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35 T gr The Secretaries of Trades' Unions and othei ' ho bodies associated to protect and advance the inte-; ret rests of Labour , will oblige by forwarding reports ¦ of of Trades' Meetings , Strikes , and other informa-¦ : tio tion affecting the social position of the "Working l CI Classes .
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2 * . NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TRADES . 259 , Tottenbam-court-road , London . "FIAT JCSTIIIA . " « " 1 "K it wire possible for the working classes , by combining smoimoni th ^ sc-lve ; , to raise , or keep up the general rata of nrasre-ssree it need ii : ; rdiy be said that this weald be a thin ? not to be ^ HnLanisfaed , but to be welcomed and rejoiced at . "—Stuak Mux . i . At a business meeting of the Executive Committee > i > f t'rfthe above Association , on Tuesday , the 29 th ult ., Vi . jr . A . Fleming . Esq ., in tha chair , Mr . Green gave a ( on ; ong aud interesting report of his recent tour through ] . he . he midland and northern counties . The primary ) ) hj ) hject of Jlr . Green ' s mission was to visit , personally , ;; heihe Trades bodies which unitedly constitute the Nai : notional Association , to lay before the members , specisillally convened for the occasion , the exact position of tthihe Association , and to take their opinions whether ifchihe great principle of a National Protective Confedei raration should be maintained or abandoned .
' The Executive Committee had determined upon I thihis step , in consequence of the secession of several of i fchihe branches , and of the doubts expressed b y some ististill in connexion with the Association ,-whether , i cosonsidering the results of the recent prosecutions , and I thfhe lamentable failure and subsequent abandonment i of of the principle of Protective Union , hy the Amalgaxaxaated Engineers , it was possible for that principle totoba nationally sustained . It maybe hereneces-BaBary to state that the Committee , with a seven years ' prpractical experience of the operations of this Associatiition—with a vivid consciousness of the great pecuniaiary benefits and enlarged industrial freedom which
h ; haveheen obtained directly by its influence , and are atetill enjoyed by many trades now and formerl y conn nected with it—are deeply impressed with the value aoand importance of this principle to the Trades of this ciconntry—and are resolved , at whatever personal sacicrifice , to ophold the right of British artisans to c combine , to concert , and to carry out , such meae sores as they deem essential for their general bernefit , and for the protection of their onl y cai pital—their Labour . They came to this determinat tion after long and mature deliberation . They noticed , t with deep interest , the spread and growing popularity < of the idoa of national union as the sheet anchor of 1 industrial liberty . They witnessed the crude at-1 tempts recently and still making , in different
quar-1 ters , to construct new organisations upon the same ] principle , and knowing the difficulties they have had 1 to contend with and have overcome , they were , and still are , justified in anticipating that many , and perhaps all these attempt ? , will end in failure and disappointment . Considering themselves , then , the depository of a great public principle , which has been most unscrupulously assailed , and which , there is great probability will have again to be defended from similar attacks , they conceive Themselves bound b y the most powerful considerations of duty and principle , to maintain their position , and to exert themselves for the maintenance of the existing organisation as a nucleus and rallying point for the trades of Great Britain .
Itwasinfutherance of these views , therefore , that Mr . Green ' s mission was projected ; and they feel great pride and pleasure , to find that their opinions and policy have the hearty sympathy aud unanimous concurrence of the members of the Association . ^ Without one single exception , or , as we can learn , an individual dissent , it is determined to maintain the Jfational Association . Its present officers have been also unanimously reelected for the ensuing year . The trades still belonging to tbe Associatioji have resumed their regular payments , and such as were in arrears have
determined to pay them off forthwith , and a considerable portion of these arrears have been already received . In adition to this very satisfactory position , and as the crowning success to Mr . Green ' s exertions , an adhesion of five hundred new members have been added to the Association . It is almost superfluous to add , that stimulated b y this generons confidence , placed in them h y their constituents , the committee will proceed immediatel y with a vi gorous agitation in town and country , and invite the trades to affirm or negative the claims of this movement , and of the great principle of which it is the exponent—National Union—for their support and adoption .
Mr . Green further reported an unsuccessful attempt he had made to obtain a hearing bv the Conference of the Boiler Makers of England , " recently held in Manchester . It was known to the Committee that the question of joining the National Association had been long under discussion in the local branches of that numerous body of men , and from tbeir correspondence , and from other sources of imformation , were led to believe that a very strong and general feeling prevailed in favour of a junction with the
National Association . The Committee thought it , therefore , their duty to send deputations to their Annual Conference , to give such information and explanations as might be necessary , to enable the delegates to thoroughly understand the princi ples and objects of the Association . We regret to say that onr deputation was refused a hearing , although we must add , by the bare and slender majority of two , out of an aggregate of not less than thirty-two delegates present .
What may have been the influencing motives of the majority for so unusal and ungracious a proceeding we cannot divine , but we venture respectfully to observe , that if any of these gentlemen hol d opinions hostile to the objectsTand principles of the National Association , it is just possible that those opinions may have been founded upon prejudice , arising from misapprehension or misrepresentation , and that the more liberal and rational course would have been to subject their opinions and prejudices to the ordeal of a fair and dispassionate discussion ; and in this case such a conrse seems to ns to have been due to the very
large minority , and to the members they represented . We feel assured that this mode , of cushioning a a question , however temporaril y successful , will not succeed , hut , in all probability , canse it to be more closel y and generally inquired into . Mr . Winters has been appointed to proceed immediately upon a propagandist tear to Newcastle , Sunderland , Shields , & c ., and he will take an early opportunity of announcing , by advertisement , where he ma y be communicated with by the Trades of that locality . W . Peel , Secretary . June 30 th 1852 .
