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« .- ¦¦ .. THE NORTHERN STAR, September ...
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APritEIIENSIOX OF A GAXG OF THIEVES ASD ...
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TKIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE YORK AND XEWCA...
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THE JJAGENHAM MURDER. Dagjnhah, Monday E...
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--A TALE OF MISERY. On Monday Mr. 'Willi...
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INQUEST IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. On M...
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THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND...
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EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL. Shortly bef...
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sioner under the act 5 and b ic 118 intee to Mixrxo Districts.—The report of the commis-• j 11 .ir..jpir:« « no „-.,„:„t,.,l tr.
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sioner under the act 5 and b V ic. c. 11...
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Dbeadfol Accident at the Surrey Theatre.-
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THE FAMINE IN IRELAND — AWFUL CONDITIONS...
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™^ O'CONNORVILLE. TO THE EDITOR OE THE N...
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« .- ¦¦ .. The Northern Star, September ...
« .- ¦¦ .. THE NORTHERN STAR , September 19 , 1846 — HI l . _ ^—^—¦»»—^—— r . ————»— . ——¦————¦— . .- ' ; ——• ¦ . — . , . . — - — -
Apriteiiensiox Of A Gaxg Of Thieves Asd ...
APritEIIENSIOX OF A GAXG OF THIEVES ASD RECEIVERS OF STOLES GOODS . The Marlborough Street Police Office was on Tuesday literally besieged with tradesmen desirous-. uf hearing the examination of f .. « ur persons in the custod y ef the police charged with having in their possession a large quantity « f property , the produce of raany robberies committed on shopkeepers in the metropolis . The wastes given by the prisoners , all of whom , with the exception of the woman , are well known to the police , were J . Walker , J . Frai . ltlin , a young man of colour , James Williamson , aud Mary Tilney , otherwise Walker . it appeared that the poli-: efor some time past have had their eye on a bouse situate No . 3 , Chapel-street , Soho , and a strict watch was placed on the movements of certain of the inmates .
The evidence of police constable Mount , C division , was first taken . He said on 3 Ieirlay morning , about nine o'clock , he was on the watch , when he saw Walker leave the house No . 3 . Chapel-street , where he lived , and shortly afterwards he saw Williamson go in . followed by Franklin , who had a bag with him . Walker returned soon afterwards , and witness noticed that the woman Tilney Came W the floor and looked out once or twice . Williams and Franklin then came out of the house , and witness , and other constables who were with bim , immediately took both into custody . Police sergeant Gray , C 10 , corroborated the statement of Mount as . far as it went After taking the two prt » EOners into custody hs went into the hou * e No . 3 , Little Chapel-street , and on asking which was Walker's room ,
was told , to go up to the two parr back . Witness went tip stairs , and found Walker and tbe woman Tilney in de room . In the fire place were two pieces of wood with marks on them being burnt . Witness told Walktr The must takehim into custody , on which Walker answered it was a bad job . At the station house Franklin said to witness , " He had not nailed him right yet , " Police-s- rgeant Whall , C 16 , asked Walker where the cloth was ? " Walter said there was some cloth in a place which he jointed out , and said that some cloth had Ken left there that morning . Witness searched the place , and found a considerable quantity of cloth and other property , all of -which witness believed was stolen . Among the other articles found were . apieee of silk serge , a ' ladj ' s riding habit , two torn labels , and some coins and medals .
Mr . Superintendent Beresford , of tbe C division of police , said there wire owners for nearly all the property found in Walker ' s rooms . Sir cases , at least , would be brought forward , and he should commence with one that affected all the four prisoners . Mr , Gordon , of the firm of WalkerandGerdon , drapers and tailors , Blackfriars-road , said the roller now produced bad the marks of the firm on it . The serge found in Walker ' s possession was the property of the firm ; but witness ceuH not , without referring to the books , state -when it had been seen in the warehouse last . Witness wag not aware that the serge was missing until made acqu tinted with the fact by the police . As there was nothing beyond the mere circumstance of tbe woman Tilney passing for Walker ' s wife , and being found in a room in which stolen property was placed , Mr . Hardwick decided en liberating her , and she was discharged accordingly . *
The next case wasagatnst Franklin and Williamson , for stealing a piece of cloth from the shop of Messrs . Hachen and Co .. tailors . No . 42 , Conduit-street , Walter Fishw , porter to Messrs . Macbea and Co ., said on the 35 th of Jane , on his return from breakfast , be saw Franklin In Conduit-street , and immediately afterwards noticed tbe prisoner Williamson cross the street with a hag oa his shoulder . Suspecting something wrong , he went into the shop aud misted an end of cloth , which was safe before he left to go to his breakfast . He ran out and pursued a cab into which Williamson bad got with the property , and stopped it near St , Gtorge's Church . He told the prisoner Williamson he wanted to see tbe good ; in the bag . The prisoner Williamson told him he was welcome to look at the property , andgot outof the cab as if to assist him . While witness was untying the bag the prisoner , Williamson , ran down Maddox-street and made his escape . Witness found the stolen end of cloth in the bag .
This case was considered too slight to commit Franklin upon , and , consequently , Williamson alone was ordered to stand committed on this charge . The next case was for a burglary at the house of Mr . Sash , 3 Jo . 11 , St . John ' s "Wood-It was proved by the servant that the bouse was entered a short time ago , and robbed of plate , jewellery , a snuffbox , come coins , and other property . The coins and snuffbox found on Walker were part of tbe stolen property . A cab driver , No . 0 , 023 , said he was employed on the evening of the robbery to take a fare of three persons to St . John ' s Wood . One of the persons was of very dark complexion , but as they were all buttoned up , and bad handkerchiefs round their necks , he was unable to swear positively that the prisoners were the persons . As the evidence only affected Walker , the other two were not included in the charge . Walker was ordered tA be committed .
Mr . Robert Fearce , tailor , Xo . 23 , Edward Street , was the next case beard . The prosecutor said his shop was entered on the 12 th of August last , and a quantity of property carried off . The thieves effected an entrance hy using a pair of pl . vers to unleck the shop door with , though tbe door was locked inside and a ki-y in the lock . AVitness missed several ready-made articles , a gold watch , and a £ 10 promissory note and some sovereigns , which he had placed in an old waistcoat pocket . The remnant of doeskin produced by the police , and fxnnd at Walker ' s lodgings , was a part of the stoIcnprop = rty . Walker was committed on this case .
The next case was that of Mr . Leon , tailor , 47 , Rathbone Place . Tbe prosecutor said that , on the mornisg of tbe 27 ! h of Angn ? t , some thieves entered his shop and carried off" a quantity of ready-made clothes , a piece of cloth , and a piece of doeskin . A portion of a garment found in Walker ' s posses-ion was identified by Mr . Leon . Mr . Leon said he recollected the prisoner Franklin coming to bis shop some time before the robbery , and giving him an order for a pair of trousers . The prisoner ' s order -was executed , and prosecutor , finflxng they gsree satisfaction , begged to see him again at his simp , and requested him to rccommrnd his friends . The prisoner promised faithfully to comply wan this request , and he had apparently kept his word . Walker -tvas committed on this charge . The next case was for stealing a riding habit and . a dress coat from the shop of Mr . Tabley , tailor , 43 , Upper Strkely Street .
