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      ON THE RELEASE OF MR . O'CO > " >* OR . The glorioni flag of liberty Fleats on the breeze again , There let it ware—O'Connor ' s free , O'Connor's come again , To lead ui on to Tictory , And break the tyrant "! rh * tr > . They said & prison ' s dungeon cell His lion heart wonld tame ; They found be was invincible , O'Connor -was the Bame ,-His deeds shall after agee tell , And bless his patriot name . They'll bless his name and courage bold , That d&r"d the tyrant ' s rage . Who fearless did through heat and cold The people ' s battle wage , And kept his spirit uncontroITd , Though coop'd in prison cage . He ' s left stone cell , and iron bai , To walk abroad in light , And rays of freedom from his Star , Shall skim so fierce and bright ; They'll scatter tyrants , ¦ wide and far . And we shall whine our right W . X . Sept 7 ih , 1841 .

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      THE GOYERXMEXrS ADDRESS TO THE WORKIKG CLASSES . Hot sow ! ye blustering , discontented knaves , Who claim the title of industrious bees , "VTnat would ye haTe ? ye grovelling base-born slaves , To dare to interrupt the public peace , With threats of daggers , torches , pikes , and staves , With "which yoa -would compel us to release Yoa from the easy yoke which sits so light , And grant yon what you Tainly call yoar right What tho' the mountain fastnesses may ring With your mad shouts for justice , and tho' your Seditious leaders may still fondJy cling To the false thought that our dtfeit is sure , We laugh to scorn your harmless threatenicg , Your vani of ttnitm traders us secure , We disregard your hypocritical petitions , Tis not our interest to alter your conditions .

      To alter your conditions , did we say ? Tile traitors . ' that shall neTer be , we swear ; What would ye haTe ? have we not thrown away The ease of private life for your welfare . Po we not always yoor commands obey , When to object , requires a greater share Of moral courate , than we can command , Or , trtes ur . aximously you demand . Tain boasting wretches , we again would zsk , Why with your stations are ye discontent ? 1 « to support the state so hard a task , That yoa would our extrvragsnee prevent . ' Or would you always in th » sunshine bask , AndliTe in idleresa , that you present Petitions so unmeaning , there is scarce a line , Which , for our pocket ' s sake , we'd rather not define

      Should not the New Poor Law your thanks engage ? HaTe we not granted all you could desire ? PrsTided tastiles , to which , when eld a ^ e Ov ertakes you , you may quietly retire , And there remain , until you quit the stage Of mortal life ; "which should your heart ' s inspire With lore and gratitude for us , who ne ' er neglect , The interest of those we ' re chosen to protect Are we not labouring in the grand defence Of our beloved country ' s brilliant fame ; Are we not willing , at a moderate expecce , To slaughter those * who now dispute our claim , And right to poison them , when common sense Should tell then 'tis a sin and deadly shame , To manifest sccb pagan impudence , but we Will make them take our poisoa for their tea . Cease then of our exactions to complain ,

      Tis -rnvfoiffw to pretend ye are oppress , Xqj dare to question our just right to drain Your pockets , any fashion we like best . With us alone such matters should remain , And shall ; for we ' re resolved to arrest , Imprison , and sererely punish , those Presumptuous TiiiaioB , who our tricks expose . Tea , let these mad , mis-named patriots spread Thtir absurd notions , And your wrongs relate , Bat let them oar aavere resentment dread , For they shall shortly feel the crushing weight Of eui aroused vengeance , tho' 'tis said You will sueh gross injustice reprobate , And break their bonds , which nought can rivet , save Your base neglect uf the adrice they gave . Your petly opposition we defy ,

      And your request we fearlessly reject , Your glorious cause { so call'dj shall shortly die ; Its death-blow shall be dealt by yuur neglect Then may we safely our plunder enjoy , We g * Z 3 with pleasure on the bright prospect , Believing we can frustrate your design , Vriiil together heart arid ioui pcujoin . W . J liTerpooL * The Chinese .

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      THE FLEET PAPERS . [ Written for our lent , but excluded by press of matter . ' } Mr . Oastler continues , in this weekly oBtponring of hi 3 own good feeling and just spirit ' , ( despite his Toryism , ) to enunciate sentiments and offer advice ( th « result of great experience and deep investigation ) which it will be well for England and her people if the present Government lend a willing ear to , and be prepared to act upon . In the number for this day -we find the following excellent remarks upon the petition of several of the immediate and pressing questions of the dav , and which we extract a ; length : —

      ' ¦ The question—the universal question now raised in every bosom is , ' What ought the new GoTernment to do V 2 dany subjects press on the mind when thi » question is asked—many which , in the short space of one letter , it would be impossible te mention . It seems to me , however , that two questions have been settled by the people cf England at the last election ; and if it be true that the Queen is constitutionally bound ( as all parties acknowledge' to change her Ministers when their measures are disapproved by her people ' s representatives , so must it be the constitutional duty of Parliament to obey the will of their constituents , whenever that will is manifest and undeniable .

      " There can be no doubt that the question propeunded by her Majesty to her people was , ' Are you for free trade ? ' It is equally certain that every exertion was made , every argument was used , every exciting inducement was effered , to persuade the people to answer Tes V Still , despite the inert strenuous efforts of the free trade party , - « he answer returned to fcer ilajesty was * Xo !'—in consequence of ^ hich , the Queen has discharged her free trade Ministers . It cannot , therefore , be too nmch te require Parliament also to attend to the constitutionally declared will of the people . Ths evils of free trade are exhibited in the facts that the more foreign trade we have under its operation , the more we lose , the poorer vre become , and the less wages we pay . Thus haTe facts proved . what common sense Las so long taught , that poverty is the consequence of unrestrained competition . The new Ministers ought , therefore , to abandon the system of free trade , else why have the Whirs been driven out ?

      " There is , however , another E-jt > ject upon which they were cot questioned , but on -which it i 3 admitted on all hands that the people have declared their will—namely , the New Poor Law . Upon that point there has been neither if nor but . The new Ministers will , therefore , if they are wise , and resolve to walk in the light of the Constitution , repeal the New Poor Law , ted return to the glorious 43 rd cf Elizibtth . "It would Eot be wise to modify the former . To pretend to modify the hateful tking , is parleying with Satan , for it is the Devils work . The very nwms of it is so odins , that it . s due to the icsclted and on&a ^ ed feelings of the nation , that it be for ever obliterated . "Then , " say s . me , " what will you do with the bastiles ? " That is ro tusiness of mice ; let those who built them answer it , or , at ecee pull them down , leaving not one store upon sn-. ther . The sooner the whole thing is forgotten the better . A mistake upon the New Poor Law wili rn / re fiUil to the new MinUter * .

