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      THE POPULAR MEDIClSV .. KEAD the following account froaa Mr . Hollier 1 bookseller , D « dley . To the Prop rjrfor ' a of Pan ' s Life PiOs . Gentlomn , D « d !« y . I forward yon a Copy of a letter seat to me ( as under , ) and which 30 a can mate what use of you think proper . I am , your obedient servant , B . H 0 LLU « , bookseller , Dudley . Tipton , Staffordshire . I , Joshua Ball , hereby testify , that I had been dreadfolly afflicted with Rheumatic Cout fori ! years , so tuai i have at times , kept my bed for months * W ^ r . « " £ « uianotErtan 5 tMnBtod . me g « od , t , urt . krARRS LIFE PILLS , which I am veryh . ppy t . « " » ° » J nearly restowd me to perfect health . /¦] " * £ ¦ " » hand , this llti day of September . J ° » . **" kdraordiniTy Co **/ Cvrl * **** ?™* - , __ thef

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      ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL OR ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OF THE GENERATIVE SYSTEM .

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      fee detail of their eases , » to *?* ^ and gBneral plaint , the ^ S ^ b ^ orwarded ^ . any part of ccupation . M ^^ ' ^ ur . a . tiiey will b . securely * \ 7 - nd ^ rS pretected fromobservation packed , and cwefuUyP to PatBnt Medlclne K . B . -Country ^ " ^ shVceeper . ea ; bo 8 U PP Ued with Teadsrs , and eve ^ th ^ hop ^ J ^ . ^ _ W . T . a Detersive Essence , and Perry ' s Purifying Spe-«» Jf „ * " ^ a theTnsual allowance to the Trade , by » «/ th « srincinal Wholesale Patent Medicine Houses X » t . W " " hai Ho " gtWPrWd -

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      XX . TRAORDINA 1 Y CURES HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT . wonderful Cure of dreadful UI «* rous Sores in the Ease and Leg , ia Prince Edward Islaad . Th 4 Tmtk of this Statement was duly altetttd before a Magistrate . I , Hugh Macdonald , of Lot 5 i , ia King ' s County , do hereby declare , that a most wonderful preservation of my Mfe has been effected by the use of Holloway ' s Pills and intment ; and I furthermore declare , that I was very muik afflicted with Ulcerous Bores in my Faoe and Leg ; so severe was my complaint , that the greater part of my aese and the roof of my mouth was eaten away , and my S had three large ulcers on it , and that I applied to eral Medical gentlemen who prescribed forme , bnt I

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      REE S COMPOUND ESSENCE OF CUBEBS—The most speedy and effectual remedy ever discovered for the cure of discharges , glets , strictures , weakness , whites , pains in the loins and kidneys , heat , irritation , and gravel , frequently removing every symptom of disease in four days , sometimes sooner . It contains in a con centrated state all the efficacious parts of thecubeb combined with the salt of sarsaparilla and other choice alternatives , which makes it invaluable for eradicating all impurities from the blood , preventing secondary symptoms , falling of the hair , blotches , & c ., and giving strength to the whole svstem . It does not contain mercury in any form , and may be taken by the most delicate or weakly of either sex with perfect safety , as well as benefit to their general health . in

      «= »** The Daoemiam Mukden—It Is Alleged That This

      « = »** The Daoemiam Mukden—It is alleged that this

      Shocking Murder, Ana Me Suuseuuc.^ ...-»...

      shocking murder , ana me suuseuuc . ^ ...- » . nected with it , have hastened , it not caused , the SSSTrf Mrs . Parsons , the wife of Sergeant Parsons , who has lately been under the surveillance of the Sice . At the time of the inquest Mrs . Parsons uas in so dangerous a state , and such was her grief at her husband ' s situation , that it was found neceFsary to remove hor to her father's houso / or change of scene . In despite , however , of every attention , she expired late on Thursday night . Fatal Affray at IIarefikm ) , Mr oMMn .-Since has existed in the

      Saturday last much excitement Seofnarefield , situated four mi es from U * - nrhuTebv an affi-ay between some monkey boatmen So were 0 Sup the Grand Junction Canal . wMchTS tKJJ fatally to one of the partes fturoeara that on Saturday morning , between 7 and X twoboats laden with coals were proceeding up ttcanal passing throught the pan * of HarefieW . In the boats were four men , whose names are Cai tenter , Compton , William Norman , and George Norman , the last mentioned being m command of tie narty On arriving at a Jock , Norman blamed Cai - ^ f « r for

      words ensued , which shortly after lead to blows , and Ae Party adjourned to a neighbouring meadow to me S fight out . They foug ht forabout a quarter „ f Ir . hour and then sat themselves down on the Sfora mlnnte or two to . get wind , buton Nor-^ Xmotin" to rise he lell backwards on the « nd d ! ed " ina few minutes afterwards . The Wk-keener sent lor Mr . Kid . l , surgeon , who promptly attended and opened a vein butlife was quite extinct . Tho body was removed to the King's Arms Inn , in the village . Both Carpenter and George Norman have been taken into custody and on being examined before the Uxbridge bench of magistrates were remanded till Wednesday .-CYofle .

      Fiftv Running Ulcers Cured In Six Weeks ...

