The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-01 00:00:00

THE DINNER

constitution, and to remove all that Impaired its efficiency,
matter of history. and would be appreciated by a grate-
ful p.isterity, when the feuds and differences which had
associatod themselves with his efforts to that cud should be
forgotten. '' (Cheers.).rd John Russell and her Majesty's Minis-
ters," was drunk with three times three.
Lord Jona; Itressat said—My Lord Mayor and gentle-
! men: In returning my grateful thanks for the honour you
have done me, I shall not attempt to enter into any of these
thorny and debateable questions to which the hon. Sheriff
has referred. Without doubt those topics or,e of tie utmost
importance. All I will venture to assure you is that to those,
as well as to many other subjects relating to the welfire
and prosperity of this eour.try, Her Majesty's Ministers
will give their unceasing and conscientious attention—
(hear, hear)—and will endeavour, whether in admi-
nistration or in proposing measures of legislation, to effect
that which they believe to be most conducive to the
permanent benefit of the great country to which they
have the honour to b. long. ( Hear, hear.) In stating this '
I should add that it is part of the duty of the government,
in considering the position of this vast empire, to take
measures for conveying from those parts which are strong,
succour to those parts which may be weak—(hear, hear)— I
and to carry relief from those parts which are in a state of I
prosperity, to those which may be unfortunately in a state
of suffering and privation. (Hear, hear.) Of this I
am convinced, if that you in this City of London,
partaking and sharing in the feelings of the whole
country, and indeed speaking the feelings of the whole
country have a sympathy with all parts of this great empire,
then all our fellow-subjects, who live in ell parts of the
Queen's dominions, may, in their hour of need, rely on
efficient assistance—(hear, hear)—and will feel that you con-
sider them as brethren under the same crown, and as having
the happiness to live under the same free constitution.
(Cheers.) Thus those who live in other parts of th : world
may be taught to rely upon you, and may be made
to enjoy the blessings of freedom which we have
happily had so long established among us, and which 1
I trust will, with the light of the Gospel, ere long pervade
all parts of the earth. (Cheers.) I will only now add, that
I propose to you the health of your sheriffs; and I am sure,
from the earnest you have already had of those gentlemen,
you may rest confident that they will pay the utmost atten-
tion to the highly important duties which devolve upon
them. lam quite sure that any plans of reform or anselio-
ration which may come before them will receive their fullest
consideration—(hear, hear)—with a desire to promote the
welfare of the lowest, and even the most guilty of
their fellow-subjects—(cheers)—and in this way they will
earn, lam sure, the approbation of their fellow-citizens.
And let us hope that those great problems, many of which
have hitherto been hidden in obscurity as matters scarcely
worthy the attention of statesmen, but which, nevertheleas,
do touch the social depths of the community —let us trust
that thwe questions will receive such attention that both
here and elsewhere the condition of the great mass of
mankind may be improved, and that not only may our
gaols be made places of less suffering and greater
hope of reformation, but that by more attention to the
means of diffusing education, many may be preaerved from
what they are now pursuing in utter ignorance of their duty
to God and man. Such ignorance, I need scarcely say,
ought not to belong to a great and enlightened Christian
country like this ; but, it is quite true, as your sheriff has
observed, that where there is the greatest amount of civiliza-
tion—and in this metropolis, where civilization is supposed
most to prevail, that civilization does somehow or other
leave behind it in its progress amongst the poorer classes
of society, persons who receive less instruction, who possess
less information, and too frequently live in a more miser-
able and lower scale of existence than was the case with any
part of the community centuries ago. (Hear.) Experience
has proved to us this fact; but let us pursue the useful
path of improvement, with the hope that we shall
nut only benefit those among us who are in this
state of destitution, but that other nations will be
induced to strive with us in this honourable emulation
that in future the nations of the world will seek rather to
surpass each other in improving the condition of the people
than in those destructive arts on which too many consider
national glory and renown to depend—(Hear, hear) —and
that this may be an era which future generations may look
upon not only as one of prosperity and wealth, but as one in
which we have done our duty to all our fellow-men, and
have endeavoured not only to improve their condition in
point of wealth, but to raise them in those moral relations
which constitute the highest pride of our existence. (Hear.)
