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FBABGITB O'CONNOR Af jtnWtALDY . ^ fce sun rolW In splendour majestic sad dew , As the cause that ia foundedon justice and troth , Ifo cloud on ttie tare erf heaven did appear , jj » d wiirtar ahooe forth fertile heydayof youth . li , tmL o f Sie bog * MBoneed with tbe tafee , Tbe approach , o £ tb > J » gre —d tewr of mat , Aad tbe « hBBt » « C the daapot w » gOneed and mote As tb » grave , eretbs zsign of ts » despot bagan . Be am , and the firmament echoed the pfcsl , i £ mbi myrisd « ot bosoms . akin to fell own , 0-Cqlbjx aMliN $ ^ j £ wrward and led , , jjat " » ipd ^» mn « triumph o ' er" tyranny ! throne .
^ jp ^ . ^ tfc * cheek the ailflfty wa . flushed , . . Aod-rfttt » 4 ea 4 fa **• £ * no « tfr « f hh foes , ' . ' AjA the Jhettons ef bell w « e « -tiaftui and eruah'dl : A « tte ^ IttiBtoof ttKWttMtAniWiUfi ly zom . J fe « 9 * s 4 > y > 4 itb » » - *«* « m ^> bzmT * d ~ A"is > to- »* & >¦* andjittm ^ fc $ *«*« , Sst right J » w aitall atptd , sod pa longer be slav ed , l ^ b ilsliBaTBB looks and smiles oa the birthright of su . Now lareweH Cdoanar , but we hope not for erer , Return and receive our embrace * again , r M » y tyranny's altar _ e ^ ¥ 8 allj shiver , And justieetand equity flourish amain .
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SONNET TO RNOWIBDGB . 2 aowledfe > tbouiib bless'd with the keen eye of sense , And mental wing * of swift untiring flight , ¦ Thai outstrips birds of prey in fleetest plijat , Oft failJ in the pursuit of wisdom . Hence , To know is not to act ; 01 to evinee On wish , to Batter or engender light ! How etbtgL do we see the underloading bright , With reason ' s glow , yet wanting exoeBenoe , Or p ^ w ^ we , without 'which the grasping mind HMTalten&pmoffTBislughimirtrial i Seat , ^¦ d at a giant that 90 power couli bind , Sai& nerveless ao ^ elyfiam feu « w& defect . T&ias jlone ennobles lumao kind ,. Without it Imowledgeia a loose unsafe j » tre « t . ¦ -. ¦ ' ' . - - ' . V-. ¦ ¦ ¦ " J-T . tenftmnltMi , October 9 , I 84 L
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; : . 80 NSBT TO WISPOM . . - Brest are thy deeds , Ven when thy words are few ; For them art oft in thTgktog pewen unskflTd , T& fcoow is net Sty for te , or . yet to bnfld Sie tiwu dost coo * tfce eort . Those who jwrsue ffceee ; asd prejadg © d «» DWtperfectiotrt due , ' JhesU deeeiv **; -for all-thy goMen field It fei tffPBi is ?» e £ e » wits ?* iastaitt Jy ttitibajd reason . WWnrn ea&Bbt do yhH tonnam-PHtVTrteniMng feils to know . Wisdom , like her twin sister knowledge , is Parent of an muramber'd- race , who show Tariety in age , end size , sad pbte . wja ^ visdem mpetndes , wbkb bean the glow Of truth—and leadeth but to happiness , J . V ' Soathmolton , October 9 , 184 L
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THE LOVE GIFT FOB 1812 . Gordon , George BeR , 186 , Fleet-Street . ; *" A beautifnl book for the CWoir . Not faoliless kj j 0 f means ; i > ut Tery pretty ; containing some choice seas cf * K >« ry both or ^ ginjj . ind selec t .
^ Hr ? 00 R JlAJ ^ S COMPANION : a P oliti cal Ahjaarsi * for 1842 / Fbowing the Amount and - AgflleatWa of the T&xoa raised fwan the ludustry : of -flifrYratechig C 3 aase «; abd oontaining & great AjmwSt ' -of Valuable aad Statistical Information . : C 08 q « ted frop , Pai * aB » Ht * ry and other Docn-» ent » , ky JofesuA ' BoBSON . . Leeds : J . Hob&ori . LoadDB r . J . GleaTe . Manebester : Abel Hejwood . r - Ghugeir r PMos and Lore . This is t ^ rilV a Poor Man ' s vade mecum : the ekeapest and best . book of general reference for alatst ail sobjecte in wbit ^ i the people ' s interests ire immediately inToired that we haTe ever Been . In addition to all . the usual information of an Almanack , it contains a mas of statistical informajkaj crammed into the smallest possible space upon She following most important subjects : —
. ^ ibMUULa ratface aad . populatiBa U the earth , and sOBilitinn of « scb cooBtry inEmnpei qs * ntit 7 of l *» d Jt- ' ^ g * - ^ culttnted ^ iid , sqptfUwM | & ^ jBto « B | S M jgfwb Brifaaa ^ opa ^^ ti ol the aaB « f England ; iiooa # . Of productBraaad " unproduetiTe claases ; nutritkw master in-food ^ Tsdae 0 / the British coinage ; atueni ^ f the crim e of aurdet In l $ 2 S-3 Q-35-iQ ; nnn—jj « H » th TTrmwi nf . rirffwrmnt ; amotott of poordJw in 18 S&-5 > - «; the religiou » danominatioBB of the world ; imports and exports of England far 183 SM 0-U ; ibe census for 1841 ; popnUtion of Ammca ; amount of
Asezkaa trade for 183 &-3 &-40 ; number of bank notes fedxedatiou ; number of frMfr * ., deaths , and marriages registered in 1841 ; compantiTe duration of life ; aaouut of taxes raised and expended during 183 S-39-48 sad 41 ; eost of royalty ; amount and annual cost of National Debt ; cost of Qoesirt Ministers ; cost of few ; eott of « + ""^ "E army ; cost ef navy , and eost of potiet ; eost of crime ; eost at education , and eost of opium war j cost of church v ***** mpfuan ; - coat of poor law eoigSUBaloa ; coat of the public offices ; the bUck Iisi of state panpen ; and the condition of the ssople who par the taxes .
The last article oa ° the Condition of tbe People , " is too Taluable to be pawed oxer silently . We pre bvm it the fdikmm g extract : — The condition of the people , from whose labour the ¦ Msmous sums of money , detailed in the foregoing pages , is wrung , forms a horrible contrast with the shameful expenditure of the means thus raised . In setting forth that condition we shall endearour to present tbe reader with a number of facts , culled from the speeches of Ministers and Legislators in Parliament , sad from the speeches and writings of those out of doors , who cannot be taxed with a too-friendly disposition towards the poor ; consequently their statements Tin sot be liable to the charge of exaggeration or misrepresentation .
