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Lately published (3d. Oct.), price One Shilling, AN APPEAL TO THE BRITISH NATION , as to a Petition, for Presentation to Parliament,
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for the ivepeai ot the f oor L . aw Amendment Act ; with an introduction ; together with a Poor Law Case , as prefixed to the Petition . . Br Charles Brooker , Alfreston , Sussex . " Wash you , make ye clean ; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes : cease to do evil ; learn to do weii ; seek judgment ; relieve the oppressed ; judge the fatherless ; plead for the widow . "Isaiah , i . 16 , 17 . Sold by Berger , No , IS , Holy well Street , Strand , London ,- and through him by all other Booksellers .
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Just published , in royal lftmo ., cloth , price 3 s . ; and sent in Town or Country free , by post , 3 d . b'd ., MANHOOD : the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE , with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION ; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence , Solitary Habits , or Infection ; followed by'Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS , GONORRH ( EA , GLEET , « &c . Illustrated with Cases , &c . By J . L . CURTIS and COMPANY , Consulting Surgeons , London . Published by the Authors , and sold by Ballierp , Medical Bookseller , 219 , Regent-street ; Strange , 21 , P&ternoster-row ; Advertiser Office , Hull ; Review Office , Nottingham ; Maciien and Co ., 8 , D'Olierstreet , Dublin ; Duucan , 114 , liigh-street , Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers . The Work which is now presented to tho public is the result of very exteuded experience in a class of diseases and affections , whioh for some unaccountable r «» # n have been either altogether overlooked , or treated with apathy , aud almost indifference , by the ordinary practitioner . To enter iiito the details of these affections , to point out their causes , and to mark the terrific consequences , social , moral , and physical , which aro sure to follow fr » m indulgence , in certain habits , would be entirely out of place in an advertisement . Wo have no hesitation , however , in saying that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found interesting , whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT , a PRECEPTOR , or a CLERGYMAN . The PARENT , who beholds his beloved child pining away , and fast approaching to a premature grave , in consequonce of some disease , which , for want of a careful investigation of its real cause , has been set down to the score of consumption , will , on perusing this work , be astonished to fiid that in nine-tenths of the cases of young persons of both sexes , who perish of what is callea pulmonary consumption , heart disease , tabes , &c , the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits , practised by youth much more frequently than is at all suspected . ¦ T he PRECEPTOR , also , who holds temporarily , at least tbe relation and responsibility of a parent , will , by persuiug this work , -be .. directed , and very much assisted in investigation and detecting the too often concealed practices so often introduced into schools , whereby the health and ultimately the lives of his pupils are sure to be compromised , unless the evil be checked in proper time . He will here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of this moral labyrinth , and a standard whereby to judge , when delicacy of health should appear to attack any of bis young charges . wha itlitreal cause oi such attack may be , and thus hew .. leenabled ccheck the evil in its incipient state .
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ADVICE . MR / WILKINSON , SURGEON , O " AVING devoted his Studies for many Years to O . the successful Treatment of the VENEREAL DISEASE , in all its various Forms ; also , to the frightful consequences resulting from that destructive practice , " Self Abuse , " may be personally coniuited troin Nine in the Morning till Ten at Nipht , and on Sundays till Two . at 18 , TRAFALGAR STREET , NORTH STREET , Leeds , and every Thursday , at No . 4 , GEORGE STREET , Bradford , from Ten till Five . In recent cases a perfect Cure is completed within a . Week , or no Charge made for Medicine after that period , and Country Patients , by making only one personal visit , will receive such Advice and Medicines that will enable them to obtain a permanent 4 iid effectual Cure , when all other means have tailed . Having successfully acquired a thorough knowledge of all the various stages of that insidious and too often fatal disease , and the deplorable results , as well as frequent loss of life , which often occurs through displayed ignorance , by those unqualified , having but very little knowledge either of the disorder , or component principles of Medicine ; thus she system becomes tainted , the whole mass oi blood impure , and the Constituti on ruined with Poison , producing Ulcers and Eruptions on various parts of the body , frightful to be se « n—often closely resembling and mistaken for diseases of a less painful character . Mr . W ., as a Member of the Medical Profession , and from the peculiar nature of his praotice , can , with the utmost confidence , even to the most timid , offer hope , vigour , and perfect health . What a grief for a young person , in the very prime of life , t » be snatched out of time , and from all the enjoyments of life , by a disease always local at first , tnd which never proves fatal if properly treated , as all its fatal results are owing either to neglect or ignorance . Mr . W . ' b invariable rule is to give a Card to each of his Patients as a guarantee for Cure , which he pledges himself to perform , or to return his Fee . For the Accommodation of those who cannot coaye niently consult Mr . W . personally , they may obtain his Purifying Drops , Price 4 s . 6 d ., at any of che following Agents , with Printed directions so plain , that Patients of either Sex may Cure themselves , without even the knowledge of a bedfellow . Mr . Heaton ; 7 , Briggate , Leeds . Mr . Hartley , Bookseller , Halifax . Mr . DEWHiRSjy 37 , New Street , Hudderefield . Mr . HARRisoN , Book 8 eUer , MarketPlace , Barnslei Mr . Hargrove ' s Library , 9 , Coney Street . York . Messrs . Fox and Son , Booksellers , Pentefraot . Harrison , Market-place , Ripon . Langdale , Bookseller , Knaresbro and Harrogate . Mr . R . Hurst , Corn Market , Wakefield . Mr . Davis , Druggist , No . 6 , Market Place , Manchester . Mr . Johnson , Bookseller , Beveriey . Mr . Noble , Bookseller , Boston , Lincolnshire Mr . Noble , Bookseller , Market-place , Hull . Mr . H ; Hubton , Loutb , Lincolnshire . Iris Office , Sheffield . Chronicle Office , Lord Street , Liverpool . And at the Advertiser Office , Lowgate , Hull . Letters . inolosing a Remittance , answered by tbe turn of Post ; and Medicine punctually trasWitte a to the addresB . eithe \ initials ox name .
