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Inetrotjolttan Inttlligenn —--*—'" ^ The Wt.*™* ****¦ : Acotisr U, Is N I To Farms Would Her Mistress With His Conduct
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Thb Cut Markets . — 'A Statistical Account of « e Markets of London' waa recently read by J . Fietcher , Esq ., before the Statistical Society . From an abstract of this paper , published in last week ' s Athenamm . we take the following facts—facts wbich arc in themselves stronger than the strongest arguments that conld be directed against the continuance of these nuisances . The corporation markets ( says Mr Fletcher ) , are now reduced to five-Smithfield , Newgate , Leadenhall , Firringdon , and Billingsgate . From these tie City derives a net income of upwards ot £ 9 , 000 per annum ; and from that of Smithfield alone about £ 5 500 . In 1833 the number of cattle sold in Smithfield market was 152 , 093 . and of sheep 1 , 167 , 530 ; in ISM the number of cattle wag
1 S 6 . 191 , of sheep 1 , 609 . 130 , and of calves 19 . 011 . Tae claim maintained by the corporation ofthe City of London—the municipal government of one-tenth ofthe town—to a monopoly of markets , so far as they shall choose , for the whole of it , because the outlying portions occupy the formerly rural districts , over which its common law right of exclusive market extended , hasneoessarily been on successive occasions relinquished . But in one particular it is still used , to continue the infliction npon the whole metropolis ofthe dangerous and disgusting nuisance of Smithfield cattle market . Beyond the interests of a few local tradesmen , the only ostensible ground for dragging into the centre ofthe metropolis the whole of the vast traffic in live cattle for the food of its
inhabitants is that the corporation may secure ita profit of £ 3 , 700 to £ 4 . 000 per annum from this source . To _obtaining compensation for this , the corporation wonld find not the least difficulty ; bat it wonld appear almost aa though it were the nuisance itself , and not the public revenue , which they defend ; for they did not hesitate to spend £ 6 , 997153 3 d , or two years' net income , in opposing the Islington Market BiU in 1834-5 or £ 29 , 665 it Id mote in enlarging the market , and thereby enlarging the nuisance , in 1 S 36 8—being a total sacrifice of about ten years' revenue , or naif the whole value—rather than permit relief to the inhabitants of the metropolis from absolute danger in encountering the droves with their goaded cattle—when they might have effectually
secured , by an arrangement in " Parliament , their own fall revenue , and even the private vested interests ia the nuisance . The legal claim of the corporation to levy tolls as they do on the ground newly thrown into the market is doubtful . Indeed , opinionshave hsen given against it by their own officers . Exclusive of this ground , there is but an area of less than 4 . 1 acres —originally , as its name implies , an open field outside the town , but now inclosed in its very heart , and accessible on almost every side only through the narrowest and most constantly thronged streets in the metr opolis . It is occupied partly by pens for sheep andpigs , and partly by open thoroughfares in which the cattle stand ; and is surrounded by a wooden rail , to which as many cattle as can stand or die side by side are tied by the neck . But its entire area is often insufficient to accommodate
the vast numbers of cattle which are seeking to press into it ; and much of the time even of the batchers themselves is taken np in the market in providing for their personal safety . Feur times the space wonld be required for the proper disposal of this vast amount of animal life without injury to itself , and consequently to the wholesomeness of the consumers' food . The cattle receive more injury in pecuniary value on the day they are taken to market than during their whole journey to reach it ; the total loss thus inflicted on the community being probably ten times the value of the City ' s net profit from the market . Sid there exist in the metropolis even any snch authority as a Board of Health , which should place this nuisance _before the legislature in its true light , there would be some hope of the resistance of tiie Common Council being effectually overcome .
The markets of Newgate and Leadenhall are places disgraceful to any large city at the present day . They are , in fact , great slaughtering places a > well as markets ; in which the cattle are Silled and flayed in dark , confined , and filthy cellars , in some of which from fifty to a hundred sheep together will he confined in the closest possible space , until tbe working batchers shall have successively despatched tbe whole of them . The influences upon the public health from these sinks of garbage , precisely at the places to which so much of the population resort for traffic will become obvious to an ; one who shall visit the localities , more by olfactory indications than by any evidence to the eyes in the thoroughfare—since
tbe whole labour is performed under ground , in a space still more confined than that into which the business of these markets is itself witb great inconvenience compressed . The whole of tho slaughtering business ought to be expelled from tiie heart of the town , at whatever cost ; and the m ir & et of Newgate might then , supposing the live cattle market also removed , occupy the fine Bpace afforded by Smithfield ; while that from which it was removed would , with some contiguous properties , present the means of accomplishing the much desired enlargement of Newgate Gaol . It requires no disquisition to apply these facts to the notable scheme now before the public for adding a subterranean slaughter _fconse to the existing
nuisance _. Steamboat Accn > _Esr . —Oa Saturday afternoon an accident of a frightful nature occurred to a young man in the employ of the Iron Steamboat Company . It appears that the Clarendon steam-vessel , coming down the river , had , in thc endeavour to avoid one ofthe large Greenwich steamers , come in contact with one ofthe piers of London-bridge , and carried away one of her paddle boxes . The unfortunate man , who was oa board of the vessel , steppel to the side to ascertain the extent of tbe damage done , and while he was leaning on the remnant ofthe paddlebox _, and busily engaged in _renoying the debris of broken wood , iron , & c , the Childe Harold
steamvessel , which was moving stern foremost , _caught his loins and jammed him against the woodwork . The vessel then swung roond _. and thestera rails rolled him ronnd several times against tie woodwork , on which he had been leaning ; and he then fell hack into the stem ofthe Childe Harold . The pressure upon his body was so great that the dress he wore was completely severed in the centre , as if ent with a knife . When taken up he wa 3 quite senseless , and he was put into a blanket and conveyed to St Thomas ' s Hospital , where hs sow lies witblittt ; hope ol his recovery . No blame is to be attii _' mtcd to the _persousonboardof either of the vessels , asttesufferer was loudly called to to get out of the way when it was perceived that a collision was inevitable .
