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, YORKSHIRE WINTER GAOL DELIVERY. ( Continued from our last week's paper.) BOBBEBY AT AYSGARTH.
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GAXVA 3 ISH JL 5 A . CITBATITE JIGK 5 T . The healing art has already been much enriched by judicious applications « f galvanism , much more bo , indeed , than by the employment of the electrical machine , » ud as this stiinulnsjappears to be capable of rousing the debilitated Tital powers "with greater promptitude and energy than any other known , there are yet ample opportunities afforded for the medical galTanistto extend its sphere of usefulness much beyond tha ; to which it has hitherto attained . The eighth pair of nerres , -which have such an immense command over the . functions of the respiratory and digestive organs , ani'bllary system , sre necessarily important objects for pathological meditation , prior to the galvanic influence beinr applied . It is probable that any defeck In the perfomutee « f the functions of the two former , might , in many cases , be applied by an electric current traversing the eighth
pair from the neck , down warts to opposite the organ diseased , better thin by any other route : but a diseased livsr , arising from an accumulation of « o&gniated Kle , would be most likely to be relieved by transmittang tfce current directly through the organ , from one ride of the body to the other . By this mode of attack , the obstinate consistency of the bile would soon yield to the influence of the current , and become r&duced to a comparatively thin liquid , susceptible of free motion in the ducts , and a final and easy discharge . Any obstruction to secretion -which the liver might-experience from the surcharge of bile , would tins be removed ; and were tone wanting for the dne performance of tbh fanetion , assistance might probably . be obtained from a fesble current , « from a series of feeble galvanic oisebarges in the direction of the eighth pair from the Beck , to the organ affected .
Dr . Wilson Philip has frequently employed galvanism \ i cases of indigestion and biliary , _ complaints . "I b&ve employed galvanism , " says this eminent physiologist , " in many cases of habitual asthma , and almost uniformly with relief . The time during which the jalvanism was applied being from five minutes to a quarter of aniour . The cough under its use generally tscomes lass frequent in proportion as the accumulation of phlegm in the lungs is prevented . It is re-But table , that in several who . had laboured under ssthmatical breathing for ten or twenty yean , it gave relief quite as readily as in more recent cases . In some labouring under the most chronic forms of phthisis , in whom the symptoms had lasted several ' years , the relief obtained from galvanism was very great ,
notwithstanding the mixture of some pus-lite substance in what was expectorated . The permanency of the good effects of galvanism in the diseases before us has appeared very remarkable . " When speaking of sanguineous apoplexy , Di . Philip remarks , " alter the nttliag breathing had come on , and the patient seemed » bont to be sofijcated , tie was at least a dozen times made to breathe with ease , the accumulation of phlegm gradually disappearing on the application of galvanism . " The same philosopher observes , that in cases " where thsre was a failure in the secreting power of the liver , oz a defective action of the gall tubes , I have repeatedly tsen from it the same effect on the biliary system which arises frem calomel—a copious discharge from the bowels , coming on & few hours after the employment of galvanism . *'
The beneficial effects of galvanism in asthmatic and bilious complaints , have several times come under my own notice . Costiveness in the bowels , however obstinately it may resist tfcjB usual remedies , very soon yields to this mode ol attack ; and , by a « imi 7 ^ process , constipations generally may readily be vanquished . Rheumatic affections frequently yield more or less to the galvanic influence , and in many cases of rheumatism the patients have been completely cured in a very short time . Local pains in the limbs , arising from recent cola , « re often removed by the first application of gal-^ vanism ; and although those of longer standing may -require a few repetitions of the process , their violence becomes gradually diminished , and they eventually disappear .
Galvanism has also been successful in . spasmodic affections , In rigidity of the muscles , in indolent tumours , or scrofulous swellings , in schirreus induration ! of the breast , in gout , fcc , in defective hearing , and in some affections of the eye . A singular result once occurred under my own observation whilst galvanising a palsied arm of an elderly gentleman labouring under tfee effects of bemiphlegia . This limb was totally deprived both of motion and sensation , from the point of the shoulders to the ends of the fingers . In the first part of the galvanic process the whole of the arm was brought into the galvanic circuit , by connecting one pole of a battery , of &n hundred pairs of plates , Tt . th the shoulder , and the other pole with the hand , which , for convenience of
connec-Kon , was immersed in a basin of salt water . By this mode of treatment no . good was done , nor did the patient experience any sensation whatever , although many volleys of discharges were transmitted . Whilst thinking on this nqati < H result , it occurred to me that there might be a possibility of restoring sensation by operating only on a small portion of the limb at a time ; and , in order to nTg » rt J " i how far this view might be correct , the line of demarcation between the sensitive and insensitive part of the limb was ascertained by pinching the skin about the shoulder and upper part of the ana . This being accomplished , one of the polar wires was brought into contact with the skin of the shoulder , on the sensitive side , and the otber polar wire was brought to a little
below it , on the insensitive side . The sensation was immediately restored as far as the lower wire , and , consequently , the line of demarcation was so far removed . By keeping the first wire permanently on the shoulder , and removing the other ikraly downward * , Tn »*™ g frequent inquiries of the patient if he experienced any sensation at the lower point , which was uniformly answered in the affirmative , we succeeded is restoring the sensation of the whole limb . This feet is one of those that is most deserving the attention of the physiologist and medical practitioner . It shows , that the activity of a portion of a dormant nerve may be restored , without disturbing the slumber
of the other portion of it ; and also , that , although we might fail in restoring sensation to a limb by operating upon the whole of it at once , there might still be hopes of attaining the object by arousing the sensa tion inartmadady , by an elecirvfiuxclioTial process , such n that employed in the present case . There are , however , strong reasons to suppose , that success would not have attended the experiment , had the galvanic process commenced at the hand , as tfeere would have been a great portion of the dormant limb intervening between the sensitive part on the shoulder , and the polar wire nearest to it . Nevertheless , it is an experiment well worthy of trial , as it might probably lead to interesting physiological results .
The practice of medical galvanism requires neither ectenaive ner costly apparatus . Two of Cruikshank ' s batteries , of fifty-three inch plates each , are sufficient for almost every purpose , and one of these alone will answer for the generality of cases . Bnt as the power of evEry galvanic battery depends npbn the character of the liquid upon which it is cfearged , as well as on ?* ie number and s ;' za of its plates , the medical galvanist should mate himself well acquainted , as early as pos-Jroble , with all the circumstances connected with the management of his b&tteriea . Whilst a ^ battery has its plates dean , and the surface of the sine smooth , a solution of common salt tmwen very well for ita
eharge ; but when the zine plates have become rough by long use , a weak sdlnfion of nitric acid will be necessary to bring the battery to the requisite sta . e of activity , especially for rheumatic affections . But the only general rule that can be given is simply this , never begin an operation with a high galvanic pewer . The fluids of eTtry part of the system are decomposable by galvanic influence , and a powerful current traversing the heid , or jny part of the body , might be attended with serious consequences . Galvanie operations on the head have , however , been frequently resorted te in cases af ear-ache , xhenmaiac affections , f cc < kc—TT . Sturgeoifi Elementary Ledures on GalvarAsm .
