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      1 ' ' ~ THE CASE OP THOMAS JONES , THE LAST OF THE CHARTIST VICTIMS . On the 17 th of September IaBt Thomas Jones ' s sentence of tffo years' imprisonment expired ; on that day the required sureties for his good behaviour for fire years were in attendance , at the Westminster Police-court , but , on the friends who then assembled applying

      ta Tothill Fields Prison for his release , they were informed by the authorities that , in addition to the above sentence , he had to pay a fine of £ 10 to the Crown , and be further imprisoned until such fine be paid . A committee was forthwith formed to raise the amount , and thereby effect his liberation ; and they resolved to make a full inquiry into the cause , or causes why , in his case , the fine was demand ^ ' - when , in all the others , such fines had been

      remitted . . . , 1 On vis'ting Thomas Jones in prison , the Committee learned that he had been most brutally and cruelly treated . &ot , being sentenced to hard labour , he had refused to work for the benefit of the prison authorities , and Deing a boot-maker he was determined that his labour should not compete with his fellowmen iu the labour market . That as his lato employer had agreed to send him work into the prison , he had appealed to tho Visiting Justices to be allowed to do it , at the same time

      proposing to pay five shillings per week for his - keep , and that what remained of his earnings should he devoled to the support of his family . - This most just and reasonable proposition the Magistrates positively refused their assent to , and being of an unyielding temperament , he refused to subject himself to the prison rules—~ was deemed refractory—and , in consequence , had suffered much cruelty and privation . He had been many times locked up in the black - hole , on bread and water , and , during the last five weeks of his sentence , had been so con--- fined for six days out of every seven .

      The Committee on learning these facts con' . sidered that a great principle was involves in this case ; they ; therefore , resolved to exert their ntmosfc energies to represent the same to - the government . Accordingly , a deputation waited on William Williams , Esq ., M . P ., for the purpose of soliciting that gentleman to use his influence with Sir George Grey to get the fine remitted ; but on attending at his resi-• deuce the deputation found that Mr . Williams

      ; was out of town . A fall statement of the case was . however , forwarded to Mr . Williams , and the result was , that Mr . Williams , on his return to London , took such interest therein that he immediately visited poor Jones in the House of Correction , Westminster , and also on the same day commenced the following correspondence with Sir George Grey on the subject : Park-square , September 28 , 1850 .

      Sib , I beg to lay before you the case of Thomas Jones , one of the Chartist Prisoners , whose term of imprisonment has expired . In addition to imprisonment he was sentenced to pay a fine of £ 10 , and to find sureties for good behaviour . Responsible persons are , lam informed , ready to become his sure-¦ ties : but he has no means whatever to pay the £ 10 , - or any portion of it , being quite destitute , and he is now detained in prison from his inability to pay that Sum . which—small as it may appear—is an excessive fine imposed upon a poor penniless working man , and , if enforced , must inevitably subject him to imprisonment for life , which , doubtless , could not have been the intention of the Judge who passed the sentence upon him . He has been subjected to

      . much suffering for infringement of the prison rules . The irregularity of his conduct has , in my opinion , been the consequence of impaired intellect , to which you will no doubt remember 1 called your attention when I was one of the Visiting Magistrates of the ¦ Westminster House of Correction , where he was confined . As he is the last Chartist Prisoner , and .-.. is now incarcerated for being too poor to pay £ 10 ¦ - to the Crown , I cannot doubt but you will deem this a proper case to be recommended to the Queen ' s benevolent consideration . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your most obedient servant , " William "Williams . The Rt . Hod . Sir G . Grey , Bart . M . P .

      , Park-square , October 14 , 1830 . g IRj—Had the honour of writing to you on the . 28 th of September , on the subject of the detention ¦ in prison , of Thomas Jones , after the expiration of the term of his imprisonment , for want of means to pay a fine of £ 10 to the Crown . Not having received . a reply , I presume my letter has escaped your ¦ notice , I have the honour to be , Sir , Tour most obedient Servant , William Williams . The Rt . Hon . Sir G . Grey , Bart . M . P . October 15 . 1850 .

      Deab Sir , —I have directed an inquiry into the recent conduct of Thomas Jones , in order to enable me to judge how far I shall b 3 justified in ordering his discharge . It was solely owing to the unfavourable report of Ms conduct some time since , that he was not discharged at the same time with some others convicted at the same time of the same offence , and the term of whose sentences was considerably shortened . Tours faithfully , Mf . Williams , Esq . M . P . George Grey . : Park-square , October 22 , 1850 . Sn ? , —I have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 15 th inst ., on the subject of the detention of Thomas Jones in prison . I shall feel obliged . by your informingme of your determination reapect-- ing him . He was removed from the "Westminster

      House of Correction to the House of Detention , . Clerkenwell , on the 30 th of September , where he has since been confined with persons imprisoned for -want of bail . As one of the "Visiting Justices of that . Prison I beg to state , that the officers' reports of . hil conduct have been unexceptienable , and his mind seems much more composed . Having sufficient bail ready , be is now imprisoned for inability to pay a fine of £ 10 to the Crown ; I therefore respectfully submit to your consideration , whether it be just to put the County of Middlesex to the expense of maintaining Mm in prison , as a debtor to the Xfrown . I have the honour to be , Sir , Tour most obedient Servant , William Williams . The Rt . Hon . Sir G . Grey , Bart . M . P .

      WMtehall , October 25 , ' 1850 . Sib , —I am directed by the Secretary , Sir George -Grey , to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22 nd inst ., relative to the case of Thomas Jones , s prisoner in the House of Detention , at Clerkenwell , and I am to acquaint you , that should this person ' s conduct be favourably reported on by the . Visiting Justices ef the House of Detention , Sir George Grey will be prepared to give a favourable consideration to his case . But he regrets to say , that the last report of his conduct , up to the period « f bis removal from the House of Correction at Westminster , on the 30 th of last month , was of a nature which precluded any mitigation of hU sentence , lam , Sir , -Your obedient Servant , H . WiDDlNaTOJj . Win . Williams , Esq . H . P .

      The above official document , although dated the 25 th , -was not delivered at the residence of Mr . Williams until ten o ' clock in the evening 4 > f the 26 th , as the following note , addressed to the Secretary of the Committee , will testify ;—Park-square , 27 th October . Sib , —I received a letter late last night from the Horns Office , wMch I wish you to see before eleven -o ' clock to-morrow morning . Tours very respectfully , Mr . John Amott , Wm . Williams .

