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.-,- . ¦' -- - - - MAH 8 I 05 HOUSE . <> .- TntMBAT . — A CmirriLU CciTdit » . —A man named HPSSaas Jxmgwood-tns chained with . baring stolen two toAeyi and » goose , fee property of Mr . * How&rd , poulterer ; of LeadsnhalT . in&rket . The prisoner bad been seen bT < ms of Mr . Howard ' s men to deliberately take one of th * turkeyi and the goose from the - place in tbe shop wlnn * theT were deposited , place them across his jhonlder , walk'into the street , thrmt them into a bag which he csrriea , andreturn to the stall and pick up the other turkey in IDtr manner . The ¦ Him bid followed the prisoner
and collared him the moment he was walking off with hU Jast prize . The prisoner : declared that he knew nothing-at aB of the last turkey , but merely that it lay at his feet when "b ? ¦ was taken into custody . As for the first turkev and the * : . se-he had most honestly bought them of two country j > -i > ple , who called upon all passers-by to bny the la * t turkirjr and goose , and if the Lord Major thought of letting Mr . Howard have his property it would be great encouragement to butchers to charge a-espectable people , wbq had made purchases , with robbery , in order to getpossession of all they had . ( AlaughO The prisoner wa _ s eommitteti for trial .
FxiDiT . —russui . — Benjamin Lambourn was brousb : b ; ir ^ - the Lord Mayor , charged by the directors of iiiv C ^ uniercial and General Life Insurance Office witli having forged a bill of exchange for £ 150 . —Mr . Humphreys , for the prosecution , stated that in Mnrch , 1843 , the prisoner applied at the Commercial and General life Insurance Company tor cash tor a bill for £ 3 <» 0 , and obtained it on the understanding that the sum should be reduced by quarterly payments , and that upon each reduction a new Mil should be given . Seductions had taken place , the quarterly payments having been made -until tue amount of the debt was £ 150 , when upon failure of payment of the regular instalment it was discovered that the last bill was a forgery as to the acceptor and some of the endorsers . —Thomas Batlsy , of TJo . 7 , Jrr-terrace , Boxton , headwaiter to Messrs . Ring and Brymer ,. of CoraMU , stated that he had accepted bills for the prisoner , but it was a
long time ago . He had not , to the best of his belie f accepted a bill so lately for the prisoner as two years ago . The acceptance to the bill produced was not in his handwriting , nor had his name been written by his authority . —The prisoner ; About the middle of the year 1843 , were you not confined by illness to your bed !— "Witness : I was . —The prisoner c That ' s all the questions I wish to ask tou . —S » mn > l I « ong , of Ko . S 3 , High-street , Marrlebone , licensed -victualler , stated that the endorsement " Samuel Long" upon the bill produced was not his hanuwritmg , neither had he authorised any one to write it . — Joseph Ponoran , fishmonger , of So . 292 , Oxford-street , Stated that the signature , " Joseph Donovan , " to the bill prodneed -was not his , nor had it been sanctioned ± > v him . —Mr . Humphreys said that no doubt the signature of the drawer was genuine . The prisoner was then committed for trial .
3 IABYLEBOKZ . Thexsdat . —Octxage . —The court was much crowded from an early hour , in consequence of a -report that a number of Spaniards had murdered a man by cutting his throat . The rumour , however , with regard to the murder fortunately turned out to be -untrue . The «» " ¦« of the prisoners were Manuel Santa , -TiDcent Peston , Philip Attention , and Dias Garcia . Mr . John ^ eals , landlord of the Victoria public-house , Charlton-street Somerstovrn , deposed that on the previous night , between eleven aad twelve o ' clock , the prisoners entered his premises and called for drink . They jrere accompanied by eleven of twelTe others ; bnt as all of them were much intoxicated , he refused to serve them . They then abused him , and Santa struck si Vrn \ with a stick , in addition to which he threw at him a number of quart and pint pots , some of which hit him . Another of the party also attempted to injure him ivilb a bludgeon . — "William Therm an , the man who was wounded , deposed that as he
was passing- through Charlton-street he heard a great disturbance , and saw nearly a dozen Spaniards , amongst whom were the prisoners , armed with large sticks and bludgeons ; he seized hold < sf one of the sticks ¦ which was in the possession of a man not in cnstody , when he was immediately knocked down by two tremendous blows , and while lying upon the ground , Ascencion and Garcia being on the iop of him , lie received several severe wounds from a sharp instrument -upon the head and ear , and the collar of his coat was cut completely through . He also received many very severe kicks upon Ms body . It appeared from the evidence of Mr . Parker , a surgeon , that Thennan had been -rerr serionslv injured . The prisoners were also charged with assaulting the constables . The prisoners , through an interpreter , who had explained to them the whole afthe evidence , denied the truth of all that had been alleged against them . Santa and Peston were each committed to the House of Correction for a month for assaulting the constables , and Ascencion and Garcia were remanded till Thursday next .
TTS 1 OS HALL . Moxpat . —Ejcbxzzlucest . —F- Thomas Parker was brong-ht before ifr . Jfaltby , charged with various acts of embezzlement . Tir- w - ^ "inch , livery stable-keeper , Great "Windmill-street , said the prisoner had formerly been in his employ as clerk . It was the prisoner ' s duty , whenever he received money or cheques from the customers , to pay the property over to him immediately . Prosecutor hating ascertained thai the prisoner had received a cheque from Dr . Marsden for £ 10 , made inquiry about it , and the prisoner then admitted lie had received
the mocev and had appropriated it to his own use . Prosecutor immediatelj- took the prisoner-to the Guarantee "Society ' s oSces in the Poultry , and told the rlprk there that the prisoner hnd embezzled the proceeds of a cheque for £ 10 . The prisoner did not deny tbe charge , and produced a paper on which were various amounts he had received and appropriated . The prosecutor added that he had just received a Second paper from the prisoner containing iddiiional names , which made the amount embezzli-d , since August last , between £ 30 and £ 40 . The prisoner nss remanded .
loXGEiy . —William Thicks was charged with having forged the nime of bis master , Mr . Shaw , upholsterer , of Mortimer-street , to a cheque for £ 10 on the Union Bank of London . Argyll-street . The prisoner was remanded till Thursday next . F » n > -AY . —' Assacit ix ' tse Qrrry ' s Pwsera . —John Elston tv .-is charged before Mr . Trail with causing a disturbance in the Queen ' s Privm , and assaulting CaJdvull , the " turnkey On the prt-ce < l : nj : night , when the clock struck ninv , the time for the departure of all stranj : ti > , the defendant , wh-j was there , refu > ed to quit , saying that bis wife-was- there , and that he would be ; if he would stir out of ihe place . Bemonsimnces were of . no avail ; and when the turnkey took the defendant by the arm to eject him fr « m the prison , he turned upon him and jravc him a 5 e *«" r blow in the eye , and knocked him dow-n . In the coarse of the exanSnation it was stated that no man could ha » f acted with greater violence , and four men were employed in taking him to the station-house .