AJf Amebicaji Sctjlptob . —Ten years ago I became acquainted at Cincinnati , in Ohio , with a young man of the name of Powers ; he was an ass i stant to a Mons . Dorfenifle , the ingenious proprietor of s whimsical museum , in which curious objects of natural history , 2 ? orth American antiquities , and historical groups of 'Wax figures , were blended , and daily exhibited , for the amusement and edification of the beau monde of the Western mEtropolis- The wax figures -were moulded , or at any rate finished , by this young Mr . Powers ; and tiers was a degree of talent hi this , which struck us » H very forcibly as being something greatly out of the
common way . 3 Jnconrag 6 d perhaps by the epuuons expressed by the European party -of his akiH in modelling , he undertook a bust in such clay as he could fine , ana produced what struck ns all as the most wonderfully-perfect likeness we had ever seen . But " * e moved on and heard no more of "him , A few days after w& arrived in Florence , we were invited te visit ifceataaio or some of the most distinguished artists at Present working there . A young American called powers was among the mines first mentioned ; and the instant I heard the name I felt not the slightest doubt that by gotjrg to hiB studio I » hould certainly meet my old acquaintance . 2 ior was I disappointed .
There indeed I ibnnd the highly-gifted Hiram Powers , fnDy emerged from the boyish chrysalis state , o ^ Kdilhadlast seen him , into a full-fledged and * CDJO » led ged man of genius , in high fashion , overwhehnBd with orders txom -wealthy patrons of all garters ol the globe , and with his rooms filled with "amiable busts , all of them with more of that magical **« hfe about them , which we we , and feel , in the works of the ancient sculptors , than any collection of ^ oaern marbles that I have « ver visited . * * ^ busts are Efe-Uie to a degree that made me look m iumwith wonder . When we left him aVCincinnati , ~ i * £ . * *»* » ho had seen nettling of any art but the - "iTOtt , which bad formed the living creatures around ban ; tad . nothing but that intuitive faculty , without whieh , I presume , genius cannot exist , conld Jave burned bim forward to the place he now holds aaumfirring artists . Having examined all that be had
~ * ° f Wlne , with equal surprise and pleasure , I venrarea to ask bim if he had never tried his band upon WJ . WfiaWark . "In marble ? " he replied . " . Yes , " ?* r , •**" some group , not merely consisting of a por-« wt , but something imaginative ? * He shook Mb head . ,, ^ _ manie € l , and have two children , " he said . *•» busts I havens many orders ss I can execute . I " ^ n ot riik the los of t £ ! s lucrative business , in
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order to indulge myself in works of imagination . If my success coDtinue , I may perhaps in time , -venture to attempt something of the kind . Bnfc I cannot afford it yet" " But do you not sometimes imagine compositions T * said I . "Do yon not fancy things that you would like to execute ? " "Why , yes , " he replied , smiling , "I certainly have fended things that I should like to execute . And I will show you one of them . " He then led the way to another room , and there , behind a screen , was a figure mounted large as life , tbeugh it was veiled from head to foot with a doth . " Here , " said he , pausing ^ before he uncovered it , " is a figure in clay , on which I have 'bestowed some labour , and more thought Bat I dare not do it in marble . I dare not try my chisel upon it—unless I could get an order for the statue—and I cannot hope for
that as yet I mean it as a representation of Eve . " He then withdrew the drapery that concealed it , and displayed an uudraped female figure , that I gazed upon with unfeigned astonishment I have no words of art at my command which might enable you to conceive all the blended dignity and simplicity of this beautiful figure . Powers watched almost wholly in silence the impression that his work made upon us ; and when at length we turned away from it , he threw the veil again over it , saying , with something like a sigh , " I should like to do it . " Moat heartily do I wish that some one may ere long look upon that Eve of clay with as sincere admiration as I did , and with money enough to boot , to eemmand that she should immediately receive the immortality of marble , for well does she deserve it—Mrs . Troliope ' s Visit to Italy .
Ijtbograthic Postbaits . —An artist of very considerable talent has lately been introduced into this country under the patronage of King Leopold . His nune is Bauquiet , and the novelty of his mode of taking portraits is this : —He draws them at once en a stone prepared for lithographic pmittng , and the impressions are at once made from the original drawing on paper . By this means any per » on who has his portrait taken by M . Bauquiet can have 500 or more , impressions taken of the original , and merely for the expence of the paper and printing multiply the picture , and oblige bis friends and acquaintance with a likeness . The artist has already taken the portraits of many of the Coburg family , all which are excellent likenesses , and remarkable for correctness of drawing , spirit of outline , and preservation of intellectual character . He has also taken a likeness of Prince Albert , which iB entitled to high encomium .
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TO THB EDITOB OF THE NOSTHEBJJ BTAB . Six , —I beg to acquaint yon with further proceedings by the functionaries of this city , against persons whom they charge with the alleged crime of blasphemy ; a pretence tor prosecution , which you have rightly denounced as a disgrace to the present age . Since the imprisonment of Thomas Patbbson and Henrt Robinson , another inmate , Thos . PiNLAY . has been supplied 60 the Edinbugh Gaol , for the Bame ofentx , so called . Be is an aged , honest , and industrious Workingman , whose family is dependant upon him for support , and who kept a small circulating library , containing some of the writings of sceptical philosophers ; be has been sentenced to « a ^ dayt imprisonment , to be treated as a common felon .
Proceedings have also been commenced against Miss Matilda Roalfe , a bookseller , in Nicolson-street . Last Monday , the Procurator Fiscal , with a number of officers , entered her shop , rudely turned over every article in her private dwelling , carried away a considerable psrtion of her stock , and conveyed the young woman to the Sheriff ' s Office for examination . In the evening she was taken to Calton Gaol , and shown into a filthy cell , scarely fit for a dog kennel , for her night ' s lodging place . Miss Roalfe remonstrated with the matron , and eTentually she was indulged Vfith the pr > vilege of removing to a cell where there was no vermin ! Sir , these things actually occurred in Christan Britain , in Protestant Scotland , in pious Edinburgh . ' On the following night she was liberated , upon bail being given by two householders for her appearance to take her trial when summoned .
In this case the ordinary palhy attempt ta justify persecution will not apply . She issued no offensive placards , she did nothing that conld shock the feelings of any person with any particle of a claim to rationality ; and while she did not conceal her sale of heterodox publications she did not thrust them obtrusively upon public attention . Surely , nnder these circum-Etances , every liberal Christian must blush at finding those who profess a religion of charity , and who advocate the right of private judgment , incarcerating a virtuous young women and prosecuting her that she may be dealt with as a common felon . These acts approach at no great distance , the doings of an institution , at the mere mention of which we shudder , the Spanish Inquiiition . If intolerance most have its victims , let them be taken from the hardier sex , and let its fangs be averted from defenceless woman , whose social position renders her comparatively weak , and to crush whom is to gain a victory without honour , to achieve a triumph that brings disgrace .