      On the following morning the Secretary , as requested , waited on Mr . Williams , and the arrangement agreed on was that Mr . Williams would make one more effort relative to this <» se ; and the Secretary on attending at the residence of Mr . Williams on the 29 th , wag informed by that worthy gentleman , that the application had been ineffectual ; he , therefore , advised that as the funds to pay the fine had been in hand for several weeks , that the same be paid without delay , and the poor fellow liberated . r

      On the 30 th the above advice was complied with . The fine of £ 10 , raised pr incipally from the hard-earned pence of the toiling classes , \ raa p aid to the government , the required sureties were approved of , and Thomas Jones was released from the brutal treatment he has uncostly suffered nnder Whig tyranny . The Committee , in conclusion , beg to tender their sincere and grateful thanks to Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds for his Mildness in offering ti advance the amonnt of the fine , and thereby effect the immediate liberation of . Thomas [ . . Jones ; f 9 Mr . Ernirf Jones , for bis noble and generous hearted conduct in appealing to the

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      benevolently ' ' «^^ mit 0 ^ M . P ., ? Xe ?^ e ° sthlhas taken , andtheenergy Se has shown , in behalf of a poor , and oprowed Chariist prisoner . . Signed on behalf of tho Committee , . John Abnott , secretary .

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      Balance Sheet of the Fund for Thomas Jones . receipts . £ s . d . Glasgow ... . » * I ]; I Paisley ... f * f Edinburgh . » 1 1 » * Tillicoultry i ? q Falkirk inn Hamilton ... - 1 0 . o Alexandria . " . <> J * * Oxford ... J ' lJ g West End Women's Men inn City ditto ' . ••• * " - " Ditto Men ' s Men ... ... - — " } % ¦ » West End ditto ( Hoby ' s meeting ) ... ° }«• ° Ditto ditto ( Bann ' s ditto ) ... . » ™ » Ditto ditto ( Rymer ' s ditto ) .. 0 5 6 Collected at the King and Queen . 1 oley- , street , Vn Proceeds of Public Meeting 1 < « Mr . Le Blond J }} ° Friends at Kentish Town ... ... V q , n Small sums in London »• 1 * *« Ditto in the Country ... 0 7 10 £ 24 0 7 EXPENDITURE . £ S . d . Fine exacted by the Whigs ... ... 10 0 0 Expenses of Public Meeting 19 1 Food and other necessaries supplied to Thomas Jones in prison ... 2 0 0 Cab Hire and Court Fees 0 ¦ - 3 4 Balance handed to Thomas Jones ... 10 8 ** £ 24 0 7 j Audited and found- to be correct . ! ' AUBBD HUN'KinALLV Auditora # . George Shell ) Frbdsrick Crump , Treasurer . John Ahnott , Secretary .

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      The following appeared in our third edition of last week : — ROBBKRT AT THE WEST SuRRET BANK AT EPSOM , AND APPUKHENSION OP TWO OP THE BURGLARS . — This bank was broken into about two o ' clock on Friday morning . The robbers were disturbed by Mr . Holland , who resides in the next house , and taking with them 12 s . 6 d . in money , a great coat , and some silver spoons . Two men , named Roberts and Dowe , were apprehended soon after , and ' property found on them , which has been identified . The Frimley Murder . —Tho four prisoners were further examined on Friday morning . Charles Weston , in the employ of . Mr . JohnPannell , grocer , of Quarry-street , Gnildford , swore that Jones , a day or two before the murder , came into his master's shop for a pennyworth of gunpowder , which witness served him with . Levi Harwood , Jones , and Smith were committed for the murder and burglary . Samuel Harwood will be brought up a « "Rin on Wednesday next .

      Sospectkd Murdbb . —Considerable excitement has prev « ailed amongst the numerous officials and employes at the General Post-office since Saturday last , in consequence of the disappearance of Mr . Joseph Harris , one of the inspectors belonging to that establishment . On Saturday morning he attended his duties at the usual hour , and about nine o ' clock , as was his custom , went out to take a walk , he having nothing to do again till halfpast ten . To show that he did not contemplate staying long , it is only neceessary to state that he left his great coat behind him . From that period up to seven o ' clock last night ( Friday ) no tidings could be obtained of him , although inquiries bad been made all over the metropolis . There was nothing whatever amiss at the Post-office to cause Mm to absent himself from the office , and the only conclusion his friends can arrive at is , that he has

      received some foul treatment . He has a wife and four children , who have been thrown into an agonising state of suspense by his disappearance . A reward of £ 10 has been offered for his discovery . Accident to Mb . Charles Mathews , the Comedian . —At the Lyceum Theatre , on Thursday ni g ht , Mr . Mathevrs , while fighting a duel with Mr . "Fining , received the point of the sword in tho palm of his left hand , through , which it completely passed . Mr . Mathews left the stage immediately , and the audience were not aware that the accident had happened until Mr . Roxby , the stage manager , craved the indulgence of the audience for Mr . Mathews , who had met with an accident . The curtain dropped , and after a delay of about an hour the performance was resumed . On making inquiries at the stage door it was found that Mr . Mathews was suffering the most acute pain , and the wound was discovered to be of a very serious character .

      The Poisoning Case , near Abbrystwith . —Attempt TO MuhDEH THE PHIXCIPAL WITNESS . —It Will be remembered that among the persons whose testimony bore most strongly against the accused person , Mrs . Elizabeth Jones , was a man named John Jones , who stated , that at the request of the accused , he went to the ahop of Sir / Humphries , a druggist , residing at Aberystwith , and purchased for her some arsenic . This witness , therefore , is the most material of all , and on Monday evening a daring attempt was made to murder him . He was on the road , near to the old abbey of Pontesbydfenagaed , when he was attacked by three powerful men , who made a most deperate attempt . upon his life . They were armed with knives , with which they tried to cut his throat , and but for the obstinacy of his

      struggles would have no doubt succeeded . Fortunately the violent resistance which he offered caused the knife to be diverted from the direction hi which it was used , and instead of cutting his throat it deeply wounded his chin , passed across his mouth , and divided his cheek on the opposite side . He grew very faint from loss of blood , but after his assailants had left him he contrived to crawl into the abbey , when he found that nis legs were likewise cut . He is suffering so severely that he was unable to be taken before the magistracy , and the police are still investigating the poisoning case , and it is hoped that punishment will yet be brought home to the guilty party . The Plate Robberies . —Mr . Sirrell , of Barbican ,

      gold and silver refiner , whose name has been so familiar to the public in consequence of charges of having received stolen property , appeared before Alderman Gibbs , at the Mansion House , for the purpose of answering certain charges of having received property which had been stolen in the city of London . The articles in question were found oh the 2 nd ult ., at the residence of the prisoner , and consisted of a piece of plate which , had been atolea from the Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street . Another piece had been taken from the house of Mr . Godden , a gentleman who resided near Maidstone , and whose house had been plundered . The prisoner was admitted to bail , himself in £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 each , to appear next week .

