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« BB BOOK OF THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH . Loxdos : —John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , Flseistreet . ...:-. . This little vrork- shonld have claimed our attention loo g since , but in the "aultiplicity of business it j _ s been overlooked . To those too have little money to spend , sod are yetdesirous of obtaining extensive information on a most important subject , it is an in-Tjdnab'e IHtle tract , containing , in a oondensed form' » mass of information which could not be obt ained anywhere else fox twenty times its price . The "Book-of the Poor Man ' s Church ib divided into six chapters , in which the following snbjects are treated „<• . 1 Chap . 1 . —The nacnristian character of a Church
ChsK 2 . —The persecuting spirit of the Church . Chsp ! 3 . —The mercenary character of the Church . Chap . 4 . —The indifference of the clergy to their VhTp -5 . —The wealth of the clergy andthevora ? » jjT of : > . e bisnops . Chip . 6 . —The Church condemned by herself . Chapters 3 rd and otb . are especially deserving of
ihe riders attennon . The facts adduced arc quite prudent to warrant any man . in coming to the conclusion that the present state of the Church Estabiishn " r 2 t is calculated for anything rather than csenilce ?? , and is , without a change , more likely to tarn thinking men into infidels , than to convert them into sensible Christians . The tract is written upon vhe whole in a fair and candid spirit , and we Ebwrely hope that it will obtain an extensive circulation among all classes of the community .
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LEEDS . —Sncms . — On Monday evening , an Icquv > t was held at the White Horse Inn , Woodhouse Corr , before John B : ackburn , Esq ., on the body of Mr . Joseph Norfolk , who died on Sunday , from inflammation of the windpipe , caused by a wound iiJiicted on his throat by his own hand , on ihe 27 ih of April last . Mr . Norfolk was 46 years of age . aud was highly respected ; he had for some time laboured under great depression of spirits , arisiBi :. it is understood , from reverses in business , and committed the deed with a small perknife whilst in bed . He was soon discovered , and surgical aid immediately procured , bat all attempts to restore liim railed . The Jury were quite satisfied of his gtaie of mind , and returned a verdict of " temporary insanity . '
KorsEBHEAKTSG . —On Sunday last , a man named Jo ? e-i . n jtJrooke , a brickmaker , " charged before the E : ai "; Hrates at Leeds Court House , with having broktii into the dweiling-huuse of Mr . Charles "PTocKi , brickmaker , Seiby-street , Burmaniofte . The prisoner was in Mr . Wood ' s employ , and on Thursday it ' ternoon last , was sent from the brickyard to ihe hov . ; e for something which his master wan ; ed . Firing the door locked , and Mrs . Wood out , he V . rc- ( i an entry , and was seen by the prsecutor ' s caBsbtti-in-law to come oui of a vrindow with a box sia a bundle in bis possession . She caused his apprehension ; the K-x contained books , asd the fcnncle wearing apparel ; the prisoner , no doubt , expected to find Eome money in the box . These bircumstances being sworn to , he was committed for trial .
Ths T ^ -emploted Poos . —On Friday evening , at seven o'clock , a meetins ; of UcCTplojed Operatives , was held in the Vicar ' s Croft . Leeds . The meeting ros cotrened ^ by placard , for the purpose of heiring the report of a Committee appointed at a meeting held " n ' the same place , on the 6 th inst ., to wait upon the Mayor to ask his Worehip to ccsrene a general iseercg of the inhabitants in order that some steps _ be taken to alleviate the distress that exists uno' ^ ri the unemployed working classes of this bonn ^ h , Mr . J . rSaxnert was called to the chair , Mr T . Morgan read the report of the deputation wio trailed upon the Mayor , on Wednesday , with l TecTUsItion signed by 120 persons , in order to isdnce him to call a public meeting on the subject of
the distressed poor . His Worship received the depu : 3 Tien in a courteous manner , but said that a Fihicription of cpwards of £ 6 , 000 haring been obtained , * and distributed among the poor already , he was not able to state whether it would be practic&V . e 3 £ ain . to raise any public subscription at preku : adequate to meet the distress ; and he recom-ErEGed the deputation to wait until . Monday , on which day he would lay the requisition before the meerirg of the Commiiiee and the Snbscriber 3 to the Poor Relief Fund ; and he advised that the deputation snd a . few other individuals who were perfectly acqaaiuted with the w&nt 3 and distresses of the poor , should attend at those meetings on Mor-day , md make snch statements relative to the existing
distress as they might think necessary . After the report had been read , the following resolution , on the motion of Mr . Francis Jackson , seconded by Mr . Jolin Kirk , was unanimously adopted : — " That ibis meeting highly appreciates and thankfully acknowledges the yery munificent subscription of £ 6 , 000 ana upwards , lately raided , and distributed by tre Relief Committee amongst the distressed operatives of various trades and brushes in ihe town of Le-eds ; and deeply regrets that notwith-Eta ^ diEr men relief , there still exists an unparalleled and alarming state of distress among those who are usually engaged in the staple trade of this district . This meeting therefore most earnestly begs to press ihe consideration of this distress upon all
classes sf the comnLunny , especially ob the public authorities , and also upon the committee lately engaged in relieving the distressed poor , and entreats tier wii ) do all they cas io obtain T ? lie in saca a ¦ way as may to them seem most proper and efiieienk " The following was proposed by Mr . Win , Walton , seconded fcy Mr . James Boown , and agreed to : — "This meeting also call 3 ihe a ttention of the Overseers and other persons having the distribution of the fnnd applicable to the relief of the Poor to the &tre 5 ? cs c-f the poor , and be ^ s to press u pon them &e necessity of being as liberal as possible in relieving . the wants of ihe distressed , at tbs same time taring s due regard to those who are by law compellable to conrnbnte to the poor rates ' , Mr . Thos .