A portion only of the riding -habit was found in Walker ' s lodging . This , however , was positively sworn to hy the lady ' s maid of Mrs . Kidd , of Albion Flace , as the property of her mistress . Tlie evidence being incomplete , the charge was not proceeded wish . The prisoners were directed to j-tand committed as above , but to be azain brought up next Friday to complete the evidence in the first case . To show the magnitude of the robberies in which these prisoners were concerned , it is ascertained that the value of the property fcikenin the above sis ca ° es exceeds Twelve Hundred Founds .
Tkightful Accident On The York And Xewca...
TKIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE YORK AND XEWCASTLE RAILWAY . Sckdebland , Monday . Night At an early hour this morning reports were current in the town that a dreadful accident find taken place on the Sunderland and Newcastle branch of the above railway , about two miles from this town . It appears that when the half-past five o ' clock downtrain had passed the Clcadon station the connecting rod of the locomotive engine snapped in sunder , and the en . gine and tender , with two of the carriages , were thrown offtheline , ihefbrmerfeHoveron one side and the latter on the other . The carriages fell on some stone sleepers
which « ere laid oa the edge of an embankment , and were smashed to pieces . In the train altogether there were eight carriages , six of which did not receive any damage . Tbe guard was seated on the top of one of these and retained his seat until the train was brought to rest . 11 " ten lie got off he . aw the fireman , ayonngman , named Joseph Henderson , lying oh a stone block . He had been Thrown from the tender , and was severely bruised about liis shoulder and neck . The engine mim Richard Hall , was iiixt found at the end of the engine , in a state of insensibility , aad his head seriously cut , and his body scalded .
The guard immediately directed bis attention to the carriages which had been thrown ore the line . The passengers fortunately were few , owing to the early hour at which the train started , not numbering more than eight , and of those only two , a boy and an aged woman , were in the broken carriages . They were in a state of great terror , and beyond the shock , they had not sustained any injury . The other passengers were none tbe worse for the accident , though , as may be anticipated , they were somewhat alarmed , as well as grateful for their narrow escape . The engine-driver and stoker were removed to Sunderland in a cart , and taken to a house in Thomas-street , occupied by the father-in-law of the engine man ( Hall ) , where medical assistance was promptly rendered . They bath remain in an extremely dangerous condition , indeed no hopes are entertained of the recovery of Henderson , the fireman . Hall only married last week , and his v . i ' e is residing at Gateshead ; his injuries were , howex-vr of so serious a nature , that it was not deemed safe to remove him to his own home .
Extraordinary Occurrence At Clafham. On ...
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT CLAFHAM . On Friday evening an inquiry , that lasted upwards of four hours , was instituted by Thomas Higgs , Esq ., the Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster , and a highly respectable jury , into the circumstances attending the decease of Mary Linstead , aged 38 . The inquest was held in the large room at the Cock Tavern , Clapham-common , aud tbe proceedings excited the greatest interest . The evidence given was of a very prolix character , hut the main facts of the case were these JOn Wednesday morning , William Bream , the foreman to Mr . Williamson , a house agent and undertaker , was sent to Wurtemhurgh-place , to the house of a gentleman named Burch , who had occupied it only four months , to take the measure of a woman there lying dead , and who Jiai been employed as a servant . A lady , whom he an .
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derstood to be Mrs . Burch , showed him into the kitchen , where he lound I j ing on a bed the body of a woman , in the last stage of consumption , her arms were extended , her eves and mouth were open , and the last offices of the dead ' had apparently been neglected . The witness noticed several bruises on the body . The name of Jane Watson was first given to the witness to put on the coffin plate , but it afterwards transpired that her real name was Mary Linstead , and that she was sister to the lady who kept the house , although the relationship had never been acknowledged . The woman who laid out the body said it was miserablv a ttenuated , and spoke of several bruises being on the " side of the eye , forehead , hips , ic .
The evidence of the parochial surgeon , who had made a port mortem examination , went to prove that the deceased bad died of pulmonary consumption , but that he considered that death had been accelerated by the bruises previously alluded to . These bruises might have been equally the result of accident or design , and from the very weak state the deceased was in , it was very probable that the deceased would fill about , and probably down stairs , but one fall alone would not cause so many bruises . He considered that , from the state the deceased was in . medical assistance should have been called in , which he understood was not tbe case . The gentleman said he had not the slightest idea of the existence of any relationship between the parties until after the deceased had ceased to exist . He was but little at home , and therefore , was ignorant of what occurred there .
Emily Linstead , the younger sister of the deceased , who was much affected , said she had engaged her sister as servant some time since , and it was understood that she was to take an assumed name . She fell ill six months since , and latterly had been rapidly getting worse , Diarrhsea had come on , and it was necessary for her to sleep in the kitchen . She would not have a doctor as she said he could do her no good , but she had had some medicine . On Monday tbe witness heard her fall and went to her assistance . She sat up with her all that night , and she died the next morning . The Jury , after half-an-bour's consultation , returned the f .-Uowing verdict : — " That the deceased died of pulmonary consumption , and that her death was accelerated by numerous and severe contusions on several parts of her body , but how the said contusions" were produced there is no evidence to the Jury to show . At the same time , the Jury consider there was great neglect on the part of the deceased ' s sister in obtaining medical or Other assistance . "
[ This case originated in the class distinctions , and tbe false shame they generate , wbich are so great a curse in this country . Nothing is so criminal ns poverty , in England , Rather than let her husband know she had " a poor relation , " Mrs . Burch resorted to deception to gratify the natural desire of assisting her own sister . ]
The Jjagenham Murder. Dagjnhah, Monday E...
THE JJAGENHAM MURDER . Dagjnhah , Monday Evening . — This afternoon , at two o ' clock , Mr . C . C . Lewis , coroner for the Southern division of Essex , and the Jury empannelled to investigate the circumstances attending the murder of the police constable George Clark , on the night of the 29 tb of June last , re-assembled for the ninth time , pursuant to adjournment , at the Cross Keys Inn , facing Dagenham CburcVi , furtbtr to prosecute their investigation . On the Coroner tatting his seat , l » e regretted to observe , that he had received a medical certificate announcing the inability of one of tbe panel to attend on account of illness , and that being tbe case he felt it necessary to adjourn the inquiry again . It was true that there was still sufficient to form a competent jury , but having began with fourteen jurymen , he considered , in a case se important as the present , he would not be doing his duty to proceed with a smaller number .