. Lord yormanlT-, -when Secretary of State for the Some Bepaj-tmeci , in a speech delivered ia tie Hoose cf Lords , on tbe 12 th cf February , JS 41 , on moTing the second reading of the " Drainage of Buildings Sffl , " said : — '" Dr . Duncaa estimates the working population of Lherpool to amount to 170 . 000 , or 175 , 000 ; oftrhkh Sj . 600 live in ceUart ! Of these cellars there are , in road numbers , 8 , 000 ; and the inhabitants in each swage something under fire heads . The mortality amongst the inhabitants of these cellars is 35 per ceaL fndtr than that in other parts of tbe town . ' Of the remaining number of the working population of liTerpool , 85 , 400 lire in dose courts , hating no underground drainage . The crowded and flltiy condition of those eonrti is graphically described by X > r . Demean , as well ai the density ef their population . He has seen four baulks kaddled . together in one room ten feet pare" ! His Lordship also said : —
" Of the state of tbe dwellings and health of the poorer population of 3 > uM 5 n , In- Mwrosel girts a painiti description ; from -which it sppears that an immense proportion of the cases of fever admitted inte the fever hospitals come from the derse , ill-bnilt , iD-vendlated , and filthy courts and alleys occupied by the poore * classes . " " In Manchester , of every 1 , 000 deaths , 496 are of dnldren under three years of &ge . ' whereas in the agriesltasni districts , as Northumberland and the North-Sjfiagor Toixsnire , only 200 ox 202 oui 01 every i . troo debtht , are under three years of age . In Manchester only S 3 out of every 1 , 000 persons live to be 70 years old ; while in the North-Riding of Yorkshire 202 of that number pats that age ; in Northumberland 210 : ther efore the chances of life are four limes greater in these agricultural communities . " Subsequently , when speaking of the condition of the poor of & 5 sagow , his Lordship quoted from the evidence of Mr . Symons , who thus expresses himself : —
" I have seen human degradation in some of its werst pisses both . in England and abroad ; bnt I e&D ad > taedi y zs . j that I cad cot believe , until I visited the VTzds of Glasgow , that so large an amount of filth , crime , misery , And disease , existed in oie spot in' any crrilized councry . '" And again : — " In the lower lodgiag-b . cuses , t « n , twelve , aud sometimes twenty persons , of loth sexes and all ages , sleep promiscuously on the floor , ia different degrees of nakedness . These places ate gcerally , u regards dirt , damp , &nd decay , such u no ierern of common humanity t © » mim » i » would statts k » corse in !"
^ On & obon in tbe late House of . Commons by Mr . X ^ s &s&A , of BinningbsjB , for an Inquiry into the ^*^> istresB , Mr . T . Duncombe said : — A ) ? days ago , Mr , Millar , the relieving officer of * 9 W ( Louden Union , stated to the magistr&ttB at t ev v OnHonsethathe was frequently obliged to ~*« t escape the back way in order to avoid the ^^ fcjf the poor wan ting employment j it was im-* T *™ « or the present state of things to continua f * r ^ subsequent day he said the destitute objects 2 * ° ^ e * e mo exsoperated and so reckless of ttfe MWo / nodijqrtfpujtf commitsmrtier . Qnths 5 ™ QsjMr . Th ^ aites , the relieving office * of the e " * den Union , stated that ha had wliered £ «» 0 desjate petaots since January last , and that it "J" anpoihk to give an idea of themisery . and distrtss bvh ^^ odied and working men , who came to him tef !^*^ asd " ^ v *™ adually fambhing . In Bethftve riof ler * "V * ^^ DamBd Jofln HiWy » d » *** * * Dfldrn . lirinff In « u > email rnnm h& « inr n nth luff
eh «» Ir * lr a rieeP " ^ aae ° ^ fumlture being tkree old t !~ 7 * - "Wlliam Slater and William Field were equally : r *« 3 k Bd miserable . He wonld now . direct the 2 £ ?~*« a < the House to the state ef Karylebone—a j £ ** J * adjoiBiag the seat of cpleadoor and fashion . In ^ "y-six hou > ea , averaging nine xooma each , the num-
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ber of inhabitants was eight hundred and 'eighty-two , eoMlsttng of sue boMMQ and sixty-two manKed couples VtththMtzhutfMff and Jbrtr-ATe « ba < tsea , aizty-six Widowers » 4 th iiinety . six children , tweaty-one singe men ajfil thirty ringle women ; altogether two Inmdred « ndtwe « T « unHiea . The average tfeect ft * rootuw ^ a ^• vea ieet « J gbfclneherhy ten fee * » i » Aiiob « a . ; ^ one hundred and fifij-aix of : these , families the partis and ' children slept in the same room , ' end In one Bu ^ idrsif and tWrty-two "families the cnQdreo oF tioto sesMslepf together . -This was not > a solitary tetanekia that porv tjonx > f-tb » - » eteopj ) jla ;?; ,: . , -: - ^ ^ , ^ - J -
"A few days ago he ( Mr Dunoombe ) received a letter from & gentleman of Burton-upon-Trent stating "to * tin large manvfaetotle ^ , worked by tttf Messrs * Peel , had stojij > ed work ; and , that nearly fire ¦ . hundred people had hten thrown but of employment without the most distant chance of their again obtaining " work—that this itsd ariwn fr ^ m the general decline of prottts In the great bcaoth ^ hnsinew , notwjthst « n < Hng the rate of wafes bafeg laafafflally lower than in the Lancashire fifettfet SawfcF this WM . isigttot the time * ' whteh called for a speedy remedy 1 ( Heal , heat ) KTtcry , gentieaina who bad read the report of the hand-loeat werrBW eotamitteev lras perfectly inn of the distress ^ ridch exjtte ^ amongst that ota «* -of tbe community , afrd would find , ia manv jn" ^ " ?^ tha t families were Uvi * g per head ai lea ihan a pensty a day . ' At Lough ' borough , m"t ^ ces tershi « r , the stoekingers w « te fre > q «» ar oat ttwik ; and when at nalf ^ work , tlwyi'were bbarged tM fullexpencM , 2 oz their frames , « o . that
frequtotly they could earnpittle beyond those expences . Tte people were in a stats of desperation . About a fertslght age , a poor man , whose wife was idling , hnins . ka « hit * dbt redaood froat 2 s , pd . awieek , hufrg hhaself ia despair . He could go w with these instanceSj but his heart sickened ; and the hearing of such thtogs waseuffidentto-mate a wise miifnA * . " ( Hear , hear . ) A letter had been * eceivqd tnm LonfhbiWttgh by a ponyoittoe now sitting in XondfiB , w ^ i oie object was to eaieivour , it- possible , to , benefit ¦ the condition / of the working classes . In that letter a number of individuals ¦ were mentioned , whose Atrn + ngF varied ttwn 4 s . "to 7 s . per week , their families avanetaf from flro to arreo children . These ludividuals , who tolled from seven in the mooing , t&l tea at night , went home to sleep on straw ; and they stated that the pale cheeks of their wives ! , and the twisted ttmba of their offspring , showed then te b * deprived of every oomfort which God had ordained fbt-masv "
• ) £ & > Jfcutcombe * i «« ^ At-M thrt u V . He knew of ttoo t '» sfo » ees occurring in one uMet ' of pe «^ who pr < y % rnrfdaa ^ T » therStsa imprisonment in the wa&botises . Tbej dsrtatexl Ihey had raUker die than J « separatod from ta , eir children in the manner propwed , by the New Poor Law ; and they did die , rather than go into the workhouse r Lord Joh * Kassel } , when - 4 peakfag oa tbe question of th * Sugar Duties tn last ParJiamsnt , « atered , int « detail respecting the sitaation of the population of the manufacturing districts : and speaking of the people of Boltonaad Mxnchmter , after hsriog oontnaeed ttislr OOQdiUOQ with that , of the Trutnnm'tW West Indlac slaves , he emphatically declared that the ' poor , tarnished , and misery-stricken slaves at home- would be glad U > change positions with their blade brethren ia senritode !