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OU ) PARR'S LAST WXU . & TBSTAMENT . A MOST singular document has recently been brought to light , and is now in the possession of the Rev . Wm . Arther , of East Peckham : it appears to have been written by the elebrated OLD PARR , who attained the almost incredible age of one hundred and fifty-two years , and who left this document to a relation : it is written oa parchment , and although upwards of two hundred years old is in an excellent state of preservation . The following is an extract : — - " These do certifie yt ye undermentioned is ye method of preserving health , which , by ye grace ol Almighty God has caused me to attain to my miraculous old age . Albeit in my youth I was afflicted with ye Bloody Flux and King's Evil , but whioh all left me by using some dayes ye herbs as herein written . " Here follows the receipt : — " Moreover , I bequeath to my second Great Grandson ye method I employ for preparing ye medioanient . Given this day , and in ye 147 th y « ur of my aga , " Thomas Park . " " Winnington , Salop , Januarie 17 th , 1630 . " This singular character was the oldest man , with one exception , that England ever produced : hit biographer says , " the days of his youth , according to his own account , was a series of long and painful illness , but that by some secret means he cured himself , and was stronger than inoit men when he married his first wife , whioh he did at the advanced age of eighty-eight ; he again married at the amazing age of ono hundred and twenty ; at one hundred and thirty h « used to thresh corn , and do any laborious work . He h * d seen ten King ! and Queen of England . Parr spent muck of his time in the study of the vegetable world , and has fortunately left behind him , thonth long hid to the world , the valuable fruits of Mb labours . Besides tho valuable receipt from which Parr ' s Pills » re now compounded , there are several MSS ., pieces written in nil old quaint style , on the value of htalth ; his opinions , tnough somewhat differently expressed , wer » tb » t the varieties of ciime and modes of living make but little difference to our period of existence—that the lawi of nature are simple and easily understood , but they require perfect obedience . The Clergyman who holds the valuable dooument abovtmentioned , has , by the assistance of a v « y able chemist and physician , caused the receipt of Old Parr ' s to be made into Pills ; and although only a space of eighteen months'have elapsed tinoe the trial , upwards of seven hundred o . ures have been effected ; more than one-half were oomidered incurable ; and what is more remarkable , cues which possess the very opposite * * s regards outw » fd symptoms : the balsamic and invigorating effects oh the blood produced by these medicines it perfectly miraculous ; many who have kept their pedi for years hav ^ been so speedily re-invigorated with an infusion of new blood , and consequently of new life and strength , that their re-appearance » mong * t . their feilbw-beings , who had long given them up as incurable , ia looked upon as the greatest of the many great wonders of this miraculom age . The whole of our system if built up from the Wood—nervei , sinews , muscles , and even solid bone ; this being the case , the grind object is to kaep thii precious fluid ( the blood ) in a pure and healthy state , for without this purity disease will show itself in some way or other . . Cases of every description have all been cured simply by the use of Parr's LifiPills , thus showing that what has been considered different disorders , and requiring different treatment , all riginated in the same cause , and can bo cured by one uniform treatment . Although powerful in conquering disease , they are as pure and harmless as new » ilk , and may be administered with confidence to tbe invalid , however weakly from long ill health , who will soon enjoy thoie delightful symptomi of a return to strong health , namely , good appetite , sound sleep , and an increase of animal spirit ! . To have produced a medicine so benign and aild in its operation and effects , * nd yet bo effectual in searching out and curing disene of howrrer long standing , exhibits on the part of Old Purr deep research and a thorough knowledge of hi * subjeot . This Medicine is sold , byappointment , by Edwa » m , St . Paul ' s Church Yard London , ia Boxea , at 18 .,-l ^ d . j 2 s . 9 d ., and Family Boxei , lls . each ; tht Boxes at 2 s . 9 d . are equal to three small , and thoie at 11 s . equal to five at 2 s . 9 d . Full direction ! are given with each box . May also be had of the following Agents : —Bir-¦ ningham , Shillitoe , Chemi 8 t , 43 , High street ; Bristol , E . S . Dowling , Chemist , High-street ; Bath , Meylex and Son , Printers ; Newcastle-on-Tyne , Blackwell and Co ., Printers ; Manchester , Mottershead , Chemist " , Market-place ; Liverpool , W . 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The CLERGYMAN , in whose sacred character is at onoe concentrated the twofold relation of p » eni and instructor , will here be directed as to the nature of . tkose habits to which youth ia addicted ; he will also be enabled to point out the disastrous conse quences which are sure to follow from them , if aot relinquished . Messrs . CURTIS and CO . are to be consulted daily at their residence , No . 7 , Frith-street , Solio , from Ten till Three , and Five till Eight in th « Evening . Country Patients are reojivted to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaitt , the symtoma , age , general habits of living , and occupation in life of the party the communication must be accompanied by too usual consultation fee of £ \ without whicb . no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases , the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on . - .. ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ , - .... .. . . N . B . —Seven Doors from Soho Square . Sold by J . Hobson , Market-street Leeds ; and Shillito , York .
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THE LATE COLLISION AND LOS 5 OF LIFE ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY AT HARROW . ADJOUBNED CORONER'S rNQJJEST ON THE BODIES OF THE SUFFERERS . IOTTSTH DAY ' S PBOCEEDINGS , A > D COKCLtSTOH OP
THE INCEST . There appeared to be bat little abatement in the interest winch had previously manifested itself in the proceedings , and , as on the former occasions , several directors , Mr . Creed , the secretary , Mr . Bmyere * , the chief superintend « nt , and Lir . Berry , chief of the locomotive department , were present to ¦ watch the prorteedings on behalf of the company ; and llr . Jago again appeared on the part of Lord Korthwick , the Lord ot the Manor , te protect his Lordship ' s . claim in the event of a deodsnd . On the Coroner taking his seat , he stated he had T £ e rred a communication from Mr . Hewlett , the surgeon , with respect to ihe condition of ths poor man Qninlao , and which r&a as follows ;—
" Queen ' s Anns , Bee . 2 , IS 40 . " My dear Sir , —I vaink Qninlan may undergo , with OQt danger , the examination yon desire to . submit him to , this evening . It is , however , as y&n Well know , early d * TB for the brain to be subjected to much exertion , and perhaps , therefore , yon will caation the jurymen to put as few questions te him as " possible . I hare no doubt of his ultimate recovery . " I am , yours faithfully , "TEOS . HEWLETT . fi Thos . Waldey , Esq ., M . P ., Coroner . " Tae Coroner &a : d such beiDg the case , the jury ¦ would now be pleased to accompany him 10 ia % chamber of the sick man , which he understood was be iow . The Coroner and the jury then proceeded to Quician's chamber , where the poor fellow gave his evidence , after being sworn , lyiae down in his
l « d . Win . Quinlan was then examined—I reside at No . -4 , Camden-eEreet . Camden-town , and have been employed as a stoker , or fireman , about two months , on ths London ana Birmingham Railway . I had been for two years before in the employ ofthe company , and worked in the sheds belonging to them . Latterly I have bsen fireman to Simpson . Coroner—Did Simpson ever go out without you since your appointment & 3 his fireman 3 Witness—Only on one occasion , when I was too late fartim .