      Common nzse is cc . ' y needful to discover , that if we are to have the New Poor Law , the New Poor Law Ministers have tees urjustly trusted—if thai be a good measure , ttt-y the Whi ^ s ; must be good Ministers . " I aik not -what is Sir Robert Vetl ' s private opinions ; netting 5 s more clear than the fact , that it i » tie people ' s hanvd to the New Poor Law which hss given him so large a majority . If his supporters have celuded the people by iheir electioneering addresses , Sir Robert- would have proved his wisdem bv refusing office , for , in that case , the re-action " must be terrific

      " The new Government will , if its members are wise , weaken and impoverish , the nation no more by emigration ; bet , on the contrary , they will offer every inducement to persuade and encourage the people to locate on the land . Drawing the " surplus population , " as fast as they prudently can , out » f the manufacturing towns , and thus restore the just proportion of the creation of wealth , by gradually reducing the quantity of our manufactures , until they are equalled by the demand , and by increasing our agriculture , so as to reach the demand , and thu » meet the pressing wants of the people . We have land enough for all we need in England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland , but we have foolishly withdrawn the hands ; aaJ , consequently , we are minus the

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      " If era new Ministers are constitutional , they will , of course , repeal the Rural Police Act , abandon tha scheme of centralization , and restore the local system of management . la other wards , they will abandon the insane Whig notion of governing the people by force . It is futile any longer to attempt to keep the people in awe by force and coercion—It is against the genius of their laws , and the spirit of tha Constitution . The presence otforce implies injustice . " The Ten Hours' Factories Regulation Bill they cannot refuse , when the evidence of its necessity has been so often proved before Parliament , and it is remembered that Sir Robert Peel ' s father waa the flat who

      introduced it ; nor can they safely neglect to protect the labourers from the power of wealthy selfishness . This subject is obtaining more and more importance in the minds of the well-disposed manufacturers . They feal that something must be dose by law to prevent the wasting influence of universal competition . They are well aware , that all our great statesmen recoil at the very thought , still they feel that something most be done to prevent the cruel and Belflsh from getting rich by any means , regardless of the miseries occasioned to their work people , and the loss sustained by all who wish to give a fair days wages for a fair day ' s work .

      " The question of some restraint npon machinery , is , I am happy to say , forcing itself upon our manufac turers , and they say , ' Parliament must interfere . ' The approach to free trade has had one good effect—it has proved Its unsouHdness , by emptying the pockets of hundreds who were formerly its admirers . " - " There are many other subjects which require the immediate attention of Parliament , which I have no room to mention , but wkich , in due time I shall place before you in the Fleet Papers . It is self-evident that the case of the working classes must now be seriously considered , with a view to theii amelioration . I » rmii ever be ready to aid in that labour . "

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      &TOCKPOBT , —The spinnershave boldly resisted the attempted redaction of the masters , which has stopped some of them in their diabolical pursuits ; and , if persevered in , will cause the other masters to Rive war , that is , if they are supported by the spinners of the surrounding district a 9 they ought to be . They have always been ready to subscribe to others when called on . To the Shopkeepers , Publicans , and Tradesmen of Stockport .

      Fellow Townsmen , —We , the spianera of this town and neighbourhood , appeal to you at this important and truly alarming crisis , humbly soliciting your support , to enable us , successfully , to resist the enormous , creel , and scandalous redaction offered by the cotton masters , mentioned in our placard , issued this week , believing , as we do , reductions , however small , are detrimental to the bvst interests of society , both locally and nationally , and if the one now pending be effected , the consequences must be dangerous and awfoL

      Firstly , by taking money out of circulation , which will be of no beneut at all to the cotton masters themselves , as no sooner do the merchants get to hear of an abatement than they seiza the advantage in lowering the price of goods ; as a Btriking proof of this , the masters' interest fell , from 1815 to 1841 , 55 per cent Secondly , by taking the money from the working people , they disqualify them from purchasing a sufficiency of food and clothing , and thereby ruin the best market , viz , home consumption . Thirdly , by depriving the people of the means of paying their rents , cottage property is reduced in value .

      Fourthly , those who are fortunate enough to procure employment , will be reduced so low as not to be able to contribute to their unfortunate brethren who may be out , the result of which will be , a larger number will haTe recourse to the workhouse for a living , which will greatly augment the rates ; the working classes sot being able to pay rates , those who can must , the authorities knowing full well that it is useless to attempt to sell the goods of the poor , as such would only increase the burden , the brokers' shops being crammed already ; their policy , as a matter of course , will be to press more heavily upon you who have property .

      Fifthly , the people cannot purchase high articles , which will cause a falling off in the revenue to a serious amount , and will be likewise a fertile source of , and cause misery , destitution , vice , crime , poverty , want , hunger , disease , pestilence , robbery , murder , bloodshed , and suicide to be more prevalent and frequent ; by such tyranny and oppression , they are disgusting the honest operatives , and depriving them of the means of obtaining an honest livelihood in the land of their birth , and driving them to the painful necessity of emigrating , as hundreds are doing , to other countries , to enrich our rivals and impoverish ourselves .

      Sixthly , because you shopkeepers , many of you , entered your houses when wages were at such a standard as only to be able to get a living , by attention and cononay , say that the people were earning sixteen shillings per week , and you could then only just live , what will yiU do when they are only earning half that sum , whilst your rents are the same , rates the same , expences every way the same ? Nay , rates will be higher , because there will be more poor , besides , customers will be fewer . Then , if snch be the case , and we presume no one will contradict us , what but loss and ruin awaits the shopkeepers and publicans ? We call upon you , for the sake of yourselves and society , to help us in this desperate struggle . Signed on behalf of the body of spinners , James Mitchell , President , Charles Davies , Secretary .

