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THE BOOK OP THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH . Loiroos : —John Cleave , 1 , aoe-lane , Fleetstreet . This little work ehonld have claimed our attention long siQcej but ^ aoltiplicity of business it has been overlooked . To those who have little money to cpend and are yet desirous of- obtaining extensive SformatW on a most important snbject . it is an in-TsJoabie little tract , containing , in a condensed fora •» mas of information which could not be obtlin ^ aBN-R-here else for twenty times its price . The Book of the Poor Man's Chorea is dirided into six chapters , in which the following subjects are treated Chap . 1 . —The unchristian character of a Church
establishment . , ...., . ~ _ , Cha ^ ° —The persecntm ? spirit of the Church-Chiv 3 —The mercenary character of the Church . Chap ! 4 . —The indifference of the deigy to their ^ Chlp 5- —The wealth of the clergy and the voraeirv of the bishops . £ j . _ s . —The Church condemned by herself . Chapters 3 rd and 5 ch , are especially deserving of the reader ' s attention . The f&cis adduced are quite segment to warrant any man in coming to the conclusion that the present stat-e of the Church Establishment is calculated for anything rather than Esefulne- s , and is , without a change , more likely to tnra thinking men into infidels , than to convert them into sensible Christians . The tract is writ ' . ea upon the whole in a fair and candid spirit , and we sincerely hope that it- will obtain an extensive circulation among all classes of the community .
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IiEEDSi—Sctcide . —On Monday evening , an jnque-t was held at the White Horse Inn , "Woodhouss Carr , before John Backbutn , Esq ., on the body of Mr . Joseph Norfolk , who died on . Sunday , from JcSammaiion of the windpipe , caused by a wound jiflicted on his throat by his oi ^ a hand , oa the 27 : h of April last . Mr . Norfolk was 46 years of age , and was highly respected ; he had for some time laboured under great depression of spirits , arising , it is nnderstoud , from reverses in business , and committed the deed with a small penknife whilst in bed . He was soon discovered , and surgical aid immeaisicJy procured , bat ail attempts to restore him ' ailvd . The Jury were quite satisfied of his state of mindj and returned a verdict of " temporary insanity- ""
Hot ^ EBKSAKisG . —On Sunday last , a man named Jo = ei > h . Brooke , a brlckmalcer , was charged before the ii&i ^ sLTates at Leeds Court Hon ?? , with havi ng broken " into the dwelling-house of Mr . Charles "Woodjbrickmaker , Selby-sireet , EurmantoftB . The prisoner was in Mr . Wood ' s employ , and oa Thursdzr shcTzoon last , was sent from the brickyard to the hours for something which his master wanted . Fitiding the door locked , and Mrs . Wood out , he 'orccd an entry , aud was seen by tbe prsecutor ' s aansbter-in-law to come out of a window with a box and a bundle in Ms possession . She camed his apprehension ; the box contained books , aBd the bundle wearing apparel ; tie prisoner , no coutt , expected to Rud some money in the box . _ These bircumstanc-es being sworn to , he was committed for tr ial .
The Utvemployed Podiu— On Friday evening , at seven o ' clock , a meeting of UuempJoyed Operatives , was held in the Yicar ' s Crofs , Letds . The meeting was convened , by placard , for the purpose of hearing the report of a Committee Appointed at a meeting held in the same pUce , on the 6 th isst ., to wait upon ihe . Mayor to ask his Worship to convene 3 general meeting of the inhabitants in order that some steps may be taken to alleviate the distress that exists tmorsst the unemployed working classes of this "borough , Mr . J . Barnett was called to the chair , iir . T . Morgan reaa the report of the deputation who waited upon tha Mayor , on Wednesday , with & requisition signed by 120 persons , in order to induce him to call a public meeting on the subject of
the distressed poor . His Worship received the deputari&n in a courteous- manner , but said that a subscription of npwards of £ 5 , 000 having been obtained , aad distributed among the poor aiready , he was i&t able to state whether it would be practicable again to redse any public subscription at pre-Eent adequate to meet the distress ; and he recommended the deputation to wait until Monday , on which day he would lay the n . qoisition before the meeting of tbe Committee and the Subscribers to the Poor Relief Fund ; and he advised that the deputation sad a few other individuals who were perfectly acquainted with the want 3 and distresses of the poor , should attend at those meetings on Mouday , and make such statements relative to the existing
distress as they might think necessary . After the report had been read , the following resolution , on the motion of Mr . Francis Jackson , seconded by Mr . Jona Kiik , was unanimously adopted : —" That Ibis meeting highly appreciates and thankfully stknowleagts the very mcniEcent subscription cf £ 6 . 000 3 uc upward ? , lately raised , and distributed by t-fce Keiifcf Committee amongst tha distressed operatives of various trades and branches in the town of Leeds ; and deeply regrets that notwkh-FiaEdin £ fuch r-lief , there still exists sn unparalleled and alarming state of distress , among those who are Usa * ~ ily engaged in the staple trade of this district . This meeting therefore most earnestly begs to press ibe consideration of this distress upon all classes &f the community , especially oh tbe public inuioritie * , and also upon the committee lately engaged in relieving the distressed poor , and entreats they will do all they can to obtain relie in such a way as may to them seem most proper and efficient . "
The following was proposed by Mr . Wm , Walton , seconded by Mr . James Boown , and agreed to : — "This meeting also calls the a , ttention . of the Overseer ? asd other pereoE 3 having tha distribution of the foud applicable to the relief of tho Poor to the distresses of the poor , and beg , a to press upon them the necessity of being as liberal as possible in . relieving the wants of the distressed , at tbe same time baring a cue regard to those who are by law compeilabie to contribute to the poor rates' , Mr . Thcs . Morgan proposed , and Mr . Tho 3 . Wilkinson seconded— "Tiiis meeting will further recommend all all ptrsocs in a state of actual distress to mak ^ their distresses as fully known as possible , and a ; the Eame time would impress upon them the absolute necessity of preserving , as they have hitherto done , the strictest ngsrd to tbe public peace , and to abstain from all acts which may tend to cause any alarm among their fellow-townsmen . " Mr . Micr . ael Lee then
addressed the laeetiag sgaiEi-t the Isew Poor Law BilL He said he was iu favour of the resolutions that had been passed , for he was one of the distressed unemployed operatives ; and setiiig ihe eosd . 'rion in which he and many others in tie country were placed , he could not lock but with feelings of horror upon the way in which the poor were treated csderthe operation of tLe New Poor Law ; He wonld therefore move— That thi 3 meeting views with dismay and horror , ihe ?> ew Poor Law Amendment Bi'l now" before the House of Commons , its ostensible purpose beiug to take away the rights of tbe poor man to relief , unless he submit to be incar-. cerated , and bs separates from his wife and children , and all that he holds df-ar , and that this meeting
protest sgainst its becomicg the law of the land . " Thi 3 was seconded by Mr . Thomas Nay lor . jix Thomas Morgan said tLst the 2 \ ew Toot Law was a subject which the mee-ing had not met to con ? ider ; and he begged to propose as an amendment , " That pities wifhing to cxprc 53 their opinions upon the K = w fwr Law , take sieps to csll public attention to the same , inasmuch as this meeting was not called for that purpose . " Thi ? , ba"ring twen seconded , was pot to the meeting ; dul the Chairman deiiued to decice whether it was carried or negatived . In COEiiquesce of which he was desired to vaca ' . e tbe ciair , and Mr . Thos , Wilkinson was called thereto . 21 e amendmeiit was ataiu put to the meeting , and the new chair / nan tkelartd it was carried . It
having been seated by Mr . Morgan that the Mayor , the ^ car , and several other influential gentlemen had been inviird to attend the meeting , it was asked why those parties bad not attended ? It was explained by one of the depuration that the gentlemen allnded to badtmlT been invited to view tbe meeting and see the distress that existed amongst the inhabitants of tie town , and not for the purpose of taking part in iheprw-eediDgs ; bnt ihe Rev . Thomas ^ Scales aud Dr . Smiles were fn the meeting , acd wonld probably address ihcm . The Rev . Mr . Scales accordingly Htepptd upon the platform , wid addressed the meeting . He expressed his concurrence with the resolutions infc-ch \ he meeting had adopted \ and as one of the . vH' .-Ts appointed bf the Distressed P . tlief
