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Old-r ; f J ^ tto rvotnan who went by the name of that female wa » tne ^> ^ ^ mapder The Tape . "f ^ fS ^ no ^ x by my clothes ; 1 ^ 11 pr isoner said , * i" - " change then" - " ^ a fl , e inost marked attention to The prisoner , wao ^ ^ . ^^ ^ 5 ^^ , ^ ^ Uie evidence , req" » e ^ conld not hear * " ;_ when the jrooner left me Esaaimanon v ^ hange ^ coat and hat . ^ he faiJ he ^ ° U ! ^ n in about ttn minutes afterwards , so . I saw _ ' ^ ^ ^ ^ think she will know me uow ? ?!* n liiml ihoBSlrt she tvouM , when he said " I Hare got imS at home thatwiU pepper her . " Ithonght no , f the conve rsation until after I heard of the murder . m t \ - coiwerfation I went with the prisoner to Red-Scie , ai » dl . a ^ S ^ <»^ n mthhim .
v iardinc—I nisU Joa wonM 1 state au the conversa-* * 3 ia j ^ itU the prisoner . Did he tell tou any reason tZZ intended io pepper her ? VTtocss —So , he did not , but he said the woman had - l tfai a disease . He toldme the same feet some time STire la ^ t Satnruay , that he had been obliged to go iBto f £ jjttjiital , ana that he had been fll two months . Uv Mr . Jardine . —At the same time that the prisoner Mire he would I * pi > er her , he said that he would serve il &taiiiui : uion continued . —About tlu-ee-suarters of an r after 1 juried with the prisoner 1 saw a crowd *] -j , e the hous ^ So . 11 , George-street . 1 heard that f woman had been murdered in that house . "" jl , jaraine . —Pr isoner , do you wish to ask this witness a question !
lVisoner . —Yes , sir . To witness . —Do you mean to jjt that 1 told you that I had something at home to ^ jiji er hcr ! Witness . —Yes , you did . rr isuner . —It is false ; I did not say so . I have nothing ^ to ask . . Elizabeth Hill examined . —I saw the prisoner in Ceorgestrert on Monday night last about half-past eleven o ' clock . 1 asked him how he was , and he said that he was very ill ; and that the old woman had made him ill . jair him speak io ihe woman , and heard her gay , " Ifo , I did not . " I know the prisoner ; I had seen him several times before last Monday . On that evening I saw him near the chapel in Charlotte-street about nine o'clock ; lie did not then speak to me , but I saw him g ° uu an ^ speak to a woman whom I knew a , Mrs . Tape . I thought he spoke angrily to her , and
I heard the woman say , "Uo , I did not f he then went aray . The first time I saw turn on that evening the p risoner had a hat on . I saw him again about a quarter of an hour afterwards in Vine-street ; he then said to me , ¦• • ¦ Well , old girl , how are you I" I replied , "Very well , low are you ? " He said , " Very poorly ; this old woman , „; , ( , walks in Charlotte-street , has given me the ——" 1 understood the woman he alluded to was Mrs . Tape . I then asked him to give me half a pint of beer , and he said , 41 Yes , two if joa please . " He put twopence in my hand aad then went away . I went home and put my cap on ; after that I met with him again at the corner of the new road which is making near Charlotte-street ChapeL Be then hid me good night , and went away ; at this timehcbadadirKTeIveteencoaton , anda cap . About half an hour after the prisoner left me , I heard of a murder having been committed at No . 11 ,
Georgestreet . Jlr . JarJine . —Prisoner , < Jo you TTMh to ask this witness any questions 1 Prisoner . —Xo , sir ; it is quite correct what the woman has said . Mary l ' almer examined . —This witness merely repeated the evidence she gave before the coroner , which will be found in another column . At the conclusion of her evidence , the prisoner , in reply to Mr . Jardine , said he had nothing to ask die witness . lir . Jardine to the witness . —Do you know the man ! Witness . —3 fo , sir ; I do not . Mr . Jardine . —Should you know the murderer again if you were to see him % ' Witness . —I think that I should . Mr . Jardine . —Is the prisoner the same man ? Witness ( looking at the prisoner ) . —I cannot say that ht is , bathe is Terr much like him .
The prisoner was here desired to put his cap on , which he did , when the witness said—He is very much ike the nian ; hut I cannot undertake to swear he is the same person . Mary Hall , the person who keeps the house , Jfo . 11 , George-street , where the murder was committed , repeated the evidence she gave before the coroner . Mr . Jardine ( to the prisoner ) . —Do fou wish to ask the Hiiness any questions ? Prisoner ( doggedly ) . —I know- nothing at ali about it . John James Allen , police-constable , 159 , £ , examined . —On the evening of Monday hist , shortly before eleven o ' clock , from information I received I went to 2 Jo . 11 , George-street , and on going into the back parlour I found a troman lying on her side covered with hloodand wounds , and a knife sticking in her neck . The witness here produced the carving knife , at the sight of which the prisoner became much flushed , and exhibited evident symptoms of agitation .
Examination continued . —I drew the knife out of the wound , and called iu Mr . Fitzgerald , the surgeon . Mr . Jardine here , seeing the evident uneasiness of the prisoner , asked him if he wished to ask the officer any questions , to which he replied as before— "No , sir ; I know nothing at all about it . " Witness resumed . —Just before I was informed of what had happened , a man in a velvet jacket and peaked cap lan past me . I think the prisoner is that man . . Prisoner . —Can you swear it was me ? Witness . —I have no doubt of it , but I will not swear it Mr . Henry Oldham examined . —I am a cutler , and reside atSo . 1 « , High-street , St , Giles ' s . On Monday night last , about ten minates to ten , a man came into my shop and purchased of me the knife now lying before me . Mr . Jar line . —To whom did jou sell the knife ?
3 ! r . Oldhaa . —To the best of my belief to that man , pointing to the prisoner . The -witness here repeated his eridencegiven before the coroner . Mr . Jardhie . -Do you know bow theman was dressed ! Witness . —My impression is that he had a dark coat on , but I cannot say whether it was velvet or cloth . I am positive he had a hat on . I believe the prisoner is the Tn ^ iti The Prisoner . —Can you . positively swear I am the person ? Witness . —I believe you are . Prisoner . — "Will you swear it 3 Witness . —I do swear it , Elizabeth Oldham , the daughter of the last witness , was next called . —She said , 1 am 10 years old , and the last witness is my father . I remember being in the shop with him on Monday night last , and saw a person come In to buy a knife . I should Know that person again .
