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      Southwark Election Housein Blackraorestrestclare 8 7 J The Nortfiffejf Star:. __ Seraemegi*_ 13, _ 1845.

      SOUTHWARK ELECTION housein _BlackraorestrestClare 8 7 J THE _NORTfiffEJf STAR :. __ _SEraEMEgi _*_ 13 , _ _1845 _.

      Nomination Of Canpidates. _ Wednesday ^ ...

      NOMINATION OF CANPIDATES . _ Wednesday _^ ' _^^^ L _?^ _SSS _ofcandidatcsto _reprcsent _theboroushof So _^ war in the room of the late Benjamin _«*»' _*•' _^ _'foX hmtin _™ were erected at an early hour in Highstreet _^ n front of the Town-hall . . The hour _ap-Ecd by the Hig h Bailiff for opening the _proceed-Cs was ten o ' efock , but shorty after nine _ojclock a mat crowd had _aiBcniWed _.-Alwut twenty minutes _Txllbre ten , a reinforcement came In from the direction of Tooley-stroet , consisting of a number of _coalii /» . iri . _» s and wharf-i . ortcrs . wko made their way to the

      best _pla' _-e . sporting Mr . Pilcher s cards , and shoutin" Mr . Pilcher ' s name ; one of hi 3 placards they }\ aa , with questionable taste , stack round a worn-out broom to form their banner . Just aa this body commencei their outcry ilr . Pilcher came on the _lustings , and advanced to the rostrum or small stage which protiuded from the front , to acknowledge their '• most sweet voices , " as he frequently did throughout the day . Sir W . Molcsworth ' s deportjnent was more reserved , and almost _haughty ; he flung back his long hair from his temples with a somewhat impatient manner . Mr . Miall ' s bearing was extremely cool , even throughout the uproar .

      For about ten minutes the _"Pilchcrs" had almost undisputed possession of "the common ear , " but the supporters of Sir W _. Molesworth began then _f » come on the ground ; Mr . Miall ' s friends were last in the field . The crowd was very good humoured , and quite satisfied with preventing all the speakers from _Tieing heard by any person further than a yard from ike * n . The candidates were all received with a good deal of applause , mixed with disapprobation ; Mr . Miall had . perhaps , rather the fewest foes . The three shook hands before the fray . The High Bailiff , dressed in a court suit , and accompanied by his deputy and Sir J . Pirie , arrived at ten o ' clock ; and , asit was evervboily ' s interest to stand well with thc presiding officer , lie was listened to Willi due attention .

      The Ilion Bailiff said , they were met in consequence of being deprived by death of an old and faithful representative ; and , without presuming to offer an opinion on that gentleman ' s public merits , any observer of his conduct might be allowed to bear te _/ timony that ho was a gentleman of high and ho-Bounible pretensions , and sustained ably in the Commons' house o f Parliament the trust reposed in him . ( Hear . ) Their duty in electing a successor to him was too well appreciated by the intelligent , wealthy , and influential electors then before him ( a laugh ) to make any observation upon it necessary ; he was q nJte snre that ihey would show that they appreciated this important trust by the manner in which they discharged it .

      Mr . W . Hawes at length came forward to propose Sir W . Molesworth , and was received with uproar , and shonts of " He ' s a turncoat and infidel , " " Ah ! jnfidel j" Mr , Hawes proceeded to recommend tbe Ion . baronet as the most fitting person to represent the political , the commercial , and the religions opinions of the inhabitants of this borough . lie represented the political opinions of aU v * ho wished fov an extension of the suffrage {" sSo no" ) , not to make it universal , as one of his opponents wished , but to base it upon _property , reason , education , and fitness to vote . Sir W . Molesworth had voted for the

      repeal of those clauses of thc Reform Act by which a Jargemass ofthe people of that borough were excluded from thefranchise . As to the commercial interests of _Southward , he was largely connected with them by property , andkis votes in Parliament had been for free tradcaiid a repeal ofthe Corn Laws ; when tliose views were unpopular , he had the courage toinaintain them . He would also represent properly the civil and religious interests of that great borough , advocating that jrational liberty of conscience which enabled a mau to declare and maintain his opinions freely , and not stigmatising any one by unmanly placards because Le held a different opinion . Sir W . Molesworth was

      surrounded by all those gentlemen m the borough who had distinguished themselves in it b y themaiutenance of civil and religions liberty for the last twenty years . But who surrounded Mr . Pilcher ? "Where were thc Barclays and the Potts ? Where -was thc commercial interest ? And who surrounded Mr . Miall—the Ilev . Mr . This and the Key . Mr . That ; he came forward as the advocate of civil , and jrcliuioiis _ljijty . but only liberty for himself and his party . T _^ Bie was supported by the rankest Toryism , " and _^ m other by Feargus O'Connor and his friends . Be fittest man to represent the borough was Sir _JL _^ Io'eswoitli , and he would be at the Iiead ofInepoIL ( Much confusion . )

      ilr . _Makti _** * seconded thc nomination ofthe honourable baronet . Mr . E . Paiaier then came forward to propose Mr . Pilcher ( ' * _Xo Tory !") , a gentleman residing among _tiiei and acquainted with all their local wants , -wh » h Sir W . Molesworth could not possibl y undcrstJid . Mr . Pilcher would support our Protestant c _« _siitntion * . and let thc electors remember that wc owed our civil and religious liberties to thc efforts of Protestants at thc llefonnation . ( Mr . Palmer proceeded to denounce the sentiments of llobbes , and Sir 17 . jVIoIisworfh as-liis editor ; but the uproar made it impossible to collect with certainty what he said . ) Mr . Daue seconded the nomination of Mr . Pilcher .

      Mr . A . _PirxLiir had mnch pleasure in proposing _Jilr . . Miall , a man emanating from their own class , and a man of honest integrity , lie had long known that gentleman (" Down with him . " )—and long valued his writings on the subject of civil and _religious liberty . Mr . Miall ' s principles were not ofa selfish order , but were those of an expanded mind , and he would give to the whole British community cray privilege he asked for himself , lie was for THii .-ci . stl suffrage , and so was Sir W . _Molesworih seven or eight years ago ; but he had changed or j denied his principles to suit a particular class ofthe

      electors . ( Grains . ) A very large class of British Christians sympathised with Mr . Miall on the _voluntary principle . Ms . Hawes bad cried shame upon tlse _plaeardists ; but he ( Mr . _Pellatt ) would fay it was an honour to them that , when taunted with being unable to bring proof ofthe infidelity of llobbes , they Lad done it nobly , quoting the highest authorities of ths last century , down to Sir J . Mackintosh , to prove tbat llobbes was not only a tyrant , a despot , and a eenti'alisei * in polities , but an infidel in religion . ( Uproar . ) Mr . J . 31 . _TVebd seconded the nomination of Ms Miall .