      Fiftv Running Ulcers cured in six weeks by Holloway s o i . tment and Pills . —Extract of a letter , dated Tobago ( West Indies ) , Feb . 4 , 1815 . — " To Professor Holloway—Sir I have the pleasure to inform you that your astonishing medicines ha \ -e cured a gentleman in this island who hud , 1 believe , ahout fifty running ulcers about his le"s amis , and body , who had tried all others befoie the arrival of yours , but all of which did him no good , but yours cured him in six weeks , and he is now quite restored to health and vigour . ( Signed ) John Martin , Chronicle Office , Tobago . " The mortality of London , and indeed , of England generally shows a gradual annual decrease , whilst it is well

      , known the population increases considerably . The rates of premium for Life Insurance have been greatly reduced during the last few years , yet the offices continue as prosperous as formerly . These facts clearly demonstrate that some cause , either unknown or unheeded , must have produced such favourable results . Amongst these causes , the increased knowledge of anatomy and the many veryvaluable discoveries in medicine will stand most prominent The small-pox , that annually carried off thousands , has been successfully comhatted by vaccination ; and Gout , that used to claim its numerous victims , ban been thoroughly vanquished by Blair ' s Gout and Rheumatic Pills .

      John Milord, 55, Labourer, W»& Indicted ...

      John milord , 55 , labourer , w »& indicted for tho wilful murder of Thomas Parker , by administering to him a largo quantity ef poison , known as bella . donna . berries , he well knowing them to ba poisonous and dangerous to human life . Mr . Bodkin appeared for the prosecution which was at the instance of tho Treasury . Mr . Clarkson appeared for the prisoner . Mr . Bodkin briefly stated the circumstance of the case , which will be fresh iu the recollection of the public , the whole of the facts having appeared in the police reports within the last few days ; and he having at the same time expressed an opinion that

      the charge of murder could not be supported , although the prisoner must undoubtedly he amenable to one of manslaughter . Mr . Clarkson said he could not hope to rescue the prisoner from a conviction upon the minor charge , and he must , therefore , save the trouble of going through the evidence by pleading guilty to the charge of manslaughter . The Court said they must he put in possession of tbe facts of the case , and the witnesses were then examined to prove the sale of the poisoned berries by the prisoner , and the dreadful consequences that ensued . The Jury eventually found the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter , and he was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months .

      The greater part of the remainder of Friday was occupied in disposing of charges of criminal assaults upon females , the details of which are unfit for publication . . Extensive Robbert or Bricks . —Edward Unwin , aged 25 , and George Fisher , 22 , were indicted for having stolen 2 , 000 bricks and six loads of sand , value £ 6 , the property of George Branston and Edwin Gwyther , and Daniel Stammers , a master carpenter , aged 45 , was charged with having received the » ame , well Knowing them tohave been stolen . Mr . Clarkson stated the case for the prosecution , by which it appeared that all the parties te the transaction were in some way or other connected with the works on the North-Western Railway .

      . Charles Page deposed that he is in the employ of Mr . Markham , a builder . Knows all the prisoners . Has seen both Fisher and Unwin deliver short bricks to Stammers several times . Cannot say how many . They con . veyed them in a cart from the Birmingham wharf , and from thence down to the railway . Had some conversation with Stammers about the bricks , when ho said he did not know where they came from . The names of the owners were painted on tbe carts . Witness told him they were stolen property . He still persisted in his ignorance . He said he did not know they belonged to the Railway Company .

      Mr . Alfred Perkins , examined by Mr . Robinson—Witness is a master carman , and master of Fisher and Unwin . He has a contract with the prosecutors to cart bricks from the "Wharf to the Camden station . The two prisoners were so employed on the 27 th of August , They had no right whatever to deliver bricks to Stammers , who was given in custody . He was bailed before the magistrate , and afterwards surrendered . Mrs . Perkins stated that she keeps her husband ' s books , and she showed from them the deliveries Fisher and Unwin had made on the 22 nd of August , the day , it was alleged they were taken to Stammers ' s instead of to Camden-town . The policeman who apprehended the prisoners , and several other witnesses were called , but their evidence was immaterial .

      Mr . Payne addressed the Jury for Unwin , who had never received one farthing of money . The only offence imputed to him was , that he drove one of the carts on the day named , and delivered the bricks to Mr . Stammers . Mr , Ballntine addressed the Court for Stammers . Ho submitted that the proof of guilty knowledge had not been proved . He admitted his client had said , that he would rather pay £ 5 to end the matter , and that he acknowledged having bought a few bricks of a man who said he was hard up , and that he had given more . than their worth . He ( Mr . Ballatine ) could prove that he ( Stammers ) had the repute of being an honest and industrious tradesman . The Jury , after consulting afew minutes , pronounced Fisher Guilty , and acquitted Unwin and Stammers .

      Fisher and Stammers were again indicted , the former with having stolen , and the latter with having received , a quantity of sand , the property of the same prosecutors , on tbe 27 th of August . Mr . Robinson stated the case to tbe Jury ; Page , the witness in the last case , gave similar testimony as to the delivery to Stammers by Unwin , and a man not yet in custody . The Jury again acquitted Mr . Stammers , and found the other prisoner guilty . Fisher was sentenced to hard labour for eight calendar months .

