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" «• And I wi 11 war t ** lea » th » words , ( And—should my chants 10 happen—deeds , ) tfithall who war with Thought 1 " ii i think I tear a little bird , who sings the pet * * 5 "a * J ™ H be the stronger . "—Brno *
TflE PRESENT PROSPECTS OF EUROPE Kfe cavein our last an eloquent article from the fro dil Comerdo , the Madrid organ of the Spanish ?« rr teressistas . " For that article we were indebted j 0 ( be ' ' Times , which , however , did not permit it to appear in its columns without certain comments in Kply lo those of the Spanish journalist . The Time * , in repl ? . admitted that much advanced b y the Eco was indisputable . " The Spanish journalist is right in one thing , " says the Tima , "Thm is no peaa The war which was prophesied long ago—the tear of cf imon has commenced , and its aidis tiotyet . " In the course of its commentary , the limes insinuated that the article in the Eco del Comerdo was not of " home manufacture , " but that it was written in Paris , or was , at least , the result of French inspiration . An answer io the Times subsequently appeared in the Eto drf dmurcio , under the title at the head of this article , which we have much pleasure in transferring to onr columns . °
[ From the Eco del Comerdo . ] We must espress our surprise at the supposition that the article was the result of French inspiration . Unfortnnate Eco dd Comerclo ! They will insist that it goes and borrows foreign ideas to fill up its columns ! We , butnUe and unpretending writers , would not show so little favour towards our fellow-countrymen , amongst whom we are acquainted with not a few in all political circles , who want nothing from foreigners whatever . Whatever good or bad may be inserted in our journal , in the editorial columns , is the fruit of our own labours , the inspiration of hearts which are moved by a perusal of tha reflections of the latest periodical publications , or by the narratives of our correspondents .
They are onr own inspirations , —the offspring of a pure faith , of an unlimited sincerity , and of an ardent , liberal , and humane souL Anxious for good , for real liberty , for peace , and for the supremacy of the law , we advance to wards that good in the midst of a thousam rocks and conflicts ; and even though we may have appeared ( on more than one occasion ) dismantled , —as happened in the ease of our unjust persecution , the desfcTictiun of our printing presses , and the restrictions of tvery kind which our adversaries prepare for us , —we always keep our standard hoisted , and wa shall only strike it on succumbing to the axe which ma ; separate us from the present world . Foreign politics occupy our attention , because ia them we discern the triumphs of our principles and the liberty of nations ; and in them we have a faint glimmering of the solution of that universal problem to which the unskilful do not attain , because they only direct their gaze towards the soil which they tread .
TTe perceive the great Spanish problem interwoven with that of the rest of the world , because our present and past rulers were ignorant of the means of creating an independent position which might shelter them from the terrible hurricanes which are preparing to burst over onr heads . For thirty years have we studied the great book of events , and if this study is unassisted by great talents , we have at least the advantage of experience , which , nine times out of ten , supplies the place of the frivolous instruction which does not usually suffice to provide against the occurrence of serious events . We arc accustomed to traverse repeatedly the field of foreign politics , in order to deduce inferences , and we stand in no need of anybody in such excursions : we are sufficient for ourselves , since we have faith in owe hearts and experience in our heads ; the soul , as a scintillation of divinitv , does the rest .
We do not keep correspondents at foreign courts , because our peverty is supreme , and the humility of our popular doctrines only makes proselytes , admirers , and friends amongst the poorer classes . The poor are not want to travel , th * poor are unacquainted with pomp and pageantry , and we * io not deem earselves degraded by appearing as such , because by this we show our self-denial in times when rapid fortunes are realised ; bnt we require nothing from abroad in order to study the state of things there except the periodical
publications . The press discloses all , however closely governments may conceal their schemes . What do we care for the obsequious attentions paid by sovereigns to each other , for their royal tours , and their mutual festivities , if Cabinets act in a different sense , and public expediency sanctions everything ! The great and costl y armaments of England in the midst of this " profunnc peace , " what do they manifest ? That , to preserve peace , it is necessary to prepare for war ! This political axiom we do sot deem sufficient to justify an unproductive expenditure in so economical a nation .
These expenses cause other fresh outlays to be made by the great Powers of Europe , and , as they will be resented , the nations of Europe must soon witness the consequences . The journey of the Emperor of Russia in Italy , the in . terview of so many sovereigns , the war of the Caucasus , « ha complicated state of affairs in the northern regions , die French pretensions in the Pacific , and their war in Algeria , continue to ha sufficiently important to require naval armaments ; and these same armaments , con strutted amidst the ardour by which the national pride of all the European Powers is inflamed , cause their Cabinets to reflect and discuss the means of gaining ail-Tantsses in their day .
At Waterloo was only decided the fate of a man who was feared by all the monarch 3 of Europe ; to decide , at present , the fete of the most powerful nations , and tu see which will obtain the supremacy , the land is no longer tha field on which the great problem must be solved ; neither armies , the rapidity of evolutions , nor the sure and continual discharges of artillery , can achieve the ruin ofthe enemy . The future fate of France and of England , the fate of Europe and of the world , must be tkrotcn for upon the surface of the sea . You are already aware , ye men of politics , that this die has not yet been cast , because the power of steam has not yet been applied to maritime manoeuvres .
Gunpowder caused a revolution in marine warfare , and tactics necessarily changed on that discovery being made . With the ancients , it was anadvantage to keep the enemy to leeward , and to let the sun shine in their faces ; the order of battle depended en the lightness of their barks , which , to fight , were rowed by oarg , and always presented thsir sharp prows . The use of guns varied the construction of vessels ; the use of that deadly engine required orders , dgnals , and new manoeuvres . Many years lapsed before the science of naval warfare was reduced to a general system of tactics , and we might quote the many authors and the many modifications that have been witnessed during the last two centuries .
To gain the windward side , in order to master the manoeuvres of the enemy ; to take ad vantage of that circumstance to blind them with the smoke of then- own fires , ami to conceal their own movements ; to take advantage of heavy ec » s and obscurity , to arrange a fresh order of battle for a case of calm ; to make use of convoys , to place ¦ the ships in a parallel liue with their antagonists , and to cut up the tackle of a vessel in order that it might , like a rock in the midst of th * ocean , te unable to move without being towed , —such were the accidents generally protided for in naval tactics . Steam has changed everything - , it requires no advantage of wind ; it possesses in itself power of immense rapidity . Steam has made a complete revolution , and , nevertheless , its effects have not been witnessed in a serious engagement—in one of those battles in which a nation , on losing a great part of its navy , loses at the sama tune its political importance .