Evidence resumed—I was with Simpson one day in the mouth of September last , when a bullock jumped over one of the cattle-waggons by the train . The bullock fell over on to the line and lost Lie horns by the occurrence , bat was not killed . No other accident happened timing the time I was with Simpson , until the late fetal one ntsr Harrow station , except that on one occasicn a rei board was put up between the rails at tbe Harrow station for Simpson to pull up , but he did not do so . This -sras aiier tie fculloci affair , tut I cannot say how lung since . Ths boarj , open that occasion , was raised in height about five feet . la our -progress we knocked it down into the ash-pit of the line at the station , and passed over it
By the Coroner— We could see that signal about two miles off in a straight line . On the occasion to -srluch I allude the signal was raised between four and five o'clock in the evenicg , at which time it was dear daylight . "We wtre at that time going after a luggage train to Watford ; we were upon the d- - > wn line , and had with us but a si ^ z'e eDgine and tender . Coroner—I > id not Simpson stop at all in comDliance TTith such a signal as you have described ? "Witness—Yes , h ~ < ud ; but he did not pull up until after we had passed over it . For what pur ; - * 05 e w ^ s ibe signal you Lave alluded to ¦ pcsuA on that night ? Tin sign . l was then hoisted for us to stop , because one of the metals was off the rail further down the line .
Do you remember anything about leaving "VTolverton on the afternoon-of Thursday , the 12 th of las ; month ? —T- ^ s , I da 1 s-t cut from Wolverton for London ¦\ rith Simps-cm , Joseph Diwson , and Mi » rtin Brovn . Martin Bivwi . i-A ciori ' -j of engine No . l , and CiWson ¦ was with him . I was -srita Sin . psun on lN ' o . Si eriFine-Tht train was attached to our engine , and eneine No . 1 tt ; ls inirn ' -diurely m front of ua , and attached to trie fT . ' tr&in . Zti . ence c- ? nthinfcd—I do ' net remember who the br ^ aiiaan of thf train ¦ was tha t nisht- S ^ metim ^ s -ft * , do cot know wnethor cr not vre have a breatsm ^ n , or ¦ who he is until we come to a statv .-n . We seldom ; know the name of the breikaaan . "Upon the day on "srhici . the accident happened we left Woiverton be- i tweea 12 and ose o ' eJ&ek in the afterao . n , and we ' Ktcpr-ed successively at the Leighton , Ik-xmoor , and Watfjrd stations .
Ctronei—Did yen hear at either of those stations of any accident having happened at "Woodcock-hill , cri any pan of the line . ' Qtunlan—We did . not , but en onr arrival at Boxmoor j tation , the policeman on duty there told us to go on to Harrow station gently . I don't know the name of ' ttat policeman , but I am positive he £ > ve us that Caution . Coroner—IHd he make that observation to Simpson , j at to youf—To Simpson .
Did you or Simpson inquire of the policeman the reason why you were to go slowly by Harrow station ? j —Not that I remember . ] Did Simpson make any remark when those instruc-1 eons -wire given to hire » —He made no answer in icy ; hearing : but he beex * ne flurried and angTT with ths i policeman , because he had stopped him . j When wus ta ; s caution given ?—The policeman gave i ft directly we stopped st the B > raioor station ; but I ; < 5 id net bear Triral Simpson S 3 . d in reply , as I titls bu ? 7 . tn taking in w&ter . He did not sTrear at all at the j policeman that I heard . i 1
What did the deceased Simpson . say to you about fhi « ciution after you had started from Bosmoor ?—He said not : ing at all to me about it . Bid vcra after that ztop at Watford ?—I think we did , but I will not be quite positive . Do you recollect anything that transpired after passing Watford Station ?—Yes , I do . Do you recollect anything about seeing a red light on your approach towards Harrow sratien ?—I da I remember that I saw the red signal above half a mile kefcre Teaching Harrow Station . Did you perceive more than one red light ?—I do not remember seeing mere than one light . Was it the fixed light at the station , or the policsman ' s light ?—1 think it was the red light ir . the policeinan ' i hand . Did Simpscn say anything to you when you saw it ?—yo , but I told " him I saw it , and cautioned him to let ths « t £ 3 n cS .
Did he do so ?—Yes . he turned it off n-til he got it down to about an inch , ia vrhich lie eontu . aed to teep ft . T'na full farce of gteam is fu ^ r inches in dej-. ii , so that 3 t this time Simp ^ jn let off three-fourtl ^ of tbe power ef Ms engine . I ara positive he kept aboat an iaci af the st « am on all the time . Did Martin Brown , of Xd . 1 engine , give you any signal ?—Yes , he did , by Wi-l-n * tn » valve , which he costintifed to do is we approached Harrow . Do yon know if Brown turned the steam of his engine off?—Yes , I am quite sure that he did . Did you feel any bumping cf the train owing to ssch % circrnnstanca ?—We felt the bumping of Brawn ' s engine against ours , but not any bumping of the train . At whas rate were y ^ s going when yon first saw the red signal at Harrow station ' : —I think about twentyfive miles an hour .
Did Simpson tell you why he did not let off his steam entirely ?—He did not , and although he Itt off three-fourths of it , the fourth that remained was enough to keep the wuggon in fall swing , as from the point where the red light wa 3 first s « ea the line was all < 3 x > wn bill . CoTild you have stopped at the Harrow station ¦ With so much steam as one inch on . and going at mch a rate as you have stated ?—I am sure that it was quit * impossible . Wien Martin Brown lifted the valve of his engine , thereby giving a signal te Simpson , did Simpson make any observation t—I cannot recollect ¦ what expression he made u « e of , bnt he hsllooed out . If he had then Baid anything , I could not have heard
Wteuyou saw the red lirht continuing up at the station , and the train going on , did you speik ajib to Simpson ?—I did . I told him a kcjuJ time to let ill the steam off ; but E 9 took no notice of me whatever , sd be did not do so . Did yon observe -whether te sa-s- the signal light or cot *—Tes , he looked straight forward at it . Mr . Botch observed that to do so Simpson must have gone to the side of the engine . Coroner—Do you recollect passing the policeman as Ton approached the Harrow station ! Q ^ inlan—I do , perfectly welL He hallooed to us to ~ hold on . " Did Simpson make anyanswerto that shout ?—None Out I could hear . Can yon tell us what Simpson did , or whether he did mtythinff when the policeman hallooed ?—I did not see ttzat he did anything .