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BtL & UZU ± iU— IMPORTANTJIEETI & G OF WOOLCOMBERS . The most business like and important meeting of this body which baa been held for some years took place of Monday last . The assemblage first tpok place in Broom , fields , and afterward ? , for the better transaction of business , adjourned to the 1 . rge room of the " Old House at Heme , which was densely crowded . ' -j Ir J ? ' F ITAKEB was unanimously called to the chairand addressed the meeting on tbe important business they tod met to discuss . He trusted that they would conduct the proceedings m an orderly manner ; and , after explaining tha preliminary steps which had been taken , informed themthatother weU- 'inowa parties had propositions to make wliieu would brin ? tha business more prominently before them . *
Mr . G . Tvuiie addressed the meeting at considerable length . He said that the condition of the Wooleombers of Bradford was such that it became imperatively necessary to adopt measures to rescue themselves from its degrading effects . They had met to try a final experiment , not , as in former dsys , to propose a strike , but to adopt measures to raise themselves from the position into which the much vaunted * ' Commercial system" had placed them . It entirely depended on their conduct that day whether that meeting wouid prove useful or orther wise , as an entirely new course of proceeding was about to be proposed to them . In former
djys , when grievances existed , they had recourse to srrikea ; aow , howtiver , that system was utterly useless . They were fold that their labour was superseded by machinery , ana yet the men who made the statement bad , of late years , encouraged , an overwhelming influx of hands to the trade , tnus laying the surd foundation of a frightful amount of pauperism . It therefore became a question for the rate-. T £ * " ? fc Ia JS . whether they also w * re not interested in 4 he ^™™ L t wonld not dTCl 1 on tfce question , whether TOthS ^ 8 tate of wages was caused by improved 1 » W either J ? 10636 - 0210810166 conclusion , that their . a *« tain this h ? J ^! re - ' or ifc waB not . Jn order to . ' 4 ^^ ta ^ « tSJfcS „ - TO" ^ election of a Judicious ™ M Wfth t « a W ^ S * oald »« t <» procure-an inter-^ eU-inowa u ^ S & , tte subject . - It was a ... .. wt as much wool was now combed by
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hand as there was ten vears a » o , but , as the trade had greatly increased , it was used as an assistant to machinecombed work , and , as far as he was concerned , he was for giving it up wholly to the machines , rather than be mocked by the present apology for wages . ( Lo ^ d cheers . ) If tne manufacturers maintained that their machines were capable of doing their work , let them ( the workmen ) then demaud the means to emigrate to Australia , where their labour was required , and let them appeal to the manufacturers , merchants , and rate-payers , to assist them . Above all things it was necessary that they should elect a good Business Committee to carry out their object . He adverted to various other topics connected with the welfare ot the trade , and proposed the following address to the adoption of the meeting ;— .
the final appeal . . , . . . The-woolcombers of Bradford and its vicinity baying : been at lewjih reduced to the lowest point of endurance , by causes eger which they have no control , are necessitated to make a final effort to deliver themselves frem the state of scnn-pauperism to wlicn tbey are subjected . They feel that the present is the mo * Mting time to lay their condition before the public , in order «*» t a reraeoy majbe devised , so as to produce a timely check £ ««^ o 4 , £ pauperism which must inevitably befal tins town . ?'* " «*? * £ boves ns , as the primary sufferers , to look tbe eviHairlj ^ nttoface . At the same time we feel that the ratep ayers at large . ban > a . deep int . restiu the satisfactoiv arrangement of tins lamentable sta eor things , as they will have to suffer in a secondary ? egwe , « irougn payment of increased poor rates . We do not desire tflblmk the question . Either our servicer are requisite , or thej ' " « ™ - 'i they are , weousht Wbe remunerated . If they are not , and that machinery is capable of performing our work—better anacneapertliea may we say with the immortal Shakespeare
' Othello ' s occupation ' s gone ; and , in that case , have a fair claim on the resources which exist for the transfer of the ' surplus labour' of the country to other scenes of active industry , rather than vegetate m degrading poverty , and become a burthen to the public in the prime of our manhood . „ . . That the worsted trade is , at present , in a fair , and even prosperous condition , few will den v . That the trade has increased of late years to an enormous extent , is beyond question—as proved by the number of laree mills and princely warehouses lately erected . Reasoning by analogy , we ought to suppose that this sunshine of prosperity otUht to lave shed a few of Its rays on those who , by themselves and lamiies forming the chief portion of the papulation , have been the foundation and mainstay of this prosperity . But the reverse is the case , as our wages have declined in proportion to tie increased demand for worsted goods , and now we are told to dfpart , by those who have grown wealthy by our labour . results from improvea
We are told that this state of things machinery , which performs our work better and cheaper . We deny it ! We deny that any machinery yet invented is capable of dwn ^ our work . Ask the overlookers in the various mills , where both srtsofworkara daily spun . and they will tell you that the produce of the machines is a wretched apology for our work , and that they aw compelled to mis our work with it in order to give it the necessary draft and tension , the yarn being afterwards foisted on the public as the genuine article produced by hand labour . Tnat they make an imitation , we admit , in the same manner as the « shoddy ' men grind up old rags , and make them into a resemblance of cloth , bat there the similitude ends . The markets are inundated with such flimsy goods , made from cotton warps and machine weft , so that a purchaser has a difficulty in finding the substantial worsted cloth of former days . There are still a few manufacturers in this town and neighbourhood who have abstained from meddling with the spurious system , and find their reward in a conslant , steady , and regular demand . Still , it the spurious goods ' take the market , ' as they may do for a time , it will not do for thousands of meu to drag out a miserable existence whilst waiting for a revulsion .
• ur course is clear . If the mass © f us are not required , then we appeal to the justice of the manufacturers and merchants to enable the able-bodied to emigrate . We ask neither pity nor cold compassion ; we require justice . Surely , if our trade is superseded , we have as strong a claim , even on the government , as the peasantry of the ' Highlands and Islands of Scotland . ' We therefore call upon the ratepayers of Bradford to render us their support and co-operation in endeavouring , at this auspicious time , to remove the main source of pauperism from the town . The address was seconded by Mr . C . Thohn , and unanimously adopted . Mr . P . Dillon , an old and active member of the body , thea read a lengthy and eloquent address to the Woolcombers , in which their past sufferings and present duties were pointed out in a clear and comprehensive manner . This address was also agreed to . Mr . T . Spukb , former treasurer of the Woolcombers , next addressed the meeting on the necessity of union and good feeling .
Mr . J . Smith proposed that a committee of twenty-five be appointed to carry out ihe object of Mr . White ' s address . Mr . White proposed a committee of nine . It was . ultimately agreed , in order to preserve unanimity , that the committee should consist of fifteen persons . Twenty-four persons were then nominated , out of which the following were elected '•—John Smith' , Patrick Dillon , George White , Matthew Browctt , Maurice Moloney , Samuel Kelly , James Thomas , John Parrott , James Richards , John Clayton , William Stott , Joseph Kevin , John Raynard ; Barnaby Holland , Thomas Leman . Mr . J . EiisiSTi was then elected treasurer , the remaining oSees being left to the discretion of the committee . It was then resolved , on the motion of Mr . J . Smith" That the committee shall not meet at a public house . " A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman ; and thus concluded one of the most orderly and best conducted meetings held fay this trade for many years ; the most kindly feeling prevailed throughout .