This was the statement to Parliament of a Minister , who held Tor rears the office of Secretary to the Home Departmeei ; of the Parliamentary leader of a party , whose advent ** power was hailed : as the harbinger o ( better and brighter days than bad ever shone upon England . At the conclusion of eleven years of office , such wartbe confession made by this distinguished authority , as to the resolt of tbetr govemmeat . ' Eleven yean ! hoar much might wisdom and benevolence have effected in . eleven years , when backed by the power and inexhaustible resources of this mighty empire ! Yet , see the miserable eonseqttences of igBcrraace , ' settshnese , and yrty-isqnabbiea ! these reaosress , wasted j theeondittoa . of jtie people deteriorated and deterigratiBf ; trade decUuing ; Wages reduced ; tMUikrupbcy amoug ^ espitaHitf ; starvation among opentrtes : « kh is the legacrhequeathsd fcy "liberals" and m » d « TB political m *^^^* J W ^» UW IMP M mj AMlWiBS * •¦»«*• *—¦ IMWmt IMUJHMKm
eooaontisti to this country as the fruits of eleven years P ° * e *' - The statistical matter of the Leeds Enumeration Committee is then introduced , exMbftine the awfol fact of 20 , 000 persons Jinog in this town aloae upon lljd . per weekvand conclades thus : — ¦ This , then , is iht condition of England ! The report jest quoted provesxthat m one of our largest manufacturing towns , where the distress has been-Ie « s felt than in other places , 5 578 persons , out of 19 , 936 whote etreuntatancM bavebten inveatigated into , have : «» etctoie stAuu 0 / wtienee ! I and that the average total weekly income of tbe whole of the 19 . 93 S is only li £ d . her head ! . being less than ljd . per head per ixjtM and yet the Qoeen'fcaa for her own private use tbe sus of £ 164 7 s . ldd . r * sx day j Prince Albert has-for
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" pocket money" £ 104 ptr day ! Is this right ? Is this as it should be ? Ought this state cf thlngi ttffc coBtianed ? Sboold Mum horrtti » ^ llspsilM ei Hilow * IosjsjbV tv extet ? 8 t « mld there , or cam the ** , "be eithae peace or content in the land , till the condition of the people is improved t These are questions which mnst now be considered . No farther staving < ifl wOUdo . MUery and destitution has spread so wide , so deep ; has become so general sad so intense , that the " condition of England" question mneh note be entertained . A foil and complete Inquiry into the condition of the people ; into the caaea of their past and present distress ; into th » operations of machinery , both upon th g operatives immediately dependent upon it , and those displaced by it , * as well as
upon society in general ; into the eperation tnd effect ' of the present mode of occupyiag and working the soil , both upon the landlord , the / arras ; , and the laboubbk : an inquiry by diligent practical men , embracing all these points sad every other otse needtxil tar a f uU investigation into the condition of the people must aou > be instituted , with a view to discovering and applying •> 1 plain , simple , efficient , and practical remedy . The anomaly of having over-production and destitution coexistent must be removed . We have within ourselves tbe means of producing wealth folly equal to tbe wants ) of the entire population of the globe ; and we have ; comparatively a small population to provide for . We , of
must sou endeavour to discover the me ^ ns so ordering * t ?< "f that " the labourer that produceth , shall be first partaker of the fruits . " If th « present ' application of machinery prevents this ,. we most alter it . If the present occupation of the soil I in large unwieldy farms ) prevents this , we must alter it . If we have been misdirecting the energies of our people , by engaging too many of them in Mann factures and too few ia . Agriculture , we must alter it In fine , we must note probe tbe matter to the bottom . We must ascertain the canse of the evil , and apply a sound and efficient remedy . The first step towards this is a careful and complete inquiry inu > the present and past condition of the people .
An inquiry of tht « nature has never yet been instituted . We have suffered to grow up amongst us a mighty producing power , equal to the labour of npwards of 600 , 000 , 1 ) 00 of hands ;'" we have suffered this immense power to be wielded and applied as the caprice or interest of a very few capitalists have dictated ; we have suffered this to go on unmolested , unregulated , producing good and benefit where it might happenproducisg harm and mischief where it listed : this , system has , in its operation , completely revolutionized the manufacturing processes ; introduced new habits , new domestic arrangements ; it has reversed tbe order of dependence in families , placing the weak at thehea-l ,
and making tbe strong powerless ; it has crowded vast numbers of population into heaps , using them as long m it needed , and then remorselessly dispensing with them as so much lumber ; it has demoralised the young , and consigned the old to want ; it has heaped up immense piles of wealth for a few , and scattered misery w « eettitution abroad amongst the many ; until , at last , the state of tbiags above depicted is the result . And yet , notwithstanding the great changes which this system has been eperating , no inquiry into its tffects and bearings has ever yet been made ! Now , however , it cannot be longer delayed . Now the question must be fairly met , and boldly grappled with .
These extracts show , to some extent , the nature and ahjeet of the work . We have before characterized it as the cheapest and best book of general reference we ever saw ; and we feel persuaded that there is not a working-man in the kingdom , who will be without his " Companion" if he can possibly procure one . The type , though small , is beautifully clear , and the printing very neatly executed .
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^ r ^ s- i ^ S ^^ Sl THE- EXECUTION OF BLAKESLEY . On Monday morning Blakesley was executed in the Old Btiiey . From the moment he told those who had charge of him in his cell that tha farce was OTtr , and that he would Mrionsly prvpare for his departure from this world , his conduct was marked by singular propriety . He paid tbe most strict attention to the advice and observations of the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary , who represented to him the absurdity of feigning a malady which everybody knew had nothing of reality about it , and be declared that be felt bo completely satisfied 'with the approach of death , as not to cherish the least wish or bone of respite . The tone in which he answered
the Ordinary encouraged a miuute inquiry into the circumstances of the event for which he was condemned to die . He assured the Ordinary that there was a misrepresentation in the public ramoura as to the position of Mr . Burden when the blow was given , and also in the statement that the unfortunate victim was asleep when struck with the knife . He was , he said , greatly attached to his wife , and he apprehended , from the course pursued by Mr . and Mrs . Burdon in countenancing the separation between them , that they were about to take her from him for ever . He therefore resolved to destroy her , and he entered the house with that determination , and aimed the blow at her which &o nearly accom-
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plished his pbfeet . At that moment fce iJerceived Burdoa ; who had phi % hano ^ efgluef upbi ^ nlshead , risefrom-the " 'chair and , BxrppOTing ^ that'il ' iris the mtontbn of the poor nun to oppose Wm . ' nWnBed -the knfft with a more certain aim , HI knew at the moment he contemplated the innjder of hit wife that he should not escape , bat h ^ enie ^ m ^ Shs * ^ positive manner tha ^ he had' ^ r meditatW selftiestrnction , or that he had ever expected ioooTer ^ hah a temporary remissionof the pTOfahmTeht he deserved tt Why , * aatf-Mr . Carver , "did you tn * n counterfeit mkaritoSsT' ^^ etts ^ ' ^ eWied BlalceBley ^ TlioJald notendnre the thought ef being the object of public obserVattonin-the ehabel . That waailtastiA ^ ott
the only motiye I hadfOTpretendingJto ^ e out of my mind . . " Then you had no idea ^*" ' tS > &erjed Mr ., Carver , * of a reprieve on the ground' dt ^ insanity !" "Wot the sU « fcfest ;" Bsiitf BWS&tY { " ^ faiew perfcctr / well all . along -that I slronld beJiaoged , and I gave myself np in the hope of no oihttfwte . " Mto delinqnent repeated this Bta't « Bft » t ; feeveral times to the Sheriffs ( Aldermin ^ MsifeJ ^ iUl ^ Mr . KCffers ^ io 96- James Bike , tbeyteitfi&MamlritG of the prison , and to Jhe " tjovernor . " ^ ''" ; Jt fa , however , the opinion' of the in « ott | i of those who heard this account of the motive th'int was by no means a tsorrect one . Blakesley knew ' tlerfectly well that efforts wonld be made to save his life , and
