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EE I ? E INQUEST ON TUB SECOND CHARTIST VVICYICT 1 M , IS TOTUILL-FIELDS PRISON . lulu inn inquest on the body of tho late Alexander irirp wrp was held within the precints ofthe prison , on nmdajnday , September 17 th , before the deputy-coroner XI Mr . Mr . Lwgham ) , and a respectable jury . The folri ring ring gentlemen were present to watch the proceed jsjs :-js : —Captain Williams , Inspector of Prisons ; aunty airy Pownall , Esq ., Chairman of the Middlesex lEigishgistrates ; Valentine Knight , Esq ., Visiting icigishgistrate ; Thomas Clark , James Grassby , and Idmuilrnund Stallwood , on behalf of the Chartist Exeit itivetive ; Messrs . Millar and Stills on behalf ofthe oi omnommittee of Metropolitan Delegates , sitting at 28 , 9 l 9 l de 9 lden-Iane , Barbican ; Tindal Atkinson , Esq ., u imarrister-at-law , also attended as the professional ;< ; ent ; ent ofthe National victim Committee . ' Th ( The jury having viewed the body , which had , at u le ne request of the widow and friends undergone a xKtmst mortem examination , returned to the
inquest-} omjom . Th The first witness examined was James Shibp , of 5 51 , j 1 , Wbitechapel-road , who identified the deceased s s his bis nephew . Joi Jons JLtrmsoy , Clerk of the Prison , produced h tie he warrant of committal , which set forth that the c eceeceased was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey a nr air a misdemeanour , on the 3 rd of July , 1818 , and b hat hat he was sentenced to two years and two month ' s a mpmprisonment , and at the expiration of that period 1 hathat he should enter into recognisances to keep the k leaoeace for a further period of three years , himself in E & 10 E 108 and two securities of £ 50 each , and the prison < vasvas tbe Westminster House of Correction . —By the [ CorSoroner : Be was not sentenced to hard labour .
G GsoRflE Lockteb , Warder of the Prison . — E Etedteceived deceased into bis charge on tbe 12 th of ) Fur / nly , 18 i 8 . He was ia good health when he s sntentered . He saw nothing to the contrary , neither 3 lid lid Sharp complain . Sharp remained with him usiust while he explained the rules ofthe prison to i linaim . It was the invariable practice to read the [ rulrules to prisoners on their entrance to the prison . I tie tie did not make any objection to any of the rnles ; I no its then accompanied htm to the portion of the | prison allotted to him . ( George Egebtox , Warder . —Received Sharp in bisbis charge on the 12 th of July , 1 & J 8 . His health wawas well , and continued so as long as he continued in in his charge , which was to the beginning of Sept . 18 * 848 . —ffig health was generally good . He made no cocomplaint . Could not say whether he saw the dodoctor . Prisoner had first-class diet—that was meat I
fotfoar times a week , soup three times , and cocoa in tMhe miming for breakfast ; and part of the time ShSharp had cocoa for supper . This was ah indulgegence . He had also bread withthem . —By a Juror : ta & ny butter ?—No . He had exercise in a yard to bMimself . —Mr . T . Atkinson : Why was cocoa for snsnpper deemed an indulgence ? Because gruel was fchthe usual supper diet , and Sharp did not like gruel . WWas being kept separate an indulgence ? It was to to him , because he could walk about and sit Mown as he pleased . The surgeon had the grantinjng of indulgences . Prisoners were asked every mmorninar whether they wished to see the surgeon , imnd if they did their names were put down and habanded to the doctor . The prisoner was rather ^ excitable . —By the Coroner : I did not say that the Sffiurgeon had the whole and entire power of granting ^ indulgence ? . ( The diet table was here produced . ) TThe witness on inspection declared it to be a Cffiorrect table of diet as used in the prison .
D-isiEi Bojlas , sub-warder , received Sharp at tithe commencement of September , 1848 , about the 66 th or 7 th , He was in good health , and continued sso all the time he remained under his care , which vwas until November , 1848 . During that period I Sharpe saw the doctor several times , at his own rec quest . Did not know whether the doctor pre s scribed for him or not He had his regular diet v while with him . The diet was the usual first-class idiet . Tbe prisoner was not punished during the i time he was under his charge . He had regular ex-< ereise . " Had charge ofthe prisoner a second time , i from the 12 th or 13 th of May in the present year , i down to the morning of the 9 th inst ., when he went i into the Infirmary . His health was very good . He ! saw the doctor several times during that period .
Did not know if he had any particular complaint . "He ( prisoner ) had received medicine during that period . Did not know what medicine it was . He had change of diet allowed him—potatoes instead of rice , and extra bread . If deceased had any particular disease he should have known it . Witness locked the prisoner upon the evening of the Stn , and unlocked him on the morning of the 9 tb , at half-past six . Prisoner was in bed when he unlocked him . Asked him what was the matter t Prisoner replied that he had been very bad in the night , and had seen the surgeon . Prisoner was then taken to the Infirmary shortly after . Could not say what was tbe matter with him , hut he complained of vomiting and purging . Prisoner was punished twice during the latter period he had
mentioned , but then he ( witness ) was on Bight duty , and , consequently , had , not charge of him during the punishment . A brother officer told him that prisoner was punished . —By a Juror : Is there a book of the punishments kept ? Yes , there is . The deceased was a healthy man . Did not know whether he was strong or weak . He had the regular exercise . —By Mr . ' T . Atkinson : He was on full diet daring the first period ho was ia his charge . He received him from Darlington . Prisoner was required to work . He ( witness ) believed it was because the five shillings per week was not paid . Prisoner was asked to work , bnt refused ; this was about the 20 th of August . Sharp said he would not
do it . Prisoner continued on first-class diet until ordered into solitary confinement . Lost sight of prisoner for seven days—from the 25 th or 20 th of August . He asked the question every morning , "Do you wish to seethe surgeon ? " Received Sharp again , after the seven days , from 3 Ir . Lockyer . Saw no change in him . Locked him up quite well on the night of the 8 th . He ( prisoner ) was suddenly seized . Was given to understand tJiat cholera was in the prison prior to that date . —By a Juror : The work tendered to the prisoner was one pound of oakum per day . Some boys would pick a pound of oakum in half an hour , ' and some men would take five hours to do the same amount of work .
