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_™ _KQTJBST ON THE SECOND CHARTIST _VICriAI , IX TOT _11 ILL-FIELDS PRISON An inquest on the body of the late Alexander S nrp wm held within the preclnts of the prison , on Monday _Septemaer I 7 th , before thc deputy-coroner _MMr . _L-ingliatn _) , and a respectable jury . The _followinggentlemeu were present to watch the proceedings : —Captain "Williams , Inspector of Prisons ; Henry Pownali , Esq ., Chairman of the Middlesex Magistrates ; Valentine _Knight , Esq ., Visiting Magistrate ; Thomas Clark , James Grassby , and Edmund Stallwood , on behalf of the Chartist Executive ; Messrs . Millar and Stills on behalf ofthe Committee of Metropolitan Delegates , sitting at 23 , Golden-lane , Barbican ; Tindal Atkinson , Esq ., l _& rrister-at-law , also attended as the professional agent ofthe National Victim Committee .
The jury having viewed the body , which had , at thc request of the widow and friends undergone a post mortem examination , returned to tho
inquestroom . The first witness examined was _Jaues Sharp , of 251 . Whitechapel-road , who identified the deceased as his nephew . Johx _Mmuisos , Clerk of fhe Prison , produced the warrant of committal , which set forth that the deceased was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey for a * ur _i- * demeanour , on the 3 rd of July , 134 S , and that he was sentenced to two years and two month's imprisonment , and at the expiration ofthat period that lie should enter into recognisances to keep the peace for a further period of three years , himself in £ 109 and two securities of £ 50 each , and the prison was the Westminster House of Correction . —By the Coroner : Ue was not sentenced to hard labour .
Ge _* _-j- _&«* b Locexeu . _, "Warder of the Prison . — "Received deceased into his charge on the 12 th of July , 1848 . He was in good health when he entered . He saw nothing to the contrary , neither did Sharp complain . Sharp remained with him just while he explained the rules of the prison to ilira . It was the invariable practice to read the rules to prisoners on their entrance to the prison . He did not make any objection to any of the ruleshe then accompanied htm to the portion of the " prison allotted to him .
George _EoEntos , Warder . —Received Sharp in ids charge on the 12 th of July , 1848 . His health was well , and continued so as long as he continued in his charge , which was to the beginning of Sept . 1849 . —His health was _general / ygood . He made no complaint . Could not say whether he saw the doctor . Prisoner had first-class diet—that was meat four times a week , soup three times , and cocoa in the niirning for breakfast ; and part of the time Sharp had cocoa for supper . This was an indulgence . He had also bread withthem . —By a Juror : . Any butter ?—¦ No . He had exercise in a yard to himself . —Mr . T . Atkinson : Why was cocoa for
supper deemed an indulgence ? Because gruel was the usual supper diet , and Sharp did not like gruel . Was being kept separate an indulgence ? It was to him , because he could walk about and sit down as he pleased . The surgeon had the granting of indulgences . Prisoners were asked every morning whether they wished to see thc surgeon , and if they did their names were put down and handed to the doctor . The prisoner was rather excitable . —By the Coroner : I did not say that the Burgeon had the whole and entire power of granting indulgence . * . ( The diet table was here produced . ) The witness on inspection declared it to be a correct table of diet as used in the prison .
Daniel _Boylax , sub-warder , received Sharp at the commencement of September , 1 S 48 . about the 6 th or 7 th , He -was in good health , and continued so all the time he remained under his care , which was until November , _1-S-tS . During that period Sharpe saw thc doctor several times , at hi 3 own request . Did not know whether the doctor prescribed for him or not . He had his regular diet while with him . The diet was the usual first-class diet . The prisoner was not punished during the time he was under his charge . He had regular exercise . Had charge of the prisoner a second time , fromthe 12 th or 13 th of May in the present year , down to the morning of the 9 th inst ., when he went into the Infirmary . His health was very good . He
saw the doctor several times during tliat -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 Im—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 ofthe 8 th , and unlocked him on the morning of the 9 th , at half-past six . Prisoner was in bed when he unlocked him . Asked him what was the matter ? 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 the matter with him , but he complained of vomiting and purging . Prisoner was punished twice daring the latter period he had
mentioned , but then he ( witness ) was on night duty , aud , consequently , had not charge of him during thc 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 during the first period he was in his charge . He received hiin from Darlington . Prisoner was reou ' red to work . He ( witness ) believed it was because the five shillings per week was not paid . Prisoner was . asked to work , but 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 _szven days—from the 25 th or SGth of August lie asked the question every morning , " Do you wish to sec the surgeon ? " Received Sharp again , after the seven days , from Mi * , Lockyer . Saw no change in him . Locked him up quite well on the night of thc Sth . He ( prisoner ) was suddenly seized . Was given to understand tliat cholera was in the prison prior to tliat 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 * . _DAB-axGTps received prisoner in November , _IS 4 S ; his health" whs good .- Prisoner remained with him until the latter end of May , IS 49 . Witness _Boxu . v was recalled . —Received prisoner from Darlington on the 13 th or 1-Ith of May . He had extra diet nearly all the time . The extra diet was a small loaf . Did not know the weight of it . _Josurn Daruxgtox recalled—Gave prisoner up ioBoylaa some time in May , 1 S 19 . Prisoner ' s health , during the time he had " him iu charge , was good . He ( prisoner ) saw the doctor occasionally . Believes he had a little medicine occasionally . His diet had been changed liy order of thc medical officer . Did not know wliat for . The doctor ordered the change . The surgeon visited the prisoner occasionally , not every da % _* . Prisoner could
Lave seen the surgeon every day had he thought fit . Prisoner was punished in May . He _recsivedtwo days' bread and water , by 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 thc day previous to being sent to solitary confinement . Did not know whether the Governor had power of himself 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 .
