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the town of Mere , in this county , we ( In advertiser ) were struck at beholding the in , n , the excellent order the fields appeared to be in , the low neat cot hedges or fences , and the inirai nse quantity of oxen , cows , and sheep grazing in the meadows ; this led to an inquiry to whom those rich bread fields belonged . To Sir II . II . Uoare , the rich banker of Fleet-street , London , was the ready reply , whtee seat is about three miles from Mere , and seven miles from YY incanton , who himsplfhas tlii-Tollowing seven farms in Lis own hands : —Siihton , Ivnojle , Colcat , Dill Ground * , Brenbam Lodge , Top Lane , and Search Farm ; altogether containing be tween 3 , 000 and 4 , 000 acres , once so poor and coiisi deicd so unproductive that e \ ery farmer ot the old
Bchoolfailcd in getting their living from the farms thev . ccupied ; hence Mr Iloate , one after the other , was driven to make the best of such land , or suffer it to be still less ustfni if overrun with weeds . He therefore hired farm bailiffs , purchased horses , and ever * necessary implement of husbandry ; employed at least on » hundred and fifty labourer * , keeping between seventy and eighty horses , giving constant work to woodmen , carpenters , bricklayers ; thus more than two bundled men through him hare constant employment , wincer and summer , wet or dry , at good wages ; the lowest amount paid to labourers is 12 s . per week , some Paving 2 ls . at the present time ; uo reduction in the cold and short days . His cottages are Jet to bis labourers at from 30 s . to 40 s . per annum , with iarpe "ardeiip , right of common or
pasturage , enabling some to ketp a cow or two . and in the winter fatten two or three pi gs . Mr Iloare himself has many cows in milk at one time as yields him twice each week fourteen to sixteen dozen pounds of good butter , has seventy calves weaning aud fattening at one time , and in the winter at least fifty beasts stalled ; when fat . they are sold generally to beast-dealers in the nei ghbourhood , some of these beasts frequently reaching the enormous wei » lit of from sixty to eighty score pounds each . About onethird only is grazing land ; he has never lets than one thousand sheep and live hundred ewes for breeding , of the pure Southdown breed ; nearly one thousand acres of this very land was naver considered to be worth more than Is . per acre for rent per annum , when Mr Iloare had it first in his possession , the occupiers then thinking three to four sacks per acre of
wheat a good field ; now by cultivation , draining , and manuring . it would let lorSOd . per at re . Five hundred acres of wheat grown last year on this v « ry land produced on an average frem ten to eleven sacks per acre . This gentleman lets off a large breadth of land to farmers in the neighbourhood , giving every encouragement and assistance to those who will follow in his plans , by lending them money , finding drain tiles , and renderius : every assistance they may reasonably ask , and even more than they expect ; imt raising the rent as extra management leads some to adopt , but granting long leases at the olden low terms to induce those under him to persevere ; those not blinded to prejudice soon do well ; the self-willed and ignorant are soon compelled to leave . A short time a ° o he discharged one of his stewards who neglected carrying out the plans and . orders he had laid tiOWD .
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THE EXPLOSION AT fAVEHSHAM ,
[ In our last impreision we were merely enabled briefly to aotlce tho above shocking catastrophe . We now present our readers with the fullest particulars , which have been gleaned from various sources , and may be relied upon eg accurate . ] The buildings the scene of the explosion immediately abut upon the Ham marsh , being only separated from It by a narrow canal . And here it may be well to describe their structure as when standing . Before the Introduction of gun . cotton they were used for the purpose of dry . ing gunpowder , and were cnlled stoves ; they were four in number , and stood in a row one before the other , with a mound of earth of a prramidicnl form , of about
20 faetbase , between each to cut off communication iu the event of an accident ; but tho sequel will dhow of ow little service this precaution was in reference to tbe gun-cotton , for bo gooiierhsd the explosion of the contents of tue stave No . 4 taken place than theflnmes immediately communicated to N » , 3 , and it , with its contests , as woll as those of No . 4 , was blown into the air , leaving litorally not one ston « upon another . The Immense bars of iron forming the machinery were bent and broken as if they had been but mere twigs , and the massive beams of timber were rent asunder and la )' scattered about in small pieces io every direction . Indeed , language is incapable of depictin the scene of desolation .
A few minutes after the explosion , men , women , and children were seen hurrying to the scene of destruction , anxious for the safety of some relative engaged in the works , and the alarm of all was still heightened by arcport that another explosion was momentarily expected as a building , stove No . 2 , containing upwards of 200 barrels of gunpowder which was only separated from stove No . 3 bj a mound of earth . The scene now was scarcely to be depicted , hundreds who had been hurrying to the spot were now retracing their steps , fearful every moment of being sacrificed theroselveB . As , however , the engines bugan to arrive , confidence was somewhat restored , and many ventured to go close to the burning ruins . The engines now began pouring in volumes of water , but it was a considerable time before any visible effect was mada on the flames , of so combustible a nature were tbe material ! used in the manufacture .
All hands were directed as soon as the fire became somewhat subduad to the rescue of the sufferers beneath the ruins , whose cries for help were heartrending in the extreme . One by dno , however , as , the bricks and timber were cleared away they were extricated ; many of them , although much burnt and bruised , were yet alive ; they were immediately conveyed to an adjacent building , where every attention was paid to them by MesuM Giraua and Snape , surgions ; and as Boon as conveyances could be obtained , they were carried to their respective homes .