Jos . Darlington received prisoner in November , 1848 ; his health was good . Prisoner remained ¦ w ith him until the latter end of May , 1849 . Witness Botlas was recalled . —Received prisoner from Darlington on the 13 th or 14 th of May . He had extra diet nearly all the time . The extra diet was a small loaf . Did not know the weight of it . Joseph Darlixgtox recalled—Gave prisoner up toBoylau some time in May , 1849 . Prisoner ' s health , during the time he had him in charge , was good . He ( prisoner ) saw the doctor occasionally . Believes he had a little medicine occasionally . His diet had been changed by order of the medical officer . Did not know what for . The doctor
ordered the change . The surgeon visited the prisoner occasionally , not every day . Prisoner could have seen tbe surgeon every day had he thought fit . Prisoner was punished in May . He received two days' bread and water , hy the Governor ' s order . Did not know what it was for . Did not think the bread and water had any effect on his health . Prisoner did not complain . Prisoner ¦ was in solitary confinement during the period he had the bread and water diet . —By Mr . T . Atkinson : Was the change of diet sudden from first-class to bread and water ? He had first-class diet on the day previous to being sent to solitary confinement . Hid not know whether the Governor had power of hunse'f to place prisoners in solitary confinement . On this occasion he gave the order . Sharp had been on oakum one day . He picked a portion of it . There was good and bad oakum—some rope is much softer than other .
Joseph Kirkman , warder , examined . — Received Sharp on the 31 st of July ; remained with him five days . He was reported on the day on which le took charge of him—not by witness , but by another warder—for refusing to attend chapel ; his punishment was three days solitary confinement on bread and water . Sharp was healthy , about nine stone -weight , and about my own size . ( Loud laughter . ) ( The warder is a very stout man ) . Prisoner had no extra diet during the time he was in his charge . Winuji PiiEriroEP , a warder . —Was superintendent of washing . Reported prisoner on the 2 nd of May , 1849 , for refusing to labour when there was no money in hand for his keep . Prisoner said openly , m presence of the other prisoners , that he would not do it ( the work ) . It was in accordance with
the rules of prisons , that prisoners should be excused from labour on payment of five shillings per "week ; this rule was explained to all prisoners on entrance : it was not a printed rule . —A juror asked how it was when a prisoner was not sentenced to labour by the Judge , that he could be put to labour ? —The coroner explained it was done in accordance with an act passed in the reign of George IV ., which compelled prisoners to pay for their food , or in lieu to do some labour , not hard . —Mr . Palethorp , evidence resumed : Wa s apprised there was no money in hand by the deputy governor . The prisoner was not ordered to pick oakum in his presence , bnt he was informed ofthe circumstance by
a brother officer . — . Mr . Atkinson : That is not evidence , you must only say what you know froui your own observation . —Had heard that cholera prevailed in the pr ison prior to . July . . " George Slade , sub-warder . —Had Sharp in his charge from the 27 th to the 31 st of July . Prisoner was reported by him for refusingto attenddivine tervice . Prisoner did not give any reason for his refusal , simply declined going—the punishment was three days solitary confinement on bread and water Tbe governor . inflicted the punishment . The statute 4 George IV ., sec . 33 , chap . 64 , read by . the coroner , allowing justices to inflict labour , ' not severe , unless the food was paid for . Mr . Atkinson here called the attention ofthe coroner and jury the clause of the same statute , which made ft
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imper . : ive on two justices of the peace to order the labour . —• William Palethorp's examination resumed : Prisoner was on first-class diet during the time he was under his care ; the surgeon gave orders for the alteration of diet . , . - Jasibs Orhiston , sub-warder . — Received Sharp on the 25 th of August , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , and retained him until the 5 th of September , instant . Prisoner was reported previous to his having charge of him—was so informed by the deputy governor . The punishment was six days solitary confinement on bread and water . —By Inspector of Prisons : It was the usual sleeping cells , mot the refractory . Prisoners , when in solitary , had a pound and a quarter of bread per day , and a pint of gruel for supper . The work was left in his cell . Was changed suddenly from first-class and extra dietto bread and water diet .
, John Butler Warder . —Was on duty in the infirmary . Received prisoner , Sharp , on the evening of the 8 th . He was at once seen by the surgeon , who prescribed for him ; he had relaxation of the bowels . Saw him in his sleeping-roora . He was in bed . Sharp said he felt relief from the medicine . Saw the doctor coming down from him at about three o ' clockin the morning . He ( Butler ) attended him after that , and took him a bottle of soda-water . At twenty minutes past eight in the morning of the 9 th inst . took deceased a bason of arrow-root , wittt half a quartern of brandy in it . Prisoner than appeared better . At ten minutes before nine ne again visited him , accompanied by the resident suigeon . He was then removed to the infirmary and nnf-.+ Ali « l- tbe usual remedies were applied , ana
be went on very well until the morning of the , litn , Tuesday , when he appeared to be worse , ine surffeon was sent for , and he prescribed , me frisone ^ ppeared to revive a little towards evening . He leVt him at six o'clock , and did not see any more of him until Wednesday morning , about twenty minutes past six . His voice was then cleai . He had cramps , but not severe . Sharp wanted to setup , bnthe told him he could not permit him without the surgeon ' s sanction . The doctor declined to allow him to get up , because he said it would injure him . Sharp said the doctor was only keepin" him in bed to try his constitution , he was quite able to sit up , and it was an infernal shame for the doctor to keep him in bed . The prisoner ' s bowels continued relaxed . He complained of pain . Saw
him frequently during the night . Prisoner slept a little . Saw him again on Thursday morning ; was then in a very low state . Sharp pressed very hard to be allowed to get up , and the doctor allowed him to sit up for a few moments to have his bed made . Was up for about five minutes , when he was put to bed again . Saw him on Friday morning , when he was in a very low state . Visited him during the day at intervals , and was with him at eight o ' clock . He died at half-past nine . The doctor prescribed a little weak brandy and water on Friday , which was the last thin * he took . Deceased complained all day on Friday of pain in the bowels . He did not appear sensible after nine o ' clock , —By Mr . Atkinson : Had cholera cases in July and
September . About nineteen male cases altogether . They had cholera on the 21 st of July . He believed Williams and Sharp were the only cases that had occurred after having been placed on bread and water diet . Sharp told his wife in his ( Butler ' s ) presence , that he had been put onbreadand water in August , and that had caused his illness . ( Hero a warm discussion took place between : the Deputy-Coroner and Mr . Atkinson , as to whether this constituted evidence . The Coroner ultimately decided that the jury might have it for what it was worth . ) Sharp told his wife that he had not been well since he had the bread and water in August last . Considered Sharp of an irritable temperament . At the request of Mr . Tindal Atkinson the inquest was adjourned until Tuesday , one o ' clock .
Tuesday . —The adjourned inquest was resumed on this day ; the same parties were present to watch the proceedings as on the preceding day . John Gates , sub-warder , examined , gave very similar evidence to that of Butler . —By Mr . Atkinson : Had cholera in the prison in July last , and had had it with slight intermission ever since . Thomas Chea , deputy-governor . Oh the 20 th of August gave Sharp a pound of oakum to pick . Told him that he was desired to do so as the
money was not paid from the 11 th inst . Sharp said , he should not do it . I said , " Very well , the law and the rule has been explained to you . " For five successive days he was asked the same question with the same result . On the Saturday Sharp was taken before the visiting justices , and there he also refused . He believed Sharp said it was no part of his sentence to work . The chairman read the thirty-eighth section of 4 George IV ., hut the prisoner still refused , and he was sentenced to be locked up for six days on bread and water .