WORSHIP STBEET . TrasDiT . — Coxsixg . —James Green , a wcll-dres > ed middle-aged man , and Anne Green , his daughter , a little girl , 11 years of age , were charged before . Mr . Bingham with having been found engaged in the manufacture of a large quantity of spurious money , and also with having committed a murderous assault upon two officers of police . It appeared , from the statement of Serjeant Brannan , who was in such a state of suffering that he was scarcely able to give his evidence , that , having received information that the male prisoner was closely connected wilh an -extensive gang of coiners , who had recently put into circulation a large amount of-spurious money , he proceeded bttween nine and ten o ' clock on the pre-Tious evening , in company of the officer Cole , to the
house of the prisoner , in Booth-court , Gity-road . On knocking at the door they were admitted bj the . younger prisoner , who , the instant she saw them , called loudly to her father , on which the male prisoner suddenly made his apperance at the top of a flight of stairs , communicating with a room , into which the street door opened . "Witness rushed up stairs ,, in the hope of securing him , and had reached within three steps of the landing , when the prisoner exclaimed , " You ' ve not got me yet , Brannan , you —— thief , " and springing at him , struck him such a violent blow on the chest with bis feet , that he was instantly hurled from the top of the stairs to the room below , -where his spine came in contact with the edge of a chair , and the prisoner , who was unable to check his own impetus , fell with his whole weight
upon the lower part of his body . Cole then seized the prisoner , and a severe struggle ensued between them , in the course of which the witness , who haa partiallv recovered from the fell , saw the younger prisoBer in the act X » f concealing something in her bosom , which he forced from her , and found it to be a parcel containing twentytwo counterfeit balf-crowns , finished for circulation . "Witness then proceeded up stairs , where he found a great number of base coins strewed about the table , and while securing them the male prisoner , followed by Cole , burst into the room , and , seizing a large glass ^ btttle filled with vitriol , dashed the greater part of the burning liquid over Iheir . hands and the upper part of their persons . The male prisoner then pulled from under his apron a hag -filled with -spurious coin and handed it to the girl , desiring her to get rid of it ; but witness succeeded in snatching it fromher and securingtherestof the base money , amount-TngtnTTMvrofha-n-ji'hTmrtw'fl « TiiTHfiff « and half-crown pieces . They , also found several bottles of plating liquids and
arnfl * , with some cnriously-eonstructed implements for ¦ perfecting the coins , which the prisoner was in the habit ¦ of receiving ia a rongh state for the jfarpose of finishing . and rendering them complete for circulation . Sergeant : Brazilian added that the injuries he had received during - his struggle with the prisoner were of such a serious na- ! .-tote - that be was apprehensive he should feel the effects of them as-long as he Bred . Cole , the other officer , whose i hvn . dj 5 . jtad . wrists jajspeared dreadfully scorched and . j swollen , corroborated the sergeant ' s evidence , and stated : that fbcprisaaerhadsetabull-doguponhim , which bit and - « tnng to him with * nch pertinacity that he had the great- u difficulty ; m beating . it off , and that the resistance © fitted bj the prisoner was the most desperate he had or encountered . :-ln his defence , tbe prisoner declared , ¦ - fbtiUxo wfcole of the articles found at his house had been hit therejbj a man who promised to call again , end that he was wjj ^ lly innocent of an j guilty use of theno . Ur . : 2 H 3 ghsm brd * r « lb 0 lI 14 he prisoners to be- remanded for ¦ aejattendanee . of the wHcitor . of the Mint to prosecute the
sets * - ' - ~ - - ; - ' ' -.-.- ¦ . " - - % 5 «^ j « c ^ 6 f 5 M ) TJiciSaixnaajra ^ -ILobeTt Hob-^ cn ^ fteDreeper ^ of & . pwemn £ -hqug « for-the . postage of j ^ tte tf at "Walthamstow , was brought ' up for final exjanlna tion , charged with embezzling the sum of is . lOd ., - frtfrng ot ^ pnrtage of a letter to Calcutta , and fully com-
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mitted for trial . The prisoner was again charged with unlawfully detaining a number of newspapers which came Into his possession for the purpose of being transmitted by the pott . The evidence given on the former examination was repeated and perfected . ~ The prisoner , by the advice of his counsel , made no defence , and he was ordered to find baiL himself in £ 100 , and two purities in £ 50 each , to answer the charge at the sessions . Tbe prisoner was then removed from the bar . Mohdat . —C&A . XGX or Tnxrr . —Edward Edwards was brought np for re-examination forbeing found in a Mr . Blight's house at North Brixton , for an unlawful purpose ;
and Margaret Sheen , the nurse in the family , was charged with stealing a satin waistcoat , belonging to her master , and also with harbouring the other prisoner in the house . The circumstances attending the discovery of the prisoners at four o ' clock on Saturday morning , lying together before a blazing fire , in the complainant * i kitchen , and of tbe woman dropping her master ' s satin waistcoat on the way to the station-house , appeared in our Town edition of Saturday last . Tbe nurse ( Sheen ) ira > therefore committed for two months to hard labour for unlawful possession of the article , and Edwards was adjudged to enter into bis own recognizance in £ 40 , and iind two sureties in £ 20 each , to be of rood behaviour for twelve months .
THAMES POLICE . TnsD * T . —Distressing Case . —A poor woman , named Ann Fox , came before Mr . Broderip and related a tale of woe deserving the attention of the humane . She stated that an elderly woman , named Joiner , living in a miserable court called Peel-alley , Peel-place , Shadwell , had not the means of paying the funeral expenses of her grandchild , which died that morning , and that another child was just recovering from the scarlet fever . The mortality in the family had been very great , ths old woman ' s daughter , whose name was Borwright , and two other children , having died within a few weeks of each other since July . Thev fell victims to fever and want of
sufficient food . On the second Friday in July , Mrs . Joiner ' s son-in-law , Borwrigit , who was a sailor , was killed at Quebec , and the old woman , who obtained a scanty living by making up slops , had since kept the orphan children , although she was herself labouring under illness . Mr . Boss , a surgeon of High-street , Shadwell , had been attending the sick children , and had kindly offered to pay for opening the ground and providing a grave for the body of the child , but tbe grandmother was unable to procure a coffin and shroud . Mr . Broderip said this was a painful case , and he directed "Ellis , the usher , to make inquiries about it , and if the woman Joiner -wanted assistance to afford her some relief , and take care that the body was decentlv interred .
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OXFORD CIRCUIT . Siattord , Die . 19 . —The "WoLTEBaufprox Cask . —Child MraDiK . —This case , which appears to have created a great sensation , not only in this county , but throughput England , came on for trial this morning , after being twice postponed . Jane Railton , aged 32 , was indicted for concealing the birth of her child , at Wolverhainpton , in the month of October last ; and Jobn Sheriff , aged 23 , and James Hildreth , aged 33 , were charged vnih aiding and abetting her in such concealment . The particulars must be fresh in the recollection of our readers . The result of the trial ¦ was , that after the examination of a great number of "witnesses , Miss Railton , not being a poor unfortunate , like Mary Furley , and the other prisoners being , like Mrs . Tyrwhitt , "highly respectable ! " were Ae-Quitted .
