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      jort pf ingredient which hadbeen found in the sugar . 'After consulting with MnL . Cooper , Mrs . ^ AnHerson iook&evlnte powder offtae sugar to & druggist Mr . Turner , druggist , aflfer a , slight inspection , at once stated that susar of lead had been . mrsed with St . Morniation was then , given to thei police , and ihehusljand-Ras apprehendedandLroughtT > efore D Maude . Esq . The prisoner yras remanded , until WednesdnjV whcn ^ . flour » ineal » ^ SIS" ™ & ^ ¦ objected to an analysis , and the proper means taken to secure the attendance of the witnesses . :

      Distressed Accident sx Woolwich . —On Wednesday afternoon , while a bricklayer ' s labourer , of the name of Sfahoney , was engaged in carrying slates on his head to the top of the new Marine Barracks now buDding . at Woolwich , theladder on which the poor man was ascending broke , precipitating him jroni a height of about forty feet , with frightful velo city , to the earth . Hisback is supposed tobebroken , and no doubt exists thatthe accident-will prove fatal . Death of Deaf Bcbke . —On Wednesday afternoon this celebrated bruiser , long well known in the

      pusilistic circles , died at his lodgings in Francisstreet , Waterloo-road , Lambeth . However rough he might have appeared in his manners , there were good traits in his character not observable among many others ^ belonging to the almost defunct " ring . " Deaf Burke in several instances has been known to hazard Ms life for the preservation of others , espe cially during the destruction of Astley ' s Theatre , when he was one of the foremost in endeavouring to arrest the progress of the fire . Burke had long been labouring under bad health .

      Fire at Gixhkzxweix . —On Thursday morning , shortly before one o ' clock , a fire of nmisual fierceness was discovered by police-constable ^ Nicholas upon the extensive premises known as the Princess Royal , in St . John ' s-street-road , at the corner of iCorpora-• fion-row . When first perceived ; the flames had obtained a strong hold of the bar and parlour , and were bursting through the fanlight . Fortunately , one of the fire-escapes , which was stationed in the vicinity , was taken in front of the flaming premises , and two females and a male were rescued . Several engines soon arrived , the supply of water was ample , and the firemen made great exertions ; but their efforts were in Tain . The interior of the building was entirely destroyed . At one time it was reported that a young man had perished , but it was subsequently believed that he had not returned home when the fire commenced . The origin of the calamitv is unknown .

      Committal of a Poor Law Gbabdiax fob Maxslaughter . —An inquost was held by Air . Evans , the coroner , on Friday last , at the union workhouse at Ross , on the body of an old woman , named Mary Jones , 82 years of age , whose death , it was alleged , tad been occasioned by ill-usage and exposure to cold , through , being improperly removed ag a pauper to the above-mentioned union . The evidence taken tras exceedingly voluminous , but the facts may be briefly told . The deceased was in the receipt of out-door relief from the Ross Union , and on the 2 nd of last mouth she walked from the parish of Llangarren , where she resided , to Ross ,, in order to apply to the Board of Guardians for an increased allowance , which was granted her . On her return home ,

      being exceedingly infirm , owing to her great age , she became so lame and exhausted on the road as to be quite unable to proceed , and one of the board coming up , and finding her in that helpless condition , she was removed home in a cart . She then became so ill as to keep her lied , and a day or two afterwards , her state being made known to the guardians , one of them persuaded her to go into the workhouse , where die would betaken care of and properly Attended to ; she refused , saying she had a great objection to the workhouse . Her condition becoming "worse , the parish surgeon attended her , and by his treatment she somewhat recovered . On the 14 th , however , Mr . Garness , - one of the guardians , accompanied by his son and Thomas Lewis and

      Edward Tourney , wentand forcibly removed her to the workhouse , without the usual medical certificate for the removal . The deceased having an extreme dread of the Union-house , and fearing that she would be forced to enter it , locked all the doois in the cottage , so as io prevent them removing her . They , howevei broke in , and one laying hold of her head and the other of her legs , they carried her out and placed her in a cari on some straw with a blanket put round her , she at the same time violently exclaiming that " she would not go . " The workhouse was reached about four o ' clock , where the master admitted her , not in obedience to the order of the guardian who came with ler , as it was informal , but owing to the critical

      condition of the poor creature , who was suffering most severely from the cold , the frost being very intense during * the day . A few days afterwards she was attacked with illness , which terminated fatally . Mr . Jones , one of the medical officers of the union , gave it as his opinion that the deceased ' s death was the result of a diseased heart , which might have been hastened ty the sudden exposure to cold . The jury , after a most careful and deliberate consideration , returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Samuel Garness , the guardian ; Thomas Garness ( his son ) , Thomas Lewis , and Edward Tourney , who were forthwith committed to gaol for triaL The case has produced iho greatest sensation throughout the whole county .

      The Ckoom Poaching . Affray . —Verdict of Wiirfcl Mekber agaixst Two of the Poachers . — Worcester , Jas . 7 . —The jury , impanelled before the coroner of this city ( J . B . Hyde , Esq . ) to inquire into ¦ die cause of ills death of Thomas Stalte , who died in the Worcester Infirmary on the 24 th ult ., met this day by appointment to resume their inquiry . In the meantime , as has already been stated , several parties have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned iu this murtlci-ous outrage ; arid'two of them ( Francis Dinglcy and Joseph Turvey ) are now in Worcester county prison . When the whole , of the witnesses had been examined , the coroner commented on and explained the evidence , and after a short deliberation they returned a verdict of Wilful Murder

      against Joseph Turvey and Francis Dingley , an ( some other persons unknown . At the termination of the inquiry one of the jurors addressed to the coroner and his brother jurymen some observations on the subject of the preservation of life , which 13 so intimately , connected with this inquiry . He observed that the horrid spectacle which they had witnessed at the commencement of their proceedings , in the mangled corpse of the murdered gamekeeper , and the horrifying picture which must have been drawn before their minds' eyes from the details of the several -witnesses , could not fail to have excited in them feelings of sorrow and disgust ; and although lie was aware that , strictly , their duties as jurors were limited to an inqniry as to how the ill-fated

      man , Thomas Staite , had come to his death , still they could not overlook the cause which had led io so dreadful a result ; and he thought that an expression of their feelings on that subject would not be out of place . He , therefore , proposed that they should append to their verdict a declaration of their sentiments in the following terms : — "Thatthe jury cannot but deplore the continuance of laws so immoral in their tendency , so fruitful in crime , and so destructive to human life as'thc Game Laws have proved , after long experience , throughout the length and breadth , of the countrv ; and that tkev stronglv recommend their

      abrogation . " Several jurymen caressed their concurrence in ihesesentinienta . The coroner said that whatever might be his feelings on the subject he could not attach such a declaration as the above to their verdict , for that such a step would most proliably lead to a reprimand on from the judge for introducing extraneous matter . He would ,, however , if the jury wished it , forward their declaration to the Secretary of State . The suggestion was adopted , and the whole of the . jurors signed the paper , one of them at the same time remarking that our gaols were half filled with offenders against the Game Laws .

