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MAXSIOX HOGSE . _IcKwi . -Tifo "Bad was . " —The following curious case occurred before the Lord Mayor : —On Tuesday , a lad named . William Toung , was brought up , charged -with _having stolen a . I -ir of shoes . The prosecutor , a shoemaker , stated that the prisoner walked intohis shop , looked at a pair of shoes , and suddenly disappeared . The shoes disappeared at the same time . The prisoner said his character was without blemish , and _nothing could exceed the soundness of his integrity , as his emp loyer could testify . The Lord Mayor : Very well ; we shall send for your employer , aud make further inquiries about you . A policeman , wiio subsequently made inquiries about the prisoner , said the youug man was in the habit of associating with thieves , and had heen in custody on previous occasions
for robbing . —The Lord Mayor : Let his employer step forward . —Here a very odd-looking person , who said his name was John Drightwell , appeared iu the witness-box . —The Lord Mayor : Tray what sort of character is the prisoner!—Erightwell : Character ! why he is in my service , and he is a good character enough . —The Lord JMayor : Do you mean to say that you never knew liim to ba imprisoned for robbery!—Brightwell : I believe hc might have been charged . —The Lord Mayor : Don ' t you know that ho was ?—Brightwell : Why , yes , he wa 3 iu trouble , I _belitjve . That is , I thinfc he was locked up for a while . —The Lord Mayor : And how cau you say that he is a proper _character!—Brigbt-• ffell : I am willing to take him hack , if your lordship will discharge _Mos . — The Lord Mayor : There is quite enough against hhn to justify me in committing him
as a rogue and vagabond ; and I shall do so . What do jou think of a little correction !—Hrightwell : I believe a little confinement will do him good , jnylord . It will b « a lesson to him how he meddles with other people ' s property in future . —The Prisoner : Oh , do you say so , old Mlow ! Well I ' m blest if _thatan't a good un . Now won ' t 1 open upon you . Please you , my lord , 1 confess I stole the shoes , and this old thief knowed it , and took them to the shop of a tvoman of the name of Sharpe , and tried to sell them to her . What do jou think now , old fellow !—The Lord Mayor : What do you say to that witness !—Brightwell looked quite blank upon hearing the accusation ; bat declared that he had himself never done anything dishonest , howeverit mig ht appear .
—Subsequently Mrs . Sliarpe appeared , and stated tbat the man had certainly offered a pair of shoes for sale , but , as she did not want them , she refused to make the purchase . She , howerer , lent him ls . 8 d . upon them , and ho afterwards released them . —The prosecutor said there was a singular circumstance connected with the robbery . The -very shoes whicli were stolen had been made by the man , and been actually brought home by the boy who had just acknowledged that he had stolen them . —The 1 ' risoner : Yes ; lie _kuow'd liis own work . —The Lord Mayor : Why , you must just step from the witness-box to the bar . —The Boy : Ay , tliis is just the place for him ( laughter ) . —Thc prisoners were then Temanded , and the Lord Mayor directed the police to make further inquiry .
_"WJedxesd-IS . _—JFniUD ex the ItEV £ St » E . — A man named John Jones was _hrought before the Lord Mayor and Sir John Pirie upon an information , charging hhn with having been in possession of cameos , gold chains , gold studs , < tc , to a considerable extent , the same goods being liable to the duties of customs , aud having been illegally unshipped before the duties had been paid or secured . Thc amount sued for by the election of the Board of Commissioners was £ 272 12 s . 6 d . —George Walker Judge , an ofiicer of the Customs , stated _tli-it on Saturday , at about four o ' clock iu the afternoon , he saw the defendant in a boat coming from the direction of a foreijm steamer , off the Custom-house . The defendant landed ,
and appeared to have sometliing very bulky about his person . Witness stopped him , and asked him whether he had anything about hiin liable to duty . The defendant said he had not , aud witness felt some hard packages at the waistband of his trousers . In answer to thc inquiry of witness , the defendant said that he came from the French boat Witness theu took him to the Thames police-station , searched him , aud foundcouccilcd about him four boxes containing cameos , gold chains , studs , bracelets , plus , car-drops , & c ., all of foreign manufacture , and liable to a dutv of ' 20 per cent . The defendant was fined in the pcnalty _' of £ 68 2 s ., and not producing the money , ivas committed to prison .
Friday . —TnE Two "Bab cxs" * _Aoatk . —Upon being broug ht up again for examination the boy and his master -were placed at the bar together , aud the inquiry was _regularly gone Into . There was . however , nothing further stated iu confirmation ofthe charge as to tlie connivance , but it was distinctly proved that the boy ivas what the police called a "baduu . " The Lord Mayor then coinuntied Hie boy for three montlis as a rogue and vagabond , and discharged the man , regretting that such testimony as would have legally proved his guilt , the moral evidence ofwhich nobody could doubt , could not be brought forward .
W 0 R 8 HIP-STBEET . Mosdat . —Revolting _Pkoflioacx asd Attejivted McEDiK . —Joseph Samuels , a Jew , was placed at the bar , before Mr . _JBroughton , charged under the following _ilagitious circumstances , with having attempted to murder his brother , Mr . Henry Samuels , a master furrier aiid trimming manufacturer , in White Lion-street , Kortonfolgate . The prosecutor stated that he returned to his residence between twelve and one o ' clock on the night of Saturday last , and haviu ™ admitted himself with a . latch key , he proceeded to the workshop , which was occupied as a sleeping apartment by his brother , to procure a light , but on entering the room , he ivas astounded at discoverng his own wife and the prisoner in bed together , and they had evidently heen just arroused from sleep by the abruptness of his entrance . On recovering from this
startling shock , hc ordered them both instantly to get up and quit ihe house , but his wife , having objected to leave home at such an unseasonable hour with au infant at her breast , he reluctantly y ielded to her importunities that she might remain in the Kitchen until morning , lie insisted , however , npon the instant departure of the prisoner , and on repeating his order to that effect , the latter suddenly sprangtowards the work-table , and seizing a large carving-knife , after a dreadful imprecation , made a desperate stab at lum in the direction of the chest , but the witness , by a violent effort , succeeded in warding off the blow with a candlestick , and knocked the knife out of his hand . On upbraiding him with the turpitude of his conduct , the prisoner tauntingly told him that his wife had voluntarily sought the intercourse , and that it had taken place between tliem on numerous former
occasions . The witness had , iu the meantime , thrown up the window , and called for assistance , aud , on the entrance ofapoliceuuiu , he gave theprisoner into custody _, in answer to questions from the magistrate , the prosecutor stated that he had been married to his wife for a period of seven years , and had four children by her , the youngest of which ivas only a _fcw months old , nnd hehad never witnessed anything in her conduct which excited his suspicious until the present unhappy occasion . The enormity of the prisoner ' s guilt Ivas heightened by the fact tliat about a twelvemonth since he had come up from the country in a state of utter destitution , and without the means of procuring either food or lodging , with which the witness had not only supplied him ever since , but had also allowed ' _' ai a liberal weekly salary for assisting him in liis _uusiEtis . Police constable II 73 , proved having _Tieen called to the house , at the door of which he found the prosecutor in a state of terrible excitement , who told
Mm tliat he had just detected thc prisoner in the act of _adultei-y witli his wife , and that lie had afterwards attempted to stab him . On proceeding up stairs to the workshop , hc found the prisoner there partly dressed , and the prosecutor handrd hhn the _caning-tanfc now pro . duccd , as the instrument with which tlie attempt had been made upon his life . The prisoner did not deny the charge , but repeated to witness his former statement , that Hie prosecutor ' s wife had herself solicited the improper _intercourse , wliich had been carried on for a _tousulerahlc time . ilr . Uroughton said that a more atrocious case had never come _wiihnihis knowledge , am ] as he placed the most implicit credence in the prosecutor ' s testimony , which was amply confirmed in every material particular , lie had no hesitation in _committing tlie prisoner for trial for attempting to stah his brother , and should order him to be brought up the following day for the formal completion of the depositions . The prisoner , who observed an absolute silence throughout the