_HRES . Lambeth . —A fire took place on Saturday morning last , on the premises of Mr Simmons , Windmillstreet , Cornwall-road , _lucifer match manufacturer . The fire originated in the workshop , and was occasioned by a work boy , who accidentally let fall a match-box npon some ignitable materials . Tbe West of England engine was almost immediately on the spot , and a plentiful supply of water having been obtained , the fire was prevented from extending its ravages beyond the premises where it originated , which , together with the property they contained , were entirely destroyed . We understand that Mr Simmons is not insured . _Exioosios of _FiEswoBKg . —On tiie afternoon of
the same day shortly after one o ' clock , an explosion of a fearful character , attended with great destruction of properly , occurred upon the premises belonging to Mr Darby , firework manufacturer , Regentstreet , Lambeth-walk . The premisesextended from the front dwelling-house nearly 140 feet back , and were adjoined on either side by numerous workshops and private houses . At the time of the explosion a number ofthe workmen were engaged in the several compartments of the factory . Many of the houses in ths immediate vicinity of Regent-street were shaken to their foundations . The windows and roofe -were considerably damaged , and in two or three buildings tbe inmates were thrown from one side of their rooms to the other . In an instant a thousand
or two of rockets shot forth from Mr Darby ' s factory high into the air ; these were followed by other fierce explosions , which had barely subsided when volumes of black smoke and large sheets of flame were to be seen curling over the roofs ofthe surrounding houses . With all possible expedition the parish , West of England , and five of theLondon Brigade engines reached the spot , at which time the _jwho ' . eoi MrDarby ' sbacfe premises , with the exception of the powder _magaaine , were blazing , as were the workshops adjoining to Mr D & _Usy , an engineer . Before a drop of water eould be thrown upon the flames , they had communicated to the front dwelling , and there is no donbt that had it not been for the exertions of the firemen this place would also have been levelled with the ground . As it is , the whole of the back windows
are demolished , and several of the rooms severely injur ed by fire . After some time the firemen get the mastery over the flames , when a most desolating tight presented i tself—the whole ofthe workrooms in the rear , together with a two-story storehouse , were razed to the ground , and thousands upon thousands of rocket cases were to be seen amidst the ruins . The total loss is very considerable ; it is the opinion of Mr Darby that the fireworks alone destroyed were worth £ 2 , 000 . How the disaster occurred is unknown . The general opinion is , that it was occasioned by a workman taking a piece of hot metal into of the zooms . That individual is so severely injured as to 6 e obliged to be removed to the hospital . Besides the great _destruction of property at Mr Darby ' s , several of the neighbouring houses were much
_in-WmiECEiPKL . —The premises of Mr Ryman , 82 , High-street , _Whifevshapel , have been ravaged by firo . The inmates , consisting of seven or eight persons , were in their beds a _* _< leep . A constable , alter considerable trouble . Bucce _'^ ded in making the residents sensible of tlieir danger , , but by the time he had accomplished his object , the whole of the shop was wrapped in a complete bive , and finding that it was impassible to escape by th _& staircase , the whole of _tte persons _lmng in _thehoow effected a safe retreat by getting ont ofthe second _iloor back aud passing along ths roof ofthe _adjoining house . Engines of _& e parish , London Brigade , and Wert of England
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Company quickly attended , and , with tbe aid of a plentiful supp ly of water , the flames were speedily extinguished , bnt unfortunately not until the whole of Mr Ryman _' _s stock in trade was totally destroyed . ' The cause of the disaster is unknown . The loss will fall on the Globe office . _ExtENSIVK _CoSFLAGRATKffllN TireHABItOW-ROAl _) . — On Sunday a terrific fire broke out upon the farm premises belonging to Mr Joseph Neeld , M . P ., known as _oakington-house , Harrow Road , about eight miles from London . The flames , when first perceived , were raging furiously in a rick of new hay standing in the rick-yard , and surrounded by _uumerous other stacks , barns , the farm-house , and other farm property . The precise cause of the disaster
could not be ascertained . Some persons attribute it to lightning , whilst others say it was occasioned by being stacked too soon , and that , overheating , it burst forth into a general blare . The latter appears to be themost likely cause . Tbe moment the fire was perceived , a number of persona hastened to the spot to render assistance , and , with the aid of buckets of water they attempted to assuage the flames , however they were unsuccessful ; for , owing to the small Bpace between the stacks , the flames speedily communicated to a _secsnd stack , and thence they travelled right and left until the whole of the ricks in the yard , numbering six , -were in a blaze . Messengers having been despatched to Wtllesden for the aid of the engines with as Uttle delay as possible , that belonging to the parish and a private one arrived , and they were both set to work from a pond of water hard by . Although a powerful Btream was
distributed over the burning mass , not the least impression could be made open tbe flames , and they continued to rise most fearfully . Seeing the great danger which the contiguous property was exposed to , a man was despatched on horseback to London for the brigade . Mr Staples , the chief officer of the London Fire Establishment , immediately started with an engine and a strong muster of firemen , and , although that engine and two or three Others were at work the whole of the afternoon and evening , an immense body of fire still remained in the ricks At nine o ' clock a number of the firemen returned to town to their stations , but the engines were left behind all night , and men were at tbat hour engaged in cutting out those portions of the ricks into which the fire had not penetrated . At least two-thirds of each rick had been destroyed , so that the loss will be very considerable , and itis understood that the property was not insured .
_IKQUESra . Death from Fool Air . —Before Mr Bedford , at the Crown , Long-acre , concerning tha death of George Grosse , aged 30 , who was suffocated in an outhouse of a low lodging-house . No . 5 , _Langleycourt , Long-acre . William Parkin said that he was employed by the proprietor of the house , and knew the deceased , who resided there . At about half-past 4 o ' clock on Friday the deceased went into . the , yard , and in a quarter of an hour witness , hearing j that a man was found there dead , went and saw him lying on the ground , pale aud ghastly . Some men raised him up , but the stench from the closet was so overpowering that they were obliged to leave . A surgeon was immediately sent for . The deceased
was in perfect health before . He had apparently fallen insensible out of the closet . Mr Edward Union Berry , surgeon , of No . 7 , James-Street , _Covent-garden , said that he was called to the deceased and found bim lying in a yard about eight feet square , the stench in which was horrible , so much so that he could not remain in it , but bad him bronght up into the passage . The odour was not confined to the house , but contaminated the whole neighbourhood . He smelt it at a distance of sixty yards off , and found the neighbours at the doorscomplaining . He conld not do anything to save the _deceased . The effluvium was quite sufficient to cause death . He had no doubt that he died from the sudden escape of foul air . The whole of that part of the parish was iu a dreadful state from the want of proper drainage . The same thing might occur
tomorrow . A juror said that at the time of the occurrence there waa ths same stench in his house . Another juror remarked that several persons had boen ' ill since tbe time mentioned in consequence of the odour . Edward Haydon said that he went to thea'siatance ofthe deceased , but was almost immediately seized with giddiness , and fell insensible . He had smelt the drain before , but never so strongly . Mr Berry , the surgeon , « tid that a short time ago typhus fever prevailed in the neighbourhood . This emanation was sufficient to produce any fever , and he should not he surprised if it produced some endemic fever . The coroner said he was sure the jury , interested as they must be , for they were all in danger , would willingly consent to an adjournment , in order that the place might be examined , with a view to improve its condition . Thejury assented and the inquiry was adjourned for a week .