      William Arnold was indicted for having stolen on the 31 st of August , 2000 bags , value £ 24 , the property of Mr . G . Sonning . The prosecutor [ stated that the prisoner called on him several times last month . He made various representations , and among others , that he had a large order for sacks . On the 31 st of August 2000 were put into a waggon , and they were to be paid for on delivery , but as soon as the prisoner got possession he refused payment , and refused to return the sacks . Witness made several applications , but he was treated nit )) contumacy . Witness inquired at the warehouse whi-re the sacks were delivered , and found that the prisoner had received the money . Mr . Ballantine cress-examined the witness , and elicited something which materially altered the complexion of the case , Mr . Commissioner Bullock gavef it as his opinion that the felony was not proved , but , no doubt , the prisoner had been guilty of a great fraud . The Jury acquitted the prisoner .

      Aileged Misconduct in Gkeenwicu Park . — Henry Nichols , a member of the Inner ) Temple , surrendered in this Court to abide his trial on a charge of misdemeanour . Tho indictment charged him with inciting one Frances Jane Garlick , a child under twelve years of a ^ e , in order to induce her to criminal conversation nith him in Greenwich Park . Frances Jane Garlick examined—I am ten years ' and six months old . I was in Greenwich Park on the 1 st of September , in company with ten other children . I was on the first lawn , the prisoner having passed two nurse servants , came and sat down by us , and asked us our names . We told him our names , and then he came and sat close to me , and said , " Have you been with other gentlemen . " I said I had not . He then said , " Do you

      know what I mean . " - , ! made no answer to that . He said he would g ive me a shilling . He came closer to me , and pulled the bottom of my frock . My mother then came up , and asked what that gentleman was l y ing against me for ? I told her what he asked me . She went up to him and asked him what he meant . Tho ' gentleman then got up and walked away . My mother followed him to seek for a police officer . Cross-examined—I have never been in company with a set of girls who are in the habit of dancing in the park , and requesting money of gentlemen . My mother is a dressmaker , and makes dresses for'the girls who live in Roan Street . I know they are bid girls , and . I go there to take home their dresses .

      I was never turned out of the park for improper conduct . Elizabeth Garlick examined—I am the mother of the last witness , and my husband is a bricklayer . I went into the park on the day named and saw my child lying near the prisoner . The other children were near . She then told me what she has stated to-day . I asked the prisoner what he meant , when he got up and ran away in the direction of One Tree hill . I could not keep up with him . He was afterwards given into custody . Crossexamined . —I make under dresses for females in Roan Street . I do not know they are prostitutes . It ' s not a part of my business to ask my customers what they are . I swear that I have never sent my child to any of those

      houses , Susannah Mather examined—I was in the park on the day in question , and heard the prisoner talk to the girls who would not have anything to say him . lie then went and sat down by the child Garlick , whose hand he took and squeezed . He then pulled her frock , and she tried to get away from him . Cross-examined . — I live by hawking . I was never turned out of the park because I went with an empty basket under pretext of selling things—that is ( hesitating ) I do not exactly recollect ever having been served so . I have not been in the habit of laying hold of gentlemen and asking them for money . ( Hesitation again . ) I may know Roan Street , but not iu particular . ( Laughter . ) I swear I never went into a house with any one in that street . I swear again I was never turned out of the park ,

      Hannah Cavanagh examined—I live at Deptford , and was with the last witness in the park on the day in question . ( This witness swore boldly to the facts stated by the last witness . ) Cross-examined—I never danced in the park . Can you dance . ( A laugh , ) I will not tell you what I have done in the park or what I have not done . ( Loud laughter . ) All I came here for is to speak against that gentleman . Mr . Clarkson addressed the Jury for the defence , and in the course of it said , ho lamented the hostile part the public press had taken against his client , by writing the police inquiry so unfairly strong against him , on the evidence , too , of : uch witnesses as the Jury had just heard . He most solemnly protested his innocence , and on that he rested his case , In conclusion , the Learned Gentleman expressed his sincere regret that the law would not allow him to call witnesses to prove tbe real character of those who had been examined for the prosecation .

      The Common Sergeant said , he would take upon himself to call one of the park-keepers , and inquire whether the witness upon whose evidence the case mainly rested was to be believed on her oath . She had sworn that she had never been in the park but twice before . The Park-keeper stated , that instead of twice , the girl Garlick was a constant and ' almost a daily visitor . In fact , she almost lived in it . She was one of a gang of g irls whose obscene behaviour had become a perfect

      nuisance . The Learned Judge said he was of opinion that the elder witnesses were unworthy of credit . The Jury instantly acquitted the prisoner , who left the Court with many highly respectable friends . Cutting and Stabbing . —Michael Downey was indicted for cutting , stabbing , and wounding John Sullivan , with iuteut to murder him or do him seme grievous bodily harm . The case was fully proved , and the Jury found the prisoner guilty . The Common Sergeant , in passing sentence , said that this was a case in which he felt himself justified in putting the law in motion , in order , if possible , to check the frequent and sanguinary use of the knife . Tho sentence was , that he be trans-

      John Milord, 55, Labourer, W»& Indicted ...

      ported beyond the seas for seven years .. The Judges were determined , if possible , to put a stop to a crime which had recently become fearfully frequent . Snor Robbery . —George Fitzherbert , aged 26 , a young man of respectable appearance , wa » indicted for having jtolcn a gold watch , value £ 19 , the property of Joseph Kaiser , It appeared that the prisoner was the companion of the man Fitzsimons , who was convicted at this Court a session or two back of stealing a watch from a watchmaker , named Harris , and who was also under a charge of robbing the Lord Mayor of his watch at the Blaekwall Railway terminus . In the present case , it was . proved

      that the prisoner went into the shop of Mr , Kaiser , ' -who is a watchmaker , in Park Terrace , St . John ' s Wood , and asked the price of some gold watches , and while he was examining them , another man , supposed to he Fitzsi . naong , came into the shop , and made some frivolous inquiry respecting a gold pin , and then left the shop , and immediately afterwards it was found that one of the watches had been stolen . ' . The prisoner was at once suspected of having passei the watch to the other man , and he was given into custody , and evidence was adduced to show that the prisoner and the other man were seen in company at a short distance from the prosecutor ' s shop , just before the robbery was committed . The Jury found the prisoner guilty .