proeeedmgs , was then removed to the cells . _Weusesdat . —The . _VrrEjirTED I ' ratbicide . —Joseph Samuels , a Jew , was re-examined before Mr . Uroughton , upon a charge of attempting to stab his elder brother , lleury Samuels , a master furrier , who had discovered lus own wife and thefurrier , his brother , in bed together . The prisoner , who denied the attempt to stab , was now fully committed to Newgate for trial . _Tm-ssDAT . —Bass _IsciuTnrDS . —A man named John Hopkins was placed at the bar , for fiual examination , charged witli having stolon a quantity of household -furniture and wearing apparel , the property of James Freeman , a cah . driver , uuder the followhi" very _aggravating and peculiar circumstances . It appeared
from the statement of the prosecutor , that about four montlis ago he accidentally became acquainted witli the prisoner , who represented himself to be in a state of utter destitution , and worked upon his feelings wilh such a p iteous tale of distress , that he not only afforded him immediate relief , but agreed to receive him as an inmate in his own house , until he was able to retrieve his _drcuuisianc-i-* . The prisoner had only lived a short time under his roof , however , when he observed sufficient to _convince liim that he had grossly abused his hospitality , and availed himself of the opportunities it presented to cultivate an improper intimacy with his wife , and lie accordingly gave him notice to seek another abode . On the month's after this intimation had been
given , hc was astonished to find , on returning home from his night ' s labour , that liis uifeand the prisoner had eloped together , taking with them everything hc possessed , iucludhig even his clothes and bed , and had left nothing but the bare walls , lie gave immediate information of the robber }" to the police , and the fugitives were traced to a house iu Mariran-street , Commercial-road , where tlie greater part ofthe stolen property was discovered , aud the prisoner , who liad on him a waistcoat belonging to the prosecutor , was immediately given into custody . Mr . Broughton severely animadverted upon tlie gross ' ingratitude the prisoner had displayed towards tbe man who had befriended him in his utmost need , and ordered him to he fully committed on the charge of felony .
SOUTIIWAUK . Mosdat * . —Tra Cuaege of _Sexmng _Axostmocs Letters WITH IXTtXT TO PoiSo-V . —Dcnrv Klllcrbv , the lad SS „ _Tfcwsaay last on the charge of sending _anota-nte _^ _S _f-f' _posing poison , to several of tiie inlv . _ihi-Tteextwc _^ - _w , sbrou S llt "P re-examination . _badSe _^ _aw , , _^ ClrCUm 5 tances _"muectcd with the case the r _« tor _S _' sf _S USU 1 ? _™***< _3 _ed court . JMr . Uorton , _dens _anTsS of o _^ ' * T t ,, er % viU * tl , e _churchwar ! u s . _itrai of tl , a _lWsh , attended the exami .
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nation . When the prisoner was placed at the bar Mr . Cottingham inquired if he had any legal adviser?—Tlic p risoner ' s father stepped forward , and replied in the _negative , observing that he was so conscious ofthe innocence of his son , that he did not consider it was requisite to employ any professional gentleman . — Mr . Cottingham evinced his surprise at this , after what had taken place on the former examination . The magistrate then inquired what further evidence there was against the accused?—Mary Ann Holmes was then called , and she stilted that she was in the service of a . Miss Ward , and that several anonymous letters of a _threatening description had been sent to her mistress , one of which ha'd been placed in her ( the witness ' s ) hands liy a young man whom she should know again if she saw him . —Thc witness , on looking at the prisoner , said she was convinced he was not the person who cave her the letter . —A female iu tlie service of
Mr . Humble , Ualhaui-hill , stated , that on the 2 Stli of -July an anonymous letter was received , addressed to Airs . Humble , enclosing a quantity of poison . Jir . Humble _uas at ISrighton at the time , and the writer of the letter described himself as clerk to . Mr . Humble , at his establishment in town , and that he was directed to enclose the powder , by his employer , to Mrs . numhle , and that it was of a very salutary nature . — In reply to Mr . Cottingham , the witness said that the discovery that the powder consisted of oxalic acid was made on the return of Mr . Humble to town , his wife fortunately not having adopted the advice of the writer of the infamous epistle . Sergeant Kendall said the prisoner ' s father was a straw bonnet cleaner , in White-street , and that he used oxalic acid in his trade . He , tho sergeant , mentioned the fact , to show that the prisoner was acquainted with the properties of that poison . There was
another circumstance wliich it was proper to mention , namely , it was found that several of the anonymous letters had paste upon them of rather a peculiar description , and that not only did the prisoner '! father use such paste in his business , but itwas also used in the stationery warehouse iu the City where the prisoner was employed . A witness was then called , who proved that thc prisoner was at the office in London-street , Fenchuvch-stveet , between eleven and twelve o ' clock en Monday last , in the vicinity of a branch post-office , where one of the anonymous letters was posted at the very time . Sergeant Kendall stated that when he took the prisoner into custody , he found two clasp-knives in his possession , one of which had a long aud sharp pointed blade , and was carefully wrapped up in paper . The sergeant added that he mentioned that fact , as it would be remembered that the writer of some of the anonymous letters threatened to cut the throats of
some of those whom he addressed . The inspector from the Post-office attended , and a number of the anonymous letters being handed to him he examined the writing , nnd was of opinion that they were all written by the same person , and that some of them were in a feigned handwriting . Another anonymous letter was produced , which was addressed to the magistrate , the writer declaring that the accused was wholly innocent of the things upon which he was brought up to that court : that he ( the writer ) was the real offender , and added , that he should cease to persecute people any more if the prisoner was liberated . The magistrate here referred to the letter addressed to Mr . Stead , the parish clerk of St . George's Church , in which the writer threatened to set fire to St . George ' s Church , if he did not repeat some vile insinuations against a Mrs . _Springs , on the Sunday during divine service . The magistrate inquired if the prisoner had any faculties for carrving such a threat into execution , if he was the writer oi' the letters % T wo witnesses , bell ringers of St . George ' s Church , were then called , and
from their evidence it appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of assisting in ringing the bells of that church , and that he frequently attended during the service in the church . The witnesses had also seen Miss Elizabeth Spriggs attending divine worship . Mr . Cottinghain , addressing the prisoner , said that although the writing contained in all the letters was not identified as his , still that the evidence adduced against him that day _strengthened the suspicions as to his being the person by whom they were sent to the individuals to whom they were addressed . The case however , was far from being so complete as to justify him at present in sending it before a jury . After giving the usual caution , the magistrate inquired if the prisoner wished to say anything ? The prisoner replied in the negative . Mr . Cottingham having consulted with some of the parochial officers , said that thc further investigation of the case should be postponed for the purpose of procuring further evidence , and that he should accept of bail to the amount of £ 150 for the prisoner ' s appearance . The prisoner ' s father and auother person entered into the required sureties , and he was set at lar _^ e .
Tuesday . —Attempt to Poison , —Bridget Smith was brought up on remand from Saturday , charged with sending a packet containing oxalic _acJd to Henry Smith , a charcoal dealer , in the Cornwall-road , Lambeth , with intent to poison him . After hearing several witnesses , the magistrate ag < iin remanded the prisoner .
