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THE SAILORS' STRIKE IN THE NORTH A meetf...
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In ihe suite of the Princess • Amelia, a...
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•'APPREHENSION OF^ MRS. SLOANE. ¦& • Fro...
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CARDINAL : WISEMAN AND. THE ROMAN I _ .;...
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. DEATH OF GENER-AL BEM. , Joseph Bern i...
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THE TAX ON PAPER.—CONFERENCE OF DELEGATE...
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A _& ~~ ____———————mm _~~~ " ' * " ** " _¦¦** _***** " _* " ' ¦ _—*—————mm—»—m—mm—m THE LATB STORMS _, j The Ariel , belong _ing to the Glasgow and Dublin gte 8 ) n . ship Company , which left Glasgow on the 2 i 5 t ult . for Dublin , fell into very thick weather , rod when twelve miles to the southward of the _^ orth and South Rock the larboard shaft of the * - fle broie close to the shi p ' s side . Orders were , - nniedia te . y g iven b y Captain Murray to trim tbe vessel over to tbe starboard hand , in order to _ketp the broken wheel as much as possible out of _jjje water . Spars were got over the paddle-box , j ,.., the wheel being made secure with' chains and . nips , canvas was got on the vessel , and , the lee
_psddle being found to work , wearebappy to state flat the steamer was brought safe to . the Northwall on the following Wednesday . Daring the passage she _encauntered a severe gale , -wind , S . * W . The Wilson , from Demerara , went ou shore neat "fficklow on the 22 nd ult . and has become a total meek . The Captain and mate , with the majority of tbe crew , unfortunatel y perished . The Wilson _^ _as bound to IAverpfMiL The Iron Dhke wa 3 the 0 alf vessel that arrived in Liverpool from Ireland on the 24 th tdt ., another evidence of the extraordinary sailing qualities of tbis noble steamer , so ably commanded by Captain Christie . —Duifin Evening Packet . .
State of the Weather at Ska . —Liter . pooh , _Mojjbay . —We are daily in receipt of intelli gence relative to the disastrous gales which have so long prevailed in tbe Channel and tbe Atlantic . The Packet-ship De Winton , for New York , after being at sea for six weeks , had been compelled to return to Qaeenstown . The following it the Captain ' s report : — - " The day after leaving Liverpool commenced with heavy gales from the westward , Whicb _csntinned until we bore ap far Fayal on tbe 15 th ult . from latitude 51 , longitude 31 , in cause { pence of baring had ei ght deaths from smallpox , besides having six of the crew and a number of the passengers ill witb that virulent disease , witb every
appearance of it spreading , and being apprehensive of my officers and more of my men being laid np and " thereby becoming short banded ; but , upon consideration , it seemed probable that if I went into Fayal ( it being a Portuguese settlement ) the exceedingly strict and rigorous quarantine regulations sig ht reader it doubtful whether tbey would permit the ship to anchor there . I therefore , having lost forf-Mles , mains , and topsails , & c , determined to s _te _ r for Cork , which I did on the 17 th nit ., from lit 44 , long . 29 ; the wind having _bauted to the S . W ., and blowing a violent gale . Since we bore np for Cork we have had nothing but hail , snow , and rain , with severe gales from the westward .
Had we continued onr voyage under such circumstances I feel confident tbat we should not have Bade more than twenty miles to the westward . " A bark , lately arrived here from Africa , run before the wind under bare poles for three days and nights at the rate of nine knot 3 per hour , the captain and crew remaining all tbat time lashed on the forexieg ing , being unable lo keep the deck , from tbe heavy sea 3 which swept over the vessel . We learn from Qaeenstown that a large fleet of vessels was lying in the harbour repairing damages . From accounts already received from correspondents in various parts of the south and south-western coast , we regret ' here is too much reason to believe tbat tbe late gale has been attended by considerable destruction of human life and a great sacrifice of property .
A letter has been received 6 y Bartholomew Verting , Esq .. Receiver of Admiralty Droits at Qaeenstown . which _states that at least one vessel has gone lo pieces on that part of tbe coast , and as no tidings have teen obtained of the crew , the conclusion is that ihey have unfortunately perished . It is singular that , within the last few weeks , four American liners , namel y , the Equator , tbe States Rights , the Jessica , and , lastly , the De Witt Clinton , have heen driven back to the " Iri 3 h coast , and have found in Cork a harbour of refuge and protection . The schooner Harriett , bound for New York to St . John ' s , _Sewfcundland , with a cargo ef flour on board , was driven into Qaeenstown on Wednesday evening , with the loss o ! sails , cables , and rigging , after having been in sight of tbe harbour of St . John ' s for three days . —Cork Examiner .
