to the West RisKng Delegate Meeting who is not delegated by the National Charter Association ,
ana naving credentials to that , effect from the locality he represents . " Moved-by Mr . Cole , seconded by Mr . Jackson , - " That Mr . Smith ' s name be withdrawn from the list « f local lecturers until he again becomes a member af t ' ae National Charter Association . Moved by M * . Sucksmith , seconded by Mr . Cole , " That a special delegate meeting be held at Halifax the first . ' Sunday in January , to take into consideration whp . t steps ought to be taken by the Chartists of 4 hf ; West Riding in case of a general election . " w 'J ! hat this meeting be adjourned to the second Sua «»> in February . "
ROCHDALE . A glwfoua meeting was held here on Sunday , the 14 th m , t ., which was addressed by Mr . Knight , of LonOWi , who took a review of the agitation from its commencement to the present time . After .-which , Mr . G . W . Wheeler , ; the delegate from Rouen and iwading , gave his testimony , as coming from an agricultural . district , of the utility and practicability ot the Land Society . Mr . M'Grath then very ably and fully entered into thedetailaoi ' the Land scheme , proving to the entire satisfaction of his : auditors , its safety and the manifold advantages to be derived from its adoption . Mr . T . M . Wheeler , our general secretary , then commented on the political aspect of affairs at the present momentous crisis , and the policy it behoved the Chartist body to pursue .
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CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND s 1 £ S £ Meetings for the purpose of enrolling nJl ^ tr ansacting other business connected tS 2 ? "id lield every week on the following days and n ? ar < 1 p . i r j / 1 8 TOB « svBsnw . ' S : ~ - kouth London Chartist HalL Ho BhM-fi .: at half-past six o ' clock .- ^ AS &t f , ? » again-lane , at six o ' clock . —Westminster ¦ i ,, ' T ' - thorium Club Rooms , 72 , St . MnrtiirWa £ Jn ' past seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . DuddiW * r ill |; layers'Arms , Tonbridge-street ; New-road it ii ' , ir * seven—Tower Hamlets : at the WhitthMon ,,, i \ t ^ Chm-ch-row Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock nSf i —Mmmett ' s Brigade ; at the Rock Tavern l h grove , at eight o ' clock precisely— MmiUom ' ^ i '" Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at h-. lr 8 seven . M 1 I- pa * t
MOSDAV ETJ 58 IRG . Cambenueli ; at the Montpelier Tavern , Walu-n ,. n at eight o clock precisely . ' "" , Ncwcastlc-upon-Tyne : This branch of the Clm r Co-operative Land Society meet in the hou ' so » Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday ev « from seven until nine o ' clock " , for the purpose of ' r " ' ceiving subscriptions and enrolling members . TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at the George and Dragon , Blacklist ] . lull , at eight o ' clock . "'
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St . Pancras . —An harmonic meeting will be liehl at the Feathers Tavern , Warren-street , Tottenham court-road , on Monday evenin g , Dec . 29 th , lgig ' it eight o ' clock , for the benefit of the widow of n ' o ' or Booker , of Sheffield , who fell a victim to illness , ocuasioned by an imprisonment , suffered in the cause of truth and justice . All tickets issued for the 8 th inst . will be admissible ou the above evening . Westminster—All persons whose names are on the books of this locality , are requested to attend at tae Partheniuni Rooms , St . Martin ' s-lane , on Suuday evening , Dec . 21 st .