The Committee met at seven o ' clock in the evening at Wilson ' s Temperance Hotel , Soutbgate , When Mr . Patrick Dillon was elected Financial Secretary ; Mr . John Smith , Corresponding Secretary ; and Mr . Stott , President . After ihe transaction of some preliminary business , the following were elected by ballot as a . select conmritttfe : —George White , Patrick Dillon , Matthew Wado Browett , Thomas Leman , Barnaby Holland , James Thomas , William Siott . The Committee then resolved to meet eaci evening from eight to ten o ' clock , when all parties requiring cards of membership , or having other business to transact , are requested to attend .
Coxditiox Op The Framework Emitters Op H...
COXDITIOX OP THE FRAMEWORK EMITTERS OP HINCKLEY . The miserable condition of the Framework Knitters of Hinckley was well known many years since ia almoat all parts of England . The privations ibry have endured , and the patience they have displayed in their sufferings , have excited the wonder and admiration of many of the . higher classes in the surrounding districts . About eight years ° ago a Mr . Mug-ridge , Government Commissioner , came to inquire into the condition of the Framework Knitters , when it was stated by the manufacturers that " the averafe earnings of the Framework Knitters was from 5 s GJ . per week . " This statement included the wages of men , women , and minors . The relieving officer , while giving his evidence before the Commissioner , shed tears in abundance . And one working man declared , "the only animal food he bad been
able to get for several weeks was a sheep's paunch . " The Commissioner was astonished at their sufferings , and admired their patierca The working men looked anxiously to parliament for assistance , but they were doomed to disappointment . The representatives of wealth refused to legislate for the wealth producers . So class of workmen in the country has tried to keep up wages more thau the Framework Knitters of Hinckley . Trades' Unions have been numerous , and strike has followed strike iu quick succession , yet wages are lower now than they have ever been . I do . not say that Trades ' Unions have not been of service . They have sometimes enabled the workmen to prevent a reduction , at other t mes they have been able to obtain an advance of wages ; but , whenever a panic took place they found themselves slaves , doomed to suffer a thousand privations , and unable to resist the will of the most . petty tyrant .
A few years ago aroso the system of making two , three , aud four hose at once . These formed what is called the straighthose-branch . This sort of goods were sold cheip ; the deaiaad for them increased , wages rose , and for a time all went on well . The working men began to think the reign of prosperity would never cease . But tbe reign of prosperity has ceased , the hopes of the workmen have fled , and that branch which , but three years ago , was the most important in the town , is fast sinking into insignificance . At the present time the earnings of those employed in tbe straight down hose branch , making two three , and four at once , manage from 6 s . to Si . per week . Those who are engaged in the wrought hose branch ( making one at » time ) , earn from 5 s . to 7 s . per week . I know men in Hinckley—hard working meu toowho cannot earn more than os . per week .
And this is the condition of working men in Great Br itain , whose . " glory" is spoken of in every dime ! The misery of the producers of wealth , the poverty of the producers of riches , tho privations endured by those on whose exertions not only tke greatness and glory , but the very existence of society depends . They must work , suffer and die , uncared for . Ob , Englishmen ! let us cease to talk of the glory of Britain , of her wealth and power , and think more of the sufferings of her wealthy creatures . Let us become truth seekers and truth-tellers . Let us acknowledge our slavery , and learn tbo means by which we can redeem ourselves therefrom , and raise ourselves to that position in society , which , as the producers of all wealth , we ought to occupy . S . Hinckley , June 23 th .
The "Bayonet 'Tells Us That It Was First...
The " bayonet 'tells us that it was first made at Bayonne ; " cambrics" that they came from Oambray ; "da mask" from Djmascus ; " arras" from the city of the same name ; " cordivain" from Cordova ; " currants" from Corinth ; the " guinea" that it was original ! v coined out of gold brought from the African coast so called . Such indeed , is the manufacturing progress of England that we now send our calicoes and musling to India and tho East yet the words give standing witness that we once imported them from thence ; for , " calico ! ' is from Calcut , and " fliuslm from Mossul , a city in Asiatic Turkey Asecdote of CuRUAS . —During one of tho circuits Curran was dining with a brother advocate at a small innkent
oy a respectauie woman , who , to the well ordering of her establishment , added a reputation for that species of ant and keen reply which sometimes supplies the place of wit . The dinner had been served , the wine was pronounced excellent , and it was pronounced that the hostess should be summoned to receive their compliments on her good fare . Ihe Christian name of this purveyor was Honora , a name of common occurrence iu Ireland , which is generally abhreviateu to Honor . Her attendance was prompt , and Curran , after a brief eulogium on the dinner , but especially the wone , nded a bumper , and handing it , proposed as a toast , " Honor and Honesty . " His auditor took the glass , and with a peculiarly arch smile , said , " Our absent friends , " and having drunk off her amended toast , she enrtseved and withdrew—From Notes and Qutries , SiEEnsG PaEAcmms .-We arc informed that in tbe neighbourhood of Komgsberg , in Prussia , a companyof strollers of both sexes have lately been malung gain by delivering sermons in sleep The police have however interfered , and brousht these nersonams
under medisal inspection ; the mult has been that one man , mn > 4 Hinz . has been sffectaally awakened by being sentenced to animp . isonment of twenty weeks . Him has jiace confessed that he was alwajs awake .