      Sir W . _MoixswonTH then came forward to address the meeting amidst considerable uproar , caused as much by thc cheers and shouts of his supporters as by the groans and hooting of his opponents , which continued without a moment ' s intermission to the conclusion ofthe hon . baronet ' s speech , ami which as we have already * observed ( aud the same remark applies equally to the speeches ofthe other candidates ) , was only lieard by those immediately around him . Having in vain bugged for a patient hearing from the crowd while lie explained _tothemhispelitical principle ? , the iion . baronet proceeded to say , —Of the three candidates who aspire to the honour of representing yoa in Parliament , the lot has fallen upon me first to address you . I entreat a patient hearing whilst 1

      endeavour as briefl y as I can , to explain my political principles . If you approve of my principles , it will be your duty to elect me ; if you disapprove of them , it will be y-j wc duty to reject me . For nine years I sat and voted in the House of Commons as a Radical . 'To those pii _icipics 1 stiil adhere , and intend to adlicre . Are you for or are you against Radical _principles ( cheers ) . 1 will put the question more distinctly . Are you in favour of Free Trade ? Arc you opposed to all protecting duties ? Would you extend your commerce—exchange your manufactures for the productions of every climate , so that your manufacture ; may flourish , and the labouring classes be prosperous and happy ? Bo you desire a repeal ofthe Corn Laws ( _ehaers ) ? Do you wish for cheap food—for

      abundant food for our daily increasing population ? According as you answer these questions , yes or no , so should you vote for or against roc . I have supported every measure calculated to _extenj the commerce and unshackle the industry of th- country . As a stanch Free-Trader I should take my seat as your representative in the House of Commons ( cheers ) . Again , are you in favour of religious liberty and equality ? Bo you agree witli me in thinking , that neither the state nor society ought to _Interfere with the religious belief of any man ? that all creeds , sects , and religious—that Protestants , Catholics and Dissenters , Jews and Curistians , should be treated in every respectalike ( _cheers )? If you hold these opinions , then it isyourduty tovotefor me . For ,

      througoutthe whole ofmy public and private career , in every thought , deed , and word , I hare been true to the principles of religious liberty and equality . Again , would you do justice to Ireland ? I have proved that I would by every vote that I have given on Irish affairs . I hive proved it since I came into this borough . I might have avoided all the danger ofthis contest , if I would have shrunk from thc side of justice to Ireland . I was asked how I should have voted with regard to the late grant to Maynooth . I might have evaded that question . I might have said that I was not in Parliament when thatmcasure was passed—thatit was settled and gone by . I felt , however , tbat it was my duty to you honestly to state my opinions with regard to that grant , and 1 felt that in justice to Ireland I must have voted for it . The

      great majority of the Irish nation nave adhered to the religion of their forefathers , and are still Catholics . The piety of those ancestors bequcothed vast property for the maintenance of the Catholic religion , and for tbe instruction of the Catholic priests . -That property has . been alienated—not to the uses of the state , nor for the benefit of the whole Irish nation—but to the support of a religion in which Eeven-eighths of the people utterly disbelieve . As some sU ght compensation , perhaps , for this great . wrong , the Irish parliament © anted asmall sum of money , not to maintain the _K _? _T _* _•}? _£ edueate them-to render them nni _™ fir ! £ J _!^? nan Ce of tlj < -ir duties . After the _ESSw l _™** Bnta _™ and Irelana . A" * grant was _lwpwTandW vL u become _adequate for its _tu _^ _uae , ana last year it was proposed to make it _*¦ _—•^ - * -r--,-, _J-J _..,-

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      & sufficient . Now , I ask , could the House of Commons , with propriety , have rejected such a proposal ? Would not the refusal of this grant have been considered as tantamount to a declaration of hostility towards Ireland ? Would it not have confirmed the assertion of the agitator , that there was no justice to be obtained from England ? Would it not have lent force to the cry of a Repeal of the Union ? I answer it would . I am opposed to the Repeal of the Union—no one more so , but then I say , do justice to Ireland ; destroy her monster church , the reproach of England ; and when you have done this , then , and not till then , refuse this small grant to Maynooth . Now a few words with regard to those antagonists . First , with regard to Mr . Pilcher . Mr . Pilcher is a Tory . I say it with every respect , for he has as much right to his conscientious opinions as I have to mine . Our opinions are diametrically

      opposed . There is a fair , upstanding fight between us , which the poll of to-morrow will decide in my favour . Now a few words to the friends of Mr . Miall , and to thatgcntlcman himself . Manyamongstyou , I know , are honest and sincere men , for whose characters I entertain unfeigned respect . I wished that our united forces should do battle to tho common enemy . I offered to agree to any fair compromise . I promised to retire from the field if I were the weaker , and to give all the assistance in my power to your candidate . These offers your candidate rejected , and the contest went on . Still I hoped that no angry feelings would arise between us ; 1 trusted that we should abstain from personalities towards each other , and that this would be a calm contest of reaaon . In these , my hopes , I bave been disappointed , and for that disappointment I am not to blame . Not one word of disrespect , not one single syllable of reproach did I utter against your candidate till I was

      assailed—A voice from the hustings exclaimed : " Tou begun . " Sir William Moleswokto : What ? How ? The same voice : "You called Mr . Miall reverend . " Sir William Molesworth ( laughing ) : And is that aterm of reproach ( laughter ) ? I repeat , not one word of reproach did 1 utter till I was assailed . When struck , however , I am ever ready to strike in return . Who struck the first blow ? You , Mr . Miall ! You quitted the high ground of argument . You descended into the arena of abuse . You accused me of dishonesty on account of my opinions with regard to Maynooth ; you taxed me with insincerity because I possessed property iu the Church of England ; you called upon the Dissenters of Southwark to shrnk

      with horror from my opinions ; you attempted to excite religious rancour and animosity against ine ; like an inquisitor of old , you presume to question me on my religious belief , and to summon me before the tribunal of your private judgment . I am glad to meet you here to-day , face to face , to answer you , to scoff at your pretensions , and to bid you defiance . I tell you , in the name of religious liberty and equality , that no man has a right to interfere with the religious opinions of another man—that no man has a right to question or blame the belief of his neighbour . I tell you that in _j-onr conduct and language towards me you have been untrue to the great principle of religious liberty—you have been without that charity which is the essence cf religions liberty .