Ireno , dpnbt considered it advisable tofavenrthe impressioti attempted to be made noon the Government by shamminRinsanit y in thepns 6 n ; Eethought , too , tnatiis chances would be increased "by the appearance of suffering uader one of the most violent forms of madness , and accordingly he howl&d like a do& and . as we stated nppn a former occasion , assaulted the wardsman who Bat W with him to prevent him from doing injury to nimielf ; bat it is pretty evident that whatever disposition , he might have had to do further mischief to others , " he naani-* stea . no ' o * esign against bia own life . He played for a greater stake than the avoidance of the pablio gaze r indeed , either of tbe sheriffs would most reauuj utc uuifou Mbuauauoa &i
vA ma uae cnupe * u ue had only 8 ' yrnified his wish , as they are . both men who fire desirous not to add unneoeiBflaryy'to the pain ^ whioh a wretchedJfellow-oreature moat undergo ffurrpunded by 40 many frightful circametanMS . : Blakeeley wrote a letter to to father * sM £ aMher to hjs wife , on Sunday ni ght * and he expressed an anxious desire to hear from the . latter a short , time before Jris execution . Both Utters contained words expressive of penitence ; indeed Ms conversation with Mr . Carver , ever since he threw W the disguise which he bad so awkwardly aad ^ uietfectively adopted , was principally directed td , that ^ eme . Blateslev appeared te the Ordinary fol > ejii » er 8 of peculiarly 8 easitivefeeL " rig 8 , so muchjO t ifiat with a ffinelo word the tears were broWht in Mbnn < ianA&
from his eyes . The aedtinient wtth which tV Her . Gentleman regarded the culprit wiihin the last ftiw hours of bis life was infinitely more favourable than that with which Blakealey ' a previous OO&dOOt affected him . Blakesley elept at intervals during Sunday night , and felt refreshed in the morning , most of which was spent in prayer with the Ordinary . He talked to the Sheriffs and Sir Jacnes Poke in s > firm tone of Toice , and declared that be was p « rfeotly prepared and dispoBed to die . ' There were but few Mnoas within the prison d&ring the preparations , and the number of spectators stside wjw by no means great in comparison with tbe crowds whiofe witnessed the
execuuon of Courvoisier for the nwrder of Lord William Russell , or that of <^ reen * cre for the saurder of Mrs . Brows . When the frardsmen were pinioning him he begged ; to s « y '< ioe word t « the Sheriffs . Itwas tocctreat thaj they would ^ rant hisi one favour , as he was going into the other werld The Sheriffs replied <( that they would willingly do anything * praetlcaWe fo * hla ^ -It is . said he , ' ? that you will toth allow me to shako hand * with rntra the scaffold . " The Stterffiis at once assured hisn that tfie ' y wo » ld do as he nfKe 8 ted , > n < t Jw expressed Motielf deephr . obliged . The mosseat' be spmared on ihe scaffold there was a yell from the MaUitnde ; but be took no' notice of it . All his anxwty seemed id be confined' Ut the perfirmaaoe of the promise made by the Sheriffs , a » 4 when
ehook muds with him , hewas ^ aite satisSed , muttered a few words in prayer , aod was launched iat * eternity . j ? For the -first couple of microbes the wretched man « troggled very much , and some persons in the crowd expressed gratification at the pain which it was supposed he suffered ; bnt the contortions of the bear soon ceased , and the body hung without notion till nine o ' clock , when it was cut down and deposited ia a shell , in which it was buried last nignt in tfee narrow passage over t&e bodies of Tki £ tlewo # d and the other mtrderers who have since the execution of that individual expiated their crimes oa Htn js ' isM ' i hjiisThVL — — - ¦ " ' — —
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BQIMXNOBAM . BLOOPXH ^ BSTY AND BBDTAL CONDUCT OF THE WHIG AWTI-COBN LAW FAC 1 IQX , ' AWD TH 1 E 1 B TC # Ai DEFEAT . " One of the most nproarionS and octngeoos scenes of cool'bloodetl villany ever exhibited ander any pretence was witnessed in tbe Town Hatt'of Birmingham , on Monday evening last , which stamps the Whig anti-Corn Law party with eternal intend , and prove * that fcfasy are capable of eonunittinsj nay crime for the purpos * of gaining the ascendancy -which their base conduct has justly deprived them of . Thanks to the indomitable coinage of the brave Chartists , hat tor whom the crime of o » td-blooded murder would have been added to the long catalogue of their baaeoee * , » o 4 Mbto band that now write * thU report would be cold in death . It is now quite clear that on all future occasions the public must be prepared to defend themselves against the attacks of those murderous ruffians .
During tbe week , large placards were posted through toe town , annooaciag that a leotun would be delivered in the Town Ball , by Mr . Curtis , of Ohio , to give the public information respecting the Corn Laws . Mr . Cobden , of Stephenson-square notoriety , and Mr . Villiers , M . P . for Wornrhampton , were also announced to take part in the proceeding * . It was stated , at the bottom of the placard , that no discussion was anticipated , and that no expression of opinion would be called for . The members ol the National Charter Association knowing the baseness of the Anti Cam Law party , were determined that they should not blindfold the people with their pretended lecture , which was in
reality a sort * f demonstration of their strength , and therefore took the necessary steps for allowing the public to hear both sides of the question . In accordance with this resolution , intimation was given to the various sectional meetings , and a deputation from each body met at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lane , when it was resolved that a proper chairman should be nominated on behalf of the meeting , who would allow each party a fair hearing , after the conclusion of Mr . Curtis ' s lecture . Along declaration was also drawn up and unanimously agreed to , and Mr . George White was appointed to move a chairman on behalf of the meeting , and a deputation consisting ef Mr . Benjamin Hill and Mr . George Styles was appointed to procure tickets for the hustings .
At five o'cloek on Monday evening the hall was opened , when the " Respectables" began to pour in by twos and thre : s ; every person that could be dragged together by the influence of the " Plagbe" were mustered in good time , and at Bix o ' clock , tbe time fixed h-r commsneing business , there was not above flve hundred In tbe body of tbe hall , the chief portion of whom were Chartists . According to a regulation of tbe getters up of the meeting , tbe side-galleries were reserved far females who bad tickets , which were distributed by the Anti-Corn Law Association , and when
the working men saw that their wives and sisters were obliged to stand in the body of the bail , they immediately took them to the front gallery and commenced handing them into the side galleries . Tbe cheers and confusion that followed this first manoeuvre of the sovereign people made the Plague gentry on the hustings l » ok unutterable things , and caused them to whisper rather loud tbafc the aspect of affairs was not quite as good as they anticipated . They accordingly made a merit of necessity , and ordered that all females should be admitted to the side-galleries .
At a quarter-past « ix , Mesars . Curtis , Cobden , Scholefield , jun ., and their friends , made their appearance in the organ gallery , when their partisans endeavoured to get np a cheer , which was immediately swallowed up by the torrent of groans and jells which sainted those enllghtenera of the public . " . We'll not hear bloodthirsty Cobden , the Stephenson Square butcher '—•• You are not in the midst of the bludgeon-men now , " " We want the Charter , and- no humbug , " with a variety of other exclamations , burst from all quarters , and was continued for some time . When the virtuous indignation of the people at the base conduct ef Cobden and Co . had somewhat subsided , Mr . Scholefield , Jan . walked to the chair , and took his seat
Mr . QEOEGE WHITE immediately rose and Baid that as they were called together tot the purpose of receiving information on the evils created by tha , existing Corn Laws , he thought that they could only arrive at a proper conclusion on tha matter bj hearing both sides of the question , which he thought could not be done except by discussion . The public , therefore , had a right to require that a proper person should be placed < in the chair , who would give a fair and impartial hearing to all parties . He therefore thought Mr . Scholeftold an improper person to fake that ciSee , as He was an interested party , being president of the anti-Corn Law Association . There was also another objection to Mr . ScfcotefieKL He wwc tbe individual who introduced the London peliee into BfT"fr"gh'm' for the purpose of trampling on the right of meeting to discuss grievances . He therefore thought such a r *» e character not fit to preside over any meeting , and wouid propose that Mr . Follow * , of Moamouitstreet , taka tbe chair .
