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CO-OPERATlYE LAND SOCIETY. I hereby direct that all monies navable ' to me. ns treasurer
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Fire os Walworth Common.—On Sunday night...
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> THE CROPS , AND THEIR YIELD . This question is one which all are deeply interested in . It is now confessed on all hands that we have lut just escaped a threatened famine . Those who wre '' holding out" that '' therewas not much to fear , " even when we had week-after week of cold and soaking rain , now admife'that the prospect was frightful ; and that the last tujffee weeks of comparative fine weather has alone saved-the crops from nttaruui . / It Iras then their cue to "blow hot , " because the reality was calculated to play " old Harry" on 'Change , where consols and snares went
ap and down with every gleam of sunshine and every day of wet . Awful "long-visages" were beginning io show themselves in the " speculating market ; " and therefore the truth-tailing presa , disguised the truth , and cried " peace * ' when there was every probability ' ofthat most terrific and most unappeasable ofallwars— ifieuiarofihebelly ! Now thatthemost imminent danger is passed , these same " best possible public instructors" "blovt ^ gold ; " tell ns that we bave but just escaped actual famine ; that the danger was most appalling ; and that " it was all owing to that barbarous enactment—tie Corn Law !" And thus the people are played with .
The fact is , that we hare escaped , and but just escaped , a most awful calamity . Another fortnight of such weather as we bad in tbe beginning of August would bave ruined the main of the crops . This bad weather was not caused by the Corn Law ; nor would a repeal of that law have bad any influence in securing us sunny days . From all that can be gathered it would seem that most of foreign nations will have com little enough for themselves ; and bad our perts been as " free and open " as the most thoroughgoing free-trader could desire , the-suppl y of foreign torn , intheeventof our own harvest failing as threat * ened , would bave been inadequate to our wants ; whilst we should have received a most terrible lesson of the advantages derived from " depekdbnce on yoRKiosEss J" They would have had every inducement to withhold ; and would have withheld , till we paid famine price I "
; It is a ! very well for the free-traders to draw reasons for their crotchet from everysouree ; and heaven fcaoCia they are not over nice where ihey get them , so that they can cheat the understanding of tbe gulls they appeal to . Dr . Bowsing onre "exclaimed that "Free-trade was Jesus Cueist—and Jesus . Chbist ijas free-trade : " and he would the next moment have asserted that "free-trade was the Devil—and ¦ fee Devhi vras / n & trauV' if he had thought that such an assertion would have tickled bis hearers more than the other . Ent amidst all this " babble of
words about free-trade , and about a "law to secure a short supply of food , " the people-will at once see the dictates of common sense on the matter ; which are , that , Corn-law orno Corn-law , fair trade ojfreetrade , it is our dvcty _ 13 raiseour own food AT HOME , and xsocon of it in ordinary seasons to make up for deficiencies of supply in bad seasons . This we can do by applying capital and labour to the soil , under such conditions as give SECURITY OF TENURE ; and until we do this we shall never be safe , bat beTat the mercy of those who will be sure to WITHHOLD when we most need their aid . Respecting our present prospects , the MarJc-Lane Express of Monday says : — .
The weather , though cold and dull , has been dry diiriiis the greaterpartof the Treek ; and in those districts where the grain was previously ripe , there has been no interruption to cutting and carrying ; steady progress has therefore been made with harvest operations in all the southern counties , and a considerable proportion of the corn has been safel y deposited in the rick yards . Iu the snore backward parts of tlie kingdom the - want of liot sunshine has been seriously felt ¦ and , unless we have greater warmth , it is doubtful uHtether some of the late crops jtHI ever arrive at maturity . Wherever thrashing has been commenced the peopuce of "Wheat is foum > to fail
shoet of expectation ; and besides the complaints on this subject , the accounts oftlte quality arelOewise , we are sorry to say , of a few satisfa-Xory ehartKter th :. n we VXTC hrduced to hope might have proved the case . The weightper bushel , which is generally a good criterion for judging of the quality , is certainly from 2 to SB ) , per bnshel less this than last year ; many of the samples brought forward at themarketsin the agricultural districts have not weighed more than 59 to 60 ! bs ., * and instances of 56 to SSlbs . are by no means rare . In addition t o the actual loss from this cause , there trill most prt & aU y leafurtlierdeftrisncy , in consequence if ihe faVing off in meal from , a given , quantity of Wheat ; and , on the whole , it is to be apprehended ihat THE
YIELD "WILL BE DECIDEDLY BELOW THAT OF TJSUA 1 AVERAGE TEARS . At present we bave not sufficient daia to form an estimate of the extent of the deficiucy- but we are , under all circumstances , inclined to think it will ultimately be foun I to be rather important Uven from those counties from whence least has been heard of the defect in the ear , tlie reports have , since harresthas been proceeded with , become unfavourable . In Scotland the weaUier seems to have been of a simi
lar character to that experienced here , viz ., tolerably dry , "butcold . In tbemostfoj-warddisirictsreapingbasbeen pretty generally commenced , but farther north much cornV . IIl not he fit to cut till quite the end of the month . Trom Ireland the accounts are stf " - on tho whole iaTonrnble In respect to the weather and the crops . Xew "Wheat , Barley , and Oais had been brought forward at ali the principal markets in the southern portions of the island , mostly of fair quality , and In tolerable condition .