      Leaf of a Gentleman from London Bridge . — On Thursday morning , shortly before one o ' clock , Mr . Edward Frederick Justins , of Xo . 59 , Fenchurcb-street , City , and a Mr . Woodland , having been spending the evening together at the Grapes Tavern , Union-street , Borough , were proceeding towards the City over London Bridge , vrhen Mr . Woodland , without saying a word to his friend , mounted the parapet , and threw himself into the river . In his descent he no doubt struck against one of the buttresses of the arch , as » loud of » sh was heard before he reached the water . The alarm was promptly given , and every exertion was made to recover the unfortunate man , but , owing to the darkness of the morning , without success , and he was carried away by the tide and drowned . Mr .

      Justins knows no reason why the deceased should have destroyed himself . He was perfectly sober at th * time , and seemed quite collected . He is described as being thirty-nine or forty years of age , five { $ 8 b eight inches high , and very thin . He was dressed in a light twill coat and dark trowsert . Dssibccxivb Fire at Bath . — On Thursday morning , ab « ufc two o ' clock , a fire broke out in the upper part of Kingston Mills , Dorchester * street , hi the occupation of Mr . Rickman , and in a few minutes the whole internal part of the building became one mass of flame , whioh spread bo rapidly over the timber works , stock-in-trade , and materials , that in about twenty minutes the roof fell in , and within an hour the whole premises , except the walls , were reduced to a heap of cinders and ashes . An immense quantity of wheat and flour was destroyed . The stock-in-trade wae insured . The nrcmises . with the machinery and plant belonging

      to Mr . Sheppard , were insured in different offices for about £ 1 , 000 . With regard to the origin of the fire nothing can be correctly ascertained . Extensive Plunder op Masonic Lodges . —o King was brought up at Maryborough police-oonrt ' on Friday , charged with having robbed several misonic lodges of the insignia and jewels . It was stated that five or six lodgeB had been recently plundered , and that property in value not under £ 500 had been stolen in this way . The prisoner confessed his guilt , and gave the officer several duplicates of the articles stolen . Tho prisoner was stated to have filled the offioe of tyler in other lodges , which had also been robbed . Remanded until Thursday next . Gbbiun Oath . —Among Ihe fundamental laW 8 passed by the Legislative Assembly at Frankfort , that which prescribes the form of the oath to be taken bjr every oitizen , without distinction of creed , reduces it to the simple but no lees binding words , , "I swear it , so help me God . " " '

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      Tho parishioners of St . Dunatan ' s , Fleet-street , met on Wednesday in the inquest-room adjoining the church , to consider the recent conduct of the Pope , and to adopt an address to her Majesty . Resolutions and addresses were unanimously adopted . . ... .. . Coventrt , Nov . 2—A meeting ; ofthe clergy in the archdeaconry of Coventry and diocese of Worcester hag bgen held here to-day , in consequence of a requiiition presented to Arohdeacon Spooner , the object of the meeting being to deliberate on the steps to be taken , in consequence of the intrusion into the diocese of a Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham . Between ' three and four hundred of the clergy assembled ; in fact , the large room at the King's Head was completely filled , and

      throughout the . entire proceedings the excitement evinced was of a most extraordinary character , bavins in view the character of the - assembly . The Rev . Mr . Sandford , of Dunchurcb , the rural dean , presided . The Rev .. chairman . having alluded to " gunpowder plot" and massacres in Ireland , said , but it was reserved for the 19 th century the fullblown pretensions of papacy—and for Pius the Ninth to seek to propagate on British soil tho errors and superstitions of his faith ; a prelate with all the audacity of » Hildebrand and a Thomas A'Beckett , without either their courage or their ability . ( Applause . ) The weak but daring head of the Romish church had thought fit to send to ttia country a cardinal-archbishop and & complete

      hierarchy of bishops , full of puff and paraphernalia , ready to explode at the shortest notice . ( Excitement . ) Now , then , was the time for true proteRtantato nail their colours to the mast . ( Hear . ) There must be no more trafficking with Rome , no more inhaling from the cup of her witcheries and her fornications , but the Union Jack of protestantism must be unfurled : that flag which had braved so many battles , the spirit whioh animated the reformers of old must again be seen abroad in the land , and with trumpet tongue must be proclaimed the everlasting gOBpel of Christ . At this stage of the proceedings , the Rev . Mr . Cragg , of Leamington suggested that the meeting should have commenced the prayer . —The Rev . Chairman said that the omission had been an inadvertence , and prayers were immediately offered . The memorial to the Queen was adopted , thereafter the Rev . Mr .

      Cook , of this city , seconded by the Rev . Dr . Marsh , of Leamington , moved an address to the bishop of the dioceso ( Worcester , ) soliciting his lordship ' s aid to stay the catholic invasion . A somewhat stormy discussion followed on the word ' catholic . " —Dr , Marsh of Leamington suggested thatPoxo ' s " Book of Martyrs" should be sold to the people at a cheap ate . The Popish Usurpation . —On Wednesday a vestry of . the united parishes of St . Olave Jewry and St . Martin Poraeray was held in the vestry-room of the church , Jewry-street . The Rev . Dr . Roxby , the rector , presided . Resolutions strongly condemnatory of the recent papal appointments , calliug for the interference of the legislature for the protection of the royal prerogative and the protestant church , and agreeing t 6 suitable addresses to the Queen and the Bishop of London , were unanimously agreed to .

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      LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE PAPAL AGGRESSION . TO THE RIGHT SEV . THE BISHOP OF DURHAM . My Dear Lobd , —I agree with you in considering "the late aggression of the Pope upon our protestantism" as "insolentand insidious , " and I therefore feel as indignant as you oan do upon the subject . I not only promoted to the utmost of my power the claims of the Roman Catholics to all civil rights , but I thought it right , and even doBirable , that the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholics should be the means of giving instruction to the numerous Irish immigrants in London and elsewhere , who without such help would have been left in heathen ignoranceB . This might have been done , however , without any

      such innovation as that which we have now seen . It ii impossible to confound the recent measures of the Pope with the division of Scotland into dioeeses by the Episcopal Church , or the arrangement of districts in England by the Wesleyan Conference . There is an assumption of power in all the documents which have come from Rome—a pretension to supremacy over the realm of England , and a claim to sole and undivided sway , which is consistent with the Queen's supremacy , with tho rights of our bishops and clergy , and with the spiritual independence of the nation , as asserted even in Roman Catholio times .

