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MEETING AT BATH , FOB THE FORMATION OF A PKOTKSTAirr OPERATIYB ASSOCIATION . A meeting took place at the Assembly-Rooms , Bath , on Tuesday evening weejc , for the formation ' of a Protestant Operative Association . Two thousand persons ? ere present It was announced that James Lord , Esq ., of the Inner Temple , would attend as a Deputation from the London Protestant Association ; bat , at the honr appointed , that gentleman not making his appear-- ¦
ance , Mr . R . Philp rose and said that they Ten met to form a Bath OperatiTe Association . { Here Mr . P . was interrupted bj seTeral gentlemen who . rushed in upon the platform , and cried out , " Sit down , Sir , you haTe no right to speak , "— " What are you doing , Sir !" && tic ) Mr . Philp said he was about to propose a nhniirn « . Ti -when , be iraa told by the Her . Mr . Tottenham , that a Chairman bad been appointed . Mr . Philp , however , persisted in his motion , . and proposed an operative to the chair , Mr . Thomas Bolwell , which was carried by an immense majority .
Mr . Alderman Crisp , amidst tumultuous cheering , rose , and stated that the meeting had , by an overwhelming majority , chosen a chairman . That it had ¦ waited more than twenty minutes after the time fixed , and that no chairman was announced in the bills con-Tening the meeting ; there could be no question but it was the duty of the few individuals on the platform to yield to the overwhelming Majority who had elected the chairman , and , as the cards of admission required , " be amenable to the chair . " ( Here there was tumultuous interruption from the parties » n the platform , who denied Mr . C ' a right to speak , when he , Mr . Crisp , requested those in the meeting who were willing to bear him , to hold up their hands , upon which a forest of hands appeared , and , on the contrary ,
about a dczan , exclusive of these on the platform . ) Mr . C . then proceeded . Are you now satisfied of my right to speak ? Will the paltry few on the platform dare bid defiance to the will of tbe ~ vast assembly before them ? The gentlemen on the platform deny that a majority of the meeting are in favour of Mr . Bolwell presiding over them . I now request all those who desire Mr . Bolwell to take the thair to hold up their hands . ( Here , again , a multitude of hands appeared , thus electing Mr . Bolwell , a second time , by an overwhelming majority , to preside . ) Mr . C . hoped the meeting would not be deluded * and humbugged by such proceedings . ( Here an attempt was made to seiae Mr . Bolwell ; and he was held by tbe throat , it is said , by a clergyman , and thrust violently back . )
Mr . Bolwkll , having regained his self-possession , said , " Reverend Gentlemen , if you do not behave yourselves , and allow the business of the meeting to prooeed , I must have you all taken eat " Mr . Stowell here called , once more , for the sense of the meeting respecting the Chairman . Upon Mr . Bolwell ' 8 name being put , and that of Mr . Wilson , the former was again elected by , if possible , a larger majority than before , Mr . S ' . owell , with others on the platform , beine the principal supporters of , and holding up both hands for , Mr . Wilson . Mr . 8 towell then called
for a division of the room . Mr . Crisp said it was impossible ; tbe meeting was bo crowded it would create a dangerous tumult . Snch a proposal could be only made to produce a riot It they wanted to divide the sheep from the goats , he knew where tb « goat * would be . Mr . Bolwell had been elected almost unanimously to the chair , and it was an insult to the meeting to make such a proposition . ( Deafening cheers , and cries of " Bolwell . ") Several gentlemen" added to the confusion of the meeting by stamping , whistling , and using noisy cat-calls , particularly in the orchestra . )
Mr . K- K . Philp said , we h » Te been called together , as the operatives of Bath , to form a Protentant A « ociation , and now we are assembled for the purpose , the Reverend Gentlemen who called this meeting refuse to permit us to express our opinions upon the matter . But we are not to be made the playthings of any body of men , whatever their station or calling . The gentlemen on the platform , and a few more sprinkled around the room , are the only ones who have raised their voices against the appointment we have made to the chair . But how many operatives are there upon tl . e platform ? ( " None , none . ") Then what right bare they t » interfere with the legitimate expression * of our opinions ? It is for us to decile whether we will bate the proposed Association or not . Are we to be called
here , and to allow a few interested persons to decide for ns t ( " So , no . " ) "The Cnnreb is the formidable enemy of the people . The most obstinate opponents of that great m-. &sure of political reform , tbe People ' a Charter , have been tbe clergy . Tbe influence of the Church is exerted against every measure likely to benefit the country—against every kind of civil or religious liberty . It is our Christian Church that has imprisoned Thorogood and B&ines for the non-payment of churchrates , they conscientiously differing from tbe tepots of the Establishment . It is our Christian Church that has imprisoned Hetberiagton and Cleave for publishing a work , tbe author of which had conscientiously expressed biB opinions upon matters of religion . It was a Church minister , ¦ who ,
whilst Frost was awaiting his trial , exerted every influence , from the puipit , over his parishioners , against him . It is the Clergy -who are seeking to do away with the harmless amusements of the people , and are ever seeking to drive them into church , and cram Bibles down their throats . ( True , true . ) The Bishop of Exeter , in the House of Lords , watches with e * glu eye every opportunity to crush the people , and every particle of liberty they have left . In Bath , the Clergy had influenced the authorities to take proceedings against several poor but honest tradesmen , for merely selling instructire cheap papers on Sunday to those wurking men , who , from unfortunate circumstances , could not buy them on Saturday night—for this they put two individuals in the stocks , and fined two others . , Loud cries of " Shame , " " Away with them " ) And are you , operatives of Bath , prepared to form an association which shall assist the Clergy in their work of oppression ? ( Shouts of " No , no . ' ") I glory in your
determination ; those Bhouts will strike deep into their bearts ; wbeir they wake on the morrow they will have a different estimation of the operatives of 3 iVh than ever they dreamed of before , ( Here Mr . Pbilp was iuterrupted with whistling , thumping , stamping , &c , from the platform and the orchestra ; the attempt was to prevent the following resolution from b « ing heard . ) " That in the opinion of this meeting , seeing the vast revenues already applied to Church purposes , and contemplating the distressed condition of the people ; taking into account , also , the opposition given by the Church to every measure of political reform calculated to benefit the country , and extend civil and religious liberty , it is inexpedient to form a " Bath Protestant Operative Association . " But this meeting pledges itself to use every effort to tffect such political , social , and religions reforms , as sball place the Church upon a more just basis than at present . and bring complete justice and liberty to tbe whole people . "
Mi . C . Bolwell seconded the resolution , which was carried by an immense majority . When the business was declared to be at an end , Mr . Philp said to Mr . Stowell , " Why , Sir , did you threaten to call a policeman to me , because I exercised my right to speak . '" Mr . Stcwkll commenced by regretting that the harmony of the evening hud been disturbed . As a minister of God , and possessing a > desire at all times to promote peace , he could truly say that he had not allowed his temper to be ruffled throughout the whole proceeding . Mr . Philp— "Why , Sir , you threatened to call a policeman to me , because 1 exercised my right to speik . '
Mr . Stowell— " I did certainly say I would call for the police —( hisses , groans , and laughter )—because I deemed the conduct of those who were endeavouring to ascend the platform most unruly . And it was very clear that the majority of the meeting were for Mr . Wilson taking the chair . [ An attempt was made to put Mr . Wi ! son in the chair , but it failed . ] ( Loud and vociferous cries of " No , no , no . " " Don't insult us . " " Tell the truth , " &c , from all parts of the meeting . ) He feared that many present had lent themselves as the tools of Popery . ( Laughter , " Oh dear !") He had met a gentleman of Bath in a railway train , who told him that a good ProUslant Operative Association might be formed in Bath . ( Cries of " Go back by the next train . " ) He had made such liberal speeches , that he
could not fail to please the people of Bath , for many who had heard him had set him flown for a thoroughgoing Radical . ( Soft Soap . ) But he was open to declare himself a red-hot Tory . . ( Cheers from the parsons , and groans and yells from the meeting , with cries of " a fcad lot altogether . " ) His motto was to fear God and honour the Queen . ( "What ' s to be done with Prince Albert and tbe babby ?") He had done niuqh to relieve the distresses of his own starving flock . He wished more attention had been paid by the nobility and gentry to the wants of the people . He must say they were too widely severed , and the best way to unite them was to form such associations as be had come there to establish . He was an advocate of religious liberty , but ha would beat down Romanism .