In addition to this , it has to 1-3 stated , that the accounts of the disease in potatoes multiply on every band . It seems to hare extended itself throughout Europe . The Journal of Commerce would make it appear that on most parts of the Continent the crop is almost an entire failure . It says : — We have already referred to tlie disastrous results o ihe potato crops in France and Belgium ; and the following extract of a letter from Amsterdam gives some interesting intelligence on the same subject : — " The calamity with regard to our potato crop is increasing ; and we are sure that onl y one-third of the usual quantity of an arerase crop will be lie for consumption . Vfliea it -was -pzrceivod thai the winter potatoes were suffering , a good many lamiiies laid in a small stock of summer potatoes , which the farmers guaranteed as being sound
and fit to be kept for sis or ten months ; but although these potatoes w . trein excellent concViion when delivered , they could not be iept for eight or ten days . The summer potatoes trill last ns till November and December . The winter potatoes in the fields arc in a most dep lorable condition . Some hopes were entertained that the potatoes in the Downs , bMween tlie Hague and Haarlem , were safe ; but , unfortunately , we had accounts yesterday that they suffer iu the same manner , and turn rotten . We are at a loss to say where *« g « t potatoes fiom , as the same calamltv is spreading in the neighbouring countries —Belgium , France , England , / md ihe Jforth of Germany . Xone have yet been able to discover the actual cause of the sickness . Some say it i ? a poisonous mildew ; others think that the potatoes g- "ew too fast in June or July . "
In our country , this uuaccountaMe " rot" is found to be Teiy prevalent : so much so that the agricultural chemists are devising means if possible to counteract the disease ; or where that cannot be done , to save for use the only portion of the " damnableroot , " as Coubett called it —( andwith the use to which it has been put in Ireland , he was more than justified in so designating it)—which is nutrition—the starch ; and which it seems is not affiled . To effect the brat object ; to counteract the
disease it ? e " : f , it is recommended that 1 cwt . of chloride of lime inked with 3 cwt ' . of salt , should be app lied to the affected ciop , per acre , either by brewing it around ibe plant , and immediately covering it in— or , if the weather be dry , in the shape of liquid , raising 1 lb . of the mixture to every gallon of water . The mode cf making the most of the crop , where the disease cannot be stayed , is fully explained in the following letter , by Mr . Heuapath , the eminent chemist of Bristol : —
Sir , —lly attention has been given to the disease which bas shewn itself so extensively amongst tl-. e growing potatoes . I find , in almos ; every instance , that the epidermis of the stalk below tbe surface of the ground isiaore or less in a state ofd = cay , ofiea disintegrated , and completely rotten ; the leaves and branches accord with the state of that part of the sialh below tbe ground . The tuber , haisaih the outer skin , is first spotted brown ( like a bruised apple ); these spots extend and penetrate towards the centre , quite changing the nature of the potatoe . 21 iO £ e near tiie surface are most injured ; in some cases
the lowest on the root are not at ail affected , while the Bjiaer ones are useless . I sdiaald thercforij expect that the longer the crop remains in the land , the greater the injury will be . It seems , from the microscopic appearances that the starch escapes injury for a long time after the skin and cellular parts are gone ; and as the whole of the nutritive powers of the potatoe reside in the starch , I should recommend iliat wherever the . disease 3 . 2 s shewn itself to any extent * li « crop should bo dug wl : a ; hcri « pe or nor , and ike statc ' u extracted by the f-jiiottiag simj'Ie prosess— - ¦'
After w «? Hng isa roots , l ? t { -urn bp rasped fme and lhrnwii :: ;!« afcrge tub or o : ii = r vst : ; i .-o-. ir a ceusider-Ebb I' ^ anJtr o . " v . dier , 2 nd :: Al ^ i-rui-i s . v . 1 rub tha pulp
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with the hands ; all the starch or fecula will , from its great weight , fall to the bottom , while the skin and fibrous matter will be cleared away by the water ; warh the starch ruth one or two more waters , allowing it to fall after each washing ; spread it upon cloths hi a wann room to dry—in this way about 2 fl or 21 lbs , will he Ob . talned from every looibs . of poiatoes , and it contains as much nourishment as the original roots ; it will keep any length of time , and might be used with flour to make bread , pies , puddmgs , & c as well as farinaceous spoonmeat . This is much better than throwing away the diseased roots and will furnish food for tens of thousands wac mi ght otherwise want it . Wilmam Hebapath .
Co-Operatlye Land Society. I Hereby Direct That All Monies Navable ' To Me. Ns Treasurer
CO-OPERATlYE LAND SOCIETY . I hereby direct that all monies navable ' to me . ns treasurer
to the Chartist Co-operative Land Fund , must be transmitted as follows ' : —Eith ' erby Bank order 01 Tost-Office order , to the " . care of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., 340 Strand , London ?_ and payable to me , " W . P . Roberts . " That is , that my signature shall be required to each , order . . This direction is plain . For instance , say that Edward Hobson , of Ashton , has £ 10 to transmit ; be is to transmit the same to Mr . O'Connor , by Bank letter or Post-office order , made payable to W , r , ~ Roberts . That order I can sign when I ; go to London , or when a parcel of them are sent tome . The two only things required to secure the triumph of Labour ' s ba t tle are union among the working classes , and undeviating
honesty and punctuality on the part of those who have the management of their affairs . I therefore adopt . this plan , that we may have upon each other as many salutary checks as possible . This is advisable , as much ' for our own mutual satisfaction , as for the satisfaction of the subscribers / I therefore request that these plain and simple instructions may be punctually attended to ' in aU cases . " To save additional postage , each letter containing a money order , may also contain a list of the respective sums , and all other information necessary for the general secretary , Mr . "Wheeler , to have ; which letter Mr . O'Connor will duly forward to him . This done , there can be no puzzle about the accounts . "' -v "¦ - / W . P . Roberts , Treasurer , All orders should be made payable at 180 , Strand , London . —W . P . R . -
[ The above mode , has been adopted at ray suggestion , in consequence of the endless trouble I have had , owing to some parties sending me Post-office orders payable to my order ; and some to Mr . Koberts * order . Obseivauce of the above very simple rule will" insure uniformity , satisfaction , and protection . There is a difficulty at the branch Post-offices about getting monies , when the orders are not signed b y the persons to whom they are made payable . FEARflCS O'COHNOB . l
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A Constantkcadeb, Halifax.—Mr. Cooper's ...
A ConstantKcadeb , Halifax . —Mr . Cooper ' s "Hebrew ¦ Guide" is not yet published . It will be no doubt some day , -when the price will be announced . W . JESHisc ' s , HoLBoas . — We cannot answer his query ; but think it likely that the answer returned him by the American Consul will be correct . His best way of satisfying himself will be to cause inquiries to be made in America itself . Has he no friend there he could ¦ write to i ' " - " ' -- ; . A Heguiar Sdbscbtbeb , Stockport . —The best way wonld be for the party to return , and obtain possession of all the clothing that is hercw . i . ' * As Englishman ' . —We must decline to publish his ' letter . He has not furnished us with his name , nor afforded us any means of ascertaining that lie is privy to the " authenticits" of the documents quoted by a
"Polish Democrat" against Major Beniowski . The "Polish Democrat" did not so act . He at once gave his name ; and he moreover referred us to a distinguished foreigner , whose name and patriotism is kcown over all tbe civilised world , to whom tbe article had been shewn , and who was cognizant of the facts therein set forth , and averred their truth . Independent of this , there are speculations started by "An Englishman" in his letter , relative to the propriety of "foreigners" aiding Englishmen in their efforts to "bring ' about a new order of things , " which might lead to much misapprehension , and be productive of mischief . This , therefore , would decide us not to publish the letter , even had the writer given his name . "We thank "An Englishman" for pointing our attention to the articles in the two publications he names .
Henby Helliweix , Todjiobden , should have had more sense than to bet on a matter of business that did not belong to him : and he should have had less impudence than to ask us to make him out a " balance sheet" in a matter with which he is not in the slightest concerned , according to his own statement ; only that be wants to settle who ought . to pay "glasses round . " "We can tell him for his comfort , that he has to pay ; though the matter was nos as liisantagonist stated . Still he was nearer the truth than Henry Helliwell . F . Goodfellow , STODBBitiDGE . —In the Annual Finance Accounts for the year 1814 , ending Jan . 5 , " 164 . 8 , ^ 1110 amount of duties paid on glass , with the amount . pf drawbacks , is set forth as follows : — ^ CLASS UOTIES .
