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rrato We would strongly recommend the disputants t » ank all minor differences vatiL some means have been devised for keeping the Irish peop Sire I * is really sickening to see personal quarrel and reli gious fends resorted to as a means of direr ! ins public attention from the abandonment of Repeal , and the apostacy of the well-paid agitators of the principle . . "Wedhesdat . —We scarcely remember a day more barren of news , and was it not for the fen now and then supplied by the jugglers at Conciliation Hall , it would be altogether a blank .
Irish Patriotism . —At the last gathering of the «' pot wallopers" Mr . Smith O'Brien made liis appearance , alter a long absence , and in the course of jiis speech in directing the attention of Ms audience to the present prospects of Ireland , arising from the distracted state of England , an unfortunate wight , a prophet of Mr . O'Connells own , had the temerity to lollo out , "Franceand America ;"• whereupon Mr . O'Gonnell enquired " what was that ? -what -were tlose words ? " ( energetically . ) I DESIRE THAT THAT MAN MAY BE PUT OUL ( Cries of "turn nim out , " during whien tlie action was suited to the word with great effect . ) Surely , Dan must lave forgotton the territories of the O'ltegans , the snail speekgathering in the west-, " his anticipations
of sympathy from America , and his appeal to France However , the poor pupil who had so well learnt his lesson has discovered the ralne of Irish education , and the fact that lie must now unlearn all that he lad imbibed of the Royal Loyal Conciliation Repeal College . Smith O'Brien most vociferously calls upon the Government to call Parliament together , before Christmas , for the purpose of considering the famine question ; but the honourable gentleman appears to Save forgotten that the Irish "Rapparees" abandoned their duties while Peel was devising means for the CORRUPTION OF THE IRISH PRIESTHOOD , and the subjugation of the Irish People . The Young Liberator and the Protestant Champion had a " set too" about the mixed education scheme , but the old "bottleholder" stept in as umpire and declared , that though the combatants disagreed they
didn't differ at all . The rant of the begging patriots was of the usual character , and appeal to everybody ' s pockets and sympathy but . iheir own . We . give the following few extracts from the speeches of the several speakers : — Mr . W . S . O'Brien , in the course of a lengthened address , alluded , in terms of deep despondency , to the failure of the potatoe crop , but congratulated the meeting on the spirit already evinced throughout the country to refuse " charity" from England , and called upon them , as they valued their national character , to meet the present crisis with energy and BESonmo . v . "What a joke for a Repeal member to appeal , and a set of trafficking shopkeepers to applaud the appeal , to a starring people to famish with energy and resolution . Farther on , and just after the unfortunate French American had been ousted , Mr . O'Brien continues : —
" Although England seemed prosperous , he believed appearances were delusive , and there never was , he believed , a time in wkich England was in greater danger—not so much from internal decay as from her Dolitical position . At that moment she had not one friend among the nations of the earth . ( Hurrah , bravo , bravo , and other congratulatory exclama tions . ) Opposite her shores was her ancientxrivals , whese joy it would be to encounter lier in lawns . ( Loud cheers . ) That rival possessed a magnificent military establishment , 400 , 000 men , backed by the 1 , 000 , 000 bayonets of her national militia . ( Loud cheers . ) Were Louis Philippe to die to-morrow an aspiring Prince could not better establish Jdmsdfihan by going to war with . England . ( Great applause . ) The maritime supremacy of England was gone .
That fact lie had witnessed at the soiling of the experimental squadron . " Is not that what Dan would term 'ludicrous in the extreme ? ' Ha own poor devil of a pupil was uucerimoniously and ' enebgesicaixt * ejected , while the head usher was applauded to the echo for repeating and enlarging upon the same lesson . " However we may despise the ravings of tricksters , we beg to tell Mr . Smith O'Brien , as "we told his master before , what would prevent the French from taking possession of every town upon the eoast—the English Chartists would either bury them where they landed , or send them back with their tails between their legs , to tell the " tbogs" what kind of animal the " ecus" were , and what sort of horns they had . Mb . J . O'Coxxexl , in a" strong and impressive manner , defended his conduct respecting the Colleges' Bill from the imagined censure of the last speakers - , -
Mr . D . OCosxelleoseto hasd is MoxxY , ana proproceeded , —I'Hunger , it was said , would break through a stone wall , but he said hunger should have nationality as its guide , and entreated the people to beware of any acts which , could aggravate their misery . " We should like to see Dan , after two meals of starch a day , to discover how far his rationality would guide him . He said that Dr . Kirwan , who had recently accepted tha presidency of the Galway College , was Ms bosom friend , and that Ms leartwas torn to pieces when he read it ; and the Liberator slyly added these expressive words—" he HOPED THAT IT WOULD SOT COME ACROSS THE MDJDS
OP THE TEOFLE THAT THEIR CEERGT COULD BETRAY 3 HEM . " Musha , I ) a » , you * sow ] , bnfc 11 will , as sore as you live ; and it will come across their minds too , that you were juggling them with buffoonery while Peel was doing the trick . The Representation op Cobk . —The Liberator concluded by moving a resolution , pledgiBg the association to support Mr . A . M'Carthy at the next election for Cork . Ah ! Liberator , the very name of Joseph Hayes struck terror into your heart . The jcext Busixess was the reading of a letter from a Mr . P . Goney , who , standing at his own hall door , saw the withering effects ot theTJnion on the inhabitants of the castle of the Barnacles , and sent in a subscription accordingly , which , it may be inferred , will he applied to restore the withered manaon aforesaid . "Willit , though ? Bygonnees , Mr . Goney , dou't . you . wish you may get it out of the devil ' s exchequer ? Didn't you know that the Irish patriots only build castles in the air ?
The Rest for the week was then declared to be £ 300 17 s . 6 d ., and the meeting adjourned . And thus ended another performance of the nationalfarcc . Coubt CntctuB . —The Royal Family took their Hsual airing in the Park to-day . Prince Albert , with CoL Anson for his groom , rode on horse-back , and ihe Queen was driven in an open poney-carriage by one of the young Cobourgs . The Royal Infants followed their mammy in a close carriage , having suffered severely from gripes brought on by potatoe starch .
Axothee of the Youxg Cobourgs attempted to ride one of Prince Albert ' s horses , but the well-fed steed being too mettlesome for Ms jockey , deposited him in the branch of a tree ; but he was ultimately released by ids numerous relatives . In compliment to the Prince of Wales , the brush of the fox killed Oil Monday was presented to him , as a birthday present . The young Cobourgs have mutinied , and swear that they will at once return to their own country , as "sour kreut" is better than " rotten potatoes . "
The Stock Exchange- —There ' s the devil to pay amongst the banditti . The last sheaf of the stack Tinder which the vermin invariably rally has been lifted by the Bank of England , and the rats are to be seen scampering in all directions . All sellers and xo bnyers ; and thus , as we predicted , Peel's iron roof upon the glass house is about to tumble in . Everybody thought , but ourselves , that Peel ' s banking schemes was to make money so plenty , that the streets would be paved with penny loaves , and the louses thatched with pancakes . However , the effect of bis tinkering lias been tbat the Bank screw is likely to leave us all without a screw .