Fund Committee testified that in the . cistrkt which he visited carirg ike -existence of di =: r : bution from tha : tnnd , there vrere stiil & great cumber of persons oat of employmentj and many of them were in a ? tate of abject misery . He regretted that tbe Reliei Fund WS 3 exhausted ; and though many had got employment , he was sure there were vast numbers in a Etate of destitution , and ho hoped that some means would speedily be adopted to relieve , at least , the niosi necessitous ; and he thought that congregational collections might properly be resorted to for Bach a purpose . He requested the meeting to hold op their hands—first , those that were employed —secoDd , those th » t were not employed ; which
request was eomplied with , and not more than Eome fifty were held np aa persons in employment , whilst four or five hundred held up as those out of employment . Mr . WMtehead next addressed the meeting , and attributed the disfcrased condition of the people to the "sordid oligarchy" and the " class legislation " of this country , and expressed hi 3 regret that the persons who had called the meeting bad not come forth with more tangible mea-DS of relief . Dr . Smiles recommended that Local Committees should ^ be formed thronghout the town for the purpose of findiEg out those persons wiio were reall y in distress and deferring relief , and iryir < £ to obtain relief for them from the Overseers of ' the Poor ; and in case the Overseers refused to give relief , the Cimmitiee
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to publish , the names nf the disfr- ^ sed patties with , the particulars of their case ? . On the motion of Mr . T . Morgan , the names of Mr . Scales , Mr . Smiles , i and Sir . Whitehead were added to the deputation to wait upon the Mayor and the Committee and ; Subscribers of the Poor Relief Fund on Monday . ! [ Th& result of the labours of this deputation will bo found in our account of the proceedings , of Monday's meeting . ] Thanks were voted to both the Chairmen , ' and the meeting broke np . i The Poob Relief Fokb . —On Monday , at noon , a general meeting of subscribers to this fund was i held at the Court House , to receive the report of the j general committee , and to finally sanction the ap- j propriation of the balance remaining in the hands i
of tbe Treasurer . The Committee had met at eleven o ' clock , in order to prepare tho resolutions , & . c . j and , whilst they were thus occupied , tbe deputation appointed at the meeting on Friday night , of the unemployed operatives , attended , and laid before the Mayor ths request of that meeting that he would call a public meeting , in order , if possible , to devise means for their relief . A number of state meats were furnished , to show that the di&tress and want of employ men 5 still existed to an alarming extent , and thai starvation and destitution were reigning predominant in some districts . Trie Mayor inquired if they were prepared with any specific recommendation ? On being answered in the ' npgalive , he said he did not see what useful object could |
be accomplished by a public meeting , more than had been obtained by those by whom he was surrounded , and who had already devoted go much time to the object . He in common with them regretted the continued existence of the distress , and if they could suggest any mean 3 for its remedy , he had no doubt the gentlemen present would lend every assistance in carrying it out . A su ? sres ? ion that a temporary soup kitchen should be fi t ^ d np , to supply tne necessitous until a permanent ostab- lishment could be formed , appeared to be approved of ; wmle Mr . J . G . Marshall thought that employment by space husbandry , or other means , might be adopted . He knew there was sufficient capital iu ths country to find employ ment for all the |
population . This view was concurred in , provided j it , could be thown that such labour could be j profitably employed , which , however , appeared : to be doubted . After much conversation , j the Mayor replied to the depuration , that every ; means would be adopted by the committee to carry into , effect the soup kitchen at the earliest opportu- j nity ' j arid to a-Jopt such other means as nii ^ ht be j within their power , but that he saw no utility in i calling a public meetiDg , and he should therefore ' decline it . The deputation thanked his Worship , I and withdrew . The general meeting then took i place , the Mayor in the ohair . 'The report , which i was of a detailed character , was read by Mr . \ Lister . _ It showed a balance in hand of £ 577 7 s . 7 d . I It was" received and adopted , and with the resolu- _\ tions , ordered to be advertised and printed under i
the direction of the committee appointed for the \ purpose . The resolution for a permanent soup es- j tablishment , and for a temporary one until that i could be attained , was affirmed , as were also tha j rssolations of thanks to the diffirens parties who j had been active in carrying out the measures of : rp ' . ief which the subscription had been raised to promote . The various resolutions were moved and i ssconded by the Vicar , Mr . Alderman Musgrave , j Mr . Birchall , Mr . Alderman Smith , Mr . E . Joy , Rev . T . Sturgeon , Rev . W . Sinclair , Rev . T . flams , Mr . J . Bischoff , Mr . John Simpson , Mr . J . Jowett , j jnn ., Mr . E . Jackson . Mr . Cawood , Mr . Baines , and Alderman Pease . There were no points of im- I portance in their speeches ; in fact , scarcely any ; speeches wore made : and the business having been j gone through , and thanka voted to tha Mayor , the ; meeting broke up a little after two o ' clock .
Mel& ^ cboly Event . —It is our painful dnty to ' record an event which has crpated a deep sensation i ia this town , namely , the death of our highly re- ( spected , amiable , and accomplished townsman . Mr . [ John Wilkinson , the silversmith , who , when in ai stats of temporary derangement produced by bodily ) illness , terminated his own existence last Sunday j morning . Mr . Wilkiuson has for some years been in j debilitated health , from an affection of the stomach _ and liver ; he wa 3 excessively susceptible of dis- ' order , and his animal spirits suffered greatly at each < access of the comphnu . Under an attack of t'is j kind , more aggravated than any he bad bffore ex- periesced , the fatal act was committed . An inquest ; was held on Monday morning , before J . Blackburn ,:
Esq ., coroner , and a higuly respectable jury ; and ' the evidence being such as left not the shadow of a ' . doubt on tbe mind of any present that the deceased was in a state of derangement at the time of commuting the deed , a verdict in accordance with that fact was immediately returned . Mr . Wilkinson was 42 years of age , and unmarried . He was a man of fine understanding , highly cultivated by study ; and i his smiable qualities of heart combined with his literary acquirements to win the esteem and attachment of a fery large circle . He was for many years on the Council of the Philosophical Society , snd on the Committee of the Literary Institution . His loss , sad especially under these melancholy circumstances , is very deeply and extensively lamented .
Frauds ox the Poor . —On Tuesday Ia 3 t , the following persons were summoned before the Leeds magistrates , at the Court House , bj Mr . HaDson , inspector of weiehts , &c , to ars ^' t-r to a charge of having weights below the standard in their possession . . They were fined &s follows : —William-Halliday , of Mill Shay , Beeston , Sued ] 0 . -=. and co .-t =, for having four short weights . John Schsvanfelder , of Beeston , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short weights . Samuel Fletcher , of Farnley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having fvur short weights . James Ward Cooper , of Farnley , fined 20 s . and costs , for having five short weights . Hannah Todd , of Farnley ,
fined 10 s . and costs , for raving five short weights . James Foster , of Low Wortley , fined 10 s . and costs , for having five short weights . Benjamin Davison , oi Low Wonky , fined ] 0 . - \ and cost * , for having four shsrt weights . Robert Gillson , of LUling , near York , fined 10 =. and costs , for having three short weights iu the Vicar ' s Crofi . Robert Stonehouse , of Thornton , near Malton , fined 10 . - . and co = t =, for having two short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . Leonard Bogg ,-ofLenvering , near Malton , fined 10 s . and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . John Wellfoot , Meadow Lane , fined 10 s . and exper . ces , for having four short weights . Of the above , GillsoE , Stonehouse , aud Bogg attend the Vicar ' s Croft on Tuesdays , with butter , &c .