For this derisive euconnter the great poivers are preparing , in the midst of all their festivities , notes , and interchanges of Royal visits . On this will depend the political change of the principles which are put forth , and the existence , perhaps of some d ynasties . If this perilous ground has not ye ' t been approached , we have many times touched upon it , because we wish to obtain for onr principles ( which do not depend on street eommotionsj the furee of a greater wd more substantial origin . The Spanish ProgresshUxs , like our English Liberals , are an ( indefinable party . Including a great Many political adventurers and middle class factionists , we Lave no doubt the party also includes many ionest believers in human progress , and some
veritable democrats , who work " with the people for the -people . " From the little we know of the En del Comerdo , we are inclined to regard that paper as the representative of the two latter sections <> f the "Progressistas . " Still we niu = t lament that its politics , its aims , and aspirations are not more de-Uned . lAberaUtmwuy mean almost anythinjr , and Frogressiitaism is , we fear , not much better . Every-• body understands Chartism , Republicanism , and Communism . The first of these nameB represents an immense party in England , composed almost wholly of the working class , who have taken for their motto— "Political equality the means : social equalitv the end . " The second of these names is the
lodge of an ever-increasing party throughout Europe , -strongest perhaps in France ( but including also all , or nearly so , of the English Chartists ) , who , believing that " the history of kings is the martyrology of nations , " have the will to get rid of the nuisance , and are only waiting their accomplishment of power . Communism is at present but little understood in England , hut it will be better understood by-andbye . In France it advances beyond the possibility of arrest or retrogres-ion . In Switzerland it i 3 disputing supremacy with the old order of things . In Oenumiy its progress has been amazing , and wiil form the grand question for solution in the coming revolution .
These three great principles—the equal representation of ths whole people ; the sovereignty of the people ; and the equality and happiness of the people ¦ -are what all can understand . But" Liberalism , " Wtti i ^ i ? what d " millions have no £ XJ £ \ w r ^ MdwrMWOrt nor tolerate . We nnfc f * - - l i n > K inland Spanish political Pavhcs nghUy , there is no distinct and defined party worthy of the people confidence . The Spanish people have hitherto been the prev of al tte factions in turn , no one of them carin- ' one jot for the real liberty , elevation , and happiness of the masses . Notwithstanding our mistrust of " Spanish patriotian , " the tone of the editors of the Jko is appa-
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. rently so sincere , and their views so enlar « ed that weare disposed to hail them as brethren in the ™ work of human emancipation . Like the £ co * S paper has suffered persecution for "theM sake , " although notof the character 4 iS i * Eco has suffered ; for it k our SKSSftft a country which , though it has many faults is 1 3 not prostrated under the rule of any brutal butcher like the infamous Narvik . This paper , like the Eco , is also the paper of the poor-the ? " trbunof the people . " And , like the editors of theS we toohaveno-foreIgn » correspondentS , Save oureicel lent German correspondent ; and we too have mainly to trust , to our contemporaries , domestic and foreign for information as to the state of other xSfZfU-t T tLe ^ to ^ PWns therein . We must here warn the Eco , that it must not take its ideas * f England and the English people wholly from the Times and similar journals , which journals represent only the interests and views of the aristocracy and middle-classThe
. proletarians are almost totally unrepresented in the press , except in the columns of this journal . The ridiculous follies and extravagancies of the court and aristocracy , the gambling of money-jobbers and railway-speculators , the agitation of the middle against the aristocratic class the proceedings in Parluiment , andthe accidents , offences , and incidents of English life may be gathered from such papers as the limes . But , the social wrongs , the political grievances , the agitations and the honesof the masses are unrecorded in thosejournals , or . if noticed at all , only noticed to be misrepresented . The late Soiree in honour of Mr . Duscombe , which was so well reported in the Times , formed an exception to the general conduct of that journal . But it must be borne in mind that , although the meeting was for the most part composed of working men , Mr . Duncombe himself is an M . P . ; many other M . P . ' s were announced to be present , and tf . eir " caste" did much , —perhaps did all , —in inducing the Timc » to send its reporters
to themeetmg . The Times , in its reply to the Eco del Comerdo , speaking of England , says , The war of opinion which rages elsewhere is less general , and less formidable within the British Isles . " Here the Times authority is anything but safe for our Spanish friends to ground their ideas upon . The Repeal agitation in Ireland , exhibits millions arrayed in bitter hostility towards the English government , and what is much more to be deplored , we fear we must add , towards England itself . We think the present state of that country exhibits the " war of opinion " raging as formidable as it well could do short of civil war . In Britain , the ancient aristocracy are at this moment angaged in a deadly defensive struggle
against the encroachments of the middle-class , who buying victory with gold , are rapidly acquiring supremacy over the once all-powerful oligarchs of the land . Beneath this middle-class is another party the party of the masses , who , regarding aristocrats and manufaetureivas being alike enemies to labour , care little which of the two classes above them are the victors in the struggle , themselves ( tho working men ) being resolved on acquiring a power which will enable thsm to combat both . The war of opinion in this country is not carried on with sabres and muskets , but it is not less intense on that account , nor is it the less sure of producing a mighty revolution . Indeed that revolution is now goin * on ; its final triumph may be far distant , but that triumph i
s sure . Englishmen do not hastily accomplish great changes , but the reforms they do accomplish they retain . If this is not the land of hasty revolutions , neither is it the land of counter-revolutions . The freedom of thought is advancing , the masses are be-• oming more and more enlightened . These are the safe aids , towards mighty national changes . An enlightened people cannot be for long an enslaved and miserable people . The speculations of the Eco del Comerdo as to the future contests between this and other nations for supremacy , only concern us so far as when those contests shall arise , the masses of this country may then be in a position to enforce their demands . * The antimilitia agitation at present pervading the country is an unmistake&ble sign of the timea ; a warning voice
as regards the future , which our statesmen cannot refuse to listen to . War with America is apprehended ; war in India has commenced ; and with one war on hand , another in view , and Ireland to keep quiet , the English Government finds itself hardpressed for soldiers . The militia is to be called out , ostensibly for the home defence of the country , but really as a means of adding to , and strengthening the regular army . The mere rumour of this intended enrolment of the militia has created ths greatest agitation . Meetings are held all over the country , at which the speakers denounce war as a national crime , and the compelling men to take up arms even in defence of the country , in which country they have neither rights nor property , a tyrannv to be resisted .
iSow , if this is the state of things when there is no immediate danger , what will be the ferment cxeited when those contests arise which the Eeo del Comtrcio predicts ? " Nationality" is well-nigh a by-gone thing in England , and when henceforth the massesthe impoverished , unrepresented masses , are called upon by their rulers to fight for " their country , " "' the glory of England , " « fcc , they will answer , " the country is no country for us ; the ' glory' and ' great ness ' you speak of , we participate not in . Make it veritably our fatherland ; let us kave ourrightias men and citizens , and then the country shall have the defence of our right arms . But if not , if you will monopolise all , fi jjht for the country yourselves ' . " The " war of opinion" is tending to that end , and that end will come .