Morgan proposed , and Mr . Tho 3 . Wilkinson seconded— "This meeting will further recommend all ifl persons in a state of actual distress to mak *? their distresses as fully known as possible , and at the same time weald impress upon them the absolute necessity cf preserving , as they have hkheno done , the strictest . regard to the public peace , and to abstain from all acts which may tend to cause any alarm among tbtir fellow-townsmen . ' "' Mr . iiieiael Lee then addressed iLe meeting against the New Poor Law Bill He sa : d Be was in favour of the resolutions tbat had been passed , for he was one of the distressed unemployed operatives ; and seeing the condition in which he and many others in ths country were placed , he could not look tut with
feelings oi horror npon the wsy in . which the poor were treated nnderthe operation of the New Poor Law . He wbnid therefore move— "That this meeting views wi ; h dismay and horror , the New Poor Law Amend-1 msni Bi'l now be : ' ore the House of Commons , its ' csvesablf purpose being to take away the rights of tfie poor man to relief , unless he submit to be incar- ctrated , acd be eeparated from his wife and children , i and all thai he hold 3 dear , and that this meeting ; pro ' est rgainst its becoming the law of the land /'; This wes seconded by Mr . Thoma 3 Naylor . Mr . :, Tfiomas Morgan said thst the New Poor Law was a subject "which the meeting had not met to consider ; and be bt-gged to propose as an amendment , " That ' parties wi-hing to express their opinions apon the
i \ rTr P-jor Law , take s ; eps t-o call public attention t * the same , inasmuch as this meeting was not called for that purpose . " Thi ? , having been seconded , was pet to ihe meeting ; bat the Chairman deiined to decide whether it was carried or negatived . In coBseouence of which be was desired to vacate the eiair , and Mr . Thos . Wilkinson was called thereto . The amendment was again put to the meeting , and ; the rew chairman declared it was carried . It haviaf been fated by Mr . Morgan that the Mayor , the ' , ~^ : ear , and several other influential gentlemen had I been isvk ? d to attend the meeting , it was asked why iioseparties had not attended ? It was explained , by one of the deputation that the g ^ mJcinen alluded . to tad only been invited to view the meeting and see j &e distress that existed amontss the inhabitants of '
tie : qwu , acd not for the purpose of taking part in : the profeeijijgs ; bat the Rev . Thomas ^ Scdle 3 and j D ^ . Similes were ir . the meeting , and would probably address -I .-m . The Rev . Mr . Scales accordingly Eteppefl upon the platform , and addressed the meei-1 tag . He vxpressed his concurrence with the resoiu- tioES . "which , tte meeting bad adopted ; and as one ; of the Tisii-rs appointed by tie Distressed Relief ; iund Cc-miDiLtee testified that in the cif-trkt which ! he visited during the existence of disiribution from that fnnd , ibexe were still a great number of persons j out of employment , and many of them were in a state ; of abject misery . He regretted that the Relief Fuud j "R ^ s exhausted " ; and though many bad got employ- j biew , he was sure there were vast numbers in a j
state of destitution , and ha hoped that some means "would speedily be adopted to relieve , at least , the I aost necessitous ; and he thought that congrega-j tioaal collections might properly be resorted to for s ^ aperpose . He requested the meeting to hold ] np their hands—first , those that -were employed —second , those thxt were not employed ; which ] wqnesj was complied with , and not more ihan eome j fifty were held up as persons in employment , whilst j four or . five bundled , held up as those out of employ-1 inent , Jlr . W hitehead next addressed the meeting , ]
and attributed the distressed condition of the people to the " ssrdid oligarchy" and the " class legislation" j of this country , and expressed his regret that the j Perscoa who hsd called themeeiing had not come forth with more tangible means of relief . Dr . J Smile ? recommended that Local Committees should ba fonaed throughout the town for the purpose of j finding out those persons who were really in . distress and ce ? erring relief , and trying to obtain relief for j them froa the Orerseers of the Poor , " and in case j fts Oversecra refused io glye relief , iUe C-cniinittee '
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to publish the names of the distressed parties with the particulars of their cases . On the motion of Mr . T . Morgan , the names of Mr . Scales , Mr . Smiles , and Mr . Whitehead were added to the deputation to wait upon the Mayor and the Committee and Subscribers of the Poor Relief Fond on Monday . [ Thfe result of the labours of this deputation will be found in our account of the proceedings of Monday's meetiDg . J Thanks were voted to both the Chairmen , and the meeting broke np . The Poos Relief Fund . —On Monday , at noon , a general meeting of subscribers to this fund was held at the Court House , to receive the report of the general committee , and to finally sanction the appropriation of the balance remaining in the hands
of the Treasurer . The Committee had met at eleven o ' clock , in order to prepare the resolutions , &c . ; and , whilst they were thus occupied , the deputation appointed at the meeting on Friday nij ; ht , of the unemployed operatives , attended , and laid before the Mayor the request of that meeting that he would call a pnblio meeting , in order , if possible , to device means for their relief . A number of state ments were furnished , to Ehow that the distress and want of employment still existed to an alarming extent , . and that starvation and destitution were reigning predominant in some districts . Tee Mayor inquired if they were , prepared with any specific recommendation ! On being answered in thenegative , he said he did not see what useful object could
be accomplished by a public meeting , more than had been obtained by those by whom he was surrounded , and who had already devoted so much time to- the object . He in common with them regretted the continued existencoof the distress , and i if they cculd suggest any meau 3 for its remedy , he i had no doubt tne gentlemen present would lend every assistance in carrying ii out . A susgesiion that a temporary sonp kitchen should be fi-. t ^ d up , to supply the necessitous until a permanent establisliment' could be formed , appeared to be ap- J proved of ; while Mr . J . G . Marshall thought that emcioyment by spade husbandry , or other means , ' might be adopted . He knew there was suiBoient j capita ] in the country to find employment for all the j i i i j j
population . This view wa 3 concurred in , provided i it could be shown that such labour could be j profitably employed , which , however , appeared i to be doubted . After much conversation ,: the Mayor replied to the deputation , that every ] means would be adopted by the committee to carry into effect the soup kitchen at the earJiest opportu-1 uity , and to adopt such other means as mi ^ 'ht bo i ¦ within their power , but that he saw no utility in calling a public meeting , and he should therefore decline it . The deputation thanked his Worship , and withdrew . The general meeting teen took place , the Mayor in the ohair . The report , which i was of a derailed character , was read by Mr . 1 Lister . It showed a balance in hand of £ 577 ' 7 s . 7 d . ; It was received and adopted , and with the resolutions , ordered to be advertised and printed under | , ' j j I
the direction of the committee appointed for the purpose . The resolution for a permanent soup es- tablishment , and for a temporary one until that could be attained , wa 3 affirmed , as were also the rssomiionB of thanks to the different parses who . ) had been _ aciive in carrying out ihe measures of rp Hef which the subscription had been raised to promote . The various resolutions were moved and seconded by the Vicar , Mr . Alderman Musgrave , Mr . Birchall , Mr . - Alderman Smith , Mr . E . Joy , Rev . T . Stnrgeon , Rev . W . Sinclair , Rev . T . Harris , Mr . J . Bischoff , Mr . John Simpson , Mr . J . Jowett , jap ., Mr . E . Jackson , Mr . Cawood , Mr . Baines , and Alderman Pease . There were no points of im- portance in their speeches ; in fact , scarcely any speeches wire made : and the business having been gone through , and thanks voted to the Muyor , the meeting broke up a little after two o ' ciock . |
Melakcholt Ete > -t . —It is our painful dnty to record an event -which has created a deep sensation in this town , namely , the death of our highly respected , amiable , and accomplished townsman . Mr . spectea . amiaoie , and accomplished townsman , Mr .
j John Wilkinson , the silversmith , who , when in a , state ortemporary derangement prodnccd by bodily ilines 3 , terminated his own existence last Sunday ' morning . Mr . Wilkinson has for some years been in j debilitated health , from an affection of the stomach . and liver "; he wa 3 excessively susceptible of dis- ' order , and his animal spirits saffered greatly at esch access of the complaint . Under an attack of t-. is i kind , more aggravated than any he had before ex- j perienceii , the fatal act was committed . An inque 3 t ; was held on Monday morning , before J . Blackburn , ' Esq ., coroner , and a highly respectable jury ; and i the evidence being such as left not the shadow of a doubt on the nrnd of any present that the deceased ; | ' : ; ¦ ' i ;
• was in a state of derangement at the time of com- ' ; routing the deed , a verdict in accordance with that ; fact was immediately returned . Mr . Wilkinson was J 42 years of age , and unmarried . He wbs a man of ; i fine understanding , highly cultivated by study ; and j j his ? . miable qualities of heart combined with his lite- ; I rary acquirements to win the esteem and attachment l of a very laTge circle . He was for many years on j I the Council of the Philosophical Society , and on the j \ Committee of the Literary Institution . His lo ? 5 , j i aad especially under these melancholy circumstances , ; is very deeply and extensively lamented . '
\ Frauds os the Pooe . —On Tuesday last , the following persons were summoned before the Leeds I magistrat es , at tho Court Housa , bj Mr . H : » Dson , ! inspector of weights , &c , to answer to a charge of having weights below the standard in their possession . They were fined as follows : —Willia . ni Halliday , of Mill Shay , Beeston , fined iO . « . and cost ? , for i having four store weights . John Schwanfelder , of I Beeston , fined 10 s . and costs , for having four short [ weights . Samuel Fletcher , of Faxnley , fited 10 s . and costs , for having fvur short weights . James i Ward Cooper , of Farnley , fined 20 s . and costs , for ! having five short , weights . Hannah Todd , of Farnley , i fined 10 s . and costs , for having five short weights .