. Mr . Ckisp rose , and taking out the bill convening the meeting , said he bad not come to hear a tirade against the Catholics . There was now n * Chairman . The business had already concluded . Mr . SrowBEL complained of interruption , and said he was sorry to observe the people of Bath did not know how to behave , as well as his townsmen of Manchester . This was received with a burst of disapprobation ; unable- to bear which , Mr . Stowell seised his hat and cloak , exclaiming , " I can stand this no longer , " and made his exit , fol lowed by the reverend brethren , " who retired to console each ether over their disgraceful defeat
Mr . CfiiSP remarked , that they were now skulking off , escaping from thai chastisement he intended to have inflicted . It would be useless for him ( Mr . Crisp ) to attempt to answer the infamous calumnies and falsehoods which the disgraceful Both Chronicle was for ever heaping upon himself . What had the Protestant clergy been doing with all the property and pewer they had possessed , for tbe last three hundred years ? In Catholic times , at least , there were no degrading Poor Law Unions . ( IJsnd' cheers . ) " The churches van repaired , and the poor maintained , out of the ecclesiastical revenues . They had brought the country into a state of indescribable misery and wretchedness . After some further remarks , Mr . C . concluded by saying they were now endeavowing to cajole and delude tbe labouring classes into a union to prop up their tottering fabric The meeting then quietly broke up .
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EXECUTION OF MATTHEW FOWLES , AT STAFFORD . Stafford , Satuhday . —At five minutes past eight o ' clock in the murning the execution of this wretched mau took place . It is cenjectured there were fretn two to three thousand persoBS present On making inquiries as to whether any alteration had taken place in the behaviour of the unhappy culprit , aud whether he persevered in the denial ot his guilt we learned that be still maintained his former position . During the whole of the might be slept soundly , and on rising , at five o ' clock , hepariookofa hearty breakfast , with evident zest Shortly afterwards he appeared eneagtnl in fervtnt prayer .
At Beven o ' clock the wretched man was conducted to the chapel . Here he was preceded by the Governor and Chaplain . On entering the edifice , he still retained his composure , and after casting a hasty glance around him , took his place at th « Communion Table . He then knelt down , aud appeared to be engaged in silent meditation . The prisoner was then solemnly questioned by the Chaplain with reference to hi » participation in the crime for which his life was shortly to be offered in expiation . The language employed by tbe Reverend Gentleman was so striking , and the reply of the convict so pointed , that we lay the whole before our readers : — " I ckarge you , as in tbe presence of Almighty God , in whose presence you will shortly appear , did you , or did you not , participate in the murder of that unfortunate woman . " Tbe prisoner , in a firm , but lew tone of voice , replied , "No , Sir . " On repeating the question , in a firm voice , he unhesitatingly replied , " never knew u word at all about it , until I was taken
into custody . " The service then proceeded . Fowles ' sflrmn-ss aj p . ared never to leave him for a single moment , and he retired from the chapel to the condemned tell without the slightest emotion of fear , preserving , however , the same decorum which he had maintained during the impressive service . Fowles again declared that he know nothing about the murder , and that he told the truth as far as he knew . About eight o ' clock the executioner entered tbe cell , and proceeded to pinion the unhappy man . WhilBt be was performing tbU office , is wad must surprising to witness the unshaken demeanour of the prisoner . The Governor said , " Fowles , I hope you are not going to leave the world with a lie in your mouth . " He replied , " No , Sir . " Tbe Goveruor added , " You know that the punishment will be more than ten-fold in the next world , if you do ? " The prisoner replied , Yes , Sir , I am aware of it" He then requested that bis coat and hat might be given Ellis , one of the boatmen , who was reprieved only a few hours before the time fixed for his execution last
year , aud who still remains in the county prison . The Under-Sheriff , R . W . Hand , Esq ., having , aside to the Governor , made the usual demand ot the body of the culprit , he was delivered up into the hands of the executioner . The Chaplain immediately commenced reading the burial-service ; and , with the Governor and Under-Sheriff , preceded the prisoner to tbe drop , the culprit walking unsupported with a firm step . He ascended the scaffold , likewise , without receiving any assistance , and took bis station under the fatal beam . After the rope had been placed round his neck , the Governor asked him , for the last time , Whether he had any further communications to make ? He replied he ehould like to say one word , and , turning to the R ^ v . Chaplain , he said , " It is hard to die an innocent man for this thing . " The Kev . Chaplain then added , " You still assert your innocence ? " To . which he replied , " Yes , Sir . " In a few seconds the bolt was drawn , and the unhappy man was Uunehed into eternity .
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HOUSE OF LORDS , Fhidat , Apbii , 2 . The Sam and Rum Shrub Sill was brought up from the Cemmona and read a first time . Petitions were presented by tho Bishop of Chicheater , from Eastbourne , praying that the owners , and not the occupiers of small tenements , might be rated to the Poor Laws ; by the Marquis of Normanby , in favour of the Drainage BUI , and in . favour of tbe Jews' Declaration Bill ; and by Viscount Melbourne , from Lancashire , against any further grant to the Established Church or the Church of Scotland . The Population Am « adra « nt Bill was read a second time . .
The Metropolitan Buildings' Regulations Bill , and the Metropolitan Drainage Bill , wentpro forma through a committee ; the Marquis of Normanby stating that the provisions of the latter Bill would be extended to Scotland , and a provision would be introduced in the former to ensure greater safety from Bra . The Borough Improvement BUI went through a committee . Tue Duke of Wellington moved for returns connected with the trial of Batholomew Casey , returning incer for the Naas "Union . The Marquis of Nokmanbt understood there waa some mistake about the identity of the party , but had no objection to the motion . Adjourned .
Monday , April 5 . The Marquis of Bbeadalbane presented one hundred petition * from various places in Scotland , seme in favour of the non-intrusion principle , aid the remainder praying for the abolition of church patronage in that country .