Mr . Jardine . —Look round and see if you can see him here . The witness looked round , and fixing her eyes steadfastly on Ihe prisoner said , I think that is the man . Examination continued . —I saw the man yesterday at the station-house . I think he is very like the man . Mr . Jardine ( to prisoner ) . —Bo you wish to ask the child any question ? Prisoner . —So , sir . Mr . Michael Dillon Fitzgerald , surgeon , 57 , High-Street , St . Giles ' s , was nest sworn . He said , on Honday nigutlastlwas called to see a woman who , I was told , had been murdered at So . 11 , George-street , St . Giles ' s . On my arrival , aud on entering a room on the ground floor , I found a womaa lying dead near thy fire-place . I
Old not then minutely examine the body , but Isairtwo orthreewMHidsabouttbeneck . 1 wiped thebloodaway froinone , andasno blooa flowed I knew that she was a superficial incision in the lower part of the cheek hone dead . I have since made a post mortem esaasination of the body , but there was so manv wounds that I have drawn a plan describing them . There were sixteen wounds upon the bodv . The first was five inches long , to the centre of the neck . The second was a penetrating wound five inches long , passing over the ledge ef the first nb near the spine , wounding the bone , and extending downwards between the ribs aud shoulder blade There was no important part divided there . The third Ii'uetrating wound an inch and a half long , in a Perpendicular direction on the left side of the breast
!> one , dividing the eartUeges of the second and third nits , piercing the edge of the left lung , and tfce pericardium , and piercing the pulmonary artery . There were in the per icardium about forty ounces of blood , fluid and coagulated , by measure . The fourth wound penetrated the chest between the third and fourth ribs , breaking off a piece of the fonrth rib , and entering the left lung the depth of an inch . Thelnst wouud aswellas this -was a . mortal wonnd . The fifth wound was a penetrating one , atxmt aninch and a halflong , on thefore part of the left ann , near the shoulder . The sixth wound was three oneneslong , tLree inches below the last-named , of smaller size : both these wounds communicated to the bone of the lef t arm diTidcil completely in an oblique direction , by a Clean smootium five inches in length , the great blood Tessels and veins . Seventh wound , an incised wound about aninch
andhalfi nlengih , about an inch andhalf above the right collar bone . The efehth a penetrating wound , ™ e back part of the neck ; the ninth a superficial penewatong wound ; the tenth an incised wound on the back ° ltte neck ; the eleventh an incised wound above the left Shoulder-blade , about six inches lon » : these last four are superficial wounds . The twelfth a wound on the back * - ! i ltfl Uima m « " * B- The thirteenth an wicised wound , extending from the first joint of the fore ingerto the end of the second joint of the left hand . - I . " nrt 8 enth ' an incised wound on the back of the x « Mhand , threeinches in length . Fifteenth , a pene-! rwif T a 8 left arm P > SoinS towards the flireetion ofthe arm . Sixteenth , a penetrating wound in we ieit arm-pit , about an inch from the last wound , Passmg downwards backwards between the ribs and the shoulder-blade .
Mr . Jardine ( to witness ) . —Would all those wounds before you t SClibea * Pn > uucedhy such a knife as that Witness . —Yes , sir . Mr . Jartine . -. Souxeof the wounds , you say . were mortal . witness . —\( & , sir ; two of them . Deceased came by Tier death by the mortal wound inflicted on the pulmonary artery . That was theimmediate cause of death . The lungs and other organs were in a perfect state of health .
M . Jardine ( to prisoner ) . —Bo you wish to ask the -Burg on any questions ? I * toner . —So . sir .
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Mr . Fitzgerald , in answer to Mr . Jardine , added that the deceased was perfectly free from any disease . Mr . Bicbard Partridge examined . —I reside in Newstreet , Spring-gardens , and am professor of anatomy at King ' s College . I have had the prisoner under me as a patient there for a loathsome disease . The 25 th of February was Ms first application , and then he came on the 28 th of February and the ^ lfith of March . Michael Connor , father of the prisoner , was next called . He appeared very pale and agitated . He said—I live at
15 , Belton-street , lately called Enden-street , Long-acre . The prisoner is my sou . He lived with me up to the middle of the present week . On Monday night last he slept with mej and came home shortly before eleven o ' clock and went to bed . On Tuesday morning I got up at half-past six and left him in bed . I did not see him again until I saw him on Tuesday night at a relation of our ' s , Mrs . Leonard , Ko . 4 , Stonecutter's-alley . He came home at two o ' clock on Wednesday morning , and I left him in bed , and I have not seen liini since until lie was in CUStOflV .
Nicholas Pierce , Superintendent of the F division , deposed to having arrested the prisoner on the previous evening . Adolphus Lonsdale , 110 F , examined . —I was directed to take charge of the prisoner , preparatory to his examination before the magistrate , and I was therefore placed in the cell with him from nine o ' clock last night till nearly nine this morning . About four o ' clock this morning the prisoner said , " I aia sure to be tucked up if those two women come and give evidence against me , that saw me on Monday night between eight and nine o ' clock . I know them to be prostitutes . " I asked him no question on the subject . The prisoner declined asking any question . James Brothers , the husband of the deceased woman , was called , and proved the identity of the deceased . This closed the list of witnesses ; the depositions were then read over , and the witnesses bound over to prosecute .
Mr . Jardine , after cautioning the prisoner , asked bun if he had anything to say then ? The prisoner . —No , sir , 1 have nothing to say . The prisoner was then fully committed for trial . Ixqjjest ox the BoDx . —The inquest on the body of Mary Brothers wasresumed this afternoon ( Saturday ) at three o'clock , at the Ange linn , High-street , St . GUes ' s , before Mr . Wakley , M . P . The inquest should have been resumed at nine o ' clock tins morning , baton the Coronermakingapplication to thepolice authorities , that the man Joseph Connor , charged with the murder of the deceased , should be brought before him ( the Coroner ) this morning , an answer was returned that the police had no instructions to depart from the usual course , that of taking the prisoner
before the district magistrate . Under these circumstances , the resumption of the inquiry was postponed till three o ' clock . On the jury assembling , it was found that all the witnesses were in attendance at Bow-street ; a further delay therefore took place . The Coroner then wrote a letter to Mr . Jardine , the sitting magistrate at Bow-street , requesting that at the close of the examination at Bow-street , the prisoner might be brought before the coroner's court . In the meantime , Mi-. Fitzgerald , the surgeon , having arrived , big evidence , which was precisely similar to that given at Bow-street , reported above , was then heard . At the close of Mi . Fitzgerald ' s evidence , a letter from Mr . Jardine was received in reply to the
one sent to him b . v the coroner . ' The letter simply stated that he ( Mr . Jardine ) had committed tlie prisonerJoseph Connor to Newgate to takehis trial on the charge of "Wilful Murder . The coroner having read the letter to the jury , stopped the further examination of the witnesses , and proceeded at some length to comment upon the conduct of the police and Mr . Jardine , in very-severe terms ; pledging himself to bring the extraordinary conduct of the magistrate and the police before the highest authorities : in the meantime he suggested the further adjournment of the inquest . The jury assented to the coroner's suggestion , and the inquest was adjoumed to Wednesday next , at three o ' clock in the afternoon .