      I confess , however , that my alarm is not equal to my indignation . Even if it shall appear that the ministers and servants of the Pope in this country have not transgressed the law , I feel persuaded that we are strong enough to repeal any outward attacks . The liberty of Protestantism has been enjoyed too long in England to allow any successful attempt to impose a foreign yoke upon our mind and consciences . No ten his fetters upon a nation whioh has so long and nobly vindicated its right to freedom of opinion , civil , political , and religious . Upon this subject , then , I will only say that the present state of the law shall be carefully examined , and the propriety of adopting any proceedings with reference to the recent assumption of power deliberately considered .

      There is a danger , however , which alarms me much more than any agreasionof a foreign eovoreign . Clergymen of our own church , who have subscribecTthe Thirty-Nine Articles , and acknowledged in explioit terms the Queen ' s supremacy , have been the most forward in leading their nooks , " step by Btep , to the very verge of the precipice . " The honour paid to saints , the claim of infallibilit y for the church , the superstitious use of the sign of tho Cross , the muttering of the Liturgy so as to diauise the which

      g language m it is written , the recommendation of auricular confession , and the administration of penance and absolution—all these things are pointed out by clergymen of the Church of Eng land as worthy of adoption , and are now openly reprehended by the Bishop of London in his charge to the clergy of his diocese . What , then , is the danger to be apprehended from a foreign prinoe of no great power , compared to the danger within the gates from the unworthy soua of the Church of England herself ? ¦ ¦

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      Sir J . Wigium has resigned his Vice-Chancellor ship , and retires on a pension . He ia succeeded by Baron Rolfe .. The Last link in the great chain of railway coast communication along the eastern and southern porta Of the kingdom is now accomplished , by the completion t ' the works on the Rje , and Hastings Railway .

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      GUILDHALL .-EonBmo Eijbnishbd Lodoinqs —George Young / a peculiar-looking man / thirty years of age , was oharged with felony under the following circumstances . —Iioberfc Smitby . ^ Ot : 1 U ; HoBier-lane , lodging-house keeper ^ stated nthat prisoner came to him on Sunday night , ; and asked u ha could have a bed . . Witness replied in the afflrmati ? e , and showed him to-the room in which he was to sleep . Witness said he bad seen prisoner before , and knew him to be a thief , although he was so respectably i dressed . He allowed prisoner to sleep at his house on Sunday night , beoausehe was determined to keep a sharp , look out and catch him if possible . He watched the prisoner down stairB clockand

      on Monday morning about'nine ; o , on reaching the ground floor , he took prisoner into the coffee-room , and searched him . He found concealed on his person three . new sheets , worth about lour shillings , whioh prisoner had just taken off the beds in the sleeping rooms . , Witness held another house , near Holborn , and prisoner had , on two former oocasions . stolen sheets and pillow-cases from there . There were two other cases ofa similar kind against the prisoner . —The ofBcer stated that it was becoming quite a practice now to rob ready furnished lodgings , as above , described . —Alderman . Hunter said , that the property not being produced , tho eridence was not sufficient to send the case for trial . He should , therefore , send him for two months to

      prison , with hard labour . .. John Jones , a person about forty years of age was chargedi with a- similar offence . —Frederick Weston , landlord of the Bell , Addle-hill ^ aaid , prisoner came to his house on Saturday week , and requested to know if he could be accommodated with a lodging for the night . : He particularly wished that clean sheets should be put upon the bed . He went to bed about half-past ten or eleven at : inight , and' arose about half-past nine , and went out . Witness had no . suspicion ; and-in the afternoon , when the servant went up to innbe the beds , a pair of linen sheets and one pillow-case was missing . —Anne Ememey , servant to Thomas Hswlitt , of 9 , London House-yard , coffee-house

      keeper , said prisoner came to their houseon Wednesday last , and occupied a double-bedded room . No one slept in the- room with him . Ho left about , half-past nine in "the morning , and immediately after witness missed- tho sheets and pillow-cases from the bed . — 'Police-constable 330 said that about a quarter-paBt twelve on Sunday night , from information he obtained from the pot-boy of the Coach and Horses ; he apprehended the prisoner . He was searched at the station , when a small rush basket , containing a comb , a shilling , and a glove , was found upon him . —Police , constable 318 said that he found five pawnbrokers' duplicates behind a door in the station-house , through which prisoner had passed previous to bis being searched . They all related to

      sheets and pillow-cases , and he believed if the prisoner was remanded , he should be able to produce the property , which would in all probability be be identified . —Remanded accordingly . BOW-STREET . —Extensive Seizure of Valuable Propsrty . —M . Cleary and R . Keiss were charged , on suspicion , with stealing a quantity of jewellery and plate , and Mr . T . Scardifield , a picture-frame maker , carrying on business at No . 15 , Queen-street , Seven Dials , was charged with receiving the property , knowing it to be stolen . —On Saturday ovening last , a police-constable , while on duty in Queen street , Seven Dials , saw Cleary and Keiss , whom he well knew to be thieves , in Mr . Seardifiold's shop , offering four silver spoons

      for sale . The constable instantly communicated with Sergeant Pocock , and when the two men left the shop they were taken into custody , and removed to the station .. On the prisoners being searched , a pair of brabelets and plated snuffers and tray , were found upon them . Sergeant Pocock then proceeded to the shop of Mr . Scardifield , and questioned him about purchasing the spoons . The prisoner denied that he had received or purchased any , but upon being informed that his house would be searched , he instantly quitted the shop , and went into the back kitchen , and produced the four spoons . He said he had not purchased them of the ' prisoners . Scardifield was

      then removed to the station , and Sergeant Pocock , with the constable , proceeded to search the premises . They found in the back parlour , twenty watches , chains , seals , and a quantity of plate . They also found a number ot duplicates , one of which related to a gold watch and chain , pledged for £ 5 . All this property was seized , and in the back kitchen : were found various utensils , which had , no doubt , been used for smelting all kinds of property . Scardifield had occupied the house for upwards of five years , and was always considered to be a very respectable tradesman . —The prisoners were all remanded for the purpose of having the property identified .

