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THE CAFFRE WAR. (From the Cape Tcicn .Ma...
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THE ARRESTS IN THE GARDEN OF THE TUILERI...
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HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS
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A MAOINIS SENTENCED TO BE IlANGED. On We...
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"' Vgosress In The Papal Stit^I. Rrwf Li...
"' vgOSRESS IN THE PAPAL STiT ^ i . rrwf liberal policy of the new Pope seems to have \ t « ed universal satisfaction among hia new sub-Fv ffid tend * ** him extremel y popular . The J -pendent of tbe ifines , trader date 20 th of July , c s leng thy and spirited account of the general g ' * fan < 's consequent npon the publication of the ncstTi * ° ^ e ntnus > ' Manner in which the *?* i j " rTerywhere received . From this account vre petite following extract : — = Tbon" « the joy of the people is unbounded , and is ex-_ . jl , y illuminations , fireworks , and processions , not nude unpleasant circumstance has occurred , and ' . j ^ thing is going on with the most admirable order and tl ^ ram . Tbe Romans have literally followed tbe Pope's -jjC ^ a ud though they have bad for a series of years Lfltoeations from the hand of power sufficient to justif y
. jerate reprisals , they have dismissed from their minds ^ ijntiniects of hatred , and the late Secretary of State ' jjiis agents have passed through this ordeal of popular . j & rescence without havingreason to complain . It was _ , iffiOiedin oca of thepopular meetings , that a volley of l ^ gus should be delivered before the palace of Cardinal -f . gjbrnsGb . ini ; but even that slight measure of revenge ^ repudiated , aud though tlie Cardinal ' s palace is close to tW Q-m ^ nai , to which the people nightly resort ^ not the les 5 t violence of word or deed has been indulged . The very nigbt of the publication of the amnesty , the Cardinal , jjiiscarriage . Tras byaccident enveloped in the crowd ; ie tns instantly recognized , but the people quickly made ^ t , and merely indulged more vehemently in their rally inj ' cry of " TivaPloNono . " The benevolent Pontiff Is , I , 11 told delighted with the forbearance of the populace , j 03 he solemly promised not to r elax in the good course jjhas so admirably commenced .
lhe amnesty was published on the 17 th , in the evening , jaa tbe people contented themselves that nigbtiritii asjanlUng before the palace of the Qairinal , cheering for gis Holiness , and marching in procession through all the jn 5 Bcipal > trest 3 , Tbe following day , however , meetings af vonng men -were held , subscriptions were opened in fjvour of the poor political prisoners , and then a settled rfan of rqoicing was arranged . Illuminations , processions , tiih bands of music , and other manifestations of popular ji , v , uasbauewed by the presence of the military , distin-. ^ slitd the next evening , and on the following morning , £ , spite of the remonstrance of the Pope , a number of sms men of the best families now at Rome , removed the jaisa , and harnessed themselves with silken ropes to his carriage . By them he was drawn in triumph to tbe
Qiirinal , followed by an immense crowd of ladies , gentlemen , and people , with bands of music and b mncrsfiying . Later in the day a dinner was given in tbe garden of cseoftheprincipal restaurants by their friends to some $ the liberated prisoners , and a festive scena was impro-T & din the grounds of the Cafe Suoro later in the night . a . BiUti , who was the leader of the commotion at Rimini jjst year , was among tlie number , and with him I » aw julfca-dnzen fine young men of good family , all of whom hsdbttn liberated on the previ-ms day from the Castle of 3 i . Augelo . These gentlemen had been condemned to solitary confinement , and some had passed many months in prison , so that thrar jny in finding themselves breathju » the pure air of heaven , and surrounded by their friEUds was great . Cheers were heard at every moment , jni " Viva Bio Xono" was echoed on all ^ des . Tha gtfne in the garden of the Cafe Jfuovo was still more exjjnDj—as the Bologna advocate , who pleaded for H .
Bari . was present and made a speech suitable for the occasion . He told the crowd that many years had elapsed snee any person dare to address the people in public , jaithatanew era had commenced of liberty , of speech sndef action . He was there to offer hlshand and heart to the wise and benevolent monarch who had restored so amy unfortunate prisoners to their families . So foreign jssjJs werA now neeassaiy to defend the person of the Pope or enforce the measures of tbe Government . The Soman people were the guardians of the throne , and Pius K . might rely upon their loyalty . In the name of the people of Bologna , he thanked the citizens for the sympathy they had shown . Hitherto a kind of jealousy had subsisted between the provinces and the capital , as the gsop leinthe country imagined that , while tlie city was fOSKred by the court , it cared not for their sufferings ; bat the proceedings of that day had shown that Rome was animated with the same sentiments as the provinces , and , oabehaliof the Bolognese , he accepted thehand of
friendsnip . Thissddress was received with great applause . Handiercliiefe were waved , and the usual cries of "Tiva Pio Eono" renewed . The fact is , the lawyer's speech has touched a sensitive chord , as you are aware that the people of Some has rarely sympathized with the revolutionary attempts of the provinces , and that the provinces complained that the revenue raised in them was spent exclusively in Rome- The spontaneous rejoicing of the inhabitants of the capital will appease this angry feeling in the departments , and a general reconciliation of parties will now take place .
America. New Mexican States Asd The Slav...
AMERICA . New Mexican States asd the Slave Question . — Prepar ations for Independence are being- made in s / inie of the Northern provinces of Mexico , and three tew States are said to be in embryo : one In California , one in N « 'W Mexico and Santa Fe , and a third in the provinces bordering on the Atlantic and the Rio Grande . The question now arises , are these States , if voluntarily annexed lo the American Union , to be slave-holding or free States ? Texas , as a slave State , secured to the slave-holding States , in tlie Senate of the United States , a majority ovsr the ice States .
Each State being entitled to two members of the Seaite , it follows that the slave holding States lave anwjority of four in the upper House of Congress . Two new free States are now coming into the Union { hrcra and Wisconsin ) and bills have been introduced ia Congress for their admission , which will pass at the present session , so that in the next Congress , commencing its constitutional term on the 4 th of March next , the Senate will fee composed of thirty members frore free States , and the same number from slave-holding States . In the lower House of Consress , where representation is regulated by the
census , the free States are , have been and always will be , in the majority : and as population increases much more rapidly in the North than in the South , tlie slave State will be thrown into a minority in the Senate , nuless new States of a similar character are created in Northern Mexico or California . ^ The settlers in Oregon have unanimously pbohibited slaverv , and we shall have five new free States there . (^ Vfornia is doubtful , although from the character of tha population , we are inclined to believe that a movement there in favour of independence , at this time , would result in a prohibition of slavery .
the caxadas . Emigration from the Canadas to the United States Bmwe extensive this season than formerly . The Sd-itan , the Scot , and the Mlernian have caught the Tankee spirit of emigration and liberty , and Canadian ¦ waggons arc seen on all the main roads to the North Western States . Cheap lands , free toleration in TCligion , excellent free schools and a rich soil , added to the rights of citizenship enjoyed by every man , TitLont a standing army to belle tbe birth right of bananity , present attractions which command the admiration of all intelligent people within their reach . Questions of colonial policy are also creating discassions in Canada of tbe utmost importance . Annexation to the American Union is advocated openly , what was considered a capital jokea year ago , is now a matter of sober reflection .
