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MISCELLANEOUS. On Saturday, the Marquis ...
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The satirical paper, La Mag a, published...
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Owing to the heavy raina of late a large...
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Mr. O'Connor In Court And Parliament Tho...
The examination was resumed on Tuesday by Mr . Roxburgh , counsel for the official manager , proceeding £ examine Mr . O'Connor with « fe ""? V ° ^ SSon sheets and accounts to which he had directed * " « ition on the occasion of his previous examination . Published in the Daily News and Northern Star , and which he depSe < rwere the only versions of the compares . financia ] transactions he could speak to or attest . These * ccounts had been obtained and examined by the official manager , who found that they only exhibited the *******«*) Mr . O'Connor on account of the land company , and not the receipts ; and , unless Mr . O'Connor gave some clearer explanation with reference to particular pecuniary transactions , he should have to charge him to account seriatim for the whole £ 112 , 000 that had been received .
Mr . O'Connor said that the accounts rendered by Mr . Grey to the committee of the House of Commons gave all the particulars . Mr . Hayter was the chairman of that committee , and when Mr . Hayter asked him what he ( Mr . O'Connor ) considered animpertinentquestion , taking hold of him by the coat collar , he said , " Do you mean to address me in that way , you ruffian ? " and so saying knocked him down on the chair . ( Loud laughter . ) The Master ( impressively ) : Mr . O'Connor , on the occasion of your previous examination before me as judge of this court , I was disposed to listen with that patience and forbearance which your position as a witness in this inquiry I thought entitled you to receive——Mr . O'Connor : Humph ! A-hem ! I told you that if Prince Albert had built these cottages { laughter)—
-The Master : Hear me , Mr . O'Connor . If you have anything to say , I am willing to hear you , provided you address yourself to me in terms proper to be addressed to * judge , and in terms relevant to the subject-matter on which you are being examined ; but I will not allow you to stand up here and make speeches to an audience just as you may be capriciously inclined . _ Mr . O'Connor : Well , then , your honour , I will behave myself . { Laughter . ) ,. ¦ The Master : You have now heard my determination , and I trust for your own sake you will not again go on rambling into unnecessary observations . # . Mr . O'Connor : I am not rambling at all , it s that barrister is rambling . { Laughter . ) The Master : Have you the banker ' s book ?
Mr . O'Connor : No ; they ' ve got them . ( Mr . O Connor here turned round to the Master and whispered . ) The Master : Speak out , Mr . O'Connor . Mr . O'Connor : May I go to the House of Commons ? { Laughter . ) Will you let mejjo ? The Master : No , Mr . O'Connor , I will not . Mr . Roxburgh : Does the statement in the Daily News contain a correct account of all the moneys you received since October , 1848 , on account of the company ? Mr . O'Connor : I dare say it does . ( Mr . O'Connor here burst out into an abrupt and rapid extemporaneous statement of ' what he had done to Mr . Hayter in the House of Commons , followed by a running fire of effusions , ¦ which it was impossible to stop , as to what * O'Connor-• ville and Snig ' s End might have been if Prince Albert had built them , and concluding with the declamations he indulged in the other day against Lords and Ladies Nincompoopwho spoke disparagingly of his efforts . )
, Mr . Roxburgh : Really , sir , this is about the sixth time we have had to suffer this infliction The Master ( emphatically ) : Mr . O'Connor , on a previous occasion I passed over without notice the many irregular and improper observations you gave vent to . I did bo then because 1 thought the state you were in might require indulgence at the hands of the Court . I am not , however , of that opinion now , and 1 warn you that I will not allow a repetition of this conduct . { Sensation . ) Mr . O'Connor : Oh dear , oh dear . ( LaugJiter . ) Mr . Roxburgh : Now , Mr . O'Connor , look at your account in the Daily News . Mr . O'Connor here took up the Daily News , and for several minutes surveyed it through his eye-glass .