X > i . c&nalish well observed , at a meeting in the Waterloo Booms , called to sympathise with Dr . Kalley , that , " Persecutors are always anxious to bide their r * al intentions , and wish to make it Bppear that they punish for any reason but for opinion ' s sake . " This remark seems to be borne oat in the present instance . A young man , who bad frequently purchased some of the newspapers at Miss Bonlfe ' s shop , offered for sale , two days before the seizure , a number of engravings some of which were of an indecent character . Of course they were indignantly rejected . Bat the fellow persevered , said be would take beoks in exchange , and offered to leave them to see if Miss S . could dispose of them . He was then , ordered to quit the shop . This carries with it the appearance of conspiracy . Had the engravings been found in the shop , a charge of obscenity would have been trumped np , to disguise the real objects of the persecutors .
The parties prosecuted are ? censed of brisging religion into contempt ; but those who connect Christianity with cruelty and persecution are the individuals who bring dishonour upon the religion which they profess . They have little confidence in the reasonableness of their creed , who endeavour to support it by physical force , and silence its oppenente by placing them in prison dnngeons . In consequence ef these prosecutions , an " Anti-Persecution TfBion "' has been formed , the object of ¦ which is to support and protect all who may be persecuted for opinion ' s sake . The " Union" Identifies
itself with no sect , nor with aDy system of doctrine . It gives its aid to tbe " infidel" Paterson , and to the 11 Protestant" Dr . Kalley , simply because they are punished for uttering their sincere convictions . It has corresponded with Dr . Kalley , of Madeira , who is imprisoned ( though not treated as a felon ) on the accusation ef blasphemy for preacbing ProteBtant principles ; and remittances of money have been forwarded to him by the " Union . " Let every lover of liberty lend a helping band to establish that " civil and religious liberty , " of whici we often boast , but which facts of this deicriptian every day prove we do not yet
possess . To oppose intolerance , and advocate freedom of expression , by no means signifies an approval of the opinions or sentiments entertained by the individuals who are now prosecuted in Scotland , I thtrefore rMpMtfnDy request tbe insertion of this letter in the columns of your liberal journal . 1 am , Sir , Tour obedient Servant , Besby jepfebt . Secretary of tbe Scottish Anti-Persecution Union . 11 , Greenside-street , Edinburgh , Dec . 18 , 1 S 43 .
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? THE TYPE POUNDERS . We have had tbe follewing address in our possession for two weeks past , but tbengh most desirous of giving it publicity , we have been compelled to withhold it till this week . From a letter accompanying the address we learn that " the firm of Miller , Richards , & Co .. Edinburgh , have attempted to impose a cruel reduction on their workmen , which resulted in a . general fcnrn-ont of - -he operatives . " Also that the efforts of Wilson ( ef London , we believe , } to break up the Union , has occasioned the turn-out of the mien in his employ . We learn also that vigorous attempts are about to be made to form 8 general Type-founders * Union , with every prospect of success . We can only say to the operatives , God speed them ; any assistance we can render them shall be heartily given . THi TYPB FOTJKDEBS OF X 0 ND 0 N AKD EDINBURGH ,
TO THB TTOBKIKG CUSSES . Fellow-tfobkmzn , Several delegate meetings bavinz been held composed ef delegates from tbe Trades of London , and at their adjourned meeting , beld on Thursday , the ' 7 th of December , at Mr . Wheelers . Grapes Tavern , Primrose Hill , Salisbury Square , FJeet Street , the present difficulties and position of tbe Journeymen Type Founders in resisting the most oppressive and severe reductions ever proposed to sny class of workmen , were fully entered into , and fairij discussed . The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to , and earnestly recommended to the consideration and BQpport of the Working Classes . . ... . , the of various
Besolved , Ist-Tbat we , delegates trades in delegate meeting assembled , have heard with Tenet the statements of the distressed condition of the Journeymen Type Founders , and that we deem it a d . ty we owe to those distressed men and the working classes , to assist aH in onr power , in allevxataJg their wretched condition . Resolved , 2 nd—That in erfer to carry out the foregoing resolution , this meeting of delegates undertake fTcan or attend all meetings or societies of the working cLses , wherever they maybe enabled to ascertain their existence , to nrge upon them the necessity of subicriMngto the funds for the relief of the disttessedType * Twmmittee of six , with power to add to their number was appointed from the delegate * present to carry out tbe o ^ b of the above resolutions .
Having issued several circulars and addresses during UyTwoUacted strangle v » e ba'e been engaged in with ou 5 lSe ^ oyerB 73 nd those dosuments containing the principal part of onr grievances , we deem at unneces-Lry u > repW . 01 refer to tHem . StiD it is ^ qu ^ -. e that
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the public should become acquainted with tbe progress we have made , and the probable consequences of that dispute ; not only as regards tu , but as it may hereafter form a very important feature in the history of the working classes , and may also serve to show that all the affected pomp , pride , and power , of those mas t ers who would reduce our labour from twenty-three to Beventy-five per cent , most succumb to a well-organised unity of action among the working classes . This is clearly illustrated by the close of the strike in Sheffield in favour of tbe men , who ; after a resistance of twelve weeks upon the most scanty resources , have compelled tbe reluctant capitalist to render justice to those men by whose labour be has been enabled to hold that position in esociety—to which we usually look up to as
tbe protectors of tbe oppressed , rather than the opppressors of the weak . However , si it is over , we have done with that part of our Bubject , and would nothave alluded to it , but fox the purpose of supporting our previous assertions . Now , with reference to tbe men of London , it will be necessary to state that our employers have pertlnationsly resisted , from first to last , all that could be advanced for the purpose of obtaining justice for their injured and ill-paid workmen , and have endeavoured to affect a total disregard of consequences . What has been the result to them as employers 7 Hear it ye capitalists ! It has had the effect of reducing the value of stock on hand at least 26 per cent !! Has it made them stand in higher : estimation with their customers r Ask the
printers . They will tell you that tbe reduction waB as unjust , esitwas uncalled for ; that it was in fact , one o ( tbe most shameless efforts at monopoly ever attempted . Has it made any progress to facilitate the diffusion of cheap reading 7 Ask the reading portion of the public , and they will answer—ne ; do we not pay as much for our daily papers , monthly periodicals , snd standard works as bef « re ? Then , if it has depreciated their stock , got them into odium with the printers , and not benefited the public , for what was it done ? We will tell you in a few words , —for the purpose of putting an extinguisher upon the small firms ; driving all competitors from the market , and then resuming their old and
exhonbant prices to the printers , and leaving their white slaves to toil at reductions , varying from twentythree to seventy-five per cent That was the intention ; the above is the consequences to them at present Let us consider the probable results to them , to us , and the public . It baa been said that " those whom God intends to destroy be first makes mad . " Never was this truth more clearly verified than in the case of the master type founders . They have , by repeated acts of oppression , goaded their workmen into resistance , which first exhibited itself in the shape of a strike ; and although our Sheffield brethren have gained their point by it , yet from this period we adopt a mote formidable snd successful opposition to our late taskmasters .