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Th * Uiiqaii of Lansdown * said that , in consequence of what bad takes place last session , he would , soon after the holidays , mow for a Committae upon Promissory Notes and Bills « f Exchange . The Earl of C ^ a KXBTIllb then called the attention of their Lordships to that portion of the criminal jurisprudence of Ireland which prevented the setting aside of Improper persons from tbe jury panel by the Crown . The King ' s County had , he said , become recently the ¦ cone of frightful outrages , without any apparent local causes t « load to them . Their Lordshi p * would remember the murder of Mr . Fraser—the-attempt to murder Mr . Stoney—the attempt to murder Mr . 8 mitk—the attempt to murder the Rev . Mr . Dunn—the murder of Lord Norbury—the attempt U murder Mr .
Seaton , and the attempt to murder Mr . Biddulph . In all these cases the only one in which the , Government could procure any information , so afl to bring the parties to trial was in that of Mr . Biddulph . Two persons were apprehended ,. and he would admit that , up to a certain point , tho Irish Government had done everything in its power to bring them to punishment The Jury was empanelled according to the practice which prevailed ever since the Noble Marquis ( Normanby ; bad been Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . The Crown did not set aside a single man . There were 5 * names on tbe Jury panel ; 11 did not answer to their names ; the prisoners challenged 27 , and the other 12 formed the Jury . Of these 12 « ne was a
county delegate , of the ribandmen , and there was a committee man of the same society , aud a third was parish master of the ribandmen . There was also a casein Armagh where the same course was pursued , but it was departed from at Londonderry on the trial of a Protestant named Grey , who was charged with having committed a cold-blooded murder . In Grey ' s case the prisoner challenged seven of the Jury ,, and the Crown challenged ten . The Noble Lord , after contending that all efforts to administer justice in Ireland effectually mustVcease unless the jurymen could be placed above suspicion , concluded by moving f « papers relative to the trial of the parties for shooting ft Mr . Biddulph , in which case the Jury had declared they could not agree in their verdict .
The Marquis of Nobmaxbv said that if the Noble Earl had made further inquiries than he bad done , he thought he would hot have come forward to pronounce in tbat House an opinion on the guilt of those parties Who were yet to be tried at the next assizes , and thus prejudge the verdict of the Jury . The Noble Earl had not stated the whole case—be had written to the Lord Lieutenant upon tbe subject , and the reply tbe Noble Earl received proved that the jury , in the case ot Mr . Biddulph ) had not been empanelled without interference en the part of the Crown . Mx . Biddulph had
been consulted by the Crown solicitor , and had , after the jury were sworn , expressed more than once his satisfaction , and said a more impartial jury could not be had . Mr . Moore , the Solicitor-General , had also declared that the verdict of the jury ( if coming to no decision could be called a verdict ) , upon the evidence adduced , could not be found fault with . He hoped the Noble Earl would not press his motion , as it would be extremely injudicious at tbe present moment , when the trial of these parties was still pending . The Noble Marquis also read some documents' , tending to show a great diminution of crime in Ireland .
Lord Glengall said that much of this diminution was to be attributed to the goad management of the police . The Earl of Charleville replied , and eventually withdrew his motion for papers .
Tuesday , April 6 . At four o ' clock , the Lord Chancellor , tbe Earl of Clarendon , and the Earl of Sbaftesbury took their seats below the Throne as Lords Commissioners , when the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was ordered to summon the Commons to hear the Royal Assent given to various Bills . 8 o « m after , the Speaker , attended by a number of Members , appeared at the bar , when the Royal Assent was given in the usual way to the Rum Duties Equalization Bill , the Turnpike Acts Continuance ( Ireland ) Bill , the Population Act Amendment Bill , the Houghing ot Cattle ( Ireland ) Bill , the Durham and Sutherland Railway Bill , the York and North Midland Railway Bill , the Glasgow , Paisley , and Greenock Railway Bill , and the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill . The House then adjourned during pleasure . The Earl of Su aftesbury resumed bis seat at five o ' clock .
The Duke of Wellington presented a petition from the Mayor , Aldermen , and Corporation of Dover in favour of the Jews' Declaration Bill . The Noble Duke said he could not concur in the prayer of the petition , The Marquis of Normanby presented a petition from Westminster , praying that the toll might be taken off the metropolitan bridge * . Tbe Noble Lord then moved for & return of all the trials for Ribbonism in Ireland during tbe last two years , distinguishing those who had been convicted and those who bad been acquitted , and also the cases in which the Jury had been discharged without coming to any decision . He bad reason to believe that the result would prove tbat the acquittals which in ordinary cases were to the convictions as ssven , six , and five to four , would turn out to be in the Ribbon cases in the ratio of three and a half convictions to one acquittal , and that there was only one case in which the Jury had been discharged witbout coming to any verdict
The Duke of Buckingham presented petitions from Leominster and another place , against any further grant to the College of Maynooth . On the motion « f Lord Melbourne , the House then Adjourned to Thursday , the 22 d instant .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Fridat , Ai-hil 2 . The Dublin Wide Streets Bill , the Bradford Water Works Bill , and some other private bills were read a second time . i Mr . Blackstoite moved that the evidence taken before tbe St . Albania Election Committee be printed . It Was very desirable that the House and the country should know the grounds upon which the decision of the Committee h » d been arrived at It was generally understood'that the greatest obstacles had been thrown in the way of proving the bribery and corruption tbat prevailed at the election , and it was impossible tbat parties could be induced to squander large sums in investigations before Committees so constituted ^ r % was also generally rumoured tbat a most disgraceful compromise bad . taken place between the parties to the St . Alban ' s and the Canterbury petitions , and that it ran thus— " If you withdraw your petition against the sitting member for St Alban ' s , we will not prosecute the sitting member for Canterbury . "
Mr . Dwncombe moved in addition that the evidence taken before the Canterbury Election Committee be printed . It was impossible tbat tbe House or tbe public could have any confidence in these Committees if comments upon their proceedings , such as he had lately noticed in the public prints , were indulged in . The Hon . Gentleman then read extracts from an article in the Times of the previous day in reference to-the St . Alban ' s Committee , in which it was stated that the most open , unblushing , and reckless purchase of the borough bad taken place , and had been proved before the Committee , but that , having a majority of Ministerialists on the Committee , the sittfng member was enabled to retain his seat He knew nothing of the facts , but he thought that a gross libel upon the Committee ; but there was prima facie evidence of a most disgraceful compromise , which ought to be cleared up . ( Hear , hear . )
Mr . Sandford ( chairman of the St Alban ' s Committee—When the evidence was before the House he had n « doubt the conduct of the Committee would be fully vindicated . Several Members spoke against and in favour of the motion . Lord F . Egerton . opposed the motion . Lord J . Russell said , if . the object was to vindicate tho character of the Members of the Committee , he should divide the House against the motion , but it was of importance that they should have tbe evidence before them , in ordet to form an opinion as to the working of these tribunals , and to enable , them to suggest improvements . The evidence taken before the Wulsall , Canterbury , and St Alban ' s election Committees , was then ordered to be printed . In answer to Mr . Okmsby Gore ,
Lord J . Russell said it was intended to issue a commission to inquire into tbe Btate of the church in North Wale * . Colonel Sibthokp wished to know if it was to be a paid commission ? Lord J . Russell would recommend the Hon . and Gallant Member to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury , at whose instance the commission was issued . ( Great laughter . ) The Houghing of Cattle ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third time and passed . . The House then went into committee on the Poor Law Amendment Bill . On clause 25 , which related to the burial of paupers , a lengthened discussion * took place as to what the amount of fees should be , by whom they should be paid , and whether the pauper should be buried in the parish to which be belonged , or the parish in which hedied . ' ¦ ' '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦'¦¦ ¦ " - ¦ /¦ ¦¦ ' ' '¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ - ' . ' ¦ " ' ' <
On an amendment of Mr . Prime , to Include persons dying in any public hospital , the committee divided , when there appeared—for the amendment , 38 ; against U . 136 . ¦¦ ¦ ¦; " ; : " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ¦• ¦ ' ¦ * On clause 28 , which related to the expences of the casaal poor being defrayed by the entire union , Lord G . Somerset moved the rejection of the clause . - - ' -.. ¦ . "¦¦'¦"¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' -. ¦ .- ¦ ¦ - ; On a division , there appeared—for the clause , 115 ; against it , 66 . After some other clauses had been discussed and agreed to , the House resumed , and Lord J . Rwsselu stated tbat he would move that tbe Bill be committed , pro forma , on Monday next , in order that the additional clauses might be printed . The South Australia Bill , the Ireland Bonding Warehouses'BUI , and the Wide Streets ( Dublin ) Bill went through a committee .