      ScspicTEn MnDEEn at Salt-hill . —An inquest was leld on Thursday week , at the Three Tuns , Salt-hill , before Mr . J . Gharsley , upon the body of a woman named ' Sarah Hart , suspected of having been inurderei From the evidence of the witnesses examined it appeared that the deceased , who lived by herself , passed for a married woman , her husband being abroad . Eer husband was the son of a Quaker gentleman , named Tawcll , residing at Berkhampstead , in whose family the woman Lad lived as a servant . This Quaker gentleman paid regular ; visits to the deceased , and it was from him she received an allowance of eighteen shillings weekly . Jfone of the witnesses thought that any improper intimacy existed between thetwo . On the evening of Wednesday' Sirs .

      Ashlee , who resided next door to the deceased , iheard a noise in the deceased's house resembling stifled screams , which continued for more than a minute . The witness took a candle in her hand to see' what was the matter . Before reaching the door she met the Quaker leaving the house , in appearance-much asitatei On entering the room the witness found deceased lying upon her back with her clothes nearly up to her knees . Her cap was off he ? head , and she appeared as if she had been straggling . ^ She was then making the same stifled noise the witness had before heard . She was then alive , but died almost immediately . In the meantime the alarm had spread , and * notice was given at the Slough station to look after the Quaker , should he make Ms appear ance there . The notice was scarcely received when

      the suspected person did appear , and took out a first-class ticket for London . He was allowed to dqiart , but orders were , despatched by means of the electric telegraph to the police at Paddington , to watch him on his airival . In a few minutes ajter"Warris an answer was returned , stating that the suspected party lad arrived , and that Sergeant Williams had left the terminus in the same omnibus for the tity . The Sergeantfollowedhim from the Bank into the Borough , and from there , back to a lodginglouse , in Scott ' s-yard , Gannon-street . There he was left for the night , and the next morning was arrested at the Jerusalem Coffee-house . He was from there taken to Slough , and was present at the inquest . The cor oner adjourned the jury : till Saturday morning , ordering the prisoner to be kept in custody in tie meantime . The Suspected Mchder at Saethit . t .. —Slough , Ibiday Evesko . — This extraordinary aflair still

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      continues to excite much interest throughout this neighbourhood . The deceased had two children living with her at the time of her death . They had been put to bed by their mother about half an hour before the murder . Mrs . Ashlee ' . ' was the first person who entered the house after the prisoner , John Tawell , had left . Both the children , who were then asleep , were immediately taken by Mrs . Ashlee to her own house , which was adjoining . The boy was afterwards asked by Mrs . Ashlee if the Quaker gentleman had given his mother any money before he was put to bed . The child said he saw no money , but he heard his mother say to the old gentleman " You are a very naughty man , and very cruel ; " when the Quaker remarked , that he should never come io see his

      mother again . During the proceedings before the coroner , the boy . was taken into an adjoining room where the prisoner was in custody , and instantly recognised him as the person . who was with his mother , on the preceding afternoon . As soon as the prisoner saw the child , he turned his head away in apparently considerable agitation . A post mortem examination of the body of the deceased took place yesterday , in the presence oi'Mr . Champnes , and Air . ftorblad , surgeons , of Slougli , and likewise of a , professional gentleman from town . The whole of the contents of the stomach were taken away for the purpose of being carefully analysed , there being

      strung reason for supposing , in the absence of any external marks of violence , that the deceased ' s death was occasioned from the effects of some potent poison . A phial , partly filled with some light-coloured liquid , was found this morning , thrown over the rails of Mr . Botham ' s garden , at Salt-hill , adjoining the high read along which the prisoner passed on Wednesday evening , after leaving Bath-place , to proceed to the Slough station . The contents ol this phial , and also the remainder of the porter found in the tumbler and bottle on the table , at the time the deceased was discovered in the agonies of death , have likewise been taken to London to be analysed .

      The Suspected Mubdee at Salthill . —Ad . jourxed Lkjuest . —This day ( Saturday ) the jury reassembled at the Three Tuns , Salt Hill , to prosecute the inquiry touching the mysterious death of Sarah Hart , supposed to have been murdered . The man John Tawell , who is in custody on suspicion of being the guilty party , was brought from the Eton police station , accompanied by Superintendent Perkins , and another officer . Mr . Williams , a barrister , appeared on behalf of TawelL Mr . Henry Montague Champneys , surgeon , was the first witness . He deposed that being called to attend the deceased , lie found her beyond all hope , of recovery , Bhe scarcely showing a sign of life after his arrival . * The next day he made a careful examination of the body , which

      presented not the slightest marks ot outward violence . He subsequently , assisted by another surgeon , made a post mortem examination of tlie body , the interior of which presented a generally healthy appearance . He removed the contents of the stomach , which he had analysed . The results of the tests applied were , that there was present-neither sulphuric acid , antimony lead , nor copper , nor arsenic . The'fourth poison tested for , viz ., prussic acid , ivas found . It might not be pure prussic acid , but prussic acid in connection with a salt nearly allied thereto , The quantity of poison in the stomach of the deceased , he was of opinion , was quite suffieien to cause death ; but what that precise quantity was , he could not say . Edward Weston Korble ,

      surgeon , who had assisted the previous witness in the 2 *> st mortem examination , corroborated the evidence just given . Prussic acid would cause death in the course of a few seconds to some persons . The time might extend from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour , according to the strength of the person . The salt nearly allied to prussic acid was cyanccret of potamim . A considerable quantity of the" ele ments of prussic acid entered into the composition of this salt . From the evidence of the first witness , it appeared that the contents of the bottle and class found on the table , and wliich Mr . Chanipneys had taken into his possession , had not been analysed . Much surprise was expressed at the announcement of this fact , and

      the coroner decided that an adjournment oi the m-^ ursi ¦' . v . is indispensable , to allow time for this very necessary step in the inquiry to lie taken . Catherine White , bar-maid at Mr . Boshani ' s Hotel , deposed to the deceased coming to her master ' s house on Wednesday evening at half-past six o ' clock , for a bottle oi Guinness ' s stout . She appeared to be in good health , and presented not the least appearance of agitation . Another witness deposed to seeing the deceased coming from the hotel with the bottle of stout . She snpke to this witness , and said she had been for the stout , as a frk-nd had come to see her . She appeared to be quite well , and in high spirits . Some other witnesses were examined , but no new fact was

      elicited . Finally , the coroner adjourned the inquest to Wednesday next , at ten o ' clock ; the liquid in the bottle in the meantinie to be analysed . Tawell remains in custody . \ The prisoner is not a member of the Society of Friends as was at first stated . His wife , however , is a Quakeress . Tears ago Tawell was tried and transported to Botany Bay . His good conduct obtained for him a ticket of leave ; he became a free man , and subsequently amassed property to the amount , some say , of £ GO , OQO , He has estates at flemel Hampstead and other places , and is unquestionably very rich . Being unable to show that his conduct through life had been marked by morality and rectitude , he was refused as a member by the Quaker . sl

      The Salthiu . Suspected Murder . — Additional Particulars . —On the prisoner being taken to the house of Perkins , at Eton , the superintendent of the Eton police , at the conclusion of the proceedings before the coroner ' s jury , on Saturday afternoon , he appeared considerably more depressed in spirits than on the former occasion . His sighs and moans , his quivering lip , and restless eye , clearly indicated that he was suffering the most intense mental anguish , although , there was not only an apparent but very manifest effort on life part to appear to treat the matter with stoical indifference . He maintains an almost total silence , and has never once alluded to the mysterious and painful circumstances connected with the death of his former servant , Sarah Hart .

