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    • Accident OS the Gbeat Westers Railway. — TluTRTflL- Tuesday.—Considerable annrehensinn wo=
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    • Dbeabpul MoniAun from Measles.—Upwards of forty children have been interred in the church-
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      Frost, Williams, And Jones.—In A Latter,...

      = i" ~ "T 7 , the last nuhBshmgday of the month ) the « flot SS broug tt lown , wh 5 e no Post ^ ffice orders acc 01 ^ j ^ ce signed by the General Treasurer , jart been since sig" ~ J Fsabgus VCokhob . All orders should be made payable to W . P . 2 ? oncR-r ^*** .. ,, on-ohservance of this rule has created ^^ conTenience-some being made payable to Mr . p ^ a . mcon vcm ^ TOederi ^ others to jrj . . ° ' ^ the consequence of which is , that when Mr . Rob ^ T ^ a s sfcnedaU , many are rejected , leaving us to Bo * TAom they havebeenmadepayable . TheDis-^ «« t » ries should also state in a plain legible trict ^ "P-erson ™ whose name the order has been 11 rt > datth « country Post-office ; the observance of P ^^ Vnole rule will save me much trouble , as well as * - am p nience of advancing money , which I am at BoSa harbadl y ahle to afford .- !? . O'C . „ _ vnairicH . —Your letter came to hand too late s Goa t , j « ob , " fcr tMs ^

      paP-CoorEB . D »» «—Some ofthe poetical compositions rfEhza Cook , sung hy the two Miss Fraser ' s , have 1 ad ? appeared in this paper : others may appear at I ^ time . The Marseillaise Hymn will very likely * jiear in oar columns some day , but we canuot say a ^ Hr . Cooper , in addition to the questions Which T recalled forth the above replies , wishes to know if S . Thomas Cooper , the Chartistpoet , intends to print Ma publish his "Lectures . " Mr . Cooper only can answer that question . c Goouiin , SHEFnEU ) . —The shining for the Veteran Patriots'Fund , will he handed to Mr . Cooper .

      -, j . w „ CABMaE > asks if Mr . O'Connor can recommend " hiin to become a member of the United Patriots ' Society ? Yes ; I know of no society whose rules give ie < reat « -r satisfaction , or that promise more perfect protectioa and fulfilment of conditions to the members . Wil Fmweb , Bbightox . —Mr . Hobson ' s Almanack f « : r IMfi vdUhepubli f hed . o tb Acests will please ohserve , that it is only com . jnnnieations for the paper that are to be addressed to ihe Editor . All orders and other matters , not intended for the Editor , are still to be addressed as before ,

      Teargus O'Connor , Esq ., Northern Star Office , 16 , Great % ini lmul-street , naymarket , London . Jons Cook , Xewtos . —The only Building Society that we approve of is the Chartist Co-operative Society . 0 . S ., SnsoEBLAXD . —It depends upon the amount , whether the body can be seized for debt—if under £ 20 it caauot . Jlr . Chalk , bookseller , could not have applied for the " Small Farms , " otherwise he would have got it . C . S . had better apply to Mr . Hey wood , Manchester , j . TV . —If he paid his rent quarterly the notice was suffi" eient , if half-yearly , half-year ' s notice should be given . } . W . had better not take any written notice ofthe case .

      VP XV . must apply to Mr . Ileywood for the "Small Farms , " we have none in numbers . . 1 . Ra . bv asks us if he is liable to the payment of a hill ixhich he passed for the accommodation of a friend . Oar best answer is a case in point ; wc did the very same xlir . iS for two working men to the amount of £ 20 , and were served on Friday last with a writ for £ 22 4 s . for tall , cost , andin ' crest , * which was the first notice we got of its not being paid , aad we paid the amount to save further costs , and we would advise him to do the same ; but he can recover it from the person for whose accommodation it ivas given . Thomas Jones , Foee-stbeet , Citv , will have no difficulty in reading the will at Doctors' Commons , upon payment of one shilling , any day in the week .

      Joas Jonssos . —We would recommend mm to consult the Statute Book before he commits the rape , or what is better still , we recommend him not to commit it all . Such queries would better suit the columns of the SsouIm / Times , or SeWsIA fe in London . Tes Blessings of Fuee Tkaue !—Chimes op the English Miixocbats . —The Syrian correspondent of Ox Morning Clironitle supplies us with the following , usder the head of "Damascus , October 10 th" : —On accoaut of the desolate state of the country for miles rc . cnd us , articles of food have risen in price . I fear ¦ we shall have a hard winter this year . "We are heginsin : r to hear of distress alreadv . A man was found

      the other day in the market selling his own daughter , jfex-jga Christian , he was sent to the Patriarch by Mr . Mish , the . British dragoman , who prevented it . IDs story was a very simple one ;— " I am a weaver . On aecorait of the cheap English goods , my trade has heen put a stop to . I have a wife , a mother , and seven children to support . When I sold every tiling we had , I tried to beg ; but no one would give . I could get no other work .. Wc have had no bread for the last three days . I thought of selling one of my children , to prevent the others from starting . I was offered 500 piastres { £ 5 } for tliis girl , and I would have sold her had it sot heen for Mr . Mish , who sent me here .

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      Beceipts Of T2s Chartist Co-Operative La...

      BECEIPTS OF T 2 S CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LA 3 D SOCIETY . rrs 31 E . o ' cosxoa . £ s . d « Hubert Hodge , West Linton 10 0 Kohert Young , ditto .. .. .. .. 0-14 Dalston , per T . Sowerby .. .. .. .. 200 W 3 gan , per Jf . Canniii !* .. .. .. .. 840 Derby , per W . Crabtree 2 0 0 Oldham , per Wm . Hamer .. .. .. 500 Butterley , per G . Yarnold 3 12 6 Sortrich , per J . Harry .. .. .. .. 3 S 9 Scarborough , per C . Vfeadley .. .. .. 200 Stoc & i > urt , per Thomas Woodhouse ., .. 500 Ejni 5 lcy , per J . Ward .. .. .. .. 200

      Warwick , per H . Donaldson ' .. .. .. 320 YeoviL per J . G . Abbott 6 2 6 3 anies Coupe , Littlehorough .. .. .. 500 John Masey , ditto .. .. .. .. 500 Ocurd , per J . Bridgwater .. .. .. 236 HsJtiiar , near Manchester , per T . Bouker .. 200 Uinnia ^ ham , per W . Thorn .. .. .. 500 Soclida \ e , perE . Mitchell .. .. .. 422 Sowerby Longroju , per J . Wilson .. .. 4 10 0 BoltoiCperE . llodgekinson .. .. .. 9 11 1 Manchester , per J . Murray 20 0 0 Preston , per J . Brown — .. .. .. 707 Hebden Bridge , per J . Smith .. .. .. 4 2 8 i ' eircastle-on-Tyne , peril . Jude .. .. 119 10 T . TattersaU , of Burnley , per Feargns O'Connor ,