The Double Costs Bill was read a third time , and passed . ' ¦ . 7 .. . '¦ ' . . . '¦'¦ : ¦¦ ¦ : ' -7 \ The Indemnity Bill was read a second time . On the motion of Mr . Labodchere , a select committee was appointed to inquire into the law respecting joint-stock companies . Adjourned at balf-past . twelve o ' clock .
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Minday , April & . When the order of tbe day was moved for the House resolving itarif Into Committees on the Poor Law Amendment Bill t . Mr . ' WAKLET drew attention to the operation of the Bill in the City of London , and referring to tbe dietaries of the City workhouses , showed that their fare was much better , and more abondait than in any of the nusJ districts . He was of opinion tbat tbe Poor Law Commissioners should be called to the Bar of the House , to explain this extraordinary violation of a law which ought to be uniformly administered . Lord John Russell complained , ef these observations , when it was an understood thing tb « t the Bill was only to fro committed prbjbrma , in order tP have the amendments printed ; and that all discussion was to be postponed until after Easter . The Bill then went through Committee pro for ma . Tbe House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House upon foreign trade , and .. ¦ ' ' - . _— I , i ¦ ... ¦ ""¦ — ——
Mr . Labocchere moved a series of resolutions for the regulation-of foreign trade with British possessions in America and the West Indies . It was bis intention to impose a duty of 7 per cent above the duty on Brifcljh goods , in lieu of the duties of 7 j , 15 , 20 , and 30 per cent , now levied on foreign goods imported intothoBe colonies , thus giving an advantage of 7 per cent to British goods , which ; at tbe Cape of Good Hope , was found to be an ample protection . These alterations , the Right Honourable Gentleman contended , would be of the greatest advantage to our colonies , without proving at all injurious to the mother country . .
Mr . Goulburn admitted tbe advantages « f the alteration to the West India Islands , hut hoped this proposition was not to be the precursor of the importation of foreign sugar and spirits . He thought the Government should be very cautious in its proceedings , and the House should be very certain that seven per cent would be a sufficient protection to tbe mother country , before it assented to the alteration . He Wished to know if this were an experiment with a view to ascertain if they aould hqreafter admit into Great Britain the leather , Bilk , Hnen , and other produce of the Continent at a protecting duty no greater than seven per cent Tbe Right Hon . Gentleman concluded by declaring that be must have further time and further information before he could sanction such an extensive alteration .
Mr . Xabouchkre vyiB convinced tbat tbe proposed measure would not only load to most beneficial coiiaetuenebs in a commencial point of view , but would be followed by great political advantages by conciliating our great colonial interests . Tbe resolutions had been now for same time before the publie , and be believed the manufacturers throughout the kingdom were not opposed to them ) for they were becoming , for the most part , convinced that they were not benenlted by very high protective duties . Mr . Colquhoun thought the West Indies would be still placed in a disadvantageous position as compared with the East Indies . He did not think that tbe measure could be considered as a full act of justice to the former colonies . Mr . Hume hoped to see the day when protective duties would be altogether abolished , and when the only duties imposed would be those for the purposes of revenue .
Mr . Herri es said tbat after the committee upon import duties had been brought to a premature close , be did hope tbat a more general inquiry would have been entered upon before proposing a measure , which would effect a revolution in the commercial transactions of the country . .- .. . ' . Lord J . Russell strenuously advocated the adoption of the resolution . Mr . Villiers supported tbe resolutions , for , in bis opinion , nothing could be more injurious to the colonies than these restrictive duties , " the abolition of which , he believed , would not be opposed , were it not for tbe fear that the principle might hereafter be applied at home .
Mr . Q . Palmer said , if this measure were passed , the result would be that the whole trade of tae world would be thrown open , and the British shipowners and merchants would have no advantage over those of other countries . He thought the subject , therefore , one which required more inquiry and consideration than had as yet been bestowed upon it . ¦' . . - ¦ .. Mr . B . Baring made some observations respecting the oouuuiltee on imports , which led to a personal altercation with Mr . Villiers , to an extent such as to cause Mr . Bernal to call upon both Hon . Members to recall their somewhat hasty expressions , which after a little hesitation Was acquiaced in .
After some further discussion , Mr . Labouchere said be should fix the first of January , 1842 , as ' the period when the new duties should come into operation . He proposed , if the resolutions were agreed to , to bring in the Bill and have it read a first time on Tuesday , and to move the second reading after Easter . ' The resolutions were then agreed to , and the House resumed . ' The House then went into committee on the Criminal Justice Bid , in which several amendments were made . The other orders of the day were disposed of , and the House adjourned .
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THE BISHOP INSECT . The Rev . Sydney Smith observes of the delights of tropical climates"Insects are the curse of tropical climates . The bete rouge lays the foundation of a tremendous ulcer . In a moment you are covered with ticks . Chigoes bury themselves Jn your flesh , and hatch a large colony of young chigoes in a few hours . They will not live together , but every chigoe sets up a separate ulcer , ' and has his own private portion of pus . Flies get entry into your mouth , into your eyes , into your nose ; you eat flies , drink flies , and breathe flies . Lizards , cockroaches , and snakes get into the bed ; ants eat up the books ; scorpions sting you * n the foot Everything
bites , stiugs , or bruises ; every second of your existence you are wounded by some piece of animal life that nobody has ever seen before , except Swammerdam and Meriam . An insect with eleven legs is swimming in your teacup , a nondescript with nine wings is struggling in tbe small beer , or a caterpillar with several . dozen eyes in his belly is hastening over the bread and butter ! All nature is alive , and seems to be gathering all her entomological hosts to eat you up , as you are standing , out of your coat , waistcoat , and breeches . Such are the tropics . All this reconciles us to our dews , fogs , vapours , and drizzle— -to our apothecaries rushing about with gargles and tinctures—to our old , British , constitutional coughs , sore throats , and swelled faces . "
The witty divine does not seem td be aware Of the existence of an insect more offensive than any he has described , which plagues our northern and colder climate , and is vulgarly known by the appellation of "The Stinking Bishop . " It has acquired the epithet by the intolerable nausea with which the air is impregnated wherever it is on wing in the neighbourhood , and more particularly in " The House ., " When caught and pressed , the effect is hardly to be described or conceived . We are not , however , informed wh y the name of Bishop has been conferred on so disgusting an insect , the most offensive of all the bug soecies , to which it is declared by-naturalists to belong . The infliction of this nuisance has been dreadfully felt in different parts of England where its visitations have been migratory . We heard it
much complained of in Durham some time back , but latterly it appears to have taken a westerly direction , and the accounts from Devonshire—particularly round Exeter—have been , indeed , truly appalling . The mischief done in that neighbourhood is incalculable—nor has Westminster or Lambeth been exempt from its virulence . Canterbury , as well as London , has . made heavy complaints , which , we are h \ ppy to assure our readers have called the attention of " the Home Office" to its progress , and we have no doubt that , by the public spirit of Lord Normanby , and the active exertions of our most eminent bug-destroyers , its unwholesome influence will be checked , and the disgusting insect eventually prevented from polluting our atmosphere with its effluvia . —Examiner .
