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TO FEARGrUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . T earless , firm , and faithful , too , £ v watchful , ever true , . & . ccept this meed of praiss from me , ji ich in its pure sincerity ; <} reat , grand , and good , let one sod all U nite to stand , or by him fall ! S ons of toil , and ¦ wart , and woe , O iiward "with yen * champion go ; C ease not till Truth and Justice roams 0 ' er our land and in our homes ; 2 f ohly on your chieftain mile , N obly share Ms glorious toil ; O n with him yonr rights to claim , B ejolting in iia honoured name . F . Gr ., Stoubbbidge .
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TO MY INFANT DAUGHTER . They say that thGU art like me—if ' t ha so , Perchance so much the worse for thee , my child 1 UnJess tay fate be diff ' rent ; for denied My miDd has been by sins that rise from woe : Bat these thou kneVst not—may ' st tbou . nerer know Wistful thy looks are , artless , bright , yet mild ; ijd sometimes , like a little ware , thy glee Jlaics thee all noise and motion—now they gi ' . Arms : legs , and eyes all dancing merrily , In tone to thy glad heart—Bud ! come to me , Ana I ¦ will cradle thee "within my arms ; Or "would st thou rather ride ? "why , ihea , my knee Shall be thy horse . —Behold thy mother , there , Ctez . s -with j jj on thee , e ' en mid ' s . her household care
My classic babe , "wordless as y % t art thou , But words are "wanted not ' twist thee and me ; For , in thy every look and act , I see A meaning more than language a ' ex could show . Thou try'st to speak my name , as on thy brow , I pr int the kiss of my paternity . Kow in thy grasp I feel mj fingers press'd . Ah , little reck ' st thon , my jonng Alice ! how Thy sire is exiTd , outlaw'd , and proscrib'd , Because he loves the truth and lives nnbriVd ; But , spite of pain , one comfort still has bless'd , That thy small needings are not circumscrib'd 1 Thy mother comes to busn tbee to thy sleep , — One kiss i—now ge—" while I—no , tyrants ! I'll not ¦ weep . BaUersea . J . W .
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ONE AND ALL " One ard all , " is Cornwall ' s cry—One and all , let us re ply ; Hand Jo hand , and heart to heart , Lbl us act a nation ' s part ; L ~ t us frte cur native isle Trom the rule of despots "rile ; And seal apostles o ' er ths -world With the Ciaitist 2 a £ unfnil'd . One and all , let us proclaim He "who bears a bondman ' s name , And seeketh not to cleanse Its shame D = s * rves to live in scorn , and die "VViih the vilest things that lie Grovelling on their mother earth , 'Mid ' st the spawn which gave them birth . Earth will curse the dastard graTe Of the mean and cring ^ sg slave . One and all ! let tyrants quail Now that sound is on the gale . Wfeo dare meet a nation ' s frown ? Who can keep a nation down ? Millions claim their rights as men ; 2 ! iilk 2 ts braTe corruption ' s den ; Millions shout , from sea to sea , 11 One and all /' its trill be fret ! F . - ?»
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ilERBY ENGLAND . ' Oec « thou wert " ilerry England ,- " and , when Providence did feless , A 3 a bride decked for her marriage , then hadst on a splendid dress ; Thou wert then thy people ' s glory , and the poet ' s highest boast , And the shont 3 of " Merry England" did resound from coast to coast . O ^ ce thou vrert " Merry England , " but thy dress was laid , aside , And the bard who ones &mg of thee songht-another source of pride ; And the millions who delighted thy illustrious fame to spread , Hare left their much-lord father-land , or repose amid the dead .
Once thon wert "ilerry England , " and thy fmitid sod wasbltst ; Thy daughters then knew happiness , and thy sons had food and rest ; The blighting gusts of poTerty and want were then unkno" 3 Ti , And the peasant seemed as huppy as the monarch on his throne . Once thou wext " Merry England , " tut thit time is pass'd away ; And were it not that history reveals a happier day , We wauld not for once imagine then wert anything below , But an isle of mortal wretchedness—an emporium of
woe . Xhou ' rt no longer " ilerry England "—fairest island of the earth , But a Ly-word to the children to whom thou gavest birth ; The sport of wCy statesmen , and a prey to inward foes , " While thy neighbours look " « ith pleasure on thy heaving bosom ' s throes . Thou ' rt no longer " Merry Englind , " but a spectresmitten form , With tby besem left uscover'd to endure the piercing stem ; While chills of want and misery are breathed in every gale—The widow'd and the fatherless their hapless lot feewsiL
Ttou ' rt eo longer "Merry England ; " for thy merry flays are fied ; That cry is weak and pow ' rlcS 3 while thy children call for " bread ;" And though employed , as Gkd directs , sis days cut of "the seven , They carrot git that God ' s reward—the food allow'd by heaven . Thon " rt no longer " Merry England ; " who would dare to call thee so , " Would but mock thy painful sufPrings , add thereto another three ; Tet thy sons , though toiling fruitless , would conceal tbe gloomy truth , " Whilst thy daughters in the faci'ries spend for nought the hours of youth .
Once thou wert " Merry England "—would that thou wert so now ; That the damping storms were past away , and the clouds from effthy brow ; Thou wouldst once more robe thy gay dress—be again the poet ' s boast , And tte shouts Gf " Merry England" wou'd be heard from ceast to cozst .
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NAVAL AUTOMATON , invented by J . A . Etzleb , and lately Patented in England , Prance , Holland , Belgium , and the United States of iSorta
America . This invention is a system fey which—L One man is enabled to manage the sails in an easy . qsick , and csitain mode , on any vessel , by the power of the wind itse ! £ 2 . The waves propel the vessel , pump out the water , and do the oiher heavy works ( a new motive power , rcuch superior to any of steami , requiring but a cheap end simple machinery , and no fuel , nor further attendance of man beyond that < f tbe man at the helm , —applicable to the smallest as -well as the greatest Vc-sseL _ 2 . The sine power may be j-. ined to those of wind ¦ and of steam , an-1 vessels may be propelled s : tie Iowes ; average rate of twenty miles - pzr
hour . 4 . The same power is an infallible means to prevent shipwrecks , by driving the vessel from dangerous places under any circumstances . 5 . Is afjrded a new motive power ( which costs netting but a simple contrivance ) , of any amount desired , even of thousands ol horses , within the cosipass of fifty fttt , to drive all Boris of stationary aacbinfcs imiUs , factories , &c . ) near the coast . london : Wilson and O ^ ilvy , 57 , Skinnex-street , Bao-whflL
Tce title of this pamphlet is so fnll that we need add nothhig to it as an indication of its purpose and contents . Not being practically versed in scientific laatters "we hazard no opinion on the weighty mattt ? B upon which it treats ; but the Eubject is one of eo much importance to the public generally that we think it the imperative dnty of * 11 who are capable ef forming an opinion , of its merits to examine and inspect Mr . Etder ' s plan ,
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT , Friday \ June 17 . The trial of John Francis came on this day . The court was full , but not over-crowded . Chief Justice Tindal , Mr . Baron Gutney , and Justice Pattcson , took their seats afc ten o ' clock . The Attorney-General , the Solicitor-General , Mr . Adolphus , and Mr . Waddington , were conasel for the Crown ; Mr . CJarkson for the prisoner . Colonel Arbuthnot , Colonel Wylde , and some other officers of the
Household , had sea's on the Bench . Francis was respectably dressed in a dark frock coat and trousers . He was dejected , and much altered since his examination at the Home Office . The indictment charged him with shooting at the Queen with a piatol loaded with gunpowder and a bullet ; and other counts put the charge in various ways , —such as , that the pistol was loaded with gunpowder and certain other destructive materials unknown , and simply that tho pistol was discharged in an attempt on the life of the Queen . He pleaded "Not Guilty , " in a very feeble voice .