      You have denounced me as the editor ol the works of Hobbes of Malniesbury . Electors , I am proud of the fact , I will rest npon it a claim to your support , in opposition to the claims of Mr . Miall He is the editor of the Nonconformist . I am the editor of llobbes . To compare the two works together , would be Hie comparing the vastest mountain on the earth ' s surface with thesniallest mole-hill . The works of Hobbes will last more centuries than the Nonconformist will days . The writings of llobbes will live as long as the Anglo-Saxon race and language . They will be read age after age , by thc studious amongst tlte millions of our race , who will people the two Americas and the islands of the ' Southern Ocean , and who will wonder atthe ignorant

      and the bigotted herd who dared to assail so great a master of thought and language ; As one of that herd . it is your only chance , Mr . Miall , ofescapiug oblivion . When I _commenced this contest , I was told by one of Mr . Miall ' s admirers that he was a retired and accomplished student , skilled in literature , a lover of learning and wisdom , an acute rcasoner , an aole writer , and in every way well fitted to instruct the nation through the public press . I did believe all this , and I felt almost ashamed of entering into a contest with sueh a person . Now , I ask you , electors , has Mr . Miall ' s conduct with regard to llobbes been in conformity with the character I have just given ? If you , Mr . Miall , had any love of learning , any regard for the literature of your country , any reverence

      for the wisdom of past times , any admiration for beauty of language , vigour of expression , vigour of logic , and boldness of reasoning , though you might , like myself , deem many of Hobbes ' s opinions erroneous , though you might reject the whole ofhis doctrines , yet vou would have _aecordedjpraise , not blame , to me for enabling the student to peruse the works of one of England ' s most illustrious authors . No ; like that Mahometan warrior and bigot who destroyed the wisdom of ages , you would burn every work and consume all literature that iu the slightest degree was at variance with your limited notionswith your own koran . You " hare denounced me as the editor of an infidel work ; I have challenged you to make good vour assertions . I have called

      upon you to point out one infidel passage , one single sentence derogatory to Christianity in the works of Thomas llobbes of Malmcsbury . Have you or have you not read tliose works ? If you have not read them , what right have you to say that they are infidel productions ? [ Mr . Miall , who was standing so close to Sir William as even to touch his arm by reason of the _pressure of the crowd , here made a remark , to which Sir William Molesworth immediatel y replied . ] If you have read them , then point out one infidel passage in them , one single sentence hostile lo Christianity . Iilef yyoutoit . You have shrunk from tho attempt . You have directly acknowledged that no such passage can be found in those works . Would it not have been manl y and courageous to have

      acknowledged your error , to have said that you hail never read those works , and that you had bceii misled with regard to them ? Instead of doing this you have had recourse to subterfuge . First , j _* ou have talked about Gibbon . Now tell mc , acute logician , able reasoner , what has Gibbon to do with llobbes , or llobbes with Gibbon ? Two minds more dissimilar can hardly be found than thc philosopher of Malmcsbury and the historian ofthe Roman Empire . Would you , the lover of knowledge , not only destroy the works ofour greatest dialectician , but the writings likewise of our Kreatest historian ? Would you consign to the same fiaiaesthe Leviathan , aud the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ? 2 dl y . You have insinuated that some of Ilobbes ' s opinions lead to infidelity . Prove it .

      I say . Now , I ask , is there a single work renowned in science , in literature , or in art , against which a similar charge has not been brought by some narrowminded bigot ? It is a well-known historical fact , that every great discovery in astronomy , in natural history , in chemistry , or in any ofthe physical sciences—that everything which has _' made us better acquainted with the heavens , with theearih , and with human naturethat every acquisition of knowledge which has tended to elevate humanity , every attempt at free inquirv , every effort to shake off the trammels of authority , has been successively attacked by the ignorant and narrow-minded as leading to infidelity . Under this malignant and accursed plea some of the greatest spirits of thc human race have been persecuted and

      shun . Socrates was put to death as an infidel—he who first said there were antipodes was burnt . The followers of Copernicus wero persecuted as disbelievers ; and the great Galileo , on bended knees , was compelled to assert that the earth was immoveable . Bacon and Descartes were taxed with irreligion : the doctrines of Lock were said to lead to materialism . Newton was accused of dethroning the Deity for the discovery of the Jaw of gravitation ; a similar charge was made against Franklin for explaining the nature of the thunderbolt . Priestley ' s library was burnt , and his person endangered , on account ofhis reli gious opinion—and , in our own days , _Bucklnnd _, Sedgwick , and the other geologists , are accused of overturning revelation bv tlieir discoveries

      with regard to the past existence of the earth . In short , in all ages , and among all nations , infidelitv has ever been the war-cry which the base , the ijyiorant , the intolerant , and the canting tribe have raised against the great , thc noble , and the generous spirits of the human race . That cry you , Mr . Miall , have attempted to raise against the works which I have edited . I now again solemnly call upon vou , before these , the electors of Southwark , whom vou wish to represent in Parliament , 1 challenge you to make good yonr assertions . If you shrink from thc attempt , or fail—as fail you will—then I accuse you before your fellow-citizens of having brought this charge against me for base electioneering purposes . 1 brand you as a calumniator—and appeal to the poll of to-morrow . ( Great cheering from Sir William ' s friends . )

      Mr . PiLcnEB next presented himself , and was received with a stunning volley of cheers from his friends and a fire of yells and hisses from the rest ' of the mob . The supporters of Sir W . Molesworth appeared resolved to pay off in the same coin the interruption which their favourite candidate Mil received during his address , and ail parties ' amicably concurred in manufacturing so frightful an uproar , that , although the honourable candidate considerately elevated Lis voice , in the very eare ofthe reporters , who were stationed close to him , only detached sentences ofhis speech could be gathered . He submitted to them that a commercial man was best fitted to represent such a constituency as that of Southwark .

      Surely , he " observed , out of the five or six thousand electors which Southwark contained , one of them at least could be found worthy of being their representative in Parliament , witliout seeking amongst those who were strangers to the borough and its interests _, lie knew the wants ofthe borough , and he had had a better opportunity of becoming acquainted with themthaneitheroftheothercandidates . Hehadlived among the inhabitants , and had performed the duties of the various offices which it had fallen to his lot to be elected to ; for hewas " proud to say "that lie had served in various capacities , not in Southwark alone , but in both London and the county of Middlesex _, lie had considered it his duty to come forward in the service of his country whan called upon so to do ( No - ** - _t _*"**— " " *„ ¦ - » ¦ ,- - ¦ -. -r \ - - - ¦ , •' --. " _,-r- * - i _^ -. * _y't . _'«;* _. ' _- }•*; _riV > _r 1- ' . _ovJ «

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      go ; we wont have you !) . He had been a Btrenuous supporter of thc various charities of the borough , ol its dispensaries and its hospital ( frantic vociferations from the coal heavers , which the honourable candidate gracefullyandgratefullyacknowledged ) . Somepersons had called him a Tory and others had called him a Whig , buthcwould teD them what he was—a true and liberal reformer of every abuse that could be shown to exist in the country . At all times he would maintain the independency ofthe electors . The Poor-Law should have his utmost attention , and he would do everything in his power to alleviate the pressure upon the poor man , by giving support to the extension _| ot trade and commerce . So also the question ofthe Corn-Lawsshould have his best attention ( as we understood

      the honourable candidate ) , and he would do all in his power , not only to extend the trade generally but locally to benefit the borough by the introduction of that wliich he hoped and believed was not far distant , extensive docks in Southwark ( cheers ) . With respect to the Maynooth grant , if an opportunity offered he should be a strenuoussupporter of the repeal of the grant ( loud cheers ) . With respect to the income-tax , he believed a property-tax would be better , and he should much like to see a repeal of the assessed taxes , which pressed so unequally upon every class of the people . He was also friendly to a probate and legacy duty upon real property . # The sale or conversion of the crown lands would give , according to a late calculation , - £ 6 , 000 , 000 , whicli would relieve thepeople from

