Aug. 17,] 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



- . w ^Twere destroyed, and great numbers had 

 the moo, _ cf r . nnpd off thdr backs> aome of them being 



Soon after the criminal had dropped 



i ; e . B Jv.; .tripped off their backs, some of them being 

 l ^ lf .fkft naked Soon after the criminal had dropped 

 fi^mmense crowd burst in the middle. The greater 

 ^rHmT of them having been standing for hours were 

 iinna to escape from their uncomfortable position, for 

 £e purpose of obtaining fresh air, and a great rush was 

 made from the centre opposite to the drop ; like a gun 

 hUiil? charged and closely rammed, the explosion was 

 tremendous. The greater portion of the doors of the 

 nouses in the streets were closed, and those were crushed 

 ht the immense body of human beings who had no means 

 f escape* The effect of the crush was the most fatal 

 ° Garn'er's-hil], d ovvn which hundreds were hurled one 



on top of the other, the consequence of which was that 

 16 were killed,and more than 100 received serious injuries. 

 Those who were looking out of the windows on each 

 dde of the street observed the rush, end foreseeing the 

 consequences, screamed out to those behind to retreat. 

 The Mayor was especially active ; from one of his 

 windows he put out a long lath, and waved it for those 

 behind to retreat, and pocket handkerchiefs, &c were 

 wired as signals by others. It was all of no use. 

 Although the Mayor almost threw himself out of his 

 window for the purpose of staying the advance of the 

 mob very little heed appeared to be taken, and hundreds 

 of individuals were thrown down, over whom the advanc- 

 ing crowd marched, without being able to help them- 

 selves. At the time of the occurrence the public seemed 

 paralysed by astonishment. They had never seen such 

 a thin? before. After the first excitement was over, and 

 the injured had been removed, the hospitals were besieged 

 by those who had, or who fancied they had, lost their 

 relations or friends. Parents and friends ran franticly 

 to and fro, inquiring after those who were missing. It 

 was some time before most of the dead and badly injured 

 could be identified, and in the interim many were driven 

 to distraction who had not the least cause for it. The 

 inquest on the bodies concluded in the following verdict : 

 — " The jury are of opinion that the deceased indi- 

 viduals were accidentally thrown down, in and by a 

 cro*d of people who had been attending a public execu- 

 tion in the town of Nottingham, and were then end there 

 trampled to death, or suffocated ; that the front of the 

 county hall is a most improper place for a public execu- 

 tion, and the jury trust the persons who have the autho- 

 rity to fix upon a place for that purpose will not allow 

 another execution to take place there." The foreman 

 jpropesed to add to this verdict an expression of censure 

 which was carried by a majority of two, in the following 

 terms: — "A majority of the jury at the same time 

 express their opinion that, considering the extensive 

 excitement which prevailed, sufficient precaution was 

 not taken by the proper authorities to prevent accident." 

 Portsmouth.— The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert 

 has been fitted with new boilers and is now rapidly com- 

 pleting stores for service. The disagreeable effluvium 

 which has ever been most annoyingly prevalent on board 

 this fine vessel, has been totally removed by the applica- 

 tion of Sir W. Burnett's patent preparation for the pre- 

 servation of timber, &c. She will'go out of harbour to try 

 her new machinery in a day or two. 



Romford. — The adjourned examination of Messrs. 

 Johnson and Mann, of the late Romford Bank, took place 

 before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn on Monday at the 

 Court of Bankruptcy. Alderman Johnson in the course 

 of a long examination admitted that he had drawn the 

 customers' money to the amount of 10,000/. or 15,000/. 

 out of the bank, and applied it to different purposes, but 

 C W° P a y off a bond given 30 years back, and with 

 which his partner had no concern, lie had drawn checks 

 *or 2/00/. i Q the name of Johnson and Mann, the oil- 

 nrmin ^hitechapel, and had dealt with several bills in 

 the same manner, in order to increase his private credit, 

 and without Mr. Mann's knowledge. He begged, how- 



Thkv fthcr time t0 S ive explanations of these matters. 