The Murder in St . Ghes s . —The prisoner , upon being taken to Newgate on Saturday evening , was placed in one of the cells situate in the upper part of that portion of the gaol known as the chapel-yard , and two men appointed to sit up with him during the night . Upon passing through the various passages leadingto his cell he held his head down , and appeared as if anxious to escape the observation of his fellow prisoners . On Sunday he attended divine service in the chapel , and was led to his seat by one of Ms gaolers , lie paid particular attention to the service , seldom raising his eyes from the book . After returning to his cell he complained of a slight headache , after which he remained silent for several hours . The person who is appointed to watch him during the day describes him as of the most sullen temperament ,
sitting for hours together without speaking . On Monday , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , his mother visited him , and had a long conversation with him ; she was very much afieeted , and repeatedly shed tears . TheprisoHer was also evidently much distressed in his feelings , although making the most strenuous efforts to conceal it . After her departure the prisoner hurried back to his cell , and appeared very much , dejected : indeed , it is the opinion of those who are about Mm , and who from their experience in such matters are entitled to some attention , that his courage , wliich is but assumed , will shortly entirely desert Mm , and if ( as it is but too probable from the state of the calendar ) his trial should not come on before next session , he will ere that make some species of confession .
Fcbtheb pAimcciAits . —As all the particulars relative to the apprehension of Connor for the murder of Mary Brothers have not yet appeared in pr int , the subject may be again recalled to mind by a statement of the ingenious and happily effective mode adopted by Superintendent Pearce to discover the supposed murderer and Ms retreat . In the course of one of the many interviews which Mr . Pearce took care to have with Bridget Ronan , or "Irish Biddy , " as she was generally called ( a woman with whom the prisoner , had cohabited ) , he ascertained from her that the man Connor , whose name she never knew , had told her that he had been recently an outpatient at the hospital , &c . Mr . Pearce , with his lsual activity , instituted an inquiry of the most
sear ching kind at ail the hospitals , calling himself at those in the immeSiate neighbour-hood . At King's College Hospital he was inforaied that several young men had been treated for the same complaint about the time mentioned , and a list of their names and addresses was given to the superintendent without delay . An impression on that officer ' s mind , that the murderer was not very far from the spot where the horrible act was perpetrated , induced him to select the one described as " Joseph Connor , 15 , Belton-street ,, " and an officer of the detective force was placed opposite that house to keep watch . He had been there some little time , when , observing an elderly man walk out , he followed Mm to the premises of Mr . Garrard , in Panton-street .
Superintendent Pearce , who had been immediately sent for , called on Mr . Garrard , and ascertained that this man ( the elder Connor ) had been in his service many years ; and afterwards Mr . Garrard accompanied the Superintendent to the workshops , in order that Connor might be seen by Mm . Here Mr . Pearce found out that Connor had a son , and that he was also employed on the same premises , but had not been to his work Since Monday ( the day of the murder ) . He then suggested to Mi \ Garrard the expediency of questioning him as to his son not having kept to Ms work , while he ( the Superintendent ) assumed the character of " a gentleman ii'oni King ' s College Hospital , " wishing to see the young man who was lately an outpatient there , and who had assaulted one of the under
lunetionaries of the institution . The old man said lib spa he bettered had been an out-patient at the hospital , but was now staying with an aunt . " What's her name ? and where does she live ?" " He has four aunts . " " But wMch is the one with whom he is uow living 1 " " Her name is Leonard , and she lives in Gate-street , but I don't know the number . " Mr . Gaxvavd then told Connor that unless he returned to his work the next morning , he should be discharged . But this was hardly sufficient for Superintendent Pearce , who got Mr . Garrard to tell Connor that he had better go with the gentleman to Ms son ' s at once . This Connor agreed to do , but in less than half a minute he had disappeared , preferring evidently to go by himself . Mr . Pearce sent a man after him , and had Mm detained , and meanwhile got into a cab and went to Gate-street alone . There he inquired at every house without an apparent chance of meeting with a " Mrs . Leonard . "
Presently , however , he found that a person of that name lived in Stonecutter ' s-alley , in the same street , and there ( as has been already stated ) he lighted upon the prisoner , whom he found in a front room on the firstfloor . This room had been locked inside . On getting admission one of four women , who werepresent , ran out , upon which Mr . Pearce turned the lock , and pnt ihe key in his pocket . He then walked to the window , and called to a lad in the street to run and fetch a policeman , saying that he would give him a shilling . As much as twenty minutes elapsed , however , and none came . He next addressed a girl outside to the same effect , but discovered that , as he was making these requests , a woman was standing at the door below desiring them not to do se , and offering more money to prevent their going . A youth of a more respectable class shortly afterwards appeared , and undertook the mission , but more than half an hour had passed before the arrival of an officer . The prisoner was then conducted to the Bow-street station .
Judge's Chambers . — Wednesday . —Shortly after Mr . Baron Ptolfe came to Chambers , Mr . Wakley , the coroner , went before his lordsMp for the purpose of applying for a habeas corpus to be directed to the sheriffs and the governor of Newgate , to bring before him ( the coroner ) and jury the body of Joseph Connor , who stands committed for the murder of Mary Brothers . He contended that it was essential for the ends of justice , whenever an individual stood charged with murder , that he should be brought before the coroner , not only that he might be allowed to hear the evidence against Mm , but in order to Ms identification ; for it might happen that the evidence given might in reality refer to another person , and thus at the trial the proceedings might be
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rendered nugatory . The learned Judge observed that Le was uut aware that a habeas corpus had ever been granted in such a case . From what had occurred , it appeared that a person had been examined before a magistrate on a charge of murder , and upon the evidence adduced he had been committed for trial ; aud the authorities were bound to keep him in safe custody until a gaol delivery took place . He ( Mr , Bavon Rolfe ) was satisfied that the judges had no power to grant a habeas , and it was right they should not , for it was impossible to say what abuse ot power might be made if a habeas could bs granted ;
persons in custody for very serious offences might even escape from justice if they could be brought out of a prison on a writ of habeas corpus . The Coroner contended that the accused ought to be brought before the Coroner ' s Court , and observed that in that opinion the Secretary of State fully agreed . The earned Judge remarked that , if the prisoner had leen improperly committed , then some such application might be maue , but nothing of that sort was attempted to be shown . Looking at the whole of the case , he felt bound to refuse the application . Mr . Wakley then retired .