The exertions of the men assisting at the engines and clearing away the rubbish were praiseworth y in the extreme , and to those exertions are to be attributed the saving of many HveB . Search was now made in the marshes and fields adjoining , and here the mutilated remains of several were found , many yards from the scene of destruction . They were immediatel y gathered up and removed , and , though some few bodies were n cognised , the limbs of course could not be , and they were put together in bnsketB to await the inquest . One poor fellow , named Ransom , who wa 3 haymaking in an ad . joining field , was knocked down by the report , but as » oon as he recovered himself he hastened to the spot to render every assistance in his power , and succeeded in rescuing three or four of the sufferers ; but one poor little fellow , whose brother alBO fell a victim , died in his arms .
After rendering all the assistance in his power , towarria evening he complained of a severe pain in his chest , during the night he was much worse ; and on Thursday morning , though every means was tmpleyed to relieve him , death relieved him from his sufferingsthus falling a victim to his exertions iu the cause of humanity , He had been marriedbul af « w months . Workmen were engaged the whole of Wednesday ( he day of the explosion ) and Thursday in clearing the ruins , and up to Friday . The following are the names of the ptr . sons killed , whose remains can be identified , imd on whose bodies an inquest has been htld , viz : —Henry Ton . ping , the managing chjnrist , Jonathan Hammond , R Knowler , Austin Wyles , Edward Irish , James Tilley John Petley , Sarah Hinds , Mercy Clark , and the bod y of a boj of about 16 , which wbb too much disfigured to be recognised .
The following , as well as others , were known to have beea working at the factory , but their bodies have not been found : —Mary Cheesman , Thomas Stringer , liarriot Hall , and several ethers . Tbe following , were sevirely injured : —Thomns Smith , William Smith , George Wiaight . Ilcnry Spnrkes , — tullen , John Videon , John Denne , Henry Aylett Thomas Stringer , John Kemi-snll , William Rogers ' Thomas Smith , Johu Chambers , John Woolley , John M Kewcn , Mary M'Kcwen , and Robe , t Clietsnuin . All the above , with the exception ol one or two , are going on well , and are ex pected to recover , but in t he confusion that even now exists it is impossible with cer . tainty to define tbe number ot thote injured and the extent of the injuries .
INQUEST ON THE 8 nFFEKERS . On Friday an inquest on the sufferers was hell be . fore Mr J . Hinde , the coronerfpr the district , in a storehouse adjacent to the scene of the disaster , and alter the jury had inspected the bodies , which presented a most appalling sight , the following evidence was adduced ¦ . _ Mi- William Hall , the proprietor ef the woiks , exnmined . —I reside in the parish of Ospringe , and have extensive works , called the "Marsh Works , " in the parish ot HreSton , whtTe I cany on the manufacture of gun . cotton . The partners in tbe concern are , myself mv brother , and Professor Schosnbein , the inventor The uperiutendenceofthe works devolved upon rajsclf » ml Mr Henry Topping a chymist . I used to spend a great portion of my time in the factory with himassisted by
, Henri- Day . On Wednesday morning I went to the fae . tory about eleven o ' clock . There were about forty per sons in the two building . Nor 3 aud 4 . On th » t morning I was also at the works from su o ' clock until eight I paid particular attention to the hoys tbtn at work ami nhowid them how to fill the tubes with gun cotton , as they were notdoing it quite to my satisfaction . I gave direction * where I thought it nrces » ary to insure perfict safety . Or . e of the manufacturing managing-assUtants of the name of Day , was at my elbow all the time , to a « to be able to act during my absence . I considered the baiidings fully tf&cUni &tk 1 safe ft * tbe purpose ol manufacturing uun-cotton . I left the buildings atom efcht o ' clock , end all was then perfectly safo . I returned about eleven o ' clock , and was within half a minutes
walk of the stove—probably from fifty to eighty jards . when No . 4 exploded . The building * fell about me . I W 88 KOilH * towards tho buildings at the time , and I met Mr Day returning from them . He told me Mr Topping was there . Mr Day was returning towards the works with me when the explosion took place . I san the materials of the building asc- nd into the air and full in all directions . 1 pace i to and fra for a minu ' e or a minute and a hulf , until I thought it safe to venture . 1 then went up to the buildings , and heard pries unucrboth Of them . I ther . called all my people immediately to assist in getting out the sufferers fr « , m tlits ruins , and ev . ry pussible exertion was used to extricate them . Several hundred persons soon caws to assist . We used our utmost endeavours until the h ' re drove us away . The fire
commenced at H . i . 3 about three or four minutes after the explosion . I ordered out my tncjnes , and sent to Paversham for the town engines . WegoUut fourteen persons alive from the ruins and several deail . The only person I identified was Mr Topping . I always exa . mim-a the thermometer in tlm stovo myself to ascertain the heat , and regulate it accordingl y . I gave tho etove the longest possible period so as to les . « en the hent as much as possible . I have not been able to ascertain the cause of the explosion . My ovdtis wore that the seat was never to exceed 110 degrees in N . « . i , and 120 in No 3 , whiih heats 1 considered perfectl y snfe , I had th re a self-r-gistering thermometer used in both stoves to
show tbe heat \ , hen I was absent , and which I never allowed any one but myself to interfere with . I have tried the heats at different deinves to ascertain its safety . Professor Schonb . in uas told me that gun-cotton will not explode at 284 degrees ; I myself have tried It up to 350 with the thermometer , and there has been no explosion . All the fourteen persons but one were got out of No . 8 , and out of the part which formed the packingroom . The gun-cotton is manufactured by the French Kovirnment and also by mtrchaiua in America , l have had time applications from the English govern , ment forgun-cotton , and have executed several hundred ordtrs in all parts of the kinsdom
Thisolosei Mr Hall ' s examination , during the whole of which he was much affected . John Day , of Faversham , examined . —I reside at FaviTsham , and am employed by Hr Hall at the gun cetton works . 1 have been so employed about five weeks , and came from London for Jhat purpose . I consider myself compet . nt to manage the Run-cotton works . I received my instructions from Mr Hall and Topping . I wan daily employed in the works , and w « nt there that morn , ing about fio clock . I went to breakfast , and on my return remained thtre until about a minu * . e before the explosion took place . I went out to see if Mr Hall had come and met him within half a raiuute ' s walk from the build-• ng I had left . Wt were returning towards it when an explosion took place . „ No . 4 . I feIt a shock , and run into the willow tn a . I immediately heard a great noise , more as of a tumbling than a report . I wa 8 imm . di .