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considerable sensation , mingled with no little indignation , ha 3 been created in this town amongst the merchants , engaged in the African trade , by the illegal seizure , by a Portuguese man-of-war , of the brig Lady Sale , ofthi 3 port , whilst trading on the coast of Africa for palm oil , ivory , &c . Before proceeding to offer any remarks on the subject of this seizure , we copy the following important testimony as to the affair from a French paper , which is the first public account we have read of the transaction : —
" It seems certain that this vessel had not the slightest intention of trading for slaves . But this will not prevent it from being condemned by the commission , for the double reason , that the Portuguese judges will naturall y follow in this case the example given them by the English judges in the case of Portuguese vessels suspected of slave trade , and that tha English will be obliged to give proof of their impartiality aud equity , by showing themselves inflexible with regard to one of their own vessels , captured under those conditions of guilt they have themselves so rigorously laid down ; and the vessel will be sacrificed to the greater glory of British philanthropy .
It is usual for vessels going to the African coast to obtain merchandise , such as gum , oil , and ivory , to have on board certain utensil * which would be perfectly useless in other expeditions . Such utensils were found on board this vessel . Siie belonged to the house of Charles Horsfall and Son , Liverpool , had remained two or three months in Rio Zaire and Congo , to get oil of palm and ivory , but had not been aide to obtain either , and was going to Auibrez , to take a cargo of copal . She wa * capture ! on account ot having on board 26 casks of water , several bales of rice , a copper , and some bars ; and the probability is that she will be condemned as a slaver . " —Semaphore of . Varie ' dles .
We have made inquiry , and find the foregoing facts are substantially correct ; and what is more , by later accounts , we find the Lady Sale has actually been condemned by the Portuguese authorities ! It appears that there is not the slightest imputation of the vessel being engaged in the slave trade ; but , because she had on board certain articles which were necessary for the voyage , and which are taken by every vessel engaged in the extensive trade in palm oil from this port , and which , by straining the letter of the treaty with Portugal for the suppression of the slave trade , has been construed into an intringenient of the treaty , and led to the seizure and condemnation of the vessel .
There is something Hk . e 20 , 000 tons of shipping , besides property to the value of nearly a million sterling , engaged in this trade ; the whole of which , if our government allow tb . 13 act of virtual piracy to pass without redress , may , in like manner , fall a sacrifice to the spirit of retaliation which seems to have actuated the captors of the Lady Sale . In the individual case of this vessel , there is no doubt , even under ilie letter of the treaty , the seizure has beea illegal ab imtlo , the Portuguese man-ofwar having taken her whilst the captain was on shore
at . Amhrez . The treaty requires that , under any circumstances , the credentials of the seizing officer should be presented , before proceeding even to search the vessel . This was disregarded . We understand that active steps have already been taken by the merchants of this town to bring the subject under the notice of her Majesty ' s government ; but , unless the government are equally active and prompt in giving and demanding redress , the consequences will be most serious to the trade of the port . —Liverpool JIail .
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THE LATE EXPLOSION AL LAMBETH . DEATH OF TWO MOBE OF THE SUFFERERS The late disastrous and awful explosion of fird works in Lambeth-walk has proved fatal to twomore of the sufferers . The young men Smith and Spier , who were conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , have both since died . Spier died on Saturday , between twelve and one o clock at night ; the other unfortunate individual , Smith , died at six o ' clock i » the morning . They wereof the respective ages of twenty-three and nineteen years . No hopes from the moment of their admission were entertained of their recovery The child , Alfred Ainger , is also at the hospital and on Sunday evening was going on as favourabl y as could be expected , though not pronounc ed to bs out of danger . The young woman , Sarah Hale , stiil remains at Lambeth workhouse .
Lvjuest -O p Monday evening an inquest was held atGuys Hospital before Mr . p ay ne on the bodies of John smith and Robert S piers . George Randall deposed that thedeseased were in the employ of Mr . Darby , firework-maker . About two o ' clock on Friday witness was in the cellar of the house No 15 King-street , Lambeth-walk . The deceased and two others 01 the name of Won were engaged in making stars , consisting of a composition of saltpetre , sulphur , aad antimony , which was wetted with . > um Thi ^ JS nuxedto 8 ? w M earthenwareW Ihe stars were made from the composition by a mould . Witness had left the house about eMit minutes when the catastrophe took place . By the Coroner : I should judge there was about a hundredweight of composition in the cellar when theaccident there
happened ; was a fire in the cellar , but no candie . By the Jury : The men were sober at the S nL ^ W " the ^ - ltof SInoki » gin the cellar ' but none of them were doing so when I left . Mrs . Kenyon , the mother of one of those who perished , tTf C ~ i She "S ? the rera » ses when the explosion took place ; the flames came up from the cellar ™ «« Pa f « Bfc Witness , the femalo Hales , and the child Ainger escaped through the flames : the two latter are now in a hopeless condition . A few minutes before the explosion , her son William ( dead ) came to her for a candle , which she gave him , but it was not htat the time . Witness cannot account ft * the origin of the calamity . —Mr . Darby and other witnesses were examined , hut none could state the origin of the catastrophe . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
Inquest on Two Mohe op thk Sufferers . — On Tuesday morning , at eleven o ' clock , Mr . W . Carter the coroner for Surrey , and a jury , assembled at the John Ball lavern , Tyers-street , Lambeth , touchin " the respective deaths of William Kenyon , aged nineteen years , and William Holmes , aged sixteen years , who lost their lives at the late explosion in lungstreet , Lambeth-walk . The jury having been sworn , proceeded , with the coroner , to the workhouse to view the bodies , which presented a very shocking spectacle . The features of both were quite charred by the action of the fire . Evidence similar to that taken before Mr . W . Payne , at Guy ' s Hospital , was heard , and the jury returned a verdict" That tho deceased individuals had lost their lives accidentally . "
Dhato of another Suffkrbr . —On Wednesday morning death terminated the existence of another of the unfortunate sufferers at the late explosion at the fire-work manufactory , m King-street , Lambethwalk . The deceased is tliepoor child Alfred Aiuger , aged two years , who , it appears , was nephew to Mr . Kenyon , the proprietor of the house , and at the time of the explosion was on a visit to the family , who had been for some time in the employ of Air . Darby , the celebrated fire-work artist to Vauxhall-gardens , and other places of public amusement . The deceased was first taken to theaccident ward of Guy ' s Hospital on Friday afternoon , and expired on Wednesday .