Charge op Stealing Dye Woods . —On Saturday last , a -man named Abraham Smiih , a labourer , residing in School Close , was charged before the Leeds Borough Justices , at the Court House , with having at various times stolen quantities of dyewoods , the property of the assignees of Mr . N . II . Tayior , ware-grinder , School Close , in whoso mplo y the prisoner was as carter . Iu this capacity he was fr-. quently sent with loads of ground ware to different dye-works , and on these occasions , ic would ' appear , that frequent coinp 32 int 3 of short wei ght on delivery were marie , but no suspicion at all fell upon the prisoner . However , the old adage , " When thieves fall oat , " & . C ., wa& in this issiaucu verified-: for , in consequence of some proceedings at ,
the last Borough Sessions , a man who wa « then prosecuted " spit ! " a-d the pi .-lice then " re- ' ceived information" that the prisoner was in the frfquent habit of disposing of q ; a ^ tities of dyewoods to Mr . Thomas Eslielby . ti ;« landlord of tho Garten ' s Arms , on the V / ortlc 7 road . Watching a suitable opportunity , Smith was taken in ; o custody , and a quantity of ware was found at liic Geidefd's Arms , which Mr . E ? hc ! by , with th : grea : * rst simpiicity imaginable , said he did do ; know the value of , and that the prisoner had oniy asked him permission to leave it until he called
r ^ ain . Mr . William Thoma 3 Smith , solicitor , who appeared for Smith , cross-examined Mr . E ? helby , and elicited from him that he had only the day before said that he could not swear that Smitn . was the man who Bad left the ware at his house , and ihat he only came to be certain of it when he was threatened with a prosecution himself . Tne ma ^ is- ; trates expressed themselves in strong terms on Mr . EsheJby ' s conduct , and to ) d him that could _ tbe ware be property identified , he would stand in a very unpleasant situation ; as this could not be \ done , however , they had do alternative but to . dismiss the case . ; Aggravated Assault by a Policeman . —On . Tuesday last , the sitting magistrates at Leed 3 Court i House , Henry Hall , Esq , George Goodman , Esq .,: James Holdforth , Esq ., and James Musgrave , Esq ., were engaged for upwards of three hours in tic , investigation of a charge of assault , preferred by , Henry SanderscD , a lamplighter , against William Storey , one of the nightly watch . The case was cue of haid swearing on both sides , and at the request of Mr . Bond , who appeared for tho defence , thej witnesses on both sides were oTdercd out of court . ; The circumstances , as detailed by Sanderson aad hio \ witnesses , appear to be those : —On Whit-Monday ; afternoon , the complainant and three other men had ; been at the Dusty Miller , in Swinegate , where they ; had five pin > 3 of ale ; they then left , and Sanderson and two others ( named Bates' and Shores ) pro--cesded towards home in Mill-street , or that nei ^ h- i
| OU 3 HAM . —Royal Fobesters . —On Saturday tho 21 st . ni 5 t ., Court 592 , of this flourishing Order , ' l . tii its usual aiir . ual meeting at the house of Mr . [ J ^ mes Pomfret , the Pine Apple Inn , Shaw Cbny .-cl , ' near Oidham . The members sat down to an excel- lot . t diiicer provided for the occasion , and which was j served up in that style of elegance and plenty s-o characteristic of Mr . and Mrs . Ponifrtt . After t '; ol Cour : was opeced Mr , John Clej'g was cal ' ed to the i chair , and Mr . Roberi Richardsi-n to the vice-ci ? 2 ir ., tho business being brought forward it was ei-ated in the report that the Court numbered forty free members , being an increase of nine since the last anniversary , and their funds had increased moro tho last year than in any former year for some time . Previous to the closing of the Court the members unanimously agreed to give a donation of twenty shillings i towards defraying the espencea of a naw ecbooi
bourhood . When they got into Mill-street , however , Sanderson wished to have another pint of ale at ths Silk Mill beer-house , and , because the others refused to accompany him , he got hold of Bates , and in the struggle they both fell , Bates undermost , who grazed bis head againtt a step , and caused it to bleed . They were still pulling each other about , when Storey happened to be passing , and he seeing ihe man ' s head bloody , and that he wished to go home , desired Sanderson to let him alone . Upon this some words ensued between Sanderson and Storey , the former insisting upon knowing by what authority the latter interfered with them . The watchman then it would appear tookfiom his pocket a pair of handcuffs , and se-zid Sanderson by the shirt collar ; it wasafiirmedby some of the witnesses that previous to this , Sanderson had both struck and kicked the policeman , and by this time , to such a height had the di .-pute arisen , 'ha' a large crowd of persons assembled , and the
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policeman sent a messenger to his house , which was only a short distance off , for his staff— Sanderson becoming every minute more violent ; his two companions had left him as soon as the watchman cani 3 up . Sanderson swore that ha wished to gy home , but that tha policemaa prevented him , insisted upon taking him into custody , and as soon a $ he got hia staff struck him over hia head with such violence as to cause the blood to flow in every direction . The man ' s head bore ample marks of the punishment he had received , he has since been in the Infirmary . His punishment , however , did not end with tba blows which he had received , for after thus disabling him , Storey got the handcuffs on , and fastened him bleeding as ho was to tho . tail of a cart , and thus
j ! 1 \ j i I j j j ; j ' ! j dragged him through the streets towards tho policei ofiiee . The man , from loss nf blood , becime very I weak , and when he got to Timble-bridge fainted away . A large concourse of people , as a matter of i Course , were assembled , and the watchman was j assiiled with all k > uds oi * epithets . The attention of I the Rev . Edward Cookso = i , who was just leaving ¦ the Parish Church , was attracted by tha noise , and i he , after ascertaining the causu , and seeing tho state | in which the poor fellow evidently wa ? , called auorher policeman , who happened te be uear , and insisted upon his being taken to the nearest , surgoou , ; where his wounds were dressed . Mr . H-jldtunh ! also here heard of the case , and went to the surgery to sea the in . au ; and there also i-aw tho
police-! 1 j ' ' : | ¦ j j j : ; j | ! mau , wno complained then that the man had kicked i him over the shin , aud been very violent , and naid I be was obliged to strike at him in . his own defl noe . ) It .-hould be stated that there wore tiyo or three very , severe cuts on Sanderson ' s heud . Six or eijjht wii-¦ nesses were ex-imiriedon the part af the complainant , j snd their evidence in iha njAterial points agreed , i though there were si ; Vt ; ral important discrepancies , i a- fact which is nol to be wondered at when it is remembered that thero was a very great crowd , and ; thiii f robibly the same . sc « . ue mi ^ ht bo witne-iS&d iu j diff' .-mit positions . Quo ot ti ; e rknesses sai < i that ; ' SjjiideroCfl ' s b , ' ood fivvp so proi ' sady over-Storey : that he lookrd as though he had killed a hundred i beaits . Storey , iu his defence , eunitmaed that he
only aiked the inau very chilly to let , his companion alone , and go borne quietly , when ho was struck in the face , and his . hat knocked off ; that Sanderson refused to &o , aud was very violent , not only striking him , but linking and pushing hira about ; he stnt for his staff , and he then struck him ; n his own defence . Si-vejal witnesses were called who uroved that he csereised great foibearan' - ^ , and that Sanderson was v ^ ry violent , and struck the policeman firat , A mau named Thompson , a miuw irom Beeston Lodge , said be was charged by th . ? policeman to assist him , and did so ; he was between the two men , but he was uoi aware that Sanderson had been struck till he saw ihe blood . He did not either see or hear the DJovra . Mr . Holdforth and
Mr . Alusgrave commented upon tiiis , and the latter said he would not bJicve another word the witness uttered . Mr . B- ^ nd replied warmiy to this , and remarked that in the whole conrse of his experience he had never heard any thiug so indecent from any one on the bench Oeibrt 1 , aad he hjped he never bhouid ag ;; in . It was passing jud ^ nH-ut before tbe case had been huard . S > iny further evidenco having bteii adducfd , the case was closed , and the magistrates consulted lor a quiirttr of an hour , whtn Mr . Hall , addressing St- rey , said they had given the case their most serious attention , and had weighed the evidence in every parr . They were aware of ihe difficulties a policeman bad to contend witn amongst a mob of people , wj ; o fm-fl generally too ready to take part against them , and whilst they wero always
ready to protect tiitm in the due discharge of their office , they had also a diuy to discharge to tiio public , who had a rigiic to be satisfidd ' that the magistrates sat there to atimuiisur justice evenhanded . Tho Bench wt-r ^ ot opinion that until he got his staff he had urjinrccted great forbearance , but they mu ? t tc ^ eh hi : ^ aud others like him , that they wore not to break pjoplu ' s heads with impunity , and he trusted the tine they > hould inflict would have the tffect of teaching him to curb hia temper for the future , for they had no doubt he had suffered his temper io btcoma htaicd . The opinion oi' the Bench wa- that he be £ Led forty shillings aud tho costs , or in default of pajment bs sent to Wakefield for t-. vo months . —TheCoui t was excessively crowded ; the ca . ^ e will be- further decided upon by the Wstch Committee .