Did Simpson tell you to do anything ?—Not that I know of ; bat I kept holding on at the break , all the time , ofmy own accord . But then , after yon had passed the policeman , and wma towards the Harrow statien , do yoa recollect that Simpson did anything , or said anything to you?—He neither « aid nor did anything . "What , then , did yon do ?—I then percetTed that we ¦» e re coming close upon the engine , 1 b ; liere Br&dbnrn ' s , on the line before us , and tnintir . g there was not a moment to be lost , I shifted to the other side of the engine , and jumped * 3 Did 70 a jump off U 19 rails!—I jumped off altogethc
Did you say anything to Simpson before you fotsnd « d . vi » ble to jump off the engine ?—I said to him " ] i > t ^ B for us to bejampiug off now , " but he said nothin VbaQBfer to me in reply . He was then standing tx ween the hand-railing aad the boiler , juit where ti engine to pet into gear . Patting into g&ur means pn flfcg « n engine into trim , it to go . When an e&gir « ttpa t Is said to be ont of gear .
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Are you quite sure that Simpson made no alteration in the moving power of the engine , as you were passing the Harrow Station?—lam sore that he made no change whatever . Did you hear the valve lifted up ! -No , not tbe valve of our engine , but of Mar tin Brown ' s . Are you quite sure that Simpson saw the red signal light time tnough to bafe pulled up before arriving at Harrow Station ?—Yes . We might have come in quite easily and comfortably . What kind of & driver was Simpson !—He used to run very hard , seldom or ever looking before him . Wa « ho attentive to signals?—We bad often the red light shown to us at the stations to put on waggons , but he would not poll up unless hallooed to , and then he would work the tngi » e back .
Do you know whether any complaint was ever made to the superintendent against Simpson ?—Tc-s . I know that he was complained of when the bullock jumped out , but I do not recollect any other complaint . A Juror—When at Hitchin Bridge , can yon see the lights at Harrow Station . Quinlan—Not until we have passed through it . But is there not generally a signal light at Hitchin Bridge , near Pinner Park ( Jate '—There is not a light fixed there , but there is generally a man there who has alight . He was not there on the night of the accident or I must h&ve Been him .
Juror—I wish to direct your attention to this important point , Mr . Ceroner . The man who should have been at Hitchin-bridge when the witness passed with Simpson , was , in fact , taken away and sent to the break down at Woodcock Hill , and after this accident he was sent back to his former " post at the bridge . It is now a question between tha policeman attached at this station and the late driver Simpson , whether the signal was hoisted the day of this accident , and the one when the bullock fell over . Do you remember anything about it ?—( addressing Quinlan . ) Quinlan—I saw nothing of it myself . Coroner—Was Simpson sober on tho evening of the last accident ? Quinlan— B . * was sober . Coroner—Was he at all deaf ?
\\ ltness—iv 0 , he was not Another Juror—Had be good eyesight ? Quinlan—He had , to the best of my belief . This being the whole of the evidence , the Jury returned to the inquest room , when ( Juinlan ' s evidence was again read over to those assembled in the Court At its conclusion , The Coroner , addressing the Jury , said they had now arrived at the conclusion of a most painful and protracted inquiry , which they had conducted with the most becoming patience and attention , and the result of which was expected with an extraordinary degree of interest , not only by all those tonnectsd with railways , but by the public at large . The Coroner then proceeded to recapitulate the entire evidence . Of the
conduct oi Bradburn , the driver of tbe engine No . 15 , against which the engines of Martin , Brown , and gimpjon rushed in fatal collision , it must be said that Bradburn did not seem conscious of having caused the calamity , by leaving his engine on the line , as he did , in the caie of Finch , bis fireman , -while be < Brailbnrn ) went to order refreshments at this house ( thu Queen ' s Arms ) to the men clearing away the obstruction at Woodcock HilL It seemed to be established beyond a doubt that Bradburn neither saw , knew , nor suspected that a train could come upon tie up-line , as he was aware that the same signals that were in readiness to warn the coming luggage train , under Martin , Brown , and SiropsoD , had already , and within a short period , on the same evening , stopped two other up-coming
trains , and caused them to follow the general orders , of siding off at the Harrow station upon the down line , and thus avoid the obstruction at Woodcock Hill . Nevertheless , Bradburn was much to bl * me , as it appeared that he was never ordered by Mr . Bedford , on being sent for the refreshments , to do more tk&n give the order at Harrow station-house , which he might have done without getting off his engine , and as bis getting off the engine at all was , as Bradburn must have well known , contrary to ths emphatic rules of the company . The rules of the company wtre generally framed in a prudent and cautious feeling , but they should undoubtedly have been more careful in seeing them observed . In some imporssnt points they \ rere . however , defective ; for
example Callan , the driver of the train which left Lundon after the break down at Woodcock Hill , said it was no part of his orders to state what hai occurred at the successive stations as he proceeded down the line , givi » g warning at least for SLe guidance of the op-trains , though it apDeartd he aid mention what bad taken place at one . Bu : the Company should provide in such a case that encine-drivers should have it in orders to give full warning at each station , and he ( the Coroner ) coped a similar grave oversight might not be imputed to them . He sbould not now dwell further upon tfiis part of the case , as the accident at Woodcock Hill had no necessary or direct connection with the subsequent fatal collision at Harrow Station , for there had bet n .