Stafford , Dec . 20 . —Sextexck . —At the sitting of the Court this morning the learned Judge passed sentence of transportation for ten years on Joseph Penn , convicted of the manslaughter of Prudence Hughes , at Sedgeley . Tbs WolterhamptqS Cask aqais . —John Sheriff , an account of whose trial , together with that of Miss Railton and Mr . Hildreth , for the concealment of the birth of a child , has already appeared in our columns , was again placed at the bar , under an indictment for usim ; a certain instrument on the 16 th and 20 th October last , at the parish of Wolrerhampion , with intent to procure the miscarriage of Miss Jane Railton , a
young lady who happened at that time to be with child . The prisoner pleaded not guilty , Mr . Beadon appeared for the prosecution , and stated the facts of the case clearly and concisely to the jury . Miss Railton was then called several times as a witness against the prisoner ; but as she did not come into Court for that purpose , tbe Judge ordered her recognisance to be estreated . Mr . Beadon then observed that it would be needless for him to proceed with the case during the absence of so material a witness , and the learned Judge directed the jury to acquit the prisoner ; upon which he was discharged from cuitodv .
NORFOLK CIRCUIT . - vobtolk , Dec . 21 . —Sextexces ox Co . vticted L \ - cexdiabixs . —Mr . Justice Williams took his seat in court precisely at nine o ' clock , and proceeded to pass sentence upon the persons who had been convicted of the serious crime of arson . John Rutland , George l > re , "William Medlar , Christopher Rump , J . Quantrel , Thomas Baker , and Robert Parker , were sentenced to fifteen years' transportation ; Jane Watts to twelve months' imprisonment ; Thomas Sessams two months' imprisonment ; and John Hervey one month . With this proceeding terminated the business of the county assize .
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The Loxdox Pork-Cutters' Society . — On Monday ] a .-t , Messrs . T . Barratt ( secretary to the Associated Trades of London ) , Gamman , and Fisher , aaa deputation from the above Society , waited upon Richard Norman , Esq ., Bank direeiur , of Broad-street , City , and treasurer of the " Duniombe Testimonial" fund , with thi sum of £ 20 , the second suliswiption of that public spirited body to the " Danrombe Testimonial . The first remittance of £ » i lus . we announced a few weeks since from the Edinburgh , and Leitli division of the same society , and we are credibly informed that the V ' ork-cutVers still retain £ o in hand as a nest-egg towards the third contribution for the same gool purpose . Would tbe other trades only imitate the exemplary conduct of the spirited Cork-cutters , Mr . I > nncojnbe would have sut-h a testimonial as would alike reflect honour ou the givers and the re ceiver .
Gkkat Aggregate Meeii . no or the Mecuakical Trades at Liverpool . —In accordance with public announcement , the aggregate meeting of the mechanical trades of Liverpool viz ., Mechanics , Millwrights , Engineers , Moulders , Smiths , and BoilennaKers , was holden in the Assembly-rooms , Nelson-street , on the evening of Monday last , December 23 d , 1 * 14 . The meeting was an extremely large one , and one feeling appeared to pervade the minds of those present . That feeling was " one of indignation at the present attempt of the employers to rob the working man of his only hope and protection—his Trades Union . A determin'stion was also manifested to act on the defensive , and make known to the world that the men would not tamely submit to such
monstrous tyranny , let the consequences be what they might . The meeting was called for halfpast seven o ' clock , at which time Mr . Robinson , of Manchester , was unanimously called to preside . Mr . Robinson on rising was " received with rapturous cheers , which haying subsided , he said , he felt the full weight of the duties of the office in which they had placed him . He trusted , therefore , that they would a * sist him in fulfilling the duties by giving every speaker a fair hearing . The subject on which they had met , and the circumstances which had brought them together , were alike important , and probably would call forth discussion . So far as lie ¦ was concerned , ererj person should have a fair hearing ; andhe hoped the parties addressing the meeting would confine themselves to the subject which they had met to consider . The masters of Lancashire , ana
particularly those of Liverpool , had introduced a system called "quittance papers , " which system struck at the best interests of the working man , inasmuch as it prevented him from taking his labour to the best market . This had be « n the effect of the system in other trades where it had been put into operation . Suppose that he was working for 18 b . a week , and he asked his master to give him an advance of two shillings . The master refused and he left ; but he had to take a sealed quittance paper to his next employer . In that paper was stated the reasons for leaving his last employer . It would run . thus : — " Lef t of his own accord . TYe gave him 18 s . per week ; but he was dissatisfied , and wanted 20 s . This was a perfect barrier to his gettiDg an advance of wages He considered it a gross infringement on their rights , and for one was determined to resist it to the
last—( much cheering ) . The masters had , through , the press and otherwise , stated that their association was Jurely protective ; but the case of the moulders ol . iverpool was sufficient to prove that there was no truth in what they said . The moulders had not struck , but had been turned out by their employers , because they would not give up their Union . He would read them two printed circulars which had emanated from the Masters' Union , which' he had got hold of . [ Mr . R . then read a circular entitled an Address of the Masters i » the Workmen , which was signed by a vast number of the masters in . various parts of the country , extending as far as Derby ] . This circular disclaimed aay intention of aggressive measures by the masters ; Tout the other told him that
there was no reliance to be placed on their words . The other circular which lie held in his hand , had come from the same source as £ he one he had readinfact , in the same week , and signed by the ; same personwho had gained for himself an unenviable notoriety by the part lie nad tivksn . in ibis onslaught against the ng ^ ta . of labour ,, namely , Mr . George Peel . ( Much inoignatiaB .. ) Tie circularstafeed that a meeting had been held at ihe Clarence Hotel Manohester ,, wjien > declaratioiyras agreed to ! which the men were to sign , or quit their employment forthwith . " Well , this declaratiou hadTwen presented to the men in several large shops in Manchester ; and what was iti ¦ JWhy just this . The men . were asked to sign not $ Ql > eioag to the Uiiion , nor to seek a fresh shop at the week-end . The men were to a man determined to give \ xv > work rather than give np their Union .