Cukiois Case of Forgery . —On Tuesday last , John Whitely and James . Nicholsou , ( an engraver , ) wu-e brought before the siitiug magistrates , at tho Court House , and remanded to Wednesday for the depositions-to be taken , the former charged wi'A forcing and uitenng a note for £ 5 , and the laHer wi : h having cngravn the phr . e from which the said note had bev'ii piin ;? d . The circumstances of the case are somewhat curious . Thn prisoner , Whiteley , on Saturday nighf , went to the shop of Mr . Rose , grocer , Vicar-lane , and after getting a lot of groceries wr ^ bed tendered what appeared to be a Leeds Ujuon Bank £ o uoto in payment . The engraving was in s < me degree varied , and it was signed in a very bad hand , " Mr . Williams Brown" and another name . Mr . Hose at once
detected tbt fraud , and asked the man where he had got tha note ? to which ho replied that ho had taken il of ano : her person a week previously . Mr . Kose then wen out ana fetched a policeman , to whom the nian was given in charge . On searching a box in his house , several Wank : crms of tin ; nore , on diff reut coJt-uivd pap . rs , Trcrt ; found , which it was discover , d had bet-n j ^ rinrf d by Mr . . Nicholson , who on Mmday was apprehended also , llo stated that Whitdey engaged h ' m to engrave the plate , tcllii-g him that it was for a monty ciub , and vhs jotes were to bo used as security by the members . lie m-jde no secret of the jub , but got Mr B '^ -u . j to eugrave the plate tor him , and had not the slightest knowledge of any thing wron « . Mr . B < an s'ated that he had engraved
the plate : or Nicholson , and that no secresy was observed regarding it . Kicliolson'further stated that Whiteley got him to priac several proofs for tho committee to look at aad sel-ct the colour of the paper . The nrj £ i ? trates expressed thtir doubts tlu ' . any ptrson could engrave such a plate aa those notes hid been printed froas ,-under the impression that it was lor a , money club , the engraving bore too near a resemblance , aud was too well adapted to d ' . ceive ihe unwary ; tbey should send b-jth oi them for trial , but . intimated that iht » y would accept of bail for Nicholson , himstlf in £ 100 and two sureties in £ 50 each . The dep-jsit ; oi . 8 were then ordered to be takt-n on V ^' edaiisday mornii . g , when the case would be finally disposed of . The names oi two gentlemen for bail were imrnediafely handed in .
1 ' iijs Dispbxsahy — On . Monday la ft , the eleoiJon of two pbysiciaiis to the Public Dispensary , in place of Dr . Wilson aii ^ l Dr . Uopaer resigned , took place at the Board R'jom of the Institution . Thero were only two candidates ior tha vacant offices . Dr . Thomas Smith aud Dr . Drenmau , who were consequently elected without oppositiun . Deaih by Burning —Oa Tuesday morning , an inquest was held at ' . he Court House , before John Blackburn , E . ^ q ., on the body of Btt'y Varcy , 72 jears of age , who oied in the Intirmitryon Monday ,
from buvn * reeci ^ e"i from her cio . hes taking Kre on Sjt'irday night . The old woman resided with her two sons at Hunslet , and on Saturday night was left in the house until t ;; ey went to marktt . SSie . •• ei ) t to bed at eleven o'clock , aud it is supposed . the ea . nHle fell agaiust her , but . ' -he was unable to give 3733 ' account . A nei ^ Lleur was alarmed by the e-rcill cf burning and entered tho house , but was too late to bo of any serviro in saving iho old woman , who wa « very dre-idfui !} ' burnt , Tho Jury returned a verdict of ** Accidental Dca . tn . "
HA WICK . —On Wednesday week the members of thu Hawick Total Abstinence Sucu-ty , anu the Reciiabites of tha Hawick Tent , walked in pvocesficn through the town ; the brethren of the teut , b .- . nii decorated with thu Kibbon of their Onitr &o . ., m : ivio a splendid appearance . A Soiree wm held at ibir o ' clock , whiu a num ? -rou 3 and respectable c-. ntpany were r-saled with " the cup that cheers but not inebriates . " Tho Rvvd . Mr . Ramsay , President of the Sec ety , Mr . Lowery , Mr . Palmer , Mr . Daviep , &c . addressed the meeting , which only sepirated when the shades of theni ^ ht . wore . begi . ^ ning Jo ^ athTaround them , the meeting being an open air one . The several addresses were well calculated to cx 3 lt and extend the principles of true temperance in this locality .
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One hundred and twenty persons have died from the effects of the recent dreadful railway accident rear Paris . " Wanted , a Governfss . "—It has recently come within our knowledge that nearly one hundred applications have been received , in each of two instances , by gentlemen in this neighbourhood , in reply to single advertisements in a London paper , announcing the want of governesses in their families . Could all the circumstances connected with the respective histories of some of the fair applicants bo known , bow many a heart-rending story would their experience involve , and how clearly does the fact of bo large a number of young women being in quest of a home aud subsistence , indicate the inroads of distress and misfortune into the middle ranks of . life I— Sherlorne Journal .
