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«T The Secretaries of Trades' TJuicns an...
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TJJE NOTTINGHAM FRAMWORK EMITTERS.— PROG...
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CONFERENCE OF GLASSWORKERS. On Thursday,...
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THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHQUER AN! THE A...
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TO THE ELECTORS AND NOX-ELECTORS OF NOTT...
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Lisr Slave Solo is Exclani >.—Can any of...
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THE BRITISH QUEEN STEAMER ON FIRE. Holyh...
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MUTINY AND MURDER AT SEA. The Cynthia sc...
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MANSLAUGHTER. On Monday afternoon a leng...
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CojiSKquESCESOP Mbtapjiobicu, WniTiNo. -...
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TEN PERSONS FROM BE...
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A BRUTE OF A MOTHER. At the Worship-stre...
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A Ladt axd Heu Doc—A lady in tho western...
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TREMENDOUS COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN THE ABE...
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ExiRAonDitfART Fatality.—The clipper sh'...
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« T The Secretaries of Trades' TJuicns and othei b odies associated to protect and advance the interests of Labour , will oblige l ** f « 5 ™?* 3 ^ of Trades'Meetings , Strikes , and other informationT affecting tbe social position of the Working ri ^ m A ^ M AU ^ OFTHEKOIITn
TO THE EDirOIl OF THE STAR OF FREEDOM . « sm —The Seamen of the north east coast , and the Mi-.. erio ! Xorthnmherlaad , Durham , and Lancashire , havo each tl-eir separate societies for the prctecti-m of their khonr ( their onlv capita ' - ) . U having been suggested that snch * woiir . ponai . i t .. i- » aa of snr-n unsht advantageousl y Tsorfc W'r tV . vv in joining tl «; r < tforU for mutual support wi-cn nrr- ^ -i- ' , a p lan has been acted upon for several ninths : o <••« '" » . ' " out such olject , and which is here submitted ' to : :. ose of the two bodies who may not yet have fceard of .-ucii nmnlsamatio "; and with a view to impress upon snch parties the necessity of joining the said Union .
Sir , the particular grievance which aroused the Seamen , was the passing of tho Mercantile Marine Act . In that act . twenty-two clause ? , amongst the rest , claim especial notice , and I trust some of the able men among the Seamen will forward to your patriotic paper their comments on the said clauses . Permit me to say , that when the two Houses of I ' -irliament pass an enactment full of fines and forfeitures against the bard toiling Seanrn , aiding and assisting in evrry way the Shipowners to dt-duct from their wages as much as two-thirds or three-fourths of their earnings , "there must be something radically wrong , and the time has arrived when all working « = en should look out , lest similar enactments be made appl ' eable to them as
well as to Seamen . I observed that it was this cruel enactment that compelled the Seamen to unite ; and such is tbe power of Union that the Board of Trade—I think it is calhd , they having power to do so ly the act—rescinded the said twenty-two clauses , a « d thus the Seamen along tie northeast coast arc free from their cruel operation , but the Seamen of all the other ports of England , who have not united , have every clause enforced against them , and suffer keenl y through tne same . Tbe Seamen ' s Union has then for its basis the repeal of the act above nlhided to , and also in addition the protection of their wage * . The 31 inera have , as a basis for their Union , the protection of their labour , and to use their hest endeavours to get from the legislature a systeni of colliery inspection that will prevent tho dreadlife
ful sacrifice cf hum an so frequeat in the mines Each body , Mners and Seamen , manage their own affairs Iocailv , aud contribute one halfpenny per member per month to a common fund , the object of which is , to send out lecturers or agents to the ports not in Union , and also to the mining districts not yet united . By the aid of snch fund , many places have been visited , and much good effected both amongst Seamen and Miners . The great and permanent purposes of the society have , however , not yet made much headway , owing to the limited means at the disposal of the officers , they not being able to hire more than two agents conjointly ; whereas could six or eight be engaged and well supported the who'e body of Seamen and Miners would be speedily benefited , their wrongs redressed , and their rights obtained .
To the Miners , then , I would appeal . I say , throw aside that selfish or slavish fear which keeps you ia the rear rank of the good work . Remember the efforts of a few who obtained the passing of the Miners' Inspection Bill ; and had but half of the mining body acted in concert at that time , a much better bill would have been obtained ; and instead of four or sis inspectors for the whole kingdom , ten or twelve would have been appointed , or an additional number of sub-inspectors ; and thus the loss of life would have diminished . As it is , you have but yourselves to blame ; and I hesitate not to tell you , that every batch of lives sacrificed must be put down to the account of your apathy and carelessness . Miners , ponder > ver these things . Think but of the fate of your fellows in every part of the country , "What would tbe relatives and friends of the poor felloes at Hehburn give tohave their husbands and sons io yonr position ?
They might have baen alive , bad they joined in with their fellow men to look after their common safety . . To you who read these words I must remark , that none of you know who shall be sacrificed next , that now is the time to work for your safety before it happens to you , as j t did to hundreds of your fellow men , to be snatched from time into eternity without a moment ' s warning . Think of yonr wives and help less families—picture to jour mind ' s eye the cruel master ( as at tbe Washington Colliery ) ejecting them from their hons'S , and driving them from parish to parish to seek a shelter from the storm , and a crust of bread to keep them from starvation . I repeat , think of these things , and then say whether yon are sot neglecting your duty to keep aloof , and thus act as a drag to the wheel of progress , not only jeopardising your own lives , hut rendering all attempts of the few brave men almost futile and vain .
To the Seamen 1 remark , with all due deference , mark the conduct of the government in the introduction of the bill for a "Saval reserve , " and then say , oughi you not to he np and stirring on so important a subject ? I am , yours faithfully , Mabhk Jube .
Tjje Nottingham Framwork Emitters.— Prog...
