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THE BOOK OF THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH Lomx )* : —John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lanej Fleet
street , This little work 6 hould tare claimed our attention long since , but in the nultiplicity of business it fca 3 been . overlooked . To those who have little money to spend , and are yet desirous of obtaining extensive in formation on a mo 3 t important subject , it is an > n-Taln&bie little tract , containing , in a condensed form * mass of information which conld not be obtained anywhere else for , twenty times its price . The Book of the Poor Man ' s Church is divided into six chapters , in which the following subjects are treated ° Chap-1 . —The nachr istian character of a Chnrch establishment . . . Chap . 2 . —The -persecuting spirit of the Church . Qjap 3 * The mercenary character of the Church . Chap . 4 .- —The indifference of the clergy to their duties ..
. .. „ , ... Chsp . 5- —The wealth of the clergy and theTora-• city of the bishops . Chap . 6 . —The Church condemned by herself . Chapters 3 rd and 5 th , are especially deserving of the reader ' s atiention . The fac ^ s adduced ar # quits sufficient to warrant any man in coming to the conelnsion that the present state of the Cnurch Establishment is calculated for anything rather than usefulness , and is , without a change , more likely to turn thinking men into infidels , than to convert them into sensible Christian ? . The tract is written npon the whole in a fair and candid spirit , and we sincerely hope that it will obtain an extensive circulation ainong all classes of the community .
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Lr . ifiuS . —Scictds . — On Monday evening , " an inquest was held at the White Horso Inn , Woodhouse CarTj before John B'aekburn , Esq ., on the body of Mr . Joseph Norfolk , yrho died on Sunday , from inflammation of the windpipe , caused by a worn ) d inflicted on his throat by his own hand , on the 27 th of April last . Mr . Norfolk was 46 years of age , and was highly respected ; he had for some time laboured under great depression of spirits , arising , it is understood , from Teverses in business , and committed the deed with a small penknife whilst in bed . He was soon discovered , and surgical aid immediately procured , bat all attempts to restore him failed . The Jury were quite satisfied of his state of mind , and returned a verdict of " temporary insanity . "
Hocsebheaking . —On Senday last , a man named Joseph Brooke , a brickmaker , was charged before the magistrates at Leeds Court Bouse , with having broken into the dwelling-house of Mr . Charles Wood , brickmaker , Selby-street , Burmantofts . The prisoner was in Mr . Wood ' s employ , and on Thursday afternoon last , was sent from ihe brickyard to the house for something which his master wanted ; Finding the door locked , and Mrs . Wood out , he 'orced an entry , and was seen by the prsecutor ' s daughter-in-law to come out of a window with a box and a bundle in his possession . She caused his apprehension ; the box contained books , asd the bundle weariDg apparel ; the prisoner , no doubt , expected to find some money in the box . These bircumstances being sworn to , he was committed for
trial . The TJ ^ emploted Pook , —On Friday evening , at seven o ' clock , a meeting of "Unemployed Operatives , was held in the Vicar ' s Croft , Leeds . The meeting was convened , by placard , for the purpose of hearing the report of a Committee appointed at a meeting held in the same place , on the 6 th inst ., to wait upon "the Mayor to ask his Worship to convene a general meeting of the inhabitants in order that some steps may be token to alleviate the distress that exists amongst the unemployed working classes of this borough , Mr . J . Barnett was called to the chair , Mr . T . Morgan read the report of the deputation who waited npon the Mayor , on Wednesday , with -a requisition signed by 120 persons , in order to
isdnee him to call a public meeting on the subject of the distressed poor . His "Worship received the deputation in a courteous manner , but said that a subscription of npwards of £ 6 , 000 having been obtained , and distributed among the poor already , he was not able to state whether it would be practicable again to raise any public subscription at present adequate to meet the distress ; and he recommended the deputation to wait until Monday , on which day he would lay the requisition before the meeting of the Committee and the Subscribers to the Poor Relief Fond ; and he advised that the deputation and a few other individuals who were perfectly acquainted with the wants and distresses of the poor , should attend at those meetings on Monday , and make such statements relative to the existing
distress as they might think necessary . After the report had been read , the following resolution , on the motion of Mr . Francis Jackson , seconded by Mr . John Kirk , was unanimously adopted : — " That thi 3 meeting highly appreciates and thankfully acknowledges the very munificent subscription of £ 6 , 000 and npwards , lately raised , and distributed by the Relief Committee amongst the distressed operatives of various trades and branches in the town of Leeds ; and deeply regrets that notwithstanding such relief , there still exists an unparalleled and alarming state of distress among those who are usually engaged in the staple trade of this district . This meeting therefore most earnestly begs to press the consideration of this distress npon all
classes of the community , especially oh the public authorities , and also upon the committee lately engaged in relieving the distressed poor , and entreats they will do all they can to obtain relie in such a way as may to them seem most proper and efficient . " The following was proposed by Air . Wm , Wa 2 ton , seconded by Mr . James Boown , and agreed to : — * This meeting also calls the a ttention of the Overseersand other persons having the distribution of the fund applicable to the relief of the Poor to the distresses of the poor , and begs to pres 3 upon them the necessity of being as liberal as possible in relieving the wants of the distressed , at the same time iaving a dne regard to those who are by law eompellable to contribute to the poor rates ' , Mr . Thos .