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THE NEW AND OLD POOR LAWS . ' Whoever has paid attention to the late proceedings of the House of Commons , must see that it is now for the first time that that assembly is approaching to a condition of intelligence to legislate for the poor . The new law has . furnished that instruction which , an experiment always furnishes , and the instruction has been forced upon the House , however reluctant , by the benevolent importunity of tbe'public Already the harsher provisions of the law are either explained away or formally condemned ; and tbe process of amelioration in this respect must proceed , if the country persevere in its humane exertions , of which we have no doubt Already tbe Commissioners have bad some sharp rebjakes ; to bumble their arrogance and mitigate their tyranny . Already tkeir hours are oounttd , and they have been apprised , that even the respite with which they are indulged ia to be dependent upon a considerable amendment in their . conduct With the termination of tbe Commission . howeverwill expire
, , that principle of centralisation , and the principle of central controul once extinguished , it demands little foresight to anticipate with perfect certainty that the management of the poor will return to its old kindly channel . The unions will be dissolved in every case in which they shall not be found beneficial to the poorthe vile clauses , exposing weak young women to the arts of seducers encouraged by a legal irresponsibility , will be repealed . We have already , said that the cruelties of detail will cease when we have said tbat the management of the poor will return to the old channel . What , then , of tbe law may be expected to remain ?—the provisions against expensive litigationthe provisions against paying wages from the poor rates , and , as a consequence of this , a more equitable scale of rating—a beneficial remnant beyond question . The experiment has been tried ; let us take from it all the pront it affords ; we have just mentioned a part of this profit , but a far greater good remains—the moral lesson . The old Poor Laws wen unpopular wLb . many
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besides tbe prating coxcombs who nude a charactw tm jailing at tteia in speeches , pamphlets , and revtowi The New Poor Law hu demonstrated that this nZ popularity was anjust , that if the old law was m faultless , it stood in the way of another law which hu been little better than a maw of blunders and crndtt *
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Thk NationaI Debt . —The Lords CommiBsion * w of her Majesty ' s Treasury having certified to tE Commissioners for the Redaction of the Nalumvi Debt , in pursuance of the Act 10 th Geo . IV « » seo . 1 , that the actual expenditure of the Unitd Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland exceeded th * actual revenue thereof , for the year ended the Sih of January , 1841 , by the sum of £ 1 , 593 , 9 / 0 15 s os ? The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice , that no sum will be aDbhed by them on account of the Sinking Fund , under ths provisions of the said Act , between the 7 th d *» «* April , 1841 , and the 5 th day of July , 1841 . J S . HighaM , Compt . -Gen . National Debt Office , March 30 , 1841 .
Stealing Monet Letters . —At the Warwickshin Assizes , Edward Balduck , a post-office clerk u Warrington , whose duty it was to accompany the letter-bags and sort them between that town and Birmingham , was convicted of stealing a letter eon taining two £ 20 Bank of England notes , and two of £ 10 . The letter was addressed from Manchester to Macclesfield , and the prisoner , instead of putting ft into the Macclesfield bag , detained the letter andkept the money . Sentence deferred . : . A Vjscoirirr at a Bizcovsi . —We are told that a ludicrous scene occurred a few days ago at a neigh , bouring Welsh Assizes . It appears , that a certain Visoeunt , whose inordinate appetite for serting as foreman on grand juries , and as chairman at quarter sessions has been proverbial , was not ' ' summoned as usual on the assize grand jury . He attended at the assize town , saw the trader-sheriffs , - and with a portentous frown , demanded why his name bad not
been imserted in the grand jury panel . The worthy functionary , nothing daunted , replied " that he ( fte viscount ) could hardly expect such a thing , as matter of course , inasmuch as his place of abode w&g in a distant part of a neighbouring county , andtbji his estate in the county of Flint was trifling . Kay that it was indecent on his part , always thus to at ? tempt to thrust himself above the heads of the old This home thrust did not convince the Viscount , who expressed his determination of taking his stand upon his rights , by walking into the grand jury box . "Yon may do as you please , " coolly replied the under-sheriff , "but you may rely that you will not sit on the grand jury here to-day . " Tne Viscount did appear in the box , but it was no go!—From a correspondent . —[ The Viscount alluded to is Viscount Dungannon , and the scene was at Mold . The Noble Lord is generally known by the cognomen of the " Journeyman Juror . "—Gheiler ChronKcleX
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From in * London Gazette of Friday , April 2 . BANKRUPTS . Styan , T . and WV , Great Tower-street , tea-broken , April 16 , at two , May 14 , at t-weWe , at" the Court ef Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Freshfield , New Bank-b tdld ings . Holden , R . G ., and Clarke , R . W ., Bread-street , warehousemen , April 13 , at one , May 14 , at two , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Wood and Elli * , Corbet-court , Qracechurcb .-street Morice , R ., and Kestin , R ., Great Trinity-lane , Bread-street , Cheapside , flour factors , April 13 , at half-past twelve , * May 14 , at half-past eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Phipps , Weaver ' s hall , Basinghall-street . South , W ., Brick-lane , SpiUlfidds , licensed victualler , April 13 , at eleven , May 14 , at twelre , at ths Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Lacey , Bow-lane , Cheapside .
Lonergan , W ., King William-street , merchant , April 16 , at twelve , May H , at eleven , at tbe Court of Bank ruptcy . Solicitor , Kirkman , King William-street Tapp , C-, Wigmore-street , coach-maker , April , 8 , May 14 , at twelve , at the . Court of Bankruptcy . Soli , citors , Burgoyne and Thrupp , Oxford-street . Soper , J ., Mark-lane , broker , April 13 , Msy 14 , it eleven , at tbe Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Bolton and Merriraan , Austin-friars . ' Byng , J ., sen ., Kegworth , Leicestershire , hop-metchant , April 15 , at eleven , May 14 , at two , at tfia King ' s Head Inn , Loughborough . Solicitors , Stone and Paget , Leicester ; and Taylor and Co ., Bedfordrow . Byng , J ., jun ., Kegworth , Leicestershire , common brewer , April 15 ,. at eleven , May 14 , at two , atrttu King ' s Head Inn , Loughborougb . Solicitors , Messrs . Hnish , Castle Donington , Leicestershire ; and Scott , Lincoln's-inn-fielda .