Henry Pownall Esq ., Chairman of the Middlesex magistrates . —Deposed that the minute book now produced was that of the visiting justices of the prison . He was not present on the 25 th of August , but believed the signature to that book to be that of Hector Rose the chairman for the day . It was customary to produce the minutes , read them over and confirm them . He believed the minutes to be in the handwriting of one of Mr . Allen's clerks . V . Ksiohx Esq ., visiting justice . —Had only been so for two months . Was present on the 25 th of August last . Was present at the confirmation of the minute now read . ( The minute contained the sentence of six days on bread and water and solitary confinement . ) He had been present when other prisoners received similar sentences for the like offence . Those other prisoners were Ernest Charles Jones , and Joseph Williams , who received their sentences at the same time .
Mr . Chea recalled . —Sharp had been punished before . Was punished for talking , for which he received two days solitary confinement on bread and water . On the 31 st of July he had three days for refusing to attend chapel . Sharp was in good health until the evening of the 8 th inst . —By Mr . Atkinson : Received the orders from the governor to put Sharp on the oakum picking ; it was on the evening of the 19 th August ; Sharp refused for five successive days . ( Here a pound of oakum , cans of
soup , gruel , cocoa , and the day ' s bread , was placed on the table for the inspection of the Jury . )—By Mr Atkinson : When in solitary confinement they had bread and water , and since the prevalence of the epidemic the doctor had ordered a pint of gruel for supper such as that before them . There were three sentenced to bread and water for six days , two of whom were dead ! tlte other had complained ! but lie had not beenafilicted with the cholera ; he had verbal orders from the governor to put the men on oakum .
3 Ir . Atkinson here raised the question as to the power of the governor to give any such orders , contending that the power was vested in two or more visiting justices , and that it was of great importance ; / hat it appeared to him to be done illegallythat the after punishment arose for an offence which in point of law had never"been committed , and the result of which punishment they had now before them . ( Sensation . ) The Coroner repudiated such a course as being calculated to bias the minds of the jury . Mr . Atkinson said it was only a fair deduction from what bad been done—a mere deduction from the facts brought before them , all tho witnesses averring that the governor gave the order , when the Act of Parliament said the power was vested in " two or more of the visiting justices . " The Coroner said it was but fair to assume that a general order from the magistrates gave the governor that power .
Mr . Atkinson demurred to the conclusion that such a general rule ( even admitting such an one to be in existence ) applied to a . special purpose like the present ; however , he would leave the case to the jury . John Lavies , surgeon to the prison , said he saw Sharp constantly—his general health was good , and his constitution robust . He had occasionally prescribed some opening or aperient pills or rhubarb draught , on occasions of headache or constipation of the bowels . Saw him during his confinement in Maj—had ho reason to believe that his constitution would not stand the bread-and-water treatment . Saw him also during his confinement in July . He did not complain at that time . Had no occasion to
visit him afterwards . On the 13 th of August he ( prisoner ) was languid—there waS no particular cause for languor . Saw him on the 26 th of August , and every day during his six . days' confinement . He was not entirely on bread and water , he had gruel for ^ supper . He appeare d very cheerful . Spoke to him every day . It was usual for the surgeon to exercise control over punishment , in cases where the patient was not able to bear it . Did not conceive that the deceased ' s health warranted his interference . Deceased applied to him on the 1 st of Sept ,, and complained of constipation . Did not give him medicine , but ordered him cocoa for his evening meal . On the oth saw him again . He then complained of pain and . cramp in his bowels . Witness gave him a warm rhubarb draught . Saw him the next day , when he was much better , and appeared to be pleased with the draught . — Sharpe said it was the best medicine he had ever
had in his life . On . the evening of the 8 th , deceased was attacked . He saw him on the Oth , Sunday morning—the disease assumed a mild form , and went on favourably until Tuesday the 11 th . Saw him twice a day in the interim—lie then became excessively feeble and faint . He Was watched constantly during the day , arid much recovered the next day he was still better-the 13 th much the same ; . was enabled to take mucilage , wine brandy and nourishing diet . On the 13 th he ha ' d a nice sleep—on the 14 th there was a-marked chance ; pulse was more hurried — he became worse , and . died at half-past nine . Witness was " present when he died—tbe cause was Asiatic cholera . By a reference to his notes , he found Sharp required less change of diet , or less beef ,, tea , Ac , iban most prisoners ; this was in consequence of his healthful constitution . He had two ounces' more meat than the usual allowance . —By the Oonmer
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Did not observe any result from the sudden change of diet , except constipation of the bowels . Dm hot think constipation of the bowels would predispose to an attack of cholera . Did not think death at all accelerated by the diet to which he had been subjected . The medicine g iven for constipation was not calculated to predispose « w oholera . Did not give saline draughts ; but rhubarb , whicn was the mildest draught fie-could give . He knew of no predisposing cause in this particular case . Had made a post mortem examination in . the . presence of a meaical gentlemen brought by the fnends of the deceased ,, all tho organs were . p erfectly healthy . There was nothing elicited by the post mortem examination to show tho cause of death .
Mr AiKiNSON . —Cholora made its appearance in thp nrison as early as January last . It was more marked in July . In that month there were three eases in August four cases , and hi September fifteen cases ' . Sharp ' ' confinement on bread and' water produced nothing more than constipation of the bowels , which was a very general consequence oi phanire of diet . Ho was not aware of the instructions of the Board of Health . Was not aware the Board of Health had recommended » generous diet , but he should at all times recommend a generous diet ; in fact , he said , live well .. Ho would not recommen d bread and water and solitude to a private patient during the prevalence of cholera . He had no right to interfere so long as a man was
in health . He had received cruel in addition to the oread and water . He repeated , he had no right to interfere with any punishment inflicted , unless he saw the patient failing in consequence ofsuchpunishment by the inspector of prisons . Was not asked whether it was right to apply the punishment under such circumstances . Did not think either the mind or body likely to be affected by it . —By Mr . Atkinson Had not observed that diarrhosa , as a general case , occurred from constipation . Was aware that it might occasionally . Williams had constipation just before cholera . Bread and water caused constipation very generally in this prison . Sharp had it , but not immediately before the attack ofdiarrhoja . K several cases bad occured , he should be inclined
to lay it down as a general rule . Sharpe ' s muscles were florid and healthy . Sharp had lost two pounds weight in twelve months . He could not feel it his duty to interfere with the governor or magistrates , unless the men ' s health required it . Mr . George Pickers , a licentiate of the Apothecaries Company , deposed to his attendance at the post mortem examination . He generally agreed with Mr . Lavies in opinion that death was tbo result of spasmodic cholera . Man's vital powers would undoubtedly be lowered by spare diet . The Coroner then briefly summed up the evidence , laying' great" stress on the prison surgeon ' s evidence , concluded by telling the jury that the evidence would justify no other conclusion but that death was caused by Asiatic cholera .