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FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT LIVERPOOL . Abuut half-past eleven o ' clock on Saturday forenoon a frightful accident occurred in Moor-street . The north side of that street is entirely occupied by warehouses , chiefly for the storage of grain and flour . They are generally about six stories high . Midway on the right , from Fenwick-strect , and nearly opposiie the back door of Mrs . aladdrell , fishmonger James-street , is a warehouse known as " Tipping ' s , " one of the oldest in Moor-street . This warehouse , which was seven stories high , and was in the occupation of Mr . William Dean , was stored in most of the rooms with cotton , flour , and grain . The warehouse extends from Moor-street into the Old Ropery , and , about the time we have named , the Moof-street frontage fell with a terrific crash , the report of which instantly brought a large concourse of persons to t ! . e scene . At this moment there were sixteen portera
employed in i > o . 2 , amongst the grain and flour ; fortunately their operations were confined to the uorth end of the building , in the direction of the Old Ropery , where the warehouse lias another frontage . They rushed to the jigger rope , down which they elided , and escaped for the most part with a few bruises , but none of them are , we are led to believe very seriously injured . Fifteen out of the sixteen thus escaped . One of the men , named Peter Lacy , is missing , and it is feared is buried in the rains . We ought to state that while the Moor-street frontage gave way , the Old Ropery frontage remained intact , otherwise the poor fellows who w « rc employed in that part of the building must inevitably have perished . There were , at the time of the calamity , 11 , 000 sacks of flour , large quantities of the same material in barrels , and much cotton and grain in the buililinx .
One incident connected with the subject is worth relating . There was a man delivering corn from a lorry into the warehouse , in Moor-street , directly opposite tlffi building which fell , and , as is usual , the chain-horse had been unhooked , and the chains thrown over his back . Upon hearing a crash , the horse erected his ears , and evinced alarm ; instantly another noise was heard , when the animal galloped off with all the speed his awkward harness would permit , and instantly the shaft horse followed his example , but the lorry had scarcely cleared the distance ofthe building ( for indeed some of the bricks caught the hind part of it ) when the wa rehouse fell into the street . Had it not been for this isipulse of the horses , both man , horses , and lorry would have been covered by the falling pile .
I here is but one opinion , that the casualty took place in consequence of sume of the floors being overladen , but which floor first gave way we have not ascertained . The man Tracy has not yet appeared , and it is now almost beyond doubt that the poor fellow is buried beneath the ruins , as his coat , which hung in the warehouse near to where he was working , ha * been found . It is right to say , however , that we have heard that Tracy was seen in the llaymarket after the time of the accident .
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Poisoning in France . —Some of our readers may remember the account which we gave nearly two years ago , ofthe arrest and imprisonment of a woman named St . Leger , on a charge of attempt to commit murder by means of some cakes containing arsenic . The prisoner was brought to trial before the Court of Assize of the Tarnet-Garonne , on the 23 rd ult . Most of the circumstances of this ense wore dctailm ! at the time , but it is necessary now to give the summary of the whole . In the month of February . 1 S 14 , Autoine Vernines , the conductor of a diligence between Montauban and Moissac , his wife , and two of his children , were attacked with illness after eating some cakes , which came to them in the following manner : —On the th 17 of Fobruarv , a box was
left at the diligence-office , addressed to " M . Chau bart , woollen-draper , at Moissac , to be delivered to Ins daughter . " M . Chaubart was absent from home at the time of tlie delivery of the box , but it was opened by his wife and daughter , and was found to contain some cakes and an anonymous letter , as coming from a . schoolfellow of Mile . Cliaubart , full of expressions of kindness , and inviting her to cat the c ; ike . s in remembrance of the days when she and the writer ate similar takes together at school . Madame Chaubart , who had some suspicions about the affair , sent the box back to Montauban bv Vernieres , the
conductor , and , nobody claiming it , he after a time opened it , and with his family ate some of the cakes as above stated . As they were attacked with symptoms which betrayed the existence of poison , antidotes were successfully administered , and the remainder of the cakes being examined , the presence of arsenic in large quantities was detected . Ii became evident that the poison had been intended for Mile . Chaubait , and the police authorities immediately exerted themselves to discover tho culprit . It was soon ascertained that there existed at Montauban a person who had motives for the commission of the intended
murder , aud that this person was Mile , de St . Ltiger , a young schoolmistress at La Francaise , near Montauban . In 1843 she been mo acquainted with M . Lafargue , a music-master , and engaged him to give lessons' of music at her school . She became enamoured of M . Lafargue , and did everything to induce him to marry her ; but Mr . Lafargue , being in love with and engaged to Mile . Chaubart , resisted all her seductions . She then had recourse to anonymous letters to M . and Madame Chaubart to indtce them to break off the intended marriago , but , failing in this scheme also , she resolved to destroy her rival . Slie procured some arsenic , and mixing it up in the cakes forwarded it to the addressof M . Chaubart , inthemannervelated . The trial of the prisoner occupied two days , during which time
several witnesses were called to prove the case , aud did so in a way to leave no doubt in the minds of tho jury that Mile , do St . Leger had in her frenzied jealousy declared to several persons that she was resolved to destroy the life of her rival , and her preparations for this purpose had been detected . The counsel , in the presen-e ofthe overwhelming evidence as to her guilt , attempted to establish a plea of temporary insanity under the influence of jealousy , and the prisoner herself , during her confinement , had attempted to make it believed that she was insane , but the medical witnesses declared that her Insanity was simulated . She was found guilty , but with extenuating circumstances , and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment with hard labour . -. -GtaJi / mwf s MentiKja :
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. [^ 'though m the following address from Lord Asniey to hia constituents there is only a passing allusion to the Ten Hours Bill , still this , perhaps , is the most ntting place i n which to anuounce the noble lord s resignation of his seat in Parliament . ] T O THE C ENTBY , CLERGY , FEEKHOLDERS , AND OTHEE ELECTO&g OF TUE CODNTT OF DOESET . _ ., London , Jan . 31 . Gentlemen , —Tha First Minister of the Crown has propounded to the Parliament a measure for the total abolition of all protective duties on the importation of foreign corn . The bill seems so well adapted to meet the present and future exigencies of the country , that I shall think it a point of duty to do all in my power towards rendering it the law of the land .