Harris , A ., Dursley , Gloucestershire , wood broker , April 9 , May 14 , at one , at the Old Bell Inn , Dursley . Solicitors , Bishop , Dursley , Gloucestershire ; and Coe , Queen-street-plac ? . Hawksworth , H .,-Sheffield , edge twl manufacturer , April 12 , May 14 , at twelve , at the Town Hal ) , Sheffield . Solicitors , Smith and Wightman , Eastparade , Sheffield ; and Battye and C » ., Chancery lane . Watts , J ., Wednesbury , Staffordshire , cement-manufacturer , April 14 , May 14 , at eleven , at the Swan Hotel , Wplverhampton , Staffordshire . Solicitors , Hunt , Wednesbury ; and Miller , SackvUle-street , Piccadilly . , . Willerton . J ., Swireshead , Lincolnshire , wood buyer , April 15 , at two , May 14 , at twelve , at the Bed Lion Inn , Boston . Solieitors , Marshall , Boatoa ; and Bell and Co . Bow Church-yard .
, , .. Cass , B ., Boroughbridge , Yorkshire , grocer , April 16 , at two , May 14 , at eleven , at the Guildhall , York . Solicitors , Hirst , Boroughbridge ; and Hawkins and Co ., New Boswell-court , Lincoln ' s Inn . Henderson , J ., Glamorganshire Iron and Coal Company ' s Works , Glamorgan , general shopkeeper , April 30 , May 14 , at ten , at the Mackwortu Arms Inn , Swansea . Solicitors , Hall , Bristol ; and Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln's-inn-fields . Hay ward , J . R ... Chapmanslade , Wiltshire , monejscrivener , April 10 , May 14 , at twelve , at tneBitn Arms Inn , Warminster . Solicitors , Miller , rrome Selwood , Somersetshire ; aud Hardy , Cursitor-streeJ , Chancery . lane . DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP .
J . Pye , and J . and T . Emery . Kirkdale , IancMnbe , brick-makers . R . and J . G . Irwin , Man chester , dealer * in waterproof fabrics . T . Bradshaw and J-J ^ lJ" ** Liverpool , attorneys-at-law . H . Rose and W . ftn * Blackburn , Lancashire , oil-merchants . T . , « ° T : and W . Warburtou , Warrington , Lancashire , glassmanufacturers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , April 6 « BANKRUPTS . Cross , W ., grocer , Mountnessing , Essex , April I 6 , j » t twelve , May 18 , at one , at the Court of Bjnkrnptcy . Solicitor , Turner , Mount-place , Whitecba pel-roao . Jefferson , K ., victualler , Newcastle-npon- Tyne .-AP ™ ; 23 . at eleven , May 18 , at two , at the Bankrupt Com ; niisaion-room / Newcasfcie-upon-Tyne . Sobcitors . sww . ; Stevens , and Co ., 6 , Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewrj , John Brown , Newcastle-opon-Tyne . _ TidmarBb , J . mercer , Cheltenham , April 19 , * V 18 , at one , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham . boUcitors , A . J . Baylis , 1 , Devonshire . so uare ; K . an < w B . Winterbotham , Cheltenham . , „ * Corbett , G ., builder , Lewiaham , Kent , Apni u , half-past one , May 18 , at eleven , at tto ^ g ^ J Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Newbon and Evans , Wara robe-court , Doctors ' -commons . t « st Pidgeon , J ., laceman , Birmingham , * pni "> ' . half-past one . May 18 , at eleven , at the Court o ^ ruptoy . Solicitora , Reed and Shaw , Friday-street , CI Rtvtll , R ., linen-draper , Plymouth , April 2 ; M * * £ /¦ past ten , May 18 , at eleven , the Court of **»* ruptcy . Solicitors , Sole , Aldermanbury , London . Sole , Devonport . w « efordsbire , Perry , W ., maltster , l *™^ 'J ??! E ~ M-i April U , May 18 . at eleven , at the ¦ **•*» £ eS Leominster . Solicitors , Smith , Chanc ery-Jane , n »»
mond , Leominster . i , , 1 ,-flaM York't Woodtouse , J ., manufacturer , Huddersfield , shire , Xprll 17 , at one , May 18 . at twe ^ ^ George Hotel , Huddersfleld . Sohcitors . ^ ^ SZ , Mirfteld , Dewsbury ; Battye , Fisher , and » . « u » Chancery-lane . r ««« wi * wil April . Daddlng , J ., paint manufacturer , . ^? J ^«* - 21 , May 18 . at one , * tto <^ oM 0 O ^^ l Solicitors , Neal , Liverpool ; Hall , Bishop , ana » r _ , yan , Verulam-buildings . Gray ' s-inn . Md co lour , " Popple , <* . Wetwan ,, and Popple , R . ^ f ^**^ merchants , Klngston ^ upon-Hun . A pru ^ l , May l ^ eleven , at the . Gaorge Inn , Kingston-upo ^ Hul ^ | ; citors , Hicks and Marrisy Gray ' s-inn- ^ uare . °° > H *; v ^^ at two . at tbe Commercial Rooms , B ™ ^^ 1 Hudson , Bloomsbary-square ; H ° P ^ 'J ^ rt , Jlott- J Phelps , WV T : H ., eoal-merchant , J ^^ atg * i M ~ . * i .. KiL An » n 92 . Mav 18 . at one , at too W «*? T %
shire ; White and WWtoore . Be ^ rd-row . ^ A ^ &rastsas&K' * < life . Spalding . Solicitors , Bell , Bedford-row , ^ Hull ; Maplts , Spslding . « . B 8 risnir » % Bothanv B ., innbolder , - ^^ Sj ' flSe W » ' 1 April 13 , at ten , May 1 «» at twelve ,. •** £ ¦ J „ £ ,, * ' J Hading . Solicitors , Pinniger , Newbury , r * , Paul ' s Church-yard . t ¦ _ westm'orlani J Nelson , X . V «^*\? twelve . at the Co * , April 12 , at eleven , May . 18 , at tjgwi and I ** M mercial Inn . Kendal . Solicitors , K ^^ Mid ^ l son , Lancaster ; Makinson an * Sanaem , g temple . 9
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Co * . —If a tree is felled , why has it no right to eomplain 1 D ' ye five it up i Because it was axed Whether it mpld or not . A ilAGiSTKMAL Pun . —A damsel in a certain condition was brought before a City functionary . " What does that young woman want 1 " asked the civic ahief . ** I fe 3 a 'filiation ease , " said the offieer . " Oh , " laid his Worship , ** I s * e her objact is a-partnt , ' let her be sworn . " DfcviL in thb Stomach J— " Well ^ what did yon eat lati ni « ht ! " said an old physiciaa to a oomplaiaaat who was constantly boring him with a rehearsal of " the dreadful state of his feelings , the
tompW-nts of his stomich , " &c . "Why , I took a litue lobster , jasi before going to bed . " "And what did v * n drink V a A litue brandy and water , just to afd dijjestion V " No wonder yonr stomach comp laiiis , if you first put the devil into it , and then look aim up there I " As Ics Locomotive . —During the late storm , while a skater was dexterously Ekinmintf along youBs ' a Looh , near Leuchars , he sent forth clouds gt 5 m k- from a ciffar . An old woman , who stood a > t a c stance , exclaimed— " Weel , I hae heard of ahip > L _> d railway trains running hy steam ; but it is the firsi time I ever saw a man driven by steam !" —Lhi i ; dee A dvertiser . -
ZFIGUAM . Piddy , when told a stove would save , Just half his nsnal fHe ] , Replied , ** Arrah , then two 111 hare , And save if all , my jewel . " " 1 r > ~ silver TtXLS stolen at th « Castle oame , it is aid , or . ifinally from Hanover , being sent to England for ; hesak # of eastody . It is satisfactory to b « ar of anything valuable coming from Hanover ^ mo ?; people being incredulous of the fact . Everybody knows that a vast , quantity of the precious BMtals have gone to Hanover , but no one ever knew before of an j thing of the sort coming back ag&in . "When Mxlbotosb was told that Peel had commenc + c giring his Parliamentary dinners , he expre >>> d a hope tha * the Right Hon . Baronet would sot leav * him tut 1 A thiag the most probable in the * vorid for bJTn to do if he could once eet in .