atcly covered with du « . I vent to the place , and foun . l the premise ., all iu ruins ana on fire . A great m » nv pmons soon came up and assisted in extricating the sufferers I centered myself quite safe in the nmnulaetory of the gun-cotton . Mr Hall gave directions that wte atovt should never ha higher i | , an 130 , and I believe those orders were always attended ! o . I believe a greater heat might be used witU safety . I cannot account at all ior the explosion . I think tl . cn were tw > explosions , but cannot speak positively to tbe fact . Mr Hall and myself did TOrjthing possible to save nud TT . V ' f "" l- * V P « .-ution was always token frr the satoy of the wo . k people . Mr Topping b . s always expressed himself as feeling perfectly safe . A man ct the name , of Cheesraan had the charge of the tires m drying the cotton ; he is very much injured by tae explosion . I examined the thermometer about 10
minutes before the explosion ; in No . 4 it was 108 , and in No . 3 between 119 and 120 . From Vhe time I saw the thermometer to tbe time of the explosion it was impoi . s . bte for the heat to have altered , even with a large fire bejoad 10 degrees ,
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JohnBurney , ofFaverihami examined .- ^! am foreman of the carpenters at Mr Hall ' s , and was on the worki at the tims of tbe explosion , and immediately went to tn « Bpot , I sow the bodlei of most of the luffcrers taken out , and can Identify those on which tbe inquest is now holding . Frederick Bunting , of Faversham , examined . —I wa » omploved at the gun-cotton works at the time of the explosion . I heard a grett noise and became iniMslWe , and when I came to my senses found mjseW in »« ruins . I cannot in any way account for tlio accident , I got away from the place as soon at 1 could . I ? aw Topping about ten minutes before the blow . I saw Mr Hall about 7 o ' clock in the morning . I cannot tell bow I got out . I was not hurt or burnt at all . ¦ I can ' t say whether the explosion commenced hi No . 3 or No . 4 .
Alfred White , of Islington chemiit , examined . —I have been employed by Mr Hall to examinR ind supe rintend hli works , with a view to tii » ir extension and improvement , particularly in the manufacture of the acid . I was there on Wednesday morning about 9 o ' clock . All was then quite safe . I am well acquainted with the materials used for the purpose of making the gun . cotton and the ingredients ; there is no danger in them . I am certain that every precaution nnt used in the buildingB to prevent accident by Mr Hall and every one about . I have known Mr Topping some time ; be was a very careful and Intelligent person , and a proper person to be intrusted with the care of the works , The temperature of the stove was by no meanslikely to cause an explosion . Topping would have liked to have had it up to 180 , but Mr Hall would not consent to it . I cannot account for the accident in any other way than from some incautious act of the workmen in doing their work .
This closed all the evidence thatcould be adduced , and after a short consultation the coroner announced that the inquvst wsb adjinirned until the 9 th of August , in onler that the evidence of those injured might be taken , as by that time it was thought some would be sufficiently recovtred to he examined . INQUEST OH gEORSE BANflOM . An inquest on the body of George Ransom , whoso death wo have above adv < rted to , was held on Friday evening , at half-past six , at the Guildhall in tbe borough of Faversham , before Mr Slt « i > hrxd , the coroner for the borough , where a most respeotablejury had been etr .
pannelk-d . Alter the preliminary matter of swearing the jury had been gone through , they at once proceeded to the house of the deceased to view the bod y , and on their return to the hall the coroner brn fly addressed them , and explained tbe object of the inquiry . He ( the coroner ) , however , thought they would have ho difficulty in coming to a conclBiton as to the cause of death ; and although at first he thought their Inquiries would have exttnded to tbe cause of the accident , yet on consideration he had come to the conclusion that it would bo unnecessary , and , therefore , the simple fact they had to deal with was tbe cause of the death , and not of the explosion .