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( Loud cheers . ) They now knew what were the ulterior objects of the Masters' Protective Association It was to protect themselves and destroy the little protection which the men had left . Mr . Robinson gave a lucid explanation of the principles and objects of the Mechanics ' . Protective Society of Great Britain and Ireland , and then called on Mr . Roberts to move th » first resolution . Mr . Roberts said that the resolution which he held in his hand was one in which they individually and collectively : were much interested . In fact , the time had come when the Trades must bestir themselves , or they would be un done . , Capital was rallying its forces to subjugate Labour ; tnerefore , it was their imperative duty to be up and doing . Mr . R . moved the followin g
resolution : —That it is tbe opinion of this meeting that we , the Mechanical Trades of Liverpool , ought to form a Branch of the Protective Society of Great Britain and Ireland . Mr . Roach , in an able speech , seconded the motion , which , on being put from the chair , was agreed to unanimously . Mr . G . Cannforth moved the following : —That we , the Mechanical Trades of Liverpool , in General Meeting assembled , do hereby adopt the principles laid down in the Rules agreed ; to by the Mechanical Trades of Manchester . Mr . Craggee , on behalf of the Smiths , asked several questions relative to the working of the principles of the Association , which were answered by the Chairman . Mr . Craggee said he was perfectlysatisfied with the straightforward manner in which the
chairman answered the questions . He therefore begged leave to second the resolution . —Mr . Rowe came forward to support the resolution , and in doing so begged to say , that he was a Trades' Unionist—not so much from principle as from expediency . In tact he was forced to be one . He hoped no one would misunderstand him . He was not compelled to belong to the union of his trade by his fellow workmen , but by the system under which he lived . That system was one of Trades' Unions from the Queen on the throne down to the humblest artizan . He would ask , had not the church a Trades' Union ? Aye , and one that gave protection to the parsons . The bar had its Trades' Union , and its list of prices ; the medical profession had its Union ; and the great landed
aristocracy : had it 3 Union , and the landed aristocracy had their Union , which was passed in 1815 in the shape of a Corn Law , In a word , the holders of property , whether landed or commercial , were all Trades' Unionists ; and as he had to contend against those Unions , it behoved him to be in a Union likewise . There was also the Trades' Union of franchise , both in the boroughs and counties . The ten-pounders in the boroughs were in the Union , also the forty shilling freeholders , likewise the fifty pound tenants at will ; and he ( Mr . Rowe ) must be a Trades' Unionist until he was placed on an equality with them , and had a rote in the great Union ; and that was until he was fully and fairly represented in the Commons House of Parliament . Mr . Rowe then replied in a
masterly manner to an article which appeared in the Liverpool Journal , and concluded a powerful speed ) by denouncing the quittance-papers in no measured terms . ; He resumed his seat amid repeated rounds of applause . Mr . Roach moved — That three persons from each trade be appointed a Committee , to draw up the rules ; and that they meet at the Rose and Crown , Cheapside , on next Monday evening , at half-past seven o ' clook . The resolution being seconded , was carried nmn . con . A person in the gallery asked if it was true that the Moulders had turned out of their own accord . Tlie chairman said it was not true . The masters had turned them off because they would not leave their union . The querist had another Question to
ask—Did the Moulders demand a uniform rate of wages , irrespective of the man's ability ? Chairman : No . They fix a rate of wages which is the lowest that is to be paid , and the man of talent niav get as much more as he can . The rate of wages is tixed for the inferior workman , and the superior has to trust to his abilities to get more . —Mr . Dixon then addressed the meeting for a short time . —Mr . Roach said that they should at all times support their friends ; and thu Northern Star newspaper was the only one that would do the working man justice . lie , therefore , hoped that as the report of that meeting would be in it , they would purchase it , not only that week , but every week ; for by so doing they would see what was going on amongst the other Trades in all parts ot the countrv . ( Glieers . ) Thanks were voted to those
masters who had refused to join the masters' association , and likewise to those who had so nobly with ; drawn from a cause which had for its object the ^ injury of the poor man . Mr . Robinson having left the chair , Mr . Roach was called to it , when the thanks of the meeting were given to Mr . Robinson for his conduct in the chair . Mr . Robinson . briefly acknowledged the compliment . One of the Moulder then read the following : —The Moulders of Liverpool return their sincere thanks for the unsolicited support they have received during their present struggle . and they beg leave to say thev will not be found wanting if ever their brother Tradesmen should be placed in similar circumstances . The meeting broke up with three hearty cheers for the Protective ScoiHy of Great Britain and Ireland .
Mjjcerb Intelligence . —The next general delegate meeting of the Miners of Yorkshire will be held nt the Griffin Inn , Northgate , Wakefield , on 'Monday the 30 th of December , 1844 , to commence at nine o ' clock in the morning , when tbe new cards and rules of the Miners ' Mutual Benefit Society , will be ready fnr dnlivpry ' Cohdwaisbrs of Penzance . —A Cordwamers' society has been recently formed in this town , which promises well . The members thereof have a desire to be connected with the Cordwainers' General Mutual Assurance Association . They have written to the secretary . James Smythes , 67 , Leather-lane , llolborn . Perhaps , if you give insertion to this no tice , it may meet tho secretary ' s eye , and cause him to attend to the craft of Penzance . —Tho Tailors 6 t Penzance are uniting , as also the Stone-masons . :
Wai ; worth . —The Dcncombe Procession . —A public meeting was held at the Montpelier Tavern on Monday evening , December 23 d , to form a committee for the Walworth and Caniberwell district , to aid a ! nd assi » t in getting up the proposed Duncombe procession , on the 4 th of February . Mr . Simpson ( secretaryj read a note from T . S . * Duncombe Esq ., M . P . aioknowledpng the receipt of the memorial in favour o / t Frost , W-iiHams and Jones , and al « o stating that he ( Mr . Duncombe ) had forwarded th » same to Sir J . Graham , and received his usual lithographed answer .
It wag then unanimously resolved by the meeting , that a local committee be formed for the above object ; and that the following gentlemen constitute the same , with power to add to their number : —Messrs John Sewell , Richard Sewell , Ingram , Murhall , Rhodes , Tomlinson , and Simpson . It was also resolved that all the Trades' bodies in the district be waited on to solicit their co-operation on the occasion ; and that the committee sit on Monday evening next , December 30 th , at the Montpelier Tavern . A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the Chairman , and th » meeting dissolved .
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THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES . Hitherto we have not treated of matters theatrical in the Star ; not that we were blind to the necessity of so important and attractive a feature of London journalism , but that , hardly settled in our new locale , we have had so many matters to occupy our time as to prevent us paying attention to this one in particular . AlwayB intending to include theatricals in the contents of the Star , we have considered we could not better commence than at Christmas , when old and young , grave and gay , the great and the humble , combine in crushing and cramming together to witness the . tricks and jests of Clown and Pantaloon : and the wondrous
transformations of Harlequin and Columbine . Accordingly , the coming of boxing-night saw us coifl ^ l mence our new duties , which will henceforth form one of the features of this paper . How it is that we have managed to play the ubiquitous part of witnessing at one and the same time , the doings of Robinson Crusoe at Drury-lane , Valentine and Orson !' at the Lyceum , Johnny Gihnn at Astley ' s , Robin Hood and Link John at Sadler ' s Wells , and Lazy Dick at the . Olympicin short , all the pantomimic glories which illumined the metropolis on Thursday night , our readers
need not inquire . Let them have faith that there are more things in the Craft Editorial than are dreamt of in their philosophy . . Enough that , as Trotty Vcck says , " here we are , and here we go ; " and from west to east , from north to south , we have witnessed , we have been delighted ; and we now beg to introduce to our readers a notice of entertainments which , enjoying ourselves , we could wish all others to enjoy , and which we cannot doubt have already , or will be , participated in by thousands of the metropolitan readers of the Northern Star .
