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THE NORTHERN STAR May 31 , 1845 _~~^~^^^^*^"" '""" Z ' ( I
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,. «¦ FAITH—THE CHOBCH IS THE _DZTESBEB OF f _« _"" _" DANGEB . „ , _w . T " 6 -The association to-day denounced herSeS biS _^ _^ r _tbeestahlislunentofpiovineial _col-* _» _O'ConnellsaiA _. _Icame here to denounce _tteAca-A £ _j & uca & m BiU- ( el , eers ) -to denounce . t from _frS _tVtheo-aw-todeno _^ ce _thesystcm't-Bfomed ST ( Hear . ) I now , as a Catholic , _entjrety condemn _& ec «* lebilL When I eame here I had _^ omc sad _fcrebo-w that division _fflig & t arise atnoagnson the sub-£ rfti _nefSous hia _apprehended that diy _^ on bv which the cause of I « hi » dhas been so _oftenvajured , _bknowlhatisim-P * _Hnble- _- * _liisasSc _^ tionisunammous _ScTnl _^ tion ofa . _eineasu . -e . ( _Cheery Itwa _,-said _thatt _3 dusive < _-du <» t , '< ' _** -1 _* S * " aro ,, icd asanenL _-ftTn- reli » io 3 s education must of necessity be exclusive . ( Eair . l There should be no mixed education in religion ; but tfcfe ° hl coutaiaed u _& ttuns that could be called _^ miied : " it was an undivided evil , ( llear . ) A more
Oe & riotis attempt to pollute and corrupt the rising generation of Ireland never was conceived . What signified Greek and latin acquired at the cost of character , of religious feeling , and patriotism ! ( Hear , hear J Oh ! it was brought in at an ominous period , at the time tliat the _usurper of the throne of France was engaged in _ti-yins to destroy the natural influence of the clergy inTrance—to weaken the attachment of his subjects to religion . The Tow and Whig press in England had aided the lung ol Prance in his assaults upon the Catholic religion , mere no man would be appointed to any office of trust-no man would receive a commission in the army without a _cera-Thd
_fieatefrom the _infidd universities which Louis _-ppe had established . He called tliem infidel umveraUes because avowed infidels were appointed to the P _™^ - _ships , and the whole system pursued « n themw _^ _calralatrftotod to infidelity . He did not _wu-h to gooverto London , but if his attendance in _^ l _^ ent were ne _^ _sarv to defeat this wilted bill , he wotddgoover , (© leers . ) He _' did not contemplate the biU would be amended so as to mectthe wishes of the country _, so aUhe wanted at present was , to have it thrown out altogether . ( Cheers . ) Mr O'Connell concluded by declaring they were all united in their opposition to this bill , and would use their utmost exertions to defeat its being passed into a law .
Mr . Henry Grattan spoke at some length in opposition to the KU , which he said was conceived in a spirit of _Ju _^ hhpieobiinsm . Herejected the bill , and hoped it would be _Idcfced over the bar ofthe house . There was no other country in the world suffering so much as the Irish ; if any had as much cause of complaint it would turn out in arms to seek redress . Mr . O'Connell objected to th & latter opinion expressed by Mr . Grattan . The Irish were too wdl instructed in politics to think of taking np arms to obtain their political rights ; and their enemies would not desire anything more-favourable for the continuance of their oppression So ; they would succeed by tbe adoption of loyal and con-Etitutional means . Mr . John O'Connell next denounced the Rational _Education Bi _& after the manner of bis revered parent , PBOCLAHATIOS OF WAR WITH _"TODNG _tBEUAND . "
Mr . Barry spoke at some length in favour of a mixed education , which he said was calculated to promote harmony and nationality . Mr . M . Conway condemned the arguments used by Mr . Barry . Mr . Davis said that after the speech of his old friendbis Catholic friend-Mr . O'Connell . —I hope 'tis no crime to be a Catholic , sU ' . Mr . Davis . —I do not mean so . Mr . O'ConnelL— -Why that sneer , then ?
Mr . Davis proceeded to say , that dissension bad kept Ireland in distress lor centuries , aud be hoped that dissension now would not destroy measures calculated for the good of the country . He was an advocate for the good ofthe country , lie was aa advocate for the principle of mixed education , because it was natural to suppose men would cordially unite in after life for the good of their country who had been educated together ia the same colleges . He denounced the bill on various grounds , -while he approved of the system of mixed education . He adverted to the speech of Air . John O'Connell , and _Ob-Krvcdthat he was an honest man . A Voice . —Andlheson of an honest man . Mr . _O'ConnelL—Thatis not the drift ofthe speech . Mr . Davis continued to speak in support of his views . He fully approved of the memorial of the Catholic bishops , because the bill provided no religions instruction , and because it - gave the patronage ofthe colleges to the govern _, ment .
Mr . O'ConneU replied to Mr . Davis , and accused him of acting not in a spirit of fair play , by suppressing pas sages while purporting to read extracts from the act and the bishops' memorial . This was not the first time the spirit displayed by Mr . Davis appeared here . The same kind of thing was going on in a paper purporting to be an organ ofthe Catholics—the organ of a party lately set up , calling itself " Young Ireland . " He denied there was any such parly . ( Hear . ) A few persons assumed this title , but he denied their influence orer the people . He was for " Old Ireland , " and he had no doubt that Ireland -would stand by him . The time had come when the public would understand the party calling itself "Young Ireland . " Mr . Steel nest spoke , at the dose of the Head Pacificator ' s harangue ,
Mr . O'ConneU rose and said—I wish to make atone ment to some gentlemen to whom I have alluded in terms which they conceive of a nature unpleasant to their feelings . ( Hear . ) I made use of tbe term " Young Ire . land" in ignorance as applicable to these gentlemen . I beard it used—certainly not in the presence ofthe gentlemen—and I was not aware that they disclaimed the appellation . ( Hear , hear . } I beg to apologise in the most ample manner for any unpleasantness the allusion may have created . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Davis . —As my distinguished friend—If will venture to call him so , notnithstaading oar casual disagreement to-day—made allusion to the subject , I may be justified in saying that I am glad to get rid of the assumption that there are two parties in the association . I protest on my own part , and on
the part of my friends , against sneh a notion ( hear , hear ) . I never knew any other feeling—except in the momentary { heat of passion—amongst them , but that they were bound to work together for Irish nationality —that they were bound to that , not merely by a strong affection—an affection which it would seem affectation in toe to _express—towards Daniel O'Connell—a strength of affection which I have expressed in my most private correspondence , and for which I would have been ridiculed tor its intensity . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Davis could say no more . His feelings overpowered "him , and he shed tears . Mr . O'Connell said , I never felt more gratified in my life than by this kindness . ( Hear , hear . ) If it overcame bim it overcomes me also . I thank him most sincerely and heartily . ( Cheers . ) He could say no more—his feelings overpowered him , and he shed tears .