TJJE NOTTINGHAM FRAMWORK EMITTERS . — PROGRESS OF MACHINERY . A correspondent writes as follows : —There is a complete revolufou in the hosiery trade . Improvements are being made almost every day , and nobody knows where they will end . The round frame is now " all the go "; but it is thought it will be superseded by more perfect machinery . The round frame will produce as much work ( that is eu ' tnp work } as ten men would on tbe old frame ; and the work is as good , or even better . "Improvements" arc also being effected in the making of glove ? . There is a frame just invented that will make gloves , which will not have to be seamed after they are made , the frame performing this part of the work , so that the labour of the seamer " will be superseded , steam power can be applied to these newly invented frames , and in many cases is so already . la a short time I suppose you will set gloves and stockings for nothing . One round frame will turn off ISO dozens of stockings per week , good hose too , only without fashion . Factories are rising in all directions , and Nottingham IS rapidly extending its limits .
'Tius wealth aceumulattE , while men decay . ' From the "Nottingham Review" we learn that " a novel and extraordinary adaptation has been made of tbe round frame to the manufacture of wollen cloth , a quantity of which is now on sale at a respectable retail establishment in thia town . Although the application is yet in its infancy , an excellent , stout , and durable cloth has been produced , and not the el ghtcst doubt is entertained that , with very little trouble , textile frabrics of every description may be manufactured of tbe best possible quality , and at a cheap rate , by tbe same process .
The Esokeeus ajcd thb Dceltx Cakpestebs . —A deputation , from tbe Amalgamated Society of Engineers , has visited Dublin , for the purpose of raising funds . The deputation , inanote addressed to the " Freeman ' s Journal , " deny that tbe men are hastening to sign the masters' declaration . In proof of which tbey say , we have heen appointed by the men of Lancashire to come to Dublin , and raise subscriptions in aid of tbe men now out on strike . And we gratefully acknowledge the receipt of £ 70 from tho Hegular Body of House Carpenters , who held a general meeting on May 6 , at their Asylum , Lower Gloncester-Btreet , to take into consideration the cause , rise , and progress of the strike now pending , and they have pledged themselves to support them in this case of Capital versus
Conference Of Glassworkers. On Thursday,...
CONFERENCE OF GLASSWORKERS . On Thursday , the Gtb , the fourth Annual Conference of thia Trade Society was held in the large room of the Vine , Commercial Hotel , High-street , Stourbridge . From peculiar causes an excitement prevails in the trade at tbe present time , and a goodly muster of delegates were present . Every important town in England , Ireland , and Scotland wasrepresented , aa will he seen by the followin g list . JAst o f Towns represented by delegates : —Manchester , Birmingham , Edinburgh , Dublin , Belfast , Dudley ,
Lonirport , Warrington , Glasgow , York . Catliff , Stourbridge , Tutburf , St . Helen ' s ; Xewcastle , Rotherham and Wisbrodale . Mr . Georga Scrivens , of Stourbridge , was voted to tbe Chair . —Mr . Richard Radge , jun ; , Manchester , was appointed Vice Chairman . The Financial Secretary read a statement of the financial affairs of the Society for the past year , and a report of the Central Committee , which were adopted . The thanks of the Conference were also voted to the Committeee for their services .
The van > us delegates then delivered in reports from the aistricta represented by them . The state of trade appeared from these statements to vary materiallv in different parts of Great Britain . The delegate from London , for instance , gave a very unfavourable statement of the trade of the metropolis , except at Pellatt ' s works . He also urged tbe necessity of adopting some means of absorbing the unemployed labour ; there was , he said , no use in strikes . The delegate from Glasgow urged the necessity of preparing " a catalogue of prices , " that prices might be equalised . Tho delegate from Belfast reported unfavourably of his branch , but saw room to expect amendment . He gave an interesting account of bis interview
Wth one master , Mr . O'Connor , who was anxious to stand on good terms with his men , and would meet their wishes , he said , in all that was reasonable . The delegates from Yorkshire differed somewhat in their accounts of the trade in the various towns . _ Tbe delegate from St . Helen ' s described an interview with one of the masters of that town , who wasof opinion that " masters and men should combind mor <> , " and wiio offered to meet the views of his workmen if the other employers would also concur in these propositions . Stourbridge was described as very flourishing . The Birmingham delegate strongly urged upon tbe Conference the importance of estabhshing co-operative works .
Mr . GilJenden , of Birmingham , wl . o is editor of airasazins connected \ rith the trade , imtimated that he should shortly submit a plan for this purpose in detail . He also urged the alteration of the rules in some other particulars , to prevent the undeserving members of the society from partaking of its benefits to the iniurv of worthier men aud the absorption of the funds . * in ^ ddi ?^ f * l questi , ; : " ' " ' before the Conf . rence to £ & - « f * uesUou of *» operation , were a proposal monf ^ frnm » i pr ? -men - " or those who work with moulds , fromthe soc . ety . . Tne earnestness with which tbis
Conference Of Glassworkers. On Thursday,...
^ matter was discussed showed that was deemed a subject of vital importance . All the delegates , however , expressed their opposing views with great good temper and calmness . The question of co-operation was discussed at some length , but no resolution was arrived at on the subject , it being understood that the editor of the " Glassworkers ' Magazine" should prepare the prospectus and plan of an association for that purpose , and submit it to the trade through their periodical . A very general feeling prevailed , however , in favour of this mode of absorbing the surplus labour in the market , and checkoff the fierce competition of tbe masters about Newcastle on-Tvne , who were said to be pursuin g a course eqnallv detrimental to the interests of masters and men in other districts .
SECOSD ASD TnlHD DATa . The whole of the second dav was occupied by the appointment of committees to inquire into the merits of claimants for conside . ation under the benefit clauses of the Book of Liws , and in other matters of detail . Some alterations w .-re also made in the laws , to suit tho present circumstances of the society and it was arranged that Mr . Gillender , of Birmingham , should act as general secretary for tbe ensuing year . A drsire was expressed to act in concert with "the cutlers" trade society . The apprenticeship question , and some involved points concerning " the pressers , " who work with moulds , wero also discussed at great length , but no resolutions were passed on these matters . The Executive Committee for tbe ensuing year is to sit at Birmingham , and the next Conference is to be held at Glasgow .