Adjourned Ixquest . —Refuse or tjik Jim- to RETOT . X a Vekdict . —On "Wednesday evening , at six o ' clock , in accordance with adjournment from Saturday last , Mr . Wakley , the coroner , and the jury impanelled to investigate the death of Mary Brothers , alias Tape , the unfortunate woman recently murdered in St . Giles ' s , re-assembled for the third time , at the Angel Inn , High-street , farther to prosecute their inquiry . On the Coroner taking his seat , he inquired if Mr . Superintendent Pearce and policeconstable 45 F were in attendance , and being answered in the affirmative , the constable , W . Latham , was first called . He gave some additional evidence , showing what led to the apprehension of the accused . The Coroner here proceeded to address theiiirvas to
the propriety of their again adjourning , in order te aftord time for making the refusal to allow ihe prisoner to come before that court a legal question . Since the jury had last assembled ho ( the coroner ) had adopted two courses . He had in the first place written an elaborate letter to the Secretary of State , and he had that morning applied to one of the judges , Baron Rolfe , fora writ of habeas corpus , and although that learned judge felt that the juryhada right to have the accused before them , still he felt himself in a difficulty . The sessions of the Central Criminal Court having already commenced , he felt that he had no power to order the removal of a
prioner who was liable to be tried every day . Mr . Wakley dwelt upon the necessity of bringing this subject before the judges , but left the matter to the jury . Air . Rogers , the foreman , haying consulted the jury , said they felt that their duties had been unwarrantably impeded , and they , therefore , cheerfully consented to the views of the coroner , in order that the question should be settled . Mr . Waldey said he had pretty good authority for expressing his belief that the accused , Connor , would not be tried this session , and therefore he would adjourn the inquiry for three weeks . The inquiry was then adjourned till Wednesday , the 30 th of April .
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DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE .
Newcastle-ox-Tyot , Friday . —Another of those fearful explosions of fire damp , so frequent in this district , occurred yesterday evening in the West Moor pit , at Killingworth , about six miles from this town , in Northumberland . On inquiry on the spot it was ascertained that ten men and boys had fallen victims on this occasion , and that two othere , who were in the same district , but nearer the shaft of the mine , were got out alive , and are in a fair way of recovery . The first intimation of the accident was given by two men , hewers , who had left their work , in the north-eastern headways , where the explosion is supposed to have originated , and had just come to bank ; The explosion , to use their own language ,
" came back upon them ; " that is to say , the air in the workings being forcibly expanded , rushed along the drifts to the mouth of the pit , carrying with it the loose particles of coal dust , called by the pitmen " stour , " and the appearance of which , under such circumstances , is regarded as a sure indication of an explosion . The men at bank gave the alarm , and presently the intelligence spread into the village , causing the greatest consternation and excitement . Hundreds of men , women , and children were soon collected together at the mouth of the pit , and though the voice of wailing and Lamentation could not be stifled , it was yet astonishing to witness the degree of calmness and resignation which pervaded the assembled multitude . As usual in such cases there were not wanting
those who were ready to descend into the mine to rescue if possible any who might still survive , but such was the state of the air in the mine , that to do so with any degree of safety was utterly impracticable for some hours . A continuous stream of water was directed down the shaft , and that had the effect of purifying the atmosphere , so as to admit of the men descending . This they did with all eagerness and promptitude , each anxious to be foremost at the point of danger . Having descended the shaft , their next object was to explore the drift , and penetrate into the workings ; but here again a new difficulty was presented . Such had been the force of the explosion that nearly all the stoppings and crossings were blown down , so that the current of air was deranged , and it was necessary to replace these -before any advance could be made with safety . This was done with all convenient speed , temporary weoden stoppings being
put in where those oi brick and stone had been displaced . This operation necessarily occupied much time , during wMch the impatience of the men , anxious io rescue their comrades , was SO great , that it was found almost impossible to restrain them from penetrating beyond the point to wMch the current of ah * had been earned , so far as even to hazard their own lives . At one time the men were nearly 200 yards in advance of the stoppings , and their conduct under such trying circumstances must excite admiration and demand eulogium . Silently , but with manly firmness and noble self-devotion , they advanced into the overcharged atraospliere , the weakest first sinking under the deadly effect of inhaling it , and then the strong yielding in turn , till so much exhausted as to require " assistance in returning . In inany instances these intrepid men had to be carried into the current of fresh air , and were recovered only by the use of proper stimulants .
With undaunted courage the men continued to explore the drift , pushing forward as far as their strength and the nature of the overcharged atmosphere would permit , till at length they succeeded in finding the bodies of two men and one boy , about 500 or 600 yards from the shaft , in the stone drift . The men were both alive , but the boy was dead . The men were instantly brought out , remedial means were resorted to , aud they have since recovered so far as to be considered out of danger . A few hundred yards further in , the bodies of four othere were found dead . Two were married men , who have left large families ; the other a young man , the fourth a boy . None of them appeared to be much burnt , but the body of the boy was greatly mutilated . Still further on they found the body of a deputy , who had been engaged in
examining the works at the time the explosion took place . This body was not burnt , so that it is projablehe died from the after-damp . The bodies of four others yet remain in the mine , though hopes are entertained that they will be recovered during the night . They are supposed to be in the north headways , which have not yet been explored . The two men who came out and gave the alarm , as stated above , met the other two men going in to replace them , and they calculate , from the time that elapsed between meeting them and the explosion taking place , they would not have got beyond the flat , wMch s some distance from the face of the coal where they
were going to work . Every effort is being made to reach this spot as soon as possible , but there is not the smallest chance of their being found alive . On the melancholy intelligence being comnmnicateu to Mr . Reed , the coroner for this division of the eouiitv of Northumberland , and also the fact of several of the bodies having been found , that gentleman caused a jury to be summoned , who assembled at the colliery office this afternoon , between one and two o ' clock , and having been sworn in , proceeded to view the bodies of the sufferers which had been taken from the pit , and conveyed to their homes . The names of the sufferers are as follow : — John Sharp , hewer , left a widow and six children .
William Sharp , his brother , also a hewer , left a widow and seven children . Robert Hall , deputy , a single man , about 2 i years of age , on the point of marriage . Matthew Thompson , putter , a youth ; William Moulter and Thomas Stewart , trapper boys . These six were viewed by the jury , the * remaining four not having been found . Their names are : — Thomas Thompson , a hewer , left a widow and four children , Peter Tweedie , a hewer , a young man .