      Some years ago the prisoner was tiled and found guilty of forgery , and sentenced to be transported for twenty-one years . The forgery was committed on a relative of Mr . Smith , one of the partners in the TJxbridge Bank , to the amount of £ 1 , 000 . His good conduct while in the colony obtained for him a ticket of leave after having served seven years of his time . He then setup in business at Sydney as a chemist and druggist , and embarked generally in the shipping trade , in which he was exceedingly successful . As soon as the crime of forgery had been establishec ag ainst him , he was discarded by tlie Society o : Fiends ; on his return to England between six and seven years ago , he applied to be again admitted , but was peremptorily refused , his former crime being an he

      insuperable barrier . About four years ago married , much against the wishes of her family ana connexions , a . highly respectable widow , a Quakeress , named Gutforth . " He had two sons and a daughter by his first wife . Both the sons have died within the last five years . The daughter , an interesting girl , about seventeen years of age , resided with her father and step-mother , at Berkhampstead . A child is the fruit of Ms last marriage , which is now about eighteen months old . The distressing intelligence ol tlie apprehension of her husband was communicated to Mrs . Tawell through the medium of the London papers of Friday last , which contained a report of the proceedings before the coroner and jury of the preceding . day . Mrs . Tawell , in a state of mind it

      were impossible adequately to describe , left her home and proceeded to London by the Birmingham Kailway , and from Paddington to Slough , by the Great Western . The interview which took place between the afflicted wife and her unfortunate husband , was of the most harrowing and heartrending description . It has been stated that the eldest child of the unfortunate deceased , Sarah Hart , a boy about five years of age , bears a close resemblance to the prisoner . From circumstances which have transpired since the first examination of the prisoner before the . coroner ' s jury , there is veiy little doubt that he is the father of both the children of his former servant . He -was known at the different lodgings occupied by the

      deceased as ill-. Talbot . There is not the least doubt that all the representations made by the deceased to her female acquaintances ( with whom she became intimate at the different lodgings she occupied during the past four years ) as to her being the wife of Mr . TawclFs son , who was , as she said , abroad , and also as to Mr . Talbot fcs she always called him , and not Mr . Tawell ) "bringing her her Husband ' s Quarterly allowance , are entirely without foundation . We have stated that both the prisoner's sons , by his first wife , are dead . She also stated to another of her acquaintances that she was the wife of a servant of Mr . Tawell , jun ., who was abroad with his master , and that a part of his wages was paid to her quarterly by iis master's fatter : but this statement is equally

      devoid of truth . The Salt-hill Case . —Tite Adjourned Inquest . —Verdict of Wilful Murder . —The inquiry was renewed on Wednesday , at ten o ' clock ^ at the Three Tons , Salt-hill , before the coroner ( Mr . John Charslev ) and jury . The prisoner , John Tawell , was brought from Eton in a fly , in the custody of Mr . Perkins , the superintendent of the Eton police , and placed in an apartment contiguous to the room in wMoh the jury were assembled . He appealed to be in a state of considerable nervous excitement , and keenly felt although he made every attempt to suppress the emotion under which he laboured ) the hazardous

      situation in which he was placed . Mr . Edward Weston NorWad , sunreon , of Slough , deposed : —1 have in conjunction with Mi-. Chanipneys , since the Jast examination , analysed the contents of the bottle found on the table in the room of the deceased . They contain no poison of any descriptisn . I also analysed the contents of the tumbler , but could not detect the presence of any poison . The resultsof those analysaions I have preserved , and they are now in the possession of Mr . Champneys . Mr . HenryMontague Champneys , surgeon , of Slough , corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness . Mr . Norblad was again examined , touching a portion of a bun found on the table of the deceased . The witness stated that this

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      piece of a bun ( produced by . Mr . Champneys ) had been analysed , and that the result proved that it contained ho poison . It was subjecteu . to the same tests as the liquids . That concluded the evidence on the part of the Crown . The Coroner next addressed the jury , reading over the depositions of the witnesses , and _ commenting at great length . He concluded by calling on the jury to ponder well oh the evidence , and to return a verdict which would satisfy public justice and their own consciences . The room was then cleared , and the jury , after being some minutes in consideration , returned the following verdict : —

      •' Wilful murder against John Tawellibrpoisoning Sarah Hart with prussic acid . " The jprisoner was committed to Aylesbury g * ol , to take his trial at the next assizes for * the comity of Bucks , ' and the wi £ nesses bound over to attend to give evidence . Attempted Assassination of the Duke of Normandtv—Great sensation has been excited in the metropolis in consequence of a diabolical attempt made on Thursday week to murder Charles Louis ! de Bourbon , commonly known as the Duke of . Normandy , who is at present residing at Mulgravehouse , King ' s-road , Fulham . The " Duke" professes to be the son of Louis XVI . and Marie Antoinette , and consequently the legitimate heir to the throne of France . His life lias been twice

      previously attempted ; once before leaving France , and on the 10 th . of November , 1338 , in the garden of the house hetlicn occupied on Caniberwell-green . On that occasion two pistols were discharged at him , and three balls entered his person . An order had been recently received for the manufacture of some machinery of a peculiar character , and the Duke ' of Normandy superintended the getting up , and worked at it himself . During the last fortnight lie had been working night andday in the shop in whichtheengineer ' slathes are fixed , and though generally attended . by some of his pupils , he was occasionally alone , as was the case in this instance . It appears that on Thursday evening , about half-past seven o ' clock , the duke was at

      work at the lathes , which face the window , and was in the act of polishing a piece of brass , when he was suddenly alarmed by a loud explosion , aud the place being momentarily in flame . He at first thought that sonie of the students had incautiously left some combustible matter , which had exploded ; but a momentary sight of the broken window convinced the duke of the true nature of the explosion , and he instantly blew out the candle and stooped down beneath the lathe to avoid another shot . The report instantly brought Mr .. Tucker , the manager , and some of the students , to the spot . Search was made for the assassin , but in vain . Information was g ven to the police ; but up to Saturday morning tlieir » cfforts to-trace out the ruffian have been fruitless . The

      duke informed the police that he had received a letter from a French priest three weeks previously , informing him that there was a plot to take his lifej and he had also received two communications from the Baron de Berryer , informing Mm that two' Frenchmen had endeavoured to enlist him in a conspiracy to destroy him . The duke imputed the hostility of the Catholics towards him to the fact of his having recently abjured the Romail Oatholic creed . A Child found Murdered' is the Regent ' s Park . —On Thursday week a jury was impanelled before Mr . Wakley , M . P ., at the Elephant and Castle , King ' s-road , Caivulen Town , on the body of a remarkably fine newly-born female child , found in the Regent ' s Park . The child was ., wrapped in a coarse calico wrapper , and had on a bedgown . It was lying on its face and its nose was flattened . The coroner said the florid appearance of the child indicated suffocation : The jury returned a verdict ot Wilful Murder against sonic person or persons unknown .