The room was then cleared , and in about twenty minutes the iury returned the following verdict : — " That the deceased died from an attack of Asiatic cholera . " There was one dissentient , Mr . A . Planes , of 28 , York-street , Westminster , who refused to sign the verdict , unless at the same time a strong censure was passed on the authorities of the prison , who kept the prisoners on such spare diet during the prevailing epidemic , but in consequence of the jury consisting of sixteen persons , of course tho one dissentient did not invalidate the verdict .
The Health op Losnos during the Week . — The deaths registered in London in the week ending Saturday , September 15 , were 2 , 865 ; of which 1 , 682 were by cholera ; making the aggregate nunjbers , since the commencement of the epidemic in London , 12 . 8 W . The deaths irota all causes m the last six consecutive weeks were 1 , 009 , 2 , 230 , 2 , 456 , 2 , 796 , 3 , 183 , 2 , 865 . The numbers last week sensibly decreased . Melancholy . Suicide . —On Monday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Payne , at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , on the body of Jonathan Hoy , aged 69 , a currier , in a respectable way of business , residing in Bartholomew-close . Since the death of deceased ' s
wife , which took place nearly five years ago , his whole thoughts had been centered in his only son , a youth of twenty years of age , for whom he entertained the strongest affection . Arrived , close upon the age of legal responsibility , the son united himself to a loose woman . This preyed deeply upon the father ' s mind for some time . He neglected his usual avocations , went about like one deranged , calling for his "dearlost boy , " and on Friday put an end to his worldly cares by swallowing a large quantity of oil of vitriol , which caused his death in a few hours . Evidence to the above effect hsving been produced , the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary derangement . "
Frightful Suicide in the Pr / BLic Streets . — On Monday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Payne , at the Founder's-hall Tavern , Lothbury , on the body of David Davis , aged fifty-two , of No . 5 , Henry-place , Redcross-street , Borough . — John Young , of No . 4 , Cavington-terrace , Bermondsey , said that on Sunday forenoon last , about five minutes before ten o ' clock , he was in the company of deceased and was walking from the Bank towards the direction of Finsbury-square . As they were crossing the road at the end of Moorgate-street an omnibus came along , and deceased being on the other side , he suddenly darted from him and threw himself under the omnibus . —Policeman 115 said , that he saw the deceased run or walk rather sharp towards the
omnibus , when ho threw himself between tbe fore and bind wheels . The latter passed over his head and killed him almost instantaneously . —David Davis , a son ofthe deceased , said that seven or eight weeks since his father attempted to cut his throat , and bad lately complained of being weak and unable to work . They jury having consulted , they returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . " Alleged Manslaughter of a Married Woman by her Husband . —On Monday an inquest was held before Mr . W . H . Wakley , at the Perseverance , Weston-street , King's-cross , on the body of Mary Ann Porter , aged thirty-four . —Mary Casey , a midwife from the workhouse , who was on Thursday sent to attend deceased , said that she hp . d then all the
symptom ? of Asiatic cholera . In the evening the husband came home in a state of drunkenness . He kissed her , and said , " Tell the nurse ; did I illuse you ? " She replied , " Leave off ; don't kill me altogether . " She had been delivered of a child the previous Monday , and it died of cholera on Wednesday . —Elizabeth Randon saw the husband on the day before the child was born throw his wife on the bed , and dreadfully beat her , after which he and his son ( deceased ' s step-child ) went out . Deceased's cheek and lips were frightfully swollen by the beating . — Matilda Maddow stated , that on the Sunday mentioned by the previous witness , deceased came into her room , and said that her husband had stabbed her in the arm . Her lips were dreadfully swollen . —Mr . Popham , ^ urueon , accompanied by _ Mr . Estell , another district surgeon , visited deceased on the Wednesday before her death . The husband and her
sister were m the room , and attempted to force her from the bed , when he ( Mr . Popham ) said , " Fellow what are you doing ? You will kill the woman . " She gradually sunk until Friday , when she died . He performed a 2 > ost mortem examination . The body was one mass of bruises . Her upper lip was swollen and cut inside . On the top of the head was a wound which reached the brain , causing congestion of the brain . There was a wound behind the ear . The left side along the ribs was also bruised . She died of Asiatic cholera , ' and the injuries might have been moving causes to the disease . Had she not died of cholera , the injuries in course of time would have caused death . —Verdict , "Deceased died of Asiatic cholera , after having been cruelly and disgracefully treated by her husband . ' . ' At the close of the inquiry the police arrested the husband to charge himwith . his wife ' s . death before the divisional magistrate .
Suicide in Hyde Park . —On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was taken before Mr . S . F . Langham , the deputy coroner , at St . George ' s Hospital , concerning the death of Louis Chiveot , aged thirty-six , who destroyed himself in Hyde-park , under the following determined circumstances . The first witness examined was Mr . Charles Laisge , who stated , ho resided at No . 1 and 2 , Leicester-street , Leicestersquare , and was an hotel keeper . The deceased had lived at ; his house about sixteen days . He came from the town of Etitime , iu France , and intended to remain in London for some time on a pleasure excursion . On hearing of the unfortunate occurrence , witness searched the deceased ' s apartment , and discovered in a chest of drawers a letter he had
written and addressed to witness . The letter was written in Trench , and was translated by the witness as follows : — " Sir , during the last eight days , I have lived very unhappily , and I am determined to end my life . Last Monday was a very unlucky day , and I lost all my money . I have purchased a pistol , and by the time you read this letter I shall be no more . I have brought poverty oh myself , and I cannot bear to think of the future . Write to my friends and ( hey will pay you the sum I am indebted to you . Good bye , sir , my life is at an end : and receive my lhanks .-Louis Chiveot . " At the end of the letter was written the address of deceased ' s friends . Witness found some other letters in the drawers , signed by the deceased , in which tw
stated that he had been robbed of 20 , 0001 . in French bank notes , £ 17 in gold , and 30 f . in silver . In another letter , the deceased had written , that he had lost his money by his own folly . In answer to a question hy the coroner , the witness stated that there was no gambling allowed in his hotel , and that tbe deceased never mentioned to him that he had lost any money . —Mr . Francis Morris , a builder of Mount-street , Grosvenor-square , said , that on Sunday afternoon last , about four o ' clock , he was walk mg along the north side of the Serpent !™ , » K .