Mr . Roxburgh : Do you know a man of the name of Watkina ? Mr . O'Connor ; Oh ! you ' re a funny man . { Laughter . ) Mr . Roxburgh : Do you see in that account any sum of £ 200 received by you from Wntkins in respect of purchase money for portion of the Great Dodford Estate , not mentioned by you in the act of Parliament ? Mr . O'Connor : No ( turning to the Master ) . Your honour , will you allow me to go ? { Laughter . ) If it is not in the Daily News it is published in another way . Look in the Northern Star . Mr . O'Connor made similar replies to questions having reference to various other sums received by him for land from other persons , adding , " By my soul , I never saw the man in my life . " Mr . Roxburgh : We want to know , Mr . O'Connor , where credit is given to the company for all theae sums of money .
Mr . O'Connor : There ; you will see it in the books and in Mr . Grcy ' u ' report . I will lcate it all in the hands of my professional advisers . They ore the most intellectual men , and I'd trust them with anything , your honour . { Laughter . ) ¦ The Muster : If you took the ndyice of ydur professional adviser ? , Mr . O'Connor , you would answer these questions clearly . I cannot take Mr . Grey ' s account for the purpose of this inquiry . I must have yours , and if you think Ihavo decided wrong , you can appeal to a
higher court . Mr . O'Connor ! : Really , your honour , I must go out for a few minutes . ( Mr . O'Connor hero retired outside the court , and the Master took tho opportunity of retiring into the robing-rodm . In about three minutes Mr . O'Connor returned and exclaimed , " Where is that juggler ? " { laughter ) , and shaking his fist in a mock menacing etyle at the official manager— " I any , Goodchap , you ought to be . called Badchap . { Loud laughter . ) You know very well you are employed by the Government , nd the Government are opposed , to me . ( Laughter . ) I ' : ' ., y . ' ' r '' fi ' ' ¦ . ¦ ¦• ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦* .
tell you , all of you , if Prince Albert had allotted these lands and built these cottages " ( vehemently)—Mr Marshall Turner and Mr . Chinery ( Mr . O'Connor's professional advisers ) here rose , and the former said , P'Dofot God ' s sake , O'Connor , for mercyVsake , be quiet . There are ma » y enemies of yours here . q O'Connor : I know it , Turner . Th « y are enemies to me . By God they are all my enemies . Oh dear , ^ oh dear ! : I say Mr . Badchap ,- have you been over the estates ? Mr . Goodchap : I have . Mr . O'Connor : Did you juggle them out of any money ; { Laughter ) . Now then , have you done with me ? I must goto the House of Commons . I have got a motion there . Mr . Roxburgh then asked some questions relative to the Land and Labour Bank . .
_ . ; . , ,. , ^ Mr . O'Connor : I protested against its establishment , but , being for universal suffrage , gave in to the majority . Was proprietor of the bank which had failed for £ 4000 . Really and truly you do examine me most curiously , upon my soul . I don't know what you mean or what you say . Will you have a pinch of snuff ? { Loud laughter . ) ( Mr . O'Connor here raised a green bandanna and blew his nose violently , replacing it , with a violent fling and a snorting kind of noise , amid loud laughter , in his hat ) . The Master : Mr . O'Connor , Mr . O'Connor . Mr . O'Connor ( sharply ) : Sir 1 ' The Master : I warn you , Mr . O'Connor , to conduct yourself as a witness under examination ought to Ao .