      BILSTON . —The third anniversary of the Bilstoa Auxiliary Bible Society was hAld in the schoolroom belonging to St . Mary ' s Church , on Friday evening , the 10 th instant . For some days previous the puolic had been iuvited by placards and circulars , therefore the Chartists considered it their duty to attend and hear what the gentlemen in black had to say , and also to watch their proceedings , determined , if an opportunity offered , to seize it , and thea plant the Charter before them . When the hour arrived OHr men were at their post of duty , and a fine turnout the brave men of Bilston made . They nocked in hundreds from the mine and tho forge , and astonished the clerical gentlemen to see so many of their own colour ; indeed the blacfc slugs

      were awe-struck beyond description , as they had teen previously informed that the Chartists would attend , and , in consequence of this report , the parsons took the precaution to have the plr . ee surrounded with constables . Before the public were admitted the chair had been taken by the Rev . J . B . Owen , who commenced the proceedings with prayer , just at the time that our general , Stiran , and his aids-de-camp , entered , provided with their amendments ready to propose when tho Reverends would submit their resolutions to the meeting . Prayer being ended , the Rev . Chairman briefly stated the reason for calling the meeting , and observed that there were pereoas assembled there for the purpose of opposing their holy cause ; but he assured the

      meeting that no one would bo heard who was hostile to their pious purpose . It had been announced in the bills that many reverend gentlemen and er quires would attend and address the meeting . They were punctual in their attendance , and the platform displayed a fine show of the cloth . Tha first speaker called upon was the Rev . > Ir . Rogers , Wesleyan minister , of Wolverhampton , who , in the usual strain , set forth the blessed advantages that would accrue to the whole community , and particularly the poor , by their liberal support of such a holy institution , at the tame time begging hard for every poor man to give his help , if it was only a shilling or a sixpence : they could spare it—he was sure they could—and they would never be anything the poorer

      for domg so . He concluded by beseeching the poor people to imitate the example of the poor widow iii the Gospel and her mite—that was to give all th « y were worth , and more if they could . He sat down , and the gents tried to raise applause , but it was no go , the Bilstonians were silent . The Rev . Mr . Bourne , from London , was next introduced . He stated that he had travelled over the greatest part of the globe ; but he did not say that he had been in Freezsland . His speech was a disgusting rhapsody . He said that fifty years ago there waa not a Bible to be found in the Welsh language ; but since the establishment of the society thsy printed Bibles in Welsh , and they were now plentifully circulated through that principality . This assertion

      was met by the disapprobation of several Welsh people present , who could flatly contradict it , and declare they can produce Bibles in the Welsh language that have been in possession of their families upwards of a century . One part of this gentleman ' s bpeech was worthy of credit , and has produced a good effect—it has made the people more anxious ! o obtain the Charter : he stated that a Bible meeting had been held on the Jawu in front of a gentleman ' s house , who was a planter , a slave owner , and a member of the Bible Society . The meeting was chit fly composed of negroes , from whom £ 40 was collected , which made tho working men of Bilston conclude that the black slaves are much better ofi than the white slaves in this country . He quoted

      another instance which made the people stare : he said ihat in some of tho countries of South Africa , they gave fat sheep for Bibles ; and the missionaries frequently exchanged a Bible for a fat sheep , which waa another proof that the people of that country were iuuch better provided with the means of living than the people of Britain . This speaker Ehewed himself a good economist , as well as Beggannan . He advised those gentlemen who drank three glasses of wino per day , to drink two ; and those working men who drank one pint of ale per day , to ciriuk but half-a-pint ; and ladies , who wore two yards and a half of ribband , at ono shilling per yard , to wear , in future , but two yards ; and thus the savings of money produced by sparing the wine ,

      ale , and riboand , to be given into the Bible fund . This system of economy did not escape the discernment of the crowded audience , and particularly the working men , who thought the grasp too much ; one half their allowance was , in their opinion , too much lor the blacks to ask at once ; however ladies and gentlemen might abridge their luxuries , the poor men could i : ot relish such a proposal , and shook ti . eir heads as a symptom of disapprobation , which was soon observed by the gentlemen on the platform , wtose faces exhibited blushes , whether of thame or disappointment we cannot tell , and fiuding they had many hearers , but few supporters , the chairman instantaneously dissolved the meeting , observing that the place was too hot for the ladies ; but , in fact ,

      they found it too hot for themselves , as they perceived they were not encouraged to carry on any longer . This announcement was unexpected , as wo had hoped for an opportunity to have a few words wi . h them in the usual course of business , but the parsons put by their resolutions , seeing there was no chance of having them passed , and they did not like to incur the disgrace and mortification of defeat . On hearing the unexpected announcement , Mr . Stiran arose , and addressing himself to the chairman asked leave to put a question to the speakers , but the chairman promptly refused to hear him , as the business of the meeting waa over . By this time the meeting was greatly excited . A person

      near the platform called out " Mr . Stirau , they are afraid ; they won ' t hear you . " This excited the audience still more , and Mr . Stiran replied th » t he submitted to the chairman , but he felt aggrieved that he was not allowed to ask a question , and impressed on the people the propriety of peaceable conduct , as there were constables in attendance , and we had gained our object » y our silence , and defeated the parsons , as our formidable appearance prevented them from offering their resolutions . We then moved out , and Mr . Stiran addressed the people , who flocked round him . He requested them to follow up their blow , and do the same at all public meetings in future . He then proposed three cheers for FeargnB O'Connor and the People ' s Charter , which were cheerfully responded to by three deafening cheers , that made Bilston xwg . —Correspondent .

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      SQOTHW'Ap . K , —A numerous meeting of the members and friends of the Repeal Association , took phoe on Sunday evening , at Mr . Roche ' s , Red Lion , Maze , Tooley-street . A teetotal Chartist , of twenty years standing , took tho ohair by acclamam Se Ter * excellent speeches were made by M 7 \ 7 * I o eac , ? » Murphy , O'Leary , O'Egan , Dale , and Mr . Parker , from the City of Xondon Charter Association , who , in a beautiful Bpeech , fully proved that a Repeal of the Union would do no good to the working classes of Ireland , unless it was accompanied with the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , who said that the Northern Star was the onl

      y Repofi ™ paper published and sold in London , and therefore he wished all sincere , sober , and honest Repealers to givo their support to that paper , which wasi a real friend to the working classes of all nations . Eight members vrete added to the Repeal list , which makes near four hundred paying Repealers m this locality . Mr . O'Leary , a good and true Repealer , will take the chair on Sunday week . Severat Chartist and Repeal ladies were present on this occasjoD , who took , great interest in the proceedings of the evening , after which the meeting separated ; but resolved to meet again , and again , until the unconditional Repeal of the Union took place .