I ventured , in the month of Octoher last , to direct your attention to the present necessity of an immediate sottlement of this long-agitated question—that necessity is now increased ten-fold b y the net of the government ; and a resistance to it , which eould not postpone the measure beyond the interval of a few months , would mitigate none of the apprehended evils , aud would ruise up others of a more formidable kind . I state these arguments for your serious reflection , but they are not the sole ground * on which I rest my di > termination to support the measure . 1 Shall accept it , not only without alarm , hut in the full and confident hope that it will prove conducive to the welfare of all classes of the community .
But there is a preliminary consideration : the appeal o the country in 18 * 1 WM f in fact ) , vhatever the ostensi . l le purpose , an appeal on the question of the Corn-Laws . I maintained , at that time , that protection was in . lispen . sable , though I ressrred a discretion on all details , and obtained your support accordingly . I am now of opinion that it is no longer expedient to maintain such protection . Although no pledges were anked or given , I should be acting in contravention of an honourable understanding be » -veen myself and the electors on this especial matter wer « I to retain my seat , and voto for the ministerial
measure , I have therefore requested the grant ofthe Chiltern Hundreds , that you may have the opportunity of proceed , ing to another election . You will readil y believe that 1 contemplate such an event with exceeding pain . It would sever a connection which I have enjoyed with honour and pleasure for fourteen years ; one that I greatly prefer to any that could be offered . It would shut me eut , perhaps for ever , from publicoccupations , and stop the progress of various measures , to which I have devoted the best years of my political life , and surrendered many hopes of personal advantage . I mention these things to prove to you how deep and how sincere are mv convicti « ns .
lam indebted to your kindness and confidence for the opportunities I have enjoyed of public service , and which , I trust , I have not misused . I shall ev « r retain towards you a lively sense of gratitude and esteem , with an ardent and unceasing prayer for your general and individual welfare . 1 shall appear on the hustings on tho day of nomination , aud call for a show of hands , to ascertain , beyond a doubt , the sentiments of the constituency . I am , gentlemen , with much respect and esteem , your faithful friend and servant , Ashley .
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THE FACTORIES BILL . The following letter has been addressed by Mr . Fieldeu to the Short Time Committees of Lancashire , lorkshirc , and Scotland , &c . : — 31 , Aruudel-strcet , Strand , London , Feb . 2 . " Gentlemen , —As Lord Ashley , through the medium of the newspapers , has stated that he has applied for the grant of the Chiltern Hundreds for the purpose of vacu . tins his seat in the House of Commons , I have this night given notice to the house , that as my name is attached to the Factory Bill introduced by h : s lordship on Thursday last , road a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on the 18 th inst ., I shall take charge of the bill , and ask the house to read it a second time , if not on that day , on an early day after ; and I rely on you and all favourable to the Ten Hour Bill giving me their best support in my attempt to carry the bill through Parliament . " I am , gentlemen , your obedient servant , "John Fielden . To the Shcrt-time Committees of Lancashire York , &c . "
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THE FACTORIES BILL . The following is the text of the Factories Bill brought in by Lord Ashley and Mr . Fielden , but now committed exclusivel y to the care of Mr . Fielden : — A BILL TO AMEND THE LAWS BEHTINO TO LABOCE IN FACTO 1 UI 8 . Whereas an act was passed iu the fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty , entitled " An act to regulate the labour of children aud young persons in the mills and factories of the United Kingdom ; " and another act was passed ia the session of Parliament held in the seventh and eighth y » ars of tin rei gn of her present Majesty , entitled " An act to amend the laws relating to labour in factories ; " aud by the said ftrst-mentioued act it was
provided , that no person under the age of ei ghteen years should be employed in any such mill or factory as in the said act is mentioned , in any such description of work as thereinbefore specified , more than twelve hours in any one day , nor more than sixty-nine hours in any one week , except as thereinafter is provided ; and by the said last , mentioned act it was provided , that no femalo above the age of eighteen years should be employed in aijy factory , us defined by the said act , save for the same time and in the same manner as young persons ( by the said act defined to be persons of the age of thirteen years , and under the age of eighteen years ) might be employed in factories : And whereas it is expedient to alter the said acts for the purpose of further restricting the hours of labour of young persons and females iu factories :
Be it enacted , by the Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty , by and with the advice and consent ofthe Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Commons , in this present Parliament assembled , and by the authority of thu same , that notwithstanding anything in the said acts contained , as from the 1 st day of August , 18 t 6 , no person under the age of eighteen years shall b « employed in any such mill or factory in such description of work as in the said first-mentioned act is specified , for more than eleven hours in any one day , nor for more than sixty-four hours in any one week , except as in the said act is provided ; and that as from the said 1 st day of August , 181 G , tho said two acts before , mentioned shall in nil respects be construed as if the provision in the said first-mentioned act contained , as to per . sous under the age of oighteen years working in mills and factories , had been confined to eleven hours ingttad of twelve hours in any one day , and to sixty-four hours in any one week , instead of sixty-nine hours ,
And be i t enacted , that as from the first day of Aug ., 18 * 7 , no per on under the age of eighteen years shall be employed in any such mill or factory , in such description of work as in the said first-mentioned act is specified , for more than ten hours in any one day , nor more than fiftynine hours in any one week , except as in the said act is provided ; and thatas from the lstday of August , 1817 , the said two acts shall , in all respects , be construed as if the provision in the said first-mentioned act contained , as to persons under the age of eighteen years working in mills and factories , had been confined to ten hours instead of twelve hours in any one day , and fifty-nine hours in any one week instead of sixty-nin >> . hours , and that the restcictions respectively by this act imposed as regards the working of persons under the age of ei ghteen years shall extend to females above the age of eighteen years , in all respects as by the secondly hereinbefore-mentioned act is provided .
And be it enacted , that the said two hereinbefore-mentioned acts , as amended by this act , and this act shall be construed together as one act . And bo it enacted , that this act may be amendtd or repealed by any act to be passed in this present session of Parliament .
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HOUSE OF LORDS-Mondat , Fkd . 2 . A number of petitions were presented for and against a repeal of the Corn Laws . Lord Bkaumost presented a petition from an individual named Henry Graham . He complained that ho was kept in a state of detention by the Sardinian government for a period of ten days for no other reason than because that government had a great detestation of the name of Graham . ( Laughter . ) Ihe petitioner prayed their lordsbip » to take steps to procure him redress for such detention . A return ot the fees incurred by the introduction ot railway bills into the house during the Ja « t session ot Parliament was agreed to on the motion of Lord rvTNAinn .
a innrf ° | 1 AlB | n »« M aqreed to the production of andK . ? n " SUbj > . ct of the United States tariff , and their lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS-Mohdat , Feb . 2 . K V VILLIAMS ' , J 0 NES > AN » ELLIS . Mi . K . 1 orkk presented a petition , signed by 3 , 500 freemen and non-freemon of the city of fork , praying the house to take into consideration the cases of Frost , Williams , Ellis , and Jones , with the view of addressing the Crown for their liberation . Mr . BincLAY presented a similar petition from Sunderland . The petitioners urged en the house that as the Royal clemency had been extended to the parties who had been convicted of insurrection in Canada , the prisoners for whom they petitioned might obtain a free pardon .