Thus terminated the first pubhc rupture between Young Ireland and Old Ireland , and at a few minutes to sic o ' clock fhe meeting adjourned . Thereat was announced to be £ 310 , and the meeting separated .
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DeiBEssisG _EtopjEHE-vr . —Great excitement has been produced by an occurrence wliich has been brought nnder magisterial cognisance in Norwich . In consideration for flic feelings of two highlyiespccted families we shall not name the one party in the transaction , bnt content ourselves with stating that Frederick Fiddynicnt Wells , aged twenty-five , late in the service of a gentleman of rank in this county , was on Monday remanded by the city magis trates , on Ac charge of having obtained a marriage license by means of _pe-rjory . So far as we are able to collect , "Wells has , till within the last three weeks ,
been in the service of the gentleman in question , ¦ who is married to a widow lady having a daughter by a former husband , only sixteen years of age , a ward in Chancery . The family are " at present in London , bnt the young lady was at the mansion in the _countiT , and Wells has-been observed to visit the house on several occasions . On Sunday morn-, ing , having procured a marriage licence , he by some means contrived to take the young lady to Norwich , and they were married at St . Benedict ' s Church . After tie ceremony they repaired to a low publichouse , called the Two Quarts , but the young lady having been missed from the hall , and intelligence of her route being obtained , they were traced to their place of retreat , and the fact of the marriage Laving been ascertained , Wells was at once taken into custody anil lodged in gaol , and the young lady was conveyed back to the residence of her stepfather . —Burv Post .
The Coxvicr Cokkob . —On Friday ( the 23 rd May ) -lie sheriffs and other civic authorities waited npon this wretehed man in the condemned cell in Newgate After conversing with hhn for a few minutes , they made known to him the day that had been -fixed for his execution . They advised him to make tiie best use of the short time between that day and Monday , _fiie 2 : _'l dayof June , as he would suffer the extreme penalty ofthe law at the latter period . He paid the most profound attention to the advice of the sheriffs , and ou their naming toe day for the execution he _heavrd a deep sigh , his lips quivered , his eyes rolled in their sockets , andhis wholefiamebecame fearfully convulsed . The sheriffs having taken their departure , the culprit shook his head and faintly said , " Ah , me ! Ah , me . " Upon going to bed on Friday night , he appeared for the first hour or two to be
rather _r-esflcss , but shortly afterwards he fell into a aousd sleep , aud did not again wake fill early in the moraing . His conduct on Saturday was much the same as has characterised him during the preceding week . The impression made npon his mind by the nsitof the _shenfla appeared to have in a great measure worn away , and he partook of his meals with apparentl y a good appetite . Now that the day has neeu fixed for the execution , no one is allowed to visit fhe _cmninal without first obtaining an order gam _ttieshenffe . ft fa therefore _probabte that his i £ m » mi > ther » ? nd sister will not see him again till _S _&^& S _^ th _eywillbe afowed to jaSl _^^ 0 _^^ Stmday rnotning , Ben ,
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A Visitor to _Phesidext Polk . — On Wednesday morning a man named Milton Fowler . _about 35 years of are , and apparently deranged in mind , walked , in all the consequence of dignity , into the mansion , carrying under each arm a loaf of bread , and in each hand a bottle of wine . Having deposited his provi sions , with extreme nicety , in asate place , and alter resting a few moments on one ofthe very softest cushions of the reception-room , he began to _tajce areview of the capaciouspremises , and seemed _^ _emeiy pleased uith the adornments , _«* _P- _^ V « J , 77 glasses , which reflected his beauty . From his manner , everything seemed to belong _, to hun , and to drive off all rivals , he drew from . his pocket a , knile _. he through — . .
and flourished it enmililaire as passed the empty rooms . At last , however , hejame to expressly forbidden ground-the _P" _™* t _-Hjfr t of the ladies-who , having received no card ot annunciation fi-om the uncouth visitor , and , as a _^ consequence , not expecting his approach , and hOtbein _altogether pleased with the manner in which he bSiS hisweapon , _^^ f _^^ nur 'S happily , was afforded ; _andtte . r fearM _^*» sions were thus removed . Mr . J . W . _dexter , one * oi ou 7 most efiicicntpolice officers , arrested him , and CuS Si before J . D . Clark , Esq ., who ( the p & r not being able to give a good . account of Self , and in theabsence of bail ) committed himi to _« _aol to await his trial , on the charge of disturbing the Seace , and putting the inmates of the President ' s housc ' in bodily fear . — Madisonian .
Bhe of ax AnoEH . —On Tuesday morning , a youth named George flesketh , inthe employ of ilr . Salomons , solictor , of Windmill-street , Tottenham-courtroad , in crossing the fields from Hampstead , was suddenly bitten in the lower part of the leg by an adder , which lay concealed in the grass . The youth took no notice ofthe occurrence for some time , when liis leg began to swell most alarmingly , causing acute pain ; he was instantly sent home by his employer in a cab , when medical aid being obtained , the effect of the poison was neutralized , and the youth is gradually recovering .
The Isorthekn Star Saturday, May 31,1845.
THE _ISORTHEKN STAR _SATURDAY , MAY 31 , 1845 .
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"THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY . " LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S "LITTLE NOSTRUMS " FOR "BIG BLUNDERS . " Monday last was a great day for the poor ! On that day statesmen , descended from their usual partyelevation , to talk of the " condition of the people . " True , talk waa the "be-all and the end-all" ef the proceeding : but the talk was had , and the poor , for once , formed the subject of a " debate" in that House which is supposed to represent the Commons of England , but which , it is well known , is as far removed front common opinion as any two opposites can possibly be from each other .