      those taxes wliich he had mentioned as pressing injuriously upon them . The honourable candidate concluded by expressing his sense of the support he had received , and the peculiar gratification " ho felt at being able to say that his cause was advocated by the ladies . ( The conclusion of the speech was received with ecstatic delight by Mr . Pilcher ' s friends , and a storm of disapprobation from the rest of the crowd . Mr . Miall then came forward , and perceiving at once the inutility of addressing thc crowd , followed the example ofhis predecessors , by directing his voice towards the reporters . He said tbat he , as well as the hon . baronet , liked to meet hia antagonist face to face , but he disdained on thc present occasion to reply to the personalities with which he had been

      assailed—that he , in common with the hon . . baronet who had preceded him , was glad to meet his antagonist face to face , and he rejoiced in the opportunity afforded him of witnessing the peculiar courtesy and refinement of manner that distinguished the aristocracy when pressed harder than party convenience allowed . He scorned , however , to reply to the personalities in which the lion , baronet had indulged , and would not presume to set up his literary reputation , such as it was , " against that of llobbes or any other man . He would say for himself , however , that , according to his ability , he had always tried to do good to his fellow men , and advance the interests oftheir common humanity , and it was a matter of no concern to him whether his name was

      handed down to oblivion , or was handed up to posterity _, lie was actuated in his present conduct by no such motives as those . Ho had taken a stand in what lie considered right , and none of tlie taunts of the hon . baronet could make him ashamed of his position . With regard to the infidelity of Hobbes , he had been challenged to produce a single passage of his works that would afford evidence of his sentiments in this particular . ( A voice in the crowd : " Do not burst your boiler !") The whole scope of his works were against Christianity and civil liberty . They were opposed to the rights of individual conscience , and , consequently , opposed to tbat pure and spiritual religion which thoy professed to reverence . If lie had erred in this respect , he had erred in good company—he had erred in common with Duckworth and Hallam—with Dugald Stewart and Sir James

      Mackintosh—who all concurred in condemning the doctrines propounded by the infidel philosopher of Malmesbury . If Sir William Molesworth were right , then the literary and philosophical world had been dishonest forthe last two centuries , lie found not fault with the honourable baronet for his private convictions , and he begged to assure him that he never would interfere with them , and would not on account of them proscribe him . On the contrary , he would give him ' JLlvi utmost opportunity of making known his sentiments , and respect him for the zeal and energy with which he might defend them . The honourable baronet had accused him ( Mr . Miall ) of being bigoted and intolerant , and had taken his stand on a misunderstood or misinterpreted sentence of a spc-cell Of his , as reported in the public papers . It was clear that the honourable baronet did not

      understand his real sentiments , for it there was one man in the community more than another , who would leave mind free to science , religion , and philosophy , he was the man . ( Hear , and loud cheers . ) This was the truth , and he defied any man to produce a single line which he had either written or spoken , to prove the contrary . ( Loud cheers . ) He denied that he had ever referred to Sir William Molesworth as the editor of "llobbes , " until the-Honourable Baronet , with miserable taste , taunted liim with being" a " Reverend . " ( Laughter , cheers , and uproar . ) The lion . Baronet took credit to himself for being the exclusive friend of Ireland , and ho had drawn their attention to what would be the effect of withdrawing from the people of tbat country the grant of

      Maynooth . Now he ( Mr . Miall ) begged to tell tnem that the great cause of discontent amongst thc people of Ireland was the Church Establishment ; and if the contending factions of Whigs and Tories had been desirous of calming down their rage , which disturbed . the tranquillity of that country , they would have long since withdrawn that establishment . The Endowment Bill , for which the Honourable Baronet was _prepaicd to give such a decided vote , was brought forward solely in order to save that monstrous institution . ( Cheers and uproar . ) The aristocracy of both parties trembled lor its permanent existence , and In order that it might stand tney bribed the Roman Catholic priesthood by this so-called Educational grant . This , however , was not the onlv scheme

      ot a similar kind which they intended , for they proposed to promote two or three other ecclesiastical establishments , and to keep tlie priesthood in the pay of Government , ™ order to smother the aspiration of the people after liberty . ( Cheers . ) Hehad already more than once informed them that this new policy of the Government was the sole cause of his having obtruded himself on their notice . Let the Dissenters of the Borough of Southwark believe that this was an evil injurious tothe liberty of the people , nnd let them who intended to vote for Sir William Molesworth consider what would be the result of that vote . They had now an opportunity of vindicating their principles and character , by sending to Parliament a man pledged not only against this grant , but

      against all State endowments whatever . If they acted otherwise , it passed his imagination to consider in what manner they would retire from the contest . __ If they were defeated , where would they hide tlieir heads for shame ? If they obtained a victory they should hurry to the country , so that none might be a witness of their compunctious repentance . Even the very children would reproach them with being traitors , and as having betrayed the cause of civil and religious liberty entrusted to them by their forefathers , under the most solemn obligations to hand it down unimpaired to posterity . ( Cheers and great confusion . ) The honourable gentleman who moved the nomination of Sir W . Molesworth as a fit and proper person to represent them , declared that

      he could not understand thc position which he ( Mr . Miall ) had taken up . Ho did not wonder at the gentleman ' s want of comprehension , for none were so deaf as those who would not hear . ( Laughter . ) The honourable gentleman , doubtless , looked at what would be the effect of this contest in another borough in the neighbourhood Leheers and laughter ] ; and , therefore , he could not understand any movement , whether political or ecclesiastical , which did not strictly fall in with the convenience of the Whigs [ great uproar ] . He was proud to observe that the elective body throughout the country generally , were emancipating themselves from the shackles in which they were held by the domineering Whigs [ cheers , hisses , and confusion ! .

      lo these electors he wished all success . He now stood forward in his own person , to give them every assistance in his power [ cheers ] . With this view , he had determined on giving every elector in the borough an opportunity of recording his vote in favour of his honest principles , and whatever might be tlie result of the experiment , he considered that , in doing so , he was conferring a benefit on every honest man . In the noisy state of the meeting , it would be useless for him to persist in addressing them at any greater length . All he could say was , that ho should be most happy , if they put him in the proud position of being their representative , to pled ge himself to an advocacy of those public interests on wluch their hearts were set . Mr . Miall then retired .