BOW STREET . Tuesday . —Smcgclinc . —A tobacconist named Bush , of High Holborn , was charged by the Commissioners of her Majesty ' s Customs with harbouring and concealing in Ins house smuggled goods , & c . For the prosecution , Mr . _l'otbury examined several Excise officers , by whom thc defendant ' s house was searched , under tlie authority of a warraut gratitcd hy the Lambeth police magistrates . In one of the bed-rooms tliey found Mrs . Bush , the defendant's wife , in the act of taking some American Cavendish tobacco from a chest of drawers ; and subsequently a box of cheroots was found concealed in _another part of the room . The defendant behaved in a spirit of defiance to the officers , in consequence of which the commissioners were disposed to pvess for the severer penalty . The defendant pleaded inexperience in his business as thc cause oflns offending against the Excise laws , and Mr . Twyford ordered him to pay a fourth of the penalty of £ 100 , to which he was liable , and the costs . The amount , £ 25 2 s ., was immediately paid .
Robbebt . at 1 > uckisgham Paiace . —A young woman named Caroline Evans , a servant maid in the service of her Majesty , was brought up from Windsor Castle ou suspicion of stcaliug a coat from a fellow servant named Hale , at Buckingham _l'alace . She was remanded for a week .
QUEEN SQUAIIE . _YTed-sesdat . —Swindling . —A long investigation took place before Mr . Bond , in reference to a charge made against Maria Loclce , the wife ofthe suvgeon-aoeouc ' neur , manager of " The Royal Belgrave Lyimr-in Institution , " and Edwin Locke _, hcr son , _forfraudulently obtaining goods from Mr . Cawthorpe , bootmaker , Totliill-street . The office was crowded with tradesmen . It appeared that some boots were ou two occasions ordered by Mrs . Locke and one of her sons to be sent to 23 , J . _imes-strect , _IJuck . ingham-gate ( thencw offices ofthis institution ) , to be tried on ; several pairs were retained , though some were in an unfinished state , and could not be worn , but thc shopman was told by the son to leave them for an hour , aud then was sent away without the goods or money , and had since
called for payment in vain . One pair was proved to have been pawned . On getting admission to the liouse in J .-imes-strcet , the prosecutor found the drawing-room windows provided with a pair of muslin curtains , which looked very handsome from the street , but were so arranged as to screen the room from external observation , and there was no other furniture in the room , nor anything of value in the house ; the beds were made on thc floor , there was but one bedstead , aud there were a few old chairs . The interior bespoke the direst poverty . Mr . Bond ultimately held the prisoners to bail , in two sureties of £ 40 each , to appear again on Wednesday ; the same bail to be also given for James Locke , another son , who secured a pair of the boots , aud put them on , uudthen with a laugh told the shopman "his pa was out . " The three were sent to prison in default of bail ,
MARYLEBONE . Wednesday . — _Cuakgb of _Felony . —Two young men , well known to the police , and who gave their names Alfred _JDuekett and John Britton , were placed at the bar before Mr . Rawlinson , charged with having stolen a plate basket and its contents , consisting of a silver teapot , a fish-slice , spoons , forks , -te ., value in the whole £ G 0 , from the house of Mr . Edward Ellis , No . 10 , Melbury-terraec , _Harewood-square . Maryanno Briscoe , the housemaid , deposed , that on Saturday niorning last , at nine o clock , she saw the plate safe in the basket on the dresser , in the front kitchen ; and at twelve o ' clock ( three hours afterwards ) , on her going to take out Some forks , she found that the whole of the property was
gone . Daniel Callaghan , a labourer , said , that on the ui _.. rning in question , between eleven and twelve o'clock , while employed at No . 23 , _Blandford-s-juarc , within a sliort distance of Mr . Ellis ' s dwelling , he saw theprisoner Duckctt come up the area steps of No . 24 , and join the other prisoner Britton , who came out of No . 27 , the two latt-r empty houses ; they ( the prisoners ) then walked away together , and on witness subsequently bearing Of the robbery of plate , it occurred to him that the parties alluded to were the thieves . Witness added that he saw a bnsket lying in the area of No . 24 , and that the police had taken possession of it . The prisoners , who said Ihey knew nothing whatever about the robbery , were remanded for further examination .
WANDSWORTH . Friday . —Bose _CRCsniso at the Kingston Union , —William Bell , a miserable-looking man , _aboutod years of age , was charged before Mr . Payntcr with wilfully destroying fifteen squares of glass in the Kingston union . Robert Hogg , thc porter , said the prisoner was admitted on the previous night as a casual pauper . On that morning he was allotted 151 b . weight of bones to crush , but instead of completing his task , he went to another part of the building , and broke fifteen panes of glass . When asked why he committed such an act , he said it would be a job for the glaziers . Mr . 1 _' aynter then asked the prisoner what answer he had to make to the charge . Prisoner : It is more easy to break glass than hones . —
Mr . l _' ayntcr asked how the bones were crushed . Was a mill used ?—The porter said that they were crushed hy a pestle and morlar . —Mr . Paynter : Do you liave any complaints made by the paupers . Do they object to crushing these bones ?—The porter said there ivas no objection raised if the hones were dry and free from smell , and they had been so this year . Mr . Payuter observed , that the prisoner did not appear to have made any complaint at thc time of the nature of the work he was set to do , and , however he felt himself aggrieved , he had not gone the right way to remedy the evil . Ho saw nothing m the case to induce him to do otherwise than severely punish the prisoner , and he , therefore , should send him to prison for a month , with hard labour .
HAMMERSMITH . _IVedsesdat , — _-Serioi's CiiinuE . — After thc night charges were disposed of a person of respectable appearance , addressing Mr . Clive , said he wished to apply for a warrant against a master butcher , of the w . _mic ui _Uvmvblestone , residing in the Falham-roail , for an assault upon his wife , by whom he was accompanied . Thc applicant stated his name was Dell , and that he resided at Brampton ; on the previous day his wife left home about ten o ' clock in the morning for the purpose of calling upon a person living within two doors of Mr . Humble-stone , and on her return home she appeared much excited , and
conipliiincd that she had been most improperly and indecently assaulted by Mr . Humblestone . Mrs . Dell was _tlieu called forward and stated , that while passing Mr . Humblcstone ' s house he called her in . Knowing that her husband , who was a tailor , worked for him , she went into thc shop , and followed Mr . Humblestone into the parlour , to hear what he wanted to say to her , upon which hc instantiy locked the door , and although sho called out for assistance , he succeeded in his wishes . Mr . Clivc inquired of Mr . Dell why hc had not given Humblestone in charge to the police ? Mr . _llell said , he inimadiately went to Mr . Humblestone , who did not deny tho ehaiyo , but said he was so excited at the time , that he could not r < j _? ist the
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temptation , Mid told Mm ( Mr . Dell ) to run * p hnife into him at once , saying he was a villain , and Mrs . l > ell Was a virtuous woman . Mr . Humblestone had also called on him ( Dell ) on the previous night to endeavour to make the matter up , but he told him he would in no way compromise the charge . He was of that opinion still . He felt he could no longer live with his wife . Mr . Clive said , there was no occasion for a warrant in such a case , and directed inspector Morgan of the T division to take the proper steps for taking Mr . Humblestone into custody . Thursday . —The Extraordinary Cuaiiob op Violation . —Mr . Clement Humblestone , a master butcher , living in Strong ' s-place , Fulbam-road , was placed at the bar by Inspector . Morgan , before Mr . G . Clivc , tlic sitting magistrate , charged on the police sheet' with having violated the person of Jiis . Mam Dell , a
married woman , living at Drompton . Mn J . Bird , solicitor of Hammersmith , attended to defend the prisoner . Mis . Maria Doll , a respectably dressed female , apparently about forty-five years of age , deposed that she was the wife of William Dell , residing at No . 1 , Prospect-place , Old Brompton . On the forenoon of Tuesday last , while passing the shop of the prisoner in Strong ' s-place , Fulham-road , she saw him standing at his door , and he called her to come in . She told him she should be back in a minute or two , as she was only going twodoois further . She did return in about tliree or four minutes afterwards , when the prisoner was still standing at the door , and lie told he .- he had something particular to aay to her , if she would come in . She accordingly went in , and followed the prisoner into the parlour behind the shop . Tlio prisoner then
went up stairs , and returned immediately with a bottle of gin , and pressed her to have some . She took a small quantity . The remainder of complainant ' s evidence charged tho prisoner with forcible violation . Mr . Clive closely questioned the complainant , who was also severely cross-examined by Mr . Bird . She admitted that she had known the prisoner during the last eight years . He used to call on her at her house before she was last married . She had no connection with him since her marriage until last Tuesday . Had been married twice . Her first husband ' s name was Wayte . Would not answer as to whether anything took place between her and the prisoner before her marriage . Was last married on Whit-Monday of the present year . Mr . Bird , for the prisoner , called Mr . Hugh Harding , a
retired goldsmith , residing at No . 3 , Marlborough-road . Had called upon the prisoner on the day mentioned by complainant . 1 'his witness proved that the door of the parlour was open , and that any person could see into the room from the shop . Upon his entrance Mrs . Dell was there , but did not appear excited and alarmed , nor wns her apparel disordered . Mr . Bird was proceed _, ing to call other witnesses ; but Mr . Clive said the ensewns one in whieh the prisoner was charged with a capital offence , and not an indecent assault . There were several contradictions in the evidence ofMrs . Dell . andhc did not think any jury would place much reliance on her statement .- ' The magistrate discharged thc prisoner , and said the complainant might indict him if she pleased . The accused was then liberated .