The Chancellor Of The Exchquer An! The A...
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHQUER AN ! THE AMALGAMATED ENGINEERS . On Wednesday evening a meeting of trades' delegates took place at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , to hear a report frort a deputation who bad , according to appointment , waitec upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer , at his official resi > flence . in D iwning-street , on Saturday last , to call his attention to the recent conduct of Emp loyers of Operative Engineers . Mr . J . Pettie , Secretary to tbe Trades' Conference , reported that the deputation had been courteously received by Mr . Disraeli , to whom it was stated that they waited on him ai a leading minister of a Cabinet which bad professed its wish to protect , as far as possible , the interests of British industry , and to do justice to all parties . They had pointed out to the attention of the ricbt boa . Gentleman the
advantages connected with the existence of trades societies , the act of Parliament which gave them a legal existence , and the mode in which they conceived the master engineers to have subverted that act , by requiring men iu their employment formally to renounce all connexion with trades' societies by sh-ning a declaration to that effect , a copy of which was supplied by tbe deputation . The deputation stated further that intense anxiety was felt throughout the trade societies of the country generally in reference to this matter , it being feared that the " declaration" might be adopted by employers in other trades , so as to strike at the existence of trade societies at large . The deputation , in conclusion , laid before the Chancellor of tbe Exchequer a copy of a petition which is about to be presented to tbe House of Common ' ,
praying for inquiry into the conduct of the master engineers , to wbich they requested the support of tbe right hon . gentleman , with his colleagues in the government , and with the House of Commons . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply admitted that the conduct of tha master engineers was subversive of the spirit of the law , and that the deputation , in their petition , had adopted the right course of procedure , as he should himself have proposed something of the kind . He would give the petition his most serious attention , and when presented to the house , consider it both as a member of the house and a minister ; for the deputation were right in supposing fcat be and bis colleagues iu thegovernment intended to protect the interests of the British workmen and to do justice to all classes . —The report was received without
discussion . The following resolutions were adopted '•—That , as it is evident , the engineers have not receired an amount of support from the trades tqttai to their wants , owing to the isolated position of the different societies , and as it is necessary that abetter understanding should exist among the workmen ofthis country , in order to ensure a in- re certain provision for those who may , in future , he placed in similar circumstances , this Conference is of opinion that a Federative Union should be established for that purpose . That a Committee he appointed to draw up the basis of a plan on which a federation is to be formed .
To The Electors And Nox-Electors Of Nott...
TO THE ELECTORS AND NOX-ELECTORS OF NOTTINGHAM . Gbxtiembn , —I promised in my last letter to review tha speech lately delivered by Mr . John Walter in the Exchange Hal ) , and to lay before yon the line of policy which he intends to adopt should you allow him io be again returned as one of the representatives fur your town in parliament . The honourable gentleman said— " Yon would , perhaps , be aware , that for some years past , gentlemen of the opposite party to that to which he belonged , had tendered him their support , and he had been endeavouring to impress upon those gentlemen , as he was endeavouring to impress upon them on the present occasion , that the time was approaching when men of moderate ideas in this , as well as all other towns in England , would be compelled to lay aside their parly differences . One gnat obstacle which formerly prevented the union of these parlies from acting together on common
ground , having been , in a great measure , removed—ccr « tain ' y so far as the Conservatives of this town were concerned—there was no longer any reason why that sort of unmeaning conspiracy should be maintained ; and those men , whom be would defy to show that they differed on any important question , prevented them fiora acting together in harmony against other parties which were springing up in the country , and which would , in all probability , before long , assume great importance . If moderate Conservatives , and those who called themselves Whigs—a term , after all , which had only one meaning—did not reconcile the party differences which prevailed as a qnestion of policy ; if they did not reconcile these differences , and themselves combine to act against extreme men , tbe consequence would be , that the one or the other of these parties would be compelled to
give way , and would suffer a most humiliating defeat . " The question they would have to decide wa ? , whether the moderate Conservatives , and the moderate Whigs , should combine against men fif extreme and violent opinions , or by refusing to have snch connexion , throw the moderate Liberals into the ranks of the Manchester school , and thereby lead to tbe formation of a much more violent party than they would like to see established in this country . " Yon will perceive from the above extracts that Mr . Walter wishes to work upon yonr fears , and be calls upon th Whigs— " the moderate Whigs "—to enter into a league and covenant with him , laying aside all party differences of o pinion , in order to suppress , or , if needs be , to coerce , the Radical Reformers of the United Kingdom . It is no ase mincing matters ; this is a correct view of the subject
upon which we are called to deliberate . Did Mr . Walter suppose , because the chief magistrate of Nottingham invited him to " a smalUelect party , " and whispered a few complimentary phrases in his ear , that the whole constituency was to he bound down and vote for him on that account ? Surely the eighteen hundred electors who voted for Joseph St urge will he no party to such an arrangement ? Tbe Radicals of this glorious old town will not readily forget the insults offered to them personally , and to their glorious cause , particularly by this said Mr . Walter ; neither can they erase from their memory that this gentleman is principal proprietor of the mercenary " Times" newspaper . that journal which is in connexion with the despots of the continent , Tha heartless persecution of the noble minded Kossuth will not be forgotten when the hour of trial cemes , as come it will .
" If all the moderate Whigs , " and " all the moderate Conservatives" in the universe , enter into an unholy and unrighteous compact , for the purpose of endeavouring to stifle that spirit of inquiry which is now aeitating ihe minds of the slave class io every part of the civilized world , tbey will fail ; as well might they try to stop the tide in its course , as endeavour to stop the progress of enlightened public opinion . Mr . Walter bad better say adieu to Nottingham with grace , as his professing friends are only deceiving him . A man who neglects his duties can be no representative for a town like this , and who , when he does condescend to attend the House of Commons and awaits a division gives his vote on the side of bigotry and intolerance , in ordear to defeat any measure which would ia the slightest degree benefit the
great mass of the population . It is time we were done with shams and counterfeits , and sent men who will really and truly go for a thorough and searching reform of our political institutions , and who will oppose the stand-still policy or retrograde movements of any Ministry , let them call themselves hy what name they may . The statements recently made by Mr . Walter are libels upon the characters of the Democrats of this country , who , as a body , cannot be proved to be " violent" men . It is monstrous to charge them with being reckless . Who create all the wealth in the country but working men ? La it then likely that tbey wish to destroy their own production ? Away with all such vile calumniators , * ihe men who can countenance such characters ought to be pointed at with the finger of scorn , as enemies of the human race .