Morgan proposed , and Mr . Thos . Wilkinson seconded— "This meeting will further recommend all all persons in a state of actual distress to mak ** their distresses as fully known as possible , and at the same time would impress upon them the absolute necessity of preserving , as they have hitherto done , the strictest regard to the pnblic peace , and to abstain from all acts -which may tend to cause any alarm among their fellow-townsmen . " Mr . Mia ael Lee then addressed the meeting against the New Poor Law BilL He said he was in favour of the resolutions that had been passec , for he was one of the distressed unemployed operatives ; and seeing the condition in which he and many others in the country were placed , he conid not look but with
feelings of horror npon the way in which the poor weretreated ondertheoperation of the NewPoor Law He would therefore move— " That this meeting views with dismay and horror , the New Poor Law Amendment Bill now before the House of Commons , its ostensible purpose being to take away the rights of the poor man to relief , unless he submit to bs incarcerated , and be separated from his wife and children , and all that he holds dear , and that this meeting protest against its becoming the law of the land . " This was seconded by Mr . Thomas Naylor . air . Thoinas Morgan said that the New Poor Law was a subject which the meeting had not met to consider ; and he begged to propose as an amendment , " That parties wL-hing to express their opinions npon the
New Poor Law , take steps to call public attention to the same , inasmnch as this meeting was not called for that purpose . " This , having been seconded , was pnt to the meeting ; bm the Chairman deiiued to c ' tclde whether it was carried or negatived . In consequence of which he was desired to vacate the chair , and Mr . Thos . Wilkinson was called thereto . The amendment was again put to the meeting , and the new chairman declared it was carried . It having been stated by Mr . Morgan that the Mayor , the "Vicar , and several other influential gentlemen had been invited to attend the meeting , it was asked why those parties had not attended ] It was explained by one of the deputation that the gentlemen allncltd to had only been invited to view the meeting and see st the inhabitants oi
the distress that existed amon ^ the town , and not for the purpose of taking part in the proceedings ; but the Rev . Thomas Scales and Dr . Smiles were in the meeting , asd would prcbably address them . The' Rev . Mr . Scales accordingly Etepped npon the platform , and addressed the meeting . He expressed his concurrence with the resolutions "which the meeting had adopted ; and as one of the victors appointed by tne Distressed Relief Fund Committee testified th ' at in the ci ^ tri < t which hevisired during the existence of distribution from that fund , there were still a great Dumber of persons oat of employment , and many of them were in a = tate of abjee : misery . He regreued that the Relief Fund was exhausted ' ; and though many had got employment , he was sure there were vast numbers in a state of destitutio » r and he hoped that some means would speedily be adopted to relieve , at least , the
inost necessitous ; and he thoug ht that congregational collections might properly be resorted to for sueh a purpose . He requested the meeting to hold up their hands—first , those that were employed —second , those th ^ t were not employed ; which request was complied with , and not more than some fifty were held up a 3 persons in employment , whilst four or five hundred held up as those out of employment . Mr . Whitehead next addressed the meeting , asd attributed the distressed condition of ths people to the " sordid oligarchy" and the " class legislation of this country ., and expressed his regret that the persons who had called the meeting had not come forth with more tangible means of relief . Dr . Smiles recommended fhat Local Committees should be formed throughout the town for the purpose of finding out those persons who were realty in distress and deserving relief , and trying t-o obtain relief for them from the Overseers oi' the Poor ; and in case the Or erasers refused to give relief , the Committee
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to" publish the name 3 of the distressed parties with the particulars of their casee . On the motion of Mr . T . Morgan , the names of Mr . Scales , Mr . Smiies , and Sir . Whitehead were added to the deputation to wait upon the Mayor and the Commiitee and Subscribers of the Poor Relief Fund on Monday . [ The . result of the labours of this deputation will be found in our account of the proceedings , of Monday ' s meeting . ] Thanks were voted to both the Chairmen , and the meeting broke np . The Poob Relief Fukd . —On Monday , at noon , a general meeting * of subscribers to this fund was held at the Court House , to receive ther report of the general committee , and to finally sanction the appropriation of the balance remaining in the hands
of the Treasurer . The Committee had met at eleven o ' clock , in order to prepare the resolutions , &c . ; and , whilst they were thus occupied , the deputation appointed at the meeting on Friday nighf , of * the unemployed operatives , attended , and laid before the Mayor the request of that meeting that he would call a public meeting , in order , if possible , to devise means for their relief . A number of state ments were furnished , to show that the distress and want of employment still existed to an alarming extent , and thai starvation and destitution were reigning predominant in some districts . The Mayor inquired if they were prepared with any specific recommendation ! On being answered in . the * negative , he said he did not see what useful object could
be accomplished by a public meeting , more than had been obtained by those by whom he was surrounded , and who had already devoted so much time to the object . He in common with them re gretted the continued existence of the distress , and if they could suggest any means for its remedy , he had no doubt the gentlemen present would lend every assistance in carrying it out . A suggestion that a temporary sopp kitchen should be Sit , d up , to supply the necessitous until a permanent establishment could be formed , appeared to be approved of ; while Mr . J . G . Marshall thought that employment by spade husbandry , or other means , might be adopted . He knew there was sufficient capital in the country to End employment for all the
population . This view was concurred in , provided it could be shown that such labour could be profitably employed , which , however , appeared to ° be doubted . After much conversation , the Mayor replied to the deputation , that every means would be adopted by the committee to carry into effect the soup kitchen at the earliest opportunity , and to adopt such other means as might be within their power , but that he saw no utility in calling a public meeting , and he should therefore decline it . The deputation thanked his Worship , apd withdrew . The general meeting then took place , the Mayor in the ohair . The report , which was of a detailed character , was read by Mr Lister . It showed a balance in hand of £ 577 7 s . 7 d . It was received and adopted , and with the resolutions , ordered to be advertised and printed under
the direction of the committee appointed for the purpose . The resolution for a permanent soup establishment , and for a temporary one until that could be attained , was affirmed , as were also the rssolutions of tianks to the different parties who had been active in carrying out the measures of relief which the subscription had been raised to promote . The various resolutions were moved and s&conded by the Vicar , Mr . Alderman Musgrave , Mr . Birchall , Mr . Alderman Smith , Mr . E . Joy , Rev . , T . Sturgeon , Rev . W . Sinclair , Rev . T . Ham '? , Mr . J . Bischoff , Mr . John Simpson , Mr . J . Jowett , jun _ , Mr . E . Jackson , Mr . Cawood , Mr . Baines , and Alderman Pease . There were no points of importance in their speeches ; in fact , scarcely any speeches were made : and the business having been gone through , and thanks voted to the Mayor , the meeting broke np a little after two o ' clock .
Melancholy Event . —It is our painful duty to record un event which has created a deep sensation krthis town , namely , the death of our highly respected , amiable , and accomplished townsman , Mr . John Wilkinson , the silversmith , who , when in a state of temporary derangement produced by bodily illness , terminated his own existence last Sunday morning . Mr . Wilkinson ha 3 for some years been in debilitated health , from an affection of the stomach and liver ; he wa , s excessively susceptible of disorder , and his animal spirits suffered greatly at each access of the complaint . Under an attack of this kind , more aggravated than any he had before experienced , the fatal act was committed . An inquest was held on Monday morning , before J . Blackburn ,
Esq ., coroner , and a highly respectable jury ; and the evidence being such as left not the shadow of a doubt on the mind of any present that the deceased was in a state of derangement at the time of committing the deed , a verdict in accordance with that fact was immediately returned . Mr . Wilkinson was 42 years of age , and unmarried . He was a man of fine understanding , highly cultivated by study ; and his smiable qualities of heart combined with his literary acquirements to win the esteem and attachment of a . very Jarge circle . He was for many years on the Council of the Philosophical Society , and on the Committee of the Literary Institution . His loss , asd especially under these melancholy circumstances , is very deeply and extensively lamented .
Feauds ox the Poos . —On Tnesdaylasfc , the following persons were summoned before the Leeds magistrates , at the Court House , bj Mr . Hanson , inspector of weights , &c , to answer to a charge of having weights below the standard in their possession . They were fined as follows : —William Halliday , of Mill Shay , Bee 3 ton , fined 10 ? . and cost 3 , for having fonr short weights . John Schwanfelder , of Beeston , fined 10 s . and co 3 ts , for having four short weights . Samuel Fletcher , of Farnley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short weights . James Ward Cooper , of Farnley , fined 203 . and costs , for having five short weights . Hannah Todd , of Farnley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having five short weights .