JosEm Kirkmas , warder , examined . — Received Sharp on the 31 st of July ; remained with him live days . He was reported on the day on which hc took charge of him—not by witness , " but by another warder—for refusing to attend chapol ; his punishment was three days solitary confinement ou 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 . Wiluam _Pj-xetiioiu _* , a warder . —Was superinten dent of washing . Reported prisoner on tlie 2 nd of May , _IS 49 , for refusing to labour when there was no money in hand for his keep . Prisoner said openly , in presence of the other prisoners , that he would not do it ( tho 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 he put to labour ? —The coroner explained it was done in accordance with an act passed iu the reign of George IV ., which _co-npeHed prisoners to pay for their food , or in lieu to do some lahour , not hard . — Mr . Palethorp , evidence resumed : AVas apprised there was no money in hand by the deputy governor . The prisoner was not ordered to pick oakum in his presence , but he was informed ofthe circumstance by a brother officer . — Mr . Atkinson : That is not evidence , you must only say what you know _fro . n your own observation . —Had heard tbat cholera prevailed in the prison prior to July .
George Slave , sub-warder . —Had Sharp in his charge from the . 27 th to the 31 st of July . Prisoner was reported by him for refusing to attend divine service . Prisoner did not give any reason for his refusal , simply declined going—the punishment was three days solitary confinement on bread and water . The _uovernor indicted the punishment . The statute 4 George IV ., see . 33 , chap . 04 , read b y the coroner , allowing justices to inflict labour * not severe , unless the food was paid for . Mr . Atkinson here called the attention of the coroner and jurr o thc clause of the same statute , which made L
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imperative 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 . . , „ . James Okmisto : _* * , 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 havin ** - 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 , sot the refractory . Prisoners , when in solitary , had a pound and a quarter of bread per day , and a pint ot gruel for supper . The work was left in his cell . Was changed suddenly from first-class and extra dietto bread and water diet .
, . Jon . v Butlbb , Warder . —Was on duty in the infirmary . Received prisoner , Sharp , on the evening of the Sth . He was at once seen by the surgeon , who prescribed for him ; he had relaxation of the bowels . Saw him in his sleeping-room . He was in bed . Sharp said he felt relief from tho medicine . Saw the doctor coming down from him at about threeo ' clockinthemorning . Hc ( 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 , with half a quartern of brandy in it . Prisoner than appeared better . At ten minutes before . nine ne again visited him , accompanied by the resident surgeon . He was then removed to the infirmary anu
put to bed ; the usual remedies were a PB" ?" 1 ; yj 1 he went on very well until the morning of the litn , Tuesday , when he appeared to be worse . The surgeon was sent for , and he prescribed , ihe prisoner appeared to revive a little towards evening . He left 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 clear He had cramps , but not severe . Sharp wanted to get up , but he told him he could not permit him without the surgeon ' s sanction . Thc doctordeclined to allow him to get up , because he said it would injure him . Sharp said the doctor was only keeping 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 hira in hed . 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 daring 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 thing 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 thc 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 , tbat he had been put on bread and water in August , and that had caused his illness . ( Here a warm discussion took place between the Deputy-Coroner and Mr . Atkinson , as to whether this constituted evidence . Thc Coroner ultimately decided that the jury mi g ht bave it for what it was worth . ) Sharp told his wife that he had not heen 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 .
Tuksdat . —The adjourned inquest was resumed on this day ; the same parties were present to watch the proceedings as on the preceding day . Jou . v Oates , 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 . _Thouas _Creh , _deputy-govevR-M . On the 20 th of August gave Sharp a pound of oakum to pick . Told kim 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 , thc law and the rule has been explained to you . " For five successive days he was asked the name 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 ., but the prisoner still refused , and he was sentenced to be locked up for six days on bread and water .
He . _vky Fow . vaix 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 , i-ut believed thc signature to that book tobe 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 handwritiug of one of Mr . Allen ' s clerks . V . Knight Esq ., visiting justice . —Had only been so for two months . Was present on the 2 oth 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 . ) lie 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 .
Mi ' . CKEA rccaIIed . —Sharp had been punished before . Was punished for talking , for which ho received two days solitary confinement on bread and water . Ou the 31 st of July he had three days for refusing to attend chapel . Sharp was in good health until the evening of tho Sth 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 tho 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 beforo them . There iverc three sentenced , to bread and water for six days , two of whom were dead ! the other had complained ! but he had not been afflicted with the cholera ; he had verbal orders from the governor to put the men on oakum .