Mr . Rawlmg said , on the part of Serjeant Parsoas , he had to submit to the Coroner , if possible , the necessity of proceeding at once with the inquiry . The position of Sergeant Parsons was one of great hardship , Ever since the last sitting of tbe inquest , now nearly five weeks , Parsons had b ° en subjected , night and day , to tbe close surviellance of the police . Why , or by whose orders , Serjeant Parsons had been placed in this position he was at a loss to conjecture . The Serjeant was prepared fully to meet any charge against him in connexion with the murder , and that being the case , without any charge being preferred , it was extremely hard that heshould be continued as it were in custody for any lonjrer perioi .
The Coroner said tbe fact was , that Serjeant Parsons had only himself to blame for the unpleasant position in which he was placed . He had brought all upon himself by his conduct , and therefore had no right to complain . Supposing bim to be innocent of any participation in this murder , it was quite clear that there was another charge which he would be called upon to answer ; therefore , what took place there could not affect the Serjeant so far as his being under the surveillance was concerned . After some discussion with the Jury , the inquiry was ag . iin adjourned .
--A Tale Of Misery. On Monday Mr. 'Willi...
--A TALE OF MISERY . On Monday Mr . 'William Carterheld an inquest in Newington workhouse on the bod y Mary Ann George , a widow , who died in that institution under tbe following circumstances : — Mary George , an intelligent girl , about twelve years of age , said that the deceased was her mother . Her father . ilo was a smirli , died on the first of 3 fay last . Since that time the family had been obliged to seek parochial relief . They had 2 s . 6 d . and five loaves of bread weekly from the parish . Since the death of witness ' s father , the deceased aad witness had earned a trifle at shoebindfngr . They would sometimes bind as man ; as six pairs per day . They were paid after the rate of a penny a pair . They never had any meat for dinner , except sometimes on a Sunday . Her mother had no dinners since her father ' s death ; she used to have breakfast
and teas . The deceased at timos wanted focd ; witness had known her to give the victuals to the children and go without itherself . After the death of her father , witness noticed a great change in h « r mother ' s health , resulting from bad living , she believed . She came into the house to be confined in consequence of not having things at home . She was very thankful when she was admitted . Mr . Cox , the master of the workhouse , said that deceased was admitted ou the 30 th of August , She was then in a very pale and debilitated state and apparently in great pain . Shesaid that she was then in the pains of labour . She was sent to the lying-in ward , but two days afterwards she came back to witness aud said that she felt better , and should like to return to her family , as she did not know how they were going on . Witness recommended her to remain , and he told her that ber family would be provided for by the guardians .
Mr . John Oarnon , assistant surgeon and accoucheur to the poor house , said that he was sent for to see deceased on the morning of Friday last , at half-past one . He attended imraediateiy , and found that her labour had commenced , but was progressing very ' slowly , and to all appearance was not likely to terminate for several hours . He therefore went away , and leftward if deceased was worse he was to be sent fer . About three o ' clock the same morning be was again sent for , and on bis arrival he found that deceased bad been delivered of a still-born child . It had been dead two or three days before . Tbe mother was likewise dead . He considered that she died from exhaustion—her constitution ' was not sufficiently strong to bear up against the shock of her labour . The Jury having consulted , they returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony .
Inquest In The House Of Correction. On M...
INQUEST IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION . On Monday , Mr . Wakley , M . P ., contended an inquest in the House of Correction , Coldbath Fields , on tlie body of Richard Homer , aged 23 , a cab-driver , sentenced by Mr . Combe , of the Clerkenwell Police Court , on the 29 th ult .. to 15 days' imprisonment , for non-payment to his employer of 14 s ,, considered in the Coroner ' s Court a simple debt . The inquiry was adjourned from Saturday , that a careful post mortem examination might be made by Mr . Smiles , assistant surgeon to the prison , and Dr . R . Boyd , resident physician of the St . Marylebone Infirmary . Mr . Hutson having consulted with the Coroner , went to the Clcakenwell Police Court to see tbe agreement or depositions which led to tbe decessed ' s sentence . On his return he reported , that having made his application to Mr . Combe , the latter said , " I suppose you arc come for food for an action . Bring your action , if you like . " He would not give me any information , nor allow me to see the depositions or agreement .
Several prisoners proved deceased ' s death , which happened suddenly in the prison infirmary on Thursday last , Tbey all said that both deceased aud themselves bad every requisite medical attention . Doctors Smiles and Boyd , who had opened the body , said deatb resulted from suffocation , caused naturally , and probably by spasms of tbe glottis , tbe effect of malformation of the upper part of the spine . The Coroner , to Dr . Boyd Do you in the slightest degree connect the death of deceased with any treatment be has experienced in this gaol ? Dr . Boyd Not at all . The Coroner . —That is quite sufficient . If the Jury are satisfied I am . The attendance of fifty surgeons could not have saved life in this case . A Jmvr . —We are perfectly satisfied on that point , but I think we ought to express an opinion on the subject of iiis coming here .
The Coroner . —I think not . Unless the case is very strong , we ought not to go beyond our justifiable boundary . If the man had died here in consequence of his confinement , I should have felt myself bound to go into t ! ie question of the legality of his cerarnitinent , and require tbe attendance of the committing magistrate and of those connected with it . The whole of the Jury having expressed an opinion against the harshness of the law as it affected the con . tract debts of cab . drivers , returned the following verdict : " That deceased died of suffocation , and that the cause was natural , " appending to it the following words "In passing this verdict the Jury express their regret that the law should afford to any magistratereasoafor considering that he could send drivers of cabriolets to prison and hard labour for debts under Twenty Pounds , when al . most universal public opinion exists that imprisonment for debts under that sum is abolished ; and at she same time they express their regret that Mr . Combe , one of the
Inquest In The House Of Correction. On M...
magistrates of the Clerkenwell Police Court , should not know better what is the courtesy riue from one gentleman to another , and from one judge of the law to another , than to send such a reply as he had done this day to an application from tbe Coroner s Couit , by John Hutson , E ? q ., solicitor , and they agree in considering the answer of Mr . Combe to have been in every respect improper , rude , and undignified . "
The Fatal Accident On The Nottingham And...
THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN RAILWAY . The adjourned Inquest upon the body of Henry Glover , who was killed by the unfortunate nccident which occurred at Conalstone , on the Nottingham and Lincoln line of railway , was resumed in the Committee-room of tbe General Hospital , at ten o'clock on Monday morning . The first witness called was Samuel Higton , who being again examined , laid I have driven the engine which went off the rails last Monday about half a year , at intervals , and have used it regularly tbe last fortnight . I do not know of any other accident wbich has happened by this engine . I do believe it has been und < r repair , but how long since I cannot say . I considered It was an engine which was in good working condition . I got under it before I started from Derby and examined the springs . We caw see the upper and lower plates and the edges of
the other plates , bnt not the whole length . What I saw nf the springs appeared to be in good condition . Last Monday was a fine dry day . I had not heard any thing give way about the engine at a considerable distance before I came to the place where the accident happened . When passing over any part of the line which ig softer and gives way more than ucual , we can perceive it whilst driving an engine . When wc find the' road had in any place , we regulate our speed accordingly . I did not observe anything of the kind in the neighbourhood where the accident happened . I consider that part of the line in very good working order . I am not aware of the engine being an old one . I have hot heard of any accident by it , or that it has run off tbe line . The engine ran from Lincoln to Derby . I believe it has not been used to remove soil . I never remember , or heard of an accident of a similar kind to this one from a spring breaking .