James Foster , of Low VVortley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having five short weights . Benjamin Davison , of Low Wortley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having Jour shert weights . Robert Gillson , of Lilling , near York , fined 10 s . and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . Robert Storehouse , of Thornton , near Malton , fined 10 s . and cost ? , for having two short wefghts in the Vicar ' s Croft . Leonard Bo # 2 , of Lenvering , near Malton , fined 10 s . and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . John Wellfoot , Meadow Lane , fined 10-:. and expence ? , for having four short weights . Of the above , Gillson , Stonehouse , and Bogg attend the Vicar ' s Croft on Tuesdays , with butter , &c .
Chabgs op Stealing Dye Woods . —On Saturday lastv a man named Abraham Smith , a labourer , residing in School Close , was charged before the Leeds Borough Justices , at the Court House , with having at Tarious times stolen quantities of dyewoods , ihe property of the assignees of Mr . N . H . Taylor , ware-grinder , School Close , in whose employ the prisoner was as carter . Iu this capacity he was frequently sent with loads of ground ware to different dye-works , and on these occasions , it would app&ar , that frequent complaints of short weight on delivery were made , but no suspicion at all fell upon the prisoner . However , f he oid adage , " When thieves fall ont , " &c , was in this instance verified : for , in consequence of some proceedings at
the last Borough Sessions , a man wno wa 3 then prosecuted " split" and the police then " received information" that the prisoner was in the frequent habit of disposing of quantities of dyewoods to Mr . Thomas Eshelby , the landlord of tho Gekred ' s Arms , on the Wortley road . Watch--iug a suitable opportunity , Smith was taken into custody , and a quantity of ware was found at the Gelderd ' s Arms , which Mr . Eshelby , with the greatest simplicity imaginable , said he did not know the value of , and that the prisoner had only asked him permission to leave it until he called
again . Mr . William Thomas Smith , solicitor , who appeared for Smith , cross-examined Mr . Eshelby , and elicited from him that he had only the day before said that he could not swear that Smith was the man who had left the ware at his house , and tha * . he only came to be certain of it when he was threatened with a prosecution himself . The magistrates expressed themselves in strong terms on Mr . Eshelby ' s conduct , and told him that could the ware be prop ; rty identified , he would stand in a very unpleasant situation , as this could not be done , however , they had no alternative but to dismiss the case . '•
Aggravated Assault bt a Policeman . —On Tuescay last , the sitting magistrates at Leeds Court House , Henry Hall , Esq ., George Goodman , Esq .. Jame-i Holdforth , Esq ., and James Musgrave , Esq ., were engaged for upwards of three hours in the investigation of a charge of assault , preferred by Henry Sanderson , a lamplighter , against William Storey , one of the nightly watch . The case was one of haTd svf earing on both sides , and at the request of ilr . Bond , who appeared for the defence , the witnesses rn both sides were ordered out of court . The circumstances , as detailed by Sanderson and his witnesses , appear to be these : —On Whit-Monday afternoon , the complainant and three other men had been at the Dusty Miller , in Swinegate , where they had five pints of aJe ; they then left , and Sandtrson and two others ( named Bates and Shores ) proc&eded towards home in Mill-Street , or that neighbourhood . When they got into Mill-street , however ,
Sanderson wished to have another pint of ale at th - Silk Mill beer-house , and , because the others refused to accompany him , he got hold of Bates , and in the struggle they both fell , Bates undermost , who grazed his head against a Btep , and caused it to bleed . They were still pulling each other about , when Storey happened to be passing , and he seeing the man's bead bloody , and that he wished to go home , desired Sanderson to let him alone . Upon this some words ensued between Sanderson and Storey , the former insisting upon knojwing T > y what authority the latter interfered with them . Tne watchman then it would appear took from hispocketa pair of handcuffs , and seized Sanderson by the shirt collar ; it was affirmed by come of the witnesses that previons to this , Sanderson had both struck and kicked the policeman , and by this time , to such a height had the dispute arisen , that a large crowd of perBona assembled , and the
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policeman sent a messenger to his house , whioh was only a short distance off , for his staff—Sanderson becoming eveiy minute more violent ; his two companions had 2 eft him as soon as the watchman cams up . Sanderson swore that he wished to go home , but that the policeman prevented him , insisted upon taking him into custody , and as soon as he got his staff struck him over bis head with such violence as to cause the blood to flow in every direotion . The man ' s head bore ampie marks of the punishment he had received , he has since be ? n in the Infirmary . His punishment , however , did not end with tbe blows which he had received , for after thus disabling him , Storey got the handcuffs on , and fastened him
bleeding as he was to the rail of a cart , and thus dragged him through the streets towards the policeoffice . The man , from loss of blood , became very weak , and when he got to Timble-bridge fainted away . A large concourse of people , as a matterof course , were assembled , and the watchman was assailed with all kinds of epithets . The attention of the Rev . Edward Cooksou , who was just leaving the Parish Church , was attracted by the noise , aud he , after ascertaining the cause , and seeing the state iu which the poor fellow evidently was , called another policeman , who happened te be near , and insvrted upon his being taken to the nearest surgeoo , where hid wounds were dressed . Mr . Holdlorth
also here heard of the case , and went to the surgery to seo the man ; and there also saw the policeman , who complained then that the man had kicked him over the shin , and been very violent , and said be was obliged to strike at him in his own defence . It should be stated that there were two or three very severe cuts on Sanderson's head . Six or eight witnesses were examined on the part ef the complainant , snd their eviddice in the material points agreed , though there were several important discrepancies , a fact which is not to be womiered at when it is
remembered that there was a very great crowd , and that probably the sama scene mi # ht be witnessed in different positions . One of the witnesses said that Sanderson ' s blood fl ; w so profusely over Storey that he looked as though he had killed a hundred beasts . Storey , in his defence , contended that he only asked the man very civilly to let his companion alone , and go home quietly , when he wa 3 struck in thefaee , and his hat knocked" off ; that Sanderson refused to « o , and was very violent , not only striking him , but kicking and pushing him about ; he sent for his staff , and he then struck him in his own defence . Several witnesses were called who Droved thai * he exereised great forbearance , and that Sanderson was very violent , and struck the policeman first . A man named Thompson , * a miner from Beeston Lodge , said he was charged by the policeman to assist him , and did so ; he was between the two men , but he was not aware thai Sanderson had been struck till he saw the blood . He did not
eitner see or hear the blows . Mr . Holdforth and Mr . Musgrave commented upon this , and the latter said he would not believe another word the witness uttered . Mr . Bend replied warmly to this , and remarked that in tho whole course of" his experience he had never heard any thing so indecent from any one on the bench before , and he heped ho never shouM again . It was passing judgment before the case had been heard . Sjmo further evidence having been adduced , the case was closed , aud the majjistrates consulted for a quarter of an hour , when Mr . Hall , addressing Storey , said they had giveu the case their most serious attention , and had weighed the evidence in every pan . They were aware of the difficulties a policeman had to contend witn amongst a mob of people , who were generally tuo ready to take part against them , and whilst they were always
ready to protect them in the due discharge of their office , they had also a duty to discharge to the public , who had a right to be satisfied that the magistrates sat there to aUminisur justice evenhanded . The Bench were of opinion that until he got his staff he had manifested great forbearance , but they must teaeh him and others like him , that they were not to break people ' s heads with impunity , and he trusted the fine they t-hould inflict would have the tffect of teaching him to curb his temper for the future , for they had no doubt he had suffered his temper to become hi-ated . TJie opinion of the Bench was that he be fined forty shillings and the costs , or in default of payment b ? sent to Wakefield for two months . —The Court was excessively crowded ; the case will be further decided upon by the Witch Committee .