Messrs Hull were preasnt at the inquiry , and seemed much affected . The following witnesses were then called : — John Batt , of the parish ot Preston , in the county of Kent , examined . —I work for Messrs Hail , and reside in their Marsh WorhH , in the parish of Pruston . On Wednesday morning last I was haymaking near to Nos . 3 » nd * stoves there , about 100 yards off ; they hove been used inthe manufacture of gun . cottOB . The deceased , Geo . Ransom , wus at work with me and close to me . Aliout a quarter past eleven o ' clock an explosion took place at No . 4 stove . We both fell down with the concussion . On recovering , I went towards tbe stove on the south side , and told Ransom to follow me , He , however , went on the other side ot the mound ( the north . lTBit side ) , the mound between ub and tbe explosion . The wind was then blowing in the direction towards where Ransom was , and I lost sight of him , in consequent of the smoke .. I never saw him after this .
Frederick Francis Giraud , of Faver . iliam , surgeon , said , —I » m a surgeon , and reside at Faversham . In consequence of an explosion at the MuMh Works on Wednesday last , 1 attended to render any assistance in my power , in company with Mr Snape . The deceased came up to me whilst we were attending the wounded , anil said be felt great inconvenience from the acid he had inhaled , and asked if I could do anything for him . I told him . to get as much fresh tAt as he could , and if after that he was not any better , to come to mo at my surgery , and I would sec if 1 could not relievu him . I inquired on my r . turn if be had been , but he had not , I heard nothing mure of him till about four o ' clock the next morning , when his wife called me up , and said deceased had bad very little sleep all nuht , and had
suffered very much sickness nnd coughing . I gave him medicine , such as I thought most calculated to Relieve him , and visited him very soon after sev » n o ' clock . I found him no betier , and from that time Until the time of his death , about half-past eleven or twelve o ' clock , Mr Snape and I used all the means in our powi r for his recovery . but without success , and he wpired abimt twelve o ' clock . ' I have sir . ee made a post mortem examination , the result of which is , that I found the internal texture of the lungs showing the marks of a high degree ol irritation pervading the air cells and air tubes throughout , and such as would be produced by tbe contact of an
acid tntpuitfc ga » , andlillud with an exudation resulting from that irritation , nnd thereb y causing suffocation , which was the immediate cause of death . The bad effects of inhaling gas , as above stated , would have bteu increased by the subsequ-nt taking of stimulating drink ; I am , therefore , decidedly of opinion that the inhaling of the gus was the iirimediate cause of death . Nitric acid , and more especiall y if combined with sulphuric nciii , and coming in contact with straw or other similar combustible materials , would be sure to generate mepbitic gas in large quantities ; and any person working in the miiist of those premises , must of necessity inhale it in large quantities .
Mr AUred White , ot Islington , chemist , examined . — I tirn a ch' mist and reside at Islington . I have been superintending the manufacture of gun-cotton in the Marsh Works of Messrs Hall . Iu the process sulphuric acid and nitric acid are used in large quantities , and it is therefore necessary to have a consideialle quantity ot these articles in stock On Wednefdsy morning last fiieie-was a quantity of sulphuric acid and a quantity of nitric acid each separately , and also a quautitv of ihe two combined , ready for . immediate use , and also some that had been used , to the nort h of No . 3 stove . I had seen them ou the morning of the explosion about 9 o ' clock ; they were then pi operl y put away , the greater part iu carboys , aud quite safe . On the Thursda ) morning , after the explosion , I again saw that the minority of them had been broken by the falling of the walls of No . 3 store , anrt the effects of tho explosloB . The first ( ffect with reference to the uitric acid would be a
large quantity of vapour of nitric acid . When the straw with which the carbons ore encased becomes dry , the nitrons gns would be evolved . The nitrous gBs would be converted into nitrovs acid , nnd that would produce very injurious , flue's upon any animal tissue with which it might come in cuntact . If combined with sulphuric acid , this action would certainl y be more energetic . Sulphuric acid , when coming in contuet with straw , would also produce sulphurous ncid , which would be equally injurious and fatal if in contact with animal tissue , I have had many opportunities of witnessing the effects of the gases thus produced , and had personal experience of it myself . I have heard the evidence of Mr Giraud , the surgeon , and concur with him in his opinion as to the cause of tho death of the deceased , and in his evidence as to the effects of stimulating drink from his description of the appearance on the post mortem examination .
At the conclusion of this witness ' s evidence the coroner briefly 5 umroed up , and after a minute ' s consultation the jury returned a verdict "That tho deceased died from suffocation produced bj the inhalation of the fumes of meplutic gas . " Mr Bathurst , solicitor , appeared in behalf of Messrs
Hall . On Saturday morning the remains of 19 of the unfortunate sufferers were buried in tho churchyrd of tbe village ofDavington , which closely adjoins Messrs Hall's works . The melancholy scone was attended b y many hundred pGrsonsfrom tho town and neighbourhood of Faversham . Thonmains of those of thedrciased identified had been c ; . mned on the previous day , by Messrs Hall ' s dirtction ; ami this morning , at 10 o ' clock , a numerous eavalcade of sorrowing mourmrs assimbled at the works to pay the last tribute ofrespict and affidion to their uu . fortunate relatives . The number of whole bodies buried was nine only tbe remains of Mr Topping and Ceorgo Ranfom not being interred with the rosr . The mutilated remains of those who were blown to pieces had been collected as far as posaiblo with great care , and these were enclosed in separate colfius .