Accident Os Ibe Behlis Ratlwat.—Cologne ...
Accident os ibe Behlis _Ratlwat . —Cologne , January 25 . —The accident which occurred on the Cologne and Minden Bail-ay , the day betore yesterday , wa 3 attended with more serious results than appears from the official report . The management cf this line has spared no pains to conceal the extent ofthe misfortune . The accident referred to took p lace between Brackwede and Gutersloke , at a spot ¦ where repairs were going on . The engine , tender , -yid some of the carriages were thrown to the right and left of the rails , while a part of the tram was
left standing on the line . One _waggon was comp letely overturned , and Mr . J . B . Ander , Secretary of the American Embassy at Berlin , who was seated in it , was killed ; bnt , _ 3 I am credibly informed , in this same carriage the Prince of Prussia was also seated . The Prince has escaped with some slight abrasions . There were only two other passengers killed , bnt the nnmber of wounded is more considerable tban given in tbe newspapers . Almost all the passengers are wounded more or less dangeronslv . It seem 3 as if it were not meant to be
known with how little ceremony tbe Prince of Prussia was used by the railway , treating him as a mere mortal . No journal has yet alluded to tbe fact that the Prince was in the train . All the world knows that the populace of this neighbourhood is superstitious , and this characteristic is often appealed to when it can serre the purpose of the government . This , I believe , is the sole reason why nothing has been said of the great danger which the Prince has incurred , and from which he has escaped by miracle and tbe special favour of Heaven towards princes and kings . —Daily News .
Sous . Police Seizors . —Robberies of Bake Notes . —About ten days ago , a person in the uniform ofa commissary of police , and followed by six gendarmes , entered the banking-house of M . Peutscb , of Pesth _, and declared that he _was charged to examine the bank notes he mi ght have , as he had been accused of having frequently issued forged ones . M . Peutscb was greatly astonished , but opened his cashboz _, and produced eleven notes , which were all he happened to have by him . The eommissarv examined them very carefully through a glass , and seized three of 1 , 000 florins { 2 , 600 fr . ) each , which he declared to be forged . In . spite of the protestations of M . Peutscb , he folded them up in a sheet of paper and sealed them up with his own seal and with that of the bank ; Baring deposited the _notea in his pocket , he
declared to 51 . Pentsch that he . wonld arrest him . _SL Pentsch complained bitterly of such a _proceeding , and at last the _commisfary said he would alio him lo be at large provided he would deposit 1 , 000 francs in specie in his hands as security , and sign an _eng agement to present himselfin the afternoon before the director of police . M . Pentsch gave the money , signed the paper , and at the hour specified waited on the director . To his profound _astonishment , that functionary declared to him that no charge hai ever been made against him of issuing forge ! notes , that no commissary of police had been sen t to bis house , and tbat the persons who had visited bim were impostors , ahd had robbed him . Telegraphic despatches were sect off in all directit » 3 to catch the thieves , but not the slightest trace of tbem could be obtained .
The _Exglish Oak is Sew Zealand . —The fol-i lowing is an interesting extract from a letter _vritten by tbe Rev . Thomas Chapman , of Roturua , New Zealand , dated the 13 th of April , 1850 , to bis brother , W . C . Chapman : — " You may remember tbe acorns you sent me , in an old powder-flask , in B 36 ; tbe white-thorn berrie 3 and sweetbriar " had ro tted , and their moisture had forced the acorns , _theirrootsbein _^ perfectly entwined . Through all our wanderings and wars 1 managed to preserve one ; this is now twenty feet in height , and twenty inches ia girt at the surface of the earth , and from it we tbis year gathered eight acorns ; the first , perhaps , ever gathered ( I know of no other like tree ) in New 2- _ land . I have _eent to the Governor six of these , suggesting the idea of Lady Grey ' s planting them in her Majesty ' s name . *'—Ai" * _- "* . * Birmingham _Gaztitr .
_Sriou _Husbasdbx . —Mr . Mechi _, _eonsideriag the hi ghest order of charity tobe the employment of tbe willing labourer , has engaged all the unemployed of the neighbouring parishes in digging and breaking up with the forE and p ick-axe , to the depth of about twenty inches , the rocky and _ironjjpuud and macadamised subsoil of his light land . ™ _hs price paid is ninepence per rod , or £ 6 an acre Whe ther this operation will ttand the test of tbe Balance-sheet remains to be proved ; certainly no manure could cause crops to be maturely _developrd on those soils in a dry season . Thirty men are thus employed , in addition to the nineteen men and boyi _^ ularl y at-work on the farm . Tiptree Heath bas for some time enjoyed a singular exemption from criminal prosecutions . — _-fesex Standard .