Theatricals . —The routing of the railway rats has been a sad source of disaster to the several places of amusement ; the poor devils that paid for pleasure out of the people's pockets nave been obliged to seek cheaper refuge . Sadler's Wells and Asley ' s alone seem to possess attraction . Sadler ' s Wells , from the inimitable ' representation of lear , by TV * . Phelps , decidedly the most finished tragedian of the day , and Astley ' s , from the indefatigable catering and spirited management of Mr . Batty . Thubsdat . —This has been another blank day for the poor devils of the press ; th » railway gloom , and the increasing difficulties in the way of discounting " promises to pay " . $ rec months after convenience , makes the capitalists look very blue .
isELtsD . —There is little or no news from Ireland beyond the . increasing bad accounts of the potatoe crops , except the further scampering of the railway rats . ^ The crack lines that were up to high premiums are all down to frightful discount ; while there has beendiscoveredapal pablejuggle in the "top-sawyer , " the London and Drogheda . Thade . —All the accounts agree in giving a melancholy picture of our present and future prospects . Manufeeturers are fearful of taking orders at tbelow prices offered by speculators ; and the producers , as usual , are obliged to fold their arms in idleness , while ihe traffickers are bargaining about their wages .
Cobkt Colcglxb , —Prince Albert , who receives £ 50 , 000 a year , one way or other , refuses to pay the poor rates on his farm at Windsor , assigning as a reason that he can't make profit out of it . Query , jnllhegive it to the people , and allow them to try tteir hand upon it ? The overseers are about instir ?*? ? proceedings to convince his Royal Highness tnat there are duties as well as rights imposed upon * ji H aeetfs husband . —The Royal family all slept aS * " !^ after a waUc in the royal pleasure IjJSSi ihe young princes and princesses having ^ W recovere d from the pemiciouB effects of the 35 amSll ^ ^ » W-out has quelled the ^ en&awg ?* 5 Cobourgs . Prince Albert was -uea by-txro groomg ^^ {? ^ ^ ye 3 teraaj % ¦ - -.-.. zf ^ ' <
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'Thb Hbavex-bobs Kiso . — -We cannot withhold the following speech from Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge , that never heard a shot fired in anger , about his brother hairy-faced old Cumberland , that murdered his valet Selles ; of course by " right divine . "—Here ' s the speech : — I n-joice sincerely that Hanover is so happy as to have her Xing im his own country . The' coHVJction I have long felt tnat this is a great blessing , is confirmed , in & striking manner , by seeing the great and numerous reforms which have been made since the accession of my brother to the throne . I hare also ever regarded it as a great braefit to a country that the succession to the Crown should remain assured in the line prescribed by the decrees of Heaven , and . I am delighted at the happy event of the birth of an hereditary Prince , -upon which I could not refrain from coming to congratulate his Majesty in person . Good Lord deliver us from the reforms thrust upon us by heaven-born kings .
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MARLBOROUGH-STKEET . THOBSDAJ . —BXTBN 81 VE EOBBERY OF WATCHES IN the City . —George Frederick Gamble and Adolphus . "William Bodill were broug ht up for final examination , charged with having been jointly concerned in plundering Mr . John French , watch and chronometer-maker , ol tLe Jloyal Exchange , of valuable gold and silver watches and watch appendages to the extent of nearly £ 2 , 000 . Gamble , who was for many years in the confidential employ of the late and present Mr . French , was indicted as . principal , and Bodill was prosecuted as accessory . The prisoners were apprehended , and tUeir delinquency detected , mainly through the instrumentality of police-sergeants Whall and Gray . Their expensive mode of living , apparently without any ostensible means of subsistence , drew the attention of the police upen
them , and after much trouble and ingenuity , as every precaution was taken by one or other of the prisoners to elude detection , the police succeeded in obtaining eri . dence of their guilt . Mr . French was apprised of the info r mati o n obtained b y ihe po l ice , b u t altho u gh he had discharged the prisoner Gamble only a few days before his apprehension , he had no suspicion that he had plundered him to the enormous extent which inquiry afterwards proved . Betwen 40 and 50 pawnbrokers were in court , with property stolen from the stock of Mr . French by Gamble , and pledged for the most part by Bodill an d another . Police Constable Gray , C 10 , said , on Saturday evening , October IS , from information of which he was in possession , he went to the shop of Mr . Itochford , Brewer-street , and asked a person he saw there if his ' name was Gamble . The person replied , "No , my name is Sodill . " Witness asked when he saw Gamble last ! the person replied , "He had seen him an hour ago , at Mr .
Croft's public-house , Rupert-street , and that he had an appointment with him at nine o ' clock , at the General Wolfe public-house , in the City . " ¥ 110668 then told him he must take him into custody , on suspicion of being concerned with Gamble in robbing Mr . French of a large quantity of watches . When the prisoner was at the station-hovisehe delivered to witness 110 duplicates , chiefly relating to watches and watch appendages . Witness also too& two geld watches from the prisoner , which had just been redeemed . There was also a written paper on the prisoner , which witness now produced . A great number of pawnbroker ' s were examined , and their evidence taken . They produced gold and silver . watches , and some seals and guard-chains , all of which were clearly identified by Hr . Prench . A great number of the watches had been pledged by Bodill , under fictitious names . The prisoners were fully committed on Mr . French ' s case , but ordered to be brought up cgaiu in a week on other charges .