THE MILITIA . -THE TEN HOURS' BILL . . , f \ Bmoht presented a petition , Bigned by 1 , 775 inhabitan ts of Wakefield , and from another place ( the name o which did not reach us ) , against calling out the mihtia . The hon . member also presented a F . ™ flW tr lce in the county of Durham in favour of the Ten Hours' Labour Bill Dr Botoiso presented a similar petition , as did also Mr . S . Crawfoiid . The hon . member likewise presented a petition from a place in Lancashire , against calling out the militia . Mr . T . Dun-combe presented four petitions from Hammersmith and other places against calling out the militia . Mr . T . Du . vcombb presented six petitions in favoui ofthe Ten Hours' Bill .
Mr . Fielden presented a similar petition from a place in Lancashire . The hon . member said he would take that opportunity of stating that , as his name was on the back of the bill along with that of Lord Ashley , who was now no longer a member of that house ( having accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ) , it was his intention to bring on the second reading on tho 18 th inst . ; or , if he could not do so on that day , he would on as early a day after as was practicabe .
CALLING OUT AND TRAINING THE „ MILITIA . Mr . T . Duncombe wished to put a question to the right hon . member , tho Secretary at War , similar to that winch had been on a former evening put to the right hon baronet the Home Secretary and the answer to which had not , he believed , been correctly understood by the public . It was , indeed , correctly understood that the government had no intention of immediately calling out the militia for service , but it was not equally clear what was meant as to calling out under the existing law , or bringing in a new measure for that purpose .
Mr . S Herbert said the hon . member was quite correct in supposing that considerable misapprehension did prevail in the public mind on the subject , which arose from the circumstance of not observing the distinction between " embodying" and "training . " The government had no power to embody the militia , but it had a power to call them out for training , and beyond that it was not intended to go . It was , however , the intention of government to bring in a measure for the purpose of consolidating and amending the various Militia Acts , with the view to greater facilities of calling out for training the militia force ; and on this part of the subject he was anxious to say a word with respect to the
formation of militia clubs , which he understood was being carried on in many parts of the country , and which offered on certain pecuniary considerations to guarantee to persons drawn by the ballot to provide them substitutes . He would recommend to per .-ons engaged in or joining such clubs , to suspend their proceedings until they were aware of the measures which would bo introduced by the government , which , as related to the mode of raising the militia force , would be found much leas onerous than the present system of the ballot , which the new act would put an end to . ( Hear , hear . ) Under these circumstances , he did hope that all parties interested in this subject would suspend their proceedings until they saw what the government intended to do .
DRAINAGE , &o . ( IRELAND ) BILL . Sir T . Fkkmantle proposed the second reading of the Draiuage , &e . ( Ireland ) , Bill . Mr . F . Frbxch condemned the bill as an attempt of the Board of Works in Ireland to grasp at powers whichthey had neither the means nor the staff to carry into execution . Instead of giving an impulse to the employment of the people ot Ireland , it would either remain a dead letter , or would act injuriously . He hoped that before this bill was pressed upon the house time would be given to collect the opinion of the landowners of Ireland respecting it . Sir T . Fremantlk defended the Board of Works from the charge brought against it by the last speaker . That Board had no wish to grasp at any power save that which was necessary to the proper discharge of the functions imposed upon it by the Legislature . He defended at some length the policy of the measure .
Sir It . Ferguson also objected to the bill , on accouat of the great preliminary expenses which it imposed on the landowners before they could avail themselves of its provisions , and on account of the great increase which it made to the powers , already too large , vested in the Commissioners of Drainage . Mr . O'CoNNELL ^ declared his intention to vote for tho second reading of the bill , which contained many good enactments . He had no complaint to make of the Beard of Works . The objections made to the details ofthe bill had better be reserved till it went into committee . The bill was then read a second time . ¦
On the motion of Sir T . Fbkmastle , the report on the Public Works ( Ireland ) Bill was brought up . After a short discussion , in which Mr . F . French , Sir R . Ferguson , Colonel Conolly , and Mr . Sharman Crawford objected te the compulsory presentments which the 5 th clause of this bill forced the Grand Juries of Ireland to make without exercising any volition or control over them , and in which Sir T . Fremantlo , Mr . O'Connell , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the necessity , as well as expediency , of such an enactment , Sir R . Ferguson moved the omission of the clause , and persisted in dividing the house upon it , notwithstanding the request of Mr . G . A . Hamilton ( who concurred in some of his objections ) that he would withdraw his opposition to it . The numbers were—for the omission of tho clause , 3 : against it , 97 . Tho clause was then permitted to stand as part of the bill . The report was then agreed to . THE GAME LAWS . On the motion of Mr . Bright , the select Committee on the Game Laws was re-appointed .
IRISH FISHERIES BILL . Sir T . FiiKMAitiLK moved for leave to bring in a bill to afford encouragement to the construction ot small piers and harbours calculated to extend thv fisherii'i in Ireland . He proposed , with the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , to expend £ 50 , 000 in five years , at the rate of £ 10 , 000 a-year , in the formation of piers on the coast of Ireland—a measure which he conceived would be the best mode of encouraging the construction of suitable boats , which were now much wanted , for the deep sea fishery , and also the river fishery of that countrv .
Ho likewise proposed that before any grant was made for such a purpose thore should bo a voluntary contribution to a quarter , and in some cases to half of the amount , either fronr . private individuals or from the adjoining localities . Applications for these grants must bo made to the Board of Works , which , on taking a survey of the coast , and on giving a certificate that the proposed pier would be advantageous , and that the security offered for the completion of it was adequate , would be entitled to call upon the treasury to issuo a warrant for payment of any proposed grant .
After the conversation , in which Mr . F . French , Mr . Ross , Sir II . Barren , ' and Mr . Gregory , all expressed their approbation of the proposed measure , and of its probable beneficial effects , leave was given to bring in the bill . The house then adjourned . HOUSE OF LORDS-Tuesday , Fkb . & The House of Lords sat only for a short time . The Lord Chancellor introduced a bill for the repeal of certain penalties which arc still attached to the profession of peculiar religious opinions , especially with relation to the oaths of allegiance , supremacy , and abjuration . The bill was read a first time , and the house adjourned till Thursday . HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuessax , Fxb . 3 .