The Attorney-General opened the case , laying down the law on the subject , and briefly stating the facts to be proved iu evidence . He understood that no plea of insanity would be set up ; but that the prisoner would be admitted to have been in the full possessipa of his faculties at the time . The purchase of the pistol , and a previous intention of employing it , would be proved : but the Attorney-General acknowledged that he could cot prove the purchase of a bullet ; nor , as it Lad been fired towards an open space , could it be foasd . JBut thera were thousands of substances that would serve the purpose of a bullet , —as a pebble , a child ' s marble , or any irregular piece of lead . If it were argued that that gave the prisoner the benefit of a doubt , neither tho life
of the Sovereign nor that of any one else would ba safe . It wa 3 , he understood , to be alleged iu defence , that the act was a . mere frolic : but the prisoner was adnntted to be sane ; and no sano person could be guilty of s"ch heartless wickedness for the sake of a joke ; while to admit the plea would destroy all safety for people ' s lives . The first witness called was Colonel Charles JameB Arbuthnot , one of the Queen ' s Equerries . He save the most distinct account that has yet appeared of of tho event of Aiay 30 ch— " My general position is about five yards in the rear of her Majesty . Before we left the Palace on Monday , I had received an intimation which induced me to ride as close to her Majesty as 1 could ; and Colonel Wylde , Prince Albert ' s Equerry , rode in the same position on the
other bide . Between six and seven o'clock , wo were coming down Constitution Hill ; when , about halfway down the hill , I observed the prisoner ; and on iho carriage reaching him , he took a pistol from his side and fired it in tho direction of the Queen . As quickly as I could , I pulled up my horse and gave ihe prisoner inro custody . The prisoner had before this caught my attention , a 3 appearing anxious to see her Majt-sty . " The Colonel went on to say , ( hat the utmost distance from the carriage when Francis fired was seven feet . The pistol wai fired just as the carriage was passing . Ths corlego had bc ? n going at the rate of eleven miles an hour : but the
Colonel had given instructions at this spot to go faster , and the postilicns were driving aa fast as the horses could go , and ho should say at the rate of twelve or thirteen miles an hour . The Queen wns sitting on tho back-seat of the carriage , ou the sido nearest to the prisoner . The pistol struck the witness as being pointed in the direct line of her Majssty ; he heard the report , and saw the smoke and lire emkred from the pi-tol . A policeman stood within three yards of Franc-is ; the Colonel exclaimed , " Secure him ! " which was done ; aad he galloped on and resumed his post at the Qaccu ' s side .
Henry Allen , a private in the Scots Fusilerr Guards , said that he was twelve or fi /' f-een paces behind tho carriage , lie had seen . tho prisoner leaning on the pump just before ; and as the carriage came up he saw him step forward and present a pistol at the carriage ; he beard tbe report and saw the fiash . He had been in the Army eighteen month =, and had experience in firing with bail and blank cartridge , and he should say that the pistil was loaded with ball—it makes a sharper sound than a blank cartridge . Cross examiued by Mr . Clarkson , Allen said that he was a tailor before he was in the Army .
Here Culonel Arbuthnot was recalled and examined by the Bench as to tho sound of the report— 'f he report was sharp and loud , but I did not hear tho wLiz of a bill , in consequeuca ofUie noisoof thj carriage and eight horses . My opinion is that tho piSfol was loaded with something more . thtn the powder and wadding , from the sharpness and loudness of the report . That is a mere matter o : ' opinion . I do not ibiuk tnat powder only Would mado such a sound ; a blank-cartridge is a mere evaporation oi powder . This was the report of a pistol well rammed down and charged . " Mr . Patrick Fiiz . jj erald , who had served in the Spiniih and Portuguese armies' stated that h / - siiz ^ ci Fraucis ou the left as the Policeman siczid him on the right . Ju ^ t as the carriage came ap , he . ~ aw the 7 / r : > oner raise his right arm , point a , pistol at the open pan of the carriage , and fire : he saw the il : vsh and heard the renort .
Colonel Wylde , Equerry to Princo Albert , corroborated Colonel Arbuthuol ' s statement . He sta ; ed that , the Queen always sits on the same , the right ? ide of tha carriage . lie stopped his horso wnon Francis fired , and alighted ; saw him ia cusiotiy , and orderedhitn to be taken to the Palace Lod ^ e . There the pistol was ? hown to the witness— "It was taken from the prisoner iu my presence , and I am able to recognise it . I am of opinion , from my knowledge of fire-arms , that it would carry finy or sixty paces . So cood an aim could not be taken with it as with a larger pistol , but at a short distance it would be equally destructive . " " Allowing the distance at wh . ch it was discharged to bo seven tcet
would the wadding of that pistol be competent t .. ^ do any persun a mischief ?"— " Certainly , it would decidedly wound the skin or face , or the eye , and it would be v < jry likely to set fire to the clothes of th * - per ^ on at whum it was discharged . From the report there mu ? t have been in it some very strong waddii'g to compress ihe powder or a bullet . That of coin * is only a matter of opinion . " " If it had not been a buliet , but merely an irregular piece of had or a t-tone , would that be calculated to do equal mifcehiei i "—*• Certainly ; more , perhaps , than a ba . let . " Franci < appeared firm ; thero was oulya slit ; h ? agitation abouc his nose and lip . When asked his name , ha W- * 3 silent .
William Trounce , a Police-constable of tho A divinioQ , had seen Francis loitering about for half an hour before the occurrence . He obferred that , us he looked at him , Frasica went , behind a tree . Trounce was not more than « ne yard from the prisomT vvJie » he heard tho report of a pistol ; he looked . round and saw Francis in the act of presenting it . He tez d him at , once . Mh- ! Laviuia Blanchard , of Union Place , Lambeth , saw Frauds abuut a quarter of an hour before in earnest , ronrer .-ation with a young man . William IiicharJs , a sh emaker , also saw the prisoner in conversation ; but was not sure that he &a ; d any thing . Jam ^ s R" > n ? sel 7 , the inspector of police , searched the prisoner : on him were found aa old niemuraudum-book , a penay , and a little gunpowder . Tho pistol was still warm .
Oiher evidence related to the previous movements of the prisoner . George Pearson , a w-jod-engvaver , saw h : m preset a pistol at the Qui-. eu on the Sunday , as she was reiun . iug fram the Chape . l Royal : he exclaime / , " Tn > -y may tike me if they like—I don ' t cartt—1 was * lool laid nut t-boot her 1 " Jo-eph Robert S'ivet , shopman to Mr . Ravener , a pawnbroker in Toihill Sireet , sold to the prisoner flic pistol ti " ii' had betn produced in court , on tbe 27 th May , for 3 ^ . He paid fur it with ihree fourpenuypiftf'es , a sixpence , and the rest in copper . Richard
Pritcnard , an oiimnn in Lower Eaton Street , Pimlico , sold him a ii nt , on the same aay . Thcmas Gt / uid , of York Sirter , Westmhiaur , sold him a hall penny-woith of snnpowder on the 27 il > ; and Anne BrUsa sold him an ounce on the 30 th , in Brewer S rtet ; he paid twopence for it without asking the price . Cecilia Forsier , said thai Francis had hukd liaifa bed in her hou-: e , 106 , Great Tic . hfiela Srrcer , tcr 3-. a week : he left her lo « 'g ng on the 27 th May ; having been out of work for some time before .