MARYLBBONE . Fbidat . —A Heabtiess Scoundrel . —A considerable degree of interest was excited at this court , in consequence of it having been the day appointed for the reexamination of the young man , Edward Chandler , who was brought up on Thursday and on Saturday last , before Mr . Long , charged with having robbed Miss Caroline Amelia Ilobbins , residing at No . 4 , King-street , Keasington , to whom he had promised marriage . —Mr . Duncombe attended for the prisoner . —The evidence given on the first occasion went to show that the prisoner had courted the prosecutrix upward of three years , and was to have married her on Monday , the . 27 th ult . She had been informed by him that he had put up ^ he hanns some weeks previously at Paudington Church ; and it was understood that they were going into business in the
coffee-shpp line in a street near Tottenham-court-road . At an early hour on Monday morning she met him at Paadington , when he told her that she had better leave her shawl aiJTrs . Thomas's , close by , and as the church doors were not then open , he directed her to go to a coffee-shop , -which he pointed out , saying that he -would get Teady and be with her directly . In a short time he made his appearance , and they partook of coffee " arid toast , which he requested that she would pay for ; upon which she took out her purse , containing £ 115 s . in gold and savoy and-laid it-qq the table . He took up the said purse , anffaSef paying for what had been furnished , went off , under pretence of fetching her- ( prosecutrix ' s ) brother George , who was to be present at the ceremony , but he neglected to return , and she saw no more of him until the next Wednesday night , when he was taken into custody by Hillsden , 42 S , while dancing at the Jew ' s
Harp public-house , Edward-street , Regentfs-park . A portion of the money which he carried off had been borrowed by her of a . female iriend , as he said he had not enough raady cash by him to pay the wedding day ' s expenses ; and he had also obtained of her a hat , which she borrowed of her brother for him , in order that he might appear respectable at the altar . Prosecutrix , in her cross-examination 6 y Mr . Buncombe , said , "I never told the prisoner to pawn my shawl for the purpose of enabling him to redeem a pair of boots . He and I never lived together as man and wife . "—Pr isoner : Bid you never sleep with me % —Prosecutrix : No , indeed I never did . ' Prisoner : —You did , Caroline . —Mr . w " . Hogg , the parish cleric of Paddington , proved tbat no instructions had been given with regard to the publishing of the banns ; he bad not seen the prisoner before to his knowledge . The prisoner stands committed for trial upon three charges , but will be brought up again * on Thursday next . . WORSHIP-STREET . Monday . — "Extbaokdinaby Chabge of Admenistebisg Poison . —William Beale , a young man of respectable appearance , described as a professional singer , was placed at the bar before Mr . Broughton , charged with having forcibly administered a certain -white powder , supposed to be noison , to a little girl eleven years of age , named Jane Eastman , the daughter of an undertaker in Somer-Bet . place , East-road , Hoxton . The case excited an unusual degree of interest , and- the court . was densely crowdod during the investigation . The complainant , a pretty and intelligent child , -who gave her evidence with remarkable clearness and fluency , stated , tbat while passing down Peerless-row , City-road , at a quarter past eight o ' clock on Friday evening , she was accosted by the prisonerof whom she had some slight previous knowledge ,
, who told her that he was going to see his brother , and if she would accompany him a short distance , he would give her a mince-pie . After walking a few yards in his company , she told him that having been sent on a message by her mother , she could not proceed any further , upon which the prisoner threw bis arm round her neck , and partly dragged and partly carried her nearly half the length of the street She straggled violently to extricate herself , and the prisoner at length set her down , but at the same moment seized her by the throat , and compressed it so f o rcibl y with , his fingers as to compel her to open her mouth , when he instantly pulled out a small packet containing some -white ponder , which he forced into her mouth , and she involuntarily swallowed the greater portion of it , on seeing which the prisoner hastily fled . and was almost immediately out of sight . ' She screamed loudly
for assistance during the whole time , and her cries at length attracted the attention of a lady who was passing , and -who assisted her to tberesidence of her parents . The witness added , that the moment she had swallowed the powder , she felt aburningsensation in her throat and stomach , from which she endured the most excruciating pain , and had ever since been confined at home , under the care of a surgeon . On cross-examination by Mr . Heritage , who attended for the prisoner , the witness positively persisted in her identification of the latter as the person who assailed her in the manner described , ami stated that she had seen him twice before ; the last occasion having been about fivs months since , when he called with his wife to look at some apartments to be let in the house of her parents . The mother of the child confirmed the latter part of her evidence , and Mr . Arthur Hayes , a surgeon's
assistant , stated thattlie child haa evidently swallowed poison . Mr . Young , surgeon , had since analysed a portion of the contents of the stomach , and detected the existence of an acrid poison , but that he was anxious to have more time allowed to enable him to complete the analysis . Mr . Heritage addressed the magistrate on behalf of the prisoner , who bad instructed him in the most positive manner to deny that there were the slightest grounds for attributing to him such an infamous and diabolical act as that he was accused , of . After strongly urging the entire absence of any possible motive for the commission of such an offence , Mr . Heritage said tbat lie had several witnesses in attendance , all of whom were prepared to speak in the highest terms of his client ' s humanity and inoffensive disposition , and he also believed some of them could establish the fact that the prisoner was at a considerable distance from the spot where the atrocity -was perpetrated . Mr . Thomas Middleton , the landlord of a beer-shop iu the East-road , was theu called , and stated tbat the prisoner came to his house , shortly
before seven o'clock on the evening in question , and remained seated in front of the bar until nearly eleven , during the whole of which time he only once absented himself , and then only for about the space of three minutes . Hehad known the prisoner for many years , and believed him to be utterly incapable of such atrocity as that alleged againsthim . Another witness , named Orchard , was called to speak to the same facts , but his evidence went to a later hour than the time when the transaction took place . Mr . Broughton decided . on committing the prisoner for trial , butprdered him to be brought up again on that day week , to enable the police to complete their investigation . Mr . Heritage earnestly requested that his clientmightbe admitted to bail , and the magistrate ultimately acceded to the application , but said thathe should require two substantial householders in £ 100 each , and 24 hours ' notice , to ascertain their . sufficiency . The prisoner , who exhibited great agitation , and loudly and rep eat e dl y protested his innocence , was then removed to he cells .
SOUTHWAIIK . Thtosday . — A Kbffian PoucEMAN . —A policeman , named Corcoran , of the M division , was charged before Mr . Cottingham with committing an assault of an aggravated natnre on Martha Wright . The complainant stated that she is an unfortunate giri , and tbat on Monday morning , between four and five , o ' clock , she was walking home toner lodgings in Kent-street , with another girl , when the defendant came up and desired them to go on quicker . They proceeded along , when the defendant , without giving any provocation , came up and struck the complainant , and tore her bonnet off her head , She
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turned round to remonstrate , when , she was again assaulted by the defendant , who struck her a blow on her nose , which made it bleed , and he also kicked her . She then ran into the house where ahe lodged , to escape from further violence , and had not since seen her bonnet . She a dd e d th a t , as she was outside the court that morning , waiting to be called in to give her evidence , a man came up to her , and , having spoken to her about the transaction , gave her 10 g . for the loss of her bonnet , at the same time saying that there was no oocasion for her to remain there any longer , as the case was disposed of . She farther said that on previous occasions she had been assaulted by the defendant , although she was not aware of having given him any cause for it . Tlie complainant ' e evidence as to the assault on the morning in question was corroborated by the young woman who was in her
company at the time , and the landlady of the . house xn which she lodged proved that on her * entrance her nose was bleeding . The latter -witness' also mentioned the uncalled-for abuse uttered by the defendant towards herself , when . she remonstrated on the violence exercised towards the complainant . The defendant denied having assaulted the complainant in the manner described . — Mr . Cottingham , after having made some remarks on the conduct pursued to women in the complainant ' s ¦ unfortunate situation , against whom all hands were raised , and who rarely bad a friend to appear on their behalf , said that they were entitled to the same protection as other females , so Jong as they conducted themselves pea c eabl y in their miserable calling . He should sentence the prisoner to one month ' s imprisonment ^— Committed accordingly
Saturday . —Extraobdinaby . Case . —Margaret King , a pretty-looking young girl , was charged with creating a disturbance in St . Thomas's Hospital , under the following extraordinary circumstances : —Police-constable 272 M said , that about eleven o ' clock las t evening he w as called to a house in Falcon-court , Borough , where he was informed a young female had jumped out of the window . He iurmefiiately proceeded to the spot , ancl found the prisoner lying on the pavement .- ' She said tbat she was much hurt , which caused him to convey her to St . Thomas ' s Hospital . She was ovflered to the accident -ward , and -undressfcu ; but as soon as the surgeons came round , she jumped oujt of bed , and threatened to knock them down if they touched her . Being satisfied that she hadreceived no injury / the police were called in , and the prisoner was conveyed to the
station-honse . In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he was out of employment , and on the previous afternoon she had been toSersaondsey in search of a situation . In returning to her lodgings in Marylebone she' missed her way , and asked a gentlemanly looking person to show her the way to London-bridge . He told her that he would , and asked her to partake of some refreshment ; being rather faint , ana without money , she entered a public-house with him , and partook of some gin-andwater and a biscuit . They afterwards left that house . and entered a house near to where they were , which he saiu belonged to bis si 6 ter . They had some more liquor / there ,. when , the man attempted to vialate her person . He assaulted her most violently
but she struggled with him , - and got to the win . dowy which she opened , and j umped out into tlie court beneath . In her fall sh » fortunately escaped any serious injury . —Mr . Trail ! asked the officer what sort of a house it was where the prisoner was found ? The officer replied that it was a brothel . —Mr . Traill asked him whether there was any probability in the prisoner ' s story ?—The officer said that she told the . same story at the station-house , and from inquiries , he made he believed : that it was all true . —Mr . Train observed , that she ought not to have partaken of liquor from a stranger , and especially have entered a house with him . He hoped this would be a caution to her , and as she had suffered sufficient punishment for her misconduct he Ehould discharge her .