Working men ! Mr . Walter would keep you for ever , as " hewers of wood , and drawers of water" to your oppressors , lie refuses to make you freemen , by denying your right to the vote . Ho w . then , can you in any way g ? ve him your support ? He tells you in language not to be misunderstood , that he is prepared to aid the men in power to crush tbe rising sp irit of Democracy , and to rivet tbe chains of slavery tighter upon you . Your fathers have fought many noble battles for liberty , and tyrants have quailed before tbem . Ycu possess many advantages of which they were deprived , and I feel fully persuaded that you will not fail in doing your duty at this eventful crisis . " Onward ! and we con " qoer . " Success depeads upon perseverence . Thunder m the ears of all Mammon worshippers that sterling sentiment of BiackstoneS— " Taxation without representation is tyranny , and ought to be resisted . " 1 remain . Gentlemen , Yours fai'hfully . James Sweet ,
Lisr Slave Solo Is Exclani >.—Can Any Of...
Lisr Slave Solo is Exclani > . —Can any ofyourcorresnondents tell me the date of the last public slave sale in England ? Till the _ estab ! ishment of Granville Sharpe ' s groat principle in 1772 , announcements of these are by no means uncommon The following from the "Public Ledger" of December 31 , 1701 , grates harshly upon tho feelings of tbe present generation : — "For sale , a healthy negro girl , aged aboutfifteeen years ; speaksgcod English , works at her needle , washes well , does household work , and has had the small-pox . "—From Notes and Queries . From a Parliamentary paper just published , it appears that for the year 1852-3 . £ 170 , 072 is required for education , g < fence , and art . In IS-51 the sum was £ 135 , 920 , and in im . mim .
Lisr Slave Solo Is Exclani >.—Can Any Of...
SHIPWRECKS AND ACCIDENTS AT SEA . St . John ' s , Newfoundland , April 23 . —Most disastrous intelligence has reached this place from the ice j fifty to sixty sealing vessels are reported to have been totally lost or abandoned between Fogo and Greenspond during the present month in gales at E . N . E ., on tbe 5 th and 12 th ot April . About ninety lives are said to be !/ st . A brigantine , painted green inside , with a house on deck , waterlogged , and abandoned , in lat . 40 N ., Ion . 28 . 30 W „ was passed , A pril 24 , by the Petrel , arrived here . —Liverpoo l , May 8 . Byron , from Paraiba to Liverpool , experienced a hurricane to the southward of the Western Islands , April 24 , which lasted twelve hours . —Liverpool , May 8 .
Jessica , Movant , from London to Rio Janeiro , was aban . doned on fire , April 4 , in lat . 22 N ., Ion . 21 W . ; crew saved . —St . Vincent ( C . de Verds ) , April 23 . Josepha ( barque ) , from Bristol to this port , struck on Truro Beach last night , and went to p ieces ; crew ( except two ) drowned . —Boston , April 21 . Margaret ( British schooner ) , from Hartlepool , with coal for Boston came on shore on Nausett Beach , on Sunday morning , at half-past two o ' clock , about one mile north of Nausett Harbour . Officers and crew all landed at low water on Sunday , at four p . m . She had nine feet of water in her hold ; and will , no doubt , be a total loss . Another letter states that the upper part separated from the other part of the vessel , and most drifted on shore . Part of tbe sails , rigging , & c , will be saved ; but the vessel and cargo will be nearly , if not quite , a total loss . —New Orleans , April 19 .
A hermaphrodite brig , waterlogged , and abandoned , apparently American , was passed , April 30 , lat . 47 , Ion . 35 , by tbe Otomac , arrived here . —Liverpool , May 10 . Christina , Murray , Russell , from Baltimore to this port , was abandoned in a sinking state , April 11 , about 200 miles east of Bermuda ; crew taken o ff hy the Glencairn , arrived here . —Liverpool , May 10 , Jane Duffus , Thompson , from Ardrossan to Boston , foundered at sea April 17 , about seventy miles east of Nantucket ; crew saved . —St . John ' s , N . B ., April 26 . Kate , Mellin , from St . John , N . B ., to Liverpool , which was abandoned by her master and part of the crew , about forty miles east of St . George ' s Bank , was fallen in with , April 23 , by a pilot boat , and has been towed up here full of water . —New York , April 27 .
Leonidas ( Greek brig ) , Angheli , from Constantinople to this port , with goods from England and Marseilles , was wrecked and broke up at Suliua last week ; only three bales of goods have washed on shore . —Galatz , April 26 . Maria Grace , Gribble , was totally lost in the ice , on Cape Freele . —Newfoundland , April 12 . Aforley , of and from London to St . Andrew ' s , N . B ., struck upon a rock near Shelburne Light-house , April 22 , was left by five of the crew , leaving the master and fifteen men on board ; she has since arrived at her port of destination . —Halifax , April 29 . Republic de Guatemala , from New York to this port , has put back to New York , with loss of sails , masts sprung , and crew refusing to proceed . Bore up March 29 , from Ion . 58 . —Liverpool , May 10 .