DRTJRY-LANE . Pantomime still reigns triumphant ! The antics and maUsontretems of Clown and Pantaloon , the ubiquitous agilitj of Harlequin and Columbine / the ludicrous metamor phoses and tricks which formerly kept the house in a roar are still enjoyed ; there is still a laughter-loving audience to be ; found even in these days of utilitarianism and matterof-fact . From the top of Old Drury to the bottom not one vacant seat could have been found within a short time after the house was ' opened . Pit , bbtes ; and gallery ,- all were full to overflowing to welcome Puck ' * Pantonime , ot Harlequin and Jtobiruon Crusoe . The'opera of the J > dvi } ht € r of St . Mark preceded ths pantomime , and was allowed to proceed and terminate without those
indications of Impatience which are usually manifested in ' the higher circles on the first night of the season ' . The fun in reserve then commenced . The scene opene With ' ad distressed author in want of a subject for the opening < A a "Christmaspiece . " PwikAppears tohiin , arid conjures up tableaiur vtoanU of the principal tales of fairy and romance for his ' selection ; butthese have been , used tip ; by the great" Farley— -at Ikst appears our old loved 'friends > Iiobimon and Ms faithful black .. The author seises upon taeidea ^' and > Y (^ MuertaV : « sto " getup" th ' e ojpening . "We are then taken tb . t ^ e coast on' Yfiuch ' Crw # « was wrecked—the shi p . | 3 high and dry-4 ani th « solitary mariner is discoTered ' cieaiing out the hold and selecting from the cargo the several articles to be useful for his stay . This scene was admirably illustrated by Mr . W .- H ,
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Payne . After a good deal of capital fun with Robinson , Friday ( Wieland ) , and the Caribbees , the usual transfor mations took place , Friday was metamorphosed into Harlequin ; ( flown , Pantaloon , and Columbine made their appearance as if by magic ; the Caribbees were no longer in sight ^ but the scene was that of a musicsaop and artificial arm and leg' manufactory . * Several good tricks were here exhibited ^ and Wieland made one or two excellent leap ? . Among the most effective of the scenes aud tricks that succeeded was that of the exterior of the , Insolvent Debtors' Prison , with the act of Parliament abolishing imprisonment for debt pasted on the wall j Harlequin with his magic wand touches the scene , and 'Immediately it is transformed into baths and washhouse 8 for the labouring classes , with a large placard announcing that all who avail themselves of the convenience must bring their own soap . A score or two
of washers are engaged at ah enormous tub in the centre , keeping up an incessant wrangling and jangling . The Clo > vn and Pantaloon come in disguised as respectable old ladies with their dirty linen , and produce no little confusion by . the mistakes thoy commit of substituting for immersion the bearers of clothes instead of the clothes themselves . A bell rings—the bathing hour has arrived—the women vanish—coal-heavers , sweeps , and a numerous body of thevunwa 6 hcd appear and betake themselves to the different apartments labelled as baths for those of their respective particular callings . The poor Wretches are luxuriating in their ablutions , but the Clown and Pantaloon are on the alert—mischief is in the windthey turn on the steam , and the bathers arc nearly boDed before they can make their escape . Other tricks followed ; and after the usual amount of bustle , leaps , grins , tumbles , and transformations , the curtain fell amid a few hisses , and pretty general applause .
Visit of the Queen » nd Pbince Albert to Dscrv Lane Theatbe—Her Majesty and Prince Albert , attended by a numerous suite , visited this establishment on Friday evening , to witness the performance of the successful pantomime of Harlequin and Robimon Crusoe , with which theywere highly entertained .
COVENT GARDEN . This house , thank God ! has at length opened in the " regular line , " with a complete change of players . The grim farce that lias been so often repeat d on its boards- — onco trod by a Kemble and a Siddons —> by Cobden and Co ., has , fpr a time at least , given' place to something more in character : for now what is presented is awwedly theatrical representation ; and we are not insulted by the request to believe that the "actors" are really , and to the life , what they for the hour appear to be . We know them to be actors ; and they aie honest enough to say so : and we therefore sit easy uuder them , and enjoy the fun , not hating the spirits weighed down to the depth of disgust and loathing which is always engendered by the manifest hypocrisy of the League actors . The play ,
on this occasion was the old stock piece of George BarnweU , Which was listlessly received . In fact , the play was neither more nor less than a bore ^—a dreary , dismal , yet non-pathetic thing , that dragged its weary way along till the welcome sound of the bell that summoned Barnwell to execution told the audience that they were released from the infliction . The coda finished , up rose the curtain upon Harlequin Crotchet and Quaver ; or , Music for ihe Siillkm . The i dea is capital , and is full of 6 ly satire at the late musical movements that have taken place at this theatre . It is . a decidedly comic pantomime — the thought is clearly made out—those that run may read—and those that are seated be amused . The first scene represents the Palace of Discord , and is' a clever and fantastic picture , occupied with various
grotesque figures , playing on harsh musical instruments . Discord , who is the chief of a kind of Sax-horn band , has seduced Sharp , Flat , and Natural , three oddities , from their allegiance to Apollo , and resolves , with their assistance , to carry off Miss Semiquaver . Apollo and Co . determtnu to savij Somiquaver from the clutches of Discord . This brings us to the cottage of Demiseiniquaver , who is the father of Semiquaver . The notion of this cottage is rather ingenious . The walls are covered with tuusical notes ; the roof is formed of two open music-books , and the chininies consist of two trumpets . Discord succeeds iu carrying off Semiquaver , with her lover Crotchet , tempting tho parent ' s avarice by changing his cottage into a domicile of gold—a very clever transformation . The two lovers are conveyed to a cottage on the clef ( cliff ) , and there set-in
to be in an awkward-predicament , till Apollo comes to the rescue , and turns Crotchet into Harlequin ( Smithers ) , Semiquaver into Columbine ( Miss Massall ) , Discord into Clown ( Charles Marsh ) , aud Demisen \ ic \ u . avev into Pantaloon CGuriet ) , adding to the motley crew a second Harlequin ( Spencer Forde ) , a second Columbine ( Miss Ryalls ) , and a second Pantaloon ( T . Blanchard ) . And thon begins the fun so glorious . All the quips and quiddities of the day , the popular hits , the political gyrations , the wonderful- inventions , the Poor Law improvements , the pauper provision , the Gibbs installation , the contemplated ablutionary receptacles , and all the infinite crotchets of the huge B . abylon , arc humorously descanted upon , and most laughably developed . Foremost in the van of the comicalities is the chairing of the present
mayor , with ambulatory ledgers , the basket-men in armour , and the opposing mob of civic absurdities , Loud is the din , and uproarious the mirth . The Daguerreotype , with its peculiar portraits , and the magic changes from the white to black , and the lecture on soap by the Clown , are admirable . The two great changes are a lodging-house , in which the several stories are chauged from parlour to garret , and vice versa , and the exterior changes to the interior ; and then wq have a clockfijaker ' s shop , in which all the movements become mesmerised , and the dials and their indices perform the strangest antics . Taken alto , tfether , Crotchet and , Quaver may uke Its stand « ith itie best cumic pantomimes ; One long shriek of mirth followed each scene . The scenery is admirably painted , and the various tricks ingeniously constructed .
THE LYCEUM . The entertainments consisted of u new drama founded on the new work of Mr . C . Dickens , andun extravaganza , called Valentine and Orson . The goblin story of The Chimes it will not be necessary " to describe very minutely . The two wreaths of our Cfirietiivas Garlaiul will have ma 3 e the reader pretty well acquainted with the plot and construction of the story . The piece is divided into three parts , called peals . The first peal on opening discovers Trotty Veck plying for hire as a ticket porter at the foot of the old church , and ends with his taking Will Fern and Lilian to his house , and welcoming them there with a poor man ' s welcome ; the peal being closed by a chant of the goblin chimes . The second peal consists wholly <>{ Trotty ' s dream . The third opens in Mrs .