Kothivc cas kobb clearly demonstrate the wealtb of Z iand than the eunji paid yearly to the Government in the shape of legacy dnty . It appears that , in the y-rr 1840 , the capital chargeable with this impost r . counted , iacluding Ireland , and exclusive of 5 s- ( .. nuavl , to 8 o # QethiDg shor : of ftrty-three millions . > 7 an we wonder , in the face of this , that the ? c- ¦ :: ¦" - ? should be over-ran with crowds oflousv , shir :. V— Germans , anxioug to possess a share of such irealih " B- . v . nected , " as the debtor said to a lot of unpaid L-. 1 . 5 . " Look on me and weep , " -as ihe onion said to the maics . u I bs eto hear people talk behind-one ' s back , " as Ben = ^ 1 , 1 vrh « i ; h « constable called stop thief . " V * e " 1 1 say it to your face shortly , " as the constable ivi-J ^ -hen they caught him . ** Yjury a Eharp one , " as tbe * pig said to the fetch ^ r " r knife . -
" I ' vr io . you at last , after a great deal of trouble , " Jkf the sweep said to his bag of eoot . , A pn- -. TXT daughter of Lord S was a very -s / ttick . cVrver child , and his natural tiasghter . A gentl : rr > a . 3 askod her one day by wh » t name they callr J r ... r ; and on her replying giat it was ** Drake , " be sa ; u , " Oh , 1 ihall remembe * that , for it is so like ¦ duck . "' The girl tossed her pretty head , and asked , ** And r r ^ v , what naare do they call you \ " " My name , :: > a : d he , " is Porter . " " Oh , then I shall renembcr hat , because it ' s so like beer . " Eixqurj . eE . —The foUovring u toach of th © sublime ' ' wki delivered before x Court of Justice in Pea . ;? yivaijia : — " Your Honour sits bifh upon the dorabic seat of jastiee like the Asiatic rock of Gibra . iar , while the eternal streams of justice , like the cs-JEVt rous clods of the valley , flow meandering ai your extended feet . "
Caught in his otts Tsap . —The Portland Armu rel& ' . e ? an amusing case , in which a beggar in that eity reo ^ iTod what he asked for , bnt not what he wished ic-r : — A few days * go , a full grown ablebodied -ni--n presented himself at the door of one of or c ¦• i ~ i ~ , and solicited the larfy of the house to give h ; rs two cents . She ramarked that she had none , ;< uu inquired what he "wanted of them . ' To bny a ao ~ e of castor oil , nurm , ( was the reply ) for I tm drei ^ ul sick- ' Tke lady had no cents , but she -had p -ii" } ofoil ; and she pr ? pajed him a sfiff doee . Hetri-. i r . ard to get excused from taking it ; but she wasfii . a , hewasa 8 iokman , aiiditmustgodown . The loafer i ju , a he was caught in his own trap : and vrher * he- -. aeant to hare a ^ lass of liquor , he got a dose of p v j sic ; but , making a virtue of necessity , * nd ynxii iuudry vrry faces , he gulped it do'wn a . ad tleared . He'll not call at that house again , we dare sav . "
Tee E > gli « h are an odd race ; they affect a jealousy o : parting 'with their notes on frivolous pretence , anc yet it is common with them to exchange them by millions for foreign Sovereign * . Ii " * as rrxDKESTOOD in tho House the other evening , ia the discussion on the proper kind of religious teacbirii ; to bo furnished to " the children of the State , "" that by that phrase waa to be understood those who vreregot by the public at large , and f « d afterward ? at the public expsnee . The necessity of furniihmg them with strict religious principles , was demoijsir&ied from the necessity of their morals being better than those of their progenitors . The eonciusion is , we believe , quite legitimate , though manv o : the objects of it are otherwise .
It is said that among other alterations in the Poor Laws , it is intended to allow the paupers occasional r-.-iaxa . tion . There is at present in the workhouses a great deal ef relaxation—of the bowels , which is ittributable to the water gruel with which the poor are inundated . It is to be hoped that tbe promised relaxation will be of a different haracter . Evertbodt ksows that king !; aid princes possess < JiTine a ^ iribntes , and can do what ordinary men cannot . A Royal infant must then , as & matter of oours-j , be aa extraordinary child . It is the superior m ; u : al , moral , and physical organization of the Prince ? Royal that leads to the employment of two wet-nur-e- in the royal nursery . To insure a fine calf u » e milk of two cows is sometimes necessary !
lAiR siscB thb decision of Mr . Rawlinson . m f * Tour k . f a buttonless-coated shoemaker , the keepers in St . Jauies ' s Park have been much perplexed with the lisir . iber of the " great unwashed" who claim admit ' . iu : e to the inclosures of the Park , " as well as aur .: her gentlemen . " They will soon be taught their nusiake . The " Woods and Forests" are drrwirg up a series of regulations from which they will itarn that aone but beggars of high degree ¦ will be . allowed the range of vne inclosure . It will be of no use for the shoeless and shirtless to apply after they are promulgated . A > i > "uJVjDCAL , who wanted a person U take care of hi ? children , advertised , in an American pap « r , for " c : ie whose patieace is inexhaustible , whose temp-. r is tireless , whose vigilance is unwinking , ¦ whost power of pleasing is boundless , whose industry is matciiiess , and whose neatness is unparalieled . "
Wb £ . v men ark asovt to commit or to sanction the commission of some injustice , it is not at all uncommon for them to express pity for the object of that or some parallel proceeding , and to feel them-Mlve ? at the time quite virtuous and moral , and immen ^ iy superior to those who express no pity at all . This is a kind ot upholdfug of faith above works , and la very comfortable . —Nicholas Nickleby . A > " atiorset , named Else , rather diminutive in bis ssa-. ara , and not particularly respectable in his eharieUr , once met Mr . Jekyll . "Sir , " said he , I hear jou have called me a pettifogging scoundrel . Have you done so , Sir !"— Sir , " replied Jekyll with a look of contempt , '" I never said you were a pettifi * ser , or a scoundrel ; "but I said that you were kiiU ehe ! " '—Law and Latryers .