William Gore , one of the Queen ' s Grooms who had been snmaioui .-d but not examined by tbecmiisei fortheCrowa , wa ~ cross examined by Mr . Clark-on ; he said -that he was riding six or seven yards behind Colonel Arbmbiiot . The pistol was discharged bc'ween them ; and it seemed to him to be pointed at tlie hino-w !> eel cf the carriage . For the nvU r , co , Mr . Clarkson commented on the evid-nce wi : h a view to prove it inco .-iclusive of . the charge . He espre .- ^ ed some indignaiion that he :-kculd have be > -n supposed capable of Eugne . - ' . irg that the pietol had bieu fired as a mere fc u-dc joie : was not the cap . i ' . disgusting and abhorient enough without that \ Francis ' s previous distress , and his
courting deueuon atter the attempt , would prove hi 3 ia e : it . Hud the pistol been loaded with any destructive mi-sje . ic was impossible that it could have been riirc / iarg-id without injuring the Queen , Colonel Arbuthuot , or Ma horse . Two years ago the moraid feeling and vanity of another person had induced him to commit the desperate act of firiug two loaded pistois : he had been tckeu care of and provided for : and was it impossible that the prisoner , in the distressed state in which he was proved to be , unable to pay his lodging , with only a penny in his packet , should have committed the act in the hope of being provided for ia a similar manner ? He reiitd tn the clemency and mercy of the Jury . - ;
The Solicitor-General replied ; contending that though there was no direct proof of the pistol's being loaded , and the Jury could come to ho other conclusion ; whatever Francis's motive , he musthave had a criminal desigD . Chief Justice Tindal summed up . He told the Jury that , if they were satisfied that the pistol was
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loaded with a bullet * that would be proof of the criminal design ; or even if it was loaded only with wadding , but fired fo close to the Queen as to do her severe bodily harm , an overt act of high treason would be wade out . ^ The Jury retired at twenty minutes to four o ' clock . They returned into court at five minutes past five ; and the foreman stated that they found the prisoner "Guilty on the second and third counts ; not that tha pistol . was loaded with a bullet , but . that it was loaded with some destructive substance besides the wadding and powder . : ¦ ¦ .: When he heard that ¦" statement , Francis turned very pale . Being asked what he had ta say why sentence finonld not be pronounced upon him , ho made no reply . * .
Chief Justice Tindal , after a brief address to the prisoner , pronounced the following sentence— "That you , John Francis vbe taken from . hence-to the place trom whence you came , that you be drawn from thence on a hurdle to the place of execution , and that yon be hanged by the neck until you be dead ;; that your .. -head ' -be afterwards severed from your body , and that your body be divided into four quarters , to be disposed of in isach manner as to her Majesty shall seem fit . And the Lord have mercy on your soul ! " . Atthe conclusion of the sentence the prisoner fell fainting into the arms of the gaolers and he was led away sobbing piteously .
Salur day t June 18-TRIAL OF THOMAS COOPER , FOR THE MUR . DER OE DALEY , THE POLICEMAN . This being the day appointed for the trial of Thoirifts Cooper , "who staniia charged with the wilful murder of Timothy Ddley , a policeroan of the N Division , tha Court was crowded long before the usual hour of commencing proceedings . Precisely at tea o ' clock the Learned ' . ' Judge ' s , Mr . Justice Piitteson and Mr . Baton Gurney t .-ox their seats on the bench , and tha prisoner was imuiecliately placed at the bar . t '¦' ¦ . " He appeared to be still very weak from the effects of the poison which he had taken . -. His couuieiiauee was vtry pale , and on his first entering the Dock , he looked rather anxiously round tbe Court . He sat down , for a short time , between two of the turukeys , but Rtooii up when the Clerk of the Arraigns proceeded to read the indictments .
The first indictment on which the prisoner was arraigned "was the one "which charged him with having , oa the 6 th . of May last , in the parish of Sc . Mary , Islington , feloniously discharged a loaded pistol at Charles Moss , a policeman , with - ' intent to kill and murder him . There was a second count , w ' iii'jh charged tho prisoner ' s intent to be to prevent b ) 3 lawful apprehension . To thia indictment the prisoner pleaded not guilty . " ; lie was next arraigned on a siukilar indictment , which
charged him "with having feloniously , uwch-arged a loaded pistol at Charles Mott ( the buktr ) , to which he also pleaded Not Guilty . He was ttivn atr ^ i ^ ned on an itidktrnetit . which charged him with the wilful murder of Timothy Dilay , a poUceman , by tiring a pistol at him loaded with ball , an . l thereby ii . fl . cM ' ni ; a mortal ¦ wound , cf which he afterwards ( lied . Ttiu prisoner again pleaded Not Guilty ; and lastly , he was ' arraigned t . n trie Cfrcmer'a Inquisition , which chiiigtvl hiiu with the wilful murder of Daley . To thia he also pleaded Not Guilty .