The mournful precession moved from the works at a few minutes alter 10 o ' clock , the coffins being chiefly borne by the fellow-labourers of the deceased Mr William Hall , Mr White , the chemist , Mr Day , Mr Skinmr . and several other gentlemen tmploved on ' the « orks , followed ng mourners . The procosnon Was met at the entrance of tho churchyard by the officiating minister , who read the solemn service for the burial uf the dead in n very impressive manner , tears being drawn from nearly every one pre . sent . Mr Hall epedally was » ery much affected . At the close of the mournful ceremony tho several relations returned to their re > pertive homes , where such wordly comforts as their necessities required bud been liberally provided lor by order of Messrs Hall
It should here be stated that nothing can possibly exeeed the Wndnefs of these gentltmen to the unfortunate RUfftrers . Mr W . Hull has during the lust t « o or three days frequentl y personally visited them at their homes and his instructions are thatnothing which can posiiblv alleviate their sufferings in any way shall be omitted Messrs Giraud and Snape , the medical gentlemen are in close attendance on them . The latest accounts of SumST AIliott aM l u i 9 te ? vettea - vcry u * « - ings the
w neighbourhood , and on the corn fields in tu « vkvnuy , cannot possibly be realised except bv , n . » wnnes « . The roofs of all the buildines within 3 «*™« to ^™* mA ^ S $£ tiles , aud the walU are much shaken Even in . 1 ? » of Faversham fully a mile dutantfrom £ Jj ° Z dus ter , windows were broken and the houses ^ other wue damaged in some instances . On the ZL , u ' , "I " of the stream whichforms the north ™ ZSSTjt M « . h Works is a field of Bheat of ^ ome extent Iho explosion has completely blasted tl-. l > aceofubouu woacrea , and ^^^^
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ssisisi sis-aa ^ aii-xtsi of the explosion is the removal , B « Jt JPP »™ » ^ bodily , ot the enormous roovmd of eartB 8 Kir " \ , 4 stove . Another Instance of its power * as shown n the forcible ejection from a deep well of tw « mw" » putnp * . the leaden pipe , of which , nearly twenty feet long , wero drawn up and thrown to a very consideranit distance .
The exploiion wa » heard at an tnoimous distance from Favershara . At Deal and Maidutone , and even at some places more than thirty miles from the scene ot the accident , parties are described t » hare heard it dis . tluctly . It may be interesting to state that tho strength of gun . cotton is justsix times thatof gunpowder ; in other words , ten drams of the cotton are equal to two ounces of ponder .
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES . Horrid Death of an Engine Driver on tbi Eastkrn Counties . —A most shocking accident has occurred upon the Eastern Counties railway , by which » n engine driver , named Thomas Parker , was hurried into eternity . It appears that Parker was driving a load of trucks from Broxbourne to the Stratford station , when on arriving at Mansorbriuge—a peculiarly constructed viaduct over a small mill stream—he looked over the side of the engine , it is supposed , to see whether any derangement of the train had taken place , when his head struck against the cross pieces of the viaduct , which knocked him off his engine , and falling on the rails the train
passed over him , and severed his arms from his body . The stoker seeing the accident stopped the train , but before he could do so it had proceeded some distance , and another train in the rear came along before the stoker could give the necessary warning , and having passed over the unfortunate man ' s body , cut it to pieces . At the inquest , on the 17 th jnst ., the surgeon having stated the nature of the injuries deceased had received , and that they had caused death ; Samuel Barrow , an officer in the company , said that he saw deceased lying between the metals . There was not sufficient space for him to turn out of the way of the engine , because of the truss of the bridge taking up so much room . By a Juror : Haa there not been aomu other accident at this bridge ?
Witness : Yes , within the last 12 months . At that time one of the servants of the company had his legs cut off by the wheels of an engine . Foreman : Is that man now alive ? Witness : I believe he is—I last saw him in the hospital . Coroner : Do you think the bridge is dangerous ? Witness : I am sure it is —it ought to be altered . Robert Reese expressed a similar opinion as to the dangerous construction of tie bridge . He and others bad complained of it to their superior officers , but no notice had been taken ot ' it , and now he ( witness ) , and some of the other men , had determined to memorialize the board , so that it might be removed . Deceased was a steady
young man . He had Me a wife and two children The coroner having summed up , the jury , alter a brief consultation , agreed to the following verdict * . — " We find that Thomas Parker was accidentally killed at Men 8 er ' s > bridf ! 0 , on the Eastern Counties line of railway ; but , before we separate , we wish to give our opinion , derived from the evidence in this case , that such bridge is dangerous , and that it ought to be removed , and we desire the coroner to send this our verdict to the directors of the said line . " The coroner agreed to do so , adding , that if no notice was taken of it , he should feel it his duty to bring the matter before the commissioners of railways .
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SHOCKING MURDER . -A BOX" SENTENCED TO DEATH .
