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a hank , and 500 hanks in a pound of cotton . Those most conversant with the details of cotton spinning can best appreciate the value of the machinery and the talent displayed in so wonderful a production . The cotton was , we believe , from Egypt , and is considered the finest specimen that was ever imported into this country . The number of Belgians who have notified their intention , of exhibiting at the Exhibition exceeds five hundred .
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MR . O'CONNOR'S " POLITICAL HONESTY . " In the Court of Exchequer , on Tuesday , Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , in the case of O'Connor v . Bradshaw , moved for a new trial , on the ground of misdirection , which had been obtained on the part of the plaintiff . This was an action for libel , in which Mr . Feargus O'Connor complained that Mr . Bradshaw , the publisher of a Nottingham paper , had charged him with dishonest conduct in the management of the National Land Company . The defendant pleaded " Not Guilty" and a justification , and at the trial before Sir F . Pollock , which lasted three days , the jury found for the plaintiff on the first count , and for the second , on the plea of justification , accompanied , in their
however , by an emphatic declaration that , opinion , the character of Mr . O'Connor was entirely free from any imputation of personal dishonour . In . the course of the summing up the learned Chief Baron laid it down as his opinion that the National Land Company was illegal , either as being an infringement of the Lottery Act or the Banking Act . In his view of that Company the subscribers could not have any redress , either at law or equity , against Mr . O'Connor for the recovery of their subscriptions , while , in the event of his bankruptcy , all their deposits would pass to his assignees . On these points it was contended by the plaintiff that the direction of the learned judge was erroneous , and this rule haying "been granted generally , on the ground of
misdirection , Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Keating , and Mr . Bagley showed cause why the rule should be discharged . They contended that the scheme of the National Land Company was essentially a lottery , in which , though some subscribers obtained prizes , it was notorious that the majority would lose their subscriptions and get nothing ; for the whole scheme , as put forward by the plaintiff , would require £ 21 , 000 , 000 of least 150 would
capital to carry it out , and at years be consumed before all the 70 , 000 subscribers could by possibility obtain locations . This certainty of loss to some , and the vicious gambling hope held out to all of success , reduced the scheme to a sheer illegal lottery , and fully justified the Chief Baron in directing the jury plainly that it was an illegal company within the 42 nd George III . c . 119 , and the various other statutes on that subject .
Mr . Atherton and Mr . Prentice argued in support of the motion , and endeavoured to show that the learned Baron was wrong on all the points alluded to . Mr . Baron Parke delivered judgment in this case on Thursday , and , after reviewing the objections to the verdict at considerable length , stated that it was clearly proved that the scheme was illegal , and was calculated to delude the public , inasmuch as it was contrary to the Bank Acts—that being the case in one respect , the summing up of the Lord Chief Baroa was unobjectionable ; and it was an immaterial consideration whether it was legally constituted in another . lie , therefore , thought his lordship's summing up could not be the ground of a new trial .
" With respect to the question of the ' honesty' or dishonesty ' of the plaintiff , he perfectly concurred in the summing up of the Lord Chief Baron , and that the undefined species of dishonesty which was called political dishonesty , ' was made out as charged in the libel . His lordship had also said that the subscribers , in the event of the bankruptcy of Mr . O'Connor , would have great difficulties in recovering back their money . He agreed entirely with his lordship in this observation . It was undoubtedly true that if Mr . O'Connor happened to
fail the whole of the money would go to his assignees , and the subscribers would be unable to recover a farthing . The jury , in confining their verdict to the question of the political honesty of the plaintiff , were perfectly right , and the accompanying statement acquitting him of personal dishonesty , explained their convictions in the case ; they did not say that Mr . O'Connor pocketed the money for his own private purposes , but that they believed him guilty of misleading the public by this association . The rule must , therefore , be discharged . "
Mr . Baron Alderson and Mr . Baron Plutt woro of the Htimo opinion . The rule for a now trial was therefore discharged .