The Caffre War. (From The Cape Tcicn .Ma...
THE CAFFRE WAR . ( From the Cape Tcicn . Mail of the 23 rd of May , ! Si 6 . ) "With regretwe have to announce , that the frontierpost , which arrived this evening , brings intelligence of another ¦ of thoseunaccountablereverses which have already turned the attention of military men , with earnest scrutiny , upon the movements of the several commanding officers , engaged in this hitherto most disastrous campaign .. Another baggage-train , consisting of 41 wagpor . s , with all theoxtii and stores , designed for the relief of FortPeddie , have fallen into tbf- hands of the Cafires , —almost , apparently , without a blow being struck in their defence . TheCafires are daily penetratingfarther into thecalony . Sot only Lower Albany , but a greater part ofUitenbage and Somerset , are swept of cattle , and tbe buildings everywhere laid in asl . es . The folllowins particulars are from the Graliam ' s lovm dimniot . of the 23 rd
instant;—At sun-set this evesingthestarUingmteuigencereached Graham ' s Town , brought by ilr . Hyde , lieutenant to 3 Ir . Xacas * Company , of tlie capture by the Cafires of no less than 41 wasgons , about 30 of which were laden with *> rage , aud other Govermrent stores , on their way to Fort r-eddie . These waggons were sent from Graham's Town under ^ s escor t of the newly raised company of mounted men , « mnnaudi . d by Mr . S . Lucas . It appears that these ¦ * a ? jons reached . I > river * s-bill , 10 milts from town , on the erening of the 13 th . where they remained for the ni ^ ht , fitting at davlisht the rest day , and leaching Frazer ' s
* Pj 19 miles further , about 2 o ' clock in the afternoon . Abont 3 o ' c ] och they again moved forward towards Troai-P-Uer ' s l ) , ; ft . This part of the road being considered daagexouB , the utmost caution was exercised in placing ¦ Qi e men , aud the most careful vigilance exercised along the whole line of march . On tnfcriug the Fish River iiush , lieutenant Bisen , 91 st Regiment ; commanding at Trompetter ' s Drift , with a small party of men , came for-Vard to meet Qie waggons , aud intimated to ilr . Lucas tlit he coiisid-. reed himself in charge of tlie waggons . Tie whole reached the post at Trompetter ' s Drift in ifety the same evening .
While remaining here the following day , inf : rroation ** s given that many Cafires had been seen in that iavme *« e neighbourhood , and that there was reason to believe ^• ar farther passing throug h the bushy defile would be ^ PVAd ty the entniy . Iu this emergency four civilians ^ aaaifcly , Messrs . Conway , Webb , Abernetby , and Kap-^ very spiritedlv roJuuteered to proceed by a bye-path ^ uga the bush to Fort Peddle , to state their circum-
The Caffre War. (From The Cape Tcicn .Ma...
stancei , * nd request a reinforcement from that post . Those persons started accordingly in the ! night , ' and succeeded folly in their eutetprW This distance from Trompetters to Peddie is about 12 miles—the parties returning from the latter place before daylight with the assurance from Lieutenant Colonel Lindsay that the necessary aid should be given . Under the full expectation of attack by the Cafires , the waggon train started the following morning ( Thursday ) shortly after sunrise , under charge of Mr . Dison . That officer and his party , and Mr . Lucas wiih thirteen men of his troop , wentfarward in front , Lieutenant Hyde , with the rest of Lucas ' s troop , bringing up the rear . The infantry were placed in the centre as before . On reaching the Blue River , a dry ravine which crosses through the _ A « ' . — . .- -. „ - .. . . . a- ' .-.. ~ ..
thick bush , Captain Campbell , with a detachment of 60 men of the 91 st Begiment , was fouad awaiting their arrival , and then immediatel y assumed the command , but without disturbing any of the arrangements which had been made by Lieutenant Dhton , that officer and Mr Lucas still leading the advance . At the point where the train of waegous now was , the road is much , broken , hilly , bushy and tortuons , and here the Caffres had posted themselves to dispute its progress . "Whether the bush at this dangerous place was ] examined before we are not informed . However this may be , it seems that the advanced guard had reached the summit of the first ridge , and were just about to descend the opposi te side , when the Caffires , who had posted themselves in the thick bush and rocks by the road side , opened a heavy
fire upon the party , killing Lieutenant Dixon ' s horse under him , a horse belonging to Lieutenant Aitchison , and also a Pingos . At this particular point there is an elevated bushy mound , on the sides of which , commanding theroad , the savages had posted themselves . A little beyond this there is a patch of open ground , and the moment the first voley was fired the burghers under Lieutenant Dixon , plunged into the bush and gain this position . Mr . Lucas at the same moment fell back to the front waggon , and was quickly joined by Lieutenant Dixon . Di-mounting from their horses they endeavoured to push their way through the bush with the waggon , but on reaching the spot where the first volley , had been poured upon them , they were again met with a most destructive fire , by which seven of the ox « n were shot
dead , which , as they fal , were cut away from the yokes , in hopes with the rest they might struggle through tbe pass . At this time there were only five oxen left , and * s It was impossible that these unaided should draw the waggon forward ,. the Cafires still pouring a fire upon them . Lieutenant Dixon and Mr . Lucas put their shoulders to the wheel , aud by this means , and some of the men of the 91 st goading the oxen with tbe points of their bayonets , the vehicle was at length got down the hill to the open space before described . H < re the party , with Lieutenant Dixon ' s Burghers , lookup a good position . It was soon , however , found that though they had thus worked their way out of this perilous situation , yet the second waegon had to pass through the same ordeal . The Cafires on its approach opened their fire
upon it , wliich was steadily and vigorously returned by the men of the 91 st . This firing had lasted about ten minutes , when upon its suddenly ceasing a large body of CufiVes was seen moving down tbe main road , apparently with tbe intention of cutting off the communication between this party and the rest of the wagcons Lieutenant Dixon then deemed it advisable to fall back upon the second waggon , on reaching which it was found partially deserted , retreat having been made to the waggons in the rear . The Caffres again opened a most destructive fire upon this gallant little party , aud by which two civilians were killed , and several horses . Those who were spared straggled down this lone train of waggons to the rear , where they at length found Captain
Campbell , who immediately gave orders to retreat at the post at Tompetter ' s Drift , talcing the lead himself in this retrograde movement , and directing Captain Lucas , Who had been placed in front on the advance , to take charge of the rear . ' The casualties in this disastrous affair are , as far as we have yet been able to collect them , as tollows : —Four men killed ; One of Mr . Lucas' men , named Openshaw , is severely wounded in the arm , and also a man of the 7 th Dragoon Guards . From sixteen to eighteen horses are reported to have been killed or lost , together with forty-one waggons , with all their oxen and stores . Fortunately the ammunition waggons had been left at Trompetter ' s Drift , and it is said that in the captured waggons there were not more than atout SOO rounds of cartridge .