Fatal _Comsion oh the Rivbr , _—ChabgkasaMsi the CaPTAis op a Steamer . —Before Mr Payne , in the board-room of Guy ' s Hospital , _respecting the death of George Andrews , aged forty years , a shipwright , who lost his life on the river . Frederick Thomas , of 11 , Lambeth-street , Whitechapel . deposed tbat he was a painter . Witness was employed on bond the _Coleraine steam-packet , moored off the East-lane pier , Bermondsey , The deceased was at work painting the larboard paddle-box of the North Star , which was lying next to the Coleraine . A barge was likewise made fast outside the last-named vessel , which projected so far out as to impede the navigation of the river . The Isle of Thanet , a Margate packet , was coming up the river full swing with tho tide . The captain saw danger , and eased the vesselfor them to clear away . This not being done
, he ordered the vessel on , when it came with great violence against the barge , which immediately sank . The force ofthe collision jammed deceased between thesides of the Coleraine and the North Star . Deceased was literally crushed . Ho was removed to Guy ' s Hospital . —By the Coroner : The North Star in the first instance was improperly moored , and I left little water way forthe navigation of the-river . i The captain of tba Isle of Thanet might not have been aware the deceased was at work between the paddle-boxes , which would account for his not stopping after the accident . Mr Thomas Beaumont , house-surgeon , said the deceased was dreadfully injured , and died on Friday from the injuries he had sustained . Other evidence of a conflicting nature having been adduced , the jury , after some discussion , returned a verdict of Accidental death . '
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THE MURDEROUS IRISH _LANDLORDS . Our Irish correspondence contains an account of one of the most shocking cases of wholesale ejectment of tenantry that we have ever had the pain of recording . The scene of this outrage npon humanity was near _Gharleville , in the couutyfof Cork . On thc 13 th of July , according to tbe statement , and in the village called Glen , on the estate of the Earl of Cork , ejectments were executed by _tbesub-sheriffof Cork , aided by the military and police force , on forty-eight tenants . Their house * or cabins were thrown down , " and tbe forty-eight f & _nUiet , numbering about 400 honan beings , were turned ont npon tha faigharoad . Of these itis alleged that mere than one hundred were suffering from / ever . ' Ihey were obliged to
take refuge in a neighbouring chmchyard . The churchyard of Ballysally , we are told , contains many flat tomb _, stones and grass-covered graves ; and amongst tbOBe graves the ejected families slept for four consecutive nights , huddled together . The details of their misery are truly heart-rending . One poor woman was taken off her bed four days after her confinement , and placed by the side of the ditch with her infant , both in a state of helpless exhaustion . Another woman had a family of seven , all suffering from fever , ln a third family there were ten persons in fever at the time of the ejectment . By degrees these miserable peopls found shelter , some ia the neighbouring houses not yet thrown down , others in temporary huts erected against the churchyard wall .
We hare not _timeorroom at present to comment upon these sickening details . The feeling which they inspire is , that tha proper place for those who perpetrate such acts is the bar of a court of criminal justice . We shall look for particular information respecting the administration of poor-relief in the district where these ejectments have taken place . In snch districts , at all events , there most be no shrinking from the collection of rates , whatever he the effect upon the landlords . But the datj ofthe government , in this respect , is a Subject to which we shall speedily recall tbe attention of our readers . —Morning Chronicle .
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The Ikcoue Tax . —Itis designed at the meeting of the new Parliament to propose an augmentation of tbe property and income tax to fire per cent . — Standard . What a Day mat bbixo forth !—On the 1 st of June , Mrs Margaret Day , wife of George Vf . Day , ef Bucks county , Pennsylvania , was safely delivered of four children , three girls and a boy . _—iVetei Torh Sun . Plain Sense . —A boy about six years old was going into the village withont leave , when one of the masters cried after him , ' Where are you going sir V 'I am going to buy a ha ' porth of nails , sir ? ' _« What do you want a ha ' porth of nails for V ' For a halfpenny , sir , ' replied the urchin . A Good Excuse . —Some independent electors who had been bribed to vote for a Protectionist candidate ,
acknowledged , with the utmost naivete , that they had been bought over . 'The fact is , ' laid they , 'Mr Spooney ' s money created a complete buy us in his . favour /—Punch . As _Eiacioa at _Fauit . —At the Abingdon election , a voter named Copeland , who had been sent for from £ ansforthe express purpose of voting for General Catdfield , was objected to at the polling booth by Sir _^•/ _. f _W «• m « l candidate . The mayor decided to take tho vote , and the over-excited elector , in the bewilderment of tht moment , recorded it in favour of SirF . Thesiger , instead of the general , at whose expense he had travelled some three or four hundred miles . At Barrataple , a wag created much amusement by recording his vote for Pope Pim the Ninth . _^ On tho 24 th of September next , two men , named Thomas Ryan and Michael Ryan . are to be executed at Neuagh for tha murder of a police-constable
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CUMBERLAND . Cabmsw . —John Thompson , who was on Thursday last convicted of poisoning his wife by administering arsenic to her , has made the following confession : — To the chaplain of the gaol . I am a guil _» y man . I went and bought that stuff at the druggist ' s shop . I bought some of it twice . The first time a fortnight before Whitsuntide j and again I bought more about two days before my wife died . I mixed U amongst oatmeal , and _sometimesamongBt butter , or _amongstanytblng that was likely to be given to her . Margaret Kane had no knowledge whatevtsr of what I was doing to my wile . 1
first began to give her arsenic about three weeks before she died . I did not give her it myself , but only mixed it amongst what was likely to he given to her . My object in poisoning ay wife wag that I might marry Margaret Kane . I lived with Margaret Kane just as maa and wife about six months previous to my wife ' s death . I never told Margaret Kane that I was a married man , but she had been told by the neighbours that I wat married , 1 lived with my wife on terms of the greatest lov § and affection , before I became acquainted with Margaret Kane , for twenty years . Margaret Kane _pteBted . ma much to many her , and that made me more anxious to poison my own wife . I hereby declare this confession to be true . — ( Signed ) Johh Thommoh . ( Signed ) James Thwaytes _, chaplain , and John T . Orrldge , governor , witnesses . Carlisle Gaol , August 6 , 1847 .