HAMMERSMITH . Fbiday . —ExTBAOBDiNAEr Case . — Mr . John Sayer Warrall Wilson , residing at No . 37 , Pembroke-square , Kensington , appeared before Mr . G . CUve , on a warrant , at the instance of the parish officers of Kensington , for having uegleeted and refused to maintain his wife . The defendent , a fashionably-dressed young man , pleaded not guilty . Mr . Madden deposed that he was relieving officer for the parish of Kensington . ¦ The defendant's wife , who was a Prench woman , 22 years of age , who could not speak a word of English , had on the previous day applied for and receivedrelief , and was now an inmate of the workhouse . On the previous day ( Thursday ) an application was made at the court , on the part of the wife , by some friends who had taken up her cause , aud they referred to him ( Mr ; Madden ) , and in consenuence of their application to
him he had called on the defendant , who most positively refused to do anything for his wife . ~ The defendant , in answer to the charge , said that in August last he went to France , and on his return to tills country he brought With him a French nursery-maid , with whom he subsequently cohabited , and eventually married . —Mr . Clive asked the defendant when he had married his' present wife ?—The defendant said , if he was allowed to refresh bis memory from a memorandum he had in his hand , he should be more correct as to dates . Having done so , he stated that he was clerk to Mesws , Weare and . Weare , No . 19 , Kingsland-road , and had apartments "' in ' . the . ' house in which those gentlemen ' s offices were .. On the 24 th of Angust , h . e , returned from France with the . woman , iu question , and brought lier-. to those apartments , where be cohabited with her . . Nine days afterwards he , . found
himself afflicted with a disorder ,, for which . he consulted a surgeon , who gave the opinion that no blame was attributed to his wife , and he therefore continued to cohabit with her until the 29 th of September last , on wh i ch day he married her , and they remained together until the 18 th of October last . About that time his wife returned ' to France , on a visit to her friends , and aftes her departure lie ( defendant ) became so much worse / that he wrote , on the 2 ith of October , to his wife in France ,. telling her that he considered she had been the cause of his disasters , arid that he therefore could not live with her again , and that she had better remain in France . . Without , however , writing to him , she at once came over , and reached London , he believed , on the 27 th of October ; The wife was then called forward . She was a very pretty young woman , and was evidently enceinte . She was informed by the magistrate , hr the French language , of the
nature of the accusation her husband had made against her , which she idigna n tl y de n ied ; and on Mr . Clive asking Mi * . Gnazzaroni , the medical officer of the workhouse , who bad been attending the wife since her admission , if there was in his opinion any grounds for the husband ' s charge , Mr . Gnazzaroni said he did not believe that the wife was so affected . It was here stated to the magistrate that there was a gentleman present who could prove that the defendant was affected before he went to France ; that witness was ordered to be called . Mr . William Taylor , who resided in the house where Messrs . Weare ' s offices were , deposed to the conduct of the lady being that Of a virtuous woman , and , to his belief ; that Mr . Wilson ' s disorder dated prior to his visit to France . —Mr . - Clive , after commenting in severe terms on the infamous character of the defence set up by the prisoner , sentenced him to one month ' s imprisonment with hard labour ., ¦ ..
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LONDON . White Hobse Locality , Bhassfounder's Anus , Whitecuapel-iioad . —The council of the above locality met on Tuesday evening , when Mr . Shaw read , a letter from Mr . Doyle , stating , thathe should feel much pleasure in attending next Sunday to deliver a lecture , but had previously promised our Somers Town friends for that evening ; but he would be happy to visit the Wlntecbapel district on Sunday the 23 rd . Mr Doyle ' s letter was received with applause . Mr . Shaw also reported the result of an interview he bad had with Mr . Cooper , the Chartist Poet , when that gentleman stated , that from his numerous engagements , it was impossible for him to attend at present , but signified his intention of visiting each locality throughout the metropolis directly after Christmas , when he hoped Mr . O'Connor would accompany him and be the means of breathing aaew and more vigorous spirit into the apathetic ranks of Chartism . A vote of thanks to
Mr . Cooper was proposed by Mr . Cannon , seconded by Mr . Doxey , and carr ied . It was also stated , that Mr . C . would commence his intended visit with this locality , which was very mueb approved of by all present / who agreed to make the necessary arrangements for receiving Messrs , Cooper and O'Connor . This locality bids fair to very shortly resume its former prosperous position , in fact , a new life appears to animate the council , who , to a man , are determined to individually and collectively do their utmost . A lecture will be delivered in the Saleon on Sunday evening , when the chair will be taken , at eight o ' clock precisely , by Mr . Frazer . Discussion is invited , and all former members and friends are requested to attend . Our members are resolved to contribute one penny each per month to the " Veteran Patriots' and the Victims ' , Widows' , and Childreus' Fund , " and earnestly recommend all other localities to do likewise .
BACUP . A Lectube was delivered on Friday evening , the 7 th of November , in the Chartist Boom , Rochdale-road , by Mr . Ambrose Hurst , of Oldhatn . Subject— "The Influence of Commerce on the Destiny of Nations . " Mr . fm . B . Tagg was elected to preside . Sir . Hurst delivered a most eloquent and powerful lecture , after which a vote Of thanks was given to him for his able address . Iawd Societt . —On Sunday evening , November 9 th , a meeting of the Bacup Branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society was held in the above room , to take into consideration counsel ' s opinion , whea a very interesting discussion took place ; after which the meeting was adjourned to Sunday evening , the 16 th , at six o ' clock .