I bog leave to give the health of the Sheriffs.
The toast was drunk with honours, and
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Cii 51.1.15, and Mr. Sh eriff
Kies PIAUI) severally returned thanks.
Lord Jung ltesaeld. then proposed the health of the
Lord Mayor, which was drunk and duly acknowledged.
Mr. Slit:Karr Keg:ea:in gave, "The Lord Chief Baron I
and the Judges."
The Lunn Cuter &snots returned thanks.
Mr. SHERIFF CHALLIS proposed "The Cursitor Baron."
Mr. BANK ES, M.P., acknowledged the compliment.
The following toasts were also given, and respnnded to:—
" John Masterman, Esq., M P." ; " The Aldermen of Lon-
don;" " The Recorder;" " The Late Sheriff, ;" " The
Master and Wardens of the Butchers' Company :" " The
Muster and Wardens of the Carpenters' Company," and the
" Under-Sheriff."
Mr. Parker acted as toast-muter in his usual effective
manner, and the proceedings were enlivened by several
vocal pieces, executed by Messrs. Hawkins, Hobbs, Lackey,
Gear, and Machin.

Yesterday the inaugurarion banquet of the Sheriffs
of London and Middlesex for the ensuing year (Mr. Alder-
man Challis and It. W. Kennard, Esq.), was given at the
London Tavern, 13ishopsgate-street.
The far celebrated cuisine and stores of Messrs. Bathe and
Breach were brought into requisition to produce an enter-
tainment the most re,cherclu, in its details, and in every way
worthy the occasion. At six o'clock the chair was taken by
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, who was supported by
Lord John Russell, M.P.; Mr. Masterman, M.P.;
31r. Lyall, M. P. ; Sir F. Pollock (Lord Chief
Baron) ; G. Banker, Esq , M.P. (Cursitor Baron) ;
O. Hudson, Esq., M.P.; his Excellency the Beloian
Ambassador ; the Sheriffs, Alderman Challis and Mr. Ken-
nard; the late Sheriffs, Messrs. Laurie and Chaplin ; Alder-
men: Kelly, II ery, M.P., ibbs, T. Wood, Sir (; Carroll,
Sir J. Duke, Musgrove, Hughes, Moon, Farebrother, Wilson, '
Sir W. Magnay, Hooper, k arncombe, Hunter, and Sidney.
The Recorder of London ; D. W. Harvey, Esq., the Cite
Police Commissioner ; the Rev. Dr. Russell ; M. Bauveui,
Messrs. Baylis and Tillcard, the Under Sheriffs, Messrs.
I). W. Wire and Birebam, the late Under Sheriffs, and the
Master and Wardens of the Butchers' and the Carpenters
Companies—the former being that to which Mr. Sheriff and
Alderman Challis, and the latter that to which Mr. Sheriff
Kennard belong. About 300 guests sat down to dinn2r,
and the banquet was graced by the presence of several
ladies, who were spectators of the scene from the gallery. '
The bill of fare was as follows :
Viler Coca:ie.—Turtle, pie& de tort tie ► Is mutelotte, rolipee l
e', eseallopes 3 l'ltallenne, pits de Mime turbots,
dories, tilo'stcr salmon, mullets, crimped cud, saute whitings with
oysters, smelts, matelotte of tench, synched eels, boiled soil roost
chickens, rai.d pies, venison pasties, stewed rumps beef, sauce
l'Espagnolc, roast capons, roast rumps beef,;hams, tongues, chimo
mutton, blame; de emu aux champignons, cote:cat., do moat is 3 In
soubise, compote de pigeons I la Victoria, rt. de vrall aux tomates,
cotelettes d'agneau aux concombres, filets de lapereoux it la sultan,
fricandeau de veau au sorel, vol au vent with ragout.
Itiasosas.—llasusches of venison.