      Mr . _Mayxaud here stepped forward , with the letter of Feargus O'Connor in his hand , and manfully confronted Sir William Molesworth . Sir Wm . had the consummate impudence still to deny the " speech , " and attributed it to John Temple Leader , M . P . for Westminster , who is now on the Continent . Upon this , Mr . Maynard told Sir William that he was present at the meetlfcg at the Crown and Anchor , reported in the Chronicle , and heard HIM deliver the speech in question ; and also avow the pleasure he had in following in the steps of Major Cartwright . Sir William then said that he would write to Mr . Leader , and get that gentleman to confirm his ( Sir William ' s ) statement . '

      The Hmn Bailiff proceeded to take ' the show of hands , holding up a large placard bearing the name of the candidate for whom the votes were to be taken . He then declared that to the best of his judgment the choice had fallen , on Sir W . Molesworth . ' A poll was demanded for the other candidates , and was fixed to take place at 8 o ' clock on the following ( Thursday ) morning , and continue till 4 o ' clock . Mr _Pucher moved , and Sir W . Mot Eswonra seconded , a vote of thanks , to the High Bailiff which was carried unanimously . . The High Bailiff returned thanks . He was much pleased with the orderl y and impartial manner in which the meeting had acted ( ironical cheers and laughter ) . He trusted that the same good understanding would be maintained to the close of the poll , and that nothing _^ _vould transpire to mar the

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      good name Southwark had acquired for its conduct m elections . ' . ' . '' ,,. ' . , The multitude then gradually separated . THE POLL . The polling commenced at eight o ' clock on Thursday morning vigorously , and from the first announcement ofthe numbers at nine o ' clock , it was evident that Sir W . Molesworth would be the successful competitor . NINE 0 CLOCK . Molesworth - - - _fifil Pilcher - - - . - - 206 Miall 185

      TWELYB O CLOCK . Molesworth ... - 1419 Pilcher - - - - - 816 Miall 30 G _fSlHES O ' CLOCK . Molesworth - 1835 Pilcher - - - - , 1110 Miall 341 FOUE O ' CLOCK . Molesworth ... - 1942 Pilcher 1176 Miall - - - - - 303 Molesworth , majority over Pilcher - 762 Miall - 1589

      DECLARATION OF THE POLL . Yesterday ( Friday ) , the state ofthe polling for the respective candidates waa olKcially declared by the High Bailiff . About twelve o ' clock Sir Wm . Molesworth , accompanied by his committee , came on the hustings . The unsuccessful candidates soon after appeared . The Hig h Bailiff then announced the numbers polled for the different candidates to bo as follow _: — For Sir Wm . Molesworth 1943 — Jeremiah Pilcher , Esq 1182

      — Edward Miall , Esq 352 The High Bailiff then said : —This being the state oftlie poll , I have to declare and make proclamation that Sir Wm . Molesworth , Bart ., having polled the largest number . of voter , is duly chosen a member to serve in this present _farlianient for the Borough of Southwark [ great cheering ] . Sir William Molesworth then addressed the _asicmbly . He said—I consider myself to be your representative indeed . In the first place , I consider myself to have been returned by you because I am , as I have always been , a staunch advocate of free trade . ( Great cheering . ) I am for removing all legislative protection from commerce , and for leaving unshackled thc trade of this country ; but above all

      I shall make every effort in my humble power for the total repeal of the Corn Laws _^ ( Great applause . ) Secondly , I consider I have been returned by you because I am an advocate of religious liberty and equality , and as your representative I shall , in accordance with that principle , give my support , whenever the question may come before Parlialiament , to the voluntary system , and shall oppose all grants of public money for ecclesiastical purposes . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) 1 am likewise , and always have been , an advocate for justice to Ireland . ( Cheers . ) I am in favour of an extension of the suflrage , and my opinions have not , as some have supposed , ever changed upon that subjeet . 1 never did , I assure you , declare myself in favour of

      any greater extension than household suilragc . A mistake , I am aware , has arisen in consequence of the publication of a speech which was said to have been delivered by me in the year 1827 . All that I can say is , with regard to that speech , that the words attributed tome respecting " short Parliaments and universal suffrage , " were not uttered by myself . I have the strongest conviction , though at the present moment I cannot prove it , that thc whole of that speech was delivered , not by me , but by an intimate friend of mine , who , I know , was about that period on many occasions mistaken for mc . That friend is now on the continent , and I will , ' at the earliest oppbrtnnity , ' refer that speech to him and ascertain

      whether my impression be correct or not . ( Cheers . ) I sliall vote for the ballot , for triennial Parliaments , and for tho abolition of any property qualification for members . And , in conclusion , I declare to you that , although you have done nie the distinguished honour of returning mc by a large majority , yet , it * at any period you should consider that my opinions and votes arc contrary to your real interests , 1 sliall be read )* , at the express wisli of a majority of you as my constituents , to resign the trust you have now confided to me . ( Applause . ) Mr . Pilcher then spoke amidst the mingled cheers and hisses of his friends and opponents . His speech was all about Protestantism and Maynooth .

      " Mr . Miall followed . Ho said , —I am not ashamed of being in a minority . I could bear to stand alone , if I had with me the approbation of my conscience . I have that approval now , and while I would express my regret for anything in the shape of irritation which may possibly have escaped from any of us in the heat of tlie contest , yet 1 cannot look back at the course we have pursued , and say , " we have done wrong . " I believe it , gentlemen , to be a fair and honourable work to stand forward in the face of tremendous odds , in order that we may give to every elector an opportunity of expressing his honest and decided conviction . ( Cheers . ) Too long have wc been led by party names , and it is now of the utmost consequence that the electors throughout thc kingdom should disregard , parties of every class and character , and stick firmly to their principles . ( Cheers . ) We have commenced a great experiment—an experiment which undoubtedly has failed in the first instance ,

      but an experiment which I can promise you will be repeated . ( Cheers and hisses . ) Mr . Miall then made some bricfobservations on tho question of ecclesiastical endowments , and concluded 'by saying—As I am fully persuaded that you yourselves will ch a : this contest without any unkindly feeling , either towards the candidates or towards each other ; for we can all afford , after the battle is over , to give play to the generous emotions ofour hearts ; I wish to do so in the present instance . At the same time I am fully determined that I will still go forward in the course which I havo marked out for myself , and that that plan which I have been recommending to the country with all _earnestness of heart during the hist six montlis , sliall not fail of its effect for want of any effort or sacrifice on my part [ cheers ] . The usual compliment having been paid to the High Bailiff , the election was declared to be at an cud , and the people quietly dispersed .

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      1 _IANSION HOUSE . Mosdat . —Suiciue os _hoaud" a Hull Steam _Tacket . —Jir . Hall , of the firm of W . J . Hall anil Co ., of the Custom-house-quay , waited on the Lord Mayor , for tlie purpose of mailing a communication to his lordship relative to the suicide of a gentleman on his passage from Hull to London , in a steam vessel . It appeared from the Statement mndc by air . Hall , tliat on _Saturday afternoon , the Cth of September , when the William Barley steam vessel was on her passage from IIull to the port of London , a gentleman , best cabin passenger , jumped overboard , near tl . 'c lower middle buoy , abreast tho Shears , and was drowned . The moment Captain Turner saw the unfortunate man in tho water lie ordered tho engine to bo stopped and reversed , and the boat to be lowered , and maimed . The order was instantly obeyed , but all the efforts of the crew wero ineffectual . The deceased sunk

      and was seen no more . . No appearance ot insanity was attached to him , as far as those on board had opportunity of ascertaining _during thc voyage , hut he was observed to bo exceedingly low-spirited and restless . On Friday night lie partook of tea with the rest of the passengers , aiid sat in the cabin all ni 'ht . On Saturday morning be took breakfast alone . At about two o ' clock in the afternoon he had a small bottle of porter and a biscuit , and after the other _passengers liad dined , ho dined by himself on deck , and soon after he finished his meal he committed himself to the waves . He was about five feet eight inches tall , hud a round face , appeared to be thirty or thirty-one years of age , and was dressed in a Taglioni coat , light

      drab trousers , light waistcoat , light handkerchief , and Wellington boots . According to the best of the recollection of Mr . Harrow , tho clerk of the William _Darley _, the deceased had a watch in his pocket atthe time he jumped overboard . A passenger was booked as Mr . JI . Coll , Horwich _, who wns supposed to be the gentleman who drowned himself , ns a box , with liis name upon it , was left ou board , and had not been claimed . Tliere were also a light leather portmanteau , a coat , and fishing tackle , unclaimed . It was stated that the articles specified as having been on board without being claimed , may be seen , for the purposes of identification , by application to Messrs . llall .