Curious Case of Forgery . —On Tuesday last , John Whitely and James Nicholson , ( an engraver , ) were brought before the sitting magistrates , at the Court House , and remanded to Wednesday for the depositions to be taken , the former charged wit \ i forging and uttering a note for £ 5 , and the latter with having engraven the plate from which the said note had betn primed . The circumstances of the _ case are somewhat curious . The prisoner , Whiteley , on Saturday nig- 'ir , went to tho shop of Mr . Rose , grocer , Vicar-lane , and after getting a lot of groceries weighed tendered what appeared to be a Leeds Union Bank £ 5 note in payment . The engraving was in some degree varied , and it was signed in a very bad hand , " Mr . WilliamB Brown" and another name . Mr . Rose at once
detected the fraud , and asked the man where he had got the note ? to which he replied that he had taken it of another person a week previously . Mr . Rose then went out 3 nd fetched a policeman , to whom the man was given in charge . Un searching a box in his house , several blank lorms of the note , on different coloured papers , were found , which it was discovered had been printed by Mr . Nicholson , who on Monday was apprehended albo . He stated that Whiieley engaged him to engrave the plate , telling him that it was for a money club , and the dotes were to be used as security by the members . He made no secret of the job , but got Mr Btau to engrave the plate ior him , and had not the slightest knowledge of any thing wrong . Mr . Bean btated that he had engraved
the plate for Nicholson , and that no secresy was observed regarding it . Nicholson further stated that Whiteley got him to print several proofs for the committee to look at and select the colour of the paper . The magistrates expressed their doubts that auy ptrson could engrave such a plate as those notes had been printed from , under the impression that it wa 3 for a money club , the engraving bore too near a resemblance , and was too well adapted to deceive the unwary ; they should send buth oi them for trial , but intimated that they would accept of bail for Nicholson , himself in £ 100 and two sureties in £ 50 earh . The depositions were then ordered to be taken on Wednesday morning , when the case would be finally disposed of . The names or two gentlemen for bail were immediately handed in .
Ihe Di 5 PE . NS . uiT . —On Monday la > t , the election of two physicians to the Public Dispensary , in place of Dr . Wilson and Dr . Hopper tlsigned , took place at the Board Room of the Institution . There were only two candidates for the vacant offices , Dr . Thomas Smith and Dr . Drenman , who were consequently elected without opposition . I ) £ aih by Burning—On Tuesday morning , an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Betty Varey , 72 years of age , who died in the Infirmary on Monday ,
from burns received from ner clothes taking fire on Saturday night . The old woman resided with her two sons at Huu 3 let ,. and on Saturday night was left in the house until they went to market . She went to bed at eleven o ' clock , and it is supposed the candle fell against her , but she was unable to give any account . A neighbour was alarmed by the smell of burning and entered the house , but was too late to be of any service in Baving the old woman , who was very dreadfully burnt . The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . "
HAWICE . —On Wednesday week tho members of the Hawick Total Abstinence Society , and the Rechabites of the Hawick Ter . t , walked in procession through the town ; the brethren of tho tent , being decorated with the Ribbon of their Order &c , made a splendid appearance . A Soiree was held at four o ' clock , when a numerous and respectable company were r ^ aled with " the cup that cheers but not inebriates . " The Revd . Mr . Ramsay , President of the Society , Mr . Lowery , Mr . Palmer , Mr . Davies , &c . addressed the meeting , which ouly separated when the shades of the night were begiuning to gather around them , the meeting being an open air one . The several addresses were well calculated to exalt and extend the principles of true temperance in this locality .
OltDHATC . —Roval Forks ters- —On Saturday the 21 st . inst ., Court 592 , of this flourishing Order , held its usual annual meeting at the house of Mr . James Pomfret , the Pine Apple Inn , Shaw Chapel , near Oldham . The members sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion , and which was served up in that style of elegance and plenty so characteristic of Mr . and Mrs . Ponifrtt . After the Court was opened Mr . John Clegg was called to the chair , and Mr . Robert Richardson to the vice-chair , the business being brought forward it was stated in the report that ihe Court numbered forty free members , being an increase of nine since the last anniversary , and their funds bad increased more the last year than in any former year for some time . Previous to the closing of the Court the members unanimously agreed to give a donation of twenty shillings towards defraying the expences of a new school lately erected in the neighbourhood .
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One hundred and twenty persons have died from the effects of the recent dreadful railway accident rear Paris . " Wanted , a Governess . "—It has recently oome within our knowledge that nearly one hundred applications have been received , in each of two instances , bv gentlemen in this neighbourhood , in reply to single advertisements in aXondon paper , announcing the want of governesses in their families . Could all the circumstances connected with the respective histories of some of the fair applicants be known , how many a heart-rending story would their experience involve , and how clearly does the fact of so large a number of young women being in quest of a home and subsistence , indicate the inroads of distress and misfortune into the middle ranks of life \ -Sherborne Journal .