Chicken-Stalker ' s shop , aud , after concluding the dream , eSis with the merry chimes of the drunken drummer —here we are , here we go—and the ball . Keeley ' s fun formed the support of the piece . Probably the character of Trotty could not be made to yield a greater number of hits than he brought into play . His dress and appear , ance were admirably in character . But no one could look or dress any character bettor than Mr , Emery as Will Fern . He was the haggard , three-quarters starved labourer , with a fierce desperation iu his looks at one time , yet , at another , sinking , cowed , and heart-bi-oken undw the pressure of want , with a reality that w » s almost startling . Mrs . Keeiey , as Margaret , or Meg Veck , drew great applause in the passionate scene where Lilian dies at her feet . Richard was prettily acted by Mr . F . Vining . The audience , which was a numerous one , graced each peal a » it ended with a distinct round of
applause . Valentine and Orson which immediately followed , seemed to meet with unqualified applause , and we think it deserved all the praise that can be deserved by a Christmas piece . Mr . F . Matthews was excellent as King Pepin . Mrs . Keelcy enacted tbe redoubtable Valentine with exquisite spirit and vivacity . Then who could resist Keeiey as Orson , with his cincture of ivy leaves , his coal-black wavy locks , and sterootyped beard . His humour and antics Were delightful . ISruina—that is to say , the boar— -Orson's reputed mother , vras well played , if we may use the term , by Mr . Collier . The scenery is remarkably well executed , particularly a distant view of the city of Orleans . The dresses , decorations , arms , armour , < bo ., are all of the most brilliant description ; indeed , no pains geem to have been spared in this case to render perfect that important portion of the sources of pleasure we derive from scenic representations .
HAYMARKET . The performances at this popular theatre commenced with the successful comedy of Old Heads and Young Hearts , which was followed by a moving Diorama of Swiss scenery . It commences with a view of the town and lake of Zurich , and leads the spectator on through various glimpses of romantic scenery to Lake Leman and Geneva . This portion of the entertainments was greatly applauded , and must prove a great attraction . The novel and pleasing Panorama wa # followed by a Fairy Extravaganza , entitled Grdciosa and Percmet , from the pen of Mr . Planche . The piece begins with an interior in the castle of the ugly old Duchess G-rognon ( Mrs . Stanley ) , to whom we are immediately , introducod , and shortly after to King Exorious , played by Bland . The King ' s visit is an
accidental dro ^) in , in the course of a day ' s hunting , but leads to very important results , as the Duchess Grognon contrives to captivate his widowed heart , if not by the charms of her person , by a dazzling display of those of her purse , and the King becomes an accepted suitor . In the next scene we are introduced to Graeiosa ( Miss Bennett ) , the King's lovely daughter , the toast of all the gallant inhabitants of the country , and the hatred of the Duchess Grognon ; She xb made acquainted with her parent ' s matrimonial intentions , of which she is far from approving . Here the other fairy ; Prince Percinet ( Miss Horton ) , makes his appearance , and commences the declaration of true love , which runs , as usual , not smoothly through the piece . He places h « r on a milk-white steed , and conducts her through the country by a contrivance called a movement m four flats , the scenery moving while the horse stands still , until they meet with the marriage cor
tege of her respected father with his newly-chosen bride . The Duchess Orognon is envious of the-beauty of the house , orders poor Oraciosa to be unceremoniously shifted from the saddley and mounts it herself , but she not being remarkably skilful in horsemanship , the result is a fearful tumble , from the effects of which she recovers only to vent heir redoubled rage against Graciosa , fifom which her father , with a prudent eye to the eligible match in view , declines to screen her . Prince Percinet ia her only friend -in need , and he is , fortunately , one well enabled to serve her , having at command" all sorts of magical , assistance . The scourges with which the feir Graciosa fs ordered to be whipped are turned / by him to feathers ; he vanquishes all the knights who come ifofth as ' champibiir of Grognon , in the character of Queen of * Beauty ; and asserts Graciosa to' be alone entitled to the sovereignty ; in short , under every persecution heaped by the deformed spouse of the old King , he proves her
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saviour , although his service ? are very ungraciously received by Graciosa , whose coyness continues until her last disaster ' at the hands of Grognon—namely , being thrown down ] a well , at the bottom of which , inst ead ol death , she finds a Crystal Palace , and being there again wooed for he *] hand , finally becomes the bride of Perciuet . The piece wns decidedly a hit , and at the conclusion was greeted with vociferous and continued applause .
I SADLER'S WELLS . This theatre , which the fame of Grimaldi , } ia 3 consecrated ia the eyes of all lovers of Christmas pantomime , was , ) from the commencement , crowded to overflowing ' , j The first piece was the Stranger , oi which , to our great regret , not a single word was heard ; for it appeared to have bee well got up , and equally well played . Indeed , those wn j desire to witness the regular drama are now compelled to go to Sadler ' s Wells . The play at length con « hided , and that which was alone looked for as the evening ' s entertainment , ] the pantomime proper , commenced . This was entitled Harlequin Robin Hood and LittU John , or Merrie England in the Olden Time
The first scene opens by Old England ( a portly old gentleman , a bit of a grumbler , although in possession of a sound constitution ) advancing , to the stage , surrounded by his old English subjects , Old King Cole , Tom Thumb , and Alfred , carousing , and singing ] a chorus to the tune of Old King Cole , each subject ; wearing an enormous mask ] of unsurpassable ugliness . Old England bidding them be jolly , calls in Sir Eoin , Plum Pudding , and Old England's Beer , and immediately a gigantic sirloin of beef , a plum-pudding to match , and an enormous pot of stout walk on to the stage , and pay their homage to Old England . In the midst of this scene Young England , a Doy fa verv sorry philosopher ) , who has been
heard crying , descends in a cloud , surrounded b y fireworks , with the mottoes above and below him , " Equality" and " The new Balance for the Future . " The latter was exemplified by a large pair of sdales . Sweated in the balance at one end ; with his heels and head out , was a noble lord smoking a cigar ; in the opposite balance sat a coal-heaver in a similar attitude , smoking a short pipe . A dialogue then takes place between Old ana Young England , in ( which Old England suggests that we are wise enough ; and that his subjects want hot philosophy to make them happy , but Bread and Cheese , and Means ( of Health ; to which Young England replies : Right , sir , my views are these . When asked how } he will be so knowing as to
accomplish this , Young England replies , he is small as yet , but still is daily growing . Some very pretty panoramic views then followed , and after a pretty considerable ) amount of business with Robin tlood , Little Johni Allan-a-dale , the Sheriff of Nottingham , and i ^ arian , ail in accordance with the weUknown history of those important personages , Young England again descended in his cloud and transformed Allan into Harlequin , Marian into Columbine , Robin ] Hood and Little John into Clown and Sprite , and ! the Sheriff into Pantaloon , Then the usual pantomime scenes commenced . Amongst the tricks which told best was the introduction of a large black bottle , labelled—a black dose for the lawyers , law reform , 1844 , simultaneously with the