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The RoEHAMFfo . v Mukder . —A good many incorrect statements in reference to the treatment arid tha conductor the miserable man Good , -since hig conviction , having been made public , it may be necessary to state , ttom&n '¦ edth ' eniic source , what are tho real facts . . famco the alterations that have taken puce m the criminal law , the treatment of criminals both before and after coaviotion has been very materizuy modihed . Formerly upon a conviction for murdev the convict was takea to a cell appropriated for the purposo ^ and kept in thia cell , almost in darkness , aud suffering many other privatlonB , until the time came for him to ascend tho scaffold . At the ptesoni . time , ; however , prisoner 3 charged with
murder arc tafcen to a room in the chapel-yard ; where they rercaiu uutil their trial ; and , if convicted , they agam return to the samo cell , and remain thore in the charge of different wardsmen until tho period of . execution . The first ' occasion on which this cell was appropriated in the way above described was m the case of Greenacre , and sinco then it has been Euoftessively occupied by Courvohier , Lees , and Biakeslfty . But tor the provisions of the Central Criminal Court Act , many difficulties would have been thrown in _ the ; way of the prosecution , by reasoa ot tas different . tirrisdicttons that wore mixed up iu the case . Tho offence , in the first instance , was committed in the county of Surrey . The prisoner was subsequentl y apprebended in Kent ; examiued before . » justice of that cbuntv : and then
brousirt . mto MKidlesox for examination ; finally committed rrora that county ; and , but for tbe ' pro-Tinons above referred to , it would have been difficult to have - framod the case to have freed it fiom technical objections . It rests also with the judges of tiie Central Criminal Court to say whether a onminai shall be executed in the county where tho alleged offnee is committed , or in Middlosox , and as Lord Denman , in passing ¦ seiiteuee , merely wennoned " a place of exmmon , " tho convict will be' executed at the Old Bailey , and no ! » t lior 3 eiflon ; , ' . -T-lanc . After sentence , the shei' -H- ; now have it hi their direction , not , however , oxoecding a , period of twenty one days , to iix the day when tae execution shall take place ; aud it is
understood th . py . have ordered the sentence to be carried into iff . ct on Monday . next- Sinoe his condv-nvaiion Good has never been left unattended , either-night or . day . . For tho first two or three days he persisted ^^ in the truth of the extraordinary statom . eiit made by him after the trial ; but it is understr , o : i that , he has recently made somo further disclosures , modifying io a very oonsidsrable " extent his former statement , but he siill persists in asserting that tho unhappy woman came by her"death by her own hand , aud no by any violence that was offered to her by another . On his being asked to state the address of ths man who Bold matches , and who , accotdrng io his statement , took such an active , part in the aiv / til business , he says , tiiat all ho knows about h m is , that he lives soniowliere in Bromptou . It will bo ramemborcd that Greenacre told a story similar in m . iny respects to this statement , of Good ' rf
as to the mode iu which his victim cama by hor death , that he sub " . qucntly gave several different versions of taa Btory , and that only a few hour 3 bel ' oro his executiou ho gave anotKov aecsunt of the ' ^ lle ^ 'jd mode . ' of death . It ia expected , however , that Goodwill yet declare what the truth really is ; and it . is said that he has made an iatimatioa to that effou : to the chaplaiu , and also to Mr . Cope , the go ? f > rnor of Newgate . It was at the suggestion of of the chief justice that the counsel for the prosecution forbore to examine the prisoner's son as a witness aaainst him . All that he would have been able to depose to was the fact , that the blue bonnet rmlcn ^ ed to the deceased , and that it was tiiken by the prisoner to Susa . Tinah Butcher ' s , and as this was clearly proved by other testimony , it was thought that the painful spectacle of a child beiog produced as witr . ess against his father upon a trial for life and death might bo scared .
Condemned Session at Newoate . —On Sunday tho chapel of Nowgatj was crowded in a : ) unwonted manner , by thoeo who , from an acquaintance with the Lord Mayor , or other of the Gity' dignitarie 3 , could gain an aduii&sioii , to hear from the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ofdinary to the prison , a sormoa addressed to rhat wretched man , who , paying the penalty of his cruelties and crimes , perished upon the scr . ffoid . The" otiapol was quite full , and there were a good many ladies present . The-. ' . prisoners entered the place allotted to them shortly before halfpast ten , and at that hour Daniel Good was brought in by Mr . Copo and two turnkeys , and placed in . the centre of the chapel . Ho appeared very uneasy , aud several times chispcd his hands , as if ens ; : iged in
inward devdt'on . H ; 3 dress consisted of along olivecoloured frook coat , with pockets outside , 6 uoh as aro worn by cachmen , drab trousers , and a clean white Rcckc ' oth , neatly tied round his neck . Hid face - ' was ' somewhat paler and attenuated than when he was at tne Old Bailey , and he appeared thinner ; othtrwiso ho looked well , and much better than on that oceadion . He had the appearance of a ponttent nnn , and of one fully aware of the enormity of his offences . On entering the chapel he was weeping , aud BCTera \ tiuies , in tlie course of the Bervice , tears were obsL'rv . 'd to come rapidly down his cheeks . The psalms and lessons were very appropriate ; the former wore the 1 st , 9 th ,- 14 th , 16 th , and I 7 U > Verses of the . Slst , aud tho first four verses of tho 6 th P .-alin . The 1 st-ons wero taken from the 12 o'h chap .
oi' tho 2 nd ot' Samuel , and the 1 st chapter Of James At the conclusion of tho last psalm , tho culprit appeared very -weak ,, and nigh fainting ; ho . dropped into the chair , and some water was procured , when ho soon recovered , and praterved his composure during the rest of the scrvico . The text was taken fri > m tho . l . dt chapter of the General Epistle of St . Jaainaj a-ud the ) 5 ' - h verse—" When , iusi hath conetived it briwgeth f . u'Ui sin , and ein when it is finished hriugeth forth daat-h , " Good , who had appyai < d very uovout during tho whole of-the-service , and who , during ; ho reading of the prayers , always went-down upon his knees at the proper times , was thnn . removed in custody of tho ttirnkeya , and clasping his Iliads together ,-. in an impassioned manner , he exclaimed , an he was leaving the chapel , "Oh , may the Lord bo with you all ! " '
Execution of Daniel Good , the Murdereb — At eight o ' clock this morning , Daniel Good , the murderer , exp ; a ? ed with his lira upon the scaffold , the awful critne of which a Jury of his country had convicted'him ' . ' The crowd which had assembled to witness the execution was , perhaps , more riiimeroHS than had been seen for many years around the gaol of Newgate . . A great number of anxious visitantaj determined , if possible , to obtain a good view , were there at night , and . a ? one o ' clock the street was quite impagsablo ; from that hour until eight o ' clock tlio crowd momentarily increased , and tit that hour ii surpassed everything We ever behold ; the whole s-wet from St . Sepulchre ' s Church to Ludgate-hi ! l wa = » cue mass of human beings—men , women , and
children . The houses opposite the fiaol aiso weie crowded with . spi ctators , and high premiums were paid ior ev ^ rv spot whence there was the least probabiiity of bvhjliiiiig the spectacle . Up to the time o execution tne piob appeared in excel Ion t humour , joke 3 wero bandied about , loud peals of laughter and hurraing a ? an unfortunate policeman passed tiaough , were oc-a ,- > ioaaly heard , and the -. greatest excitement prevailed . After attending divine servico on Stia < iay morning , theV wretched culprit caused two letters to bo ' written , one to Moliy Good , and another to a Mrs . Spencer . At an parly hour on Sunday lught , he retired to rest ,. and slept soundly tor two or tureo hourn ; he was awoke in the morningj and partook of a slight breakfast . At fix o ' clock ,