parfc , in company with a friend , and on passing between the Humane Receiving-house and hi Magazine , he was suddenly startled by hearing a shght report of a pistol . Witness perceived Tome smokeabouttwenty yards from him , * udlhen 8 ? w the deceasedwlhngalongthegrouadV w £ m
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^ . atelv aijproached the deceased , and found thai SAKBm self in the chest near the heart cSJ & dfKparfc-keepers came up , and he w * SSd to the hospital . ' A small pocket pistol *» S nn the eround . The deceased was ask ** Jne ? paifornis Sempting his life , and b * rephed £ he SI been roboed of 15 , 000 feg ^« J * f Francis , ^ W ^ SuS flf dying ^ m inter-^ ££ HeS rled , an ! died shortly nal h emorrhage , ne ne ori ( ice ^ before six o clock . ^ ™ £ Jf Witaess j ^ g ooened fevtd Sactdalm all slug from the spine , £ ch had passed through his body . Verdict , 15 ffi ?&^ w * ' W nroprietor of the Bedford dining-rooms , in Tottenham-court-road , committed suicide . Not making Kr . f £ «™ ni « at his usual hour , one ot his servants
„ ro eededtohis bed-room , when he found the nnffnateTman supended from the bed-post . Me-BStSS wi immediately obtained but ; wrUioot avail , the vital spark having fled . A be deceased £ was highly rejected In the neighbourhood h « beenlnavery Wponding state since the death of hU wife , to whom he was much attached , Destructive FiRBS .-Early on Sunday morning a firo broke out in the oil and colour warehouse of Mrs M Pottle , Tabernacle-square , Shorcditch . Mr . Deacon , tho occupier of tho Baths adjoining , sucoeeded wSi great difficulty in rescuing the residents who wire taken out ofthe premises through the back windows , nearly suffocated with smoke , ^ withstanding the exertions of the firemen , he SinlhA warehouse was destroyed , and the
building itself partially damaged . A . short time before the outbreak of this firo another , which it is feared will be attended w th loss of life , broke out in White Horse-alloy , Bankside . It commenced on the second floor in front of the house . Mrs , Welsh , the wife of the owner , was asleep at the time , and before any assistance could be rendered to her the room was on fire . She was dreadfully burnt . At a late hour on Saturday evening the Baths in Old Broad-street , City , were discovered to be on fire , but , by the timely arrival ofthe engines , the fire was speedily extinguished ^ t Fires . —On Wednesday morning , about one o ' clock , a fire occurred on the premises oi Mr . Cowfrom
ley , hat manufacturer , High-street , Stepney ; this house to the adjoining , that of Mr . Williams , pawnbroker , and Mr . Belcher , cheesemonger , the flames spread most furiously ; notwithstanding all the efforts of tho firemen , Mr . Cowley ' s house and stock were destroyed , and the greater portion of the pawnbroker ' s property fell a sacrifice , through the injudicious conduct of those present in throwing valuable furniture from the upper windows into the street . Mr . Belcher also is a sufferer from damage by removal . & c . The next fire occurred in the premises of Messrs . Allen and Co ., linen drapers , Friday-street , Cheapside ; it originated amongst the stock in the upper rooms , but from the ready assistance afforded it was soon subdued with
considerable damage . The next fire took place on the premises of Mr . Skinner , a timber merchant , Butcherrow , Ratcliffe-cross , where , notwithstanding the Brigade and West of England engines were in quick attendance , a large stock of timber was consumed . ( Insured in the London Assurance Office . The next fire was in the house of Mrs . Shinn , laundress , at Chelsea , where property consisting of wearing apparel , & c , was destroyed . Three other fires also were returned to the offices , but tho loss of property was slight . Messrs . Cowley , Williams , and Belcher , are insured in the Defenders ' , Globe , and General Insurance Companies . The loss at these fires may be estimated at least at £ 4 , 000 .
Tur BaRMONnsEt Mumer . —Wc have authority foo stating that the Crown intends remunerating those who mainly assisted in capturing the Mannings with an amount considerably larger than that offered in the original notification as a reward for the apprehension of tbo unhappy offenders . —Weekly Chronicle . Arrival op Treasure from California . —On Saturday seventy tons weight of gold dust from California and dollars from Valparaiso , were placed in the vaults of the Bank of England , brought by her Majesty ' s ship Calypso . The specie arrived by special trian from Portsmouth , and was removed from the London-bridge Terminus in twenty vans ,
drawn by eighty horses , and escorted by the police . It was contained in 1 , 400 boxes , value at £ 6 , 000 , 000 sterling . The Smithfielo Market Nuisance . —On Monday afternoon , as the corpse of Mr . Gavin , late of L & vies-stxeet . Islington , was heing conveyed for interment ia the Bunhill burial ground , when the beaters were in the act of crossing the City-road , near the Angel , a drove of oxen coming from Smithfield , pursued by a dog , rushed upon tliera ; the coffin was hurled off the men's shoulders , and themselves prostrated ; the mourners , chiefly females , fled shrieking in affright . The corpse , in consequence of this indecent treatment , had to be conveyed to a neighbouring undertaker ' s , and one of the
bearers was so seriously injured as to be unable to proceed . Escape of two Convicts . —Woolwich , Sept . 18 . —Joseph Slater , aged 24 , sentenced to ten years ' transportation for larceny and previous conviction , at the Stratford assizes ; and Henry Palmer , cabinet-maker and French polisher by trade , sentenced to ten years' transportation for larceny , escaped from Woolwich dockyard this morning , between eight and nine o ' clock , by removing one of the bars ofa window of the rigging-house , near the ground , when the tide was out . A sentry of the Royal Marino Corps was stationed near the place ; but owing to a high paling recently put up , his
position did not command a good view of tho window from which they descended . It is supposed they have escaped in a canvass suit of clothes , as the greater part of their convict dress was left behind . The convicts must have contemplated their escape for some time , as the window frame was found to he greased so as to open , witli greater ease , and an inside shutter having been generally up , they had better opportunities of making tho preparations without being noticed . The windows of the lower range of the rigging-house ought to be built up with brick , as they are " seldom used , and two sentinels placed on that station , one to walk tho lane , the boundary of the dockyard wall , aud tho other to stand at the south-east corner .