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FATAL MOT IN STOCKPORT . ONE MAN KILLED 7 ND SIXTY WOUNDED . THE MILITARY CALLED OU 1 . Sunday last was the anniversary of the usual procession of all the Roman Catholic scholars connected with he three chapels in Stockport . The recent royal proclamation against Roman Catholic processions was » dls « us s , . '' ; and the Irish Orangemen and other P ^ rtartB , Ei glijh and Irish , contended that the profession ought not to he a The procession , however , aid take place , on Sunday afternoon , and , on the whole , passed off quietly . 1 ^™ about two o ' clock from the Catholic chape at Edgeley , which is a suburb of the town near the railwajj ?<«™< ™ f proceeded down Edward-sfreet , across the ^^" " » J ' down Ghurehgate aud Park-stveet , throug h Wan en street , up ileaton-lane , up the Wellington-road , Sou J . ""* ** turning again to tie Roman Catbolic d » M * l . ^ H ' t V ^ procession was headed by the priests , and * number of lri » h lahoures walking six a-breagt : then came tho numerous bojs
and Rirls in the Sundav and day schools , l here were no banners in the procession ; the priests did not wearcanonicar vestments , but appeared in ordinary attire , even tne girls' handkerchiefs or vests , which they » sualIy ™ , ?" these occasions , were laid aside ; and they . only wore wh te frocks , and little crosses suspended round the neck by ribbons . The only badges or symbols that misbt be supposed to contravene the proclamation were a ball and cross , and a gilt dove . As we have said , the procession passed along its course , without the slimiest disturbance beyond occa sional groans and hisses from zealous Protestants , ana tney finally dispersed without any breach of the peace ot which we have heard . ... .. « . . . officers
In the eourse of Monday evening , one of the policereported at the police-office , that a number of English and Irish were fightine ; but as this was by no means an unusual occurrence in Stockport , it was regarded as a mere drunken row , and by no means supposed to be ot a more serious or riotous character . The numbers , however , ot the combatants rapidly increased , and this affray taking place in the Hillgate , one of the principal thoroughfares , information of its continuance and increase was despatched to the police-office , and Mr . Sadler , who had previously sent two or three officers , proceeded to the spot himself aUne head of a body of firemen ; but on reaching the place they found the mob dispersed and everything apparently quiet . Luring the remainder of the evening , and throughout the night , all continued tranquil ; there was no renewal of tbe disturbance in any part of the borough . . During the whole of Tuesday everything remained
tranquil ; but the Rev . Mr . Povstw , priest of St . Michael s Roman Catholic chapel , in the Pa < k , called on Mr . Sadler , and stated that there appeared to be considerable angry feeling on the part of the Irish Catholics , and that he was apprehensive that they would assemble in the evening in considerable numbers in the locality commonly known in Stockport as Bomber ' s Brow ( or Gavnett-street . ) Under theso circumstances Mr . Sadler proceeded to take such precautions as he thought advisable . He sent three or four of his officers into the Hillgate , to observe whether there were any signs of assembling ; and about a quarter before eijfht o ' clock on Tuesday evening , one of these officers , named John Leigh , sent a verbal message to the policeoffice , by Mr . Charles Brown , agent , & o „ to the effect that all was perfectly quiet , and that there were no indications of any unusual assembling . Mr . Sadler contented himself with sendincr a few more officers to the locality , and within
a quarter of an hour after receiving the former message , he received information at the police-office ( which is within the Court-house , Yernon-street ) that very suddenly considerable numbers English and Irish had simultaneously made t' eir appearance in Hillgate , and had commenced fighting with sticks and other weapons . Which party commenced the fray Mr . Sadler was unable , either then or subsequently , to ascertain . He immediately got together some assistant constables , and was proceeding with them to the spot , when information reached him that the rioters had been driven back by the police and others from Hillgate , and that a considerable number of Irish had gone in the direction of High-street , which leads to a neighbourhood principally inhabited by them , and known as Rock Row , Petty Carr , Carr Green , & o . On learning this , Mr .
Sadler , at the head of his small staff of assistant constables , proceeded along Underbank , down Chestergate , and so to Rock Row , which he entered from the bottom , and saw a number of people collected at the upper end of the row ( which , with only one or two exceptions , is inhabited whol ' y by Irish , ) and extending into a field adjoining St , Peter's Church . They appeared to be in confl'ct , and as bo was proceeding towards them with his men they were met by a considerable body of Irish , who assailed the police with stones , brickbats , and other missiles , while various sorts of projectiles were cast from the houses , and even women were seen upon the roofs of the cottages hurling slates , bricks ' , Ac , on tbe police . However , the small force under Mr . Sadler ' s command , succeeded in driving back and dispersing their assailants , many
of . whom rushed into the houses ; some of them being captured and convoyed to tho police-office ; and ultimately , comparative quiet and peace being restored , Mr . Sadler sent for the mayor and magistrates , who called out the military . Then the magistrates , with the police , a number of special constables ( just before sworn in for the occasion by the magistrates ) , and the troops proceeded down Chestergate to Rock Row , and Potty Carr . There they found a considerable assemblage , and the riot act was immediately read ; on which , aided hy the efforts of tha police and special constables , the mob speedily dispersed . They then proceeded to Edgeley , where they found tho large Catholic chapel completely sacked and gutted , and thepriest ' s house pretty nearly in tho same condition . The rioters here had brought the furniture , die ., out of tho chapel and the residence , piled it in the road and set fire to it . While tho authorities were there , a messenger
arrived with the information that the mob had proceeded to St . Michael ' s Roman Catholic Chapel , in the Park ( near the Court-house ) , had broken the windows , and were destroying the furniture , & c . The civil and military authorities arid forces proceeded thither with all speed , and on their arrivsl found that the furniture had been dragged out , broken up , and some of it set fire to ; and that some of the rioters had attempted to force open a large iron safe , supposed to contain several articles of silver used in the services of the chapel . With the aid of the police , quiet was speedily restored , and a considerable number of men and youths , who wore known to have taken part in some of these riotous proceedings , were apprehended and conveyed to the Court-house . Many of these were severely wounded , and from four o ' clock in the morning till rinon , four medical men were more or leas engaged in dosing their wounds and hurts .