      A Casb op Suspicion .--John Go win g , 23 , was charged with being on premises in Gower-street about one o ' clock in the morning , with a box of lucifers in his possession , The prisoner was unable to give a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances , or a good account of himself . —Committed to the'House ' . of Correction for one month , with hard labour . WESTMINSTER . —linear Dianitmr . —George Thompson and James Seane , middle-aged men , were charged with being concerned in a private distillery , Sergeant Loome , 11 B , said that he went to Ranelagh-road , Thames-bank , and having scaled two walls knocked atthedoor of a building standing alone , in tho middle of a piece of waste ground .

      The door was opened by Keane , when witness , pretending that he wanted to see whether any lead had been stolen from the building , forced his way in , notwithstanding Keane ' a endeavours to prevent his entering , and found two stills at full work , the other defendant , Thompson , being present . Witness then gave a signal to two Excise officers , who immediately entered . Both defendants were taken into custody , and Keane tried to make his escape , but was prevented . In reply to an observation made by witness , he declared that he did not know who was tho proprietor of the building ; he admitted that he received £ 1 per week for working there , but said the money was sent to him . — Thompson alleged that his wages were Us . per week for his labour , which was paid in the same way . —Jacob Colo , officer of Excise , proved finding two large copper stills at full work , the spirit

      running out at the end of the worm . There was a great quantity of spirit , low wines , some molasses , and altogether two full van loads of utensils for private distillation . The place was not entered with the Excise . —Eeane said he bad five children , and having been out of work for a considerable time , was clad to accept the wages of £ 1 per week . He implored the magistrates to be lenient to him on account of his children , who would starve . —The other defendant also said he had a family . —Mr . Broderlp said the law would provide for their families . He ( the magistrate ) must do his duty ; there could not be a doubt of their guilt , and the sentence of the court waa , that they must pay a fine of £ 30 , or be committed for three months . Mr . Broderip then directed the police to see that the children were taken to the worRhouse , where they would be properly provided for .

      WANDSWOBTH . —Daring Borgiary in Souin Lambeth . —John Webb , described &a a caulker Henry Wintertop , and John Wells , described as labourers , were charged with committing the following daring burglary at the house of Mr . T . Wingate , a grocer and chandler , No . 1 , Springplace , Wandsworth-road . —William Gibbs , policeconstable 77 V , stated that about eight o ' clock on Sunday morning information was received at the Clapham station-house that the above mentioned house had been broken into either late on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning . He went with his brother oonstable , Spice , 1 Y , t © make an examination of the premises , and ascertained that tho burglars had climbed over a wooden fence five feet nine inches high at the . back of tho nremisHx

      and with a piece of iron , or a large nail , certainly not a "Jemmy , " thoy had forced back the shutters and tho lower sash of the window up . The property stolen consisted ofa writing-desk , which the thioves evidently calculated upon containing monev but whioh had in it a silver watch , a savings-bank receipt book , some leases , and other documents a plaid cloak , some blankets , a counterpane , ei (? ht towels , and a variety of other articles : the inmates of tbe home heard no noise during the night Witness and his brother officers afterwards saw the prisoners Webb and Wells walking about in the vicinity of the house in front of which is a large space of unenclosed ground , on which is a heap of gravel . Webb , who was carrying a black hue undnr

      his arm , went to this heap of gravel , whiohmight belSO yards from the house that had been robbed , and sat down , after whioh he beckoned to Wells , who then joined him . The witness then believed that the stolen ' property was concealed there , and they were watching their opportunity to remove it , but so many people were passing both ways that they found it impracticable at that time and walked away , followed by Spicer , who traced them into a street near St . Giles ' s station-house . Witness after searched the heap of gravel and found , as he suspected , the whole of the stolen property cencealed there . As the discovery attracted a considerable number of boys , the articles were removed to a

      place of security , and at dark replaced , in the gravel heap . ThiB had not been accomplished many minutes , when the three prisoners went direct to tue spot , made the articles up in two parcels and witness stopped Webb carrying the bundles on his back , and Spico took the other two into cuZ , W Mr . Wingate had identified ; aU the SeSat h ? i property .-Mr Beadon . suggested that no mow evidence need be taken on that day , and the Br ? Boners would be remanded for a week p MARLEOROUGH . STREET . ^ HowBDRoiABMa wicke weie charged wi- . h having been found luS about Albemarle-atreet , for the purpose , it i ™ posed , of committing a felony .-SergeanVHara-

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      wick , of the D division , said about twelve on al * .. when . Ii > . attention . was attractedHo the tU refl ?» aoners . / whom he knew to be dangerous oharan ^' t > y ' seeing , them go up . to severaLdoors and Wt *« , the . locks .. He watched , them : for some tlmn afc saw them go up to an area gate and try the ds > J ! * the lock ; : ; while they were floing so a servants a out , ; when / the prisoners ; immediatel y pulled ' t " ^ underneath thiei ^ cbats two little , boxesy c ontain " * needles ; arid a fevr , common knives * which : h ! " * offered for sale . Witness then- went up and uT them'ihtocustody . The constable added that * * boxes carried . by the prisoners , were . merely a-bli I to their real character and . intentions . By " thft means they contrived , to .. get into many hou 3 p !? under ; the . pretence of . disposing of their gOo | 8 1 tnus i i i wick , of the ' D division . sniH nTinnf twnl .... « . " ~ " ^

      giving uem . au "o » g «< . mm me internal n » rahgement adopted for the safety of the house The prisoners , who . were recognised as hating hC before convicted , were committed for a month LAMBETH , —Charoe of ; Burolar * and Ron bebt .-i-William Linriett , . a . journeyman carpenter was finally examined on a charge of breaking jnfi the dwellmg-houqe ofHenry Charles Dunnih gton sergeant ; in , the Coldstream Guards , and stealm » therefrom one timepiece . For the prisoner a nUm ber of respectable ' persons were called , who earn him an excellent character ; and nothing disrenuS able haying been previously , known of bis character Mr . Elliott thought a conviction , under the circnm '

      stances , improbable , and discharged tho accused MANSION-HOUSE . —A Clever totoo thief John Clark , who appeared to be about fourte'IH years of age , was brought before Alderman Gibba in the custody , of Deady , the officer , charge d with having robbed , a great number . of little boys of bundles of ' clothesand other property . In most of the cases thegoods stolen consiated of articles for which poor washerwomen were responsible , and had been taken from their children when either goinw to or coming from their customers . The circum . Btances excited much interest , and caused aTerj crowded justice-room —Deady having heard . thafi a boy named Bennett , the son of a laund ress , was robbed near St . ' Paul ' s a feir days ago of a bundla of linen , apprehended the prisoner upon that infgji mation , and introduced him on Saturday to