At the ChelnMord Assizes , a few days since , James Willsmore , aged 17 , was indicted for tbe wilful murder of John Terry , by fracturing his skull with a hoe . The deceased was an old labouring man , living near Rocht ' ord , and on the 31 st March , which was the day he received the injury , he was on his way to that town about 10 o ' clock in the morning . The prisoner had been lodging at a public house in South Farnbridge , four miles from Rochford , and left the public-house and proceeded in a direction for Rochford the same morning . Soon after this the prisoner and the old man joined company , and they were seen
by several of the witnesses walking together towards the Mead , near Daggett ' s farm , on the road to the town above mentioned , the prisoner at the time having a hoe in his hand , and the deceased a hoc stick without the iron end . Ahout eleven o ' clock pie same morning the poor old man was found lying in the Mead , in a dreadful state , lie was literally covered with blood , and tho top of his right ear was completely severed from tbe head , and wan found in a mass of clotted blood among his hair . Hi ? pockets were rifled , and his watch , a canvass purse , a key , and a small sum of money were missing . He had sufficient consciousness to state that ho had been robbed and ill-used , and he was "then- taken to the workhouse at Rochford , where he remained until
the 22 nd April , when he died . It appeared that » 1-cost immediately after the time whin the robbery and assault must have been committed , the prisoner went iuto apublichouse at Rochford , where he produced a watch , which turned out to be that of the deceased , and offered to sell it to any one in the room for ten shillings , but no oce would buy it , and he then called for some beer , which he paid for with a half-crown . On his way to Rochford tbe prisoner bad sold his hoe for sixpence , and be shortly afterwards sold the watch to a man named Prig for 5 s , and upon being taken into custody the canvass purse , which contained the key of the poor old man ' s box , wan found in his pocket . The prisoner was afterwards tnken into the room where the deceased was lying in bed , nnd on bis being raised up and shown the prisoner , he immediately said that he was the man who robbed and beat him- The deceased also , at the same time , identified the watch and other
articles that were produced as his property . Mr Ilodgc , surgeon , proved that deceased died of a fracture of the skull , and he produced that portion of it which had received the fatal injury ; and upon the hoe beum&Mig to the prisoner being produced , it wns found that the iron bach of it fitted exactly the wound m the skull , and the surgeon said ho had no doubt that it was inflicted by it , and that , in all proliability , one severe blow had caused the mischief , liaron Parke , in summing up , told the jury thai whether they should be of opinion the fatal injury had beeu inflicted with the intention to maim and disable tbe deceased , or whether it was merel y to iurther the object of robbing him , in either case in the eye of thu law it would amount to wilful murder Ihe jury then deliberated for a few minutes when they returned a verdict finding the prisoner Guilty of murder . They at the same time recommended iiim to mercy on account of bis youth . The learned i ,, d « P
men put on Ms black cap , and said that the jury had come to the only conclusion which their duty to society had enabled them to come to upon the evidence , and it was now his most painful duty to DilSN upon a mere stripling , a boy just entering upon life he sentence o ! death . He believed that it was not Ins intention to have taken the life of the deceased but it was quite clear that the fatal blow was stiuck with the intention to render the deceased powerless in order that he might rob him with greater facility ' , and , as death ensued , his offence clearly amounted to the crime of wilful murder . The jury Imd recommended him to mercy on account of hia youth but he felt ihat it would be inconsistent with his duty in such a case , to do more than transmit that reeommenoah . m to the proper quarter . The sentence of death was then passed in tbe usual form . The prisoner did not betray the sli ghtest emotion durin » any part ol the proceedings . ' ¦ -. ¦¦ '•
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Extraohdinaut Death of a GiFsv . —Before Mr Carter , on the body of a gipsy , at the Grasshonner near Lempsfield . One morningduring the past ^ Mr BrauoD . of Bot ey-h . llfarm , near that place was goingalongthe road , when hesaw BomethinasmoS atad . 8 tance . lie went to the spot , and discovered the dead body of a woman , in a stateof nudity all her clothes having been burnt off , except her Sow and part ot her stockings . A bundle of ra gs wa 8 burning under her . The body was in a fLJSa state Irora the bums-the akin on the face , neck head , arms bony , thi u 8 , and legs , being quib bSemd with the heat . She had a wedding ring on and was apparently about 30 years of a « L K'JT
3 « ES 3 *« SS morning , from he ? ming ' « 2 dV » ™* 3 n the raaw s ^^ asa SWSffiSSS KISS an 5 5 ? ? > mi ] y T sumed - « SK bid ffi ™ i . u > nte »««« «» that a lighted coal had adhered to the bottom and set fire to £ er clothes ? uri / ™? ymf \ li on herback- The jury re Burnt to death ; but the most astounding part ot the ~ i -T * e hcard W of the poKlw M , SSJf ; sfnr MariIy have - ^