      He was then arraigned on another indictment , charging him with having stolen a gold watch and chain , value £ 12 , the property of John James Harris . Tho robbery was committed in ezaetly the same man . ner as the former one , and it was upon Ibis indictment that Fitzsimons was convicted , and sentenced to ten years transportation as the companion of the prisoner . The { Jury returned a verdict of guilty . The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for ten years . After the sentence was pronounced , the prisoner begged to be allowed to address the Court . He then said , that although Fitzsimons . had been convicted as his companion in the robbery at Mr , Harris ' s , he declared before Almighty God that he was perfectly innocent , and that the witnesses were mistaken as to his identity . He added , that Fitzsimons was not more thtn five feet four high , whereas the man who really went into the shop was five feet nine .

      ; Mr . Harris , in answer to a question from the Court , said that be hod not the slightest doubt as to the identity of Fitzsimons , and his daughter and another young lady who were in the shop , also swore positively to him , and besides this , before the trial took place , a person time to him fromjFitzsimous and offered bim the value of the watch and chain that had been stolen if he would not not appear agiiinst him . The prisoner was then removed , repeating his declare-Hon that Fitzsimons was innocent of the crime of which he had been convicted .

      Collision And Loss Of Life In The Irish ...

      COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE IN THE IRISH CHANNEL . Shaneac , Saturday . — Testerday afternoon , intelligence reached here of a dreadful collision and loss of life occurring in the Irish Channel , about ten miles off Troy Islands , on the night of tbe 25 th inst ., by which a vessel , supposed to be a large Indlman , ran into and foundered a scooner , named the John Lloyd , belonging to Belfast . The particulars are reported to be as follows : —On the nig ht in question the schooner , which waa heavily laden , was beating up the north channel of the Irish sea for the Clyde , from Archangel , when about twelve o ' clock a large vessel was observed making down , wards . Whether the ordinary look out was kept on

      board the vessels , is a matter very difficult to ascertain , but it appears the position of the schooner was not seen until close under tbe bows of the approaching ship , and ere she could be brought round the collision took place , It is described to have been of a very violent description . The schooner was struck nearly amidships and was cut down to the water ' s edge , her foremast and mizenmast going over at the same moment , After they had parted , the ill-fated vessel was found to be rapidly sinking , and in a few moments she went down in deep water . Three only of the crew were saved , the remainder , who it is sup . posed were asleep in their berths , were either crushed to death or drowned in their hammocks . The survivors

      escaped in the boat , which fortunately had been got clear of the wreck . Tbey state that the ship which run into them bore away , notwithstanding their loud entreaties , and offered them not the slightest assistance . This charge , however , is somewl at incorrect . The crew of the ship , which has been ascertained to be the Lord Dumyu , of Belfast , were for some time after the collision fearful that she had sustained such damage as would cause her sinking . On discovering , however , that she had not received so serious an injury ( the wind and tide had carried her some distance from the spot of the

      accident , which will account for their not rendering tbe assistance solicited ) , she put back to Belfast to make good the damage ere she could resume her voyage to New Orleans . The survivors of the schooner remained in the boat for twelve hours , and being perceived by the Juliet , of Greenock , from Calcutta , they werequiekjy taken on board , The poor fellows were much distressed , and the treatment they met with from the crew of the Juliet is spoken of in the highest terms . They were landed at Greenock on Wednesday , and , being furnished with the necessary means , were forwarded to their respective homes .

      Suspected Murder At Brightontha Body Of ...

      SUSPECTED MURDER AT BRIGHTONTha body of a man , between thirty and forty years of age , respectably dressed , was found on Saturday morning , on the fall of tbe beach , the pockets were filled with beach stones , but no money was in them , A wound was perceptible on the temple , and there was a great suffusion of blood , as if the deceased Lad met his death by a violent blow . Other parts of the face were much scratched , and altogether the body presented an appearance as if some foul play had been used . Several persons wont to see it , and they came uway with the opinion that murder had been committed . The deceased had on a frock coat , a fancy waistcoat , and grey striped doeskin trousers . On searching the body , several

      certificates of admission into a Masonic Lodge were found , among which was a certificate in tbe German language , verifying the service of the bearer as an apprentice to a person named Joachim Weffin Sternberg , at Reichtenberg , in the kingdom of Prussia . In this certificate he was described as Christian Martin Elias Holler . It appeared from the Masonic certificates that he had been initiated into the Albion Lodge , St . Jermyn-strcet , June 1 , 1841 , and that he was afterwards exalted in the Mount Sinai Chapter on the 21 st of February , 1843 . The body was removed to the Brunswick Hotel tnp , and Mr . Batts , the overseer of the Hove district , wrote to Freemasons ' Hall , in the hope that the body might be identified , but up to this time no one has been to claim it .