on the whole , with regard to that , ampie precautions taken , » nd due warning given to all up-comint ; trains . He would further remark , that whiUt so muny ^ Fitnesses concurred in describing the deceased iSimpson ) as a hasty , impetuous , reckless driver , only one complaint of his misconduct hud reached his superiors . That was in the case of the bullock getting over the carriage ; and as to his culpability , there % va . - * a difference of opinion bet-ween Mr . Bury and Mr . Bruyeres . Tru » , Simpson waa tined £ 1 ; bnt if he were guilty of so crave a disobedience as that of disobeying the red signal , the most important of all sigruJs , and upon which the lives of hundreds might depend , ho ought to have bfi ^ n instantly dismissed . Bnt Simpson had no : been complained of in any other cose , although it
apjeareJ he had deserved it in many . Here was an Jther point into which the company should look more carefully in future , by mafeing their servants execute thfcir orders as weU as to receive them . As to the value of the engines , they tuvl been told by Mr . Bury that No . 1 was worth £ 1 , 150 , and its tender £ lt > 0 ; So . M was worth £ l , 20 u , and its tender also £ 1 so . In considering of a deodand , they should remember those facts , as also those which might be said Mr . Creed had stated in mitigation of damages , namely , that , since the opening of the line , there had been travelled ;> 9 , bS 5 , 000 miles by 1 . 349 , 000 passtngtrs , not one of -s-h ^ m had oieti by accident , whiie , of the Company ' s servants , but fiva or six in all ha-1 been killed . Certainly this spoke in general favour of the Company . In
considering the question of a deodand , JV should also be home in mind that Judge Foster an . ! o : her eminent anthoritk-s had held that , though the jury mi <; ht e ? cbe * t the objects moving to the cause of d-. ath , sull they exfcrclse » i a sound discretion in mulcting ib . e parties to bLame merely in theamouut of tae value of thos < 3 u . riicles . There were , it wa 3 true , carriages belonging to ; hrce different companies in the train which caused th » accidttit , but inasmuch a 3 two af thtin in that case could hav ro contruul over the engineers of such train , he considered those coinpinies were not answerable , and ought to be left entirely out of the question . In coming te 'heir verdict the jury shoui-l w \ £ t every man , wc- 'tner connected with railways or merely a niembrT of th » community , know -what , the luw was ;
the fvnner for their guidance , the latter for their protection . If , therefore , it had been proved that Biadbarn , by leafing bis engine as described upon the line , and death to otbeiihad been the consequence , a verdict of nunslaQgLter at least could be returned against him . But though much to blame , the deaths of the deceased men could not be attributed to him ; and such being the c ' -ee , they need ne further connect Bradbum with the qu ^ snon before them . It appeared that the drivers of tngines Xos . l and 82 , could , with only a moderate degree of care and attention to the signals , have avoided the drtadfu ! calamity which killed two , and had nearly killed them all . It did not , however , appear that Brown was ic the least criminal , for he did bis best to stop in time ; but Simpson negleeted every caution , and so
kille ! himself and his comrade , and might have slaughtered many others by his wicked rashness . Now what i 5 the iaw as it bure upon Simpson ? TLey found by the evidence that this man rushed recklessly on , despite of all caution and ¦ warning of danger , with a ponderous and mighty engine that might have made its way through a massive battlement , and by this atrocious wautuioitfss , causing his own death , the death of another , and nearly the deaths of many other persons . Njw the law said , that , if a man having received every cautfon , and having beea * irnesUy entreated not to uo such a thing , should enter a powder mill w ^ h a light ed candle , and thereby cause the death of himself and others , lie would , at the same time , \> 2 i _ u ; . ty of suicide and murder . Of this decision , in
such a case , there could not be the slightest doubt ; the decision would be the Bame even in a less aggravated case , fir it was recorded that a man had been executed for throwing a brick out of a window , which killed a person passing below , although the man had not seen the pa&stnser . The law inferred murder from the wicksd negligence of the criminal in not having taken care to see that the way was clear before he threw out the brick , a 3 he knew it must fall into a street , which was a place of constant thoroughfare . The negligence in this ease was made , and justly made , the same aa malice aforethought—a malevolence of disposition towards all human kind , and , therefore , the act was justly punished as mni'der . Again , suppose there was a road leading to a precipice , and a mm driving a coach along this road was cautioned to beware of the precipice—suppose that he was told by those who knew the way , " When you see a red light hoisted , you are to take that as the signal of danger , and a warning that
you should approach no further "—suppose that the driver seeing the red signal , should yet drive on , ajid , when near tr < J precipice , Bhould there get off and save himself , while tbe others were hurried to destruction , —what ofiiDce would this man be guilty of in the eye of the law ? Of murder—of murder , and nothing short of it Judge Foster laid it _ do wn that if a person warned of consequences , and yet regardless of them , should obstinately persevere in conduct that must necessarily be followed by death , and if death should ensue , the man would be guilty of murder . Nothing coald be plainer than this proposition , and if the law ¦ wire not so severe , there might ultimately be no safety for life or property . But , of source , extenuating circumstances in such a casa should , if they existed , be considered in favour of the culprit Judge Foster again stated that if a man , in the pursuit of his ordinary occupation , see dsxger to others likely to result from his acts , nod should yet persevere after having received fioffieieat wamin ; , if then death should ensue , he would
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be guilty ef murder ; m in the case of ft workman throwing stones or rubbish , and thereby killing ft person negligently or unconsciously , " then general malig nlty should be inferred , and the act should amount to murder frtm its gross impropriety . " So , if ft person having » cart should drive over ana kill persons with it , alter due notice had been given to beware , and that he saw what was likely to happen , the driver would then be guilty of murder . Now this latter case and opinion were completely in point . The act of Simpson most , after tbe manifold evidence the jury bad received , be regarded a » one proceeding from a deliberately wicked disposition , regardless of bis own life and of the welfare of human society . In this case , the unfortunate author of the calamity , Simpson , who was now no more , and whom no verdict could reach , aad of
whom , therefore , be ( the Coroner ) would speak with less scruple , ke ( Simpson ) seemed to have been ; beyond a doubt , actuated by a wicked recklessness of bis own life and of the lives of others , and he ( the Coroner ) believed that in consequence of Simpson ' s criminal wantonness , his ewn life , and that of the unfortunate Dawson , wore lost Having now recapitulated all the facts of the case , it remained for him ( the Coroner ) bnt to say , he was sure the jury would not fail t » return a verdict which would impress on the minds of all persons connected with railways , not only what the law was upon this subject , but also what great and weighty responsibilities tbe servants of railways would incur by disobedience of orders , or disregard ef those obligations which have b * en imposed upon them by the duties of their station . With these remarks he would leave tbe case in their hands .
The Court was now cleared of stranger ? , and , after a discussion of nearly three hours , again opened ; when , at twelve o'clock , the foreman read , to an audience , wbioh listened with the most intense anxiety , the following special verdict : — " Wfi FIND A VERDICT IN THE CASE 09 WxLLIAM DvwsoK , ' Wiwul Murder' against Joseph Simpson ; and in the cask of Joseph Simpson ' Felo de Se . ' We impose a deodand of Two Thousand Poonjjs on the engine and tenders , No . 15 and No . 82 . " With respect to Bradburn , the Jury have felt considerable difficulty in not agreeing to a verdict of manslaughter , and they beg to express their souse of tho great impropriety of his leaving his engine ' . vithou ; . putting it on the siding , and of his leaving it at . all in the situation which proved so dangerous . "
Mr . Rotcb , the foreman , then read the following observations of the Jury : — " The Jury cannot conclude their labours without expressing their surpriso and regret at the manifest inefficiency of the executive of the company connected with the matters that have come before them in this inquiry . The directors seem to have passed and printed mauy excellenc rules and resolutions , which have been neglected to be carried out and enforced ; while in some instances printed instructions have been given to a class of men unable from want of education to read them , and in some cases persons appear to have been put on as drivers ot engines , having the whole conduct of the trains , without be ^ ng duly qualified for the purpose .
