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Sir J : Uiii ' . iiu inbV « i'f « rUstV < : to bria « in a Bill to ai ! ic :: u i . V . vfrritniolteui improvements Act , by apjHi : r . ti » -g : m aiuiir . osuis retcivc . TJic ; < c . w orders liaving bctu dis-pesed of , the lioutc sdj ^ unitn . HOUSE OFLORDS-Ihuksbat , Much 5 . Tfce : r Lordship asMiublcd at five o ' clock to hear Icr MajcMyV : iss . ntgiven . bycommission , t < : several KWs . The Gfliiiinlwioncrs wen ; tliu Lord Cliancc ' . ior , tin ; Hurl of Shafiasbury , and the Ear ! o ! Iladdiiigton . The House cf Common- - \ u . \ m « bwas summoned to ftetrar . the royal as-cut was sivc « 10 tbe following Bills : —The IVui-c Works ( Irvlaud ) Hiil ; the Dr . ; inaic ( Irvkmi ) Kill ; and the Gram ! Jury ( Ireland ) Presentment Bill . The house shortly after ndj-nirned . HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiicnsuAT , Mauch 5-~ - - ^^ VV ^ r- ^ ""^" - ^^^ bri 5 'f ^ : ^
ENROLMENT OF THE MILITIA . > ir . T . IJcxccouie presente-l several petitions from differcat places against the enrolment of the inuitau LAW OF SETTLEMENT . 3 n answer to a question lrom Mr . V . bsajn , Sir It . ita said , fiat More t : » e conclusion of the delate on the Com L . w question , lie-honM lay up » n tillable of the house a bill for a new law ° 1 scUje-BK-. it , an « l a * i a bill for the JeryjuK of parochial raies . lie did not widi . h ^ vever , to take any discawiou upon them until afterwards . THE ANDOVEIt UNION .
Vit Etkmll then moved , pursuant to notice , for tie a ; ipoiiinia . * t of \ Select Committee to inquire into tiic sw-miiiistratioit of the Poor Laws in the Audorer Union , .-int into the inauagcmcnt of tbe Uiaou W .-rkhouse . The boa . member w « -iit at con-SHitrable k « g » U into tiic utfeais of the occurreni'es that took plaec in the Amlover Union , whirl ] he considered as highly disgraceful , and railed loudlj for inquiry . [ Left speaking . ] KOrSE OF COMMONS— Thcobiut , Feb . 26 . { Ftomoiir Sceoni Edition of last tceek . \
ADJOURNED DEBATE . Mr . Ross opened the debate , aud exiiressed hisinttmiou to vote for the govcrinnent measure . iir . U . Dksisox contradicted the statement which lad !>«•« made by Mr . Ferntud , on Tuesday ni « Iit , tu-ii he ( . Mr . IWisou ) had been deluded by Sir Koiicrt Fed iutosecomiin » the Address , under a false re ;> re > entation of the { imposes of government with Tehees u * the Goru Laws , lie had undertaken that Any , approving Sir R . Peel ' s tsriffcf lSi 2 , and conjectunnjr from iis success that it was the intention of government to construct the present measure upon the same nrinci les , but lie had not been prepared to expert tuat Sir It . lVe ' vuuld propose a total abolition of t !; e Corn Laws afler a period of three years , during whicu we were to have a diminished sliding scale , scctimpanied by certain compulsatory
propsisiiiwis . In propounding such a scheme , Sir R . l ' eelhad committed a mistake , which many now regretted , and which he hoped that Sir R . l ' ecl would never live to . regret himself . Though he should oppose to the uttmuost tiiat scheme , hehoped that , if it were made law , it would promote tre public interests in the way which Sir R . Peel expected . He had been returned to Parliament upon Protectionist principles , and . ie shouhl act In accordance with those principles by voting for the amendment . In conclusion , he Trcrue'l Lord Morpeth against believing that his return for the West Hiding was a proof that the opinions of the electors of that district werechauned oa the subject of tbe Corn Laws ; and , by advertising him , that , at the next general election , the ¦ ex tent of the change would probabiv be brought to a test .
Mr . Erotheetox supported the government measure . ilr . Gumstophek expressed his intention to resist the meagre « f die ^ ivcrmnent , an » to gtfc his C 01 ' - ¦ diai sKiijmri vo the ame ' -ulineut of Mr . Miles . The Ion . gentleman ' s speech was merely a repetition of the usual ' pmtteiinnisl" arguments . Mr . Cakbwkll supported the measure . Mr . Fixcn imposed the measure , lie ridiculed the " cmvci > iiiis ' on the Ministerial benches as partly miraculous aim partly ludicrous , lie entered into a general defence uf the existing Corn Lnws . and into a violent denunciation of the proposed alteration in them , concluding both with an impassioned appeal to the house not to assent to the monstrous injustice of s » vtciii : ig away ac ouce all protection , from apiculture .
Air . -Sevmek { one ot the newly-elected members for C'rscisuin : ) observed , that some members elected five yeans aao , seemed to have forgotten the sentirueuts of their constituent ^; but it ~ was impossible ior him , who vvasonly elected on Thursday hist , to < hs . -lay saeh a failure of memory . He undertook to say , thai in Dorsetshire tbe fanners were to a man strong Protectionists , and he bdivved tlwt ninetfstiis oftbe fiiimei-s in other cuunties of En-land vrcre so fcj'i . > ir . Vilucks cammcntcci upon the speech of the previous cpeakcr . The dcb ;; tc had been proceedina s . - . a traiiy pace , protracted beyond all endurable limits , afimliiig toocicirapiwif of the importauce auftclwi to any lcgisisiive mcisurc invoiviii ^ the
wttrests "i tue rich , lie admitted that the present ineasure was not complete , but iz weiit a great way ii ; tiie right diivction ; and the declaration of the Protectionists assured its further efficiency , if the present uropuskiuu wa | affirmed . They hud allowed e oven nights of the debate to pass without giving any r-.-piy v > what had ba-n alleged as the results of a Corn Law—¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ M . i , innntiniiity , and increased in-wialuy . I \ Ir . V . thea commented on several of the 3 » 2 < L-echc » laa- 'ie by the Pr < iteetioni-ts in that house awl cisewatrc . and more p : tr ; icuiarly on a speech HiuJe liy LorU St : t'i : e > SAmia years : igo in Lancashire , witcc iio aiimiited that the Guru Luws raised rents , awi r ; :-snl the jiricc » if food , Imt did not raise the pi e » f vrag « 5 . Such w . is the sysieni for which the ja ; i-i . r . viic ; ij « f E ; ii : kr . 'j were Jighiin ^; and th . it tv ; is ti : a t >> iem which rendered tiie ]> rus ; icivus farmer " r » -i i-ue a bird that isc was to be stuui-d aud sent as
a « jRo-iiy _ t « the British Museum , " and the labeurer su demoralised that his wretciied condition had passed iuvt a by- » vurJ . Yes ; the couiplaiut of the agriculiu ; i >; s was low prievs . and tiseir object in supporting the Corn Laws wjis hi « h prices . In briugiug forward this m-.- ; js : irc the guverumeut was protecting the auriculturUts from themselves , mid he hoped that tkty ' . vnuiil Itave « iiod sense enough to see that , and "t > tOi 5 i eaT . to tU « abolition of a law which was an c v !«! ence sif their p : i > r . suiiishiinss snd present shame . Oa ma J ! iot : « n of Mr . Baseus , the debate was adj :. Urne « . Lard J . Ri'sseu . iio . ned tl . at to-morrow n !* : ht this Cs : t « tc wou-U iis bvoauiit t « sv close . . S- ; ve ! vil vuices cried out" Xo , no . " C •! . Sii ' . TiM'U'E ciUled attention to the circumstance that sevcraJ iitembcK of liie soverunieiit were unprov :-- « M with = e : u * in the house to the detriment ) of the V . Uflse ii . ter « . ^ is .