 "V, ban *»ng business was begun without reference to the 



tonl i- e !J? ,th a Capital of about 22,000/., of which he 



In laon' u m 0rder t0 P av llis bond above alluded t0 - 

 nrnfi? r Capital in the oil-trade was 55,000/., and the 



but J J° m t0 1825 were "l^ards of 5000/. a-year, 



into t V re ° re ° Ut ° f the business thin he ever P ut 

 noth' " f ^ ann » on b * s examination, said he knew 

 ofth 1D ^- AJ d e rman Johnson's proceedings, not even 

 k P n?^i! 0,nt , account opened at the bank. Mr. Johnson 

 that th ■ and drew the checks - The assignees said 



eondu t °/vT 10n of the credit ors as to the very improper 

 ThP .j r * J °hnson remained just as it was before. 



oey considered that he came down to Romford without 

 bank 8J T y ca P ital t0 ^ke up the high position of a 

 satiBf' t aS they sti11 co n£^ered his conduct was un- 

 allow ^ tbe y could not consent to his receiving an 

 it ner*» DCe ' ^ Jr * Commissioner Goulbourn did not think 

 now • if VJ that the S r ound cf refusal should be stated 

 The i« " a8s, gnecs refused, he could not interfere. 

 nuinpp? eSS 8aid tbere W!,s no objection to the conti- 

 «xamin ? Mann's allowance. The result of the 



*»kenl n .. was » that an adjournment was directed to 

 tae banV 6 » November » ^ order that in the interim 



fy . runt s accounts should be fully gone into. 



-,•„... T 0a Monday moraine one of the 



most 



•erious^T i - -"uuuay morning one or me must 

 hood , x i' l05lon s that has occurred in this neighbour- 



the log-' ? lunde11 a nd Sons, at Mcsnes, attended with 

 voll P » !r 5? hves - A report similar to the firing of a 



Mes^."*r,^ an 7 * ears took Place at the canal pit of 

 lessr «. Blundell and So 



voile* of J? lives * A report similar to the nnng w. » 



T oe J Xl !l • y Was heard in man y r arU of the town 

 •team in a- W&S preccded b y a violent hissing of the 

 cl °ud nf IT edlat , el - v Allowed by the report, and a dense 

 0ein " torn t '• ' and sm oke— the boiler in its ascent 



° P le ces ; one piece was forced over a hedge 



into a field, a distance of 91 yards from its previous 

 situation ; another was thrown a distance of G8 yards ; 

 and another, which appeared the principal and largest 

 piece, a distance of 50 yards. The steam-pipe, which 

 connected the two boilers, was so firmly embedded in 

 the ground that it could not without considerable diffi- 

 culty be removed. The road leading to the colliery was 

 literally strewed with bricks and other fragments. At 

 the inquest the jury declared their opinion, that the ac- 

 cident arose from the employment of an incompetent 

 engineer, whose services could be commanded at a low 

 rate of wages. They then returned a verdict of Acci- 

 dental Death, with a deodar.d upon the boiler and ap- 

 paratus of 60/. 



Windsor. — For some weeks past, H. R. II. Prince 

 Albert has been actively engaged in superintending the 

 manoeuvres of his regiment, the 2d battalion of the 

 Scots Fusilier Guards. His Royal Highness gives the 

 word of command and puts the battalion through their 

 various movements. The object of these exercises is said 

 to have reference to the review which will take place on 

 the arrival of the King of the French, when the Prince 

 intends to appear before His Majesty at the head of his 

 regiment. — A vacancy has been created on the founda- 

 tion of the Military Knights of Windsor, by the decease 

 of Major Anderson, K.G.H., late of the 10th Foot, who 

 died in London on Friday last, in the 57th year of his 

 age. The deceased, who had been engaged in active 

 service, both in the East and West Indies, was buried at 

 St. George's Chapel, with military honours. 



Railways. — The following are the returns for 

 the past week: — Birmingham and Gloucester, 3231/. ; 

 Bristol and Gloucester, 1002/. ; Eastern Counties, 

 47G5/. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 2653/. ; Great Western, 

 19.0G2/. ; Grand Junction, 10,762/. ; Glasgow, Paisley, 

 and Ayr, 1627/.; Great North of» England, 1982/. ; 

