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v ( ffk for the reduced Him offered , and me and inexperienced hands were engaged to ^ n their p laces—tnat is , in other words , to be ^ trusted "with the lives and property of the ttHic—in order that a few shillings more Lght be paid in dividends at the end of the ? - ! f . * ear , The result was a collision of a ^ gt fearful character at the North Brid ge Station * Edinburgh , on Saturday , the 11 th r £ JT and -which was clearly attributable to | vg jncompetency and ignorance of the new Jrirers . The passengers by the 11 o ' clock -ri-il train for London had taken their seats ,
r « a the signal haying been given for the train to start , the ; " knobstick" driver turned on the gjgjjji at once vith such force , that at thefirst jgvolnti 011 of the machinery , the crank of the - ^ e of the driving wheel snapped in two , by whieh the engine was completely disabled . Another engine was sent for from the works at alitfle distance , and , in the mean time , the jjafo consisting of carriages with passengers , jjncis with cattle , &c , was removed to the ( entre line , leaving the disabled engine on the up line rails . Scarcely had this been done , vhen the expected engine dashed up the jgntre line at the rate of more than twenty juilcs an hour , and rushed into the train with great force .
The concussion was tmnendons . and spread the greatest tenor among the passenjeis , some of whom , as the engine Lme to . s * dns the danger , vainly . attempted to escape < hnn the train . The cattle-tract jn front of the train , ^ fch experienced the full shock of the collision , was nearlv smashedtopieccs , and the unfortunate pigs were thrownhishintothe air . It doubled , la a manner , orer theloSEase Tan , ana separatinginto two parts , the upper half fell orer on the somh line of rails , leaving the wheels and ades on the line where the collision occurred , deeply
jmbedaedinthegronna . The luggage ran sustained scarcely less injniy , the rouf and sides bei « g dreadfully shattered , out , singularly enough , the framework remained mon the line , and ( the couplings connecting it with the Jrrok having been fcroken ) vnih the train , which also eseaped being thrown t-ff the rails , recsded backwards from fljesCTeritf of the shock twenty or thirty " yards . The enrine t ™ fonnd to have remained un the line , but the teaier was ihroim off , trhen the wheels sunk in the ground tofomedeptb . ¦ . .
To this last accident the passengers owe their lives , and the fact that they marvellonsly escaped with merely " Severe Contusions " because the engine and tender were thereby broug ht to a staud . ¦ Theexplanatim of this second accident is , Jhafc the second engine was also driven by a « Knobstick , " who , in his excessive anxiety to show now clever ne could oe in an emerg ency , turned on- full steam , came up at a rapid speed , and , seeing his danger when too near the train , lost ail command of himself and any little comand over the engine ,
which , in his coolest momenta , he might have possessed . . . . . . . The ample recital of these facts is sufficient to point the moral we wish to convey . It is quite clear that no trading Company , for the sake of their personal profit , 3 hould be allowed to endanger life in this wanton reckless manner . The law is bard enongh against the workmen when they combine for then * own benefit , and , in prosecuting that , do anything which can be construed as dangerous to the public peace or the public security . Why should -its - terrors- and its penalties be reserved for them only ? When wealthy ^ Directors , and greedy Shareholders , combine to pull down the fair remuneration of those upon whoseexperience and knowledge the
whole safety of railway traffic depends , are they not committing a grave offence against the community far purely personal and selfish purposes ? Are they net , in the worst sense , the enemies of life and property , because the . position they occupy induces the public to trust them with both , to a greater extent than they would otherwise be ? If twenty or thirty lives had been lost through the ignorance , un-^ Mlfalness , and inexperience of the " Knobsticks , ' . ' who supplanted the regular drivers at lower wages , we wonder what the verdict of a Coroner ' s jury would have been ? If we had Been on such a jury our answer to the question would , at least , have been' " aggravated man-^ daiighter . "
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hated by the mouth-piece of the Courts of St Petersburg ! ! and Vienna , would cover a multitude of sins with us . . ¦ _ Shall we have a war , that is the question ? Not at all The railroads and steamboats that have made a trip from Paris' to London , and from London to Paris , cheaper , inmoriey and less in point of time , than a journey her tween Birmingham and -London . was only a few years since , has , however , put a stop to that course . The people have made each others acquaintance , and all the diplomatists in the world wont be able to set them at
loggerheads . In futuro diplomatists must fight then : own battles . That is both the most natural and the most economical plan . When our statesmen and diplomatists quarrelled with the French rulers about half a century ago , they set other people to cut each others throats , who knew nothing at all about the matter , who had no earthly interest in it whatever , and they saddled unborn generations with a debt , which threatens , in the long run , to pull down all the institutions of the country— -Throne , Church , and Three per Cents—unless it be dealt with timeously and
vigorously . We cannot afford any more of this . There is no reason why the ploughmen , shoemakers , blacksmiths , and weavers should be taught to murder scientifically , and then be placed in front of an equal number of French ploughmen , shoemakers , blacksmiths , and weavers , similarly trained , in order that they may there and then mutually slaughter earh other , to gratify the said diplomatists , and to save their " honour . " If these said diplomatists are so very punctilious—so very susceptible—and their honour is oaly to be kept pure by washing it away now and then in blood , let it be their own : —
"Let those who make the quarrels be the only men to fight ! " ' . . . Xo doubt General De La Hitte is panting to revenge himself on " perfidious Albion ' in the shape of Lord Palmerston . No 'doubt M . Drouyn D'LmjYs . is irate at the idea of being " done" by that astute diplomatist M . Lindos , the Greek Minister , Bakon Brtjnow , the Russian Ambassador , may . all for one reason or another feel very sore upon the subject Well , let us suggest to them acheap and very , satisfactory way of terminating the affair . Let them , fight it out themselves . Of course Lord Palmerston ' s colleagues in the Cabinet will back him in the field , if need be , andinvitations to that effect would be cordially accepted by " men of honour . "