Mr . rtherJif AJsgnay . went to . inm ; and remained with him nearly an hoar ; Mv . Carver , the Ordinary , ' -as also with him directly he rose , and never left his side uutil tin ; fatal bolt was drawn . At half-past five o ' clock' , Air . Copo , the Governor of . Newgate , was with him tor a short time , when he repeatedly ? aid , iv Mind , I ' m no murderer . " The Sheriffs and thoir attends ) uts having entered the condemned cell , and the prisoner having been handed over into thoir custody , he was conducted to th « press-room , arid sat down on a ' Dench ' . wjth- . Mr . Carver on one side of him , aud Mr . Shtriff Magiiay on the other ; at this time lie appeared to be suffering the greatest mental anguish , and to be quite incapable of listening to the t-xhortation to repentance to which the worthy
Divuie was de . va ^ dus of drawing his attention . Seizing Mr . Cop '; by the hand , lie said ,, ' * Oh , Mr . tope , my best friettd , I never took her life ; " and then , clasping his hands , he said , "The Lord have mercy upon me . I hope the Lord will take me and show me the gates of lieaven . I ncrer took her life . I . never took her iife ^ ' The Rev . Ordinary a ^ aiii urgtd him to repentance and coiifstssioii , ' reminding him that ho was now going to stand before the Judge of ail . Upon this the prisoner rose , aad elevating hi * right hand , said , " I swear before Alm'ghty- Go' ^ ' -as I hope for mercy , I ' heifer took her iit ' e . . ' The- ' Lord be with you aU . " Ho then shook hands rc ' ptatedly with the Sheriffs . Again riid the R ^ v . Divine exhort him to repent and
confesp , gayinjj , " You know the Bible says , * If we confess our Bin- ; , G ' . > d is righteous and just to forgive us our sins , and to cleanse u ^ from all iniquity ; ind again 'He that hidetli his sins shall not prosper , but he that coiifesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy , ami God will abundantly psrdon him . '" The culprit replied , , "I ghould tell you in a moment if I oid the act ; if 1 had any weiglit : on my mind , I would unburden it . Why should I tell a lie on departing irom tliia worldV At five minutes to eight , he rose from his seat , and adjusted his dress , which was the same he wore in chapel on Sundayj with the air of a" man who was going about his daily
occupations , and shook hands several times with the Ordinary and the hangman . He then went up to Mr . Cope , and whispering , requested that he would let him have a little , wine and water . Nearly a tumbler of wine and water was brought to him , and he drank it all off . He t ' -ieii rose , nnd turned up his coat sleeves with the utmost composure , whilst the hangman pinioned his arms and wrists ; his ueckelotli wa « next removed , the culprit telling : the hangman that there was a pin Gomewhefe which must be removed before the neckcloth could be untied ; hid throat was then bared , the bell of the prison began tolling , ana theluelanclwiy procession set out , the Rev . Urdmary preceding the culprit and reading
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in a clear and difitiEot tone the burial service . The culprit walked with a simv firm step to the scaffold , and ascended it witbmvfc heaitaiiou ; he glanced hastily t ' ouii < 1 on the imuifnise mulutude , and there vvas a trem .-cdoiig yell raised , so loud aud so fierce as to be su ' dicient to strike ? error into the heart of the ' stoutes ^ man . At this moment h ? . turned "very pale , and trembled much , but said nothing , Scarcely an instant yvsts occupied in adju . itrng the noose , which having been accomplished , and the cap drawn
over his faoa , the executioner retired from the sc&fiulil . The Signal was immediately given , the bolt was - ' . withdrawn , and the unhappy man p » sno longer an ijviaate of this world . The only motion we observed on the withdrawal of the bolt , was a alight rising of the arms , but it was ohly for a moment ; otherwise there was no struggling , no rigidity of the limbs to be observed . Itmigh't be said that he died without a struggle and withwut a groan . At nine o'clock the body was cut down and conveyed into tha . prison .
Robbery at Good ' s Execution . — -Amongst other robberk'S committed at tii-r xecuiion was tV , at of a young femaio who had been lauding in the crowd iii Giitapur-t-tieet , who had her pocket cut , and the money she Lad in it stolen . On getting out of the crowd fsh-e fyit tiie blood trickling down her side . and on examinati ')!) , it was - found that tiie fiivt at'tempt had failed , hw- clothes having been cud through and a wound \ v . a \ oted in her side . She had several frieuda with her at the time .
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A Bright YouTH . ^ -Thrrn h a boy in Salem so bright .. thai his mother h : is to look at him through apiece of smoked glass— New YoikPuper . Extraordinary Good Foktune . — Edward Hibbert , a porter in the empiu } ' of ' vjesssrs . Bramah , Ptestage , and Bail , 124 , Piccadilly / has been ciisftovered to bo heirrat-law ? o estates in Isle worth , Wfiitton . Fleet-street , and D-: vanehire , to the value of £ 1 , 200 , 000 . Deaths by Eating Hemlock . —* Two lamentable accidents occurred at the parish of L ! aneifyl , Montgomeryshire . A poor woman oi tl e name of f ) avics had occasion to ieave her iidmeon Monday , and during her absence her three children ! discovered
some roots of water hemlock " . wi-ar the . river side , ot which they eat freely , and anold woman in passing by fduwd two of the children v ; iy ill . Upon ir-quiring what wan the matter , the eldest informed her what thoy had been eating . luiormation was immediately given in the village o < ' wh :. t had occurred , and a messenger was' dispatched for a surgeou , who was quickly in attendance , but oa hisiarrival he found two dead ( one a « t ;
Fatal Accident on tiik North Union Railway . —On Wednesday moruiug , : iio London ... up-iuuiltrain from the north , onits arrival within a distance of two hundred yards from tho Parkside station , passed over the body of Thomas Giiffith , a b ' arg « - man . James . ' . BJuu'delj , ' the driver of the engine , oii rinding that he had met with some obstruction on the way , stopped the entine as speedily as the downward inclination of t-n . is line at . , that particular pnrt would admit , but not . till the whole train had passod over the body , of the deceased . On examination , it was ditcovered that the deceased had been doad . s . fcuio hours , as the b , dv was cold and stiff , and horp eyidehi marks of motv than one train having passed over it . The lower oxtreniisies were xieaxly severed from the trunk , end wxre only attached by a small ligature . Tl ; e deceased -was a married man , about forty years -of age , and a native of Tarvia , in
Ghesliii ; t ) . He was in tho employ of Mr ^ James Trycr , of London , and engaged as a bargeman on the Bridge water canal . On Monday he discharged his cargo , and spent the greater part of Tuesday at Newton cattle-fair . At night , he , his master , and eome other men , were drinking at the Bull ' s Head pubiic-house , in Golborne dale ; andI left there between ten and eleven o ' clock ; they were all the worse for liquor . The deceased loitered behind the rest of the party , and nothing waa seen of him . after they passed tho bridge over the North Union railway , on the Lowton road . The embankment at this point of the railway is full eight or ten yards above the railway on either side ; and it is well fenced , so as to prevent parties ttespasiiiig . It was near this place the deceased was found , and , in case ho got upon the railway on parting from his companions , no less than two luggage-trains , in addition to the mai ) , must have passed over him .