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Gross receipt Drawbacks . If et produce . England . 785 , 863 17 S / 2-10 , C 0 G , 23 S , ; - . Scotland .. 54 , 714 19 , « 6 ' 05 . 155 The amount of exported '' glass of all sorts' ^ is set forth in the same returns as ; follows : — . ' . . - OFFIC 1 AT . VALUE . " 1842 . ; 18 i 3 . ~ _ 1814 . T 154 , Sto - " - - - 153 , 967 .- - ¦ - ' " 1 S" 3 , 151 ~ r EEAIj TAr . OE . + - ~~ T 842 ^ : 1 S 13 . j , - 1 S 14 . 308 , 064 - " ¦< 339 , 189 j » -SSS . Cat \ _
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The particulars as to "cut glass" and "plain glass " are not set forth . Perhaps he could find these in the " Annual Returns relative to Tsade and Navigation . " Jacob Tbdsti ' s third letter next week . Hugh" Ransom , Bokodcit , nil ! see that his letter is unnecessary—Mr . Ratcliffe having replied for himself . "We sha ! look over his letter again , and if there is any point ( Uscussea , other than those contained in Mr . Ratcliffe ' s communication , the public shall have the benefit of it . W . S ., Belfast . —Wfe hare not yet had time to read his communication . There is little doubt but that it will appear : for we wish the question to be thoroughly
discussed , convinced that it is one of surpassing interest to tbe members of the Odd Fellows * Institu . ion , totall y independenf of the quarrels of the men pitted against each other . It is manifest that tlie Society contains within its constitution the seeds of disease and death - , and until those are rooted out , the Society will never know TanE 1 IFE . It shall not be our fau't if the members do not see tlie way in which they can do this : it wi !! rest with thsmselros whether they follow it or not . This we shall do , totally irrespective of persons : for in the Order we may say that we know nobody—and will know nobod y , only by their acts . If the members will only act in the same spirit , ami eschew all partisanship , they will soon set themselves right , and make themselves and their Order a pallcrn ot management and
system . Jons "Wabd , Babnslev , writes to correct the report of a meeting held in that town a short time ajro , and reported in last Saturday ' s Star . It was there set forth tnat the meeting was a crowded one ; whereas he says the room was not a quarter full . We know not who sent us that report , but have no doubt the statement was inserted as sent . We wish those who do forward reports of meetings to state facts , only facts . Let us have the truth : for untruth , however it may deceive at first , will be discovered in the end , and tell wofully
agamst tnose who use it , Jens Wabd , Babnslev . —The resolution come to by the members of the land Society is premature ; for the Directors have not yet classified the members into districts t ( t elect reprasenfc'tives . They have not even yet got Vic returns to enable them to do this . AH in good time . Hene y Kitchik , Pestosville . —We don't remember the name , but probabl y did . We remember having received two , asking a silly question nbouffho circt'lation of the Star , which we did not think ir worth while io notice , as almost every naniber or the Stzr contains the means for every one to satisfy himself on the point ¦ the writer troubled us on . Wo have not those letters at hand to look at tlie nam ? : but if they were Mr . Jvitthini , he now has his answer : if they were not , he ^ aust specif y more particularly .
Receipts Of The Chartist Co-Operative La...
RECEIPTS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . IEB . MR . O ' COXXOH . . Ss . d . Manchester , per J . Murray 30 0 0 Halifax , per O . M . Smith .. .. •* .. .. 50 a Salford , per J . Ramsden .. . « - - — I J ^ Alexandria , per J . M'lntire .. ... .. 1 . I & « Marple , per J < . W . H .. M - 1 M . <¦ ' John Masey , Littleboroiigh .. ' " „ James Coup , ... ditto .. •¦ ' . <> * ° David Parry , Dowlats .. .. . ° •> 6 James Xicholas , ditto .. » •• .., 096 Rochdale , per E . Mitchell .. •• £ ° « Norwich , per J . Hurry .. •• " - { J Stockport , per T . Woodhonse .. « - - - . « y Derby , per IVm . Crabtree . .. ' •• 114 1 Pl ymouth , per E Robertson .. •• - J 0 Leeds , per W . Brook ? " 0 Burnley , per J . Gray .. .. » •• *» JJ „ Barnsley . perJ . Ward ; ° ° Preston JBrown •¦ " J"
, per . .. .. ,, Liverpool , per J . Arnold .. .. »' 1 ^ " Warrington , per Seth Travers .. .. 0 IS 0 Huddersfield , per J . Stead .. .. .. 10 0 o Oldham . ' perW . Ilanier .. .. » . * 1 ° ° Bradford , per J . ^ lldirson .. •• •• " .. Sowcrby Longmvd , per J . Wilson .. ° J ° j * Pershore , per W . Conn .. .. .. - " S - o Boulogne , per J Oram .. .. .. . 2 j" - Artichoke localitv , Ih-ishton . per vr . Flo ' . vc-r .. . 1 L . (* Wallace Kussel l . Kose " Hill , Iiaraiony .. 0 lfl 1 . 4 Ashtun-under-Lyne , ;; er E . Bojsoii '« - - - ( ' Blackburn , l'er O . Xeivtoii ?< ™ .... fisoVsas Sutton , Stratford ' .. ' .. '" ' . * 0 13 4 Joha Snltoii , " « ii : to .. .. .. .. O 18 * Tho ^ sF- 'ustSuttO ! :, ditto 0 13 i
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. _ ' ' ria'taNEB-iifSLeBETARY , ' " : :: ' " T ¦ ' "'^ C ; INSTALMENTS . .. Xi « -i '» --- ' ¦ " : - - V - ¦ ¦ ¦••¦ ' ; ' * " - -- € «• d . - ; . - ; . .. xitar'Jiiiii :: ; - ! i-i-. ' - « ' « ,--tI ,-i Wbittlngtono ! Cat 0 13 -6 .. Exeter .. » k ... .. 0 6- 8 Cgtoe ,. per Watson . 0 13 4 Thomas Day ; . .. 0-1 ^ 4 Sudbury .... „ 013 4 Mr . Pattenden .. 0 1 4 . ¦ ; --. ; . . ' - . . SHAKES . .-. - ' .,.: ... ; ... m z 3 " - " ! 12 0 Lower Warley .. 119 4 au stev " " 5 ° ° Heading „ .. ,. 115 U Sheffield ^ .. .. - .. o 311 Wigan .. .. .. .. 2 Q o Greenwich .. -.. .. .. 2 0 0 Tiverton .. .. .. 2 0 0 Whittmgton & Cat 4 5 0 Mr . W . Walker .. 0 2 0 James Goiasm ' rtb .. 0 2 0 Mr . Lattison .. .. o l 0 Mr . D- ctaon ,.. .. 020 Mr . Whelan .. .. 0 10 Mr . J . Wyatt .. .. 0 . 1 0 CASDS AND BDXES . Barnley ...... o 1 4 'Mossley .. ... .. o 5 4 Preston . ...... 0 1 4 Ashton-under-Lyne 0 3 4 Oswaldtwistle ¦ - ' -.. . 0 -6 2 Manchester .... 0 2 8 Bolton .. ...... o i lo . Thomas aI artis Wheeieb , Secretary .
NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . exicotive . rER MB . O ' CONNOR . Dudley , per John Dunn .. .. .. .. o 5 0 Plymouth , per J . Rogers .. .. . ; .. 0 10 0 FEB GENERAL SECRETABY , . ...... suBscBiriioNs . Mary lebone .... o 3 0 Sheffield .. .... 1 o 0 Westminster .. ... 0 .. 8 0 Sowerb y ( omitted ) 0 4 8 Whittmgton & Cat 0 1 6 Thomas Miller .. 022
DIXON FOND . I > EB MB . o ' CONNOB . Mr . 6 . Lovett , Notting-hill .. .. .. o 1 0 C . Segrave , Croydon .. „ . „ . „ 0 1 0 David Pnrrj , Dowlais .. ., .. .. 0 0 6 James Nicholas , ditto .. .. .. .. 0 0 6 DavidEdie , K . iucaple .. .. ¦• „ ., o 1 C FEB GENEBAL SECBEXABT . Thos . M . Wheeler 0 2 6 Sheffield , W . HolmesO 0 6 Sheffield , G . GoddardO 1 0 Do ., J . Murray .. 0 0 6 Do . iA , BirkensUaw 0 0 6 j Thomas Martin Wheelsb . - Westminsteb . —A public meeting will be held on Sunday evening , at . the Parthenium , St . Alartin ' s-lane , to audit the quarter ' s accounts of that branch of the Land Society . - • •
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Fire Os Walworth Common.—On Sunday Night...