The Arrests In The Garden Of The Tuileri...
THE ARRESTS IN THE GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES . The ffozetfe des Triounotut has the Mowine on the arrests which took place in the garden of the Tnileries : — We announced yesterday the arrest of the three young men in the garden of the Tuileries for using seditious language against the Sing , shortly before Joseph Henry fired at bis M ; gesty . A journal his announced erroneously that they were restored to liberty after a short interrogation . The following is what really took place : — At a little distance from the spot where Henry was stand , ing three young men exhibited strong marks of impatience at the Sing ' s not earning ont on the balcony , that the concert might begin . They appeared to have drunk more wine than usual at dinner , and their conversation in a short time became exceedingly insulting to the King and Royal Family . The persons who stood near them
gradually drew back to avoid a quarrel which they seemed not to be unwilling to engage in . It was only afterwards , when tbe rumour was spread about that tie King had been fired at , that tbe persons who had heard the language of thethree young men were struckwith the gravity of the circumstance . On returning to tbe place where they had left them , they found them all uttering abusive lancuage against the King , but ignorant , as they afterwards declared , of what had taken pl-: ce . The young men were then arrested ; one , 19 years of age , is a shopkeeper ' s clerk ; a second , one of the same age , is a writer in au avoue ' s office ; and the third , aged 20 , is similarly employed . When taken bafore the Commissary of Police of
the Quarter of the Tuileries , they did not deny the language attributed to them , but ascribed it to having taken too much wine at dinner . They denied having any ill intentions against the King or his family , and when asked if they had not been put forward by some political party , one of them , in order to show that no motive of personal interest had prompted them to act as they had done , produced a ticket of the Mont-de-Pi « te for a coat which had been pledged to furnish tbe funds for the dinner . They were sent to the Prefecture of Police , and placed at the disposal of the law officers of the Crown . A fourth individual , also accused of uttering seditious cries , an architect by profession , and about nineteen years of age , was also arrested .
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We Extract The Following Irom A Letter, ...
We extract the following irom a letter , dated bt . Petersburgh , 15 th July : — -An incident , which proves the passive obedience which exists in Russia , has been whispered in the different saloons of the ) Russian capital . A few days since the Emperor embarked on board a steamer for Cronstadt : at the same moment an English brig was manoeuvring to get out of port . The captain of the steamer deviated slightly from the direct line , to avoid a collision , but tie Emperor ordered him to keep on in the first direction . Without replying , the captain ouejed . ttie orden of the Emperor , and what he foresaw took place , the steamer struck the English brig , and in the shock
had part of her bulwarks carried away , and her chimney broken . Admiral Maiden , who was standing near the Emperor , was wounded , and some of the eflicers received contusions . The Admiral in command of the Baltic was going to pnt the captain of the steamer under arrest , but the Emieror not only would not allow it , but publicly expressed his satisfaction to the captain that he had obeyed his orders without hesitation , at the risk of damaging his vessel . The English brig continued her way , and it was not ascertained if she suffered any considerable damage , but doubtless the Emperor will generously indemnify the master . On the occasion of the marriage of his daughter the Emperor granted a nnmber of favours , promotions in the army , & e .
TJsited States Volunteers . —A Montreal paper furnishes an extract from a States paper depietina characteristically the go-a-head volunteers of the "Waat—men not difficult to manage , perhaps , after all , once in the presence of the enemy : — "No people in the world are so fond of jokes at their own expense as the Americans , and none so sore at being quizzed by foreigners . If the following paragraph had appeared in an English work , what a screech of indignation our friends would have uttered : Verily by their own account of themselves , discip line must be hard to attain with such materials . A gentleman just down from the port informs us that while there a boat came to the lading , on which Colonel Kearney walked to see if any despatches had arrived for him ; and , as he passed the sentry at the landing , he ordered him to
prevent the recnats from coming on board . He had onlv reached the boiler deck , however , when down walked ten of the boys , whom the sentry ordered back ; hut thrusting ' him aside , on board they marched , and one a tall six foot Missorian , walked up to Colonel Kra-ney , andslapping himfanuharly on the shoulder savs : — ' You don't git off from us , old boss I for , bv the Ingin corn , we'll go plum through fire and thunder withvou ! "What 11 you drink , General * Don't he back ' ard ; sins out ! The Colonel tried to look grave at this familiarity , hut it was done by those who wereso evidently unconscious of any breach of etiquette that he was forced tp laugh , and humoured them by taking a glass of into with them at the bar : the tall boy tellinglnm
at the same time tbat his drink ' warn't wuth shuck , and only fit for wimen . ' * Why in the thunder , cried another , ' don't vou go to the corn-juice . General It ' s the only stuff for a military fellar to travel on . One of the volunteer captains , whiledriJling his Men , was addressing them as * gentlemen . ' 'Ob , please to lay aside your gtnt'emen , ' shouted a United States officer ; all soldiers are men , and we don't want them to be so d—d gentle , ' * Weigh out that pork , " said an officer to two privates , pointing at a pile of hos ; rounds . ' Jim / says one to the other , * is thur anythin' in the governor ' s requisition about wcignin * p ork ? ' * I doa't know , ' says Jem ; I'll carry my share when it ' s cooked ; hut I'll see him a-straddle of blue lightnin' afore I'll finger & at grease pile . '— St . Louis Reveille .
We Extract The Following Irom A Letter, ...
THE JTJRJ FOR ' THE REWARD W '" WORKMEN . ( From the People ' s Journal of August 1 st . ) In bur number of the 30 th of May we gave an account of an association , now in the course of formation in Paris , which earnestly engages the attention of all classes in that cap ital , and deserves the consideration of the working community at home . The professed object of the "jury for the reward of workmen , " is , by occasionally distributing rewards to the meritorious , to excite a spirit of emulation amongst them , and by so doing to better their condition . For this purpose the chief manufacturers of Paris have united ; subscriptions have been received ; and the Due de Nemours , future regent , has accepted tlie office of president . __ , > ,. . v- — . ... .. *• . »* .--. » . »»* . r- . -
Whatever novelty may exist in the name , there is certainly none in this project of the society ; for it has been tried in England , and has signally failed in contributing one iota to better the condition of the labourer . And we are astonished that a nation laying claim to the greatest originality of ideas should voluntarily adopt an antiquated and exploded system from it s rival : but , on reflection , we were not so surprised thatthemanufacturers ( the Protectionists ) of France should adopt the same expedients with the same ideas from their agricultural Protectionist brethren of Enaland—the principles of both beinsr identical .
That the system adopledby the "jury" is useless wc are convinced ; and we do contend that , so long as the workman or labourer is badly fed , clothed , housed , and educated , it is worse than mockery to offer him a medal . And in this opinion we do not stand alone ; wu have the Times , and those most interested—the workmen themselves—to support us in the views we take of this system . The Times , speaking of the West Sussex Agricultural Association , says—We fear , however , that there is too much hollowness in the wards of encouragement addressed to them ( tbe labourers ) , and that the premiums arc tos nominal and contemptible to have much influence in producing the desired effect . The distribution of a few bibles and prayer-books , and a few prizes , varying from ten shillings to four pounds , will not compensate for a year ' s privation , caused by a rate of wages so miserable as to be wholly inadequate for comfort , and frequently insufficient for support .