MAnYLXBOSB . —Mr . John Skelton will deliver a public lecture , subject , — " What advantages would the working classes derive from the repeal of the Corn Laws ? " at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circusstreet , on Sunday evening next , December 21 st , to commence at seven o ' clock precisely . SouiDWARK AM ) Lambutu . —A public discussion will be held in the South London Chartist Hall , i \ n Blackfriars-road , on Sunday evening next , Decemb er 21 st ; subject , — " Will a repeal of the Corn Lan-a benefit the producing classes ? " To commence at
half-past seven precisely . TawEK Hamlets . —A public meeting will be lielj on Monday evening next , December 22 nd , on beJialt of Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and other political exiles , at the Social Iiall , Osbornc-street , Whitcchniiel , Thomas Cooper , author of the Purgatory of Swtidu ' and other advocates , will be present and address the meeting , Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock pro . cisely . Cambertteh , and WAi . woRTn .--A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , on Monday evening next , December 22 nd , to commence at ei ght o ' clock precisely . ,
HAMMEnsMiBi . —A publicdiscussion will be held at the Dun Cow , Brook-green-lane , between some friends of the Anti-Corn-Law League and the Char tista of that locality , on Tuesday evening no . \( , De . cember 23 rd , to commence at eight o ' clock precisel y . Chartist Halx , I , Turnaoaix-i . ane , Fabrincdoj-, kpkekt . —The public discussion will be- resumed at bjali ' -past ten precisely , on Sunday rooming next , Dec- 21 st . In the eTening , at seven o ' clock precisely ' Mr . T . Cooper will deliver the eighth of his second couTss of lectures , subject , " Life and genius of Uand&l ; music an essential instrument in real ciri ! i < satioui- " '
City . Locality . —Theasembers of the cit ^ localitr of the Ka&ional Charter A'ssoeiivtic-nj are urgently re " . quested to assemble to-morrow evening week , ( &un . day , December 28 th ) , in the Hall , Turnagain-lane . to take jji Co consideration- the most efficient means to be adopted to ensure theveturnof Frost , WiUiaras , Jones , EDisj-and other esiied- patriots . Also to determine on > tbe holding of an aggregate meeting of the metropolitan Chartists-,, in firatnerance of the said object . Shair to be taken at six o ' clock piecisely . MAUYLEne-xa Iocality . —A"decturewill be delivered by Mr . Skelton on Sunday- evening next , at tiie Soachmakers' Atbis , Circus-street ; New-road . Subject , " What advantages would * the- working classes derive from thg'wpeftl o £ the oora-Jawa-9 " To commence at half-past seven o ' clook .
Hebdes BniDovi . —A . tea-party and- ball will lie held in the Democratic ChapeJ'on the 25 th instant ! Tea-on the table at ? four o ' clock precisely .. Cidham . —On' Sunday ( to-morrow ) , Mr .. A . F . Taylor will lecture in- * he school-yoom of the Working Man ' s Hall . Subject , "The Agrarian- Justice , " Chair to be taken at six o ' clock in the evening . Lheds —Mr . James Leach will- deliver a lecture to-morrow ( Sunday ) ievening ; at half-past six , in the Bazaar , Briggate . Haj / ipax .- —A public tea-party , and other entertainments , will take pkee in the Working Man' 5-llall on Thursday next . Tea'on table at fiv-e o ' clock .. Tickets may be had on application at the room on < Sur id : iy evening , next .
Makoh&ster . —Foargns O'ConEor ,. Esq .,, will lecture in the Carpenters Hall , Manohester , on Sunday ( to-inoM-ow ) , at halfyast six in the-evening . Subject , "' The Charter ,, the Land , and-the Ten-Hoius ' Bill . " A special members' meetJEg will be hold on Sunday ( to-morrow ); at two o ' clock in . the afternoon , ; inthe large ante-room- of Carpenter ' s Hall , lor tlic ^ purpose-of electing delegates to the- Gonventiou-to be held on Monday , Dec ; 32 ; The shareholders' rao&ting of the Land Association will be held on Sunday , Deo . 28 ; in the large- ante-room o $ the Carpenters ' Hall , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .. Toje . imjxi MEBTiHa . for the Miner's Victim Eimd , will be held at Mr , Mason ' s , s jg n of the Swan-Inn , Wednesfield-heath , on » Sunday , the-2 ist inst ., atfimr o ' olock in the afternoon .