"The Jury consider great Wamo is attributable to the directors for continuing in their service such a reckless driver as tiie unfortunate man Simpson , and they are forcibly struck with the ignorance of the executive of the numerous acts of disobedience and wanton carelessness on his part , which have been produced before them in evidence . " Considering the immense importance to tho public of safe conduct in a mode of conveyance over which they are deprived of all controul , or when in motion even of the power of remonstrance or complaint , and are entirely at the mercy of t !* e engine driver .
"Thejury feel the public have a right to expect that some person of superior education and attainments , is an engineer , should bs appointed as a captain of c \ ch train , to proceed with it , and conduct it to its final destination , The night signals are evidently insufficient , and yet no efficient means seem to have beeu adopted to improve them , while it is evident that no security can bo attained until a means of communication between the guards aud the engine drivers is established . To all which matters tbe jury feel it is tho bounden duty of the directors to turn their immediate and earnest attention . " The verdict excited a very extraordinary seusation throughout the court .
The Coroner then said that , in consequence of the verdict thai kad just been returned , the inquisition woulct occupy a considerable tims , so as to bu drawn up with the requisite care and exactitude . He , therefore , was unuer the necessity of requesting the gen : ieme ; i o ? the jury to come a ^ ain upo a a future day , for the purpose of signing the inquisition . After the inquiry had buen conducted with so much ability aud exemplary patience , h would indeed be truly lamentable if ihe object that they had chitiiy sought should be frustrated by not having the inquisition properly drawn up ; and they must have - ? en Low inquisitions had been set aside , upon what he mu 3 t call frivolous pretences . He , therefore , wi : > ht d for a little tinio to prepare ono which should stand tho brunt of future examination or inquiry elsewhere . The Jury entirely approved this forethought on the pan , of the Learned Coroner .
Mr . ivotch and his colleagues now desired that Bradburu , the driver of engine No . 15 , should be sent for , in order to have the foregoing verdict and remarks read to him , but upon inquiry tlioy found that Bradburu , as well as every odier person connected with tbe railway , had hastily quitted the preciises . Mr . Jago then addressed the Coroner on behalf of Lord Northwick , the Lord of tho Manor , and put in the following extraordinary claim to the deodand : — " TO THOMAS WAKLET , ESQ ., M . P ., CORONEB FOB THE COl ' . NTl" OF MIDDLESEX .
" Sir , —As the agent for the Right Hon . John , Lord Norshwick , Lord of the Manor of Harrow , otherwise Harrow-on-the-Hill , I do hereby claim for him , and on his behalf , ail the rights , profits , privilege ? , and immunities , secured to the Lord of the Manor ol" Harrow , by charter granted in the reign of King Stephen , and which charter , ri >; uts , profits , privileges , and immunities were confirmed and extended by very mauy of tne succeeding Kings—by Queen Elizabeth , and further confirmed in Michaelmas Term , 19 th of Charles II ., and enrolled in the Treasurer's Kemembrance-office , and in the Court of Exchequer .
" The recital of such charters , and confirmation of some , would run to a very great length , and I respectfully conceive is not necessary for the purpose of making the claim of the Lord of the Manor of Harrow , before you at this time , of all the rights and privileges , < 5 oc , so granted and confirmed , as aforesaid , and set iorth in the exemplification of tho Raid claim , enrolled in the Treasurer ' s Remembrance Office , and in the Court of Exchequer afortraiJ . In which exemplification . I find that the Lord of the Manor of Harrow bkall have ( inter alia ) ' the returns of ail writ * and attachments , chattels of their men and tenants , felons and fugitives within ihe said manor , and all fines of trespasses and other offences , and all amercements , ransomes , aud issues
forfeited , and to bo forfeited , year day waste , and sheppe , aud , all things which to the King may belong of year day waste or sheppe , and to have tho goods and chatties of men and tenants , residents and non-residents , and other residents whatsoever , felons convicted , attainted , or outlawed at the suit of the King , or of the King and others . And all amerciameiita , ransomes , issue , forfeiture , and all fines adjudged , or to be adjudged , and all manner of forfeitures by all wits and mandates whatsoev ( r , of all their men . and tenants , as well intire tenants a 3 not intire teaants , residents , and non-residents , in , of , or upon the manor of Harrow aforesaid , as well before the Lord King and his successors , as before the King himself in his Chancery—before tho
treasurer and barons of the Exchequer , and before all justices of the bench and gaol delivery , and justices of oyer and tenniner , and justices of the peace ; and also the escape of felons of and in the manor aforesaid , and all other things which to the Kingmigh ; or ought to belong as well of tho aforesaid escape of felons , as of murderers and felons of all their men and tenants , and of all others ministers of the lord tho Kiag within the manor aforesaid j aud ateo all and ail manner of fines for trerpasses , oppressions , extortions , &c . ; and also that the aforesaid Lord of the Manor shall have all deodands , treasure trove , wreck of the sea , » n . d all ¦ ; he goodi and chattels , called stolen property , fouud with any person whomsoever , in , of , or upon the
manor aforesaid , before any judge whatever ; and that it shall be lawful for the said lord and his snecessors , their bailiffe , ministers , and servants , without any impediment of the said lord the King , and his heirs , and all others the ofHoers and ministers aforesaid , to take possession of all such goods and chattels , to the use and profit of the said Lord of the Manor aud his successors ; and , also , that the aforesaid Lord of the Minor and his successors for ever , might make two constables or more at his or their pleasure , in the said manor ; and that as well the aforesaid constables so made , and every of them , shall have povrer to exercis * » nd execute aJl things , which to the office of constable in the aforesaid
manor pertain to be done , as often as and when it shall be needful and necessary ; so that no Coroner of the said King , or constable of Jthe said King , should enter the said manor to do or exercise anything there , which to the office of constable belongeth , ia anywise howsoever . And if any such constable of the said King , or his heirs , should enter the said manor to do anything which to the office of the manor aforesaid belonged , and should exercise and use his office there , that every thing done by such constable , or either of them , on that behalf should be void and held for nothing , exeept with the license and concurrence of the Lord of the Manor aforesaid . '
** Now , Sir , as it does clearly appear to me , from the before partly-recited claim of the Lord of the Manor , that no inquest can be legally holden within the said manor without the concurrence of the Lord of the Manor , and as the Lord of the Manor is most
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anxious to concur in every legal mode and measure for the furtherance of justice , and the settlement of this protracted and laborious inquiry , I do hereby , as agent on the part and behalf of the Right Hon . Lord Northwick , the Lord of the said Manor of Harrow , &c ., and in the absence of the steward of the said manor , give the full consent , assent , and concurrence of the said Lord of the Manor to the proceedings that have taken p lace in the court of the Coroner for the county of Middlesex , commenced and held within the- said manor on the 16 th day of November last , and continued by adjournment to this present date ; aud I do further claim , on the part of the Lord of the Manor , the deodand of £ 2 , 000 now found by the Jury , and the Lord of the Manor will prosecute such claim before the Court of Exchequer . ;
" I have the honour to be , Sir , w Your obedient servant , "R . H . Jaw . "Dec . 2 , 1840 . " The Court then adjourned at one o'clock thi 8 morn « ing until next Saturday week , when the inquisition will be signed .