_LANCASMBB . Penalty under the Ten Hours' Act . —On Mon * day Mr Graham , sub-inspector of factories , came before the magistrates at Manchester to prefer a charge , under 10 Vic , c . 29 , against Mr Robert Fairweather , _Kenyon-street , of having employed in his factory six females for the week ending on the 24 th July more than 63 hours per week . The amount of penalty to which Mr Fairweather had rendered himself liable was not less than £ 1 ., and not mere than £ 3 in each case . —Mr Fairweather ' s brother , the manager of the mill , appeared to answer , the charge , and admitted the offence , but pleaded it was committed in ignorance of the law . —Mr Graham explained that what
Mr Fairweather meant waB , that the machinery in the mill had done running , but that in reality ' employment in factories' had been defined by one ofthe older factories acts to include cleaning the machinery . —Mr Fairweather said , in answer to a question , that his brother bad carried on business 6 or 1 years . —Mr Maude thought he could aot well plead ignorance then . —Mr Maude said it was well for Mr Fairweather that there were only six persons in the room ; forthe lowest penalty being £ 1 in each case , it would have amounted to a heavy sum if the room had been full of hands when Mr Graham entered . —Mr Graham said the room was full , but he bad thought it sufficient , as a first offence , to take six oases . —Mr Maude : Then the penalty will
be £ 6 . Drat Between Two Saiiors . —A conflict of a most sanguinary and savage character took place on Sunday evening last , near the Dingle , between two Neapolitan sailors . About five o ' clock in the evening six men , in the garb oi sailors , were observed standing in the road which leads towards the Dingle ,- they appeared perfectly sober , and on good terms , and nothing took place to indicate that anything of a hostile nature was intended . In a short time , however , a person who was passing saw the six men in a hollow , or excavation , a short distance from the road , and on going up ascertained that they were just terminating a duel , which had been fought between two of tbem . The combatants were then engaged with
large clasp knives , and the other four appeared to be acting as seconds . The conflict must have been a most desperate one , as the men were almost covered with blood , having received several wounds about the head and face , ani other parts oi the body . We understand that no police officer was at hand , and that all the parties retired immediately afterthe occurrence . One of the duellists , it appears , was taken to the Southern Hospital , where he now lies in a dangerous state , although not considered beyond the reach of recovery . He has one or two wounds on the head , and one of his arms , near the elbow , is almost cut to pieces , so much so that amputation of the limb will be necessary . His opponent made his way down to the vessel to which he belonged , at the Prince ' s Dock , and his condition being ascertained , he was sent in a car to the Northern Hospital . He has a wound on the side of the head , running in an oblique direction under the chin , about seven or
eight inches in length ; itis of considerable depth , and the head is partially severed from the body ; the jugular vein has , however , escaped with only a Blight scratch . He has other injuries on the _] neckand arms , and when brought to the hospital presented a frightful spectacle ; his recovery is considered doubtful . The two men , whose names we have not been able to ascertain , are sailors , and belong to tbe ship Regina Cceli ; itis 8 upposed they had quarrelled on board ship , and had , after the custom of their own country , resorted to this method of settling their dispute . Neither of them can speak a word of English . The knives used on the occasion were sailor ' s clasp knives , but unlike thoso in use by our English seamen , having lone blades , and pointed . The police are on the alert to disoover the men who acted as seconds on the occasion , so that some light may be thrown on < _tho affair , and the guilty parties bronght to justice _.
_TOBMHIBB . Aubmisg Riot near Oilev . —Pool feast , which commenced on Monday , was this year signalised by a disturbance of a rather alarming character ; and on Monday evening a young man _^ amed W . Mounsey , of Otley , went with his dulcimer to the Half Moon Inn , where a number of 'navies' were assembled for the purpose of having a dance . Mounsey played for a while to their measured steps ; but , not receiving adequate renumeration for his services , he leit tbe house and went to the White Hart Inn . There meeting with a fiddler , he played in conjunction with him to a select party of villagers , among whom were Messrs . Thomas Bray , Milthorp , Ac . At a late hour tbe house was attacked by a number of the ' navvies . '
who had come to demand back their musician ! Their demand was refused ; and a scuffle ensuing , several of the dancing party were severely treated . Mr Bray escaped under a bed , but being discovered , was dragged forth in a brutal manner . The constable , with the assistance of several of the dancers , attempted to clear the house , and tbis was effected , but not before some of them had suffered rough treatment , Mr Milthorp narrowly escaping strangulation . While this was going on , Mr Ackerby , the landlord , injudiciously fired some small shot out ofthe window , bitting some ofthe rioters . The door being fastened _, they insisted on the constable taking tho landlord into custody . First throwing a stone through tbe panel of the door , they broke it open with a
crowbar ; and then , after breaking doors and windows in all directions , ransacked the house in search of the landlord , whom they threatened to murder , but Mr Ackerby had retreated into the spirit Vault , where he was locked in by his servant At last Mr Ackerby ' _s servant , fearing for his master ' s safety , released bim from his confinement , and rushing from the house he buried himself in a new stack . of hay not far distant . He was pursued , but , wonderful to relate , the enraged 'navvies' failed to discover bis hiding-place , although they passed within a yard of the spot . The landlady had a narrow escape . Two of the parties who were so roughly treated have since been confined to their beds from the injuries received . We are glad to find that four of the ruffians were
secured ; their names are Smith , Walker , Valentine , and Thorpe . They w ere brought up at Otley the following day , heavily ironed , and being taken before F . Bilham _, Esq ., on the charge of riot and assault , were by him committed to take their trial at the next Wakefield sessions . Seven of the gang made their escape , and have not yet been apprehended . Halifax . —Those who have exclaimed against exclusive dealing when practised by the poor , are now practising it against the latter . Mr James Ilaigh Hill , of New Market , was the only butcher in that locality who voted for Mr Ernest Jones , and he did so , unsolicited . We understand a combination of ethers has been formed against him . We trust the working men of Halifax will not let thia honest elector suffer .
worcestershire . Fatal Accident oh thb Bristol and Birmingham Railway . —An accident , by which one life was lost and another nearly sacrificed , occurred on this line on Friday night . The mail train due in Birmingham at twenty minutes past eleven o ' clock arrived from Bristol at Broomsgrove in due time . Thence it proceeded at its nsual speed towards Birmingham , when , on its entering a short cutting nearly opposite Kingsnorton , the eneine left the rail for a distance of eighty yards , ploughed through the soil on the side of an embankment , and ultimately , mounting the embankment , was thrown completely over upon the rails . The tender was thrown sideways , but most fortunately interposed to prevent the
guaras van irom coming in contact with the fire-box of the engine , or the most frightful consequences must bave ensued . Just previous to the engine being thrown over , the driver , a steady man , named John Warburton , exclaimed to Fletcher , the stoker , « Oh ' we are dead men , ' and in a few seconds his prophecy was realised . The poor fellow was literally smashed between the engine and tho tender . Fletcher had a miraculous escape . By some means one of his legs became entangled , and when the collision took place the piston of the engine came close to his face . His lee was liberated , and throwing himself back , he escaped with no Other injury than a dreadfully scalded face . There in the
were _^ passengers train , one of whom was a lady . None were in the slightest degree hurt . Mr BrotherUra , son of the hon . member for Salford who was ia the train , most laudably rendered every assistance inhis power ,, and was unremitting iu his attention to the iniuredman and the affrighted lady . The accident is said to have been caused E , a broken ' chair , ' occasioned by the weight ofthe engine and tender . Within two hours three heavy trains had passed over tho same rails and met with no _obstructwnormterruption . From appearance , the rail in Sw 1 *?}& " hair ha « mSbMd £ i _£ theleftwheeloftheengineonto L _SJTSSS