John Hindmarsh , a trapper , and John Grey , a putter , both boys . The jury , having viewed the bodies , proceeded tu examine a great many witnesses , whose evidence was to the effect stated above , and they all concurred in saying that the mine was considered a " safe" one , and had little gas in it . Having sat some hours , the Coroner observed that the jury had heard the evidence , which all went to show that every care had been taken in the ventilation of the pit . The witnesses all stated that it was impossible to guard against blowers comincr off from
the coal—that no human foresight could prevent it . How the accident had occurred must in some degree remain unexplained . It was one of the best ventilated mines in the district , and every care was taken to prevent accidents ; but with all their care they would happen . It was satisfactory to know that the owners of the colliery spared no expense for the saving of the men ' s lives , and he was quite aware that when any neglect did arise on the part of any ef the workmen , they were immediately discharged from the colliery . Under these circumstances , he did not know that they could arrive at any other conclusion
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lan that these mon had been accidentally lulled by the partial firing of the pit . * The jury , without retiring , found a verdict accordingly ot Accidental Death , and the Coroner adjourned the court tui to-morrow afternoon at four o ' clock , to draw up and sign the inquisition . The colliery , which is the property of Lord Ravensworth and partners , was not at full work , and it was the mglit Slutt , which accounts for there being so few men in the pit at the time of the explosion . Had the pit been at full work the loss of life would have been much more serious . Saturday Night . —The adjourned inqvest on tlvc ) Odies ol the sufferers in the explosion at West Moor Colliery was held this afternoon , at four o'clock , in ie colliery office at West Moor .
The Coroner Said it WftS not necessary to go into the evidence taken yesterday further than to read it over . The bodies of the men that had not been found yesterday had been got to-day ; but the same evidence would apply to them as to the others . From the great interest which the catastrophe had excited there were several reporters present , and the Coroner having observed them taking notrs , said he tvoukt not have his words taken down , because if that ivcred > ne it would he necessary for him to be very particula , and iveiglt . every word as if in a court of justice . He ivonldnot have half-a-dozen men coming there to tal' 6 down every word he said ; and therefore if they had put anything down he ordered them to erase it . If the reporters persisted in taHnq notes of what he
said he ivouldnot allow them to be present . Therepoites having ceased to ply their craft , in compliance with this imperious mandate , The Coroner read a report of the evidence taken yesterday , none of the witnesses being rc-callcd , or re-SWOm . _ After reading this evidence he observed that the jury would return a verdict of accidental death in respect to the six bodies that were found yesterday . The jury having viewed ihe four bodies got yesterday the coroner observed that the same verdict woula apply to these as to the others ; but if there was any additional evidence he would gointo it . Mv . Thomas Taylor , viewer at Holywell Colliery , said he was ready to be examined if it were thought necessaiy . He stated that he had examined the
mine since the explosion , and for what he knew of it otherwise he could say it was one of the best ventilated mines in the district . It was ventilated on the very best principles of modern ventilation . There was a double ventilation throughout the mine , a thing which he believed very few collieries in the trade had . Every precaution was taken and no expense spared by the owners of the colliery to render the ventilation perfect and ensure the safety of the workmen . He was of opinion that no human precaution could have prevented the accident . He would say for Mr . Wood and Mr . Wales , that no men living could pay more attention to the ventilation than they did . .
The Coroner . —Is there any necessity to go into that ? We all know the experience these gentlemen have had , and to go into anything respecting their character in this respect would imply a want in them , : John Gilroy described the position of the four bodies found to-day . They were all much burnt . The hewers had been blown along the drift a considerable distance by the force of the explosion . One of the boys was found just inside the trap door , and seemed not to have been blown away at all . They were all much burnt .
Mr . Wales , the assistant viewer , stated that , from the position in which the bodies were found , he thought there had been some neglect of the trapdoors , which had caused the gas to accumulate at the top of the headways , and that the boy had opened the door and gone through , and-that the gas had immediately fired at his candle . The men , bethought , had been a little way behind him , and that would account for their' being blown so great a distance by the expansion of the air . He could not account for the accident in any other way . The two men who had been working at the top of the headways saw no indication of gas whon they left , and the other two men weve going in to work at the place where the former ones had left . None of this evidence was deemed of sufficient importance to be taken down by the coroner , and the jury , under his direction , returned a verdict of Accidental Death in both inquiries .
Cokoner s Lvquest . —On Tuesday an inquest . , adjourned from the preceding Thursday , was held before Mr . J . Mills , the deputy coroner for Middlesex , at the Bald-faced Stag , on the high road about half a mile on the London side of Edgeware , on the body of Lucy Balls , aged seventy-five years , a pauper inniate of the Hendon Union " Workhouse , who was found dead in her bed on the 30 th of March . On Thursday the authorities had refused to allow the inquest to be held in the body of the workhouse itself , and the corpse had been carried into the lodge , a miserable apartment without table , bench , or chair , not large enough to _ hold the jury . As it was impossible to proceed with the inquiry under such circumstances , and as all attempts to persuade the governor of the
workhouse to allow the inquest to take place in a larger room proved fruitless , Mr . MiUs adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday . When the jury were assembled , the deputy coroner informed them that he had considered the matter , and had come to the conclusion that it was advisable to waive their right of holding the inquest in the building where the corpse lay , especially as in a question of law it might be doubtful whether or not the lodge were a part of the building . The inquiry was then proceeded with , and a verdict of " Natural death" returned ; the jury at the same time expressing their opinion that the conduct of the workhouse authorities , in refusing admission to the coroner andjuiy was shameful and disgraceful .