As , however , the English magistracy and police have lately got an inveterate distaste to parties seeking . " satisfaction , '' for-real or imagined wrongs , by the aid of the pistol , and as it is -possible , that , if the -rencontre came off in this country , it would be prevented by these meddling and officious people , we- advise that it should not take place hero . We are anxious that
the honour of these gentlemen should ; be kept stainless , and , therefore , suggest the Boisde Boulogne , ihe place where' the irascible and valorous members of the French Assembly retire to settle their differences . It is a very pretty wood , conveniently near to Paris , and initspleasant . alleysthey will find numerous spots fit for the purpose , where they will run no chance of interruption . '
If they take our advice , they will have the glorious satisfaction of fighting their own battles—of saving their respective countries a great deal of money , and whoever kills the most will of course be the victor . : As for either the people of France or England having the slightest interest in the matter , as BraCHEii says— " Fudge . "
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various parts : were flags bearing , appropriate mottoes . Such ; was the'throng and enthusiasm , that a great Inumber who wished to dine , could not be accommodated . The dinner gave general satisfaction , and was presided over b ? Mr . David Lightowler , one of the late prisoners , who wore ' a fee-simile of his' prison dress . on , the . occasion . At the conclusion of the dinner ; a heavy shower caused the company to seek shelter , and thus prevented the toasts and sentiments from being put from the table ; they were consequentl y reserved until the t ime for the
• PUBLIC MEETING . ^ On the motion of Mr . George . White , Mr . David LrenipwLEB was unanimousl y called to the chair . lie said he felt highly flattered by being called on to preside over a meeting convened for the purpose of doing honour to himself and his late fellow prisoner ^ and thus ^ stemping their conduct with public approbation . lie stood before them to assert the same principles for which he had suffered a long imprisonment , and which he still cherished . ( Uud v I ™ o then 2 aT 0 the ensuing sentiments : — The Sovereign People I May they speedily assume their legitimate position in society . " null . r F ° ! is " Ional Committee of the National Charter Association , whe stood by the helm in time 3 . — " The immortal memory of all who have died in the cause of genuine liberty . " '
4 . — Success to the red republicans of Europe . All honour to the French democrats . May they soon witness the triumph of their principles , and the establishment of social and democratiero form . " n .. £ ouis Blanc « and the ng'its of labour . " r ^~ V , £ e ? vgusUO'Connor « George Julian Barney , J . B . 0 Brien , Georgo W . M . Reynolds , and the democratic press . " *» * r " ™ hn ^ ton ^ Francis Mcagher , Armand Barbes , Blanqui , Ledru Rollin , Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and all who are suffering in the people ' s
These sentiments were heartily responded to , the chairman having ably commented on each . Mr . Gkorok White then rose to . move the . first resolution , and was received with tremendous cheering . He said , brother democrats , we are assembled once more , in defiance of pur persecutors , to do homage to the God-like principles of democracy . ( Loud cheere . ) Mr . White then read letters from Messrs . George Julian Harney and G . W . M . Reynolds , apologising for their absence from that meetin " , which was much regretted , although unavoidable . At the conclusion of the reading of those letters , three hearty cheers were given for the Rod Repnblicans , and the Republic Universal , Domocratie , and Social . Mr . White' then resumed . He
had the honour of being confined in ten prisons , andendnring four years' imprisonment for the part he had taken in the cause of democratic reform . ( Hear . ) The resolution he held in his hand contained several propositions—he would read it : " That we , the Chartists of Bradford , and its district , in public meeting assembled , recognise the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association , as the . onlg legitimate representatives of the wants , wishes and' feelings of the Social and . Democratic Reformers . We look upon the establishment of the People ' s Charter as the means whereby the industrious classes may redeem themselves from the miseries which . the present state of society entails , upon them . We heartily sympathiso with our brother Democrats throughout the world , and deeply regret the sufferings _ endured by " our French . . Hungarian . German .
and Italian brethren , and anxiously loot forward to the downfal of tyranny , and the establishment of the rights of . man on a secure basis . We utterly repudiate' all truckling or vacillating policy , and n-i eby pledge ourselves to' stand firmly arid unnmcmngly by our old motto , 'Tho Charter , the whole Charter , and No Surrender ! '" Mr . White then explained the position of the Provisional Committee , and their claim to the confidence of tho people . He recited the paltry attempt of a few contemptible renegades , named Clark , M ' Grath , Dixon , and Co ., to supersede the veritable body . Mr . White was loudl yand enthusiastically cheered on retiring from the platform . Mr . Edward Hurlet seconded the motion . Mr . W . Nonin , proprietor of the People ' s Gardens , supported the resolution , which was then put by the chairman , and earned unanimously , amidst loua cheers . ¦ ¦ .
A vote of thanks was accorded . to the chairman ; which concluded the proceedings ' . Bradford is again setting an example to England , which it ia hoped will be everywhere followed .
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¦ ~~~~— ^^^^— ¦ MONIES RECEIVED For the Week Endixg ¦ Thbrsdat , . itur 23 , 1850 . THE HONilTI FUND . Received by W . Eider . —James Lamont , Dalkeith 2 s 6 d —KottiDgham , per J . Sweet 8 d—Messrs . Mitchell and James , Southampton 2 s- Xewcastle , per M . Judd Us 6 d—ChartirtAssodatiori . Bnrnlej ,. J .: Sutdifre ' . i'UsTrB . 4 $ affer , Burnlej , per J . Sntclifie 5 s .. ' ;\ - . '¦ 2 >^" - : ! s Mr . Sutcliffe , Uurnley , . d « ares us to / siate that the books are open for inspection . ¦ : : : '; S ;< - > .. ' ¦ : c . : . - , . : £ S . & , ' . ¦ " Received by W . Rider .. .. 3 9 . 8 TO EXEMPT E . JONES FROM OAKUM PICKING . Received by W : Rides . —Chorley , perS . SmallwoodSs . FOR MRS . ' FUSSELl ; . v Keceirea by W . Htoks . —Xottinsliara , per J . Sweet 5 s 3 d . FOR WIDOWS OF THE UTE MESSRS . WILLIAMS AND SHARP . Receiveaby John Abkott . —Wm . Symmonds 2 a Cd . , DEBT DUE TO MR . NIXON . Keceived by Jons Abxott . —A mason , per E . Sfallwooa Is . NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . Received by Jobs Aesott . —Per Mr . Stallwood—Mrs . Austin and Mr . Brett Is Cd—A few friends , sheeroess , 6 s 8 M—Joseph Sansom , shoemalter 3 s—A Friend 2 s 6 d-A Friend Is—W . lMs .