On tho motion of Major Bkresi-oiid , a new writ was ordered for Chicliester , in the room of Lord A . Lennox , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . ( Derisive cries of " Hear , " on the Opposition side . ) A number of petitions were presented tor the &bo < i ' ltion of the Corn Laws .
THE MILITIA .-TIIE TEN HOURS' BILL . Mr . Dennisvous presented a petition from a peace society against , the enrolment of tho militia . LordJ . RusskCl presented a petition from a ward in London in favour of a Ton Hours' Labour Bill . Mr . Trelmvny presented five petitions from places in Cornwall against the enrolment ofthe militia . THE TIMBER DUTIES . Sir R . Peel then rose and said , —Mr . Speaker , 1 don ' t know whether it will be exactly regular , but on ! account of the importance of the subject , and the fact I that the American , wail is on the eve of sailing from
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— i ii—in . ^ a Liverpool , I may perhaps be allowed to take this , tht * earliest opportunity of announcing the intentions of her Majesty ' s governmont with respect to their proposal for the reduction ofthe duty on timber . We propose to make ultimately a reduction in the differential dnty on lbre ' mn timber , so that the duty shall remain after the reduction at 15 s ., instead of the present amount . 1 think on hewn timber the duty is now 25 s . ; we propose to reduce it to 15 s . But with the view of ensuring to the consumer as great a benehtas pos 3 ible , the Baltic timber trade paitakin " now very much of the nature of a monopoly , in consequence ol the very great demand for it ( the supply being hardly sufficient to meet the demand ) , we do not propose that the reduction shall ho immediate . We propose that from the 5 th of April , 1847 the period ot the year we think most suitable for makin * a reduction ot duty—we propose that fiom the « tb if ?"
April , 1847 . the duty on hewn timber shall be reduced by 5 s . ; and on the 5 th of April , 1848 , by another 5 s . With respect to sawn timber maintaining the same proportipns , the reduction of duty ought to be Cs . on the 5 th of April , 1317 , anil another 6 s . on the 5 th of April , 1 S 48 . With respect to tiio smaller descriptions of timber , such a * lath-wood , spaw , and oars , we propose to make a proportionate reduction ; but whether that reduction , without injury to the interests of the consumer , might or might not be allowed to take effect from the 5 th of April , 1847 , without any more gradual reduction , I should wish to reserve my opinion . That is a point comparatively of minor importance . 1 am not yet ; certain whether , for the purpose of protecting the consumer , the reduction should not be spread over two years . In the course of the evening the detailed resolutions shall be laid on ths table , but I wished to avail myself of the earliest opportunity to state their nature to the house . ( Cheers . )
TARIFF PAl'EllS . Mr . Wodehouse moved for a copy of the warrant appointing Mr . II . S . Chapman chiof jud » eofthe supreme c : > nrt at Wellington , in New Zualaud ; and also of documents relative to the tariff of the United States , lie had received hi « h testimonials ofthe merits ot Mr . Chapman , and did not doubt that Li rJ Stanley had exercised a wise discretion in makin " the appointment ; but Mr . Chapman , as nn a-s ^ stai ^ commissioner to inquire into the condition of the nand-loom weavers , had made deceptive and ( Musive statements , entiajiping the government into that free-trade course which they had since unhappily pursued . The hon . member also descanted generally on ihe impolicy of free-trade views . He also commented somewhat smartly on the doings of Dr . I 3 o « rin " . The hon . member for Bolton had tried to prevail on the Pacha of Egypt to adopt a reduction of duties ,
snd there , by-the-bye , cut such an extraordinary figure , that the interpreter could hardl y contain himself for laughing . He ( Mr . Wodehwwe ) had that from a particular person ( a lau « h ) , a lady ( laughter ) , a married lady ( renewed laughter ) , who was not an actual eye-witness , but something very near a witness ( laughter ) , a lady with whom he ( Mr . Wodehouse ) was in the habit of communicating ( a laugh ) , who assured him that she saw tha lion , member shorn of his beams , and that we should see him as she saw him ( laughter ) , with a large straw liaC nearly as big as the table , a full flowing beard and moustache , and Circassian trousers . ( Great laughter . ) The lion , gentleman , after quoiing a statement of iJr . Harding , that the more intelligent handloom weavers were aware , that if a repeal of the Corn Laws had an injurious effect on thea"ricultural interest they should also feel it themselves , concluded with the motion already stated .
Dr . Bowring stated the result of several interviews with Mehemet Ali , the Pacha of Egypt , on the subject of protection and Corn Laws , in which he had endeavoured to controvert tho views of the Pacha , and to gain his adherence to a sounder policy . His own experience as a commercial diplomatist , had taught him the value and importance of Sir Robert ; Peel ' s declaration , that he was weary of negotiations in favour of reciprocity , and that it was better we should teach by our example than wait for the effect ef our precepts , Mr . Wodkhouse ' s motion was agreed to .
INCOMES OF THE PRELATES . On Mr . Bkotherton ' s moving , in tho absence of Mr . Elphinstone , an address to the Queen for various returns relative to the gross and net incomes , in 1 S 4 A and 1845 , of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales , Mr . J . Colleti said that , as bishops were before the house , he should not be out of order in expressing his regret that the death of the bishop of Biith and Wells had prevented his ( Mr . Collett ' s ) bringing forward his motion for the consolidation of that with another see on the occurrence of that event . If the
two could not be efficiently served by one bishop , the government would not . of course , liave allowed cne bishop to do the duty of both for the last saven years , —a bishop who appealed not embarrassed by the weight of the double duty , but ablo to enter upon a third see in the shape of a wife . The presence of the bishops in the House of Lords was highly objectionable ; they were useless , and faithless both to the laity aud to the crown ; neglecting ; their charge for politics ; and , like the monster in Frankenstein , no sooner created , than they were ready to set at defiance the power that called them into existence . The motion was agreed to .
Mr . Miles asked if the rumour were correct that Lord Ashley and another member had accepted office under the Crown' ? Sir Robkrt Peel , amid the laughter of the house , said it wa * quite correct , for they hud accepted—the Chiltern Hundreds ! The Pubiie Works ( Ireland Bill ) was read a third time , and the house rose at an earlv hour .
HOUSE OF COMMONS-Wrdnesday , Fbb . 5 . Several petitions were presented in favour of the ibolition of the Corn Laws . #
< THE MILITIA . Petitions against the enrolment or reorganisation of the militia were presented by Mr . Biotherton from the inhabitants of Enfield , and by Sir G . Strickland from the inhabitants of Flcetwood .