Fire os Walworth Common . —On Sunday night , shortly after ten o ' clock , a lire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . Grogan , oil-cloth manufacturer and japanner , carrying on business in Princesplace , Walwortli-common . It originated , from some cause unknown , in about the centre of the manufactory , a building bettveen 50 and 60 feet long , and which was filled with goods , some finished and others partly so . Owing to the very inflammable nature of the stock , - the flames broke through the roof of the building with great fury , and for some time ' the neighbourhood was illuminated . Tho light caused a general turn-out of the engines , and those from Southwark-bridge-road , Waterloo-road , and the West
of-England stations , with one fromi Chandos-street , arrived . at the scene within five minutes of each other ; these were followed by others belonging to the Brigade and the County-office . By that time , however , the entire building wrs on fire from end to end , and strong apprehensions were entertained for the safety of the surrounding habitations . Tho different neighbours , from , the first ' alarm , exerted themselves to the utmost in removing everything near the manufactory of a combustible character , and the water being abundantly supplied , one enghe was set to work , arid the flames were entirely extinguished before twelve o ' clock , not , however ^ until the building was razed to the ground , and the valuable stock destroyed ,
Fatal Accident on the South Eastern Rahway . —An accident , involving loss of life , happened on Monday morning in the Archcliffe Tunnel on the South Eastern Railway , a short distance from th Dover terminus . Ohe ' of thepoii . ers , named John Dill , whoso particular ; dutywas . to assistin removing trucks , engines , < fcc , in ibe vicinity . of the terminus , was directed to move an Engine down" the line to the shedding near the Archcliffe Tunnel . The'boor fellow promptly proceeded with the order ; but on the engine passing through the tunnel he imprudently jumped on'ike step , and was literall y jammed against tho wa ^ l . On the engine emerging from the tunnel tbe unfortunate creature was discovered quite dead , having evidently been k : ' ' cd instantaneously .
jjatal Railway Accidsnt . —An accident took place on the Edinburg h and Glasgow Railway on Thursday niorruHg about one o ' clock , which was attended with the death of George Macklin , one of tbe guards . It appears that Macklhi has I ' . 'en employed on the line for only four months , and in accordance with a custom which provides tbat all hew guards la appoiited to the charge of luggage trains " as an initiatory step , lie bad charge ofa train of this kind which Jeff Glasgow at eleven o clock ou Wednesday night . The train reached Linlithgow in safety , where one of the trucks was to be left , and for the sake of convenience it'was the last in the train . It was in connection
with this particular truck that Macldin lost his IH ' e , . but as no person saw tbe accident , tbe particulars of iticannot be given with certainty . From the position , however , in which the bod y was found , it is suoposed to have-occurred as follows : —Before the tram had been fully stopped he had swung himself on the buffers of the second last truck in order to save himself the trouble of running forward and uncoup ling the last one at the proper time ; and while in this situation , he had fallen down on the rail , and immediately the remaining trucfrpassed over his body . The unfortunate man was quite unable to speak , and died in about a quarter of an hour afterwards . — Scotsman .- -
AcciOEiJT 05 the Brighton Railway . —On Monday morning , as the seven o ' clock mhed' train from Brighton was approaching the Clayton Tunnel slowly , in consequence of the slippery state of the rails from tliefo ^ , a pilot engine proceeded to its usual station at Horley , came up with the train , and struck the last eairiago , . a third cities- which was unhooked from the train . The passengers in that carriage suffered a severe shock , and many of them jumped out ; in so doing , iMr . Neale , of Fleet-street , printer , was cut in the foot , and others sustained some bruises , amongst whom was a lad y , of Clapham . No injury accrued to tlie engine or carriage . Tlio train was immediately stopped , and tlie carriage re-att- ' jhed , and all the passengers , excepting a lady and gentleman , who , wc believe , from alarm and riot from injury , returned to Brighton , were brought forward to " their respective destinations in safety .
The late Fatal Affray at CnARLios . —On Tuesday afternoon Mr . J . Payne resumed aii inquit . » in the board-room of St . Thomas ' s Hospital , respecting the death of John Goodhue , aged forty-five yeaia , late head gurdener to John Saunders , Esq ., of Charlton , Kent . On the night of tlie 4 th of June Mr . Saunders gave a grand entertainment to a select circle of bis ii-iends . The deceased was standing in front of the mansion giving directions to the various coachmen . About half-past-ten the carriage belonging to Major Cuppage arrived to take up the family . The deceased had an altercation with the footman ( William Green ) respecting the cai . 'iagc being driven ttcross the lawn , which was contrary to the rcgulr
tions . "Ultimately they began fighting , and in tho first round the deceased was thrown heavily to the ground , arid before he could get up Green kicked him in the groin . The deceased was taken to the lodge , where ho vomited blood , and the following day was taken to the above hospital , where ho died on Wednesday , the 27 th ult . The medical testimony fully proved . that the deceased had not died from violence , but from long existing disease of the liver anil spleen . The deputy coroner went through the whole of the evidence , and remarked at great length on the various points of the case , after which the jury returned a verdict that deceased " Died from natural causes . "
Heroic Conduct on a Railway . —On Thursday week last one of the most providential escapes , as regards human life , occurred on the railway connected with Bishop Wearmouth ironworks , " that has ever been recorded , although accompanied b y a most fearful and calamitous accident to the individual who risked his life to prevent the sacrifice of at least two , if not more persons . The ironworks in question extend over a vast extent of country , and , for the purpose ofa speedy transit from one part to tho other , railways have , been established , one of which is formed on an inclined plane , down which the heavily laden waggons are propelled at a fearful rate . On the morning of the above day , while one of the train of waggons was passing dowu , two very old women , each" being nearly severity years of age , labouring under defective shrht as ' wcll as hearing " , got on the
line . A few seconds more , they must both have been inevitably crushed to death . Their perilous situation was , however , witnessed , by Mr . David Holsgrove , the overlooker of the work ? , who m an instant dashed toward and seized the two females , whom he threw off the line , and out of the way of danger "Unfortunately the engine at this moment came up , which knocked . Mr . Holsgrove down , and he was picked up " as ; dead . He was instantly conveved to one of the bu ' ildings . in the vicinity , and medical aid was sent" for , when , upon examination , it was discovered that . he had sustained several contusions about the head , that both his arms were broken in two places , aud . also one of his legs , besides other injuries about the body . ' It is supposed that some part of tho train must have gone over his limbs . Although so severely and dangerously injured , hones are entertained of his recovery . The two females
escaped without the slightest lrjury . Singular ' Death!—Oii Friday ' afternoon week a man named David BoHison / about 27 years ot age , b y trade a butcher , llvingm ' Bfbok-streer , ( JJaptoiigatc , ' was engaged ia :. carrying a . young calf to the slaughterhouse ; arid whii'st proceeding along u'ltu tho animal upon his shoulderej it : suddenly turned its head round , and caught his throat with its teeth , and did not release its hold iin'il' the ' unfortunate man waa strangled . ' ; He was -conveyed Koine , aiid a surgeon immediately tried evcvY means to restore hnn , but to no effect .. The " suddehness ' -bf the attack caused tho unfortunate "riian to fall to ilie . groiuici , and having hold of the animal ' s feet' v .-ith . bolli hands , prevented hini ' oxti'ifatinc himself from his antagonist .