The Vivid , of Scilly , from New York , was spoken , April 26 , in lat . 46 , Ion . 28 , under jurymasta , baring been dismasted in a heavy "W . N . W . gale a few days previously by the Charles Sprague , arrived at Liverpool . Copenhagen , May 5 . —The Marquis of Breadolbane , of Perth , from Ardrossan for Stettin , has been assisted into Stubbekiobing with loss of both masts in a gale . A water-logged wreck , laden with deals , apparently American built , with copper bottom , both masts and bowsprit gone , quarter-deck ripped up , hatches off , and covered with barnacles , was passed , April 10 th , in lat . 27 N ., long . 40 W . Boston , April 26 . — -A large ship , apparently American , water-logged and abandoned , was seen an the 19 th inst ., in lat . 40 N ., long . 69 W . A large ship , with painted ports
and a white house on deck , with masts cut away , was seen onshore on the 22 nd inst . ; no one on board . April 28 ih . —The wreck of a vessel of about 200 tons , bottom upwards , painted green bottom black , bead white , arch over stem , aud white about cabin windows , was passed oa the 17 fh of April , in lat . 32 , long . 70 . The British schooner Tremlett was wrecked on Squam Beacb , New Jersey , April 22 ; seven persons drowned . The wreck of a British schooner , abandoned with a signal with white ground , red border , and a red star in the centre , was seen , April 22 nd , in lat . 41 , long . 68 . The Mary Ann , from Nova Scotia for this port , was wrecked at Point Alderton , April 20 th ; crew , passengers , and part of cargo saved . The Margaret , from Hartlepool for this port , was on shore on Naussett Beach , April lfJtb , with nine feet of water in her hold ; crew saved .
New York , April 27 . —The Lydia . from St . John ' s , New Brunswick , was fallen in with , April 27 th , thirty-five miles N . E . of Cape Anne , with masts cut away and loss ol bow . sprit , having been capsiaed in a gale , oa the 9 . h . The Republic , hence , for Liverpool , put back on tbe 25 th , leaky , & c from stress cf weather . The Quebec Trader , from Demerara for Halifax , was abandoned on tbe 22 nd , having been dismasted and started her stern , passed on the 12 th ; crew saved , and arrived at Boston .
The British Queen Steamer On Fire. Holyh...
THE BRITISH QUEEN STEAMER ON FIRE . Holyhkao , May 10 . —The British Queen screw steamship , Mr . Belt master , bound from Liverpool to Constants nople , has just been scuttled in this harbour , after having had a very narrow escape from , destruction by fire . It appears that she left tbe Mersey in the course of Saturday , and on nearing this point , it was discovered that she was on fire , the packing of the shaft , as it is stated , having ignited . All exertions failing in subduing it , the flame having communicated to the cargo , or some part of the after-hold , she was run into this harbour . Flats or lighters were then got alongside to remove her cargo , but there appearing some difficulty in suppressing the fire , it was thought advisable to let her settle down in some shallow part of the harbour , which was done , and so the destructive element was extinguished . The damags tbe steamer has sustained has not been correctly ascertained , but it is feared that it is not very trifling , the cargo being obviously much injured .
Mutiny And Murder At Sea. The Cynthia Sc...
MUTINY AND MURDER AT SEA . The Cynthia schooner has arrived at Liverpool , from Laguna and Campeacby , in charge of a foreign crew . Shortly after leaving , the captain and mate of the vessel were murdered by a portion of the crew ( Spaniards ) , a couple of English sailors only escaping death through the iu * tercession of a Portuguese . The vessel was afterwards compelled to put back to Campeacby , where she was placed under quarantine , the murderers having informed the custom-huu .-e officers that fever prevailed on board , to which the captain and mate had fallen victims . The real facts of the case did not transpire until the two Englishmen managed to escape , when the vessel was boarded , and the murderers were captured . After undergoing a trial , the ringleader was shot , and bis companions transported or imprisoned . The Cynthia threw part of her cargo overboard in a gale , March 26 tb , and 27 th , lat . 37 , Ion . 46 .
Manslaughter. On Monday Afternoon A Leng...
MANSLAUGHTER . On Monday afternoon a lengthened inquiry was gone into before Mr . Baker , at the Ship , Chapel-street , St . George-inthe-East , relative to tbe death of Caroline Harris , alias Bailie , aged 32 , who was killed by a man named John Baillie , a corn porter , with whom she cohabited at No . 43 , Devonshire-street , Commercial-road . Sarah Ann Knight , a married woman , residing in the same house , said that tbe accused always struck and illused the deceased when she was under the influence of drink , but she was seldom in that state . Witness has been compelled to conceal her in a cupboard that she mi ght avoid his brutality . Last Saturday ni ght , about six o ' clock , she heard them both enter the passage , and immediately after she was alarmed by hearing the deceased fallwhom she be .
, lieved was struck by the accused , as he exclaimed , " Take that ! '' She thought that the deceased was afterwards flung into the parlour by him , as she heard a heavy fall there , after which the door was shut . She then heard him exc ' ain , "If any —— man or woman in the heme interfere , I will serve them the same . " About half-past six o ' clock he came into her room and , clenching his hands , said , " Oh , Mrs . Kni ght , do come down and see what you can do for my old woman . " Witness went to deceased , and found her on the floor ; a quantity of blood was in her moutb , and tbe floor near her had been washed . She was quite dead . Previous to the accused calling witness , she heard him go three times to the waterbutt to wash a towel . Deceased ' s left eye was blackened ; she had also a deep wound on her forehead , and another under her chin .
Anotner female , named Rogers , stated that she remarked to the accused , « 'I am afraid you have been illusing her " when he replied , " Oh , Mrs . Rogers , I smacked her on the face . " Witness observed , it is not a smack in the face that has caused those injuries . She is dead . He exclaimed " I did not do it . —I did r . ot do it . " ' Mr . J . J . Rcyall , surgeon , stated that , on a post-mortem examination , he found a clot of blood upon the upper part of the spinal chord , which caused death , and which was the effect of violence . The Coroner summed up , when the jury returned a verdiet of Manslaughter against John Baillie . " The coroner issued his warrant for his committal to Newgate and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute . '
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CojiSKquESCESOP Mbtapjiobicu , WniTiNo . -Thenublishpr of " Felix Farley ' s Bristol Journal » issued a placa fon Saturday last , describing its contents , and amonm othw large lines was the following :- " Lord John Bell fK ftffi ^
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FIRES . TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION IN SOUTHWARD One of the most extensive fires that has occurred in the Borough of Sotuhwark for a considerable period , broke out on Monday morning , about one o ' clock , in the large seedfactory , belonging to Messrs . Hayman and Co ., situate in what is termed the " Grove , " a tract of ground of vast dimensions , and literally covered with factories . The building in which tbe disaster commenced was separated from another of equal size , belonging to Messrs . Hales , by a very narrow pathway , whilst the extensive iron-foundry of Messrs . Austin flanked one end of the first-named property .