mv . . SrouxEn uopeii that t '; e debate would terminals to-morrow likhi , but . would imt consent to such a pio ; w-ai uiiiviis •¦ very uiembcr had an opportunity of dfhvcrs n ^ kHopinio :. T . ic « ti > eruidcr » ktviu ^ been disposed of , thehuuse a : \ joumd . KUUKE OF LOK . V > S-Fiai » iT , Fm . 2 ? . The . nji . it of the D : ain : b : c ( ir . Jandj Bill was brought uii , to s-iKie «< f t ! ie jiiMvisiuas of whiclt Lords rvfoi ; iw : < jl- : ! ini Cuiteiiiistm objected . After some <] i > cus .-inn the report was pastpoiwd . The Fisdrties . Ilari > ouiv . s : ii
- Ir . "J . UuN'CoiiBs iisovci ! that the petition which 3-e ; -n-. se ! itol ycAi .-ivav . f « "" > a WiiSlam isc / tt . the cs . - . naan of a jiuhhc m-etincnf tiic iitliabiuuits of 3 « i : ; s ! i-r , couiiiiaiuiii , ; oj' tiie iiiogai triNUiiieiii and i :-. ; si :- » : < i : iiicnt ot six facfjry iiris , be printed with ti ;« v .. ; .-s . PUI 5 LIC WORKS ( lUELANi !) BILL , No . 2 . Ti . c i-.. u-e theu went ir . w connuhtcc ••» this bUi . The reji < i : i was received , and the bill ordered to be read a tuiru time on iium !; iY .
THE MILITIA BILL . In answer to a questiou—Mr . S . IIerbert said , iluragli it was impossible , owing to the protracted diseiisJ-. m now pending before the house , to sayatwi : ; a uumittithc should Le able to introduce the -Mi ] i ; i , -i liiil , he would give as early a notice of his intention to do so as he > vas ably .
THE SEATLESS MINISTERS . Colonel Sibthort renewed the iutjiiiry which he l : ad the previous evening made respecting the v . - . cancles in the Administration , complaining of the inconveniences the public interests sustained by the absence from Parliament of Lord Lincoln , " Mr . -G a-lstone , and the law officers for Ireland . Sir 'I obebt Peel reminded Col . Sibthorp that the gallant member was himself in some respects Te .-pousib ' e , by the part he had taken at the South Koits election , for the temporary exclusion of Lord Lincoln from the house . It was a mistake to supp . se thai there were any vacancies in the administration , except in the instar . ee of the Chief Goramissionerchip of "Woods and Forests , which office would soon be filled up . The confidence he felt in the recent mcasnres of government made him less solidtoas than he would otherwise have been for the aid afforded by the presence of all his colleagues in that li-juse . '
MR . FERRAXD AND HIS ASSAILANTS . The speech of Mr . Ferrand on Tuesday evening brought down upon him the ire of Messrs . Pvoebuck , Blight , Bowrin ^ , : md O'Coancll , who severally attacked him on Thursday night . Mr . Ferraud " this evening replied to these geudemen , which brought rejoinders from them , and called up Sir Robert Peel — ¦ who retracted his celebrated , " assassination" speech ' Of ' threeyears ago—Mr . D'lsraeli , Mr . Cobden , Mr . Fielden , and others , but the crowded state of our columns prevents us from duiii £ wore than alluding
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to it this week ; in our next we shall endeavour to sive an outliue of tills " spicy bit" of Parliameutarj news . . . ; . ADJOURNED DEBATE . The twelftli night of the adjourned debate was commenced bv . Mr . G . BaSkes . He objected to Sir Robert 1 ' eci ' s having declared ms intended line of rariiamentary conduct to the Queen at the time of the late C . ibia » E interregnuin : ibe tendency of that intimation havinu bceu unduly to bias her Majesty ' s ^ » 'aw ^; i" our next we ^ h ^ l ^ rideaTOur to
choice , and to produce a coalition prejudicial to the public intensts . The general feeling of the constituencies was known to be m favour of Protection principles , of which the defeat of Lord Lincoln in Nottingh amshire was a striking illustration . He . liseerneil t < -o striking a resemblance between Sir Robert l ' eels present measures and those financial operations ot M . decker , which immediately preceded tne trench Revolution . He concluded bv threatening the opposition of the House of Lords , and expressing Ins intention to vote in favour of the amendment —
. Mr . B . Escott considered that the inquirv whether tlio measure before the house couiu be pustpuned was essential to the present discussion . He denied that luat prstponement was possible . Those who were Mirpnscd at the present measures of government must have been inattentive observers of parsing evcufc-to them the tariff of 1842 had no meaning , ana the significant declarations of government during tiie last four years gave no instruction . What could be mure inconsistent than the present attachment of the Protectionist party to a Corn Law , which twelve months ago they had vehemently denouueed ? i he Protectionist party had very much " injured their cause , by their injudicieus choice of leaders . The puke of Richmond was no match for Mr . Cobden and thu constituency ofthe kingdom . The condition of the people imperatively called for this measure aud he should give it his hearty support .
Captain Gladstone bore testimony to the distress existing m Ireland , but denied the sufficiency of the preseut measure to procure its diminution . He should be ready to support some portion of the present measure , but , objecting to the part relating to the Corn Laws , he should v . ite for the amendment . Mr . Cobdek commenced by referring to the extrane ms topics which had been introduced into the present debat * . It had been so in past times ; whenever the Pi otccriouist party f ought to evade the main question , they had vituperated the Whi » s or the Anti-Corn Law Leaaue . They were contributing bv this course most eifectually to the popularity of the Ministry . They spoke of desiring a dissolution , and threatened itthrongh the House of Lords : but what
would be the result ? His knowledge of the franchise enabled him to state confidently that they would be in a minority . Every one of the large towns was in favour of true trade principles , and the whole political power of the landlords rested on 150 , 000 tenants-at-wiU . A consequence of this anomalous competition between small ana ] arj : o constituencies , if persisted in , must be a further change of the elective franchise . They might allege that petitions were no certain test of the state of public opinion upon this question , but what did they say to the meetings which had been held in all parts ofthe country ? If they reierred to the declarations of the coerced constituencies , he would remind them that measures were on foot for purifying those depositaries of public authority , and
enab . mg them to give an unbiassed verdict upon matters submitted to their judgment . Fallacies of the oldest fashion had ^ beeu revived in this debate to the amusement and amazement of the people out of doors . A dreadful depreciation in the value of laud had been predicted as a consequence of free trade measures ; he knew on ample authority , that farms were letting at higher rents than ever . How impotent had been their efforts to raise by Act of Parliament the wealth of the country ! Those resources could only be augmented by the intelligence and industry «> f our people . It behoves the rising generation of British statesmen to study well the great questions which were now developing themselves , and which promised the dawn of a new and improved era in the world .