      The finding of the body in the state that it was excited a great deal of interest , and numbers wcat to see it on Sunday . This morning a coroner ' s inquest was held before F . H . Gell , Esq ., coroner for Sussex on the remains , when Anthony Murphy , a commissioned boatman on the Coast-guard Service , deposed to the finding of the body about six or seven yards out of the water , and it appeared to him as if it bad been thrown up by tbe water . The lower part of the body was buried in shingle , and the face was turned upwards . The witness thought the marks on the face might have been caused fcy the surf .

      From the evidence of Mr . James Turner , a surgeon , 1 f t Regency-square , Brighton , who had been requested to make a post mortem examination of the body , it appeared that there was nothing about the bruises on the temple to lead him to the belief that death had resulted from violence . He found the brain very much congested , which he believed was caused by drowning ; -he found nothing to account for death execptiug the ordinary signs of these who become suffocated after walking into the water alive . The Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned . "

      St. Pancras Poor. A Meeting Of The Rate ...

      ST . PANCRAS POOR . A meeting of the rate payers of this parish was held on Monday evening for the purpose of taking into consideration the report of the Board of Directors and Guardians , relative to the late charges made against them by the coroner ' s jury , iu the case of Mary Anne Jones , which lias excited so much public attention . The report havinc been read to the meeting , it was moved by Mr . Howarth , the churchwarden , that it be received and approved of by the meeting to which an amendment , for the appointment of a committee of vestrymen to investigate the conduct of the officers of the workhouse , was moved by Mr . Whitford . A long and stormy discussion ensued . In the course of the proceedings a letter was read from one of the inmates of the house , dated "Oakum

      Room , St . Pancras Workhouse , containing a number of complaints against Mr . Lee , the master , whose word , it was alleged , appears to be law in the eyes ol the directors . The oakum room , was represented to be overrun with lice and other vermin . The following is a specimen of the discipline of the workhouse : Six of us were confined in a miserable dungeon called the 'refractory' room or 'black hole' to undergo a sentence of . forty-eight hours close confinement—and close enough it was ; for this' black hole' had no window or fire-place . The door was cased or lined with iron , and locked and bolted without-side . The weather then being so excessively hot and close , we also being so many , we complained of the close confinement and heat . As a punishment for complaining a large board was nulled up over a small air hole that had previously existed , and

      thus the draft and air was entirely stopped . There was no ventilation whatever , and we were Almost suffocated . There was also several holes knocked and made in the opposite wall of the cell to admit the foul air , and the stench from the burying-ground which adjoins the cell , the wall of the burying-ground forming a portion of the cell . The abominable stench that came in turned us all quite sickly , there not being an escape for it . I myself was also kept confined therein 3 G hours , aud all the food that was given me was four ounces of bread only during that time . The onl y reason we were confined there was for applying for relief , there being no other reason whatever . There is no bed nor even straw in the place to lie upon ; only the hard boards , which are infested with fleas . Upwards of thirty of us have bee » there together confined , and half v > £ as . have been compelled to lie on

      St. Pancras Poor. A Meeting Of The Rate ...

      the floor . Mrs , Jones the mother of the late unfortunate Mary Anne Jones , who committed' suicide , was confined therefor some days and nights together without her clothes , they b ? lng taken ' from her by the authorities , and also beaten about the body with great violence , there being black marks and bruises about her arms , which she showed to me and others who were with me . This cruelty is almost enough to drive any person to acts of suicied . As to the food , the same letter stated , —tbe meat is so hard and tough that it is with difficulty we chew it . The gruel and broth we seldom or ever use , ai there ara three broth days in the week , and we can ' t make use of the broth . We have three days to dine upon four ounces of dry bread alone . I myself have often been kept fourteen days by Mr . Lee , the master , without meat , which caused me to live tor fourteen days successively on nothing but dry bread . The reading of this letter created a powerful

      sensation . , . 1 !• 11 Mr . Howorth did not believe one word of the document , it was evidently a tissue of falsehood from beginning to end . . ' ,, , . . The meeting having been addressed by several gentlemen pro and con , the amendment was put from the chair , and lost by a majority ; of five . The meeting did not terminate till after midnight .

      The Hounslow Military Tra.Gedt. The Wors...

      THE HOUNSLOW MILITARY TRA . GEDT . The worst fears for the fate of the witnesses examined at tbe inquest held upon poor White , late private of the 7 th Hussars , are , we regret , likely to be realised . We understand one witness , who , in consequence of his superior attainments and conduct , had been elected president of his room , and whose advice was followed , and example imitated by his comrades , was , after giving his evidence , removed from ! the room , and placed in another over which a corporal swayed authority . Another , who is most respectably connected , and whose conduct as a soldier is beyond even the breath of censure , having , after he gave his evidence like a soldier and a man of honour , interested himself in raising a subscription towards the erection of a monument to White's memory , was ordered to attend the Colonel ' s quarters . He did so , when the following dialogue ensued ;—

      Colonel . —I ; understand that the men are raising a subscription so build a monument to White . Is such tbe factt ' . Soldier . —Yes , Sir . Colonel . —I am also informed that you are making yourself conspicuous in collecting that fund . Is that so ! Soldier . —Yes , Sir . Colonel . —Are you aware that , by so doing , you are guilty of a breach of discipline , and expose yourself to punishment 1 Soldier . —No , indeed , Sir , I am not ; and this is the first time I have been told so . Colonel . —Toil do put yourself in that position by such conduct .