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V ^ iiX&XK ?™**»¦•* ™* -APoor for a considerable t die muff ti ' "" , " 8 st ? tt ! of heBl * bis nei ghbourhood wttnn ^ i - ril > d "" tIle doctors iu been restored o pe ^ XZ , n ?™ » «» l b" : « fit ' llas waj ' s eelebratud PilU « W , L ' tow wc f ? Holl ° - apparently dvin / m ' i Uch ,- were l ) rosel > t c ( i t 0 the then Catholic Church * ^ ' ^^ i ?* T nbBr of tIle Of the '' Arm-, i ' r . ° " ? ™ omnsou , Esq ., tho proprietor as wVii , » ft 8 h Gu »* m : in , » can test to the truth of this " n that Vr ? ? ? f rkaMo cuves > that huvo bBCI 1 effected eS Irela » a » ^ y «» « s « of this invaluable
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' TRADES' MOVEMii J Thb Quzmino Wkavkrs ' oTTvi . ^ ,,. 1 last annual meeting , decided upon e * r "Mil tion of their funds for the paraou . * H * t . 1 whole ef both the broad and nal ^ S Lancashire , in "The Quiltine W " ^ l tion Society . " la order to carry out a ?? et > Kl engaged Mr Wra . Dixon , of Manch 5 « take the task of explaining the rules aM ° % \ *^ £° ?! t ^ : ^ M % / inimi
mvuuBiuuij , uixon , acenn . Mr Henry Hey wood , Bet out upon his m' Ni ' held a meeting in the Assembl y-room ftS I Inn , 'Bolton . JVIrllolt was unanimo u , ir ee H ' the chair , and opened tho roeetin ? m a nl ^ W propriate speech . Mr Dixon , who was en . * t rapturous applause , explained tho obi ™^ >• mission , after which Mr Ueywood addL af f meeting . A committee wan then formed of ^ i r « w weavers present ; and it was agreed « , •> ' should hold another meeting on Sunday i , l % The thanks of the meeting were Kiv ' en V 3 l speakers , and the chairman and the On »! separated highly satisfied with the ev eni 3 eeedines . e 'fl
On Tuesday . Mr Dixon and Mr ! % . „ ., ceededtoTyd ! eslyBaBks , the tillage hatj , 7 previously placarded , calling a meeting t 0 ^ on that evening , in theJarge room of theSpjr Arms . The meeting was called for 8 o ' c lock , y which time the room was densely crowded rf anxious and intelligent audience . Mr i ^ ' working weaver , was unanimously called to the t i and opened tbe meeting in one of the most t < i speeches , in his own plain way , that ever it »} , lot to hear , and truly verified J&e saying ~_ «^ there is many a man now gracing the * eau '
that would be an ornament to the senate-k , ! the country . " Mr Dixon , after bokw » tr&jjl remarks , entered into m explanation of the p plea of Trades' Unions ; after which be- paimjjf the foolish policy which had hitherto been p J ? by the unionists of this country , In breafcitig 3 ranks of Labour into sections , and clearl y Z ^ strated the means by which Capital had mail ? . easy prey of labour . Mr Ileywood addr ^ ll meeting at some length , after which the thm ^ the meeting were given to Mr Dixon and t ^ . ^ J man , and the meeting separated highly satisfej * the evening ' s proceedings . The men of ?„ & have already organised themselves , aBd apt «? be lully alive to their own interests .
MOVEMENT OF THE OPERATIVE MASftJi FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE ( ion OF LABOUR . m - A . crowded and enthusiastic meeting of this hn of operatives was held at the Temperance li Waterloo-road , Lambeth , on Thursday eveni » Mr Smith was unanimously called to the chair briefly opened the proceeding . ' Mr Moorb moved tho adoption of the folio , - . ] resolution : — 1 That Itla the opinion of tW » meeting that , i nor establiah the four o ' clock movement and iuppo rt j ?' masters who have already conceded the mme n , « masons of London do leave work on Saturday ' j ; ' 5 17 th , 1847 , at four o ' clock , thereby evincing their d ¦ mination to carry oat this important rowsme *
As a majority of the employers had agreed totuf proposition , be called upon hia fellow-operatit ^ show those wh » had not conceded their ven J ^ rato request , that they were in downright Mi $ by unanimously adopting the resolution he bad J posed . ! Mr W . AtLEN , in seconding the motion , said 4 was the duty of the entire body of masons t ^ J theirwork on the day appointed at four o ' clock J only in justice to themselves , but al-0 in justicetl those masters who had conformed to their wisbe ^ J he was happy to say that they constituted the tnai ' ^ ofemployers . ( Much applause . ) Mr M'Donnell said be apprehended the temp the resolution went to create a strike , which ^ L be the jast resource . He was sorry to opposd resolution , and , indeed , he much regretted tbts cessity of doingso , but he had witnessed and fe ! t& misery entailed by strikes , therefore he should f «| j his duty to submit the following amendment ¦ -
That this meetiug are opposed to strikes excep tui last resort , a » d , therefore , recommend the proprUtji tending a remonstrance to all such employers aili >| not yet complied with our request , He thought this mode best calculated to obtained ? cession . He knew that strikes invariably entlijj discontent , misery , and wretchedness , upon ttatj and , not unlrequently , sent some of their bretkl their wives , and families , to premature grates , ( hear , hear)—and hence he thought his policy ij best . Leaving at four o ' clock was the stakia point ; but where would the end be 1 True , \\ ti \ solution did not directly recommend » strike , tali