Roghdmie . —Mr . Thomas Clark , will lecture in the Chartist room , Mill-street , on . Sunday , tlie 2 ist inst ., at six , o ' clock in . the evening . —A public meeting will take place in the Public-hall , Bailey-street , on Monday the 22 ndi inst ., for the restoratien of Froat , Williams , Jones , and Ellis . The following persons will attend , E O'Connor , Esq ., V . M'Graft , T . Glark , 0 . Doyle , and T . M . Wheeler . Hull . —The weekly . meeting of the Hull branch of the Chartist , Go-operative Land Sooiety , will , until further netice , be held at the house of John Welburn , sign of the Whitbj Tavern , Salthouse-lane . Tlio time of meeting as- usual , on Sunday night , afcsii o ' clock , and- Tuesday at eight . The former subsecretaries of all places comprising the Hull district , of 1841 , 1842 ; and 1843 , a ' re revested to write to J . H . Eastwood , Uo . 8 , Clappisbn-square Syke ' ssti-eet .
Mr . Jons Valiascb , of Barnaley , will addrcae- Ins constituents- at Sheffield and Eotherhara , en to evening * of Sunday and Monday nest , the 21 st ami 22 nd , on the amended , laws of Shb-Ghartist Co-operative Land Society . SlOCSFOBI ClIAHTIST iNSTlT'jaiON , BoMBEnS-BkO ^ i —A tea party and festival will be held in the room o > the above institution , on Christmas day , DeOi 25 th . Tea to be on the table at half-past four o ' clock . Stockpoet . —Mr . Ambrose Hurst , of Oldhaia , will commence the first of four lectures here , in t ! ic Chartist Institution , Bombers Bam , on Sunday , { . to-inc-r row ) , at six o ' clock , on " 'JEhs- geographicivl posit '" . of Greece , with an inquiry into the origin of its primeval institutions . "
Moitram . —A public maatisgwill take olate uij » e lecture-room opposite tha- Bull ' s Head , onSatuw wening , Dec . 20 th , for tho purpose of elssting a delegate to represent the district in the iMnaeliester convention . Ha was , —A meeting of themenibei ? of the *»' tional Chartist Association , in the llalifax uis tiw , will be held in the Chartist Assoeiatioa-room , Lowe r Warley , on Sunday next , the 21 st of Dec , attj » o ' clock in the aitercooB , lor the pwpow , ? r ! fe , !! delegate to attend ihs eonference to be held at * Chester , on Monday , Bee . 22 nd rest . r f v Dkwsbuby . —A meeting of the members o . <* Co-operative Laad Society in tlikdi strictwi 1 M f on Sunday next ^ December 2 lsfc , at two o clock the afternoon . . ,,:. cut ; aibviuuuii . > it j
- Newcastle « u ? on-Tt . ne . — The mem bers ot ' branch of tha Chartist Co-operative Land boware requested to attend a general meeting » L house of Martin Jude . Sun Inn , Side , on mm evening , December 22 nd , at seven ' clock , w . the report of the delegate- from this district to Land Conference . r 5 . Notwn 6 ham . —Mr . Saunderswill report tne p . ccedings of conference , on Sunday evening new , six cfolook precisely , at the Seven Stars , BarKer-S- The chair will be taken at six o ' clock . . . . » Lancashire . —The next general delegate meetv , of Lancashire miners will be held on M ° X ( M , 39 th of December , at the house of Mr . Wm . % if Unicorn and Park Inn , Royton , near Oldham . £ " to be taken at eleven o'clock in the forenoon . w \ will also be a public meeting , which will be a "" ^ by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several of tbefgj dited agents of the Miners'issociation . J- ' 5 , for the fortnight , including general contr ibution Is . per member . c ,, nAiJ BACup .-Mr . M'Grath will lecture here on M »
evening . . . « ff jll TonMORDBw .- ^ Messra . Doylo ana »' | ,, j 9 j address the inhabitants of this place on &w evening . gun-Rochdale . —Mr . Clark will lecture here on day evening . Chair to be taken at six oc Iock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 20, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1346/page/8/
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