      Soldier . —I hope not , Sir . Indeed , I can scarcely believe it , for I ' cannot conceive what crime there if in raising a monument to a deceased comrade . Colonel Well , well , you will see it Tou may retire , The soldier accordingly obeyed the mandate to retire , as he did the order to attend , but the interview with hit Colonel neither lessened his seal in collecting subscriptions towards the monument nor their amount . The one continued as fervent as ever , and the other continued to be raised without the slightest diminution . Poor "holloa" Matbewson , whose back was torn by the sanguinary lash , because , without knowing whom he was addressing at the time , for he did not tee him , be cried out " holloa " to a question from the sergeant , is now a prisoner in Hounslow barracks , awaiting his trial by court-martial . It appears that last Sunday he was

      on duty at Hampton . Court , when his mother , accompanied by his brother-in-law—just discharged from a lancer regiment , and whom he had not seen for nine years—visited him . He asked his sergeant , who . was corporal over him when he was a prisoner , previous to his late punishment at the ladder , to allow another soldier , who had agreed so to do , to mount guard for him , a ? he wished to spend a few hours with his family . This favour the sergeant peremptorily refused , although he had allowed a similar and a greater liberty to another soldier . After that the sergeant followed him to " Trophygate , " where he mounted guard , and where , according to his ( the sergeant ' s ) statement , be abused and threatened him . The sergeant accordingly reported Matthewson , and put him under arrest . The colonel , upon the sergeant ' s report , ordered a district court , martial to be held upon Matthewson .

      Court-Martial On Private Matthewson. A D...

      COURT-MARTIAL ON PRIVATE MATTHEWSON . A district court-martial assembled on Tuesday , at the Cavalry Barracks , Hounslow , on Private Thomas Matthewson , of the 7 th Hussars , who , as will be remembered , was one of the witnesses held by Mr . Wakley on White , the man who died from the effects of a flogging he received in pursuance of the sentence of a regimental court-martial . The charges against Matthewson , what the Court had to try , were those of insubordination and the use of threatening and disgusting languiige to Laace-serjeant O'Donnell , his superior officer , while on duty . The officers Composing the Court were all of the 12 th Lancers , the regiment now stationed at Hounslow Barracks .

      Serjeant O'Donnell gave the following evidence : —He was serjeant of the guard at Hampton Court Barracks , on the 20 th instant , at a quarter past six in the evening , Private Thomas Matthewson was at that time on sentry at the Trophy-gate , and he said to the witness , "You —— — -, I'll break your — heads . " Witness asked him whom he meant , and he answered , "You and that other old b " ( meaning Serjeant Jones , ) I'll break your b— - headsfor you . " The witness was sharply cross-examined by the prisoner whose defence was , that Serjeant O'Donnell came

      to him while on sentry , and told him that he could neither have his sentry hours changed nor be relieved . To that he replied , " I am very sorry , for my brother-in-law has just arrived f rom the Bast Indies and I wanted to see him . " The charge brought against him by Serjeant O'Donnell was unfounded , and did not contain a single word of truth . He also wished to state that Serjeant O'Donnell was drinking in the Canteen before he went on guard and afterwards ; and that he told private Hutehinson that he might put himself in prisoner's sentry , for he should not .

      The President . —Hutchinson should have be « nbrought forward . The prisoner , in continuation . — Hutchinson had marched off with his regiment—as also had several others who might have spoken for him . Serjeant O'Donnell was not sober at the time , and when he came to thejjunrdat night , he laid down on the floor of the guardroom , and to all appearance was quite drunk . The prisoner had no witnesses to bring forward . All the men who were on guard with him had gone off with their regiment . He did not apply to the commanding officers to have the witnesses detained , believing that the serjeant would have told the truth , or else he should have done so .

      The prosecutor , Lieut . William Viscount St . Lawrence , of the 7 th Hussars , produced the" record of a previous conviction by a Regimental Court-martial , on tbe 22 nd of last June , when the prisoner was found guilty of using violent and improper language to " . Serjeant Temple , in the discharge of his duty , and of insolent conduct to Colonel Why te , when brought before him : He was on that occasion sentenced to 100 lashes , which he received . Lieut . Viscount St . Lawrence also deposed to the character of the prisoner whilst in the regiment as being extremely insolent and disrespectful to his superiors . The prisoner was 20 years and 6 months old , and had been in the regiment six months . This last evidence having also been read over to the prisoner , the Court rose , and theproceedings terminated , Matthewson being led away in the custody of soldiers carrying drawn swords . The verdict will of course not be published till it has been submitted to the Horse Guards .

      The Wellington Statue. The Removal Of Tb...

      THE WELLINGTON STATUE . The removal of tbe colossal equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington , from the studio of the artist , Mr . M . C . Wyatt , in Harrow Road , Paddington , to its alleged "temporary" resting place at Hyde Park-corner , took place on Tuesday , and was attended with all the eclat that military pomp , a countless assemblage of persons , and the interest necessarily attached to so herculean a labour , could ensure . The throng of human beings extended as far as tbe eye could reach . Every window had its occupants , and even the house tops were crowded with anxious faces , while the enlivening strains of the military bands , and the presence of a large force of the household troops , added not a little to tho excitement of the occasion . Nor was the presence of the aristocracy wanting to give a feature to the proceedings . A commodious platform was erected immediately iu front of the artist ' s residence , aud was filled with a brilliant assemblage of rank and fashion .