Fire Os Walworth Common.—On Sunday Night...
broke out at ^ f ^ Oii ; Sunday night last a fire SS" 5 ^ ° ^ ' in tKe now street lea ding to x , ewoury , whlP h j Spitoofnll the exertions of the inliaoitan . es Continued to burn all night , and totally destroyed six Jiouaesi So rapid was the progress of tho H ™ - tnat some of the families escaped in their night afOthes / and were glad to save their lives , having no opportunity ' -td ' - save anything else . The poor sufferers appeared in a miserable plight , as many as twenty of them having neither clothing , homes , nor furniture , and no money wherewith to purchase any . Not one of them was insured . It is not known how the fire originated , but most likely fromike overheat-! , ig ofa flue .
Curious Cask . — At the Middlesex sessions , on Tuesday , William Fitch , aged 22 , John Walters , aged 15 , Ann Reed , aged 19 , and Elizabeth Thomas , aged 15 , were indicted for stealing a-p ' urso and the sum of five shillings , the property of Thomas Frasev Barclay , from the person of Lucy . Charlotte Mary Barclay . They picked the lady ' s pocket in Oxfordstreet . The jury found the prisoners guilty . The learned Judge said that the history of the prisoner Fitch was somewhat singular . He was sentenced to transportation for seven years at these sessions in January last , under the name of William Walker , but he had changed places with another prisoner , Nicholas Duncan , who had been convicted of felony , and sentenced to three months'imprisonment . The conviction .. happened at a late hour of the day on which the prisoner was tried , and having with other felons been removed to the cells beneath the court , preparatory to being forwarded to the Westminster
Bridewell , they there concocted a scheme to change names and personate each otner ; accordingly , when called , the . prisoner at the bar answered to the name of Duncan , while the real Duncan responded to that of Walker , and the prisoner succeeded in escaping transportation , and was liberated at the expiration of three months' imprisonment . His companion Duncan was now [ " serving the term of seven : years on board the Dromedary hulk at Bermuda ; whence he had written home the other day , stating bis bitter repentance of the change he had so foolishly made , and detailing aH'ihe circumstances , which upon investigation were found to be . true . The sentence of tho court was that the prisoner Fitch be transported beyond the seas for the term of ten years . John Walters and Mary Ann Reed were sentenced to six months ' imprisonment , and ; Elizabeth Thomas to four months' imprisonment in the House of Correction .
An Actress cnAROBn with Picking Pockets . —At the Middlesex Sessions ou Wednesday , Mary Ann Bland was indicted for stealing a purse and ' Ss . the property of Mary Barnes . The prisoner , ' it appeared , was an actress of some provincial celebrity . She had just returned from completing an engagement at a theatre in Shropshire , and was about with her husband , also an actor , to set off for the Dublin Theatre . She was observed by a policeman in plain clothes trying pockets during an afternoon stroll from the Lowther-arcade to Leicester-square . The policeman followed , - closely observing her motions for somo time , until be obtained , as he termedit , a case , when
he immediately apprehended the prisoner . The evidence of the prosecutrix having boon given , Mr . Horry , in addressipgthejury , commented strongly upon tho conduct of the policeman in tracking the prisoner , during-whichtimehe had , according to his own account , seen her make several attempts to pick pockets : That was a distinct offence , for the commission of which he should have taken her into . custody . The learned judge asked him why lie had adopted that course ? The officer said that the magistrates did not like so many attempts . They liked a case . The yury returned » verdict of Guilty . The Court sen-. tencgdlharprisoner to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction .
Destructive Fire at Brixton . —At about halfpast ten o clock on Saturday , a fire broke out in the extensive premises occupied by Mr . W . Glanvillo , carpenter and builder , situate in the [ middle-road , Brixton , near the church . Some idea may be formed of the intensity of the heat sent forth from the burning mass , when we state that the fruit growing on the trees in the immediate vicinity was actually roasted , . .. " . '¦; Horriblb Outrage ; at the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone . —On Monday night , last , between the hours of twelve and one , a most cruel and mysterious outrage wasperpetrated at . the Cavalry Depot in this towii : / At the time in question , the nig ht being dark and rainy , a sentrvi posted at tho stables behind tha riding-school , and , as is usual at that station , locked
out of the barracks , was suddenly seized , on turning a corner on his beat , by four or five men , gagged with a piece of sacking , and a- clothes line taken from the drying ground just by , and carried to a clothes post , to which he was tied in such a manner tbat ho could neither speak , see , nor very well hear , being also threatened with instant death by means of his own sword if he attempted to stir . The poor fellow remained in this state , occasionally visited by his assailants , till nearly one o clock , when it was his turn to be relieved , and when lie . was found by tho guard in the most deplorable condition , so exhausted as to be unable . to speak . Tho Serjeant of the guard inspected the neighbourhood ot the post , but nothing could be seen to account for the atrocious attack on the manuntil the morning , when
, it was found that a valuable grey pony , belong ing to the Countess of Romncy , whicJi had been sent . to tho depot to be broken in , had been taken from one ot the stables on the sentinel ' s beat , taken into the barrack field , and most cruelly ill-used , one . of its legs being broken above the knee , and its nose completely knocked away , by a tremendous blow from some bluat instrument . The poor animal ' s instant release from its sufferings by shooting it was inevitable . How these'injuries were inflicted cannot be exactly ascertained , . though pools of clotted blood were discovered in the manege in front of the stables , and ii portion of the wall of the manege had evidently been driven above an inch out of the perpendicular
by a , violent blow or struggle . A most mysterious circumstance in the affair is that the stable door had been unlocked and carefull y locked up again , and the keys deposited in their proper place in the sentry-box , while , the further to avoid suspicion , the usual challenge and reply , " All ' s well , " which at certain intervals is passed from sentry to sentry , wasduly given at the proper time , though with a trifling variation from strict accuracy . A court of inquiry , wc hear , has been held at the barracks , but the proceedings were strictly private , aud the result has not yet transpired . We heartily hope that ^ the brutal perpetrators of the outrage may bo discovered and punished as they deserve .
SnocKi . vo Om . virus Accident in the City . —As no of Wright ' s Ilampstcad Omnibuses was proceeding along , the Poultry , this ( Saturday ) morning , at half-past eleven o ' clock , driven by Samuel Horner at the rate of five or six miles an hour , a lad of about thirteen years of age suddenly darted from behind a carriage and was knocked down by tho polo , liiu horses passing over him . He was falcon to the shop of Mr . Winstanlcy , who pronounced tho case to be a highly dangc ous one . The sufferer was immediate ! v removed to Saint Bartholomew ' s Hospital in a cab The driver appeared much affected b y the accident . Not tho loast blame attached to him . He -mmcdiately repaired to the Mansion House and gave personal security to attend at any time , when called on , should the case prove fatal .