This "debate" had been somewhat anxiously looked for . It was long since announced , by the opener of it , with a great , deal more of promise than has attended on the performance . Before the close of the last session of Parliament he proclaimed the great things he would attempt during the present ses- * sion , if Government did not take the matter out of his hands , and be prepared to submit measures of a comprehensivenature to enable the people of England to obtain their just object , —* " a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work . " On that occasion he distinctly stated , that "it was impossible not to see that the labouring classes had not advanced in comfort
and welfare , in proportion to the other classes of the community . " He spoke of " the inadequate means which the labouring people have to supply their families with the comforts of life , * " of "the extreme labour undergone in the manufacturing districts ;" of "the discontent , which at short intervals is ex . cited in both the agricultural and manufacturing counties : " he instanced these things , and contrasted them with the improved means of the higher classes , who "have advanced in luxury beyond measure , "—
and with the middle classes , " whose available means for the diffusion of comfort and the enjoyment of life have prodigicusly increased ; " anihepromieed , that if Government failed inthe effort he invited them to make , he would introduce a measure to effect a more equitable diffusion amongst the labouring people of the advantageswhich civilization and improved knowledge have conferred on all the other sections of the community . Such was the _promise—such the hope held out by the leader of "her Majesty ' s Opposition : " we have now to see how near _psrformaxce has come
up to expectation . The evils enunciated by the little lord undoubtedly exist . The means of the labourers are notoriously inadequate to procure even the necessaries , to say nothing ofthe comforts , of life . Not only have these means " not increased during the last century , " but they have wofully decreased . A centuiy ago we heard not of _staraat-hm . ' A century ago , and the bellies of the workers were comparatively well-filled—their backs well clothed—and their dwellings furnished in a substantial manner , accordant with the taste and the notion of comfort of the time . It k as notorious
that the means of the higher and the middle classes have " prodigiously increased" during the same per iod . The evil is evident—manifests itself on every hand . This was the thing te grapple with , therefore . Deal with this , and the effect so eloquently deplored wonld cease . To this , - then , ought the attention o f the statesman to have been directed * He ought to bave set about the ascertaining of the cause ; and then the devising of an adequate remedy . Whether this was the course pursued by Lord Sons _Rcsseii or not , we are now about to examine . After the Noble Lord had introduced his subject , and detailed , at some length , the condition of the labouring people , he thus descanted on the cause of the evils he had spoken of : —
I am now going to trace , in some degree , the alterations which have taken place in a long course of years , going back to the period of the last century , "before the revolutionary war . At that time we had a debt of £ 250 , 000 , 000 . We had to pay between £ 14 , 000 , 000 and £ 15 , 000 , 000 of interest on that debt . "Wc had a poor rate amounting to about £ 2 , 500 , 000 . The practice of making allowances to the labourer out of tftepoor rate was thes unknown , in this country . Now , sir , in the course of the war , which began in 1793 , various changes took place—changes mucft for the worse as concerns the situation of thepeople—changes , the effect of whicli , I think , ire are still suffering under , and which , from time to time , have been brought under the consideration of this house . In the first place we had an immenseinccraseof our debt and a proportionate increase of our taxation . That increase of oox debt ivas made in
the _host-extvavaoahtuasseb ; and many of the loans then contracted were contracted in such a manner that more than six per cent was paid as _interest that sis per cent , not being reducible , but remaining to a future time ; because , for instance , the sum that was borrowed in 1797 was on the terms of £ 200 , Three per Cents , _heiug given to the lender of £ 100 to the Government I see that it appears in the tables at the end of Mr . _H'Culloch's late work on taxation , that on £ 400 , 000 , 000 borrowed during the war , the interest was more than five per cent , on the capital Now , sir , when iu the beginning of last century a debt was contracted for the war , all the interest whieh was necessary was engaged to be paid at a time when that interest
_was reduced : so that Sir _BoberfWalpole , during tho long peace which began in 1713 , was able , during his administration , to reduce the interest on the debt by about onehalf of the total amount it was at the end of the war . That has not been done by any minister of this country in considering the mode in which the debt of the last war was contracted . At the same time , in considering our taxation of £ 50 , 000 , 000 a year , we have to reflect that the greater part of that taxation was rendered _necessart by obligations of public faith—thatUisoutofourpowerloalter ({—and that tbe whole amount ofour expenditure which we can touch consists between tlie amplest and narrowest expenditure forapeace establishment , of asum of £ 3 , 000 , 000 In one mode or other , either by direct or indirect taxes , we must bear the great amount of taxation necessary for
tbe _payment of the interest of the puolicdebt , as that is an obligation from which we camiotescape , FROK THE EFFECTS or which we cannot be BELIEVED , except perhaps in the way proposed by tlie right honourable gentleman opposite , viz ., hy a transposition of taxes from those articles whieh press heavily to those which press less heavily on the industry of the country . Except from some such proposition , fhe house has ne escape from that weight of taxation . There is another subject npon whieh very great alterations were made during the war . I allude to the subject of the currency . I allude to what the right hon . baronet opposite called the fatal measure of 1707 . The tendency of ( hat measure was greatly to degrade the labourer—to diminish the value of the wages of his labour . These wages have never increased in
FEOPOBTION TO THE DEW 1 _ECIATIOX IN THE VALUE OF _monet which then took place , while , at the same time , that depreciation in the general currency of the country led to the effects which sucli a depreciation has always produced . It led to expensive modes of living—to sodden engagements—to high , profits—to fhe neglect of that vigilance and forethought , without which there is no true prosperity in ordinary times either in agriculture or trade , and the neglect ofwhich , at the period I allude to , entailed lasting evils on lie country . ( Hear . ) Sir , I do not say that either in that respect we can make any great change which would be beneficial to the labourer , I believe the
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measure proposed by the hon . baronet m 1819 , and the bill which he proposed last year , arc founded on sound principles ; and , without discussing at this moment whether they were adapted to tho times when they were _brou-ht foivard _, I think it would be a great misfortune if the house were to endeavour to depart from the principles sanctioned by those measures . At the same time we must recollect that those measures produced certain evils , and that tliey had disadvantages accompanying them . The contraction ofthe currency , which followed the measure of 1819 , produced great evils , and contributed much , among other things , to the injury of the industrious classes at the time , as well as afterwards . . « . . 1 : » torn .. ' ll ,.
The cause here indicated is the true one . It was the unrighteous and the unnecessary wars with America and France , with their attendant increase to our debt and our taxation , that produced the " change for the worse , as concerns the situation of the people . " It was these wars , undertaken to put down the rising spirit of liberty and prevent a Reform of the Parliament at home ; it was theso wars , with the Bank Restriction of _ITOT , aud the immense issues of paper , and the consequent extrava gant loans in a depreciated " money , ' at six per cent .: it was these things thatproducedthat " change
for the worse" of which Lord John Russell spoke , and " from the effect of which , we arc still suffering . " Lord John was right so far . The wages of labour did not increase in proportion to the depreciation in the value of money . There never was an instance in this world yet of wages increasing in proportion to the depreciation of money , whenever depreciation has been effected ; and tliis fact ought to weigh well with those who are now seeking a measure of depreciation , compared with which all we have seen hi England has been but a mere flea-bite . But while wages did not increase in the proportion spoken of ,
the debt did I and taxation in a far greater proportion still' Add to this the other evils enumerated by Lord John— "the expensive modes of living ; " "the sudden engagements , " and "the neglect of that vigilance and forethought , without which there is no true prosperity , either in agriculture or trade . " Take a view of that whole question , and in it you see tho cause of the labourer ' s poverty , and of that discontent and misery which threatens every now and then to over-topple the whole nation . Wao . es dib koi iscrease in proportion to the depreciation in the value of money : and therefore the additions to the
debt and the taxation ofthe country were but so much more taken from the labourer's means than had been taken before such additions were made . This was the beginning of that " change for the _worac , whose effects we now feel . " There is an old adage , that " you can't eat jour loaf and have your loaf , " perfectly ' applicable to this case . If the wages of the workers did not increase with the depreciation in the value of money , and if that depreciation necessarily caused , as it necessarily must , articles of produce to be much enhanced in price , that alone would make their condition worse by the amount
of the disproportion between the increase of wages ( where increase did at all follow ) , and the depreciation of money . But when to this we add the immense amount of new burdens imposed—the doubling and trebling of taxation ,- when wc reflect that all this was but so much abstracted from , off the tables and backs of the ' producers of wealth , who had , in effect , diminished means with which to meet the new demands of the tax-gatherer : when we reflect on all this , we shall be at no loss to divine the cause which has ' reduced the working classes to the deplorable condition described by Lord _Jornt _Russeu .