Execution of John Brouoh . —Staffohd , Saturday . — -This unhappy criminal , who was found guilty of the murder of his brother Thomas , at our late assizes , before Baron Platt , expiated his dreadful offence on the public gallows this morning , in front of the county gaol , making the fifth mui'devev who has suffered the extreme penalty of the law in this town during the last twelve months . On Friday what is termed the funeral sermon was preached by the pastor of the prison , during which the unhappy creature frequently sobbed aloud . He then , with much composure ; received the sacrament from the hands ! of the chaplain . In the course of the evening he wrote several letters , one more particularly , which was addressed to his relatives , being couched in the
most affectionate terms . At an early hour he retired to rest , two turnkeys being in attendance upon him in the condemned cell ; and about five o ' clock this morning he rose , and displayed the utmost contrition . On the Rev . Mr . Sedge waiting upon Mm , soon after six o ' clock , he again expressed his willingness to die , and thanked all the prison authorities for the kindness they had shown to him during his incarceration . On the arrival of the sheriffs and othere , whose presence was deemed liecessary for the fulfilment of the extreme sentence , ihe doomed being was informed that the awful termination of his existence was near at hand . Within a few -minutes of eight o ' clock , the whole of the mournful preparations being
completed , the unhappy culprit was led through ihe several passages on to the drop . He seemed not to take much heed of the assembled mob , but evidently was occupied in deep prayer with the rev . chaplain . His stay , however , on the scaffold was but short , for the rope , cap , < fcc , being speedily adjusted , the signal was given for the withdrawal of the fatal bolt , and in a very brief period the wretched man ceased to exist . The mob was not so great as had been the case on previous occasions ; in fact , throughout the whole , a feeling of deep commiseration was felt for the culprit . T £ © body , after hanging the visual time , was cut down , and will be buried alongside the remains of other murderers in the interior of the
prison . —Globe . Horrible Case of Matricide . — Kexdai ,, April 7 . — -Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants of the township of Old Hutton were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement by a report that Mrs . Simpson , their respected neighbour , had been murdered . Investigation was immediately made into the awful affair , wheu Mrs . Simpson was found dead at her residence , with several marks of brutal violence upon her body , which , had the appea * -ance of having bled profusely . Suspicion immediately fell upon Mr . Richard Simpson , the son of the murdered lady . Early in the evening the respected minister of the place , Mr . Whaley , accompanied by a friend , hastened to Kenoal to procure the assistance of the
authorities , but when ihey arrived it was found necessary to wait until tins morning , as the coroner , Mr . 11 . Wilson , resided out of the town . Early this morning they waited upon the coroner at his residence , who promptly issued his warrant for holding an inquest on the body , and a jury was summoned to meet at Muklleshaw-house , Old Hutton . From the statement of one of the female servants of the deceased , it appeared that Simpson ( the son ) had gone home on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., in a state of intoxication , and found his mother in bed , upon which he insisted on her getting up ^ -which she refused to do , when he pulled her on the floor , and abused her in a most brutal manner . ' Last Saturday , being in a similar state ; herepeatud his inhuman attack , but in a more ferocious manner , and seized upon the poker and inflicted several blows with that weapon unon her
He lelt her lying upon the floor , whence she was removed by the servants to bed . On being informed yesterday morning that his mother was in a very dangerous statG , and that she was not expected to live loHg , he made an unfeeling answer . He afterwards gave the servant some rum , and ordered her to bathe her wounds , and said , in the roughest language , that she would soon come round again . The family is one of great respectability , but the auwosed murderer has been a drunken and dissolute character for many years . After the evidence of the servant had been heard , the coroner said he thought it his duty to adjourn" the inquest till to-morrow ( Tuesday ) , that a post mortem examination of the body might take place . The prisoner was then conveyed to the Kendal House of Correction , to await the result of the inquiry .
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T « e Verdict . —The inquest was resumed onTiiesay . and the jury delivered a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner . The prisoner was then called in and informed of their verdict . He was particularly admonished by the coroner not to say anj ' - thing then in his defence ; to which he replied he had not anything to say . It may be remarked that one of the surgeons present said that he had seen the bod v of a man that had been killed by prizefighting , and that the body of the deceased ( Mre . Simpson ) was much worse bruised than in that case . The prisoner throughout maintained the greatest indiffevence , conversing wpoa ovdinavy topics with the ehiei constable ( Mr . Urossmith ) , both in the home and on his road to Appleby ( the county gaol ) , where he was removed the same evening , lufavily ironed , as he made a desperate assault upon Mr . Grossmith when first taken into custody , he being a powerful , and , when aroused , a very desperate character .
DnEADFui , Colliery Explosion . —Newcastle-ox-Ttxb , Friday . —Another alarming and melancholy catastrophe lias . just occurred at the West Moor Pit , at Kelleyworth , in this county , fro ax an explosion of fire-damp , by which upwards of foz ; ty individuals are said to have perished . The explosion took place last night , and efforts are now being made to recover the bodies .
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HOUSE OF LORDS , Friday , April L Lord Brougham presented petitions from the same parties respecting whom petitions had been presented by Sir Jolm Easthope , in the House of Commons , on the previous evening , complaining of their having been imprisoned in Leicester Gaol , and kept to hard labour , for non-payment of costs upon a warrant issued against them for poor ' s rates , amounting only to a few shillings . The noble lord dwelt strongly on the illegality , as well as inhumanity , of the course pursued hy the Leicestershire magistrates , and said lie felt confident tliat , on inquiry and finding the facts to he true , hU noble and learned friend on the Woolsack would feel that these magistrates wei-e not fit persons to remain in the commission of the peace . The Lord Chancellor said he would cause inauirios to oc made , and would lie governed by the result o ? those inquiries as to whether it was proper the magistrates should remain in the commission . '
THE OKEGOK TEKRITOUT . Ill reply to a question from the Earl of Clarendon respecting the present position of the question between Great Britain and the United States , relative to the Oregou territory , The Earl of Aberdeen saiil that the question was a very natural one , considering the I'ecent address of the President of the United States . It was , however , to be recollected that that address was not an official message to Congress , and did not carry with it the importance which would in that case attach to it . The subject v [ # s not one immediately pressing , for before the existing arirtngement could be terminated the consent of Congress must be ohtained to give one year's notice of such termination , lie still believed that matters would ho brought to a satisfactory conclusion . Her Majesty ' s Ministers believed that this country possessed rights with respect to the Oregon territory , clear and unquestionable , and tllOSe rights tliey were fully prepared to maintain .
The Property and Income Tax Bill led to some discussion , in . which the Earl of Ripon , the Marquis of Lansdowne , Lord Ashburton , Lord Stanley , Lord Monteagle , the Duke of Richmond , Lord Brougham , the Marquis of Normanby , and the Earl of Radnor took part . The bill was read a third time and passed , and their lordships adourned .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , Aphil I . THE OREGON TERRITORY . On the motion for the going into a committee of supply . Lord J . Russell called the attention of the house to that portion of the address from the President of the United States relating to tlie Oregon territory . It was asserted by the President that the title of the United States , to this territory was clear , and that it would , therefore , be occupied , and that the institutions of the United States would be ultimately extended to it . The noble lord gave a history of the discovery and colonisation of the Oregon territory , and of the negooiations which had taken place in reference to it ; and contended that our right to the territory should net be given up because
of a blustering announcement by the American President . He felt the difficulties of the case , and how little a Minister could say on the subject ; but having stated the nature of our right to the territory , lie Mould leave the matter with confidence in tlie hands of the Government . Sir R . Peel was not surprised that the noble lordslioultl have taken this opportunity of expressing his opinions on the subject , and would say that since the accession of tlie present Government to office they had negociated with Mr . Tyler respecting the Oregon territory . Unhappily those negociations were not concluded before Mr . Tyler quitted the Office but though he had no official information oh the subject , he thought it probable that those negociations would be continued . Notwithstanding the President ' s inaugural address , he thought he should not
despair of then ? renewal , nor of their being brought to n favourable issue . Should it prove otherwise , he would not object to lay before the house all the documents relating to the subject . He must , however , express his regret that the President of the United States , contrary to all usage , should have referred to any other settlement than an amicable one , and still more at the tone and temper in which he appeared to have made that reference . As the subject had been thus brought before them , he also would state , on the part of the Government , that we too had rights in respect of this territory— -clear and unquestioned . They still desired an amicable . adjustment , but should their attempts be exhausted and their rights invaded , they were both resolved and prepared to maintnin them .