      CLERKEi . 'WELL . Tuesdat . — The Infernal Poob Law . — A StockjouiiiNO Scoundrel . —1 U \ Wliitton , a stock-broker , residing in Cross-street , Islington , was summoned for refusing to niniiitiiin nn illegitimate child , of which he was said to be the father . Mr . Ilobinson appeared for the defendant . The hearing of the case was originally fixed for iin earlier day ( Wednesday last ); on that occasion the mother of the infant , a quiet-fooking poor girl , attended with her witnesses , hut the defendant did not appear , and the case was , at tho request ot his solicitor , adjourned till to-day . Mr . Ilobinson again applied for tlie adjournment of the case to Tuesday next . —Mr . Combe asked upon what grounds 1—Mr . Ilobinson said his client was busy upon the Stock Exchange . Mary Watts , the complainant , said she had brought all her witnesses tliere at great trouble and expense on both days . Mr . Mould , the magistrate ' s clerk , said it was too bad to harass the poor creature b y bringing lier there day after day . Her expenses should at least be paid . The poor girl said she was obliged to brin "

      witnesses from tlieir worn—poor people—on tho last day and on this . Mr . Mould suggested that their expenses should at least be paid b y the defendant . Mr . Robinson said his client would pay her 5 s . to compensate the _witnesses but nothing for her own time . The poor girl said she could not live upon nothing , and wanted her own expenses . She hoped the magistrate would make the defendant pay the expenses of the former day . Mr Combe said the defendant ought to pay at least 5 s . more for the attendance of witnesses on that day . Mr . Robinson declined , but finally said he would be guided bv the magistrate , who recommended that 10 s . in the whole should be paid for tho expenses of the witnesses . The girl asked if she was to be allowed nothing for her loss of time . She had a child to maintain , and found it hard to get employment . Mr . Robinson said he did not wonder at it . Mr . Mould : Perhaps it was your client brought hcr to that condition . You had better pay her over the expenses . Mr . Robinson said he would abide by the maris " trate _' s decision , but did not pay her anything . The poor girl ultimately left tbe court with her witnesses , havinjt reluctantly agreed to the adjournment .

      • BOW STREET . TnoBsBAT . —Attempt to _AnaAssitUTt . —An Italian named Alexander Corradini , was brought up on a warrant that hnd been granted on the previous evening , charged with _attempting to assassinate Mr , Thomas Smith , land-

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      lord ofthe Hope public-house , in _Blackraore-strest , Claremarket nnder the following singular circumstances : — Mr Wo ' oliw who appeared in support of the complainant , e „ iji » w _ifin _a'sault was of an unusually aggravated navTe but _howWf P ainful it . n"Bht be t 0 , the Partiesinte " t _»' i _«•?« , » r « , itf liC should enter into details of a _deli-S _^ d _SSSfiotaT . in order to show the court that some i _ekrence was _acu tely necessary to prevent the prisoner committing au oh ¥ nce of a more aggravated nature , and also to protect the complainant . Ihe prisoner , according to his ( Mr . Woolfe ' s ) Instructions , had for some time frequented thehouse ofthe complainant , ana had occasionally been treated as a friend , but abused the confidence reposed in him by not only paying much attention to his wife in his absence , but also attempting to seduce her from her home . The complainant had occasion to absent himself from town for tbe purpose of superintending the funeral of an aged parent for a few days , and on his return to town he found , from information he had obtained from his domestics , that liis wife , who had been infatuated with the nvigoner , had packed up every available

      article onthe premises to accompany her paramour to Germany , lie had represented himself as a baron , and that she should become a lady of title , and oh her arrival onthecoutincntshe should bave the command of extensive domains . Some misgivings were entertained by the domestics in the absence of the complainant of his wife ' s proceedings , and the plot of her intending to abscond with the prisoner being discovered by them , they used their influence to prevent her taking such a rash step . In the meantime the complainant returned , and on Monday last , at a late hour ofthe night , the prisoner entered , ostensibly for the purpose of calling for a glass of ale ; but as the complainant passed from one parlour to another , the prisocer Raving - ] without any reason , rushed into the parlour , drew a dagger froivv his sleeve , and _attempted to stab the complainant in tbe neck , in which he fortunately Aii not succeed , and instantly made his escape from the house , leaving the complainant in the greatest state of alarm . Evidence having been heard in support of the charge , theprisoner was held to bail , himself in £ 100 and two sureties of _£ i > v > each . Bail not being forthcoming thc prisoner was removed in custody . j

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      MESSRS . M'GIiATH , DOYLE , AND CLARK'S TOUR . Burnley . —On Monday evening , Septemher 1 st , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this place was held in the Temperance Hall , for the purpose of hearing addresses from Messrs . Doyle , M'Grath , and CJark , members of the Executive Committee of tbe National Charter Association , on " tho Charter and the Land . " At eight o ' clock , the time announced for commencing business , on tlie motion of Mr . Holland , seconded by Mr . Shutt , Mr . Thomas Tattcrsall was called to the chair , who , after a brief but telling speech , introduced Mr . Thomas Clark to the meeting . Mr . _Cl'Bk , on rising , was greeted with loud cheers .