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The RoBHAMProN Mukder .-tA good many incorrect statements in reference to the treatment and the conduct of the- miserable man Good , since his conviction , having been made public , it may be ner cessary to state , from an authentic source ^ what are the real facia . Siace the alterations that have taken placein . the criminal law , the treatment of criminals both before and after conviction has been very materially modified . Formerly upon a conviction for murder the convict was taken to a cell appropriated for the purpose , and kept in this cell , almost in darkness , and suffering many other privations , until the time came for him to ascend tho soafiold . At the present time , however , prisoners charged with murder are taken to a room in the chaoel-vard . where
they remai n until their trial ; and , if convicted , they again return to the same cell , and remain there in the charge of different wardsmen until the period of execution . The first occasion on whioh this cell was appropriated in the way above described was in the case of Greenacre , and since then it has been successively occupied by Courvoisier , Lees , and BlakesJejv . But for the provisions of the Central Criminal Court Act , many difficulties would have been thrown in the way of the prosecution , by reason of the different jurisdictions that were mixed up in the case . The offence , in the first iiistahce , was committed in the county of Surrey . The prisoner was ^ subsequently approhended in Kent : examined before ; a justice of that couutv : and then
brought into Middlesex for examination j finally committed from , that county ; and , but for the ' . provisions above referred to , it would have been difficult to have framed the case to have freed it from technical objections . It rests also with the judges ot the Central Criminal Court to say whether a criminal shall be executed in the county where the alleged offence is committed , or in Middlesex , and as Lord Deriman , in passing sentence , merely mentioned " a place of execution , " the convict will be executed at the Old Bailey , and nol at Horsemonger-lane . After' sentence ; the sheriffd now have it in their direction , hot , however , exceeding a period of twenty-one days , to fix the day when the execution shall take place ; and it . is
understood they have ordered the sentence to be carried into effect on Monday next . Since his condemnation Good has never been left unattended , either night or day . For the first two or three days he persisted in the truth Of the extraordinary statement made by him after the trial ; but it is understood that he has recently made some further disclosures , modifying to a very considerable extent his former statement , but he siill persists in asserting that the unhappy woman came by her death by her own hand , and no by any vio | enoo that was offered to her by another . On his being asked to state the address of the man who sold matches , and who , according to his statement ; took such an active part in the awful business , he says , that all he knows about Irm iB . that he lives somewhere in Brompton . It will be remembered that Greenncre told a story similar in many respects to this statement , of Good ' s
as to the mode in which his victim came by her death , that he subsequently gave several different versions of the btory , and that only a few ; hours before his execution he gave another account of the alleged mode of death . It is expected , however , that Good will yet declare what the truth really is ; and it is said that he has made an intimation to that effect to the chaplain , and also to Mr . Cope , the governor of Newgate . It was at the suggestion of of the chief justice that the counsel for thei prosecution forbore to examine the prisoner ' s sou as a witness against him . All that ho would have been able to depose to was the fact , that tho blue bonnet belonged to the deceased , and that it was taken by the prisoner to Susannah Butcher ' s , and as this was clearly proved by other testimony * it was thought that the painful spectacle of a child beii g produced as witness against his father upon a trial for life and death might be spared .
Condemned Sermon at Newgate , —On Sunday the chapel of Newgate was crowded in an unwonted manner , by those who , from an acquaintance with tho Lord Mayor , or other of the City dignitaries , could gain an admission , to hear from the R / ev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary to the prison , a sermon addressed to that wretched man , who , paying the penalty of his cruelties and crimos , perished upon the scaffold . The chapel was quite full , and thero were a good many ladies present . Tiie prisoners entered the place allotted to them shortly before halfpast ten , and at that hour Daniel Good was brought in by Mr . Cope and two turnkeys , and placed in the centre of the chapel . He appeared very uneasy , and several times clasped his hands , as if engaged in
inward devotion . His dress consisted of a long olivecoloured frock coat , with pockets outsido , sucli aaare worn'by coachmen , drab trousers , and a clean white neckcloth , neatly tied round his -neck . . "His face was somewhat paler and attenuated than when he was at the Old Bailey , and he appeared thinner ; otherwise he looked well , and much better than on that occasion . He had the appearance of a penitent man , and of one fully aware of the enormity of his offences . On entering the chapel he was weeping , and several times , in the courso of the service , tears were observed to come rapidly down his cheeks . The psalms and Jessons were very appropriate ; the former were the 1 st , 9 th , 14 th , 16 th , and 17 th verses of the 51 st , and tho first four verses of the 6 th Psalm . The lessons were taken from the 12 th chap .
of the 2 nd of Samuel , and the 1 st chapter of James . At the conclusion of the last psalm , the culprit appeared very weak , and nigh fainting ; he dropped iuto the chair , and some water was procured , when he soon recovered , and preserved hia composure during the rest of the service . The text was taken from the 1 st chapter of the General .. '' Epistle- of St . James , and the loth ver . se— " When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin , and sin when it is finished bringetti forth death . " Good , who had appeared very devout during the whole Of the service , and who , during the readi / ig of the prayera , always weut down upon his knees at the proper times ^ was then removed in custody of the turnkeys , and clasping his hands together , in an impassioned manner , he exclaimed , as he was leaving tho chapel , " Oh * may the Lord be with you all !"
Execution of Daniel Good , the Murderer , — At eight o ' clock this morning , Daniel Good , the murderer , expiated with his lite upon the scaffold , tho awful crime of which a Jury of his country had convicted him . The crowd which had assembled to witness the execution was , perhaps , more numerous than had been seen for many years around the gaol of Newgate . A great number of anxious visitants , determined , if possible , to obtain a good view , were there at night , and at one o'clock the street was quite impassable ; from that hour until eight o ' clock the crowd momentarily increased , and at that hour it surpassed everything we ever beheld ; the whole s > rcet from St . Sepulchre ' s Church to Ludgate-hili was one mass of human beings-r-men , women , and
children . The houses opposite the gaol also were crowded with spectators , and high premiums were paid for every spot whence there was the least probability of beholding the spectacle . Up to the time or execution the mob appeared in excellent humour , jokes were bandied about , loud peals of laughter and hurraing as an unfortunate policeman passed through , were occasionaly heard , and the greatest excitement prevailed . After attending divine serr vice on Sunday morning , the wretched culprit caused two ' -letters-to be written , one to Molly Good , and another to a Mrs . Spencer . At an early hour on Sunday night , he retired to rest , and slept soundly for two or three hours ; he was awoke in the morning , and partook of a slight breakfast . At Mx o ' clock ;
Mr . Sheriff Magnay went to him , and remained with himnearly an hour ; Mr . Carver , the Ordinary , ? ras also with him directly ho rose , and never left his side until the fatal bolt was drawn . At half-past five o ' clock , Mr . Cope , the Governor of Newgate , was with bim for a snort time , when he repeatedly said , "Mind , I ' m no murderer . " The Sheriffs and their atteudauts having entered the condemned cell , and tho prisoner having been handed over into their custody , he was conducted to the press-room ^ and sat down on a bench with Mr . Carver on one side ? of him , and Mr . Sheriff Magnay on the ofcber ; at this time he appeared to be suffering the greatest mental anguish , and to be quite incapable of listening to the exhortation to repentance to which the worthy