Lord John , therefore , started on the right scent , in his hunt after causes . He Mowed that scent up pretty well , and even exposed to view the fox it would appear he was disposed to run down . But having done this—having started on the trackhaving set us on , in full cry , after the beast of prey , himself the huntsman ; having done this , U quietly draws off , and allows the beast to safely run to _cartn , allegingthatwe _<» _nnotbepe-rmittedtohuntliini down ' . Metaphor apart—the plain fact is , that after Lord John has described to us the cause of the evils he deplores ; after he has made this manifest—he
tells us that it cannot be interfered with . The cause is there ; it has produced , and is still producing , misery unendurable ; discontent threatens even the existence of society itself : and still that cause is not to be touched ! The aggressive wars on the liberties of the world produced debt and grievous taxation ; they caused extravagant loans , in depreciated money . This increased debt , and "NECESSARILY" increased taxation have swallowed up the producer ' s means ; they have been the all-absorbing instrument by which the wealth of society has been sucked out
of the hands of those who made it , into the lap of those who "toil not , neither do they spin ; " they are clearly the _catwc why the workers do not get their sftareof the wealth they create , and why the other classes of society get more than their share : and yet , when all this is aa apparent as the sun at noon-day , that cause is not to be meddled with , but to be still allowed to extend and perpetuate its monstrous evils ! aRd this , too , by the statesman -who brought the evils before the senate for the purpose of applying a remedy !!
And yet , we have not seen the whole of this strange paradox . Lord John , besides showing the evil effects of the war aud bxtra . va . gakt uoaus in a depreciated paper-money , also showed the additional evils which have resulted from the attempts to remedy the misery-engendering effects of depredation . He instanced the Peel ' s Bill of 1819 , and the new Bank Charter Act of last session . Though "founded on right principles , " as he averred , "theyhaveproduced great evils , and contributed much tothe injury of the industrious classes . " Wiy did they contribute to the injury of the industrious classes ? Because they
contracted the currency , while the " engagements " recklessly and extravagantly entered into during the period of depreciation , were held sawed , and maintained to ihe foil , Hnder the false and lying pretence of " national faith" ! The debt , although " borrowed at more than _Syc " per cent , on the capital , " was held to be honourably contracted ; the taxes , which had been just upon trebled , were held to have been necessarily and justly imposed ; the salaries of the Judges and the officers of State , which had been doubled and more to meet the increased prices of produce , were held to be no higher than they ought
to be , even when a measure was being enacted to reduce prices of all sorts to just upon onehalf what they were when these Salaries were augmented ; the continuing of the " pretty misses" of the aristocracy on the pension-list , for sen-ice done in secret , was held to be right , even to those whose platters had been robbed to supply thewages of prostitution : all these things , with many more of a similar nature , were held to be just and proper : and the " engagements" were maintained , while the prices of produce were reduced ! With reduced prices came reduced wages tothe labourer .
Though these had not increased in proportion to the depreciation of money , they decreased to a far lower point than they started from , when these nefarious choppings and changings ofthe currency were resorted to . As a necessary consequence , the pressure of the debt and the overwhelming taxation was more severe I If the exaction of the additional taxation during the period of depreciation _Avaa but a taking from the means of the producer , even when his wages had somewhat increased , what must the exaction of that same amount of taxation now be , when his wages have decreased so far below the point he started from ? If the one was an evil , the other must be an evil too monstrous to describe ! Lord
John shows that both evils exist ; he shows also that they have produced their effects—a poverty-stricken , discontented , ignorant mass of toilers on the one hand , and a sensual , enjoying , squandering , voluptuous class on the other . And yet these effects arc not to cease ! The cause of them all is not to be touched ! " The greater part ofour taxation is rendered necessary by obligations of public faith , and it is out of our power to alter it . " bit ? We shall try some day ! But , then , had the " little lord" no remedy—no balm for the cankering wounds he thus so ostentatiously opened up to view ? Did he content himself with a mere exhibition of the social _diseaae , that he might _pwclwni there was , » o _CW—tw hope ? O ,
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no ; he did not exactly do this . He had his rcmc dies—ready-made—never-failing—certain in operation—sure to cure . And what , in heaven's name , were they ? Wheat at 6 s ., or perhaps 5 s ., or perhaps 4 s ., " fixed duty ; " and a " systematic plan of colonisation . " There are " little nostrums" for " big blunders ! " Admit of the importation of wheat , when the price is low at home , at 6 s . duty , and you inevitably produce a reduction of all prices . Reduced prices will just have the effect , in proportionate extent , that Peel's Bill had ! It will add to the pressure of the debt and taxation ; and that will be a relief t If it is , it will be an Irish one . As for the " plan of systematic colonisation "—which L . , 1 ,. J ! J _nnf _nvnnMn J , * H .: » _TT- L . J ' - -
simply means' Emigration—it does not deserve a single word . The bare fact , that the Government cannot take parties " out" at a less expense than some £ 20 a-head , is a " settler" to that scheme . To enable one thousand persons to emigrate would cost £ 20 , 000 ; and when that amount was expended , what better would those left behind be ? We say nothing of the condition of those who go—tho hardships—the disease—the death they meet with . Put that all out of sight ; and confine attention to the abstraction of that number from the labour market at home . What effect would it have ? Would it be a drop in the bucket ? And even if it would , where is the £ 20 , 000 to come from . ?
And these are all the NOSTRUMS that the " littlelord , " but GREAT STATESMAN , could adduce from his budget of wares . Tell us not of liis chaffering about " education . " It was the 2 > hysical condition of the workers that he was considering . He proclaimed that no measures of education . could bo effectual till the physical condition of the people was improved . He said : — I think you cannot expect that any measures which you may propose for the geueral education of the people will be effective unless you improve the physical condition
of the people . I do not think that a man struggling to obtain the subsistence necessary for the support of life will be able or willing to make those exertions which are necessary to give education to his children , It was to the physical condition , therefore , that he mainly addressed himself , in the hope that by improv - ing that he should prepare the way for a just and enlightened education of the whole people . His remedial measures , therefore , have to be judged in re * ference to tho wants of his case ; and how miserably " small" they are !