Mr . Spooseb spoke in favour of a fixed duty and against the present measure . Mr . P . Borthwick expressed his intention to vote for the amendment . Lord G . Bentixck offered some hostile comments upon the mode in which the measure had been introduced to Parliament * and condemned it as having been constructed upon too narrow au induction . lie was altogether opposed to the measure , and should vote for the amendment . The division then took place . For the Motion 337 For the Amendment 240 -Majority in favour of Ministers ¦ 97
The announcement was received with loud cheer ? The other orders were then disposed of , aud the houfc adjourned at half-past three o ' clock .
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- . « r- \ "ROW" IN PARLIAMENT . Ever since Mr . Ferrand adopted the very unusual course of saying within the walls of Parliament what everybody else said out of them , it lias been the fasbiou for the party-men of bath sides , who don ' t like this sort of plain speaking , to deny his veracity , and to damage his Usefulness as a public man , by fixing upon him the stigma of a reckless asscrtor ot unfounded and unjustifiable statements . The venal press , ever ready to take the cue from their advertising customers , have followed up this game , and have sedulously eclioed the charges against him , suppressing at the same time his replies to these charges .
ihe slashing speech delivered hy him during the late debate , brought down upon him on the following evening , in his absence , a repetition of this old "dodge . " On Friday night last he repaid this " Roland with an Oliver , " which we are unwilling our readers should miss the enjoyment of , and have , therefore , condensed to suit our crowded pages . Whatever may be theught of Mr . Ferrand ' s discretion , there can be no doubt of his bravery . Tiij-t miserable little waspish man , the member for Bath , who led the attack on the previous evening , certainly came off worst upon this occasion .
Mr . Ferr&xd defended himselt from the attacks which had been made upon him in his absence on the previous evening . Mr . Roebuck , who had commenced the attack , was the last person who ought to have used such language . Mr . Roebuck had once , with language far more violent autl indecent than any which he had used , flung down the Times newspaper upon the floor of the house , and recommended its members to horsewhip a gentleman in every way his superior . He believed that ihe public held Mr . Roebuck in such estimation that they would not give a quarter of a farthing for his opinions ; and among all his other failures in life , the knowledge of that fact rankled most deeply in his breast . Adverting to the speech of Mr . Bri ght , he showed that Air , Bright had put words into his mouttl which' lie had never used . Mr . Bright , however , was not a person
entitled to attack him on the score of veracity , fur two meetings had been recently held in Lancashire to rebut a statement which he had made iu his place in Parliament , respecting the reluctance of the working classes at Preston and at Rochdale to support a Ten Hours' Bill . Dr . Bowring had also put in his mouth words which he had never uttered , for the purpose of damaging him in the estimation of tbe hou- > c and the country . Mr . Ferrand then restated aud justified the words which hu had actuallyused respecting Mr . H . Aslnvortu . Turning next to Lord Morpedi , he asserted thai he had never said that the petition from Union Mill \ v ; is not a free and unbiassed petition . What he had said was , that petitions against the Corn Laws had been in many msCiiiiees signed by the workmen iu the manufacturing districts against their will , and at the compulsion of their masters .
Mr . BitiGux said , after all that had fallen from Mr . Ferrand that evening , he was prepared still to say that Mr . . Ferrand ' s statement respecting Mr . Cf . Wilson was unfounded , lla theu read a letter from a Mr . Iluwsthorne , declaring that Mr . G . Wilson did not issue the circular convening the meeting of starch manufacturers at Manchester , that he did not preside at that meeting , and that no such deputation as that of which Mr . Ferrand had spoken had ever waited on the government . Dr . Bowrase observed that Mr . Ferrand had accused Mr . U . Ashworth of " cold-blooded cruelty " in haying caused the distress and misery which existed in his neighbourhood . He appealed to Lord J . Manners , who had visited the establishment of Mr . Ashworth . whether Air . i ' en-and ' s statemaut was
correct . Mr . Roebuck had nothing to say , but what he had said last night ; if Mr . Ferrand was not present when he spoke , the fault was Mr . Ferrand ' s , not his . He would not say one word respecting the attempt at sarcasm just made upon him . if he had failed iu his career in life , it was his consolation that in ali his mis fortunes it had never been his fate to have an unanimous resolution of the House of Commons put on record aguinst him , that what he lmil said Wcis a calumny and a falsehood . He denied th . it he had ever dealt in personalities , unless , indeed , they called direct accusations personalities .
Mr . D'Isuaeli regretted that Mr . Ferrand made these attacks 011 gentlemen connected with the manufacturing districts . He had often remonstrated with Mr . Ferrand on that subject , but in vain , for it was Mr . Ferrand ' s honest conviction that those attacks were necessary and just , and if Mr . Ferrand entertained that conviction , he had not . done anything on this occasion deserving the censure of tiio house . He did not know Mr . ( i . Wilson personall y , but he did know that he hail been for many vcars an
agitator , and was tueref ore very sorry to find that he was so thin-skinned when his name was uientioued . With regard to Mr . Asuworth , he must express his opinion tiiai Mr . Ferrand had substantiated his nosi twn , although , he much regretted ' . hat Mr . Fcir-ni had taken it up . Mr . Bright had bceu very angry with I \ ir . Fermnd ,. becjui : chchad made some obscure accusation , which lie did uouwclluii ( terjtaud . ugaiiis ; two members of the Lutguu , as " assassins , " ami had CMnpi&ised that Mr . Verraiid would not give the League an opportunity o « discussing them in a
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. — . — . — - court of justice . " Now , the same charge had been brought against the League by Sir Robert Peel , ana bir James Graham , and why did not tiheLea ir ue instead of chasing such small deer as Mr . Ferrand ' proceed against ihc antleied monavchs of the wood ? Mr . Roebuck , too , had made too much ofthe resolution ot the house against Mr . Ferrand . He thought that resolution ridiculous . Sir James Graham and kir R . Peel did not wish for it , and wore very unwilling to have it passed . It originated from the same source trora which all matters ,-whi ch were disagrceable in that house , ornjlnat cd-nainely , from Mr Roebuck hunseli . He utterly denied that Mr . ctfurt ^ of justice . NoW / the same charg e had lieCiVrvC
Roebuck never dealt in personalities ; on the contrary , he was perpetually offending against the rules ot the house , and the ordinary rules of gentlemanly decorum—no man more so . Corrupt motives had been attributed co himself by Mr . Roebuck . W . ll —the tree must hear its fruit—the crabtree must produce crub npples—and a man of acid mind must , of course , make acid speeches . He held up to wellmerited scorn the melo-dramatic malignity and the Sadler ' s Weils sarcasm with which Air . ' Roebuck looked daggers , though he used none . If such gesticulations came from a person entitled to use them , he should merely say that they were ridiculous , but coming from Mr . Roebuck , they were not ouly ridiculous hut offensive .