What the Times says in respect to West Sussex labourers is equally applicable to Paris workmen ; for hear what they say themselves . In the Rcforme we find a letter to the editor from ( the brassfounders , bearing the signature of 200 workmen , with the following as an answer to the address of the "jury . " We will say . . . that our trade is the most un healthy in Paris—that from six in the morning till eight in the evening we are , confined in workshops four times too small , so that we are literally choked by the dust . For four years have we asked our masters to shorten our time by two hours , so that for two hours wc might breathe tbe pure air . The smaller capitalists consented - . but the larger ones—the kings of trade—were inexorable We were obliged to return , and labour fourteen hours a day , including meals , ,
Wherefore , sir , when the principal manufacturers will consent- —1 st , To render the workshops healthy—2 nd , To accord us two hours less labour per day—3 rd , To enforce the observance of the law relative to the employment of children ; then , and not till then , can we venture to hope for an amelioration of our condition—an amelioration more substantial and beneficial than can pos . sibly be achieved by the distribution of medals , which , in fact , will only produce trouble and division amongst us . From the above it appears that the brassfounders of Paris clearly comprehend the uselessness of this system . It is evident they have no desire to accept the charity of any one , or that they need incitement to make themselves comfortable . They ask for due regard to their health , and two hours a day to
recruit their body and improve their mmd : a request which , while it proves the moderation of their spirit and the progress of self-reliance amongst them shadows forth the advent of physical and moral independence , when , we would fain hope , labour shall possess its rights . We believe this association to be useless ; because it is not in accordance with the progressive spirit of the age , but on the contrary , a relapse into a system of almsgiving , and of dependance on the weaithy ; because , instead of addressing itself to the great question of our epoch— "the relationship between master and workmen "—It shirks it , and adopts a puerile . system of reward . The age requires . ^ the working classes demand , not only the actual
amelioration of their condition , but most emphatically that the relations between the employer and tbe employed be forthwith settled on a clearly definitive and mutually beneficial basis ; that it be clearly understood to what per centage on the profit of his labour is the workman entitled . And the solution of this problem—this settlement—is not to be obtained by the distribution of medals , nor even of pecuniary rewards . The whole of the community must be educated in the great and comprehensive principles of humanity : and for this time is necessary—the two hours a day for wliich the " working classes ask , and not gratuitous instruction , state grants , or subscription list , for whicb they do not ask .
We know it will be urged in opposition that many workmen prefer to work the fourteen hours instead of twelve ; but why is this ? Experience and everyday life testifies that those arc improvident for the future , and care not . to husband their strength for their old age ; that they fear the reduction of oneseventh of their wages—consequently they would be accompanied by a reduction of one-seventh of their wages , — consequently they would be curtailed of their drink , or any other degradin g quais-pleasure thej may revel in . Now , supposing this opinion to be universal , or even held by the majority of the working classes , which , fortunately , is not the case ) , would it not be the duty of those who are looked on as superior in intellect as well as in pocket to
explain away this folly—to prove , and it requires not much intellect for it , that the fag-end of a hard day ' s labour , when the labourer is exhausted , is like all other fag-ends , good for very little ? They should demonstrate to the incredulous for what the majority of workmen are convinced of , that even if they did suffer this diminution of wages ( whicb should not , nor would not be the case ) they would then be gainers , gainers in health , cultivation , and happiness of mind , and . finally , in pocket , by being able to attend to their own domestic affairs . While we have unhesitatingly condemed the folly of distributing medals to workmen who are "badly fed , clothed , housed , and educated , " instead ol affording them time and faculties for improvement ,
we should be unjust to the "Jury of Reward" if we failed to notice , and to record oursympathy with and approbation of , one of their numerous suggestions . We allude to to the formation of a National Pension Fund for the support of invalid and veteran workmen . The project , as developed in the Monitcur Industriel , consists in uniting in one large club all the workmen and labourers in France , not excepting the women er children : the workmen to elect from themselves a committee of direction whose chief business will be to collect the fund * ( that is , two centimes—one-fifth of a penny—forcibly retained from the wages of every member ) and 5 h paying tbe pensions . The club is to be quite independent of the masters , and are to receive no alms , nor contributions from any but their own members .
Wc confess we like the suggestion much , Wc admire the idea of tbe working classes uniting for so laudable a purpose , and supporting those who otherwise would be paupers . There is nothing degrading or humiliating In a veteran workman receiving pecuniary assistance from such a fund—a fund towards which he has contributed , and the pension probably only the interest of his accumulated contributions . When this really reasonable and truly noble proposition is more fully developed , we will return to the subject with pleasure .
The Licence Op Me Bxn.—In An Action Brought
The Licence op me Bxn . —In an action brought
At Our Late Assizes, By One Lienson Agai...
at our late assizes , by one lienson against Air . Barrow , late High Sheriff , a young woman , named Eleanor Wilson , was called to prove that theplaintiff had been arrested in the touoi , nnd not in the county of Nottingham—a circumstance which formed the ground of action . During the examination of the girl , it came out that she and her two sisters , whose united earnings amounted to 14 s . a-weck . supported their parents . The Judee ( Coleridge ) demanded "How came you by tliat silk scarf and the other tbinfis you have on ? " Tlie girl , bursting into tears , replied indignantly " They are paid for . I do not knotv why 1 should be asked that question . " We confess we do not marvel at the girl's indignation or at her surprise that such an inquiry should pro . ceed from the judicial bench . Mr . Justice Coleridge asked a verv thoughtless and preposterous question . Why cavil at the decency of the young woman " *
appearance , or Lizard a grave insinuation , when a moment ' s reflection must tell him that poor people subpoenaed on a trial , if they cannot make what they conceive to be a creditable appearance out of their own apparel , have recourse to friends or neighbours , that they may show that respect to the Court which , we imagine , Eleanor Wilson will not henceforth be inclined to feel , or be anxious to disseminate . Mr . Whitehurst , the defendant ' s counsel , taking the cue which the Judge had suggested , asked , " Where did she get that fine siik scarf , and bonnet decked out with flowers ? " Unwarrantable insinuations wc firmly believe tliem to have been—discreditable wc know they were . We arc given to understand that this girl , Eleanor Wilson , has been in the employment of a highly respected lace manufacturer of this t own for a period of ei ght years , and that that gentleman can give her a most unexceptionable cfaarac-? av . —NoltinqlMtn Mtsrciry ,
The Bishop of Exkter a > - » the " Wjcstehs Times . "—The Bishop of Exeter has indicted Mr . Thomas Latimer , etlitorantl proprietor of tbe Western Times , for libel and defamation , for having published a report of the speech of Lord Seymour , at Totnrs , accompanied with some observations thereon . The ' matter has excited great interest in that city , in eonsequence of tlie long warfare which the editor of that paper has maintained with the bishop .