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EXECUTION OF GLEES 05 T WILSON . " The murderer of Mrs . Henrichson , her two sons Henry George Henrichson , and John Alfred Henrichson , and her female servant , Mary Parr , at Liverpool , in the month of March last , paid tho last penalty of tho law , on Saturday , on the scaffold at ffirkdale Gaol . Although the prisoner gavo his name John Gleeson Wilson , his real name was Maurice Gleeson . Ho was born at Brureo , a village twelve miles from Limerick . His father , David Gleeson , was a blacksmith , and a man of dissipated habits . The family consisted of three sons and three daughters , and having lost their mother early in life ,. they grew up in unbridled licentiousness . The murdererer was brought up to his father ' s business , but worked little , and about two-and-a-half years ago , having been in custody on a charge of felony , ho left home . Since that time one of his sisters has been
transported . He embarked from Ireland , at Cork , landed at Plymouth , then went to London , came to Liverpool , where he remained , and was never known to do a day ' s work . He was about twenty-six years of age . His wife , whom he married in December last , is now near her" confinement . Hopes were entertained that , notwithstanding the way in which he had persisted in asserting his innocence ofthe crime , he would make a confession of his guilt before the time for the execution arrived ; but up to the last moment he refused to make any such confession . The Rev . Mr . Dug"an was the priest appointed to receive any confession the prisoner might be inclined to make to him as his spiritual instructor , but ( although if he had done so it would have been known only to Mr Duggan himself ) ho refused to make a confession of any kind , either to Mr . Duggan or to the world , and strongly maintained that ho was an innocent
man . On Friday evening tho prisoner conversed freely with the keepers on ordinary topics , always takinji the opportunity when he could of asserting his innocence , protesting that they had not taken the right man , and that after he was gone this would become known . As the evening advanced he becamdrowsy , and having nearly fallen from his chair see veral times , at the solicitation of one of his attendants he retired to rest about three o ' clock Ho was then more calm than usual , and desired that he miht lled
gbe ca at six o ' clock . Ho soon slept but his rest was disturbed . He was called at the hour named . He raised himself up , remarked that the time had been very short , and said , in his half facetious manner , "Well , this is the last mo n ig I shall ever see . " He refused to take any breaklst then . At seven o ' clock one ofthe Catholic priests arrived , and he was soon followed by the others lhese remained m private communion with him till a few minutes before the horn- Mixed for his exe u-K-JV l vcl' ° earn st ««» d devoted in their at-¦ st On FKi A 0 ntU i £° * ? ffith him t 0 « M List . On Friday the under-sheriff , Mr . Wilson , received intimation by electric teW ™!„ f « , ««» UM
, indisposition of Calcraft , the executioner , and he had to post off to York , where ho secured the services of Howard , an aged officer of the law . About ten o clock the prisoner partook heartily of coffee and bread-and-butter . Tho under-sheriff arrived at the gaol a little before eleven o ' clock , and with the assistance of Mr . Gibbs , the governor , % Stei to make the necessary preparations . The prisoner , as io appointed hour approached , appeared per ' fectly unconcerned , and when at last it was intimated to him that the fatal hour had aSd he immediatel y rose and expressed his willingness to ' !
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attend the officers to tho fatal drop . He walked along the yard , and up the stairs leading to the press-room with great-firmness ; . On' reaching the press-room he sat down on the chair usually appropriated for criminals , and submitted to the process of pinioning without a struggle . At this moment his spiritual director exhorted him to make his peace with God , told him he had only a few minutes to live , and that he would soon have to appear before tho judgment-seat .. He listened attentively , gave utterance to some incoherent expressions , but strongly protested his innocence of the crime for which he was about to suffer . All things being m readiness , the prisoner was moved towards the platformand descended to the drop . The white cap ....... - «— ^ *^ * . * ni H ,-nn He walked
, was upon his head , and the rope around his neck , the executioner , who is short in stature and an old man , had some difficulty in reaching the chain on which to hook the cord , and neglected to pull the cap over the criminal ' s face . He looked even better than at the trial . He surveyed the vast multitude before him calmly and steadily . His cheek never blanched , his eye was firm and resolved , and not a nerve seemed moved . He was followed to the scaffold by the clergymen , who went with him under the fatal beam . After praying audibly and earnestly with him for some seconds , they withdrew from the platform , but continued in prayer , the prisoner repeating the words with great distinctness after them . In the midst
of these ejaculations the bolt was drawn , the drop fell , and tho prisoner in one convulsive effort dropped into death . His sufferings were brief , for he seemed to die almost immediately . The neck appeared to be broken by the fall . His features were fearfully distorted , his eyes enlarged , and the muscles of his neok swelled . When life was extinct the hangman turned the body , then swinging in the air , round , and lowering the cap concealed the features . This was caused by the shouts of those around , " Cover his face 1 cover his face 1 " Altogether , it is hardly possible to conceive a more disgustingly painful incident . When the drop fell all was stillness immediately around the scaffold , but a slight cheer was heard in the distance . No other demonstration of popular feeling was made . The
body , after hanging the usual time , was cut down . As early as seven o ' clock crowds were wending their way to Kirkdale , in ord « r to secure the best possible view of the gallows . Every minute increased the number , and before the hour appointed for the execution had arrived each point commanding a view of the drop was occupied . Tho lowest estimate of their number was 100 , 000 . The railway turned the occasion to a business purpose , by running cheap trains , all of which were densely packed . Madame Tussaud had a representative present to obtain the clothes of the wretch ; and a Mr Bally , a phrenologist , was there to take a cast of his head . The execution was disgraced by the presence of a considerable number of women , many of them very respectably attired .
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The Liverpool Murders . —In connexion with the murders , a very curious fact was communicated to Mr . Dowling , which , however , owing to the technicalities of the law , could not be made available on the trial . It appears that on the very day on which the prisoner took lodgings at Mr . Henrichson ' s , in Leveson-street , he had also taken lodgings at tbe house of a widow lady in Upper Pittstreet , in the same neighbourhood . He came there at seven o ' clock in the evening , and took his tea . After tea , he requested to have som paper and writing materials . She brought him in a piece of note paper , and he said that was too small , and desired to have a proper sheet of letter paper . She brought him one , and in a few minutes he rang the
bell , and folded up the sheet , on which he appeared to have written something . The interval , however , was so short , and the apparent writing so brief , that she thought to herself that the note paper would have done very well . She was in the act of removing the inkstand , when he abruptly asked what o ' clock it was ? She answered , " The clock is outside , I'll inquire . " On this he got up , and placing himself between her and the door , said , "Tell me now ; you have a watch , I see , by tbe chain round your neck . " The lady , somewhat startled , hesitated for a moment , and then pulled out her watch , a gold one , and told him the hour . On this he let her pass , and she went out . The circumstance , as may naturally be supposed , greatly
alarmed her , and she kept her eye upon him . He went up stairs to the bedroom appointed for him , and she , placing herself in a position to observe his movements , distinctly saw him enter every bedroom in the house and examine them . Her impression was that he had asked her the time to see what kind of a watch she wore , and that it it was his intention that night to rob the house . Her father , who is a respectable tradesman , lives opposite , and to him she communicated her fears . He agreed there was quite enough to alarm . He went to the house , and stopped there till twelve at night , when they closed the door ; the prisoner never returned . lie slept that night at Mrs . Henrichson ' s , ' and the frightlul proceedings next morning are already known . The lady has deep cnuse for gratitude , for she had , it is evident , a narrow escape . —Livepool Mercury .