I James Foster , of Low Wortley . fined 10 s . and costs , i ! for having five short weight ? . J 3 eDJamin Davison , of ; i Low Worthy , fined 10 .-. aud costs , for haviDg four ' sh 9 rt weights . Robert viiilsoa , of Liliing , near York , ; fined 10 =. and costs , for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Crofr . Robert Stonehou 3 e , of Thorn- 1 ton , near Malton , fined 10 s . and costs , for having ; ¦ two short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . Leonard ' Bogg , of Lenvering , near Malton , fined 10 s . and coats , \ for having three short weights in the Vicar ' s Croft . I John Welifoot , Meadow Lane , fined 10 .- ? . and ex- j i pence ? , fox bating" four short weights . Of the above , : Gillson , Stonehouse , and Bogg attend the Vicar ' s ; i Croft on Tuesdays , with butter , &c . i I ~* n T < TT 7 _ _ _ * ~*\ O 1 _ < Woods Saturday * I i i | ' j
Chabge op Stealing Dye . —On last , a man named Abraham Smith , a labourer , residing in School Cose , was charged before the Leeds . Borough Justices , at the Court House , with having at various times stolen quantities of dye- ; wood ? , the property of the assignees of Mr . N . H . Taylor , ware-grinder , School Oose , in whose employ the prisoner was as carter . In this capacity he-was fr- quently sent with loads of jrround ware to different dye-works , and on these occasions , it l would appear , that frequent complaints of _ short weight on delivery were made , but no suspicion at ! all f « ll spon the prisoner . However , the old adage , ' " When thieves fall out , " &c , was in this ins'aiice verified ; for , in cousequence of some proceedings at the last Borough Sessions , a man who wa * then prosecuted " spji ! , " ttzd the police then " re- ' ceived iuformation" that the prisoner was in ' the frequent habit of disposing of quantities oi ';
dyewoods to Mr . Thomas Eshelby , tre landlord of the . Q > Acred's Arms , on the Wortley road . Watching i suitable opportunity , Smith was taken imo custody , and a quantity of ware was found at the Gelderd ' s Arms , which Mr . Enbelby , vril ' a tho greikst simplicity imaginable , said he did doknow ihe value of , and that the prisoner had only a-ked him permission to leave it until he called p ^ ain . Mr . William Thonaas Smith , solicitor , v . lio appeared for Smith , cross-examined Mr . Eshelby , and elicited from him that he had only the day before said that he could not swear that Smitli was ; the msn who bad lcit the ware at _ hi 3 house , and xhat he only came to be certain of it -when he wss threatened with a prosecution himself . The magis- j trates expressed themselves in strong terms on Mr . ; Esheiby ' s conduct , and tcld him that could _ the ware be prop- rcy ideutifisd , he wculd stand in a very unpleasant situation ; as this could not be i cone , however , they had no alternative but to ;
dismiss the case . A ggbavated Assault bt a Policeman . —O ; i ; Tuesday last , theshtin ? magistrates at Leeds Court House . Henry Hall , Esq , George Goodman , Esq ..: J-iine- Holdfbrtn , Esq ., and James Musgrave , Esq ., ' were engaged for upwards of three hours in ti . e investigation cf a charge of as .-ault , preferred by Henry Sanderson , a lamplighter , against William Storey , one of the nightly watch . The case was cue of hard swearing on both side ? , and at the request i of Mr . Bond , who appeared ior the defence , the j witnesses en both sides were ordered oat of court . The circumstances , as detailed by San'iers ' . in and hi ? j witnesses ,. appear to be these : —On Whit-Monday ; afternoon , the complainant mid three other men hafl ; been at the Dusty Miller , in Swinegate , where they ; had' five pinis of ale ; they then left , and Sanderson i and two others ( named Bates and Shores ) proceeded towards home in Mill-street , or that neigh- i
bourhood . When they got into Mill-street , hovrever , j Sanderson ' wished to have another pint of ale at th > . Silk Mill beer-house , and , because the others ] refused to accompany him , he got hold of Bates , and in the struggle they both fell , Bates undermost , who grazed bis head 8 gaim ? t a step , and caused it to bleed . They were still pulling eacn other about , -when Storey happened to be passing , and he seeing the man ' s head bloody , and tkat he wished to go home , desired Sanderson to j let him alone . Upon this some words ensued between Sanderson and Storey , the former insisting upon i knowing by what authority the latter interfered I with them . The watchman then it would appear took from his pocket a pair oMjandcnffs , and se ^ sd Sanderson by the shirt collar ; it was sfiirmed by some of the witnesses tiafc previous to this , Sandereon had both struck and kicked the policeman , and . by tirs time , iosaeh a ieightbad the dispute arisen , that a large crorrd of pel sons asEembled , and the
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policeman sent a messenger to hi 3 house , which was only a short distance on \ for his staff—Sanderson , becoming every minnte more violent ; his two companions had left him as soon as the watchman came up . Sanderson swore that he wished to go home , but that the policeman prevented him , insisted upon taking him into custody , and as soon as he got his staff struck him over his head with such violence as to cause the blood to flow in every direction . The man ' d head bore ample marks of the punishment he had received , he has sinca been in the Infirmary . Hi 3 punishment , however , did not end with tho blows which he had received , for after thus disabling him , Storey got the handcuffs on , and fastened him
bleeding as he was to tho tail of a cart , and thus dragged him through tho streets towards the policeoffice . The man , from loss of blood , became very weak , and when he got to Timble-bridgo fainted away . A large concourse of people , as a matter of course , were assembled , and the "watchman was assailed with all kinds of epithets . The attention of the Rev . Edward Cookson , who was just leaving the Parish Churob , was attracted by the noise , and he , after ascertaining the cause , and seeing riie ' stata in which the poor fellow evidently was , called another policeman , who happened te be near , and insisted upon hi 3 being taken to the nearest surgeon , where his wounds were dressed . Mr . Holdiortb
also here heard of the case , and went to the surgery to see the man ; and there also saw the police ' man , who complained then that the man had kicked him over the shin , and been very violent , and said he was obliged to strike at him in his own defence . It should be stated that there were two or three very severe cuts on Sanderson ' s head . Six or eight witnesses were examined on the part ef the complainant ; , snd iheir evidence in the material points agreed ) though there were several important discrepancies , a-fact which is not to be wondered at whan it is
! ! ! remembered that there was a very gre . it crowd , arid that probably the same scene might be witnessed in different positions . One of the witnesses said that Sanderson ' s biood fl .-w so profnstdy- over Storey that he looked as though he had killed a hundred beasts . Storey , in his defence , contended that he ! only asked the man very civilly to let his companion alone , and go home quietly , when he was struck in the face , and his hao knocked off ; that Sanderson refused to go , and was very violent , not only striking him , but kicking and pushing nim ! about ; he sent for his staff , and he then struck him in his own defence . Several witnesses were called who proved that he exercised great forbearance , t . Tid that Sanderson wa ? very violent , and struck the policeman fir ^ t . A man named Thompson , a'toiner trom Beeston Lodge , said he was charged by tho policeman to assist him , and did so ; he was between ! the two men , but he was uot aware that Sanderson had been struck till he saw the blood . He did not
, , ' i , ; ! j j 1 i S i ! either Fee or hear the blows . Mr . Holdforth and ! Mr . Musgravo commented upon tiiis , and the latter ; said he would not believe anoiher word the witness uttered . Mr . B > nd replied warmiy to this ,, and ' remarked that in tho whole course of his experience ! he had never heard any thing so indecent from any | one on- the beach beibre , aud he hoped he never I bhouid aguin . It was passing judgment before the case Lad becrn hesrd . S ;> niu further evidence baying ! been adduced , the ease was closed , and-the magis-; trates consulted for a quarter of an hour , when Mr . j Hall , addressing St' -rey , said they had given the case . their most serious atu .-uiion , and had weighed tho S evidence in every parr-. Tfley wore aware of ihe diffi-: cullies a policeman had to contend witn amoiigst a mob of people , who were generally too ready to tak-s i part against them , aud ivhilst they were always
j i ' J : ! , ready to protect them in the due discharge of their i office , they had also a duiy to disoharge to tho i public , who had a right to be satisfied that the j roagis-rati s sat there ' to administer justice evenj hand * ( J . The Bench wt-rt ; oi opinion that until he , got his staff he had manifested great forbearance , ; but they most teueh hun . aud others like him , that ; they were not to break people ' s heads with impunity , and ho trusted the fine they should inflict would have the effect of teaching him to curb his tempar for the future , for ilu-y had no uoubt io had suffered his temper to become healed . The opinion of tho Bench wa ? that he be fined forty shillings and tho costs , or in default of payment bs seut to Wakefleld for f . vo months . —The Court was excessively crowded ; ihe ca « 3 will be funner decided upon by the Wateh Committee .