A » MiTnso _Chbusals to Bah . _betobb Tbial bi "l as _JraoEs . —Itis stated tbaV ' the judges have at _" _" ¦ gUi come to the important determination , in all eajes wherein applications ate made to tbem to " wtaii to bail persons committed for trial on crimi-**« d ch arges , to order the depositions taken by the _Wsmitting magistrate to he produced before them hy tbe magistrate ' s clerk , so that they may be read ** I » rt of the proceedings . Tbis will , it is said , be toe means of preventing some of the most desperate 'wares escaping from justice with the impunity the ittpr practices eacoBiased ,
Shipwreck On A Desert Island. . Captain ...
SHIPWRECK ON A DESERT ISLAND . . Captain Bernard , ' commanding the . France et Break lately returned from Rio Jhneiro , g ives the following account ofthe delivery of four unhappy _t _fngluia _uiariners who had been cast on a desert isle in the midst of the ocean , a _' deliverance effected _fcOftL / coura ge of that worthy captain . On tne « Wth of November , he reports , we saw Cape Prio and on the 8 th of December Trinity Island , having been until then delayed by calniB , or opposed by contrary winds . On the 39 th the weather ' was fine , a gentle breeze was blowing from east northeast , I passed as close as I dared to the Isle of Trinity , in order fo observe whether any shipwrecked or lost persons were on that shore . About
tea o clock , wc perceived a smoke on the south-east point of the island , and concluded that there must be some one there , presently we perceived signals of distress . The first object which caught our sight was a rag tied to the end of a broken piece of mast , ' and waved in the air . Presently , we saw two then on the shore . Raving brought toTapproached as near as possible to the coast . I . sent out the long boat , having on board four sailors of tried courage . I had placed some provisions in this boat , ' and recommended the mate who accompanied the expedition to use all possible precaution , in order that no person might'be too much exposed to danger . The sea rolling heavily at the time , and threatening to render communication with the unfortunate men
impossible . 1 watched the boat ' and the men whoin we were attempting to succour . Immediately that the latter saw the boat their signal dropped , and tbey ran to ibe point for which it was makm ?; but the coast , bordered by a reef on which the sea broke with force , could no t be approached on that side , and the mate was compelled to look about tor a more convenient access . The shipwrecked men , four in number , followed the boat slowly , along tbe coast ; Arrived at the sonth side of the . Me , tne mate resolved to effect the embarcation . where two rocks afforded an opening . The boat remaining without tbe breakers , a sailor named Augustua _leaped out of the boat " with a long piece of sail cloth for the purpose of forming a communication
with the shore . The poor man was unable to swim ; he wasoften covered arid much beaten by the waves , bat at last he gained the shore , and each man having laid hold ofthe sail cloth the unfortunate men were drawn into the boat , . but not without great difficulty , as they were so weak , from hunger and exposure , that' they could make no movement in the water . They were ' Englishmen . The embarcation ended , ahd tbe boat being provided with provision ' s , the newly-found men threw , themselves On the latter with eagerness , and would have eaten the whole had they not been restrained by the mate , who feared the injurious consequences to be apprehended to their health . They were so weak that probably two more days on the island would have
caused their death . He gave them clothes , and his crew were eager , to pay them all the attention tbat their situation required . As soon as they had somewhat recovered the mate of the English vessel made the following statement : — " Wc left London , September 28 th , 1850 , in the English ship Liatb . Captain _Ttoberts , for Valparaiso . Nothing remarkable occurred on our voyage until we came within view of the isle of _Martin-Vaz , at four in the morning of November 20 tb ; these isles were on the south-west of us . I informed the ' captain that we were near the Trinity Islands , he arose and ordered tbe boat to pat to sea , saying that there were pigs and goats to be found there , and directed those who were setting out to . take guns , for the purpose of
shooting some . The carpenter was also . to take . his axe and cut staves . I , the mate ,. Macgregor by mme , G . _Challis , the carpenter , Manguel Howet , a passenger , David Rogerson and George Shipp , sailors , the latter of whom was drowned , embarked in the boat to go to the island . Immediately we got on shore , I set ont to , look for animals , but could not find one . I returned to the boat , but the sea had become so rough tbat it was impossible for ns to go out , notwithstanding all our efforts . We ' then made a great fire , hoping that they whom we bad left in the ship would see . it during the night , and thus be assured that we were not drowned . Unhappily during the night the wind was very violent ; it rained abundantly , and the sea was high . In the morning I ascended an . eminence . . We saw