      BSRMONDBEY . —A public lecture , on behalf of the London Journey men ' s Trade ' s Hall , was delivered by Mr . Sherman . Subject— " The moral and Bocial improvement of the working class of LondoD , " at Bigg ' s Temperance Coffee House , Abbey-street , George-street , Bermondsey , on Friday evening ; the worthy lecturer stated his conviction that working men would never gain their social and political rights without they had places for trades and public meetings , which they could call their own . He highly complimented the men of Lambeth for not

      meeting at a public house , and censured the men of Bermondsey for meeting at a public house , when they could meet at a respectable coffee house , or have a trade ' s hall , which they eould call their own property ; after the lecture was over , Mr . William Jones , in a cool and convincing speeoh of considerable length , proved , to the satisfaetion of all present , the political importance of this noble undertaking , which would prove a great blessing to the working classes . He also promised to become » shareholder . After a vote of thanks to the lecturer , the meeting separated , highly pleased with the proceedings of the evening .

      Sign of thb Times . —A wharfinger , in Tooleystreet , Borough , advertised in the Times newspaper , a few days ago , for a clerk , who must be a married man , at the large sum of twenty shillings per week . This houest Reformer received above three hundred letters .

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      A Stbanos Execution . —In the year 1836 , a sow ate part of the child of a day-labourer of Falaise , named Janet . This accident reached the ears of the judge , who condemned the animal to suffer publicly the penalty of retaliation , as prescribed by law . The face and one arm of the child had been devoured : the sow was mutilated in the same manner , and then hanged by the executioner in the public place , amidst , a concourse of people . The judge presided at the execution on horseback , with a feather in Ms hat . The father was forced to attend , by way of punishment , for not taking proper care of his child . The culprit , when brought to the gallows , was dressed like a man , wore a waistcoat , breeches , and gloves , and a human mask before her snout . — Excursions in Normandy .

      Terrible Conflagration . —Twenty-five Houses Destroyed . —On Thursday last , about one o ' clock in the afternoon , a dreadful fire happened at Fordington , a small village situated a few miles from Dorchester , which we regret to state extended to a frightful magnitude , and occasioned destruction to no fewer than twenty-fire houses , and property to the amount of some thousands of pounds . It appears that the fire originated on the premises occupied by a baker , named Anstey , situated in the centre of the village , and the flames were first discovered raging from the thatched roof of the bakehouse , which adjoined the dwelling at the back , and also a brewhouse belonging to the Union Arms Inn , in the same street . On the alarm being given ,

      several of the inhabitants mounted on to the roof , and attempted , by throwing buckets of water over it , to stop the progress of the fire , but in consequence of the dryness of the thatch , it was impossible to do so , and in the course of a few minutes the premises were in a body of flame . Within fire minutes after , the dwelling-house and the brewery of the Union Arms caught , and from thence the work of devastation extended with frightful rapidity to a row of dwellings two Btories high , tenanted by respectable families , in the rear of those buildings ; and in a short time four of them were levelled to the ground . The engines belonging to the village were brought to the scene shortly after the commencement of the fire , and were put into play , but their services were

      of little utility , owing to the scanty supply of water , and the result was the destruction of the whole of tho above-mentioned premises , amounting to twelve brick buildings . The excitement that prevailed throughout the village waa beyond measure great , and the scene on the immediate spot amongst the inhabitants was of a most heart-rending description . People were running about in the wildest confusion , saving what property they could snatch from the flames . About three-quarters of an hour after the discovery , four engines arrived from Dorchester , accompanied by a detachment of soldiers belonging to the 9 th Lancers , with a party of the officers of the regiment , and were shortly followed by other

      engines from Stafford . By that period the fire had extended to five houses in a line with the premises where it commenced , and at three o ' clock other houses had ignited , and very quickly became a heap of ruins . The conflagration raged with great violence for many hours after , and the military were unable to check its progress until three houses were pulled down , which cut off the communication ; and , but for their powerful assistance the greater portion of the village would have been reduced to ashes . The number of families burnt out is reported to be forty-five , most of whom are fortunately insured . The amountof property destroyed is very considerable . No lives were lost .

      Effects of Railways . —A statement of the income and expenditure of the turnpike trusts in England and Wales , which has been printed by order of the House of Commons , will Bnow , in reference to those counties which are more or less intersected by railroads ( for the year 1839 ) , how the income of those trusts has been affected . In Bedfordshire the ncome in 1839 amounted to £ 12 , 599 , and the total expenditure to £ 12 , 914 , leaving a deficiency of £ 315 . In Berkshire the total income was £ i 8 , 352 , and the expenditure £ 17 , 151 . In Buckinghamshire the income amounted to £ 14 , 838 , and the expenditure to £ 16 , 199 , leaving a deficiency of £ 1 . 351 . In Cambridgeshire , the total income was £ 15 , 123 , and the

      expenditure £ 14 525 . In Cheshire , the income amounted to £ 50 , 854 , and the expenditure to & 52 . 015 , leayiDg a deficiency of £ 1 , 161 . In Derbyshire the income amounted to £ 40 , 997 , and the expenditure to £ 42 , 800 , leaving a deficiency of £ 1 , 803 . In Durham the income amounted to £ 3 * 2 , 612 , and the expenditure to £ 32 , 204 , leaving a surplus of only £ 408 . In Essex the income amounted to £ 31 , 460 , and the expenditure to £ 31 , 729 , leaving a deficiency of £ 269 . Jn Gloucestershire the income was £ 78 , 339 , and the expenditure to £ 81 , 594 , leaving a deficiency of £ 3 . 255 . In Hampshire the income amounted to £ 26 , 957 , and the expenditure to £ 27 , 978 , leaving a deficiency of £ 1 , 021 . In Kent the income amounted to £ 61 , 721 , and the expenditure to £ 60 , 964 .

      In Lancashire the income amounted to £ 148 , 822 , and the expenditure to £ 139 , 288 . In Leicestershire , the income and expenditure were respectively £ 25 , 250 and £ 23 , 772 , and in Linoolnshire , £ 31 , 274 and £ 33 , 574 ; leaving a deficiency in the latter county of £ 2 , 300 . Jn Middlesex the deficiency amounted to about £ 2 , 418 . In Northamptonshire the deficiency was no less than £ i , H ' 6 . In Oxfordshire the income was £ 23 , 680 , and the expenditure £ 22 , 006 . In Shropshire the deficiency of income was about £ 2 , 595 . In Somersetshire there was a surplus of £ 578 . In Staffordshire the income amounted to £ 58 , 128 , and the expenditure to

      £ 59 , 752 . In Surrey the income was £ 61 , 000 , aud the expenditure £ 63 , 578 , leaving a deficiency ot £ 2 , 578 . In Warwickshire the income was £ 28 , 685 , and the expenditure £ 28 , 384 . In Worcestershire the tho incomo amounted to £ 42 , 824 , and the expenditure to £ 35 , 820 . In Yorkshire the income amounted to £ 201 , 438 , and the expenditure to £ 199 , 107 , leaving a surplus of £ 2 , 331 . Thus , of the above twenty-four counties , there aro no less than twelve in which the incomo is exceeded by the expenditure . These statements furnish a curious addition to the history of railway travelling and its effects in this country .