BONE-CRUSHING IN WORKHOUSES . Captain Pkchell brought forward his motion for " a copy of any letters and general rules issued by the Poor Law Commissioners relative to the employment of paupers iu pounding , grinding , or otherwise breaking bones , or in preparing bone dust ; with copies of any answers from the several boards of guardians remonstrating against such rule . " The hon . member , in support of his motion , stated that it appeared from Parliamentary returns that there were nearly 200 Poor Law Unions in which this intolerable nuisance of bone-crushing was enforced . It had been stated that the commissioners had forbidden the continuance of this practice , but it was likewist' rumoured , that several boards of guardians , who had been most prominent and stedfast in keeping ap this scandalous
practice , had remonstrated with tho commissioners , and by some means or other obtained a suspension of the rule or regulation that had been issued . Ihey state that it does no harm to the pauper , and sometimes thoy bring lawyers who will argue on any side , or thoy bring doctors who will favour their views , and they say that these bones are ground at a crank , and the paupers do net even know what they are grinding , and cannot tell that it is not free trade uorn . ( A laugh . ) But to any person who has ever been to see these mills in operation it is very clear that some of the paupers must be employed in the manual part of the labour , in selecting and pounding bones , and regulating the mill ; it is not true , therefore , that . ; the paupers are not liab . e to the nuisance and stench so mucli complained of .
Sir Jambs Graham would not oppose the motion . It was true that the Poor Law Commissioners had issued an order forbidding the bone-crushing . In . nine unions only this order had been suspended on his ( Sir J . Graham ' s ) responsibility . The suspension was for the term of three months , from the 1 st of January U \ st . On the 1 st ot April next , this particular employment , in ail union workhouses , would cease to be legal . ¦ Mr . Etwall—I wish to ask the right hon . baronet if the Andovcr Union is onu ' of tlu > se to which lie liaa granted a three months' extension ? Sir J . Graham—1 really cannot tell at this moment . I rather think it is not , but 1 cannot answer at this moment .
Mr . Eiwau . complained that the inquiry relative to the Andover case bad been contluotod in a most partial manner , and given great dissatisfaction to the inhabitants . In the Andover house there was no bone-mill ; the bones are pounded by iron rams in small mortars , and consequently the stench and effluvia are much more nauseous and dreadful than in the mills . Mr . Christie stated that when the hon . member for Andover brought forward his motion with reference to the Andover Union , it was his intention to move an amendment , for the purpose of instituting * n inquiry into the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners , and the whole circumstances connected with the late inquiry . The motion was then agreed to .
FRENCH FISHING VESSELS . Captain Pechell moved for a copy of any comma * nieations from the Boaid of Trade to the Commissioners of the Customs as to tie interpretation of tha 13 tU article of the convention with France , relative to the examination of French fishiug vessels . The government bad yielded the right of search to the remonstrances of " France , and lie only hoped that the concession would meet the expectations of those who made it . Sir G . Clerk had no objection to produce the document in question . The substance of it was
correctly stated in the Tinm . lie trusted that Captain Pechell , oh further reflection , would see that the relaxation of tho late regulation must eventually be productive of benefit to both countries . —Agreed to . In reply to a question from Mr . Kenible , Sir J . Graham stated , that in tho course of th < present session he should ask the house to conscnl to a supplemental bill for regulating the procedure and for extending the jurisdiction , of courts of re quests in all ( parts of England in ca ^ esofdebt no oxecediug £ 20 , The house adjo . irncd at two / clock ,
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MURDER OF CAPTAIN SHEPHERD , ROYAL ARTILLERY , AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . Woolwich , Feb . 3 . —An official letter was received thi 3 morning at head-quarters , at Woolwich , announcing , in the following terms , the death of Captain Shepherd , of the Royal Artillery , by the hands of an assassin : — " Port Victoria , December 1 , 1845 . "Sir—It is with feelings of deep regret that I have to
report , for the information of the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding , the death of Captain Shepherd , at Port Victoria , at about a quarter past two o ' clock on the afternoon of the 20 th of JTovcmber . He came hy his death from a gun-shot wound through the body , when passing through the camp , opposite the quarters occupied bv Wheeler William Long , ttoyal Artillervy whoisiiow a prisoner on suspicion of being the tusassin . " Wheeler Long was in arched from this port yesterday , under a strong escort , to Oraham ' s-town , thereto await his trial for Die murder . "Captain Shepherd ' s remains wire interred this day , with military honours , at Fort Beaufort . —I reuwin , < Sse . "
Seizure Of An English Brig By A Portuguese Man-Of-War.
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The Mdrber-cabsino Game Laws . —We have few additional facts to communicate , beyond what has been already published , in reference to the sanguinary and fatal affray which took place last week between the gamekeepers of the Earl of Morley and a gang of poachers . We stated iu our last , that the inquest held upon the remains of Tottle , the murdered keeper , was adjourned until Tuesday , the 27 th Jan ., in the hope that some further evidence would be obtained with respect to certain suspected parties for whom the police had been in search , and who it was thought might perhaps , by that time , be brought within the reach of j ustice . The indefatigable efforts of the polico aud others who are finsaeeu iu tracin "
out the retreat of the parties to whom we have alluded , have not however proved successful ; and consequently the jury , on re-assembling on Tuesday , nad nothing further to do than to proceed with the examination of the witnesses in attendance on the . Thursday previous . The investigation , nevertheless , lasted until a late hour in the evening , when a verdict of wilful murder was agreed to against some person or persons unknown , Read being included in the verdict as an accessory before the fact ; aHd immediately upon the jury coming to this decision , the coroner issued his warrant for the committal of the prisoner to the county gaol at Exeter , where ho will take his trial accordingly . — Plymouth Herald .
Suddkn Dkath of a Gkntxbman in the Stbket . —On Tuesday evening an inquest was held at the ireen Man Tavern , Old Kent-road , before Mr . Payne , on the body of Mr . Isaac Harvey , agentleman of independence , who died suddenly in the street ^ under the following circumstances : —Mr . Hughes , a chemist , of Burlington-place , Old Kent-road , deposed that about two o ' clock on Saturday afternoon his attention was called to the deceased , who was staggering on the foat-pavement opposite the door . The
deceased was assisted into tne shop , when witness I observed that there was a quantity of blood flowing from life mouth . He was placed upon a , chair , and witness endeavoured to administer restoratives but , ho was unable to swallow . A Burgeon was sent for , but before his arrival the deceased , breathed his last . Mr . Odling , surgeon , of High-street , Borough , said he a'tended the deceased professionally during life , and had no doubt his death v > , ascaused by the rupture of a blood vessel upon the . lungs . Verdict , "Died from natural cause * . ' ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 7, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1353/page/7/
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