Divine was desirous of drawing his attention . Seizing Mr . Cope by the hand , he said , "Oh , Mir . Cope , my best friend , I never took her life ; " and then , claspiijig his hands , ho said , " The Lord have mercy upon me , I hope the Lord will take me and show me the gates of heaven . 1 nerer took her lif ' o * I never took her life . " The Rev . Ordinary a ^ ain urged him to repentance and confession , reminding him that he was now going to stand . beiore the Judge of ail . Upon this * h © prisoner rose , and elevating his right hand , said , " I swear before Almighty God , as I hope for mercy , I never took her life . The Lord be -with -you ,. all . " He then shook hands repeatedly with the Sheriffs . Again did the Rev . Divine exhort * him to repent and
confess , saying , " You know the Bible says , * If we confess our sins , God is righteous and just to forgive us our sin 3 , aud tocleanse us from all iniquity ; and again ' He that hideth his sins shall not prosper , but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy and God will abundantly pardon him . '" The culprit replied , " I should tell you in a . moment if I did the act ; if I had any weight on my mind , I would : unburden it . Why should I tell a lie on departing from this world V' At five minutes to eight , he rose from his seat , and adjusted his dress , which was the same he wore in chapel on Sunday , with the air of a man who was going about his daily
occupations , and shook hands several times with the Ordinary and the hangman . He then went up to Mr . Cope , and whispering , requested that he would let him have a little wine and water . Nearly a tumbler of wine and water was brought to him , and he drank it all off . He then rose , nnd turned up his coat sleeves with the utmost composure , whilst tha hangman pinioned his arms and wrists ; his neckcloth was next removed , the culprit telling vfae hangman that there was a pin somewhere which muso be removed before the neckcloth could be untied ; his throat was then bared , the bell of the prison began tolling , and the melancholy procession set out , the Rev . Ordinary preceding the culprit and reading
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in a clear and distinct tone the burial Service . The cuJjjrit walked with a slow firm step to the scaffold , and ascended it without hesi taiion ; he glanced hastily round on the immense multitude , and there was a tremendous yell raised , so loud and so fierce as to be sufficient to strike terror into the heart of the stoutest man , At this moment he turned very pale , and trembled much , but said nothing . Scarcely aa instant was occupied in adjusting the noose , which having been accomDlisbed , and the cap drawn
over his face , the executioner retired tram the scaffold . The signal was immediately given , the bolt was withdrawn , and the unhappy man was no longer an inmate of this world . The only motion we observed on the withdrawal of the bolt , was a slight ri 8 ing of the arm s , but it was only for a moment ; otherwise there was no struggling , no rigidity of the limbs to be observed . It might be said that he died withoutjiStruggle and without ; a groan . At nine o ' clock ihe body was cut down and conveyed into the prison .
Robbery at Good ' s ExrcOTroiy . ~ Ampn £ st other robberies committed at the execution-wag tfcat of a young female who had been standing in the crowd in Giltspurr 8 treet , who had her pocket cut , and the money she had in it stolen . On geturig out of the crowd she felt the blood trickling down her side , and on examination , it was found that the first attempt had failed , her clothes having been cut through and a / wound inflicted in her side . She had several friends with her at the time .
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A Bright Youth . —There is a boy in Salem so bright that his mother has to look at him through a piece of smoked glass . —New York Paper . Extraordinary Good Fortune . —Edward Kibbert , a porter in the employ of Alesssrs . Bramah , Prestage , and Ball , 124 , Piccadilly , has been discovered to be heir-at-law to estates in Isleworth , Whitton , Fiest-Btreet , and Devonshire , to tha value of £ 1 , 200 , 000 . -, ; . Deaths by Eating Hemlock . —Two lamentable accidents occurred at the parish of L ' . anerfy ) , Montgomeryshire . A poor woman of the name of Davies had occasion to leave her liomeou Monday , and during her absence her three children discovered
some roots of water hemlock near the river side , of which they eat freeiy , and an old woman in passing by found two of the children very ill . Upon [ inquiring what was the matter , the oldest informed her what they had been eating . Information was immediately given in the village of what had occurred , and a messenger was dispatched for a surgeou , who was quickly in attendance , but oa his arrival he found two dead ( one aged ten years , the other three years and a half ) , and the other in a hopeless state , but through prompt and judicioua treatment isrecoving . Inquests were held on the bodies , and the jury returned their verdict—" thac their deaths were caused by the eating of poisonous roots , commonly called water hemlock . "—Cambrian .
Fatal Accident on the North Union Railway . —On Wednesday morning , the London up-mailtraiu from the north , on its arrival within a distance of two hundred yards from the Parksdde station , passed over the body of Thomas Griffith , a bargeman . James Bluadellj the driver of the enjiiue , on finding that he had met with some obstruction . on the way , stopped the engine as speedily as the downward inclination of the line at that particular part would admit , but not till the whole train had passed over the body of the deceased . On examination , it was discovered that the deceased had been dead some hours , as the body was cold and stiff , and bore evident marks of more than one train having passed over it . The lower extrenihies were nearly severed from the trunk , and were only attached by a small ligature . The deceased was a married man , about forty years of age , and a native of Tarvih , in
Cheshire . He was hi the employ of Mr . James Tryer , of London , and engaged as a bargeman on the Bridgewater canal . On Mondayhe discharged hia cargo , arid spent the gieaaev part of Tuesday at Newton cattle-fair . At night , he , his master , and some other men , were drinking at the Bull ' s Head public-house , in Golbornedale , and left there between ten and eleven o ' clock ; they were all the worse for liquor . The deceased loitered behind the rest of the party , and nothing was seen of -hiim after they passed the bridge over the North Union railway , on the Lowton road . The embankment at this point of the railway is full eignt or ten yards above the railway on either side , and it is well fenced , so as to prevent paTt ' . es trespassing . It was near this place the deceased was found , and , in case he got upon the railway on parting from his companions , no less than two lui . 'ga *? e-traihs , in addition to the mail , must have passed over him . :
Counteraction of " Infidelity" and' ' 'Socialism . " —On Friday a meeting , attended by the bishops of Chester and Norwich , John Hardy , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair , took place at this Hanover-square Rooms , for the purpose of affording Mr . Brindiey , the anti-Socialist lecturer * an opportunity of reporting the result of the means taken to repress Infidelity and Socialism . The meeting was iather thinly attended , and , after a few remarks by the Hon . Gentleman in the chair , Mr . BriiidJey addressed the meeting . In the course of his speech he predicted tho speedy failure of the Social community at Tythcrly , in Hampshire , where they are providing a haadsomo building for the residence and employment of several huttdred , persons . ¦¦* , ' He . also
stated that the large buildings were a speculation of some capitalists , and not the property of the community , and that the villagers in the neighbourhood entertained a strong feeling of dislike to their new " social" neighbours . The Bishop of Chester declared himself an enemy to Socialism , both as a Christian minister as well as a man and philanthropist —a sentiment in which the Bishop of Norwich coincided- * -adding that Socialisni was dead at Norwich , and that the Socialist women of that city were the " lowest of the low " T-an assertion whioh created much interruption , and resulted in a vote of disapprobation being got up by the Socialists present . Great confusion ensued , amidst which , the meeting broke up .