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Pbovisiojtal Commitiee oi' ihe National Charter Association ^—Thi s-body met at their office , H , Southamptonistreet , Sb'and , on "Wednesday evening . last , Slay 22 nd . Messrs . Beynolds , Grassby , Jlilne , Arnott , Stallwood , Mills , and T . Brown , were present . Mr . Mills in the chair . Letters were read from Peterborough , Staleybridge , Leicester , Exeter , Belper , Cheltenham . &c , &c ., requesting cards , information , &c .. A number of returns were made requesting and electing that the Provisional Committee retain office for twelve months . Persons holcuW cards or
monies on account of the Gravcsend excursion were requested to settle for the saine forthwith . The John-street Institution was ordered to be retaken for the next six successive Tuesday evenings , for the discussion of the proceedings in parliament , after which the committeeadjourneduutil Thursday evening next , May 30 . _
BRADFORD . Bradford has again given proof of the strong democratic feeling which pervades . in that town . A ' public procession , dinner and meeting were announced in honour of the late Chartist prisoners , to he held at Mr . North ' s gardens , at Low Moor , three miles from the town , on Sunday last . The . procession , was arranged for eleven ' o ' clock , ' hut long before that time the town exhibited an animated appearance . Flags and banners were displayed in various localities , especially on the Mauchcster-road . At eleven o ' clock , the bowling-green ,
in the centre of Bradford , was crowded , and the . entrance of a brass band and procession from Bingley , added to the excitement of the scene . Numerous banners were in readiness ; but as some mawkish professors of religion objected to the procession , it was resolved to proceed with only one banner in front ; then , as the multitude blocked up the public thoroughfare , the two marshals , Mr . James Ramsden ( alias William Tell ) , and M . Isaac Jefferson { alias Wat Tyler ) , presented their portly figures , and ordered them to "fall in . " The late prisoners took , their places
four a-breast ; and the people formin g in procession behind them , marched " forward to the Manchester-road , where the word " halt" issued from . the stentorian lungs of Wat Tyler . The band then struck up , upon which the heads of the police made their appearance , and insolently demanded that the music should cease . A banner was then selected , bearing a motto suitable to the occasion : —namely , "Libertf , Equautf , Fba - ternity . " The procession moved , forward and having passed . through-the toll-bar '
the- band again played , and continued ' without . farther interruption . . On the way to the place of meeting thousands flocked on the hill sides from Hoiton , Wibsey , and the adjacent neighbourhood ; and aU [ testified their : sympathy towards the late Tictims of Whig tyranny and aristocratic © ppresMon . ¦ ¦ -: On arriving afrthe People ' s Gardens ; tne * 8 cene ~ was truly magriifieehfc A long table , extending some hundred yards , was placed between two rows of trees ; siti in
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SOUTH WARK , ~ AiiBMPED -Hiohwat Robbert . —James lliokey , a powerful young man / wis m , iw ? an 4 . h , s wife , and . attempting , to rob' the rormer . — The ^ . compiainantBtated that ' as ' Howas iP'K W Sunday . night ; accompanied by f , ms wire , the prisoner came " up to them ; hear the mSvJ , lhe bqt ^ 1 ^ & BlackfriaVs-rbad , and solicited aims . Complaitiari . t r haying no change , went into a public-house near , the ' . spoti and called ftr a pint of porter , which bo gave to the prisoner , Sf « a ff ^ J ? 'wopence besides ;; Ho and his ZtLi X V v , on t 0 ffaild 8 ^ eat . Uhion-street , vir ^ fr * u ' fiad n () t' proceeded maiiy aras when the nnsmiBP onmo « n fA fkam ^» nir .
and taking off his eajvsaiftho twopence ^ slf ™ use to mm , and bagged that ho would givo him aix'fti ' I «>!» nt | astonished at the impudence ' ot the prisoner , said that he certainly should not 1 a ¦ ¦^¦ ft ? uiore - "Pon which the . latter , eiaculated , "; Then , I will have what you have got . " The momout Ue uttered these . words , he struck Mrs . iu oostar .-a blow on the breast , which knocked Her down , and then rushed upon me , and Btruok mo several times , when I loudly called for assistanee , and fortunateljr . a pdliceraaD , 272 M , hearing ; my criea , camo up and secured my assailant on the spot . The complainant found that : his watch had been dragged out of his waistcoat pocket , and was hanging by / the guard-chain to which it was attached
round his neck ; and he added that the prisoner must have followed them for some distance and availed liimself of the opportunity of attacking him and ^ nis wife when they got to araiher unfrequented spot , and not far from his abode ; that he ( complainant ) had not lost any money , which he attributed to the timely arrival of assistance , as he stood no chance of defending himself against bo powerful an assailant as the prisoner . ^ - Policeman 272 M stated that , ou hearing the cry of . "Police , " he ran to the spot , and saw tlie complainant in the act of defending himself aswell as he . could from tho prisoner , whom he charged with attempting to rob him . He ( policeman ) saw the complainant ' s watch hanging loosely by the guard-chain outside his waistcoat
ana neat once tooKiiis , assailant into , custody . When they got to thia . statidii-hbuso he heard the prisoner exclaim that he ktiew where the complainant ; lived , and / that he wdiild servei him but' when he . go : his liberty . —Mr . A'Beckett said that it was a very daring assault with intent to commit " robbery , and that upon that charge he should . commit ; the prisoner for trial . —Committed accordingly ' ' MARYLEBpSE .-As UNpi ^ iSAsi Vi . snoRi-G . Lewis was charged with having stolon" a gold breojiet chain and key , the property of Miss Butler , whose father is the chief secretary at the Ordnance Office , and - . resides , at 152 , Albahy-street , Regent'spark . —Ptoseculrixstated that oh " Saturday night last , after winding up her watch ,- she put the-gold chain and key in a box in her bedroom , and that on
the following night slip missed the ' articles . Oh tlienext morning , after breakfasfc , she went' up into her ' sleeping apartment to ; iniike a further search > for them , and found the pvisonerunderherbed . —Mr . J . Blackwell said that in . consequence ; 'if . tlie .. cry which ' was raised ho went into the house and . assisted in pullingtheprisonevfrom his hiding-plabo uenehth the bed . —PQlice-constable , 191 S ; said that when he weiitintbthe premises , he found the prisoner Becured in the parlour by the last witness and another . Prisoner told him { the officer ) that he had been inthetouse two whole days . At the siationhe was searched , and tho stolen ' , property w ! is found . in his possession . . It was further ' stated that the piisoher . was the son of an old servant in the
family , and that ; he ( prisoner ) had upon a former occasion been charged with felony , and convicted ; The property was produced , by thoconstiiblo , and identified by the prosecutrix / and the prisoner ; who had nothing to say , Was remanded in order to ensure the ' attendance of the dfflcor ; who ' could give fullproof of the previous convicfiQn . alhidL'd ' to . BOVV-STRBET . —The Giuroe oi' ¦ TnRowiNq a Womas oot of \ ViSDow . ^ Pii ' melDonovah | whohas been in custody ' sjnee the 2 ' 8 ' tti ' - ult . , oil tho charge of throwing bis wife but of window at JSo " . 19 , Short ' s-garderis , Drury-lane , with intent to muruer her , was brought up for further exam ihation ^ and remanded fora week ; his wife not being out of danger . ; . ' , . - . ¦ . " '
TheExposoreofthe Sham Agency Offices . —Edward Wright , the proprietor of a mock agency office , No . 16 , Upper Wellington ^ street , Strand , who stood ' ehargijd with ' defrauding several young rneti , of their money by means of newspaper advertisements , was . brought up Tor fuftherexaminatibn . —Tlie court , as' on formeropcasiohs , was crowded by young inert , ' principally frijmthe ' coudtry , who had parted to thte . prisoner and Iu 3 ' associates with sums of money , varying from £ 3 to £ 50 , as cash securities on accepting situations , which' turned out to ; be fictitious . — Sergeant Thompson said he had other witnesses to examine who ^ hud been defrauded , of their money b y theprisone ) ^—Mr . Jardine asked him if they were connected ' with Stanley . ' —Sergeant Thompson
repliedmthe ' affirraative , and said he could prove two fea ^ s ia IIppfir _^ YeUington-street , injv . iiich Stanley " aoff \ foij& ^^© t ^ M ^ . MARLBOftOtrGllfSTREEri ^ An , " Excited " HosBAND . —II / P ^ Btle ^ uteVan ' artisi ; lre 8 iding-dt ' No . ^ 76 , Marga ' ret-str ^ ijt ; ' } . .. Oavendish-square ; was charged with ywlTOtLyfflaulunghis wife ; Ile ' nrie ' tta . ^ Tliecomplairianfslat § d'th ^ pn Satur ( l 4 . yev ' e wheaijshe aad her' husband ' were' sitting- at dinner , ih ^ latferrwithout . tjje . v least provocation , - 'started iip r aiijd . " aaidj in a ' jnost'excited . manner , that- he would kill all foreigriera&W he * thought there ^ would be a ; war between France and England , ' and as a beginning he would kill her by siiooting her throueli
theneck . Ho then rushed upon neiy and , catching her : by '' the- ' 'throat with both hands , tried to strangle -her . With great exertions she contrived to get-from his clutches , * a ; id ran ¦ toithb window : He followed her , and , throwing up the sash , said if she did not throw herself out ho would do it for her . She screamed most violently , and ran towards the door , when ho took up a loaded pistol which was , lying on the sofa / presented it at her , and swore he would shoot her . Before he presented the pistol he put a cap on tho nipple . She ran out of the room . A constable was sent for , ami tho prisoner was secured .- Sho did not now wish to harm him ; all she-wanted was protection from his violence / as he had on many . occasions threatened to
tako 'her life . —Mr . Bmgham ordered him to find t \ yo sureties ; to keep tho peace for six months , and directed that a medical man should see him ; in order to examine him . is to the state of his mind . Bail not being forthcomming , ' the prisoner was about being led from the dock ,: when the complainant rushed from tho witness-box } and , crying bitterly , threw her arms round her husband ' s neck * and begged the officer not to take him from her . The husband likewise begged of the magistrate not to separate him from his " deav" wife . ; They embraced each other so closely that it took tho united strength of two officers to separate them . —Tlie complainant was then carried out of court in a state of insensibility . . .: . : ,, ; . .
