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      ATTEMPTED MURDER . —SUICIDE THROUGH JEALOUSY . AninqnestTvas heia on Fri-lay by Mr . Chapman , the fcorouah coroner , and a respectable jury , at the Bank of England Tavern , Pollard-street , relative to the death of Abraham Ashworth , a weaver . The evidence showed that twelve months ago , Thursday , the deceased was married to a young woman . 17 years of agfc . who was ¦ employed in a factory ; that he was of a jealous tempera . ¦ mvnX , and that his weakness was turned into a source of jnirtli by his fellow workmen . He frequently charped Ms wife with being too intimate with a man named -Royle , and on this score beat and quarrelled with her ; Iratbe , nevertheless , seems to have loved her , and when ie was in a playful humour she endeavoured to disabuse iis mind of the foul thoughts that had fixed themselves there . Her efforts , however , were in vain , and seven -weeks ago the unhappy pair separated , and she went to

      live with her motherin a cellar in Junction-street , occupied by a married couple named Gregory . Oa Tuesday aught last , the deceased went , for the first time since the separation , to see his wife , told her that he was going to BuryJane , near Leish , and asked her U accompany him to the railway station . She went , and just before starting he bade her farewell in a friendly manner , and promises to return in about a fortnight . In the course © ft ? iesi » ilo « sin . r night , after having teen for some time aslee ? at Mrs . Gregory's , slic awokfl , and to her astonish , iscst saw her husband sitting nrar her . "looking very vicious , and : aniiiighis eyes away from hervery savage . ' Beseemed to have had * osie liquor . She got up , and offered to prepare him some supper ; hut he refused to iavcanrtlilns to fat . lie requested , however , tO have tt quart of beer : this she went for , and he drank the whole

      of it , with tV : e exception of a teacupful , which was divided between Mr . and Mrs . Gregory . He then began to accuse his wife of improper conduct with Royle , who -ivorKsin the same factory with her . She offered to go to the factory , andhave the whole matter cleared up , and to this the deceased con « entrd , declaring that reports 01 his inivleliry were current through the mill . He sonn after went Jo bed . In the morning , &z live o ' clock , the mo ? herof Mr . 5 . Asliworth , Gregory , ani his eldest son , went to work . In about hslf an hour after , Ashwonh sat up in bed , and his wife saw him take something from the pocket of his trousers . lie a « ked her to lie with her Jac = upwards , tied htr oapstriugs , and seemed in a more affectionate mood ; and this opportunity the young -wife seized to beseech him not to listen to the silly tales which he had mentioned on the previous night . He burst into

      Tears , and attemptt d to ja : nj > out of ted ; bet slucaught hold of him , and he had to rise . He then threw himself back , and attempted 10 raise his arm , as though Tje was struggling with powerful emoticBS and a deep Tesoluiion . The action , however , was sufficient to < 3 isc ! os ? Jo the alarmed wife something bright and flashing in Iiis hsnd ; she thought it iras a peclcinfe , but it was « rsz-ir , and sh- screa : ne > l out violently . He caught hold < -. f h * r . and tain ; l ~ d Ms cries with hers ; bat when he was unahio to hold her any lcngtr , lie raised both his bauds , and inflicted a ghastly wound on l : is throat . Terrified , the young wife ran screa :: iinp in : o the street ; he ba $ iily followed her ; bat sha had the presence of mind to clo * = e the dour , and she held it so firmly that he failed to opea it . A man , attracted by her scrEams of " JJurdtr ! " caaie fr-jai ilie cellar on the opposite side of the street , and as soon as she saw Mm she ran towards him , fainted , : md fell . On recovering , she fvund that her finger had been cut . Several persons soon entered the cellar . The unfortunate man was sitting on the

      fendi-r , in his shirt ; around him there was a pool Of Wood , in wliicli lay she razor with which be had no doubt intend : d to murder his wife , and wjth which he had i » iflScted or himself a wonnd , of which he died in about an hour and a half . The cellar , in almost every part of it bore marks of l-lood . Xo one knew where he git the rsz . w , hut there can bs iittle doubt of the object for which lie had po ^ essed himself of it ; for he had often threatened , as he expressed it , to put b ' Ah himself and his wife out of the world . On on ? occasion , about tw o or thres months before tiu separation , he was foadHiij ; his iviie , as they ssialone ; and when her head was rwiing on Iiis lap , lie took , out Iiis penknife , and , pointing it > - . t lit * throat , said , " Jenny , I want your throat . " He made n morifiunt with thr weapon , and itpsnetrsted « he ? Uin of her neck . The jealous man had evidently for wne time entertained the notion of putting an end w uis miserable life , and of punishing tbe supposed icS-itJity of Lk vnfo . The jury brought in a rerdict " That the deceased had cut his tin oat with a razor when in a state of unsound mind snd distraction . " —Mandtttter Examiner .

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      EXTRAOUOIXAKY SUICIDE . On Satur-lay . during the early part of the day , Inspector TeJuisn , of the 1 ) dirisi . iu , tir . tred the Afarylcbone J ' . Jice Court , and communicated to tha magistrate the I ' .-. ctuf a prisoner having cuaisiittee suicide ia the staiion-J . ouse of iliat district . U appeared that a person who irave his name an 4 address "Charles Waller Thointon , 3 , Hjrtland-terraco , Kentish-town . " was tvken into charge fox having offered at she ihop of Mr . Bennett , watchmaker , of Oxford-street , a £ 5 note , supposed to he a forged one . Inquiries were r . t tllV same tune nude , and Mrs . Harding , jeweller , of Holies-street , Caveudish-snuarf , and air . Bishop ,

      bootmaker , of Connaught-tci race , i > lei ! Ufiec tiie prisoner as having passed £ 10 and £ 5 forged j : o : es upon them . Two other similar charges were established , and these were foiliri to form portions of an ratinsive system of fraud which has been for some time in practice . On tliu pria mtr being searched at the time lie was taken into custody , a forged £ 5 note and two genuine £ a JJnnk of England notes were found upon him , : n : d £ 'J in gold . At his lodgings a quantity of valuable jeailltTV was discovtrwl . Shortly before one in the mormiijj , on a paiice-ctrnstablo entering the cell , he was found < juite dra « J , having strangled himself with his pocket-handUerchitf . The d » censed was about 40 years of age , and bad at one time held a commission in the East Indian army .