Lord J . Uusseli , said , that after what had fallen from the right hon . baronet , he would leave the matter altogether in the hands of the Government . Mr . Wakley then rose , in pursuance to his notice , to move for a copy of any warrant or warrants sent to the Postmaster-Generalhy any Secretary of State , directing the detaining or opening of any letter or letters addressed to or written by Mr . Duneombe , a member of that house . The hon . member in bringing forward his motion took a review of the former debates on the subject , and contended , that if his motion was not granted a deep-rooted and extensive impression would be created throughout the country that the Government was acting in a very discreditable and tyrannical spirit to his hon . collengue . IB . Wili . ia . K 9 seconded the motion . Sir J . Graham , in resisting the motion , made use of the same topics and arguments which he had employed on former occasions ,
Mr . Hume and Mr . M . Milncs urged Mr . Wakley not to divide , although if he did so they would vote with him . Dr . Bowsing defended tlie character of Mr . Mazzini from the imputations cast upon it on a former evening . He had known Mr . llazzini intimately and confidentially for many a long year , and was therefore acquainted with his moral habits aud conduct . The contemplation of such a cvimc as assassination could never have entered into a mind so pure and honourable as his . Colonel Wtkdham defended the proceedings of Sir J . Graham . Captain Bekval Osborne asked whether Sir J . Graham would be content to remain silent after the charges which he had brought against Mr . Mazzini on a former evening , and after the complete refutation which had been subsequently given to those charges ?
Sir J . GHAH 4 M had already stated that in his opinion doubts still hung over this transaction of Mr . Mazzini . If he could be satisfied that he had done injustice to Mr , Mazzini , he should be most happy to render him the fullest reparation ; but until lie was so satisfied , truth required that he should not retract his assertion . The house then divided , when the motion was negatived by a majority of 78 over 22 votes , The house then went into a committee of supply on the army and navy estimates , tlie discussion of which occupied the remainder of the evening ; . HOUSE OF COMMONS , Wedxbsdat , Arm 9 . Mr . Febrand gave notice that he -would , on Friday next , present a petition from the Protestant Operative Association of Dublin , signed by 2 , 000 persons against the grant to Maynooth , and praying for tlie impeachment of Sir Robert Peel for the commission of high crimes and misdemeanours .
Mr . COWPER moved the second reading of the Field Gardens Bill , which was opposed by Mr . Escott , who moved that it shouldbe read a second time that day six months . Sir J . Grmum approved of tho bill , though It bad some defects , which might , however , be remedied in committee . After a short discussion , the second reading was carried by a majority of 92 to 18 . The Museum of Avts Bill was opened by Mr . Buck , who moved that it should be committed that day six months . Sir J . Gk ah am hoped that Mr , Buck would not persevere in his motion . The Government were prepared to support the principle of the bill , although its provisions went rather beyond the understanding which had been come to . He would recommend the postponement of tlie committee for a week , and in the interim he would devote attention to the subject , and take an opportunity of privatoly explaining to the hon , member the objections entertained to the bill in its present shape .
This proposition was assented to , and the committee was accordingly postponed until Wednesday next . The remaining business on the paper was then disposed of , and the house adjourned .
Tkuusdat , April 10 . Mr . CHBISTIE rose to make the motion of which he had given notice— " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty , praying that she will be graciously pleased to appoint a commission , to inquire into and report upon all matters relating to the privileges , revenues , trusts , and to the state of education , learning , and religion , in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge , and the colleges of these Universities . " Mr . Ewart seconded the motion , and expressed his entire concurrence in the views of the mover .
Sir Robert Inglis , in an exceedingly long and prosy speech , opposed the motion , and supported the present constitution of the Universities ,
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Tuesday . _ Robbery . —William Todd , aged 20 , shopman , and William King , aged 22 , weaver , both very respectably dressed young men , were convicted of entering the house of Sir . Wood , IS , Broad-street , and stealing four pairs of trousers and other articles , value £ 5 . TosJd was further charged with stealing a handsome silver salver , value £ & , from the chambers ot Mr . 1-rancis Paget Watson , of No . 8 , Thavies Inn , on the 10 th of March last . The prisoners were found Guilty , and sentenced to be transported for ten years each .
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . ApniL S . —TllE SPAFIELDS GltAVEYARD NuiSAXCK . —Mr . Ballantinc , on the part of Robert Vend and the other defendants in this case , applied upoii affidavits to have the trial postponed to next session . He put in the efh'darits of Mr . Lewis , solicitor for tlie defence , to tho oiFoet that the accused could not be prepared for trial in tlie present session , there being seventy witnesses to examine . —Mr . Lewis : I have only sworn to seventy , but there are now 120 summoned . After some " further conversation between the bench and the bar , it was ultimately agreed that the trial should take place on Monday , the 28 th of Aprii .
Theft . —Jane Gilderoy and Mary Perfect were indicted for stealing a shawl , of tlio value of 22 s ., the property of John Shields , draper , Whitechapcl . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners . The Judge said it was altogether impossible that Gildcroy should be permitted to remain n the country , and Gildcroy : Oh' for God ' s sake don't do that , my lord ; don't , I pray . —The Judge ( addressing the jury ) : Gentlemen , she ls » noted shoplifter ^ and has , young as she is ( IS ) , been already twice tried at the Central Criminal Court for the same offence . We must now transport her ; it is impossible that sho ean bo allowed to continue heve to carry on her depredations . —Gildcroy : Oh ! for God ' s sake , my lord , don't ; what ivill become of my
poor father ? you will break his heart if you do . — The Judge : We cannot allow you to remain LU this country , All the warnings you have had have been of no use ; you will , therefore , bo transported . — GiMeroy : Oh I for mercy's sake ; for the sake of my poor father , do not ; you will break his heart ; oh , for God ' s sake do not . —The Judge : You cannot be permitted to continue here . The sentence upon . you is , that you be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years ; and upon you , Mary Perfect , that you be imprisoned in the llouso of Correction for six months and kept to hard labour . —Gilderoy , dropping \ rpon her knees , begged not only for mercy , but for forgiveness on account of her father . Eventually she was removed from the dock uttering loud applications for mercy .