Mr . _Aisc ! so _* xlicre raised the question as to thc 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 ; ihat it appeared to him to be done illegally- — that the after punishment arose fov an offence which in point of law had never been committed , and thc result of which punishment they had now before them . ( Sensation . ) The Coito . _NKit repudiated such a course as being calculated to bias the minds of the jury . Mr . _A-guxsox said it was only a fair deduction from what had been done—a mere deduction from the facts brought before them , all the 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 ConoxER said it was but fair to assume that a general order from thc magistrates gave thc governor that power .
Mr . Atkixsox demurred to the conclusion that such a general rule ( even admitting such an one to he in existence ) applied to a special purpose like the present ; however , he would leave the case to the jury . JOBS LiYIES , gurgeon to the prison , said he saw Sharp constantly—his general health was good , and his constitution robust . lie 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 May—had no reason to believe that his constitution would not stand the brcad-and-water treatment . Saw him also during his confinement in July . He did not complain at that time . Ilad no occasion to
visit him afterwards . On the 13 th of August hc ( prisoner ) was languid—there was no particular cause for languor . " Saw him on the 20 th of August , and every day during his six days' confinement . He was not entirely on bread aud water , he had gruel for supper . He appeared 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 wan-anted 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 -5 th 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 Sth , doceased was attacked . He saw him on the 9 tb Sundav morning—the disease assumed a mild form _au ' d went on favourably until Tuesday the 11 tb * Saw him twice a day in the interim-he then became excessively feeble and faint . He was watched constantly during the dav , and much recovered _; the next day he was still better—the I 3 th much the same ; was enab od to take _mucilatre , wine , brandy , and nourishing diet . On thc 13 th he had a nice sleep-on the 11 th there was a marked change ; pulse was more hurried - lie became _wone , and died at hah-past nine . Witness was present when he d _. ed-thc cause was Asiatic cholera . By a reference to lus notes , he found Sharp required less ch ; , nge of diet , or less beef , tea , Ac , than most prisoners ; this was in consequence of his healthful constitution . He had two ounces more meat than the usual allowance . —By the Coroner :
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Did not observe any result from the sudden change of diet , except constipation of the bowels . ; Did not think constipation of tho bowels would predispose to an attack of cholera . Did not think death at all accelerated by the diet to which ho had been subjected . . The medicine given for constipation wa 3 not calculated to predisnose fov cholera . Did not g ive saline draughts ; but rhubarb , wliich was the mildest draught he could give . He knew of no predisposing cause in this particular case . Had made a post mortem examination in tho presence ofa medical gentlemen brought by tho friends of the deceased , all tho organs were perfectly healthy . There was nothing elicited by the post mortem examination to shew the cause of death .
Mr . Atkinson . —Cholera made its appearance in the prison as early as January last . It was more marked in July . In that month there were three cases , in August four cases , and in September fifteen cases . Sharp ' s confinement on bread and water produced nothing moro than constipation of the bowels , which was a very general consequence of change of diet . He was not aware of the instructions ofthe Board of Health . Was not aware the Board of Health had recommended a generous diet , but he should at all times recommend a generous diet ; in fact , he said , live well . He would not recommend 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 gruel in addition to the bread and water . He repeated , he had no right to interfere with any punishment inflicted , unless he saw thepatientfailing in consequence of such punishment 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 bodv likely to be affected by it . —By Mr . Atkinson : Had not observed that _diarrhoea , 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 of diarrhoea . If several cases had 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 ofthe Apothecaries Company , deposed to his attendance at the posi : mortem examination . He generally agreed with Mr . Lavies in opinion that death was the result of spasmodic cholera . Man ' s vital powers would undoubtedly be lowered by spare diet .
The _Coro-ibb then briefly summed up the evidence , laying great stress on the prison surgeon ' s evidence , concluded by telling the jury that tho 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 . Flanes , of 28 , York-street , Westminster , who refused to sign the verdict , unless at tbe same time a strong censure was passed on the authorities oftho prison , who kept the prisoners on such spare diet during the prevailing epidemic , hut in consequence of the jury consisting of sixteen persons , of course the one dissentient did not invalidate the verdict .