      Dueadful Calamity—Four Lives Lost—On Saturday morning , between tho hours of ono and two o ' clock , a frightful accident , attended with circumstances of an extraordinary nature , occurred on the river near Southwark Bridge , by which four persons lost their lives . It appears that the Orion , an irou steamer which runs between Ipswich and London , and the Pearl , Giavesend steamer , were moored near Southwark Bridge on Friday evening , and several men belonging to both ves ? eU went ashore to obtain refreshment , aud also to have a game at skittles at the George , public-house , Bankside . Among them was a man named Robert Clarkson . residing at Ipswich , an invalid , who possessed an income of about £ 200 a-year , and was in the habit

      of fjoing up and down the river m the Orion , and spending a great part of his time in the steamers . He appeared in a very low and desponding state whenhe came ashore , and said he would make away with himself . On reaching toe public-house his companions endeavoured to rally him , and began singing and joking with him , and begged him to be cheerful . Clarkson , however , continued in the same melancholy condition , and told hi 3 friends to acquaint a female at Ipswich , when they returned to that place , that she would never see Robert any more . At a late hour Clarkeon procured some laudanam aud swallowed a quantity of it , which his friends prevented taking effect , by giving him emetics , brandy , and other liquids . At half-past

      one o clock the party , seven m number , four of whom belonged to the tVarl , and the remainder to the Orion , proceeded to Bauksido-stairs opposite the Welch Trooper , where . 'he Pearl's boat was lying , for the purpose of returnirg to their vessels . It was agreed that four of th-. m should first proceed to the steamers , and return with the boat for the other three . Accordingly four persons , including Clarkson got into the boat , which pushed off , but they had not prooeeded more than ten or twelve yards before Claikson rose from his seat and jumped overboard into the water . The others all got up in the boat at onoe , aud endeavoured to save him , when the boat instantly cap 3 iz : d , and they were all throwu iuto the river . The tide carried

      them towards the bridge ; their struggles were short , and they all perished . The poor ' fellows _ on shore could offer no assistance to their drowning companions ; thero was no boat at the stairs , and it was some time before any aid could be procured . The peoplo on baard the Orion were no sooner made acquainted with the occurrence than a boat was lowerod , and tho drags were thrown out . In about twenty minutes afterwards the body of Clementson was picked up , and taken to the Welsh Trooper public-house , to . await a coroner ' s inquest . The names of the o'hor unfortunate individuals are—JohnOxley and Jrseph Taunton , of thePearl , and Wm . Clementson , of the Orion . Soon after the accident , a Thames Police gallev . containing Inspector Maddox , and

      Gregory and Rowcroit , river constables , rowed down to the spot , and also attempted to find the bodice , but were unsuccessful . The boat was found bottom upwards , off Horsleydown , by the Thames Police , and Oxley ' s jacket was also picked up . The parties were all sober when thi s sad occurrence took place . The tide was about half ebb when the accident occurred , and the bodies were carried down the river . By six o ' clock in the evening three of the unfortunate men were picked up and conveyed to the George public-houEe , and which were identified as Clementson , of Ipswich , and Oxley and Clarksou ,

      of Gravesend . Clementson , it appears , was the second steward of the Orion steamer . The 6 econd body found was that of Oxley , who was a sailor on board of the Pearl ; fortunately , he was unmarried . His unfortunate death is , however , expected to be attended with most calamitous results to his mother , who is confined to her bed , occasioned by the sudden death of her daughter about a month ago . The third body picked up was that of Clarkson , the second steward of the Pearl , also a resident of Gravesend , and who has left a wife to lament his untimely end . Thornton , the chief steward , who is supposd to have been the cause of the calamitous accident , has not been found , and , like Oarkaon , has left » win . -

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      Sale of Vauxhall Gabdbj « s . —The justly , celebrated property , for so many years a favourite place of public resort , wason Thursday lubmitted to" the hammer , " by direction of tho assignees of Messrs Gye and Htighes , late proprietors , under an order of the Court of Review . The «» le , which was intrusted to Mr . Leifchild , took place at Garraway ' s Coffeehouse ; the nuraerousatteadanoe of wealthy capitalists and gentlemen engaged in theatrical speculations sufficiently attested the lively interest which prevailed as to the fina ! dispd-a ! of the " royal property . " The bidding reached £ 20 , 200 , at which sum the hammer reluctantly fell . The purchaser is Mr . Thomas Fowler , a gentleman ^ we beliere , wholly unknown in the circles to which such a property might be supposed to be more peculiarly desirable . The deposit-money , £ 2 , 020 , was paid down immediately after the sale by Mr . Fowler ' s agent , by a check on a London banker .

      How the Pcblic is Gulled and Poisoned!—On Saturday , at the Court of Requests , Kingegatestreet , a pork-butcher , named Cutts , summoned a tailor , named Williams , for £ 1 14 s . under the following circumstances : —The plaintiff said , that in December last he sold the defendant three pigs for £ 3 4 s . £ 110 s . were paid at the time , the defendant promising to pay the balance in three or four dayB , which he had never done . Mr . Heath , the Commissioner , asked the defendant whether he had any defence to make I Defendant— " Certainly I have . The piga died as . soon as I had got them home , and Mr . Cutts knows it . Why , directly after the first one gasped its last , I sent for his foreman , who came and cut its throat , and I dressed it and sent it to

      market . " Mr . Heath ( shuddering )— " What did it die of , pray ? " Defendant— " Why , the mullensand yellow water . " ( Laughter and groans . ) Mr . Heath — " And you stand there and tell us coolly that you sent a pig that had died of a disease to a market to he sold for human consumption t" Defendant— " Yes , I could ' nt afford to lose all my money . " Mr . Heath ' — " You ought to be ashamed of yourself , and be driven from society . ( To Mr . Cutts)—What have you to say to this ! " Plaintiff—• 'The pigs were in good health when he bought them , and it was through his own negligence they became diseased . I heard that they were bad , and went to see them , and I found them confined in a small privy , and the steam and stench arising from them was dreadful . They

      were suffering from a disease which all pigsareliable to . It is like the measles , and , like children , they have it but once . ( A few of the persons present here began retching , and others laughed immoderately . ) Mr . Heath— "Did you give him a warrant I" Plaintiff— " No , we never warrant a pig . I will swear that they were quite well when I parted with them . " Defendant— " Oh ! old Riohards , the pig-killer , knows different to that . " Old Richards . by the desire of the Commissioners , was called . Mr . Heath" What do you know about the pigs ! " Old Richards ( shaking his head)— "They were very bad . Oh , so measely . You ' ve seen people with the small-pox . " Mr . Heath— "Duu ' t make tho case worse than it is .