The Jury were therefore charged , and tfco . first indictment proceeded with was tlut which -charged the prisone . with the wilful murder of Timothy D . tley , the poiicerr . an . The prisoner , after having been given in charge to the Jury , wa ^ allowed to ies : Uiuo his seat . Mr . Bodkin then ro ^ o , and stutbd the caso on the part of the prosecution . He commenced by imploring tlie Jury , to dismiss C-om their niintls any statements which they might have previously heard or r-jad respucting tho case on which it would th ; : -day ba their clu ' y to decide , and to be guided only f > y t « e evidenca ¦ ¦ which it wou ' W-bo . his duty to lay ' lKf > re them . Tke learned Counsel then stated tho facts of fbe case at great lenij . h , and said tin had reason to JUriieve that
tneie was tio intention on the part of ' - tbe prisoner's Counsel to dispute any-one of thosu ( nr . te , but that the defence , which w : is intended to be set up . for him was , that ho was not in a souud state of inind as the time wl en he committyd tho several ofi ' snees imputed to him . S - . Gu ! d such be hiM defence , it must r . ot rest on mere os''f rlion , but nmst , in order to have any weight with tile Jury , be cletttty and satisfactorily proved by witnesses . In conc'a-ion , tho Lvarued G-entlt man ssid ho had heard that ihe part of tha defence hitended to ba set up on tho part of . the prisoner wrt . « , that the deceased constable was not authorised to take the prisoner into custody at the time he attempted to do eo , on a . meie
runu'ur that the prisoner had fired at a p ¦ liUr . onsan . He ( Mr . Bodkin ) was confident that the Xtajued Judges would be of opinion that thero was no _ ground for Mich an objtcUon . After some further observations the Learned Counsel called the following wituwsos : —• CiKirles Mess , 162 . of tha N division of police , fitted th . t on the 5 t ) i of M ,-ty , in tho afririKwn he was on duty ne-. ir Hoinsey Wood , wheu he saw a gentleman waikiai ; in a lane thero , who wore a masque bunch of m > ld sea ' s , cliain ice . He was followed by the prisoner , of whom witin ss took particular notice , suspecting that it w . \ s his i : tention , to rob tho pentieman , and lie was the more induced to do this 'bcoivuv-j bt * bu \ received
iiiformattoa that some gentlemen hat v-jry recently bc en stopped in that neighbourhood , n » i n . btitd by a pi-rson answering'the desjriptioii of tli . ; priwrner . The priwrner made no attempt to rob the gentltnian , but went into an manning field , and witness followed him , and EHeing that he had a pibtol , asked what he was dtiing there ? to which ho replied , nothing' particular . Witness told him that unless h- ; could give n more satisfactory account of himself he eiiouid . f . »; el it to be his duty to tnke him into custody . Upon which the priioritr ]) reseiited a pistol at hiru . an < l wljicb . ' . on witness suing tow . ir'ls him for the purpose of
apprehending bim > be discharged , aiid thereby wounded witness Bcverely in thu arm . He laid bold of the prieoner , but soon found himself so weak that he was compelled to let him go again . The prisoner then walked away , but witness followed him , caVTiHg loudly f > r uMSistance , on which the prisouer iranieo . iately prestiut «< l another pisto ! , and saii he wouid shoot Witiit-ss dead if he ' allowed him aay further . NetwitliStp . ncUiy this threat witr . ees followed him across tho nVMs na fast as he was able , ; inri the prisoner thereupon Orew a lawe car ? ing knife apparently from his tiowsas , and said Lie wouid . do'for witness if he followed him uny further ; Witness continued to call for assistanco . aini f . 'llowed
the priBonei until his excessive woaknesa ' prev « ut »' rt him from going any further , fcbme persoiis , however , heard his cries , and went in pursuit of the prisoner .. Several witDtsscs wire then called , who proyt-. ii that , on hearing tho alarm given by Moss , and teeing-the prisoner running av ?; ty without a hat , they wect" in pursuit Of him across the fields , a distanco of nearly two miles , ; ind that whiio so following him , they saw the prisoner stop and re-lond one of his pistols , after which he continued his flhgbt , ami they ' at length cume uu with him at a place called Highbury Park South . ( Tnis portion of the evidtiuce it is unnecessary to ^» ve atiengtu . ) The next imptiTlant tv stimony was' that relntivo to what occurred at Hii ^ hbuiy Park South , on airival at which place , and whr-n . nearly opposite ; the house of agentleman named Wtitrc-n , the prisoner placed himself with his back against . s « ine pailings , and puiling out a brace of pist'VlB . ami holding one in each bami , dared any of his pursuers to approach him .
John W . Young , a waiter at Hornsey Wood House , stated that on Lfuring the alarm given , he and others followed tbo pi'soner , and at length came up with him at Highburj-piirk Suuth . Among the pursuers were Howard , a 'iwkVr . Molt , another baker , Tumbull and Smith , two garrttrea , employed in the neigtibpurhood ; and ail of whom were jBUbsequentiy exauiiQecl as witi nesses , and their evidence , whieJi d »< t " uot vary in the slightest dPfif « y was to this eflVct thatafttr the prisoner had . put his buck to the piiliD ^ s . and pulltd out tliH pi&tois , Dil ^ v , tbe deceased , c > IUd upou iiim to turrtnoet , bni . winch , however / lie refused to ftp . That DaU-y ttitj tKiil tuat he did not tinn think the pistols the prisouer h > vl in his hands were ,-loaned on which ti e prisone fcatct that they were , and that ii' nny person
touched ) . iiu they should have tke contents . That ilutt . the baher , stooped down , a > id rushao upon the prisoner . a ;> p ; ircntJy with the intttn ' liun of seizing him by the legs and throwing him dumi ; but btfore Mott succeeded in lujing hold of him the priaoner . flied one of the pist- ; lb Kt him and Wounded him stVeieiy in the arm . Thut tif-reujion the deceiiavd rushed on the prisoner , lor th « purpose of securing him , M-iun the prisoner dtlibfcratiy aimed anothtr pistol ; it him , and aliotbun thiuurb the body . Tiiat the pojic-eiiiaa fell and died aim ! -t irnmc-diittely , and tbat as soon as tho prisoner h ; id tir < d the second pistol the bystunders ciysevl iu upvm Ij ^ tiimid secui td .. biui . Haviri ? uoiie sd
they took n-.. m him a large carvius kiiit ' e which he had in his trou ^ tra . On bein g disarrntii , the prisoner said , " now . you have Wken all my weapons froiu ma , I will rnskt ; no furtber resistance . I Eurrfendtr injHelf , but don ' t use me ill " After being secured and tied in a manner that prevented all possib ' . luy of ttoape , the prisener wxa conveyed to the station-bouse on Islington ^ reen , ana on the way there , being asked by Turnbuli how . be caniL' -to do such a thing , he s . iitl , ' I would have Berved you ! be same . " The avidenoe cf Mr . Drury , a surgeon , who examined the deccMsed , aud who also attended the wounded persons , ' Mott and Moss , concluded the case on the part of the
prosecution . ¦ ¦ ' - . - ' . . . ; . ; ' . ' : ¦ - .. ¦ . - . - .. . ; . " Mr . Horry th « a tose , and addressed the Jury on the part of the prisoner , and after some preliminary remarks , Baid that the defence he had to urge on his behalf was that be was insane at the time he committed the pff-nce with which he stood charged , indeed , he should contend that the Very act itstlf was a proof of insanity , viewing all the circumstances under which it wa 8 committed . In inany cases a suicide where th « object ¦ was to protect the gooHs of the ^ selfmurderer from being forfeited to tho Crown , "yery slight evidence indeed had been admitted a a proof of insanity , and surely in a case where the life , and notinertly the property of a fellow-creature was at stake , the Jury ought to be satisfied with that evidence which had been deemed ( sufficient in the cases to which he had alluded . The Learned Counsel then alluded to the evidence in tne cases of Lord Castlereagh , Earl Munster , and other persons who committed suicide , and asked whether any distinction aa to proofs of Insanity ought
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to be diawn in the cue of a man "who murdered himself , and he who murdered any other person , and said if the Jury were allowed to come to a charitable conclusion in the one case , they ought to bo allowed t > do so in the other . He then alluded to tke sliglt proofs of insanity that had been admitted and acted upon in several cases where Commissions of Lunacy had been issued , and said that he was prepared in the present case with much stronger evidence aa to the insanity of the priaoner . the Learned Counsel then went thvough the evidence adduced on the part of the proaecucion , and said that the conduct attributed to the prisouer by the several witnesses showed more clearly -that ha was not in a sound - . stats of mind . After some further general remarks upon the wiiole case , the Learntul Counsel called .
Mrs . Cooper , the prisoner ' s mother , who deposed to various acts on the part of the prisoner , which indicated thut the : prisoner was insane , but aa her relation to the prisoner might be supposed to influence her evidence , we prefer giving that of other witnesses , by whoni it was couflrnied- : Hannah Southall stated that she had lodged with the prisoner ' s mother about eighteen months . He was of a strange behaviour at thaen , and didnot act afc alllikea sensible young iKan . He had maDy childish ways with him . She ban frequently heard him camplain that he was weary of his life . She knew of his having taken laudanum for the purposo of destroying himself , ami saw his mother give him some cast . ir oil and walk him about the room , for tke purpose of rtjcoveriuj ; him . H » wasillfjr a fortaight after . When the prisoner had any money he spout it foolishly in p ; istry and tarts , and such things , and not as a s-jnstbie parson would do . He once bought a silver witcii , and aftor taking it to pieces , sold it to a Jew for Is .