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Stepset RECrORV . —This benefice , which has just foodme vacant , is in the gift of BrasenbseXollege , Oxford , and is one of the wealthiest livings in the diocese of London . The annual income is returned at £ P 9 (> . '¦ ; . ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ - ¦ ; ' . ; : ¦ : " ' . ' ¦' .. ; * ' ' ¦ -. " v ' ; ' - ; The lamentable accident on the Paris and Ye ^ - 8 aille 3 railway has excited the greatest a'icntioil ameng th 9 railway companies in this conntry , who are desirous of ascertaining the real cause of it . Some of them have already sent over to France for the purpose of obtaining accurato information .
. The Mubber at Highbury . — -A Haud Case . — During the last two yearsayoung man named Cooper has lived in the service of Messrs . Powell and Son , packing-case makers , in Knight Rider court . Doctors Commons , as porter , "but he was discharged at ; a moment ' s notice on Monday week , in consequence of its being awrtamed that he was brother " to the man / who standa charged with the muroer at Highbury . — Advertiser . V CHtrRCH-RATE Seizures . —Mr . Drew ; the vestryclerk of the parish of Allhallows , with Brand , She " constable , from the Mansion-honso , on Thursday entered the premises of Messrs . Joseph Cooper and Co ., Lawrence Pountuey-Janp , and , bv virtue of a . warrant from the Lord Mayor , seized a quantity of beaver fur * f <> r . church-rates duo to the united parishes' of St . Mary , Abchurch , and St . Lawrence Poutftaey .
Spring .- ? - " The Spring has been always remarked as a period when disease , if it be lurking in the system , is sure to shew itself . The coldness of winter renders . torpid .- the acrimonious fluids of tho body , and in this state of inactivity their evil to the system is not pcrcfciver * , but . at the Spring theso aro roused , and if 'not . checked , mix up and circulate with the . blood , and thus ' , tho whole system -is ctmtanjinated . Parr ' s Life Pilla taken three every night , for two or three weeks , will rid the body of all that is noxious , and produca health and comfort . Persons troubled with scorbutic affections , are strongly advised to try them at this time of the year ; in a few days they will perceive the powerful clearing properties they possess , aud thus bo iucuced t > continue them . "
ExxRAORDiNAR y Suicide . —On Thursday night , as the Queen Victoria , contract mail steamer , was on her passage froBs ¦ Ktnastown to Liverpool , a . gentleman who had given the name of Johnson , but whoso real name was Bennett , of and from Manchester , at ten minutes to eleven o ' clock , when nearly off Flaiy head , jumped overboard . A life-preserver was at the instant cut away , and though the vessel was brought to as soon as practicable , and % boat lowered with four bauds , in the hope of rescuing tho unfortunate man , no trace of hfm could be seen . The firt-t mate . w . as , nofc far from the deceased " at- rhe moment .
and he did not evinco any previous symptoms of abstraction' ; he took but his watch and guard-chain , which , with his purso , he left under the se ^ t where he had been sitting . . Ifc appears that ; ho . left Manchester op Wednesday , crossed the cfiahnel ttiatniaht in the Queen Victoria , aud that he ; nad left on the table at home a note for his brother announcing his desperate intention . Tha wator was quite smooth , and the vessel going not less than eleven knots . The / deceased was tw ^ ncy-foiir years of ane . five t ' ee . fc ten inches hi ^ h , and bore an excellent and amiable character .
Nottingham . —State of Thadk . — -There has been a consideritblo setjsuion during the past week , amongst tho lace manufacturers , engaged in "the fancy lace trade , on account of some excellent patterns having been produced by a macliino owner , from a machine in . which the Ja ; quard apparatus acts ; upon tho threads the : whole width of the warp beam , instead of actuating the guide bars . The turn-out , respecting the drop-offs , is not yet ended , nor does it seem likely to end , tha bands we are informed being well supported . There is little or no improvement in the demand for drawers and pantaloons . — -Tho silk glove trade is a shade better . A most important decision to master siockingers was made . on-Wednesday last , at the County Ha-IL A
master glove- hand was brought up on a charge for neglecting his work , for eight days successively . 16 was alleged and proved that the taker-in knew that the ma ^ Eer was net to work up in person the siik , he working at the time so another ho .-ier . The justices held , that ,-by his lakiua out the silk , by f ho provisions of tlio Siauite of 17 : Gep . lit ., cap . 5 G , lie was compelled to work upon " silk delivered out , and that neglect for eight daya made them liable to imprisonment ; tho party was * : sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment , but was allowed to settle the affiir i > 7 paying for the silk , though he had many witnesses present , to prove that the warehouse in question
gave out thtir silk so damp that it was impossiblo for the : masters to keep in : heir accounts . The party upon " this declined to appeal to the sessions . If this is acted upon , half the master stockingera will be on the tread-mill , as many oi' them take out work from five or six different house 3 v for . twenty-five or thirty hands . We are sorry ' -o eay that the hosiery trade , in the numerous villages engaged in that manufacture , in this and the neighbouring counties , is if pos-ibleCworve than ever , the masters and journeymen being equally in a declining condition '¦; .. ^ in fact , this State ot things has reached the middle classes , who are rapidly sinking in society .
Destructive Fiue at NASSAU . r- ^ The German ¦ papers arrived ¦ yesterday announce a five of a ciosc alarming nature occurred . in uno of the faubourgs of Steyer , a city with a population of 10 , 000 souls in Upper Austria . The Gazette d' A . vg $ hutgh has the 'following extract of a letter , dated bieyer , the 7 th of May ;— "A sad calamity , has befallen us . On the 3 rd . iiist ., at four o ' clock in the afternoon , a most destructive fire broke out i : i the faubonrg of Steyerdorf . The fiames , cherished by a high wind , mado rapid progress ; and , by the next day ^ at six o ' clock , 240 . hoUiCS w ^ re re . ir . etd to asheSi We are all -bat in ruins . The / streets present the most lamentable appearance , and wcnieri and children aro franue , uttering cries of despair . The working classes will be . the greatest suffum-3 by this calamity . Many hundreds of these will be reduced to misery , mid , for some time , as least , deprived of means to support their families . " .
Destruction by Fire of the Geokgia Ea « t In-DiAiiAN—Five Livts Lost . —On Saturday afternoon the melancholy luteili ^ fc-nce of the ship Georgia , of Newcastle , an Iiidianian , Captain Mitchell , bound to London ,, was received Jhyythe under writers at-.. Lloyd ' s attended , we regret to . say , with deplorablo sacnSce of human life . , The ship was between eight and nine hundred tons burthen , and ' --was valued at £ 7 . ( -O 0 , beiii ^ splendidly fitted up for ' -the . accominodaiion of passengers ; she had a rich cargo onboard ^ co ; : sisting of jewellery , ffierch-ijidiso , and other valuable property , which perished ' -wishthe vessel , a loss of nearly £ 20 , 000 . The unfortunate ' event occurred on the morning of the 1 st of Jaat , month , while on her passage to ¦ ¦¦ En / s ' . lar . d froin Calcutta , which place the
left m the " ear ] y part of February . Frcnii the account brought over by tho ship Thomas Sparks , from . China , which arrivod off Dartmouth on Fridav morning , it appears that on the morning mentioned the watch-oil deck , whoi the vessel was under ciosereefed topsails , and in lit : trice 30 south , and longitude ' 35 east , off Miiaagasirar ; noticed something buruing , about the thip , and supposed that or . e ot ' the crew bad left his candle burning , aud thaS he had fallen asleep . Tho effi ^ ef went into tho forecastle to ascertain if such was the case , but found . the interior apparently safe , and the lights-,-. all extinguished . Gii returc . itig to the deck he obserrod . that the stench increasc < i , which excited his , suspicions , and ultimately ' ' aroused the commander .