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ROYAL BULLETINS EXTRAORDINARY . ( From the Satirist . ) As we participate in the universal and laudable curiosity to be informed of every particular ol interest connected with our beloved Queen and her infant Princess , we have been at great pains to ascertain the occurrences of each day in the present week , which we now lay before onr readers , merely observing that the authenticity of each paragraph may be relied upon : —
MONDAY . Her Majesty having passed a quiet night , and being anxious to have the Princess's wardrobe examined , the Duchess of Sutherland arrived at the Palace this morning to perform that important portion of her functions as Mistress of the Robesnamely , to investigate the state of the royal olouts and flannels . She immediately dispatched a messenger , commanding the attendance of Miss Mary Moore , Sempstress to the Great Wardrobe , " who laid before tho Duchess the following inventory of dilapidated linen : — Three night-flannels—two wanting strings , and one very much creased in the mangling . Three parts of one day-flannel . Half a day-flannel , very much creased and damaged .
A dozen clouts—seven extremely seedy , three darned , and & couplo considerably cobbled . Two coarse mull-muslin frocks , very clean . One jaconet frock , tho body worked with large wreaths of German sausages . One cambrick frock , worked round the bottom with a rolling-pin and gait-box alternately ; the front embroidered with two distinct rows of saveloys , between which are huge ornamental bunches of dandelion . A robe intended to be used on great occasions , the trimmings of narrow penny-a-yard edging ; two large tassels hanging from the " shoulders of best British cotton ; the body confined by a broad band of second-best tape . Two infant day caps , a great deal the worse for wear ; presented by the Qeeen Dowager , she not having any further occasion for the same .
Two infant night-caps , the borders considerably torn and rather ragged , presented b y the same exalted personage from the most patriotic motives . Every unfavourable symptom having passed away , the Queen has our permission to be af&ic ted with all the Court toadies aud hangers-on as often as she chooses . ( Signed ) James Ci . abk , M . D . Chahlks Locock , M . D . Robert Ferguson , M . D . R . Blagden .
TUESDAY . Her Majesty having been disturbed by the Royal infant ' s cries from internal anguish , the nurses Lilly and Packer were rung up long before daybreak to allay its pains , and a patent dose of Dalby ' s Carminative administered by Nurse Packer , Nurse Lilly holding the diminutive infantile proboscis between her forefinger and thumb , to produce an extension of the royal jaws . This morning Prince Albert was permitted to take a walk in the flower-garden , but was cautioned nut to gather anything . Ho amused himself by throwing atones at the sparrows , which were hopping up
aud down the gravel-waiks , and having brokeu a pane of glass in one of tho hot-houses , he was turned out , and sent crest-fallen homo by tho head gardener . A messenger from Messrs . Seddon arrived to-day at Buckingham Palace , to ascertain wnat Messrs . Seddon were to do with the gilt plume of Princo of Wales ' s feathei-8 , manufactured by them to surmount the cradle , in vase of a boy having made his appearance ; he was told to tell . Messrs . Seddon to pepper them well , and lay them in lavender for the next nin < e months , when they probably might be wanted . Seddon ' a maa being a lively youth , with a fine ear tor melody , went away
singiig—Hope told a nattering tale That there would be a boy ; But alas it ia a girl , Which spoils poor daddy ' s joy . Next time we'll hope that Vic More fortunate may be , And when she ' s taken sick , A Prince of Wales we'll see . ( Signed as before . )
WEDNESDAY . An express arrived from Hanover to-day , bringing an account of a very fearful vision which the Kiiif * , of Hanover baheld on Saturday fortnight , during the precise time of the Koyal lyiug-in . His whitewhiskered Majesty thought that he was domiciled at Graves-cud , where he beheld tlto Royal accouchement , and started out of his bed exclaiming in tones expressive of the most heartfelt grief and terror— " It rises like the issue of a Queen , And bears upon its baby biow the round And top of Sovereignty !"
The terrified Hanoverian Majesty was only soothed by being assured that Victoria ' s situation was a very dangerous one , and that ho should receive the earliest intelligence of the Throne ' s being empty . Her Majesty passed a restless night , her thoughts running in the dog kennel in Windsor park , and on her favourite monkeys . Sho dreamt that all her animals were half starved , and dispatched Albert off to them , laden with a tin case full of Koyfel dog's meat and a small kettle of monkey ' s broth , with strict injunctions to come back immediately after he had taken his lunch . On his return Albert was overtaken by a tbiek fog , which eo completely mystified him , that instead of tindiiig his way to Buckingham Palace , he found himself at the door of a parish union workhouse , where being taken for a German pauper , he was offered to bo admitted and kept at the public ex pence . ( Signed as before . )
THURSDAY . The Queen Dowager having intimated her intention of visiting Queen Vic to-day , au aduitional sack of sawdust wus laid down in the ante-chamber , as a mark of respect to the royal visitor . She was handed in by Albert , and , at ' vor tossing off a pint of hut caudle , she put on her spectacles , and proceeded to a minute examination of the illustrious infant . Sundry indentations on its posteriors having uttracted old Adelaide's attention , in answer to her inquiries , sho was informed that these marks -were occasioned by the kisses of the great officers of State , who never missed au opportunity of kissing that part of rovaiiy .