After other witnesses had been heard as to the state of the springs , which were shown to have been in a defective state , Evidence was then given to show that the soil was mixed with gravel , silt , and sand , and likely to cause the line to sink . After hearing the whole , the Jury consulted 20 minutes and then returned as their verdict , " That the deceased was accidentall y killed by an engine being thrown off the line , caused by the breaking of a spring attached to the forewbeel , such spring being apparently in a defective state . " The business was concluded at half-past three o ' clock in the afternoon .
Extensive Fire At Liverpool. Shortly Bef...
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOOL . Shortly before 7 o ' clock p . m . on Thursday an alarming fire broke out in the top story of Messrs . Macfie and Son ' s extensive sugar refinery , situated between the very nar . row thoroughfare of Bachelor-street and Orange-street , and separated from other buildings at the south end by Hale-street . The upper portions of the building , seven stories in height , was well stored with refined sugars , and the stock of sugar and molasses in the lower stories was also most extensive . How the fire originated is and will , probably , remain quite a mystery , as the workmen had left that part of the building at six o ' clock , and no
light was allowed or known to have been there daring the day . The flames speedily laid hold of tbe roof , and in half an hour after tbe alarm was first given , it fell in , and tbe vast body of flames shot up some sixty or one hundred feet into tbe air , being visible for several miles round the town , more especially from the northward . By eight o ' clock the fire found its way downwards to tbe very vaults , and the whole extensive pile , save a small portion at the north end where the steam engine and boilers were situated , which were ultimately saved , presented tbe appearance of an immensely perforated fiery furnace .
In a few minutes after the first alarm was given , the whole of the engines , and the fire brigade , under their superintendent , Mr . Hewitt , were on the spot and in active operation , under the direction of Mr . Dowling ? but as it was found impossible to prevent the destruction of the sugar house , every exertion was made to save the houses on either side , separated only by some half dozen yards , and between which ? nd the burning pile tbe heat was so intense as to be unindurable . For some time it was feared that the walls , deprived of all interior support , might be forced outwards , but providentially tbey remained firm , or tbe destruction of a great number of houses would have been the inevitable result . At half , p . ist nine o ' clock the names were brought under cenw mand , though they were not entirely subdued throughout the night .
Soon after the breaking out of the fire , those most interested— next to the owners of the property and their servants—the representatives of the difiercnt insurance offices , wore on tbe spot . Mr . Whitehouse of tho West of England , in the costume of his own firemen , directed , most effectively , the operations of his splendid engine ; and Lieutenant Maxwell was , as usual , one of the first in attendance , and under his direction , about sixty hogsheads of sugar were saved . He received much excellent assistance from Mr . Hayman , and other gentlemen . His worship the mayor was early in attendance , and remained until all apprehension of further danger was removed . The police kept excellent order , and no accident what , ever happened , although the adjacent streets were so crowded with spectators as to be scarcely passable .
Sioner Under The Act 5 And B Ic 118 Intee To Mixrxo Districts.—The Report Of The Commis-• J 11 .Ir..Jpir:« « No „-.,„:„T,.,L Tr.
sioner under the act 5 and b ic 118 intee to Mixrxo Districts . —The report of the commis-• j 11 . ir .. jpir : « « no „ -., „ : „ t ,., l tr .
Sioner Under The Act 5 And B V Ic. C. 11...
V . c . , appo inquire into , the operation of that act and into the state of the population Ik the mining districts , has recently been printed . The report , which bears the date of July last , extends to 51 folio pages , and contains a good deal of information on the subject to which it relates , especially to the " strike " of Hie colliers in 1844 , when upwards of 22 . 000 people ceased from work for nearly four months . The coalowners suffered a loss of about £ 200 , 000 , and the men in wages £ 300 , 000 , when they returned to their work . The commissioner , in this , his third annual report , states that the act of Parliament by which females are excluded from working in mines and collieries , and other regulations made for the benefit of persons engaged in that species of labour , is generally
observed in the portions of mining districts to whieh lie had in the year been able to give his attention , some localities excepted , where either the neglect or opposition ofa few employers or tlie invetrate habits df the people opposed an obstacle to the uninterrupted observance of the law . Several cases have lately been decided and convictions obtained , thf magistrates holding that it was not sufficient for coalowners or their agents to give notice to their colliers not to employ girls or boys under ten years of ace , but that proper measures must be adopted to have the orders obeyed . Tho leading defect in the act of the Legislaturelcomraonly called " Lord Ashley ' s Act" IS the omniission of a power to tho magistrates to summon witnesses , which ommission , although- it has not prevented convictions takisff place , has rendered the task of carrying it into effect far more difficult and embarrassing .
Singular Match . —A wager was laid by several gentlemen in Manchester , that a pigeon would not be able to compete with the railway train running between Manchester and Ashton . The wager was decided on Wednesday week . At the moment when the train started from Hunt ' s Bank , tbe pigeon was set at liberty , and arrived at hr-me three minutes before the train reached the Ashton terminus . — Manchester Guardian . A Narrow Escape . —The Bury Post says , that there is a labourer now employed upon the railwayworks at Ely , who was once tried and convicted of highway robbery , and was sentenced to be hanged . The morning arrived for his execution ; he was placed under the fatal beam , and as the clergyman commenced his melancholy office , the poor fellow protested his innocence . Just as the executioner was
about to "launch him into eternity , " a man was perceived at the distance galloping furiously , holding up a piece of paper—it was a reprieve ! In ten minutes the horse died from exhaustion . The sentence was commuted to transportation for life . At the expiration of ten years and nine months , the prosecutor in tlie case , being upon his death bed , sent for the Mayor of the town , and told the dreadful tale that at the time when he swore he had been robbed ofa Iaree sum by the man in question , he bad the money in his own pocket , having been led to this atrocious crime by feelings ofrcrenge . Shortly after this acknowledgment he died . The accused was sent for , a free pardon granted him , and £ 15 given him by Governmenton his arrival at home . A person , the other day , asked him how he felt when he was under the gallows ? he replied , " I didn ' t care very much about it because 1 knew I was innocent . "
Important.—Messrs. Benjamin Read And Co....