Eifza L ! oyd said shf ; had known tho prisoner ' s mother ' for about eight years . Had lodged in the same hous 9 with her two years ; that was about fUzr ye . ira a « o . Knew on one occasion the priooner tried to banghimsflf . Witness afterwards saw him lying on his mother's bed , and quite black in ths faae . He wai insttnsibie for n long time . When he recovered , and was asked how he came to do it , he said thai he wa 3 weary of his lift * , ' and wished to des-troy fcimstsif . . ho prisoner was much affected on tho death of his father . On hearing of that event he fair ; ted : and wasii ' : Bv . nsibie for several niinutes .
He afterwar : is said that ha had seen his father eome out of his grave . VV' . tuuss recollected eecir-g the prisoner burn two Du ' ch elockf . He said that th « y werd caatles v . 'hich had been eii : ruate < to Lihi to deft-nd , and that he would not allow any one to approach them . Witness said that if she were his mother sheiwculd not permit him to b « at large . Ua-l heard him aay that he had been converted , and thi . t he was a child of God . Cross-examined—DM not ftno » 7 of Jiis going to any chapel . Ho was an industrious young man , and Would work when bo could get it to do .
Mrs . fadirab Bowdkr stilted that shehad lodged at the house cf tbe prisoner ' s mother , a : id that ou one occasion the prisoser toM her that he would hang himself . She replied , "Why , you mu » t be out of youf niind to thi&k uf sush a thing . " Ho said , " Never you mind if 1 ami" He oh another occasion asked her to lend Iiim sixpe-nca to putc&ase some "arsenic , in order that ho might-ratik . il away with himsalC . Witness refused tj ltt him have the mouay , uyon which he said that be would get it ffom somebody e se . She had frequently heard him say thit he was we- » ry of his life . Ohce , when ho was ill , he eaid that the Djvii was coming to fetch him .
Robert Dowdier , a son of the last witnens , stated thut the prisoner had requested him t > purchase arseuie for him , but he refused to do so . Oa one occasion he produced a pistol , and asked witness to let him shoot at him . Ho was frightened , ai . d ran away , on which the prisoner said ,. '" -1 thought you wua not game enough to let medo it . " Cross-examined—I never saw the play of William Tell performed , v / hero a father shoot 3 at an appla on his son ' s head . Ha . ( i frequently seen tJie prisoner put out a candle witli a pistol loaded with powder only . Eiiward Goopsf , a brothi-e of the prisoner , aged eleven years , proved tlat t !^ o prisoner had attempted to : destroy himeel by taking arsenic about four monilis beiora he was apprehended on the pres > eut ch . irtre .
James Cooper , another brother , stated that the prisonerIvmI oncn attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself ; that was abous five years ago . About six months sincjp witness saw the prisoner suddeuiy drink 8 omi thin ^ out of a bottle , and say on having done ao that he had taken enough to destroy his life . His brbtbor gave him some castor oil , which prevented the poisou from taking tffect . ; Had ' . frtquunUy . ' seen him with pistols in his possession . Ha has tfton thi'iatened to shoot witness without ; any provocation . Mr . Bodkin replied upon this evidence , and contended at great length , that there was nothing ia it
that would warrant the Jury in coming to the conclusion that tho prisoner was iueane ? but in addition to this , he said he had witnesses to prove , not only that the prisoner was perfectly sane at the time of the commission of the offeuco charged against him , but that he had been so for isome time prevLi > usly , and had bo continuci ' . sincu ho had bteii in custody . The Learned Counsel then called two ladies , who had be * -n stopped by tbo prisoner near Horiisey , shortly before his appiehenalon On the present ctar ^ -e , and who swore that he presented n pUtoii . ' . at thorn , and demanded thi-ir money . They did not consider tbat he exhibited any symptoms of insanity .
. Mr . Miicmurdo . the surgeon of Newgate , stated that he had attt-nded the prisoner daily sinco hfs commitment to t ) j ? . t prison for trial . He had watched hie conduct narrowly , anil had never observed any syjuptcms of insanity about him . He had do reason whatever for supposing that the prisoner was a person of unsound mind . Cross-examined—Had watched the prisoner more particulauy since Ue knew that his defence was to be that ha > vas iuaane . Mr . C'ipe , tbe Governor of Newgate , stated that he had visited the prisoner daily since Le had been in his charge . JEisd never ohserved tea slightest symptoms of - -iiisa-nity about him .
George Waddington , the jailor of the Clerkenwell Police-court , stated that the prisoner . had been in his custudy several times en variouB charges . He riad never observed any thing irrational about him . Prisoner w . 'is placod under bis-care when appTehendeiV on the present charge . He was very talkative to witness . and when witness remarked that , the present was a bad job , and the worst the prisoner had ever been engaged in , tbo prisoner replied it was , but that if he ( witness )) hud aVteni ^ ted to > take him into cufrt'jdy , he would have shot him at once . He afterwards said that Ue wished that . it had bten the Inspector Penny he bad shot instead of Daley , the policeman , '• because he ( Penny ) hud once done his ( prisoner ' s ) mother an injury . Witness on a . subsequent occasion told him that Mptt had eufiered nvuch fiom a quantity of grass remaining on his wound , on which tnia prisouer said that he wao obliged to load the pistol with grass instead of wad ' . iixig , because ha had cot no paper about him .
The prisoner ' s mother was prtseirt at this time , and she advised him to pray to God for forgive ess of hie bids , upon which he said to her *• Don't bother me , I have had preaching enough already . ' Cross-examined —When the prisoner was in tbe lock-up he endeavoured to take down a sword , but witness prevented him , and asked him afferv / airas what he intended doing with it , when he replied , that he intended to destroy himeelf . adding , " I would have killed you , Georga , if you had tried to prevent me . " Mr . Horry replied upon this evidence , after which . Mr . Justice Patteaon proceeded to sum up the whole of the case , and in doing &o his Lordship said , that the facts of ' this case were very shi . rt . The main quesUon foir-the consideration of the Jury was , tbe Btate of the prisoner ' s mind at the time when he committed the offence imputed to him , and on that point they had before them the evidence of the prisoner a inother , and several other persons who had known him for some considerable time .
HisLovdship read over the whole tf tats evidence , and commeutefi upon the various portions of it as he proceeded . And , with regard to a remark that the prisoner's Counsel ba . < i mude , that tbe < very act which the prisoner had commitied was a proof of insanity , his Lordchip said thut it would be a most dangerous thing to society to inft ^ r insanity from the atrocity of men ' s actions . His Lordship then adverted to the manner in which the prisoner had conducted himseif throughout the entire transaction ; and asked if there was anything in that conduct indicative t-f insanity . His Lordship concluded by teliins ; the Jury , that if they entertained any reasonable doubt upon the matter , it was their € * . uty to give the prisoner the benefit : <> f it ; but if ttiey' did not , it was their bounder doty to find the pri&oner guilty .