Fatal Accidknt on the Ckovdon Railway . —On Friday afternoon , as the " experimental iriiin" on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway was on its second return trip to the Croydon terminus , and within three quarters ofa mi ' e of it , one of Mr . Sa muda ' s labourers , " named Michael Murohy , who had'imprudently and rashly ventured on ttie ' line , was knocked down fcy the piston carriage , and the whole train passed over and killed him on tho spot . The breaks were immediately applied , on an alarm being given , and the train stopped . The remains of the unfortunate man -were then literally gathered up , and convoyed to the White Horse public-house to " await the coroner s inquest . No blame seems to be attributable to the conductors of the train , or any other parties connected with the railway .
Frightful Coach Accident . —On Sunday last , the London and Newmarket mail , which leaves Norwich at five o c ' ock , met with a very serious accident at Cringleford-gatc . Coming rapidlv down the hill , at the b'jttom of which is tho turnpike-gate ( . a » ood pace being required to mount the opposite deciivitv ) by some mistake tlie gate was flung back the v . Wm way , and catching the forewheel shattered it to nieces " every spoke being removed , and the coach body separated from the axle-tree . The coachman , Newman ( a most steady driver ) , continued to hold the reins , and was much injured by being dragged and brui ? -ed . We regret to say a lady , who was a oassenger , had her arin broken , and three other passentrers were so
much hurt that thoy were compelled to return to Norwich . A gentleman , a London traveller , was very miieh cut and contused about the face and head but came on by another coach , for which a messenger was sent to Norwich , and which continued the iottrney , arming at Suffolk Hotel , in this town , " two hours later than usual . Every attention was paid to the simerers that humanity could suggest , and the gentleman who arrived at Suffolk was going on well when our informant last inquired . Extraordinary Suicide by a Boy . -On Tuc-day last , R . Docker , Esq ., one of the coroners for the county of Worcester , held an inquest nt the Fox and Goose public house , , n ricuditch , in that county , on wL ° i 7- ° l a ho l f ) ffi Abbott , who drowned s » , we 11 onL l ! 's father ' s premises through lmt « i n P ^" M nc , t for a v . enml offe , lce - Ifc iceins that the chad had been playing in the garden with a spade , digg ing holes anil amusing himself Romawlinfc
hn whkS i ' fci ¥ fotllcl' camc hm »« "o Should incit r V ih ° , 0 i , . 1 \ of *! " » threatened punishiSl . T ° ! VC , wci hcd ° » tlie child ' s mind , and Sl ?? ftHm * Pwards lic endeavonrcd to prevail on a toXid nVu ^ W ^ hi , n { 0 " thc wH /' . wbrrc Sv » L " W ? r ,. n , « ° «« " 1 - drown liiinKolf . " Thc lv J s v i { i 0 ' c ! css bo '!) ' «> f ll'o l ' "' ' IWirhlencd SrlltV ^ M ° J- ' ! : ( 1 li ! ti ! C ' we « . The jury returned a uidicfc to the odeet , that deceased ennm lo his denih rt » w 3 V "« ? , bntl ; owor bj ' wlint moniiM ho jjor inlo tlie well , there w . ib no evidence to o * r-lnin ,
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SinBKT RoDBEBY . —At thOvSurrey Sessions on Tuesdivy / i Frances Tukcrs , »• gaudily , dressed young woman , was indicted for stealing a watch ,-the property of Richard Eason , a man advanced in years . The robbery , it appeared , was effected in the street , the prosecutor having , been for some time walking in the prisoner's company . A verdict of guilty having been returned , it was then stated that the prisoner hrul been frequently in custody for robbing men , and that she was one of the worst characters on that side of the water . The chairman sentenced the prisoner to ten years' transportation , and refused the prosecutor his expenses , on the ground of his having accompanied the prisoner , and given her an opportunity of robbing him .
Fatal Accident to a Child . —On Wednesday an inquest was hold before Mr . Bedford , at the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , Dartmouth-street , Queen ' s-square , Westminster , oh the bctly of Edwin Arthur Crate , aged 18 months , whose parents reside at No . 76 , Gt . Peter-street . It appeared that the deceased was playing with a little cart , on the morning of Tuesday , at the corner of Strutton-grouhd , and whilst endeavouring to cross the roadway , he ran under the county prison van , which was going at a stead y pace , loaded with prisoners , to the Westminster House of Correction ; and before the driver could stop the horses , the off-wheel passed over his head . He was taken to tho Westminster Hospital , whero he < ** cd soon after his admission . The injuries were the cause of death .. / There did not appear any blame attributable to . the driver . Tho jury therefore returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "
'A Child Suffocated . —Oh Wednesday evening , Mr . Payne held an inquest at the Coopers' Arms , Towcr-streot , Waterloo-road , as to . the death of Letitia Blake , aged six months . On Monday night tlio parents of the deceased hired a bed at a lodginghouse in Gloucester-street , Tower-street , Waterlooroad . They were both very much intoxicated at the time , ' and the mother carried tho deceased in her arms . Thc following morning , about halt-past . eight , the keeper of the house gave information to the police , who took charge of both the father and
mother . When questioned by theinspector as to the deceased ' s death , the mother said she believed , as they were both intoxicated , that the deceased must have been suffocated . " Mr . M . F . Wagstaff , the divisional surgeon , said that he was called to see the deceased , whom he-found quite dead . There were evident symptoms of the child having died from violence , most probably from suffocation . Both the parents have been remanded by Mr . Norton , the magistrate , to await the result of the present inquiry . The coroner , remarked on the case , after which the jury returned a verdict of accidental death from
suffocation . Fatal Accidest near ITevwood . —On Thursday , the ith inst ., as Mr . Benjamin Partington , a labouring man in the employ of Mr . John Linscy , of Gooden farm , was loading a cart viith . hay hefel , and lighting on his head , broke his neck , and died immediately , lie was a healthy strong man , in the prime of life , and had been a good and faithful servant to Mr . Linscy formally years .. He has left a wife and family to deplore his untimely end . Murder at ' Dorking . —An inquest was hold at the Ilaro and Hounds , Box-hill , on Friday , Sept . 5 th , on view of the body of Frederick Lynch , whose death w » se : uised '' bytbc hand of a man of . the name of Francis Taylor , foreman to the painting work" of a gentleman ' s ' building , at Hcadly . It appears that on Tuesday night Taylor was hi company with a girl at Box-hill fair ,, when he imagined that he was
followed about by two oVthree ^ young men whom , it is said , he threatened to stab if tliey ' co ntil ' iued to watch him . This led to a severe quarrel , and Taylor challenged to fight any man there . Tho challenge at the time was not accepted ; but as Taylor , in company with others of his associates were about to go homo , they began to hoot and holloa at those they left behind ; whereupon deceased with others made towards them , and " asked what they wanted ? " A fight was the reply . " Well , " said deceased , advancing towards Taylor , " if that is what you want , i am your man . " Scarcely were the words out of hiq mouth before he received two stabs from a sharppointed instrument , supposed to bo that of a dagger walking-stick . The one was against tho rib ,, the other under it ,. which penetrated through the bowels to the back ; very little blood was externally visible ; it flowed and settled within him . Mortification took
place , and he died the following morning . The jury , after a long investigation , returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Taylor , and he was committed accordingly to take his trial at thc next Surrey assizes . Tho prisoner , who had since his apprehension been very indifferent , and pleaded ignorance of the matter , cried violentl y at the return of the verdict . He is a native of Bath , aud , it is said , has very respectable connections there . , Melancholy Accident . —An accident of a fatal and unhappy nature took place on Tuesday evening in . the- neighbourhood of Cancale , a few miles from St . Malo , which has plunged morctban one famil y iu sorrow-mid lamentation . A party of friends , consisting altogether of eight individuals , had proceeded a few miles out to sea in a-siurJl boat to enjoy the pleasure of a short marine excursion , when on their return , their boat having struck upon one of the rocks with which thc coast abounds , tl je whole party were precipitated into tha wsitcr . It wove impossible to
describe the shrieks which now rent the air , the sounds of the cries being hoard at tho distance of several miles . A number of individuals from the shore having observed the disaster , immediately proceeded in a boat to the scene of accident , but melancholy to relate , before they readied the fatal spot , two of the unhappy beings had sunk to rise no more . The remainder were cither clinging to the rook , or the boat from which they had been detached , which was now floating on the wave with its bottom upwards . Providentially , assistance arrived before the strength of the unhappy sufferers had become compietely exhausted , else friends and relatives might have had their cup , if possible , filled with oven a fuller measure of sorrow than that which it has been their lot on tha present sad occasion to experience . One of the bodies , wc understand , was washed ashore a few hours after the accident , but at tlie time of the departure of our intelligence thc other was still missing . —Jersey Times .