 London and Birmingham, 22,0G7/. ; South Western, 

 10,289/.; Blackball, 1393/.; Greenwich, 803/.; Brighton, 

 6121/.; Croydon, 548/.; Liverpool and Manchester, 

 5831/.; Manchester, Leeds, and Hull, associated, 

 7737/.; Midland, 11,932/.; Manchester and Birming- 

 ham, 3118/. ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 1970/. ; New- 

 castle and Darlington, 893/. ; Preston and Wyre, 

 1115/.; South-Eastern and Dover, 6272/.; Sheffield 

 and Manchester, 602/. ; York and North Midland, with 

 Leeds and Selby, 3105/. — The meeting of the London 

 and Birmingham Company took place on Friday. The 

 dividend declared was at the rate of 10 per cent, per 

 annum, and the report stated that the gross produce of 

 ordinary traffic for the half-year was 409,101/., and the 

 ordinary expenses 129,498/ , after deducting which, and 

 making the necessary allowance for interest on bor- 

 rowed capital, and the rent of the Aylesbury line, 

 there was left, with the surplus of the last account, 

 the sum of 258,685/. for division among the share- 

 holders. The dividend will absorb 242,748/., and 

 then there remains 15,937/. to the credit of the 

 next half-year's account. The Directors at this meeting 

 were empowered to proceed with the Rugby, Stamford, 

 and Stafford, the Worcester and Banbury, and Bedford 

 lines, as they may deem fit, for the interest and security 

 of the Company. At the close of the proceedings, 

 a very handsome service of plate, and a purse of 

 2100/. were presented to Mr. Creed, the secretary, 

 as a testimonial from .965 shareholders of the high 

 esteem in which they hold his services of 14 years' dura- 

 tion.— The meeting of the London and Brighton Com- 

 pany took place on Friday. The report stated that an 

 increase on the balance of net revenue, amounting to 

 10,215/., had taken place during the half-year ending the 

 30th June. The amalgamation of the working stock 

 with the Croydon and Dover Companies had taken effect 

 since the 1st March last, but the result had not been 

 sufficiently ascertained. Instead of the fixed sum paid to 

 the Greenwich in lieu of toll, the Company will in future 

 pay for 1st class passengers Ad., for 2d class 3d., and for 

 3d class 2d. Mortgage bonds at 5 per cent, to the 

 amount of 11,450/. have been renewed at 4/. per cent. 

 After considerable discussion, during which many objec- 

 tions to the report were raised, but satisfactorily ex- 

 plained, the report was adopted. Resolutions for pur- 

 chasing an interest in the railways from Brighton to 

 Hastings and to Chichester, and settling the terms on 

 which the new shares for this purpose should be taken by 

 the proprietors, were then proposed and carried. The 

 dividend declared was at the rate of 12s. per share. — The 

 London and Greenwich Company held their meeting on 

 Tuesday, and the question of renewed negotiation with 

 the South Eastern and Dover for a lease of the line on 

 improved terms was discussed, and encouraged by a com- 

 munication that the South Eastern Directors were in- 

 clined to give something more than the sum previously 

 offered. It seemed to be the desire of the shareholders 

 to have some soit of amalgamation with the South 

 Eastern or other contiguous companies, which would 

 insure a certain return for capital invested, though 

 at the same time there was evidently a more harmonious 

 Spirit of co-operation among them to support their rights, 

 and not immediately accept any terms that might be dic- 

 tated. If no arrangement of a profitable character can 

 be made with the South-Eastern or Croydon Board*, the 

 new prospect of a North Knit line, with its consequent 



advantages, is regarded as another point on which the 

 shareholders mav rely for success ; but, as it is believed 

 that the South-Eastern Directors are disposed to enter 

 in'o a modified agreement which will meet the Green- 

 wich Directors half-wav, the majority expressed an opi- 

 nion in favour of coming to an equitable arrangement 

 with that companv, so as to avoid the probability o. a 

 further accumulation of debt. The result was the ap- [ 



I pointment of a committee of seven shareholders to ect 

 with the Directors in re-opening these negotiations, an 

 adjournment of the meeting to a future day being made 

 to receive a report on the subject. According to the 

 report the receipts of the half-year were 23,4 16/. 9#. 7d. , 

 an increase of 1 87 if. 19*. AdL, compared with 1842 ; but 

 there appeared also a very large increase in expenditure. 

 The question of the payment of preference shareholders 

 was referred to, but this and other matters were by 

 general consent allowed to be suspended till the termi- 

 nation of the labours of the new committee is announced. 

 — The York and North Midland, at their meeting la>t 

 week, announced a dividend of 2/. 10*. per thare on the 

 50/. shares, and a dividend of 1/. -is. each on tl _ /. 

 shares. The total receipts of the half-year are stated to be 

 42,197/. 14*. 2d., showing an increase of 2176/. 15#. 7d. 

 upon the receipts of the same period last year. The ex- 

 penses of working amounted to 15,670/. IS*. 7d., and 

 the interest on debentures to 4373/. II*. 3c/. An 

 increase of nearly 500/. had taken place in the balance 

 due from the Leeds and Selby. The contracts for the 

 York and Scarborough line, as connected with ( .'ftoa, 

 and thence to Falsgrave, had been let at a sum much 

 below the engineer's estimate. Part of the land has 

 already been purchased, and the works are said to have 



commenced The Newcastle and Darlington, at their 



meeting, carried their present limited amount of profits 

 to the next half-year's account. Considering the j 

 men's strike, and the short time the line has been 

 opened, the directors express themselves ptrfc y satis- 

 fied with the progress of affairs. The accounts of all 

 contractors have been closed, and the arrangements 

 completed for the purchase of the Durham Junction. 