      At xhc coroner's inquest police-constable George Henry ilaekrtll , 110 D , was first called . He said he was on duty on Friday night at the police station in Maryleuone-] ane . About one o ' clock on Saturday morning he was directed by Serjeant Brown to go round the cells . On arriving at that one in which deceased was confined he saw that a silk bnnukerclrief had been passed through the bars of the little opening in tiie cell door , and hitched oa to the bolt on the outside . On opening the door the deceased was found hanging with tho silk lianderkchief round his neck and quite dead . Mr . Clarke , surgeon , of

      ilarjlebone-lane , who was instantly sent for , sUted he had been dead some time . lie ivae p ' aeodin tiie cell aboutS o ' clock , and had Ken visited every lialf-liour up to the time he was found dead . Thomas Hooper , police-constable , 513 D , stated that he 00 k the deceased into custody at 8 o ' clock on Friday craning , for endeavouring to pass a forged £ 5 Bank of E-j « laud uote , at iheshop of Mr . Bennett , jeweller , of OxforU-strect . He received information through Mr . Jones , a publican , and on going to the shop of Mr . Bennett he refused t « gko die deceased iu charge , but , as witness had been looking out tor a person who fcad uttered bevtrel

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      forged notes in the neighbourhood , he took him into custo £ . 0 ., 1 . U arrival % t the lUtion . ** ••« *• c ( lUld easily » eeM > i >» hr ihepu . tt . don of the note , « nd « per . on . totudncrirri one , residing in Princes-street , having been , ent f .. r . came and id . n . ifiud the deceased , who h . d pnrCh :, S « lSon , e j ^ ellery and given her a forged note . He was then searched , anda quantity of money and other notes some good , were found on him . The charge ua , entered , and he was locked up in the cell at 9 O ' clock . He was then i » n perfectly sound state of mind , and quite sober . He pave his name as Charles Walter Thorton , of 3 , Hartland-terrace , Kentish-town . . . . _ .- . -, .. » . « cus-

      Slr . Inspector Tt dman here produced theproperty which was found on the decoased ' g porson at the station , and that subsequently found at his residence , most of which had been proved to have been obtained by the means of f jrged notes corresponding with that on Mb person wheD taken into custody . On his person were found a forged £ 5 noto ( in addition to the one he had attempted to pass wi ! h Mr , B < nnett ) , two good JE 5 notes , eight sovereign ! , one half-sovereign , eight half-crowns , two sixpences , two gold brrqutt chains and sesls , a small box , containing two purse slidi-s and rings , and a bead purse . There was also a diamond ring on his ringer . At his lodging ; , found in

      a jewtl cage , were one £ 10 note fooo \ four broochfb , fire coius , some gold Indian coins , one gold eye-glass , nine seals , one silverpencil-case , one silver toothpick , two gold union pins , three rings , and one ear-drop . On these articles being produced to the coroner , many of the trades nun present stepped forward and identified tbe various articles which they had sold to the deceased and given the change for the forged £ 3 notes , and which they also prod-iced . The notes in question are anything but good imitations , being apparently lithographed . They all bore date the 3 rd of March , and were backed by the deceased uith the name " Woodman , Romford . "

      Airs . Mary Thornton , the widow of the deceased , was next examined . The unfortunate lady was supported into the room by several of her friends , and accommodated with a chair . She appeared deeply affected . She f-aid she had been married to the deceased six years , and resided at 3 , Hartland Terrace , Kentish Town . He was a colonel in the East India Company ' s service , but had only returned from Egypt , where she had been with him . She knew nothing of his affairs , but always understood he was a gentleman of independent property . lie was at home nil day on Friday up to five o'clock , when he went out Buying he should go to billiards . He was then in excellent health and spirits . He had never complained of pain in the head , or threateued or attempted to destroy himself . He was a . very temperate nan . He had no relatives living . They bad all died in India . She could not account for his possession of the forged notes .

      Mr . Thomas Warren , of 3 , Commercial Place , Kentish Town , said , he had known deceased for several year * . About three months ago he returned from Egypt , and since that time he had resided in Grove Street , Oamdcn Town , and at Hartland Terrace . He was always in good health and spirits , and the last time he saw him was about a fortnight since , when hesaM he was going to shoot in Sorfolk . He had always considered him a respectable independent gentleman . The room having been cleared of strangers , tfce Jury for some time deliberated , and ultimately'returned a verdict , " That the deceased hung himself , but in what state of mind he was at the time there was no evidence to show . "

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      MURDER OF THE CHEVALIER STEWART . ANOTHER EXHIBITION OF PRIESTLY FRAUD . ( Extract of a letter dated Ancona , August 1 . ) If you have not already heard through tbe public papers of a shocking crime that has been perpetrated in this vicinity , it is my painful doty to communicate tbe sad and atrocious deed . Our mutual friend , the Chevalier Abbe Stewart , was , on the 17 th ult ., most inhumanly and deliberately murdered on the shore between this and Sinigaglia . Poor Stewart put up st Ca 6 abruglato for a few days , for the benefit of sea bathing , previous to visiting the fair at Sinigaglia . On tbe morning of the 17 th Ue bathed at a secluded part of the shore , when a peasant approached him and tendered his services to bold an umbrella , which he accepted , and remunerated the man for his trouble , upon which the peasant inquired if

      Mr . Stewart intended bathing again in the evening . He replied he should , but would not require bis services . However , the peasant dodged him to the shore between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and waited hii opportunity for committing his premeditated crime , having prepared , and partly manufactured , a long stiletto since the morning . He took advantage of the moment that Stewart was passing his shirt over his head , and inflicted three stabs , which Stewart received on bis left arm , and at once faced his murderer , without weapon or covering to bis body , and demanded his intentions . The wretch replied " Plunder . " Poor Stewart pointed to his clothes , watch , ring , and money , and besought him to take everything and decamp , and spare his life . The monster hesitated a moment , and then rushed again upon Stewart , and stabbed him eight times more , two of

      which wounds extended to the whole length of tho stiletto . Stewart fell , and the murderer made off with his things . Then poor Stewart rose to his feet , wrapped himself in a sheet , and proceeded nearly half a mile to the nearest cottnge , falling twice before he could accomplish the distance . Medical aid from Monte Mnrciano soon reached him , but mortal aid was of no avail ; about an hour after midnight he expired , praying fervently , and wonderfully composed to the last moment . Half an hour previous to his last gasp he took up a pen and wrote to his brother , who , I believe , is his heir , "Dearest George , —I am dying . T . Stewart . " By poor Stewart ' s description , the assassin was arrested within an hour of the bloody deed . Though there is all necessary proof of the identity of the culprit , yet I apprehend the ex treme penalty of the * law mav not reach him , being under

      age ( 19 ) , according to the laws of this country . I understand that in rases of great atrocity the Pope caa lend ( as it is called here ) a ( em years to the criminal . The British Consul has represented this case to Rome , as one requiring the exertion of his power , and awaits the decision . The Consul has had poor Stewart ' s body embalmed , and placed in the church of S . inta Maria preparatory to embarkation for England . Now comes the extraordinary and almost incredible sequel to this most melancholy and dreadful deed . The priests ( I presume ) having learnt that the deceased belonged to a rich family , began , as usual , to speculate upon what might turn up most to their advantage . All at once a child , a cripple from its birth , was cured by craning over the coffin , and left his crutches there . The fame of thi * miracle spread throughout the town and neighbourhood , and the lame and halt flocked in from all sides . Numerous other miracles are said to have been performed , — eficrings of wax began to drop into the Church , —scores

      of children were brought in to be cured of all kinds of diseases . At length the crowds of deluded beinps reached such an extent that the British Consul feared they would destroy the coffin , and accordingly ordered it to be removed out of the body of the church to a vault ; but this was an undertaking of some difficulty , and he was obliged to call in the aid of the gendarmes to clost the chief entrance to the church , and get out the crowd by a back way , and prevent the populace outside from rushing in . By half-past nine o'clock at night they succeeded in clearing the church , and removing the coffin . Nest morning the church was again beset by crowds , who kissed and adored the ground upon which the cofiin had been placed , and strewed it with flowers and garlands . It is said also that the ground lias wrought miracles . It is also said that priests will endeavour to oppose the Consul when he claims the bort y for shipment , as they hove the family will canonize their rclntivc , and let them reap the advantages attendant up . ^ n such ceremonies , leaving the body with them .