      Monday , November 3 rd .. .. .. 212 4 Leeds , per W . Brook 5 0 0 Armley , per Thomas Shepardson .. .. 020 Bouen , per John Sidaway .. .. .. 10 1410 From the Independent Cordwainers .. .. 15 0 0 Ashton-under-Lvue . perE . Hobson .. .. 6 17 0 Carrington , per John Legg •• •• 10 0 0 Iradfurd , Yorkshire , per J . Alderson .. .. 800 Caru 5 ' . e , perJ , Gilbertson , 15 15 6

      instalments , pes gener 4 i . secextabt . £ s . d . £ s . d . Jraintree , Mr . Mrs . Mary lunn « 0 1 4 Gri gs .. .. 0 1 4 SHAMS . arrington .. .. 11 1 0 Lambeth .. .. 1111 2 Burnley .. .. 424 Lower flarley .. 320 Sudbury .. „ lis 0 Monmouth .. .. 012 0 "Westminster .. 20 6 10 Somers Town .. 200 Trescott .. .. 018 6 Hanley .. „ 2 0 0 "Wisrtoa „ .. 200 T . B . C . and Sons ., 500 1 . 15 . C . and Sons .. 316 0 Sslby .. .. » 1 H 9 Birkenhead .. .. 0 19 8

      CASUS AND EDIXS . Wigton .. N 0 0 8 Alva e 3 0 Bristol .. .. O 5 8 Crieff « .. .. 0 1 2 Coalsnaughton .. 0 1 2 Lambeth .. „ 0 2 2 LJVV FOB THE LAND CONFERENCE . PES XB . O ' CONNOE . i . Hodge , West Linton .. .. .. .. 006 3 . Beddon , Merthyr .. « - .. 003 David Morgan , ditto .. .. •¦ .. 003 Norwich , per J . Hurry .. .. .. .. 0 9 : t Warwick , per A . Donaldson .. .. ,. 013 Alexandria , per J . M'lutire .. .. .. 023 Oxford , per J . Bridgewater .. .. .. 026 Sowerby Longroyd , per 3 . Wilson .. .. 0 * 0 Freston . perJ . Brown .. .. .. .. 080 Hebden Bridge , per J . Smith 0 4 3 Pershore , per W . Conn ~ .. .. .. 0 9 S Carlisle , per J . Giibertson .. .. .. 090 Ttouen , perJ , Sidaway .. .. .. * . 0 6 3

      FES GEHEBAI . SECBETABY . lamheth .. „ 0 9 6 Monmouth .. .. 013 Carrington .. .. 056 Todmorden .. .. 030 Scdbnry „ „ 0 4 O Barnsley .. .. 017 9 Westminster .. 059 Worsbro'Common 036 Prescott .. .. 0 16 Newark .. .. 029 W % ton ; ,. .. 036 Burnley .. .. 013 0 Cockenuouth .. » 3 3 Leicester .. .. 020 Scarborough .. O 3 9 Sowerby Helm .. 053 Lower Warley .. 039 Selby 043 Bilsion .. .. 049 Thohas Ma & tin Wheeler , Secretary .

      NATIONAL CHARTER , ASSOCIATION . KECDTIVJ 3 . PMt XR . O ' CONNOS . J . Hodge , West Linton 0 1 0 B . Hod ; e , ditto .. .. .. - .. 010 Alexandria , per J . Mlntire .. .. .. 300 Beeston , Kolts , perJ . S « eet .. .. ~ 0 2 0 FES GENERAL SECCETAST .

      SUBSCRIPTIONS . Newcastle .. .. 059 Lamheth .. .. 050 Carlisle .. .. 0 610 Oldham .. .. 077 Bradford _ .. 060 Brighton .. .. 0 3 e Thomas Martin Wheeler , Secretary . . Carlisle , November 4 , 1845 . B . S ., —We , the undersigned , having on Monday last token three full shares in the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , particularly request you to insertin your valuable journal our names in full , not doubting , hut in order to show to the million thatlicensed TicraaUers and eminent teachers wfll give up their lucrative and comfortable situations , in order to get possession of the Land under the guidance of that ever patriotic leader , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Yoursobediently , Wuham Smith , Innkeeper , William Wall , Teacher . While the foregoing letter gives us inexpressible jov , the writers wfll see that we cannot announce them as " subscribers until the amount is paid up .

      Accident Os The Gbeat Westers Railway. — Tlutrtfll- Tuesday.—Considerable Annrehensinn Wo=

      Accident OS the Gbeat Westers Railway . — TluTRTflL- Tuesday . —Considerable annrehensinn wo =

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      manifested this morning , m consequence of the nonarrival of the C a . m . train from London for some time after the appointed hour , it being twelve o ' clock instead often before itreached this city . On inquiry at the station I learnt that the delay was occasioned at West Drayton . The down soods train , which was upwards of an hour behind Its time , was backing on to the up line , to make way for the down passenger train , which was then due , and expected to pass every

      minute . The transit of the goods tram was being Eiade when the passenger train coining up at the moment ran into a horse box , containing pigs . Very fortunate y the engine driver , in consequence of being a short time previously surrounded by a thick fog ha d shut off his steam , and therefore the speed at ¦ wM ch the train was going -was but slow . However , the horse box was shattered , and yet , which is most extraordinary , only one of the nigs was killed . The engine of the passengers' tram also sustained considerable injury , and the delay was occasioned by the necessity which arose for sending for a fresh engine .

      %Tmm, Mtmt$F ^Inquest*

      % tmm , mtmt $ f ^ Inquest *

      Fatal Accident On Thl Bristol And Birmin...

      Fatal Accident on thl Bristol and Birmingham Railway . —Stoke , Thursday , Nov . 6 . —A dreadful and fatal accident happened near to the Stoke station of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway this marning , by which a brick-maker , residing in this village , was killed . It appears that the unfortunate deceased had been drinking last night at an inn at Stoke Prior , and left that place about eleven o ' clock to go home , the railway being between the inn and his residence . He was last seen alive by a man named Thomas Davis . He was not heard of again until the accident happened , which was at about a ^ quarter to two o ' clock this morning . At that time , the mail train from Birmingham was due at Stoke , and arrived very shorlty afterwards . This train , however , does not ston at Stoke

      station , and accordingly passed on towards the Droit wich station . ^ It , however , had but justpassed Stoke when the driver saw something white immediately before him , and immediately afterwards , before he could stop , it was felt that something was upon the rail . Accordingly , the breaks were put on , and the train stopped , and the driver and guard walked back to the spot where the obstruction was met with . Here they discovered the body of the unfortunate man , whose name is Humphry Willis , lying upon the rail quite dead , and mangled in a most horrible manner . His head was crushed into a shapeless mass , and his bowels were actually protruding ; one of his feet was completely cut off , an arm was broken , and he had received other shocking injuries , by which his life must have been extinguished instantaneously . Mysterious Fires at Earl ' s Court . —At the Hammersmith police-court , on Monday , after the