Assault on , thr Police . —Emile Roshay was charged with creating a disturbance at Mi , King ' splace , St . James ' s , and assaulting police constable 114 C—The constable , whoso face was severely contused , stated that on Tuesday morningjiabout two o ' clock , he was called to No . 24 , King ' s-plaee , to take charge of the prisoner for creatinjru disturbance there and refusing to leave the place . On seeing the prisoner , who was rather the worse for liquor , witness requested him to go away peaceably . -He refused to do so , and rushed uponwitness , seized ! him by the throat and threw him down . ; Whilst he was lying on the pavement the prisoner struck him on the ( ace ;
and kicked him with niuch force about tlio bod y . ' By great exertions ! complainant contrived to get on his feet andsprang liis ' rattle'fi-rassistance '; 'fheprisorier then seized him by the left hand with his mouth , arid bit his forefinger comp let ely through . Witness was becoming nearly exhausted , when another oiistable came to his aid , 'and the prisoner was conveyed to the station . —The prisoner , in defence , said the constable was the first aggressor , and as he was much hurt , he thought , beinga-foreigner , he huda right to defend himself . —Mr . Bingham told the prisoner he was mistaken in that idea > and committed Kim for a month ; - ; - '¦<¦¦ ¦ ... ;¦ : i ¦ ,- . ¦ ' ¦ , .. ¦ -
LAMBETH . —Tub RoBbiinY and Alleged "Mmdeb at Clapham . —W . Kriigtit and If . Stark , who have been in custody for some days , on suspicion of being . concerned , with a third party not in custody , in & robbery at the liouso of Mr . Maddle , No . J 4 , Claromont-place , . Vyandsworth-road , on Sunday , the 28 th of last nionth , when Sarah Sriclliner , " the housekeeper of that gentleman ; was found dead in so my 3 terio us ' a manner , were brought up for examination . The prisoners ! with a " . third man had been observed in the \ V iihdsworth-road , in the forenoon of the day of the robbery , and not a' great distance from the house of Mi . Maddlc | by Gook . the gaoler of this court . " This circumstance , together with tho notoriety of their chiiraotei " , caused suspi- ; cion to rest on them , arid in a few'days after Stark was secured ; but ' thef fact of his apprehension was kept secret , so as hot to drive the other away . Oh
tho evening of Sunday week the other prisoner ( Knight ) wassccurcd . ' aiidon his ' persoiVrwevo found a perfect ' sot of housebrcaidng implements . The thiril man , who was the most remarkable of , the three , and who it is . said could have beenspokon to by more than one person" who had seen him dose ' to . the . houseof Mr . Maddle , ; during churoh'hours " on the morning in question , has managed to evade tho . vigilance of the . . police , ' and therefore the evidencfe to fix tlie prisdners with a participation in tlie ' robbery'fell to . the ground . —Mr . Elliott ; addrcssihfftlie prisoner , ob ' seVvjedthat thero could boh' 6 doubtT from the implements found upon hmi , thati hid intention . was to commit a robbery en" the evoniri i » ' he ' was taken into custody ,, iM he ; should therefore commit Mm to ' the- Housei ft ' Correction for throe calendar months . Tlie other prisoner ho should discharge ,
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Whittikgton asd Cat . —At a " meeting of mem . bers of this locality , tho following resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That , considering the critical position of tho National Charter Association , and tbe past conduct of the " Provisional Committee , we , the members of this locality , recommend the re-election of that body . for a 'further term of three'in 6 hths . r ' ' •"<' ¦"• ' ¦ - i' ^" : -iv v " SiocKPOB £ ' -3 Jr . i T : TOcMn ' s 6 hdeUvere ^ t \ TO ^ tures on Sunday , thelfttli"ihsfclp " on ^ n'tfie ^ opbn air , and one in the Chartist AssbciatioW Room , Waterloo-road ; Both mcetiiiga were well attended . Sheffield . —On the 5 thihBt .-, a meeting of Enelish Chartists and Irish Confederates / was held in thcDemooratic Temperance Hotel .-33 . Oueen- 'strefif .
Tho meeting was addressed by Mr . R . Otley at considerable length ; and at the . conclusion , aresolution was moved by Mr . Iloimes , seconded by Mr . Ren- ' shaw , and agreed to unanimously , approving of Mr O'Connor ' s . past labours , and likewisegivffig . that gentleman an in vifcition to pay an early visit to Sheffield . In addition to the above , a resolution-was likewise agreed to ; that a notice , both of the lecture and resolution , be sent to ^ the Mr , ilef nolds . s Aetvspaper , and the Irishman for insertion I was not at the meeting myself , being unwell at the time ; however ,- in accordance with the desire of the meeting , I sent a . notice to all the three papers : Reynolds ' s Newspaperdid not give ene line ; the Star onl y three ; but the iriSriiihalthough it had been furnished with but a very brief paragraph—gave it in full . Many who
attended that meeting found great fault with me for not sending the reports , and I told them that the fault was not mmB ; however , - they came to a resolution that Messrs . Reynolds' and O'Connor be written- to respecting the same . I having an aversion to feuds and quarrels took ho notice 6 t the matter . However , I find that it is highly necessary I should make this statement , and beg of the editor to justify me ; by statingtha ' t lam not to blame — Geoboe Cavill . —P . S . —Since writing the above another meeting was held in the above room ; Mr . Holmes in tho chair . A resolution was again passed that" Messrs . ' Reynolds ' and O'Connor be again written to respecting the non-insertion of thcTiotice in question . By a vote of the meeting , Mr . Peddis was requested to address the members in the above room , next Sunday evening . —6 . C .