Great confusion prevails , both as to the order of events , and the time of any particular attack ; but we believe tho following to have been the order in which the ervnta occurred . After the police had dispersed the mob in the Hillgate , the Irish , in a tolerably compact body , retreated towards Rock Row , the lower end of which opens upon St . Peter ' s-sqnare . At the corner of Rock Row and the square stands a largo house , tho residence of Mr . Graham , surgeon , who , we believe , has in sows way incurred the hatred of the Roman Catho lies . They assailed this house with volleys of stones and brickbats , smashed most of the lower windows , and the servant man received a severe wound in the forehead from a stone . In this attack , the next house belonging to Mr , White ' s factory also suffered considerable injury in the
lower windows . The mob then turned their attack upon the Sunday school connected with St . James ' s Church , which stands opposite to Mr . Graham ' s house , on the other side of the square , and they had broken some of the windows in the building , when they were overtaken by the English , who attacked aud drove them up Rock Row , and then seemed to have proceeded in retaliation to Edgeley , gutted the Roman Catholic chapel and priest ' s house there , and thence to St . Michael ' s Catholic chapel in the Park , which they also sacked , as already stated . Here the more serious outrages to property seem to have been stayed ; but fights between small bodies of both factions continued for some hours afterwards . In these fights one life has been taken , and it is not improbable that other very serious iniuries may terminate fatally . Between
e ' even and twelve o ' clock , a party of police succeeded in capturing a stout athletic young Irishman , whose name is said to be Darby Searle , about twenty-four or twentyfive years ef age , who was said to have wounded three or four men with a pitchfork . When apprehended , however , he had ' received a severe fracture of the skull and other injuries , and as he was evidently dying he was removed from the other prisoners and placed in a room below the Court-house , " -where he expired about ti , quarter before two o'clock on Wednesday morning . It was after midnight before the disturbance was quelled . St . Peter ' s Protestant School does not appear to have suft . fared much , but a good many squares of glass have been smashed ; and so there have in Mr . Graham ' s house . But the houses of the Irish Catholics , in Rock Row , are a
wreck . There ia aa alehouse , occupied by a man named Robert Reynolds , opposite Rock Row ; and we are told there were eight men in this place when the riot commenced , and the rioters broke in the windows with bricks , smashed the furniture to atoms , and actually attempted to set the house on fire . The inmates escaped in the utmost trepidation , one of them , a youth , leaping from a back window twenty feet high . The rioters * next took , the houses in Rock Row , The first was occupied by a man named Shaugtinessy , and tho windows , and frames and doors , are entirely gone , and there is not an article of furniture left . The second house was occupied by the deceased , Darby Searle . The neighbours say he was in the louse when the riot commenced , and that after breaking his windows they attacked and forced open the door ; that he resisted them , but was dragged out , overpowered , and received the fatal blow which killed him . The house is completely gutted ; windows , doors , furniture—everything was
destroyed . The third house is Win . Riley ' s , and this has been completely gutted . The rioters could not break open one door , but it is marked in dozens of places with the indentations of a hammer head . The fourth house is that of Timothy Finnigan . - The window shutter was fastened , and the mob could not-get it open , but they forced an entrance into the house , and broke and threw away tho furniture , together with two trunks of clothing . Tho beds of all the houses entered were torn to pieces , and the straw , chaff , and shavings with which they were chiefly stutied , blowing about the streets on Wednesday in clouds . The fifth house is that of Michael Tully , a widoner , with two Bona and two daughters . The rioters smashed the furniture of this house to atoms , including a clock and some chairs and tables of a better kind than were possessed by most of his neighbours . These houses are the property of Mr ; Walter , apothecary , Bridge-street , Stockport . The neighbours say the breaking of windows and furniture commenced about nine o ' clock at night , but that there had been a disturbance
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in the seven . Descending further down the street than this row of houses ( which is near to St . Peter ' s Church . Sunday School ) , is a _ row of houses three stories high in front and two behind—the houses being built with' their backs to the hill-side . The first is John O'Donoghue ' s . The entrance to the back is a confined court called Jacob ' s Ladder-yard , and by getting on a wall in this yard the mob succeeded in removing a quantity of bricks , and entered an upper room of O'Donoghue ' s house , in which a Mrs . Ann Bradley was lyincr , having oniy a week before been confined of a child . D ' sregarding the poor woman ' s weak and sick condition , the ruffians broke and destroyed everything in the house . They even destroyed the roof over her head , allowing the debris to fall upon her . The husband seized one of his children , and escaped from one ofthe windows . The furniture was destroyed and the house gutted . The poor woman Bradley has been removed to a wretched colohoie , the only inhabitable part ofthe building . The next house , that of Thomas Dugan , shared a like fate
It is a lodging-house , and the owner says five of eight beds were engaged , and amongst the mon in them were Michael Burke , Barny Kelly , and another , only known by the name of John , with an old man on tramp , lie says all these parties were pulled out of bed , and beaten , and are now among tbe prisoners in the hartds _ of the police . Every article of furniture in the house is destroyed , as well as the windows . A house in Jacob ' s Ladder-yard was occupied by a hawker named John Tracy . He and his wife , with four children , were in the house when it was attacked , but escaped , Tracy ran into a neighbour ' s house , nnd was secreted in a coal cellar , while the rioters were hunting for him . His furniture and every valuable he had were destroyed t >? the mob . The furniture and windows of a house occupied by a widow , named Tracy , and her married daughter and two children , were also destroyed . A man named King also had his house entered , aud his furniture , and a quantity of mats which he had for sale , were entirely destroyed . AH these houses , and those of the neighbourhood ^ generally , are occupied hy Irish Roman Catholics , of the labouring
class . It was whilst demottshtagtlw <« Widows and furniture of these houses that the signal was given by one ofthe leaders of the mob— " To the Catholic chapels ' . " Immediately a considerable portion of the mob rushed off to Edgeley Chapel , half a mile distant , and forcing an entrance they broke tbe altars , and carried out the furniture and pews , and neaped them in a pile before the house ofthe priest , who lives close by , the Rev . Randolph Frith . The mob completely destroyed everything in the chapel , and then aUackea Mr . Frith ' s house .. They carried tho furniture of his house out of doors , and heaping it on that of the chapel , lighted it for a bonfire . It is said there could , not have been less than 2 , 000 . persons engaged in this disgraceful outrage , and they were only interrupted in their work of burning and destroying when the magistrates and the civil and
military force arrived , by whom , however , they were readily dispersed . An organ , worth £ 400 , was broken to atoms , and the chapel and minister ' s bouse were reduced to a wreck—there is nothing left but tbe bare walls . The Catholic chapel of St . Michael , in tbe P . irlc , Stockport , was attacked a little before eleven o ' clock at night . The moD first assailed it from the back , which is in Nelsonstreet , by breaking and destroying the large east window over the altar . The rioters soon afterwards went ' round to the doors in King-street and Prinees-streei , and , having demolished these and all the windows , entered the chapel itself . Here they destroyed everything . The altars , with candlesticks , images of our Saviour , the "Virgin Mary , St . Patrick , St . Peter , and St . Joseph , were broken'to atoms . The pews were torn up from tho floor and broken into mere
strips of wood and cast out of doors . There ia a large gallery at the west end , and the pews and gallery were torn up from this , and nothing but the floor remains . The organ was broken to fragments . So pen can describe such a wreck of property . The magistracy , headed by the mayor and the civil force , and escorted by the military , arrived here and dispersed the mob about a quarter to twelve o ' clock . Whilst the mob wero attacking the chapel , a party of them went up to the house of the Rev . Robert Foster , M . A ., the priest , and were meditating an attack , when Mr . Higginbottam , a neighbour of Mr . Foster ' s , appealed to them to spare it , on tho ground that it would not be Mr . Foster ' s property they would be destroying . Whilst he was remonstrating with them the civil and military force carne up , and the house was saved .