SECOND partridges, pheasints, grouse, tur-
key malts larded, leverets, mayonnaise of lobsters, prawns, croustade
of nester', 'Steal 3 la Ma !ewe, ample tarts. fanchnnettra, Italian,
Noyeau, and Rhenish creams, nugst with cream, 3lariscluno, I lantaic,
Noyeau, and apple jellies, cite:mot apple, Houdin St. Chdr, rospberry,
apricot, and green gage Mulles, trines, souffles, plum and corset
puddings.
lb.s.oar.—Pine apples, hot-braise grapes, peaches, nectarines,
melons, apples, pears, ;;ages, plums, filberts, walnuts, almonds and
raisins, ornamented takes, brandy cherries, ginger, oboes, ices.
WINE.--rhampignr, sherry, hock, sauterne, musette Micelles,
madeira, claret and port, lime puucb.
The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal and
constitutional toasts given and responeed to with due
honours,
The LORD NLVTOIt gave " Prosperityto thetrade and com-
merce of the City of London."
Mr. J. Dittos acknowledged the toast. He hoped the
commerce and trade of London would n-it be pursued solely
with the view of enriching individuals, but that the free in-
stitutions of that City would be, in the hands of heaven, the
means of civilizing mankind. (Cheers.) He congratulat
the City of London that it had had the good sense to choose as
their representative the noble Lord—the Prime Minister who
was now their guest ; and he congratulated them still more
that that noble lord had accepted the trust. (Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff* CHALLIS row to propose the
next toast on the list, " The health of Lord John Russell
and her Majesty's Ministers." (Cheers.) That was a toast
which had always been received by the citizens of London,
without respect to political party, and however desirous they
might be to do honour to their illustrious guest, he was sure
they would not do justice to the nob'e lord's feelings were
they to introduce on such an occasion any sentiments cal.
ciliated to produce the slightest discord in a meeting like I
the present. (Hear, hear.) But there were features con- j
nected with the circumstances in which, at this moment, the !
country was placed, and which came more izume.liatily
under the cognisance.and superintendence of their sheriffs, '
to which he might allude without giving rise to any dif-
ference of opinion. He believed they might well trust to
her Majesty's ministers to deal with such matters as per-
tained to the education, the social advancement, and the
civilisation of the community, with wisdom and discretion.
(Cheers.) We were apt to associate the ward civilisation
with our ideas of the liberty and social advantages we enjoy
as compared with the condition of the inhabitants of foreign
and barbarous countries, but if we could be conducted to the
cells of our own prisons and to the habitations of our own
poor, we should see that the work of civilisation was
not yet completed its this great metropolis. (Hear,
hear, hear.) There was one thing he might speak to
as needing amelioration, viz.: the Poor-law—if not in its
principle at least in its administration. (Hear.) It had
been said by a witty member of the Church of England, a
contributor to some of our periodicals, that if you make your
civil' too comfortable the poor will be more ready to break in
than criminals to keep out ; and it did so happen that the
poor were often found willing to commit crime in order to
obtain the asylum of a gaol rather than submit to the
tyranny of the underlings of the Poor-law. He might also refer
to the administration of the criminal law as a duty in some
degree devolving upon the Sheriffs. It would be the object of
himself and his colleagues so to carry out the law as to make
it a terror to evil doers, and a protection and encouragement
to those who did well. He was quite sure that the authori-
ties of the City of London were quite prepared to carry out
all necessary improvements in prison discipline. It was their
earnest de,ore that permanent good should be effoeted, eo.d
that those miserable assertions and sophigries which had
been advanced against the City of London on this subject
should be refuted. As to the important question of education,
hr hoped and believed that the bounty, the inte"rity, and the
firmness of her Majes:cy's ministers would bear down all -vette
jealousies and paltry prejudiec 'that might disturb the commii-
nity in regardtr•it—(hear)—and that all would join 'neart and
hand, to carry nut the great obje-t hi view. aVi.ch regard to
the political conduct of their noble reiirftent.,:iire anti guest,
hit desire to preserve all that was valuable and useful in our

would cling—for the cone nous weight *bon: to be ir..poe d
on it. The removal of the various fastenings snd bolts by
means of which th_ statue was secured to ttus car, o melded
no smaller a space of time than six hours, e;:., hem 9 a.m.