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to the rorron HokTnEM 8 jAn # , ^ 'T ^ J throu ^ h * e medium of your journal ( tbe acknowledged organ of our P , rtv ) to sav -x fet words on the subject of education ? " ^ ^ £ £ present more particularly to claim attention . Sir , I am aware you have many calls upon your space ; my remarks , therefore , must be as brief as possible The various schemes of national education hitherto propounded have their respective admirers and advocates , but it is not on any of these Wed and untried systems I propose to speak . M y object is simply to throw out a few suggestions , and , in pas sing , just inquire what scheme of education do we , the Chartists , propose—and how is it likely to affect our social and political position ? The State provided us with a s ort of edcation , but we flon ' tlikeit . We are now talking quite confidently of
building ' schools on each estate that shall be purchased by the Land Society for the location of its members ( if , I suppose , the locality be largo enough to maintain one ) , and that all the children of members so located will be expected to attend . But as nothing decisive has been done on tl » 3 » point , and that it is most likely nothing will until tho next Land Conference , perhaps it may not be thought premature to invite the attention of the Board of Directors and the members Of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , to this great auxiliary of democracy , with the view * that the best system may be adopted ; collected , no doubt as it will be , from the best opinions ami suggestions of these persons who have thought most , and possess the greatest amount of practical knowledge on the subject .
It appears quite evident to mo , judging from the feelings of our members , that this subject of providing a suitable education for the children of shareholders located upon the land under the auspices of the Chartist Land Society , is daily gaining ground ; anil that , as it occupies a portion of our thoughts and deliberations , it will hold a no less prominent position in all our future arrangements—such a position as its utility and importance entitle it to . No doubt most ol our members would feel a degree of personal pride and unsp akable pleasure on rondinu the announcement in Mr . O'Connor ' s letter in tbe Star of Augustlst , that , after giving to each of the thirty-fire fortunate members their respective allotments at Herringsgate , the directors have yet remain , ing mora than two acres , upon which they propose erecting a school , with half an acre f .. r play ground , and an acre and a half for a farm and garden . Friends , this is cheering news .
According : to all who have visited Herrlngsgate , St is a lovely , a delightful spot ; combining all the elements of physical and social comfort , and maybe made also—if we choose—still more valuable , by accompanying those iireat qualities with the best eystem of intellectual improvement for the residents and their children . - , As the rules of the Association do not empower the Hoard of Directors to erect schools on any ef our estates , [ think it would be the wisest te ascertain the opinion .. f the members on this question , so far as it relates to the Ilcrringsgate estate ; they could at once say whether the two acres yet remaining shall form another allotaient , or be given for the purposes of education . Biing oersuaded the latter will rec-. ive your general approval , 1 ask your attention to the following remarlcs :
Firstly , —Our first little colony will consist of thirtyfive families ; and as the number of children will , iu pro . liability , be too small to support the school , it would be advisable to erect the school-house sufficiently large to admit of children belonging to members living at a distance , or of friends resident in -lie neighbourliooii , Secondly , —That a master and mistress be appointed by the Board of Directors , subject to the approval of two-thirds of the occupants ; that they be husband and wife ; and that one or both shall have been members of the society six months previous to their appointment or election . Thirdly , — -That not any system of religion , or sectar ian notion of thiology , be taught in the school , but that this matter be left to the choice and management of the parents .
And Fourthly , —That all the located members' children attending school , under twelve years of age , and only one from a family , to pay at the rate of throe shillings per quarter ; but , where there are two or more from the same family , at the rate of two shillings a head per quarter ; and that all above the age of twelve years , who are able to work , and wt o are taken by the master to aid him in tbe cultivation of his land , shall be exempt from tho ab-. 've charges , during tbe time they are so employed . It ought also to be optional with the teacher whether he receive the school fees in cash or in labour from the beads of the family .
These suggestions being thrown together in a hurried manner , are not considered perfect , but are opon to all improvements . Many more might be ' made , but these , and the reasons for the foregoing propositions , must bo left to another letter at some future time . If I succeed in causing you to think , inquire , and speak more frequently of a scheme of education in conjunction with our Chartist Co-operative Land Society , my object is gained . Yours , most respectfully , Mottram , August 3 rd , 181 ( 5 . Robebt Wild .
The Martyr3 Of 1820. To The People Of Sc...
THE MARTYR 3 OF 1820 . TO THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND . ' ¦ Feuow Countrymen , — -Hitherto but little has been attempted towards doing justice to the memory of those who f . ; ll in the sacred cause of liberty , in 1820 . It is true the mangled remains of the hoary-hcaded Wilson were removed by his own daughters , others not daring to appear in the matter , at the dead hour of night , from the high Church-yard of Glasgow , and conveyed it to hia native town , Strathaven , in the Church-yard of which , his ashes now mingle with that of his family : but in the case of Hardy and Raird , nothing beyond the privilege of furnishing the coffins , could be obtained by their sorrowing relatives , their mutulated corses wero , in their blood-stained shrouds , consigned to their present resting place , the strangers ground in the Churchyard of Stirling ; every means were taken to guard against the possibility ef their friends obtaining possession of their remains . Thanks to a few working men of St . Itollox , of Glasgow , —to them be the honour of being the first
movers in the matter , —something worthier is about to be atempted ; it is now almost certain that the consent of the Kirk session of Stirling will be obtained , to have their remains exhumed , nnd conveyed to G-lafgow , where a suitable pluce is being prepared for their reception . About thirteen years ago . a member of our middle class reformers , got a monument in honour of Hardy and Baird erected on the grounds of Thrushgrove , the property of James Turner , Esq . ; circumstances have changed ; Mr . Turner has left Thrushgrove , the ground or field in which the monument stnmls is altered , in consequence of which it is become all but a total wreck ; the working men of St , Rollox took up the subjict , and before consulting any one beyond themselves , actually purchased a piece of ground in the new Cemetery at Ni .-ht Hill , perhaps the loveliest spot of the kind in the world , and to which the public have at all times free and uninterrupted access , for the purpose of having the monument at Thrushgrove removed there .
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Glasgow was held upon tbe 10 th of March last , to consider the pro . priety of carrying out the above object , that meeting took up the matter with spirit an 1 entered into arrangements accordingly ; a committee was appointed for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions of the meeting , and with the concurrence of two of the relatives , a brother of Bniru ' s , and a full cousin of Hardy , who were present , was instructed to apply to Hie authorities of Stirling , for leave to have ( lie remains exhumed and brought to Glasgow , subscription sheets were issued and about £ 100 hnRbeen subscribe v Application was made to the Kirk Session of Stirling through the Rev . Dr . John Wilson , minister of Stirling , and from tho very handsome manner in which the memorial has been received both by Dr . Wilson and the Kirk Session , I have every reason to believe that at their next monthly meeting , the application will be granted .