The Stockport Court-house presented an extraordinary scene on Wednesday morning . During the night it had been converted into a prison hospital , and at one end were penned up about 108 ruffianly looking fellows , upwards of sixty of whom were suffering from wounds received in the riot or in their encounters with the police when taken into custody . One with a dislocated shoulder was yelling under the manipulation of a surgeon , and another was skrieking under the pain of handling a dislocated anklo ; others were writhing , moaning , and bleeding ; and as the surgeons moved to and fro amongst them dressing their wound . s the place presented a singular picture . The man who had been killed was in the cellar underneath the Courthouse . One hundred and fourteen persons havo been apprehended , Ifearly all those who were identified wero proved to have thrown stones , either into houses or out of them . The whole of those who were identified were remanded till Friday .
News From The "Diggings." We Extract The...
NEWS FROM THE " DIGGINGS . " We extract the following eraphic account of Barker ' s Creek " Diggings" from a letter in Ihe " Ilobart Town Gazette" : — Barker ' s Creek , Mount Alexander , February 7 , 1852 . My dear Mr . , —Having a few minutes' leisure , 1 njll , as " as possible , give you the news of this wonderful , but miserable place . In the first plsce I hare been here for two months , I have worked like a ' brick , ' and my share of the gold in that period comes to little above half an ounce , which will convince you that' it is not all gold that slitters . ' My party have sunk eight holes and the result is * nil' 1 perceive that hundreds arc leaving Van Women ' s Lnnd for this place , but if they knew as much : is I do they would rather die than live here . , . . All the prople about me . and in fact all the diggers , have been and are suffering from dvsentcry and bad eyes ; I am one of tbe few who has escaped . Tho (" ftal from the numerous butchers * establishments bi-irig exposed to the sun for a few days emits a most delightful odour , and is , in my opinion , the principal cause of eo much sickness , as well as eafing the meat
before it is cold , but if you do not it will walk into the bush to jjraze . . ... I am sick of this place , I am off to Ballarat on Monday . In some of the places I have been at work others have been getting gold in large quantities , whilst I could not get a speck , I bought a hole for 80 s ., and whilst X went to get the money another person gave £ 2 for it and got 71 bs , weight of gold out of it , which disgusted me ; I can assure you there is a vast difference between handling a pick and a quill , it is only fit work for stonemasons and brickmakers . . . . Ihaveheardof two men who have been fortunatp , one got a piece'libs , weight , and the other ( as it is reported ) 271 bs . weight in a lump . . . . Boots ate from ^ 1 to ^ 15 s . per vair ; maize , 13 s . per bushel j and oats £ \ . After being Here a month or two , a person will be able to appneiate the comforts of Van Diemen s Land . I would not live in Port Phillip if I could own it all ; the flies , heat , and dust would soon make a person accustomed to Van Diemeu ' s Land climate a fit object for the Merri Creek establishment ( mad-house ) . I often catch black fish of a night after we knock off work , but tbey are getting scarce . You cannot have a bathe , as the creeks have too many leeches in them .
HIUB ' S CREEK ' DIGGINGS . ' Gold digging will be far less remunerative during the hot weather than in the wet season . A great deal of time must be lost in pi ospecting . and consequent expense will follow , colds , sickness and dysentery prevails ; blight is very prevalent : hundred * may be seen with their tyes bunged up , as though they hud been engaged in a boxing match ; myriads of flies tease you , thousands of musquitoes sting you , and clouds of dust choke you , the sun frizzles , and the hot winds bake you . It is di ink , drink , from morn to nieht and there is no appeasing one ' s thirst . Sleep is the only solace left , and the morn finds you in a perspivatien preparatory to another day ' s cooking . I would advise parties to remain at home for the present , Occupation in town is far preferable at this season to gold diRKvw ; and those who will attempt digging , back their health against wealth . Ballarat is deserted now , but I prophesy that the approaching winter will see it occupied again with a teeming population , the wiioleoffne ranges round that favoured spot must and will be worked , and I feel confident that they will be worked profitubly . The yield here is very uncertain , and many of the statements of quantities are mere fables , hut many are doing well . This evening there have been several moredeparture * , out community is tUnniug fast , and many are returning to town —Geelono Advertiser .
HANGING BOOK 'DIGGINGS . * Wearebappytolearn . froma gentleman just come down from Murruruudi , that the accounts from the Hanging Rock continued highly favourable . This gentleman had seen several small samples ofthe gold brought b : ick by prospecters , and from one yiung man he bought , for £ 51 J oz . of gold , obtained by the young man and a companion with tin dishes in three days . From this young man just come over from the Turon , and from other parties well knoivn to him , some of whom had been at the Turon , our informant learnt that the prospecters at the Hanging Kock , both on fhc creek and on the ridge of the bank , had-every reason to be satisfied with their success . In fact , so satisfied were all tbe parties n ho had been there , that tbey only returned to obtain cradles and other tools to set to digging m good earnest . According to their belief , from 150 ? n dUrT ^/ r J » tlW | ^ i ° ? y P ^ POO'ttS » l" > ut Willi tin dishes , Ac . Great numbers of cnidles , & c , wore being made in Murruruudi and the other townships about there , and Sers of persons were on their way to the HaWmg VmuZ mISZv . 8
THE AUTRAMAH El , DOBADO . H £ TnS ! , ^ fer , nplon . haSU v "S , lt ! r »« rf «» in Australia . the rim < LHL ?" * ™ t 0 * * T ° manufactory situated on Eovk ? < ke tlX \ ' ^ ° > mv of « W « a >»« -a person nainea lP ? Lr ' , l , £ rt S tt ha ! ! •> " ** written borne to her father a letter dated in February last . She states that as soon as the S ^ WrbfJ ' T 36 ' - * was obliged to ° ? aise he E ? fw tI ' e . »' *'"? on his establishment : and that he al-Z £ ? rftr r ° « ° ,. . « sold diggings to try their fortune , SXt ™ Sf ? lmitea P eri 011 ' S * others a chanec . she" £ ? £ « ™^ Ihe diggings are about thirl ) miles from where seventeen v ;» r « nf 8 peaks ° , / 0 UtU of hei' acquaintance about nf , nn »„ f y £ ar 3 of , ' who for some time by hard work got an w ^ shefe ' aW ^ ' ' thathe "to ™*** "atouM of a cradle , and y , astieaoutaboutthree oimcesofpoldaweek A nartv she knew Sr Thevw e 7 P fc ; ' iUC ^? Wvc / e ' aboul f fftv till dff ff ; 2 S persuaded to give another trial , when they fell in aotalfw £ XM ^ l ^ « ea , n ? ,, r l ch inROld ' andtheyarcnow SS £ ( 'l Tiie wntor of the ict ' « in question has been Ltt ^ A ^ Sbe states that the climate is much ihonM ?™ r , ? / . . « slrous that her father and all her relations nZlrous leuer ^ i ' , 11 ber - Her 8 veatest & " * is that ' out of the % ^ u ^* S &^ E ^ fceen recent , y sentfrora
Explosion In Coal Mixes. Ti,« ..«.> I * ...