So far we have treated the matter as if Lord Sows had been perfectly sincere in liis endeavours to legislate for the workman ' s good , and that no party purpose was intended to be served by the course he took . We own to a sort of misgiving on this head , when we reflect that the general election is so near at hand , and of the importance , at such an event , ofa " GOOD CRY . " If there was anything of this sort in the little lord's calculations , he is likely to be out in his reckoning . The "bid" he has made is not high enough . Even with the Leaguers he will not have made his peace . The Times , in reference to this part of the subject , well says * . —
The most specific suggestion in . this multifarious address was on the Corn Laws . The only addition Lord 3 . Russell has made to tho public stock of information on this subject is that he has descended from his 8 s . fixed duty of 1811 to 4 s ., or perhaps 5 s ., or perhaps Gs . It is difficult to comprehend why his original proposition Should bo so slightl y corrected for so doubtful a result . As lus lordship ia now rather winning adherents then choosing a course , he may prefer to content himself with the least possible show of change . Let him , however , save himself ths trouble of an exact decision ofa point which evidently
costs so much labour . Peel will underbid him . " The day will come , th' inevitable day , " when Peel will make a clean holocaust ofthe Corn Laws , offering up what the Irish Catholics call " an unqualified and uncontaminated gift" to the free-traders . He will not do things by halves . Cannot Lord John Russell see this in time ? Henceforth it is his fate to be behindhand in the market . While he is haggling for his odd shillings , and thinking to allure the purchaser by the doubtful tone of his denials , a more desperate and determined salesman interposes , aud throws him out of the market .
Ireland And Her Agitators. W. J. O'Neill...
IRELAND AND HER AGITATORS . W . J . O'Neill Daunt , Esq ., ex-member for Mallow , and one of the most eloquent of the Repealagitators , has recently published a work under the above title , from which we select from the columns of the Nation the following extract , accompanied by the Nation ' s introduction : — " In the history of the first Repeal agitation by _O'Con-SEiL , there is a sketch of Feargus O'Connoe , which takes us by surprise . Feabgus we have been in the habit of regarding as an empty and illiterate quack . Mr . Daunt paints him as a man of many gifts and accomplishments ; and , consequently , we feel bound to place him several removes nearer Wiikes and Caouostbo _, and from Hunt and _O'Hiooins , than we have hitherto done . Mr . Daont savs : —
"' His manners were excessively conciliating ; in pn * vate they were courteous and refined ; in public tliey were hearty , rattling , and impulsive . He had frolicsome touches of mimicry , _nick-name and clap-trap . He now and . " then let off a telling pun . His courteous demeanour alternated with a certain indescribable swagger , which however was not in the least degree offensive , and merely indicated the right good opinion which he entertained of himself , without disparagement to any one else . He was a capital mconteur . His talents as a mimic were first-rate . His was not that mere 'parrot-mimicry that imitates sounds only ; he was a mimic of sentiment and feeling ; he could take up the whole tram of thought
as well as the voice , and present you with a faithful and exquisitely ludicrous resemblance of mental as well as vocal characteristics . _Fuaboos also excelled in repartee . Ha had strong satirical powers , a formidable readiness in retort , and could pounce with caustic and merciless sarcasm on the weak or ludicrous points of an antagonist : so that whenever any incivility was attempted at his expense , he retaliated with a pungency that made his opponent repent his rashness in assailing him . IVbe to the wight who attempted to " take down" O'Connor ! He was sure to be shown up—the victim of prompt , stinging , shattering ridicule _-, although Feabous , when not attacked , was remarkable for suavity aud excellent ternper . *"
Assailed as Mr . O'Connor has been by his own countrymen , and especially by the rabid Repealers who have designated him as a " deserter from their ranks , " it is no small tribute to receive tlie measure of praise which an old associate and ally , with whom he has zealously co-operated , thus bestows upon him . Its . appearance in the columns of the A afioii must bo anything but balm to the hypocrites , who , for their own base purpose , would heap _[ unmerited calumny upon his head . The author , too , deserves no little praise for thus manfully defying the prejudice that liis honesty is sure to entail uponliim .
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Moses Simpson, Shelton,—The General Rule...
Moses Simpson , Shelton , —The general rule is , for the extra payment on the delivery of letters , that the place be distant one mile from the Post-office . At the same time there is a discretionary power we believe , in the General Post-master , to recommend extra charges for deliveries within a less distance , when the total amount of business at the Post-towii is but small . A . Constant Subscriber , _Mosslet . — The Middlesex Journal is probably filed at Peek ' s Coffee House ; or at tlie British Museum . If at the latter place , it can be seen free of expense . 0 . L . M . —The " National Petition" was conveyed to the House of Commons on a piece of framework prepared
for the purpose . The whole was too bulky for the uoor of the House of Commons , and the petition had to be taken in pieces before it could find admission . It was laid in heaps , or bundles , on the floor ofthe House . James IIeihwei , "* ,, Hepponstall . —It is likely that the objection taken against the officer-elect lie speaks of , will bo held to be valid . The qualification for such office is , that the person filling it must be a rate-payer ; if he is not » householder he cannot be a _ratepayer , and , therefore , not qualified . The objection may be defeated by the party in question taking another house , and claiming to be rated . He would then be able to prove that he was a rate-payer at tlie time of election , and also »* _•* _" " visitation . " T Fabber , London . —As we did not publish the letter ' impugning his conduct , it is not necessary to insert his explanation . We think the fact , that upwards of £ 70
has been realised trom meetings under his supevinten- 1 dence , aud applied to worthy objects , ought to have ) secured for Mr . Fairer and those who have acted with him , the esteem and good-will of every Chartist , instead of snarling imputations from any . Perhaps it will be well to hint to the holders of tickets the propriety ofa speedy settlement of their accounts , as on their neglect unfounded imputatious against others are hinged , S . Kiw > , _Glasgow . —We do not like to refuse insertion ' to his letters , and yet feel bound to do so . The continual appearance of such epistles in relation to parties whose names have become a bye-word for infamy and , reproach , is disgusting to the reader , aud serves wo good purpose . Wo went out of our way to insert jiv . Kidd ' s first letter . That letter set Mr , Kidd right , with the public ; and the subsequent conduct of tV . e <• * nl lanous burkers" _hus only injured themselves ,, nd not Mr . Kidd . - * *
Moses Simpson, Shelton,—The General Rule...