      You will make us all ill . " Old Richards— " Ah , I trimmed one of ' em , but all my ingenuity would not make it go off . I hung it up for gale , but it was no go , and we were at last obliged to bury it . " Mr . Heath ( turning to his brother Commissioner)—"Well , Gentlemen , I think you must have had enough of this abominable case , The defendant and his witness ought to bo indicted . The plaintiff swears that it waa tho defendant ' s own fault that the pigs fell sick , and it' y su believe him you will find a verdict for the amount claimed . The Jury agreed with what bad fallen from Mr . Heath , and decided accordingly ; and the defendant , fearing summary punishment from some of tha bystanders , made a precipitate retreat from the neighbourhood .

      The Bee : Business . —Mr . Rice , of Ripley , Erie county , Pa ., has an extensive establishment for keeping bees . Twenty years ago he had one swarm , from which , in twelve years , he had 396 swarms . The Erie Gazette states that they had thea become so powerful , that they commenced depredations on the neighbouring tribes , going out on predatory excursions to the distance of two or three miles , much to the annoyance of the unfortunate neighbours . He then killed off a number of swarms , and obtained above two tons of honey for the New York market . He has now adopted the patent hives for a part of his bees , in which small glass drawers are placed in the upper part , with small apertures for access from the main past of the hive . In this way , by drawing the slide , the bees can be seen at work , and the amount of honey ascertained . When filled , the drawer can be removed and the place supplied by another , without destroying the industrious insects .

      The Late Murder at Livebpool . —We undertand that a respite , during her Majesty ' s pleasure , signed by Sir James Graham , the new Home Secretary , has been received for Girolomo Capella , the convict under sentence of death in Kirkdalegaol for murder . —Liverpool Mail . A Ntw Way to Get Marbied . ——Splendid Prospects . — At the Guildhall Police-court , on Thursday , Anne Parrott , of Little Surrey-street , Blackf riar ' s-road , who appeared to be about thirty years of age , was charted with attempting to drown herself at Blackfriar's-bridge , about ten o ' clock the preceding night . Ebenezer Kibblewhite , a policeman , said , some man passing over the bridge gave the alarm , and he and Cockrell another policeman ran down the steps on tho south-east end . They found her immersed up to the neck , and were obliged to

      rush into the water to save her ; she said she had quarrelled with the man she was living with . The man came forward and said , he was a labourer at the City Gas-works , and he had been living with her about four months . Her sister was married on the precedingday , and , they were tobemarried at thesame time , but he could not afford it at present . When the prisoner got a drop of drink she felt the disappointment , they quarrelled , and it appeared qhe attempted to drown herself . Mr . Alderman Pirie asked him if he was in earnest as to intending to marry her . The man paid he was , but he could not afford it just now , as it would cost £ 1 . Mr . Alderman Pirie said he would find him the means , and he trusted he would treat the young woman kindly . He might put up the banns directly , and he should have the £ 1 on the day of the ceremony . The prisoner was discharged with a kind admonition .

      Death from'Bad Meat . —About a fortnight ago , a farmer in the neighbourhood of Whitwortb , near Rochdale , loat a calf by the disease now raging among cattle ; after its death he got it dressed , and then sold it to a person who , on Saturday week , retailed it . No less than thirty-one persons who partook of it on the following day became suddenly affected ; one man died , and it is feared some others will not recover . —ZiwrjDOo ! Chronicle . Policemen and Prostitutes . The Tables Turned . — On Saturday , considerable amusement was created at Bow-street Police Court , by the following extraordinary disclosure : —For some months past the police of the F division , on duty in the Strand , have been very active in bringing before the

      rragistratea of tho above court such unfortunate nymphs of the pave frequenting that neighbourhood , who , either , from want of money , or other reasons , have been unable to make " all right" with thoso disinterested and impartial gentlemen . Among the more active in this kind of warfare , was one Job Thome , F 75 , a worthy follower in the steps of Russell , the ex-policeman , who was lately dismissed the force . Scarcely a night passed that Job did not apprehend five or six unfortunate girls , on the charge of soliciting gentlemen in the streets . On Friday night , two of them hit upon the following novel and laughable method of revenging themselves : —They induced one of the frafl sisterhood ( unknown in that neighbourhood , aud whom Job

      had never seen before , ) to solicit him to take a little walk with her . Unfortunately the temptation of her charms was too strong for Job , and after looking round to see that no busy sergeant was watching his movements , he was led by the fair damsel , nothing loth , to a court in the Strand . Now , although it waa his duty to take into custody all females of a certain class , who solicit gentlemen in the street , yet as policeman do not come within that description , he did not thinkho was authorised in taking her to the station-house , and instead of doing so allowed her to take him to a house of a very different description . No-sooner had he entered than one of the girls ' ; who had laid the trap for him , filled with a laudable anxiety to preserve tho morals

      of the Police Force , started off to the btation-house and gave information of the " whereabouts" of the amorous blue-devil , and the nature of the " duty " he was then engaged in . The officers at head-quarters were &o * > hosked at the alarming intelligence , that they were some time before they could decide upon the proper course to be adopted in such an emergency ; but at length a detachment of the Force , headed by a sergeant , was dispatched to the naughty house in question . On arriving there they proceeded to the ' * two pair back , " and on breaking open the door , they discovered their frail and erring comrade locked iu tho arms of his seducer . The astonishment of the guardian of public morals may be more easily conceived than described ( to use a common phrase ) when he saw his sergeant and several of the rank aud file surrounding the couch on which he reclined with his ladylove . The

      virtuous party were deaf to all remonstrances , and they soon dragged the delinquent off to the Stationhouse . Sandbrock , the superintendent , who is anxious that the movements of the force should be conducted with as much regularity as those of a Dutch clock , on beinginformed of the above circumstances ordered the offender to hold himself in readiness to appear before their mightinesses the Commissioners , an the following morning , and in the mean time , to consider himself as placed under arrest . The culprit , however , considered that under the circumstances , it would be much better for him to bolt , and as a well-tried dog who discovers preparations for' kicking him down stairs , eaves his master the trouble by walking off , so Job , whose patience would not allow him to wait till the Commusioners ordered him to be dismissed the force , stripped himself of his uniform , threw down hia staff of office and without even , taking an affectionate leave of ius oomrades , left the Station-house fox wr . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦• ' : ' ¦ •¦ .