A policeman of the M division , who was tbe first to make tbe unwelcome discovery , immediately sounded an alarm in the usual way , and having procured assistance , he despatched messengers to the different engine stations ; but such was the fury of the fire , that in less than five minutes after its existence became known , every part of the factory presented a mass of fl * me . This gave notice to tbe firemen much sooner than the par ; ies sent off , and forthwith a general turn out of the engines belong ing to the London Brigade and West of England took place . Nearly a dozen engines arrived , almost simultaneously , but tbe water that flowed from the Southwark mains was found inadequate to
supply so large a number of machines ; the consequence was that the fire , comparatively unrestrained at any point , continued to spread , and having reached several of she adjoining factories , at length assumed a terrific appearance , for , independent of rising propably twenty feet above the house-lops in the neighbourhood , myriads of grains of seed in a thorough state of ignition were drifted over the surrounding streets as far as the water side . The residents ot a vast number of bouses were obliged to pour water on their roofs to prevent their habitations being destroyed .
The hose of as many engines as could be got to work were placed against the surrounding buildings , so that by halfpast two o ' clock all danger of any extension of mischief was over . So great was the crowd that about 100 constables and Inspector Townsend was required to keep them out of danger . The property destroyed by this disastrous event has unfortunately proved to be farmoreextensive than was at first anticipated . The ground that has been cleared by the destructive element extends in one direction nearly 200 feet , and from ninety to 100 feet in width .
Miraculous Escape Of Ten Persons From Be...
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TEN PERSONS FROM BEING BURNT TO DEATH . Whilst the engines were still at work at the disastrous fire in the Grove , Southwark , information arrived that another fire had broken out in Prospect . placn , near tbe Canal-bridge , Old Kent-voad . The West of England and as many brigade engines as could be spared , wereimmediately driven to the place , when it was found that tbe outbreak bad taken place in the premises belonging to Mr . H . Russell , clothier . The shop and the contents were then in a regular blaze . It appears that a policeman , of the P . division , discovered the outbreak , and , after some tine .
succeeded in arousing the inmates , consisting of Mr . and Mrs . Russell , and five children . The fire had , however , gained such a firm hold , that none of the inmates were able to descend by the stairs ; at ihe same time , the heated smoke was of such an overpowering character , that parties were compelled to make a precipitate retreat from one of the upper windows . Fortunately they alighted upon the top of the shop , and thereby escaped a horrible death . The engines being set to work , the fire was extinguished , but net until the whole of the stock in trade was nearly destroyed . The loss will fall on the Westminster office .
A short time previous a fire broke out in the premises of Mr . J . Grudging , undertaker , 2 , Hoxton . It commenced in the front shop , and extended so fiercely , that Mr . and Mrs . Grudging , and a Mrs . Gibson , were unable to effect a retreat from tbe premises , and nothing but death appeared to stare them ia the faco . The poor creatures hardly knew what to do for the best , for if they jumped from the window they must have been killed . The smoke at the same time was pouring so furiously in their rooms , that they were almost suffocated . Fortunately at tbis juncture the Royal Society ' s fire escape reached tbe spot , from the Oldstreet station , when the conductor placed his machine ia front of the house , and happily succeeded in bringing down the three persons in safety . The engines of the London Brigade promptly attended , and having set to work , the fire was eventually exlinguisned , but not until the lower
part of the premises was gutted , and the other portion severely injured . Unfortunately tbe sufferer was uninsured . The recent DfisraucxivE Fiaa at Harwell , Berks . — -The boy , named George Murrell , who was taken up on suspicion of having caused this fire , wbich destroyed in one night ( April 24 ) , no less than twenty-one dwelling houses and nine farm homesteads , at Hartvell , confessed that he committed tbis malicious and wilful act , which has involved so many poor families in the utmost distress . He stated that he went in Mr . Isaac Roby ' s rick-yard—ignited a lucifer match , which he put on a tile , and then placed both in a straw rick , The boy , who is seventeen years of agp , and of weak intellect , slated that he committed tbe act for the sake of some apples wbich were promised him ; but it did not appear that there was any truth in that representation . He was fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes .
A Brute Of A Mother. At The Worship-Stre...