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The Hem , th or Losdo _"* * * 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 numbers , since the commencement of the epidemic in London , 12 , 837 . The deaths from all causes in the last six consecutive weeks were 1 , 909 , 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- ** - * Hospital , on the body of Jonathan Hoy , 'aged C 9 , 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 y cars 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 n ? glected his usual avocations , went about like one deranged , calling for his " dear lost 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 hour . * * . Evidence to the above effect having been produced , the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary derangement . "
FniGirr-euL Suicide in the Puntic _Stm-ets . — On Monday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Payne , at the Founder _' _s-hall Tavern , Lothbury , on the body of Dr . vid 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 befo r e ten o ' clock , he was in the company of deceased and was walking from the Bank towards tbe _direction of Finsbury-square . As they were crossing the road at the end of Moorgate-strect an omnibus came
along , and deceased being on the other side , he suddenly darted from him and threw himself under the omnibus . —Policeman 145 said , that he saw the deceased run or walk rather sharp towards the omnibus-, when he threw him ? elf between the fore and hind wheels . The latter passed over his head and killed hini almost instantaneously . —David Davis , a son of the deceased , said that seven or eight weeks since his father attempted to cut his throat , and had lately complained of being weak and unable to work . Tliey jury having consulted , they returned a verdict of _Temporary insanity . "
AlLKGED _UlAXSLAVGHTEn OF A MAI-WED WoXIAN nr nun Husband . -On Monday an inquest was hold before Mr . W . H . "Wakley , at the Perseverance , _Weston-st-eet , King ' s-cross , on the body of Mary Ann Porter , * ged thirty-four . —Mary Casey , a midwife from the workhouse , « ho was on Thursday sent to attend deceased , said that she h ? . d then all the symptom-of Asiatic cholera . In the evening the husband came home in a state of drunkenness . He kissed hcv , and said , " Tell the nurse ; did I illusc you ? " She replied , " Leave off ; don't kill me altogether . " She had been delivered of a child the previous Monday , and it died of cliolera on Wednesday . —Elizabeth Randon saw thehusband on the day before the clrld was born throw his wife on the bed ,
and dreadfully beat her , after which ho and his son ( deceased ' s step-child ) went out . Deceased's cheek and lips were frightfully swollen by the beating . — Matilda _Maddovr stated , tbat 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 , _surceon , accompanied by Mr . Estell , another district surgeon , visited deceased on the "Wednesday before her death . The husband and her sister were in the room , and attempted to force lier from the bed , when he ( Mr . Popham ) > _ai-i , " Fellow what are you doing ? You will kill the woman . " She gradually sunk until Friday , when she died . He performed a post mortem examinal ion . The body
was one mass of bruises , lier 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 wtmld 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 tbe husband to charge him with his wife ' s . death before the divisional magistrate . Suicidg in Hvde _Pai-ik . —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 tlie following determined circumstances . The first witness examined was Mr . Charles Lange , who stated , he resided at No . 1 and 2 , Leicester-street , _Leicrstersqu-ive , and was au hotel keeper . Tlie deceased had lived at his house about sixteen days . He came from the town of _Elitn-ie , in France , and intended to remain in London for some time on a pleasure excursion . . On hearing of the unfortunate occurrence _, witness searched tlie deceased ' s apartment , and discovered in a chest of drawers a letter lie had written and addressed to witness . The letter was written in French , and was translated by the witness as follows :- ' Sir , during the last eight daysI
, have lived very unhappily , and I am determined to end my lite . Last Monday was a very unlucky day , and I lost all my money . I have purchased a _j-istol , and by the time you read this letter I shall be no move . I have bought poverty on mvseif , and I cannot bear to think ot the future . Writo to my friends and tliey will pay you the sum I am indebted to you . Good bye , sir , my life is at an end ; and _receive my thanks . --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 they _state-J that he had been robbed of 30 . _000 f , in French bank notes , £ 17 in gold , and M . in silver . In
another letter , the deceased had written , tbat he had lost his money by his own folly . In answer to a question by the coroner , the witness stated that there was no gambling allowed in his hotel , and that tlie deceased never mentioned to him that lie had lost any money . —Mr . Francis Morris , a builder " of Mount-street , Grosvenor-sqnare , said , tbat on Sunday afternoon last , about four o ' clock , Jie was walk ing along the north side of the Serpentine , in Hyde * park , in company with a friend , and ou passing between the Humane Jtteeeiwng . Louse and the Magazine , he was suddenly startled by hcarin _*** a slight report of a pistol . Witness perceived some smoke abcut twenty yards ' from him , and then saw the deceased rolling along the ground . Witness im-
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' _jinfoieVinnroach ' ed the deceased , and found that _^^ _Jfl clve 3 t Mf Sf ' 1 _^ , bearfc _- _Svera of the nark keepers came up , and he was • ., ? ? _a the hosb ' _^ al . A small pocket pistol was VS 1 S _S tl therlround . The deceased was asked the found on the gromm _^ d Kl _^^^^^ " _-.: „; nnd he was now quite destitute . —Mr . W . _^ ¦ : _ShousTsurgoon , said , when the deceased Sy _^ _tffiSappUtfr _^ from intcr-W _f-hpm-Si _" . He never rallied , and died shortly nal hemorrnage . m j . _fl orince k the b _ilt _& _tibS Witness had opened _Shich & passed through his body . - Verdict , " _SS _^ OrSay _-orning , Mr . Potter _^ h KSSE ? _itto usual hour , one ofhis servant , _Sceededtohished-room , when h e found the un-Srtunate man _supended from th _» _bed-W « t . Me-S assistance was ta _^^«*^ _ttS 2 d out avail , the vital spark having -fled , the aeceasea who was highly respected in the _^ g hb _^ ho , ° _i of been in a very desponding state since the death ot his wifeto whom he was much attached ,
, _Destruchvk FiRES .-Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the oil and colour warehouse ot Mrs M . Pottle , Tabernacle-square , Shorcditch . Mr . Deacon , tho occupier of the Baths au > uung , succeeded with great difficulty in rescuing the residents , who wero taken out ofthe premises through the back windows , nearly suffocated with smoke . _Notwithstanding the exertions ofthe firemen , the stock in the warehouse was destroyed , and the building itself partially damaged . A short time before the outbreak of this fire another , which it is feared will be attended with loss of life , broke out in White Horse-alley , _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 he rendered to her the room was on fire . Sho was dreadfully burnt . At a lato hour on Saturday evening the
Baths in Old Broad-street , City , were discovered to be on fire , hut , hy the timel y arrival ofthe engines , the fire was speedily extinguished . Fires . —On Wednesday morning , about one o'clock , a fire occurred on the premises of Mr . Cowley , hat manufacturer , High-street , Stepney _; from this house tothe adjoining , that of Mr . Williams , pawnbroker , and Mr . Belcher , cheesemonger , the flames spread most furiously ; notwithstanding all the efforts of the firemen , Mr . Cowley ' s house and stock weve _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 wns 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 , bufc the loss of property was slight . Messrs . Cowley , Williams , and Belcher , are insured in tho _Defenders' , Globe , and General Insurance Companies . The loss at these fires may be estimated at least at £ 4 , 000 .