John M'Kowen , Bcrt . —He must pay his proportion . llRADHORD , —Messrs . Sumpter _| and Smith acknowledge the following sums , received for the Executive - . —From Mr R . and familv , Is . 6 d . ; T . M ., Is . ; in small sums from the Chartists of Little Hoi-ton , Ss . 6 d . The subscription books will remain open to the second Sunday in June . J . H ., _Newcastle-on-Ttne . — Yes . A shareholder in the " Co-operative Land Scheme" can dispose of it , either before he is elected on to the laud or afterwards . William Turner , Haweax , had better consult an attorney , laying before him the instrument he speaks of . He can then tell of its intent and scope , and answer his query with something like certainty . J , II ., Glossop . —If a marriage settlement was executed , of couvse it is operative , even under the circumstances t „„ , „ \« v _«™ t _, » , n ,. n * j- U « _m „« _v * v > v Tiie » _if / , « nrfiftn
narrated . The parties were worried , as far as the church and the law could effect a marriage . W . J ., Cardiff . —No doubt that he is liable to be rated _. He must pay the amount demanded , or go to prison , unless he can succeed to set it aside as excessive , on an appeal : and the remedy would bo worse than the disease . J . Skevington , _Loi'ghborocgh _. — We have not yet seena copy of the report he speaks of . Can he send one 1 Wh . Fe _* lk , in , Mansfield .--Two acres of good land , well cultivated , would produce sufficient for the keep of an ordinary family . In taking land , it will be advisable to have it in proximity to a large town , to secure the advantage of a ready market . J . lt ., G _** . _ossor . _—Mv . _O'Connellvotedfoiflic _l'cncwalof the Whig _frish Coercion Bill—though many of the Liberal
Irish members denounced it as being more atrocious , and more detrimental to public liberty , than the first Coercion Act . Wm . Walker , Salford . —Mr . Clowes promised to write on Saturday last . Send your address , and you will receive a letter detailing particulars . J . S ., _JfEffCASTLE-uNDER-L-tTNE , —Once , five shillings . A ! r . Geoboe White and " Mr . " James _Mosi-ei . —We have received the following from Mr . George White : — " 55 , \ Cross-street , Manchester-road , Bradford , May 17 , 1845 . I lately addressed a meeting at the Bazaar in Leeds , at which I had occasion to administer , what I consider a well-merited eastigation to Mr . James Mosley and others . The meeting ( a crowded one ) , with the exception of one man , were unanimous as to the justice of my remarks—so much so , that they returned
me a vote of thanks for my sen-ices to the Chartist cause . I have now to forward you a most indescribable epistle from Mr . James Mosley , referring to my remarks on that occasion . I may bo allowed to say that he received nothing at iny hands but what the men of Leed voted to be his deserts , He , however , demurs , in Ms own excellent style , and issues somewat like a threat towards me . If you think proper to print his letter verbatim , you have my full consent-, and you may also add , that / am prepared to meet him at any time lie pleases btfon a _pobmc meeting of lhe inhabitants of Leeds . Yours' truly , - George White . "— The letter from Mosley to Mr . White we do not insert—it is too blackguardly—characteristic of the man . Dave he
accept Mr . White s oner to meet him before the public of Leeds 1 We shall see . It is not the first offer of the sort he has declined . lie was once charged , before hundreds of his own neighbours , with receiving money for dastard purposes ; and he wanted a small select parly to hear and examine on the accusation . He was then advised to go before the public , and purge himself : but he declined . Will he do so on tbe present occasion ? His bluster will now be put to the test . William Allen , Crewe , —It will be far safer for the friends he speaks of to have their laws enrolled under the Benefit Societies' Act . They will then secure the direct protection of the law . But if they do not think that step advisable , they can , no doubt , prosecute on a bond , if they take care to have it correctly drawn up .
Mrs . _Btlis begs to acknowledge the receipt of 5 s . Go . from a few friends at Oldham , for which she returns her sincere thanks . She also informs us that she has received a letter from a friend in Hobart Town , stating that Mr . Ellis is in good health , is now exempted from hard labour as a reward for good conduct , and is cmployed as a schoolmaster at Port Arthur . Should any of our -friends have occasion to write to Mss . Ellis , letters addressed to her , " care of Mr . Read , _Cobrldgc _Jost-oflice , Staffordshire Potteries _^ " will reach her . Mr . Baibstow desires the secretary of the Aberdeen Co-operative Society to be kind enough to communicate his address .
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MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR . FOE THK EXECUTIVE . £ S . d . From Derby _, .. 059 FromEldersie 0 4 0 FromCoalsnaughtou .. .. 010 0 From Mr . Briggs .. 0 1 0 From York , per George Jefferson 0 10 0 BOOKS , CABP 3 , & c . From Derby 0 5 0 From York , per George Jefferson .. .. .. 020
DUNCOMBE TESTIMONIAL . From a few Chartists , Dudley , per John Wright 0 5 0 From William Chandler 0 10 From a few cabinet makers of Liverpool , per Thomas Bonner .. .. ,. 0 16 0 RECEIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY . _SUBSCBIFTIONS , s . d . s , d , Rochdale ( 2 months ) .. 18 7 Mossley 2 10 Oldham 7 7 Penzance 2 6 Bolton 5 0 Sheffield 8 0 Heywood ( 4 months ) .. 7 4 Somers Town 0 8 0 Crown and Anchor ., .. , 020
CARDS . Bloomsuury . _prPageo 1 3 Marylebone ( ena-South London Hall 0 3 0 inclled ) ,. .. 006 Burnley .. .. 010 0 Manchester .. .. 150 LEVY . Rochdale , T . Livcsay 0 6 Rochdale , J , Buckley 0 fi Do ., S . Taylor .. 0 G Do ., S . Cole .. .. 0 6 VICTIM FOND . Brighton 0 3 THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER , Secretary .
RECEIPTS OF CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY , PER SECRETARY . INSTALHENTS . £ S . d . South London Hall , 35 instalments on shares , Is Id each 2 6 8 John Johnson Oil John Hall .. 014 W . Beavman , Booking .. 0 14 J . Hendrick , Hull .. .. 014 C . Paul .. .. " 0 14 Clock-house , Westminster , 4 shares .. „ .. 054 W . _MarkhaU 0 0 4 T . B . C . and Sons , 12 instalments of shares .. 0 13 4 SHARES . South London Hall .. ,. .. 0 9 3 T . B . C . and Sons .. .. 14 0
BOLES . South London Hall , 23 o 3 10 Per Wheeler , 5 .. o o 10 Mr . Christie , Kidderminster , 4 .. .. .. .. 008 Mr . Gcttings , Darlaston , 1 0 0 2 Mr . _WiUcocks , Tavistock , I 0 0 2 Mr . Bridgwater , Oxford , 1 .. .. .. .. 002 Persons sending money or money orders to the Treasurer must send an account thereof to mc , or I cannot be auswevable for the same . THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER .
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Coal Pit Accident At "Worsbiio' Common, ...