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to the platform on the summit, where the meis were engaged
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important operation.
" falls," to raise considerably more them.
ton each, they being placed at a height of 11.1 feet
above the object which they were lifting. The operation
proceeded with great caution on the part of Mr. Ellis end
his assistant; and it is highly gratifying to be able to state
that no accident of any description occurred. At six o'clock
the statue was raised to the height of about forty feet, having
gone up at the rate of three inchcscvery minute during the two
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hours and three quarters that were consumed in the process,
as far as it had been achieved. At twilight the further
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completed. 'I herein still about 3.1 feet of the
secured, t statue was loft in charge of the foreman until
is to roll the platform with its hurthen, awl the workmen on
it, to the proper situation for lowering the statue into the
position which it is intended to take ; and this, it is believed,
will constitute even a more difficult and haaartlous task than
that which is already partly achieved. Several of the nobility
were present to watch the operation, amongst whom were
noticed, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cambridge and
?decklenburgh Strelite; l'rinee George, the Duke of Rutland,
Col. Trench, the Earl of Cardigan, Lorca Murpeth, Viscount
Sydney, and Lord Char:ex Wellesley.
THE ONE GREAT SCILIF,CT. GOVernMent gave
sundry guns to Mr. Wyatt, towards the Wellington statue—
gues captured by the Duke . • who, when he took them, litth
thought that his own countrymen would so cruelly tura them
against hinuele—Thoge,
STOPPAGE 01 CITY THOROUGHFARES.—YeatgIA3ay •
a notice was issued at the Office of Sewers., that during the
month of October the following thoroughfares will be
Stopped, viz.: Lawrence Pountucy-hill, Lawrence Pount-
ney.laue, Duck's-foot-lane, Cloak-lane, Bell-yard, Grace-
church-strect, Little Bush-lane, Bride-lane, Poppin's-court,
Hosier-lane, Shoe-lane, and Old Fish-street, during the
formation ..f sewers.
MORTALITY IN THE METROPOIIs.—Last wed: a
smaller number of deaths was registered in the Metropolitan
districts than occurred in the corresponding weeks of any of
the six previous years. During the week which ended on
Saturday last no more than 808 delete. were registered:
theditoil,,..i:sit,h_et:s‘gertuaore.Roeff.rtp,tthie,:etrieli,
whilst the lowest number during the thirteenth week of the
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average.baethe:
Those caused by epidemic and endemic diseases appear from
the present report to be remarkably few ; exhibiting a
marked contrast to the returns made in Aneust.—The num-
ber of births during the past week was 1.280.
COeleslOS ON THE NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—.
Yesterday morning, between two and three o'clock, a goods
train wnson its way to theWatfurel Station, from the Leiehton
Buzzard Station, and an engineer, named Edward GibhS,who
had been propelling it behind, was afterwards employ el to
bring forward a lighter train of the same description. The
morning was unusually foggy, so that the driver could not see
five yards in front. an arriving near tilt` Watford Station,
Gibbs with his engine ran into the other train. and both
himself and the stoker, a man named Thomas Cole, were
thrown oft' by the violence of the slux.k. The men on the
other tender, which was in moion, did not feel the shock,
and proceeded onwards. Assistance was quickly obtained
from the Watford Station, and Gibbs, on being picked up,
was found to have both his legs broken in a dreadful man-
ner, having fallen between the engine and tender, and Cole
hail his right anele broken. Gibbs was immediately removed
to the University College Hospital, where the fracture of one
of his legs was reduced. Cole was subsequently brought to
the same iustitution, and it was found necessary to ami utate
one of his legs. Last evening both we--c going on favourably,
although in a state of considerable danger. The authorities
state that Gibbs is greatly to blame in not using more
caution, as, having assisted in ``rebelling the first train, he
must, when lie started from Leighton, have been aware that
in a short time lie would lie in clolle proximity to it.