Counteraction of " Infidelity '' and "Socialism . " —On Friday a meeting , attended by the Bishops of Chester and Norwich , John Hardy , Esq ., M . P ., in tho chair , took place at the : Hanover-square Rooms , for the purpose of afibrdiug Mr . Brindley , the anti-Socialist lecturer , au opportunity of reporting the result of the means taken to repress Infiaelity and Socialism . The meeting was rather thinly attended , aud , after a few remarks by the Hon . Gentleman in the chair , Mr . Brindley addressed the met-tingv In the course of his speech he predicted the speedy , failure of the Social cominunity at Tytherly , in Hampshire , where they are providing a handsome building for the -residence and employment of several hundred persons . 'He also
stated that the large buildings were a speculation of some capitalists , and not the property of the community , and that the villagers m the neighbourhpoii entertained a etrongfeeling of dislike to their new " social" neighbours . The Bishop of Chester declared himself on enemy to Socialism , both as a Christian minister as well as a man and philanthropist •—a sentiment m which the Bishop of Norwich coincided—adding tnat Socialism was dead at Norwich , and that the Socialist vyomen of that city were the " -. lowest of ; . the low "— -an assertion which created much interrnption , and resulted in a vote of disapprobation being got up by the Socialists present . Great confusion ensued , amidst which the meeting broke up .
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Stepney REcroRY .-This benefice , which has J" -& become vacant , is in , the gift of Bras ^ nose Collie , Oxford , and is one of the wealthiest Imtigs ia u . 9 3 ioce ^ nf Lon d on . The annuat income is returned at £ 1 , 1 ^) . ; ; ¦ - .: ' . . - - \ . ^ v : ¦ ¦; . - . ¦ ¦ : . ¦¦¦ . ¦ r . - -r ; .: "¦ The lamentable accident on the Paris and Versailles railway has excited the ; greatest attention ameng the railway companies in this country , who arf desirous of ascertaining the real cause of 1 ** Some of them have already sent over to ? tauc © for the purpose of obtaining accurate information * ' ,
^ The rder Highbury . —A Hard Case . ~ During the Ia 3 t two years ayourig man named Cooper has lived in the servica of Messrs . Powell and Son , packing-base makers , in Knight Rider-court , Doctors Commons , as porter , but he was discharged at a moment ' s notice on Monday week , in conseq ^ enre of-its . baiiig asoertained that ho was brother to the man who ftanda charged with the morder at Highbury . — Advertiser . ;' . " . Church-rate Seizures . —Mr . Drew , the vestryclerk of tho parish of Allhallows , with Brand , iha constable ^ from the Mansion-housa , oh Thursday entered ' 'ihe premizes of Messrs . Joaoph Cooper and Co ., Lawrence * Pountney-lane , aiid , by virtue of a warrant from the Lord Mayor , seized a quantity of boayer fur , for church-rates due to the united parishes otT St . Mary , Abchurch , and St . Lawrenca Pountney ..- ' .. : . . : ;;
Spbino . — " The Spring has been always remarked as a period when disease , if it be lurkiDg in tha system , is sure to shew itself . The coldnes 9 of win ter readers torpid the acrimonious fluids of the body , and in this state of inactivity their evil to tha system 13 not percfcivee , but at the Spring these -are roused , and if uot r . heeked , mix up and eircaliyO with the blood , and thus the whole system is ooataniiiattid . Parr's Life -Pills- taken three every night , for two or three weeks , will rid the body of all that is , noxious , and produce health and comfort . Persons troubled with > corbutic " affections , are strongly a . dvised to try them at this time of the yea ?; in a few daya they wiil perceive the powerful clearing properties they possesSj and thus * be induced to continue them . "
ExTRAOUDiNARy Suicide . —On Thursday night , as the Q'ieen Yiocoria , contract mail steamer , was on her passage from Kingstown to Liverpool , a gentleman who had given the name of Johnson , but whose r * al name was Bennett , of and from Manchester , at ten minutes to eleven o ' clock , when nearly off Holybead , jumped overboard . A ltfe-preserrer was s . % the instant cut away , and though the vessel wa 3 brought to as soon as practicable , and a boat lowered with tour bauds , in the hope of rescuing the unfortunate man , no trac ^ of him could be seen . The first mate was iiot far from the deoessed at the moment
and he did not evince any : previous symptoms ox abstraoiion ; lie took out his watch and guard-chain j which , with his purse , he left under the Beat where ha had bwn . sitting . It appears that be left Manchester on Wednesday , crossed the channel that night in the Queen Victoria , aud that he had left on the table at iiome a note for his brother announcing hia desperate intention . The water was quite smooth , and the vessel going not less than eleven knocs . The ^ deceased was twenty-four years of age , five feet ten inches high , and bore an excellent and amiable character . ¦
Nottin 6 Ham .--State op Trade—There has been a considerable sensMion duriiig the past week , amongst the lace manufacturers engaged in the fancy lace trade , on account of some excellent patterns having been produced by a machine owner , from a machine in which the Jajqaard apparatus acts upon the threads the whole width of the warp beam , instead of actuating the guide bars . The turn-out , respecting the drop-offs , is not yet endedfj nor does it seem likely to end , the bands we are informed being well supported . There is little or np improvement in the demand for drawers and pantaloons . —The silk glove trade : is a shade better . A most important decision to master stockingers waa made on VV " odnesday last , at -the County Hall . A
master glove hand was brought up on a charge for neglecting his work , for eight days fcucoessiyely . It was alleged and proved that the taker-in knew that the master was not to work up in person the eilk , ho working at the time to another hosier . The justices hold that , by his taking out the silfe , by tbe provisions of the Statute of 17 Geo . III ., cap . 56 , he was compelled to work upon silk delivered out , and that neglect for eight days made them liable to imprisonment ; the party was sentenced to a month ' s impriaonment , but was allowed to settle the affair by paying . for the silk , though he bad many . witneBBes present , to prove that the warehouse in question
gave out their silk so damp that it was impossible tor the masters to keep in their aceonnts . The party upon this declined to appeal to the sessions . If this is acted upou , half the master stookingera will be ou the tread-mill , as many of them take out work frota five or Bix different houses , for twenty-five or thirty hands . We are sorry to say that the hosiery trade , in the ^ numerous villages engaged in that manufacture , in this arid the neighbouring counties , is if pos ible wor . e than ever , the masters and journeymen being equally in a declining cocdition j'in fact , this state oi things has reached the middle classes , who are rapidly sinking ia society .