      Alderderman Gibbs , who , upon learning . that upwards of a score of children bad been plundered by him re . manded hint till . Tuesday , and directed the officer to get together some of his accusers . Deady accordingly appeared at the justice-room , followed by upwards of . twenty boys , aged from seven to fourteen years .- ^ Bennett , aged , twelve years , said , ai I was going along near King ' s Head-court , with a , bundle of clothes from my mother , who takes in washing , the prisoner came up and said he would give me a rabbit . So he took the bundle to put tbe rabbit in it , and aw . iy he slipped down the court , I went afterwards with the officer to St . Paul ' s Churchyard , arid pointed out the prisoner to him

      . —The second boy , eleven years of age , was robbed in the following manner ;—As the boy was carrying a bundle of clothes to " the wash , " the prisoner e £ tered into conversation with him , asked him whe « ther he would like a rabbit , persuaded him to leave the bundle at ashop until his return from the placs where the rabbit was waiting , contrived to lead him astray , and then slipped back to the shop and applied for and received the clothes , as the brother of the child who had left them there . —The third boy , ten years of age , was aaked by the prisoner in tha street to carry a bundle , and consented to do this for three halfpence . As they walked along the . prisoner asked him whether he would like a rabbit , to

      which lie replied that his father would not allotr him to keep one . " But what would you think , " said the prisoner , " of a pair of-pigeons ? " lha offer of the pigeons was immediately accepted , and the prisoner , who pointed at a public-house whers he said he lived , desired the boy to wait outside while he should go to his mother for the bundle and the pigeons . .. " But , " said the prisoner , " where will you put the birds ? " " I have no where to pufc 'em , " replied the boy . " Oh , " cried the prisoner , " your coat will do . Just slip it off , and I'llfis them in it . " . Off the poor child took his coat , and gave it to the prisoner , who went into the public * house at one door and out at the other , lcavin ? Ms

      victim shivering with the cold , and , in about a quarter of an hour , trembling with expectation of a sound flogging on reaching home The fourth boy was promised a rabbit while carrying a bundle of clothes from " the wash ; " but the prisoner , finding that the boy was not worth expending ingenuity upon , he first induced him to turn down a court to be out of the public gaze , slipped away the bundla from his arms , and suddenly disappeared round the corner . —In the fifth case the prisoner played tha " rabbit rig" with a little boy , from whom he took tho opportunity of snatching a pair of trousers , not considering that the " swag '' was worth more trouble . —In the sixth case a boy lost his place in conquence . of the rascally trick of the prisoner , who adopted tho " pigeon rig" upon him , took him to a public-house when he was carrying his master ' s coafe

      to a tailor to be button-stitched , left him outside waiting for the pigeons , while the other door af « forded the means of escape , and the coat and the prisoner disappeared at the same time . The master of the unfortunate dupe would not believe this statement , and , having fears for other property , got rid of him immediately : but , upon finding that the robbery was real , assured tho Alderman that iustice should be done . —Deady : I cannot find anybody who knows anything about him , He gave ma an address in Mint-street , which I find to be false . I expect that thirty or forty cases can be proved against him , and , from what I am able to learn , ha is the most cunning and desperate young thief ia London . —Alderman Gibbs : I shall remand him for some days , to give you an opportunity of bringing forward other cases , and I dare say some good loging may be of service to him .

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      From the Gazette of Friday , November 1 . BANKRUPTS . Henry Brooke Muriel , of Brighton , chemist—William Gibbs , of 17 , Throgmortou-street , stock broker—Thomas Skam , of Claremont-terrace , and Pensbury . place , Wandsworth-road , and ot' 2 , Ywrk-roail , Battersea , builder-Hugh SnellinR , of Brighton , grocer — Samuel Alfred Warner , of 27 , Southampton-street , Strand , projectile manufacturer—Adolphus Miller , of Ems worth , Southampton , rope maker—Ephraim Gwalter , of Plaistow , Essex , baker . Rom the Gazette of Tuesday , November 5 ih . BANKRUPTS . _ Alfred French , East Grinstead , Sussex , plumber—James tiarif , Old Broad-street , coal merchant—William Coles , Milton next-Gravesend , pastrycook—Charles Brady , Koodlane , Fenchurcfrstrcet , merchant—John Beeby / late of Luton and DuHStable , Bedfordshire , salt merchant-John Livesey , and John Pimm , Sew Lenloo , tfottinghamshire , lacq makers—Robort Dutton Reeves , and Richard Herdman Dawson , Liverpool , spirit dealers-William Tavlor , flewcastle-upon-Tyne , auctioneer—James Gilston , Leeds , woollendraper—Abraham Holley , Macclesfield , silk manu-BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . ¦ JameiYillar , Leekhainpton and Cheltenham , Gloueestershire , malster . ' SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION . J . Sharp , Glaigow , dealer in shares .

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      CORN . Mabk Lase , Wednesday , November 6 . —There is nothing new to say about the Corn trade . Holders are firm , expecting a better demand as the season advance * , and supplies from most parts of the continent are likely to decrease . Whether America , France , Odessa , &c , will send enough to counterbalance this efiect , time must show , irom the first named couutry , large arrivals have again taken place into Liverpool , say , from the 29 th ult . to the 4 th inst . ( both inclusive ) , about 93600 bavrels of flour ( 75000 from the United States , and 18000 from Canada ) , and 5000 grs . of wheat ; besides 13000 qrs . wheat . liOOU qrs . beans , and 2000 sack of flour , from Europe . iticiwoND , ( Yohkhiike , ) Nov . 2 . —Wo had a thin sup . ply of grain this morning . Wheat sold from , 4 s 9 d to Cs ; Oats , Is 8 dto 3 s 4 d ; Barley , 3 s 3 d to 3 s Cd : Beans , 4 s fld to is 9 d per bushel .

      BKEAD . The prices of nheaten bread in tl ; e metropolis are from 6 jd . to 7 jd . ; of household ditto , 5 d . to tijd . per 41 t » . loaf . CATTLE . Smitbfih , d , Monday , November 4 . —The primest Scots were in moderate request , at full prices , viz ., from 8 s 8 d to fully 3 s lOd per 81 bs . In other breeds a very limited business was transacted , and late rates were with difficulty supported . There was a slight increase in the numbers of sheep .