Mr . O'Connor : I spent £ 2000 in travelling to see all the estates , and charged the company nothing for it . ( Laughter . ) Heigho ! The company owes me £ 7506 . The Master : Will you explain how?—Mr . O ' Connor : I will explain to your honour how I have been destroyed —ruined . ( Laughter . ) Men that have been located on four acres of land each for five years , and who got £ 50 head money and loan money , and as much manure as would fill this court twice , and lived on and cultivated it five years , have not paid a fraction of rent ; while the men located at Great Dodford , where there was the best land in the world , and paid from £ 60 to £ 100 bonusthere , where originally they could plough the sod for 400
yards like soap , the land is now like land in a flower pot , and all the rent paid . ( Laughter . ) The ruffians on the four acres have not paid a farthing of rent , and one day last summer , when T was down at O'Connorviile , at Rickmansworth , from six o ' clock in the morning to six in the evening , I had to roast a beefsteak with one of the bricklayers t > n the tongs for my dinner that very day . ( Laughter . ) The ruffians cultirated the land and collected heaps of manure , but paid no rent . ( Mr . O'Connor here sat down , apparently much agitated and affected . ) The Master : Mr . O'Connor , we can enter into all that another time . Mr . O'Connor : Yofur honour / it makes my blood boil
—{ laughter)—it makes my blood boil when I think of the amount of money I have expended , and the time I have given , to locate these poor men . God d—n their eyes ( sensation , loud laughter , and confusion , during which Mr . O'Connor was apparently so much affected as to be obliged to cover his face in his handkerchief and hands ) . The Master : Mr . O'Connor , I shall be obliged to adjourn this court , and report your conduct elsewhere . I have not , and I regret that I have not , power to commit you as a witness misconducting himself in a most gross manner towards a court of jusiic . Had I the power , I would not hesitate to exercise it immediately .
Mr . O'Connor : Well , your honour , I will proceed properly . The Master : On a repetition of such conduct I ah all break up this court , and report your conduct , which I feel to be a disgrace to any English court of law . ( Applause from the audience . ) Perhaps that will bring you to a proper behaviour . Mr . O'Connor : I assure your honour it makes my blood boil when I think of it . The Master : It is indispensable to examine you on these matters , to ascertain whether there is a balance due to you from the company , or from you to it . Mr . O'Connor ( turning familiarly to the Master , and in an undertone ) : I say The Master : I can hear nothing , Mr . O'Connor , privately .
Mr . O'Connor : I ' ve got the spasms . ( Loud laughter ) . Will you let me po ? I ' ve got the spasms . The Master : You can retire into my room . Mr . O'Connor ( painfully ) : Let me go entirely . I ' ve got the spasms . Mr . Chinery : I know Mr . O'Connor ia in bad health . Mr . O'Connor ( putting his hut on ) : I have not eaten a bit nor slept , a wink these last thirteen days , and , unfortunately , now I ' ve got the spasms . The Master ( gravely ) : You Btate that upon your oath ? Mr . O'Connor : Upon my oath . Let me go . The Master : Will you be here to-morrow , at twelve ? Mr . O'Connor ( in trepidation' ) : I will . Let me go . I ' m very bad . Oh dear , oh dear ! Mr . O'Connor then made his way through the crowd in court , got into a cab in the court-yard , and was understood to tell the driver to take him to the House of
Commons . After some further proceedings , the Court adjourned at four o ' clock : , , . ' But whatever may have been the performances of Mr . O'Connor on Monday and Tuesday , the honourable member for Nottingham fairly surpassed himself on Wednesday in his place in Parliament . While Mr . Osborne was calling the attention of the House to its defective ventilation , ho was interrupted byloud cries of " Order , " which proceeded chiefl y from the Opposition benchos , and wore occaeioned by one of those ?• eccentric movements" by which Mr . Fcurgus O'Connor so frequently succeeds in attracting the attention of tho House . That honourable gentleman had been seated a short time before on the front seat of tho Opposition , but vacated that
" location" in order to confer the favour of his society upon Lord John Russell , who occupied his usual place on the Treasury bench The honourable member * jfor Nottingham , havin ^ crossed the house with an air of great importance , sat down beside the noble lord , with whom he entered into conversation , apparently in a strain of familiar jocularity . Mr . Cornewall Lewis then catne Tip , and whether from motives of hixmanity , or what other cause , indicated a desire to sit between Mr . O'Connor and Lord John Russell . This movement , however was not relished by Mr . O'Connor , who pushed closer
to Lord John Russell , and appeared determined to keep his seat , and continue his conversation at all hazards . Mr , Lewis , seeing the impossibility of carrying out his friendly intention , took ja seat next to Mr . O'Connor . Lord John Russell then rose , with the evident design of leaving Mr * O'Connor in the undisputed possession of the Treasury bench , but was no sooner on his legs than he was violently pulled back by the coat-tails , by that honourable gentleman , and pinned to hisseat ! Mr . O'Connor , however , wag compelled to abandon the capture , by the reiterated cries of " Order , " which assailed him from all parts of the House .