Belper . —At the usual weekly meeting , held on Sunday last , it was moved by Mr . Dean , seconded by Mr . Poxori , anil carried unanimously . "That , " in the opinion of this meeting , the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association hath merrited well of tho " country , and we hereby tender ouv warmest gratitude for the gratuitous and efficient services they lia ' ve rendered the ' cause of democracy during their tenure of office . " . After which it ' wai moved by Mr . Buxton , and seconded by Mr . Tonks , and carried without a dissentient . "That we . the members of this locality , seeing the imposibility ot carrying into effect the fifth clause of the constitution ; do hereby record our votes without exception in favour of the present Provisional Committee continuing their services as an unpaid executive for the next twelve months .
Leicesteb . —A special meeting of the members of this locality was held on Sunday last , at their room , 87 , Church-gate , when the following resolution was adopted , " That we , the members of this branch of the National" Charter Association , seeing the impossibility at the present time of carrying out the fifth clause of the constitution , and viewing with great pleasure and satisfaction tho disinterested andenergitic exertions of the Provisional Committee , unanimously resolve that they be elected as the Executive Committee for the ensuing twelvemonths . And at the same time we tender those gentlemen , constituting the Committee , our unqualified thanks , ior their past exertions in the democratic cause , and we trust their conduct will be characterised by the bold and fearless policy in tholu ture , ' " ¦
St ; Pancras . —The reembers of this locality mcf on Sunday evening last , at tho Bricklayers ' Arms , Tonbrid je-Etrec"t , New Road ; Mr . Inge in the chair . The following resolution was unanimously agreed to : —" That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and . hereby presented to the Provisional Committee , for their exertions in the cause of . Chartism , and we pledge ourselves not to know , or acknowledge , any other party ( at present ) as tho directors of tho movement . " - A committee having been formed to get up a concert ( pr the benefit of Mrs . PusscH , on Monday evening , May 27 th , the meeting adjourned to Sunday evening next , when Mr . Wm . Davis will lecture . " ;
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. EABTHQUAKES .-The earthquakes in Stango , a small town in Dalmatia , continue to spread ruin and destruction . Between the 19 th and 29 th of April no less than sixty-threo ' . severe shocks were felt ; they were allpreceded by loud reports similar to thunder . The worst was felt on , the morning of the 19 th , at nine o ' clock ; it was so ' violent that but few of the houses which then remained were left standing . Sincq . then ' the , number of iuhabitab ' e houses has . been reduced to seven . Ragusa has . experienced a 8 imilar , yi 8 itatiqii , but less . : violent and more inferrupted . In ' the-laticr ' pla cothepbenoipenon displayed itself on ln ' e" 5 rd inst ., ' in a wavelike motion of the earth , wjjjgjj jasted more than lalf a minute at a time . i
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. CLERKJENWELL—James . Fitzgerald , ageil 19 was put to . the bar before Mr . ^ Tyrwhitt , on a . warrant , charged , ' at the instance bf , the : Royal . Society fortho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , with excessive cruelty to a cat . -Mr . ThomaSj seeretary to the Soeiety ,- attended to conduct the oase for the prosecution . ; It appearedi from the evidence ; that last Friday three weeks i the prisoner , was seen by a littlo girl , Harriet Glover , to " seizo aoatbelonging to a Mrs . Philips , of . No . ! , Walter ' s-court , Islington , when he held it up by its neck , and set fire to the pool * ' ammal with a lighted paper . He subsequently Heat it in a' most furious manner until it was lifelessi-r-Mrs . Mary Philips , the owner of the cat , said that the prisoner entertained a grudge towards her in consequence of her . having prosecuted his mother ten years ago , and he had . swoi'n to be revenged , and threatened to take away the . lives of her family . Hehad killed a cat on' another ,
occasion under similar-circumstances . —The prisoner in his defence said , that the cat was thrown out of the window by Mrs . Philips' daughter , when it clung to and scratched his" little brother .. It then ran into the house of a Mrs . Herring , who told him to kill it , as it was in a rabid state , which caused him to kill it , but ho denied having set , fire ,. to it . —Mr . Tyrwhitt inquired of Mrs . Philips whether it was true that the animal , was rabid ?—Mrs . Philips : Lor ! bless your honour , no ; he could eat and drink as well as you orjne , your worship . ( Laughter . ) - ^ Mr . Tyrwhitt severely remonstrated with the prisoner and said it was . evident' that he was an unfeeling brute , and sentenced him to pay . a fine of twenty , shillings , or , in default of payment , ' one month ' s ; imprisonment , with hard labour , in the House of Correction . —The prisoner could not pay , and wasconveyedto prison . ¦ , , •¦¦ ¦¦'
Cowabbi , tt Assault . —James Crane , a labourer , residing in Peter-street , Saffronihill , was charged with having violently assa . uited . his wife . It appeared from the evidence , of the wife , whose head was severely injured , that at half-past one o ' clock on Tuesday , morning the prisoner returned home intoxicated ,, and' whilst she was in . bed he . commenced abusing and beating her . in a brutal manner . Her cries of" Murder ! " brought td , her assistancb several of the neighbours and the police , who took the prisoner to the station-house . She was . convoyed . to the , hospital covered with blood
and nearly insensible , where a desperate wound , which was inflicted by a poker on the . back of the head , was dressed . The prisoner she said was a drunken fellow ; ' who lived entirely upon her industry . She felt her life to ho in danger , and sho begged that ho might be bound ; over to keep the peace , as ho was continually treating ^ her unmercifully without the least provocation . —Margaret Finney , a lodger in the same house , corroborated the evidence of the , prdsecutrix . —Tho prisoner denied the assault , and , after , a great deal of recrimination , Mr . Tyrwhitt fined him 40 s ., or in default of payment , sis weeks' imprisonment iirtho House of
Correction , : [" - . '¦ ¦ '_ ¦¦ - !¦¦ ¦¦ . ¦ ... ¦ : ¦¦ f . ; ¦ -. ::,. ; Impudkni . RoBBEBiES . ~ "William Smith , alias Bill Pony ,: alias Bill Sheen , alias ¦ John Bedhapn , a smooth faced well-dressed young man . with , good address , was charged by Mr . ; II . Yondeick , jeweller and watch-maker , of ; Pickeringrterrace , Bishop ' sroad , Paddington , with having stolen a valuable gold watch , and George Redwood , an elderly man of respectable " appearance ,, . was : also , charged with having recoived aud disposed of the propertyknowing it to have . boen stolen . — . The prosecutor having been sworn said that on the 27 th of March last he wa 8 . in his shop , when the prisoner Smith entered ; and producing ; a watch to his ( witness ' s ) notice said it was out of repair , and his «' mamma , " who ¦