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      TIIE LATE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DR 0 WX 1 XG AT HUNGERFORD , AND FISDIXG OF THE BODY OFF GREENWICH HOSPITAL On Tuesday , the inquest touching the death of Catherine Donovan was resumed before Mr . Carttar , at the Eight Hells , Greenwich , for the purpose of hearing the medical testimony and other evidence . The first witness called was Mr . Hatch , surgeon , of Blackheath-hili , who deposed that , in accordance with the order of the Coroner , he had made a post-mortem examination , when he found that the body presented on the upper surface a whitish scaly appearance . The umbilicus distinctly visible , aront in the right groin , extending along the crest of the illium nearly a foot in length , and apparently the commencementof a second and similar rent in theleftgroin . The rest cf the body presented the same whitish appearance , very bard to the touch , but presenting no mark of the skin being broken . The last or twelfth dorsal vertebra hanging by a ligament ,

      which he produced . The external part of the cnlf of the right leg was completely eaten away , leaving the bone baro . The toes of the right foot presented a peculiar appearance ( as rt presented by the mother of the ceceasedjas tho first and third , ' toes approximated with each , and thesccond rested upon them . The upperfrom the lower portion of the body had been divided in a tearing manner , ragged and jogged , and not divided as if by a kuifc . From tho appearances presented could not judge the age of the party . Sho was not a large woman , nor could he arrive at any conclusion as to tho causo of death , as no vital part was left . Sho had been under water manv months , nor could he say whether there had been any attempt at violation , as there were no signs of sex , the internal parts being reduced to a pulpy mass . In answer to a Juror—One of the modes ofpreserring bodies was by macerating in water .

      Mary Quindon re-examined—She saw one of tho young men who hnd been in deceased ' s company on Easter Sunday on Wednesday or Thurday last . She understood hie name to be Michael Regan , and tlint lie bore n bad character . Throe yount : men , named Grant , Wallis , and Barrv were hero introduced into the inquest room separately " , but the witness failed to identify any one of them . A fourth , named Evans , abarman in tho We « tfMiH * Jteivrnadj who was one of the party on the day in question , was absent through , the illness of his master , but reprcf wired by his companions as having light coloured hair as stated by Quindon .

      Ifarry was then exnmncd , and said that on Easter Suuday himself and his threo friends resolved on a trip to Greenwich . They called on him , and on hia going down stairs , he observed them talking to a young woman whom he had never seen before nor since . Evans asked her to drink , ninth she refused , when they went into a

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      house at the corner of Wardour and Peter-street When they came out Evans asked her to go toGreeuvrich and shewed some silver ; himself , Grunt , and Wnllis walked on , stating that deceased would not go with so many , but eventually they followed . They went to Hungerford Mar . ket . and whilst standing on a plank on the pier lending trom one dumb lighter to another the plank broke , who * the young woman and five or six fell into the river . He saw a female token eut , and then a m .-in . The female was a Mrs . Mansfield , and the man her brother-in-law . An inquest was subsequently held . Saw the young womanin the water , but so opportunity to savehcr presented itself . The space between the barges prevented unj person from doing so , Grant and Wallis corroborated the evidence . A young man , named Michael Donaghu wa « then brought in by a policeman , but was not recognised as the fair-haired man , although he bore a strong resemblancs to Evans , This being the whole of the evidence , the Coroner left tbe casa with the Jury , who returned an open vercloiof " Found drowned . " hoBseat the corner of Wardour and Peter- * tnu > t wim

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      EXTIMQRPINARY CHARGE OF FORGERY . On Saturday , Captain William Richardson , the chairman of the Tenbury , Worcester , and Ludlow Ruilwaj Company , was apprehended upon a charge of forgery alleged to have been committed upon Coutts ' s banking , house . The circumstances are of a remarkable description . In the month of July a cheque signed by the chairman and tn-o of the directors of the company had been presented and paid at tbe counter of Coutts's bank . It was subsequently found that although the signatures were genuine , the amount had undergone n very important change . A most strict investigation was of course immediately commenced . The cht que , it appeared , had

      been drawn as payable to No . 11 , and had been signed first by the chairman , and soon afterwards by ttvo of the other directors of the company , and then returned to the chairman to be paid away to some individual who had a claim upon the company . The agents of the company communicated with Messrs . Bush and Mullens , the solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds , upon the subject , and Mr . Bush , whose experience and skill in investigating and detecting in cases of delinquency of this kind have been long known , adopted measures without delay . The chuirmnn of the company was the percon upon whom Suspicion at once fixed . The account given by Captain Richardson was , that he had signed a check for £ 10 ., which was also signed by two other directors , that he had caid that cheque away to a party , and that he bnd never

      seen or heard of it since uutil he was informed that the amount had been altered . Mr . Ruih managed to find out the person to whom C .-iptaiu Richardson declared that he hnd paid the cheque , and by that person was informed that no transaction of the sort had taken place at nil between him and the chairman of the railway company . The result of the inquiries made at Coutts ' s bank and at the Bank of England corresponding with tbe suspicions thus raised , Mr . Bush put Captain Richardson into the custody of Russell , ( No . 36 ) of the City Detective Police , having called together a meeting of the directors , which the Captain attended upon the subject of the affairs of the company . It is proper to state that Captain Richardson , as we have b « en given to understand , has in no respect deviated from the account of the transaction given by him in the first instance .

      Application was made to Alderman Masgrove , upon the apprehension of Captain Richardson , to examine the prisoner at his house in Broad Street , the Lord tfavor having left town after the routine of the Mansion House had been finished ; but the alderman considered the subject to be of too serious a nature to be heard in a private room , and directed that the investigation should be entered into at the Justice Room of the Mansion House . Mr , Bu 6 h attended to conduct the prosecution . Several gentlemen who were said to belong to the company , and some gentlemen connected with the Bank of Englaad and Coutts's bank , were present during the examiaation .

      Mr . Bush said his object was to preduce just as much evidence as would justify the magistrate in remanding the prisoner until the important and complicated evidence in support of the very serious charge he had to make should be prepared . He ( Mr . Bush ) attended as agent to Messrs . Fry and Co ., the agents to the Tenbury , Worcester , and Ludlow Railway Company , and he charged Captain Richardson with having altered the amount of a cheque originally drawn for £ 10 . to £ 5000 ., and with having received and applied to his own use part of the proceeds of the cheque so altered . Alderman Itusgtove : Prisoner , hare you any questions to ask the bench ? There is no evidence as yet against you . Prisoner : I am go surprised at the charge that I would rather not sny anything wntil I have an opportunitv of consulting my legal adviser .