      night charges had been disposed of , Mr . Pummell , one ofthe beadles of the parish of Kensington , who is also keeper of the town engine , reported to Mr . G . Clive , the sitting magistrate , the following case of mysterious fires at Eari ' s-court . Pummell stated that on Saturday night , just before twelve o'clock , he was called by a gentleman , living in Rich-terrace , Earl's-court , to attend a fire which he said had broken out for the third time at the house , No . 3 , on that terrace . He ( Pummell ) instantly horsed the town engine , and proceeded with all speed to the house , round which he found a number of the neighbours standing . On entering the premises he found several policemen inside , one of whom showed hini a bundle of rags , which were still smouldering , and which the policeman had found burning in a cupboard on the kitchen stairs . He then went into the back garden , where he saw a feather bed that had been removed

      from the front parlour , one side of the ticking of which had been burned off , and the feathers strewed about . It appeai-ed to him as if some spirit had been poured on it and then set fire to ; but on smelling it he could detect no spirituous smell , lie next went up into the front drawing-room , and there found one of the flooring boards had been removed , and on lifting it up saw that it was burned in three places . From that place he went to the front room on the second floor , where he found there had also been a lire , and on examining the room he found a chest of drawers , which had been removed from the wall , the back of which was burned , as was also the wall against which it had stood . The back of the drawers also looked as if some spirits had been poured

      down it , and then set fire to . The furniture in the house was not at all unpacked , and on enquiiy he ascertained that the premises were in the occupation of a lady named Davis , the family , who had been there only a fortnight , consisting of Mrs . Davis , her son , two daughters , and a female servant . He saw Air . Davis jun ., and asked him if he could account for the origin of so many fires , but he said he could in no ways do so , and that tliey must have been accidental ; and on questioning the servant on the subject she treated the matter very indifferently , only saying that she had burned her hands in putting them out . Cooper , a policeman of the T division , said he accompanied the engine to the fire , and saw the same as Pummell had observed . Dunnett , T 108 ,

      found the fire in the cupboard , but he was not in attendance . The first fire took place at eleven o ' clock on Saturday forenoon ; the second about two o ' clock in the afternoon ; and the third between eleven and twelve o'clock at night . The neighbourhood had since been in a state of excitement , the adjoining inhabitants not considering themselves safe . Mr . Clive said it was certainly a very mysterious affair , but he did not see how he could interfere in the matter . The fire-offices concerned were the proper persons to see if there were any grounds for taking proceedings in the case . Shocking Deaths by Fire . —On Tuesday evening Air . Bedford held an inquest at St . George's Hospital , on the body of John Quin , aged three years . It

      appear ed from the evidence of the mother of the deceased , a poor hardworking woman , residing in Pool ' s-buildings , Kensington , who has been left a widow with four young children , that on Monday night last , between six and seven o ' clock , she left the deceased and her other children in the room , without any light or firing ' , for a few minutes , whilst she went to sell a bottle for the purpose of procuring a halfpenny candle to do a little needle work . On her return , in about three minutes , she found the poor little fellow in flames . She immediately wrapped her gown around him : and after some difficulty succeeded in extinguishing the flames , but not before he was dreadfully burnt overnearly the whole surface of his body . He was conveyed to St . George ' s Hospital ,

      when death terminated his sufferings a few hours after his admission . The mother stated that his twin brother had told her since , that after she had left the room the deceased struck alight withalucifer-match , and in lighting a piece of paper his pinafore caught fire . The coroner and jury finding that the family was in great distress , subscribed twenty-one shillings , which was given to the poor woman , who expressed her gratitude for the seasonable gift . —Verdict" Accidental death . " The same evening Air . AY * . Payne , city coroner , held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , on the body of Mary Ann Chipp , aged five

      years , whose parents reside at No . 7 , Benjaminstreet , Cow-cross . Afr . Samuel Lloyd , of No . 4 , Benjamin-street , said , that on Saturday afternoon , between the hours oft wo and three o ' clock , whilst in his workshop , he heard an alarm of fire raised , and upon going into the street he saw smoke issuing from the first floor front window of the house occupied by the parents of the deceased . On reaching the place he saw a gentleman bring die deceased down stairs ; it was shockingly burned . Witness immediately took deceased to the hospital . Two other children in the room were also burnt , bat not so badly as the deceased . The mother of the child said that she left

      the deceased and two other children in the room , whilst she went to the hospital to procure a few leeches for herself . She Wiis not absent many miuutes , but during that brief period one of them got a light and put into a box , which set the deceased's clothes on fire . There was only a small fire in the stove at the time . Collision- at Sea and Narrow Escape . —On Saturday night one of the Brighton herring boats , containing two men , was run foul of by a Dutch sloop , and nearly upset . One of the fishermen , named Salvage , was thrown overboard by the concussion , and the night being very dark his companion could not see him to render him any assistance , and he returned to shore with a heavy heart , fully expecting that

      Salvage was drowned . He related the circumstance on his arrival , mid the friends of Salvage were in great distress . In the course of Sunday morning Salvage was brought on shore by another fishing-boat , to the great joy of his friends . He states that when he was thrown overboard he succeeded in catching hold of and climbing up the sides of the Dutch vessel , and the crew of that vessel shortly afterwards put him on board another herring-boat . Liverpool IsquESis . — On Monday last four inquests were held before the-borough coroner . The first was on Alargaret Alurray , who lodged in the house of a man named Richardson , in Gilbert-street . Between the hours of seven and eight o ' clock on Friday night last , the deceased was found lying on

      her bed , with a bottle marked " laudanum beside her . Her face was quite black at the time . Upon the Btomaeh pump being applied , she rallied a little , and said she had swallowed a pennyworth of laudanum . She died in the Southern Hospttalon Saturday ; and upon a post mortem examination it appeared that the cause of death was the effusion oi blood and serum on the brain , arising from congestion , which was set np by some narcotic . No trace of the laudanum was discoverable . The jury found a verdict to the effect that the deceased , who it appeared was much addicted to drinking , committed the act while labouring under a fit of insanity . The second was on William Yates , the master of the flat Sarah , at present lying at Brassey ' s quay , Cheshire . On Friday last a flat was lying in the Clarence dock ,

      takin" in a quantity of machinery from a steampacket . The deceased and two other menwereat the winch , and while they were in the act of lowering a quantity of the machinery into the hold the rope by which it was fastened gave way , the block flew mast high , and in its fall struck the deceased on the head and produced a compound fracture of the skull , from the effects ofwhich he died the following day at the Northern Hospital . The third was on James Burton , one ofthe hands belonging to the flat Albert , who , while pushing the flat out from the new wall at the north docks with a boat-hook , over-balanced himself , and was drowned . The fourth was on Mary Adams , a child eight weeks old , who had been overlain in bed by her parents , in Clayton-street . ^ In the three latter cases verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned .

      Shipwrecks and Loss of Life . — On Wednesday , the 29 th ult ., the Flora of Kirkcudbright , a coasting vessel , coal-laden , John Jolly , master , and the Akaster of Whitehaven , also coal-laden , William Atkinson , master , left the latter port for the Scotch coast . A storm quickly came on-there wasa strong wind from the south-south-west , and a very heavy ram ; and , towards evening , the light on the Little Ross being obscuredby the tempest , the vessels were driven forward , aad soon after six o ' clock they Struck on the rugged and dangerous Borgue coast about eight miles west-south-west of Kirkcudbright . They were driven on and over some perilous reefs of rocks , and in a little time went to pieces . The Flora had two men and a female passenger . The master got on to the rocks , and . by-and-hye to the land ; and by

      Fatal Accident On Thl Bristol And Birmin...

      great exertions the other two . reached the land , though at the time they did not know , but their companion-had perished . After wandering for a while , the man and woman , perceiving a light , got to the farm-house of Roberton , where they were kindly and humanely treated by Mr . and Mrs . Smith . The alarm was given , and several persons with lights-went in search of the wrecks , and , if possible , to rescue the unfortunate seamen . After a considerable time , the master ofthe Whitehaven vessel was found on the rocks ,: sp feeble , benumbed , and exhausted , that without assistance he must have perished . After the vessel got over a reef , she fell on one side , with the mast on high rocks . The master crept en his hands and knees on the mast , and called on his companions to follow him ; and though they spoke and named aim , he his of opinion that they did not make the

      attempt . Several of the persons who went to render assistance heard the mournful cries of the distressed ; but , owing to the darkness ofthe night , the severity ofthe storm , and the ruggedness of the shore , they could not find them , and no doubt isentertained that they ^ have perished . Captain Atkinson , who was much cut and bruised , was conveyed to Roberton , where he also was humanely ' sheltered and attended to . Captain Jolly , who had been in great danger , after wandering for some time , knew where he was , and reached the house of his brother , when the alarm was given , and aparty wentin search ofthe sufferers . The female passenger was much cut and bruised ; her name is Carr . She had been at service in Whitehaven , was returning to her widowed mother in Kirkcudbright , and the reticule which contained her money is lost .

      SunnEif Death while Travelling . —On Tuesday morning last , when the ten o ' clock train from Gateshead reached the Felling Station , one of the passengers named Crawford , was found to be dangerously ill , and expired a few minutes after being taken out of the train . The deceased , it appears , had been running to Gateshead to be in time for the train , and thus caused palpitation of the heart , of which he died . Another Sudde . v Dbatii . —On Monday last , the Rev . Mr . Greenside , who resided near Darlington , died under sudden and somewhat curious circumstances . On Friday he had been working in his garden , and having pricked one of his fingers , it mortiiied and caused death on Monday morning .

      Murder of O ' Kourke , the Pugilist . —The following account of the circumstances attending the murder ofthe late Air . O'Rourke , at Grenville , was narrated to us by a person who yesterday arrived in town , in charge ol Brady , the party accused of the murder . It appeal's that immediately after O'Rourke was missed , a party proceeded iu search of him . After traversing the country in various directions , they discovered a place about half a mile from Brady ' s dwelling , which had the appearance of having been lately dug or disturbed ; on examination , drops of blood were found , which were traced for a further distance , where O'Rourke appears to have fallen , At this spot , a tree had been recently cut down ; the part about four feet from the ground had

      been removed , and the remainder left . It is supposed some ofthe shot had lodged in that part , and that it had been carried off to prevent suspicion . The horse which O'Rourke rode was also there found killed in a most brutal manner . From this spot the parties searched , and found drops of blood along the road and on the bushes over which the body had been dragged towards the River Rouge , into which , apparently , it had been thrown . Near the river , on a large stone , where it is supposed the body was stripped , were found large clots oi' Wood , which appeared to have been washed , as pieces of cotton was still visible on the stone . The body was discovered on a sandbank , four miles from this place , where it is believed

      it had been thrown in , as there is a strong current . On examination it was found that four buck-shot had passed through his body , five entered his back , and one lodged between the skin and flesh . About fourteen or fifteen of the same description of shot lodged in his arm . His head had been split open with , an axe or some other such weapon in the most brutal manner . After the body had been examined , several ofthe party visited the house of Brady , the supposed murderer , and found in a cavity , in the stump of a tree near -his house , money and a gold ring belonging to O'Rourke . Brady has been brought to town , and will stand his trial at the next coming term . —Montreal Herald , Sept . 20 .

      Fire in Pentokvule . —On the night of Thursday , shortly before eleven o ' clock , a live , which was atfirat of an alarming character , broke out in the premises of Mr . Barnes , timber merchant , Pentonville-road . The Clerkenwell parish engine was the first at thespot , which was speedily followed by the Holborn engine of the Fire Brigade establishment , and several others . Owing to the violence of the flames , which were fed by the great piles of timber there collected , they forced themselves into the houses adjoining on the north side . Fortunately the wind changed in a direction where there was nothing to impede its progress ; if this had been in an opposite direction , there would have been an immense destruction of property . The houses which caught fire were those of Air . Petty and Mr . Phillip , which were greatly damaged . It was not till twelve o'clock that the fears , of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood were allayed , as then the progress of the devouring element was completely arested . How the fire originated is not known .

      Conflagration on Board the Steam-Ship Marmora . —We have received from the Cove of Cork , the following important particulars : — " Cove of Cork , Nov . 2 nd , 1 30 p . m . The American screw steamer Alarmora , Captain Page , thirty-six hours from Liverpool for Constantinople , has just arrived here , her coals having ignited ten hours after she left the former port . She has this moment brought up atthe ' Flag Ship , ' from which vessel marines and sailors have been sent to assist in extinguishing the flames , which , owing to the hatches having been closely battened down , have not yet broken through the deck . Signals have been made from II . M . S . Crocodile , and a gun fired for the immediate attendance of firemen , engines , & c . Admiral Sir H . Pigot is now going on board the Marmora , and it is reported she will be hauled alongside the Dock-yard Quay at high water ( now young flood ) , when she will be scuttled . "

      " Cove , Nov . 3 , Wind E . S . E .-The fire on board the Alarmora was got completely under at one o ' clock last night , but the discharging continued , as she must discharge all before she proceeds on her intended voyage . It is supposed she will haul alongside Messrs . Scott ' s wharf to-day to discharge the remainder of her cargo into their stores , and repair damages . " The Late Fatal Accident in a Colliery . — dowxekd , near bristol . — friday afternoon . — The inquest upon the five bodies of the men who were killed on Saturday last in the Upper Loundwell pit , Kingswood ( the property of S . Wittack , Esq . ) , by the breaking of the rope , as they were returning from

      their work , was held in this village to-day , before W . J . Ellis , Esq ., one of the coroners for the county of Gloucester . The evidence as to the particulars of the accident did not differ in the least from the account given in another par t of this paper . The jury , after a consultation lasting two hours , returned the following verdict : —Accidental death , with a deodand of £ 100 on the rope , accompanied with the following : — " That the jury cannot refrain from expressing their opinion that there has been very great neglect on the part of the proprietor of the pit , Samuel Whittack , Esq ., and the bailiff , Charles Stone , for not having provided a sufficient rope for the safety of the men in ascending and descending the said pit .