' entre of a man habited as a counsel , in wig and gown , of whom the Clown is taking advice , when Harlequin touched the bottle with his wand , and out sprang Lord Brougham in short plaid unwhisperables , in training order , with boxing gloves on , and immediately hit jright and left at the counsel . This witticism told j well . Another trick was vociferously cheered . A huge twelfth-cake was introduced ; Harlequin touched it , and a label dropped , " TheLord Mayor for 1844 , " when up rose from the centre of the cake a blaok sheep with a large book under
its fore leg , labelled — Unbalanced Accounts . Another—The prize pauper-show for 1844—exhibited a miserable , naif-starved looking pauper fed on gruel , beside Prince Albert ' s prize pig , fed on the best barkymeal ,- —a boy stuffed till he can scarcely walk . A box was touched by the Harlequin labelled—Medicine for thelMillion—Patent life pills , and opens out a sirloin of beef , a standing pie , and many other good things , at sight of which the hungry-looking pauper licks his lips . The pantomime was , upon the whole , lively and bustling ; and though some may be better , many arc -worse , and will prove infinitely , less attractive . ! ¦
j THE ADELPHI . The Christmas entertainments at this theatre were abundant , j Dickens's Christmas Chimet , in , itself a drama , furnishing food for thought to the philanthropist while ministering to the highest flights of imaginative romance , and , at the same time , cutting with the most caustic satire the disciples of Malthus who would quell every feeling of humanity to carry out a heartless theory . This , however , was not all . The Chimes requires a great deal of scenic decoration , and so necessarily docs a pantomime . It became , therefore , necessary to give breathing to the machinists ; and accordingly the very pleasant comic operetta of the Fox arid the Goose intervened between the two real and substantial entertainments of the evening . The pantomime was entitled the Cat ' s Castle ; . or ,
Harlequin find the King of the , Rats , founded , as the bills inform us , upon a categorical and doggrel poem , written byj a laureate who invoked the Mews in the middle ages , called Cat ' s Castle , and how it was besieged and ^ taken . The plot of the pantomime , the title of which we have given above , turns on the aiitipathv which is well known to prevail between the rats and" the cats . When tiic transformations take p lace , the usual bustle , changes , and intricacies of the harlequinade ensue , and the ground is skipped over with wonderful celerity by all the dramatis persona There was ! some pi"etty dancing by Harlequin and Columbine ; and Clown and Pantaloon exerted themselves to the utmost to gratify their Christmas audience—jumping , tumbling , kicking , and being kicked —and they ; received their reward in hearty roars of laughter . * The pantomime was completely successful .
j THE PRINCESS'S . Mr . Gilbert A'Beckett is the author . of the new extravaganza a . t this elegant theatre . The performances began with Balfe's opera of the Castle of Aymon This concluded , Mr . A'Beckett's new piece commenced , entitled Joe Miller and his Men . The scene opens with the fairy Court of Bankruptcy , with Apollo as commissioner of the Court , and Mercury as the attorney ; jthe deities are bewailing the insolvency oi Melpomene I and Thalia , and Mercury proposes to
restore the . British drama bv modernizing Macbeth and turning him into a modern Scotchman with a Tweed . At Apollo ' s suggestion , however , they agree to take the Miller and his Men , adapt its situations to the present time , and , for the want of reason , turn them into ) rhyme . The deities are then dispersed under a cloud , and a beautiful scene is revealed , representing the branch banks of a river , with the mill in the distance . Some of the points told bravely , for instance , when old Kclmar is urging . Claudine to marry Grindoff on account of his wealth , she savs— i
" Not all bis gold—his wheat—his oats—his barley " Couldjmake me wish to be his better half . " FCelrn . — Not all his corn ? " Claud . —No , nor all his chaff "excited great laughter . Again , when Lothare ( played wi ^ h extravagant humour by Oxberry ) volunteers to join the robbers , and they bind his eyes , he says— i " Just leave sufficient freedom to the nose ; " Hereditary brigands , don't you know , " The nose that would be free , himself must blow V When Grindoff conies back to fetch his hat-he excuses himself for the apparent effeminacy by saying , with reference to the hatless heroes of the day" There's Wellington upon Cornhill , His ! head ' s remarkable for keeping coot . "
And when ! at the last the hero is summoned to surrender , he : exclaims : — " What , yield to a set of supers ! I'd jiist as soon yield to the Lumber Troopers . Yield to six men at eighteen-pence a night ! No , uo , I'd rather take my chance and fight . " Miss Emma Stanley danced , sung * and acted de lightfully jthroughout the piece ; Oxberry was occasionally clever , and a portion of the scenery , which the plav hills ascribe to Mr . Beverley , is admirably painted " , and shows that gentleman to be an artist of the highest range of taleut .
| THE SURREY . The Christinas performances at this theatre commenced with a new drama , entitled the Seven Ages of Man , founded on Shakespere ' s celebrated description . The piece jwas received with unanimous approbation . The new pantomime is entitled Pound * ,- Shillings , and Pence ; or ] Harlequin L . S . D . Amongst the scenes which take place that representing the Marsh and Surrey toll-houses ( so long suffered to be a nuisance to the inhabitants on the Surrey side of the water ) was by nojmeans the least effective . In the course of the pantomime Herr Von Joel gave his admirable imitation ^ of birds . The pantomimic bustle is well kept up throughout , and no expense has been spared on the scenery and decorations of the introductory part . The house was crowded to an overflow , and was as uproarious as could be expected on a Christmas night . I . ¦ .
] THE VICTORIA . The performances commenced with a domestic drama , entitled Poverty ; or , a , Tale , of Sorrow * This was followed by the laughable burletta of . The Roadside Inn , in which MissTerrey introduced Widow Mahony , and was rapturously encored . The hew Christmas entertainment bears the title of Harlequin Hot Codtins ; or , the Little Old Woman and the Demon of the Metal Mile . It is founded on the oldmirsery rhyme" There was anold woman , her living she got ,
By gelling codlins—hot—hot—hot i " The first . scene introduces us to the pavilion of Pomona in ihe province of Pippins ,, and the opening of the Pippin ! Parliament by the Queen of Apples ( Miss Terrey ) , iiaad was mueh applauded . Thenextscene presents a rural village at sunrise . Here we find Tol-derol , a miller ( afterwards Harlequin ) ,, Mri-Qhapino , in love Iwith Fal-Ial-la ( afterwards Columbine ) , Mdlle . Levite ? ' Riftini Tifnm , a dusty- miller , father of Tol-de-rol ( afterwards Pantaloon ) , and Dame Tiddyiddy , the little old woman , mother of
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Fal-laUa , are averse to the match ; and at length , transformation of the characters ensues , and the fun and frolic commences . In the scene whicn follow * there was an excellent hit at the wretched rate which semptresses are remunerated for tfaeir Jibour . One of those unfortunate females , who obtain i wretched subsistence by their needle , brings two shirts to her employer , over which is suspended a placard bearing these words , " Two shirts for a halfpenny "Ha gives her an I . O . U . for two "farthings , and the Clown and Pantaloon immediately - hwhold of him . and put him into a bag , which , on being iremoved ,, presents a "man . of marble . " Theauajenee caught up this allusion , and gave it one loud cheer- ^ a cheer expressive of thei hatred , of . the British public
for a species of slavery which is inflicted ontheyounz and weak by their employers , whilst they are amassT ing wealth by the ^ wearying , wretchedly-remunerated toil which they impgae upon them . Amongst the political events of the pasaing year which were turned into ridicule were Lord Brougham ' s Bill for the Abolishment of Imprisonment for Debt ; Prince Join , ville and the . bombardment of Tangier ; and the es . pionage in the Post-office . Several postmen were drawn up on the stage with letters in their hands and were drilled in the opening of letters by the Clown ( after Punch ) . The house was crowded , and the audience , as is usually the case on boxing-day , was a good-natured one .