      Mr . Bush : I hold the check now in my hnnd . The prisoner stated to me that he filled up and signed a check for £ 10 on the 7 th of July , drawn upon Messrs . Coutts and Co ., and that he signed the same , and tlmt the same afterwards was returned to him , signed by two other directors of the company , namely , Thomas Stevenson and William Letchmere Whitmore , and that the same check had { afterwards been paid by Messrs . Coutts and Co ., being altered to the sum of £ 5 , 000 . I had the copy of the check before me at the time , but that was the statement made to me by the prisoner .

      Mr . Robert Hare , clerk at Coutts and Co ' s bank , said ( examining the check ); I paid the check on the 20 th of July , at the counter , to a person whom I do not know . I paid the amount in five notes of £ 1000 each , namely , one numbered 9 ( i , 0 S 7 , dated 13 th February , 1840 , and four notes of £ 1 , 000 each , consecutive numbers from 9 G . 091 to 96 , 094 , of the same date as the first . I produce these notes as notes which I paid iu giving the amount sf the check . Mr . Bush : Havfc you reason to believe now that check is a forgery ?

      Witness : It bears the proper signatures . Mr . Bush : Have you heard what induces you to believe that this check is forget ! iu part $ Witness : 1 have . Alderman Musgrove : Do you know of your own knowledgo that it has been altered ? Witness : Certainly not . If I had any idea of sucll a tiling it certainly would not have been paid , Alderman Musgrove : Did you pay the money without sny questions ? Witness : I did .

      Mr . nenry Gimingham , clerk in the Bank of England , laid : On tbe V 9 th of July I changed three £ 1 , 000 notes produced , one numbered 06 . 01 ) 9 , another 0 C , 0 i ) 4 , a third » 6 , 080 , all dated tho 13 th of February , 184 G . The person who presented them gave the name of J . Jones . The name was on ths notes when they were presented . The name was not asked , but the address was asked , and the address of "Linen Hall , Dublin , " was given . Aldcrmnn Musgrove : Did he give his name ? Witness : He did not in my presence say that his name was J . lenes , nor did I see him write his name . ( This witness here stated , as our reporter understood him , that the prisoner was the man who presented the notes f or payment ) . I paid him in gold . The person was in my presence for half an hour .

      Mr . William Higman , of the issue department of tho Bank , said : These notes , being sent for gold , were brought to me by tiie last witness , who said that the gentleman required sold for them . I went to the place at which the gold isipaid , and seeing only the address " Dublin , " I asked the gentleman , who I have no deubt is the prisoner , what part of Dublin . 1 think I said Dublin is a large place . What part of Dublin do you refidein ? He said , " the Linen Hall . " I asked him to write it on one of the notes , and I handed him a pen for the purpose . He appeared very nervous and requested me to do it for him . I wrote on one of the notes " Linen Hnll , "ami asked him his address in London , He said Furnival ' s iHn Hotel , which I also wrote on the note . As the sum was a large sum for gold , I went to consult Mr . Marshall , the chief cashier . I tkiuk I asked him

      from whom he received thu notes , indeed I am certain I asked him , and he said from Coutts and Co . I stated this to Mr . Marshall when 1 took thu notes in , and Mr . Marshall requested nic to trace to whom the notes had been first issueil . I did so , and found thnt they had been issued to Coutts and Co . On coming from Mr . Marshall ' s room , I found thu prisoner had left thu lljinlt , and I told Mr . Agcr , who reckoned the gold , to fetch him back . It was while I < v . 'is tracing the notes I found that the prisoner had quitted the hall . Mr . A gcr brought him batk under pretence of checking the gold . Alderman Musgrovc ( to the prisoner : ) Do you wish to ask this witness any question ? The prisoner shook his head with an expression of dissent , but said nothing . Alderman Musgrove ( to the prisoner : ) Your experience will convince you that the evidence brought forward is unfavourable to you . The prisoner mads no observation .

      William Thomas Ager , clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England , said : I was present during tho whole time , and 1 have not tho slightest doubt that the prisoner is the person . I had to call him back , in order to hare the money Jie ha « J rwrfved rc-wei ^ hed . As there was a large amount of gold , nnd as sonic little suspicion was attached , I was sent nftci him , and 1 went to the cab which he had waiting for him , and said , " I am sorry , but wo must have the money back to re-weigh it . " Ho said , "Oil , it's all right ; " and he came back , and tho p-ol < 3 was rc-wci glicd . At last Jlr . Hiyinan told me to Jet him go . Mr . Bush said ho should produce the rest of tlio evidence on tha day to which the alderman might think proper to remand these . If it would suit the alderman and tJio prisoner Monday mig / it bo selected . The prisoner : As to-morrow will be Sunday , and it is necessary that I should consult my legal adviser , 1 should wish for y further postponement .

      Mr . Bush suggested Tuesday , and the prisoner intimated that he had no objection . Alderman Musgwve : The case is a serious one against you , and I should wi . sli you to consult your legal adviser . I therefore aflbrd you the opportunity by postponing Iho case till Tuesday . I now wish to ask you whether you are desirous to say anyt hing . The Prisoner : Mr . 15 , 'ish can himself bear evidence that I took considerable ! trouble to ascertain who reullv diii forge the cheque . 1 d . < l so as chairman of the company . iir . Bush : 1 am open to ci ' OS 8 * cxatain < ition upon mv

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      statement , but I now say that the prisoner and others consulted me on tbe subject of this forgery , and what took place hits led to this result . The Prisoner ; I also went to Coutts with thesolicitor , upon the subject unaccompanied by any otbtr persons oonuectvd with the company . The Prisoner was then remanded to the Comptcr till Tuesday , Oa Tuesday , Captain Richardson was agnin brought before the Lord Mayor , nnd underwent a long examination , in the course of which a good deal of evidence was given coufirmutory of the charge against him . He was ngain remanded till Wednesday , the 9 th of September . d-ntcnient . but I now nav thnt . tlm nrisoner and otheri

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      Tiiadbk . —Letters have arrived communicating the melancholy intelligence of the total shipwreck of the American East India Trader , the Gcntoo , Commander Holies , master , belonging to Boston , with a cargo of indigo , saltpetre , goot skins , mats , hides , Ac . Her loss occurred on the night of the 29 th of last April , on a reef of rocks in Strays Bay , on the 8 iimespot where the Duke of Northumberland Indiaman was wrecked , a few years ago . The weather at the time was boisterous , the wind blowing almost a gale from the N . E . and raining heavily . She struck at about ten o ' clock , unfortunately with such

      violence as to carry away a portion of the keel and ship ' s bottom , and the water rushing into the hold , she fell over on her broadside , where she quickly became a complete wreck . With the exception of a lady passenger , her two children , and servant mad , names not mentioned , all on board were sated , amounting to forty individuals , a third of whom were pessengere . The unfortunate lady and her children were lost by one of the boats swamping alter they had been lowered into it .- The seamen strove to save them , but a heavy sea swept them beyond human reach . The vessel was nearly 500 tons burthen . She was bound to Boston from Calcutta . Her loss is reported to be upwards of £ 25 , 000 .