IRlsll l'oaß.—Crowds of Irish labourers passed
through the metropolis yesterday, the mail from Kent being
dotted with them fOr miles. Nut leas than e'er applicants
of this class applied fur relief at the City of London e idea,
Cannon-street, City.
S ti lel OR AND 1 WATT! FROM DitowxlNo.—Yesterday
evening a decentlyalreesed young woman threw herself into •
the water off Chelsea. She was observed by a man veined
l'ayne, aged 21, at work in the neiahltourhod, su.d ho
plunged into the touter to save her. lie caught hold of her
garments, but her struggle.. overcame hint' he was found out
of his depth, and being unable to swim before igastanee
could reach him, he too was drowned. The bodies were not
found before night intervened.
ISeteissers.—Meisteoitot.V Feet..—By Mr. Payne,
at St. Bartholomew'a Hospital, on the body of klieg
TILE MAYORALTY ELEVllON.—Yeatertiny the poll- brol3tiLiinltii, baciet,ineot
Hunt, aged 31i, living in Plough-court, Fetter-lane. On the
ing commenced it nine o'clock, and proceeded throughout ahe. lute, stage of prizeititunaceveirr
oho.gtwoasa
bundle Jr firewood, a hiehyla; lit el the 11. or. She was re-
the day decidedly in favour of Alderman 1V,.0d. At three moved to that hospital, the limb set, and she went oil well
o'clock the fol.owing numbers were exhibited amidst the
shouting of the crowd aseenibled be-lore the hustings -. until the birth of u male child, still alive, on Wednesday
week. Inflammation of the pleura then took place, on
Wood, 602; Carroll, 308; Iloa era 130. Alderman Wood account of her tut .el.l, d state, and promsl fatal 011 Tuesday.
then came forward and was much elosered. He said he had Verdict, " Death front intlamuc.tion of the pleura, uectle-
the pleasing satisfaction again to return thanks to the livery rated by the fall."—DEATHrime Beows.—lty Mr. Baker,
for haring placed him in so elevated a position on the poll. an adjourned inquest on the body of J. 11. Levitt, whose
Ile thanked! them for the confidence they reposed in his in- death, and the previous proceedings consequent th. neon,
tegrity. (Cheers.) The result of that eles's exertions, un
the part of his;rieds, proved that they were sot unmindful were recorded in this paper of Saturday lest. On the
of hi. interests that dug had looks .1 with a proper feeling at jury re-assembling yesterday, Mr. W. Coulson, surgeon,
jdesycribed the wounds and bruises received by the deceased,
the positson in which he stood, and were determined to give
him their support in his efforts to obtain that to which he heel MNbythe 11 rVO
MIA uttributid death to the Wined
was eutitled. They knew that he was engages! in a contest
fur the protection of the rights and privileges of the livery. system OCenviolled by the injuries. Richard Levin, the
brother, said the deceased was a strong, active, healthy
They were all involved in that contest, and he hail only to young men, end be was sure lie died of the wounds lie
eacived. Several witnesses eu¢firmed the evidence rleeivecl
request their continuance of the . fforts they had already
made until its &see. It had been aid that he was afraid of d BOddon thelast madden lOW three men, maned Mesas oud, Idrieneh,
any,
rcontest. Ile never had any fear of theerind. Three were were Proved to have beaten the deeessed. The
in • •wa s then further ndjourued until Friday i yet—
engaged in it about whom he had no apprehensions, mill in St!luimexlisseette.—By Mr. Payne, at the Sugar Loaf,
their hands he should leave it. It had lain also said that
the contest had been got up privately by him. lie men on Great St.. Helen's, on James Bruce, aged 68. Deeeased was
gatekeeper at the Itlyal Exchange, On Tuesday morning,
equivocally denied that he knew anything whatever about it whilst going along Grueechurch-street, lie was suddenly
mad it was commenced upon the hustings. It was for those
who did originate it to answer for themselves. Alderman seized with a vomiting of blood; he was, assisted into the
of Mr. Ray, where he died almost
Wood concluded by calling upon the meeting to bring up surgery instantly. Ver-
their friends next day, and expressing his conviction that diet, "Natural death, from bursting a bland-venal of the