THAMES . Tuesday . —A Juvenile Rebehion and Stiuke fob Wages . —Four boys , all under 15 years of age , named Wchard Grey , Thomas Townly , James Murray , and Henry Long , were brought before Mr . Ballantine , charged with creating a riot and distuibancc near the premises of Messrs . Ditchburn and Marc , the : ship-builders , at Black _, wall , and doing wilful damage to some property . This case originated out ofa strike for extra wages by the boys , 150 in number , In the employ of Ditchburn and Mare . Mr . Buckland , clerk to Messrs . Ditchburn and Mare , stated that the boys struck for extra wages on Monday , aud the firm refused to submit to theii terms ; in consequence ofwhich the lads assembled near the gates ofthe establishment that niorning as early as seven o ' clock , and made a great disturbance . They were driven awivy
several times , and re-assembled at nine o ' clock and gave three cheers . Soon afterwards they hoisted a number of dirty handkerchiefs on poles and sticks , and also displayed a threepenny union jack upon a broomstick , which was carried in front of them , while they paraded , three and four abreast , in martial order . They shouted , and cheered , and called out " the union for ever , no surrender" [ laughter ] . This continued for some time , and at last the boys became more outrageous , and entered the premises of witness , and carried away a quantity of small trees and roots , and each boy provided himself with a bough or plant , an 3 then they broke down a fence in making their way out . A procession was again formed , and the boys marched along . Witness procured the assistance of a policeman , and went after tliem . They no sooner observed him approaching with the officer than they threw down their banners ,
handkerchiefs , and "leafy screens , " and scampered off as fast as they were able . All escaped except the four prisoners , who were captured and taken to the stationhouse . The prisoners , who were all humility , and appeared in great dread of a prison and a flogging , said tliey were very sorry indeed , and hoped thc magistrate would forgive them . They admitted taking up boughs and young trees , because they saw others do it . Mr . Ballantine said , as the boys had expressed contrition , and had promised not to offend again , he would allow their parents to take them home . The boys had acted very foolishly indeed . They had a right to strike for wages if they pleased , but they must not parade the streets in a riotous manner , or do injury to property , and if any of them were brought before him again , under similar circirumstances , he would commit them to prison . The youthful insurgents then left the court .
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Address To The Working Classes, By The D...
ADDRESS TO THE WORKING CLASSES , By the Directors of the United Trades Association ; established for the Employment of Labour in Agriculture and Manufactures . The directors arc desirous of calling the attention of the working classes to the establishment of this association , which , if properly supported , cannot fail to produce tho most beneficial results '; and of laying before them some of the measures by which they propose to _accomplish thc great object the association has in view . The necessity of an organisation by which the surplus labour might be absorbed , and the rights of industry secured , cannot be denied , when we reflect upon the depressed condition of the working classes . It is but too palpable that , in proportion
as onr means of production and national wcaltli have increased , our national poverty has increased also ; it is therefore evident , that the sufferings of the working classes have not been caused by any lack of the necessaries of life , or want of industrial habits , but by some absorbing power , over which they have had no control . It is very desirable that working men should be put in possession of the true bearings ol this question , whicli alone can enable them to form a correct idea of tlieir own importance , and to measure their own standard in society—to battle with oppression , and to lav the foundation of their own
happiness , lt must bo admitted that lahoui * is the source of wealth , and that they who labour are justly entitled to a fair share of the fruits of their industry . It must also be admitted that they do not get that fair share , to whicli they are so justly entitled ; and hence the increase of national wealth , and the existence of national poverty . The directors have not entered upon their duties without full and careful investigation ; and the result of their inquiries has been to assure tliem that the _suffei'inas of the working classes are alone caused by not being allowed a legitimate share of that wealth which their genius and industry is daily calling into existence .
With some knowledge of human nature , —of existing usages , and the constitution of the country , —the directors feel assured , tha * although thc emancipation of labour be , above all others , tlic most desirable object , yet , that it will never take place until working men place themselves in a position to command it . By so doing they will achieve an infinitely higher degree of independence than they have hitherto enjoyed ; and obtain for them a standing in society that would enable them to exercise their duo inllucncc upon thc affairs of tho nation .
Tlic condition of tho working classes , whether viewed socially , politically , or physically , amply demonstrate that industry does not receive , either from the government orthc capitalist , that protection to which it is entitled , and which a healthy commerce could well afford . It is , therefore , at once tho interest and the duty of every man to endeavour to provide that protection for liimself * . his happiness , with that ofhis family who are dependent upon him demand , when his single efforts fail , that he unite them with those of his fellow man , in order that each may receive the l ' _uil value of labour , which is the birthright of every man throughout thc British empire .
The poverty of the working classes has beeomo national ; therefore , before any permanent advantage can be realized by them , their efforts must become national also . They must have a combination of power and magnitude , superior to the evils they have to contend with , —a power wliich shall disarm oppression by it 3 moral _iiihiience , aud . silence its enemies by tho moderation mid legality of its claims . The directors feel assured that nothing less than thc present national organization—based as it is upon the msst philanthropic princip le , embracing and giving every advantage that may be desired , —can save the sons of toil from ultimate destruction .