resided at " -. ' ! Vv " oodford ;; House , . Woodford-rpad , Harrow-road , ! ' had sent him to witness in . order to have it repaired .- While he was conversing with the prisoner , two ladies came in ,, and upon whom he was attending when the prisoner said he was in a hurry , and requested witness to write out instructions and a list . of priceB that ho might , show them to his " mamma" on his return homo . Witness did so , handed them to the prisoner , and he left the shop . The ladies left , and shortly afterwards witness missed a valuable gold watch from the window , which ho must have stolen during the time the ' witness was engaged at , his desk writing out the instructions , Ac , for the prisoner . Information was immediately communicated to the police , when , >
Brown , 67 , and Kcmp ,, 81 , of the S . division , traced the watch to : have been pledged by ; the prisoner Redwood at . Mr . nill's , a pawnbroker in the neiglibourhoodiOf Brunswick-square . —A shopman in the employ , of Mv . llill identified the prisoner Redwood as having pledged the watch at . his master ' s shop . — Redwood owned having pledged tho watch , ' but he . was : not .. awarO ; that it had ; been stolen . —Mr . ' . Tyrwhitt said , he should fully commit both prisoners to tako their trial at the Old Bailey Session . A secpnd charge ^ as then p ' referred against the prisoners by Dr . Andrews , of Brunswick-place , Brunswiekrsquare , for having been concerned . in stealing a quantity of silver plate and two " sovereigns . —Mr . Tyrwhitt said he should remand this case until the
officers could mako inquiries to traco , if . possible , the . property , and -for the attendance ' of Dr . An * drews . 'v » . / , , . ¦ ¦ . ' ;• . ¦''' , . ' , '¦ : ' .. ' .. " . ' . ^^ Jl ^^ AP ^ EfSSiNffBi ^ tS ' - ^ John Ke 4 s , ^^^^ ffssgt ^ ri ^ MTOigw / 'Moo ^™ EbndonSwell mob , were brought up in the custody of ; Daniel May , one of . the most active officers in the city detective , force , charged with , attempting to p . ick ; the ' . . pockets , ' of several laHies ..,, Damel ' -May stated that on Monday , about . twelve ' o ' olock ,. ho saw , tho three prisoners proceeding down Ludgatehill , towards Fleet-street ; he followed them as . far as Fetter-lane , , when they turned back , ran . into Bridge-street , and . took- up . their station on Blackfriara-bridge , whereacrowd haddollected ^ Hesaw
Keats crossthe road , folio wed : by Noble , ' and place himself close to , the' parapet of the bridge , and attempt several-ladies " pockets " , as they , passed . Fosset remained o ' n _ the opposite side of the bridge performing the office of sentinol , and ;; pn seeing witness approach gave the shrnal to Koblej who immediately crossed over with Keats to join Fosset . He ( May ) directly gave Keats and Noble into , custody of another officer , ' while lie secured Fosset , and they were allltaken . to the station ,. whore-they were searched . On Keats was found 73 , 6 d , in silver , on Nobje ^ s . Id . and an empty purse , and on Fosset seven ' sovereigns , a sixpence , threepence in copper , an empty purse , a ' watch and key , two rings , and seven decoy . ' sovereigns . ' One of the purses was
mado .. of blub .. silk , with steel beads and netted , about twelve inches long ; tho other was . netted with black silk , steel beads , and . about half the length . The prisoners were observed by May on Saturday plying their " profession , " but they all ran away as soon as . he made his appearance . He saw them again on " the same day . planting themselves on either side and behind a lady for the purpose of robbing her , but they abandoned thoir game on seeing him ( May ) . , He had known Keats about twelve months , and he generally went by the name of " Jackey the Groom , " because he practised in that character generally . —The prisoners , who were all dressed respectably , and evidently newly rigged out for the'Whitsun holyilays , were remanded till
Wednosday , in ordqr to givo time for the owners of the purses to appear and identify them . THAMES . —Chauge op Infanticide . —Elizabeth Barker alias Isaacs , Edward Bailey , her paramour , Harriet Campbell , a midwife , and Sarah Cooke , i \ nurso , were fen . iliy examined on suspicion of having been concerned in the iriurdevofa female child , two lays bid , tho oftspring of the prisoners Bailey , and Darker . —Tho first witness called was Dr . Godfrey , of Mountplace , Whitcchapel , who stated that from a post Morten \ examination of the body , which ho had made with ' Mr . Mure , a surgeon , he ' concluded that deceasod'had lived two days / There ' was no malformation , but thei-o > vere marks ih'thn throat , and also on the scab ; in ' tho area , of the forehead
there was congestion of tho brain , but nothing to account for death from natural causes , ' and taken collectively the wholo of the appearances were ' calculatcd to create a suspicion that' death was occasioned by a fall or a blow . The witness was examined at groat length by Mr . Yardley , and the result of the investigation was that though tho marks on the body were consistent with violence , they were not inconsistent with a more innocent mode '; but they were moi'o like tho resiilt of violence . There was a crease across tho neck an inch and ' a half in extent , ' which , iii his belief , occurred during death and whilst the body was as yet warm . The cervical vertebra wore arched , as' if the 'head had been forced round , which would account for the
crease in the neck . There was littlo or no ecchymosis under the marks ; but that would not make against the fact of strangulation , as it' did not oxhibit'itself in many instances of persons w ho had beon ' hanged ; A fall on tlio floor would account for tHe : marksoritheforclicad , but not for tho curved appearance of the cervical vertebra ) . It waa possible , but not probable , that tho marks m'Wit have been mado in removing the umbilical cord In so young a subject' the ccchymosis would not bo so great , us tho cartilage was more flexible . —Mr Mure concurred generally with Dr . Godfrey Tho conclusion to which he had come was , that the nppearanco of the body was consistent with strangulauon , and also with natural causes . —Dr . Godfroy : The reason Iattach so little importance to ecchy- ' motis is its absence
in the cases of a number of people who were hanged .-l \ Wanzyski saw the prisoner Barker after sho was delivered of the child , and also saw the infant . Mrs . Barker told her not to say anything about it ; but at the ' same time ' said Jt was fortunate that clothes for it were brought to her in the > shop , without the trouble-of making them . She also said that sho would keep the ' child i mpnth or two before sending it to nurse . —The prisoners Cook and Campbell were then discharged , arid the totter was called asa witness and examined at somei lehgth . " Her ovidehce tended ^ to exculpate ' thoprisoriers . —Mv . 'Tardley said tho '•; Wedioar , Syi- " donod was ' notbf a ' naturd to- sustain the charge / of ; murder , " and the child had been seen by so many persons -that the charge of-concealment was- alsp done away with . Though thero wore several marks of apparent violence , which tho manner of the birth