      Dangerous Fracas on a Locomotive Engine . —On Saturday evening , when the 630 a . m . mixed train from Bristol was between Stevenson and Didcot stations , on the Great Western Railway , a quarrel arose between Temple , the engine driver , and Poole , the Rtoker . A fight ensued on the eni ; ine , and if both had fallen off the consequences must hiivc been dreadful , as the train was going at the rate of nearly thirty miles an hour , and there was no possibility of the guards getting to the engine to stop it , the high third class carriage being between them ; nor were they

      aware of the fight until Temple , finding himself worsted stopped the engine , to endeaveur to throw Ponle off , when they alighted , and succeeded in obtaining a cessation of hostilities until their arrival at Didcot , when they were reported to Mr , Bishop , the superintendent , who gave them into custody of the pnnrdsofthe fast train , and conveyed them to Paddington , where their conduct will be investigated by the directors . Their places were supplied by others at Didcot , and the train reached Paddington in safety .

      Another Fire in Essex . —On Saturday morning between one and two o ' clock , a fire broke out at North Ockenden , on the premises of William Eve , Esq ., of Ockenden Hall , inconsequence of theheating of a stack of clover . The stack first ignited speedily communicated with four others , all of which burnt with the greatest fury for three hours before assistance could be procured . > Two engines belonging to the Board of Ordnance arrived from Purfleet , closely followed by one from Romford . By great exertions the fire was almost miraculously confined to the five stacks of hay , as 14 large corn stacks were so closely adjoining the burning masses as barely to allow room tor a carriage to pass between them .

      Fatal Accident at Apsdai * Coixihrt , —One of those awful casualties , so frequent in mining districts , occurred at A pedale on Monday last . It appears that the pit No . 1 ( Sladdershill ) has for some time past been considered dangerous , and great care has constantly been ased before the men were allowed to go down it , and commence their day ' s labour . That these precautions have not been uncalled for , and that they have had their duo effect will bo gathered from the fact of this being the first fatal accident which has ever taken place in the pit . On Monday morning a number of men went to the pit , headed by Daniel lvelsall , a turnsman , who being « sober steady person was much trusted . Kelsall had been in the habit of depositing his safety lamp at a

      certain point in the pit , sufficiently removed from the foul air to be considered safe . The current of foul air is directed into certain channels by means of drop sheets ; but , on the morning in question , the drop sheets were not suspended as usual , the foul air had passed the point , and no sooner did poor Kelsall approach the part with a naked candle , in order to get the safety lamp , than an explosion took place , velsall and a companion named Lightfoot were killed on the spot , and three other colliers were severely burned . There were about thirty men and boys in the pit at the time , besides others descending , when the explosion took place . The rush of air to the mouth of the pit was so great , that the party descending had the greatest difficulty in keeping

      their places ; their hats were blown off their heads , and conveyed a distance of twenty yards up the shaft . On searching the pit to ascertain the extent of the accident , Kelsall and Lightfoot were discovered quite dead ; the latter had both legs broken , and was otherwise dreadful mutilated , having been blown upwards of forty yards . The accident is wholly attributable to the absence of the safety lamp , and the neglect in not putting down the drop sheets . We regret to hear that each of the sufferers has left a widow with four young children , and that both the women are at the present time enciente . An inquest was held on the bodies last Tuesday at the Robin Hood , Roggin-row , before W . Hardinge , Esq ., coroner , when a verdict in accordance with the facts was returned . —Staffordshire Mercury .

      Mysterious Death , op a Gentleman in tur Riter Thames . —On Tuesday morning shortly after six o ' clock , a man named Bailey , in the employ of Mr . Cubitt , of Thames Bank , in going to his work , discovered the body of a gentleman lying on the shore of the river , opposite to St . George ' s Square , Thames Bank , just left'by the receding tide . A policeman was called to the spot , and the body was coBveyed to the King ' s Arms public-house , where the usual means were adopted to restore animation by Mr . Randall , a surgeon , but without effect , it being tho surgeon ' s opinion that life had been extinct six hours or more . In the couwe of the moraine the body

      was identified by a gentleman named Baker , who stated that the deceased was a gentleman of independent property , and respectably connected ; his name was William Johnson , and 52 years ot age . He had resided for Borne tinio past at No . 14 , Belvoir Terrace , Vauxhall Bridge Road . He had left home after dinner on the previous evening , with the intention of taking a walk , which was the last time he was seen by his friends alive . It appears that he had been in a low and depressed state of mind for some days past , but his family could form no opinion whatever how he came in the river . Information has been forwarded to Mr . Bedford , the Coroner for Westminster , who will hold an inquest on the body .

      Vessel Picked Up . —On Friday , as the Waterloo of London , was passing St . Abb ' s Head , she spied * t a distance the hull of a vessel buffeted about by tho wind and waves , as if no person was on board . She made up to her , and on boarding found her to be the Alexandre , a fishing lugger , of Gravelinos , apparently about 00 tons burtnern . There was no person onboard , and tho masts were cut away as if with a hatchet , the mainmast about two feet and the foremast about seven feet from the deck . Not a rope or block was to be found . The cabin companions was

      carried away and the hatches were broken up . No provisions were found except a cask of buscuit and a small quantity of potatoes . Not the least appearance of the men ' s chests or bedding were to be seen . She was laden with' herring barrels , a few of them filled with salt , the rest empty . The vessel was brought up on Saturday by the Waterloo as far as Broug hty Castle , and afterwards towed to the harbour l » y one of her boats , where she now lios . What has become of the crew remains as yet a mystery . — Dundee Advtrtiter .

      Robbery of Eight Hundred Pounds in Gold isn Silver at this Norwich Railwat Tkbminus . — Norwich . Tuesday . —Considerable interest was excited In this city , yesterday , by a robbery of the mostextensive character , which took place at the terminus of the Norfolk Railway . According to the information furnished the writer by the railway authorities and tiie police , it appears that immediately nfter the arrival of the first down train , It was discovered that the cash box of the company , and which was kept in the office attached to the station , luul been emptied and its contents , amounting to upwards ol £ 800 in gold and silver , carried off . The key was still remaining in the lock , but the cash , what hsul become et it , nobody knew . The necossarv alarm

      was given to the ofUuialsot' tho company , and information of the depredation was promply forwarded to Mr . Garrington , the chief constable of the city , when a most active search was instituted . A largo lumber of his force were posted in all parts , with a view of tracing the plunder , but up to a late hour not thn slightest clue could beobtaincd . A general opinion seems to prevail , that the robbery must have been committed by some party connected with the office . There jvvo suspicions in a certain quarter , but , lest they should not bo correct , the omissions ol names is advisable . Mr . II . Bollmgbroke , one of the city magistrates , and who is the resident director

      , was engaged the whole day in examining tho servants of the company , and the premises in the locale of the robbery , but without amvi » g id anything satisfactory as to the whereabouts of tho property . Tin : spoi ! weiahail near halki-uimdrecl wei » iit , and consequently its removal must have been a work of much difficulty . We understand that on Monday morning Wiero is generally more cash in the office than on any other day , there being the receipts of Saturday night after the Bank closes , of Suuday . and of Monday morning . It seems that it j-lmuid have been paid into tlm ' Bank before tho hour thu robbery was discovered .