      He stated tliat the object of himselt and brother members of the Executive m atlending that meeting was , to put this question to the ' working men of Burnley : —Are you prepared to assist us in our struggle to emancipate our common country from the lifc-dc * jtroying and hell-boon system of misrule under which itis at present _groaning ? They were there to ask them if they felt a desire to he men ? If they wished to throw off the domination of the master class / and try for once to become their own masters ? To prove to tho world that working men could live without uiastore . Tho experiment certainly was a novel one , but , nevertheless , it was worth a trial . They had all heard of the Chartist Land plan , that was to give to pach member of the Land Society

      two acres of good land , a cottage , and £ 15 _lCs . 8 d . to enable them to commence operations , ancl all for the sum of £ 2 Kk Kow , how was that to b <* doue ? Why , by co-operation , to be sure . ( Cheers . ) One man could not e ! o it individually , but one thousand could do it conjointly . Some of their "friends" had been telling them that they could not buy the landthat the aristocracy would not sell it to them because they were Chartists . This was rank nonsense , and no iuan who gave the question the slightest attention would make so egregious a mistake . The aristocracy , when thoy had land to sell , did not stop to ask the polities oi tiie purchaser , but who was the hig hest bidder ; and to him was knocked down the ' bargain , no matter what might be his politics or

      religion , or even though , like the aristocracy , he had no religion at all . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Again , they were told that two acres of land would not he sufficient to maintain a man and his family , and they were asked if they wanted to starve tliem ? Those who agreed that two acres of average land _WOllltl not yield plenty for the support of a family , in his opinion , knew nothing about the capabilities of the soil when properly cultivated . He readily admitted , that , cultivated as land is at the' present time , two acres would not be sufficient , hut when cultivated as it ought to bo , he wns fully confident that it would be ample for the comfortable maintenance of an average family . Here Mr . Clark recited several instances where very bad land , with improved culture , had been made within the last two years to produce crops varying in value from -ECO to £ 130 per acre . Tliese things he had seen himself , and therefore he

      could believe them . As to starving them , it their object was to do that , they need only leave where they are at present , and that end would most assuredly be accomplished . Mr . Clark continued at length * to urge the advantages held out by . the Cooperative Land Society , and concluded an interesting address by inviting discussion on the several points advanced by him . He retired amidst loud cheers . The Chairman next introduced Mr . M'Gratli , who was received with enthusiastic applause . He commenced by congratulating the Chartist friends on the rapid progress which the Land scheme had made since it was first ushered into existence . There were those nnnv drivellers in the counfry who opposed it with all their might and main , because they said it was a _vioJation of " first principles" to purchase land , and yet thc _joadei * of tliig section of _uial-CMitewU had _himself din-Lived lliat if iie Vmd monev

      at his disposal , he would invest it in fie purchase ol that land wliich his followers contended it was a violation of right to have _anything to do with until by their united energies they could succeed in making it national property . . That was , '' live horse , and you shall get grass . " ( Cheers . ) Now , he was a first principle man , and would go as great lengths as any man living to make the aristocracy return to the people their stolen property—the Land ; but that was an end that could be accomplished only when the million understood the value of the soil . ( Hear , hear . ) Such , then , was exactly what the Land Society proposed to do ( cheers)—to teach the working men of the empire thc value of tlieir native land when tlieir labour was applied to it for their own benefit , and not for the aggrandisement of a

      plundering aristocracy . In tbe prosecution ot this grand experiment they had also to encounter tho fierce aud rancorous opposition of the heartless Free Traders , who , more than any other party in the state , dreaded tlie application of domestic free labour to _Erglish soil . These men were industriously circulating amongst thc working classes that monstrously absurd idea that the laud of England was too sterile to maintain the children of its birth . Ile could easily show the fallacy of this Maltlms-like doctrine . Mr . M'Grath then quoted Earl Lauderdale , Sheriff Allinson , Porter , M'Culloch , and several other of the most able statists of the day , to prove bis position , clearly showing that the land of tlie united kingdom , so far from being unequal to thc task of prodticiim

      enough for its present limited population , would , if moderately cultivated , grow food enough for two hundred millions of human beings . Tho time had arrived when public attention must be turned to this question . " Population was pressing hardly on the means of existence , " as the Hinty-hcartcd political economist would say . Thc Co-operative Land Society was but tho advance guard , the main body of the army of Labour was yet behind ; hut let ihem once observe the van engaged , and in actual operation , they would then see the whole in motion , and the land made the rallying cry of all , which eould be secured to all only by the enactment of the People ' s Charter . ( Cheers . ) Aye , the glorious Charter ( loud cheers ) , the sublime principles of which would vet be

      made law . ( Renewed Cheers . ) They wero charged with having deserted that Charter which had cost them so much anxiety and trouble , and which had become a part of tlieir very existence ; but he was sure he spoke the sentiments of his friends Clark and Doyle , ofthe whole directory , nay , ofthe whole Land Society itself , when he proclaimed that they would abandon the noble struggle for their immortal Charter only with their lives . ( Immense applause . ) Mr . M'Grath continued to dilate upon the advantages that would accrue to the people irom the enactment of the Charter and concluded an eloquent and powerful address amidst the hearty applause of the meeting . Mr . C . Doyle , on being introduced to the meeting , was warmly received . He commenced bv

      expressing his entire concurrence in . what had fallen l ' roni the two preceding speeches , and assured the meeting that they need not be at all apprehensive that Christopher Doyle was . no longer a Chartist , because he was an advocate of the Land plan . Tliose who knew him would laugh to scorn the idea ofhis deserting the cause beloved so well at heart ; if going to prison three times for his advocacy of Chartist principles was any proof of devotion to those principles , then , indeed he considered himself entitled to credence when he asserted that lie was still as good a Chartist as ever , though he was determined io do all in his power to push forward the excellent movement for tlie Land . lie wanted the land to make man independent , for thero could be no real happiness with dependence , and yet , was it not a notorious fact , that the industrial position of

      the community were depending on others to find tliem that employment over wliich they ought themselves to have entire controul . His opinion was , that all men were born to labour , and that no power was given to one to say to another "thou shalt , " or "thou shall not labour , " which meant thou shalt , " or " thou shall not eat . " The factory operatives of this country were now emploved because their masters could mako profits out o ' f their labour :. but he , Mr . Doyle , contended that profits for others , ought not to be a consideration in the employment of any human being . Tbey were , told that capital and labour were mutually dependent on each otlier , but that did not by any , means prove that there ought to be capitalists and labourers ; as capital was only so much spare wealth created by labour let the labourer have the surplus wealth which was

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      of his own creation . ( App lause . ) He denied that there ought to be a distinct class of persons , styled capitalists , who , by the employment of that . capital ( called into existence by energies of others ) was enabled to live in idleness and luxury , whilst the real producer of tho capital , thc wovking man , was doomed to perpetual and unrequited toil . Mr . Doyle ' s address produced a most excellent effect , but the lateness oftlie hour caused him to come to a speedy conclusion , which he did after challenging discussion . On Sitting down he was loudly cheered . The CiriiJiMA . v again intimated that discussion was specially eoui . 't * - 'd ; no one appearing dissatisfied , thanks were voted to Messrs . Clark , M'Grath , Doyle , and tho Chairman , after which the meeting broke up .

      BUCKBURIf . . We had a visit from Messrs . Doyle , M'Grath , and Clark on Tuesday evening last , but owing to our not being able to procure a room to meet in , nor a printer to print our bills if we had a room , the gentlemen were disappointed in their intention of addressing a public meeting , but had a sort of a conversational meeting of about sixty of our friends , which we hope will result in something serviceable to the cause . Mr . Doyle informed us that as we had no printer in Blackburn that would print our bills , that Mr . Leach , of Manchester , would execute orders for the country localities , and have them delivered at considerably under the prices now paid to the country printers .

      OSWALDTWISTLE . On Thursday evening last a public meeting of the inhabitants ofthis place was held in the large room ot the Tinker and Budget Inn ; Mr . lloberston , an excellent Chartist , wns unanimously called to tlio chair , when the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Clark , M'Gratli , and Doyle , on the Land and Chartist movements . The speeches were patiently and attentively listened to , and seemed to give universal satisfaction . At the conclusion , a great number of rules and cards were disposed of .