Tbe scene that followed this proposition is . indescribable . A number of well-dressed blackguards , placed in front of the organ gallery , commenced yelling and hooting like savages , and were answered by the cheers of the werking men , who now began to £ t » w in at a rapid rate . Several persons con-
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. nected with the Antf-Cdrtf ' -Uaw * Sfc « itfon . ^ end e * soured iouq * ak ,- < tmt wvzwfcootetfcdowh stttKiSt Shouts " po ^ tha motion ;"— « Wai * * ava , a btopnt , fihaiM W > wf . W'Alfer ^ ttoWito ^ ewmft ipSrt / a ^** t * mti ** mi < m to « fe » U « ketwWnifr . WW « dtk * fea& f nftmfeniif top plagnr . r * jrtj *?» was denounced fa such blackguard and filthy teams' a * are net It to be copied' fcith ' e SW , — « You bloody YUlamr-u « Tou o !^^ < « py , » 3 « o ^ emfert ^ feirid awr , * ' ^ ' Toy tooV— " Murder the villain ; " * a ; tbote w *!*« do . » andjb ^ ndwds of others were ysUad jto th by a body of manufacturer 8 , shopocrats , and gentlemen ofall shapes antfaiaos . ' ' -- = " ' ' '>>> k nzl ^ , . ' ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ - . ;• / < m Joseph Stvrqk than address ** ( fa * meeting , a « d , . wa * . lopdly cheered . .. . Be * aid , that -tta preawnfc 5 ? M ( W / flMed for the purpose of hearing . tyform * « on con « iernlrig ^ Com Eaw sl They did not intend to take theaeeseof UA meeting ; not evte'to move a tote of thinks to the chairman . He therefore hoped Jbg- ^ o ^^ Sf * 5 !«>*!««« to yrocwi . , » m thin introduced Mr , Curtis from Ohioto deUvet a iwtur *
, ** iliii ¦ tiasif f gtsi \ . ' ¦ " , \ i 11 , ¦ ,: ' .: , i t- ¦ ¦ :. ... ' . ¦• . < ..,- ; theriwetitt * . i , ¦ - > : i > :: ~ , !*¦ - * ¦ : ~ ¦" " , ""'~ , J-. Mr . Custis etood forward and war wodwd With loud , groans an ^ hiss ^ accompanied by about * of " P . ^ t a . wod ^« man In' ihe ' chair , " -- " We want free dW ! costion , ^'' 'i ' ott are a pack of ImpdWor * : * Mi . 'CurtU was heard to say one sentence requesting tieni to hear him Cm a minute , bufc'twa * no use , h * was obllfedto retire . . . . ; . . . ' _ . ; ..- ' .. .. . ' . ; , . ;; Mr T . 8 . Salt then mounted the rostrum , acd want through some amusing antics . He quavered his arms in all directions , and moved his Upsy but not a single word coul $ beheard , ^ e was highly excited , and- 'had tosit down exhausted . , r . , , ¦ Mr : Edwin Tbohson then oomtnenced a tirWe of abase against the Chartists , and wished thein lo ^ hear
the lecturer . He put atnotion to that efifacfc , and called for a shew of hands , which was responded to by about a tenth part of the meeting . . ' , ' ' , Mr . QBOBOp WHira then called upon those who c « uidefed : &K ; . ScboUsfietd an improper penon to pj * side over th « meeting , to bolfl up thftir halids . when a large number of hands we » ejthi ^ lted . Mr . FWt « then dectared that the majority were against if t . Scholeneld pjwdding wret the meeting , and WaVed Bli hat in tok « n 0 / their triumph , whtoh was followed < br loud cheers firom the meeting . . ,, ;• . '; - This demonstraUon of strength and determination on the part of the Chartisto , set the Anti-Corn Law party into an ungovernable zage . . 'They had been mustering the whole of their forces for theJast month , and haw had Murray , from Manchester , parading ( he beer-houses
for three month *; and made sure of carryiaf all before -them . When they found that th « & case wa ¥ homeless a well-drilled posm in front Of the hustings oosomenoed flourishing their , stiaks and umbrellas , sbovting r'Throw White over the gallery ^ ^ By God well murder himT " Throw Wldte ^» er ; he Is actiBf as togleman . - i ; T heir friends who had pMKsaion of the organ gallery immediately eoBtmenead > MfM > , and wero < M | Jy b | nd « red frent Carrying their murderous int « ntl « n into practice by the intervention of Mr . Joseph Sturg * , and a few others It shouM to hen stated , that the worktop « en were entirely exdoded firom the organ gallery , and that not more than a dozen ttokets could be procured by the Chartist deputation , although the g * llexy is « afable of containing over three hundred . Several persons then endeavoured to siddceBS the meeting , bnt
aooa was the uprear and confasiasi that it was fsapossi ble to hear a sentence . The ball was crowded at ttris stage of the proceedings , sod exhibited the » ost wfol scene erer witnessed ia BfarminghamyiaU parties yelling , hooting , cheering , groaning , and « t * ppb > g « s salted their feeHngs ; the whole force of th « Anti Corn Law party being directed to ttiafc psrt ? fthe ' osgan gallery , occupied by Ueam . WUU , Mason . TWilfcittson , Follows , and » avies , la . the j » 4 dst of mn 'metusion worse confounded , a feoate in th « side gallery wished to hand ovaran apple to Mr . White , but « 6 ch WOW tbe ^ 4 en « ye feeUugs at aw rabW ftWtlon , ttMt tt «( J Would not allow Jt to be , forwarded , ^ the apple , was therefore thrown and teid hold «{ fay Mr . White , w 4 * o immediately turned towsrds the big loaf men and bit the apple with an ah of d < € anee , which called forth the laughter of the meeting at the pitiful * new .
Mr . JefiEfH Stubsc again addressed them , and endeavoured to procure a heating for the lecturer . He said that tie was ' prepared to fulfil theg » rom ( se&e made two years ago , and would jpay for the s * e of 4 b * Town HaU for Ihe working men tf they thought tpscper to hold a meeting for the extension of the Franchise . Mr . Cr&tis again ! endeavoured to obtain a bearing , butoenld not ameceed . The working Men reiterating their determination not to « 41 ow Schoiefleld U preside over tbe aaeeting . , A long discussion then ( took plaoe between Mr . White and the other parties-on the front of the hutings . They wished to know what the Chartists required , asd thought it « nfair that they fthoafci « ot be allowed to do as thfty tbougbt proper , as they had paid
for the use ef the HaU , an * used the ssost aowrrik « a and abuBlv * language : ' ' ' Mr . W « tira infonaM than that ibd CSiaHUU had no intention of interrupting the proceedings ; they only required that the public should have an ^ opportunity of hearing the wasons why the djartists * e < U 8 ed to mqcUok tii « agitation mhjch the Com Law sepealers were endeavouring to get « p . Th » y jwQnlred that proper Chabnaa shotdd fee < hosen , and that , «* the conclusion of Mr . CurU »"« lectore , equal tiaie should be allowed to the Chartist speakers as tbat wtiich was occupied by the Com Law aapealers . If they would consent , to that arrangement , Mr . Curtis would be allowed to proceed , and himself and Mr . Mason would afterwards disouss the fuestfoa with MessoL Curtis sod Cobden .
The anti-Corn Law party cefused to agree to the proposition , when Mr . White tdd them that --If Messrs ; Cobden and Cnrtia would agree to disouis the matter on the follawing evening , they would allow the lecture to be proceeded with . This was also refused . Mr . Edwin Thompson again commenced a blustering harangue , and could not ebtain a hearing ; he was denounced as a traitor and renegade by the meeting . Me . Thomas Clvitos Salt then endeavoured to get a searing , and made a fresh addition te his claim for tomfoolery and mountebankitm . He was heartily laughed at for his grotesque gestures , and retired , amidst groans and hisses .
Mr . Sturoe then intimated to the meeting that if they were determined not to allow the lecturer to be heard the meeting would be dissolved . This announcement was received with cheers and shouts of " down with tho Bull Ring and Manchester butchers , " '' you shan't humbug us , " and after an abundance of yelling and hooting from the Anti-Corn Law party , who again threatened to take White ' s life , Mr . Sturge declared the meeting to be dissolved . Mr . White then proposed three cheers for the Charter , which was responded to in first-rate style , and whilst he was whirling his hat round , some of the respectable shopocrats behind him struck it from bis
hand into the body of the meeting . The hat happened to fall amongst some of the Anti-Corn Law party , in front of the hustings , who were yelling like tigers with madness , and flourishing their sticks at Mr . White . They immediately seized it , tore it into atoms , and jumped and trampled on it with tbe malignity of demons , shouting that they wished it was the bloody b s head . A blue silk handkerchief , which was iu it , was , of courBe , quietly transferred to the pocket of some honest Corn Law repealer . The handkerchief had been presented to Mt . White by the female Chartists of Newburgh , who will not , of course , feel sorry tbat it was lost by standing up for the principles for which it was presented .