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      ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES . TO THE EDITOR Of THE NEWCASTLE QUiRDUK , Gentlemen , —In last week ' s Guardian I find an ex . tractfromaletterby J . Scott , of Haswell Colliery ( and which , it appears , hasgone the round cfthepre »» , London find provincial ) , in which he states that , " a few day * ago , while a boy was brushing the tram plates with hay , in one of the districts of broken or pillow-workings , ft lucifer match , which had by some means got amoiigtt the hoy , struck fire , and in an instant all was in a blaze . " die . "And , " continued Mr . Scott , "hadnot thenirof the mine been singularly pure , the fat © of thoso poor fellows , working there at the time , weuld have been but the rep « tition of a too oft told tale , " "After much

      research and investigation , " writes Mr . Scott , " the defaulter could not be traced , nor the manner pointed out how the match came there . Now this eort of incident is of too frequent occurrence , and serves to show the recklessness of miners with regard to their own preservation , and very dreadful has been the retribution . Can such a hint as this prove a warning ! It , at all eventi , may ihow thnt accidents are not so often to bo imputed to the guilty neglect of thoie entrusted with the care of mines , as the public nnd certain parties are apt to suppose . " "Such an occurrence , " continues Mr . Scott , " also goes far to prove that , howerer well-arranged and scientific the plans for ventilation may be , ro long as there is an utter disregard of consequence , accidents will occur . "

      The writer of the above directly infers , from this cir . cumstasce , how cautious the public and " certain parties" should be in imputing negligence to the managers of mines , when explos ons occur , and draws the conclusion ( in bold relief ) , that very many of euch ' exp ' osions are attributable to the recklessness of the miners themselves— "for , " observes Mr . Scott , "this sort of incident is of too frequent occurrence . " With regard to the ignition of a lucifer match , in the manner described bj * the writer , there is nothing improbable in the case . A lucifer match might get amongst the hay ere it came down the pit , and its ignition , while the boy was cleaning the plates , was really accidental , so far as the boy was concerned . Htnee the assumption , that this case is a proof of carelessness of miners , with regard to their own safety , is monstrously absurd and unwarrantable ; and the doctrine of Mr . Scott , founded as it is on the above premises , namely , "that the managers of mines ought to be exonerated from all blame , " is equally untenable and fulse .

      In attempting to repel this outrage on the character of the pitmen of these counties by Mr . Scott , I feel compelled to enter more minutely into ttie question than I would have done , had Mr . Scott's strictures been less severe on that usual body of men . Hence it shall bo my endeavour to place the saddle on the right horse , and in pursuance of this object , I beg to inform Mr . Scott , that had he been blessed with proper forethought be would not have ( in those of scientific research ) allowed the tram plates in tbe pillars working to be cleaned with loose hay ; it is more than twenty years ngo since the viewer of the colliery I then worked at precluded the use of old flat rope , cut into short lengths . This colliery was wholly worked with Davy Lamps , end , as the viewer observed , hoys were but boys , and

      who could tell but they might , through ignorance of tho result , thrust the smallest of the straws through the meshes of the guaze for a certain purpose ; and it does surprise me that at Haawell Colliery tbe old method of using hay for that purpose should still be in use . To set this matter in a stronger light still , for it is a subject of va 6 t importance , I should suppose that the air of the pit had not been " tingularly pure , " but that it was of an explosive character , and that on the ignition of the lucifer match " the too oft told tale" was repeated , or that a number of our fellow-creatures' lives were sacrificed ; then I would suppose it to have been ascertained at tha inquest that the explosion arose from tbe lucifer

      match , would the Jury have done otherwise than brought in a verdict of " accidental death , " and thus exonerate the boy ? and I am certain that the coroner would have asked Mr . Scott if no other substance would answer th » purpose of cleaning the plates , such as flannel or eld rope , wherein lucifer matches could not so conveniently hide themselves , and then Mr . Foster would have ordered Mr , Scott not to allow the use of hay any longer for the purpose named . Now , although no explosion took place , owning to tha " singularly pure state of the air , " yet I feel certain that Mr . Scott will at once disallow the use of hay , and substitute an iron shovel or pieces of old rope , which will not hide the matches , and at the same time be found more economical to the owners .

      The operations of coal-mining , as far ae observation can teach us , are made up of incidents and casualties . No miner , properly speaking , can , iu pursuing his occupation , foreknow what lays before him ; it may be a "bag of gas , " or a quantity of icater , or he may be exposed to the most imminent danger from thegoing to sleep of a trapper-boy thus fouling tho pit by having his door open when it should be shut , as was set forth at the inquest at North Shields Colliery a few years ago , or he maybe , as just now attempted to tie showni exposed to the danger of being deprived of life , by the ignition of a lucifer match , if tke air of the pit is not " singularly pure . ' Hence the necessity , the imperious necessity , of all mine agents having the atmosphere of the pit always " singularly purt . " hen shsll we cease to hear of the " awful retribution , " ' the too oft told tale . " That there are boys , and even men , who act without proper thought of the danger to

      which they expose themselves and others , by trusting too much to the chapter of accidents in the pursuit ot their avocations , I readily admit ; but this I am prepared to prove , that where one single instance of wilful negligence , or recklessness , can be traced to the person of a boy or an adult workman , there have been ten instances where the viewers and agents of mines have set the pit on fire through bravado and recklessness . Trusting that Mr . Scott , and other parties concerned , in the managing of coal pits , will take a "hint , " and , for the future , ( seeing that the lives of hundreds of our fellowcreatures are in constant danger whilo the air of the pit is not " singularly pure" ) take especial care that not any portion of the vast extent of workings shall ever be otherwise than "singularly pure , " then may Mr . Scott cease to be anxious about the public , and other parties , attributing such accidents to the guilty neglect of those entrusted to the cure of mines .

      A few days ago , at West Moor colliery , an officer , one of the many others employed to keep the " pit in a safe state , as regards the ventilation , incautiously broke down a brick stopping ( a partition built up to separate tho good air from the bad ) , and his candle coming in contact with the foul air , exploded the same , and severely injured two or three hoys who were near him . There were at the time more than fifty men and boys in the pit , and it was particularly fortunate that the quantity of gas was small , or we should have had a repetition of " a too oft told tale . "

      Here then is a case m point ( and I could particularize mnny more ) where a party really put in danger the lives of moro than fifty individuals , and yet , it has not found its way to the press ; a man too , set apart to watch and keep free from all danger , as regards oxplo sions , and who thus exposed his own life , and the lives of others from motives best known to himself . But this state of things cannot last long . The commissioners , Dr , riayfnir nnd Sir H , Delcbeche , having perceived the uncommou carelessness of the officers of the mines , have recommended the appointment of proper inspectors—a recommendation highly necessary , and one which I hope will be speedily carried out into practice , Tours , < fcc , Newcastle . A , B .

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      TIIE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . TO TIIE WOBKISG CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN . Mr Peak Friends , —I am not much accustomed to letter writing , uut being a brother shareholder in the Land Association , I wish to make a few brief remarks on this truly and most glorious project—a project which is almost beyond the power to describe , with any precision as to its beneficial results ; but the great object 1 have in view , is to point out to thcunthiukiug portion of the Community , the great benefits which must ultimately result from this noble undertaking . As it is only in its infancy , we can scarcely make any comparison a ? to the unlimited extent it will reach us it arrives at maturity ; but with a view of throwing some light on the subject , I shall take us a prelude to the discovery , our first colony—O'Connorville .