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might account for , and ' as there was : ai doubt ; the prisoners must be discharged . —On getting into the" ' street Bailey kissed the female prisoner , on which . ; the crowd , greater than usual ; owing tothe proxi-v mity of Stepney Fair , uttered a loud ory of indignation , and they were followed by a large and threatening , concourse , who would have" d (( he ; them somo injury had they hot taken shelter in > a neighbouring public-house . '' : % ' ¦ : ¦ : ir ' ¦ ' " ' ¦ ' ' ; 'WANDSWORTH . —Rotsusu OvmoB . —^ Hugh , Davis , who described himself as a general dealer residing at Chelsea , was charged with a cowardly assault oh a respectable married lady . —Mrs . Mary Withal , of No . 1 , York-cottages , Battersea-fields , one of wnose eyes was-most frightfully discoloured and lacerated , stated that on tho previous afternoon She was with hor children in Jews ' -rotr , Wandsworth , near to the fair . There were some
donkeys there ; and she was treating her children to a ride . The defendant came up and pushed andpulled the ' donkies about . Complainant said ho ' must be a " wrong" man to try and throw the children off , when he directly struck her on the eye andkhocked her down . He struck at her more as if . Bhohadbeen a man or a bullock . —The evidence of . complainant having been corroborated , Mr . Beadon said is was tho most unprovoked assault he ever . had before him , and he did not think he should he doing his duty to the public if he were not toimpose theliighest penalty which tho law allowed . The defen-. dant would , therefore , pay £ 5 for the assault , or bo committed for two months . —The defendant , not being provided with the money , was removed ta the cells . Prior to Mr . Beadon leaving the bench ; the prisoner made an earnest entreaty for the mitigation of the fine ; but the magistrate peremptorily refused . - ' '
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DIPLOMATIC QTJARKELS . , The Erench Ambassador has been suddenly recalled , and for the moment a rupture of the amicable relations , formerly subsisting between the two Governments , has taken place . The explanations given in both Houses ; of Parliament by Lord Lansdotcxe and Lord J . Eusseix , were extorted , as it were , piecemeal , and were at last by no means of a very explicit or satisfactory description . Lord Palmekstox—the monkey who used them as cats' paws to touch the hot chesnuts—kept out of the way till all the questioning was over , when he made his appearance , looking as innocent , unsuspicious , and child-like , as if there were no such things
as diplomatists , or diplomacy , or quarrels , hi the world . Since that time the broad sheets of the morning papers have been filled for two or three days with a monster correspondence ,-which has passed between the French Foreign Minister and the representative of the French Government , at the Court of St . James ' s . " We have not done more than glance at the interminable columns which it fills , and if we lad , in mercy to our readers we shonld have spared them the infliction of even a resume of what appears from beginning to end to be a trumpery quarrel , got up for the very purpose of eutting out a little work for the diplomatic gentry . .. . . - -
We may briefly , however , state , that the British Government , having for some years madecertain claims on the Greek Government , the settlement of which the latter have as constantly slurred off , upon one plea or another . Lord Paljiekstox resolvedto bring the shilly-shally to a close . Some time since , therefore , the Greeks were astonished Trim the sight of a fine and powerful British Heet entering the Piraeus ; and by shortly after finding that Air . Wyse , the English Slimster , had taken up his quarters with the Admiral , Sir W . Pakkeb , and from his flagshi p sent the alternative of an immediate settlement of all claims in full or a blockade ,
and the seizure of all vessels leaving the port , hi these circumstances , the Greek Foreign SBmster solicited the " good offices' of the ¦ French Minister—the . French Minister , with uie consent of his Government , gave his ' good offices / ' The case gave rise , of coarse , » frequent communications " between the trench Embassy and our own Foreign Minisf , and the upshot of all is , that General Be ^ a IInTEjaccusesLord pAisiEKSTON of having jockied" France , and -breaks off formal « # Mnatic intercourse , as far as the presence « a Minister is concerned .
Great was the rejoicing of the Times and tte ahsolutistjournalsat thig denouement : they saw in it , no doubt , a very clever coup de ineatre for the purpose of diverting the attention of the people of France from the execra-We Electoral . Bill by which it is proposed to confiscate tie one half of the franchises of the French people , to what they hoped would be an exciting theme—a war with England . The ^ "W ngated scbnndrel who daily concocts a jjtfgetof the most wicked , intended , bat hi t n 3 elves , silly lies for the Times , represented f H Paris as literally falling into an exstacy of i ° 7 at the prospect of such a war . The news , fowling to him , had driven everything else
* fean out of everybody ' s Head , and made ys Napoleon and his tools the most pog 3 rofinen . Since that tune , indeed , the | * v as well as knave , who concocts these tori ! * ' ' 1 ) een aHnpelled t < f eat his own « ¦*" £ a process he is very much acens-- . lrJJJ » and to confess that the whole of the . ^ antainheld aloof from any man i festati on tinE *?* ' Thdr stem Almce snowed they jggS . % new dodge , and were not to be j 5 y ^« call s fondly for the removal of Z ^^^ P ^ os , whom it accuses of playing £ » tua-hands ef the French ^ Socialists ; If l ^ . ™ first time ia our Uveswe wish hir fa ^ P ^ yremain in office . Heia no great woante of 0 Br ^ but his being so corfjally
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MEDALS . OF JAMES MOEISON , " ' ' ¦ ; . - THE HYGEIST . . , " ' ; . AND GREAT MEDICAL REFORMER , ' , Ma ; he bad of all the Agents for the sale of Morison ' s Pills * PRICK ONE SHILLING EACH . / In Bromo , 10 s . Cd . ; in Silver , 21 . ; in Gold , 181 . ; .. ' . , . ' . '¦ . jAMEB . -MORISGlf , the Hjgeist proelaimed—THE IMM 0 RTA 1 ; Utly ^ That the vital prinl : ' ' - . ' ¦ • ciple is in the blood : ¦ i-y- ' - ' A ' ' . HARVEY 2 ndly . ^ Tliat all disease * - - . - ¦ .. •' . ' : arise &om impurity , of the PROCLAIMED THE . blood .. . V ' ; . .,.. . ; . ,,. . . . . , . 3 rdly . —That suoh im . . CIRC 0 LATION OF THE ' . purity ' can only , be eradi . ; ' ¦ •• • . ¦¦ - gated by a purgative such as ' ' ¦ BLOOD . . ' Morion ' s Vegetable" ' Tfni-¦ : ¦¦'¦ ¦¦¦' ' ¦¦ " . '¦ ¦ veradl Medicine of the firf . ¦ . - ..- ¦ ¦¦ -.-. . tish College ofHealth , New '• , , '¦ ' ¦ road , ' London . ' ' : . , , ¦ ... . - . " , ' 4 thly . —That the deadly poisons iiseS as medicines ' ¦¦ ; ¦ ¦ ' by Uie doetoi'S are totally ¦ ' - : ujinecflssary in the oui'eof ; ¦ . ¦ . ¦¦ ; diseases . . ¦' . , o .. I ., ' .