DEWSBURY . CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . At a meeting held of the members of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society of the West Hiding of Yorkshire , on Sunday last , the following resolutions were passed;—1 st . " That , in the opinion of this meeting , it is highly essential to the success of tne Chartist Uo-operative Land Society , t ha t t he rules , when revised and amended by a Conference of delegates , should be enrolled under the Benefit and Building Society ' s Acts , inasmuch as such course will alone give security to the members , and limit the responsibility of all concerned to the extent of the society ' s operations . " 2 nd . " That iu the opinion of this meeting the mode of selecting occupants , as proposed by Mr . Macnamara 5 n lieu of the ballot ( which does not appea to Z"Segal ) Zrl W 7 ? " * safe t 0 « & tew IM ?* prove unsatisfactory in its working . " ¦ 3 ra i , " ^ J ?* in the option of this meeting the selection of locality of operations , and the selection'of occu-
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piers , ought to lie made in the following manner : —The directors shall ,, in their purchases and drafting of occupiers , be guided , as far os practicable , by the principle of providing allotments for the members so a 9 to render it unnecessary for a family to remove far from' home . ' To this end they shall classify the members residing in particular localities ; and befsre they commence operations they-shall place as many slips of paper as there are localities in a suitable vessel , each s lip having the name of a locality written on it , and all being folded alike . Then an indifferent person shall be appointed to draw three papers out of tho lot , and in one of the localities so drawn shall the'first purchase be made , if practicable , preference being given to the one first drawn . Out of the members residing in , or contiguous to , such locality , who have paid up their full subscri ptio n , shall the o cc u pie r s of this particular plot of Land be selected ; and the same rule shall be observed to regulate the locality of all subsequent purchases and allocations . "
4 th . "The selection of occupants for the allotments shall be from amongst those who may have paid up their shares in the following manner—There shall be a meeting of the members in the locality where a purchase has been made and allotments provided , held on . notice from the Board of Directors , and at such meeting the names of all such members shall be put on similar slips of paper folded ab'ke , and placed in a suitable vessel , from whence there shall be drawn , by an indifferent person , as many names as there arc allotments to occupy . The names so drawn shall be considered as selected to occupy , in the Order in Whiell they were drawn ) the first ' drawn name being entitled to Lot No . 1 , the second to No . 2 , and so on . If the needful capital shall have been raised prior to a sufficient number of shares being paid up , the ballot shall take place amongst those who have paid the next highest sums . "
5 th . "That this meeting recommend to the Conference of delegates the following gentlemen ^ from whom three may be chosen , with their consent , to act as trustees , in case the rules are enrolled , and in whose names the funds and other property of the society may be invested in trust for the members at large , viz .: — T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . W . S . Crawford , Esq . ; M . P . John Fielden , Esq ., M . P . Richard Oastler , Esq . General Johnson , M . P . Captain Wood ( of Sandall ) . Charles Waterton , Esq ., ( Walton Hall ) . " "With respect to the Board of Directors , it was resolved that the following alterations , as to the number and constitution of the Board , should be suggested : —
Gth . BoardoJDirectors . —" The government of this society shall be vested in a Board of Directors , consisting of a president , vice-president , and eleven other members , one third of whom shall retire annually .. The retiring members , in the first two years , shall be balloted for by the Board ; and , afterwards , directors shall retire according to seniority ; retting directors to be eligible for re election . " 7 th . Secretary . — "A secretary shall be appointed by the Board of Directors , and shall hold his office at their pleasure . His duty shall be to keep a correct account of the monetary and other business of the society , and publish a quarterly balance-Bheet of the same , He shall also conduct the correspondence of the society . "
8 th . Security from . Officers . — " The treasurer and secretary , and all agents that may be appointed by the Board of Directors , shall , respectively , give such security for the proper discharge of their duties , and the monies they may be entrusted with , as shall be required from them by the directors . " " . ' It was also vesolved that the following gentlemen should be named as likely to serve the interests of the society , if placed on the management . Of eourse they are only suggested as a list from whenoe the proposed Board of thirteen may be selected . The parties were as under : — Mr . William Lonsdale . Y Rev . J . Scaolefield , or > of Manchester . Dr . Hulley , J Mr . JameBMoir , r G 1 ow George Ross , j- « S ° w .
— M'Pherson , Aberdeen . T . S . Brooke , Dewsbury . . John Linton , Selb y . Richard Oastler , Leeds . "William Brooke , do . Joseph Thornton Paddock , near Hudder&field . Mr . David Weatherhead . And the present Board of Directors , 9 th . " That in the opinion of this meeting none Of the Directors of the Chartist Co-operative Laud Society ought to receive salary : but when travelliug on the society ' s business all resaonable expenses ought to be paid ; and it is flll'thei the opinion Of this meeting , that no portion of the fund of the society ought to be appropriated to the payment of lecturers , but keptsacred to the purposes for which they were subscribed . " ¦ .. "' .
[ Thus far tlie reportreached us up to Thursday morning . Our friends should bear in mind that Mr . Macnamara , in his opinion , merely preferred tlie principle of priority to that of the ballot , lest the disappointment of a blank for a prize should cool the energy and disappoint the sanguine hopes of the unsuccessful . As to the question of enrolment , it appears to be all but unanimously agreed upon , principally owing . ' to the fact stated by Mr . Macnamara , that the non-enrolment would entail considerable- additioual ^ gJtpenseB . upon the society . As to the third resolution ; our definition of . what we considered " home , " e centl y ' published in the ifortliem Star , and defined as the place , nearest to the affections , the relations , and former residence of the occupant , must be fresh in the memory of every man who read it . We do not
believe that the directors or managers of the association had any . other earthly thought beyond , that of adding the sweets of home to the delight of independence . The same post that brought us an account of the Dewsbury meeting . also brought us letters from Dewsbury and Huddersfield , expressing great alarm lest the Socialists should acquire the control of pur Land movement ; and also stating that many cunning- devices were actively at work to insure this object , and also to destroy the character of the Executive . Of these , and the quarters from which they are said to emanate , of course we take not the slightest notice , further than to assure our timid friends that the Socialists , for whom we have ever entertained the highest respect , hare not the slightest chance of getting the control over the said movement . We were
perfectly prepared to meet every description of opposition in t he o u tset , a n d w e w ere perfectly a w are t hat as t he plum ripened many mouths would water for it . It is not possible that the directors can be present in all quarters were underhand attacks are made upon them ; and in this instance , - as in all others , they must rely wholly , solely , entirely , and exclusively , upon the good sense of the working classes thomselres , who , though slow to think , are ever sure to think right in the end . We cannot conclude without returning our most sincere thanks to the industrious correspondent who , up to Thursday , has transmitted to us several columns upon this meeting , and promises mere for Friday ' s post . These are favours that we are not in the habit of receiving gratuitously , and for which , if it was possible , we would spare the required space , if for no other purpose than to meet the side blows at the directors , who have worked with an energy almost unparalleled , and but for whose exertions
tho society might have dragged on a miserable existence , while every speech sent to us , aud every resolution that we publish , aims a heavy blow at the working men who have got up and cherished this association , and who have received the poor pittance of ten shillings a week , which will be more than covered by the profit upon the rules and cards they have sold . The spirit at the bottom of these charges will find the sober judgment' of the working classes a sufficient corrective for his malignity . We may ask , in passing , how it happens that we have received no remittance from the Huddersfield secretary since the 18 th of October ! and conclude by expressing a fervent anticipation that all will come to the approaching Conference with minds prepared to give practical effect to the only legitimate plan ever suggested for the redemption of the working classes , while it is a melancholy fact that , one way or the other , tne devil ever attempts to thrust his hoof or horn into plans which he cannot subdue to his own especial purpose . —Ed . N . S , ]
STOCKPORT . Lectciie . —Mr . Donnovan , of Manchester , has been lecturing here to a numerous and attentive audience , on " The Land . " A vote of thanks were given him for his able lecture , ¦ ¦ ¦ LEITH . Pootic Lecxoke , —Oa Monday evening the Temperance Hall was crowdsd to hear a lecture from Mr . M'Grath on the subject of the "Land , " The lecturer commenced by a clea r de v el o pme n t of t h e produc t i v e po w ers o f the s o il , incontestably demonstrating its capability to sustain a population more than quadruple the present number . He argued powerfully in favour of the great principle of nationalising the Land and contended that its monopoly by a little knot of selfish and arrogant cveatvwes -was the prolific source of the serfdom , poverty , vice , and crime which are flooding the country . The thanks of the meeting were given with- unanimous accord to Mr , M'Grath for his highly instructive lecture .