Tiie Committee , anxious to discharge the duty devolving upon thnn In a manner worthy of the cause in which tboy are engaged , and in concurrence with the feelings of the subscribers , finding that they had a prospect of being able to erect a monument more suitable than the old one at Thrushgrove , advertised , offering a premium of three guineas for th * best d < sign ; thirteen different plans are now in the hands of the Committee , the whole of which reflect great credit upon the artists , but some are of rare beauty and appropriate design . Fellow Countrymen , —Though tbe sum placed in tho hands of the Committee is handnome and hizhly creditable to the . ontributors , yet I am afraid , I may almost say certain , that even that sum will not be sufficient to enable the Committee to complete the plan tlmt may be selected . Let it not be said that an interior plan must be adopted for want of means—if every locality in Scot , land would do as Glasgow and some of the neighbouring
villages has done , there would be move than sulliciont iu tbe hands of the Committee—it is not yet too late , there is a deal of expense more than what will barely build the monument to be incurred—the ground is to be prepared , or ornamented , according to the rules of the cemetery , and it will require fifty-seven feet of railing to cloio in tbe ground—which , along with the price , £ 15 , paid for the ground , the bringing of the martyr ' s remains from Stirling , with other incidental expense , will amount to about half the sum in hand—let therefore every locality who has not yet moved in the matter bestir themselves , and at once place into the hands of the Committee sufficient means to enable them to erect a monument , worthy of being liiiiidKl down to after ages a fitting momento of the cause in which lluy suffered , and of your approval of their patriotism , their purity of purpose , and their dy ' ms testimony wli ^ 'ii surrounded by the minions of power , upon that blood-stained scaffold on which they yielded up their lives iu the sacred cause ot
. I am , Fi-llow Countrymen , Yours in tho holy cause of freedom , Jons Coksuhoi'n . 53 , Burnside , Glasgow , July 28 , 1 S 46 .
To The Editor 0¥ The Northeun Star. J Si...
TO THE EDITOR 0 ¥ THE NORTHEUN STAR . j Sib . —In your paper of Saturday last appeared a letter j from " A Member of the Glasgow Branch of the Natie . nal I Charter Association" at the commencement of wider 1 tho writer enumerates a number of" Political Changes '' , that have of late occurred , aud amongst the rest , tbe following
To The Editor 0¥ The Northeun Star. J Si...
' Zsumedone " : — " When working men who used to oppose Free Trade , on the ground of expediency , can bold a conference in Birmingham , and declare Protection to be sound in Principle , & c ; & e . " As I approved of , and signed the address put forth by that Conference , I have to request a small portion of your columns briefly to setyour correspondent ! ( and all others whom it may concern ) right upon thesubject , as'Ido not wisbto'bo classed among the ' ? expediency-raongers " ii ! more heartless and pro fluya : te setoif men than whom I have very rarely met with . Sir , I never have opposed the worltingmen who s ' gned that
address / never have opposed , nor do I'know any Chartist lecturer who error did oppose , Free Trade on tbe " ground of expediency , * ' on the contrary , wo have opposed the " League , "because we know by better experience that the manufacturing employers ( who constituted the great majority of the League ) have ever proved themselves to be the cruel , oppressive , and deadly enemies of the workingmen , we have opposed "Free Trade" from a deliberate conviction that its effects would be made to place the unprotected labourer more completely at the tender incr . cies " of his relentless and tyrannical taskm aster . We therefore deemed it a right , nay a doty , to oppose it not a matter of mere " expediency . "
I am no new convert to the doctrine of" protection . " I have ever maintained in all my lectures , all my public speeches , and in all my discussions with the agents of the " League" ( and they have not been a few , ) that under the existing liabilities of the country , tbePrineiple of Pro . teciioh witsn just and a sound one , " and I have not seen anything as yet from Sir It . Peel , LordJ . Kussell , Mr , Cohden , or any person who has spoken or written on the subject , to alter my opinion . It is within the range of pro . bability , that my opinion may be wrong , but it is the hon . ost result of some reading much reflection , and hitler experience in my trade as a silk-weaver ; and must so remain , until it is removed upon the principle that " good arguments must give place to better" for the mind cannot be mortaged to the opinions of any man , I trust that Ihavs said sufficient to convince your c » rr . spondent that I am no " expediency-monger ,, ' that I have not jumped "Jim Crow , " and 1 may further add , in proof of my sincerity , that I am at all times ready , as J have ever been , to test the soundness of my opinions in public discussion , with any ouo who may choose to enter the lists with me .
I remain , your obedient servant , ' John Wbst Macclesfield , August 3 rd , 184 C .
Health Of The Metropolis
HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS
A Preliminary Meeting Was Held On J Tie?...
A preliminary meeting was held on J tie ? day at the London Tavern , on the subject of the present condition ' of the health of the metropolis , the Rev . Mr . Harris in the chair . The meeting , which was chiefly attended by medical gentlemen , consisted in the whole of about a dozen . persons , and was stated to have arisen out of a letter lately published by the Lord Mayor , on the existence of cholera in the metropolis . Tlie chairman said that lie resided in a part of tho metropolis ( Mile-end New . . Town , ) which was above most others liable to epidemics , from the filthy ; state ' of many of the localities , and the want of a pioper supply of water , and ho had no reason to think that there , was any spread or existence of disease at present , greater than at simitar periods , o ' former years . It was lamentable to sec the
condition of the poorer classes in that district for want of water , as they had only a supply every second . day , and having no proper vessels , or other means of keeping a quantity , they were for a considerable period left withbutany . The lanes , small streets . atid avenuestoo , in that district , were left in a dreadful state of tilth , the face of a scavenger not being seen there for weeks together , so that accumulations ot noxious substances took place enough to create a pestilence ; yet the present season was . as healthy as was generally the case there . —Mr . C . Cochrane addressed the meeting , and stated that the commissioners of sefferc , and other city authorities , Ijad at their command ample means , if they thought fit to employ them , of cleansing the . whole of the City , and keeping it always in that state at very little expense : but they had refused to employ the necessary number of men . Mr . Sparks , the principal medical officer of the largest union in the City , declared
that there was not the slightest ground for supposing that the least faint of Asiatic cholera prevailed in the metropolis , or any other epidemic ' Indeed , he knew it to bo the astonishment of most medical men of extensive practice and experience that there should be so little of fever . or other disease as prevailed at present , especially considering the intense heat that had so long endured . He was therefore of opinion that it would be more judicious not to take any step whatever beyond communicating with the Lord Mayor , as to the best means of cleansing the several localities , so as to prevent the spread of disease , should it at any future time make its appearance . This view of the matter was also taken by most of the other medical gentlemen present , who all concurred that there was no ground whatever for saying Asiatic cholera existed , and not more than the average prevalence of English cholera ; and a great deal of the latter was attributable to the use of the unwholesome and
almost fermenting fruit that , was sold about the streets . It was admitted by all that since the great storm of Saturday , which had so providentially purified the atmosphere , and thoroughly washed the channels and streets of the metropolis , the cases of diarrhoea had greatly diminished in number ami intensity . And in the end , on the motion of i he Rev . Mr . Russell , a resolution was agreed to that the chairman and a deputation from the meeting should immediately wait on tho Lord Mayor , to consult with his lordship as to the thorough cleansing of the streets , supply of water , and all other means of conducing to the prevention of disease . After which , the meeting adjourned to Thursday .