The United Trades Association has but one object , —tlte general happiness of society . The accomplishment of this object will hinge upon threo grand points , namely : lirst , to give employment to labour in agriculture and manufactures , —thereby enabling those to obtain . a livelihood who , without such provision , would cither be in a state of destitution , or become the recipients ofa cold and formal charity . Thc accomplishment of such a change in the condition ofour fellow-creatures , is a work-in wliich thc philanthropist must find great delight ; and must be considered by every man , who values the happiness and well-being of society , ofthe greatest importance . Thc necessity of this is seen in the thousands of ablebodied mechanics that arc literally starving—and thc thousands more that are compelled to seek an asylum in tho union bas tiles , though , by their physical powers being properly employed , they wqyild produ « Con-
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siderably -more than would supply tlieir every want , and which wants , by being properly supplied , would create a demand for an equal amount of other men ' s labour ; thus promoting mutual interest and mutual happiness . Secondly;—by giving employment to the surplus labour that obtains in every branch of industry , to p lace the labouring man in such a position as will enhance thc value of labour in general , but more parti cularly that of those who have hitherto been the most oppressed ; thus giving to labour n , greater equality than has heretofore obtained , and at the same time providing for thc interest of every man connected with the association . . . .. , . * .
The practical carrying out of this measure will depend as much upon the use made of theland , as upon manufacturing establishments . Surplus labour must be absorbed ; and to do this effectually , a certain amount ofthe same must be removed and located in such manner , fand upon such conditions , as shall enable each individual to provide a competence . Thus the surplus labour will be self-supporting ; the supply and demand for labour more equally balanced ; whilst the benefit arising from such arrangement would extend equally to all parties . Third;—by the fundamental arrangement of the association , to give to Trade Societies , as well as to individual shareholders , an opportunity of employing to the greatest advantage whatever amount of capital may be at their disposal . Thus to enable them to secure not only the full proceeds of industry , but ail that accrues therefrom .
This point , though last named , is by no means the least . For if labour bo of so much value to the capitalist—if it has enriched the nation , which none can deny—it may by the discretion of working men be made of equal value to themselves . If they can produce so much more than they want to consume , it is evident they have the power , either to amass wealth , or to obtain a competence with far less labour than they at present have to perform . It is well known that the increase of our commerce has been greater in proportion tlian that of our population , yet , notwithstanding this , there has been a gradual increase of surplus labour , which has been caused by our improved means of production . Had the supply not exceeded the demand for labour , this
country would still , as in times past , have maintained healthy internal commerce ; as such does not prevail , thc question before the working classes iswhether it be most expedient to create tliat demand for and by their own enjoyment , or to starve until it shall be created b y foreign commerce ? which , even then , would confer but small advantages upon them , and that even without any assurance of stability . The directors leel assured that those portions of society which at present consume but little , do not so willingly , but by reason of compulsion , and would , under favourable circumstances , consume
much more . But under existing arrangements they have not the power of increasing the consumption ; and as an increase of consumption can alone increase the demand for labour , where is their hope ? It follows as matter of necessity , that the desired improvement in their physical condition depends either on the increase of foreign commerce , or , upon what would be more rational , their determination to unite —to watch over each other ' s interests , and supply their mutual wants , rather than , as in times past , endure a life of hunger and hardships—surrrounded by the contempt and scorn of tliose who sympathise not with their sufferings .
The directors feel assured , did the working classes but reflect upon their own capabilities and their position in society , they would at once determine their labour should be applied to their own advantage , thereby ridding themselves of the enormous burden of non-producers—thc support of whom presses so heavily upon industry—they would free themselves from the trammels arising out of the present system of employing private capital , together with those of competition , and annihilate the evil which threatens finally to overwhelm with poverty and starvation .
The question may be asked , is this practicablecan we butter our condition by the proposed means ? Our answer is comprehensive . Judge for yourselves —let all the wealth wliich the working classes have produced during the last fifty years be taken into calculation on the one hand—on the other , the numbers of those , with their families , that have produced it , say—that all their p hysical necessities should have been abundantly supplied out ofthe wealth they were producing—t _!* en strike the balance , and say whether want would have had an existence .
The directors feel assured that the cordial support of tho working classes is alone necessary to enable them to accomplish effectually the proposed object ; and they have the gratification of acknowledging thc proofs they daily receive of the interest taken by working men in the solution of this great problem , and the readiness and zeal with whicli their co-operation is tendered . Some trades , however , hold back , and upon these the directors would impress the unfairness of seeking to exempt themselves from their proportion of trouble in establishing an undertaking , ofwhich the benefit extends to all . If every trade were to pursue such a course , nothing could be done . The directors arc confident it is only necessary to point out thc obligations under which the trades thus holding back lay themselves to their fellows , in order to induce them to adopt a more magnanimouscourse , and one to which the imputation cannot attach of a want ol spirit or a want of sagacity .
The directors have great p leasure in announcing the Trades Weekly Register will be published every Saturday , and that its columns will be open to all parties who seek for the emancipation of labour . It is desirable that any one who is doubtful of any ol the measures of the Association will communicate fully and freely his objection , so that they may be published and answered in the work just namedbeing sensible that there is no other ground for a judicious confidence ; and they call upon tho working classes to rally round this great national enterprise , which needs only their assistance to carry it to a
triumphant issue . The elevation of the children of labour in the scale of society—the contraction of the hours of labour , so as to give every man , with his family , time for recreation—for mental and moral improvement—to enable him to fiud work to do , and to procure a competence thereby;—these are the great objects the association purposes to accomplish , and for which it calls upon working men to league together—not in petty knots , which severally accomplish but little , and which oftimes dissipate their stvength . in unserviceable contentions—biit in one mighty phalanx , that shall awe oppression by its majesty , and disarm malevolence by its aspect of
peace . ( Signed ) J . STOREY , Secretary . Directors of the United Trades' Association for the Employment of Labour in Agriculture and Manufactures . *—T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., President , London . W . Robson , Vice-President , London . — Arch , silk-hatter , London . R . Thompson , printer , London . J . Storcv , ladies' shoemaker , London . J . T . Gimblctt , carpenter , London . G . White , woolcombev , Bradford . Evans , potter , Staffordshire Potteries . —¦ Roberts , hydraulic packer , Manchester ,
The Usited Tiudes _Association * . —Mr . Skelton having been appointed agent to the United Trades ' Association for tlic purpose of disseminating a knowledge of the principles upon which it is based , and being about to leave London on a mission for that purpose , is desirous of meeting the working meu and members of Trades' Unions pvevious to his departure . He will , therefore , deliver his first lecture on thc principles ofthe association , on Sunday , October 19 th , at thc Pavthcnium-rooms , St . Martin ' s-lane . The lecture will commence at half-past seven precisely . —N . B . It is expected Mr . Skelton will leave London for Manchester on Monday , October 20 th .