      A massive andlofty platform of timber of great strength , supported by four immense metal wheels , principally composed of wrought iron , had been erected at an immense expense to convey the gigantic work to its destination . Upon this the statue was mounted—the chest and quarters of the horse resting on the body of the platform , while the four legs descended below the axles of the wheels , and were there supported by iron bars , so placed transversely as to meet the hoofs of the animal . The weight of this mammoth carriage was nineteen tons , and that of the statue itself being forty , made the entire weight to be transported fifty-nine tons , exclusive of the

      company of riggers , superintendents , Ac ., who clustered like so many p gmies around the base of this Titanic work of art . At an early hour in the morning it was dragged from the wotkshops of Mr . Wyatt into the roadway , by the united efforts of 10 * Fusileers . A considerable period elapsed before tho fastenings were completed to the satisfaction of those entrusted with the care of its removal , but this * avlng been done , 20 horses , belonging to the stud of Mr . Coding , the eminent brewer , were attached to . the carriage . They were placed three abreast , their heads decorated with laurels , and were guided b y u draymen , each of them attired in a new professional suit . The pt & * . « 4 honour , among these "knights of the whip , "

      The Wellington Statue. The Removal Of Tb...

      namely , the nght-hand wheeler , was assigned to a Tfatau . loo veteran , who has been 26 years in the employment of Mr . Godlng , and who wore his medals on this occasion About a quarter past twelve the enormous mass was at length , all preliminaries having been complied , put imotion . This was : the signal for a crash of mllitar * music , and a burst of applause from the congregated thousands , which literally rent the air . Tho procession was formed by a large bod y of th » Household troop ? , both horse and foot , with their splendid hands , under the command of the Marquis of London , derry , and reached its termination without the sli ghtest accident occurring to the statue or to any of tbe spectators . The corners of tbe streets were turned without dim .

      culty , and the entire journey was performed in less than , an hour and a half . Her Majesty the Queen Dewger and her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia , together with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , Lord Charles Wellesley , and all the members of the nobility who were present at the removal of tho statue , witnessed its arrival from the balcony of Apsley House . Tho carriage was stopped for some minutes before the balcony , the bands playing " See the conquering Hero comes " and it was then slowly drawn beneath tho scaffolding to the east of the triumphal arch . In consequence of the lateness of the hour , the raising of the vast group to its place on the top of the arch was postponed until Wednesday morning .

      Some idea of the vast dimensions of tbe group may be formed from tbe following figures . The height from tha base is about 28 feet j the girth round the horso , 23 fetf 8 inches ; arm of ditto 5 feet 4 inches ; from the hone ' s hock to the ground , 6 feet ; from the horse ' s nose to tho tail , 26 feet , The work has been nearly six years in com * pleting , and tbe expense is somewhere about £ 30 , 000 .

      A " Gbavb" Joke.—One Day, During The Pa Fi

      A " Gbavb" Joke . —One day , during the pa fi

      Week, A Laughable Hoax Was Played, At La...

      week , a laughable hoax was played , at Lancaster , upon a very respectable architect of mortality ' s last home . Itwas represented to him that" Old John , " a hostler , had died very suddenly , and that he waa requested to go and measure the defunct for a coffin . Away went the coffin builder on his mission , with his measuring tape in hand , and his visage the proper undertaker ' s length . "Old John" was laid out , apparently lifeless , in a lodging room over the stables , and our dismal visaged fnendfmeasured him for his last suit , with all due solemnity , intermixing hia notifications of demensions with expressions of regret , as follows : —Length , 5 feet 9 inches—poo * fellow , he ' s got rid of a troublesome world , and tono to abetter—breadth , 2 feet 9 inches , well , he ' spona

      at last . " Will he he buried as a « navie V " " Most certainly , " was the answer . Oh , then , he'll want an oak coffin , and I will take care he has a good un . " These necessary preliminaries having been gona through , he departed , uttering apparent regrets , yet evidentl y not sorrow that he had obtained the job , " Old John" played his part to a miracle . In fact , so well did he perform it , that some of the bystanders began to think that the joke was going to be converted into a tragedy , and that ' * Old John , " had actually died in a fit through the exertion of holding his breath so long . A glass of grog , however , soon set him " all right . " He was quickly dressed , and accompanied by one or two mere , went to the undertakers establishment , and found him busy at work chalking out the requisite oaken boards . - " Old John" gave a smart knock at the door , to excite hia

      attention , when the undertaker turned round and seeing what he conceived to be an apparition , ex » claimed , in an agony of terror , " Wha— Wha—What do you want here ? Aren't you dead ? " "Yes , " replied "Old John" "Dead enough ; and being anxious to be buried as soon as possible , I have called to know when my coffin will be ready . " A peal of laughter followed this announcement . Tha bubble burst , " Isaac" saw bow he had been played upon and flew into such a tearing passion , that if " old John" and his confederates had not quickly made their exit , coffins would probably hare been wanted for some of them ; for their dupe , seizing a huge axe , swore that if they did not get out of his sight , he would split every one of their skulls . — Lancaster Guardian .