      Death i . v Westminster Bridewell . —Mr . Iliggs held an inquest on Saturday , at Westminster Bridewell ^ on the body of Samuel Edge , aged forty years , a prisoner . Mr . Thomas Ivilsby , the prison clerk , said the deceased was admitted on the 3 vd of lnst December , behaving been convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions of a misdemeanour and sentenced to IS calendar months' imprisonment ; deceased was described as a clerk . —Mr . J . Lavies said the deceased was taken ill on the 2 Sthof December , when lie appeared exceedingly depressed in spirits ., He was at once removed into the infirmary . Witness attended him till the 1 st inst ., when he became delirious , and typhus fever set in , of which disorder he died on Friday . Verdict Natural Death .

      ExinAORDmnY Death by Poison—On Friday Mr . G . J . Mills , deputy coroner for the western district of Middlesex , held an inquest , at the Kenilworth Castle , New North-road , Islington , on the , body of Joseph Uaggatt , aged 21 , late a workman in Messrs . Le Paige and Co . 's composite candle manufactory , Great Suffolk-street , Borough . Edmund Phillips , of 5 , King-street ; deposed that the deceased was his lodger . On last Christinas-day he returned home and complained of his hand being ' poisoned by the arsenic used in the manufacture of composite candles , in the manufactory of Messrs . Le Paige , where he worked . Mi . Edward Roe , surgeon , attended deceased on Saturday morning last . He found him with the left hand and fore arm swollen . The glands under the arms were also swelled . There was likewise an abrasion of the skin

      on the back of the hand . The angry appearance of the limb satisfied him that it had been poisoned , and he . told deceased so , who , with some reluctance , said " yes , " and that he imbibed the arsenic from the composition of which wax stcarine candles were made . Saline draughts , fomentations , and poultices , were instantly administered . He ralliei a little on Sunday , but in the evening got worse , and died on Monday morning . Purple patches gradually covered his arm and side , showing the putrescent state of his blood . The poison was more tardy in its effects in consequence of its having been absorbed in the skin , than it would have .- been had he swallowed it , and it acted more insidiously as it was a mineral poison . There was no doubt of his death having ensued from the influence of the poison used in Ids trade . Verdict—That the deceased died from the mortal effects of his exposure to the poison of arsenic while at work in a candle manufactoiy .

      Strange Accident . —On Tuesday week , an inquest was held at Sheffield , on Thomas Wilkinson , a boathauler , residing at Masborough . The unfortunate man had been drinking , on Saturday evening , at the Lincolnshire Potato Inn , having the same . afternoon purchased a horse . About six o ' clock he set off to return home , mounted on his new purchase ... . His brother was also mounted , and had a little boy , a son of the deceased , behind linn . They proceeded along Blast-lane , the deceased being behind ; and on getting near the toll-gate , the keeper of the gate , named Dodds , heard a crash , but from the darkness and fog

      of the night was afraid to venture towards , the limekilns . On the following morning , about nine o ' clock , the toll-keeper proceeded towards the spot where he fancied he had heard the noise on the previous night , and there , at the bottom of a lime-kiln , some twenty feet deep , found the horse dead and the man in a state of insensibility , having lain fifteen hours at the bottom of the kilri . He was conveyed to the infirmary , and died directly . The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death , with a recommendation that the kilns should be strongly fenced off from the road .

      The late Murder near Trecastle . —A few days ago Superintendent Wynn , who captured Thomas Thomas , obtained a search warrant and proceeded with some of his men to the house of Thomas ' s father , at Maesyrhadir , where he succeeded in finding two purees , one of which was hid in a hole in the wall near the kitchen fire-place , containing a £ 5 note ot Messrs . Wilkins and Co . ' s Brecon Old Bank , ' with £ 5 in gold and los . in silver , and the other in a heap of lime in the dairy , containing a cheque for £ 5 drawn on Messrs . Bailey's bank at Abcrgavenny , and a £ 5 note of the Kington bank . None of tliis property has as yet been identified as having belonged to the deceased David Lewis , and the purses are neither similar to the one he generally used . —^ Swansea Journal .

      Fatal Railway Accident . —On Thursday week Mr , Payne held an inquest at Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of John Jones , aged 20 . He was employed on the * branch railway between Tonbridge and Tonbridge-wells . On the 3 rd of December , whilst at work , some portion of the earth gave way , and deceased being covered with it , fell . with his back across a piece of metal . He was conveyed to the Swan beer-shop , at Tonbridge , where he remained under the care of a surgeon until the 17 th of December , when he was removed to the above hospital , where he died on Tuesday . The house surgeon said that deceased , when admitted , was suffering under fracture of the spine and back , wliich caused death . There was no positive evidence to show how the accident occurred , but deceased informed Ms father , previous to his death , that the earth had given way , and he had been forced with it into the cutting , lie attributed no blame to any one connected with the works . Verdict—Accidental Death .

      Destructive Fire at Stoke Newington . —Suspected Incendiarism . —Shortly before three o clock this morning ( Saturday ) , a fire was discovered in tlie stack yard of Mr . Holland , butcher , of tlio Lower Road , ' Islington , bursting from a rick of hay containing about fifty loads , situate in the Glebe luelds , Stoke Newington . Flames were first , perceived issuing from the body of the stack by police constablo 275 N , who , after having given tlie necesssary alarm , received assistance from the residents of tlie neighbourhood , one of whom immediately , mounted Ms horse , for the purpose of g iving . information of the outbreak to the several engine stations . He had before

      not proceeded far , however , on his mission ^ tlie animal slued and threw him with considerable violence to the ground . Without delay , after the accident , a police constable was dispatched to inform the engine authorities in town of the . occurrence . With all . promptitude , engines from Whitecrossstreet , Farringdon-street , and the West of England station in the Waterloo-road , were in attendance . The rick at the time of their arrival presented one body of fire , which exhibited a most brilliant appearance . After an ineffectual attempt on the part ot the parish engines , to extinguish the flames , the firemen from toSvn succeeded in drawing one of tlie large engines to thesideof the brink of the New

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      River ; but it required ' levcral hours' of incessant labour-to . subdue , tue coniugration . Fortunately the . stack was detached [ fromany other property , so that the fire was confined to that alone / or the amount of damage would have proved far more serious ; as it is , however , the loss is considerable , but it is understood ' that'the proprietor was insured in the ' Atlas Fire Office . It is feared that the fire originated through the act of some vile incendiary . Another Dreadful Case op Burning . —On Thursday night , about ten o'clock , the servant eii-l of M .