Important . —Messrs . Benjamin Read and Co . of Hart-street , Bloomsbnry , London , and Broadway , New York , America , are again in the field with their incomparable London and Paris autumn and winter fashions—their plate of fashions is really superb , and is evidently the work of a first rate artist ; the colours are brilliant , the various tints admirable , "the human form divine" is shown to the greatest advantage , giving the several artiste , as tailors , dress-makers , milliners , < fce ., & ., every advantage the arts and sciences can bestow at a glance , and that too at a very moderate charge . Accompanying
the plate is a full description ot the male , female , adult , and juvenile figures therein represented ; also Read and Co . ' s patent measures for which a caveat was granted during the mayorality of Sir William Magnay , and their indubitable system of cutting in three parts , by which a . mere novice may become a proficient in the art of cutting and fitting in on incredible short space of time . Messrs . Read and fio . ' s fame is now become universal by the encomiums : of the press , British , French , and American , so justly lavished on them , and tlie patronage they have an d still continue to receive is unbounded .
Important.—Messrs. Benjamin Read And Co....
PLAN FOR SUPERSEDING THE POOR-LAW AND BILL FOR TENANT RIGHTS . . A most important third party in the State is rising up , and developing itself in various districts , wen of otherwise different politics--some having followed the late Premier , Sir Robert Peel . ; some the present Premier , Lord John Rtisssll ; and some the expectant Premier , Lord Geogc Bentinck—are cordially uniting , and almost simultaneously acting , for one great object , vi « ., to better the social , condition of the "" in Dorsetshire we find this feeling displaying itself in promoting cottage gardens and small alletmcnts , headed by Lords Stavordale , Ashley , and the Bishop « f Salisbury . In Parliament tlie same subject has
been admirably advocated by the Hon . W . Cowper and others . In the metropolis the Poor Man ' s Guardian Society has been established by Mr . Walter , Lord J . Manners , Lord Ranelagh ; Mr . Wakley , Mr . D'ielden , Mr . Hindley , and Mr , Cabbell , varying in political opinions from the extreme absolutism ot Lord Ranelagh , to the extreme Radicalism of Mr . Wakley , and Mr . Fielden ; and in ecclesiastical matters , from the High Church opinions of Lord John Manners to the strong Dissenting views of Mr . Charles Hindley . The greatest developement is yet to come : Mr . Bond Cabbell has issued an address , and is understood to be preparing a large , comprehensive , and national scheme , shadowing forth the
Virtual repeal of tbe New Poor Law by the industrious classes themselves , with the assistance of the neig hbouring gentry . _ From all we have yet learnt respecting this scheme , we augur very favourably of its triumph success , both in England and Scotland . It will , in the best possible way , correct those abuses and cruelties arising out of the new Poor Law , with which the journals have recently teemed . It will also lessen the rates . to at least an equal extent to the amount contributed by the benevolent , and to a still greater extent by the hundreds of thousands of the industrious classes , who will be eager to embrace its advantage ? . It will have a third beneficial effect in restoring the an ' . ient feelings of respect and gratitude from the poor to the rich—from the employed to the employers , which have been seldom seen in recent years . It will , moreover , be so connected with
habits of prudence , providence ^ temperance , and attention to social and religious duties , as to greatly promote the moral and mental character of the people . We have reason to believe that bills to grant rights of compensation to tenant farmers , so as to g ive them securities equal almost to those of leases , and for relieving the rural districts from being ever afterwards called upon to maintain as paupers the labourers who have gone to the manufacturing towns , will be brought forward by members of this new party . Altogether we view this movement as most important ; and our readers may ' be assured we shall let them have the earliest intelligence of the steps that may be taken . The first or preliminary meeting is to be held in the Town-hall of St . Albans , at which we bel ' eve there will be a very great attendance . —Mark-lane Express .
Dbeadfol Accident At The Surrey Theatre.-
Dbeadfol Accident at the Surrey Theatre .-
On Monday Evening, About Twelve O Clock,...
On Monday evening , about twelve o clock , whilst the erallery audience of the Surrey Theatre was leaving , the following dreadful accident occurred to John Morris , a lad about thirteen years of age , who , it appears , in the general rush to leave the building after the performance was over , was knocked down on the gallery staircase , and before he could be picked up was trampled upon in sueh a shocking manner as to break one of his arms and otherwise greatly injure his person . In a totally insensible state , and apparently dead , he was picked up , and , as speedily as possible , conveyed to his lodgings in Pitt-street , St . George ' s-road , Southwark . Serious Accident at the London and Birmingham Railway Statio . v . —On Monday afternoon , an accident of a distressing character occurred at the London and Birmingham Railway station , to a
carpenter , named William Gillard , living at No . 21 , Monster-street , Regent's Park . It appears that about half-past two p . m ., the unfortunate man was standing on the roof of the new buildings at the extension of the terminus , near Cardingtons ' rcet , Ilampstead-road , when he suddenly lost his equilibrium and was precipitated on to the ground with great violence . He was immediately picked up in a perfectly senseless state , being frightfully mutilated , and conveyed to the University College Hospital , and placed under the charge of Mr . Ransom , the house surgeon ; he was also seen by Mr . Listen , the head surgeon to the institution , and it was ascertained that he had broken several ribs , besides fracturing Iiis arras in two places , with an extensive wound on the occupit , and a spinal injury , so as to leave no hopes of his ultimate recovery .
Determined Suicide —On Monday Mr . William Carter , coroner for East Surrey , held an Inquest at the Bull ' s Head public-house , in the village of Barnes , on the body of George Strudwicke , aged 44 years . It appeared from the evidence gone into , that the deceased , who was a carpenter , residing at Barnes , where he had a wife and family of seven children , had for some time given himself up to drunken and dissolute habits . On Friday last he went to Hammersmith , from which place he wrote a letter to his mother , expressing his intention to destroy himself . and on his return to the Barnes side of the river , he was seen to throw himself into the water . The drags were immediately used , and the body was brought up after being in the water about six or seven minutes ; but although the usual means of resuscitation were used for a considerable time , life was quite extinct . Verdict , " Temporary derangement . "
Frightful Accident . —On Tuesday , a shocking accident occurred to a young man named Joseph Frederick Elwell , aged twenty-seven years , one of the workmen employed at Messrs . Tjlley and Co . ' s , the extensive engineers , of Blackfriars-road . It appears that the unfortunate man was employed in the machine-room , and whilst passing some of the works connected with the shaft , the leather strap caught tlie sleeve of his shirt , and drew his right arm round the drum or spindle . Several of the workmen hearing his screams , ran forward to his assistance , And after a few seconds he was extricated in a most frightful condition , the arm being literally crushed to atoms . He was seen by a surgeon , and subsequently placed in a cab and conveyed with all speed to Guy ' s Hospital , where it was deemed necessary to amputate the limb at the shoulder joint , which operation was most cleverly performed by Mr . Edward Cock , tho assistant surgeon . The poor fellow bore the operation with extraordinary fortitude .
