The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-09-21 00:00:00

THE "CAT" IN NEWGATE.

On Tuesday, two prisoners, who had been convicted
at the last Sessions of the Central Criminal Court and
ordered to be tl ,gged, underwent that part of their pun-
ishment within the gaol of Newgate. The conviets
were Daniel Duffey. a lad rd 18, and John Talbot, 21)
years of age, and the former received 25 aial the latter 30
lashes with the "cat" at the hands of two of the warders.
Both prisonera were tried before Mr. Commissioner Herr
and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and tive
years' subservient p.,lico simervision, for highway rob-
beries wit., violence. Duffy, it was proved, inveigled
a sailor named Langton into a low street in Loud, al,
and succeeded, after using much violence, in robbing
him Talbot went behind a mechanic named Prit-
chard in front of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark,
put bia arms round his throat, and had him until a
companion had rifled his pm lute, when he threw him
upon the ground and ran away. Neither of the pri-
soners knew the time when the flogging would be ad- I
ministered until they were called from their cello on
Tuesday morning. 'The punishment was administered
by two warders from Holloway Prison, in presence of
Sheriff Sir. John Bennett, Mr. Under-Sheriff Beard,
Mr. Jonas (the Governor), lii r. Gibmn (the surgeon),
and Mr. Sidney Smith. Duffey, had thirteen lashes
laid on by one winder and twelve by the other.
During the whole than lie screamed and writhed
in a fearful manner, and appeared to suffer most
acutely. The efLet of his struggling, we to cause a
Ilftril larger portion of the back to be discoloured than
is usually the case. The other man, who was evidently
of a more determined character and stronger nerve,
bore the first few lashes quietly, but at the fifth or
sixth stroke he began to appeal for merry, and con-
tinued to do so to the end. When he was released
from the stocks his shirt was thrown on bis badt. In
a spirit of bravado, and with a defiant look, he at once
removed it, and walked out carry hog it on his arm.

during

THE WAR-OFFICE AND THE AGRI-
CULTURAL LABOURERS.
A meeting of the London Trades Council was held
on Tuesday evening at the "Bell" lon, Old Bailey,
Mr. Whetstone, the delegate from the Amalgamated
Engineers, occupying the chair.
After the ordinary business of the council had been
transacted, Mr. Shinton the Secretary, read the corre-
spondence which had tairen place between himself (on
behalf if the co incil) and Mr. Cardwell, M.P., on the
subject of soldiers being employed in some parts of the
country in getting in the harvest for farmers who
had locked out their labourers for joining the
Aericu tars' Labourers' Union. The letter of Mr.
Shipton pointed out the injustice of the Government
allowing soldiers thus to interfere between nisaters and
lama, and become instruments in the bends of the
farmers to enable them to defeat the efforts of the
labourer to improve his condition. The names and
residences of several farmers were given who had
bele i out their regular labourers, and who were
allowed the use or soldiers to get in their harvest. To
this letter Mr. Shipton had received the following

reply :
Control Department, Nvar-ollies Sipt. 12, 1,72. filr,-1
am instructed by Mr Secretary Cardwell to acktioaledge the
rem:int if your letter on the sth lust , and in reply toacquaint
you that the Qu. en's Regul .tiuus for the t.rely prescrines as
I flows :—' Article DO There will be no 0 .jection to soldiers
being allowed, at tile discretion of general officers inwpinmand,
to assist in collecting the harvest, when applicatiod is made
for that purpose, prodded that the employment of the
population is not thereby interfered with ' Mr. Card well
has directed inquiry to be made into the circumstances
wider which soldiers were employed in the cases to which
you have referred, in order that he may he informed whether
any departure has occurred in either instance from the
letter or the spirit of the regulations —1 ain, Me, your
obedient servant, T. VIVIAN
After some discmsion, the council instructed the
secretary to write to Mr. Cardwell expressing their
ip eat diesatisfaction with his evasive reply, and
strongly condemning the action taken by the War-
oilice in allowing the interference of epithets in a die-
pute between capital and labour.