We were advised , some weeks ago , to turn our attention to the best means of becoming our own employers . We considered the subject calmly , dispassionately , and , as far as human nature was capable , endeavoured to divest ourselves of all prejudice either in favour of onr project or against those we knew to be the cause of oux deliberating on such a theme ; and our conclusions were decided and unanimous for making a publio appeal , and testing the feelings generally entertained upon it . Tbe result was more than the most sanguine could have anticipated , and would have silenced the fears of the most scrupulous . A delegate meeting was called , a prospectus was drawn up , and before that appeared in print we had promise of more than three hundred shareholders : nor is this all , tbe printers in many instances , and the provincial press in particular , have
given ua encouragement to proceed in our undertaking , which of itself will be sufficient to ensure our success ; so that instead of resuming work under eur late oppressors , we shall begin for the benefit ef ourselves and fellow operatives , and open a new and brighter era in the social , moral , and physical conditien of the working classes . Such is the result of our proceedings up to the present time ; and these are the consequences to our late employers , they mnst either admit us into the market upon fair and equitable terms , or leave it to U 8—who are , quite as competent , and we believe far more deserving than those who have ( no thankB to them ) inadvertently placed us in our present position . To prove clearly that we are certain of success in our present undertaking we would call attention to the following' facts : —
1 st That the maxters cannot reduce the pried of materials used for Type Casting , nor procure them cheaper , as there is a settled price for every article which we use . 2 . Lead , Coals , Gas , Sent , and management , form items in the expencei of on establishment that must be borne equally by an Operative or Monopolist foundry . 3 . Tbe only thing that the masters could reduce would be wages . Now it must be evident that the monopolist cannot compete with us on this , as self interest and tbe determination to maintain every point would prompt us to make greater sacrifices than any that the
monopolist could induce their men to submit to . Thus we think it is evident that any attempt at factions opposition to oux firm will only involve them deeper in the dilemma which their own cupidity has brought them into . It Is evident that they will not continue to manufacture type any length of time , at a serious loss , which they most do if they continue to support what they deem their vested rights , through the same medium as they have endeavoured to drive competition from the market , and entrench themselves In the stronghold of monopoly . They wilt find that the determined spirit of the workmeB to obtain justice and a fair price for labour : aided by tbe working classes , will ensure success In tbe present enterprise .
With our sincere thanks to those who have already assisted us , and solicitation to those who have net , We very respectfully subscribe ourselves , The Committee of the Jeurneymen Typefouders . Thomas Wibi , Chairman . Tbe Committee sit daily from eleven in the morning : till nine in the evening , at Mr . Williams ' s Ship Tavern , Glass House Yard , Aldersgate-street , where the prospectus may be seen , and every information obtained respecting the Operative Letter Foundry , sad any communications will be thankfully received and carefully attended to . December 7 th , 1843 .
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BALANCE SHEET OP THE " NATIONAL VICTIM COMMITTEE . " 1843 . Income . £ s . d . Oct . 16 th . In Treasurer ' s hand from last balance sheet 9 16 0 £ Oct 26 th . Mr . Grocott's Book—From Mr . Saxon 0 5 0 Mr . Lloyd 0 0 8 1
Oct 20 th . Mr . T . Roberts , CarpentersHall Collecting Book 0 7 Oj Oct 27 th . Mr . T , Hanlon 0 0 6 Carpenters'Hall Collecting Book 0 4 fl | Mr . H . Booth 0 6 3 Nov . 3 rd . Carpeaters' Hall Collecting Books 0 13 Mr . K Booth 0 0 3 Mr . Grocoffs Book , for John Johnson 0 10 Nov . lOta . Carpenters' Hall Collection ... 0 1 0 Mr . R , Booth 0 3 Mr . J . Eeigbley 0 0 6 17 th . Carpenters' Hall Collecting
Book 0 5 8 J Mr John Leigh . 0 10 19 th . Mr . Bennett 0 0 3 24 th . Carpenters' Hall Collecting Book 0 12 4 £ Dec . lBt Mr . JohnWfciteley 0 0 6 Carpenters' Hall Collection 6 7 11 Dec . Srd . Mr . Roach's Book 0 1 10 Carpenters'Hall Collection Book 0 2 7 Samuel Mine ,.. 0 0 6 John Holt 0 0 2 From Fearges O'Connor , General Treasurer 10 0 0 - [ £ 22 11 101
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Expenditure . 18 £ . B . d . Oct 20 . Win . Williams , of Oldham ... l 0 0 20 . Mra Copper , of Leicester 0 15 0 Nov . 1 . Secretary gofng to Kautsford with flannels for prisoners oil 0 1 . Mrs . Moorehouse , Hyde 1 0 0 5 . To coals and candles ... ... 020 10 . Minute book ... 0 16 17 . Thomas Beresford' family , Congleton 10 0 17 . John Gurge 8 s ' s family , Congleton ... 100 17 . MrB . Xees , of Mottram 3 15 0 W . Mrs . Capper , of Strenatall 2 0 0 19 . Mrs . Ellis , Burilem ... e 10 0 24 . James Williams , Kttkdale prison ... 0 15 0 24 . Henry Morgison , Kirkdale , both of Preston , „ 0 15 0 24 , John Hindes , [ of Sboreham , to buy
nets with , who had his pension taken from him in 1838 3 0 0 26 . Postage , pens , inks , and paper ... 070 Dec . l . Mrs . Wild , Wath-upon-Daarn * ... 10 0 J . Mrs . Ellis , Bu'slem 0 10 0 8 . Mrs . Canliff 0 10 0 Mrs . E . Oldham 0 16 0 Mrs . HemmingB loo Mrs . Richards „ 0 It 0 Mrs . Nixon ... 0 15 0 Mr . J . Yates 0 15 0 Mrs . Garratt 0 10 0 * All from Staffordshire . £ 19 16 7 Income ... £ 22 11 10 ^ Expenditure £ 19 16 7 Balance In Trenurer ' s hands £ 2 15 3 £ Auditors , H Motuuy , ¦ 'j Chas . Tatuor . Edward Clarke , Secretwy , 37 , Henry-street , Oldbam-road .