The Bermondsey Murdeb . —* W c 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- tho 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 tho 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 thc police . It was contained in 1 , 400 boxes , value at £ 6 , 000 , 000 sterling .
The _Smithfie-cd Makket _NutsA . _\ 'c _* 3 . —On Monday afternoon , as the corpse of Mr . Gavin , late of Lavies-street . Islington , was being conveyed for interment in the Bunhill burial ground , when the beavers 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 thera ; 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 ofthe _bearera was so seriously injured as to be unable to proceed . Escape of two Convicts . —Woolwich , Sept . IS .
—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 nino o ' clock , by removing one of thc bars ofa window of the rigging-house , near the ground , when the tide was out . A sentry Oi" the Itoyal Marine Corps was stationed near tho place ; but owing to a high paling recently put up , his position did hot 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 be greased so as to open with greater case , and an inside shutter having been generally up , thoy had better opportunities of making the preparations without being noticed . The windows oftho lower range of the rigging-house ought to bo built up with brick , as they are seldom used , and two sentinels placed on-that station , ono to walk the lane , the boundary of the dockyard wall , and thc other to stand at tho south-cast corner .
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Execution Op Gleeson Wilson. The Murdere...
EXECUTION OP GLEESON _WILSON . The murderer of Mrs . Henrichson , her two sons , Henry George Henrichson , and John Alfred Henrichson , and _Jicr female servant , Mary Parr , at Liverpool , in thc month of March last , paid the last penalty of the law , on Saturday , on the scaffold ut Kirkdale Gaol . Although the prisoner gavo his name John Gleeson Wilson , liis veal name was Maurice Gleeson . He was born at Bniree , 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 _tuotlwr cvwly in life , they grew up in unbridled licentiousness . The niurderercr was brought up to his father ' s business , but worked little , and about two-and-a-half years ago , havin- ' been in custody on a charge of felony , ho left homo . Since that time one of his sisters has been transported . He embarked from Ireland , at Cork , landed nt Plymouth , then went to London , camo to Liverpool , where hc remained , and was never known to do a day ' s work , lie was about tweuty-six years of age . Uis wifo , whom lie married in _' Decembcr last , is now near her confinement .
_lioposivei-n entertained that , notffidistandino ' the way m which he had persisted in _asst-rtin _*** liis innocence oftho crime , lie would mako a confession of Ins guilt before thc time for thc execution arrived ; but up to the last moment he refused to make any such confession . The Rev . Mr . _Huo-ga-n was the priest appointed to receive any confession tho prisoner might be inclined to make to him as his spiritual instructor , but ( although if ho had done so it would have been know n only to Mr _Duggan himself ) ho refused to make a confession oi any kind , cither to Mr . Ducgan 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 takto « the opportunity when ho could of asserting his inno ° - cence , protesting that they had not taken the rii » ut man , and that after lie was gone this would become known . As the evening advanced he becamdvowsy , and having nearly fallen from his chair see vcral times , at the solicitation of one of his it tendants he retired to rest about throe o ' clock Ho was then more calm titan usual , and _desived that he might he called at six o ' clock . He _soonsS but his rest was disturbed . He was called at the _S ; Z . I , " e ralscd , himself UP' «« n » rk _« d it tho time had been very short , and aid , in his half facetious manner , "Well , this is the last morn Si shall ever see . " Ho refused to take any _breakfos then . At seven o ' clock one of the Catholic pries s arrived , and he was . soon followed by the othS " Theso remained in private communion with him till
Ln ti UC 10 Ve Ul ° • , ffix 0 (* for his execution . Ihey were earnest and devoted in their atlast , on 1 'iiday tho under-sheriff , Mr . Wilson receiyod intimation by electric telegraph oft osove . o indisposition of Calcraft , tho _oxew tionc * and ll mako the _necessS v ™ _-i ? vmi 01 ' ' _w _^ oded to as the _^^^ _hoX ! ST \ _' v _^ mr _> fectly _Mmicei-U _aui'K ; _4 _K J _* :-mated to him tint IV , k ! r ! lt last , fc W ! ls lntiimraediatel y _mf _i J _^ 1 ho \»' _, 'ad . arrived , he y iose . and expressed his willingness to
Execution Op Gleeson Wilson. The Murdere...