had a tendency to provoke one . For instance , ; they demanded pay for the hour and a-half , arJtai employers refused , he could not see how a striken ! to be avoided . He thought the interest of the sol ployer and employed identical . He could not coiicwi what interest the employers could have in seeinjlka operatives and their families in rags . WhenM ! were engaged in a beneficent struggle like thij . tlw }' ought to have the support of the press ; but oofot'l tunately . the press had degenerated iuto a ^ fs mercantile affair , with but few exceptions ; ho « ' whom had representatives present . ( Cheers , ) m valued the four o ' clock movement , and belief would lay the foundation for a good custom ( L #
MrW . Lbach said : he thought the resohia ' premature , and hence he would second the ameti-1 ment . - Mr Joseph Wood rose , loudly applauded , andai I he had nothing to say against the address of brofa 1 M D » nnell m the abstract , but he would beg tot f sure him that the mover of the resolution neverca- I emplated a strike- ( Cheers . ) It was merely ife j ted to test the feeling of masters and operatives . B I could not see they wre at all premature in the : i movements ; it should be remembered that thev It given their employerslfourteen days' not ice , and attb 3 expiration of that time a deputation had waited ! ' ¦] tnem . and he was happy to say , that Messrs Willtai and Thomas Cubitt , with the majority ofmaiMtf had complied with their request . The Cubiw'J nad not only given the nrivilpuotn + i . am ,. nmlK ! l
to all the men engaged in their emplov . ( Loci ! Cheers . ) lMr Wood here related the rwuttofsf interview he and some rf his brethren bad with ttsf employers at the Freemasons' Tavern , GreatQncftl " ? £ * it T' they had assured their cmplojen j that they by no means menaced a strike onb ] preset occasion , ( hear hear , ) that the hour-and-itf was not worth striking for , but that it concession !) were notgranted . the day might come when some * . ' else might be added to the four o ' clock movenwt and they then might feel it neoeuarv to have * , nlA Pl ^ emj ! . ) But in justice to tkeD- i plover who had conceded , it was thought nceuM ! that a demonstration should be made , and if the * « ° ™ £ S 1 - s 8 tll J heWout , their only attend was to drop their tools at four o ' nlonlr » hpH ,, r . tlie ! Ol ho f or ^ -
chLS ; r r ^ i } r- ftnd -a - ^ ^ sawsfis tat * •? " >* SSd the W 52 « Sn S gOt l * ? ' ( remained « S unn * SauL ft , Pre 8 ent - time ' Loud lahter 4 Sfw ffitthi carrying out the resolution wou ' c in their £ jZwer "n cJiating . firm and unammo * intneir resolves . ( Great cheering . ) brother ? ? STT tho « &ht , wlre they to »* A K £ ? £ r ells amendment , the maL » « w * prooiit fJff J *™ race - Never was time < propitious for their Burnose . upvp * ™« o ^ «« not
faSJSrld {^ did believeAllthenH ^ oriaV to be rlv S ! 2 rf nvince a man determined » H Ser Wn ! I ?! , ( IIear ' hear - > He kl »« d b * and R ^ V ? * W ^ aman asany in Undo ! , JLitr" 9 'edhe-would consent to withdraw * amendment and unite with them in their struepl ' 5 . r . ;« , ? convinced n >«« t have a triumph issue . ( Immense applause . ) Mr WTDohnkll said a few words in exnlinatioc Ed ffXfi ?* depreCated a »/ thinSt i Mr J . Wood ' replied . I ho question was then put , when thirteen \ isd appeared for the amendment and acompS or * lor the original resolution , which was declared to 1 Ti , f 1 " CHB { l moved tho following : _ mi ,, --w . ww nuu luuuniui ; I—
movement ^ * ° , ObUin fuU te" « fi'of tho four oVloc « Ioon ^ P y be "quested to pay tluMV-8 ' as soon as tho men leave work . ried ! £ ' $£££ ** the raotion ' which * * brSrS ; * C 0 TT > - inmoving a resolution exhorting * «! 1 " 1 union and consequently to continue success , . illustrated the power of union by the acts tne ancient Greek * and Romans , and made a do * « ui und eUnent appeal , which was greeted wi < great applause . mS ™ Wo f J 8 cc ^ dl ^ tV « TO ti On said * masons were behind other trades in respect to t matter to whioh his brother Scott had alluded . 1 should not only like to see an anual dinner but J benefit « n ) T tliti l T- 80 n 9 ' iMtoution for ? , enefit ° . . R ieir aged and infirm , and nn aivlura I
parents eU Wh ° might be de P ' ° th wKST ™ ° , ialIy 8 « PP » rted the rcsoluiii wiuon was un animously adopted . oiSnto * S ? T ° A SCOTI a vote » f thw * V gnen to the Northern Star and the other port " ihShK ^ J ?* ided th « ' » in their strugS wiuch was carried by aodaraation . ac £ » M'T ?? ' behalf ° > " the A ' orthern S ' Juie ? 8 core PUment araid 3 t 8 « w fte » caeersviero then gWen for the emplo j 2 ^ n eeded their recasts , and tho meet
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Ihe Edinburgh Uiajtnber of Commerce have solved to make . ik&anA etfuaM Sir Robert 1 ' BankAct .
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2 THE NORTHERN STAft . — ' 24 J
Toe 6keate5t Sale Of Ant Meo1c1s« In The Globe.
TOE 6 KEATE 5 T SALE Of ANT MEO 1 C 1 S « IN THE GLOBE .
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What mat be bosk wim poor Land . — Near to
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 24, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1428/page/2/
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