. Mr . Harker , the usher of the Court , having in the usual nianuer said , " Gorisidtr your verdict , gentlenien , " the jury rose , grouped together for an instant , and then . rt'SUHitui thulr soats . ¦ •" .-. ¦ The clrt'k fcf the arraigns said , Gentlemen , are you agreefi ? " . The foremauanswered ' Yes , " and delivered a verdict of' Guilty . " The prisoner waa then ordered to rise and atand at the bar- . Hedi < A so with a -lounging swing , and looked towards the bench with a savage scowl . . .,. When asked by the clerk of the arraigns , in the usual form , what he had to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him according to law ? he made no reply .-. .,- . . ' . . . . ¦ . . - . - ¦'¦' . ¦' .. - ..-, The judgeB then put on the black caps , and Mr . Barker made the proclamation enjoining silence upon all persons in the court while eenieuce of death was passing upon the prisoner .
Mr . Justice Pd-tttson then , oddiessing the prisoner , said t—Tnornas Copper , the jury , after a long and patient inYeatfgattoQ of your , case , have found that you were in a sound state of mind when you deprived the policeman , Timothy Daly , of life ; and no person who has heard the evidence given this day , and has attended to it with tbe same care or attention that the jury have given to it can for a moment doubt of their having coma to aright conclusion . With respect to the facts of the case itself , it iappears that you went out on the 5 th of May last , armed with loaded pistols , whether for the purposes of robbery or not I cannot say ; but you appear to have before committed two highway robberies , presenting pistols at the parties , robbing and threatening those persons' lives . Whether you were out on a similar errand on tbe 5 th of May , I cannot eay ; but it appears that on that occasion you met with the policeman Mobs . On Beeing him you ran away , and upou his followiug you and expressing his deter-
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mination to take yen into custody , you threatened to shoot him . A struggle took place between you , and when he attempted to take you into custody , you fired a pistol at him , and wounded him seriously . You then attempted to escape , but being overtaken and surrouaded by the parties who followed yoa , amongst whom was thoUnfortunate ( deceased , yon fired two pistols , with one c £ whiftli you ssveiely wovmcled an individual , and with the other you deliberately shot Daly aead . The culprit , who had been leaning on the bar and scowling a / , the judge , here looked round the court , and seeing Inspector Penny standing near the witness-box , just under the dock , he suddenly leaned over the bar-Potiny , however was out of his reach , and the turnkey , who had ' been standing behind him , immediately closed up , and laid their hands upon him at eachsida . Ha give the inspector a ' most ferocious look , and shook his flat viokatly at him . ^ '¦¦ "¦' - ... - ¦ _
Mr . Juatk-e Pattiscn gazad at the prisoner for S momeiit in silence , and then said , Yon bad better listen to me . Ton had better listen ts ine , pfiscuer , instead of shaking your fist at any one there . As I ha ^ e before said , you wounded one of the persons who attempted to appehend you , and you sent the policeman , Daly , oat of the world on a sadden , unprepared to meet his Maker . The act you have committed was one of great atrocity , one to the commission of which you have been led by a long course of diaaolu ' ta habits , and you did it with the intention of resisting the ofBcers of justice when they were abbutto take you . into custody : Yau said to yousmother , when she told yon to pray to God to patdon yaur soul , " that you did not want to be bothered with any more
preacmng ; you had had enough of that . " Whethec you have come to any better state of mind sinca that I do net know ; bat I recommend yon , during the short time you have now to live , to do so— -to address yourself to fervent prayer , and to try to obtain mercy and pardon from God , through the merits of our Lord and Saviour . Your life has b « en forfeited to your country , and I would not be doing my duty Wire I not to tell you that there is no hope for you of receivin ? pardon . I think it right to tell you that yoa have not the ' slightest hope cf pardon . I fear you are not ia a proper stiite of mind at present : but I trust that you will try to obtain , by fervent prayer , the
pardon of your Creator in another world I earnestly entreat you to apply tho shovt time whicb , you have now t » live in supplication ta the throne ef the Almighty , who sees and knows all things .. It only now ' remains for me to pass upon you the awful sentence of the law » which most undoubtedly will be carried into effect . It is that you be taken back to the place from whence yoa cam ? , and that : you be taken thence to the place of public execution , there to-be banged by the neck until you are . dead ; that your body be buried within the prec ' . nctsLf the gaol ; and may the Lord have mercy oil your soul . ' ¦ V \ The usber , replied , " Amen . "
At the sound of the " amen , " the prisoner , with a look in which the most demoniacal rage and ferocity & ?*> uert to be coiiceTitratfd , grasped tho force metal ink-1 'oHio which is Bcrewed upon the bar of the dock , and made an tffoifc to wrench it off . Whathis object could have been , we are ,: fortunately , unable to tell ; for , luckily for the personal safety of the Learned Judges , or whotver else m ; iy have been . destined for the salute , the inkbottta was securely fastened , and the turnkeys who had kept close to the prisoner from the momeat of his threatening action towards Idspector Penny , immediately removed him from the bar . The trial lasted a few minutes more than thirteen hours . '¦' ' ' - ' . ¦ - . ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ' .-. '¦¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ '¦ ¦ '; -. ' ¦;¦ ' ¦ . - - . -
Mr . Justice Pattison , after the prisoner had bean removed , intimated to the counsel tor the prosecution , that by a recent Act of Parliament , the Judges were enabled to award a eum cf money to : tho wiaow and orphans of persons who had loah their lives in the perrormacce of their public duties . They would therefore order the sum of £ 50 to be given to the widow of Daly He regretted that the law did not recognise the lii'hfc ef Moss , the other policeman , as he had no direct an tbo : ity for the arrest of Cooper in the first instance . However , th 8 great courage and praiseworthy conduct which he ; and the baker Molt had both exhibited were such that he ( the Learned Judge ) had no doubt but that an application 1 1 . to - . the proper quarter would have the effect of procuring them each a handsome reward , which was duo to them both for their admirable comiuch , and for the severe and tedious sufiforings they had endured . The Court then broke up .
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THE FLEET PAPERS . Vol . 2 , No . 25 . Oastler goe 3 gaily on with his good work of scourging scoundrels . Hia present and some preceding numbers being devoted to a consideration of Sir Robert Peel ' s tariff ; he has been led into a dissertation ou the tendency and effect of free trade principles . He shews most ckarJy that their inevitable tendency ia to make honest men into thieves . We state the case rather more bluntly than he does , but such ia the fact . Mr . Oastler adduces si = me pretty anecdotes of middle class " honesty" and " religion" as illustrations of his arguments . We give one or two of them : —
" Thus far had I written , when I was interrupted by a valued and Christian friend . I read the foregoing to him , "when he said , How contrary are tho ^ e princ i ples to tbe Truths of God . What havoc dt > such theories produce in every Christian church V " He then exemplified his meanic ^ ' by two anecdotes , which are so very much to tbe purpose , that I must detain you while I relate them . " My friend , who Ls a highly respectable , intelligent , and very influential Wesley an Methodist , siid , ' The proceedings cf some of our wealthy tradesmen are wiefced in the extreme . I was t > nce transacting buainfc £ 3 with a person who had formerly been one of our
members . When we had settled our business , he pointed to a pile of ribbon-boxes , about a yard high , and told me , ' Those boxes contain ribbons which we sill from one shilling and threepence to two shillings a yard . We generally give from cno shilling to one shilling and eightpence a yard for them—I bought thoss to-day for threepence a yard J Ttat baigain is worth £ 000 to me . ' * Now , he muet have known . ' cinlirnitd my friend , ' That n » ins : j could afford them at tha * : price , and that he was , in effect , buying stolen goods . ' If too many ribbons , under the circumstances , had not been produced , such a rubbery could nut have been committed under the plea of trade .