      In tlm first place let us take a bird ' s eye view of the expenditure in ivn ^ cs alono iu this locality . I may venture to assert without fear of contradiction , that the monies pnii in wages since tho 8 th of May last , on the late HerringsKate L ' nnn , { s probably more than has been paid in tho farm in wages for tiie last 40 years . Hut , it we compare this small item with the great magnitude of the project , it is only in comparison like a grain of sand on the sea shore . One great benefit it confers on the working classes Is , by taking a jidtftlon tt tile lftboul' out of the market , which consequently reduces the competition to a certain extent . And , you will perceive also , it it not confined to one class ot ' operatives only , but includes almost every class you can name—such as Carpenters , Joinors . Bnckluycvs . riasterors , M'lSons . Slaters . riumbors

      Painters , Glaziers , Sawyers , linckiunktrs , Sand Diggers , Well Diggers , Labourers and on . ratives of every denomination . When the mechanics , labourer ? , & , c , receive their wr . ges , we find another link added to the chain ot benefits liy the current turning- into a different channel ; thus—thegveater portion of their wages will lie expended on auothev elass of tradesman , such as Shoemakers , Tailors , Grocers , Drapers , Brewers , Catchers , Bakers , &U . There arc numerous other benefits attached to this great ltuul project , that 1 couhl enumerate , had I time and space , sucll as the wear and tear of nil kinds of mecVumic ' ii tools and agricultural implements , &a . The benefits attached to this department would reach Sheffield , UiriningUam , London , Wolvcrhampton , and all other ' lurge towns in the empire ,

      As for the grand demonstration on the 17 th of August , U would lilUa some litllu time u . ul space to enter " into tno merits of it , or to enumerate tho benefits sure to flow from it ; bat as tlicro have been several letters on the subject already , 1 must leave it , after merely remarking that I was very much deli ghted uith tho day ' s liroceuclillgS . However , there is another Jinlc in the chain T must not omit , a » it is of gicat importance—that is in spreading anauiluuingtho great principles of dtinocrncy through tho adjacent town and villages , in and about the nci lihonrhuoil ot the locality . Tho last link 1 , h : > U nation at present , is one that will complete the chain of benefits 1

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      hate attempted to describe , namely—it will take li families , or say 120 souls , out of the labour market , tha shielding them from the tjranny and opprestioh of the grinding capitalists , and placing them in comparative comfort and inii ; ptndence for the term of their natural life , and their succeeding generations for the period of 99 » years . Friends , thin is nheering new « , this will whisper to the toiling millions that we have commenced a ntw et&—on era of human redemption to the working classes from the slavery and bondage ; this is what I consider a practical illustration of Chartism . How are we to obtain all these blessings ? Why , all these great blessings and advantages are promised and pledged to us , by simply becoming shareholders of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , To all prejudiced against the Land scheme say , pur . cliase the rules of the Land Association , and study every article they contain , and if you have any doubt , come amongst us , and inquire into the matter , and then judge for yourselves , I remain yours , I . S . —A Shabehold £ b or tue Land Association . Somers Town . h » ir « nttomntpil to d * trrih <> nnm » lv _ i > 1 . 111 « . i . _ .-

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      CIURTIST SCHOOLS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOKTHEBN » TAB . Dear Sir , —I beg leave to ask through the medium of your paper , whether in the suburbs of London , or any of ' , the provincial towns , my brother Chartists can inform me if any proepect exists of my being able to keep a school until I shall be able to obtain my location on the laud , as I am living in Plymouth to serious disadvantage to myself in consequence of the social depression that exists , as well as the number offree-schoolethathave been endowed by churchmen and dissenters , where instruction- , is nearly gratuitous . Any communication will be punctually attended to by Your faithful Servant , E . ROBtETSON . . 5 , Market Alky , Plymouth . August 31 st , 1846 .

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      TO TIIE CHARTISTS OP GREAT BRITAIN . Brother Democbats , —The Victim Relief Committee , appointed by the late Convention , having met and appealed to tbe country , it now becomes our duty to consider in what way we can best respond to that appeal . Let every organised bod ; atonce transmit their monthly pence . But I would call their attention to a more permanent mode of relief , viz ., the plan . recommended by the Land Conference , of opening a subscription of a penny a week to purchase shares for the widows , &c . The advantages of this plan are self evident , as we should thereby place our friends in that independent position which would be

      more consonant with their feelings , and at the game time , relieve our already over burthened pockets of a continual drain . This may be easily accomplished ; we have 10 , 000 in that Society , if only 1 , 000 will give a penny a week from the present time till the 1 st of December , and another thousand a penny a month , I find it will produce the sum of £ 75 ., now this will purchase 14 double shares , and leavoa balance of JB 1 . 19 s . I say four acres , for I think the Victims should not only be removed from tbe fear of . want , but placed in a situation of comfort and comparative affluence . Besides the wid « ws and veterans should be able to hire some one to cultivate it for them , '

      The reason for naming the first of December is , that , the Land Conference * ill then assemble , and let every district instruct its delegate to vote in favour of a motion . U That the Victims shall be intitled to be located on the then next estate that may be bought without being ballotted ( and where is the man that will vote against such a » motion . ) To the work then , Brother Chartists , and let us prove that we have not forsaken the martyrs Shell , Hollberry , Duffy , and Clayton , or tbe law made widows ot our exiles . Let us Telieve the mind of our veterans from the dread of having to close their eyes amidst the horrors .

      of tbe Bastile . My brother officers of the Land Society , I know will not mind the little extra troublo , but will at once set about the work , collect the money , and traii 6 rr . it it regularly on the first of each month to Mr . Clark ; and ac actions speak louder than words , I by this post seud him an order for 11 s . ( id . as our first instalment , for a few friends have determined to pay threepence from the commencement of the Second Section . That man ; more may be induced to go and do likewise is the earnest wish of jour Brother Democrat , G . W . Wheeleb . Reading , September 1 st .

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      ^ ~ THE LONDON SHOEMAKERS . TO TUX EDITOR OF THE NOBTHEBN STAB , Dear Sir , —I am instructed by the 5 th division of the City of London boot and shoe makers' Society , to respectfully request the insertion of the following report , of their proceedings , which took place at the Nottingham Castle , Fore-street , on Monday evening , August 31 st . Jas . Saunders , Delegate . Nottingham Castle , Fore-street , August 31 st , 1846 . A general warned meeting- , of the 5 th division , of the City boot and shoe makers , was held at the above place and date for special business which was laid before them by the meeting's delegates . Mr , Cliamberlaiu was unanimously called to the chair . Mr , Stevvnson , on behalf of the extraordinary committee , laid before the meeting a report of the proceedings of tbe committee , which report , after a good deal of discussion , was unanimously adopted .