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SATURDAY'S NEWS , POLICE , LEGAL AND GENERAL . MANSION HOUSE . Satubda- _* _- - . —Robhing Employers . —Wm _. Laud _andTV . Jf illey , two respectably-dressed young men were brought before the Lord Mayor in custody of policeman George Scott , No . Sild , charged with robbing tlieir employers , Messrs . Moses , Levi , and Uo ., wholesale slop-sellers , ol Nos . - ' and 3 , Aldgate . Richard Kell y deposed that he was in the employ of the 'firm of Moses , Levi , and Co . Prom information his employers had received , they suspected they were robbed by persons in tli eir employ , and they oonse'pieutly sent to Tower-street station tor tin * assistance ofa policeman in private clothes , which having
obtained , tbey last night proceeded to search the men as they were leaving their employ forthe night . In so doing , distinctly saw the prisoner Milley , who was employed us a cutter in tho establishment , with a piece of moleskin under his coat . He immediatel y took it from him . Lenjamin Paine said he was in the employ ofMoses , Lcviaiiu Co . ; he lastnigbt assisted in search }™ the men ; he distinctly saw the prisoner Ludd deliberately drop ono of the pieces of Holland now produced , from his person , he ( lame ) immediatel y collared him , and pushed him into the counting house . On his wav to the counting-house he said , I did not drop it With re is
Tit Ki-pu . fr ' ' _p " ; Milley * iw « _" _* ' ««¦ _***** kelly take the piece of moleskin from under his coatwas standing about four yards from Mill y at « . Le _.-Pohceinaii uGO _, deposed that he had been employed to assist m the search of the men in private clothes ; that ns soon as he convoyed the _-ori-m ,, _* _,,-, * _, „ .. . { i . « _* _„ n .. r . x „ , i . 1 , P « oners to the station-house he searched them and , wrapped round the body of Ladd , nratif" 'Jf' _? ° U , ld * ttird _*™ ° ° » _* - ' »™ Pr oduced . . lhe three pieces of Holland were oftlie _\ . \ luoot os . —lhe prisoners . were fully committed for trial . LEiVINC _JlMPWY WITHOUT _ffoTlCE . —George Tabron was summoned to show cause why he left the employ of -uenjamm Bateman , a _brass-founder of AbehurcU-lane ,
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without previous notice . Mr . Batoman deposed , that he had engaged defendant , and that he hnd left his employ On Saturday last without any notice , and that he had left some work unfinished . It was the custom of their trade to give notice of leaving employ . lie paid wages by the week . He gave defendant 28 s . per week . Tabron said , when he engaged with Mr . Bateman he did not stipulate to give any no . ' ce ; and he had also told him that his wages were to be thirty-three shillings per week . He went to work on a Wednesday , and worked until Saturday , at the rate of ten hours per day , when Ilr . llatcman only paid him at the rate of 28 s . pcr week ; he again stated that his wages were 33 s . per week ; he again went to work on the Monday morning and continued until Saturday night , when Mr . Bateman again only paid him 28 s ., and he left _; he should have finished the pi _« ce of _woi'U he had commenced had not Mr . IJateman set him .. j .... ... . _' - ¦ _ ¦ -xr-. _-nnv-. mnrt _^ _hMnri , _on
about other work . His lordship said defendant had ven . dered himself liable to three months'imprisonment and hard labour , but under the circumstances he should determine that the defendant should return to his employ , and that Mr . Batemnn should give him 33 s . per week , These terms being accepted , the parties lelt the court together .
BOW STREET . Saturday . —Biobt of _Tassinq through the Low . -rnEiuAiiCADE . — A prostitute , named _Barrlngton _, was charged with creating a disturbance in the Lowtherarcade . The beadle ofthe arcade proved the charge , and added that the arcade was infested with sueh characters , and the inhabitants were , therefore , desirous of nscertllilling his worship ' s opinion upon the right of the inhabitants to exclude parties from the building , Thoy contended that it wasnot a public thoroughfare , and that tliey had , therefore , the perfect right of excluding whomsoever they thought proper . Mr . Hall said , the arcade had been open uninterruptedly to tlie public , and he doubted very much whether the inhabitants had the right tliey appeared to claim ; at _alljevents , whosoever stopped parties in the arcade , would do so at their own peril . In his opinion , it was a question which could only be decided by an action at law . He discharged the prisoner with a reprimand _.
MARLBOROUGH STREET . Saturdav . — Highway _Robbert . — Emily Wells , a good-looking young woman , respectably dressed in mourn _, ing , was charged with highway robbery under tlie following circumstances;—Between one and two o ' clock this morning , as Mr . Henry Davenport was proceeding along Oxford-street , accompanied by his brother , they came up to thc prisoner , who was standing conversing with a powerful young man . They had placed themselves in the middle cf the footway pavement , so that any persOJlo walking arm-in-arm together would be obliged to separate to pass by them . As the prosecutor and his brother were doing so , the prisoner and her confederate pushed in a violent and insulting manner against them , and directly afterwards the latter closed with Mr . Davenport ' s brother ,
no doubt with the intention of rilling his pockets , hut Mr . Davenport beat off his assailant , and compelled him to take to his heels . In the meanwhile the prisoner forcibly thrust her arms under the prosecutor ' s coat , and then abruptly left him . Nearly directly afterwards lie missed his watch from his waistcoat pocket , and found that his silver guard chain had been torn asunder . The prisoner was then running away as fast as she could , but he ( witness ) pursued her , raising a cry of ' Stop thief . " which she joined in as she ran . She was , however , secured by a _police-constable of the C division , but on being searched at the station-house , the watch was not found on her . Mr . Hardwick said it was a case to go to a jury , but in order to allow time for the apprehension of the prisoner ' s confederate , he should remanl her for a few days .
WORSHIP STREET . Satordat . —Charge of Robbery . —Mary Smith , aged twenty-three , was placed at the bar , before Mr . Brough - ton , charged by John Wilkinson with stealing a watch from his person , in a house of ill-fame In Wentworthstrect . The prosecutor is lodging at the house called the Horse and Groom , near this office . The prisoner accosted the prosecutor , and solicited his company . He refused , but ultimately consented , and accompanied her to 601110 llOUSe , b ' . lt didn ' t know where . While in the company of the prisoner , she took the watch from his person , and instantly ran from the room like a greyhound . He asked the proprietor of the house where she had gone to , but could not learn . A bill was ultimately printed , describing the property ; and upon the prOSCCUtor _afterwards meeting the prisoner , she ran away from him again . The prisoner was remanded .
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Tub McnDER at Camberweli . — -Yesterday afternoon ( Friday ) , an inquiry of some hours' duration took place at the Swan Inn , Park-road , Camberwell , before William Carter , Esq ., coroner for Surrey , on view of the body of Benjamin Booth , aged 45 years , a plasterer , whose death has been occasioned by a brutal attack made upon him , whilst in a defenceless state , by a man named Jolm Welch , a fellowlodger , who had since absconded . The statements ofthe witnesses differed in nothing material from the account which will be found in our fifth page . Thejury retured a verdict of Wilful Murder against John Welch . Welch being still at large , tho coroner issued his warrant for his apprehension .
The Late Fine and Loss of Life . —Inquest on the Body . —This forenoon ( Saturday ) , at 11 o ' clock , Mr . William Payne opened an inquiry at the Crown Tavern , Westminster-road , relative to the death of Mrs . Sarah Field , otherwise known as Madame Hengler . The' body was frightfully scorched . It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses , that tlie fire originated tlirough a spark accidentally falling on a bundle of squibs , whieh exploded , and set lire to the other fire-works . The jury , after a sliort consultation , returned a verdict of Accidental death .