attend the officers to tho fatal _*» _P- . _- g _^ _{ jJ aWn- * thft vavd and up tho stairs leading to the _S-f . room with S at firmness . On . reaching the _£ 5-roZ Te sa ? down on the ot »* usual y _^ appropriated for criminals , and _*** _* _wto _^ _pocess of pinioning without a struggle . At tins moment his spiritual director exhorted h m to make his peace with God , told him ho had only a few minutes to live , and that he would soon have to appear before the judgment-seat . He listened attentively , gave utterance to some incoherent expressions , nut strongly protested his innocence of the crime ior which he was about to suffer . All things being in readiness , the prisoner was moved _towai _* d 3 the platform , and descended to the drop . The white cap was his headand the rope around his neck _.
upon , 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 oven better than at the trial . Ho surveyed the vast multitude bofore him calmly and steadily . His cheek never blanched , his eye was firm aud resolved , and not a nerve seemed moved . Ho was followed to the scaffold by tho clergymen , who went with him under tho fatal beam . After praying audibly and earnestly with him for some seconds , they withdrew from the platform , but continued iu prayer , the prisoner repeating the words with great distinctness after them . In the midst of these ejaculations the bolt was drawn , thc drop
fell , and tho prisoner in ono convulsive ettort dropped into death . His suffer ings were brief , for ho seemed to die almost immediately . The neck appeared to be broken b y the fall . His features were fearfully distorted , his eyes enlarged , and the muscles of his neck 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 ! cover his face ! " Altogether , it is hardly possible to conceive a more _disgu stingly painful incident . When the dro p fell all was stillness immediately around the scaftold , 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 thoir way to Kirkdale , in order 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 . Thc railway turned the occasion to a business purpose , by running cheap trains , all of which were densely packed . Madame Ttissaud had a representative present to obtain the clothes of the wretch ; and a Mr Bally , a _phvetvologist , was there to take a cast ef h » 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 Mi _/ RDERS . —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 the 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 m a few minutes he rang the bell , and folded up the sheet , on which he appeaved to bave 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 tbe act of removing the inkstand , when he abruptly asked what o ' clock itwas ? She answered , "The clock is outside , I'll inquire . " On this he got up , aud placing himself between her and the door , said , "Tell me now ; you have a watch , I see , by the 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 _Bhe 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 . He slept thatnight at Mrs . Henrichson ' s , and the frightiul proceedings next morning are already known . The lady has deep cause for gratitude , for she had , it is evident , a narrow escape . —Livepool Mercury .
The Recent _Coxceamieist of _Biain at Hon * nuni * . —Mr . Craven , tho reputed father ofthe young female who was delivered of a child at Horbury recently , thc discovery of whose remains attracted so large a share of public attention , delivered himself tip 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 the next assizes . Bail was accepted for his appearance , and some
circumstances were alleged in liis defence which raised a doubt as to the truth of the grave charge of immorality involved in the supposition of liis beino' the father of the child . It was alleged that Miss Craven hud been receiving the addresses ofa cloryman and others , and tlio inference drawn from the allegations was , that some one of her suitors was the probable parent . The caso drew together a considerable number of persons . Miss Craven is still at largo .