MIDLAND CIRCUIT . Wakwick , April 4 . —Murder , —James Crcv / ley , aged 31 , was charged with the wilful murder of Wuliam Tilsley . Mr . Hill , Q . C ., and Mr . Gole appeared for the defence . The facts of this case , as detailed by counsel , and proved , were these : —The prisoner la the son of a person lately deceased , who occupied a , farm at Spcrn . il ] , in this county . Unfortunately , there had been sonic difference between the old man and his son , and in conscQ . uc . ncc of threats uttered , by the latter against him , a labourer on the farm , named Tilsley , was sworn as constable , to guard , watch over , and protect Mm . On the Christmasday of 1842 the prisoner , who had his working dress on , proceeded to his father ' s house and demanded admittance , but he was forbad to enter , both by l \ n sliinancmrl ntwl 4 lin &if . hni « f Plin nfiennor aniri c * Tt ll \ l Vll \ 4 / liUVUUi umumj
vww wvw ** uv ^« ** S IUVIIUI . I . "V > ^ * - I had my other dress on I would have laid you both asleep ; and I will lay you both asleep before I go to bed . " He then went home , proceeded to dress himself in his best clothes , had his horse saddled , and came out with a double-barrelled guninhishaud . He went straight towards Ms father ' s house , who had retired up stairs at the earnest entreaty of his family . The prisoner pushed the gun through the window of the common sitting-room , and the noise of the falling glass brought Tilsley and two other men from behind into the front of the " house . Seeing them , all he said was , " Oh , you are coming , " and with that he lifted his gun to his shoulder , fired it off , and shot poor Tilsloy through the brain , who fell dead . The other men retreated to the stable , whither the prisoner went , saying " I have shot one , and I will shoot you if you do not take care . "' The prisoner then mounted Ms horse and rode away . The fact of his not having been immediately pursued and overtaken
probably arose from Crowley ' s brother being the constable of the parish at that time . The prisoner went to America , but returned in 1844 , and went to Chester , where he resided under a feigned name , but the fact becoming known he was identified , arrested , taken before the Chester magistrates , and b y them sent to Warwick . ' At the time of the orreat he had two pistols and a considerable sum of money upon his person . —On the part of the prisoner it was not disputed that his was the hand that destroyed life , and the brotliQBwas called , who deposed to certain instances of Aberration of intellect in the family , but none was fixed upon the prisoner , save by one of the many witnesses called to give him a character for humanity , who stated lie had at times a wildness or strange way about him . —The jury retired , and after being absent an hour returned a verdict of Guilty . The learned judge then sentenced the prisoner to suffer the last awful sentence of the law .-
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London . —The public discussion at the City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , will be resumed at halfpast ten on Sunday morning next , April 13 th . —la the afternoon , at three , the Metropolitan . District Council \ s'ill meet for tho dispatch ot' business . —In the evening , at seven , the hall will be opened for the purpose of public discussion . Marvxebone . —Mr . T . M . Wheeler will lecture at the Coach-Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening next , April 13 th , at half-past seven precisely , CAMBEmrELii amd Waiworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , April 13 th , at eight precisely . "The Movement . "—A meeting of the subscribers and Mends of the Movement will be held on Tuesday evening next , April Io , at half-past eight , in the Parthenium , St . Martin ' s-lane . This * meeting is called by request :
Sojiees Tqwx . —A public meeting will be held on Sunday evening next , at Mr . Duddridge ' s Boom , 18 , Tonbridge-street , New-road , to elect a delegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention , and to ballot for the Executive Committee . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Kino of Prussia , Toolev-stheet . — A public meeting will take place on Tuesday evening next , the loth inst ., for the purpose of electing a delegate to the Chartist Convention . Chair to be taken at half , past eight .
Cirr Iiocalitt , TuRSAGAix-MSE . —A public meeting will be held in the liall , Turnagain-lane , on . Tuesday next , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the approaching Chartist Convention . To commence at eight o ' clock precisely . The Soum London Chartist Hall will be reopened on Monday , April 21 , by a public tea party , concert , and ball , at which Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., will preside . T . S . Duuconibe , Esq ., will attend and address the meeting . Tea on table at half-past seven . Mr . Clark will lecture on Sunday evening , April 13 , at eight o ' clock . The members of the locality are requested to meet at ten o ' clock in the morniflg , West Riding Delegate Meeting . —This meeting
will be holdcn on Sunday , April 13 th , in theWorking Man ' s Hall , Bull Close-lane , Halifax ; chair to he taken at twelve o ' clock . —An error appeared in this notice in last Saturday ' s Star ; it should have been the 13 th inst ., instead of the Oth . Sheffield . —On Sunday next a discussion will take place , in the room , 21 , Fig-tree-lane ; aubject— " Will the obtaining of the Land benefit the Trades ?" Chair to be taken at seven o'clock . OLDnAsr . —A lecture will be delivered in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horscdge-strect , on Sunday evening next , by Mr . Wm . Dixon , of Manchester ; subject" The Rights of Man . " Chair to be taken at six o ' clock precisely .
Manchester—Carpenters' Hall . —A lecture will be delivered in tliis hall on Sunday evening next , by a well-known friend of the people . Chair to betaken at half-past six o ' clock . Mottram . —The Chartists of this place are requested to meet in their room , on Sunday next , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Coventry . —The Chartists of this locality are requested to meet at Jones's Coftee-house , opposite St . John ' s Church , on Monday evening , atjeiglit o ' clock , to vote for the Executive , and transact local business ^ . Halifax . —Mr . Murray will deliver a lecture in the large room , Bull Close-lane , on Sunday next . The members of the Halifax Land Association are requested to meet in the above room , on the 22 nd of April , on business of great importance . ¦
Wkeatlet-Lmie . —A discussion is appointed to take place at Wheatley-Line , on the 14 th of April , at three o'clock in the afternoon , on the question" Will a repeal of the Corn-Law benefit the workin » classes under present political and social arrant ments ? and is machinery a blessing under its present application ? " Mr . John Lord , of Higham , has engaged to maintain the affirmative ; and Mr . WDliam Walker will take the contrary side of the question .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 12, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1310/page/5/
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