Mr . tiBLDEs bore testimony to the truth of Mr . Ferrand s statement respecting the distress of the handloom weavers . Mr . Ashworth and Mr . 11 . Gregg had proposed to the Poor Law Commissioners to bring laoourers from the south to the north for the purpose of equalising wages . The people in the north knew that equalising their wages meant reducing them to the level of the agricultural labourer , and a great sensation was in consequence produced among them . It was proved before the Poor Law Committees of 1 S 37 or 1 S 3 S , that 10 , 000 families had been sent to the manufacturing districts from the parishes iu the south of England . The migration system had been condemned by the Poor Law Committee , and theollice established iu Manchester , with Mr . Muggcridge as its agent , had beeu given up . In conclusion , he maintained that nothing said by Mr . Ferrand respecting the cruelties p . actfcscdin factories had been upset by any of his opponents .
Sir Robert Puel and Mr . Cobuen tuok advantage of the occasion to make mutual explanations as to the cclebnited " assassiu" speech of the former three years ago , and having afforded the house the .- edifying spectacle of a reconciliation , the scene closed .
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The above court resumed its sittings on Monday . The proceedings were openud by tiie Irnrd Mayor , the llecorder , Aldermen Hunter , Challis , and Hughes Hughes , the Sheriffs , Uiider-Slicriffs , &o . The number of prisoners for trial at the present session is 124 , and the offences with which a considerable number of them are charged are of u more tlmu usual aggravated character . The cases tried during the week huve tor the most part been of little public interest . The Case of the Richardsons . —On Wednesday Mr . Clarkson said , that in the case of two persons named
Richardson , who were represented to be father and ( laughter , and who were charged with the crime of wilful murder upon a child , he had to apply for the postponement of the trial until the next session . The ground upon which he made this application was , that the brief for the defence had only been placed iu his hands within the last lew hours , and that there would not Le sufficient time for him te-prepare to conduct thtdefence of persons charged with so very serious an offence , from the short notice he had received . The trial was upon this , ordered to staud adjourned to tlits next session .
Attempting to Toison . —Henry Joseph Kellerby , 17 , was indicted for feloniously attempting to administer a quantity of deadly poison , called oxalic acid , to Elizabeth Clouter , with intent to murder her . It will not be necee * sary to go into a detail of the evidence that was adduced in support of this indictment , as the whole ofthe aircumstances must he fresh in the recollection of the public . It will , probably , be sufficient to remind our readers that last autumn a good deal of excitement was occasioned in ihe borough of Southwark by means of a number of anonymous letter * being sent to different parties , many of which contained poison , and iii others threats of the most diabolical description were made against the parties to whom they wen ; addressed . After a good deal of inquiry , suspicion fell upon the prisoner , and he was taken into custody , and eventually committed tor trial upon two
or three distinct charges of sending three penny letters , and at the December sessions of this court he was tried upon an indictment charging him with sending a threatening letter to a person named Humble , but as there was a failure of distinct proof as to his hand-writing , he was acquitted , and the other indictments then stood over , aud the prisoner was liberated upon recognizances . In consequence of circumstances that afterwards transpired , he was again committed to Newgate to answer the other charges . The evidence in support of the present indictment was precisely similar to that which was adduced on the funner eecasion . During his second commitment to Newgate , the prisoner had written a letter to his brother , in which he made a full confession of his guilt . This letter was produced in evidence , and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty . He was sentenced to be imprisoned aud kept to hard labour for twelve months .
The Case of Cctting and Wounding at Brentfoed . —Thomas Lowe , 73 , a shoemaker , was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding John Lowe , with intent to murder him , and in other counts his intent was 1 , lid to be to maim and disable him , or to do him some grievous bodily harm . This was a case of a distressing character , tbe prisoner snd the prosecutor standing in relationship of lather and son to each other . It would appear that they had both together carried on the busib-ss of a shoemaker at Brentford ; but early in January ttiere had been some misunderstanding between tlwm , tt'id they separated . On the 13 tli of January the prisoner "em to his son's shop to ask for some shoe-lasts he had U-ft behind , and lie appeared at the time very much ex . cited ; and white tl . e prosecutor was in the uetofBtooping to look for the lasts , the prisoner subbed him in the side with a knife and then rushed into the street , and innicted a severe wound upon his own throat with a razor . The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault , and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment .
Absqs . —OuThursday , John Stone , 53 ; JolmStone , his son , 24 ; and Anne Hyde , alias Stone , CO , were indicted jointly for feloniously setting fire to a dwelling-house , the property of George Leonard , with intent to defraud the Union Insurance Company . It appeared that the elder male prisoner had hived a house in Bridge-row , Hammersmith , and that shortly afterwards he and the female prisoner , who passed as his wife , and the other prisoner , who is his son , took up their abode there , and in Korem . her last an insurance was effected for £ 100 with the Union Insurance Company , upon the furniture and effects in the house . On the 8 th of February , in the evening , - the house was discovered to be on fire , and on the neighbours
forcing an entrance , ample evidence presented itself that the fire had been wilfully caused . The evidence appeared more particularl y to apply to the prisoner John Stone the elder , -who was proved to have come from the house in Bridge-row , a very short time before the fire broke out , and when he was taken intocustody an inventory of goods , such as is made for a claim upon a fireoffice , was found in his pocket , and on his being told that a policy of insurance had been found in one of tht drawers in his house he immediately exclaimed , '' I am done . " The female prisoner and the' son were acquitted . The elder John Stone was found guilty , and sentenced to be transported for twenty vcors .
Trial for Bigamy . —At the Central Criminal Court on Friday , a man named Joseph Gibson was charged with bigamy , iu having married Eliza Miiry Miles , his first wifo beinjf alive at the time . The case was clearly proved , and the It eeorder , in awarding three months ' imprisonment to the prisoner , said that the sentence proceeded from a regard , not to the first wife or the seeond , but to the interests of society .
THE DRURT-LANE MURDER . ( Before Mr . Baron Parke and . Mr . Justice Maule . ) Thomas William Wicks , aged twenty , was plnced at the bar on Saturday , charged with the wilful murder of James Bostock . Mr . Lodkill , with Mr . Baldwin , attended to prosecute ; and Mr . Bulluntine , with Mr . Crouch , were engaged for the prisoner . Br Bodkin having stated the case , called Samuel Parsons , who lived at No . 4 , Pitt-place . H « deposed to hearing the fatal shot tired , and finding the body of the murdered man . The particulars of the case have been so recentl y detailed , that it is unnecessary to repeat the whole of the evidence .