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it bad r Ai on to the embankment . A pilot engine , sent out from Birmingham shortly after the occurence , arrived on the spot and returned with the bags . The deceased , Warburton , has left a wife and three children . The Accident on the Bibmihoham and Bristol Railway —On Monday last , an inquest was held on the body of Warburton , the unfortunate enginedriver , whe was killed on Friday night , at Kingsnorton . Mr Sanders , of the Midland Railway , was in attendance to watch the proceedings . The first witness examined was Thomas Fletcher , who stated that he resided at Bulealeheatb , and wits a fireman in the employ of the Midland Railway Company . He knew the deceased well , and he was an engine-driver . Deceased left Gloucester on Friday evening last with the mail train for
Birmingham . There was only one _sngine with the train . No accident or break-down ocourred until the train arrived near the lodge at Kingsnorton . The train was proceeding at the rate of thirty . five miles an hour . On its arrival at the above place , witness felt the engine roll , and the deceased made some observation as to their position , when instantly both engine and tender fell to the ground . He ( witness ) held by the bottom part ofthe spring balances , but the shock did not compel him to lose his hold , and he became wedged in between some portions of tbe en * sine , so as to be unable for some time to extricate himself . When he had recovered a little , he called out for the driver , but received no reply , whereupon he jumped upon the engine and tried to find the
regulator , but could not succeed . He then attempted to put the fire out , but could not find any of his tools . Messengers were then sent up and down the line to prevent luggage or any other trains from proceeding either way . After some time the fire was put out , and then witness took a lamp irom a guard , named Harvey , and commenced a search for Warburton . He was discovered in a few minutes quite dead . Aboutforty yards trom where the engine lay witnesB found either one of the chairs had been broken , or one of the keys had come out . He was inclined to think the chair was broken . It was the outside part of the chair which was broken . The metals he believed were straight over . He was quite sure the engine ran off the line at the broken chair . There
were he thought four carriages and the van , and all but one were thrown off the rails . He did not see deceased after he was found , but he heard that he was dead . Witness escaped with a few severe bruises on his back , knees and hands . —Byajurer : It was one of Longridge s engines . She was & sixwheel engine . He thought she was too heavy for the train she took . He did not attribute the accident to any fault in the engine . She has been runningforsome time . Witnesspassedthesamespot going towards Gloucester about 5 o ' clock , but no impediment was observable . He did not see any plate-layers at work near the spot . Had been a stoker about two months . Enow nothing of engineering until he came to work on the line . Did not know whether the
axles were broken or not ; Before he ( witness ) became a stoker he had been three years at sea . Was now nearly nineteen years of age , and was in receipt of 3 s . 9 d . per day from the railway company . The drivers had not watches or time peices with them . Before he was placed on the engine as stoker , he was employed about eight months in tbe engine shed . In case the engine-driver should be thrown off the engine , or anything happen to liim , he ( witness ) had sufficient knowledge how to manage the engine and take the place of the driver . ( The jury here expressed a desire to see the spot where the accident occurred , and have some explanation given them , as the witness who had just given evidence could not give the information required . The coroner immediatelv
assented , and the jury proceeded to the spot . J On their return , Mr Matthew Kirtley said , that he resided at Derby , and was the locomotive superinten - dent to the Midland Railway Company . He knflw the engine which was driven by the deceased at the time of bis death ; it is No . 37 , and was built by Longridge and Co . Itjs a six-wheeled engine , with two outside cylinders . Tho height of the driving wheel is five feet six inches . The engine weighed twenty-one tons when in working trim . It had been in use four months only from the time it was sent out from the maker ' s . It was his duty to inspect and examine the company ' s engines before they were put on the line . He inspected the engine in question , and was perfectly satisfied with her , and had no
reason to object in any respect . He had never received any complaint respecting the engine from those parties whose duty it was to report to him . Shortly after the accident had occurred on Friday night he proceeded to the spot and found the engine on her broad ; side on the up line . The connecting rods , the gearing , the wheels and axles , were uninjured , and the guageof the wheels correct . As to the cause of the accident he could not account for it except by looking at the whole of the circumstances . The speed was no doubt excessive , the oscillation while running round a curve must have been great , and tbe road too light for that class of engines . All those circumstances combined might hare caused the
accident . The sleeper whioh was on tbe line at the time of the accident was certainly not a very good one . He did think , taking the road as itis constructed , a light train ought not to travel faster than thirty-five miles an hour . He was of opinion that the engine in question was too heavy for passenger trains , and under that impression he intended to cause the No . 37 engine to cease running passenger trains and convey heavy goods only . He received 7 s . a day wages . —The next witness examined was Mr W . Barton , the resident engineer , who said that he , Borne time since , recommended that new and heavier rails be laid down . The inquiry was then adjourned until Wednesday , to enable this witness to produce his letter to the oompany .
The adjourned inquest having been resumed , and additional evidence heard , the jury deliberated half an hour , and then returned tbe following special verdict : — The jury are unanimously of opinion that the deceased John Warburton came by his death instantaneously , in consequence of the engine and tender attached to the train which he was driving along tbe line of the Bristol and Birmingham Hallway running off the line at about the 7 th railo stone from Birmingham , in the parish of King ' s Norton , and falling upon him , the same accident having boen cansed by the engine itself being of much too heavy a description to be used upon tbe present light road at the rate at which it was then travelling , and with the light train to which it was then attached .
LINCOLNSHIRE . Slbatord . —It is with much pain we have to record the melancholy death of Mr W . Dodson , late secretary to the Sleaford branch of the Land Company . On the evening of the election for South Iifl * _oolnshire , Mr Dodson , who had been at home attend * ing to his work during the whole of the day , left his home to proceed with a letter to the Post-office . After having gone some distance he got intermixed with a crowd , and , without . either doing or saying anything calculated to lead toa breach of the peace , or in any way _interfering with what was going on around him , ho was felled to the ground by a polior * man ' s truncheon , and died five hours afterwards of
the wound inflicted . Deceased was a young man of unblemised character , twenty-five years of age , and has left a wife and several children to deplore their untimely bereavement , thrown without resource upon ' the- world . His wife was near her confinement at the time . It may bs neces * sgary to add , that the conduot of the crowd was such as did not call for any especial and violent interference on the part ofthe police . The coroner ' s jury have returned a verdict of' excusable homicide . ' The men of Sleaford dissatisfied ivith this verdict , have ob tained a warrant against the policeman , and the case is to be heard before a full bench of magistrates this day ( Saturday ! .
NORFOLK . Elopement of thb Wife of a Clergyman . —Information reached the metropolitan police on Sunday morning of an elopement of a distressing character , that took place on tlie preceding day . The parties are represented to have eloped from the house ofthe injured husband , a highly respectable clergyman of the Church of England , and who is rector of a lucrative living in Norfolk , not a great many miles from Norwich , and were traced as far as Brandon , but from thence any trace of their further progress has not been ascertained . It is supposed , however , that the fugitives have come to London . The gay Lothario , it appears , is also a clergyman in deacon ' s orders , and had a curacy in an adjoining parish to that of the Iady'B husband . He is described as being six feet high , with bushy whiskers , and the lady of rather a light and pale complexion .