The Recent Concealment of Birth at Horbuby . —Mr . Craven , tho reputed father of the young female who was delivered of a child at Horbury recently , the discovery of whose remains attracted so large a share of public attention , delivered" himself up to the Wakefield authorities . He was examined in private , together with the several witnesses , and his examination resulted in his commital to York for trial at tho next assizes . Bail was accepted for his appearance , and some circumstances were alleged in his defence which raised a doubt as to the truth Of thegravo charge of immorality involved in the supposition of his being the father of the child . It was alleged that Miss Craven had been receiving the addresses of a cleryman and others , and the inference drawn from the allegations was , that some one of her suitors was the probable parent . The case drew together a considerable number of persons . Miss Craven is still at large .
Stroud Union Workhouse . —In our last we gave a report of the inquest before J . G . Ball , Esq ., held at Stroud oh the previous Saturday , to inquire into the cause of the death of a juvenile idiot pauper , named-John Ireland . We also gave a resolution which was passed by the board of guardians , requesting that the Poor-law Commissioners would investigate the case . In compliance with this request the Poor-law Commissioners sent down Mr . Greaves , one of the poor-law inspectors , to make the nece ? sary inquiries . Mr . Greaves arrived in Stroud on Friday afternoon , procured a copy of the depositions of the evidence at the inquest , and examined the baths and workhouse premises ; and at ten o ' clock on Saturdav
morning he sat m the board-room of the workhouse , and received evidence on the subject . The inquiry was attended by J ) . Ricardo , Esq ., chairman , and tolonel Abbott , leading member of the board of guardians . A number of witnesses were examined , but the testimony given was similar to that given before the coroner ' s inquest on the body of the deceased . After the various witnesses had been examined , the "w . nn'y terminated about half-past six o ' clock , when Mr . Ricardo and Colonel Abbott expressed the thanks of the guardians to Mr . Greaves for the pains he had taken m the examination . It did not transpire when the commissioners were expected to report unon the matter .
i * , Gospo J t Smuggli 5 Rs :-TIic two men , Stallardand Atwell , concerned in : an assault upon two revenue officers , were brought up again on Saturday last , at faosport , and , after a very long investigation , the magistrates decided on a summary conviction , and the defendants were fined £ 5 each for the two separate assaults , or four months' imprisonment each . One paid the fine , the other preferred a residence in gaol . Affray mrwixx Poachers and W atchers .-Un baturday monnng , at an early hour , seven or eight poachers visited the preserves ofthe Earl of betton , ot A tear . The poachers had just commenced operations when they were surprised by Mr . Warner and a number of watchers , when a serious hght ensued , which ended in the capture of seven of the poachers . The men were brought to Omiskirk aooutnme o clock the same morning ; two of the gang were conveyed in a cart , being unable to walk trom the injuries received , their- \ wnAa Ka : «« « , „„» .
hurt . Mr . Warner , the gamekeeper , was severely cut upon the head , and some of the watchers came in tor a share , lhe prisoners were examined before 1 . Brandreth and James Culshaw , Esqs . ' , and were remanded . The injured poachers ' m attended by Mr . Syraons , the union surgeon . It is supposed all old o P SSs Verp °° l 5 Sem'al ° "hem ¦» Fires in Manchester .-On Monday evenine . about seven o ' clock , a fire broke out in a lajge pife of warehousing m Turner-street , close to High-Sn * ° i ne 81 n he ^ ' Principally occupied by cotton waste dealers . The cellar story was occupied A i 0 hn < ? > ? ' dekler in y » n »» and calicoes , and the four stones above were occupied by Messrs ! John and William Adams , cotton waste dealers , the two lower of these stones communicating also with two stories of a pikj of warehouses close behind and ir to
onung Back Turner-street . The Other DOrt ' lODS of thr warehouse fronting to Back BfiKKK £ Mr P C ty ° f Sir Pharles Shaw ' ™ »^ ed p , ; . „ j * PrO 0 t ? ' 2 coUon waste dcakr , Messrs . Grimshaw and Co ., woollen-cloth dealers , and Messrs . Pritchards , umbrella manufacturers . The fire-police bvouuht the hose of five engines to bear upon these and the surrounding premises in a very short time after the fire commenced , but the materials being inflammable , burnt with great fury , and ! £ M ° # t ^?*? ^ ner-Street ( b longing to Mrs . Woodcock ) , iu which the fie commenced , only the walls were left standing in a few hours afterwards The oss sustained by Mrs . Woodcock is near £ 400 , whichisnot covered by insurance . Mr . Crabtree was insured in the West of Eneland S : M ° A ' It wiU nearly cover Ws fc if ' J ° i a » d « am Adams suffered to the amount of £ 900 , and were poly insured ( in the
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West of England ) to ihe Amount of £ 600 . Sir Charles Shaw's loss will not exceed 450 , and f hf Stolto s are oaly 8 ffected t 0 the extent 0 f fr 2 Fires im NoTiLvaiUMsniRE . -ArpREiiENsiov ** the iKCEMURr .-On Tuesday morning last . ahou fc ten o clock , a hro was discovered in the stack vaiv ? of Mr . Brett , containing upwards of twelve ricks nf corn , at the Farmers' Arms , Plumptre , a vil li ** six miles from Nottingham . Tho Nottingham fire engines were sent for without delay , but by two o ' clock eight stacks of wheat were entirely eon sumed . The fire had by this time reached { hZl barn filled with corn , and this together with £ waggon , a cart , and a number of farming j mDlp ments , were speedily consumed . Mr . Brett ' s resi dence was only saved by the most vi gorous ef forts West of England ) to the 'amour . * « f *«™ ,
of the villagers and firemen , the flames having con sumed a corner of the building . The fire continued * to rage until the evening , and was not effectually subdued till more than 150 quarters of wheat , besides a quantity of straw , & c , had been completed destroyed . The farming stock and grain were in sured in tho Farmers' Royal Assurance Company to the amount of £ 400 . A tramp who foul called at the house in the morning had been heard to make use of several threatening expressions in various parts of tho village ; and accordingly , as soon as the circumstance became known to the police , inspector Browning and policeman Poole ( of the county constabulary ) were immediately despatched in pursuit of the man , who was apprehended at Nether
Broughton , and afterwards conveyed to the county gaol , at Nottingham . Thereappears but little doubt that the prisoner is the author of this malicious outrage , as , independent of other circums tances which would warrant his guilt , several of the labourers were in the rickyard a short time before his appearance in the village , and there were then no signs whatever of fire . The incendiary , who is an Irishman , named William Wheelan , was taken before Thomas Nixon and Francis Hart , Esqs ,, two of the county magistracy , on Wednesday , but was remanded until additional evidence can be procured to cause his committal to the assizes . Scarcely had the alarm which the above fire excited in tho neighbouring villages subsided , ere a report was
current that the stack-yard of Mr . Alcock , farmer , of Clipstone , a village about two miles and a half distant from Plumptre , was in . flames . Two ofthe Nottingham engines were immediately sent for , but the fire , owing to tho active exertions of the villagers , was effectually subdued by the time of their arrival , but not before considerable damage had been done to one ofthe wheat-stacks . It is supposed that both these outrages were perpetrated by the same incendiary , and that the latter had been smouldering until early on Wednesday morning . The Late I ? ire in Cambridge . —The inquest called to inquire into the origin of the late fire on the Market-hill , Cambridge , was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday evening , at the Town-hall . The