A moat awial scene now commenced ; ( be anti-Corn Law party openly avowed their intention of murdering Mr . White . Tha moral-force denouncers of Chartist violence swore horrib / e oaths , aud declared tbat he should not leave the Town Hall alive . The party under the organ gallery again called to their friends on the hustings to throw him over . Mr . White was immediately surrounded by u crowd of well-dressed savages , vowing vengeance . One ef them told him to his face that his life was not ¦ worth ftve minutes purchase . Mr . White said that he would make the first man that touched him repent his temerity , A person who came to the meeting in the company of Mr . Curtis said that they ought to send for the police , and give Waite into
custody . Mr . White dared them to introtiuce one at their peril ; and turned to the Chartists iwho now formed a majority of the meeting ) , telling them to stand firm—the well-drilled and Woedthlrsty Com Law repealers in front using all their exertions to drown his voice , so that they might bo able to carry out their designs , without the knowledge of the Chartists . Another rush was then made at Mr . White by the Anti-Corn Law patty who had complete possession of the organ gallery . They again swore they would murder him , and cursed the lying Northern Star and Feargus O'Connor . Mr . Mason seiztxt one of the party , and asked them whether they intended to commit murder . He said they would klH the bloody rascaL
One of the leading members of the Corn Law party then commenced a tirade ef abuse , and told him tbat if he did not get served out in the gallery , he would find somebody waiting for him down stairs . ThesaB was then shortened with the evident intention of allowing the well-dressed scoundrels an opportunity of accomplishing their murderous purpose in tbe dark , and the parties immediately surrounded their intended victim . Mr . iStuboe and others of the Anti-Corn Law party then prepared to go , when Mr . White told them that he would hold Mr . Sturge responsible for any iujury that might be inflicted 00 him . Mr . Sturge then proffered his arm to Mr . White , and said he would do what he could to Droteet him from the vengeance ot the respectable assassins . Messrs . Mason . Barratt ,
Wilkinson , Follows , and Davis then surrounded Mr . White , and began mounting over the ^ seats . The anti-Corn Law party dreW up on both sides and brandished their sticks and umbrella *; shouting " Now tben , come on , we'll settle him . " The small but determined knot of Chartists pushed on , when i , rush was mado by the blood thirsty villains . Mr . White was tumbled over the seats , but stilt surrounded by the trusty band of patriots ; oa arriving at tbe top of the organ gallery near the narrow staircase another rush was made . The anti-Corn Law party placed themselvesatthe top and swore they would kick his bloody brains oat ; Mr . Thomas Wbyte , wholesale hardware merchant of Moore-street , then ruehed forward and declared his determination of hindering any Injury
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being done to Mr . White , and immediately pla « edhim-• elf tteSlde him , the other parsons exerted themselves to hinder the parties at the slaJr head , frtrttf '< Wng any Injury . After which Mr . White got saWy to'Ufe next ^ landing , where he was met by another horde of realms , 'SlNHtfng KKUihfan , ! ' " Tear him limb frbWlim&r ¦ 1 . ^ -vasttfsal of exertion , the « Ifttft ^ d * at Kefeth arrived at the street door of thfe organ gallery atdwert intottftd that » number of the anti-Corn Law party wete waltingitohave vengeanoe . ; - > "¦ -- ¦^ -: : ¦ < - Mr . ' Bavte t * Who hod been toreeotooltre ; said ths
the steeet wa « crowded with Charitofar , uponwWeh the doorwas « ia « red to beopened , andMT . White accompanied by Heissra Mason , Sturge , Wbyte , and BatreU , enwrgedhito the street , where thivogtiignownee « f the * palys ta ^ <> f the < a # « , afaeaiend 9 U ««»^; eii « aed . i The wwd eonaisted wholly of M » . White ' s friends , wi » left tfce , body of the baU wheat they : witnesW the affray in ( he gallwy ; on arrivint . Attbiijdoar they found . lit gtKiedbj a parcel ot Com £ s > wiCBpe * lexa » wto were jowini feng ^ anoe a « ainit White , and sw « ariBff they ¦ w «> u l 4 i «» rderhlm . .-. ; ,- ^ j - ^ s .-i-n- ¦ ^ r ¦
¦ : The Chartists made : them If la « U directions , and wel »; on the point of . forcing tha doors , when Mr . Whit * an 4 ( his AJends made theb ppearaoae . ' The jorowd , imagined tint the parties by whom he was ^ snt * roundid' wot © his enemies , and such was the excited staM of their feelings , that they struck at « aeh . « therin the dark . They were at length undeceived , and told them to open oat , and allow him to pass on ; as soon aa his bare head was seen in the middle of the street , "Is he hurt r was the general shout j and when the word * " all right" were heard , a tremendous burst of oheertng from the Chartist troope was given ; about a dosan hats were doffed , each seeking to cover Mr . White ' s head . They then proceeded through the beats to the Association Room , in Freeman-street , chMiing entbusiaitically . ¦ ThebandfolAf Anti-Corn Law men that remained , retired to the Commlttee-ioom , where Cobden and CutUawUt ^ Med them . The body of the HaU still rematned MBwded . .-. .
M » . Edwis Thomsou again en 4 eavoured to act the buffoon tot ithe Wnigsi bat was hooted down . Mr . J . W 11 . KIN 8 ON then jumped on the table and proposed three cheers for the Charter , which Was unanimottsVy Maponded to . Three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , and three dismal groans fox thttbassaud murderous Whigs and pretended Cora Law » ep « atos . > : - . -. - .-V ¦ ¦ .-.. ¦ ,.. ¦ . - The Hall being now in total darkness , the meet ing sapantod . ¦¦ ¦ . , ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ - - - ¦ ¦ .- ¦¦ . '• : - . : r Tons has one of the most cowardly and blood-thirsty of all plots ¦ gainst the right of free discussion been blown to the winds by the energy of the brave Chartists of ^ urmlnghauv Several of the persons who were waiting' for Mr . White In order to assassinate ftim exhibited
cane swords and other deadly weapons , and abundant proof can be giwn of individuals havii ^ r declared their detersainaUon to cosimit murder . Never were men to completely , pgssesseA of moat hellish and inhnaoan passions as were ttese maligners of the Working classes B «* it can toadly fce wondered at , when it is known that they had been preparing J ( or a long time to steal a march on the Cftartists , and had made themselves « we «< tbe snostooniDlete success , having boasted l » st « y that tbe Chartists dated net offer any opposition . They have not omly opposed , tbea but driven them to the necessity ef creeping into ^ Unelr Committee room , and will not « nly oppose them should they again attesopt to gmH the public , bit will be prepated to defend themselves from the cane swords of Whig assasstas . Hwrab , then ^ for the Charter ! No surrender 1
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EmiOBMi * of a FrttEwortK MAwrjF 4 . cts 6 ir .- ^ -Lo 8 s of LiPfc- ^ Sbortly before ten o ' clock on Monday mMrainfl , asother serious calamity , and whioh prodnced the most intense « scUement amongst the inhabitants -cf the north-eastern portion of the metropeiis , t 66 k plaoe te the Curtain Road , Shoreditch , by the e « # loaion 4 t « largo quantity of fireworks , aid other oombustible , materials , at the fire-work « anufa 0 tery of Mr . Price , situate in Charles-street , asd whiok not osiy resulted in tbe destruction of < fce building , but in the loss of « ne life , and the dreadfuHujary of three other persons . The manufactory , as it wa ? called , ¦ consisted of a email dwelling-house , two leors high , on the north side of CharJes-street , the basement portion of which was