Ff .-m tub Bdindurgh Advertiser , Augiui 5 , 1768 . ° There is to b « sold , by John Watson , jun ., at his atend , at tie poultry , Edinburgh , all lawful days in the week , wind and weather serving , sjpod tad fresh Solon -geese . Any who have occasion for the same , may have them at reasonable rates . " The Bitsb Bit . —A good story is told of a chap in North Carolina who went the entire figure in . the way of marrying ail the girls who would have him , without waiting for any of them " to die off as the law directed . After having married the thirteenth , some of his first lovers came down upon him and had him lodged in gaoL Bat a person so fond of perfect
liberty , and who could get into Hymen ' s noose with inch ease , found little difficulty in getting ont of the jug , and the next news of him he was running at large with a heavy reward offered for his apprehension . He wag shortly recognized by a gentleman , who , anxious to get the reward , invited him to his htuse , desired him to ait down , called his wife to ebat wkh him as an inducement to detain him there , while he made some excuse for leaving a few minutes aad Parting for a constable to arrest the run away . What was the poor man ' s astonishment on returning with the constable , to find that the gay Lotharia , taking advantage of his short absence , had abttonded with his wife ! This makes the fellow ' s stock en hand fourteen !
The POLLownes advertisement appeared in the St . James ' s Chronicle of 1772 . " Wanted immediate !} -, fifteen hundred , or two thonsand pounds , by a person not worth a groat ; who , having neither house ? , land , annuities , or public funds , can offer no t ... . « ih 6 r security than that of a simple bond , bearing ri » p ! e / mt <* e « t , and engiging the repayment of the Mm borrowed in five , six , or saren years , as may be ! -, .- ¦ a ? ®*^ ^ kv the parties . Whoever this may suit , J - > - CAr it is hoped it will suit somebody , ) by directing a it- , ,.- ; - " - * 2 «^ * ^ -2 . in Rochester , shall be immediately % f £ > ¦ ••** " »* to , a ^ waited on , as nay appear neoessary . " ' % & * " *> . ' ' . ' - : ' ¦¦ jiv C ^ ' Kl / K- " ~* mmimM ^
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EXECUTION OF JOSIAH MISTERS . Shrbwsbdbt , SAinaDAT . —Since nia removal to the condemned eeil th « conduct of Mitten was such aa not to offend , but yet far from satisfactory . His brother personally exerted himself in every quarter , in erder to obtain a commutation of bis punishment , butln ' vain . A day or two after his conviction , Misters was . visited by a gentleman who had done all in his power to aver \ the doom that awaited him . He found the prisoner by tbe fire-side , lost in thought . " A thounnd thaafci , " be said , " ( or your exertion *; I can neve * be too thankful to you Ibr what yon have done , bmt it's all over . '' A few tears dropped frem him on uttering these words , and then a long pause ensued . " There is no hope for yes , Misters , " wu tbe reply of the visiter , to tbe
inquiry into the probability of a reprieve . " I don't think there is , " be replied , "bat I am condemned to die of a crime I never committed , and to die such a death is terrible . Can nothing be done to save me ?" Tbe visitor repeated bis belief that all application for mercy would be vain , and anxiously entreated him to give up all hopes , and prepare for tbe fate tbat inevitably awaited him . He accepted the advice with silefit resignation . When pressed to explain bis motive for so long and deliberately lodging Mr . Lndlow from place to place , be merely 'Hid tbat be came to Shrewsbury to look for a situation , and that be went to Ludlow for a similar purpose . He affirmed tbat . twenty deaths on the gallows would not equal the bitterness of bis feelings on
Sunday , when he fainted away twice during divine service , overcome by bis own feelings , and the language in which he was addressed . Misters confessed nothing , but be made aa admission accidentally , vrbicb almost amounts to a confession , for he stated that a part of Mackreth ' s evidence was utterly false , leaving it to be inferred that the remainder was true . This slip is of a piece which his admission at Ludlow , when introduced for the first time to his victim , Mr . Mackreth , whon he thoughtlessly addressed him thus : — " When you found my hand on your throat , " but suddenly checking himself , be thus varied tke question , " When you found a man ' s band on your throat could you tell ¦ whether he was dressed or not" We regret to say , that . M isters has more than once imputed the crime to a
man who < c committal of it has been proved to be morally impuasible , but whom it has since pleased God to deprive of his reason . We allude to tho landlord of the inn * bt-i « the dreadful occurrence took place . Up to Friday night tbe Governor of the County Gaol ( Mr . Dawsonj entertained such strong expectations that a respite would be teutfrom London , that he sent officers to question the passengers on their alighting from the different coaches from town , to know if they were the bearers of any such document This morning when the last coach arrived from London all hopes for a respite weixj at an end . The erection of the scaffold on the top of tbe prison waa completed , and every preparation mado for the dreadful ceremony . It being market day thu town was very full and as early as nine o ' clock
thvre waa a crowd of persons assembled opposite tbe gaol ; which continued to increase until tbe time appointed for the execution ( twelve o ' clock . ) At eleven o ' clock the prisoner was brought into the vestry , where the Sacrament was administered to him by the Rev . Air . Wbinstone , tbe Cbaplain of tbe Gaol , assisted by the Rev . Mr . Richard . H »» fortitude appeared to fursak * him at this trying moment ; but be presently rallied . Soon after eleven o ' clock , Mr . Peel , the Under-Sheriff , attended by a party of javelin men , entered the gaol , when thu Governor delivered to tbe Under-Sheriff tbe warrant for the prisoner ' s execution . It was a mere list of the prisoners convicted daring the Assizes , together with their offence * and sentences . As regarded tbe prisoner all tbat appeared on it was : —
Joaiah Muter , for feloniously cutting and wounding a person , with intent to murder—to be hanged . ( Signed ) John Bellamy , Clerk of the Assize . Shortly before twslve o ' clock " , Mr , Kent , a Baptist minister , preached a sermon to the multitude assembled ou'sida the prison . Precisely at twelve o ' clock , the prisoner was brought into the waiting-room , where bis irons were knocked off , and his arms were pinioned , He was then led forth , preceded by tbe chaplain , and supported by two of tbe gaoler * .,. He looked dreadfully pale , but as he crossed the priBon yard , though very collected , there vai aotbing of bravado in bis manner ; on tbe contrary , his condict was such as became bis awful situation . When about to ascend the staircase leading to tbe top of tbe gaol , be said , in a firm tone , " i freely lergire the Jury who have tried me . " On being places ! under the fatal beam , be shook bands with the gaoler , and said , " Good bye , God bless you . " The bolt was at that moment withdrawn , and tbe wretched man was launched into eternity .
Mr . Mackretu forwarded a petition to the Secretary of State , praying that the prisoner ' s-life might be spared , to which be received an answer , stating tbat the petition had been referred to tbe Learned Judge who tried the case , who stated that the crime of which the prisoner hud bean convicted was of so atrocious a nature , th . a he could not reconiuiefcd him aa a fit objoci of the Royal clemency . — Weekly Dispatch .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct544/page/6/
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