Cvsiors Case op Fokgeuv . —On Tuesday last , John Whiteiy and James Nicholson ,- ( an engraver , ) \ vu" 6 brought before the sitting magistrates , at tho Court House , and rtmauc . ' ed to Wednesday for the drpositions to be taken , the former charged witb forging and uttering a note for £ o , and the latter vrivh having engraven the plate from which the said note had been printed . The circumstances of the case are somewhat curious . Tho prisoner , Whiteley , on Saturday night , went to the shop of . Mr . Ro ^ j , grocer , Vicar-lane , and after getting a lot ot groceries weighed tendered what appeared to be a Leeds Union Bank £ 5 note in payment . The engraving was in Borne degree varied , and it was ngned in a very bud hand , " Mr . Williams Brown" and another Dame . Mr . Rosa at onc «
detected tho iiiud , and atked the man where he had got tlia note ? to which lie replied that ho had taken it of auo : her person a week previously . Mr . Rose then wen ' , out and fetched a policeman , to whom the man was n iven in churfto . < Ju searching a box in his house , several blank Jornta of ihu note , on different coloured papers , were found , which it was disc > vcr .. d bad been printed by Mr . Nicijolson , who on Mrnday was apprchejided 'also . Ho stated that Whiteley engaged turn- to engrave the plate ,. telling him that it was for a money i-iub , ami the tio'es were to be U 6 ed as security by the members . He made no secret of the job , but got Mr Bea ; to engrave the plate lor him , and had not the sh ' ghrest knowledge of aDy thing wrong . Mr . Beau siated that he had engraved
¦ . ihe plate ior Nichol-on , and that no seoresy was observed regarding it . Nicholson further stated thai 'Whiteley got iiira to prim several proofs for the coiamatte to look at and- select the colour of tho paper . The magistrates expressea their doubts that any pcrson could engrave such a plate- as those notes hid been printed irom , under the impression ihat it was for a moDey club , the engraving byre too near a resemblance , and was too well adapted to deceive the : unwsry ; they should send both ot' them for trial , but intimated that thmy Would accept of bail lor Nicholson , himself in £ 100 and two sureties in £ 50 ea--h . The depoaitiois were chea ordered to be taken on Wednesday moinhm , when the case would be ; finally dispesed of . Tiie names ol two gentlemen for bail were immediately hauded in .
The DiSPiASAKY . —Un Monday last , the election of two physicians to the Public Dispensary , in place of Dr . Wilson au « i Dr . Hopper resigned , took-place at the Board Room of tho Institution . There wer > - only two candidates tor the vacant ofnees , Dr . Thomas Smiih aud Dr . Drenman , who were consequently eicutrd without opposition . Death by iiup . NJj > G — On Turstiay morning , an inquest was held at ihe Court Hou ^ e . before Joh n Blackburn , E ? q . on the body of Ktt'y Vnrey , 72 years of age , who oied in the InHrmaryon Monday ,
irom burns rpcei « ec from her clo hes taking fare on Sit vrday night . "J he old woman resided with her two eons at Hunsiec , and on Saturday night was ] ef r in the house until t ;; ey went to market . She vent to bed at eleven o ' clock , and it is supposed tho candle fell against her , but . -he was uuabie to give a > ij account . A neighbour was alarmed by the smtli of burning and entered the house , but was too lite to be of any service in saving the old woman , wfio was very dre-aituiiy burnt . The Jury returned a verdict of " Acciiient-i ! Death . "
ETA WICK , —Oil Wcdat > day wf-ek ihe members of the Hawick Total Abst-iuejice Suc . ; t _ ty , and the liccbabiies ofih- ; Hawick Tent , Walked in procesbio : i through the tum ; i ; the brethren of tho tent , b ^ . ug de cor a te d wi ^ h * hu Ribbon of their Order &u , mi-ie a splendid appearance . A Soiroo was held at : ' o-ir o ' clock , wh . ii a numerous a . ! id respectable company were r ^ alr'l with " the enp that cheers bm not inebriate ? . " The Revd . Mr . Ram > ay , President of the Soccty , J ? r . Ijotvcry , Mr . Palmer , Mr . Drries , &c . addressed the meeting , which only eep- ^ rat ed when the ti . arics of the night "Wore beginning io ^ ath ^ r aTonmi th « -m , the meeting b'jing ar . open air ore- The feveral uuiiresses were wnii c . Tlculattd to exalt and extend the principles of true temperance m tins locality .
OZ / DHAM . —Royal FoBEsrERS . —On Saturday the 21- ; t . inst ., Court 5 D 2 , oi this flourishing Order , hel-i its usual ai : i--ial meetiDg at the house of Mr . James Pomfret , T'i'i Pine"Apple Inn , Shaw Chapel , r . e ^ r Oidhani . The members sat dowu to an exct-1-: c-: i dinner provided for the occasion , and which was pervtd ut / in thst f . ylc of elegance and plenty fo character istic of Mr . aud Mrs . Pomfr ; t . After tf ; e Our ; was opened Mr . John Cir-.-g was called to the chair , and Mr . Robeic Ricuardscn to the vice-chair , the business being brought forward it was stated in the report tbas the C-. ; urt- numbered forty free incinbors , being iiii increase of nine since the bit anniversary , and their iund-s bad increased more the last year than in any ioruicr year for some time . Previous to the ' closing of the Court the members unanimously agreed to give a donation of twenty shillings towards defraying the expences of a new school lately erected in the neighbourhood .
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\ ; j I j ; ; i i One hundred and twenty persona have died from | the effects of the recent dreadful railway accident j near Paris . I " Wanted , a Governfss . "—It has recently come i within onr knowledge thux nearly one hundred appH-• cations have been received , in each of two instances , j by gentlemen in this neighbourhood , in reply to ' single advertisements in a London paper , announc-* ing the want of governesses in their familitB . Could ! all the circumstances connected with the respective histories of some of the fair applicants be known , i how many a heari-rcnoing story would their experience involve , and hovr clearly does the fact of so large a number of young women being in quest of a | bome ar . d subsistence , indicate the inroads of distress and misfortune into the middle ranks of life !—Sherhorue Jcurnal .