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MEETING OF THE POLISH LEGION . A meeting of a very complicated nature was hold nn Woilmsilay evening , in the British School-rooms , City-road , eul ' kcl by the Polish Committee , to . submit differences existing among tho refugees to the public . Tho committee , composed of men possessing tho confidence of the Democrats of London and of Polos vvlio . se patriotism has lieon tested in battle , and whose personal honour is known throughout Europe , veve opposed by u party of young men , mostly wellneuning but misinformed , ' led by Mr , Briaiiski , a Crunch Polo . Mr . llorsnwm was contested to tho hair , and discharged his tliUUnilt duties ably . Mr . Jezer stated the case of the audit . Ho said xclcreuuc
to the Leader and the Star would show how largely London had contributed to their funds , which the auditors and the meeting affirmed had been honestly disbursed . Mr . Davis , secretary , whose great services were acknowledged by all present , vindicated himself from an accusation of non-acknowledgement of one item by producing it in Reynolds ' s Newspaper . Mr . Reynolds ' s brother attested that Mr . Davis had sought an insertion of all the details of his accounts . Turning to the accusing Poles , he demanded why they had signed a document styling him their " enemy" ? They made this memorable answer ,
which is a complete epitome of many Democratic misunderstandings , " You are a very good man , but you have aristocratic friends , " alluding to such , men as Captain Rola Bartochowski , whose probity and enlightened patriotism have won for him a confidence of the English leaders which constitutes the crime of his aristocracy . Mr . Brianski confessed they " did not dispute Captain Kola ' s honesty , they disliked him because he sought to introduce mastery , contrary to Democracy , " which amounted to no more the
than this : that lie had sought to strengthen claims of the Refugees by confining public subscriptions to the worthy and industrious men . The financial report was adopted without impeachment . Mr . Brianski ' s party prevented Captain Rola being heard in his own defence , which , surely , was not Democratic . Mr . G . J . Holyoake attested , on behalf of Captain Rola , that he had paid over all the subscriptions he had received from the Leader newspaper , and placed a written certificate to that effect in the chairman's hands .
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CHARTIST EJECTMENTS . A public meeting was held on Wednesday night in Golden-lane , City , to hear statements from delegates from some of the Chartist Estates , on the matters of ejectments and accounts . Mr . Feargus O * Conner was present , and much tumultuous discussion ensued . The issue was peculiar , Mr . O'Connor offering "to fight" his accusers , which , though the mode was somewhat unfinancial , they professed a
willingness to accept . We thought the mode of wager by battle obsolete , but Mr . O'Connor by words and gestures , seemed to think differently . A deputation of delegates , Messrs . Beattie , Galkard , and Kinross , have called at our office , but any detailed statement of their case is impossible , on account of its length . The Snig ' s End case , as stated to the meeting alluded to , affirms the disappointment felt at not being able to obtain JLxed tenures—it being regarded as a breach of faith not to have them offered to them . Next , a
large discrepancy of some £ 5000 is alleged to exist in Mr . O'Connor's accounts . The grievance at Charterville is expressed in the following extract from a letter by James Knight , addressed to the meeting , and read there : — " On Friday the 15 th instant the sheriffs officer , accompanied by some eight or ten others , came on the estate , and proceeded to turn the different allottees out of possession . All the families were turned into the roads ; and their goods seized to pay the costs of the ejectment . Not a single article was left ; working tools and everything taken , and several were compelled to camp the onlshelter
on the open ground during the day ; and y they could obtain at night was on some straw in a void house in my hands ; added to this was the fact that some of the allottees , who were kind enough to shelter some of their neighbours , were also turned out of possession for so doing ; every means was resorted to for the purpose of intimidating parties from rendering assistance . Some were told that they might remain , and were thus induced to leave their goods in the house , which were then immediately pounced upon by the officer ; and we have thus , as far as they have gone , been deprived of everything , the only consolation oifered being that of the attornies , that we might apply to the parish . "
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A VOTE-TAKING MACHINE . A newly-invented machine for taking the votes of the French , Assembly , and for which a credit of 30 , 000 f . has been voted , was exhibited in a room adjoining the Chamber the other day . From the accounts given , it appears to offer the advantage of undoubted correctness and great rapidity . Each representative will be provided with a small box , on which his name will be inscribed in gold letters . This box will contain ten bulletins for voting—five white ( for ) and five blue ( against ) . These bulletins consist of small oblong pieces of polished or blue steel , bearing on each face the name of the representative . The urns , which arc chefs d ' aiuvre of
mechafor or against . The secretaries have only to add them up , and , when the addition is made , they have only to touch a lever , and the bulletins turn , so that the secretaries who have counted the blue ones may , without moving from their seats , also count the white ones , and so check each other . The result of the vote will be thus known in a positive manner in a few minutes . By the aid of six lists , drawn up beforehand , and corresponding to a number engraved on one of the corners of the bulletins , the taking the names for the Moniteur , which formerly occupied a considerable time , and frequently led to many errors , will be performed in ten minutes .