      Shiprun Down . —An accident occurred on ^ the river on Saturday evening , which was very near being attended with" the loss of life . As the Cork Steam Packet Company ' s steam-vessel Sirius , Captain Spencer , was proceeding to Liverpool , she came in contact with the Luvius , Captain Cox , which was coming up the river laden with coals . The immediate effect was , that the Sirius stove in the larboard bow of the Luvius , which shortly after sank , the crew having merely time to take to the boat . They got ashore at Haulbowline . —Cork Examiner .

      Fatal Affbat . —Kingwood , Nov . 5 . —On Saturday last a quarrel took place between some parties assembled at the Victoria beer-house , kept by George Hes , in this village , which resulted in the death of a man named James Brain . An inquest has been held upon the body , at which it appeared that on the above mentioned night the members of a friendly society , or benefit club , met to transact business . Some of them wished to remove the society to another house , which gave rise to a quarrel . In the scuffle a man named Henry Bryant caught up the box containing the payments of the members , and was about going down stairs with it , when the deceased man Brain , kicked him . Bryant , thereupon , pulled Brainby the legs , and precipitated him headlong down stairs , causing injuries , from the effects of which he died in about four hours afterwards . Bryant has been committed upon the coroner ' s warrant to Gloucester gaol to take his trial for the offence .

      Fatal Illustration of "The Sono of the Shirt . —Last evening Air . Wakley held an inquest at the Hare and Hounds , Little Coram-street , Brunswicksquare , on the body of Susan Leonard , aged sixty-five , a wretched needlewoman , who , " with fingers weary _ and worn , and eyes as heavy as lead , " toned from the rising to the setting of the sun , but whose labours were scarcely rewardeu with a sufficient remuneration to keep body and soul together . The body , and the wretched apartment in which it lay , presented a most appalling picture of distress . From the evidence of deceased ' s daughter who held in her

      armsahaif-famished infant , itappeared that deceased and witness lived b y needlework , which produced them occasionally ia . a week . Upon Thursday night they went to bed together , and when witness awoke the following morning she found her parent a corpse . It further appeared , that when they retired to bed they had not a farthing to purchase a morsel of food or procure fire . It was further stated by Air . Young , a baker , that it was his opinion that deceased haa been starved to death . Mr . Wakley inquired who would bury the body ? Ferguson , the summoning

      Fatal Accident On Thl Bristol And Birmin...

      fc" i \ * that the Parish woiild bring the body to ™ £ . rTi ? ' ?? buryit from thence . Mr . Wakley remarKed that it was exceedingly cruel to hurt the leeiinga 0 f \ deceased ' s relatives by bringing her body t S J 10 U 8 e > w ich dnv H - •& she endeavoured feoimiid eirferins . „ In his opinion the body should be conveyed directly from its present residence to its last restmg-place . The jury fully concurred with the coroner , and several jurors declared that they would endeavour to protect in future the bodies of thepoor from a similar insult . Verdict— " Natural death . "

      Mysterious And Melancholy Suicide. [From...

      MYSTERIOUS AND MELANCHOLY SUICIDE . [ From the Jersey Times , Oct . 28 . ) It is our melancholy duty to-day to record one ol the most distressing occurrences which it has ever been our lot to bring under public observation . Miss Emily Bond , a young lady of considerable personal attractions , residing in St . Mark ' s-terracc , died on Saturday by . her own hand , under circumstances of a peculiarly painful nature . A tale of mystery seems darkly toenshroud this melancholy affair , over which , perhaps , it were as well to draw a veil . It were needless for us on the present occasion to disclose every circumstance connected with the doleful act which has happened to fall under oui ^ knowled ge ; it is sufficient for us at the present moment to aver that , from some cause or other , having either a proximate or remote connection with what in common parlance

      is designated " love , " the young lady in question had lor some considerable period been labouring under a state of mind bordering upon insanity . The unhappy woman seems to have gone through the act with the most cool and deliberate premeditation . On the morning of the day on which she perished , she spoke to the landlady of tho house in which she resided , in her usual manner , not betraying any symptoms of excitement beyond those generally incident to her character . She was last seen alive about twelve o ' clock in the forenoon , about which period she retired to her bed-room , with the intention of again speedily coming down stairs for the purpose of making the usual preparations for dinner . Two hours passed away , and still the unfortunate lady did

      not make her appearance , and the clock had already struck two , when it was considered necessary to arouse her from tho slumber into which it was supposed she must have fallen , fto answer being returned to the repeated laocks by the servant at the door of her chamber , a dread was inspired in the minds not only of the landlady of the house and her husband , but also of the young lativ ' s lather , that something unusual must have happened . To break open the door was now the only alternative left to put an end to their suspense , and " the old gentleman at this juncture is said to have expressed himself to the effect that he was prepared for the worst which might happen , thereby implying the general uncertainty connected with the state of mind of his daughter .

      An entrance having been thus effected , the fears previously conceived now stood before them in dread reality , for , horrid to relate , the first object which caught the eye was the lifeless body of the unfortunate woman suspended by the neck from the iron rod which stretches between the lower posts of the bedstead . Medical assistance being promptly called , no means which could be resorted to weie able to restore animation , death having taken place at least two hours previously . We have proceeded thus far in our account of this melancholy affair , and we can anticipate the observations which we imagine will be uttered in regard to ourselves . It has been stated that the tragical occurrence which has just taken place was attributable to an article published in this paper on Friday last ;

      and it the allegation be correct , we beg thus publicly to express our most sincere sorrow and commiseration . The observations therein implied were grounded upon information with respect to the truth ofwhich no doubt could be entertained . Here was a young woman plunged in the most profound depths of that peculiar feeling which is said sometimes to attach universally to the human character . She had seen an individual for whom she had cherished a warm affection ; letters , according to her own account , were said to have passed between the parties , and the gentleman hinted at in her statement of the affair was stated to have professed towards her a warmth of love almost equal to her own . She said that she had received letters from him , that at the

      hour of night when no human eye beheld and no human ear heard , the lady and her sweetheart met together ; that circumstances happened which it were needless that we should here detail , but which , if true , must ever cause the memory of the deed to rankle in the breast of him who was its perpetrator . The day on which the last and final interview took place , the mind of the unhappy woman became agitated to an extreme degree . Her formercalm and innocent behaviour was now converted into frequent and incoherent reprehentions of him who she alleged was her deceiver . She offered up a fervent wish to God that her brother was on the spot , and that to him she

      might confide the terrible burden which pressed upon her heart . The information was conveyed to the individual who now pens these lines , and the article was written , not that it should affect the heart or feelings of the unhappy woman , but that in might either strike to the core the individual whose future peace of mind was so terribly at stake , or cause him to come forward and vindicate his innocence . Thus far and no farther will we at present proceed in this our melancholy duty . It will only be sufficient for us in addition to state that the unhappy woman had been previously confined in a mad-house as a lunatic , and is said on a former occasion to have attempted the crime of self-destruction .

      Extraordinary Case Of Lunacy. One Of The...

      EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF LUNACY . One of the most extraordinary cases which has ever been recorded resulted from a commission of lunacy held on Saturday at the court-house in Wellclose-square , St . George's-in-the-Ea » t , before E . Winslow , Esq ., master in lunacy , and sixteen special jurors , chiefly magistrates of the county , of whom George Tindall , Esq ., was foreman , to inquire as to the state of mind of Miss Sarah Carey , a maiden lady of the advanced age of 83 , described in the commission as of " No , 8 . Cannon-street , St . George ' s , Middlesex , spinster . " The commission , which was unopposed , was taken out by the next of kin , S . J . B . Stunter , Esq ., of Hendon , Mrs . Page , wife of a city merchant , and a Mrs . Vcrrall , of Brinley , the nephew and nieces of the unfortunate lady , who possesses funded property to the amount of about £ 15 , 000 , and house property worth nearly £ 5 , 000 more .

      Mr . Warren addressed the jury to the following effect : —Miss Carey was a maiden lady upwards of eighty-three year * of age , and had resided in Cannonstreet-ioad for the last forty years , chiefly by herself , which would in some degree account for the development of her insanity . She had considerable property ; and as it was believed that large sums were concealed in the house , that circumstance , and her singular mode of life , had attracted much attention . She lived in the most desolate condition , closely shut up , and the windows barricaded , many of which were broken by mischievous boys , die . She was attended by a female named Hammond . It had been found necessary for the police to keep a vigilant watch for her nrotection . as whenever she was seen boys would

      assemble round the house , and call out , " You old witeh of Cannon-street , come out . " Several attempts had been made to break in . About three years since her delusions began , when her mind appeared to have quite given way . She considers she has no money , and buys neither victuals nor clothes . In fact , she lived like a wild animal , and was in a most horrible loathsome condition , insensible to the calls of nature , and altogether of most disgustingly filthy habits . Her house might , indeed , be compared to a pigstye . She kept her food till nearly rotten before she ate it , and was in the habit of hiding food and other articles . A dead cat , nearly putrid , thrown into her area in August , she fancied was a rabbit , and said she would have it cooked . One delusion was that the French

      had landed and taken England , and were marching down the street . She imagined some were enamoured of her , and had sat at her window for six hours with an old cloth roundher head for a turban . She fancied that a publican in the neighbourhood had murdered his wife , buried her in the house , and afterwards married a beautiful girl , whom he had served in the same way ; also that other people had been murdered in Ratcliffe Highway , whose bodies were to be brought and laid out in her house . She mistook the seasons , fancying that snow was on the ground in June , and that morning was evening , & c . She would pick up pieces of glass and dirt in front of her house , and hoard them up . She did not use either knife , fork , or spoon to eat her food , but tore

      it with her hands , and ate like a wild beast . She had a notion that a gentleman had offered her £ 4 , 000 to marry him . She did not appear to know what property she had . As safety was the object of the commission , which , but from motives of delicacy , would have been issued long before , if the facts he had detailed were proved in evidence , the jury , he would submit , could come to no other conclusion than that the poor creature was of unsound mind , and woukUl & ve the satisfaction of knowing that they had been instrumental in shielding her person and property from injury . Elizabeth Hammond , the attendant , Dr . A . J . Sutherland , Mr . Queckett , surgeon , and other witnesses , gave evidence bearing out the statements of the learned counsel , adding that she had not clothes necessary to cover her , aud these were literally

      falling oir . Me objected to dress , and would not wash herself for fear of wasting soap . She had not changed her under-linen twice in twelve months , and her hair had not had a comb pass through it for years , and it was a perfect mat . She occasionall y kept her bed for three or four days without talcing a morsel of food , and during that time no one had been allowed in her house . The jury expressed a desire to go to Miss Carey ' s house , but on their arrival they could not at first gain admission at the street door . This object was at length effected by means of ladders at the back ofthe house , some men entering a back window , and opening the door . A mob of at least one thousand persons had by this time assembled in front ofthe house . So great was the effluvia emitted . » ha , t the windows , were

      Extraordinary Case Of Lunacy. One Of The...

      directed to be all thrown open for ventilation for some time before the jury & c , could be induced to enter . . On proceeding up stairs , her bedroom door was found fastened , which she did not attempt to open , notwithstanding loud and repeated knockings . The door was at length forced , and she was found by the bedside in the most wretched state . ' The room and furniture were most filthy , particularly the bedding , & c , which was very ragged , and her flesh literally begrimed with dirt . The jury appeared satisfied , certainly glad to escape from this wretched place , and on their return to the Court-house found a verdict— " That Sarah Carey waaof unsound mind , and had been so from 1 st October , 1842 . " The jury expressed a desire that immediate steps should be taken to protect the poor creature , which it was intimated would be promptly carried into effect .

      Dreadful Explosion At Liverpool . A Drea...

      DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL . A dreadful explosion of gunpowder took . place on Saturday * evening , at a few minutes after seven o ' clock , in the shop of Mr . Richard Jones , ironmonger , No . 68 , Dale-street , by which Mr . Jones and his shop-boy were seriously injured , and several other persons were hurt . Mr . Jones sold gunpowder by retail , and on Saturday evening a boy went into the shop to purchase a pennyworth . The shop-lad , John Buckstone , for the purpose of serving him , went with a candle to the rear of the shop , where a canister was kept , having three divisions for the different qualities of gunpowder , and which , when full , would contain from 10 to

      lalhs . At the time , however , it tvas not full ; it probably contained about 8 or lOlbs . Buckstone has not related , or is ignorant of , the cause of the accident ; but there is little doubt that either a spark from the candle , or the candle itself , fell into the canister and caused the explosion . In the shop window there was another parcel of powder , of from 15 to 201 bs ., which was speedily ignited ; and the two explosions are said to have resembled , at a distance oi 50 paces , two distinct thunder-claps . The force ofthe explosions was so great as seriously to damage , not only the premises of Mr . Jones , but * others adjoining them ; the shop window was completely shattered— most of the articles exhibited therein were thrown out , and Mr . Jones himself was literally

      blown into the street . Mr . Davies , the shopman , who was standing near to and talking with his employer at the time , is unable to give any satisfactory explanation of the disaster , for , as he was . standing close to the counter , with his face in the direction of the street , it was , of course , impossible for him to see what Buckstone was doing in the roar of the shop . But he describes the circumstances which followed with great minuteness . He says that on hearing the explosion which was terrifically loud , he felt that he was suddenly struck with something on the back part of the head , which has left a mark that he will , probably , take with him to his grave , and which stretched him almost senseless on the floor . Recovering himself as well as he was able , he

      made toward the spot where he heard Buckstone groaning , and , in doing so , he stumbled over the lad who had come in for the pennyworth of powder , -and who was then lying on the floor , lie immediately picked him up and threw him into the street , where lie was caught by one ol the by-standers and removed out of the reach of danger . Wc believe he was very slightly injured . Mr . Davies was then pursuing his way towards Buckstone , when the second explosion took place . Then the whole of the shelves suddenly gave way , the partition-wall which divided the office from the shop foil , and the whole of the shop from back to front was in flames . The fearfully excited state of the young man ' s feelings at this moment it is impossible to

      describe . His first impulse was to rush up the staircase which led from the shop to the first floor , but the burning timbers in that direction forbade the attempt . He then placed his hands over his face and was darting through a dense mass oi smoke and flame between him and the shop-door , when by sonic accident his coat caught against a row offenders , which he pulled down , and this retarded his movements for a moment . How he got into the street we can scarcely tell , but , on reaching it , some persons inthe crowd which had assembled extinguished the flames , which were extending all over him , and conveyed him to the shop of Mr . Howell , surgeon , Dale-street , where the proper remedies were applied to his face , head , and body , which , to seme extent , were rather seriously burned .