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THE SYSTEM WORKS WELL . TO THB EDITOR OF TUB NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —In the Brighton Herald of Dec . 16 th , appeared the account of a meeting of farmers and agricultural gentlemen at Rye . One of the speakers , a Mr . Beacham , said that " as regarded leases , if a man was taking a ( asm of one of our old squires , I should not be particular in advising him to etaml for a lease , for there the tenants are generally in safe hands , sod would be in moat instances dealt with liberally ; but out of ten estates which I now sell , nine of them go into the hands of London Merchants or Capitalists , whose first consideration is to get four per cent for their money without caring what bsoomes of the tenant , or whether the land will bear it 01 not They are not to be blamed for this , fer they do it in ignorance , knowing nothing of agriculture , nor the relative position of farmers and their landlords . Therefore I should say , if you take of the Squire trust him , but if you hire of the Capitalist bind him . "
Mr . Beacham here introduces Incidentally a very serious matter . " Out of ten estates which I now sell nine of them go into the bands of London capitalists . " Aye , what then are tbe old Squires breaking up ? Are the Jews and money-lenders , the shark-Capitalists , really getting possession of the estates of our old gentry —our old Squires ? It fa so . Indeed we have long known it , and often repeated ft in this Journal ; and if things continue as they have been proceeding in a short time , there will be very few Squires to grant leases . Whilst our old landed gentry have been squabbling about Corn Laws and Qxme Laws , blustering against Reformers , and praising Church and State men as " heaven-born ministers , " their estates have slipped out of their fingers , and nine out of ten estates now
sold go into the hands of tbe new men of the city . The old landlords bave been dropping off for years , one by one , and in thousands of localities , if you see a grand mansion erected , you find , on enquiry that it belongs to a new man who has bought out the old Squire . It may be fairly doubted whether the new man , the Capitalist , Is a better landlord than tbe old Squire used to be ; but this ia tbe state to which a long reign of misrule has brought the country in spite of ail the warnings of the Reformers ; and yet the infatuation continues , though it is not so strong nor so confident ei it nsed to be . I am , Sir , yours , && Joseph Saunders . Carrington , near Nottingham , Dec . 20 th , 1813 .
P . S . A few days since I called upon an old man , aged 74 , who works in a stocking frame , in the parish of Bnfoxd . He had worked for the last three weeks , when he took in his work and received 7 s 6 d . Out of it he had to pay 3 s 9 d for frame rent to his employer ; 2 s 3 d for seaming his work ; 3 d for needles ; and half a pound of candles per week to work by at night 9 d ; which makes 7 a ; so that he has twopence a week clear For his three weeks labour . The patish to which he belongs allow him 2 s and 41 b . of bread . He lives in a small house and pays rent , &c . His name is Richard Greaves , Dob-park , Bastard .
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John BlaJcejft 52 , was indicted for having feloniously stolen from the dwelling house of Richard Blakey , Of Wood End Lodge , in the pariah of Aysgarth , ia the North Riding , a quantity of silver plate , title deeds , wearing apparel , and other articles . Mr . Bliss and Mr . Touum were counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended .
The demeanour of the prisoner and several observations made by him ia the course of the trial , caused some doubt ae to his being in a perfectly sound state of mind , which was rather strengthened by the contents of a document which he handed in as his defence . He admitted again , as he had done before , that he had taken the articles charged in the indiotme ' ht , from the prosecutor ' s house , but denied that he had committed a felony , as all the things were his own . He entered at great length into family affairs , and
alleged that Richard Blakey , one of the prosecutors , had forged some title deeds , and he also imputed to him something criminal besides , which was not explained . He designed the proseoutors in different parts as " misers , " '" earthworms , " '' consummate hypocrites , " &o . -Thomas Blakey , one of the prosecutors , was examined at considerable length on the matter , contained in this defence , which , he said , was a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end . He stated that he considered the prisoner to be perfectly sane and that he was a very shrewd man .
His LokDoHip having summed up , the Jury : found the prisoner Guilty , and be was sentenced to be transported for ten years , npon which he said " Will they behave worse to me there than they have done here thiuk you ?"
LLS IGNORED . The Grand Jury ignored the bills against Isabella Hodgson , charged with endeavouring to conceal the birth of her child at Aislaby , on the 12 th of July last ; Matthew Dilworth and George Smith , for attempt at murder , at Slaidbam , on . the 18 th of September last . The Court rose at half'past six o ' clock . Saturday , Dec . 23 rd . CONCEALING THB BIRTH OF A . CHILD . MaryCarr , 18 , pleaded Guilty to having on the 19 th of Nov . last , at Wesbrough , endeavoured to conceal tbe birth of a female child , by throwing it into a well . — Sentence deferred .
MANSLAUGHTER AT KILHAM . George Lawson , 33 , was indicted for the manslaughter of William Tburlow , at Kilham , in the East-Riding , on tbe 21 st of August last . Mr . Bliss and Mr . Liddell were for the prosecution , and Mr . Wilkins for the defence . Mr . Bliss stated the case . The prosecutor is a policeofficer at Kilhara , the village in which this death took place . The prisoner bad been employed in the same place as a farmer ' s , labourer . On the 21 st of August last it was Kilham fair , and tbe prisoner and the deceased , who was a labourer , were there , together witba number of other persons , and were drinking at the Star Ion , where they remained until one o ' clock in the
morning . They all left it about tha ^ time , and went into the public street When they reached a distance of . about fifty yards from Driffield-lane-end , a quarrel arose amongst them . The deceased , whose name was Thurlow , pulled off his coat , and began Ightingwith a person named Redshaw . A man named Nicholson , one of a company of strolling players , then took Redehaw in hand , and knocked bim down . Here the prisonei ( George Lawson ) interfered , and Redshaw , who was a stout-made man , knocked bim down , and then kicked him . Laweon got up again and charged the deceased , Thurlow , with being the man who had knocked him down , in answer to which the decened rather coarsely replied , " Thou art a liar > * uawson then said , " If I lie
I'll lie then , " which was to be taken as being a challenge to fight , and the prisoner said , " Gome on , I am ready for tfiee . " They then went into the middle of thu street , the crowd remaining on tbe side , and the deceased stripped off hiB coat to fight Lawson went to work without making any alteration in bis dress . The deceased struck Lawson a blow , and he fell baokwards . At tbe second meeting , and this wea the important part of the case , the prisoner wes seen to fall forwards on Thurlow , and appeared , in the opinion . of a witness who was present , to be entangled in bis dress . Thurlow then turned round , caught hold of a person who was present , and said , "O ,, George , the b r
has stabbed me . " The deceased continued falling gradually to the ground , whilst the prisoner crept to the opposite side of the road , and laid on the step of an adjoining house . The deoeesed , Thurlow , sank down into tha gutter , and cried out , " I am dying , I am dying . " A cry of murder was then raised , and the police-officer made his appearance . The deceased ( was then taken to the Star Inn , in almost a dying state , and breathed his last soon after . Search was made upon the prisoner but no instrument was found upon bim . Some of the parties went to the spot where the encounter bad taken place , and there found a clasp knife covered with blood . It bad upon it some scales of fish , and ia order to identify ibe fen ^ fe afl the prisoner ' s it
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would be proved that shartly before he had beau cleaning some herrings for the woman with whom he lodged . Mr . Atkinsou , the anrgeon , would also prove the extent of the wounds which the deceased had received . There was a superficial wound near the naval , but tbe fatal one waa inflicted near the ribs and reached the heart It would be stated also that the incision was such as might have been made with the clasp knife which bad been found . ] The witnesses said the prisoner bad hitherto possessed a good character .