EDINBURGH . The Land . —On Tuesday evening a most attentive and intelligent audience assembled in the Hall of Science to hear a lecture on the " Lair i , and the way to get it" from Mr . M'Grath , of the Provisional Directory of the Land Society . Mr . Cummins having been unanimously elected to the chair , dwelt pointedl y and eloquently on the great ness and importance of the subject which the meeting were assembled to investi gate . Having passed an eulogium on the lecturer for his services in the vineyard of democracy , he introduced him to the meeting . Mr . M Grath proceeded for upwards of an hour and a half to elucidate the subject , the meeting f req u ently e xpr es s ing us concurrence of opinion b y bursts of applause . At the coneluswn
ot the lecture , the chairman said , that any one present wishing to give expression to views favourable or adverse to those of the lecturer , should now have an attentive hearing . Mr . Sinclair , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , presented himself , and enumerated several attempts to give effect to the Co-operative principle , all of which had failed , and then jumped to tho conclusion , that the Land project must fail . Also , he next direeted his artillery against Mr . O'Connor ; but the chairman immediately , to the entire satisfaction of the meeting , called him to order . Mr . M'Grath showed the inconclusiveness of Mr , Sinclair ' s logic in reference to the Land Society , and intimated , that ere the lapse of many weeks , Mr . O'Connor's presence in Edinburgh would give Mr . S . an opportunity of meeting him face to faem an opportunity which Mr . S ., like ^ any more of Mr . O'Connor's magnanimous de-
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tractors , will very conveniently , allow to pass . Theob . jection , on the ground of first principles being violated , wasprbveaV > be pointless . . On Wednesday evening a Becond lecture was delivered by Mr . M'Grath , "On the Rights and Wrongs of Industry . " The meeting was well attended , and Mr . Cummins again presided . At the conclusion of thfc lecture , a gentleman , who thought that the middle clssses and ' tne ckrgj should not be characterised as the enemies of the people ' s rights , offered some opposition , which having been replied to , votes of thanks were awarded to the lecturer and chairman , and the meeting eparated .
LINLITHGOW . Mr . M'Gbath lectured in the Temperance-hall ob Friday evening , to a crowded meeting , on the Land and Trades' Unions . Several copies of the rules of the Land Society were disposed of , and a branch of the society formed , ivhich bids fair to be a numerous on £ .
CAMPSIB . The best Meeting that we have bad forthe last three years was held on Saturday night , to hear . 1 lecture expository of the rules and objects of the Chartist Co-operative Land Soeiety . The Cnmpsie amateur band , having volunteered their services , played through the town for an hour previous to the meeting . ' The hall was densly crowded , Mr . Downic having been called to the chair , very forcibly represented the importance of the purpose which called them together , and promised to all , entertaining views adverse to the lecturer , a fair hearing . He then introduced Mr . M'Grath who , for nearly tWO llOUrS , fixed the attention of the meeting to the subject . No opponent appearing , a large number of the rules were disposed of . A branch is formed here which ib going on prosperously . The band having delighted the audience with some popular airs , votes of thanks were passed to the lecturer and chairman , when the meeting dispersed , delighted with the evenings proceedings .
CUISFF . Mr . M'Gkath lectured here in the Weavcrs ' -hall on the 3 lst ult ., the attendance was very good . At eight o ' clock Mr . M ' Ain ' Bh was called to tlie chair and introduced Mr . M'Grath , who delivered one of the moat powerful lectures we ever heard . On the 1 st another meeting was holden , which was still more numerously attended—Mr . M'Ainsh again occupied thechair , and Mr . M'Grath again delighted us with his eloquence , and instructed us with hie arguments . The subjects of the two lectures were . " The Land" and " Machinery . " Mr . M'Grath has made an excellent impression here . We are about to form a branch of the Land Society , and fully expect to see a revival of Chartism throughout Perthshire .
DUNDEE . The Land Societj . —A branch of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society has been formed here . Its weekly meeting will be held in the Association Room , Pullar ' s Closes , Murraj gate , every Monday evening at eight o ' clock , when those wishing to become members are requested to attend .