BERKSHIRE . Destructive Fire . —One of the most destructive fires ever known in this neighbourhood has occurred on the premises of J . Sexton , jun ., a carpenter and wheelwright at Holyport , about two miles from Maidenhead . The fire communicated to some buildings belonging to Mr Soundy , which were soon levelled with the ground . From thence it took the direction of some cottages , which soon shared the same fate . While the fire was raging at the _oottages _. the other end of it was making its way towards the dwelling house of Mrs Sexton , which in its turn became a prey to the devouring element , and it was completely gutted .
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A Conth & st . —Depmrmilb State of shb Scotch Highlands— Next week the Q , ueen and her Court will bo in the Clyde on her journey to the Highlands . On Saturday her _Majesty will wit her old castle of Dumbarton , and steam up to the top of Loch Long . On Monday we understand that tho Royal party will proceed by Fort-William to tho gloomy solitude which has been selected for their residence during part of the present autumn . When tho Queen and her suite leave the Clyde on the south , there will be great efforts made to convince them that there are still men living in the Highlands . The young oluof . tain will parade the Campbells , and spread out the remnants of his shattered clan to the greatest ad van . tage . He mfebt _k & TO had hundreds , who are cast homeless on the banks of the St Lawrence , busy in reclaiming the wastes on the shores of Loch Long ,
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but he prefers game to men and wastes to farms . In _evervmUeof the Queen's progress to the north and 7 S _£ ?! il tegreat _exertions made to people the _deiS _OldcostHmes will * _W * _fig _&&& footmen for the time trans / erred _»*• H _p _toj d fcj . _mers . The deception would be apparent to a prao tisedeye . The _untilled hills and _« lens tell their own story most effectually . - The _*» P _-SM _^ miles length and breadth proclaim the dark character of that > licy which ib fast converting the Highlands into a great hunting ground . Her Majesty is to " pass through a land of Ameers . The same wretched polioy as that which has desolated Scinde , nivwuvM l # —™
«» _. _wrf — - _~— - ---. » _.. - - __ originating in the same miserable cause—the _seinsnness and pleasure-seeking of the owners—has laid waste the Highlands . They want a Sir Charles Napier—a legislative , if not a military Napier . They need the repeal of the game asd entail laws _, and with these laws repealed , m 20 years there would bo no difficulty in finding a population to welcome the Monarch on the beautiful , but how desolate , shores of Loch Long and Loch Lomond . The pine would flourish again , and newspaper reporters would not be weighing the question whether there be or be nota habitable house where they mightrest within ten miles of Loch Laggan .
CAB 8 ETH 0 BN . Sad Catastrophe . —A most mournful occurrence took place near Carsethorn . Peter Hair , an Irishman , who gains his living by travelling the country and vending broom besoms , after lodging all night with his children , two boys and a girl , atLochisc , near Aetv Abbey , took the road with them in tbe direction of Carsethorn . The party took a near cut across the sands , the father allowing the children to amuse themselves at the water edge , while he . it is supposed , was busy with hia occupation . While the heedless trio were engrossed gathering shells on the sandbanks , the tide was creeping up stealthily and cutting them off from tha main land . At last the children were aroused by the rushing waters , and , quite bewildered and ignorant of the locality , they ran from the still uncovered ground whicii they occu - nifid into the tide . The distracted father soon joined
them , and did his best to save his precious household , now in deadly peril . He caught hold ofthe two youngest , and made a desperate attempt to bring them onshore , but from sheer exhaustion he bad to let go . The eldest boy , who could swim a little , managed to keep his head above water for a while , but hiB strength was insufficient to strive against tke tide . A boat , manned by Captain Blair , reached the place too late to save the children , butin time to take in the eld man , who but for it must shortly havo perished . He was conveyed to the Carse _, and , on being brought to _eonsciousness } his agony must bave been extreme . After the tide had ebbed the bodies were discovered . The two youngest lay locked in each other ' s arms , at a little distance from the scene of their death , while the body ofthe eldest child was found at a distance of half a mile below .
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considered as a proud triumph ofthe popular cause , announced that the canvass of the Bepeal candidate for Kildare was so successful that Mr Archbold , the Whig , had retired from the contest . The honourable gentleman then adverted to the elections in Dundalk , Limerick , and Kilkenny , and dwelt npon the vindication of Conciliation-fall principles in those towns . Waterford city bad done itself immortal honour by declaring for Repeal , and driving from its representation the nominees of the government , and the enemies of nationality . It was true that Repeal had met with a temporary defeat in Drogheda , but he trusted that a committee of tho House of Commons would rectify tho matter . With regard to Dungarvon , he ( Mr O'Connell ) had done all that be possibly could to procure a candidate to oppose Mr Shiel , but , unfortunately , he failed . After some further business had been disposed of , the rent tor the week was said to be £ 60 .
RKPBAL—The weekly meeting of the Repeal Association was numerously attended . Mr Lamio Murray ( late candidate for Drogheda ) presided . After some business had been disposed of , Archdeacon Carroll read an address of condolence Irom the Right Rev . Dr Maginn , Catholic bishop of Derry , and the clergy of that diocese , to Mr John O Connell , to which that gentleman returned a suitable reply . Mr John Reynolds , M . P . for Dublin , having congratulatedthe association on the accession of the chairman to the Repeal cause , proceeded to address the meeting on the triumph which had recently been achieved in Dublin in his person , Mr John O'Connell , M . P ., having also congratulated the association on the result of the Dublin eleotion , which he
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MARI / _BOROUGH-STREET . —Robert Lacy , a young man of very respectable connections , was brought before Ur Bingham , charged with having robbed his employer , Mr Perry , hairdresser and pwfuraer , Burlingtonarcade , of property valued at between £ 200 and £ 300 . It appeared that the prisoner had come from the country as an improver . He had placed himself witb Mr Ferry about eighteen months ago , and no suspicion was entertained of his honesty until a few days since , when in consequence of the strong smell of perfumery in big bedroom the foreman made such a communication to Ur Perry as induced him to go to the prisoner ' s lodgings and make an examination . Mv Henry Perry stated , that he was a perfumer and hairdresser , occupying 11 , 13 , and
59 , in the Burlington-arcade . On Sunday evening last be went to 7 , _Milues-buildings , Knigbtsbridge , where the prisoner lodged , and on looking into the bedroom he found Borne articles that he knew were bis property . The prisoner was not then at home . Prosecutor , however , waited until the prisoner made his appearance , and then he taxed him with having stolen property from the shop . Tho prisoner begged prosecutor not to press the charge . Tbe prosecutor aaid , he should press the charge , and then requested the prisoner to give up bis keys in order that his boxes mightbe searched . The prisoner gave up his keys with reluctance to thc police constable . The prisoner's boxes were examined , and they were found t 8 contain brushes and other property valued at £ 50 . Information was shortly afterwards given to the police , which induced him , accompanied by Inspector Squire ,
ofthe C . division , to go down to Beaconsfield , where the relatives of the prisoner lived , and there he receired two boxes which had been s _> _-nt by tbe prisoner to his brotherin-law to take care of . The boxes , when examined , contained perfumery and similar property , stolen at different times from tho shop , worth between £ 100 and £ 200 . The prosecutor stated that tbe extent of his stock and _businosB prevented him from missing this large quantity of property before . Police constable Lockart , B 161 , Bald , he was present when the prisoner ' s boxes were searched , The property consisting of tortoiseshell combs , Ivorybacked brushes , & c , was Identified by Mr Perry . _Inspector _Squires , C division , said he went to _Beacontfield , and received charge of two boxes filled with perfumery . The property was identified by Mr Perry . The prisoner said he could offer nothing in his defence . He was committed .