Mr . Wilkins , iu addressing the jury for the defence , said they would be of opinion that the catastrophe waa more attributable to the man Red&haw than to the prisoner , and it Would be for them , after reviewing the evidence , to say whether what the prisoner had done had not been in defence of his own life or not . A great part of the case for the prosecution depended upon the identity of the knife , but that must be very uncertain , for this weapon was of that description which was nsed by all working men . He argued strongly that she knife must have belonged to tbe deceased . No one could at any rate deny that tbe prisoner bad been provoked , and the laws of nature , as well as the
laws of the land , justified him in defending himself . He had been goaded , insulted , and humiliated even beyond endurance ; and the treatment he had received was sufficient so to have excited him as to possess no power of resistance . He ( Mr . Wilkins ) felt strongly in this case . The prisoner had hitherto borne a spotless character , and would not the duty of a Jury be sufficiently discharged , if not by a verdict of acquittal , at least by a suggestion , to the Court that a reasonable punishment would meet the merits of his offence . , His LORDlinr , after explaining the bearing npon cases of manslaughter , recapitulated the evidence to the jury . ] The verdict wM Guilty .
Mr . Henry Beckjrith , a pupil of the surgeon to the gaol , said when the prisoner arrived at the Castle , he was treated for a -wound on bis head . His Lordship , ; in passing sentence , admonished the prisoner on the serious consequences of intemperate passion , in which the life of a fellow-being was taken , and said he diet ; not know whether he was not bound to transport hint for life ; but feeling anxious , as be always was , to lay hold upon some mitigatory circumstances , be could discern that he bad been shamefully and disgracefully used , and perhaps that having been more than ordinary provocation . This circumstance , combined with his general conduct , influenced him in passing sentence ! only of fifteen years' transportation .
: ROBUERT . Abraham Wliitaker ( 24 ) and Abraham Northrop , ( 34 ) , were charged with having , on the 23 d of September k * t , at Bradford , robbed Sarah Feather , of five shillings , twelve ; pennies , aud twelve halfpennies . Mr . © RANGER and Mr . Overend were for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended Whitaker ; and Mr . Wasnet appeared for Northrop . The prosecutrix is the wife of a butcher and fanner , residing at the Isle , near Bradford . He also bad a shop at Cullingworth ] and was in the habit of attending Halifax market every Saturday . The shop at . Cullingworth was attended by his wife on the Saturdays , who was in tbe habit of proceeding there with an asa , on which the meat for the shop was carried . On the night
of the 23 d of September , about ten o'clock , she left Culling worth , which is about three miles from the Isle , ( or the purpose of going home . When she bad arrived at a place called the 8 au-i Beds , which is about 300 yards from Cullingworth , she saw three men approaching her—two of wbona , it afterwards appeared , were the prisoners . They attempted to conceal their faces , and this caused her to take particular , notice of them . As they were j passing each other , tbe prosecutrix said , " It ' s a fine night ; " but the men made no reply . She watched the men , and when they had got about tea yards past her , they turned round and followed her . She drove her ess before her as quickly as possible , and ! observing two men on horseback , she said , "Ob , dear me , these men are going to do something to me ! " I Tbe horsemen , however , passed on ,
and the prosecutrix bad not proceeded for when Whitaker came up to her , and she screamed out " Murder , good men don't : kill me ! " She said that Whitaker put his hand over her face and held her until the other man tore oiT ber pocket , which contained twenty or thirty shillings . The robbers then took flight , and went over some fields towards Mennywell . One of the men on horseback , named Nicholas Jeffrey , heard the prosecutrix scream , but he said he did not like to return , as he had a considerable sum of money upan his persen . He , however , went to a public bouse at Culllngworth Gate , and gave alarm . A man named Jesse Rhodes also heard the prosecutrix scream , and went up to the' place where the robbery had been committed . He afterwards accompanied ber part of her way home , and other two young men afterwards conducted her to her residence .
Mr . Wasnex and Mr . Wilkins respectively Bddresaed the Jury for the defence , contending that the case was beset with so many difficulties—tbe identity of tbe prisoners ! not being satisfactscily made out , they taing uncertain whether the woman had been robbed at all or not , or whether the whole transaction had bsen a joke , and the woman had lost her money , or , if the robbery bad been committed , there was no evidence that the two prisoners had acted in concert , nor which of them had actually been the robbar—that the jury could not safely convict the prisoners , or either of them , and therefore they must acquit them . The Juty retired , and , after being absent a quarter of an hour , returned a verdict of Guilty .
His Lordship sentenced the prisoners to be each transported tor Mteen years . In passing aentecc * , bis Lordship observed that be would state , for the information of the bystanders , that in cases of highway rabt ; ry the amount of punishment to which patties were subject on conviction , depended on certain circumatancea . If two or more parties in company , assaulted and robbed a person , or if one person committed such a robbery , using ^ violence or being armed with a deadly weapon , then the maximum of punishment was transportation for life : ; but if a person went out alone and committed a robtsry , without using violence , then he wa 3 not subject to more than fifteen years transportation . ;
-FOBGERf AT LEEDS . William Dunn Crow , 38 , was charged with having , at Leeds , on the 30 th of September last , uttered a forged bill of exchange for £ 30 , for the purpose of defrauding Joseph JLongbottom and William Butterworth Hindle . I Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hall were for the prosecution , and Mr . Bliss defended the prisoner . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty , and the prisoner w » sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . \
\ BILLB IGNORED . The Grand Jury ignored tbe following bills : —Against George Rushfortb , 38 , charged with robbing William Sheard , at Leeds , on tbe 21 st of July last Against Robert Williamson , charged with uttering a- forged acceptance of a bill of exchange , at Quick , in the West Riding , with intent to defraud John Brown and Josiah Burrows . Against Walter Clarke , 21 , charged with the manslaughter ; of Wm . Naylor , at Sheffield . ¦ DISCHARGING OF THE GRAND JURV . The Grand Jury , having got through all the bills that were ready for them , were discharged about one •" clock in the afternoon , the learued Judge tendering to them the thanks of the connty for their services . The Grand Jury left in the bands of the Governor of the Castle the sum of £ 14 4 s . 3 d . for the relief of poor debtors .