IlqiiniiiLu Cask . —A letter irom Brunswick of the 1 st gives an account of thc almost miraculous escape from death of an innocent girl , who had been condemned to death by thc tribunal of Vcchcldc , in the absence of tho prisoner , oil a charge of having wilfully set / ire to a barn belonging to her master . The poor girl , after having iu vain asserted that she was innocent , was flogged by an officer of police until thc pain became so severe , that to obtain relief she confessed that she was guilty . According to the law in Brunswick thc trial took place in secret , and upon documentary evidence onl y . Whilst tho clergyman of the prison was preparing her for execution , two men were arrested , and confessed that they were the perpetrators of the crime for which the girl had been
condemned to die . Hercxceulion was therefore postjio . ieil , and it beiii £ r found that the men in question were thc real eriminasl , she was set at liberty . An application was then made to thc government for a pecuniary indemnity for the sufferings that the girl had undergone , but the application was rejected , and all that'was done was to suspend from office for a fortnight the person who hud inflicted the torture . The writer of thc Jotter bestows great censure on the government for rejecting the application for indemnity ; but the sanm reproach would appl y to most other countries . Indeed , wc do not know one in which an indemnity is given to any person whose innocence has been recognised after having undergone thc horrors of imprisonment , and even
condemnation . A ^ Legal Scouxbrel . —At the Surrey Sessi o ns on Wednesday , George Richard Fiit was ' indicted for defrauding Isaac Thomas Pcarmaiti of sums of money amounting to £ 2 12 s . G ' .... under various pretences , he at the same time acting- as attorney to the prosecutor in a case at the iato Surrey assizes . From thc evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that their son had been in the county gaol for some months previous to the last Surrey assizes , on a felonious charge , and that wishing to have professional assistance on his behalf , they employed tho defendant to act ; and supplied him with money to ' retain Mr . Uiianiock , the barrister . This occurred a few weeks previously to the assizes ; am ! on a subsequent occasion he proceeded to tho prosecutor s residence at
ihitmes iJitton , and informed him that the charge arainsthis son had assumed a more serious aspect than might have first been anticipated , and that in consequence Mr . Charnock had desired him to say that he would require another counsel to assist iu undertaking thc-defence , as he could not possibly falic and work against the three who had been retained for the prosecution ; the latter words he par ticularly ascribed to have been used 'by the gentleman referred to . Owing to such representation thc defendant received the sum of two guineas , though at the time thc prosecutor and his wife were suffering great distress . On another occasion the defendant said he would require the sum of 10 s . Cd . for drawing up a petition to a society which was established for the purpose of assisting poor persons , and which he was confident would award the sum of £ 10 on presentation by Mr . Charnock . He obtained that sum
accordingly , and ou seeing the prosecutor and his who a few days afterwards , he informed them that the application had been successful , and that they would receive thc £ 10 at thc termination of the trial . Tho prosecutor , however , soon found that there bad been no truth in any of thc above statements . The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty , and the chairman in passing sentence , observed that after receiving the necessary sums for conducting the defence of prosecutor ' s / on , the defendant thought proper by gross misrepresentations to exact other amounts , which ho ( the chairman ) was informed were actually tho proceeds > . f sale oi tl'n poor man ' s bed . In justice to the class to which the prosecutor belonged , us well as to the public in general , ho would , 1 hercfoi c , pass n sentence of twelve months' imprisonment on the defendant , with hsrd labour , The defendant was then removed .
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-S ^ DMiinono » . r-Qf Tliu ^ ay rfter ^ nMr . Richards , a gun-stock . niakcr ,. hying- in Castle-lane and having another residence atFuJiam . went to tho Stag , Castle-lane , Pimlicp , about Ave J Joek , - Mj . having gone to the back door , CuM g ft gntg porter ! which Mrs . Church , the'landlady , took to him . ' She had scarcely left the room when she was alarmed at the report of a pisto m theparlorn , " ana , upon some persons going into the worn , the untoitunate man was found lying in a pool ot . blood on tne floor , and a p ' stol b y his side . He was immediately taken up stairs in an insensible state , and surgeons sent for . It was then discovered ho had shot himselt under the right ear , and the bullet had most probably passed into the brain . Not the slightest hope is " held , of his recovery .
A Young Lady Found in the Thames . —On Thursday morning , at half-part nine o ' clock , sorne watermen discovered tbe body of a young lady in the Thames , off Billingsgate dock . The deceased appeared to be about twenty years of age , dark eyes , hair , and complexion ; was attired in a purple speckled cotton gown , black crape bonnet , black boots , and white stockings , linen not marked , gold earrings , coral necklace , and two gold rings on her fingers , and a pair of black kid gloves on her hands . The body was reihoved to the workhouse of St . Maryat-Hill , to await a coroner ' s inquest .
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THE OPERATIVE COTTON-SPINNERS AND SELFACTING MULE "WORKERS OF SCOTLAND TO THEIR EMPLOYERS . S'lfe Gentlemen , —In our address to you , dated 9 th Augttst , - soliciting an advance of wages , we were impressed $ ith tho idea , from the present state of trade , that you would at once have acceded to tlie request therein specified , more especially when we consider its moderation , and compare the prices paid iu England with those in . Scotland . In the circular of your secretory , it is staled you aro paying , somewhat higher than the Lancashire masters are doing , and that wo have no claim upon you for an advance of wages ; but in order to meet the views of tho operatives , you consent to give five per cent ., anil that an equivalent be given to piceers , which equivalent would g ive , in the majority bf eases , the very handsome sum o £ from l $ d . to 3 d . per week—a sum wliicli rather exceeds our generosity to offer them .