      Crumbs of Comfort for ah Editor . — T . tf . writes— ' I think some of your papers to severe . ' ' We are of opinion , ' says the A . S ., ' that Mr . Holy , cake ' s articles lack spirit' Give us a few light papers , say J . A . 'We think the Reaiontr too dull . ' 'Do not indulge in any more Reminiscences' entreats another friend — ' the Reason ' s ? should be more serious . ' ' Who can get through such long articles ? ' exclaims G . W . ' These short papers come like flashes , ' interjects R . B ., 'let us have something to think about . ' ' You have too much Communism—your paper will go down , ' wrote Mr . A . a few weeks ago . We want to know more abr u »

      the Society ' g affairs , andeare nothing for Naturalism —weshall ' not take your paper in if you do not giro us more , ' say several Branches . Some objectors run on in pairs , thus : —T . B . — ' Give us catechisms—we want tin elements . '—S . D . — 'Do not be so expository , we have had ; the A B C of it a hundred times . ' T . F . — ' Make the Reasoner less that it muy go into the pocket . '—W . G . — * Make it larger that it may feel like a newspaper , ' iSo , I , ' CHarge it 3 d . ' — No , 2 . 'Make it Id . ' No . 3 . ' You are too uncom * promising . ' No . i . "Too conciliatory . ' No . 5 . ' Your tone should be more subdued . ' No . 6 . ' Speak out . '—The Seasmer .

      Marvleboxf . Vbstrv . —On Saturday , the Marylebone Vestry were occupied nearly the whole of their sitting in considering certain charges of alleged cruelty and mismanagement of the poor in the workhouse , on the part of the directors and guardians . The charges hare arisen in consequence of the adoption by the board of directors of a report of a committee recently appointed to r » vise the whole of the rules for the management of the poor in the workhouse , which , amongst other things , precludes the > introduction of diet prescribed for the sick on the workhouse side of the house , abolishes the system

      of manufactures and his extremely stringcnt ^ including a great reduction in the diet ) with regard to refractory paupers . Mr . Soden introduced the subject to the notice of the vestry , and moved— " That the board of directors and guardians be requested to forward to the vestry , a copy ol the report of the finance committee , dated June 19 th , and signed bj Messrs . Perry . Bushill , and Potter . " The charges against the directors and guardians ware indignantly repelled by several speakers , but as the charges had been publicly made , it was thought desirable that thty should be refuted , and the motion was ultiwately carried .

      Frost , Williams , and Joxes . —From a private letter , addressed to one of our corresspondents , dated " Hobart Town , April 20 th , 1 S 46 , " by a gentleman residing in that colony , we learn that Frost , the leader of the Chartist body at Monmouth , wasatthat period a clerk or warehouseman in a large grocery establishment , That Williams is still in the police force of the colony at the same salary as paid to the other constables , one shilling and ninepence per dar , he bears the character of being a good officer . Jones was in the police , also , but on account of his good conduct ho was appointed as guard te the mail , and recommended for indulgence ; he has since received his ticket of leave , and was living at the date of the lttter with a watchmaker at Launceston , at a good esAavy . —Birmin ^ ftam Jovr « al . The Late Fatal Cask of Military Flogqixo . —

      At an inquest held on Saturday , by Mr . Wakley , he made sums remarks on the frequency of cases of death arising from the effects of injuries to the skin , and said that , since the late inquest , at Hounslow , on private John Frederick White , of the 7 th Queen ' s Own Hussars , his attention had been more particularly drawn to such oases , which ho found averaged five each week . Until that inquest such cases were confined chiefly to burns and scalds , but the evidence given had proved that the same fatal effects might arise from other injuries to the skin . That fact had just been confirmed in a verv extra-Ordinary manner . Mr . Hawcs , M . I \ , tha

      Under Secretary for the Colonies , had a day or two siuce communicated to him , that by a report just received from Dr . Motherwell , the superintendent of convicts in Van Diemen ' s Land , as to their condition , it appeared , by a discovery ho had made , that two very important effects were produced on the convicts by . resorting to corporal punishment , viz ., inflammation of the cheat and disease of the heart , the very causes of private White ' s death , but which were ascribed by fonr out of the fire surgeons examined to sudden change of temperature , Mr . Wilson being the only one who ascribed it to the injurv to the skin occasioned by the flogging deceased had " received .

      JoiwlBRionT , Esq ., M . P . for MAKcmsaiER .-At last Mr . Ubden has peremptorily refused to stand for Manchester at the next election . This determination ol the Hon . M . R tor Stock port , was , it is said , received on Ihursday In Ma communication he gives it to be understood that it must be Stockport for lite ( excepting always the county of Buckingham ) . 1 he Reform Commitree , 48 in number , for this borough have from the first time been all but equally divided—25 in favour of Mr . Bright , and 23 for Mr . Cobden ; but now that a definitive , unalterable determination is expressed by the latter , the committee at once unanimousl y resolved on supporting Mr . Bright with their votes and influence .

      What tub French sat of tab Battle of WATKiaoo . —1 . That it waa not won at all . 2 . that it was won by the Prussians . 3 , That it waa won by the Prussians , the Hanoverians , the Russians , the Austrians , the Belgians , the Spaniards , the Bavarians , the Saxons , the English—in short , 1 )} " all tbe nations of Eurooe , little and big . 4 . That it was won by chance . 5 . That it was won by accident . G . That it was won by treason . 1 . That it was won by 500 , 000 men against 50 , 000 . 8 . That it waa not a battle at all . 9 . That the British certainly did not gain it . 10 . That Wellington is a fool ,, an ass , a coward . 11 . That one Frenchman , any day , will liek ten Englishmen or ten Scotchmen *

      Nw Market in Lambeth . —In the couvse of a few days a market on a most extensive scale will be opened in the Westminster Road , at the end of the New Cut . for the sale of merchandj ' ie & nd , pwisi & jia ol every description .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 3, 1846, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03101846/page/2/