      MOSSLEY . Messrs . _Dotle and M'Grath attended a camp meeting here on Sunday last , and acquitted themselves in a manner equally creditable to themselves and the cause . Their addresses gave the greatest satisfaction , and muck good is expected to result from them .

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      SATURDAY'S NEWS , POLICE , LEGAL AND GENERAL . MANSION" HOUSE . Saturday . —Charge or Purchasing Stolen Goods . —Benjamin Cohen , a respectably dressed man , of the Jewish _pci'suasion . was brought before the Lord Mayor , charged with buying a portion of a new coat whicli had been stolen , the property of James Quinn . Sarah Carter , who was attired in an old black bombasine dress , which hung in tatters on her person ,-deposed that she and another woman , who was now keeping out of the way , had suffered imprisonment for stealing the portioii of the garment now in question , * her accomplice had sold it to the prisoner for 2 s . Od . The prisoner lirst offered 2 s . Cd . for it . hut

      subsequently gave 2 s . 9 d . When defendant purchased it ho said he hoped , that they would not get him into any trouble about it , as he had a large family . Ifc was in Rosemary-lane where the part of tlie coat was sold . The cloth was new , and the coat , with the exception of the sleeves , was complete . James Philpot said he was a near neighbour of ilr . Cohen ' s , and wished his Lordship to be acquainted with a conversation that took place beneath his window , and which had been overheard by his wife and daughter . Georgiana Philpot was called , and deposed that she was standing at the window of their residence , in the company of her mother , when she

      lieard Sarah Carter and two other women conversing together . She distinctly heard them say one to the other , "We do not like Cohen ( thc defendant ); we will transport him ; he robs poor people . " She identified the witness , Sarah Carter , and another female in court , as two of the three women she had overheard so conversing . Cohen said the three women had been to his house , and kicked up a row ; ami on that occasion they distinctly charged a man of the name of Isaac Myers with having bought the coat _, lie ( Cohen ) was entirely innocent of the charge . The case was remanded until Monday . £ 500 bail was offered for Cohen , and refused .

      MARYLEBONE . A Determined Juvenile Smasher . — Piiclianl Burke , aged thirteen , was charged with uttering counterfeit coin . On Thursday evening the prisoner bought two half-quartern loaves at the shop of Mr . Hatshall , __ William-street , Lisson-grovc , and upon each occasion he succeeded in passing off a bad shilling , and pocketing the change . On'the following day he had the temerity to go to the shop again , when he was recognised , and at once consigned to the constable , by whom he was provided with a lodging for the night . The j u _venile delinquent , who said tlie shillings were given him , but refused to state liy whom , was remanded till Thursday next , in order thatthe Mint solicitor may have an opportunity of taking a peep at him .

      _SOUTHWAKK . SaTUKDAY . _—RoiUil'lill-S AT Till * . El . ECTIOX . —Jollll Williams , a respectable looking lad , was charged before Mr . Cottingham with stealing a silver snuffbox from the person of a gentleman unknown , near the Town Hall , in the _Boi'Oligll . A policeman stated that he was standing in front of the hustings at the Town Hall while the member for the borough was addressing the electors , when he saw the prisoner busily engaged in " diving" into the pockets of several gentlemen . lie watched him , andsawliim abstract a silver snuff-box from the pocket of a gentleman standing near tlie Hop Pole bccr-sliop . He seized the prisoner with thc box in his hand , but the gentleman refused to attend at thc station-house to

      make thc charge . The ' policeman was asked whether thc prisoner was known , nnd the reply was , that he had been several times summarily convicted . —Mr , Cottingliam said he should remand the prisoner until Monday , and if the . _owyicv of the snuff-box could be found he should commit liim . — Samuel Steer , another young thief , was charged with stealing a silk handkerchief near the same spot . The prisoner was observed to take a silk handkerchief out of Mr . Bendor s pocket . The prisoner was seized on the spot , and several oilier silk handkerchiefs were found in his possession The prisoner was summarily convicted " , and committed for a

      month . —Several other pickpockets were charged with similar offences , and committed for-a month each . —Thomas Wilson , managing clerk in a iiio tory at Whitechapel , was charged with intoxication . The defendant had been carousing at the conclusion of the election , and finding , when he got out in the air , that he was unable to walk , he sat down oa the step of a door , where he feel asleep , and when be awoke he found that he had been robbed of four _A ' . ' notes . The Magistrate said that the defendant had suffered such a severe loss , that lie should inflict no punishment , but recommended him in future to he more cautious , and refrain from getting drunk .

      LAMBETH . "W holesaix Offenders . —John Berry and George Hancock- , the former fourteen and the latter fifteen years of ago , were brought before Mr . Norton for final examination , on a charge of stealing a pestle and morter from the shop of Mr . John Jennings . The case against both prisoners was perfectly clear , and Police Constable Baker , OS P , was called to prove sundry convictions against them . In one case ho said Berry had been convicted nt the Central Criminal Court of stealing wet linen , and was sentenced to three months' hard labour at Brixton , and at tliat : time himself and his friends were quite surprised ! f rom the character ho bore , that the scntcs * , ce wits so lenient . —The Prisoner : Oh ! that was because I had counsel . —Mr . Noiton : Then I suppose you considered yourself fortunate in having , counsel ?— Prisoner : I did , your worship . —Mr . Norton : You aro both committed for trial , and let the deposition of tlic constable as to the former convictions be returned .

      BOW STREET . Saturday . —A " Si _* reeixg" Cat . —A crowd ot young women ( about ton in number ) were charged with being disorderly and creating a disturbance in the Strand . Police F 55 said , that he found the prisoners laughing , shouting , and dancing , in *••*• Strand , at about one o clock in the morning . B ° toldtbcm to be quiet , and to go away , but thoy only replied by using obscene _language , and telling him " ¦¦ he took one of them he must talce them all . Ho toofc one of them , thc most disorderly , in custody , when the others followed him to the station . The g irl h ° took to the station gave her name as Eliza Clark . Policeman F M 2 said , that one ofthe prisoners , who gave her name as Elizabeth Davis , had said at the station that she had been in service in

      Tottenham - court - road , and that she had robbed her master and ran away . The Inspector said that a shopkeeper in Tottenham - court - road had been robbed by a servant , whoso name was Jane _Dav ' S . The prisoner said that that was her real name . Mr . Twyford desired that this prisoner should be put back _, in order that inquiries might be made by the police concerning the robbery . The prisoners declined makin g any defence at all , Mr . Twyford said , tnas as none of them appeared to have been particularly criminal , and as in thc case of each this was admitte d to be the first offence , he should let them off this time-They were accordingly discharged , except the prisoner , Davis , who was detained up / on the _oiner charge . .

      1 Printed By Dodgal M'Gowan, Of J 7, Sreat W »Ndni«Ii

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 13, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_13091845/page/8/