lungs." And on Henry :Mayhew, aged 11. Deceased was
their success would be certain. The ball then adjourned. son alouday morning found lying at the foot of the water-
SCOTTISH 110SPITAL.—The quarterly general coort
of the Scottish Hospital was held claret quite dead. The surgeon attributed death to disease
of governors
YestsrdaY at of the heart. Verdict aceurdiugly.--DEATII AT SEA.—
the house of the corporation in Crane-court, sleet-Street. Also by Mr. Carter, at the Cookers Arms, Rug-ell-street,
Dr. John Webster presided. The secretary read the accounts Bermondsey, on the body of Daniel Lyons. About them
fig the previous quarter. The total amount received was months ago, the mother went on board the Cyrus steamer,
309/. 7s. 9.1. ; and the sum expended in charitable purposes for tSe purpose of seeing her friends in Cork ; and while on
7.57/. WA. lel. A long disceemon then took place on the sub- board was confined with the deceased. On Thursday she
ject of an appropriation male lay Mr. I'. M. Stuart, the se- again embarked in the same vessel at Cork, with the de-
cretary, who, it appeared, had paid over the half of the pro- ceased. On the same night it was tattoo PI ow Ply month,
ceeds of the last Caledonian ball, the proeerty of the Scottish and (lied. A box was made for it, and on the arrival
corpnratian, to the Caledonian Society, the ball being given of the vessel in the river it was taken to Bermondsey work-
for the joint benefit of the two The same course had been house. The Coroner said the captain ought to have
pursued last year, and excited some discontent, and its repe-
had the death registered. edict, '• Natural clestli."—
tition gave rise on the present occasion to some severe com- DEATH OF A CIIILD.—By Mr.' Carter, at the residence of
mentary. It appeared to be the general feeling that Mr. Thomas Henry l'orter, the rope manufacturer at Bee-
theV money ought to be refunded, Mr. Stuart having, mondsey Level, on W. Henry Porte, aged two ytars, his
in his letter to the Caledonian Society, intimated son, who was drowned.—Mrs. Elizabeth Porter stated de-
-1 the possibility of such a step being necessary- in the ceesed was her child. On Saturday adorning, he had been
event of the committee not concurring in his measures. A playing about the house and garden, and about half-past ten
variety of resolutions and amendments were proposed, prin- she suddenly missed him, and upon going to the end of the
cipallv with this view, all of which either fell to the ground, garden she tho'sght she perceived him in the stream which
or were negatived by others. In the end, a resolution, moved runs past it. She screamed for assistance, but got him out
by Mr. Hamilton, was adopted. It stated simply that the before any came, though he was apparently quite d..ad. She
had nut missed the poor lay above ten minutes, and she be-
th a.coorourldfonrotht aecqaupirdwcepriliatithaeonarrf ritngbeemmoeinottyprootpthosede
pro-b/'
lieved his death was accidental.—A verdict of " Accidental
reeds of the Caledonian Ball, which was given for the joint death" was returned.—DEATll 11/034 DRINKING.—By Mr
meeting
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benefit of the Caledonian Asylum and Scottish Hospital. W. Baker, at the Grittiu, Leonard-street, Shorediteli, on the
Some routine testiness was then transacted, and the meeting body of Mrs. Ann Metcalf, aged 47. Deceased was of very
separated. intemperate habits, and for the last three weeks she had
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, SEPT. 30. been in a dreadful state of intoxication. On Monday morn-
At the Comitia Majora, held this day, the following gentle- ing hut she complained of violent pains in her head, and
men received the license to practise in London, and were drank an immoderate quantity of gin; it made her worse,
admitted members: Richard Quain, M.D., (Lorl.), Gower- and in the evening she expired almost immediately after-
street; Willoughby Marshall Burslem, M.D., (Edin.), Ches- wards. A surgeon attributed her death to excessive drink-
ter-place west; Itrotheroe Smith, M.D. (Aber.)), John-street, ing. A verdict was returned accordingly.