      Reinbert v one of . the . equestrians of the Cirque Olympique , at Paris / being left alone in her master ' s apartment Passage du Jeiirde-Boule , was ; in the act ot arranging the hearth , when her clothes caught five . She immediately rushed down stairs , calling out for help .. The rapidity of her . movement had given additional strength to the flames , and when she reached the passage ' she looked like a mass of fire . A Iporter of one of the houses and a lodger succeeded at last in extinguishing the flames by throwing water , over her . She was taken to the hospital , St . Louis , where her state has been pronounced to be desperate .

      ; Awfully Sudden Death of Wni . Brobron , Governor of Glasgow Bridewell , and Inspector of Prisons for the . westonTdivision of Scotland . Mr . Brebren rose on Monday morning last , Oth inst . at six o ' clock , and . was ; engaged till eight in preparing certain reporta which he was to lay before the prison board at Edinburgh in the course of the day . He left Glasgow for Edinburgh by the eight o'clock morning train , 'in ' his usual health , but while engaged in the committee room he fell down and expired almost instantaneously .

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      •; TO . JOURNEYMEN : TAILORS . ' Fellow Workmen , —In a former letter addressed to you , ; through the medium of the Northern Star , it was stated that wo . would endeavour to . point out the way whereby the trade could be brought to a state of organisation necessary , to its . welfare .. The first step recommended to be adopted is , in reference to our sanatory condition , brought about'by . the present system of out-door labour—that petitions to Parliament be got up , showing its demoralising effects on public health and . morals , ; and . the sufferings consequent thereon to the trade generally ; . and in order to render the said .. petitions more effectual than those of last year , ii is-further recommended that every locality adopt a petition , get it well signed , and place it in the hands of the member of thej place for presentation . By this means the petitions will be well distributed thr ough Parliament . Also petitions to the . same

      effect to the House of Lords . Last year petitions were placed in the hands of Lord Ashley and T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P . ; but in consequence ; of the excitement on the Factory and other questions they were lost sight of . Both tlie Noble-Lord arid Mr . Duncombe stated that the matter required to be more fully brought before the , public . In order to carry out their advice , the trade cannot hayea better mode than the proposed petitions .. Those towns , cities , and boroughs , who approve of this plan , can have a printed copy of a petition , by enclosing three postage stamps . Further suggestions will be submitted to the consideration of the trade , for , their approval or rejection , previous to the forthcoming delegation to . be-held at Manchester in April next . On behalf ofthe Executive Committee , T . Eames , President . J . W . Parker , Secretary , . Tailors' Protection Society , do , Old Bailey , London . v

      Tub Iron Moulders of Liverpool to the Iron Moulders op Scotland . — Brethren , —We caution you against the means at present adopted by the employers of Liverpool , to decoy you from your homes , under the pretence of giving ' you high ' wages and long employment , aud also providing for you in case of sickness or death . As a proof of their sincerity in doing so , wo can now give you a description of the treatment that some of the Scotchmen have ' received at their bauds , wlio have been weak enougli to bo trepanned by their ( the employers ) deceptive promises . So soon as they got their dupes at the railway , they were hugged together into an open box , like so many cattle , no respect , you will observe , being nrfid to one of their wives with an infant in her arms ,

      exposed to the bitter lneloniGiicy of the weather at tlie time . At the railway . terminus , Ardrossan , they were driven likc-shecp to the steam-packet for Fleetwood ; the people assembled actually , making inquiries what the men had done that they were driven about in the manner they were ; in fact , so glaring were the incivilities and bad usage to the men , that they refused to proceed any further unless an alteration took place in their usage . They ( the employers ) actually refused to pay for food in the packet for the men , giving as an excuse , that they charged too high for it . On their arriral at Fleetwood ( to give you an idea of their liberality ) , the special train for . conveying passengers to Liverpool , of the poorest class generally , were too good for their dupes ; they ,

      thinking they had them far from their homes without the means of returning , actually hired an open carriage or box to convey them to their destination ; the lookers-on pitying their condition , owing to the inclemency of the weather , many asking if they were convicts that their usage was so bad , not one passenger being taken in that manner but themselves , though a very large train . To show you more clearly their hardships , on their arrival at Preston tlie men were obliged , through cold , to leave the carriage , and demand a covered place to ride in . At first it was refused them , but the men openly declared that they were unable to proceed in that manner , as they were completely exhausted both with cold and hunger ( the poor wife and child , at

      this time showing symptoms of fatigue , alarming all around them ); they succeeded , by imploring entreaties , in getting a covered carriage from thence to Liverpool . -Mark their'treatment on'then ' arrival at Liverpool . The ' masters wait for them with an omnibus , drive them to an'inn , amidst the hooting and execrations of an enraged populace—justly enraged at the means taken to" deceive' the unweary and unthinking . — Does their civil treatment end here ? Mark well , Scotchmen—you who boast of a land of liberty—a land that ' never gave birth to a slave ! Mark well , you who boast of your intelligence , and your patriots that have died in defence of your rights and liberties—vou who raise monuments to their

      memory , to . point to future ages the virtues ¦ of these heroes ! Mark the conduct of . those employers to those poor deluded dupes of theirs , in a country far from their homes , and amongst strangers !—They take them , to their workshops— -lock them in their , dirty rooms , where the lumber is heapedJn a corner to give room for them to lay down ; blankets are thrown into them , and beds purchased for the purpose . They remonstrate , against it , but are told it ia all for their : own security . They are locked up all night , and a sentinel placed at the door . They now find how they have been duped , and attempt to escape by the windows by tying their blankets together , but find , to their astonishment , that the windows are secured with iron bars or stancheoiiR to

      prevent their escape . Judge ot their horror to find themselves in this prison ; at length they arc partly relieved by finding their prison-doors unbarred in the morning : for prison it was to them—the masters may call it what -they like . ' They now found , for the first time , that they were surrounded by high walls , and no chance of escape ; .. they were horrorstricken at their situation , but secretly agreed to contrive to make their escape , and , by a desperate and bold effort , which they succeeded in accomplishing to the horror of the masters , who are now doubly enraged to think that the parties arc at large to

      publish their atrocities to the world . We refer you to those parties who have left Liverpool in disgust at the conduct of the masters , that you may have a Ml statement , wliich we in Liverpool cannot by this means convey . We , the Moulders of Liverpool , are proud to find that those parties that have been duped to come to Liverpool ,, are none of those who compose the intelligent paft ' ofthc Iron Moulders of Scotland , of which- they can boast of having so many ; and are happy to _ find that their feelings are so completely in unison , with our own . In conclusion , we warn you to beware of any new inducement they may have in contemplation , to lure vou from vour homes