EXPLOSION IN COAL MIXES . Ti , « .. « . > I * P , AKUAMENTAnY REPORT . ine report of the Committee on Coal Mines has been printed . Additional inspectors are recommended to be appointed , and it is suggested that a central hoard should be l ! i » w '„ A aviDg , P ° t 0 enf ° ™ e penalties in cases of neglect , and to enforce justice to the families of the victims who are now often unable to obtain redress .
Milliners' Provident Institution.—The Fo...
Milliners' Provident Institution . —The fourth annua meeting of this institution was held at Willis ' s Rooms en Tuesday evening , and wag very numerously attendedmore than nketsen . twentieths of the persons present being I IQI 63 * ,
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Th„ A * Surrey Garden S. J He First Appe...
Th „ a * SURREY GARDEN S . J he first appearance of M . Jullicp wuu \ - baud , and a repertoire well stored with T , ot » . } 15 UB ™ ailed in ? "W 5 fa , * eaudience * t 2 ^ Im onuL ? ttrai flm , V u ft ' so anxious ™ re the pubHc to witi nday e *<* . flourish of the baton that they be » un to olL i " the tttk JSith foutstanding the' SS & TS "J ? « $ SI 1 " / Went 0 tf most satisfactoril y ! SAW augury 0 fa prosperous season . Not the leu , J . *» SoU ,, l 1 d ? h ° - eU . ieSnVelhe ™ talents " "i » ot fflsS lnstr ~> Performances of ffgjj .
Thwm ° « For " Ft^ Wr ' Farrcn ^° P Enej...
ThWM ° « for " ft ^ Wr ' FarrCn ^ ° P eneJ «« Olv . lneaire tor the summer season : " and thi > < T . Jffi P c cotophBhed , auspiciously , with a b 1 of our of . * as * c which came under the attract ™ * heldU ( « I ? ?* ' tffo of " entirety new and orlparidSj , !?^ f . U ^ IK Gold , led { he way . The following is tl o nlot « f tif Bs ? of patients and sans a guinea » oe on ! .. »• " ' ttlrt > out a bag of five hundred"founds He keeps the Tf " * » secret . But , beingofaudibl y mo £ \ l 8 fAfiT ** \ il < : f "r , 0 f his " ^ ° f Jetsam and Sot am notwhH ^ ing that he hears nothing of anyone , having 52 Stut and Ins supererogatory remorse chances hi . nwn « i mon «» i breaks his wife ' s heart . B * m &* iS fi $ » g' « stances cause cur osity : and one Clark l \\ r n & lrcuiU > had lost £ 500 in MorM the product of a murder and a burglary , comes to Z ^ oluawn that Mortimer was the finder of i " £ £ co" ' suspicons and the demeanour of Mortimer 4 e H * truth . Clark and Mortimer are old enemies , and S ; tl « refusing a compromise , consisting in a dU gorgeleM S ? money , C ark resolves to charge him with RlSl crime While Clark is raising the village there T , 8 > ven . ent appearance of the widow of the man mu £ « T Clark th » widow , with her children , having beeif 1 L volently befriended since their misfortune by ffltiS * and , as she new explains that a bag of gold was , S
property plundered trom her husband , Mortimer P « countably confounded , rushes from the stage , and vmI with £ 500 , and two years * interest carefully laid LI r " the problematical owner , and this ia handed oy * m « » i widow , tho act , according to the doubtful mora f „ ii atoning for the first fault . When Clark , with a mob fl him , returns , ho is recognised by the widow as the muffi and ihe curtain falls upon the retributive justice itSl with the tfeuottemcttf is the unnecessary annaritin ?!? Thornton ( Mr . Diddior ) , the brother of th / wiuoHi i 1 turns out to be the man in whose behalf MortimeVln ! it curred Clark ' s hate The- " Bag of Gold" has been it successful ; and , indeed , there is in it much to plea « e ft ! instance , the pretty domestic scenes between MortiVw t » 5 his wife ( Mrs . Walter Lacy ) , and the by-plot oft fc ? peeked innkeeper , m which Mr . G . Cooke was excel IT Mr . Shalders' love-sick oastler was also very good
The new farce was the second noveltv , and wis rn „ ai applauded . Camberwell is afflicted with the coffoetiZ lQye of a butcher ' s Assistant and . a hirer ' s , p ^ ' >^" : rid of them she enters into a plot , through the agentv \ \ the ordinary farce-maid , to punish them , a rendezvous in her father ' s garden is made with both for the same time They both appear punctually , hit against one another in the dark , m the recognised way ; and as the father wabea and hurries out to assault the supposed housebreakers
one lover falls into a cucumber frame and the other down a well : —the tableau being intensified by the comba tive father being caught in a man-trap cunningly prepared bv mmself . At the proper moment the daughter and maid rise to explain ; and one of the swains transfers Uia affections on the spot from tho mistress to the confidante . The curtain falls amid roars of laughter . The acting of Compton , Shalders , and G . Cooke did justice to tbe work of tbe clever author ( Mr , Talfonrd . )
Royal Polytechnic Institution . Among Th...
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . Among the many public amusements ofthe metropolis there is no one more deserving the public support than the Polytechnic Institution . There instruction is blended with amusement , while all is of a character elevatin « and ennobling . Thelovers of" sweet sounds" will have the E ; ratification of music , and the scientific will have ample food for their larger intellect in the mnny interesting model ? , & c ., which the institution contains .