Bedford-row; William Francis Choiley, M.D., (Cantab.), FATAL AFFRAY AT lIAREFIELD, MIDDLESEX.—
Leeds, Yorkshire. Yesterday two young men of the names of James Carpenter
THE RAJAH OF SATT.ARA.—A public meeting Wag and George -Norman, boatmen, were brought up befige
held last night at the British Institution, Cowper-street, Messrs. T. Dsgnall and G. firesille, the sitting reagittrates
City-road, for the purpose of laying before it a statement of of Uxbridge, for examination, the former charged with
the case of the ltajah of Sattara, and enlisting the sympathies having caused the death of William Norman, aged 23
of the British public in his behalf. The chair was taken at years, and the latter with having aided and abetted in
7 o'clock, by George Cross, Esq. The meeting, which was causing the same.—Samuel Jordan deposed that he was the
rather a full one, was addressed at great length by George keeper of the Ilareheld lock, on the Grand Junction Canal.
Thompson, Eel., who gave a copious and lucid statement of On the morning of Saturday last, between 7 and S o'clock,
the details of the Rajah's case. He said that the charge the prisoner James Carpenter came to witness and said he
originally brought against the ltajah of intriguing with the wanted to fill the lock for two boats to go through, but he
native powers to overthrow the British rule in India, was had not got the lock ready when the boats came up to the
unfounded and disproved by the official reports sent from lock. William Norman, the deceased, was steering the first,
every court in India. Alf that he wanted on behalf of boat which came up to the lock, and some
.very high a•a rds
the Rajah was a hearing, which, though sought for through took place between the deceased and. • the presoner Carpenter
every source, had heretofore been denied him. He promised because the lock was nut ready. The deceased
thengait out
that the charge brought mrainst the Rajah would he di-proved of his boat, and used some very agg ,
meeting expressions to-
before any impartial tribunal. A statement of the facts ...f wards Carpenter, upon which Carpenter asked deceased Who
the case drawn up by Rungon Bapojee, the agent of the Rajah could make him what lie had called him, and deceased said
in London, setting forth the improbability of the charge, and he either could or would, witness could not tell which. De-
the discrepancies of the witnesses brought forward to sustain ceased then immediately threw off his cap, and began fencing
it was also read to the meeting. Resolutions were then at the prisoner Carpenter. Both Carpenter and the deceased
agreed to, stating that the treatment which the Rajah of then walked on to she rued which cro-seas the •bridge at the
Sattara received was in the highest degree discreditable to lock, and began fighting,.and fought for some time. Wanes'
the British Government ; that the right of every- man being did not see who struck the first blow. After they had
hey had fought
heard in hi- defence was involved in the case of the ltajah; for about ten minutes, witness went on to the bridge, which
and they therefore pledged themselves to use every means to was about ten yards off from them, end called to them to
obtain for h:em n full and impartial hearing; that the in- leave off, saying they had hash quite righting enough, and
justice and illegal proceedings adopted against a friendly they had better attend to their boats. the prisoner, George
ally of the_ British Government was a stigma on the English Norman, is a brother of the deceated, and was
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name, w Rich the representatives of the people ought to use then there present, as he had been from the first of th
their exertions to remove ; that the meeting tendered to the affray. He likewise begged his brother (the deceased) to
depo red ltajah the assurance of their deep sympathy for the give over fighting, and go about his business. The prisoner
sufferings and disgrace which had been inflicted on him by Carpenter made the reply, " That's just as he likes,", meats-,
th.., authorities in India, who had acted in this case in ing deceased. Both then went into Mr. Goodman' ¢
field
•Stefiance of every principle of equity and law recognised in which as'ejoins tree canal, and ren
this coveter. . miatt'..es afterwards witness went into the field, an en
Tin: WELLINGTON STATCE.—The operations for raw the deceased down on the grabs. ibna.:'d -,4-466-,-?-47:4( ..4t
placing this unwieldy object on its pedestal at the apex of. his brother (the prisoner Norma ) re
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