Coal Pit Accident at "Worsbiio' _Common , near _Baenslev . — Another of tliose sad catastrophes so frequently occurring in the coal mines , called firedamp , occurred on Tuesday night between nine and ten o ' clock , in the Darlcy main coal pit , Worsbro' Dale , near Barnsley , in which one poor fellow lost liis life , and six others were injured . The names of the sufferers are Aaron Annitage , single man , lulled ; Thomas Allen , brotherin-law to poor Annitagc , wife and three children , slightly hurt ; Mark Gomcrsal , wife and three children , seriously burnt ; Thomas Rodgers , married , himself and son seriously burnt ; Thomas Lee , engineer , wife andchild _, not dangerous ; George Silltop single man , burnt .
The ute Duel at Portsmouth . -- _SusDAr . — Wc are glad to report that Mr . Scton ( the gentleman wounded in the late duel with Lieutenant Hawkey , R . M . ) is going on as well as could be desired : all the symptoms exhibited by the wound are favourable . He has been permitted by his surgical advisers to cat some ohicken for his dinner to-day , the first solid food he has taken since he was wounded ; for the last two days his appetite has been good , and he has occasionally taken beef tea , chicken broth , and some portions of boiled egg . Great hopes are now entertained tliat he will shortly bo pronounced out of danger . The excitement occasioned at Portsmouth and the neighbourhood by this affair has not yet subsided ; the partisans make different statements as to the ovigmal cause ofthe duel , each party giving his own version of the matter .
Maxslacghter . —On Monday night au nqucstwas held before Mr . Payne , the city coroner , at St . Bartholemow ' s Hospital , on the body of William Temple , aged forty-nine , who met his death whilst driving a light empty cart down Snow-hill , about eight o ' clock in the evening of Friday last , in consequence of , as alleged , the furious driving of a cabman , of the name of James Holt , one of the sons of the celebrated Harry Holt , the pugilist . The jury returned a verdict of . Manslaughter against Holt , the driver ofthe cab .
A Railway Train os Fire . —On Monday evening last , the seven r . M . train from Birmingham to Derby was set ou fire when about five miles from the latter place , in consequence of a number of sparks flying from the engine upon the carriages . One of the latter , containing about a score pigs intended for the Derby market , was speedily in flames , aud the unlucky porkers , most of which exceeded eighteen stones in weight , were placed in imminent peril of being roasted alive . The guard instantly ordered the train to be stopped , aud a supply of water being afforded by a brook which was fortunately near , the fire was at length extinguished , but not until all the p igs were dreadfully burnt . Two of them were killed on the spot , and the rest were forwarded to their owner , Mr . Brewitt , of Nottingham , who ordered them to be instantly killed . t » e poor Animals , being already half dead ,
Coal Pit Accident At "Worsbiio' Common, ...
Accident bv Fire at Bradford . —On Tuesday night a serious accident occurred to a young woman named Sarah Greenwood , aged 23 , residing in Southgate , a power-loom weaver . She had remained up ¦ <* finish some sewing after the family had retired to rest , who , about twelve o ' clock , were alarmed bv the shrieks ofthe girl , audou going to her assistance were horror-struck at seeing her enveloped in flaniea . She ran out and communicated the flames to some wood shavings which were lying in a timber-yard adjoining the house . After some difficulty the _flamea were extinguished , hut uot until the poor girl was severely burnt . Her brofher-in-Iaw burnt his _j _^ _jj severely in the attempt to extinguish the flames The poor girl was conveyed to the infirmary , whero she lies in a very dangerous state . AfifUDEKT BY FlRE AT _BRAUKORn On Tiino , l _»^
Brutal Murder is the _Couktv of Li « _er * ck __ Highmount , ncarBaUingarry , Mondav _morniii _" —On Saturday last , about twelve o ' _clock , a most ° ' awfu murder of a wife by her husband , and attempted sui eide of the latter , took place here . A man named Biuchcr , married to a woman that kept a dancin « school in this neighbourhood , locked himself up m his house with his wife , alter sending every _neisou out of the way cm errands , A short tmie afterwards a little _gii' _1-BIuciiei _' s child-gave the alarm that her father was choking her mother . Some peoplo collected around the house , and having broken in found him stretched near the door with his throat nearly severed across , and his bellv half ripped open _, with a reaping-hook . They found " the poor woman _, quite dead near him—strangled . He is still alive and under the care of Dr . Graham , aud in charge oi two policemen . It is said that jealousy is the cause of this horrible murder . _—Evening Packet .
_Iatal Carriage Accident . —On Monday evenin » Mr . Bedford , coroner for Westminster , held an in ° - quest at St . George's Hospital , on the body of James Lucas , aged forty , coaclimaii in the service of Lord Stafford . Mr . II . Ley , clerk to the House of Commons , said that between one and two o ' clock ou Tuesday morning last lie was passing from Pimlico into Arabella-row , when a carriage and pair of horsca passed him at a furious rate without a driver . Witness _, crossed the road , and met the deceased , and who was in great agony and scarcely able to stand , who in . formed him that he had just been knocked down by the horses , and the wheels of tlie carriage had passed over his chest . "Witness led him to the Royal mews , where he sank from exhaustion , and havine obtained
assistance he was placed iu a cab and brought immediately to tho hospital . The deceased was quite sober . The carnage , after proceeding as faras Buckiiigham-gate , was upset , in consequence of coming in contact with another carriage . The Hon . Stafford Jerningliam said that the deceased had recentlv entered his father ' s service as coachman , and that on the day following the accident lie called at the hospital to see the deceased , _iwlio told him that his lordship ' s carriage was drawn up by the side ofthe road iu Arabella-row , and whilst standing by the side of hk horses a carriage passed him driven at a rapid rate , wliich startled his horses , aud caused them , to ruu away ; that he ran to their heads to stop them , but he was knocked down , and the horses and _carriaga passed over his chest . Mr . Athol Johnson , house surgeon , said that the deceased was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse , with several ofhis ribs fractured on the right side , and internal _heraorrliaire
wasgoiugottto au alarming extent , He gradually sank , and expired on Friday morning from extensive rupture ofthe liver and effusion of blood into the cavity of the abdomen . Verdict , " Accidental Death . "—Evening paper . Suicide at Manchester . —On Tuesday forenooa last , John Nejvget , tailor , Long-street , Manchester , committed suicide by hanging himself . It appears tliat the deceased has been short of . work for some time , and having a wife and four children to provide for , this preyed upon his mind . On Tuesday morning they had nothing in the house for breakfast The wife , however , between eleven and twelve o'clock , had succeeded in obtaining some food , when she sent one of the children upstairs for its father , but , awful to state , the child found the poor mausus . pended by the neck and quite dead . The body , when found , was in a sitting posture , on the board upon which he worked , and the rope attached to a hook in the ceiling .