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MILIT / RY RIOT—INFAMOUS OUTRAGE . The election for the return of a member for this bovougli , took place on . Saturday . Owing to the corruption and intimidation exercised on the part of the ministerial candidate , Mr . Walter had retired , but on Saturday morning , an address appeared from Mr . B ,. Kettle , Barrister , announcing his determination to take the place oi' JMr . Walter ; in contradistinction , however , to the principles of Mr . Walter , the new candidate , the advocate of free institutions for all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects , the supporter of all useful reforms , the upholder of civil and religious liberty , and the determined enemy of the existing Corn-laws . But his chief claim to support he rested upon his determination torestue the borough from
the oppressive domination with which it was threatened , and to establish its independence for the future on a secure and permanent foundation . On Monday the nomination took place , Colonel Reid , the ministerial candidate made just such a speech as might have been expected from a time-serying Peelite , Mr . Kettle followed , and commenced his address by ridiculing the speech of his opponent . He had called himself a Coaservative , but had not explained whnt he meant by that term , except that a Conservative was a supporter of our glorious constitution . If this glorious constitution sanctioned the canyassing of independent electors and Castle subordinates , it was an idol of brass with feet of clay . His
opponent had told them that he was a Protestant ; so also was he ( Mr . Kettle ); biii his Protestantism consisted ill holding that every man had a right to take his Bible in his hand , and exercise the right of private judgment ; and that no counsel of this , and no edict of that , should interfere between a man's conscience arid' his God . -His . rgaUaut opponent had told them that he approved of the spirit of the New Poor-law . Now , the spirit of that law , acting in combination with other laws , was this—it would lead a man- to be independent by holding the terror of the workhouse over him ( loud cheers ) . In the present state of our commercial arrangements , this was like setting labourers to run a race , and tying up the leg of one of hem . He then alluded to the influence that had
been used on the other side in procuring votes ; he was able to name the influence which , he : ineaat—it was connected with , thei kitchen- of the Castle , and the electors had been prevented from exercising their just rights hy the . election of a representative . In . the course of his address , Mr . Kettle was repeatedly interupted by a number oi young aristocratic blackguards from Eton , who , to the number of eighty or one hundred , got into the Town-hall . On the show of hands being taken , the Mayor deciu ' ed that the majority was in favour of Colonel Reid , and that he was , therefore , duly elected . Mr . Kettle ' s friends protested that there was a false decision , but their protest was in . vain . '
Btween 200 and 300 of the Eton scamps paraded the town shortly alter four o ' clock , shouting "Reid for ever , " and " showing fight , " in several instances to those they met wearing the colours of Mr . Walter . In some cases , however , they -got roughly handled , and rolled in the mud . Soon after fire o ' clock they beat a retreat to Eton . ¦ We have now to record the particulars of a most infamous outrage , committed by the soldevy stationed at the Castle , on the inhabitants of the town , These ruffians are Queen Victoria ' s Life Guards , par excellence ! From eight o ' clock until nearly eleven the town was in a state of the greatest excitement , occasioned by nearly 100 of the privates belonging to the 2 nd Regiment of Life Guards coming down from the
barracks in a body into the town ( many- of them in a state of intoxication ) , and committing the greatest excesses . They were armed with thick sticks and clubs , which they laid about , right and left , sparing no one who unfortunately came in their way . Each one wore a favour of the colours of the successful candidate . Their principal objects of attack were the unfortunate men whom they could identify as having been engaged to carry the boards , or act as messengers on the part of the committee of Mr . Walter . A man named Townsenu , who had been Bhockinely beat about the head and body , and another named Hill , were taken to . their respective homes in an apparently lifeless state . The servant
of Mr . Legh , one of the borough magistrates , and seyeral other of the inhabitants ; including women and children , were severely injured . Many who were knocked down , while they were quietly proceeding along the street , were brutally kicked whileprostrate . After these proceedings had been going on for an hour and a half , Mr . Tibbett and Mr . Blunt , two of the borough magistrates , went into Peascod-street , to attempt to reason with the soldiery , and to get them to go to their barracks . It was not , however , until past ten o ' clock that these courageous supporters of the gallant Colonel returned to their quarters . It appears that they had been kept in the barracks all day , but after being well plied with beer they were letloose after dark to commit the most brutal
excesses . Wisdsok , TuESDiT . —Investigation bepore the Magistrates . — It had been rumoured about the own on the previous night that an inquiry was to rake place before the magistrates this morning , into the circumstances of the recent military riot . Beyond the magistrates , however , and their immediate mends , nothing was known with certainty on the subject ; for although it was one in which the whole town of Windsor was so deeply interested , no official ov public announcement was made either of the fact that such an investigation would take place , or of the time at which it would be held , or of the authority that had originated it . The investigation took place , not in tte 1- ttwn-hatt , but in the magistrates' nrivate
room , which is not large enough to hold one hundredth part oi the inhabitants of Peascod-street , whose pro-P ertT } v - } S 8 o much endangered , and where some of the chief outrages took place . The chair was occupied by the new Mayor , Mr . Thomas Adams . On his right sat Mr . Blunt , by whom the inquiry was conducted . On the left of the Mayor sat Mr . Clarke , the late Mayor , who also occasionally asked questions of the witnesses . Among the magistrates present were Messrs . Legh , Clode , Tibbett , and Banister . Major Williams , from the barracks , sat in the room during the inquiry , behind Mr . Blunt . Mr . Voules , the agent of Colonel Reid at the election , attended professionally in the room . Mr . Geary , a solicitor , was also present . It was Understood that he attended to watch the proceedings for the persons injured during the riot .
The first witness called was James Dobson , a sergeant in the Windsor police , who said , he was on duty on Saturday night in tlie High-street Between seven and eight o ' clock several of the townspeople had assembled . Two or three of them carried one on their shoulders . They came up Peascod-SLwte' 7 ^ borders . VeyvSt SPf l i i ill 2 !^ they went on . There were from twenty ; o thirty all cmlum After Mr . Lovegrove 3 tl G ~ T ^ f backs * t ^ e others It TmutS u lownse ^ « d he" had got his face they took the man on their shoulders again , and ym
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down Thames-street . One of Mr . LovemvTTi dows was broken . Witness followed SH against the Red Lion doar , p , f t ! ie end of if" ' saw three Lite Guardsmen staiuttpg . Thcepflnf " ' ' of the peoplestopped and cried out" Walter C " The soldiers cried out " Reid for ever ! " Son CTef townspeoplejostledalittle againstthesoldieN . f ° f ' soldiers at them , butno assault waseommltteH ti they were standing there a young man cam « * Sharratt ' swith one of Mr . Walter's HX Flowers was his name . Young WelJman " woi i * him . The mob followed Flowers nTfl ? ^ When opposite Mr . Agar ' s witness tried to m * flag away from Thomas Flowers , the yi *^ the mob increasing , and to stop the disturb ™™ i was not able to do so . He left the roltfm ffi at the Red Lion door , for all he knew , S ! „^ more of them then . He followed the mob < W * , ! High-street to the Black Horse , where theVll ^ S ?^^ . ^ ! ^^ " ^ -. After flie ?\!! auout
ueen mere lea mmuies , two ot the Life & , came out of the public-house , followed by Town and several others , and went into the town \ f Gillman and witness went into the Black UnrL told them ( the mob ) if they , brought their S ? - again Into the street , they would take them into r tody , and possession of the flag at the same tin Did not know the names of the three men who i with Townsend . Shortly ofter that two or th ' ¦ more , came out of the house ami went into the tow Benham ( a policeman ) was with him nni-t nf » time . When he left the Black Horse ho retur J * into the heart of the town . Just as he El ) t posite to Mr . Holderness ' s , in the Hi gh-street I was met by some one , who said , " Cut awa . policemen ; there ' s the soldiers a murdering ti ' people up in the town . " Benham and witness w up Churcn-laHe , as they saw some people makin ,,
uasus-niM ; tnere were military with them R ? round Church-lane to meet them . Found TovrnsenJ lying in the road , opposite Mr . Thurmvood ' s do ? and helped to put him on a stretcher . There wS a mob of people about him , and Adam ' s vdun < - man was washing him . Townsend was bleeding A , soon as Townsend was removed on a stretcher , u next thing witness saw was Mr : Blunt persuading tfc soldiers to return quietly home . There were aW four or five at the time that he first saw Mr . Blur , i speak to them , and then several more came up , sal they all went off down Peaacod-street . They y scarcely turned the corner , tefore tne mob becan hissing them . . The soldiers then turned bach , and came up the street swearing . The mob flew in an directions , and the soldiers ran after them rourd the market-place and in every direction . \\ W , tollowed ; and just as he . came past the StanB door tie heard a woman screaminir out " Oh i th ..