— Walcbtt , gunraaker , Walwovth ; James Stone , oil ndcolourman . Great Wild-street ; and Edward Manner * deposed to tho faeuof the prisoner purchasing TCp tol , and powder , and shot . Their evidence was merely a repetition of what has already appeared in this naobr Joseph Thompson , C 2 P , went to a coffee-house in Great Queen-street , on the evening of February 10 He found the prisoner there ; he was in the public room taking some coffee . Witness took him into custody for murder . Ho said ; on his way to the statibn-hous ., "Ib he desd ! " Witness said "Yes . " He said "He was a— -rogue to me ; I have hud satUfaction thiB has been brewing for him a twelvemonth . He had me for my money , and not for my work . " He again said "Is he wally dead ? " Witness said , " Yes . " He then said , " I shall die happy ; I dare say I'll suffer . "
William D . Burnnny , chief clerk of the police court , had taken down the deposition ot the witnesses , and the deposition enclosed was that of Thompson . The prisoner ' s observation on that evidence when it was read aloud to liim was " That it was true enough . " William Pollock , M F , was with Thompson when the prisoner was takeu into custody . During the time the prisoner was in the charge-room he held out his hand to the witness , and said , "Well , Pocoek , I don't blame J ou for finding me . He was a b— bad master ; I wonder
he did not get it twelve months ago . He was then re . moved to thu cell , and soon after he was there Superintendent l'earce < -atue in . JPiisouer asked him whether Bostoelc was < lo-. id ; . ami when lie answered "Y .-s . " he rejoined , ' -Then I'll die happily niy . self . " In the morning , prisoner said , " I suppose its setting neav six o ' clock V Witness said , YuS . » , m ( j ] , j , replied , " I was busy enough . yesterday morning about ihis time , but I was sorry for him afusv I \> att , j 0 ) u ; j t » -Mr . iiallaiitiiie then rose toaildross the jury . lie con U'udtd that from an injury received some seven or eHit
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years ago the prisoner ' s brain was afftcted to such a de-. gree that lie ( althoug h apparently sane enoug h on ordi . j nary matters ) lmd this singular morbid delusion , that ; cvtry action of his latu master ' s , however kind that might be , " waii distorted into an act of tyranny ' , ' and to be revenged accordingly . • ¦ '•¦ ¦ '• ¦'• ¦ Mrs . Wicks ( mother of the prisoner ) was then called ; and stated that her ton had received a severe injury by a fall , which hud for a short time the effcet of unsettling his understanding . He attempted to commit suicide about two jears ngo . ¦ : ¦ ' ' Mr . Harvey , surgeon , proved that the prisoner had met with an accident , which had considerably injured his head at the period referred to by the mother . Mr . Baron Parke then summed up , and the jury retired . Thu jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty . , trS a « o the priaone ^ s brain was afRcted to such a du- !
The learntd Judge then addressed tbe prisoner , and said it was impossible , after the evidence that had been adduced , that the jury could come to any other conclusion than that he was guilty of the foul and horrible crime of which he had been uccueed , and it appeared to have been committed iu the most calm and deliberate manner . Under these circumstances it was impossible to hold out to him any hope of mercy , and he therefore entreated him to make the bost uBe of the short time that remained to him in this world , to endeavour to obtain pardon in tbatwhick was to come . . The . learned Judge then passed the sentence of death in the usual form .
The prisoner , who during the whole trial appeared to bo quite unconcerned , did not appear in the least dismayed at the sentence , and as soon us the learned Judge had concluded , begged to be allowed to say a few words . He tht ? n said , " that he wished to thank th « g « ntleman who defended him for his exei tions ; he could ses , however , it was of no use , but still he wished to thank him . " The prisoner then walked away from the bar with a firm step . ¦ Mokday . — Charge op Mubder . —John Feacy , aged 48 , type-founder , was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Martin . Mr . Bodkin prosecuted and Mr . Robinson defended the prisoner . The facts of this case have been so recently detailed at lungth in the police reports ,
that it will be unnecessary to give more than a summary of the evidence . It appeared that the prisoner had for some time cohabited with a woman named Bmburson , but they hail some misunderstanding , and agreed to separate , and the woman applied to the deceased , with whom she had been previously acquainted , to assist her iu removing her furniture from the house of the prisoner , and while he was so engaged , the prisoner suddenly snatched a knife from a table , and stabbed the deceased in the side , and was about to repeat the blow , when the kuife was snatched from his hand . The deceased was tufcea to tho hospital , where he lingered for several days , whtn he expired from the injury he received . The jury found the prisonsr guilty of manslaughter , and he was sentenced to be transported for life .
CUTTINO AND WOUNDIKU . —Frederick Muntor . wa « indictvd for feloniously cutting and wounding his wife Susannah Munton , with intent to murder her , and , in other counts , his intent was laid to be to maim and disable her , so as to do her some grievous bodily harm . The particulars of this case were fully detailed in our police report last week . On the trial the wife again declared her husband ' s innocence . She said , '' My husband is innocent of the charge . I cut my throat myself , and my husband came into the room after 1 had done it , and wrenchud the razor from my hand . Mr , Justice Muulu was about to sum up , but the foreman of the jury interrupted him , and said they worts agreed upon thoir verdict ; and they found the prisoner Not Guilty .
The Central Criminal Court stands adjourned to Monday , the 30 th hist . The following is a summary of the sentences : —Death , William Wicks , for murder . Transportation ; for life , T . Tobin , J . Ftacy ; , for 20 years , 1 ; for 15 yeart , S ; for 10 years , 12 ; for 7 years , 13 ; iinprisonmeiit for various periods , 78 ; acquitted , S 3 ; remanded und traversed , 4 ; judgments respited , 4 ; discharged on recognizancas , 2 ; admitted as evidence . 1 .
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• LAMBETH . Commitment of a Husband foh Cuttiko sis Wife's Tiikoat . —On Wednesday , Frederick Munton , a master tailor , residing at No . 8 , Halford-tevrace , Penttm-place , Walworth , who has been in custody for several weeks on the charge of cutting the throat of'his wife , was placed at the b ; tr before Mr . Henry , for final examination . There are several circumstances attending this case , which render It one of a very peculiar character ! In the first place , the mother-in-law of the prisoner , who was a mest important witness , has been found dead in her bed since the prisoner ' s apprehpusion and her examination in this court . In the next place the evidence against the accused appeared so conclusive , that nearly every
individual who heard it felt almost conscious of bis guilt ; but the wifo hersalf has come fo .-ward—declares her husband perfectly innocent of the charge , and asserts that her own was the hand with which the wound on her throat waB inflicted . The circumstance took place on the morning of Sunday , the 25 th of last month , when the prisoner and his wife were heavd by the mother and brother of the latter to be quarrelling below stairs some moments after the scuffling ceased , and the prisoner was heavd to cry "murder , " or " mother ; " and bis mother-in-law hastened down to see what was the matter . On reaching the bottom of the stairs she found the prisoner standing there in a state of nudity , with his person covered with spots of blood , and , upon looking into the front-parlour , the old lady saw her daughter lying on the
floor , with a wound in front of her throat , from which her blood waf copiously flowing . She exclaimed , " 'Who has done it 1 " aud the prisoner ' s wife , pointing to the prisoner , replied , " He has done it . " Besides this , it was proved that the prisoner aud his wife had lived on most unhappy terms , and he was in the habit of ill-using her , and threatening hev life ; and further , a female , named Cox , who lived servant next door , deposed that on the morning in question , about eight o ' clock , she was ill the parlour of hei master ' s house , and heard a man say , in the passage of the prisoner's house , "You'll halloo murder ; I'll give you . something to halloo murder for , you faggot . " After this there was a scuffle , and a gurgling . noise , and then the parties seemed to go into the front parlour , and she ( witnoss ) heard a