      The conduct of Mr . Davies is deserving ot great praise . Though , fortunately , kis injuries are trifling compared with those received by Mr . Jones and Buckstone , yet ho might have escaped almost unhurt if it had not been for his laudable endeavours to save the lives of the two lads ; because , on recovering himself from the fall on the floor , lie might easily have made" his escape into the street . The death of the lad who went in to buy the powder would , in all probability , have ensued but for his timely interference . And this leads us to mention another instance of very praisworthy conduct which was evinced on this occasion by Mr . Westmore , a brazier , in Stanley-street , for he it was who rescued Buckstone from his perilous situation . At the risk of his own

      life bedashed through the thickest ofthe flames , and , notwithstanding ilie injury his hands and face sustained by being exposed to the action of fire , he succeeded in bringing the lad into the street . Almost all the houses to a considerable distance round Mr . Jones ' s were shaken by the explosion , and even the premises of Afr . Daly , baker on the opposite side of Dale-street , were injured . His shop windows was smashed by a coal-scuttle which was carried across the street from Afr . Jones ' s and driven throught the sash . Eight large panes of glass were also broken in the Royal Hotel , and several panes were also broken in the window of Mr . Kearney , bookseller ? and stationer , next door . The Grecian Hotel , and also the spirit-vaults occupied by Mr . Selby , at the corner of Stanley-street , and next door

      to Mr . Jones's on the right , escaped without injury . Not so , however , the houses on the left and at the rear . The house occupied by Mr . Mathias , chandler , and the Parisian boot and shoe warehouse above that , were greatly shaken , and had anumberofpanesof glass smashed . The house in which the explosion took place sustained , of course , the greatest damage . The force ofthe explosion not only burst the shop window , frame ar . d glass , in pieces , but almost entirely gutted the first floor , forced the beams and joists under the first floor and also under the shop from their holdings , and broke nearly every pane of glass in the upper part of the house . The signboard in front of the premises it dislodged ; and , in fact , so completely shook every part of the building from top to bottom as to render it uninhabitable , if not dangerous to pedestrians .

      Mr . Jonesand Buckstonewereimmediately conveyed to the shop of Mr . Potter , surgeon , 76 , Dale-street , where they were examined , and their injuries found to be of an alarming nature . Mr . Jones ' s face presented a very black appearance . The hair of his head was completely burned off , and there was blood issuing from his mouth . His hands were partially denuded of skin , and the skin which had not been burned away might be peeled off without any difficulty . One of his eyes had been closed by the effect of the fire , and on the following day a portion of one

      of his fingers was picked up by Mr . Hewitt from amongst the rubbish in front of the shop . Buckstone was very much burned over the hands , head , and face . His hend was greatly swollen . He had several injuries on the abdomen , and the ignited state of his clothes had burned large patches of skin from various parts of his body . All the remedies which surgical skill could suggest were promptly applied , and then , as the lives of both were considered to be in danger , they were removed to the Northern Hospital . Very faint hopes were entertained of their recovery .

      Besides the injuries to the four persons who were in the shop , several parties who were passing in front of Mr . Jones ' s , at the moment of the explosion , did not escape the effects . A dock-gateman , for instance , received two or three slight cuts about the face and neck from the broken glass which was flying about in all directions . His coat-tails were also set on fire and partially burned . Mr . Hewitt , with two fire-engines and the watercarts , was at the scene in a few minutes after the explosion took place ; so , also was Mr . Dowling and a strong detachment of police . The engines were vigorously worked from the water in the carts , and in the course of an hour the fire was completel y subdued . During this time , however , that the flames were at their height a circumstance occurred which might have caused the destruction of many human beings , Mr . Hewitt entered the shop , and found a cask , covered with a piece of canvas , within about

      two feet of the doorway . The canvas at the time was on fire . Fearing that it might contain some combustible article , he ordered one of his men to remove it out of the way , and put it in one of the watertubs from which the engines were supplied . The man carried it iu its ignited state through the street , which was very much crowded at the time , and threw it into the tub . " Afterwards , when it enme to be examined , it was found to contain about 20 lbs . of gunpowder . On Sunday Mr . Hewitt went over the entire building , and , in the back room of the second story , found eight or nine casks partially filled with the same combustible material . In a closet in the same room he found a large quantity of the same article packed in small cases . The whole , on being mixed together , filled eighteen casks , averaging Tjetween sixteen pounds and eighteen pounds each . In all about two and a half hundred weight of gunpowder was found , and , by directions of Mr .. Dowling , it was immediately sent off to the magazines . Had this immense mass of gunpowder been ignited , the results would have been , in all probability , extensively disastrous both to life and property .

      Death of one of the Sufferers . —Liverpool , Tuesdat . —The boy Buckstone died early on Monday morning . He is a native of Liverpool , and aged fourteen years . Mr . Jones himself , we learn , is going on as favourably as could be expected . He has partiall y recovered his sight , and is in other respects better . We cannot , however , as yet state that he is out of vanger ,

      Collery Exj^Osloni ? Nine Lives Lost And...

      COLLERY EXJ ^ OSlONi ? NINE LIVES LOST AND TEN OTHERS

      , DREADFULLY BURNT . ., Warrington , Nov . 5 . —This morning at fiveo clock , the No . 3 coal-pit , belonging to Messrs . lunar , and Evans , at Haydoek , near Newton , Lancashire , . caught fire , ( by some means at present not known , } ' and a most tremendous explosion took place , which uplifted and carried to a considerable distance the planks fastened at the mouth of the pit . These collieries are at work both night and day ; the night-men had just returned from the pit , and the day men in the act of descending , nineteen " of' whom ' : had gone down when the explosion occurred ; had it hap pened a few . minutes later about twenty more would have shared the samefate as their unfortunate companions . Some were actually hanging , by the rope when it took place . As soon as safety would permit , their | fellowmen went down to explore the full

      extent ot the mischief , and nine dead bodies were found , amongst whom was that of a boy , who was so dreadfully mutilated that they were under the necessity of putting him in a sack in order to get him up . Ten men were got up alive , but all so seriously burnt , that not the least hopes are entertained of their recovery , except one , who seems to have been more fortunate than the rest . These most unfortunate men are nearly all married , and have left , most of them , large families to lament , and . it is to be feared ? grievously suffer , this their sudden , unexpected , and to them irretrievable loss . The inquest will take place at Ilaydock to-morrow . Since writing the above I have been informed of an accident by gunpowder to a boy in this town , who , having some in his hand , it ignited , and he is so seriously burnt that his life is despaired of .