Alarming Steam Boat Collision . —On Monday , an aquatic excursion to the Nore , in the Gnome , a Woolwich steamer , terminated very unexpectedly on the river , and it was by a miracle that many lives were not sacrificed . The vessel was returning to London , with 350 passengers on board , in Northfleet Hope , a short distance from Gravesend , and when oil the Village Of Grays , in Essex the Ruby , a Gravesend steamer , belonging to the Diamond Company , was seen approaching , and by some mistake the two vessels met , and a most fearful collision took place . The Ruby , which is a steamer of large dimensions , struck the Gnome on the fore sponson , close to the larboard paddle-box . which she carried avrav . A scene of indescribable confusion took place on board the Gnome , and the screams of the women , the cries of the children , and the shouts of the men . mingled
with the crash of timber , and an exclamation from several that " the vessel is going down , " struck terror into the stoutest heart . A great many passengers on board the Gnome were knocked down and bruised by the shock . The two vessels were locked together for some time , and the passengers in the smaller vessel rushed on board the Ruby as fast as possible . The two captains endeavoured to allay the excitement , but ultimately the passengers on board the Gnome were transferred to the Ruby , which conveyed them to Gravesend , and took the disabled vessel in tow to the same place . The Ruby having landed her own passctiHCis , left the Gnome at Gravesend , and conveyed the excursion passengers to Woolwich , where they landed at ten o clock . The excursion on board the Gnome was for the benefit of Mr . William Warren llawkes , the master , and besides bis mental suffering , ho is a great loser by the sad
afhlir . ExTitAORDisAiiv Suicide , —On the 28 th ult . a groat crowd had assembled in tho Rue Royale , Berlin , to witness a balloon ascent , when a man stepped out of a balcony on the third story of one of the houses , and began addressing tho persons below , flinging out at the same time , handfuls of gold and some banknotes . Whilst the persons below were endeavouring to p ick up the money , he drew out a pistol , and fired on the moving mass . The shot wounded a young man , but not dangerously . He then drew out another pistol , and was about to fire , when the crowd
gave way on all sides . Some persons , however , entered the house to arrest the man , who , alike liberal of his gold and his lead . it was supposed must be mad , when , on seeing them appear , ho threw himself into the street , and was su severely injured , that he died shortly after . lie turned out to be a brewer named Krauss , whose brain had been turned by anxiety attendant upon a lawsuit . In his pocket was found a gold box , oh the lid of which were scratched with a pin , or tho point of a penknife , tho words . "Died , August 28 , 1810 , " which would seem to intimate that he had far some time made up his mind to commit suicide on that day .
The Salisbury Herald states , that Mrs . Michel , of W'hatcome House , ia consideration of the loss sustained by the holders of allotment gardens on her estate , from tho destruction of their potatoes , is < o allow the parties to go rent free . The number of families benefitted by this liberal act is nearly four hundred . Mkunciioly Shipwreck , —Dunfanaghy , Sept . 12 , 1840 . —The schooner Express , of Glasgow , was lost off the west end of Tory Island , early on the morning of Tuesday , the 8 th instant , and all hands perished .
On Monday Evening, About Twelve O Clock,...
TYRANNY OF POOR LAW GUARDIANS . Radford , kear Nottingham . —A rather interesting meeting was held here last week , worthy of being recorded in the Northern Star . The meeting was called for the purpose of memorialising the Poor Law Guardians in support of the continuance in office of Mr . Small , the medical officer of the Union . Trade is very bad here , and has been lor some time . This has forced the people , in many cases , to live upon common food—and they have not even bad a sufficiency of that—which , it appears , has caused an increase of sickness amongst them . The cases on the medical books in this union for several years past , have been , on the average , 800 ; while , this year , they amount to 1 , 600 ! Notwithstanding the great increase in sickness , the number oi deaths have been
less than in any other corresponding period ; owing , it is stated , to the able and kind treatment of the sick , by Mr . Small , the present medical officer . The ' Guardians acknowledge they have no fault to find with Mr . Small but that he is too " liberal , " too "benevolent ; " he has " increased the expenses oi the medical department : in fact , he is too kind to the poor ! He orders the sick wine , and beef tea , when necessary . This does not suit their high mightinesses ; beef and wine were only made for manufacturing aristocrats . They havethe " interests of the ratepayers to attend to " -the interests of the manufacturers , of course—who , when they have squeezed the last drop from the vitals of their slaves wish , it would appear , to have a medical man who would decently help them out of existence . Mr .
Small is a man of ability , as well as a benevolent roan , and has the esteem of all the poor of the Union . His salary is only £ 60 a-year ; while the salary of the relieving officer , who is a man of an opposite character , has been raised from £ 80 a ? year to £ 120 a-year—including the office of Registrar of Births and Deaths . Mr . Sanders ( a Chartist ) was unanimously called to the chair . He opened the business in a sensible speech . The guardians , he said , had no-charge to prefer against Mr . Small , only that he had increased the expenses of the medical board ; he had been too liberal . He ( the Chairman ) believed that Mr . Small had done his duty honestly and efficiently . This was a question , not whether the gurdians were satisfied with the conduct of Mr . Small , hut whether they the ratepayers were
satisfied : whether they would leave the sick poor to tlie treatment of an inexperienced youth , or to the care ofa man in whom they had the greatest confidence ? Mr . Beardsall proposed , and Mr . Dean seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — " That thia meeting is of opinion , that the duties ofa medical officer for tho parishes of Radford and Lenton , have been ably and efficiently performed by Mr . Small , surgeon , he having acted strictly in accordance with the spirit and instruction laid down in the new Poor Law , and it is the opinion of this meeting that a memorial siened by the ratepayers be presented to tho Poor Law Guardians for his continuance in office . " Mr . Beardsall said , he believed that the salary of the medical officer was too small , he had had to attend last year en 1600 cases which was
not a shilling a head . The medical adviser was the guardian of the lives of the poor of the Union , he therefore thought that the office was a very important one . If the poor had less purgatives and more kitchen physic , there would not be so much sickness amonsst them . Mr . Dean bore testimony to the able and kind treatment of Mr . Small , he having been nnderh ' s treatment for an attack of the chokva , the Guardians had taken off 6 ozs . of beef per day , which was ordered by Mr . Small , before he ( Mr . Dean ) was able to walk . Mr . Wallace proposed the memorial . He considered that the expenses of the Medical Board were less comparatively than at any corresponding period . The expenses had increased but SA per cent , while the cases had increased 100 per cent . He thought the Guardians could not have taken this into account , or they would not have come to the conclusion of dismissing Mr . Small . Mr . Wright
( Chartist ) seconded the memorial . The only charge against MY . Small was , that he was too honest , and too kind to the poor . He had seen a poor old woman that morning , who said she should always venerate Mr . Small on account of his kindness to her husband when he was on his death bed . Mr . Morrison supported the memorial . This was a question of life and death , a question whether the poor should be attended to in time of sickness , or whether they should be left to perish . In manycases the poor were deprived of the means of living , which brought on £ 11—ness , and then it appears , they were not to receive proper medical treatment . The people , and not the Poor Law Guardians , ought to be the judges in this case . If Mr . Small had the confidence of the people , if they believed him to be a man of talent and kind to the poor , he ought to be retained in office . The memorial was put and agreed unanimously . The meeting was very numerously attended .