woman's voice say ; " What hove you done ! " and " Oh ! > ouvillain , you ' ve done it at last ! " and then she heard something heavy fall on the ground . With respect to the medical evidence , there appears a considerable difference in the opinion given by the two surgeons who have been examined . Mr . Otway , the gentleman who was first called in , and under whose treatment the prisoner ' s wife has nearly recovered , expresses it to be his decided opiuion that Mrs . Munton had inflicted the wound herself , and speaks of the situation of the wound itself being in front of tbe throat , as in a great measure conrirmatory of that opinion . Mr . Howitt , a surgeon , who had been called in by the police , gave a different and opposite opinion . The latter gentleman thought that if Mrs . Munton had attempted to cut herself , she would have
commenced the wound further lack on the Uft side . A person cutting at the throat of another who is resisting , would have greater difficulty in getting at any other part than the wind-pipe . Witness bad seen many cases wherein suicide had been committed by cutting the throat , and in all those which had come under his notice the wound was generally inflicted on the left side of the throat , and not in the centre as the present wound . Mr . Howitt said that on going to tbe station-house he requested the prisoner to strip . On his right arm were two scratches , as if by finger nails , and fresh done , just below the thick part of the arm . He also found bruises at the back part of the right arm , and a bruise and scratch- on the elbow of the same arm . Both shoulders were much bruised and discoloured , and the bruises extended from
shoulder to shoulder . On the left arm there were two scratches aud a slight cut below the elbow . Three fingers of the left baud were cut across apparently by the cut of a broad-pointed sharp instrument . There were no other marks about him , but he was much discoloured with blood all over , especially his feet . His shirt , both the front and sleeves , was saturated with blood ;—Mrs . Munton , the prisoner ' s wife , was next examined . She is a tall middle aged female , was very pale , and seemed very weak from the excessive loss of blood , and the effects of the wound , which , it appears , is nearly healed . Upon being sworn , she in a low tone deposed that she had been married to the prisoner for about three years , and , with the exception of a few words about business , but which they soon made up again , they lived happily
together . She was subject to an unusual flow of blood , to her head , and this disturbed her mind a good deal . On the morning of Sunday the 25 th of last month she got out of bed from her husband for tho purpose of lighting the fire , and while she went along the passage her mind became so distressed tli > it she could not tell what her feelings were . There vrss some , thing came before her and excited her very much , and said "You must do the rash act ! " She then went into the kitchen and got the razor . She was at that time in a dreadful state of madness , and gave one cut in the passage and the other in the room . She declared that her husband was innocent and that she had inflicted the
wound herself . The sister of Mrs . Muuton , a respectable married female , contradicted a part et her sister's evidence , declared that the prisoner was frequently in the habit of ill-using her , that her sister had ou many occasions complained ofhisill-trcatnwut , and being black and blue from his violence , and she actually sawtlieprisoner ill-use her herself . This was confirmed by Arthur Vesey , the illegitimate son of Mrs . Munton . Mr . Henry remarked that taking the whole of the evidence into consideration , he should send the case before a jury , and leave it to them to say whether they believed the statement of Mrs . Munton , or whether she was not giving u fulsc colouring to the case in order to screen her husband fiom tiie charge .
SOUTHWARK . CiuncE of Rape . —On Thursday , Joseph Taylor , a powerful-looking young man , in the employ of k town carman at Bankside , was placed at the bar charged with committing a rape on Ann Banner , the wife of a painter and glazier in Grec-n-6 treet , Elackfriur « -road . The complainant , ( i tllll respcctablo-lookillg - woman , stated that ou Tuesday night , between ten and eleven o'clock , she left home to call upon u woman whomsliekHcw , and for whom she was making it bonnet . As ehe ( complainant ) was walking towards ISauksido from Holland-street , the prisoner spoke to her , and after a little conversation lie invited her to taite some coffee , and said they could go to the shop where they sold it . She , being rather thirst . v fit the time , accepted the invitation , and they proceeded
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forward together until tkay arrived at a door which was T 2 r a . . they Sot «« re the prisoner pushed her in , saj nifc that was tbe way to the coffee-room ; and when dwkn / r . he - closed «» e door , and , the place being in nu nilM 0 UI&ed herf <>™ nrd into a stable amongst a rMs nlLf - ° : ?' there left her- She remained in he " r £ n ,. 7 aU \ t 0 move ' three or four ^« " , when « s % a ; ; r w < iow " ^ ° stra * - > vent him H * k ? J , ! m 6 mteoflier exertions to pre . 21 T : J [* ^ . ltft h ( *> »*» «* well as she vras able she prnwl .. ^ . ii j * " cu II 3 sne " fioie forwMr < i ..,,. ^_ J :.,:, ¦ . - . '• • - ¦ - .
and tod thtfir ' r > and ^ B * open went out , skSSSHHSS soner going in the direction ofthe stable T £ into iMiKtnrfv t « V " " we stables , and gave bin into custody In her cross-examination by Mr Roh » rU She said that she did eall out while in \ % ftlik hut U ^^ atura tag onehe « rdhPr . thL ? . tSr teen drinking previously with the prisoner . The reawn she did not make an eftort to leave the stable in the in terval from the time he first left her until his return Vas " that being amongst the horses , she was afraid to move ' lest they should kick or trample upon her . She left her
husband in bed at the timeshe left home , and should not have gone out at the hour she did had it not been « n busi . uess . The prisoner was remaiided .
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MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF TIIE CHARTIST EXILES . GREAT MEETING IN GLASGOW . A meeting was held in the City Hall , Glasgow , on Monday last . Mr . Moir was unanimously . called to the chair , and after reading the poster , he made a ' wry excellent speech , showing the innocence of the exiles , and hoped all would join thu national struggle in striving to get them home . Mr . Paul moved thefirst resolution : — That we , the citizens of Glasgow , in public meeting assembled , are of opinion that the chief objects which should be aimed at in the criminal jurisprudence of every intelligent government , are , the proUction of the laws , liberty , and property of the whole community , and the mor « l reformation and restoration of offenders against the laws , aud not the infliction of a certain amount of suffering , considered as an equivalent for the offence committed , which in reality is not so , and which , simply considered as such , can serve no beneficial purpose what-, ever , either as concerns thp nHViwI « i-c m . ti . n n n . n j ^
Mr . George Adams seconded the resolution , in a yery neat and conciliatory speech , in favour of all hands joining for the restoration of the exiles . The resolution was unanimously carried . Mr . Thomas Frazer moved tiie second resolution : —• That in the opinion of this meeting , John Frost , Zephiiniah Williams , and William Jones , who are at present undergoing sentence of transportation beyond the teas for a political offence , of which they were convicted in the county of Monmouth , in Wales , in the year 18 * 0 , have , even upon the supposition that they were guilty ! suffered sufficient to serve all the purposes for which the
laws ought to exist , and that the further prolongation of their punishment will be but unnecessary torture to the individuals , and additional misery to their bereaved * nd disconsolate families , while it will not te « d to enhance the safety and security of the llvss , liberty , and property of society , nor advance tho moral improvement of tha individuals , their previous good character and subs « - qiient good conduct ueing so well known and admittud . Under these circumstances , in connection with the fact that the clemency ofthe Crown has been extended already to others convicted of similar , offences in Canada , we consider that justice , mercy , and sound policj combine to demand their immediate liberation .