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The Roehamptom Mukder . —A good many incorrect statements in reference to the treatment and the conduct pf the miserable man Good , since his conviction , having been made public , it may be r . a cessarfto state , Trom an authentic source * what are the real facts . . Since the ' alterations that have taken place ui the criminal Jaw , the treatment of criminals both before _ and after conviction aas been very materially modihsd . Formei-ly upon a conviction for murder the convict was taken to a oell appropriated for the purpose , and kept m this cell , almost in darkness , and suffering many other privations , until the time cama for him to ascend * he scaffold . Ai the present time , however , prisoners charged with mnrd-jr are taken to a room in the chapel-yardwhere
, they remain ^ until their trial ; and , if convicted , thoy" again retunrto the same cell , and rtjaaia there in the charge ofjifferettt wardsmenuntil . tho period of execution . The firat occasion on which this cell was appropriated iu the way above described was in the case ol Greenacre , and since then it has been gucBessivaly ^ occupiyd by Cpurroisier , Lees , and Bi-ikeslcy . But for the provisions of the Central Criminal Court Act , many difficulties would have been thrown m the way of tae prosecution , by reaHon'Of-f . ae . different jurisdictions that were mixed up in the case . The offmico , in the first instance , was committed in the county of Surrey . The prisoner was subsequently : apprehended : in Kent ; examined before a justico of that county : and then
oroagut mto Middlesex for ejcamination ; finallyoommitted from that county ; and , but for the provi ions above referred to , it would have been difficult to have tramed the case to have freed it from technical-objections . It reste also with the judges of the Cemral Cripjinal Court to say whether a criminal shall bo executed in the county where the alleged off . nce -is committed , or in Middlesex , and as Lord Denmaii , in pa ? sing sentence , merely mentioned " a place of oxocution , " convict vnit be fcxecuted as the Old Bailey , and no :, at . Horsemdnger-lane . .- - .. After sentence , the shor ; ffd now havo it in their direction , not , however , exceeding a period of twenty one days , to fix the day when the execution shall-tako place ; and it "
understood they have ordered the sentence to be carried into t . ff ; ot on Mcnday next . Siuce his coademnaiioh Good has never bfion left unattended , eit ' jcr night or day . For the first two or threo .. days be porsis'od in the truth of the oxtraoidiriarystatetnn-t miide by him afur the trial ; but it is-uiide-r . - stcoi that hn has recently made 6 omo further disciosurca , modifying to a very coatidorable extent his former statement , but i he siill- persists in asserting that tho unhappy woman came by her death by hf < v own hand , and no by any :. violence that was offered to her by . another-. " " On hia . being asked to state the address of the man who sold matches , and who , according to his statement , took such an active part in the awt ' ulibusiness , he ' says , that all he knows about hm is , that ho livessouiowheroin Bromptoi .. It . will be remembered thai . Greenaoro told a story similar in many respects to this statement , ' - ' of . Good ' n
as to the mode irt which his victim came by her death , that he sub ^ qucntiy gave several difforont veu-iious of tho story , and that only a . fow hours before his execution he gave another acoouns of the alleged medo of death . It is expected , however , tha ' . Good will yet declare what tho truth really is ; and it is said that be has made an ihtimatiott to that tffoBt to tho chaplain , and also to Mr . Cope , the S'ivernor of Newgate . It was at the suggestion of of the chief justice that the counsel for tho prosecution iorboro to examine the prisoner ' s son as a witness against him . All that he vfoiild havo been able to depose to was the fact , that tho blue bonnet br-ionged to the d « ceascd , and that it was taken by t ' ne prisoner to Susannah Butcher's , and as thia was clearly proved hy other testimony , it was thought that ( he painful spectacle of a chiid being produced as wit !! t * 8 agJiiiiyt his father upon a trial for life aad death mk'nt be puared .
Condemni-d Sermon at Newgate . —On Sunday the chnpet of Nowgafo wa 3 crowded in an unwonted manner , by those who , from an acqiiaintaueo with tho Lord Mayor , or other of the C . ty dignitaries , could gain an admission , to hear from the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary to tha prison , a sermon addressed to ihat wretched man , who , paying the penalty of his cruelties and crimes , perished upon the Bcaifoid . The chapel was quite full , and there were a good many ladies present . The prisoners entered the plaoo allotted to them shortly before halfpast ten , and at that hour Daniel Good was brought in by Mr . Cope and two turnkeys , and placed in the centre of the chapel . He appeared very uneasy , aad several times clnsped his hands , as if engaged in
inward devotion . H ; s dress consisted of along olivecoloured frock coat , with pockets outsido , euoh as aro worn by coachmen , drab trousers , and a clean white ncckclo ' . h , neatly tied round his neok . Hia lace was somewhat paler and attenuated than v * hen ho was at the Old Bailey , and he appeared thinner ; otherwise he-looked , well , and much better than on that occasion . He had the appearance of a penitent irsn , and of one fiilly awaro of the enormity of his offences . Oni entering the chapel he was weeping , und several tiues , in the courso of the service , tears were observed to come rapidly down ¦ ¦ 'hia cheeks . The psilros aad lessons were very appropriate ; the former were tho 1 st , 9 th , 14 ' , h , 16 th , and 17 th verses of the Slst , and tfic first four verses of the 6 th Psaltn . Tho l-BBorm wtrn tafcen from the I 2 1 " ' , ! chap .
of tho 2 nd ot Samuel , and the 1 st chapter of Janes . At fho conclusion of the lasfc psalm , the culprit appeared very weak , and nigh faiiitiug ; he dropped into the chair , and some water was procured , when ho soon recovered , land preserved his composure duri-ig tho rest of the service . The toxt vrss -taken from the 1 st chapter of the General Epistle of St . j&nvfis , ana thw V 5 vh verse— " When lust hath concciv . d it bririgpth forth 6 in , and sin when it is finished brinueth forth < l « ath . " Good , who had ap ' peaivd very devout during the whole of the service , and who , during the reading of the prayers , always went down upon his knees at the proper times , was then removed iu custody of ohe turnkeys , and clasping hishtnds together , in an . impansipned manner , he exclaimed , as he was leaving the chapel ^ "Oh , may the Lord be with you all !"