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SADLER'S WELLS . The stage , as a great national amusement , has been always considered a standard ofthe progressive advance ment of civilization ; and , impressed with this belief , all influenced by a refined and correct taste , must have witnessed with regret the decline of thc legitimate drair ::. For years past a vitiated and vulgar feeling has had the ascendancy ; our two great national theatres have beeu appropriated to purposes foreign to those for which they were originally established , —ono fitted up for the display of political adventurers , the other converted to
everything unconnected with tlic effusions of genius * in short , from the boards of Old Drury Shakspeare has been entirely banished ; and such has been the base and sordid feeling of tliose who have now its management , that sometime back it was actually made an arena for wild beasts , where spectacles were exhibited , patronised by royalty itself , unfitted even for the pastime of holiday fools ; awakening to our remembrance tbe worst days of Ancient Rome , when thepeople , engulphed in licentious barbarism , preferred the brutal combats of g ladiators to the more graceful efforts of men whose noble task
was" To wake the soul by trader strokes of art , To raise the genius Mid to mend the heart , To make mankind in conscious virtue bold , Live o ' er each scene , and be what they behold . " In the contemplation of such matters we are naturally led to applaud the generous designs by which some have been guided , to rescue the taste of tho ago , and save the legitimate drama from total annihilation ; and none merit our praise more than Mr . l'helps and Mrs . Warner , who conjointly , in their _mimngDment of Sadler ' s Wells , have given a proof of their public virtue . Thc dramas brought out at this theatre have embraced the productions of Shakspeare , _JFord , and Massinger , with some of those of our best modem writers , among whom wc may mention Sheridan _Knowles and "C ytton _BuliyCr TllC
attempt , wo are glad to say , lias deservedly succeeded . By sucli representations tho moral influence of the drama has been revived , and the intellectual character of our country promoted . It is pleasing to see to what an extent this _suborbau theatre has been supported and which warrants the belief , that wero the bulk of the people to imitate less the fashions of those who are called the higher classes , we should lind at no distant date all our theatres nightly crowded ; not , however to witness the importations of foreign ' uiimeanine trash hilt to he delighted with the delineation of those scenes which teem with so much power and beauty , ir , the works ofour best writers . It is , perhaps , to the vitiated taste ot the aristocracy that the drama , with us , has been so long on the decline . Disdaining to mingle with the people
they have sought , as in all other affairs connected witli society , an cxclusiveness not congenial with the advanced intelligence of the times , and in their amusements thev have adopted means whereby the " vulgar herd" are excluded from participating in them . The ballet _first in troduced _ftt the _lligh . _pviced Italian Opera-house , ha , been produced at various of our theatres , and _servUc an venal managers , truckling to this debasement of taste have thus sought pecuniary profit at the sacrifice of national character . Let us , however , hope that lie CV ample to which we havo jun alluded U be he n e- ns " ultimately of restoring a taste among the peoS T lasfora time _^ nlybeen dormant foAtis ineo
, , _pVS « _ith he growing intelligence of the age that the highly moral and imposing scenes developed by the genius of _n blukspeare and a _Massingershouldmucll longer continue tobe obscured b y the f UIltnstic and mmtv _^~ - ments of a Taglioni and a Cerito . On Tuesday evening wo _yisited Sadler ' s Wells , to witness the performance of that drama , whieh of all others , is considered as the medium through wliich the immortal Shakspeare _souirht to give to the world tho philosophy of his own mind " - Eamlet . Besides possessing in its detail a deen and thrilling interest that renders its scenic ex hibition unequalled in the annals of dramatic noetrv " it is redolent with sentiments which _awaten * . ii
L Wo p S of , ttel ™» heart , _namui , the hero of the piece , fmi 0 f reflective meditation e * : poscd to a conflict of passion too powerful for a amiabe , iuaht . es of his disposition ; contending tin on * out with the base teacher , ot the King , hiS ° u „ le ° in whom we recognise the incestuous murderer ; -compc _* lled by a necessitous policy to hold converse with the per _fidious parasites ot a licentious court , whose nice scruples of aristocratic honour did not deter them from being implicated in a plot for his destruction ; surrounded by events _sufWt to " make mad the guilty and appal tlie tree , his feelings struggling against a cnuimiind whieh a voice from tl , tomb had charged him to fulfil , and yet maintaining amidst such a tempest , tho calm spirit of profound thought—his sentiments indiciiting the language
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of the scholn * , his manners dehothij the depori _* i _* the gentleman , witli ( hai high and iibi _* i _* nl caste tli . . _secui-eil to him the character of the _philosopher—u-iji" ? his love for the fair Ophelia , will ever render the _pwsr _,, ' , ! tion of the young Prince of Denmark the H 103 t ( lilii i " in the whole range of dramatic exhibition . I _' rom U ' days of the renowned Betterton down to our _(* i'lelir at j Macrcady , it has been the ambition of every actor W _) ' has aimed at high histrionic fame , to rest Sis _populrirjtv upon tlieperformancc of the Danish IVineo . Witli _sui-i _, _,. _^ sider . itioiis , we confess U was not without some intoro- " that we _viaitcd this theatre , to witness the re n _/ ' sentation of this sublime aud beautiful traged y , Aaioti » _^ the few incidents that are known of the personal ha t _^ of Shakspeare , it is related that the _GViost in _Hainlfl ~ * ' \ v . '¦ the character in which he usually _nppcarcd , and altho . t- | rtin cnhn 1 _? _rt _ his manners _dehotJn ? tho ri « nnHi ... _
there is no wide field for tlie display of an actor , y , A requires much on _ihd part of he who performs ' _; , impress upon the audience that dread awo wine ] , tit scene is calculated to impose . Mr . 11 . _Jlellon , as th " Ghost , delivered the talc which melts us with com ' p . _iSSj . " and inspires us with horror , with a feeling _ih & t does Iii * '' great credit . The play altogether was well cast ; eve " Bernardo and Francisco , the two eentinels psrfonnJ their parts with the greatest propriety ; each _cli-rracter excited attentton--indofldacliii 3 le » M > 99 prcv : iilcii till 0 y „ . out that exceeds anything we have ever witnessed in a ° _,. " otlier theatre , proving that the excellent lesson of advice given by Hamlet to the players , not to oVtstep \\ modesty of nature , " was with a steadiness of purpose kei . t fully in view . The King was most abl y perform ed hv v . !
G . _^ Dennett , who evinced , by thc fine intonation of hi ? voice , the elegance ofhis action , and the correctness with whieh the poetry of Shakspeare was given , that he is oi pable of performing a higher department in « le drania than what hitherto has been assigned to him . i _*^ , Lcbatt , as Ophelia , looked the . character well ; whilst j ,, thc scene where our sympathies are so much called forth —where her madness is pourtrayed by the poet with _t'ie truest touches of tenderness and pathos , she awakened tho deepest emotions ; and the _wildness and _bsu ' . lty _n- _\>\ which she sung the snatches of old ballads that convey to us in language that cannot be mistaken the tree m eRtx . ing of the fair Ophelia ' s misfortunes , brought the tear of pity into many an eye . The Queen , by Mrs . Warner , was beautifully delineated . The closet scene was a piece of
chaste and beautiful acting ; Mrs . W . ' s looks , with her subdued tone , when tho . glowing eloquence of _Mamla depicted the murderous character of the _A'iii . _; , and when amidst the terrors of the scene , she exclaimed : — " O , Hamlet ! thou hast cleft my heart in twain !"' exhibited powers that reminded us ofthe tragic excellen _t of the far-famed Mrs . Siddons _, In tllC _flCtillg Of Mtl ,. Warner we beheld Gertrude , the guilty mother , covered with shame ; her feelings overcome wilh all the pangs of bitter repentance . The arduous part of the Prince was sustained bv l [ r
Phelps , who strongly gave indication that lie llglj not undertaken the task without a deep appreciation of tl ; e character . Iu several scenes he evinced great judgment and made several successful points that excited general admiration . Hamlet ' s interview with Horatio , previousl y to the mock play , was full of interest and corrcet fliscriuiination : —tho anguish of mind , under the consider _, atidn that he was destined by " a voice from the tomb " to fulfil a deed of revenge , was well conveyed , and tlie soliloquy , terminating iu these words , " The play ' s the thins
Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king !" denoted Mr . Phelps' intimate knowled ge of Hamlet ' s character . Great energy was also displayed in the remarkable ebullition of feeling that takes " plnec aftcp the discovery of the A 7 * _io * s guilt ; in short , so _' admirablD was this conceived , that Mr , Phelps in his acting gave to us the true meaning of the poet , it being in this part of tho drama where a waywardness of thought has lod many to the suspicion that the mind of Hamlet was unhingedin fact , that he is described by Shakspeare , here and throughout , US labouring under sometliing more than a feigned insanity . Many excellent qualities belong to
Mr . Phelps as a tragedian , but , notwithstanding , candour impels us to remark that he sometimes exhibits a deficiency we regret to see . In the grave-yard scene , thu melancholy of Hamlet partakes of a high coutemplutivo cast , and reflections of the most profound nature , poui ed forth from the heart of the philosophic Prince—Hamlet ' s , sombre recollections in beholding the skull of " _po-r _Yoricli , " breathe an eloquence more impressive than _a' ( thc lectures which divines have preached ; but in tliis scene Mr . Phelps was often tame and cold . In place oi his addressing Horatio , he kept his eyes fixed upon tlio skull , as if he were saying to the inanimate matter ,
''Now get you to my lady ' s chamber , and tell lier , let her paint an inch thick , to this favour she must come , " Many passages of the play are necessarily curtailed from their great length ; we wish , however , Mrs . Warm r , as the Queen , had given us in full the beautiful , but prthetic lines on the death of " poor Ophelia , " as we foil persuaded she would have done them great justice . IVo much regretted an omission by Mr , l'helps in the sceue with the Gravcdiggers . Was it in good taste to suppress the following ?—"IIow absolute the knave is 1 we must speak by card , or equivocation will undo us . By the Lord , Horatio , these three years I have taken note of it : thc age is grown so picked , that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of tlie courtier , he galls his kibe . " Sliakspearc _, no doubt , in his experience of life , had felt " the oppressor ' s wrongs , the proud man ' s contumelv , "and more tlian two hundred years ago he uttered sentiments thnt wc _noir-a-days seem likely to see realised .