Mr . Andrew Barley seconded the resolution , which was carried . Mr . Robert Wingate moved the third resolution : — That the petitions in favour of Frost , Williams , Jones , nd EIHb , be forwarded to Mr , Duucomhe for prestntation , and that a . requisition to theM . P ' g . of Glasgow to support the motion , when * brougnt forward , bt s « nt immediately . Mr . Matthew Cullen seconded the resolution , which was carried . Mr . James Adams moved the fourth resolution —
That the meeting i * of opinion that William Ellis , convicted of the crime of wilful fire-raising in the county of Stafford , in the year 1812 , was not clearly proved guilty of the crime charged against him , and for which ha is now suffering the penalty ofthe law ; and therefore , as an act of justice , we are entitled todemand ofthe British legislature to memorialist the Crown for an immediate inquiry Into the nature of the evidence on ' which he was convicted , for the satisfaction of the British public , great numbers of whom are , as it regards this particular case , of the same opiuion with ourselves , and who , in justice , have a perfect right to be so satisfied , in all cases where doubt may be generally entertained , as to the validity of the testimony by which a fellow subject is deprived of his liberty . Tor these reasons we agree to petition the House of Commons for that purpose , and that Sir . Duucombe is expected to present the petition .
Mr . Fildes seconded the resolution in an ablo and appropriate address . Mr . Alexander Campbell supported the resolution . He had been acquainted with Ellis , had sat at table with him , and knew him to be a worthy , honest man , and guiltless of the crimes imputed " to him . Mr . Campbell delivered tne best speech of the evening , and was loudly cheered . The resolution was adopted . A rote of thanks to the chair , cheers for the liberation ofthe exiles , and three cheers for the Charter , concluded the meeting .
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Mr . Duncombb ' s Motion for the Exiles' RemoRAnoN—The following answers have been received since our last report from members of Parliament : —• London , Feb . 27 th . Sir , —I have received your letter relative to the address to be moved by Mr . Duncorabe , for the liberation of the prisoners convicted at Monmouth , and , in reply , I hare to assure you that the subject shall have my best attention . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your very obedient servant , Cr . R . 1 ' ECHEIL .
luvart ' s Hotel , Brook-street , March 4 th , 1 S 4 C . Mr . Newdegate would not stand in the way of mercy , and certainly would not vote against it .
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Lisuiuoow . —A petition for the remission of the sentence on Frost , Williams , and Jones , containing 880 signatures , has been sent to Mr . Duncoro . be for presentation . A letter has been received from William Baillie , M . P . for the county , refusing to support the prayer of the petition , and statin » that tha published letter of Macauley , M . P . for Edinburgh , embodies his ( Baillic ' s ) sentiments .
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DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL . SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUMFRIES AND MAXWELLTQWK WOHKIKG MEN'S ASSOCIATION . This event was commemorated by a tea-party , in the George Temperance Hotel , Dumfries , on the evening of the 24 th inst . Although the affair was almost of a private nature , at all events , not publicly announced , the great room of the hotel was filled by tho members and friends of the institution ; an assemblage of youth , beauty , and manhood , respectable , not merely in the conventional , but in every other senso of the word .
Mr . Archibald M'Auslan occupied the chair , and discharged his onerous duties in a manner that won for him golden opinions from those whom ho managed to keep in such good humour with themselves and all around them , and to imbue with as large a portion of his own social disposition ; while Mr . William Grierson officiated ns croupier , or vice , with no small credit to himself . Two musical gentlemen , Messrs . Smith and A . Kirkpatrick , sang several excellent songs exceedingly well ; and one or two fair Chartists ably seconded , if they did not surpass them , in this department ; indeed , all who listened to the silver tones of two of them , while executing a simple duet , were compelled to acknowledge that the expression of tho author of " Anster Fair" was no exaggeration , for they truly sang " As if their throats with nddl 6-sti'in Ks wwc lined »
After an excellent tea , which pleased the ladies prosent-and they ought to be jud ges-toasts and sentimeutstollowedoUoursu . Bnfore recapitulating theso it may be aswell to remark , once for all , that each and a lot them were responded to moat heavtiW-naj , enthuBiasticallr . The very eotlee-cups on the tables ( lor they were drunk m the juice of the Arabian bcird seemed , as each round of applause shook the kill to
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catch the enthusiasm , as they clattered , and hobbled , and got into . - all sortajof attitudes like dementatei china ; certainly anything but seemly in what they were—the crockery , to wit , of the Dumfries Teetotal Society . The Chairman , in rising to propose the first sentiment , said , that it was customary on similar occasions to drink the health of the Queen . With all due deference to her little highness , on the present occasion he thought they might depart from that custom . He gave , instead , " The Sovereign People . " They had been talking about the sovereign people rather too soon when that people were as yet only struggling for the sovereignty . They had , however , acknow ledged the title , and could not , therefore , refuse a hearty response to his next sentiment , "The People ' s Charter , may it soon bectme the law of the land . " Mr . M'Auslan then gave in succession , in appropriate and judicious terms , "The Northern Star and the Democratic oress' ^ acknowled ged by v v : . :: " . ,. - .- ¦ - , -.
-Mr . P . Gray ; " The Chartist Platform , coupled with the health of Mr . A . Wardrop "—replied to by Mr . W . in an excellent speech ; "Our exiles , and may they be speedil y restored to us ; " and " our martyrs " —received in solemn silence . He then came to the toast ot the evening , " Prosperity to the Dumfries and Maxwolltown Working Men ' s Association . " Alter detailing several of the advantages of the association , personal as well as political-amojig the twiner ot which , tiro reading-room in connexion with it is not the least—ho pointed to the character of the company that had met that evening to celebrate its anniversary as the best token " of the respect in which their secretary was held by their townsmen remarked that no simil a * one m Dumfries had lasted half as long , although through varied fortune ; and concluded by urging on all , as the best means for increasing its usefulness ard extending its benefits , to do their utmost to add to its numbers .
After a service of coffee , the Chairman gavo " The ladies present . " Mr . Samuel Welsh in reply , indicated , in a lucid and eloquent address , the connexion between the extension of liberty and the happiness and comfort of women , and the mighty impetus she had in her power to give to the world ' s cause ; taking occasion , when describing the atrocities of the tyrant Nicholas , to make a fervid and telling allusion to the struggle then believed to be going on in Poland . Mr . Wardrop , iir a speech which was warmly applauded , gave— " Mr . Duncombe ' , and the forty-eight who voted in the House of Commons for the " Charter . "
M >> P . Gray gave— "Feargus O'Connor , and tne Lnglish Chartists . " Mr Wardrop then proposed— " The martyrs of 1819 , 'in an address emphatically the speech ofthe evening . In a concise and admirable manner lift Untoldt'd tho motives , the objects , the suiferings of these bravo men—the forlorn hope of freedom-exposed the horrible treachery of the government that hrst entrapped and then sacrificed these victims of law . After describing the escape of the first sixteen , inveigled b y the arts of the villain Richmond , who were only rescued from inevitable destruction by the bold intelligence of Andrew M'Kinlay , and the honour of his compatriots , he detailed the mournfu fate and gallant bearimr of Door Hardie . whoso
neighbour he had been in childhood , and who had then oiten carried him on his back , and told the distressing story of his high-spirited mother , whose only stay the patriot had buen , and who nobly spurned the charity of her son ' s murderers , and who gloried , as that noble son had done on the scaffold , that he died , not a felon , but a martyr for fair liberty . Last of all , he alluded to the fate of poor old Wilson , beheaded for bearing , or being near si banner with the inscription , "Scotland free or a desert , " whom he had seen at the j > lace of death , thrusting from him thesurpliced ruffians who insulted his last hours with their hypocritical oonsolations , and telling them that their lies had brought him to the scaffold , havin ?