GUItDHALL . —A country gentleman , wbo at first gave the name of William Jones , and then of Thomas Somes , was re-examined before Alderman Sidney and Ilumphery , _charged with indecently assaulting three lads while they were standing in the Guildhall . Mr Buchanan , who attended for the prisoner , being asked who his client really was , replied , he declined giving his address , but he was a gentleman of fortune , who had coma up to London to purchase some Bank stock . He understood ho bad hitherto borne an irreproachable character , and it was incredible that he should have conducted himself in tbe way described , Either ho had heen picked out to fasten a charge upon , or some accidental circumstance had been much exaggerated . —Mr Alderman Humphery said , he had the evidence the day before , and there did not appear to be the smallest ground for supposing it to be a collusive false charge for the purpose of extortion . Three witnesses deposed to having been subjected to assaults , and the policeman who had
watched tho prisoner for half an hour , was also on evewitness of his misconduct . The evidence of George Newman , of 9 , _Bloomsbury-street , gaefitter _, aud Frederick Ventris , an accountant ' s clerk , in _Jewin-street , was read over . A third witness , Edivard Sawyer , of 34 , _Newington-caiisovFay , did not attend . He had been assailed twice by the prisoner . The city policemau 211 was watching tho prisoner for half an hear , and saw his hand where it could not have been by accident . An additional witness , William Blazey , a cellarman , in Skinner-street , was called . — Mr Buchanan _cross . examiucd the witnesses at some length , but did not alter tbe general complexion of the case . The witnesses ff crc all strangers to each other . The prisoner said lie was innocent . He might have touched them , but there was a conspiracy to charge him . The magistrates consulted , and concurred in committing the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court . He was admitted to bail , himself in £ 200 , and one surety in £ 200 , Mr Starling , of the Stock Exchange , becoming his ball .
_WORSniP-STREET . —Mr William Collins , stated to be connected with a wholesale commercial houso in the City , and residing in the _Hertford-road , Kingsland , wns chargod with the following scandalous assault upon Harriette _Maslin , his servant . Tho complainant , a m _» - _dest-looking girl of seven t een years old , stated that she had been in the defendant ' s service as housemaid from Whitsuntide until Friday last , on the morning of which day her mistress and two children left town upon a visit to some frlouds at Egham , leaving her alone in the care of the house . She sat up till half . past eleven , at which hour her master , tho defendant , came home unexpectedly , apparently perfectly sober , and having entered thenarlour sent
her out for some porter , and on her return with which she went into the kitchen and sat down to needle _, work , at which she continued about twenty minutes , when the defendant came down aud askod her to sleep with him that night ; she made no answtr , upon which he told her that she mu & t do so , and asked her to have some brand y , which she indignantly rejected . The do . fendant , however , went into the parlour , and having returned with a tumbler of boandy , pressed her to drink part of it , but sho again rejected his offer , tnd the defendant having placed the brandy upon the table , caught her round the waist with both hands and forcibly held her , calling hor a silly fool for not accepting his overtures , and again pressed hor to comply , She deolarad that she
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I would acquaint her mistress with his conduct _« , _J _~^ he came to town , and went up to the parlour on _» fc * M I tenoe of clearing the supper things , but had be « h ! _f *' only a few minutes when the defendant aga _\ n . ,. " ¦ « U her , and pressed her as before , telling her that ih e _* comply , and that If she further refused hc ff 0 u , J _'""m her in the parlour all night . She made ., n atte _^ get out of the room , but the defendant prevented _* _£ _^ held the door fast by the lock , and finally sat _a 0 1 } % chair before it ; thedefendant _, however , in a f 6 ff m , 1 afterwards moved from tbe door _towsrds her _anT _^ availed _hsrielf of the opportunity , ruabod down « a - , _Je tbe kitchen and locked herself in . After waiting "' _^ time her master then went up to his own _bedt _, _0 _II _1 _, whence he called her and desired her to come up t 0 ? ° _» bat sbe made him no answer , hastily threw on her _hT ' net and shawl , and hurried out of the house t 0 th . ? ' her parents , three-quarters of a mile off , to whom . t _*
related tbe treatment to which she had been 8 ubj ec , , ° ? and who immediately applied for a warrant tor _\^ _?' fondant ' s apprehension . The defendant « h arpiy J * examined the young woman on the chief _pointg { * evidence , bat without eliciting anything In hi , f ar _*" and Margaret Maslin , her mother , being called , _depoj that on her daug hter returning home upon tbe „ l , l : in question she was In the _ereatest mental autrS _, crying bitterly , and gave precisely the same account _^ Uer master ' s behaviour that the did now before then ,, glstrate . Defendant was fined £ 5 , and mer ely _£ manded by the magistrate .
Vioknt Optsagb . —On _Kwday a _thicV-set p _, ful man named Henry Hobbs , stated to be a Ca )) jn _^ maker in the Curtain-road , Shoreditch , was chatgrt witb an outrage upon Susannah Payne , the wife 0 f copperplate printer in _Canterbary-row , SpitalfieWi . Tb * complainant , a _deltcate-looklng woman in an adva nc , j state of pregnancy , and one of whose eyes was _ih 0 _cit ingly contused and swollen , stated , that while oa _^ way home at half-past ten o ' clock on Saturday _ero _ning she had occasion to turn the corner of Holy _welLta _^' Shoreditch , to cross to _Spltalfields , when the pr | sone ' who wag somewhat intoxicated , but apparentl y _kntv very well what he was about , came suddenly behind _hn and , seizing hold of her by the shoulder with one ha _& j ' with the other auailed her ia the most grossly _indtllca-i
manner . She resented the Insult as well as Bhe _coulij ' and endeavoured to push bim away _fram her , telling hia that if he did not instantly go abont his busineii _, gj , would call a policeman and give him into custody ; bnt this remonstrance was no sooner uttered than the ptj . soner turned round , aud , using a disgusting _express struck her such a terrible blow in the face that h & _t dress was instantly covered with blood , and , bad ibe not been caught in the arms of a man and woman , vib _t were passing , she must have dropped to the ground , Upon recovering herself sbe was assisted to her own rt . sidence , and having subsequently learned where the pri . soner ( who Immediately disappeared ) was likely to be found , acoompanied the constable and her husband te identify him , when he aaid that he did not _know the Hit .