• Hsed as workabepa for the auaafaotare of fire-* vorka , fl * d the « pper portion was occupied by Mr . Price and his faarily as their dwelling . It appears ttat at sine o ' cloek Mr . Price , a aari named William Shaw , and two youths , named John Hun , aged fourteen , and John Marshall , about fifteen yeara of age , were in th « workshops , all of them busily employed in "finishing" a quantity of email fireworks . About a quarter before ten the inhabitants were anon alarmed toy hearing a loud explosion proceed £ r « m ihepreoieea , » coompanied by violent screams and groans . On the instant a muoh loader explosion of oombaetible matiriala succeeded , and the windows and street-door weiifrbtown into the street , and completely « h * ttered . At the eame moment two men
aad a bvs , dreadMIy disfigured , rushed from the passage of the houee into the street , the whole of ibwn with their clothes on fire , and burning fiercely above tbelr heads . These persons proved to be Mr . Price , his man , Win . Shaw , who is 27 years of age , and the boy Hutt . Almost simultaneously two females threw themselves out of the first floor window , and , falling on the stone paving , were very aerionsly injured : they were Mrs . Price and her fiister-in-law , the former being in an advanced state of pregnancy , and within a day or two of hor confinement . Their clothes , it is stated were also on fire , and were with some difficulty extinguished , as were also those of the three male persons . Mrs . Price was picked up in a state of insensibility , and conveyed to a
neighbouring house , and the fright and injuries she bbstained are stated to have occasioned premature labour . The boy Marshall not having made his appearance , and his screams attracting attention , some humane persons who bad assembled , notwithstanding another explosion was anticipated , rushed into the premises , and dragged him out of the flames , with which he appeared to be struggling , and his shrieks were truly heart-rending . He presented an appalling spectacle , and conveyances being procured , Price , Shaw , and Hutt were conveyed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and the poor lad , Marshall , to the London Hospital , where he shortly after expired . The building itself had now become ignited , and the flames burst forth from the windows , and
tbe repeated explosions and variegated colours of the fireworks had a very singular appearance , and added greatly to the excitement . Information having been conveyed to the station-house of the H division , a strong body of police was soon upon the spot , and endeavoured to quell the excitement which prevailed , and to detect some of the Jew vagabonds whe had assembled in gangs from the rookeries of Shoreditch } and who in open day Were committing depredations on the terrified inhabitants . Within a very short space of time several engines also arrived . Those from the Brigade stations in White * - cross-street and Jeffery ' s-square were in . active operation , but , although several others were in attendance their services were not required . By
the skilful operations of the firemen tho fire was prevented from communicating to the adjoining nouses , but the house in -which the explosion occurred was entirely destroyed . The adjoining house sustained damage , but not to any serious extent . On instituting inquiries as to the cause of the explosion it was ascertained that at the time of the occurrence the two boys , Hutt and Marshall , were employed at the further extremity of the workshop , behind a kind of counter , filling and ramming composition into the firework cases of vertical wheels . Mr . Price and Marshall were in the front part , making some " flower-pots . " The composition employed in the manufacture of these devices was
lyiug in heaps , exposed oh the benches . There was also in the plaoe a considerable quantity of powder , saltpetre , &o ., in boxes , stowed under the counter % iui on shelves . A fire was alight in the grate situate immediately behind the counter exposed , and the unfortunate . workman , Shaw , attributes the occurrence to a spark flying oat of the grate and catching the exposed composition , which . communicated to the fireworks , powder , & . J ., and caused the explosion before they had any means of stopping it , although they used every endeavour to do bo . On inquiry last night , at the hospital , it was ascertained that Mr . Price , Shaw , and Hutt . are in a very dangerous state , being very severely burnt . Neither the house nor the property is insured .
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EAST AND NORTH RIDING LECTURER . Market Weighton . —Mr . Sfallwood lectured on the Market Hill , on Wednesday Nov . 10 th , on the state of the the representation ; he was listened to with attention , several farmers exclaiming '' then art right lad . " In the evening , at the Black Horse , a public meeting was hold , Mr . M'Kenry , in tbe chair , At the Black Horse , the National Petition was adopted and signatures obtained . It was unanimously agreed that a meeting be held every Sunday evening , at the same place for reading the Star , &o . A committee was appointed to attend to the petition .
PocKLiNOTOJi . —On Thursday , Nov . llfcn , the bellman was sent round to announce that Mr . Staiiwuod , from London , would address the inhabitants on the principles of the People ' s Charter . At the time announced , seven o ' clock , nearly nine hundred persons had assembled . Mr , Stallwood addressed them for about an hour and a half ; they listened with breathless attention , occasionally applauding the sentiments of the speaker . A half-drunken fellow caused some little interruption , which highly offended the Chartist and teetotal morality of the
good denizens of Pocklington . They very peaceably aid speedily took him up and conveyed him cut of the meeting . At the conclusion , a person from amongst the people proposed three cheers for the Charter , three for Feargus O'Connor , and three for the lecturer , which were heartily responded to . An adjournment then took place to the Charter Association Room , Chapel Gate , wnen Mr . Siddell was unanimously called to the chair . The room was crammed . Several new members joined . Messrs . Milner , Green , Arnott , Walkington , and Staltwood addressed the meeting . One hundred heads of the
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petition was ordered " , srid n Contmittee appointed to go-to the neighbouring ^ tiageB ty objuifrfignatiir ^ s , &o . The room we f « ordered to be thrown dp : u © v \ ry Saturjay . evening and , Sand » y . aftejmponk ; fer discussion , reading , &o . . ;/ , :. ' , & < . * ¦< : u-xu : e , & : - ¦ - Howdew , —Bills harobipfceBft Jlsued announcing that Mr . SiaUwood - ' w $ uWl * ot « lte * n ' -J *» ^ fnWples of the People ' s Cbarterf ^ lh ^ Mjiikel € » m on FrM ^ v « Mfcfc ' - No ^ mb . fer ; i 2 *!^ Wi-ise ^ f «« nock , - al * parties wew respedtfblly ^ ted »« b dW « i ^ At the tirne ap ^ nted , astrpH «> liM * er'tf w *^ T * iefc Radieajij and Ghartisjs vrer ^ pSPe ^ iWf iisfcned most attentjttfy to t&e sjoe&l ^^^^ Jellwm Meets are fn course of ^^ gnaturWllnoeh . Roott i »> anticipated .- ¦ : - '' : i : - /! Av . . 7 -- ^ J .. ; . <¦ = ' , . < ; ., ' . ¦ - ¦ } - u : ¦ CiRtTON . —On Saturday nich ^ bt . > 3 ; ithe igdofltrious irthaWtantH ' of « ifsTitrtlfl ajfirfettlttrtAl tfllaW
Wer ^ injirntise ^ by ^ he bellman aHnduffffl ^ ijClMrtist teitaid Q > be'tfeifvered at'Mr- ^ m . Bea ^ siafjnino d ' olock : ¦ " -JLk ~ m ' time -tLtjAmiHSWreoiii ' was oiow . deiio aufoCAtipn . M * . feaioe , couBtahle : xaa called to'tttc chair . Mr . Stallwood addressed the nuinerons assemblage i ) - a forcible , pleasiDfoand most impressire manner , producing the best possible ' effect ., The ' Kationat Petition wasado ' pted . ; SEtBTCr r ; Mir . Stallwood addres 3 e 4- tho ^ gootl , denizona of & # y , in the CUai ter MsocuUiott Bopma , on Sunday evening last , on the necessity of a orange . The audience were highly delighted , anil expxeased their approbation by passing » unanimous vo ^ c of thanks to the Lectuier for his able address . ' ., The petition has already obtained upwards of 1200 , signatures in this small to v / u .