A BRUTE OF A MOTHER . At the Worship-street Police-court a few days since Sophia Thompson , a married woman , was charged on tbe prosecution of the parish authorities of Shoreditch , with systematic and wanton cruelty to her daughter , a little girl only seven years of agp . —Catherine Ward , a married woman living in one of the houses opposite that tenanted by the prisoner and her husband , in Cottage-place , Hackney , stated , that while in her own house , about half-past ten on the preceding night , she was alarmed by agonising screams in a child ' s voice , and on going out found that they proceeded from the house of tbe prisoner , whom , upon looking through the window , she saw lashing and cutting her little
girl across the chest and body with a heavy shoemaker ' s strap an inch and a-half in breadth . Witness and several other neighbours called " Shame" upon her for such brutality , which far exceeded anything like proper correction for a child so young , and endeavoured to force their way into the house and rescue the object of her cruelty , but could not , as the door was strongly fastened , and , notwithstanding their loudly-expressed execrations , tbe prisoner continued illtreating the little girl in the same cruel manner for at least ten minutes longer , the child screaming convulsively and imploring her mother ' s mercy
, but uselessly , the whole time . The prisoner at length desisted , and tbe nei ghbours went in doors , but between nine and ten that morning the poor child ' s screams were renewed , and upon looking through the parlour window she saw the prisoner again subjecting tbe little girl to tbe same unjustifiable cruelty , loading her with horrible epithets , beating her with all her strength across the back , shoulders , and body , and finally striking her in the face with her fist . The prisoner and ber husband had only occupied tbe house about five weeks , and during tbe whole of that time , at intervals , the child had been treated in a similar manner
to this . —A second neighbour , named Harrietts Griffiths , deposed , that in addition to the occasions just referred to , she bad been a witness to the child ' s illasage upon a great many others , among which she specified one day last week , when she saw both the prisoner and her husband beating tbe girl in the most cruel manner in the yard at the back of their premises . Even after the husband had desisted the prisoner continued still beating the girl across-the arms , neck , and back till tha latter was covered with weales and contusions , and the child , who was crying very bitterl y , crouched down under the witness ' s window , imploring her mother ' s mercy , but the prisoner still beat her with all her force , and continued doing so until several ol the neighbours got oyer and stopped her . The only offence she could ascertain the child bad committed to incur such
punishment was that she had been sent on an errand and lost a penny , and witness felt so indignant at tbe prisoner ' s continued brutality that she determined to apprise Mr . Ross , one of the overseers , of the circumstances , that some steps might be taken for the child ' s protection . Thomas Griffiths , a bonnet-shape maker , also deposed to seeing the littlegul beaten iu a most unjustifiable manner upon another occasion by its father ; and Anne Barnes , a widow , having related the particulars of some scandalous usage to which she had herself been witness , and during the infliction of which ihe child screamed most piteously , stated that the little girl came to her afterwards upon a message from her therand
mo , , her frock being open at the back , she saw the child ' s person so cut and bruised that she could not help calling the attention of the neighbours to the injuries the girl had sustained . —The mother , in an unfeeling manner , acknowledged that she had beaten tbe child as described , and pleaded in excuse that she was addicted to pilfering articles j but these appeared only to he such as children of that age are frequently addicted to ; the greatest amount of ill-usage having been inflicted upon her for purloining some sugar . —Mr . D'E yncourt , however , considered the case one of too serious a nature to justify his dealing summarily with it , and therefore ordered the prisoner to becommitied for the formal attendance of the medical officer .
A Ladt Axd Heu Doc—A Lady In Tho Western...
A Ladt axd Heu Doc—A lady in tho western parts of this county has attracted some local attention by the marks of affection sho has exhibited for tho memory of a dead dog . A correspondent reports fousas foliowi : — " The dead dog was of some ugl y breed unknown to me , and died lately . A painter was brought from Edinburg h to take its likeness , for which ho received the trifling sum of fifty guineas . A sculptor was brought from a distance to erect a hoadstono at tho grave . Flowers and evergreens wero planted round the tomb , and the whole was inclosed with a substantial railing . The epitaph on the gravestone is' Sacred to the memory of Viper {"— ^'" kshire Ad vertiser .
A Ladt Axd Heu Doc—A Lady In Tho Western...
THE HEBBURN COLLIERY ^ LOSLON- ^^ ON TH ? BODIES . " » WE & T The following are the names of the unfortunm ferers :-Jobn Gaskin , hewer , has left a wife Jot , I 8 U ^" hewer , has left a wife and three children ; ' Geo / n ' hewer , has left a wife and three children ; \ v"illiam \ v at >' i hewer , has left a wife and four children ; j * arf , hewer , has left a wife ; Joseph Orr , hewer , has left . and two children ; William Deans , hewer , has left * ' and three children ; Thomas Richardson , hewer has \ f '' wife and two children ; John Greenwell , hewer , ' has if 8 wife and two children ; George Hall , hewer has left a and two children ; William Scott , has left a wife andV * children ; Allan Brooksbank , has left a wife ; Geore p
unson , youiigmun , juun rearson , newer , has left « * -, Sileas Philips , deputy , has left a wife and two chill John Peel , shifter has left a wife ; Samuel Wardle ' eighteen years ; John Pijjg , aged twent -fire vears iw ; , ! ? Wardle , boy ; Edward Johnson , boy ; J . English ,, ? l John Barnfatber , agfid eighteen years . ' ^» The inquest on the bodies was opened on Saturday n only two witnesses examined were Mr . Maxwell , the colli surgeon , and John Pee ) , master wasteman . Mr . Dunn » government inspector , and other professional gentlem were present . There were also a number of pitmen in n room . Mr . Maxwell handed a list of the names ofii , persons that have suffered ; twenty men and two boys i , stated they were all dead when they were brought to n bank , aud that their deaths had been caused by the isnit '
ot mnammaoie gas in the pits . The evidence of p ee wasteman , bore more upon the incidences of the expl ,. ^ He said be was in tbe south-west workings of the A ph \ the time of the explosion . He was coming o « t of the chant flit in the Monkton way . lie would lie about 300 yards fro where it took place . He was knocked down by the for of air that rushed out . He was stunned , and his li ght * * blown out . He recovered in about five minutec , and havi replenished his lamp , proceeded back to the part where ti ^ lire had teken place . The first person he found w
„ Michael Wardle , a trapper boy , who was lying 0 b th ground dead . He was sadly burnt . Witness and others then recovered the other bodies , but they were all dead when found . The part of the pit where be was previous to the accident , was in a good working condition , but be did not see wherein the accident happened previous to the n plosion . From a subsequent examination , be had come to the conclusion that the fire had originated in the mirltji board in the chapter flat . One of the men killed worked in this board . His name was Geotga Hall .
Mr . Dunn , the government inspector , having intimated that he proposed on Monday making an inspection oi the pit , in company with some of the men and pit officers , lh 6 coroner said he would give ample time for inquiry , and adjourned the inquest until the 19 th inst . The bodies of the sufferers were iutemd in tbe graveyard of the abbey church of Jarrow ; the funeral was attended by great numbers of the miners , and the scene was altogether most distressing . One of those who perished named
, Brooksbank , married a widow three months ago with three children . She had been three times married , and had lost three of her husbands by explosions .
Tremendous Colliery Explosion In The Abe...
TREMENDOUS COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN THE ABERDALE VALLEY , SOUTH WALES . -ElGim LIVES LOST .