A Maoinis Sentenced To Be Ilanged. On We...
A MAOINIS SENTENCED TO BE IlANGED . On Wednesday morning a Court-martial was held on board the Queen , for the trial of a private of Marines , named James Sayer , on three charges , viz . for assaulting Serjeant Connor , his .-uperior officer ; for assaulting Serjeant Smith , his superior officer ; and for assaulting Corporal Webby . It appeared in evidence that the prisoner , a line looking man , twenty-six years ol ' age , had come on board in a disorderly manner , after parting with some of his
necessaries on shore , and was ordered to be put in irons Serjeant Connor than requested him to go down qnielly , on which he turned round aud struck him ; Serjeant Connor then -eht for a guard , and he was forced down into the fore cock-pit , when ho struck Serjeant Smith He was then thrown down to ba ironed , and was laid hold of by Corporal Webby , when he said he would not be transported for nothing and turning round struck the corpora ) . They all swore that the prisoner was not drunk atthe time , and that all tho blows he gave were intentional .
The wretched man had nothing to offer in his defence , but to say that he was very sorry for what had happened , and to throw himself on the mercy of the Court . The Court having been cleared , the members remained in deliberation lor an hour , whou on its being again re-opeucd , The Judge-Advocate rose amidst the most deathlike sileiieo , though tlie Gouiwoorn was Ailed with oilioera , seamen , anil marines , and said , " Docs n please the Court 1 should read tho sentence upon the prisoner ?" President ( much affcotecl)—It doea , Tlie Judge-Advocato then read the ducument , which declared the first and second charges proved , and that the third was not proved , and adjudged that private James Saver be hni . ge . l from the neck from one of Her Majesty's vessels , at such tinio and on board such vessel as the Lords of the Admiralty should direct .
President—James Saver , I am sorry indeed thai I cannot offer you hope that the sentence of this Court will not be carried out , and I recommend you to prepare yourself to meet your doom . The Court is dissolved . The prisoner was then removed in custody ol the Provost- Marshal .
Extraordinary Charge Of Embezzlement Jn ...
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT JN MANCHESTER . Martin Bernard Rhategan , the person remanded on a charge of embezzling to a large amount the money of his employers , Messrs . James Vance and Co ., was again placed at the bur of the Court on Monday . Mr . Monk conducted ( lie case against the prisoner , who was defended by Mr . IViiock . It appears that about eighteen months ago , Mr . James Vance , ono of the partners , who had up to that t ; m ..-mannged the linn in Manchester , fell into ill hraltii , and the direction of it was thenceforth entrusted to Mr . Peter Prancis Alma , who bought . and sold gsods , and conducted the correspondence < ' > f the linn . The prisoner , who up till the time of Mr . James Vance leaving , had acted as a book-keeper , was tlwn appointed to act as cashier , aud in that capacity had the nianascmentof all the money transactions .
On an examiintioti of the books in May fast , the partners had reason to-suspect that false , entries hud been made in them hi many Instances ; and , suspicion alighting upoa the prisoner , they caused him to be apprehended . Ono of those charges of false entry .-. g .-i ' mst the prisoner was goae into . The charge was substantially this : —That on tho olst of October last , he paid to one John Sowcvby , for yoods sold to tho firm , £ 21110 s .: that iio made a correct entry of this transaction in hia cash hook , thus" 1 S 45 , Oct . 31 st , John Sowci-by , premium Ik ., cash £ 20 Ilia . ; that this entry was afterwards coined into
thrj journal and ledger by John Thomas Kennedy , a clerk in I ha eounliilg-lu . use ; and Hint Hie pr-is ' ohCr ' ' subsequently prefixed the figure 1 before Hie 2 D in the pounds column , by which the sum of £ ' 20 ICs . was converted into £ 121 ) 16 s ., and that he added & l Is , to tlie entry of Od . for premium , by inserting tho figure I both in the pounds and shillings column . He was charged with making a similar a'iVration in the coiTCspnu ' uing entry in tlie specie book ami led i gci' . Kennedy swuro that the original entries iu the I two latter books were in his hand writing , but that the figure 1 had been subsequently added by some
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Mr . Monk submitted that tho offence w . isa forecrv at common Jaw . It m not rirccwarv to constitute a forgery , he contended , that the name of another party should be used . If , ns in this case , there had been ah ' original entry , and that entry was ' a correct ' one , but that it was afterwards frandomly altered , he npprehcndid that entry amounted in common law toa forgery .. ' , The Bench , after herring Mr . Pollock on the point , and after entering into a minute examination of tho iilk >!» ud'false entries in tho books , were
satisfied that there was sufficient evidence to warrant the committal of'the prisoner , to take'his trial ; hut it became a question with them whether , the offence had hcen ohiirsod as a forgery at common law , and not a statutable offence , thev hail an ' v Jurisdiction in the case . They we < e therefore in great doubt as o wiiether they had anv newer to commit the prison ^ for . trial . Eventuiiilv , it was agreed to remand ohu prisoner until Thuradav next / to Miahl * re Pencil m . d the counsel on each side to consult the cases which bear unon the point
N-M Dv Mr Maker Siumffui, Oasr Of Nkomct. — An Inquest Was
n-m dv Mr Maker SiUMFFui , Oasr of Nkomct . — An inquest was
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. . w . , depiity-comner , oa the body nt Mary Anne Elizabeth Cuinminaa . aged thirty-six , who wis alleged fo have died in her arcotichcmehtfrom the want of medical assistance . Tim hodv had hcen disintcrcd for the inquirv . Mary Carrisson , a married woma .-i , No . 3 , Lamb ' s court . Bur . hiU-row , naid that-the deceased occupied a room in her bowse , with hei-hiisbnnd and family . Last Thursday week , ¦ •• bout five in the afternoon , witness ' s nttcntion wa 3 called to the deroved . who was seized with a hcomo > -rha « e . ar ) d who told witness thst she wanted medical advice . AI seven o ' clock her husband came in . who sent for medical advice . Deceased did not expect her confinement , would have taken place for s ' x ' weeks Jorjjfcwo months . Churles Cummini's , the husband , said that at seven o ' clockon his return
, home his wife stated that s-ho was in a danceroiis situation , and he went immediately to Mr . Smith , who lives in Bnnhill-row , and who refused t <> intend without an order . Witness remarked tlmt his wife was in a daneerous state , and that be would see him . paid if he would visit her , when he still refused . Witness then applied to Mr . Bush and Mr . Bhike , the relieviriL' officers who reside in the City-read ,, neither of whom was at home . He afterwards called at the work hon ne , and asked if they would send a chair lor his « i ( V , which 'he -was told could not lift done without an order from the surseon ; lie a » ain went , to'Mr . B ' ake who was still not at home . Mrs . Blake referred him to Mr . Sliackell . an overseer , but could not inform him where ho lived . Witness went