      Mr , Stevenson then laid before the meeting two codes of laws , the one general for the district , and the other local for sectional government . Each body of laws was read , article by article , and with one slight amendment the whole was unanimously adopted by the meeting . Mr . Saundcrs , delegate , then read from the Star a letter , signed by Messrs . Walkerdine , M'Carthy , and Riley , and moved the following : — "That this meeting is surprised to loam that a base attempt has been made by Messrs . VValkerdine , M'Carthy , and Riley , through the median of a letter in tbe NorOiern Slav , to misrepresent the differences now existing in the City trade , and to falsify the return of votes which were taken in tbe usual manner , and which are to be found in all the delegate books of the five divisions of the trade . " The'followinc copy of the returns taken from the delegates book will sheiv to ourjhopuiates throughout tbe country the real facts of the case .

      Returns of votes on David James ' s motion to reject the report of Conference . Divisions , For Rejection . Against . 1 64 1 2 56 6 S li 20 4 0 50 5 * 31 138 114 Majority for rejection ... 24 Such was the true state of the votes on the question te reject the report of Conference . With regard to the Tramps' Relief Fund , and the debt we are charged with , we repudiate it altogether , we owe not & farthing of it , there are plenty of general levies nowdue to meet all general expences including trauipt relief . Besides , there is no law authorising the secretary to raise such a fund , his power is confined to general

      levies , every one of which we have paid . We would ask of our shopm&tes to read down the 4 th column in tbe " Annual Balance Sheet" ( withoutdates ) and then they will seethe reason why the Is . 10 d ., per man , is charged . This meeting , therefore , is of opinion that there is something rotten in the constitution of the Mutual Association , anil we give our hearty concurrence to the seceding bodies in the steps they have taken to form local unions , and bog to assura our couutry shopmates , that their cards and correspondence will be treated with the greatest respect by the London trade .

      We , therefore , beg to lay before the trade generally , a few of the reasons which have induced us to take the steps we have . Firstly . We object to the unproteetedness of our funds ; a national trade ought to have more security for their money , than mere confidence in their officers . Secondly . The laws are not suited to the proper government of a Xutionul Society . The district system h veritably bad . A district committee living together in one town and called upon to decide upou the wages oftuii or twenty other societies , living sixty or seventy miles apart in some instances , is class legislation with a vengeance . Thirdly . We object to the constitution of an administrative committee ( two of which are not working journeymen of the trade ) spread over the United Kingdom .

      Fourthly . \\ e object to the power of Conference to spend the trades' money in discussing local squabbles , and also for paying for pamphlets , the debt of which was contracted by private speculators . Fifthly . We object to the unfair proceedure of the above body in giving compensation to a district where there is no account of a strike , as in the ease of Clonmel , Ireland , and allow none to those places that had to pay for Belfast and support their own striku at the same time . Sixthly . We object to the power to scratch or suspend a district for owing seven or eight pounds and pass by others owing from forty to Bixty pounds . XIThese reasons , among others , have induced us to take the steps we have done . Carried unanimously . Mr . Stevenson then moved that the Editor of tbe Northern Star be respectfully requested to give insertion in next Saturday ' s Star of the report of tliis meeting . Carried unanimously .

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      Suicide at Chelsea . —Shortly before eleven 0 dock on Monday ni » l \ t a young woman whoso name , resilience , or eoniipction was roe known , committeu . st . iui . lc in the river Thames , very nearly opposite Cremornc Gardens entrance , by J « P ; f /[ X £ embankment into ( lie water . Althoug h tha clothes of the deceased remained in Bicht several mm ites , from the want of a boat very little exertion could bo made to save her . From her dross and appearance it would appi-ar ilmt she luul been leading a Hie of pvoiligaov ami prostitution .

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      T iTtf / ACCli > SXT '' 0 X . THE GKAVBSESU ASl > KUCJISSTEU 11 A 1 LW AT . On F ^ idav afti-rnoon , b «» ecn four and five o'clock , an accidrnt , attended wish ioss of life , occurred on the Gravesend and Roc ? i « -sler Railway , The facts of the case trill appear frvin iJ . e forming evidence givsn at the innacst o : i f > e b ° " . - which was hsld < w Saturday afternoon , at \ wo o ' clock , before Mr . lewis , coroner for the cirv an

      The Jury having been impanelled and sworn , proceeded 10 view the b .. « ly of Wiiltam Wooi ' . ford , aged 42 jc .-. rs , who ibr « me time liaa been . mplovedas a platelayer in the . service of the directors of the Gravesend and Rochester Bailwav The remains presented a most fri-htrollj mu . tUated appsarance , the major part of the head Wing cut from the boay , and both legs severed from the trunk . Sfaese portions of the un ortmiaie man laj in the engine house at the Rochester terminus . Mr . Broadbent , the station master , being cslled and sworn . stated that on Fri& *«« . iitf *>?** ™ £ *>* at the Rochdale station , when he was informed thatau anttembadocettrrt in , he tunnel bct «« tartptace rmedtlmU

      ^ al « i !^—rf > & « . «• in * info PW had been kUUd there . Witness immedately proceeded to tie spot , where he found themnurns « f the deceased "William Weodford , who was engaged in the compai . j s servic * initfng plates , &c He ( . « tn « s , saw the mutilated remains of the deceased , which he found a-out tWivthirdsof the way from the end of the tunnel , nearest Hochetter . The budy lay between the two liu-s of metal , the principal part o fthe head and legs btin ^ divided from the trunk . The skull was completely divided , the brains fcdns in the portion cut off . The remains were conveyed xmHer t-ie direction of Mr . Pru : lhoe , tho superintendent , and in the charge of witness , to the Stiood station .

      Jam ? s Brcnchly stated , tiiat he was a platrlayer on the € ravcsead and Rochester l : ae , and that on Friday afternoon listhe was employed with deceased in the tunnel , lajinjr some rails- Aboutfour o ' clock witness heard the whistle of the train then due at the mouth of the tunnel , * nd he told deceased there was a train coming . This was about four orfire minutes before itcouid reach them . "SVitnessthensaid xo bis fellow-workman , the deceased , "I jnnst go and fetch a candle . " Deceased replied , " What train is this V Witness said , " This is the traiu due from Gravesend . " Deceased then said , " now much have we to do before we finish for the night V Witness

      replied , "Xotmuch : we have only a transome or two to pack beforewe shall have finished /* Witness then went lor a candle , leaving deceased at work on the line . The train , as near as witness could jn . ^ ge , was 400 or 500 yards Off at that time . T 7 hen he returned with the candle he < witness ) found deceased cat through , and lying across derails as described by tbe station master . Witness then went for assistance to the "lay by , " which was readily furnished . Deceased had p lenty « . f rime to have obtaiuei refuge in the recesses by tiie side of the railway from the coming train . Witness heard the whistle blown vbilst be was in the tunnel .

      After some deliberation , the following verdict was rc--rarnedby the Jury : —" That the deceased met with hi » ieath in * an ae / idental manner by an engine and train , while employed in his usual labour . At the same time , the Jury could not separate without passing the highest ¦ encomiums upon the system observed by the superintendent in order to protect tbe servants of the company , and lo promote the safety of the public in general . "

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      Fatal Wreck, Op An Amkrican East India

      Fatal Wreck , op an Amkrican East India

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 5, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1382/page/6/