Captain Mitchell and the rest of the ship ' s crew , and a strict search was determined upon . ' Oii the boats bemg removed and tho main hatches taken off , the burning was found to proceed from the earg <> , whon orders were given to remove some portion of it , go as : to : get at tho . fire ; the crew , however had not proceeded far before a volume of smoke burst upon them ,, and shortly afterwards it became so intense , accompanied with excessive heat that they were forced to desist , and leave the hold , notwithstanding large quantities of water had . beea thrown ' "down smongft the cargo . Captain Mitchell then had the hatohts replaced , and blocked up every aperture in the ship , including ^ the cabins , ; in tha hope of stiftiug the fire ; but this proved unavoilin ^
for in about two houcs the flumes broke through the cabin windows , and likewise from the hatchway over the forecastle , to the . ' terror- ' 'and . 'dismay :-of all on board . Capt . Mitchell , who was a youj ; g matt , acted witki ^ surprising fortitude . Perceiving that the destruction 01 ' the vessel was inevitable , ho . dirccted tho crew to prepare themselves to leave the ship , which they immediately -set upon doing , by lowering the boats ( two in number ^ over the vessel ' s side . It was a mosi- trying njoment , for the sea was extremely rough , wit a a heavy gale oi wind ; and with the knowledge of their being C 00 or 9 t ) 0 miles from land , every soul expected to . ' mtet with a watery grave . At about eight o ' clock , the chief matjo , with nino of the crew , left the burning vessel in the jolly-boat
and they wera directly followed -by Capt . Mitcbcii , and the rest of the fchip's company—four in number —in the small boat . In the course of a quarter of an hour afterwards , the work of devastation had reached the masts , and she appeared embodied in one mass of flames , forming a terrible though magnificent appearance . At this critical period , a vessel was observed at a distance , bearing towards the illfated ship » snd the chief mate turned round to maJce knownt . ho jojfnl intelligeuce to Capt . Mitchell -ac'd the rest of the crew . He was horror-stinck in finding that the boat had foundered , and none of theia in
were to bo ^ een . Tcey rowed about hopes of picking them up , but unfortunately none of the poor fellows ever rose afitr . The ship Thomas Sparks , which proved to be the vessel they saw bearing down to tfioir assiE-tance , came up alongside soon afterwards , and tcok the mate and the resi of the Georgia ' s crew on board , and they remained within a short distance of the burning ship until she went down , which ' .. cyeiit . took plaoe at a late hour in the afternoon . The ship Thomas Sparks , with the survivors , armed ' -.- ' oil Sunday morning off Dover . Tlia Georgia and cargo are reported to be insured to tlrn extent of £ 25 . 000 ,
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The following letter was writfen to Molly Good : — " My dear Molly , —I write these few lines to bid you farewell , ' and I ' m glad you got acquitted . I hope the things I put in pledge you will be able to redeom , and keep them for yourself . My best respects to-you , with tears , and also your friends ; and the Lord be with you all ; and may the Lord have mercy lipoamy poor soul . " From your unfortunate "Damel Good . "
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The following letter was addressed to Mr . J . Spencer , Leck ' s-fields , Wai worth : — "My dear Friends , — I write theso few lines to you and Mrs . Spencer , and I hope you ara both well . My blessing , and the blessing of God , bo with you evermore . My brother ' s son and his wifo called on Monday evening ; you was not at home , they told me . They came to see me on Tuesday last . His name is John Gopo , and he lives at No . 4 , Arch'drow , Deptford-creek . He would be glad to see you at any time . My blessing ; and the blessing of God be with him and his wife . This comes from me with tears ; and also remember me to my sister ' s son . My blessing with him . " From your unfortunate friend , " Damel Good , "
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The following are copies of letters written at the dictation of the prisoner during his stay in gaol : — ^ Newgate , May , 21 . 1842 .
"I , Daniel Good , wish to roturn thanks to the Lord Mayor and his kind lady for visiting me , and also return thanks to all the Aldermen who have kindly visited me ; aud also wish to return thanks to the Sheriffs for their kindness ; and also Mr . Cope , the Gdvernor , returning hini thanks , and I found him very kind . Also return thanks to thd Rev . Mr . Carver , for his kind attention , and also to the Rev . Mr . Taylor , who read prayers this day , which drew my attention with tears , and also return thanks to the Rev . Mr . Russell , " who has been to see ina this day . My kind master , Nathaniel DandO , Esq . i which 1 have lived with him at Norwood as coachman ^ he has been to see me . I never lived with a kinder
master and mistress than they wore . My sincere thanks to Mr . Dando and his kind lady , and I also wish to return thanks to my late master and mistressj Shiell . My dear littlo boy came to see me oh Thursday Jast , and read a chapter , which made me shed tears , as I part from htm so young , not quite eleven yearsold . May the Lord protect him , as be is left without father or mother , while I put my trust in James Spencer and his wife , Mrs . Spencer * that they will have eye after the boy . I was a few days at Clerkenweli , and found great kindness from the govornpr of that prison , and he has been to see me here . T also return thnnks to the doctor , and also to the Rev . Mr . Williams , who performs duty at
that prison . I also return thanks to W . Nottage , Esq ., my former master , and his lady , they were very kind to me . I do acknowledge as I am departing this world that Susan Butcher was the causo of that poor woman , Jane Jones , through jealousy , making away with herself , and Jane Jones told me that ^ she would make away with herself , through hearing about Susan Butcher , and I now say Jane Jones made away with herself . I don ' t say but what I am the cause of her doing this , through being told I kept company with Susan Batcher . What I have stated is nothing but the trath respecting the death of Jane Jottes . I wish to say I never cut her
up ; the matchman said he cou'd not make away without taking the limbs off . I locked him tip in-the stable ? , and I was cleaning my harness . Ho promised -to come on the 6 th of April , and iako the remaining part away , but he never carae . He told me he lived in the neighbourhood of Brentford . I knew this man a , s coming with matches about fourteen or fifteen months . I gavehiin one soyereign to do away with the body . I wish to return thanks to all the officers of this prison , as I found them all very kind . The Lord ba with all my ¦' frienddi and I wish to part this life good friends with all , and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul , and I don't say but I am a great sinner . "
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THE NORTHERN STAR 3
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 28, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct432/page/3/
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