to the workhouse to inquire for- his residence , when , the porter told him that , he dare not give it . Y , 'i-nesa next proceeded to Mr . Bush , who wa < out . but Mrs . Bttsli informed him where Mr . ffhackc !) Jived , wt ~? gave witness a special order to Mr . Powell . Tim wn s about nine o ' clock . Mr . Powell saw deceased near a quarter to ten o ' clock . About half-past tea or eWen o ' clock . Mr . Powell . ? e « t him to request Mr . Smith to attend who came directly . Mr . J . 0 . Powell , Chiswell-street , surceon : He attended deceased in as short a time as pos ihlc . The appearance of her roo-ii showed ere . it poverty , and he advised her removal to the house : but he waited to see if he could do that with safety . She had been in a weak state , which appeared to witness to have arisen from want of nourishment . ITc sei : tout : for some milk and brandy , a poition of which was administered . About eleven o ' clock witness delivered
her of a still-born child . lie " , shortly after found , there was dancer , upon which lie s ? nt tor Mr . Smith , who attended immediately . "Witness remained with the deceased till she died . Death was t he consequence of loss of blood , and wh' v-h , in his opinion , would not hare happened had the deceased previously had proper nourishment . Witnrss was told that , for the last five months she had been almost starved . Ve ; d « et— " That the cause of death avosefrom exce . vive hiemorrhnge ; but the jury exceedinsly regret that tbe arrangements of the- guardians seem not to have been provided for :-itch urgent cases , as the husband could not obtain the required relief Without so lonsr a delay , and they cannot separate without expression their opinion that Mr . Smith ought to have attended when first applied to , even though the husband was not provided with an order , bavins acknowledged that the husband stated the wife was in labour . "
The Season and the Crops . —Tlie cttttins of all kinds of grain became pretty general ¦ in South Lancashire last week ; and for the first time since the hor summer of fS 20 . several corn stacks have Ibis yea , been built iu the month of July . Thursday , Friday , nnd Saturday ( until about four in tho afternoon ) were three of the most splendid harvest days ever seen iu England , the solar hvat being almost tropical , notwithstanding a brisk wind . So drying was tho weathar during tlmse days , that wheat arid oats cufc nn Thursday morning were stacked on Saturday afternoon . About four o ' clock on that day the clouds began to darken in the south , and at i > a thunder storou which had been travelling northwards im'soine hours , burst forth with awful violence in all parts of South Lancashire . The rain fell heavily during the greater eart of ths night , and though the early part of Sunday and Monday wa » fair , the weather is not yet settled . On Sunday evenins the thunder was even louder , the
lichtning more vivid , and the rain heavier than the niirht before . On Tuesday night we were again visited witli heavy rain after n day of oppressive closeness . We trust that these great commotions will be found to have restored the equilibrium of the atmosphere , and to have restored weather favourable to the harvest . The grain , where uncut , is much beaten down by the storms of Saturday and Sunday , and cannot remain long in its present state without sustaining injury , if the weather should continue damyi and close . Hitherto , however , it has sustained none ; and , if the weather should improve , it will bo good in quality and abundant in quantity . As fai as we can learn , the disease in the potato-crop has not shown itself in South Lancashire to any extent , though symptoms have been observed in some fewgardens . The growth of turnips , aftergrass , and pastures , is wonderfully rapid at present , and the spring corn , where it is not ripe , is still improving . — Liverpool Times ,
CoNFLAGliATION IS ST . IvATIlKRlNE 3 DOCK . —On Monday night , between the hours of ten and eleven , the utmost alarm was created in tho Citv and the eastern portion of the metropolis , by a circulation of » report that St . Katherine ' s Dock had taken tire . The report was strengthened by la ge bodio * of sparks and flame mounting over the tall buildings in tho immediate vicinity .. f Her Majesty ' s Mint . It was very speedily ascertained , by the ringing of t-be dock fi ' re-beil . and the sounding of the g .-ng , that tlie report was but too true , Upon entering the principal gale , it was found that a lotl ^ ' builllillg . three . Uories high , separated only by a n . r . Tmv llmro'ighfare , from the immense ' F" warehou-e , was . in a blaze . This building was iweil for tlm
coop-n-ft « fi . ami was tilled with Iv . wps , staves * aud other articles of an inflammable character , wnich will readily account , for the rapid progress of the fire . At first the greatest difficulty was , notwithstiindln-that the building was surrounded h . V tho flVSP Thames , experienced in obtaining an adenunt . } supply of water to feed all the enuines . Th- fire , thus unrestrained , continued to mount most fearfully , aiut it could be distinctly perceived from t ! io s-.-v . ' s nl hriik-es . Water in copious streams was at ( omit it obtained , which was scattered over the fire , and the eonimiinicatiun with the several surr-mmiiiig warehouses was cut off—a work ol * considerable rouble , "he inmates of the houses in thu surrcuiidiMg atr
.-etsbe ' ins apprehensive that the eivntiuuim * wari-hf-uses . wou'd become ignited , and as a matter of eei : tain'y , the flames would then have reaelvii to their own habitations , they forthwith o-mmenc' -d : » n-m » ve their furniture into the open stre « ls for proioctnm . Owing to the immense quantity of water thrown from the land and iloathig engines , the lire v : t-. uot down by twelve o ' clock , or a iitU « after . Tbe whale of th- ! roof of the cooperage is , however , burnt off ; the third flnor and its conunts an ^ d .-.-uoy .. ! , tb « secnui ! is uartinllv consumed . a :. d tin ) remainder or tho same buildinsf is most sevieusiy injured by fire . The exact amount of property destroyed , cr win-1 heror * not that portion of the docks w : w insured , i-mild not be ascertained .
Accident on ? Noutim'i . k ' . ct Hop ; :. —A waffrmanof Limehouse , Robert Wallis . \> y name , in charge of a . boat belonging to Mr . Williams , of f . ir . iehimsc , was . Inst UV Novtlifiect Hope , ami Ike beat sind ; . !; e put eli to the Brodrette , NciUm , from Gathtt ' iheig to London , and made fa > t ahmeside . 'i lie boat silled with him on board , and sank . iCvrry effort was made tn save the man by tho mosScr and p ilot of the Brodvone . The Er . scTKic Ti : li : o : ; ap ; i . — 'Die comivti !» k'n ; i « n between Portsmouth and Lmu--..- ' . ! . bv ei . etrio tele
graph is s . toppe . 1 l ' ., r . Ik- present the li-Utuing llflV . ing taken such iftcct upon Hi . ; Hires a- ; to p / eoitnle the possibility of working the te ! eg ? aph . At r . < r : ihani the shock communicated was so arc-at «¦ -to throw down ono of tho nosis which su pport- the wires , and the dia l in the G . w > vt stauon is rendered n .-w-! ess , by the electric Ikid having passed into it aiut deranged the machinery . The Lioness at tho Surrey Zoolog ical Gardens , which whelped one cub during the " "" ,, , ° - * ' " 4 dav is doini well . The . «» b is n very [» ° ™ ' £ { £ apocars hwillhy . The lioness Imv . ug »;• > S * ^ 'S tio cub hM been . £ ' te ^ 'J £ tTto r ^ tol ; uul a Newfoundland Oitun ia aw-ut -u as wet-nurso .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 8, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08081846/page/7/
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