Stroud Union Workhouse . —In our last we gave a report of the inquest before J . G . Ball , Esq ., held at Stroud on the previous Saturday , to inquire into the cause ofthe 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 thc case . In compliance with this request the l " oor-law Commissioners sent down Mr . Greaves , one of the poor-law inspector ; -, to make the nece ' sary inquiries . Mr . Greaves arrived in Strond on Friday afternoon , procured a copy of the depositions of the evidence at the inquest , and examined the baths and ivrkhouse premises ; and at ten o ' clock on Saturday morning lie sat in the hoard-room of the _workhoiiio and received evidence on the subject , Theinnuirv was attended by D . Ricardo , Esq ., chairman , and
_Ulotiel 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 thc body of the _deceased _Atier tbe various witnesses had been examined the inquiry terminated about half-post six o ' clock , when Mr . Ricardoand Colonel Abbott expressed the _thm-ks of the guardians to Mr . Greaves for the pains he had taken in the examination . It did not transpire when matte "lmiSS * 0 nerS wei'e expected to report upon thc Idrdand Atwell , concerned in an assault _nnon two _™
venue _othcevs , were ; brought up again on Saturday last , I _aStt f / ff a Vt ' ry l 0 n _S investigation , the _magistrates decided on a summary conviction , and ato _» t 1 ? _T " _^ , _* eh ftl * " _* _t _™ _W lato _awaulte _, or four months' imprisonment each . gaol . ' ° ther preEor _^ residcnce _*•* Affray betwixt Poachers and _Watcuers _.--Sht l" f ym ° _- _- " , ' ear , y _J _•< _-- _••• _^ v en or hi ton , ot A car . The poachers had inst commenced operations when the were summed h „ M
_earner and a number of watchers , when a serious hght ensued , whieh ended in the capture of seven of a & _ffif _* 1 wr _^ _^ _tfto Orm kill about nine o clock the same morning ; ( woof the gang were conveyed in a cart , being unahle to wa k vom the injuries received , their heads _boS » i _* _Su hurt . Mr . Warner , the _i-amekeepev , was leJeSv in ijr a _sli _. _i e . I he prisoners were examined before
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_hrc police _brounht the h _« of ft _"Ss _'Io bear upon these and the surrounding premises la _ven-^ rt _tuue after the five commenced , ™ _, ? Zmal im ! , bemg inflammable , burnt with great fun-mid ing to Mr _^ _T'ft l ? _^^ _Atreo _&< £ ? _SisneSSo 11 * ! _° _'f- _* _Stl , _" _WoS Mr _r , h ? ' \ _* clusi _- ° t covered bv insurance aS SS
The Liverpool Mi/Rders.—In Connexion Wit...
£ 600 _•* Charles Shaw ' s loss will not exceed JE 50 _, and th other parties are ouly affected to the extent of _fW £ 20 to £ 50 . C 0 Dx Fires is _"NoTTisoHAMsmnE . —ArpREnE- > s * o . Y the IfiCENniARy . — -On . Tuesday morning last , _abc-niten o ' clock , a fire was discovered in the stacic v _.-n- i of Mr . Brett , containing upwards of twelve rieks of corn , at the Parmers' Arms , Plumptre _, a vilj _a- ? _l six miles from Nottingham . The Nottingham fire engines were sent for without delay , but by t _** o o'clock eight stacks of wheat were entirely COn _sunied . The fire had by this time reached a _larfrn barn filled with corn , and this , together witri a waggon , a cart , and a number of farming _j mp _* ments , wero speedily consumed . Mr . Brett ' s residence was only saved hy tho most vigorous effort *]
ofthe 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 stray , , & c , had been completely destroyed . The _farming stock and grain were insured in the Farmers' Royal Assurance Company tothe amount of £ 400 . A tramp who had called at the house in the morning had been heard to ma ke use of several threatening expressions in various parts ofthe village ; and accordingly , as soon as the circumstance became known to thc police , inspector Browning and policeman Pooic ( ofthe county constabulary ) were immediately despatched in pin-suit cf the man , who was apprehended at _tfethw
Broughton , and afterwards conveyed to the county gaol , at Nottingham . There appears but little doubt that the prisoner is the author of this malicious outrage , as , independent of other circumstances which would warrant his guilt , several of the labourers were in thc rickyard a short time bef ore his appearance in the village , and there were then _, no signs whatever of fire . The incendiary , who is an Irishman , named William Whcelan , 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 . Scarcel y had the alarm which the above fire excited in the 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 oftho
Nottingham en fines were immediately sent for , but the fire , owing to the active exertions of the villagers , was effectually subdued by the time of their avrival , but not before considerable damage had been done to one of the whoat-stacks . It is supposed that both theso outrages were perpetrated by the same incendiary , and that the latter had been smouldering until early on Wednesday morning . The Late Tire in CAMmuDGE . — The inquest called to inquire into thc origin of the late fire on the Market-hill , Cambridge , was brought to a con elusion on Tuesday evening , at the Town-hail . The jury returned a verdict to the following effect : — " That the fire originated on the premises latel y occupied _iy Mr * Lodge , but how , or by what means , there is no evidence to show . We further find that thc other premises consumed were burned hy reason of their contiguity to the premises of Mr . Lodge . "
Charge of attempting to Poison a Cnir , D . _~ On Tuesday , a young man , nnmed Richard Clonderoy , apparently under 20 years of age , was charged hefore the Mayor of Leeds with having attempted to poison a child who had heen affiliated upon him by Mary Havsficld , 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 moiher and child in Mann's-field , Hoibeck , From the statement of Mr . Wm . James , thc superintendent of _police , it appeared that on _Sunduy night the young woman applied to him , _stating tliat on the 8 th _in-t . the prisoner called to see her , and was left alone with the child for a fey minutes , and , on her return to the house , the child was sereaming and vomiting . She did not at this time suspect unyi lung ,
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 _lfc *< 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 crculus indicus _, an ingredient med to render malt liquor _intoxicating . After hearing these statements the ma * or remanded ihe prisoner for further examination . _Thepris-mcr ' _s father , who is a respectable man , applied to have his son liberated on bail , but the mayor _lefused , observing that the charge , a * il at present stood , was of much too serious a character to justify the bench in iiueratmg the accused , hut he would ( v _* _ve every facility in gaol for preparing an answer to the charge .