      _ Mixers' Meetings . —Apiiblic mooting of the Colliers of West Wyiness Colliery was held on Monday the 30 th ult ., Robert Faerfull in the chair . The meeting was addressed by D . Swallow at considerable length , on tlie advantages to be- derived from a general restriction of the hours of labour . A public meeting of the colliers of the West of Fife was held in the Masons' Hall , at Lochgelly , on Thursday , the 2 nd inst . ; James Milir , a working collier , was called to the chair , when resolutions , approving of the restriction of the hours of labour , were adopted : and

      that they would not earn more than 2 s . Od . per day after the New Tear ' s holidays ; also resolutions disapproving of the butty system , as well as the em-Plovment of men and boys to draw coals who are not colliers , nor the sons of colliers ; and against the employment ofwomen in the pits . ' The agent'was instructed 'to institute prosecutions against those masters who arc employing women . The meeting was addressed > y Alexander Brown , John Wilkinson , Win . Bowes , Richard " . Penman , Wm , Penman , D . Swallow , and several others .

      I he Bilsiox Miners dined together on New Tear ' s . Day , at the Sampson a 2 id Lion , Green Croft , Bilston . The meeting was a happy one , cementing closer the bonds of union , and affording the greatest satisfaction to all . preaent . : Hull Tailors . —The members of the Tailors' Proectibn Society . held their anniversary on New Year ' s ive ' y at the Ship "Inn j Church-lane . They sat down | o a splendid supper ; and after , doing ample justice ; 6 the good things set before them , the remainder of tbe evening was occupied- with toasts , songs ; and recitations ' . The best feeling animated all present . ' Miners' Meetings in Yob ^ hire . —Mr . Septimui Wis lias held meetings at the following places : — On Wednesday night , Jan . 1 st , the Colliers of Churwellhad a supper , at the Shoulder of Mutton public-

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      housej Churwell : supper over , a meeting was held , when ' . Mr Davis delivered a lengthy discourse Jon the necessity of the ' colliers keeping tKb union ! good , andwatching the movements of . the coal kings . At a late hour the meeting separated ) highly pleased with the proceedings of the evening , —On Thursday night , Jan . 2 nd , at Beeston . There wore j many present who had not paid to the Union , or attended any . meeting for sonic weeks back , but who promised to attend and pay regular . The speaker was much applauded while speaking .

      Barnsliy Weavers . —The members of the Linen Weavers' TJnion held their quarterly mectin" ill Pickering ' s room , on Monday the Oth inst . ; when . general offioers were chosen , and two members ' . appointed' to audit the books . Notice was given of a motion for the . admission of Bobbin Winders into the Societyi A branch lodge is . about being opened at Smithy Mills . Mr . Peckett ' s strike , has now seen its second Christmas-day , and in all probability will see its third . So much for the power of union . NoRTUAMrrox Boor and Shoemakers' Mutual Assistance Association , No . 2 , Section . —At a special meeting of this section , called for tlie uurbose of

      hearing the decision of the Executive on the Bradford Strike , the following resolutions were passedunanimously : —That the conduct ofthe Executive in closing the Bradford Strike , without first consulting the A'arioua sections of the Union , where the interests of bo many of our fellow shopmates were at ; stake , proves their unfitness to hold so important an office ; and are therefore no longer worthy of . our confidence . That the thanks of this meeting * are due , and hereby given to the Bradford Committee , for the able wanner in which they have discharged their duties during the Strike . .. The correspondence between Mr .-Drury , of Sheffield , and T . S . Duncombe ,. Esq ., was then read from the Star , and gave much satisfaction .

      Hurst Brook Misers . —The . Coal ' Miners of this place gave a public dinner to their indomitable friend and advocate , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., on Friday last , when upwards of eighty hardy sons of the mine sat down to an excellent repast , provided by the host and hostess of the Colliers'Arins Inn . Mr . Roberts , the principal guest , sat at the head of the table , aiid was supported on the right by Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , and on the left by Mr . William Aitlcin , of Ashton-under-Lyne . The lai-ge and spacious room was tastefully decorated . After the company had done ample justice to the good things set before them , in the shape of roast beef , plum pudding , ( fee , a public meeting was held , wliicli was addressed by VV . P . Roberts , Esq ., andMessi's . Parkinson and Dixon ; after which the moeting broke up , and the company returned to the large room , where they spent the remainder of the evening in a very happy and comfortable manner .

      Bradbury Miners . — At the close of the ; above meeting Mr . Roberts and Mr . Dixon left for , Bradbury , in Cheshire , the miners of which district were having a public dinner at the Greyhound Inn ,: Highlane , Bradbury . The dinner was one of the John Bull kind . After the cloth" was removed , the company was addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Mr . William , Dixon , of Manchester . The evening was then spent in a comfortable manner , and the company broke up at a seasonable hour , highly

      delighted ; with the proceedings . ; St . Helen Misers . —On the second anniversary of the Miners of No . 1 Lodge , Sit . Helen ' s district ! about 140 of the hardy soiia of the mine sat down to an excellent , dinner of roast beef , and pudding . Dinner being over , toasts and sentiments followed , with a grand variety . of singing , together with an eloquent and impressive discourse from Mr , James Price , one ofthc agents of the . Miners' Association . About ten o ' clock the meeting broke up , higlily gratified with the evening ' s proceedings . !

      Nottingham r ramework Ivsitters . —By permission of the Mayor , a public meeting of Framework Knitters , Frame Smiths , Sinker-Makers , Settcrs-up , and Needle Makers , of Nottingham and its vicinity , was held in the Town Hall , ou Monday , Jan . Ctli , 18-15 , at two o ' clock , on businessconnected with the frame-rent trial , and the Government inquiry into the condition of the Framework Knitters , and other important , matters aftecting the interests of tlie trade ; Samuel Winter , wrought cotton hose branch , in the chair . The following resolutions were gassed — "That , whereas the Frame Smiths , Setters-up , Sinkers , and Needle Makers are alike . affected by good or bad trade with the Framework Knitters , we recommend the above parties to join us in a con >

      solidated union for mutual protection . "— " That this meeting , being convinced that a further sum of money will be required to cany out the frame-rent trial and the Government tyranny , do agree that a levy of threepence be paid by instalments , or ' otherwise , on or before Saturday , the 1 st of February , 1 S 45 . "t- " That this meeting , being aware of the advantage that must arise to the trade at . large by the establishment , of a muthal understanding between the employer and the employed , call upon the { manufacturers of'hosiery in the three counties of Nottingham , Derby , and Leicester , to convene a meeting of their body to effect this desirable object , at the shortest convenient- period , when operatives will be appointed to lay the views ofthe workmen ; before