jury returned a verdict to the following effect ;—" That the fire originated on the premises lately occupied by Mr . Lodge , but how , or by what means , there is no evidence to show . We further find that the other premises consumed were burned by reason of their contiguity to the premises of Mr . Lodge . " Charge of attempting to Poison a Child . — On Tuesday , a young man , named Richard Ciouderoy , apparently under 20 years of age , was charged before the Mayor of Leeds with having attempted to poison a child who had been affiliated upon him by Mary Harsfield , a girl of not more than 18 years of age . The parties reside a little out of the town , the prisoner in what is called Wortley-lane , and the mother and child in Mann ' s-fieid , Ho lbeck . From the statement of Mr . Wm . James , the super , intendent of police , it appeared that on Sunday ni ght the young woman applied to him , stating that on the 8 th inst . the prisoner called to see her , and was
left alone with the child for a few minutes , and , on her return to the house , the child was screaming and vomiting . She did not at this time suspect anything , but on last Saturday he called again , and during the temporary absence of the mother the child was again taken ill , and vomited a round substance , and another similar substance passed through its body , both of them being round like a pea or a berry . These were afterwards shown to Mr . Price , surgeon , who , on examination , found them to be coculus indicus , an ingredient used to render malt liquor intoxicating . After hearing these statements the mayor remanded the prisoner for further examination . The prisoner's father , who is a respectable man , applied to have his son nberated on bail , but the mayor lefused , observing that the charge , as it at present stood , was of much too serious a cbaractar to justify the bench in liberating the accused , but he would h'lve every facility in gaol for preparing an answer to the charge .
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Union op Reformers at Aberdeen . —On Tuesday evening a respectably attended preliminary meeting was held in Mr . Meston ' s academy , for the purpose of making arrangements whereby a union of the middle and working classes may be brought about , in order to aid the Parliamentary Reform Association in their efforts to obtain those measures necessary for extending the franchise . We ( the Banner ) hold this to be a most desirable object for the country , and , consequently , were much gratified by the Aberdeen initiative meeting . We earnestly hope it is the precursor of a hearty union of those two important classes
between which it is sought , and seeing their interests are alike ( are we not all , in fact , workers , some of us hard workers too ?) that they will pull together for the desired end . We may mention that steps were taken for getting up a public meeting on an early day , at which it is likely a deputation from the uareut society in London will attend ; and that those present subscribed liberally to defray the expenses necessarily attendant upon such a demonstration . We hope tbe public generally will aid in this movement , pecuniarily and otherwise , and that the movement will be started in Aberdeen with an . ccfot worthy of its importance . A Youth Shot near Rothesay . —On the 12 th instant a party of young gentleman , who were out on a pleasure excursion from Rothesay to Arran , were passing near to the vitrified fort , one of the company , intending to signal another boat , that left at the same time , took a gan from the den for the purpose of
firms it , when it exploded and lodged its fatal contents in the neck of the unfortunate youth , causins instant death . This painful event has caused considerable sensation and sympathy for the respected family oi the deceased . He was about 17 years of age , the eldest son of James U . Semple , Esq ., banker , and was on the eve of leaving the parental roof for a highly respectable situation in London . We trust this instance ofthe danger , resulting from the injudicious use of fire-arras , will not be lost upon all . It is melancholy to tlrtnk on the loss of so many valuable lives from similar causes , and especially at the license given to youths to carry fire-arms ; it would be an act ofhumanity , and spare the anxious fears of many a parent , could measures be adopted to prohibit those under 20 years of age , at least , from handling such deadly and dangerous weapons . —A ' oi (/» British Mail .
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THE LATE CONFLICT AT DOLLY ' S BRAE . Dublin , Fiuim ? . —The Northern Whig publishes a very full note of proceedings before a bench of magistrates at Castlewellen , when informations were applied for against n number of Orangemen charged with having taken a part in the semi-barbarous practices of the 12 th of July last at Dolly ' s Brae . The magistrates , by a bare majority of one , refused the informations . The following remarks of Mr . Berwick , the Commissioner , Lord Roden ; and the other magistrates , show the grounds upon which they respectively dissented or assented to the application to grant informations : —
Mr . Berwick said it appeared to him very clear that the magistrals should take the informations , and he would tell them his reasons for saying so . In common law , when a number of persons nssembled i together for the purpose of creating terror and alarm : in the minds of her Majesty ' s subjects , that assem- ¦ ™ age ° f Persons was an unlawful assemblage . Now , , Mr . Hill told them that he felt it his dutv to write 5 to the government , and to attend with a large military j and police force on the occasion . When thev found i this was the case , there was abundant evidence to o show that the assemblage was calculated to create , e terror and alarm , in the minds of the people . But it there was another reason ; this meeting of Orange- 5-men at Ballyward had determined to pass a certain in road the law
; now , was , that if a party of the most st innocent and loyal kind-if that party determined to to do a certain act , and to resist those who opposed id them in doing it , that party was an illegal body . y . There could be no doubt about it . Mr . Hill knew w they were determined to go by Dolly ' s Brae , and that iat 400 of them were armed ; and Lord Roden stated to to me in evidence that he had been applied to to use his lis influence to get them to go another way , and that he he ; said his influence would be of no avail . These were ; re > . the two grounds on which he thought the magistrates tes s should take the informations . He , for one , were he he ; acting as a magistrate , would take the informations , ne ,, not tor the purpose of punishing the parties , but for for r the purpose of bringing them before another tribunal . ial .
Lord Roden observed that he wished to offer a fewfew n words as to the view which he took of the case . He He e certainly did think , after hearing all that hadbeemeenn urged on both sides , and the able address of Mr . Mr . \ Berwick-aftey hearing all tins , he still Wt that the theie position m which the magistrates were placed vasvasis one of very great difficulty . . He was extremely anxiousiousis to do that which was just to the parties in the casejase , e , and that feeling increased the difficult of his positioniion . n . lie could not help referring to some circumstanceinceses connected with the case , and he believed that neveneveiei IL We mei * Placed in a position of greater hardshvdshvtiv than those now before them , whose liberty itwatwaisi sought to take away , and whom they were called upMuponoi to send to trial- .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 22, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22091849/page/6/
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