      The Ten Hours' Bill. Wc Are Glad To See ...

      THE TEN HOURS' BILL . Wc are glad to see that the operatives employed in the factories of Lancashire , "Xoikshire , and Scotland , are again on the alert , and resolved , at whatever cost to themselves , to prosecute their demands fora Ten Hours' Bill . On Saturday night last , one of the most important meetings ever held , took place in Manchester , to determine what steps should be adopted , to promote the measure in the next sessions of Parliament . It appears from the tyne of the several speakers at the meeting , and Iho determination manifested , that whatever maybe the intention of masters , the workmen are resolved never to relax in their efforts until they are crowned with success . The meeting was held in a school-room in Great Ancoats-strect , and subsequently adjourned to the house of Mr . William Fair , Woodman ' s Hut Inn . There were thirty-live delegates present .

      Air . John Fento ::, jun ., of Bury , was called to the chair . He briefly oncned the proceedin g * , and congratulated the meeting on the good feeling which now prevailed between employers and employed , in consequence of which they were enabled to hold their meetings on the Saturdays instead ofthe Sundays , as heretofore , tho fact beintc that they could now get off work to attend such meetings . Mr .-Amos Wilson said that lie was glad to observe that the workers in factories were determined once move to make an effort to emancipate the children , and that they had commenced the work in good earnest at so early a period before the meeting of Parliament . Heretofore thev had delayed until the

      house had met , and then the whole was haste and conf usioih 1 feconcluded Ills observations by moving the following resolution , which was seconded by the delegate from the fine spinners of Manchester and unanimously adopted . " That this meeting of delegates from the various manufacturing towns in Lancashire , are move than ever convinced of the necessity of limiting the hours of factory labour to ten hours a day , for five days ofthe week , and eight on . the Saturdiiy , and that its necessity is daily increasing , owing to the increased speed ofthe machinery which now requires much more bodily and mental exertion , than at any former period ofthe history of the cotton manufacture . "

      The Chairman of the Lancashire Central Shorttime Committee then submitted their plans for carrying on the agitation , which were put in the form of six propositions . "First , that a fund of £ 500 be forthwith raised ; second , that offices be taken in Manchester , to which all correspondence should be addressed ; third , that a permanent secretary should be appointed to conduct the business ; fourth , that petitions be sent to parliament from every mill in the kingdom ; fifth , that petitions be procured from the clergy and medical profession in cacii town , and in every case , where practicable , headed by the dean , vicar , or bishop , as the case may be ; sixth , that petitions be procured from as many mill-owners as possible in favour of an abridgment of the hours of factory

      labour , and that memorials be sent to the agricultural members , praying them not to prevent thenianufac- ' tuving members from improving the condition of their own workpeople . " The committee was induced to petition agricultural members , because they found that in the great division in March , 1844 , when the ten hours principle was three times carried , there were twenty-three members represent ing the manufacturing districts , who voted in favour of ten hours , and but ten against it ; therefore , it was the members representing agricultural districts , on the subsequent division , when ministers threatened to resign , that prevented the passing of the bill . The delegates would see , by the plans now submitted , that considerable cxpence and labour would

      be incurred m accomplishing the fulfilment ot them . He therefore asked them to give their assistance , because on them depended the failure or success of the undertaking . The committee bad no hesitation in recommencing the agitation , for heretofore the whole of their proceedings had been conducted without violence of any kind . One of the delegates from Preston , moved the second resolution . He was glad to find that the Central Committee and the associations generally , were so determined as they now were , to persevere in their determination to carry the Ten Hours Bill . He moved the second resolution— " That the plan now submitted to the meeting by the Central Short Time Committee be adopted , and that the necessary funds be forthwith raised to cany it into execution , and that they be authorised immediately to take offices , and appoint a secretary to perform the increased

      duties which must necessarily devolve upon them , " The resolution wag seconded by the Manchester delegates and carried unanimously . The Chairman of the Central Committee said , that the plans which he had submitted having received the unanimous consent ofthe delegates , he had nothing more to lay before them , further than to say , that , at whatever inconvenience to themselves , the committee would never relax in their exertion till the ; Ten Hours' Bill was carried . He thanked them most heartily on the part of the committee for the course they had adopted to enable them to carry out their plans . The delegate from Bolton moved , — "That the best thanks of this meeting of delegates are due , and are hereby given , to the Lancashire Central ShortTime Committee for their praiseworthy exertions on all occasions , when basely calumniated and most grossly villified , to procure a good and efficient Ten Hours ' Bill .

      The resolution was seconded by the Preston delegates and carried with cheers . Thanks were also voted to Lord Ashley , John Fielden , Esq ., M . P ., and others , after which the meeting seperated at eleven o'clock ,

      Cfcartfet Sntelkjpmfe

      Cfcartfet SntelKjpmfe

      Warwick. The Members Of The Chartist Co-...

      WARWICK . The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society in this place , though few , are all of the right sort , and are unanimous in opinioi .: —First , that the society should be enrolled according to the suggestion of counsel . Second , that the plan of giving the priority of claim to allotments to the holders of the first shares paid up , is much preferable to any lottery scheme , as it would not only insure the immediate command of sufficient capital to commence operations with , but would prevent any disappointment , and ultimately prove more advantageous and satisfactory to the society at large . Third , that the plan suggested of mortgaging any property that may be purchased , and disposed of in allotments , is preferable to selling , as there is no doubt but many of the shareholders can find means to purchase their own allotments from the society .

      PLYMOUTH . Mr . Clark lectured on the subject of the Land in the Mechanics' Institution , on Monday last , and again on the evening of Tuesday . The meetings were numerously attended , and Mr . Clark ' s lectures cannot fail to be productive of great good .

      ROUEN ( FRANCE ) . Progress of the Lasd Plan . —The following is an extract from a letter received in London on Friday morning ( Nov . fth ) , accompanying a Post-office order for the Land Fund : — " What will the enemies of the Land Scheme think now ? Little did they think of ever the Society being in so flourishing a condition . In the town of Rouen alone we have now twenty-five members , eight of them have taken two shares each , including the money now , we have paid altogether JE 81 8 s . lOJd . I lectured last night

      and had the satisfaction of disposing of three shares , the whole amount paid np at once . We have twentyone out of our number paid up . I trust we shall still continue to increase . I also took two orders for the Star , cash in advance . I feel confident that if the Society had been in existence here twelve or fifteen months since there would have been more than £ 500 subscribed in Rouen . The railway is now nearly finished , and , as a matter of course , men are leaving . But we must not grumble , but still go on in the good work of redemption .

      Dbeabpul Moniaun From Measles.—Upwards Of Forty Children Have Been Interred In The Church-

      Dbeabpul MoniAun from Measles . —Upwards of forty children have been interred in the church-

      Yard At Middlesborough Within The Last S...

      yard at Middlesborough within the last seven weeks , and nearly all of them have died from having caught cold whilst sufiering from measles . — urham Cftrwitfe .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 8, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08111845/page/5/