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      THE ENGLISH MAIDEN , a Modified Reprint of an American Work . We have been favoured with a sight of the first five sheets of a small work under the above title , which is now in the press , and which will , we understand , be in the hands of the Publishers in a few days . As far as we can judge from the specimen we have seen , will be highly deserving of the most extensive public patronage . Tho work appears to us to be of an entirely anti-sectarian character , while , at the sams time every page breathes with the vital spirit of practical Christianity , and ia redolent with the beams of the most exalted patriotism . The chapters we have seen are entitled " The Capacities of Woman , " " The Influence of Woman , " " The Education of Woman , " and

      " Home . * And each subject is treated in a clear , forcible , and attractive manner , at once calculated to please , interest , and instruct . The Esglish Editor has erased several portions of the original work , which were adapted to American rather than to English society , and has added matter more suitable for the maidens of his own conntry . Much of the new matter thus introduced is of a very valuable kind , and calculated to expand the intellectual , while it most carefully strives to improve the moral nature of those for whose especial benefit the work is intended . Should the book , as a whole , sustain the character which is justly due to the portion we have seen , we shall hope that every parent and guardian will lose no time in presenting to those under their care a present so well worthy their acceptance .

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      AN EXAMINATION OF THE CORN AND HROVISION LAWS . By Johs Cakpbkli ^ General Secretary to the National Charter Association of Great Britain . This gives promise of being a most valuabls and n ? eful work—crammed with statistics from the works of the Anti Corn Law party by which their own arguments are stultified . We have as yet merely had time to glance at a few pages ; but what we have seen satisfies us that no chartist ought to be without it . When we have more leisuoely examined it we shall return to it .

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      THE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRULY MADE EASY AND AMUSING . BY THE INVENTION OF THREE HUNDRED MOVEABLE PARTS OF SPEECH . By George Mcdie . London : J . Cleave , Shoe Lane , Fleet-street . This is a great effort towards the accomplishment of a good work—the disentanglement of the Grammar of our beautifully simple language from the mass of rubbish which has been so mixed with and wrapped round it , by the pedantry of authors , as to deter many minds from undertaking the study of it , and to present to many others a web eo thoroughly ravelled as to bid a successful defiance to their capacities .

      It is the shame of English literature that with a language the most simple of any in existence , and , notwithstanding its great copiousness , requiring . fewer rules for its construction than any other , we are nationally ignorant of its mechanism ; and we perfectJy agree with the opinion of Mr . Mudie that this national evil is in a great measure owing . to " the unnecessary parade which is usually made by the authors of School Grammars , ' by their utterly useless and contemptible exhibition of frivolous , because already well known and well understood , information , on the one hand , and by their ostentatious display of almost equally useless refinements and distinctions , on the other ; as if the primary and ultimate objects of the authors had been to terrify and subdue the spirit , asd to perplex and overwhelm the understanding of the students ,

      by the array of everything likely to inspire them with the conviction of the impossibility of their ever comprehending a subject which has hitherto been rendered , by the mode of treating it , so abstract , and apparently both complicated and vast . " * * * * " -Rendering it no wonder that , after Grammar has been pretended to be taught by the ordinary methods of the school-books , the pupil 3 , generally speaking , though they have been forced to go through the drudgery of commuting to memory a set of unintelligible rules , find that they literally know nothing whatever of that Grammar which the so-called rules should have made plain to them ; and that , if any of them ever do know anything of Grammar in their after lives , that knowledge they owe not to the soidisant expounders of the science , but to their own subsequent researches . "

      In another portion of his preface Mr . Mudie observes , very truly , that every instance in which children are forced to mumbie and dwell upon unintellible jargon , not only wastes bat depresses their energies—has a direct tendency to stultify ai ; d even to paraljzs their mental faculties , and assuredly fiilo them with loathing and abhorrence of those very tasks which , if they cannot always be rendered delightful , should ai least be divested of everything calculated to make them unnecessarily disagreeable . 'Twere better to introduce an improved game at marbles into the school-room , than to tea . v .-h anything there that cod be as w . ll or better acquired out of doors ; and it would be wiser to disitiss a class altogether , than to attempt teaching what the pupib are unable to understand , cr even what requires very serere efforts of the mind for its apprehension . "

      In seeking to remedy the many mischiefs of the method generally adopted in teaching grammar , Mr . Mudie ha 3 very properly endeavoured to divest hi 3 book of repulsiveness . By the iDgenious device of " moveable parts of speech '—an adaptation of the well-knovm plan of conversation carus—he gives an amusing plajfulness to the study which cannot fail to yt oik well on the youn" mind . Mr . Mudie claims the honour of having invented these "moveable parts of speech . " "We are not disposed to be captious or to detract anything from the merits of a good performance , and snail , therefore , not dispute this claim , though the principle—being precisely that of the conversation cards , the geographical dissection maps ; and the amusement puzzles which have been leng familiar to the nursery of the " upper and middle" classes of society—is

      certainly not Efew ; at' ] the present mode ot . applying thai principle was suggested by the writer oi this notice , in various public lectures on the science of Grammar , delivered eight or nine y ^ ar ago . It is very possible , however , that Mr . Mudiemaybavenever heard , or heard of , tbc = > e lecture ; asit i 3 certain , that fneir author hid never heard of Mr . Mudie or his boob ; to tha ; the merit of originality may be and vre have no doubt is , as effectually his own as if the plan of havir . g " moveable part of speech" had never been mooted or thought of by any person but Limseif . We are sorry to observe that Mr . Mudie still retains the absurd and irralional nomenclature of o « : r common slhoo ! grammars ; though he affirms its defee ' . ivene £ =. He also adheres to the " nine parts of speech , " and ihe svx tenses of the vetb , with their foolish designations , and to all the nonsense about moods and participles .

      He aims rather at simplifying the means of attaining to -an adequate knowledge of the system oi Grammar commonly laid down and received , than effecting any considerable improvement in the system . This is our objection to the otherwise estimable grammar of Mr . Cobbett , who did that for the adult person which Mr . Mudie has here done for the child—placed what it culled " the grammar of our language perspicuously before the student . In ali the mere elements of the language which can

      be exemplified by his moveable words or parts of speech our author has gone far towards annihilating much of the mystery hanging over the whole matter in ordinary books ; though we are sorry we cannot afford so much praise to the philosophical department of his work . This , however , is a great achievement , and we very cordially recommend to all parents and teachers who are determined to adhere to the " nine parts of speech , " Mr . Mudie ' s very pleasant and amusing mode of teaching their children how to use thesa .