CITY OF LONDON . During the representation of Sheridan's plav of Pizarro , at this Theatre , an unfortunate accident occurred , which might have proved serious . Rolla ( Mr . F . Phillips ) with the child were passingthe bridge , in . the last act , when the structure gave way , and they were both violently precipitated to the ground . Rolla , however , appeared with the child , and assured the audience that not the slightest injury had been received by either . The new pantomime followed , which is called the Fairy Gnomes of the Golden Caves , or Harlequin and the Imp of the Gia . nl Mountain . The pantomime was successful . So said the audience , and who shall dare to gainsay their verdict ?
THE STRAND . The performances here consisted of a dramatised version of Mr . Charles Dickens ' s inestimable Christmas Carol , and the eternal Polka , followed by a new piece , entitled A Chinese Exhibition , the performances concluding with a piece which had been . previously acted in this theatre , and styled the Knight and . the Sprite ; or , the Cold Water Cure : the whole of which appeared , from an unanimous call on the part of the audience for the principal performers , to have given universal satisfaction .
THE OLYMPIC . At this theatre the holiday folk were treated to the old Christmas favourite , George Barnwell , My . West taking the part of the fine lady who ruined the handsome apprentice . The pantomime was entitled Old Bogies or , Harlequin Lazy Dick of Leadenhatt , and Mother Ludderiham , the Witch of JE pping Forest , There are many amusing transformations in the piece , and the usual number of skits at the follies of the day . Mr . Ellar ' s Harlequin was a pleasing performance . The house was well filled , and the audience appeared to be thoroughly delighted .
MARYLEBONE , After the play of The Stranger , which was performed in a manner certainly deserving a more attentive audience than was assembled in this theatre on Thursday night , the appropriate and eagerly expected Christmas fare was served up in the shape of a new grand pantomime , under the title of General Tom Thumb ; or , Harlequin Punch and ihe Spirits of tht Elements . ' The entertainment went off with great spirit , and is likely to have a highly successful career . To this result the excellence of the scenery , dresses , and decorations will not a little contribute ; one scene in particular , representing the new Houses of Parliament as seen from the opposite side of the river , deserves to be singled our for special commendation .
ASTLEY ' s . The grand comic equestrian pantomime produced at this favourite place of amusement was entitled Johnny Gilpin ' s Ride ; or , The Black Witckof Edmonton founded upon Gowper ' s comic poem , the more hidl crous portions of which , were very humorously introduced by the compiler , and excellently represented bj those who filled the different characters that mingle in the droll confusion of the stoiy as put upon the Stage . The scenery , too , was remarkably good , and various points in the ride to Edmonton were ven naturally and effectively represented . Several droll practical jokes , and a few smart references to some of the prevailing follies or whims of the day , tend to enliven the business of the pantomime . It is likelj to become very popular with the frequenters of tliit theatre .
THE EXHIBITIONS . We have only spaee to say that the Chinese Exhibi tion ; the Diorama ; the Panorama , Leicester-square the Polytechnic Institutioti ; the Adelaide Gallery ; Madame liussaud's ; Tom Thumb af the Suffolk-stree ! Rooms , and the Saloon of Arts , Great Windmillstreet , all presented their several attractions , and were crowded with pleasure-seeking visitors througl the whole of Thursday .
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London . —Mr . P . M'Gratb . will lecture on SunW evening , at the St . George ' s Temperance fl ^ Webber-street , Blackfriars-road . Mr . Wheeler will lecture on Sunday evening » the White Horse , St . Mary ' s-street , Whitechapeli ® eight o ' clock . Mr . Gabdineb will lecture on Sunday evening , * Mr . Duddridge ' s , Tonbridge-street , Somers-town-A LjBcrtJHr will be delivered on Sunday evening at the City Chartist Hall , by Mr . G . J . Holyoak * A FRiENDLr Ball will take place at Circus ^ tr ^ Marylebone , on Tuesday evening , Dec . 31 st , the n ceeds to be devoted to the erection of a Chartist w * in Marylebone .
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Dartmouth Election . —The nomination of candi < dates to represent this borough in Parliament toot place on Thursday , the candidates being Josepn Somes , Esq ., of the City of London , merchant m shipowner , Conservative , and Mr . Moffat , described as " a gentleman of literary attainments and / largij property , " Whig . The show of hands was declared to be in-favour of Mr . Somes . ' A poll was demanded by the friends of Mr . Moffat , which was fixed for w following day Friday Evening — Close of th * Pou ,: —The polling commenced thia morning at * M usual hour , and terminated at four o ' clock . The w lowing is the result : — For Mr . Somes ... 125 for Mr . Moffat , ... 118 , Majority for Mr . Somea ( Tory ) ... ¦ '
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LONDON . Metropolitan Council Meeting , Sunday , Dt ckmbee 22—Mr . Mills in the Chair . —After th transaction of the usual routine business , and tb reception of monies from the various localities , Messrs . Arnott and Wheeler reported relative to th ! late Soiree , and complained of the negligence of parties in not immediately settling for their tickete , Mr . Wheeler introduced the subject of the grand demonstration at the opening of Parliament , and state ! that he had received letters from various parts of England and Scotland , highly approving of the demonstration : likewise * from Greenwich and
Lewisham , promising their co-operation . Messrs . Buckley , Smith , and Farrer attended as members of the committee for the above object , from the Clock-house , Westminster ; Messrs . Hawkins and Harris , from the Whittington and Cat , Toweo Hamlets ; Messn Hornb y and C . Harris , from SomersTown ; and Mr . Dron , from Lambeth . Favourable reports were ifr ceived from various districts ,, but the business « f forming the necessary arrangements was adjourned until the ensuing Sunday , when the whole of the localities will have had sufficient time to elect xJelsgates to serve upon the committee . Messrs . Drake , Cooper , < tc , attended as a deputation from the general council , residing in the Tower Hamlets , request ' ing the metropolitan council to take steps by haviij a theatrical benefit' or other means' to relieve
MsKIHb from her present embarrassments , and place her in a situation more calculated to ensure general support . After some discussion ( in the course of which it was announced that Mrs . EUis was compelled to leave London for a few days , owing to the suaden death of her only daughter , aged seven years , wis was residing with some Chartistfriendsat Wednesburj ) it was ultima 1 ly agreed ,. that each locality should « recommended ^ to send one delegate to form a committee to devise means to assist tnis bereaved woman . On the motion of Mr . Pattenden , seconded by Mr-Westray , it was agreed that the committee should w recommended to meet at Mr .. Wheeler's ,. 2 i $ l , Temple Bar , on Wednesday evening , January 1 st , at eight o ' clock . A deputation was then received from tlie Directors of the City Chartist Hall , and other minor business transacted previous to the adjournment .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1844, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct688/page/8/
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