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Union Of Reformers At Anenneen'.—On Tues...
Union of Reformers at _AnEnnEEN' . —On Tuesday evening a respectably attended preliminary meeting was held in Mr . Mest < n's academy , for tue purpose of making arrangements whereby a union of the middle and working classes m _** y be brought about , in order to aid the _Parliamentary R _* form Associ -tion in their efforts _t-i obtain those measures necessary for extending the franchise . We ( the Banner ) boh ! this to be a most desirable object for the country , and , consequently , were _mw-A \ _gvMtf'eu by the Aberdeen initiative meeting . We _ean-estly hope it is the precursor of a hearty union of those two impor * ant classes between which itis sought , and seeing their _inti-resls are alike ( are we not all , in fact , workers , some of ns
hard workers too ?) thatthey will pull together for the desired end . We may mention that steps were _takenfor getting up a public meeting on an early di _* v , at which it is likely a deputation from the parent society in London will attend ; and that those presentsubscribed liberally to defray th ? expenses _neressarilv attendant upon such a demonstration . We ho **** the public generally will aid in * his movement , peciiniarilv and otherwise , and that the movement will be started in Aberdeen with an eclat worthy of its imp rtance . __ A Youth Shot sbah Rothesay . —On the 12 th instant a party of young gentleman , who were out on a pleasure excursion from Rothesav to Amin , were passing near to the vitrified fort , one of the company , intending to signal another beat , that left at ti _* e same time , took a gun from the den for the purpose of tiring it , when it exploded and lodged its fatal contents
in the neck of the unfortunate youth , _causin-i instant deallh This painful event has caused considerable sensation and sympathy for the respected familv of the deceased . He was about 17 vears o : age , the eldest son of James II . Sen . plc _, Esq .. banker , ami was on the eve of leaving the parental roof for a highly respectable situation in London . We trust this instance of tlie danger , resulting from the injudicious use of fire-arms , will not be lost upon all . It if melancholy to think on the loss of so manv valuable lives from similar causes , aud especially atthe license given to youths to carry fire-arms ; it would be an act of humanity , and spare the anxious fears of many a parent , could measures be adopted lo prohibit those under 20 years of age , at least , from _bamllim ; such deadly and dangerous weapons . —North Brituh Mail .
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The Latf, Conflict At Doixy ' S Bral*. D...
THE LATF , CONFLICT AT DOIXY ' s BRAl _* _. Dublin , _Fuiuay . —The Northern _ll'hiy publishes a very full note of proceed _ii-gs before a Lev ch of magistrates at Castlcwellen , when informations were applied for against a number of Orangemen eharg ' A _wth having taken a part in the _semi-bai'bai'OllS practice ** of the 12 th ol July last at Dolly ' s Brae . The _magistrates , by a hare majority of one , refused the informations . __ ihe follow mu remarks of Mr . Be-wick , the Commissioner , Lvrd linden , 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 _vcvv _cl- " . v thatthe _magistrals should take the information ? , and he would tell them his reasons for sayin . ** so . ln common law , when a number of persons _assembled together for the purpose of creating terror and alarm m the minds of her-Majesty ' s subjects , that ass . em _* _«« S 00 . t persons was an unlawful assemblage . Now , Mr . Hill told them that he felt it his dutv to write to the government , and toattend with a laree military and police force on the occasion . When thev found this was the case , thev *** was abundant evidence to show that the assemblage was calculated to create terror and alarm . in the minds of thc people . 15 ut there was another reason ; this meeting of ¦ Orangemen at Ballyward had determined to pass a certain road * , now , the law-was , that if a partV of the most innocent and loyal k , nd-if that party " _determined to do a certain act , and to resiit those who opposed then-undoing it , that party was an ilW . d , _„ . K _* .
There could be no doubt about it . Mr . Hill knew tbey were determined to go by Dolly ' s Brae , and that 400 pf them were armed ; and Lord Roden stated to me in evidence that he had been aoplied to to use his influence to get them to go another way , and that he said Ins influence would be of no avail . The « e were tlie two grounds on which he thought the _magistrates should take tlie information ** . He , for on _«* , " were he oetingns a magistrate , would take thc information * , nottor the purpose of punishing the parties , hut for the purpose of bringing them before another tribunal . Lord Roden observed that he wished fo offer a few words as to the view which he _took of tlie case lie certain _^' di d think , after hearing all Unit had been uigedon both suits , and the able address oi . Mr Bemck-after hearing all ( his , he still f- It _tlv-t thc position m ¦ whi ch the magistrates were piac-d * as one ot _vei y gi eat difficulty . lie was e . _xtn-mek * mixious
to do that which was just to the parties in the ease _, and that teeluig _utevcased thc difficult- , of hi ** posiuon . Uecoiudnot he ! p referring to _.-onie circumsta : its connected with thc case , and he believed ilia * never were men placed in a position of greater hards ! , ' : p Uianthose now before them , whoso liberty itw . 's sought to take away , aud whom they were called nr * n to send to trial-
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