 The Newcastle and Berwick line will cost 700,000/., and 

 the capital is to be raised by the issue of shares 



of 25/. each, the preference being given to shareholders 

 in the Newcastle and Darlington. — The Pontop and 

 South Shields Company, at their meeting on S iy, 



also announced that their line had been affected by the 

 strike of the pitmen, and the depression of business con- 

 sequent on it at Newcastle. Before the strike the profit! 

 had gone on increasing to the extent of 1130/. The 

 total receipts for the half-year were 20,5*1/. 12.*. 9c/., 

 and the expenditure 21,183/. 12s. 6d. t leaving a balancs 

 of 8071/. 0*. 3rf. The directors declared a dividend of 

 ]/. 4*. per share, equal to 4 per cent, on the paid-up 

 capital. — The cheap pleasure trips are becoming of more 

 importance to the public no less than to the railways, 

 in proportion as they are better understood. The Hali- 

 fax papers mention a charitable trip as now in pro ss, 



by which sets of tickets of 40 for M. will be offered to the, 

 clergy and benevolent persons for distribution among really 



poor and aged persons who are not able to pay for them- 

 selves, and who will be conveyed to Fleetwood and back on 

 an early Monday, when there will be a good mid-day tide. 

 Thus many who seldom see beyond their own cellars, or 

 their own street-ends, will be favoured with the sight of this 

 rising town, enjoy the pleasure of the fresh air, view 

 die Fylde, and bath in the salt water.— The London 

 and Birmingham Company have also projected a journey 

 to Liverpool from London by rail, on the 19th iasr., 

 and from Liverpool back to Loudon on the 21). h, in 

 order to give travellers an opportunity of visiting Scot- 

 land, Ireland, Wales, the Lakes, and the Isle of Man. 

 — On the South-Eastern, on Sunday evening, a train 

 was dispatched from Dover to London, consisting of 40 

 carriages, which were all crammed with passengers, con- 

 sisting principally of persons who had availed themselves 

 of excursion tickets, and who reached Dover by the 

 trains on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Four engines 

 were used, and the passengers amounted to at least 



1400 On Sunday an excursion train to Brighton and 



back (being the first of a series of four), left London 

 with 33 carriages and about 10C0 persons, arriving at 

 Brighton in time to enjoy the day there, returning in 

 the evening to London. — The Directors of the South 

 Western Railway have received a letter from the Secre- 

 tary of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 

 stating, that at a general meeting cf the society, on 

 the 26th ult., at which Earl Spencer presl 1, it was 

 moved by the Duke of Richmond, and seconded by Mr. 

 Shellev, that the best thanks of the society be given to 

 the Chairman and Directors of the Company tor the 

 facilities they had afforded, by their excellent arrange- 

 ments, in the conveyance of passengers and stock to and 

 from Southampton, on the occasion of the soc ety'a 

 recent meeting, and for the liberality they had evinced 

 in the reduction of their charges in favour of the ex- 

 hibitors.— We lately noticed the arrangements made for 

 completing the mail communication between this coun- 

 try and Belgium. We have now to state that the jour- 

 ney from London to Brussels can be accomplished regu- 

 larly in one day. The arrangements for this object com- 

 menced on Sunday last. The train left London for 

 Dover at half-past 5, a.m., arrived at Dover at 9 ; the 

 embarkation on board the Princess Mary, belonging to 

 the Dover Company, took place immediately; and the 

 voyage to Ostend was performed in little more than four 

 hours and a half. The passengers left Ostend at a 

 • juarter past 4, and arrived in Brussels at a quarter past 

 9 the same evening, the whole distance (23S miles) 

 having been accomplished in 15f hours. The stoppage 

 in Ostend exceeded two hours. 



IRELAND. , . . . 



Z>«Win.-The usual meeting of the Repeal Association 

 was held on Monday, Mr. R. O'Gorman in .the .chair. 

 Mr. S. O'Brien commenced the business of the day by 

 handing in remittances. Mr. D. O'Connell, J*^™?" 

 ledged °the receipt of several remittances and ^ the said 

 he had to make his usual weekly return from the prison. 