" My fritnd also said , I remember , that one of our members , who was shopman to a membtr of our society , once told me , that' he should be obliged to leave his situaiion , he could stand it no longer ; ' and then he related tiie following fact 3 : —• Our master haB r . rule , that a certain sum ought to be taken in the shop every day ; if less than that sum is taken , we are employed , after the stop is closed , lo loot over ths invoices of goods which art ? not paid for , and we deduct from them ' , for short leEgths , until we have made np what crux master charges as a fair scm fur the profit on tee amouut . we ere short in the day ' s salus . When the day is very rainy , and we have no customers , vrs nut only deduct icr sbort lengths , but we mike abatements for Luiks "which BcVi-r existed in the- goods , until - the amount cf xjio& ' . b £ x « d for the day is made up . '
" I rfcmatkrd , ' Ho not the sellers of the gools resist Euch impositions ? ' > Iy friend answered , * Tiie goeds are bought from agents , who cannot fcffjrd to offend punctual payers . They prefer to ma ) : e txreses to their pr ccipalB ia tbe country , -w ' n . 9 are generally persuaded to be tatisScJ . ' " J have fciace seen a very respectable London thopkeeper , who asiurts me , that the system of making np profits by tuch deductions is very common im ' esd . ' The recital of this fr . ct will explain to many a poor
weaver the reason why hi 3 master is so often enraged and aiorming about the impossibility of obtaining a proSt , "" and urging b ; s tskers-in ' to increase abatements snd fires . " TiU 3 knavery in the reg-uish shopkeepers not only prevents the-ir henest neighbours from thriving , but it destrsjs all proper feeling between the manufacture ; s and their work-people , and renders the whule Sjstem one cf unblushing viilany and of cruel oppression , for see , Sir , how the manufacturers contrive to throw the fruit of this thievish system of the London shopkeepers upon the poor operative weavers .
"It is a singular fact , but it is true , that a few daya before the conversation I hare just related took place , 1 was called npen by 3 very respectable operative , who is th « first cousin of aa Earl , and whose uncle and grandfatter were also Earls . ( When my poor friend told me his pedigree , I thought of Earl Fitz » viiliam , his grand-children , and the coal-pits . ) This aristocratic labourer was intending to emigrate , being sick of the oDprtecions aad vilianies of the manufacturers .
He infoisied me , ' that ho had left his last place , where bewas a tak = r-in , [ whofie occupation is to tXimine the cottvn caiicoes as ihsy come in from the weavers 2 He was was required to make np , in abatements , a certain sum per week . His conseisnea would n- _ > t allow him to de so . His master expostulated with him , and urged upon him the necessity of compliance , saying , Tfiat before he came , the bate-books , of which he had many , were a » way 3 , on an average , nine shillings a week more than he imy informant ) had made his . * "
Such are the evidences of sympathy with povertysuch the proofs of high-noiudeauess and principle given by the parr . es to Trhom tue " intellectual " brawlers for union are so anxious to haud over the people and their movement thai , for very spleen , because not allowed to do it—ihey move heaven and earth ro split up the uiiion already subsisting among the people !
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LETTER TO MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL , On Matters which deeply interest the Working Millions of Great Britain and Ireland . By Jahes Whtttex . Perth : G . Baxter . This is a faithful , earnest , and respectful admonition "to parties by whom we fear it will be but little heeded .
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TOBACCO AND SNUFF : Medical Testimonies and Essays , shewing their Injunons Effects and Demoralising Tendencies on the Health and Morals of the Public . London ; J . H . Starie . 166 , High Holborn .
A work which we very cordially recommend to the reading and seriou 3 attention of every member of society ; We are quite sure that if its varions and weighty reasons against the injurious , extravagant , and tlthy habits of smoking , chewing tobacco , and snuffing were duly weighed and appreciated , an intelligent people would at once discountenance these habits .
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THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY . AS THE EFFECT OF CLASS LEGISLATION , AND THE CHARTER AS THE REMEDY . A Lecture , delivered in the Chartist Room , Manchester , April 10 th , 1842 , by Mr . David Ross , Lecturer on Elocution , etc . Reported by Wm . Griffin , Reporter to the Si-xt * Manchester A . Hey wood , 58 and 60 , Oldham-street . An energetic and eloquent defence of the Charter , worthy of universal reading .
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FINANCIAL REFORM . A Digest of the Reasons for and against a Tax upon Permanent Property , in lieu of some of the present Taxes , especially those on commodities . By R . - ' "W . - RpssEii , A mroderately "well-reasoned argument in favour of an exclusive property tax . Dissenting from some of the author ' s positions very decidedly , we yet ficd much to praise ; and recommend the book as a whole .
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cal discussion in tha chamber , and had just pronounced the word " aristocracy , " a voice from the ministerial = iile asked him for a definition of it . " Aristocracy , " answered he , at once and calmly , M aristocracy in the nineteenth century is the league , the coalition , of those who wish to consume without producing - , live without working , occupy all public places without beicg compstent to fill them , seiza upon all * honours -ffnhout meriting them— that is aristocracy . "
Abistoceact . —It is related of General Foy , a distinguished French orator , that on one occasion as he was entering with much fcrvonr into a politi-
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ARGUMEXT 3 IN FAVOUR OF THE IMMORTALITY OF THE BODY ; proving that Man is governed by in = own Namral LiW 3 o ! ' Action and Reaction , depending upon their c mdnion ' and tne substances m exi .-trnce that will accora with those Laws eternally , u taey are not . opposed by other substances that have received a different constitution . Bradford : B . Walker , & 8 , Westgate . The genius of this author has chosen a field of exercise calculated to excite much interes' , if his aliened discoveries bore an air of plausibility and practicability . This thty do not , in our estimation . His £ ri-a ! secret—nis principle of material immortality , seems to be tae negative one of not eating any thins calculated to precipitate pli = .-pha . te of lime , or m other word 3 to eatnoi&ing wiJeii wiJ create bone ; he
says—« ' It , is a well-known fact thai if fowls are fed on substances thai contain no impurities , and in a placa where there is no calcareous esxih , that they will lay their eggs without sh-ils . In the same manner , if a female after conception was to subsist npon substances that contained no earthy matter , such .. as phosphate of lime , &c , the child wuuld be tuv . rely ~ ithout bone ; its bocy would cunaUt solely of a number of VtBjtls flika with a flute s . uba ^ . nca , called blood ; and so loug as the child coiitiDced to iahsist npon those subst&cceS , so loxig TTotxi-. i the blood coBtiiiue to circulate through the variuus ramiilcatioas of tie system ,
supplying tse waste E 01 D 3 on in every part of the body ; tvciy eeiisiiivc feeling -would retain its capabilities ; its percept-ve poweis frouSii convey ev-. r 7 object that acttu upon tte ' ni . with such facility and acsuracy to thenfLctiTe powers , so as to give them every opportunity oi ascertaining their nature and qualities , in order to pia . ee them in harmony with them ; and , eo long as it cont : autd to suLply ti « systuni vrkh luattrials that ttouW elemenate fiom ev ^ ry purl of tbe i-sdy in the form s of fluid , vaponr , aad ga 3 , . tavirg no impuritita behind , tptn lifs migbi truly be cilled an nnresiated pheno-Eje ^ on . "
He forgets , however , to tell us how the labours and uses of life are tu be perfumed without bones , or whence this pure elemenaiing food i 3 to be had . The pamphlet altogether £ ms evidence of a mind conlenthEg with a subject altogether too vast for ics capacity , and of which its knowledge scarcely deserves tne same of imperfect .