In the course of the next day the memorial re ceived the signature of 2 , 039 , being nearly the whole of the ratepayers in the two parishes of Radford and Lenton . A deputation was appointed to wait upon the guardians with the memorial on Thursday , the 10 th inst ., as they were met for the purpose of electing a medical officer . In the first instance the chaitman refused to receive tho memorial ; but upon the motion of the Rev . S . Cresswell , Vicar of the parish , it was ultimately allowed to be laid upon the table , and a sharp discussion arose , some of the guardians endeavouring ' to redicule both memorial and memorialists , and the Rev . S . Cresswell and others contending , that as it was the most important and
numerously signed document which had ever been submitted to any board , it claimed the ! r respect and attention ; and he also required that those who were dissatisfied with Mr . Small should state the " Specific grounds" upon which they were about to dismiss him . This the chairman ( a bloated manufacturer , named Morley ) refused to comply with ; and upon the votes being taken ( by ballot ) Mr . Yates , a young man of twenty-three years of age , was elected , who , whatever may be his talent , on account of his want of practice the parishoners ' consider Mr . Yates cannot command the confidence necessary to tlie proper discharge of his duties ; and that such important responsibilities ought not to be placed with one who is as yet untried .
It is necessary for the proper consideration of the question to be informed that at Mr . Small ' s election last year the chairman addressed him in tUese words , "And now you are about to enter upon your important duties , take care that you attend upon the sick poor and prescribe for them in the same manner as if they were members of my family . " And similar language was uttered upon the inauguration of Mr , Yates on Thursday , though it was notorious that at the same time Mr . Small was dismissed for carrying out these instructions , the only charge that had been brought against him at the different meetings of the board having been that he had ordered beef tea and wine to the paupers , and had incurred too great an expense : and at the visit of Mr . Weal , the
Assistant Poor Law Commissioner , there was so much emphasis laid upon the medical certificates prescribing beef tea and wine , as to induce Mr . Weal to state to them that he considered Mr . Small had not exceeded hia duty by ordering beef tea and wine when he thought them necessary . The memorial , which the deputation applied to the guardian to return , oh account of the insulting and contemptuous manner w th which it was treated , has , along with other documents , been forwarded to the Poor Law Commissioners , with a request that an inquiry may be instituted ; and it is possible that the guardians , who appear to envy those who have figured in the Andover and other similar cases , may yet be partakers of their notoriety .
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The Famine In Ireland — Awful Conditions...
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND — AWFUL CONDITIONS OF THE 1 KISII PEOPLE . [ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB J Sir , —I have been in the habit of forwarding the Star , after having well perused it , to a friend of mine ( nit Irishman , ) at Lower Edmonton , who likewise having well digested its contents , sends it to a friend of his , in Killaloe , Limerutt . I forward You a letter sent from Kcllaloe to my friend , at Lower Edmonton , for insertion in jour valuable journal , which will , f think , at once show the manner in which public opinion is kept down when it does not point in the direction of the Loyal National Repeal Demonstration ; and will likewise give your numerous readers some idea of the extent of the potatoe disease , and fuining ; in misgoverned Ireland , Here is the letter , it will speak for itself : — ' * Killaloe , September 6 th , ! Si 6 , " Dear sir , —
" My father desires me to convey to you his most grateful acknowledgement * and sincere thanks for your many and continued favours , particularly the last Northern Star , which is , from scarcity and principles , a very great treat here . Its policy and doctrines , though good and worthy of general adoption , are publicly deceived in this country hy interested parties who wish not any interferancu with their own game lest they may be deprived " of the winnings , and parties and politics generally , however , speciously pleading or pleadtd , as intended to effect public good are found so selfish in their agitation and doings as to till the people with distrust . Pardon the boldness sf these remarks , you , who have more experience and a betu-r opportunity than I of observing the movement of political leaders and of
judging of the sincerity ot their motives , will not perhaps admit their justness , you may consider them too sweeping , but J think it no harm to give you my opinion . Now , of our present statu you may , from newspaper reports , form some idea of the wretched condition of the poor of this country , but can by no means arrive at an accurate estimate of the amount of prevailing misery . To think of a man going from place to place iu bis garden search . ing , as ho would tell you , for the best of his potatoes and when these are boiled , to inhale the fetid stench arising in the steam , when this offensive vapour is cxhalcd . to see the hungry children crowding round the table trying to pick out a sound potatoe or , at least , one not entirely rotten of nJtfcli they may eat apart , and in their hunger they are induced to eat the putrid portion
The Famine In Ireland — Awful Conditions...
which must and doe » bring on disease , and then to hear them say , after they have retired from this disgusting meal , that they are neither full nor fasting . Is it not shocking ? Is it not revolting to human nature 1 "Potatoes , I am told , will , for the future , be forbidden the market , the public works have been interrupted , the distribution of Indian flour on cheap terms bas ceased , the people are going in masses to the priests , to the magistrates , and to the landlords asking what shall they do ? The landlords are driving and expelling , they must get their own as the rents nr not being paid , no remedy for tbe existing famine , let no one say , it does not exist , and tbe supply of food left to the
enterprise of selfish merchants who , I am lure , will be slow to bring provisions to so inviting a market as poverty , stricken Ireland . What do you read in the signs of the times ? Can you not observe the symptoms of revolution or at least of a popular outbreak t Do you not think that whatever physical force is left , these famished creatures will be exerted to obtain food where it can be had ? How rnanj are the regrets now expressed that Peel is not in office \ But hold I see to what a length I have run ; I am certain you are tired of my tale and quite willing to be let go , but first nllow me to subscribe myself 1 Yours , most sincerly and thankfully , •< »
"P . S . —Whenever you can befriend me with a Star you will confer a very great favour . " And as a Repealer on principle with the best wishes towards your" independent journal , I am authorized to offrr you a very intelligent person who will act as your Limerick correspondent to your journal , who will prove himself to be an able exponent of the public feeling in that part of Ireland . Since my last communication I have been informed lhat those persons no : agreeing with the nolos bolus rules of the Loyal National Repeal Domination , must consider themselves cut off . I beg , sir , to subscribe myself , Yours , most obedient , An Ex-London Repeal Warden . Bridge-street , Westminster , Seotem ber . 14 th . 1846 .
P . S . — -I would recommend all those persons who take in the Star , if they do not file it , to forward It to some person in Ireland , for by so doing they will be strengthening the good cause in which they are embarked and at the same time be mainly assisting in putting down the O'Connell Whie humbug in that unfortunate country , as this letter will well prove ,
™^ O'Connorville. To The Editor Oe The N...