Bristol , May 11 . —Some brief particulars have beea brought to this city , of the occurrence of one of the most tremendous , destructive , and terribly fatal accidents , by Ihe explosion of fire damp , that has occurred for very many years . The melancholy catastrophe ocevrmd some time during yesterday afternoon , at tbe Duffryn works , an extensive colliery worked by Thomas Powel , Esq ., of the Gaer , near Newport , in the Aberdare Valley . There is no account given of the precise hour at which the explosion took place , but it is said to have bsen a very severe one . There were 160 men and boys engaged in different parts of tbe woika at the time when it took place , and from tbe statement of t few of the survivors who have been got out , there is too little reason to doubt that as many as eighty unfortutiata beings have been killed . It is understood that the Duffryn
Colliery was well ventilated , the proprietor having spared no pains or expense in the attempt to guard against accident ; and all the hands were regularly supplied with Davy lanterns , the constant use of which was strictly enjoined upon them . How the explosion was caused it is therefore difficult to guess at , unless it be that some one of the colliers , many of whom are notorious for -their recklessness , opened his lantern for the purpose of getting a filler light to work by or else struck a lucifer match for the purpose of lighting his pipe . A letter says , so reckless are many of the young bands , that many boys , when they see a small string of fire damp streaming along , will set fire to it merely for the excitement of seeing it go off " The sensation which has been created in the immediate neighbourhood of the Duffryn works is described as being of the roost exciting and painful character . Hundreds of women and children remain
congregated around the spot giving vent to the most painful lamentations and cries , and wringing their hands in tbe most poignant grief .
FUaTHER PARTICULARS . The pit , which has been the scene of this melancholy event , is one opened at a comparatively recent date for the supply of steam coal , for which this valley is celebrated , to foreign vessek loading in tbe Cardiff Docks , and , from the present great demand for this article in every part of the world , relays of men were kept at work night and day , a circumstance which , in the opinion of some competent judges , greatly added to the danger by exposing large surfaces of the coal faster than tbe current of air at a depth of 190 yards could carry it off . The time of the sad occurrence was nine o ' clock , at which time the men engiged in landing at tbe pit ' s mouth were alarmed by the sound of an explosion in a distant part of the workings ,
which was followed in three or four minutes by another , which was louder , and evidently nearer , and shook the timbers frected for the support of tbe windin g apparatus , but fortunately without bringing them down ; a third weaker one followed , and was succeeded by the stillness ef death . The sound of those harbingers of destruction was , however , too well known in that neighbourhood , and speedily tbe shaft was surrounded by hundreds of men women , and children , excited by alternate hope and fear for tbe fate of relatives—but in the majority of instance * doomed to find the gloomiest anticipations realised by tbe result of the search wbich was speedily undertaken by the agents , aided by men from the works adjacent . It was deemed prudent , from the state of the shaft , only to work one carriage , and the work was thus carried on but slowly ,
and was frequentl y impeded by the operations necessary to force fresh air below , the brattices having been blown away , and a portion ol the roof of one of the levels having fallen in ; thus impeding the ventilation , and causing the greater portion of the melancholy loss of life on the occasion by the formation of the fatal choke-damp . Several of the men from the distant workings made their way to the bottom of the shaft , while others who could not get to lbs better air so speedil y , or who had been disabled by tie explosion fell and were suffocated by the deadly choke
, damp which invariably follows such explosions . Some oi the scenes presented when the dead were broug ht up w « 8 of a highly painful nature , especially in one instance , where a poor woman saw her husband and three sons brought SP lifeless , leaving her desolate in the world . In another case , a father and two sons were brought up . By n » o * . ' was announced that twenty-five bodies bad been broug ht to the surface of tbe ground living , but in a very precarious state , some of them harincr been much burned , others WW .
fractured limbs , and others insensible from the effects foul air . The number of dead bodies brought up amoJ »« to sixty-three , very few of whom had been burned . ™* had been much bruised and mangled by the exp losion , w by far the greater number had perished by suffocation , a having got to some distance from tbe headings in wj 1 they had been at work . Three horses were got oM « ' ^ three others were dead , and one was missing , ! U l P v jj have been buried under a fall of the roof . As all laoa perished who could g ive any account of the cause ot dreadful occurrence , it is to be feared that it must tW in mystery . _ _ ,, . „ ,. IU U . JU . V . 1 J . , ll-ojg ot
The valley of Aberdare has had Us full share " > calamities , for some seven years back twenty-nine mefl killed by an explosion in U pper Duffryn p it . Three ^ . ^ since no less than fifty-three men and boys were kii-Lletty Shenkin Colliery ; and fifteen months ago eig ht » were killed in the pit which has been tbe scene of J » ^ tastrophe of Monday last . Eleven men were also km the breaking of a chain in the Weroa Colliery , nearl > ' ., jjj cent , about ten months since . The number no * \ - however , exceeds anything of the kind ever experience . ^ South Wales before ; and , as mining operations in tin ^ trict are now carried forward on a gigantic scale , itu . ^ hoped that some measures will be adopted to prevent a lar sacrifice of human life in future .
Exiraonditfart Fatality.—The Clipper Sh'...
ExiRAonDitfART Fatality . —The clipper sh'P Scl ' ^ iaa Captain . Gething , which arrived in tho port of ^' "Aprili Monday morning , sailed from Pariaba on the 5 tn ° ' , " not the Eel , which left the port some days prevwns' ^ having yet arrived . Out of thirty men and one ooy ,, \ t Captain Gcthing took out on his departure from XJ d £ fi con * i nearly one-third of the number , including firsta" jeV er , mates , and the carpenter , were carried off by l . " mon whioh was fatally prevalent at that place during "" - cD ij of March . At one period Captain Gething was c " tc d person of the Seraphina ' s hands who was not pr ^ by sickness ; several of tho hands still remain ax * jr r 6 - to be forwarded by the first British ship after w is covery . The crew who brought home the : ° Z sa jling composed of men from many nations , yet the i < - on tD g reputation of the clipper has been well susial " " ng tW occasion . The fever still remained very baa ' »" shipping when the Seraphina sailed .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15051852/page/6/
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