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      v Royal Amillery—General Order , Sept . 8 th . —Lieutenant General Lord Vivian cannot quit the ordance department , over which he hag had the honour of presiding during a period of six years , without expressing to all those belonging to it the greatest satisfaction ( he has had in carrying on the service in conjunction with them . It is a pleasure to him to bear his teatf mony that he has ever found all in their respective offices discharging the duties

      attached to them with zeal , ability , and efficiency . To the ordnance military corps , Lord Vivian would especially address himself . Many years of military service had afforded him opportunities of becoming acquainted with their merits and witnessing the excellent conduct of the officers and men of the royal artillery and royal engineers ; a more intimate connection with them confirming him in the high opinion he had previously entertained . In now parting from them , he ventures te express his sincere and earnest hope tbat they will ever be found pursuing the same course which has acquired for them their present high oharacter , and ever be equally distinguished for their gallantry in the field , and their loyalty to their Sovereign . —( Signed ) H . D . Ross , colonel , deputy adjutant-general .

      Frightful Accident on the Bristol and Exeter Railroad . —On the arrival at the Bridgewater terminus , on Saturday last , of the four o'clock afternoon train from Bristol , the engine which brought down the train was employed , after the passengers had left the carriages , in removing the train from the down line to the other . To effect this transfer it ia necessary to remove tho carriages from the station to a point on the line about 150 yards distar . ee , where proper means are provided tor transferring carriages from one line of rails to the other . Between that point and the station is a crossing for coaches , &c , over the rails ; the engine had already transferred some carriages from the down to the up line , and was returning for others , with its tender in

      front , when , on arriving at the crossing , the Exqui-Bite stage-coach , with passengers for Exeter , was in the act of passing over the rails . The tender struck the fore part of the coach , which it shivered to pieces . The hind wheels , with a part of the body of the coach , were forced off the line by the violence of the shock , and fell over , while the passengers were scattered about in every direction . The horses , from the complete smash of the coach , were liberated , and escaped with but little injury . Six persons are more or less injured . Mr . Burferd , of Bristol , one cf the passengers , was removed to the Clarence Hotel , where he is suffering under a concussion of the brain , and other internal injuries . His head was so jammed under one of the wheels of the tender , that be could not be extricated until the engine was

      backed ; another inch and his skull would have been crushed to atoms . Johns , this driver of the Exquisite , and Hatchwell , the well-known coachman to the Sheriff at the assizes , are both seriously mangled . The other passengers have escaped with some serious bruises ; but Ann Gore , a poor old woman of 73 , who had just crossed the railroad , was caught by the falling coach , and is not expected to survive . She was taken to the Bridgewater infirmary , when it was found that both bones of one leg were broken close to the ancle joint , a considerable portion of the skull laid bare , and a frightful contusion over ono of the temples . She has continued , with slight intermissions , in a h \ j » h state of delirium , and cannot be expected to recover . We cannot learn that the least blame can be justly attached to the driver of the engine .

      Disgraceful Affairin the Queen s Bench Prison . — -At Union-hall , on Thursday , Robert NewmaD , a debtor in the Queen ' s Benoh Prison , waa brought up by habeas , ou an alleged charge of indecently assaulting James Haggett , an inmate of the same gaol . From the complainant ' s statement it appeared , that he waa a tortoiseshell comb-maker , and had been incarcerated in the above gaol , between four and five months ; that on a recent occasion he was accosted by the prisoner , who spoke to him ou the subject of making a leaden comb to prevent his hair from turning grey . On that occasion tho accused invited him into his room to emoko a pipe of tobacco , and conducted himself in such a manner , as to convince the complainant that ho was a man of

      improper character . On another occasion the defendant behaved in a similar manner , and the complainant determined on exposing the practices of such a man , informed a person of the name of Darrcll of tho circumstances ; and it waa agreed between them , that on the next visit to defendant's room Darrell should conceal himself underneath the bed , in order to witness the conduct of the alleged delinquent . Agreeably to this intention the complainant went to the defendant's apartment , and , whilo Darrell was underneath the bedstead , the defendant proceeded to act in such a manner towards complainant as to justify tho present accusation ; at which moment Darrell started from his hiding place , and witnessed tha assault , which was described , but was of a nature

      unfit for publication . It was further stated by the complainant that on the last occasion of tho alleged assault ho made an alarm while in the defendant ' s room , and that several persona came to the spot , and tho aggressor was dragged out into the lobby and beaten by sonio of the other prisoners , who were about to inflict summary vengeance upon him , and pitch him head-foremcet into the large water-closet of tho gaol , had it not been for the interference of some of the officers of the prison . Darrell confirmed the complainant ' s evidence , and said that on his rushing out from beneath the bedstead the defendant begged for mercy and forgiveness . Other witnesses gave testimony of their having been attracted to the spot by

      hearing the affray in the defendant ' s room , and ot having witnessed the disordered state of bis clothes on their entrance . The complainant , and also the principal witness , Davrell , uuderweut a vigorous cross-examination by Mr . Locke , in the course of which they said that trwy were acquaintances , and that they were both confined as prisoners in the above gaol , for ift ' oHces committed by them at the election of bridgemastcr , and that indictments had been found against them . Darrell admitted that ho had been imprisoned in Giltspur-street Compter , and had been fined £ 5 for assaulting a female , but he had co remembrance of ever having been charged with uttering unlawful coin , or of having swallowed three base half-crowns to prevent detection . Mr . Locke contended , that tho evidence of such men could not be received with any degree of safety , particularly as such charges were so easily trumped up , and so difficult to be disproved by the unfortunate

      persons who happened to be tha accused parties . In the course of the examination the defendant ' s trousers were produced , to show the state in which they were torn , and he declared that it was done by the complainant , in order to induce a belief that he ( defendant ) had exposed his person . The defendant , who is a man of respectable appearance , declared that it was a foul conspiracy got up against him , and he complained that he had been most shamefully used on the occasion , and was determined on instituting proceedings against his assailants . Mr . Cottingham said , that notwithstanding the credit of the two principal witnesses was impugned , still their evidence was supported by the testimony of other persons who could have no motive in coming forward . The Magistrate then adjudged the defendant to enter into his own recognizance of £ 500 , and find two sureties of £ 250 , to answer the charge at tee Seeaions .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 18, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1127/page/3/