      PROVISIONS . Lombon , Monday . —Business in the past week was dull . The sales of Irish butter were comparatively trifling , and prices nominal . The best forei gn was rather cheaper , and not freely dealt in j middling and inferior kind' «" more saleable . Insb . and Hambro sinired bacon met buyers to a limited extent onl y , at a decline of fully 1 « pe * cwt American sUady . Of hams and lard nothing new to rfiport * English Botteb Maikjst , Nov . 4 .-Since our last , we have had a dnll trade , and prices generally present & downward tendency . The best weekly Dorsets are barely saleable at current rates , while all other descriptions are neglected . FreBb . is also lower . Doraet fine weekly SSs to 80 s per cwt ; ditto middling 70 s to 80 s ; Devon 70 s to 80 s , Fresh 8 s to Us per dozsn lbs .

      "WOOL . City , Monday , Nov . 4 . —The imports of wool into london last week were small , comprising 41 bales from Germany , 941 from Turkey , 200 from Bombay , 118 from the Capo 01 Good Hope , and 73 from Spain . Tho market is ratner quiet at present . ¦ -. Liverpool , Nov . 2 . —Scotch There continues to be terj littledoiugin Laid Highland Wool , manufacturers complain that present prices are too Uigh . White Highlanu lens inquired for . Crossed and Chevoit wool continues w be neglected . .

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      THE PAPAL HIERARCHY IN ENGLAND . THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S VISITATION . On Saturday morning the Bishop of London commenced his Visitation at St . Paul ' s Cathedral . Tho charge may be described da consisting of two parts—the former occupied with the baptismal controversy ; and the latter-chiefly with the RomaniBt movements . The former is briefly characterised by tbe Guardian aa " a review of thejudgmentin Mr ; Gorham ' a case , involving a searching inquiry into its merits . " " "With respect to the judgment itself , and the question involved in it , the Bishop of London , unlike the Bishop of Exeter , in liia famous dissection of tho question ^ has directed himself principally to the vindication of the Catholic truth unhanDily called in question by it ; and the exposure

      of Mr . Gorham ' s departure therefrom ; and has only secondarily , and by way of'deduction , noticed the inaccuracy and unsoundness of the document with which he has to deal . In a word , his lordship has pointed out clearly that what the Judicial Committee state to be Mr , Gorham ' s doctrines for the purpose of absolving them , are very far short of what really appears in Mr . Gorham'a book . But , if this be so , the judgment does not legalise ; Mr . Gorham's tenets at ; all , but only as much of them as itself recites . Leaving tho judgment , and proceeding to Mr . Gorham , the Bishop takes occasion to enter upon an examination of the whole question of tho efiBcacy and meaning of baptism ; On the " Romishaggression , " the Bishop only reiterates

      the opinion and advice he has given on . the j addresses presented to him . As to " innovations in the service of the Church , " he repeats the language he held eight years ago , and regrets it Was not more effectual in checking them among his clergy . He warns them , also , against tendencies in an opposite direction—thatof latidunarianism , or German heresy ; " a sea without a Bbore , and with no polestar to guide those who embark on it but the uncertain light of human reason . " From this more danger is apprehended than from Rome . The concluding topics of the charge are—the increape of exertions , one of the best notes of a true Church—the question of Protestant sisterhoodsnational education—and the opportunity offered by

      the expected oongress of all nations for 1851 , for the circulation of the Scriptures ambrig the strangers in their ' own tongue , and . for the . due provision of the means of worship for the motly throng . The Bishop concluded with the following peroration : —The most likely method . of healing the wounds inflicted upon the Church by our intestine divisions—of softening'that asperity of , feeling which religious controversy is so apt to engenderand of bringing us by degrees to a common understanding upon questions of vital importance—is for every one of us , in his proper sphere of action , honestly to fulfil the duty laid by the Church upon all her ministers . I cannot but think , that if every

      clergyman were to direct all his energies and endeavours to the task of feeding the Lord ' s family with the wholesome food provided for them in the Bible and the Church , to the instruction of the ignorant and the conversion of the sinful with earnest prayer—the study of God's word , and a devout and punctual observance of the Church ' s rule , confining his efforts , except in special cases , to the field of labour which has been assigned to him , he would do more to tranquilise and strengthen the Church than he could effect by stepping out of his allotted station to enlist himself in the ranks oi angry polemics , under others banners than those of the Church herself , unfolded by the authorised standard-bearers .

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      1 have little hftpd that the proponndera and framers of these innovations will desist from tneir insidious course ; . But I rely with confidence on the people of England / and I will not bate a jot ot heart or Hope bo long as the glorious principles and the immortal martyrs of the Reformation shall . do held in reverence by the great mass of a nation which looks with contempt on the mummeries of superstition , and With scorn at the labourious endeawurs whioh are nowinaking to confine the Intellect and enslave the soul . ' ¦ " , ' ¦ 1 I remain , with great respect , &c . Downing-Btreet , Nov ; 4 . J . Rcssbii , ———^ ^ ¦ . _ , - ¦ . ¦ ¦ TI '¦ : ¦ ' '__' : 'j : __ 4

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      ¦"' ¦ ' THE FIFTH OF NOVE ER . The recent unpopular proceedings of the Pope lias had the effect of giving quite a new character to the—of late years—almost forgotten celebration . From an early hour on Tuesday morning the bye streets of the metropolis and its suburbs . were rife with the effigies of . " Guidy Fawkes . " As the day advanced ,,: " Guys of larger growth" presented themselves in the , more frequented thoroughfares , attended by numberless idlers , who kept up a running fire of pellets against the Pope and Popery . In some cases an attendant carried a bowl of whitewash and a brush with which ever and anon he

      insoribed on the walls and pavement , in rude characters , "No Popery , " "No wafer gods , " "No Catholic humbug , " and similar anti-Romanist expressions . The Guys were received with more than usual welcome by the populace , and the conductors of the several groups found no difficulty in levying handsome "mail" on the passengers . A great many persons assembled about mid-day in the vicinity of the Catholio cathedral in St Georgesfields . Two or three householders , probably apprehensive from the proximity of their residences to the Romish church that tboy might be considered 11 followers of that faith , " and thus meet with rough treatment , exhibited placards , boaring loyal and anti-Romanist inscriptions .: One lusty Protestant ,

      in letters three , inohes deep , called upon " God to preserve Queen Viotoria from the Pope and Popery ; " another inveighed against the worship of " wafer gods ; " and a third expressed his unmitigated contempt for all" Catholic humbug . " About tialf an hour , after noon , there issued from the purlieus of Farringdon-markot into fleet street ,- a " group , of Guys , " which—as well from their colossal size , as by the amusement and laughter they , occasioned on their progress through the streets—must be fairly pronounced the pageant o the day . This group had evidently been ' got up " by some zealous anti-Romanists , regardless of cost . It consisted of about fourteen figures—animate and inanimate—presided over by a colossal Guy , about