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JUSTICE TO THE PRODUCER THE ONLY MEANS OF RESTORING THE PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY . A little tract of tight ps ^ es , printed by Wrigley , Hcehdale , in which all ihe volumes of elaborated sophistry sported and vomited forth by the " free trade" men are effectually answered in a few lines .
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THE VISION OF MYCHENOR . / ( Adapted from the Frencfc ;) . * * " » * Oppressed with the labours and fatigues of the day , I , threw myself down : to rest , and behfild . I while yet sleeping , the following vision appeared unto tOi ) : — " . ¦¦" ¦; '¦'¦ .. ¦¦ ... - . ' ; - '; - , ' ; ' . : . -, " . ; ' ,. ' - . * . - Methcught I stood by a wide extended plain , thronged by an iiiimenad niulUtade of human beings ; old men , gity , yiit ' i age , striplings , and children of a year , were there ; : and-from out of the .-whole of this vast , multitude arose ono groan of suffering , one voice of weeping and lamentatioa , and , my eyes wer 6 filled "with tears at seeing taeir gauiit and bony forms , and the cry of their complaint entered into my sonl , and I turned to
an aged nian- who leaned mournfully upon a staff ; wherefore , father , said I , dp these people' moarn ? Is th- ir kin" dedd ? Do they weep for achitftain , or conqueror ? But the old man Bhook his hoary locks , and raising Iu 3 hand , pointed towards the south . And behold . ' a mist , aa it were , fell from my eyes ; and afar off , I beheld a mighty Form standing before a liiountairi ; and the Form ' s height was even from tha foot to the summit thereof . And passing through the crowd , I drew near ui ; to It , that I might look up <; n tha Ctiuse of the peopife ' s sorrowing . And I saw the Form Wii 3 huuian , and had features like unto man ; and he woreaii . iron crown ; and on hia forehead was written , " G jvemment j" and his eyes shot fire ; and in hia
hands he held a whip of scorpions , on which was written " Laws ; " and his aspect was terrible to look upon . Ana behold , as I drew nearer , I discovered that the Form hal two faces ; and looking towards it , I beheld tb . 8 second face , and its features were pleasing to behold , and it Bmiled sweetly ; and the tones of its voice were-bland and musical , and the gaze of the second face was directed to the mountain top . And behold , in the mountain top were gathered together a few men and a few women , and a sumptaous repast was spread bsfore them ; and plenty seemed to abound with them ; each was dressed in purple and fine linen , neither , seemed there any end of their diamdnda and jewels , and I heard no groans or lamentations from them . ¦' " ' ¦ " ' ''¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ¦¦¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ " ; •' - . ' : ' . ¦ . ' :. - ' -: -- . " \ ¦ " ¦ : '¦ ¦' :
And methought , seeing these things , I was pczzlei , and astonishment kept me silent And behold , gazing again upon the multitude upon the plain , I saw all were not prostrate and weeping , some here and there were gathering together into groups , and organizing them * selve 3 , a . d throughout the whole extent cf the plain vvere signs of a mighty movement . And looking , I saw a great river running by the side of the mouutahi , a , rid many ladea shipawere on it , and the people looked auxiously towards them , but the river waa . chained atrosa , and tho Form took half of all that paused And gsz ' ng more attentively I perceived that the hands of the Form were iron , and its feet clay , and I Baw written on ; -its ' . ; breast in blood , ¦ ClasB Legislation . " And behold , in a short time , the features of the Form
were convulsed with agony ^ forth from brain arose an infant child , nnd it stood on the iron crown , and its appearance waa bailed with joy from the mountain , but from the plain no sound of joy arose ; and the Form seeing this Waxed furious , and brandishing bia whip , he spoke , •' Slaves , behold your future king , fell down and worship him . " And behold suddenly I heard from one extremity of the plain oven unto the other one loud laugh of derision , and turning ; -1 " -beheld' the whole people gathered together and (? :: zing with looks of hatred and contempt upon tbe Form , and the people were calling for leaders to show thein how to overthrow it And the Form seeing this , trembled , and said within itself , "If the pesple continue thus I am undpae , I must divert their eaza
from my own depravity . " Saying this , the Form sent cunning mtn amongst the people to shew them the cause of their misery ; and they lectured them , and strove to make thepi believe that too many people lived in the land ; and they , published boobs , and talked of gas , and emigration . But the people hooted them out from the midat of them , and would not even . w ranch as listen unto them . Then the Form sent mild and meek-faced men to ; teach the people obedience ; and these men went forth , and spoke of poverty and misery as beBefits from heaven , sent from above to prepare them for another and a batter world . They aaid it was sinful , and wicked , to complain ; and that '' the powets that be , are ordained of God . " But the people . ' . scoffed at these things , and made reply , " If ye think poverty such a benefit , come share it with ua , why dress ye iu purple and fine linen , and fare sumptuously every day , whilst we are starving ? Ye are hypocites ¦ and false ; teachers all . Depart out from
amongst us . " Sajing this the people united more closely . Then did the Form tremble with { dismay , { and gave himself up for lost , and in his peril he took counsel of those in the mountain top , and behold in .-a ' -short time I heard a voice frnm the top , iBaying , " Divide the people : spread disunion , and yon will conquer . " And presently . I . ' : beheld many well-fed men going amongst the peppl « t and striving to direct their attention to the chain across , the river , and they said , >• Take that chain ofif our trade and all will be well . ? ' But the peepla returned , V What will be the use of taking off the chain Has not the Form power to put it on again ? We will dtstioy the Form . " Then did the multitudes advance with palm branches in their hands , and singing songs and hymns of jubilation , and at their bead "were five men , aud the tramping of their feet ahook the earth , and their cheers resounded to the very heavens ; and ,. 89 they approached the Form . ' . they became invisi ble to me , and a pealhig ahout , as of victory , woke me from my vision . : : . ¦¦ . ¦; . - . ;¦ . .... ¦ ¦ ¦ y : : ' " ¦ : ¦¦ ' . . ¦ ¦ ' :-: . : ; . ¦ ¦ ¦ . - : v ; - p . :. - - Rochdale , June . , 1842 .
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GovERmiEsrh&re issued a Special Commission for the trial of persons accused of outrages in Tipperary ; and the Commission has been addressed to ( Met Justice Pennefather and Chief Justice Doberty . Life ! s ^^ liexplioably dear , [ 'iyen ; after there is least left to enjoy in it , more espeoiaHy when tbo questionable boen of existence is sought to be forcibly wrested from our grasp .
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^ THE NCBT HERN STAR . _____
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 25, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct436/page/3/
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