ExrcuxioN of Daniel Good , the Mcbdebeb . — At ' eight o ' clock tbis _ morning , Dani ? l Good , the murderer , exuiated with his life upon thd scaffold , the awful crime of which a Jury of his country had convicted him . The crowd which had assembled to witness the execution was , perhaps , more nunaeroHS than had been seea for many years around the gaol of-Newgate .. " A groat number of anxious visitants ^ determined , if possible , to obtain a good view , were there-as " night , and ¦ ai one o'clock the street was quite impassftble ; from that hour until eight o ' clock tho' crowd momentarily increased , and at that hour it surpastied everything we ever beheld ; the whole sreet from St . Sepulchre ' s Church to Ludgate-hill was one mass of humaa beings—men , women , and children . The housbs opposite the gaol also were
crowded with t-pectators , and hi « h premiums were paid for every spot wheuco therowaB the least probability ' of bch ;) laing the spectacle . Up to the time o' execution the mob appeared in excs-llent humour , jokes were bandied about , loud peals pi' laughter and hurraing as an unfortunate policeman passed through , were occasionuly heard , and tho greatest txcitetaent prevailed . After attending divine service on Sunday morning , the wretched culprit caused two letters to be written , one to Molly Good , and another to a , Mrs . Spencer . At an eariy hour on Sunday night , lie retired to rest , and slept -soundly he in the
for two or t ^ rc- hours ; was awoke morning , and partook of a slight breakfast . At six o ' clock , Mr . Sheriff Msgaay went to him , and remained with him lien-, y an hour ; Mi \ Carver , the Ordinary , ^ as also with him directly ho rose , aud never left his side until tho fatal bolt was drawn . At half-past five o ' clock , Mr . Copo , the Governor of Newgate , was with him for a short time , when he repeatedly said , " Mind , I'm no murderer . " The Sheriffs and fhoir attends nib having entered tho condemned cell , and the prison ) r having been handed over into their custody , ho was conducted to the press-room , and sat down on a : ' b « nch with Mr . Carvcir On one side of
him , and Mr ... Sheriff Magnay ¦ on the other ; at this timo he appeared to be snifcring the greatest mental anguish , and to be quite incapable of -listening to the exhortation to repentance to which the worthy Divine was desirous of drawing his attention . Seizing Mr . Cope by the hand , fie said , '' Oil , Mr . ( . op ? , my best friend , I uever took her life ; " then , clasping his hands , he said , "The Lurd have mercy upon uio . I hope the Lord will take me and show me the gates of heaven . I . liere ? took her life . I never took liar life . " The Rev . Ordinary a . « aiii urged him jo repentance and cbniVasipn , reminding him that . '' he was now going to stand before the JuajiQ of all . Upon this ihe prisoner rose , and eiev . King-hi * right ha . ud , said , "I swear before
Alnfghty God , as I hopa for mei * cy , I never took her lire . 'Vnv . Lord bo with you ail . " Ho thm shook hands repeatedly with thai Sheriffs . Again did ihe Rev . IMvsue exhort Mm to repent and confer , saying , " You know the . Bible says , * If we confess our sin- ^ , God is righteous and just to forgive ua our ains . and tocloanse us from all iniquity 4 and again 4 lie that hidetii his sins ehall not prosper , but he that coiifesfceth and foreaketh them shall find mercy , aud G <> ti will abundantly pardon hiin . '" The culprit replied , " I should tell you in a moment it" I aid the act ; if I had any weight on my iaind , I would unburden it . Why should I tell a iie on departing irom this world J" At five minutes to eight , he rose from his seat , and adjusted his dress , which
was the same he wore in chapel on Sunday , with the air of a man who was going about his daily occupations , and shook hands several times "with the Ordinary and the hangman . He then went up to Mr . Cope , and whimpering , requested that he would let him have a , little wine and water . Nearly a tumbler of wine and water was brought to him , and he drank it all oS . He tkep rose , nnd turned np his coat sleeves with the utmost composure , whilst tha hangman piuioned his arms and wrists ; his neckcloth was next removed , the culprit telling ( he hangman that there was a pin somewhere which must be removed before the neckcloth could be untied ; hia throat was then bared , the boll of the prison began tolliiii . ' , and the melancholy procession set out , the R ' . v . Urdinary preceding the culprit aud reading
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iu a cloar and dislinc ^ tone the burial 8 ? rvice ; The culprit waIked with a -slaw- firm step to the scaffold , and ascftftded it witliout : heai' ^ tion ; he glanced hastily roii'id- 'oa the ito'ii ^ ase multitude , and there was a tremendous yell raised , so lou ; i and so fierce as to be sufficient to ¦'• strike terror into the heart of the etoutet irian . At this njoxneut ht turned very pale , and trembled much , but said nothing . Scarcely an / instant was occupied in - adjusting- the nooae , which having been accomplished , and the cap drawn
over his . ftce , tho executiouer retired from the scaffold . The signal was imajediately given , the bolt was withdrawn , and the unhappy man was no longer an inmate of thia world . The only motion we observed oh the withdrawal of tne bolt , was a slight rising of the arms , but it was only for a momerit ; othenviso there was no sfcrngglihg , no rigidity of the -. 'limb ' s to be observed . It m'ght be said that he died without a struggle and wkhVut a groan . At nine o ' clock the body wa . rf cut down and conveyed into the prison , ;
Robbery at Good ' s Execution . ¦ - ? Amongst other robberies coinmitt'jd ar 'tha .. t xocuiion was tfcat of a young female who had been landing in the crowd in Giltspur ^ streer , who had her pocket cut , and the money she had m ii stolon . Ou getting our , . of the crowd aha ( tit- tho blood . trickliug . down her side , and on examination , it was found that-tae first attempt liad faiJed , her clothes having been cut through and & wound mooted in hor aide . She had several friends with her at the time .
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A BjuGTiT YouTn . —Thfro is a boy in Salem so bright that his motj 7 or has to took aft him through a piece of smoked "lass . —New Yoik Paper . Extraordinary Good Fortune . —Edward Hibbert , a porter in the employ oi Yiesssrs . Bramab , Prestago , aud BaiJ , 124 , Piccadilly , has been discovered to be hsir-at .-liov t-6 .-estates' ia Isleworth , Whitton , Fleot ^ treet , and Devonshire , to the value of £ 1 , 200 , 000 . ' Deaths by Eating Hkmlock —Two lamentable accidents occurred at the parish of Lianeifyl , Montgomeryshire . A poor woman ot'O . e name of Davies had occasion to leave , ivit iiome on Monday , and during her absence her throo-children discovered
some roots of water homlook near the river side , of which -they eat freely ,-arid . an o'd womanin passing by found two of the children Vily id . Upon irquirr ing what was the matter , the oldest informed her what they had been eating . luformation was immediately given in the village of what had occurreii , and a messeflger was dispatch' j u , v a surgebu ; who was quickly in attendance , ^ ut 6 a his arrival he found two dead ( oue a ^ . ;< l ten years , the other three years and a half ) , and the other iii a hopeless statey but through prompt aud judicious treatment isreboving . Inquests were held on ihe botHes , and the jury returned tneir verdict— "that their deaths werecaused by \ tbe- ¦ ea ting .-of . poisonous roots , commonly called water hemlock . ' '—Cambrian .
Fatal Accident on tub North Union Railway . —On Wednesday morniug , the" London up-mailtram from the north , on its arrival within a distance of two hundred yards from the Parkside station , passed over the Eddy of Thomas Griffith , a bargemiin . James "Biundell , "the driver of the engine , on finding that ho had met with some obstruction tin the way , stopped the engine as speedily ; as the downward inclination ot the line at that particular part would admit , but not till the whole train had passed over the body of tho deceased . On examination , ifc was discovered that the deceased had been dead some hours , as the b > dy w « s cold and stiff , and boro evident marics of w o-ra than one train having pas 3 ed over it . The low . r extremities were nearly
severed from the . trunk , ; ind were only attached by a email ligatnre . '; The d ^ ctiased was a married man , about forty years of agf , and a native of Tarvin , in ; Cheshire . '¦ He was - ¦¦ ¦ iu tlu employ of Mr . James 'fryer , of London , ¦ . -and .- engaged as a bargeman on tho Bridg'jwater canal . On Monday he discharged his cargo , and ppent th > i grea'er part of Tnesday at Newton c&tilo-faU \ &i m ^ lu , he , his master , and eome other men , were drinking ut the Bull ' s Head public-house , in Golborae dale , aud leit there between ten and eleven o'clock ; they were all the worse for liquor . The deceased ionored behind the rest of the party , aud nothing was Been of him after they passed the bridge over the North Union railway , on the Lowton roa d . The embankment at this
poiut of the railway is lull eight or ten yards above the railway on either aide , and it is well fenced , so as to prevfcut paities ir «^ pas .-ing . It was near this place the deceased was found , and , in case he got upon the railway ou parting fiom . his companions , no less than tw . o Iutjgage-trains , in addition to the mail , must hare passed over him , CotiNTEBACTioN of " Infidelity" and 'Socialism . " —On Friday a meeting , attended by the Bishops of Cheater and Norwich , John Hardy , Esq ., M . P ., in the chair , took place at the Hanover-square Rooms , for the purpose of affording Mr . Brindley , tho anti-Socialist lecturer , an opportunity 6 ! reporting the result of the means taken to repress Infideiity and Socialism . The mr-eting was rather thinly attended ,. and , after a few remarks by the Hon . G-enttemanin tho chair , Mr . Brindley addressed ihe meeting . In the courae of his speech he predicted the speedy failure of the Social community
at ; Tytherly , in Hampshire , where they are providing a handsome building for the residence and employment of several hundred persona . He also Btated that thej- ] j |« ge buildings were a speculation of some capitalists , and not the property 01 the community , and that the villagers in the neighbourhood entertaineda strong feeling of dislike to their new " social" neighbours . The Bishop of Chester declared himself an enemy to Socialism , both as . a Christian ininister as well as a man and philanthropist —a sentiment in which the Bishop of Norwich coincided—adding that Socialism was dead at Norwich , and that the Socialist women of ihat city were the " lowest of the low "—an aesertioa which created much interruption , and resulted in a vote of disapprobationT being got up by the Socialists ^ present . Great confusion ensued , amidst which the meeting broke up .