The new gas , which formed the sui > j ? ct of the chemical lecture the night we were present , is something more than usually interesting . It is proposed by this gas , which has been patented , entirely to do away with coal as fuel . Tha gas is procured from the chemical decomposition of watet > and therefore called water gas . It would cause no smoke or dust , so that was it universal ! y u . * cd , we would again have in our iareo towns a purer , and therefore a healthier atmosphere . The gas is conducted into the grate by means of a pipe , with several jets opening into tho bottom of the grate , above which is placed the " material . " This
material consists of pieces of fire-brick wrapped in thin sheets of any metal—the lecturer recommends platinum fire , as being indestructable , though somewhat dear in tho first instance . The gas fire may be regulated or extinguished a pleasure without ! any trouble or inconvenience , a very important consideration in our changeable climate . The gas would also he much less costly than coal . But we bog our readers to judge for themselves of the merits of this new invention by paying a visit to the Polytechnic , whero they will see the fire , and hear explained all the operata ia connexion with it .
R Royal London Yacht Club.—On Saturday T...
r Royal London Yacht Club . —On Saturday the LoiAm , Yacht Club held out as ihe prize for their second me this season a purse containing forty sovereigns , to he sailed for from Erith round a boat moored off Southend and back to Eiith again . The morning of Saturday—as seems this year to he the rule whenever racing is concerned—broke very gloomily ,, aud was ushered in hy a cloudy sky , and a steady unwearing rain , which continued till about half-past nine . Hope must have been sorely tried that morning , and in many breasts found wanting , for at a quarter-past nine , the appointed time of leaving London-bridge , the company was very small ; but , as the Meteor steamer remained til ' l tf » i when the weather had assumed a less hostile appearance , a few more stragglers were added , and as she called at Blackwall , by which time tbe sun was out , more dropped in , and termed altogether a pretty good gathering . Arrived at Erith , the candidates for the golden prize were found lying at their moorings , and drawn up in the following order , ' beginning from the north bank of the river : —
-, Tons . Owner . * J" *« e 15 Mr . G . E . Browne . Phantom 20 Mr . S . Lane . { Suleika 20 Mr . Morris King . fcecret 25 Mr , B . Bell . \ Uusp « 19 Mr . T . Eveteigh . Vampire 10 Mr . C . Wheeler . AUbeing ready , the signal-gun for starting was fired at five minutes to twelve o ' clock , . and they all went about in excelent order and very skilfull y . At starting the Secret m last , but afterwards rallied , and took the lead . There were one or two tbreateningsof rain , hat it passed over , and the race was won in abri » ht sunshine by the Secret . The second , boat was allowed £ 10 to defray expenses , which was gained ° y tne Zuleika , and which the Phantom lost by a minute ; ana the Vampire and the Mouse were within the same ( hue " fifth and sixth ; so that the race throughout was ver / « ' «* rating , and . well contested .
Statistics Of The Week. The Maii Packet ...
STATISTICS OF THE WEEK . The Maii Packet Skrvice . —It appears from a return printed on Monday , that seven vessels wero employe es the mail packet serv ; ce betwten Holyhead and Kmgsw ™ from the 1 st of July , 1849 , to the 30 th of April , 1850 « « that period £ 10 , 431 Cs . was paid to commanders , ottce «» engineers , firemen , seamen , stewaids , & c , employed i »«" service , and the cost of coals ( including expenses ot snipping the same ) , oil , tallow , and all articles supplied ior w » use of tho packets , £ 14 , 800 2 s . 4 d . ; the costefrepa ^ materials , & c ., £ 9 , 270 3 s . Gd ., and the expense conneciw with the agency , boatmen , and all shore expenses at w » l head and Kingstown , £ 2 , 642 3 s . lid . , , Increased Consumption of TEA .-Thero is an "J ? " in the ou . infcifcv of tea entered for homo consomP " :
tho month ended the 5 th of May last , compared witu w _ like period in the preceding year . In the month enaep oth of May , 1851 , the quantity was 4 , 413 , 3711 b ., ?' >» " , month ended the 5 th of May last , 4 , 704 , 0921 b ., being a » crease of 291 , 7211 b . . . nce B Population and Houses . —A return of some jmP ° "J . » at the present period ( obtained by Mr . Hume ) has" * ) f printed , giving a return of the population and nunu * ' , ^ houses , according to the census of 1851 , in every county ^ division of a county , and in all cities returning w 0 niD , L ' .. Parliament in Great Britain , with the number of men w returned ; also in towns containing upwards of f . . " , s bitants , not returning members to Parliament . - , Jl 0 i 0 i are arranged according to population . The popuiat "> Middlesex is 1 , SSG , 576 , and the number of inhaoited « p . 239 , 302 , returning only two members . RuM »« d W 8 ' ., smallest in two |™ " ¦''
population England , returning ne , ,, comprising 23 , 933 persons and 4 , 688 inhabited W ^ ^ There is a number of towns mentioned containing u r of 2 , 000 inhabitants , and not returning members toy ^ liament . Tho " unrepresented metropolitan parishes » . ¦ ^ Chelsea , with a population of 50 , 538 and 7 , 591 w ??" ^ ' $ houses ; Kennington , with a population of W } sV - joa 0 , 136 inhabited houses ; Hammersmith , with a popui » of 17 , 760 and 3 , 115 inhabited houses ; and Fulham . * JJia ? i 3 population of 11 , 886 and 1 , 797 inhabited houses . a « k 4 - 4 an index to the return , showing the counties , repiesu cities and boroughs , and unrepresented towns . £ , tbe the The Prop ekit and Income Tax .-A " ™ vL ° , eeofeof House of Commons showed that there was an incie . ' £ 4 , 612 m the net collection of the income-tax in ^ J , ing ended the 5 th of April , 1851 , compared withJto PJe'V j m i in year . In 1850 the net collection was £ 5 , o < VWi »"
ISol the net collection was £ 5 , 583 , 512 . ff IaSt jaSt Thh Tea Trabe , June 28 .-The » m * > Sfverie- ' . rift week to the extent of about 60 , 0001 b . m the dome * which were 561 , 0341 b . ml . , . heeBieeii Articles op Foreign PnoDUCiios . -TIiere uas oununt printed , in a return to the House of Oommon ^ anaw ^^ of the quantities and value of articles of foreign P tcS atcS tion shipped-from the United Kingdom to the Unites' } cleg ; cleS of America in British vessels in 1851 . About , ^* the , the are enumerated in the return , giving , in some inst " ° V Ql Q quantity and in others tbe value of the 0 ° ^ " *?^ iejica-v ica opium 7 , 5561 b . were sent in British vessels toi *» -a 3 lffa ! The value of woollen manufactures sent » a tQe ' £ 9 , 0931 b .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 3, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03071852/page/6/
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