™^ O'CONNORVILLE . TO THE EDITOR OE THE NOBTHEBN STAB . Sib , —We , tbe members of the C hartist ( Land ) Cooperative Society ( Victory , Strood , near Rochester ) , solicit the insertion in your valuable journal of the followins remarks , expressive of our gratitude to Fenrgus O'Connor , Esq ., and his colleagues , together with Mr , Wheeler , Secretary , for their indefatigable zeal in promoting the happiness and welfare of the labourinfr class of the community , which has been indubi tably attested by the early practical = pplication of Mr . O ' Connor s gloriousplan for the redemption of honest industry from the " W ! ongs of the oppressor and the contumely of the proud . " . The Demonstration at O'Connorville was attended by twelve of the members from this district . Amongit them were three or four practical men , and their report of the ' proceedings was most anxiously looked forward to by those who were unable to avail themselves of the prof . fered treat .
The detail of the astonishment they felt at meeting fh » I'ssembled thousands , all so deepl y interested in the proceedings ( for members who went to scoff , remained to praise ) , the studied comforts and convenience of the tenements ; the quality and condition of the allotments j owing to untiring industry and well-directed skill and energy , which have made it more than the prOHiiMd land , has so convinced this portion of tbe society of tbe integrity of its leaders , that tbey cannot refrain fromeommnnicating their sentiments of admiration of that zeal which has already effected so much , and which , in all probability , will subsequently exceed the hopes even of our most sanguine supporters . Wc , therefore , beg you to record this little tribute of our gratitude to the founder of this-Institution , which bids so fair in a few years to cover the length and breadth of the land with smiling faces and happy homes .
Wc should neglect our duty did we omit to state that the appearance of the allotments at O'Connorville has so excited the desires of the members here to obtain one of these "keys to independence , " that they hope the good work may not flag , and they earnestly call upon the 2 nd Section to do their duty manfully , and by early and liberal subscriptions to supply our chief with the sinews of war against monopoly , as every month's delay is a sacrifice of health , wealth , and happiness . We are , Sir , Wi'h great respect , Your obedient servants , C . Willis and Fjuends .
The « Abominable." And " Essentially Eng...
THE « ABOMINABLE . " AND " ESSENTIALLY ENGLISH" CHARTISTS . TO THE EDITOB OF THE NOBTHEB STAB . Dear Sib , —You will oblige by inserting the under written in vour invaluable paper .
TO-CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY , ESQ . Sib ,- "As you have in the plentitude of your wisdom , thought fit to term " abominations" the several points constituting the "People's Charter , " ! demand that you substantiate your assertions , if you can and if you cannot , you ought ( as any man of candour would ) to withdraw thpm . Again you say , tbe spirit and tone of our proceedings are " so essentially English , that their adoption in . Ireland would neither be probable nor desirable ; " but if you will only give yourself tbe trouble to peruse that document called tbe People ' s Charter , you will find ( instead of abominations , ) a good and wholesome act to provide " for the just representation of the people of Great Britain and Ireland . " There sir , how "essentially English" that sounds , does it not ? How " essentially English" is to devote time and talent to procure signatures to petitions
to be presented to the Commons , House of Parliament , to show the antipathy manifested hy tbe English people against such infernal measures as Coercion Bills I You . may have at heart a burning love of country , hut allow me to tell you that jour countrymen are powerless to obtain their rights without the assistance of the " essentially English . " You surely are not so foolish as to imagine , that even if every repealer in Ireland was quite ready and willing to resort to arms ( which I am sure they are not , according to their Botheration Hall roculhuvg ) , that they could without tbe assistance and fraternal sympathy of the Chartists of England , and the United Kingdom at Inrge , ever gain their objects . When tyrants combine to crush the patriots struggling for liberty , it is time that the Democrats Of all countries , regardless of colour and creed , should combine to crush tyranny . Liverpool , Sept . 1 S 40 . Jaucb BEITEBTOJJ .
Veteran Patriots'. Widows', And Orphans ...
VETERAN PATRIOTS ' . WIDOWS ' , AND ORPHANS LAND FUND . TO TUB EDITOB OF THE lfOBTUEBIf STAB , Sir , —May I claim a small space to reply to the observations of our Glasgow friends , on my former letter . I am very glad to find that they are such sticklers for tbe rules , as laid down by the Conference , for , Sir , if all , or any , of thebmnches had acted on their recommendation , there would bare been no necessity for my former communication . I could have understood their objection , if it had been
proposed that the Directors should at once have had the power to locate the victims , but I hare yet to learn , that a General Meeting , in December , is a violation of the rules , or that it will be exceeding its duties by makingsuch alterations as a majority of the members shall deem necessary , and if the majority think , with our Glasgow brethren , that the suggestion whieh I then threw out , is not advisable , of course they will not agree to it ; and , so far from wishing to proceed without due caution , it was mentioned now to give the shareholders time to maturely consider the subject .
Our friends may rest assured , that this plan was not brought forward to shift the onus of supporting the victims from the Chartist to tho Land Society , but to induce the former to permanently provide for them . And I have found sufficient ef the better feelings of our nature amongst those who are not Cl-iartists , to think that I have not over estimated , when I sat them down as a thousand , willing to pay one penny per month . Then , as to the delay , the taking of twelve , or at the outside fourteen out of G . 000 , cannot much deterioate the value of any man ' s chance ; and , whatever may be tbe case in Scotland , I uniformly found , that tbe poorest Members are always tjie readiest with their mite , for any good object . But I am very happy to find , that on one subject , at least , we appear to be of the same opinion— -namely , the necessity of purchasing shares for our sufforin" friends . And this is the oreat point— the other is only a detail as to the best means of applying it .
And if those letters have roused any of my brother Chartists to this pMt of their duty , thev have accomphshed the end sought by their fellow Democrat , „ ,. O . XT . Wheeleb . Reading , Sept . 14 th , 1 S 46 .
To The Members Op The Chartist Co-Operat...
TO THE MEMBERS OP THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . My Friends , —Mr . O'Connor lately mentioned an excellent plan to increase your funds and reduce the rent o your allotments , and , perhaps , as an humble auxiliary , I may bo permitted to supgest another plan for vour consideration . To simplify my plan , I will suppose any section of tho society to consist of 5000 members holding paid-up shares , and cnUtlsd to four-acre allotments . Let those 5000 members " continue to pay fourpenee-half penny pet week , or one pound per year , as most convenient . Thu < = a steady income of £ 5000 per annum would be realized to facilitate the operations of the society . Now at each year ' s end I propose that the said 5000 members shall ballot for the purchase of their allotments to the amount of £ 5000 , and thus every fortunate member , upon drawing his ^ chance , shall be entitled to his allotment free for ever of all rent or any other incumbrance , except £ 1 per year to make up the annual £ 5000 dub money , and to cease all payment as soon as the 5000 members are provided for in like manner .
With the most sincere desire to promote tLe interest of the society , Iremain , your ' s faithfully , H . A . DoNALDSOJf ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 19, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_19091846/page/6/
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