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Stepney RtciORY . —This benefice , which has ji-sfc becorao vacant , is in the gift of Bra&noge Coiltge , Oxford , and is ona of the wealthiest lmDga in ta diocese of Xioadon . The annual income i 8 return . ed at . ' , £ 1 , 190 : ; ^ . . ;•; ¦ ; -: . r ;" ¦ : ^ y \ \ / . - ' : v ;;; -7 :-: V-:. < The lamentable accident on the Paris smd Versailles railway haa excited the greatest attention , amang the railway companies in this country , who are desirous " , of ascertainiug the real cause of ii » Some of them have already sent over to . France for the purpose 6 £ obtaining accurate information .
The Murdeb at HranBUBT . —A Habd Case . — During the last two yearsa young man named Cooper has lived iu the aetvica of Messrs . Powell and Soa , packing-caso makers , in Knight Rider court , ^ ° P * tora' Coaimdna , as porter , but he was discharged at a moment ' s notice on Monday week , in consequen ^ a of its being ascertained that he was brother to the man who stands charged with the murder at Highbury . T—Advertiser . Church-bate Seizures . —Mr ; Drew , the vestry * clerk of the parish of Allhallow ? , with Brand , > ho constable , from the Matision-hons « , on Thursday entered the premises of Messrs . Joseph Cooper and Co ., Lawrence Pountney-lane , and , by virtue of a warrant from the Lord Mayor , seized a quantity of " bpay ' er fur , for church-rates due to the united parishes of St . Mary , Abchurch , and St . Lawrenco PouEtney .- ; . ¦ ::, ; . . -. ¦ ¦ . ' / . ' , ' ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ .. ¦ - ¦ . ¦' . ' ¦ '¦' - . ¦' , '¦•' . / . . - ' ¦ .
Spring . — " The Spring hag been always remarked as a period when disease , if it be lurking in thfi system , is sure to shew itself . The coldness of winter renders torpid the acrimonious fluids of the body , and in this state of inactivity their evil to the system is not perceivei " ' , but at the Spring thesa are roused , and if riot checked , mix up and circulate with the blood , and thus the whole system is coataninated . Parr ' s Life Pills taken three every ¦ n ignt , for two or three weeks , will rid the body of all that is noxious , and produce health and , comforts Persons troubled with fcorbtUic affectioris , ave strongly ad vised to try them at this time of : the year ; in a few daya they will perceive the powerful clearing propeities they porsess , and thus be induced to continue them . "
ExTRAORDiNARy Suicids . —Oa Thursday iught , ast the Qaeoa Victoria ^ contract mail steamer , was on her passage from Kingstown to Liverpool , a gentleman who had given the name of Johnson , but whose r ; ml name was Bennett , of and from Manchester , a , % ten minutes to eleven o ' clock , when nearly off Holyhead , jumped overboard ., A lii ' e-preserver wap at the instant cut away , and though the vessel wag brought to as soon as practicable , and a boat lowered with four bauds , in the hope of ; rescuing the unfortunate man , no trace of him could be seen . The first mate was ' not far from the deceased at rhe moment ,
and tie did not evince any previous symptoms ^ of abrftroption ; he took out his watch and guard'chain , vvhich , with his purse , he left under the seat where lie had beon sitting . It apprara that he left Manchester on Wednesday , crossed the channel that night in the Q ,: ieeu Victoria , and that he had left on the table at home a note for his brother announcing his desperate , intention . The water was quite smoni-h , and the vessd going not less than eleven knots . The deceased was twenty-four years of age , five feet ten inrhosh ' igh , and bore an excellent and amiable character ^ ¦ ¦ •'¦¦'¦ : ¦
Nottingham . —Statp of Trade . —There has beea a considerable scuScit / ou during the past week ^ amongst the lace manufacturers ongaged in ih& fancy . lace . ; trade , on account ; of some excellent patterns haying been produced by a machine qwnerj from a maehine in which the Jaiquard upparatus sjCts upon the threads the whole width of the warp boaro , ' . instead of actuatiug the guide bars . The turn-out , respecting the drop-offs , is not yet ended , nor does it : seem ' .. likely- to end , the hands we are informed being well supported . Therp is little or no improvemtint in the demand for drawers and pantalotms . —Tha , silk glove trade is a shado better . A most irnpoTtaut decision to master siockingers was made on Wednesday last , at tho County Hall . A
master glove hand was brought up on a charge for neglecting his wo > k , for eight days iucdessively . It was alleged and proved that the taker-in knew tkat the uraster was not to work up in person the eilk , ha working at the time to another hosier . The justices held that , by his taking out the 8 ilk , by the provisions of the Statute of 17 Geo . III ., cap . 56 , he was compelled to work upon silk delivered out , and thafc neglect for eight days made them liable to imprisonment ; the party was sentenced to a month ' s imprisohmeht , but was allowed to settle the affair by paying for the silk , though he had many witnesses
pveseht , to prove that the warehouse in question gave out their Bilk so damp that-it was impossible for the masters to keep in their accounts . The party upon this declined to appeal to the sessions . If this is acted upon , ; ha ! f the master stockingers will be oil the tread-mill , as many of them take out work from five or six different houses , for twenty-five or tbiriy hands . We are sorry to Baythat the hosiery trade , in the numerous villages engaged in tbat manufacture , in this and the neighbonriiigcouBties , is if possible worse than ever , the masters and journeymen being equally in a declining condition ; in fact ^ this state of things has reached the middle classes , who are rapidly Binking in society . ; :
Destructive Fire at Nassau . — -The German papers aJcrive'i > ositerUay anuouaee » fire of . sL oiost alarming nature occurred in one of the faubourgs of Steyer , a city with a population of 10 , 000 souls ia Upper Ausu-i » i The Gazette d' Augsburyh has the following extract of a ietter , datodbieyer , the 7 th of May ;— "A sad calamity has befallen us * Oa the 3 rd . ins ? ,., &t four 6 ' ciocfc in the afternoon , a . mosfc destructive tire broke cut in the faubonrg of Steyerdorf . The flames , cherished by a high wind , made rapid pro ^ resfl j and , by the next day , at six o ' clock , 240 houses were reduced to aslies . Wo are all bat in ruins . The streets present tho most lamentable appearance , and women and children are frantic , uttering cries of despair .: The working classes will be the greatest sufferers by this calamity . Many hundreds of these wiil be reduced to misery , and , for some time , at least , deprived of means to support their families ^ "" ; . : ¦ . ,
Destruction by Fibe of thk Georgia" East InpiAMAN—Fiv £ Lives Lost . —Oa Saturday afteriiooa the melancholy intelligence .: of ihe ship Georgia , of Newcastle . an ludiaman , Captain Mitchell , bound to London , was receivedby the underwriters at Lloyd ' s attended , we regret \ o say , with deplorable sacrifice of human life . The ship was betweea eight ' -and nine hundred tons burthen , and was valued at , £ 7 , 000 , being splendidly fitted up for the accommodation of passengers ; she had a ' .-rich ^^ cargboa board , consisting of jewellery , merchandise , and other valuable property , which perished with the vessel , a loss of nearly £ 20 $ 0 Q ; The unfortunate event occurred On the morning of the 1 st of-last month , whiie on her passage to England from Calcutta , which place she
left in the early part 0 ? February . From the account brought over- by tKe ship Thomas Sparks , from China , which arrived off Dartmouth on Friday morning , it appears that on the morning mentioned the watch on deck , when the vessel was under closereefed topsaiiH , and in latitude S 0 > -6 outh , and longK tude 36 east , off Madagascar j noticed Bomethiug buraing about the ship , and suppoEeii that one of the crew bad left his candle burning , and that he hadfallen asleep . . The oflicer wen ^ . inlfcOi the forecaatl © to' ascertain if sb ^ ch w ' a ' s the ^ a | e " , bat found the interior apparently . safe , ! and " the , ligbV ' slI extinguished . On retui-ping ' to . 'the deck" he joiaeryed that tho stench increased , ' " which exci ' ted his siispifiions , and ultimately ^ aroused ine- ' coniBiandtT ,
Captain Mitchell aiid the rest Mf tho ship ' s crew and a strict search' was determined upon ' * On the boats being removed and the main Hatohea taken off , the burning was found to proceed from the cargo , when orderu Were given to ' remove soice portion of it , so as to get at the fire jfhe crewj however had not proceeded far before k volume of smoke burst upon them , and shortly afterwards it became so . intense ; accompanied with" excessive heat that they were forced to desisf , and leave the hold , netwithstanding large quantities of water had been thrown dovm amongst the cargo . Captain Mvteaeli then had the . hatohes replaced , and blocked up every aperture in the ship , inoludiDg the cabins , in the hope of stifling the fire ; but this proved unavailing .