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TnE - Bvit Etb . —Going one day into a cottage in the yillagelof Cattcrick , in Yorkshire , I Observeli [ hungup behind the door a ponderous necklace of "lucky-stones , " i . e . stones with . a hole through them ; On hinting an inquiry as to their use , rl found tlie goad lady of the house disposed to shuffle offciny explanation ; but by a little jraportunity'I discovered that they had the credit of being aWe { opreserve the house and its inhabitants from'the baneful influence of the " evil eye . " ' ; lt : Why Nahnyi" said I , " you aurely don't believe in witche 3 how-a-daysi" "No ! Iz " don't say ' at « I do ; 'but certainly i' former time 3 thero , was wiazards an buzzards , and them sort o' things . " f Well , ' . ' said I , laughing , •! but you surely don ' t think there arc any now ?" .. "No ! I don ' t say 'at ther' are , but I do believe in a evil eye . " After a little time t
extracted from poor Nanny more particulars on the subject , as follows : —How that there was a woman in the village whom she strongly suspected of being able to look , with an evil eye r how , further , ' a neighbour ' s daughtev , against whom -tho old lady in question had a grudge , owirig-to some loveatfair ,. had suddenly fallen into a sort" of pining sicknesB , of which the doctors made nothing at . all j ' - ' SH ^ how the poor thing fell away -without any ac ' cowitable cause , and finally died , nobody knew w " h ' y- ; but How it was her ( Nanny ' s ) strong bolief'that' she ' had pined away iri ; consequence of a glance from the evil eye , Finally , I gpttrom her ah account of hWany one who chose could themselves obtain the power . of the evil eye , and the receipt was , as nearly ns I can recollect , as follows : — " Ye gang out ov' a nightivery night , while ye find liine . toads—an "" when
yo ' vo getten t ' nine toads , ye hang ' em up'OV ^ a string ; an' yemako a hole and buries t' tostls •' rt ' holef-and as t ' . toads . pines away , so' i '' jterson pines away ' at you ' ve looked upon wiva yevibeyei an' they pine and pine away while they die * , without any diseaso at all V '—Notes and Queried ¦ ¦ ' '¦¦ ' ; , Angling ontheMoy . —The season " , for salmon fishing on our fine river has commenced propitiously for anglers this year . The number of . fish-landed I up to this time far . exceeds that of any previous years within fiie same period , and we are gliidto say that the greater share of this sport has fallen : t 0 the lot of Mr . Smith , an English gentlemair , attended by Hearns , ' who has been' so sirigulariy fortunate in hooking a good many , of the large " spring fish 116 w nramngrifc is . confidetitly . expecttJU ,- ttia < j the summer angling will . be proportionably , gopd . —i Ballina , Chronicle . ' ( . •'
Burning ojp the Ocean Queei ? . —Another instance of spontaneous combustion of coal , by which ; i fina vessel , the Ocean . Queen ; belonging to London , upwards of 800 tons burden , was . totally lost ; -flag reported on Monday at Lloyds . The unfoiiuniite vessel had a full cargo of Newcastle coal , atid' waa bound to / Suez , for . the supply of the Indian , steamers ; On the 21 st of . December , the eaptaia was informed by one of-the crew that smoke ^ waa issuing forth from the hole-forward , and ho . siispectpu the coal had ignited . Tho hatches were " at onco removed , when instantly flames burst ' forth .
and every effort made to subdue them provi-tt unavailing . The ship was then in lat . ' 22 , 30 south , and Ion ; 53 east , some 700 or 800-miles distant from land . The crew , hfterari unsuccessful attompt to confine the fire to the hold , . were compelled f to take to the boats , and after enduring muoh suffering they were picked up by a French homeward-liouna ship , 100 miles- from : the spot where the . Ocean Queen was burned . ; They were safely , landed , at the Mauritius . By . ia . ^ ecent return there , ajipeara to have been no fe . wer than fourteen ships' destroyed by fire from similar cause during the last four years . .
FissburyPark . —Tho . entrance to the proposed park will be at Highbury Place , passions tha right side of the Ilolloway and Hornsy-road : to . ihe Seven Sisters' House , from thence take an easterly direction to the Green' Lanes , and then proceed , south to the New River , completing the enclosure a space of 300 acres . In addition it is proposed to form an esplanade on the banks of tho New River , which runs through the park , fifteen feet in width , commencing as the Now North Road , and extending to tho reservoirs at Lordship-lane . The total cosb of the undertaking is estimated at J £ l 50 i 000 . This park will complete the chain of . parks encircling tho metropolis . . ' ¦ ' '< . ¦ ¦ . ' ¦
The Window Taxuvo op . Lodging-houses . — As at present regulated , the Windo \ v ; taX falls particularly heavy on model lodging-houses . A house haying less than eight windows , ; is exempted from duty ; a house having eight ; windows pays nearly £ s . Id . for each window ; beyond that number , not only is each window chargoable , but the rate ! of tax per window , increases with the number : thus % model lodging-house having 100 windows would'be charged £ 29 8 s . 6 d ., thatiis , at the rate of no'less than 5 s . lOd . per window . The immense produce of the Window-tax is the objection to its repeal but in the spirit of the act itself ,, lodging-houses on a large scale for the labouriua ; classes shouldibe exempted from duty . Distinct chiimbers in tlieinna of court are so ; so are those in universities and in public hospitals , as also houses divided into different tenements , being distinct properties . ' ,
The new Act respecting Brick Duues ,. —The new act to repeal the duties and ,- drawbacks' of excise or , bricks ( 13 th Vic , cap . 9 ) , which received the royal assent on Mday , was issued on Monday , Prom and after the pacing of , the . act ( the 17 th nst . ) , all the duties and drawbacks of excise on bricks , and also the act 2 and 3 Vic . ; cap . 24 , relating to bricks , are declared to be repealed , except as to arrears and penalties' in respoot thereof . A moiety of the duty charged on bricks is to be allowed to makerB on stocks in their possession wh , ea the act was passed ; and purchasers of bricks under contracts mado before the 27 th of Xlarchlast are . to be allowed by the seller an abatement from ,, theprice thereof equivalent to the duties from ' , which the latteV is relieved , and to allow tho . same to thepersons" with whom they have contracted . :
The Convict Annette Mtteus ;—This criminal , who was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1848 of the murder of Henry Ducker , a Guardsman ,, " by . whom sho had been seduced , by slidting him in ' St . James ' s-park ; and sentenced to death by , iho , Lord Chief Baron , was , upon tho commutation of that sentence , and tho substitution of the punishment of transportation for life , ordered by the Secretary of State to bo imprisoded in tho Westminster Bridewell for the space of tw" 6 years . That period havihff
expired on Saturday , the . prisoner was removed from tlie Bridewell to the Millbank Penitentiary preparatory to tho sentence of transportation beinir carried into effect , and sho will be sent am onRst the . next batoh of convicts to A an Diemen ' s Land " as sr ^ s ^ sg ^^ s& ^ 'Tsa'a ^ gi «»» S'SS # ^ J ™ " ^^! op RocK .-At the Silve 85 S » aS 8 S ^ 'WJBfe «» ttty of powderused to' detach this immehsojMF ^ & of Btone wa 8 jive cwt . " This , wo belie / C | 5 » T . - * -O most extraordinary blast of rock wliicfia ^ bVfiC ' : ?^^ been effected in Scotland . pitf s ^ y ^ r £ \ M $ Mi $ & rn ^ m ^ m
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 25, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1575/page/5/
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