nism , have two distinct compartments , blue and white , arranged in such a manner that the bulletin of white steel cannot enter into the blue department , nor tho blue bulletins into the white one . Any error in tho vote , therefore , becomes impossible . The pieces of steel , in fulling into the urn , do not lie across each other in disorder , but arc piled up regularly , one on the other , round a copper rod , with numbers inscribed on it , so that a single glance is sufficient to tell how many votes for or against are contained in each urn . When all the votes are collected , the ushers will withdraw tho rod from each urn , nncl place it in a piece of machinery on the tribune , and which will immediately indicate the number of votes
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THE LATE MELANCHOLY SUICIDE . In our town edition of last week we gave an account of the melancholy suicide of Mr . G . J . Pennington , recently auditor of the Civil List . From the evidence given at the inquest held on . the body last Saturday , it appears that he had had an attack of paralysis last August , caused by the postponement of a marriage in his family , and that he had never entirely recovered from that shock . Mr . Hood , surgeon , who had known him for many years , says" He recovered partially from the paralysis , but his -mind remained much weaker than it was before . This
was more evident , because he had always been remarkable amongst his friends as being a man of very decided and strong mind . After he had recovered in some measure from the effects of disease , I advised him to go down into the country ; and he went to the Isle of Wight first , and then to Brighton . After he had been there a week he came back unexpectedly , and called on me . This was about a month ago . He told me he had come up from Brighton on account of the agonizing feelings he had had the day before , which caused him to contemplate suicide . He said he felt something that was impelling him . to throw himself over the cliff , and that it was with the greatest difficulty he could restrain himself felt that if he had
from doing so . He also said he sure had a pistol within his reach he should have blown his brains out . I calmed him as well as I could , and told him that his bodily health was much deranged , and that I would prescribe to restore him , and again advised a sojourn in the country . He went again to Brighton . When he returned , about a fortnight ago , I saw him . He did not complain of having any return of those feelings I mentioned ; but on Thursday week last more papers were brought to him than usual by one of the clerks . I think I ought to have stated that I recommended him to go back to the Treasury , as I thought it would do him good , provided he did not do too much work .
He did go back to the Treasury , and was there for a few days . He was so frightened at the sight of the papers I have alluded to , that he ran down to the Treasury and resigned his situation to Sir Charles Trevelyan . He told him this on Friday week , and he told me he felt unable to undertake any more calculations , and that he had , in consequence , resigned . He appeared then very nervous , and seemed to me to regret having done it . I have no doubt that his mind was much weakened , and that he never recovered from the effects of paralysis , which left
his mind in a very weak state . I have no doubt he was labouring under affection of the mind . I continued to see him after that . He continued very much the same , viz ., desponding . I saw him last Wednesday . I did not think it was necessary to place him under restraint , because he was perfectly master of his actions , and struggled as much as man could do against the depression of his mind . I am decidedly of opinion that he was labouring under disease of the brain , and very extensive disease of the heart also . A person labouring under such disease would be likely to commit
self-destruc-From the evidence of Mr . II . Waddington , Under Secretary of State for the Home Department , it appeared that after the attack of paralysis Mr . Pennington ' s intellect fairly broke down . He appeared to be labouring under disease of the brain . He would speak coherently for a time , and then lose the thread of his discourse . If he had not died in the way he did he would have had another attack of paralysis . " The verdict of the jury was that he destroyed his own life whilst in an unsound state of mind .
Mr . Pennington was the only son of the late Dr . Charles Pennington , of Nottingham , and a nephew of the late Mr . Pennington , of London , who practised for many years as a surgeon , and amassed a large property . He chose tho bar as his profession , and was for a time a member of the Midland Circuit . lie was afterwards appointed one of the judges in the Ionian Islands , where he resided several years . Shortly after his return to this country he was appointed to the important and lucrative office of Auditor of the Civil List . He married the eldest
daughter of the late Thomas Jekyl Rawson ( formerly of Ashbourne , Derbyshire ) , by whom ho had two sons and three daughters .
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MUTINY AND MURDER . The Hong-Kong papers relate a sad tragedy which took place on board the French ship Albert , which sailed from Cumsingmoon for Callao on the 2 lth ultimo , with a cargo of 180 coolios . It appears that Captain Pain and the coolies disagreed upon tho subject of the latter keeping their persons clean . The enforcement of this necessary discipline wris a constant bone of contention botwoon them until tho 7 th instant , when the yessel being in lat . 30 dcg .,
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 23, 1850, page 822, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1860/page/6/
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