for m about two hours the flames broke through the cabin wiadowe , and likewise from the hatchway over the forecastls , to the terror and dismay . of-all on board . Capt . Mitchell , who was a y duug man , acted with surprising fortitude .,: Perceiving that the destruction of the vessel was iaevitabie , he directed the crew to prepare themselves to leave , the ship , which they immediately set upon doing , by lowering the boats ( two in number ) over the vessel ' s side . It was a most trying moment , for She sea was extremely rough , witha heavygaleoi wind jand with theknowledge of their being 800 or 9 t ) 0 mjle % from land , every soul expected to meet with a watery grave . At about eight o ' clock , the chief mate , with nine of the crew , left the burning vessel Ia the jolly-boat .
and they were directly followed ^ by . Capti ; Mitchell , and the rest of the 6 hip ' s company—jfour in number —in the small boat . In the ^ courseipf a qiwrter ^ f ad hoar afterwards , the' work of deyaet afcjoa tia 4 reached the masts , and she appeared embodied in one mass of flames , forming a tefribre though maznificent appearance . At ^ hiscriJic ^ I period , a vessel was observed at a d ^ toce ,. Kearln ^ Awards the illfated ship , and the chief mate turned round to . inj&e known the joyfill . intelligence to Capt . " Mitchell and the rest of the crew . ' He was hbrror-siruok in finding that the boat had fo ' undered . " ahd none of thfim
were to be Been . They rowed abotfti in hopes of picking them up , biit * unfortunately none ef the Door fellows ever rose after . The jship Tfibmas Sparfe . which proved ^ to be the vessel they saw bearing down to their assistance , came up alongside soon afterwards , and took the mate and the rest of the Georgia ' s crew on board , and they- remained within a short distance of the buiningjihjp until she went dowa , which event took place at aT late'h ou * a * ifie afternoon .. The ship Thomas' Sp&k 4 with tt »" - « Si vivora , arrived on Sunday morning dff "Dover . The Georgia and cargo are reported to be insured to tb . extent of £ 25 , 000 . ;
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The following aro copies of letters wri'ton at the -dictation of the prisoner during Ms srav ic gaol : — \ "Nowzxie , May , . 21 , 1842 .
"I , Daniul Good , vi . sh to ' return' thaaks 10 tho Lord May « r and hia kind Lady for vWting rao , and " also return thauks to sil the -Aklermen . who have kiudly visited me ; an / I alss wish to raturn thanks to the Sheriffs for their kuiduoe ^; and also Mr . Cope , tho Governor , returning him thanke , and I found him very kind . Also return Shanks to : ho Rev . Mr . Carver , for his kiiui attention , and also to tho Rpv . Mi " . Taylor , who read prayers tbis day , wMca drew my ''' attention with teara , aiid als >» -retu ' rn thanks to the Rov . Mr . Russell , who- 'hn-s bi ^ n to see me this day . My kind 'master , Mn ' nanid Dando ^ Esq ., which I have Uved with him at Nor we > 4 as coachman , he has been t <> s <; e me . I never lived with a kinder
master arid mistress than - ' they wero . My sincere chanks to Mr . Daudo and his- kind lady , and I . also wish to return thanks to my Uto matter and rah'trns ? , Shieil . My dear little boy oamefosoc moon ThursT day last , and read a chapter , which made me shed tears , as I part from him so young , not quite eleven years old . May the Lord protect him ,-as he is left without father or mother , while I cut my trust in James Spencer and his w : t ' e , Mrs . Spencer , that they w ? li have e ' yo after the h > y . L w&s a few ; days at Ciorkonwell , and found great kindnosn from the governor of that prison , a : ul ho has bYen t ; o see me hero . I also return thanks to tin-doctor , and also to the Rav . Mr . Willi . ; i : ns , who ponbrms duty : vt
that prisrtn . 1 also returu thanks to W . Not ' tage , Esq ., my former master , and his lady , they were yery _ kind to mo . I do zi : ki > o ' . vlc < l % e ' as I am departing this wotW ttvat SiJsahJJuioh ^ r was the cause of th ; u poor . woman , Juris Jones , 'thriMisr . h jealousy , makiati away with harmlf , and Jane Jones told tna that she would mako away with ¦ 'herself , through hearing about Susan Butcher , and f now eay Jane Jones made away with herself . I don't say but what 1 ara the cause oi' her doint ; this , ihrough beihs told I kept company with Susan Butcher . What I have stated is -noshing but . ihe trnth rwpecjin « the death of Jans Jones . I vvifh to say I hover cut her
up ; the matchnian paid he could not make away without taking the limb ? off . I locked him up in the gtabies , and I was cleaning my barness . He promised to come on the 6 th of April , and take the remaining part away , bm he nevc-v came . He told me he lived in the neighbourhood of Brentford . I knew this man as coming with matches about iourteenor firteen mo ; tiia . 1 # avo him one sovereign to do away with the-bydy . I wis-b to return -thanks ' to all tho ofivwrs © f-th'xpristy . i , as I found them all very kind . Tae Lord b « with a ' . l my friends , and I wish to p * rt this lifa i ^ o od friends with alU and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul , and I don't say but I am a great sinner . "
The followins : letter wag addressed to Mr . J . Spencer , LeekVfields , Walwortn . : — "My dear Friends , —I write these few lines to you and Mrs . Sjiencei 1 , nnd I hope you are both well . My blessing , and the blessing of God , be with you evermore . My brother's son and his wife called on Monday evening ; you was not at home , they told me . They came to see me on Tuesday last . His name is John Good , and he lives at No . 4 , Arch'drow , Deptfbrd-c . reek . Ho would be glad to see you at any time . My blessing and the blessing of'God be with hini and hia wife . This comes froni mo with tears ; and also renierabcr me to my sister ' s son . My blessing with him , " From your unfortunate friend , " Daniel Good "
The following letter was written to Molly Good : — " My dear Mofly , —I writn thc ^ Q few lines to bid you farewell , and I ' m ylad you got . aeqintted . I hope the things I put in pledge you will be able to redeem , and ( cecp t . h > rii ior yourself . My best respeotstoyoijj with trarf ) , and &ho ' y <> nr frleuds ,- and the Lord bo with you all ; aud may the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul . ¦ ¦ ¦ . " From your unfortunate " Daniel Good . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 28, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct755/page/3/
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