Hydrophobia from the Bite of a Cat . —On Tuesday week , an inquest was held at the Patten Anus , ¦ Warrington , on the body of a labouring man , named James Massey . It appears that , in January last , the deceased was sitting in the Star and Garter public-house , with other company , when a strange cat entered the room aud attracted attention by her disagreeable cries . Massey , having been requested by the landlady to put her out , proceeded to do so , _wheu she inflioted several wounds upon the back part of his hand with her teeth and claws . She was immediately killed by a man in company , but no suspicion existed at the time of her being in a rabid state . The
wound healed in a short time , and the deceased continued in his usual health until Thursday week , _M-hen , being at Congleton , he felt pain in his arm , but pro * cecded to Middlewich , where he consulted a surgeon , who , suspecting the cause of his indisposition , asked him whether he had been bit by a dog , to which he answered that ho had not . After having had some medicine , he felt anxious to get home , and arrived there on Saturday , when he was visited by Mr . Okcll and Dr . Rendrick , but continued rapidly to get worse , and died on Sunday , about four , p . m ., after most intense suffering . Tho verdict of the coroner's jury was to the effect that the deceased had died from hydrophobia , caused by the bite of a cat when in a rabid state .
Shocking Suicide . —On Tuesday night two persons who had resolved on perishing together , swallowed _, oxalic acid at a beer-shop in Cross-street , Leather-lane , Holborn , and one ot them died . The names of the parties arc William Cock and Hannah Moore , and they had lived in the capacity of waiter and kitchenmaid at the Bell and Grown , and were discharged by the landlord a few hours previous , ia consequence of a very unpleasant discover }* , that an improper intimacy had existed between them . After leaving the Bell and Crown they engaged a room at the beer shop in Cross-street , and havimr purchased
a quantity of oxalic acid , mixed it in hot water , suffered it to become cool , and then swallowed the poison . The woman expired a few minutes afterwards , in great agony . The poison did not take effect upou the man , who , trembling for the consequences ofhis rash act , gave an alarm , aud the laud * lady , on going into the room , found her lodger in a dying state , who soon afterwards breathed Iter last . Cock was given into the custody ot the police , and will be detained until the result of the coroner ' s inquest is made known . The deceased is stated to be only twenty years of age .
Dreadful Accidest . —Toulon , Mav 21 . —A deplorable accident occurred this morning on board the ship Diademe . A cannon weiit off whilst the meu were charging it , and killed two of them aud wounded another . Awful Catastrophe . — Bogota , Feb . 2 f . —We learn that on tho 19 th instant a slide ef snow and . . earth came down from the Paramo of Ruiz and de- strayed a great part of the plain of Maraquita-lvin /» j between tiie river Sabandija and Lagtinilla , _bui-vi _^ g g its
in progress towards the river Magdalena all t' ne a tobacco plantations , houses , people , cattle ; iii & ict . t . everything that lay in its course . The exact nur _abci * cr of persons who have perished is not yet known , 1 jUt it it is supposed that at least one thousand _pei-sons have vc lost their lives . We fear the consequences of this , lis occurrence will be very serious to the coming tobacco : co crop , for not only was the Lagtinilla district , one of of the most extensive and productive , but we ay _jprelicmijnd that the greater part of the people who hav _jpcrislicdiicd were tobacco growers , whose loss it will _^ j ce SO uieuie time to replace .
Duelling . —Berlin , May 1 G . —A liei _tenant _lia- 'ha . * been sentenced to six months' imprisonir icntfor _fight'ht ing a duel at Konigsbcrg with a civil * , wh 0 _waiwai mortally wounded . The seconds of tr ie former wevwev * sentenced to one year ' s imprisonment _. Attempt to Murder a Wii-e by p ( ER Husband .-d .-On Monday night , between nine and ten o ' clock , t \\ th neighbourhood of that part of Blacl -friars-road _neancai Wcbbcr-row , was thrown into asta teofconsidcrablrabll excitement in consequencei of a bri itiU - attempt * na ( ma ( _- | by a man of thename of Nortonf w 0 murder his wifiwifn It _appcai-s tliat ,. in consequence ot ¦ repeated ill trearea * ment , tlie unfortunate woman _(» ot more than thirthirli years of age ) had been separate , j from lier husbantenn who had been confined , m llor . 8 emoiiger-lane _prisorisc : for assaulting her , and from _w ,, M , Pn i , „ i _, „ j _, _„ _., „ , v \ , _-,
charged only a few days , was piaccd uy \ m sistcr - mv illL smal way oi business , with ? _t view to obtain aliveiliveii hood at No . 11-11 , Blackfri _* . . roai _' occupying a sh < a sh « and parlour only , where s ao so ] _j c ; ga _^ _artd othl otlu trifles . The husband fir > t i _* ng this 0 & ut an (] it it believed , knowing of tho absencc 0 fthe ' _* stcr wi , wll had gone to visit some fa . _enjs ncai . judd . strcet i wet , we : to the shop about nmo . o clock aml entering the p _* 1 ie p . " lour , sensed a poker , ar _, d commenced his luurdeiWo attack , _strdung liev t Mmt ) over tllc t ] e Bjle ai back _partot the head w _; th s „ ch force as to bend tend tt _ft" _^ douJjI _C : In his victim ' s efforts to dele dele ; _hcnself _»« bones ot , ' ner amis and fingers _werebrokojrokee besides othcruyun es Inflicted . The cries of " mi " mu _tZL _^ L v _^ _* veme ! " having been heardbytdby 5 K _aS / _f _^ If mhcd iu and 6 _rta _l , ' _™ _L ft _Sf > » 1 _" > other persons assisted tod to move the \\ om » , n who had _, insensible , able , ai was deluged w lth blood , into tl , nS ,,. ™ _WM ,. S » ii S , > Mi
_t , ? nhcl _^ _, _i "J fc was found that sho had susbwustainn SS Wnes as to render the case not oiiot ou nl , i i _y _^ _> » ut almost hopeless , and Afr . Smr . Sim iiiicctedne rmimcd _* ate re „ _, ovai to Guy ' s _llospitlospitt wnere sno was taken in a cab . In the meantiieantiii the tcllov _, attempted to make his escape , bnt vbnt n securcu by police-constable Lewis , 30 L , and takentakem tne _lo- ffer-street station and locked up . _U ' . _oinER Murder in the County of _Leitrw-utrwI ' lhe . present disturbed state of this country is alav _* alarr " > _£ beyond all description . On Thurdzy last , Mast , * M _2 » nd , as Mi-. William Abbott , of Cunlnff . in _tliispariiispariiii
was returning from the town of Am , which is abt is awn six miles from his residence , he was attacked in <> d in « open day-at sic o ' clock in the aftemoon-by ft-by f < men , and beaten so cruelly that he , died in a 'in a •» hours ,-- £ vfn % Packet , . _$
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 31, 1845, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_31051845/page/4/
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