A great commotion took place in the Palace in the afternoon , in consequence of a loud cry for pap—the nutriment the royal infant received from Nurse Packer not being sufficient to satisfy the craving * of the infantile internals . All the pap having been exhausted , and Mrs . Packer possessing a poetic genius , she described the unsuccessful visit of her coadjutor Nurse Lilly to the empty pap closet , in the following exquiaito nursery ballad , which shi warbled the hungry child to sleep with : — Old Mother Lilly Looked very ally When she went to the cupboard for pop , For the cupboard was bare , And none she found there , To feed the cross babe in her lap ; So the jolly old daudle
Quick caught up some caudle , As Royalty ' s brat must be fed—And not having pap For the babe in her lap , Why , she crammed it with caudle instead . ( Signed a * before . )
FRIDAY . Her Majesty having progressed rapidly and most satisfactorily to a state of perfect salubrity , this day the medical staff were released from their constant attendance upon her , which they Were not sorry for , so many ladies of quality having , out of compliment to the Queen , contrived to place themselves in similarly interesting situations . There was , conse . quently , a high scramble for Dr . Zo-cook , this being the time of year when Hymen ' s " Annuals" ani about to issue ^ from the press , aud are , presented by ladies to their husbands in the shapes of " Keepsakes" "Forget-me-Ndts , " and sometimes as "Friendship ' s Offerings . "
Prince Albert , as he was passing up and down one of the sumptuous apartments of Buckingham Palace , while waiting the arrival of his nag , could not help contrasting that royal residence with the poverty-struck dwelling he used to occupy a floor in at Saxe Gotha , and gave utterance to his feelings in the following prettily turned parody on
" the old house at home . " Oh 1 the . Old House at Home ! that poor dirty flhed , Where on tough Yarman Sausage and garlick I fed ; Where , until Queen Tic took , me " for better and worse , " I'd a coat full of holes , and a ni « a empty purse . I ' ve cmt the vile crib , and ne ' er will I roam To that rotten old pig-sty , the Old florae at Home f
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Ob , now I dress decent , and deep in abed—In a palace I live and on dainties am fed ; I ' ve plenty ot rhino , and strut about proud , Because Fve a baby to show to the crowd ; To make -which royal brat , John Bull bribed me to roam From that rotten old pig-sty , the Old House at Home 1
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PALACE INTELLIGENCE . ( From th » Court Correspondent . of tha Satirist . ) . Buckingham Palace . Dec . 1 .. Scamely had tbe eacitenent subtidtd , occasioned by the great caudle question , when another subject , equally momentous , has thrown us again into alarm . ' The nurse& are again In peril . Nurse Packer ' s voice is not considered sufficiently musical to sing the Royal lullaby . Thr » e o ' Clocik , P . M . Tbe Council has just broke up ; the following minute was agreed to : — " Nurse Packer ' s voice roast be Germanised or Italianised— better the latter . "
Messengers -were immediately dispatched to the Continent for three first-rate singers ; in tho meantime two Italian professors , the best now in London , are to give lessons to Nurse Packer till toe others arrive . May Heaven hear our prayer , and grant Nurse Packer maybe able to profit by her lessons 1 F . S . The Italian singers have arrived . Wednesday Morning , Eleven o'CIock . Nurses Packer and Lilly are now taking lessons ; we are all in a state of feverish anxiety to know the result Two o'clock , p . M . A Cabinet Council is now sitting . The singers and nurses are present ; a piano-forte is just taken into the Council Chamber . Her Majesty has again declared " the lullaby must be Italianised . " The crisis is approaching . Three o'CIock , P . k .
The struggle is partly over , and our beloved Queen will be gratified , and the Princess Royal -will not be lulled to sleep by vulgar English . The nurses ate declared sufficiently capable to accomplish tbe following ditty , which it is fervently hoped at present will satisfy the Court : — Lullibi Royal babino , Oh the tree topo , When windini blowso CradMb will rocko , If the bows breako ,
The cradeia will fall , And down cornea cradeia , Royal babino and all .
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THE ROYAL CHRISTENING ILLUMINATION . WHAT OUGHT THE CHARTISTS TO DO T Craving permission of the Editor ef the Star , I will tell them . Here is a verse more appropriate than beautiful , the production of eur own Republican Byron , and which I would advise you to adopt as a motto for the occasion , either for your flags or transparencies . Two yards of white calico and two pennyworth of black paint would accomplish all , and one shilling -would more thaji covet the expencea . Who would lose the opportunity , then ? Lose no time ; get it ready : speed , speed , I say ; there cannot be too many of them . It is perfectly legal , and in every respect quite true . " England expects that every man will do his duty . " Believe me , Yours , respectfully , H . GRIFFITHS , Edgware Road .
" Great joy to London now J" says some great fool , When London had a grand illumination , Which to that bottle conjuror , John Bull , Is of all dreams tbe ttrat hallucination ; So that tha streets of coloured lamps are full , That eage ( said John ) surrenders at discretion His purse , his soul , his sense , and even his nonsense , To gratify , like a huge moth , this one sense . Buron ' t Don Juan .
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FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT . Teetotal Liberality . —Since th « publication and discussion of the address , signed by H . Vincent , as well as the Editor of the Northe'n Star , &c , recommending temperance to the working classes , the religious teetotallers have been very active in disclaiming ail connection with politics . One of them addressed a letter to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle , in which journal the address first appeared , stating that they the ( teetotallers ) entirely repudiated any political principles among their members ; to which the Editor of the Chronidt very justly replied , that" because certain persons calling themselves teetotallers , chose to prohibit politics at their meetings , that was no reason why persons professing political opinions should not also become teetotallers . " But the first practical blow against political teetotallers was struck a few days since , in
tho expulsion of a dissenting minister belonging to the Kent-street ( Southward ) branch of the British and Foreign Total Abstinence Society , who was discovered to be also a Chartist . When the Cnartists of the neighbourhood learned what had taken place , they made a muster , and at the next meeting of the teetotallers , brought forward a resolution ( which they carried ) in approval of the liberty of political opinions , and freedom in their avowals . A vote of thanks to the minister for his manliness in relinquishing his connection rather than disavow hi « honest opinions was also adopted , and a subscription has beon set on foot to testify by a more substantial token , the estimation in which the people of Camberwe . il , Southwark , See ., hold those who " sufler for the cause of the Charter" ; as well as to mark their detestation of the petty tyranny that would confine to a Beet what is meant for mankind . of
I have been favoured with the si ^ ht a private letter , received this day , from Nottingham , in which the following passage occurs , and which I have permission to lay before the readers of the Star : — " A great part ot the extensive population of this fine town are now actually walking the streets with no shoes to their feet , through the oppression of their masters , giving them for their labour , eomrculy enough to buy bread . I witnessed a heart-rending ecene this morning , the turning out of between three and four hunared females for wages in the lace trade ; all of them would bo fine women if they had good food and clothes , but those things cannot be procured out of halfa-crown or three ehilliuga per week . "
Lately Published (3d. Oct.), Price One Shilling, An Appeal To The British Nation , As To A Petition, For Presentation To Parliament,
Lately published ( 3 d . Oct . ) , price One Shilling , AN APPEAL TO THE BRITISH NATION , as to a Petition , for Presentation to Parliament ,
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