, have MM my son ! " There he found Hill l yS his back . Ha mother stood screaming bv the side oi him , and witness believed he swore at her to mak her make a fas noise . Witness helped Hill awa and followed the soldiers towards the Carpenters 1 Anns , where he found them at high wordsVith a man named Large . He was swearing what h would do to the soldiers for having knocked to father down . Anthony Towers was there -ifco and exciting the soldiers most audacious ) v . There were eight or ten soldiers , and Mr . Blunt m , there also talking to them . Clark , and Benham and tox , other policemen , were there at the time ' Mr . Blunt and others persuaded the aohiim to « fl away , and they went down Peascod-street . There was not then one to be seen in High-street . Tkv
- went halt down Peascod-street , out of sight ofllighstreet . Mr . Blunt went down the street with them Witness and two other policemen tried to prevent the mob from following , butthey broke throughand west down the street . One of the soldiers , a farrier , known by the . name of Harry , was more drunk than the rest , and would not go with them . The others would have gone but for him . This was just opposite the Star and Garter . " Harry" would go back , and then some eight or ten of the others followed him up the street . The mob went back too . They went as far as the Market-place , but did not interefere with tie Civilians . They went as far as the Castle Inn , and Mr . Blunt tried to persuade them to go back . A young man named Dawson tried to persuade the
farrier to go back . At length the soldiers went back down Peascod-street , and the police formed a line at the top , and would not let any of the inhabitants pass , ihe number of the soldiers decreased each time they came back up Peascod-street . The major part of the soldiers had got thick sticks , not the canes they usually oavry . Some were walkb g-sticks , but some much thicker—they were short sticks . William Gibbons , policeman , was the next witness sworn , Ms evidence was mostly iu corroboration of that of Dobson . He added that eonie of the military had sticks . Some were broomsticks , and others sticks cut from the hedges . You" could see the knots where they had been cut . One or two townsmen had sticks . . One was a short one , about fourteen
inches long . Townshend was the man who had this stick . Did notsee Townshend knocked down . Saw Hill knocked down by one of the soldiers . Would not know the soldier again . When Hill was knocked down the mob had dispersed , running away from , the soldiers in . all directions . The people always tried to get away from the soldiers as fast as they could . ' Two other policemen were examined , and \ n the course of their evidence deposed that the soldiers were armed with large and heavy sticks . Mr . John Clode , jun . ( a member of the town-council ) then came forward as a witness . He said , upon being sworn , I was passing up Thames-street , about eight o clock on Saturday evening , when I saw a crowd opposite to Mr . Lovegrove ' s , which passed down Thames-street ; I Mlowea the mob , to endeavour to persuade them not to commit a broach of the peace .
I lelt them at the Swan Inn . On returning toward ) the Market-house , I sa \ v a number of soldiers , armed with thick sticks , striking the people , and pursuit them in all directions about the Market-place and that part of High-street . One of the soldiers struck a man close to me with one of these sticks . After reeling a little while he fell on the curb-stone . "While on the ground , trie soldier struck him several times with his stick , and , stooping down , with his fists , and after that kicked him in the side in a most brutal manner . At that moment another soldier came up and struck the man when on the eround . The crowd
cried out " Shame ! " The soldiers left the man lying there , and one of them , after saying , "Well , who ' s the next — ? " struck at a man who was passing , but he evaded the intended blew . The soldiers then rushed across the High-street , and struck , amongst the rest , in the Market-place , a woman , whose screams were dreadful . A little bor , who was with his mother , was attacked and struck by the soldiers . At Bannister ' s corner a woman cried out , " Walter for ever ! " when a soldier struck out at her with his fist . About half-past ten o ' clock , alter 1 had arrived at home , several soldiers passed my house , hooting and shouting , on the road to their
barracks . Mr . Blunt hoped the witness would remember more particularly as to the hour at which lie saw tie soldiery . He could himself state that there was not a soldier in the streets after five minutes past ten . Major Williams said the roll was called overatten o ' clock , and he conld state that every soldier was present in barracks except one , attwonty minutes past ten . Mr . Clode said , hehad already sworn that it was at least half-past ten when he saw the soldiers . He was at home , and therefore had the means of knowing the time . His wife and sister were thore , and couM swear to it also . Mr . Blunt suggested thore might be a mistake . Mr . Clode ( emphatically ) . —No ; I swear to « . There could be no mistake at all .
The Rev . Mr . M'Crea could state of lu > own knowledge that after twenty minutes past ten he aw twelve soldiers , at least , standing by the Criterion beer-shop . They were Life Guardsmen , and the } were not of the band . Mr . William John Astle , of Brunswick-terrace , examined : He deposed to having seen on Satunra ) night from fifty to Bixty of the Life Guards assaulting the people , and knocking down with their tDKfc sticks men , women , and children . One ffOinan . ! r saw knocked down in the Market-place , and m >»« she was on the ground two or three of the muitau struck her with their sticks . Thinks she was talten
to Mr . Foster s , the druggist . ., George King , shopman to Mr . Adams , grocer , w the nextwitness . He deposed to having seen low hend strike a soldier , with his fist , on the mouth , w »* out the least provocation . Before this soldier cow recover Mmaetf ,. another LU'e Guardsman f * f § Townshend on the head with a stick , and then he tea-Neitherof these soldiers had taken any part in w « afiray . Neither brooms nor sticks were solo out «» the shop on Saturday evening . . , ;" Robert Wayman , a working man , after s »" » = that he was cut on the head with a broomstick . the military , deposed that he saw five or sL \ sow * supplied with brooms at the shop of Uv . Ai »' whicR they paid for ; and that they then cut on |» birch end and went amongst the crowd ^ "V ^ handles , and knocked about right and lelt . "J witness stated that he saw Mr . Adams i « '" ShOD at the timp .+. lm unlrlipi-a nnrch . ised tllC brO ' ~* .
Mr . Adams , his shopman , James Strange . « £ . porter , Joseph Perryman , all most positive ? •> that not a single broom had been sold in tu » during the whole of that day . „ , [ aVor Mr . Blunt here stated , on behalf of the W , ( who he said was new in office ) , that the fnrtw » (; , ' ( Luiry would be adjouvned till the Hth ; anoi * ^ m the meantime any wan-ants were apP " . " - j against parties who could be identified as = » ^ assaults , they would be granted , and the ca- - = into without delay . The proceedings were then adjourned .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 15, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1341/page/8/
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