DESTRUCTiVE Fibe at Nassau . —The German papers arrived yesterday ay nounee a fire of a most aiarmft'g r . aiure occurred in i-n&c-i tpe faubpvrqs . of Steyer , a city ' . with a populatipa of 10 , 000 bouIs ia Upper Austria . The Gazette d' Avgsburyh has the foiiovring extract of a letter , dated Stever , the 7 th o f May ; - ^ - "A sad calamity has b 9 . a ) len us . Oa the 3 rd . iusi ., at four o ' clock in the afierhopn , a most destructive firo broke out in the faubonrg of Steyerdorf . The flames , cherished by a high wind , made rapid progress : ; and , by the next day , atsixo ' clock , 240 hou-. es were reduced to ashes . We are all but in ruins > The 6 treets present the most lamentable appearance , and women and children are frantic , uttering cries of despair . The working classes . will be the greatest sufferers by this calamity ; Many hundreds of these will be reduced to misery , and , for some time , at least , deprived of means to support their families .- "
Destruction btFjhe of , th& Geokoia East Itf . piAMAN—Five Lives Lost . —On Saturday afternoon the melancholy intelligence ; of the ship Georgia , of Newcastle , an Indiaman , Captain Mitchell , bound to London , was received by the underwriters at Lloyd ' s attended , we regret to say , wiih deplorable sacrifice of human life . The ship was between eight and nine hundred tons burthen , and was valued at £ 7 , 000 , being splendidly fitted up for the accommodation of passengers ; she had a rich cargo on board , consisting of jewellery , merchandise , and other valuable property , which perished with tho vessel , a loss of nearly £ 20 , 000 . The unfortunate event occurred on the mornmgpf the 1 st of last month , while on her passage to England from ; Calcutta ^ which place she
left in the early part of February . Fromi the account brought over by the ship ¦' .. Thomas Sparks , from . China , which arrived off Dartmouth on Friday Eaoruing , it appears that on the morning mentioned the watch on deck , when the vessel was under closereefed topsails , and in latitude SO south , aud longitude 36 cast ! off Madagascar ; noticed something burning about the ship , and supposed that one of the crew--bad-left-hia candle burning , and that he had fallen asleer * . The officer went into the forecastle to ascertain if such was the case , bnt found tho interior apparently safe , and the Ttghfs all extingnished . On returning to the deckheobservod that the stench increased , which excited liis suspicions , and ultimately aroused the eoaiaiander ,
Captain Mitchell and the rest of the ship ' s crew , and a strict search was determined upon . Ou the boats being removed arid the main hafbbes taken off , the burning' was found to proceed from the cargo , when orders were given to remove some portion of it , so as to get at the fire ; the crew , however had not proceeded far before a volume of smoke burst upon them , and shortly afterwards it became so intense , accompanied with excessive heat that they were forced to desist , and-. 'leave * the- hold , netwithBtatiding large quantities of water had been thrown down amongst the cargo . Captain Mitchell then had the hatches replaced , and blocked ap eTery aperture in the ship , including the rabins , in the hope of Stirling the fire ; but this proved nnavailihffior in two
aDOuc Hoars the flames brofee thrOHgb the cabin windows , and likewise from the hatchwav over the ^ fo recastle ; , to the terror and disniayof aft on board . " Capt . Mitchell , who was a young man , acted with surprising fortitude . Perceiving that the destruction of the vessel was inevitable , he directed the crew to prepare themselves to leave the fihip , which they immediatelt set upon doing , by lowering the boats ( two in number ) over the vessel a side . It wasa most trying moment , for the sea was extreiaely rough , with a heavy gale of wind ; and with tbe knowledge of their being 800 or 900 inilea from land , every soul expected to meet with a watery . grave .: At about eight o ' clock , tbe chief mate , with nine of the crew , left the burning vessel in the joll y-boat , and they were directly followed by Capt . Mitchell , and the rest of the ship ' s company—four in number — in . the small ; boat . In tie course of ' a qnarter ' ot an hour afterwards , the- work of devastation had
reached the . masts , and she appeared embodied in one mass of flames , forming a terrible though magnificent appearance . At this critical period , a vessel was observedi at a distance , bearihg towards the illfated ship , and the chief ibateturaed roand to make known the joyful intelligence ^ to Capt . ^ litchell and the rest of the crew . He was horror-struck in . finding that the ; boat had foundered j arid none of them were to be seen / They- rowed- about in hopes of picking them up , but anfortunately none » f the poor feilows ever rose after ; The ship Thoma 3 Spaifes which proved io be the vessel they- saw " bearing down to flieir assistance , cafne * up alongside soba afterwards , and took the mate arid the rest of the Georgia s crew on board , and they remained within a short distance of the burning ship until , she went downj which event took place at a late hojir in the afternoon . The ship Thomas Sparks , with the survivors , arrived on Sunday mtorning off DoTerv The Georgia and cargo are reported to be insured to tb extent of £ 25 , 000 . •' . > -. ; . ¦¦ .. ¦
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The following are copies of lot > ers wri'ten at the dictation of tho prisoner during hi ? aiav- ' in gaol : — ^^ ewgnre , May , 21 , 1842 . "I , Daniel Good , w . sh to remrn thaoliB to the Lord Mayur and his kind lady for vWitiriK me , and also roiurji thanks to all the AlUeruien who have kindly viMt ? d me ; an / 1 al-s *> svisb to return thanks to the Sheriffs for their kindat ;; :. ; :. and also Mr . Copo , tho Governor ,- ' . returning' him thank-, ami t found him very kind . Also vet urn ihai . ks to th < 3 Rev . Mrw . Garver . for . his kiiiil attention , and also to . the ' ¦ ¦ Rev .-Mi * . Taylor , who read prayers this day , which drew my attentiou with tears , and a \ m return thaiiks to the Hov .. Mr . Russell , who has ba ^ . n to see mo this day . My kind ma ? ter , LN : jr , ;; afliel Dartdoi Esq ., which I have lived with him at iNorwoo'i as-coachmu-n , he haa been to . we me . I nevor livod with a kinder master and mistress than Mk v were . My sincere
chauks to Mr . Dando and his kmd lady , and I also wish to return thanks to ray lato master arid mi&tress , Shiell .. iiy dear little boy « am ? to see r 3 <; on Thursday last ,: and read a chaoter , which mode me shed tears j as I part from him . ? o young , not quite eleven years old . May the Lard protoct ; him , as he is left withou ^ father or mother , while I put my trust in James Spencer and his sv > ro , Mrs' . Spencer , that they will have eye after the boy . 1 was a few days at Clerkehwell , and ^ iound great kindness from the governor of that 'pifison , ai :: i' iw has bi-aji ' . 'to see me here . I also return ' thauks to -the doctor , and also to the Rev . Mr . WilIia . w-5 , Who psribrms . dut / 'at that prison . I also return thanks to W . Ni . ttage , Esq ., my former master , and hia lady , they were
very , kind u > me ..- I doafvknowtedge as I am departing this world that Sus 3 ii iiucoher was ihf ; cause of that poor woican , Jano Jones , thronyh ' . 'jaaloii 3 ' y , making away with herself , and Jar . e Jano ^ wld me tha , ;; jshe would make away With herself , thr .-iugh hearing about Suyan Butcher , and 1 now say Jane Jones made away with herself , I don't say but what I am the cause of her doing this , through , being told-I kept company with Siiaan Butcher . VVhat I have -stated is nothing but the ty . ith reppectinw tbe death of Jane Jone ? . I wi . ? h to :- ? ay I never eiifi her up ; tLa matchman eaid he could not make away
without taking thelimbs off . I locked him up in . the stabies , aud I was cleaning iny harness . He promised to corae bh'tne" 6 th of April , and take the remaining part away , bur . hp nova- earao . He told me he lived in the ne . ghbonrhood of Brentford . I knew thi 3 man as coming with matches about Iburteenor fifteen moiitns . I gav& him one sovereign to do away with the body . I wish to return thauks to all the oflioors of this prison , as I found them all very' kind . Tiie Lord be with all my friends , aiid I wish to part this lirV good friends with all , and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul , and I don't say bat I am a great sinner . "
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The following letter was addressed to Mr . J . Spencer , LeckV-fieWs , Walworth : — "My dear Friends , — I ' write these few lines to you and Mrs . Spencer , aniI hopn you are both well . My blessing , and the Mossing of . 6 od , be with you evermore . My brother ' s son and his wife called on Monday evening ; you was not at home , they told me . They came to see me on Tuesday last . His name is John Good , ami heliv-s at No . 4 , Arch'drow , Deptford-creek . 'He ; would be glad to see you at any time . My blessing and . the-blessing of God be with him and his wife . This comes from me with tears ; and also renierabcr aia to my sister ' s son . My blessing with him . " From your unfortunate friend , " Daniel Good , " The following letter was written to Molly Good .:
—" . "'My dear "Molly , — -I writ- these few lines to bid you farewell , and I'm tflad you got acquitted . I hope the things I put in pledge you will be able to redeem , and keep them ior yeursclf . My best respects to . you , with tears , and ols ) y ^ ur friends ; and tho Lord be with you all ; aud may the Lord have mercy upon my poor sou i . " From your unfortunate "Daniel Good . "
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THE NORTHERN STAR ^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 28, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct600/page/3/
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