THE THIRD ASSIZE WEEK . Tbe jurymen summoned on the first panel , and whose duties were expected to be terminated at the rising of the court at tbe end of the first week , were ordered to be in attendance again at the Castle on the morning of Wednesday week , the 3 rd of January , 1844 . The trial of Wm . Duncan Crow having finished , at 8 ix o'olock , the court adjourned until nine o'clock on Tuesday morning . ] TUESDAY , DECEMBER 26 . { Before Mr . Justice Maule . J
HIGHWAY ROBBERT AT LEEDS . George Rushforth , 38 , was charged with having , on the 21 st of July , at Leeds , assaulted William Sbeard , and stolen from bis person seven shillings and two sixpences , and a jacket , his property . Mr . Ellis was for tbe prosecution . This was a very short case , the only question being that of identity . j The prosecutor is a shoemaker , and resides at Woodhouse Can , near Leeds . Oa the day in question he was at Leeds , and he was returning home in the evening aboat eleven o'clock . As he was crossing some fields near to Nether Green , he observed two men before him . He came up to them , and . bad
passed them thirty or forty yards , when they rushed upon him , knocked him down , and took from bim the property charged ! in the indictment . The prosecutor positively identified one of tbe men ( Rushforth ) but he did not know the other man , who has escaped detection . Rushforth j was apprehended on the following night , when be had two crow bars in Mb possession , and offered to tell the officers who took him into custody of a party who , he said , were about to commit a burglary at the baok of Woodhouse Can that night , if they would let bim at liberty . The prisoner was seen on the evening of the 21 st of July , coming in a direotion from Nether Green , shortly . after the robbery had been committed—Guilty .
A { previous conviction for felony at Leeds , in July 1842 , waa put Jin ; and . admitted , and the prisoner was sentenced to be transported fer ten yeara .
HIGHWAY ROBBEBT AT HALIFAX . . John Verily and Samuel Rdntsden , who were convicted test week of a highway robbery at Halifax , were brought up this morning for judgment . . These prisoners were tried upon ) an indictment found by the Grand Jury at tbe Leeds Borough SeuloBs in October last , and a question was raised by hiB Lordship on behalf of the prise : jts , as to the jurisdiction of Quarter Sessions to flau a bill not baying the power to try . Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Overend , r JUnsel for the proseutioii ; in consequence of the d ^ ubt raised by his Lordship , bad caused a fresh indictment to be prepared , but his Lordship declining to throw out any suggestion as to tbe course they should pursue , they left the prisoners to be brought up for judgment on the indictment on which they had been already convicted . The prisoners were not charged with ; having committed the vofebery " to-
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ge . b-.-r . " If that bad been tho case , bis h > rdship intimatsd that bw impression wns tti'ifc the jurisdiction of the Q-iarter Sessions to flad tbe bills would have oeea excluded . , « .,. » A previous conviction was proved against the prt j soner Rimsden , and he was sentenced to fifteen years transportation . Terity , who had been several times fa prison , wrs sentenced to ten years' transportation . PERJURY AT SELBY . Wm . At ' , 34 , was charged with having on the 12 tl » of October last , committed perjury at the Barkaton Ash and Skyrack Court of Requests held at Selby . Mr . Hall and Mr . Oveeend appeared for the prosecution ; Mr . Dearsley defended the prisoner . At the conclusion of the evidence Mr . Dearaley delivered a speech on behalf of the prisoner , and called * witness wbo gave the prisoner a good character . The jury retired , and after being absent a quarter of an hour , found the prisoner Not Guilty .
BURGLARY AT SHEFFIELD . Charles Ramsden , 40 , and Joshua Stratford , 33 , were charged with having , on the 19 th of October last , at Sheffield , committed a burglary in the dwelling-house of Henry Dodds , and Btolen therefrom twenty pounds weight of candles , ten pounds weight of soap , twenty pounds weight of bacon , and a great qnantity of wearing apparel . The prisoner Stratford pleaded Guilty . Mr . Overend and Mr . Smith were for the prosecution . The prosecutor is a grocer , and resides at Crooksmoor , about two miles from Sheffield . On the night in question be aud his wife retired to rest about twelve o ' clock , having previously seen that all the doors , &c were safe . On the following morning the prosecutor
had got up about six o ' clock , and he found that the cellar grate had been removed and that the kitchen door was standing wide open . He proceeded into tbe kitchen and afterwards into the shop , and he then saw that the house had been robbed . A large quantity of clothes had been taken out of the kitchen and a variety of articles from the shop . In fact the whole of the lower part of the house had been stripped . On the 24 th of October , the prisoner Bamaden went to the shop of Mrs . Donelly , and said that he had been keeping a shop , but he thought of giving up shopkeeping and going in search of employment . He offered to sell her a quantity of groceries , and she eventually purchased some . of him . Information reapeeting this matter having reached the police , an
officer went to Mrs . DonelJy ' s , and the prosecutor , who accompanied the officer , at once identified the articles which Ramsden had sold her as part of the property taken from his shop on the night of the robbery . Next day , the 25 tb , Ramsden and Strafford went to Mrs . Green ' s , the Ship Inn , at Barnsley , and after they had , been there a abort time , the former gave Mrs . Green a bundle and a telescope . Toe bundle was afterwards delivered up to tbe police , and it was found to contain , among other things , a plaid shawl , which was also identified . On the 30 th of October , Kamsden having been then apprehended , his house waa ar » rchedt and a large quantity of wearing apparel and grocery were discovered . A considerable quantity of tobacco was positively identified by the prosecutor , who had wrapped it up himself in a particular manner . Guilty .
Mr . Edward Shepherd , governor of the Honse of Correction at Wakefleld , proved that Ramsden was convicted of felony at the West-Riding adjourned sessions , held at Sheffield on the 21 fst of October , 1839 , and sentenced to seven years' transportation . Sentence deferred . BURGLARY AT WILSDEN . John Ha' field , 13 , was charged with having , on the 2 nd instant , at Wiisden , broken and entered the dwelling-bouse of Thomas Murgatroyd , and stolen therein a sovereign , a sixpence , two halfpennies , and other property . Tbe prisoner pleaded Guilty .
Mr . Wilkins , who appeared on the part of tbe prosecution , stated that the prisoner bad lost his parents at a very early age , and that he had consequently been very much neglected . The prosecutor , under theBe circumstances , and considering his extreme youth , waa very anxious to recommend him to mercy . In addition to this he had a relation in court who was ready now to take him under his care , and to do all in bis power to reclaim him , if he were set at liberty . His Lordship having examined the party alluded to on oath , sentenced the prisoner to ten days' imprisonment , which term of course was now expired , all sentences taking effect from the date of the opening of the commission , and the boy waa immediately handed over to the care of his relation .
HI « HWAT BOBBERY AT KILN WICK PERCY . John Williams 21 , and George Wood 25 , were charged with having , on the 26 th of November last , at Kilnwick Percy , assaulted James Winter , and stolen from his person one pair of half boots . The prisoners pleaded guilty . Sentence deferred .