      them . "— "That a vote of thanks be given by , this meeting to those parties who have rendered pecuniary assistance in bringing the frame-rent trial before the Court of :. Queen's Bench . "— " That this meeting return their best thanks to Mr . William Felken , lace-manufacturer , for the part he has taken in bringing before ihc public and the Government the condition of . the Framework Knitters . "—A vote of thanks was given to the Mayor , for his kindness in granting the use of the ,. Town Hall ; and also / to the Chairman , when the meeting separated . The following 1 'letter , has been received from the Board of Trade : —" , 'Omce of Committee of Privy Council for Trade , Whitehall , 24 th Dec ., 1844 ., Sir , —With reference to your letter of the 19 th . ' inst ., requesting

      to be informed .. whether my Lords , will be prepared , in conjunction with the Home Secretary , ' with a Bill , on the opening . of Parliament , on the subject of an inquiry instituted'by her . Majesty ' s Government into the allegations ' contained . in . the ^ petition presented to Parliament ' during the last session , ' from the Framework Knitters . ' of . Nottingham , 1 am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint , you that my Lords regret to be unable to give any explicit answer , te the question put to them , the report . of the Commissioner not having been as yet laid before them . ' ' . i ! am , sir , your obedient servant , John G . Sttiw Lefeyre .-t-Mi ; . B . -Hump hries , King George on Horseback ,- ' Gregory's Buildings , Nottingham ... , :

      Newcastle-on-Tyse Shoemakers . —At the usual monthly . meeting of the -Newcastle-on-Tyne section of the Gordwainers' Mutual Assistance Association , it was unanimously . carried that we still . continue our levy for the Bradford Shoemakers , in aid of their present struggle . . ¦ Spirited Conduct of the . Running Horse Societtof Carpenters . —On -Monday , evening , December 30 th , 1844 , the quarterly meeting of : the ; above society was held at . thc Running Horse , Dukc-street , Grosvenor-square . Mr . J . W . Young , President o the society , occupied the chair . ' Messrs . Stallwood and Dowling were introduced as a deputation from the "Duncombe Testimonial" Central Committee , and were most courteousl y received . The deputation having briefl y addressed the meeting , withdrew ; after wliich Mr . James Grassby , in an eloquent speech , detailed the many virtues of the patriotic Duncombe , and concluded by moving that the sum

      of £ 10 . be voted from the funds of the society to the " Duncombo Testimonial . " .. Tlio motion having been duly seconded , Mr . Heath , said the Running Horse Society of Carpenters had achieved fame for taking the lead in good and patriotic works ( cheers ); and he was sure they would not be backward in exhibiting to the world their gratitude for the great services rendered them by ' T , S . Duncombe , M . P . ( Cheers . ) lie would therefore move , as an amendment , that the sum of £ 20 be given as their quota , to the Duncombe Testimohial . The amendment having been duly seconded , the President put the questions to the vote , when the amendment of Mr . Heath for £ 20 was unanimously adopted amid loud cheers . The j deputation was then called in ' , and the President having stated to them the resolution come to by the society , Messrs . Dowling and Stallwood , in the name of the Central Committee , returned their thanks and retired . ' :

      Bradford Woolcojibers . —On Monday , a meeting ofthe woolcombers in tho employ of Mr . Willett , was held in the large room , Buttcrworth-buildings , to take into , consideration the propriety of sending a deputation to their employer , to . make an arrangement , if possible , to prevent the serious reduction intended to . take place hi the various sorts of jwool , amounting to % , and in some instances , 8 s .- in a week ' s work ., A deputation was appointed , whose labours we regret to say were useless , and a general meeting of the Woolcombers will be held on Monday evening , in the Odd Fellows' Hall , at six o'clock . Seyeral employers having announced their intention of following the steps of Mr . Willett , the prospects of the workmen are gloomy in the extreme .

      Duxcojibe Testimonial , Central Committee of Trades , &c , Savllle-lipusc , Leicester-square , Wednesday Evening , January 1 st , 1 S 15 ; Mr . J . Grassby in the chair . —Mr . J . Whetstone , " steward to tlie Running-horse Society of Carpenters , attended , and handed in the . £ 20 voted by that Society on Monday evening . . A lettGi was vend from . Mv . IDruvy , boctctarv to flic Trades of Sheffield , to Mr . Duncombe ; and also one . from Mr . Duncombe , . in . reply . This correspondence was deemed of such importance that it was resolved thatthe offer ! of'Feargu ' s O'Connor , Esq ., be accepted ; and that ten thousand copies be printed for circulation amongst ' -the Trades . A

      letter was i . read from : R . Norman ,- Esq ., the treasurer , apologising for non-attendance ,, and . acknowledging the receipt , of . the £ 20 from the Gorkcutters' Society . A letter was read from Mr . Kibbey , Tivertoh , announcing £ 5 . 5 s . from two other gentlemen in that borough ; and that all sums collected would be forwarded to the treasurer in a few days . A letter was read announcing .. that . the Associated . Trades of Dublin had taken up the Testimonial . with spirit . A letter was . aiso received from Mr . , 0 . Pavitt , Bootcloser , . enclosing' £ 1 4 s . 8 d ., the subscription of a " ew Shoemaker in the city of Oxford .

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      LONDON . Saffron Hili . Locality . —According to announcement , a public meeting was held at Hopkinson ' s Coffee-house , on Tuesday : evenirig-when it was resolved that the Saffron-Jiill locality , be . ' rcofganizcd and that they meet on Sunday morning for the dis ' - pateh'bf business . Several new members were enrolled ; and the following resolution was unanimously agreed to .: —• ' That this meeting having heard from Mr . Wni . Balls , tbat . it is his intention- to propose , on the Duncombe Testimonial Committee , that a public tea-party be got up at White Coriduifc-house , on the meeting of Parliament ,: in honour of T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., this meeting highly approves ofthe proposal , and resolves to use their utmost exertions to make the demonstration one worthy of the noble patriot and the great cause ho so hoiiestly advocates . " All good Chartists are requested to attend on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock , to assist in electing tlie council . ;

      Someiss Tow . v . — A publio meeting was held on Sunday evening last , at . Mr . -DnddridgeV Bricklayers Arms , ionbridge-stroet , New-road ; Mr . John Avnott was called to the chair . The" chairman explained to tho meeting tlie cause of thc ' iinavoidablo absence of our talented friend , Mr . M'G ' rnth , and read from the Northern Star tho eoiwspon'dence between Air . John Dnirjr , of Sheffield , ami Mr . T . S . Buncombe ; and also the able and spirited remarks ofthe Editor thereon , which was received with every "J ^ r PP ° bation by a full and respeetableaudienco Mr . Ihomas Laurie then rose and moved— "That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and are

      hereby given , to Mr . John Drury , of Sheffield , for his taleifted and manly letter ; and to that indomitable patriot , T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his noble reply , thereto , and for his consistent , untiring , and powerful advocacy ofthe rights of tlie working classes on all occasions . " Seconded by Mr . George Cooper and . carried unanimously . Mr . George Humphries proposed the following resolution— " That this meeting . recommend that the tea-party proposed to be held at the Crown arid Anchor , Strand , on Monday , tha 3 rd of February , be deferred until the expected National Trades Conference . " Seconded by Mr Thomas Edwards , and unanimously agreed to Tho meeting then separated .