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Miscellaneous. On Saturday, The Marquis ...
MISCELLANEOUS . On Saturday , the Marquis of Lansdqwne gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers ; and on Monday , Lord John Russell and Lord Derby entertained their supporters . Lord Derby gave a grand dinner on Wednesday to the leading members of the House of Commons . A large reform meeting was held in Marylebone on Monday . The principal speakers were Sir Benjamin Hall , M . P ., and Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P . The "Voluntary School Association commenced a series of conferences at Manchester , on Monday , to protest ; against the adoption of any national or other scheme of education , supported by local rates or public funds . The proceedings terminated with a meeting in the Free Trade Hall on Wednesday . A large and influential meeting was held at Hulme , near Manchester , on Monday evening / to promote the main object of the Poor-law Association , viz ., the diminution of pauperism by the reproductive employment of the destitute , instead of the prevailing system of enforced idleness , or useless task-work . The meeting was preliminary to one intended to be in the Free-trade-hall . The chief speakers were-Mr . Councillor Greig and Mr . Stark of the Poor-law Association . A resolution in favour of reproductive employment , and a petition to both Houses of Parliament based on it , were agreed to unanimously . ' '
_ . . A special general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan Institution Company , instituted for the purpose of providing a public institution , to . be called the Hall of Science and Literature , was held on Thursday evening , January 29 , in the coffee-room of the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square . Mr . John Reed presided . Messrs . Birchmoer , Barralet , Cramp , Clark , and Palmer , were then elected directors ; and Mr . George Jacob Holyoake , Mr . John Peters , and Mr . John Carter , as covenanting parties to act for the shareholders , and 6 ee that the directors were carrying out the covenants and objects of the company .
The Satirical Paper, La Mag A, Published...
The satirical paper , La Mag a , published at Genoa , was seized there on the 30 th , for an article offensive to the President of the French Republic . On the 24 th , M . de la Cour , the Minister of France , had a private audience of the Emperor of Austria , to announce the entrance of Louia Napoleon upon his presidency for ten years . The Monitore Toscano announces that the Chevalier Joachim Murat , charg 6 d ' affaires ad interim of the French republic at Florence , has delivered a letter to the Grand Duke frpm Prince Louis Napoleon , announcing hia election to the presidentship . The American revolver pistol is about to be introduced into the Austrian cavalry , as well as some other changes in the arms and equipments of the troops generally .
Several Belgian and Netherlands papers state that a convention has been concluded between the ¦ P , Government and the Pope , according to which the Romish hierarchy is to be reestablished in Holland , ana that a number of episcopal sees will be immediately erected . That is the « pace " —but " it is the pace whicU kills . "
Owing To The Heavy Raina Of Late A Large...
Owing to the heavy raina of late a large reservoir , eituated in Holmflrth Valley , near HuddersfleW , broke through the surrounding embankment on Thursday , ana . pouring its waters in torrents down tho valley , carnca away before it several mills and houses , whereby many persons were drowned . The sergeants and men of the police force , doing duty at the dockyard , Royal Arsenal , . and in the town wrm vicinity of Woolwich , including Shooter ' s-hUI , were drilled on Wednesday for one hour , on the « ockyard ^ " tullion parade-ground , and they arc to assemble tnreo times in each week for the same purpose until 'ur *»•«¦* . orders . Tho police appear a remarkably fine boay ox men , and quick in learning the iufuntry monoauvrca , m which they are receiving a course of instruction .
The Bpccial commission at present has only 8 UCC . ° , J in convicting two men found armed contrary to " »« »«* of Parliament . Locked up for several horns , the seco «» jury who deliberated on the evidonoe brought « S alnflC " ,,, Kellys , charged with tho murder of Mr . BatcBon , cmua not agree , and wore discharged , oomc of thorn hail ue » with Hunger . _ , tu- --A cane of poisoning has ocouired in 0 uB « ex , ^ i « .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 7, 1852, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07021852/page/12/
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