The following comparison will show whether thc English or Scotch masters pay highest . From the list of prices paid at present in Bolton ( which list is being generally adopted throughout England ) , tho result is , as compared with the prices paid in Scotland on a g iven quantity of yaru , from tho same number of spindles , and . as . . com . * pared with the price paid in former years , when / yarns were no higher , or not so high , as they are at present : — -
¦ Paid for Spinning o » 252 Spindles in Glasgow , ForlOOlbs lOOlhs lOOlbs ofGls . oflOOs . of 132 s .. From 1 S 25 to 183 G - -il 7 1 £ 2 II 2 f 5 8 t Paidiul 887 • . 112 3 346 680 Present rate in Glasgow - 1 3 11 2 7 10 4 15 8 Rate asked - - -ISO 2 10 0 50 0 Paid at present iu Bolton ( England } - .-181 215 4563 On 33 C Spindles . From 1 S 23 to 183 G - . 171 2 14 2 584 PaiditilSW - - . " 112-3 -8 4 0 680 Present rate in Glasgow -10 GJ 211 422 Rate . ashed - - . 1 3 11 2 7 10 4 15 8 Paid at present in Bolton ( England ) - - - 1 7 8 2 17 5 } 5 i 8 -On 430 Swindles . From 1825 to 1 S 3 G - - 1 7 X 2 14 . 2 5 8 4 Paid in 1837 - - - 1 12 3 3 4 t ! C 8 0 Present rate in Glasgow -0184 1 10 8 3 13 4 Rate ashed - .... 1 0 10 218 434 Paid ' at present in Bolton- 134 285 483 If the above statement is incorrect , wo must admit that wc have no knowledge o £ figures—a pica , to which wc aro unwilling to plead guilty—and , if correct , your statement of paying higher must necessarily fall to theground . We must confess that we were completely taken by surprise at thc answer returned to our memorial—sn answer which cannot raise in us a very high opinion of your generosity , when wo consider the present high pricos oE yarns , and the depreciated price of the raw material , as compared with any former period .
If the following extract , which wo talce from thoJAnichester Advertiser , be true , we are certainly justified iu taking up our present position : — " There is a total absence of stock in tho manufacturers' hands . The spinners are also working ; to order , and thc profits arc great . One mill in the neighbourhood is clearing ONE TIIOUSArfl ) POUNDS per week on a single article . In several of the districts , the masters have advanced the wages of their hands ; and we hope and expect , now that trade is so good , that it will be done generall y , for it is no exaggeration to say , that more money is making by cottou . spinning than was ever before known . "
At an adjourned meeting of delegates which took piaco in tho Trades' Hall , Taisley , on Saturday , the 30 th hist ., your answers to our memorial having heen reported , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — "That from the present state of trade , it is thc opinion , of this meeting that wo are perfectly justified in perse * vering in our demand , and that wc will not accept of any compromise . And "that we again memorialise our em . ployers , requesting their answer hy Friday , thc 5 th o £ September , in order that this meeting , which siauds adjourned to Saturday , the 6 th , may finally decide on what measures may be necessary to insure compliance with our request , , if not previously conceded . " And "that this memorial he advertised in the Herald and Argus newspapers . " By order and on behalf of the operative cotton spinners and self-acting mule workers of Scotland , Cricutox Todd , Chairman . Trades' Hall , Paisley , August 80 th , 1 « 45 .
Guard Tailors, Somersetshire.—On Tuesday...
Guard Tailors , Somersetshire . —On Tuesday , September 9 th , wc were favoured with ; i visit from Mr . 0 . Maunder , agent for tho United Tailors ' Protection Society , who addressed us on the principles and constitution of the society ; after which he gave us a most interesting account of tho success attending his endeavours since his return from the patriotic islanders of Jersey . At the close of tho address tlie following resolution was itrcniinoiisly adopted by ( he meeting : — "That in tho opinion of this meeting " , til © principles and constitution of the Tailors' Protection Society , as now explained , are eminently calculated " to secure the prosperity of the tailoring trade ; wo therefore determine- to form a section of the union . " A vote of thanks having been given lo Mr . Maunder and tho chairman , the meeting broke up . Lancashire Mi . nehs' Isteuigexce . —Tho next general tlciegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will
take place on Moncay , September 22 nd , at thc houso of Mi-. Sudell , thc Tinkcrand Budget , Oswaldtwistle , near Blackburn ; chair to bo taken at eleven o ' clock iu the forenoon . There will also be a public meeting , which will bo addressed by W . 1 > . lloberts , Esq ., and scveralothcr gentlemen . The lovy foi tho fortnight , including general contribution , is 1 ? . Cd . per member . On Monday last the Minors of Standish , in the Wigan district , about ninety-eight in number , dined together at tho Bridge Inn , Standish . After partaking of a most excellent repast , an addross , oa ihe benefits of union and the necessity of restricting tlis hours of labour , - was delivered by Mr . if . " Dennett , who was loudly applauded . A number of appropriate toasts were g iven from the chair , and heartily responded to by the company , who , upon retiring-home , gave three hearty cheers for W . P . Roberts , Esq ., three for tho Northern Star and Miners' Advocate , and three times three for the Minors' Union .
Nottisgiiam Hosiery ami Lace Tiiadf . s . — Thc feverish agitati . « n amongst tho workmen in the silk g love branch has terminated by their going to work at thc reduced wages , —that is , at tho price they received previous to the late rise . The Hosiery Ticket Act is the same as was originally brought ' into the House of Commons , and is very little applicable to thc trade of Nottingham , tho schedule in several branches being omitted It is applicable to the Leicester trade . The plain silk hose branch , as well as the silk knotted hose trade , continues in a very lamentable state ; and the cotton huso branches , both wrought and cut-up , still keep retrograding . Tho drawer and pantaloon branch has by no moans unproved ; whilst , to add to tlio dismal prcspeet , some ef tho hosiers resort U > giving out single-thread yarn . The leavers' and fancy boibbin . net tnuie is extremely dull , and coni ; - > iainU of all kinds arc universally heard ; still , however , it cannot be doubted I here is a- better demand for narrow breadths . Wide laces ,
on account of thc pri' -cs oik-red , remain m abeyance , and consequently invt-ntiou is materially ( -becked . The circular bolt fancy isefH , though limited in number , have not felt the reaction to thc extent of iho leavers '; nor have the traverse warp fancy nets , both being in a good state . Tho pusher principle ( a few years ago so important ) seems almost forgottenthough we believe a few machines are still goinj ;; but the jacniiard has not extended . Some faint stir is perceptible in preparing for thc Lcipsie fair ; but this is kept as much as possible from the commission agents . Thc commiuce appointed to forward tho petition to Parlistucnt for a restriction of working hours continue their labours with little effect , as many of the largest shops , and some factories , aro working long hours , which wc understand to be from four o clock in the morning until twelve o ' clock at night , and all night on Friday nights . 'J'iio warp lace trade is in a most distressed stole ,. especially the cotton branches . The silk has receded so in
numbers that it does not occupy anything like tho important station in the manufactures of the town that it did some years since . A new manufacture of warp gloves ha * , however arisen . These arlieies are made of worsted , having India-rubber threads thrown In thc wrist , at seme distance from , tlie top . Thev arc not seamed in this district , but lie web is milled and dressed : they arc sent into thc west of Eng land to be fmished , and arc sown aud made up in tho manner cf leather gloves , which , on account of their excellent texture , Ihey will , to a certain extent , supersede . They fetch a high price , being sold retail at from 3 s . to 4 s . per pair . — Nottingham Journal .
Sitta:.Fii:M>. — Mi-. Lhidon Will Lectur...
SiTtA :. Fii : M > . — Mi-. Lhidon will lecture at the BL'aKfuundei's' Ahum , llriak-iano , on Sur . t ' ay cveniiv . ' . at seven o ' clock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 13, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13091845/page/5/
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