_ness was a married woman , or he should not bare acted , and offered to make compensation ; but herhuiband indignantly rejected the offer , and the prisoner then assailed him with the vilest abuse , and threatened to break his nose , but was secured and carried off b y _» ht constable . She had been very ill and debilitated ever since the occurrence took place , and was somewh at apprehensive of the ulterior consequences likely to result from the violence o whioh she bad been subjected , K woman who saw the outrage , and a police man , to . gether with Richard Payne , the husband of the com . plainant , confirmed this evidence , and proved the t hreats the prisoner had uttered against the latter upon being taken into custody . When called upon for his defence , the prisoner said , that he was drunk at the time the
_ciroumstances took place that were alleged against hi m , and , although he had not the slightest recollection ol anything that had occurred , he had no doubt he must have shamefully misconducted himself , and could assure the magistrate that he regretted his behaviour sincerel y , Mr Arnold severely _commented upon the prisoner ' s con . duct , describing tbe cass as one of the most grosi and atrocious that bad ever come under his notice , and , ex . pressing his regret that his powers were wholly _inade . quate to deal with an outrage of such a description , w _» t about to send the prisoner for trial at the session , , when the complainant ' s husband interfered , and te . quested the case might be disposed of summarily , at It would be extremely inconvenient to him to carry tbe matter any further , and it was highly improbable that
hie wife , in her delicate state of health , would again be able to attend and give evidence : upon which Mr Arnold said that , under the circumstances , he felt bound to ac . cade to the request ; but he should mark hi ? sense of the prisoner ' s conduct by ordering him to pay the highest amount of penalty he could Inflict , namely £ 5 , or in de . fault to undergo two months' imprisonment in the Hdme of Correction ; and for the effectual protection of the complainant and her _husbandjagainst tbe latter , of whom some violent threats had been tittered , he should farther order the prisoner , at the expiration of bis term of im . prisonmeut , to find substantial bail , namely , two sureties in £ 30 each to be of peaceable behaviour towards both for the next three months . The prisoner could neither pay the penalty nor find the bail by the time the court closed , and was consequently remored in ( lie
Tin . _Indicint Assacit . —Mr Frederick Winter , the pro . prieter of a blonde and lace warehouse in _Woodttruet , Cbe & _pside , was on Wednesday charged with an indecent assault , with intent , & c , upon his person of a young woman named Jane Booth , lately in the service as housemaid . The complainant , a delicate looking girl abont eighteen years of Bge , stated , that the defendant having , within tbe last month , taken another house of business in Union-street , Spltalfields , she was despatched there on Sunday morning last , at ten o ' clock , by her mistress , with a basket containing provisions ami other articles for her master , who was superintending the necessary arrangements for taking possession . On reaching the house she was admitted b y the defendant
himself , who was the only person in it , and who desired her to deposit the basket in the first floor apartments _, which she did , and was about to leave , when the defendant immediately seized hold of her , and proceeded to acts of the grossest indecency . A struggle ensued between them which terminated In her escaping from him and rushing down the stairs , upon which she threw the basket , In the hope ef his falling over it or impeding him until she could get into the street . The defendant , however , pursued her , and having discovered , upon reaching tho street door , that he had locked it , she wus again seized upon by her ' master before she could
unfasten it , and forced back aUng tbe passage to the _S'airs , upon which he flung h » r , and used every effort to perpetrate the offence alleged against him . She attempted to scream for assistance , but was stopped by Vie defendant , and resisted him with such strength and determination , that after a prolonged struggle between tbem , in the _course of whioh she reminded him ofthe unhappiness it would bring upon his wife if his infamous conduct should reach her ears , she at length succeeded In preventing the accomplishment of hiB purpose , and was permitted to leave the bouse . Sbe did not like , under tbe circumstances , to make her mistress acquainted with the b _.-haviour of her _husband , to whom she was sent back
by her a _Shoit tima afterwards with the infant , aud upon that occasion was allowed to leave without molestation ; but she availed herself of the first opportunity that resented itself on her return , and having informed h « aunt of the scandalous _treatmsnt to which she had been subjected , the present proceedings were adopted , — Ann Oooke , a widow and aunt of the prosecutrix , deposed that upon meeting her niece , who was in great trouble and despondency , she detailed to hor tho particulars oi the defendant ' s conduct , precisel y as sbe now related them ; and Richard Booth , the father ofthe prosecutrix , stated , that upon calling at tbe house of the defendant for an explanation of his behaviour towards his daughter the defendant , whose wife was preaent , treatid him with contempt , mode no answer to the charge , and refused to hold any communication with himMr _Vann
.- , who appeared for the defence , and closely _crosi-examined he wi _nesses , but without eliciting anything in favour of his client , said that he was instructed to deny the charge _, n the most _posltivo terms , _« _td , _naU was of course unprovided with evidenco to rebut the young woman ' s sta _tement , be should reserve the defence for another court , if the magistrate determined upon _send-S _££ ? ?? _* £ . _" ! ' buthe WU 8 t draw tha a"ontion of the bench to tbe fact that the prosecutrix had gone back a second time to the house without mentioning her ill-usage to her mistress , and that the whole case rested upon the young woman ' s evidence almost entirely . Mr Combe said that it was not to be supposed that at . racks of this description wero ever attempted in the _prr . _sencc of third persons , or conviction would be certain to tollowth & ir commission ; nnd . with reeard to thevo » n < _.
woman ' s abstaining from divulging , the ( _falter forthwith io ber mistress , that wns probobl y done to spare the feelings of the latter , and ho thought that all expedition bad been used by the prosecutrix in making known the illtreatment to _n-hich she had been subjected . He saw nothing tangible in either objection , and should order thc defendant to find substantial bail- —himself in £ 80 , and two securities in £ 40 each , to appear and answer the charge at tbe next sessions of the Ctmtral Criminal Court . The depositions of the witnesses were then taken by Mr Vine , the chief clerk , ami the defendant , who treated the nutter with much indifference throughout , was removed .
™ _S _T r Ilobert D * , xon ' _™ _^ a _with causing a disturbance in the Victoria Theatre , and assaulting Murray , the constable on duty . It appeared that on the preceding night , during the performance at the _tueatre , a noise was heard from the gallery , which rendered it impossible for the audience to hear what was gomg forward . On the constable proceeding to _ascsrtain the causo he found tbe defendant standing on one of thebenches hiesing the performance , _anddoing everythingin his power to escite a disturbance , and to prevent the play from going on . Ha was repeatedly desired to be quwt ; but ha persisted iu the aunoyance . lt was found necessary _object him , and he assaulted the constable
. The defendant said that , having reason to be displeased _mtb the acting of a particular performer , ho expressed Ins _^ satisfaction in the usual way , and thought he wa * _justiBed in it . He complained that the constable dragged lum out . The constablo said a number of young fellows like thc defendant were in the habit of frequenting the gallery , and out ofmere wantonneB 8 int « vup « n tbe performance . Tho magistrate said that sueh scenes in a theatre must be repressed ; and that unless the defend _, ant found bail he must be commuted to gaol The ie * fendant said he had been locked up since the night before , and he thought that was punUhmeht enough for hissing an aetor .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 14, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14081847/page/6/
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