The play is altogether well got up , the scenery is superb , and finely adapted . The houso was crowded , and never did we witness an audience whore intensity of feeling so universally prevailed , The management of Sad . ler s Wells is eminently deserving of public support , and that support the public , to their honour , seem determined to give . Long may the mutual obligation continue . We understand that this noble tragedy will be performed twice or thrice every week fov some time to come . We advise our readers to embrace this opportunity of witnessing its performance .
PIUS CESS'S THEATRE . We risitcd this beautiful theatre during the week , and was highly amused with Jir . Compton , as Mr . Oblivious Top ; or , The Man without « _Ifeait . It really appeared a miracle that lie did not forget his part , or even forget himself , and _uotappear at all . Air . _Wallack " was himself " as Don Cwsarde _Bazan : at the conclusion of which he was called before the curtain . Mr . Viiiiug , as Prank . Trevor , and Mrs . Stirling , as Mrs . Trevor , in Advice to Husbands , both acquitted themselves well . A Court Bad was onlv a verv tame affair ; perhaps Court Halls are so—if they are , i ' : must have been " true to life . " The bill of fare for licit Week proillisag much , and is studded with names well known among the play-loving public , including the great tragedian , Mr . Macready , who is announced to appear in Hamlet on Monday next . We see that . Madame Vestiis and Mr . Charles Mathews are also engaged to _nr-rfoi-m at this theatre .
Royal Adelaide Gallery . —In consequence of tlie in . ci _* eased number of schemes for railways to whicli tin * Atmospheric principle is to be applied , v _. u have again _paM a visit to this gallery for the purpose of examining mon * minutely thv model of Pilbrow ' - * Patent , which is lare Shown Oil a very largo scale , and the svstem very cliKirlv developed ; there are , howeuer , one or two trillinjf maltti'j which will require a little modification to make it complete , when , wc doubt , nut it can be very eilicieutl v applied . _Auioug tho nobility and other visitors who honoured tlie Gallery this week we noticed the Malrhioness of IVellesky
andthe Countess of Wcstincath , both of whom were _inj . uced to take a ride in the carriage , and _appeared _imu-li pleased with so novel a mode of pro ] . ul .- _* ion . Tlw . Vow Zealand Chief contributes to the gratification of t / ic visitors with his descriptions of the Sew _Zealandi-ii _* , then maimers and customs , and is at all times mo-t _willing to answer any particulars not clearly exp lained iu his lectures . Mr . J . Ilussell ' s Mrs . ( "Wit * is a great source « t attraction , as it appears to US to \ K tllC only way iu which the amiable qualities of that lady can he given correctly . The concerts are admirably conducted , and the iim ' w well selected .
Uoval Polytechnic Institution * . —Xearly every M « fc we observe something new at this most excellent insuretioii , and among those mygt ITCUIltl _' S il "OV _api'ill'illll-1 _'•''' making icu in a very few minutes , and in alimi _' t any i |» : _mtity . Consistently , therefore , with tlie spirit liv -vUicli tli * directors liave always been so eminent , having al « m --carried out their professions in bringing before the _imW ; all that is new and useful in science , Jlr . Iiyan i ' _¦ •••' . lecturing upon hent and cold , and the various nicilwas _- " producing the latter state in great intensity . The " _* rest occasioned by thc Doctor ' s simple yet lucid _c- _**! llal . ' . ' tions of the phenomena of heat and cold is very gri-A , _''' ¦ lecture being crowded daily , notwithstanding tlie sili « _- _» - desertcd condition of town . ' At the termination _•'• _< ar _^ lecture , Mr . Mastcvman _' s apparatus for _frewin _?' V ;}' . ' t " three minutes a large block of ice , is iimiising ly m ' _- ' _- " ' " to the audience . ' We ought not to _fovgi-t ilv . it , awi' _» i _' r othor means of producing cold , Dr . llynn performs / will * with great success , Mons . _JJoutigny ' s _expci-ims-iit oi _lini -
ing water in red-hot vessels . Tho beautiful optfcwl _¦* - _"" _'* _- ments invented by Mv . _Lougbottom , vw _... th « . iii sw _* « 'l . ' and opaque microscope , have lost none of _tkei :: _liileif- --, but continue to elicit constant applause ; and , cinii *' _- wo feel bound to admit that it is not _iiwe I * *" ""•'¦> . serve , from tho intellectual p leasure whiij h all l _'* _* _-- _*' -1 _* must derive from witnessing what is not '•<¦» J * - seen at ;•!• other exhibition in tho _nieti- 'i polis-vw _.. _, a ' ; 11- ' ' !' twelve feet in diameter . We only wish that tho-. »• space to magnify the whole man ; lint as it would kiiui . a room ninety feet high to accomplish it , wc must i > e «> tent with the face alone . The opaque microscope na » i _)« enriched with a new series of living and inaiuiuatuyiU' _* . _" anions which the colossal gold lish mid tlie _love-wi ' . _- "' most conspicuously . A new set of dissolviiij _; w \ = ; , been introduced this week , which arc extremely _J _*'*™ _- . _^ . _* . giving accurate views oftlie most _interesting l , li , c . \ _,,., , sited by her Majesty during her sojourn in derma" ! ¦ ' music has been harmonised as au _iiciioinpnii 1 '" _^ . _'' _^ them , and thc cliromatrope and these alon e m »"
visit well worth public attention . Colosseum . —This exhibition was visited on :, ' , " ' _^ evening by Le Compte de Rainbutcnu , i « ir d-5 y _11 , 1 !" _ttud prefet de la Seine . His admiration of the nil : ; ' "' ture he found difficulty to express , ami siig _^ _tc- ' _. . 1 " _, moval to Paris , which lie was convinced would n * "" 1- ' large fortune .
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street , Haymarket , in the City ot Westmiii _» 'V ,, Office in tho samo Street and Parish , for _, ; " ? ,. . prietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq _., aiid _* _JUW' - _- ; ' , ¦ Willias Hewitt , of So . 18 , Charles-street , » £ _«¦ street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , * ' _7 i _, ten , in the County of Surrev , at the Oflic _" , "' Strand j n the Parish o St . _MaryJe-Sws _* - ' _CityfifWsstmiiister . ' Saturday , October 11 , 1815 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 11, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_11101845/page/8/
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