      sixteen feet ~ in , height , who elevated in his chariot —a van drawn , by two horses—was compelled to bow down considerably before he could be made to pass beneath Temple-bar . This pageant included an animate ; : effigy of the new Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster , attired in the gaudy canonical robes of the Romish church , and wearing tbe red and broad-brimmed hat appertaining to his office . The cardinal was supported on the right by awaggish fellow , habited in the robes of a nun , and upon the left by a jolly fat monk , who leered impudently under his mask at the passers-by . There was also a second figure of a momk looking very lugubriously , and labelled . - " Sti Guy—the Martyr ! An animate figure , holdings brush and a pail ot

      whitewash , inscribed , Holy water for the penitent !" A man in barristers' robes , and three or four masks , completed the group . The van bore two large inscriptions , the one Cardinal St : Impudence going to take possession of his . diocese in Westminster ; and the other " Guy Fox going to be canonised in St . George ' s-fields ; " and several smaller ones " , such as "No Popery ! " &e , On its appearance in Fleetstreet this group attracked an immense crowd , who greeted it with loud cheers and laughter . Several police officers were in attendance * and , accompanying the procession to the confines of the city , gave to it something of an . official character . After passing through Temple-bar the " cardinal" and the " Guy" were conveyed through the Strand and

      ( Jovent-garden Market , thence back to the Strand to Charing-cross ,. and after . passing up Regent-8 treet and down Bond-street , returned through Whitehall over , WestminBter-bridge to St . Georgesfields , where they arrived shortly after four o'clock ' Although a great concourse of . persons attended thia procession throughout the whole route indicated , there was no attempt at disturbance of any kind during the day . The ' next most imposing "Guy " perambulating the streets was an . equestrian effigy —also of colossal size—which confined its wander ? ings to the eastern districts of the metropolis , and , like its western prototype , was accompanied by a very great crowd of spectators . Other " smaller fry" thronged the streets until a late hour . At

      seven o clock several tbousandsof personsassenibled in the Cambridge-heath-road , Bethnal-greeo , and the various avenues adjoining , lor the purpose of witnessing the destruction by fire of the effigy of Cardenal Wiseman , with those of the eleven bishops . Thepiece of ground selected jras the Green , which was granted for the purpose by Miss Eastman , the freeholder . On this space a pile of several loads of faggots , under which were some tar barrels , was placed . The effigy of the cardinal was raised on a stage properly suspended in the centre of the pile , and those of the bishops were attached to the poles . A splendid display of fireworks followed , a band playing , the National Anthem , which was enthusiastically responded to . About dusk , notwithstanding the precept from the Lord Mayor , some thousand persons took possession of Tower « hill , and a continuous discharge of

      pyrotechnics was kept up without the least intermission for several hours . Whilst the fireworks were being let off , a large figure , representing "His Holiness on a donkey , was lead into" tho ground . The animal wore a cardinal's bat , and round his neck was hung a large bill , on which was printed " Wiseman . " Several persons , representing " right rev . fathers , " walked at the side of the animal . So great did the crowd at length get that it was found necessary to have a large body of police under Mr . Inspector TodhuDter , to preserve something like order , and guard the property of the inhabitants . At Bonner ' s fields the effl « y of the Popp , in his full canonicals , was destroyed in the presence of an immense number of persons , who testified their approbation by hearty cheers , mingled with ories of " Down with the Pope" and a continuous discharge of fireworks . At the Surrey side of the water similar expressions of public disapprobation were evinced . . -

      At Richmond the inhabitants showed their disapproval in every conceivable way of the appointment made by the Pop ? . The discharges of fireworks , and the destruction of the Pope ' s effigy , proceeded with great spirit . At Hampton Court , Kensington , Blackheathpark , Guildford , Godalming , and various other places , there wore also anti « Popery demonstrations . Notwithstanding these general expressions of the popular feeling , no outrage of any kind appears to have taken place ' . At Exeter about £ 30 was raised and devoted to the anti-Papist demonstration . In the course of the day . forty seams of wood were brought into the Cathedral-yard , and piled for the bonfire in the roadway , about equi-distant from Broad-gate to the western entrance of the ancient edifice . At a

      quarter-past nine © clock , a grand procession marched out of-the College , where it bad been about an hour and a half in forming . It extended more than 150 yards , and was composed of above 200 persons , in characteristic dresses . First came the bareheaded friars , with torohes , of which there were about ' thirty , and by thoir light was seen a gridiron , shackles , and thumbscrews , with a placard '' the instruments of torture . '' Next came the Inquisitor-General , a gigantic effigy , in sombre habiliments , with a crape mask , symbolical of the office , and by its side two men , similarly attired , as officers of the Holy Inquisition . The chief object of attraction followed ,, borne , by men : it was a gorgeous ' effigy of Pope Pius IX . iu full pontifical

      robes , sitting in a chair of state , two censer bearers preceding : he wore the triple crown , magnificently ornamented with a profusion of jewels . A large white shoe was prominent , supposed to encase that important functionary , tho Pope's toe , or Iiapal chamberlain , by which tbe faithful , who iked , were introduced to his Holiness . The less ser star , Dr . Wiseman , was only divided from the sovereign pontiff by an immense crosier , and his effigy also was dressed in perfect keeping with his rank acardinal , the hat and collar and robes included . Behind him twelve men , dressed in white , with a red erosion each of their backs , and head coverings of a combination of mitre and helmet , significant of the Romish church being militant , bore each a placard of his title ; and although there was no time to read the names , no doubt all tne twelve bishoprics were there .

      Then came placards and banners ad infinitum . At intervals the scenic effect was increased by some beautiful coloured lights , red , green , violet , and purple . Having completed the circuit amid the discharge of rockets , Roman candles , &c , the procession conducted the figures to the bonfire and the Pope and Cardinal having been placed back to back on the summit , whilst the band played the " Rogue ' s March , " alight was applied , a discharge of rockets followed , up mounted the flames , consuming the effigies amid the deafening shouts of the beholders . The bishops and the inquisitor-general were then kicked round the bonfire , and then kicked into it , the band playing " God save the Queen . " The number of persons assembled was not less than 10 , 000 . At Brighton , Shrewsbury , and Bristol , similar demonstrations , but not on so large a scale were made by the anti-popery party .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 9, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1599/page/8/