York . —A requisition having been presented to the Mayor , requesting him to convene a meeting in the Guildhall , to conftv . aiuiate her Majesty ^ ftnnee Albert , and the Dache . ? s of Kent , on thd birth of an heir to the throne , and Monday being appointed for tbat purpose , the Chartists attended in larsfi numberB , for the purpose of moving an ajnen ^ iaent ,. ** That the meeting fttijouro until i . the evamo ^ but owing to the numerous attendances this was Eot deemed requisite . -Jt ; was ; therefore determined among the leadors that the address congratulating the Queen ^ and a * th « . same time claiming the restoration of tiin exiles , tbe release ' of tho Chartist victims , and the adoption jof our principles , should be substituted for theirs ; but Uus n « t beioR
sufikieatly anderetood by the meetins , - whoa the resolntion was proposed , that an address of epngratulation be presented to her ^ Majestjy a titovt of hands was taken thereinxm , when * major 2 . y of three to one appeared ¦¦» ' Verso ton the ; afldress ; tbe Mayor appeared astonndeii , said ifnniat he at mistake , and put it again with the same J-eeuht ; he nevertheless declared = it oarrfed . An addrsss to Albert w&a then propn ^ d . Shouts of a G « rmaa pauper—what address a beg ^ ar-t It was . pat in dumb show , and there was a , majority of ft )« r to one against it . A resolution to the same effect * was proposed to the Duchess of Ivcnt ,- - ; this w »* proposed by a stuttering parson ; he was met with Jond cries of more pigs and less parsons . A lawyer
thenventured to expostulate with the citizens on their want of loyalty . Immense siiouts of—can a starving people be loyal . A stentorian voice exclaimiug ^ mia loud cheers—let uflhave a republic . Wis resolution shared the same fate a * the others ,-yettheMayor declared it carried . They then brought forth their address , crammed with the usual fulsome stuff . Mr . Demaine now stepped forward to move hi * address as an amendment . He was greeted with loud 'cheers . The Mayor asked him what u contained . He said it contained a congratulation to her Majesty , a petition for mercy , &n . &c . The Mayor seated ho could not receive it , but that ho would readily grant the use of the Hall to the -warkiug classes upon requisition . The original address wasthen put . amid
tremendous confusion . Cries of " no paapers , " > " pafc the amendment , " "^ ive us a repame *?^ The Mayor declared it carried , aHhoughr . 6 verj £ &ne eisa that spoke on the matter declared it hat % ' wis lost by the increased majority of five to oneJ Mr . 'Gooper then proposed a vote of censare on the Ma / or , for his disgraceful conduct in the chair , which wa « seconded and carried unauimonely , amid 4 hu « dtir& of applause . A person from the nody of thp-meet . ag then stood up , and exclaimed * May all : the gilded crowns of Europe be melted into type , and the rights of man be printed therewith . " Enthusiastic demontrations of applause , waring of hats , See . &o . Three cheers were then given for the . Chartery Frost , Williams , and Jones , Feargus O'Connor , &p . But no
sooner had the people gamed the street , than aery was raised of to Fossgate , to , Fossgate , and t thither marched the triumphant Chartists . Mr , ^ uglis was called to the chair . Mr . $ uT ) ey drew op & requisition to the mayor , which \ yaa seconded by Mr . Demaine , and carried unaninjoualy , aakingthe . use of the Gruild Hall , for the same evening . H W *? signed on the spot by numbers of householders , and Messrs , Inglis , Barley , and Demaine , appointed a deputatioa to wait on his Lordship with the eame : they soon returned with the ansveer that his [ Lordship jcould not grant it for a night meeting , but that he would for a day meeting . Tho people determined not ; to be outdone , and resolved to bring it before the meeting
at the evening lecture : Mr . Stallwood being in town , tae bellman wasi applied to , but refused to cry the evening meeting . A bell \ vo . 3 borrowed of a neighbouring ironmonger , Mr . Stallwood acted as crier . A numerous meeting was the result . Mr . Stallwood addressed them in his usual happy , instructive r ? nd argumentatiye manner . A vote of thanks was passed b y accIamaMon to th ^ lecturer . Several members enrolled , and a great number of signatures got to the petition . A requisition was then unanlmouslv agreed to be sent to the Mayor , demanding the Guill Hall for Thursday , at twelve o ' clock—a deputation appointed ; the meeeting will tberefcre be held on Thursday . Mr . Stallwood was retained to"take part
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MANSFIELD-AWFUL DISTRESS . It has been said , until the remark has grown frfte , but not the less true , that " coming events cast their shadows before ; " and , if tho past afford ua any data upon which to form correct conclusions in reference to the future , we may Venture to prepare ourselves for a winter of woo and suffering , such as we will take leave to say has never been paralleled . We have been led into these reflections by a view of the general state of the co " - !; try , and of tho distress of our own locality in particular . The majority of the framework-knittera in this town have been for months either entirely-destituteor but casually employed , whoa , last Thors'layweefc , an immense additional number were thrown out of work . They struggled until last Thursday , hoping that ' the panic might not last . But the disease Being confirmed , they called a meeting of ' the uriembioved .
which took place in the Unitarian School-room : A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Guardians , who stated that there were upwards of four hundred men out of employment , ' the majority of whom were heads of families—that , at the most moderate calculation , at least one thousand people ot all agea and both sexes , were cast off from all resources , and left destitute—and tLat when in full work , ( that is to say , working about sixteen hours a-day , ) they can but just subsist . The Guardians , after some discussion , orxtami that the distressed ehoiild bo relieved at the ba-jiile , and resolved to call a special meeting of the Board , to take place on the following Saturday . The people assembled in the Market Placj , * and went in a OOdy ( those who wcra married takhigthe i * wives and children with them ) to receive their meals at the bastile from Thursday night until Saturday
at noon . "" The board met on Saturday according to appointment . The deputation attended , and weif i&formed that , " so more relief could be a } lowed except Lipoa the following degrading conditions , naineiy , that single men and married men , without families , should go into the house , aad that married men witfi children should be there from seven in the morningjmtil seven in the evening . " The cool insolence displayed in these insulting conditions aroused the indignation of the workies , who had previoualy assembled in the Chartist room , in order to hear the report of the deputation : and ii waa resolved that they wovdd starve on until Monday morning , when a publie meeting should be held iu the market-place , at nine o ' olook . The people assembled accordingly , and adjourned to tfc . 9 before mentioned school-room , where a deputation was appointed to wait upon the wealthy
portion of the inhabitants ,- and th ? men walked in processfon through the principal streets . One \ hing was observable among the parties visited , after alluding in forcible terms to the breaking of banks , and the utter want of confidence among mercantile meii , ^ they ex pressed their coavfetion of the absolate necessity of an organic charge in the constitution of the country ; ( have wo oneRonjan ?) In short , Chartism is spreading as fast as distress , and bankruptcy , and ruin . , ¦/ ^ The dissentinf ministers , together with afew . oiher leading middleolasa-mcL , met in the above-uamed school-room , and they decided upon calling a preliminary meeting of tkd ficar and others , preparatory to a general one , to take place on Wednesday evening , for the purpose of devisine Borne nicans of affording relief to tb j distressed ana insulted operatives . ' .: . .. .. ¦ : • .. .: ¦ ' ¦ ' 1 ... '' V '
Such is the case as it cow stands . We live upon the very edge of a forest some miles in extect , » nd the greater part of it viW . Now if any Bympathising government wonld but just be as feeling as the Dutch government , an J authorise the establishment of home colonies npon tho waste lands , the capitalists would , doubtless , be glad to invest their money in bo profitable an undertaking . We would just ask what the gaunt and gqnalid figures who parade our streets would say to tiro ,. right of those who hold all that the world' a £ d their labour produces t They have begun to afeki were the wide spread plains , / the towering hills , and the mighty streams nsdpfor a few ? When tho " num . * berlesa , whom opplessioDsand rnfBan-gluttony drives from the feast of life , " begin , as they have begun , to look into the causes of these things , the daVs of their existence are numbered , and we would adtise those who can do so to allow / society to be ehanged" peaeeably , w it assuredly will be cbance ^ Tiotontly .
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MANN'S YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE HISTORICAL ALMANACK for 1842 . Leeds , Alice ManB . A well printed compilation containing , in addition to the calendar , prognostications of the weather , &c , a diary of general and local events , a weather table , list of the ministry , and of the London bankers , stamp duties , astronomical tables and calculations , and other valuable information .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct729/page/3/
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