SHEEP STEALING AT H 0 DDERSFIELD . John Crablree , 29 , and James Balmforth , 35 , were , charged with having , on the 19 th of November last , at Hnddorafieia , stolen two lambs , the property of John Hirat The prisoners pleaded Guilty . Sentence deferred . SACRILEGE AT E 6 T 0 N . George Smith , 25 , and Thomas WeighUl , 19 , were charged with having , on tbe 13 th ioat , at Egton , broken and entered the parish ckuroh , and stolen there * frem a half-crown , a cork-screw , an » ren chest , and two bottles of wine , the property of the parishioners . Atoo further charged with having , on tbe same day , at Glaiadale , Btolen a brasB candlestick and a chisel , the property of WftKajn . Hodgson . The prisoners pleaded Guilty to both indictments . St ntence deferred . The Court rose between five and six o ' clock . Wednesday , Dec . 2 T . ( Before Mr . Justice Maide )
BURGLARY NEAR SHEFFIELD . Charles Siaford and Joshua Straferd , convicted of s burglary yesterday , at Crooks Moor , near Sheffield , were plaeed at the bar . Mr . Raynor , the superintendent of the Sheffield police , stated that StranVd had been formerly employed in the Sheffield Court of Requests , and also in tbe police of that town . He had latterly fallen into habits of intoxication , but previous to this offence being oommltted Ms . Raynoi had never known tbe prisoner to be guilty of any act of dishonesty ! Both tbe prisoners were sentenced to be transported for fifteen years .
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT LEEDS . George Hiniev the younger , 22 , was charged with having on the 2 nd of October last , at Leeds ( being a servant in the employ of Edmnrid Stead and others ) stolen £ 88 ' 3 s 64 , in gold and silver , thirty yards of lasting , six pairs of slippers , eight dozen of shoe hemp , three pieces of silken galloon , three gross of hom buttons , 2 lbs of silk twist , ten pairs of Clarence boots , twenty pairs of Wellington boots , and various other articles . George Hiniey the Elder , 63 , was charged with having received part of the above property , well knowing it to have been stolen . Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hill appeared for the prosecution . Mr . Bliss defended the elderjarisoner , and Mr . Wilkins the younger one .
The facts of the case are as follow;—The younger prisoner bad for sometime been In the employ of Messrs Stead and Simpson , who are curriers , and who keep a wholesale shoe warehouse in Kirkgate , Leeds , He received 10 s . per week , and lodged with Mrs . Midgley , his Bister , at KirkstalL Oa the 20 th . of Nov . last , in consequence of something that had occurred , Mr . Stead obtained a search warrant , and with Stubbs and Best , the police officers , went to the younger prisoner's lodgings . They found two boxes and a hamper near to tbe bed where he slept , which were broken open . In one of tbe boxes they found a quantity of letters , and three purses containing £ 77 in gold , and £ 11-88 . 6 d . in 8 ilver . On breaking open the hamper they found twenty-four seal skins , a lasting piece .
marked with Messrs . Stead ' s initials , and also with a private mark , a quantity of shoe temp , Beven or eight pairs of stuff channel slippers , three © r four pieces of galloon , three or four gross of buttons , and some steel tacks . In a bookcase they found a pair of children ' s boots . On the same night Mr . Stead and tbe officers went to Preston , in Lancashire , where the father resided . Mr . Stead went into his shop , which was situated in Church Straet , and after some conversation , told tbe prisoner that be suspected be bad a quantity of goods in his possession . He asked the prisoner where he bad got the goods he bad in his shop . The prisoner said he had got them front bis eon , Mr . Stead replied that they belonged to himself and bis partner . The stop and the lower part of the house were searched , and in them were found a
great quantity of goods which Mr . Stead swore to . He then asked the prisoner if he bad any more goods . He said no , that was his stock . Tbe search up stairs was continued , and there was found a greater quantity of stock than in tbe shop , consisting of a very large quantity of Wellington boots . Clarence boots , and female ' s boots and shoes . Underneath were two lasting pieces , marked with the prosecutor ' s initisls , and a private mark . In another box , iu the same room , some leather was found marked with tbe prosecutor ' s pr ivate marie In another room were discovered a quantity of blocked Clarence fronts , nsed for making short boots for gentlemen , a quantity of , Wellington boot fronts , and some buckskinfronte . In a room having the appearance of a hayloft , which was sitnated aboye the back kitchen , fronts d
was found a quantity o f blocked ^ ansoae leather , which was underneath some old sacks and rubbian . The whole of tba prowrtyfo ^ ia . ttie Sumo of the elder prisoner , and belongtaS to the prosecutors waa worth , at the wholesale price , as much aa 2 io 5 ifTthVhoS werealso foMdMme invoices belonging to the prosectttors , and _ a xjuan ^ trorietten heathtcOia Leeds post mark . In one . of ; . the-letters , datedJune 21 st , from the father , to tbe son , ttielathe * said that be wished to know whether the gopdp the son bad Bent were paid for . Intt » eletteroIffie 28 ifiofJrni » , the father complained that b ^ spnbadsent np iiit ^ with the goods . In the letters of the 6 th of July and the 18 th of Sept , the son hoped tnat the father would -not sell without a profit , and that he would the goods & % & loaa . Mr . observed that these letters so prisoners ; but he would now the Jury to those circumstances ( Continued in our
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THE NORTHERN STAR 7 ^
Revival Of Religious Persecution.
REVIVAL OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION .
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¦ m NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND , Brother Chartists , —We now present you with another Balance Sheet of our humble labours , shewing that we have been enabled to alleviate the wants of oui brethren in aflxtion , and their wives and families , tc a small extent , but not to the extent that nearly the whole of tbeir eases require . There is one case that we must mention , In order to explain i It is that of John Hindes , of Shorebara , who had his pension taken from bim in 1838 , for presiding over a meeting for Chutist purposes , in Shoreham . His pension , up to the present period , from the time it was taken from him , would amount to nearly seventy pounds . He is a fisherman ; has a small boat of hia own , but had to borrow a net , for the use of which he had to give the half of the fish he caught . Your Committee have enabled him to buy a net , and thus to keep his head above water .
Fellow Countrymen : this one case we anticipate will be sufficient to show that our appointment has not been in vain ; at the same time we must tell you , that the Victim Fund does not receive that support to which it ought The funds are nearly exhausted , and we appeal to you to strengthen our hands . Applications are being constantly made to us , but how are we to meet them unless you find us tbe mean * ? Chat lists ! remember the Victims ! May the sympathetic feeling for these out brethren run through our ranks like wildfire , each endeavouring to urge oa the great work of pbilantbropby .
By pouring in your subscriptions towards supporting the Victims into the bauds of the treasurer , Feargua O'Connor , Esq ., you will prevent your enemies from calumniating , your brethren from repining , and your persecutors from enjoying the hellish satisfaction of sending their families to a Union B&stile . Hoping that this short and imperfect address may be responded to heartily and at once , we remain yours , On behalf of the Chartist Victims ,
Robert Boetb , James Holden , Chairman , Thomas Roberto , John Hodson , sub-Treasurer , William Grocott , Edward Clark , Secretary , 37 , Henry-street , OWham-road
, Yorkshire Winter Gaol Delivery. ( Continued From Our Last Week's Paper.) Bobbeby At Aysgarth.
, YORKSHIRE WINTER GAOL DELIVERY . ( Continued from our last week ' s paper . ) BOBBEBY AT AYSGARTH .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct834/page/7/
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