hrst taken away his character . Mr . W . concluded by repeating his sentiment , which was followed by an interval of solemn and perfect Bilence . Mr . R . Kirkpatrick , after a warm and weU-merited eulogium on Mr . Ewart , M . P . for the Dumfries Burghs , particularly alluding to the attention which he pays on all occasions to the requests of the nonelectors , and especiall y to those of thcWorking Men s Association , gave the health of that gentleman , which was very warmly received . Mr . S . Welsh , in a gem of a speech , gave— "The Founders ofthe Association , " and , without resuming Ins seat— " The Memory of Deceased Members . " Chair— ' The strangers present . "
Mr . R . Kirkpatrick returned thanks , hoping that such meetings as the present would be the reverse of rare , and proposed- " Prosperity to the Chartist body . " ,. J Crou P » » h complimentary termB , gave—Ihe Sercetary ofthe Working Men ' s Association . " Mr . Gray acknowledged the compliment . Mr . A . Wardrop here , much to the delight of the company , recited " Tiic Packman , " by the author of ' Watty and Meg , " who , a poor weaver , flying to America during the reign of terror in the west , to escape the consequences of his Radicalism , has won for himself a title more honourable than that of conqueror ofthe world , and will be known to the latest posterity as " Wilson , the American Ornithologist " Various other sentiments were dul y honoured . Mr . Wardrop gave- " Patrick O'Uiggins and the Irish Chartists ; " and as time pressed , appended thereto " The health of the Chairman . "
Mr . M'Auslan returned thanks in a humourous speech . Mr . G . Lewis gave , " The Croupier . " Mr . Grierson responded . Chair—" Mr . D . Young , our late treasurer , now about to leave us . " Mr . Young replied . .. 'f lle , C 12 air then gave , " Good Night ; " and after Auid Langsyne" had bten sung , the company taking a good grip of the chorus , as they do in Fife , somebody discovered that it was close upon midnight -when the happy party at length reluctantly separated , perhaps the best compliment that could be paid to Mr . M'Nish , the worthy host , or these who had taken part in arranging the preliminaries , was the general wish that such an occasion would speedily occur again . Then let uk all sing Vive la Chart * , Long live our hearty companie ; ¦ ffhen next it meets round fsstal board
There also may we be . And if its meeting then is only half as good as the one we have just outlived , it shall also be chronicled ( with the editor ' s permission , be it understood ) in the people ' s Star .
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THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , and transacting other business connected therewith , are held every week on the following days and places : — SUNBAT EVENING . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road : at halt-past six o ' clock . —City Chartin Hall , 1 Turnagam-lane : at six o ' clock . — Watmhuter : at the Parthemum Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane , at halt-past seven .-&aie » Jbwn ; at Mr . Duddre * c ' s , Bricklayers Arms , Tonbridgc-street , New-road , at nalt-pastseven . —Toivcr Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row . Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —fiujHctt ' , Bri gade : at the Rock Tavern Lisson-groye , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marulcbone at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , ' at half past seven .
MONDAY KVENING . Camknvdl : at the Montuelicr Tavern , Walworth at eight o ' clock precisely .
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ALVA . —The members belonging to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society in Alva will meet in the room belonging to Mr . Donaldson , Head of ft * Green , every Monday night , at eight o ' clock , until iurther notice . Those intending ta join the society will hay » an opportunity by attending at the above place , or by application to the secretary . ^ 2 Brighton — A democratic supper will behchTaJ the Artichoke Inn , William-street , on Wednesday evening , March 11 th , to commemorate the birthday ot the ate >\ ilhamCobb 6 tt ; supper on the table at eight o clock precisely . Tickets may be had of Mr . Davey 2 o Urosvenor-street ; Mr . Mitchell , 24 , Wood-street j Mr . John Page , U , Camelford-strcet
mr . iuiiett , n . Jen-street ; Mr . Williams , 34 , King , street ; or at the bar of the above house .-A general monthly meetn jg of the Chartists of Brighton will be da next ArUchoke Inn ' wmiani-street , on W South Laxcashire . -I beg leave to inform the members of the Co-operative Land Societ y of South Lancas are that the delegate meeting Jnnot be held wtu advantage ; untiISumlay , March 15 th , for reasons wiuuMs ! " eXPla ' U at thC Pr ° ^ S iJirf $ , . , ¥ »»«?—The general delegate meet mg ol Lancashire miners will be heM n » m ™ j ™
KCTaJ 7 f ft" * " * Antelope Li tie xiuuon , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in th « SSl-SS ? again call upon their brethren in the mining diSs ot to be deceived b y the falsehoods circulated by he coa proprietors and their agents , whose infamous conduct in deluding men from their homes under the En h ^ T ? bcv ' » w PUS being opened , fully eu ices their determination to still trample upon the r girts oi industry by keeping down wages , although they have considerabl y advanced ' the price of coal .
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lim ' J ! a ' kt ; t . i" the City of Westminster , at the Wnce in the same Strert ami I'arisli , for the Pro . prtetw , KEAUGl'S O'CO . VXOIt , Esq .. and published l > y William Hewitt , o !"; . Vo . IS , CliarlM-strect , liran dun-stvuet , Walwwth , in ' tho Parish of St . Mary , New ington , in the County of Surrey , at the Office , Xo . lu , Grout Wiudmill-sim . * , ll . 'iyinurkct , in .. tie ^ Citf ot Westniiustcr . Saturday , ilsrch 7 , 1 S « .
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9 , John-street , Berkeley-square , Feb . 27 th , 1846 . Sib , —I have received your letter . I will attend to the case when Mr . Duncorabe brings it before the House . My opinion at the time of the trial wns , that the prisoners were not well used . I now quite forget how it was that the objection taten by the counsol was not decided by tho court whieh tried them . The extract from Lord Brougham ' s speech dees not confirm me on that point , though it alludes to the fact . Perhaps you can give me further iuformation . It is my with to save the men , if it can be done coiisistcnly with the interests of public justice . Your humble servant , B . Escott .
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Grosvenor-gate , Park-lane , March 2 nd , 181 C . I have voted for previous motions to the same effect , and shall feel a pleasure in repeating that vote . B . D'IssiEii .
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Carlton Club , Pall-mall , March 2 nd , 1846 . As mere / has been extended to the Canadian rebels , I thint Frost , Williams , and Jones , should receive like clemency . ' , yf . B . Febbahd .
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Chesham-placc , March 4 th , 1846 . Lord John Russell presents his compliments to the deputation , and bege to state that he would not blame her Majesty ' s Ministers were they to recommend her Majesty to extend her clemency to the Wtlsh convicts , but would vote against any address to that effect in the House of Commons , believing thut the house have no right to interfere . ——
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 7, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1357/page/8/
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