      Tower Hamlets . —Whittington and Cat , Churehrow , Bethnal-green . —Mr . John Sewell ho ^ " -od on Sunday evening last to a numerous and . isJSentive audience . At the close of his discourse itlie-talented lecturer received tho thanks of the meeting . ^ Several new members joined . The Council of the abore locality met on Tuesday evening ; Mr . Harris in the chair . The ease of Mrs . Ellis and Mr . Preston waa brought before the meeting . Mr . Mills also brought the case ofthe Executive forward . It was moved , seconded , and carried , that the funds in hand should be at once sent , and that a concert and hall titlcftnlann

      on Tuesday , Jan . 21 st , in aid of the Executive . The Council of this locality hope their Chartist ' brethren ,-throughout the country will awake from tlioir ' apathy , arid set about raising funds ;' for "if we . cannot , raise the small sum required for the support of the ; Executive , it is a inerc three , to call our Movement a national one . It would bo well to state , as a proof what can be done if men will but persevere , that this socicty started with but six members ab ' out four months back , and they now haye upwards " of fifty paying members on their books , in thepoorest district in ' this " great metropolis . "

      MisrnopoLiTA . \ District Couxcil , 1 , Tarnagainlano , January 5 th ; Mr . Luke King in the chair Reports were delivered in respecting Mr . Duncombo and tlie Trades . Tlie letter of Mr . Duncombe , in reply to Mr . Dniry of Sheffield , appeared ; Io give great satisfaction . Reports were also--received respecting the eases of Mrs . Ellis and Mr . T . Preston ; also respecting the late Soiree held in Jolm-strcet Institution , and the Council adjourned .

      CORNWALL . At a Meeting of the friends of Democracy , held at Mr . O'Brien ' s , Temperance Hotel , Pcnzance , on Tuesday , Dec . 31 st , when there were persons ' present from Truro , Falmouth , Cambomc , Pcnzance , &c , to consider the best means of establishing the ; Democratic principle through the county , a spirited discussion was entered into . On a resolution being proposed by Mr . O'Brien , seconded by James Skewes , jun .: — " That we consider tho more effectual moans for the carryicg out the objects of our meeting , will be the raising of sufficient funds to ensure a representation of Cornwall in the forthcoming Convention . "

      an amendment was proposed by Mr . Sawle , seconded by Mr . Longinaid : — " That the means most likely to forward the Democratic movement would be the formation of a lecture fund , independent of the Executive ; still tendering our support > to that body . " The discussion terminated by the adoption of the original motion . A provisional committee was formed for tho purpose of raising the funde . The five following gentlemen form the committee : •—Mr . William Mitchell , Treasurer , Camberwell-street , Penzance ; Mr . "James Skewes , jun ., Camborne ; Mr . J . Guscott , New-street , Penzance ; Mr . P . J . O'Brien , East-street , Penzance ; Mr , J , fj , Long " maid , Secretary , Higher Town , Truro .

      -. . BRIGHTON . The CnAKTisTs of this place held their usual weeldy meeting at the " Cap of Liberty , " on Monday evening last , Mr , Mitchell in the chair . After our regular quota had been voted to tho Executive , and some other business transacted , Mr . FJaxman introduced the case of Mrs . Fiest and family , which was well responded to , " and the sum of £ 1 7 s . 6 d . collected for their support . A committee waa appointed to recoive subscriptions for the same object , and make an appeal to the Chartists body on her behalf , and Mr . Flower was appointed treasurer .

      TAVISTOCK . A Public Tea' Meeting was held in the Temperance Hall dli Now Year ' s-day , when about 150 sat down to tea . " The tables being removed , Mr . S . Carter was unanimously , called to the chair , when Messrs . Honnacott , Arno , and other friends addressed the meeting . The company were entertained at intervals with several good political songs . Tho only cause of regret was the absence , of Mr . M'Gratli , who , owing to there being no ^ conveyance from Exeter'to Tavjstock , could riot reach here . ni time for the meeting . Mr . M'Grath has since delivered three eloquent lectures" on Thursday ,- Saturday , and Tuesday evenings . Mr . M'Grath w ] is also present at a Chartist Soiree held on Monday ( evening last . Mr . M'Grath disposed of twelve cards of membership at the conclusion of his several lectures .

      OLDHAM . - Tea Paett and BAn .- ^ On Friday , January Drd , a Tea Party ,, Concert , and Ball took place in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street , when upwards of one hundred anil fifty sat down to" tea . ' After the . reyast , Mr . Lawless was called onto preside . The evening ' s amusoriient consisted of ; daiicing , intcrsperse'd with patriotic '' songs ' , " recitations , and other recreating sports , which were kept up to a late hour , when the company , separated highly delighted with tlie evening's entertainment . : On Sunday . evening Mr . O'Connor ' s ' 'Dialogue was read from the ' Star which was listened to with great attention .

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      Death op Hox . Thomas Monnis . —By the Cincm nati IHerald , we leam that the Hon . Thomas Morris died suddenly , at his residence near Bethel , Clcnuont county , on Saturday morning week , Mr . Morris was the Liberty candidate for the Vice Presidency , at the late election , lie was for many years a higlily influential member of the Ohio Legislature—has been one of tlio judges of the Supreme Court , and for six years was a member of theUriited States Senate . ' ' ¦ :. Sin IIexryPoitisoer . —It was currently reported at the clubs last night , that her Majesty . has been graciously pleased to appoint . Sir Henry Pbttingei 1 Governor-General of Cana ' da , in the place of Sir Charles Mercalie , who is seriously indisposed . — Herald , Thursday .

      Order op True Friends . —This pmlanthropic order held their first Grand Festival on-New ; Ycar ' s eve , 1844 , in the Clarendon Rooms , Clarendou-streefc , Cliorton-upon-Medlock , Manchester-, for the . purpose of laying their principles and objects before tho world , and establishing a widows and orphans , ' fund , for the relief of widows and-orphans of deceased members . John David Boyd , of the Good Samaritan Lodge No . 14 , took the cliair—and was supported by R . C . Hully , M . D ., James Maskell . Thomas Anifiold ,

      . General Secretary , and other influential members ofthe order . A poetical address , written for the occasion , by . Benjamin Stott , author of " Songs for tho Millions , " , was deliyeredi About 200 sat cbw . n to tea , wliicli , was provided " by Host Dobson , of tho Victoria Lodge . After ! tea ' the . chairman delivered an eloquent exposition of tho principles and objects of the order ' .. , The company enjoyed themselves in rational anU " recreative amusements for some hours , and broke ii p after spending a most pleasant evening highly gratified with the entertainment . . "" . :

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1297/page/5/