tbe brig at some distance . We made signals by means ofa handkerchief fastened to the end of my firelock . Presently . we saw the vessel bearing away , and at noon sbe was in full sail to continue her voyage , no one having been sent to the -island , to see what had become of ns . Towards eveniug : two ships passed the isle . As tbe sea was now more calm _landG . Shipp got into the boat to put out ; the boat was half full of water before . we had cleared the breakers ; we attempted to gain one of the ships but could not . We turned back for the isle , but the sea was so rough tbat when the boat reached tbe shore it was capsized by . the wares . It was then that my companion was drowned . It was my good fortune to be saved , and tbe boat was thrown on the rocks , I sought my companions in misfortune , whom I fonnd on the north bank of tbe
isle engaged in constructing a grotto , in which we remained until the 9 th of December , tbe day when we were saved by the generosity of Capt . Bernard . The chief nutriment during the twenty days we were on this island consisted of snakes , crabs , and aquatic birds . " - . ¦ - . :
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- __**_>! . WRECK OF THE SHIPS GLOUCESTER AND PRINCE ALBERT . —MASSACRE OP SEAMEN IN PATAGONIA . By the recent mail from _Talparaslo-advices have been received communicating the total loss of two fine vessels , named respectively the Gloucester and Prince Albert , both ' of 300 tons burden , the property of Mr . Glendehing , of Stamford-hill , and as will be seen in the subjoined details , several of the crew of the latter ship were murdered by the natives ofthe coast on whiehshe wentasbore , and who subsequently set her on fire . The circumstances attending the loss of these vessels are most unfortunate . It appears the Prince Albert arrived in the . straits of Magellan on the' 2 nd of October , having for several days encountered ' strong adverse winds and hazy weather . Bearings . being taken , the ship bore away to the westward . The lead was continually going , bnt no bottom was found at 20 fathoms . Snddenly , however , she was found in
shoal water , and before there was tune to wear her round she struck and so remained . , At day break ph the following morning it was discovered that the ship had got into Delgravia Point . ' Anchors and cables were laid out from the . vessel and attempts were made to get her off , which failing , all bands were set to work' to lighten her . On the 5 th of the month , fifty tons of coal having been thrown overboard , she was got off , only , however , to meet with more disastrous consequences , for a heavy gale immediately springing up , and a strong current setting in upon the coast , rendered her position one of much difficulty . Amidst the dangers that presented themselves , the crew displayed the utmost energy in keeping her out in deep water . The gale which increased almost to a hurricane , and . the violence ofthe elements baffled , their exertions and
in their attempts to gam Gregory Bay the shi p was . carried ashore near _Burraneo Point , where the fury of the storm drove her high up on ' the beach , the sea lashing ber tremendously . On the following day , tbe weather having moderated , and the ship being left high and dry , some of the crew sallied forth to procure fresh water . They had not been gone a great length of time before tbe wreck was surrounded ; by the natives ( Patagonians ) , and a party of them came on board . At _, first they appeared to be friendly disposed , but shortly afterwards certain appearances intimated to Mr . Rossiter tbat the _' y intended mischief . They had arms about them , and when desired to leave they refused . Suddenly four or five of them sprung upon Mr . the
Rossiter and threw him violentl y pa ground , and , bv signs and gestures , threatened to , murder him if he dared to move . They stood oyer him with long Waded knives in their hands , while others proceeded to ransack the ship . The master , from the position be lay , noticed that _tbeyjad attacked the crew , ahd had murdered _. two of the poor fellows , named Robert M'Pbersbh , Barnby and James Atkins . Their bodies weltering . in blood were lying upon the forepart of the deck . An apprentice , Henry Hoskins , was also stretched on the deck , bleeding , and appeared mortally wounded . The remainder ofthe crew on board -were held down by the natives , who , on getting possession of the ship ' s stores , became like ' maniacs from indulging
in the spirits . By some stratagem , Sir . Rossiter , with the surviving seamen , managed to . get clear of the ship , leaving the ' wounded apprentice arid the mate , George Badstock , on board , prisoners . After six days intense - suffering , during which time tbey subsisted entirely ou raw shelfishand water , they succeeded dn reaching , Sandy Point , about 150 miles from the wreck There they experienced great kindness from the inhabitants and the governor of the fort , and on learning from Captain Rossiter the shocking fate of hia men , he immediatel y put himself iri communication with the commander' of an American ' war steamer , tbe G . W . Hunt , who at once resolved to proceed to tbe wreck , and rescue , if possib ' e , the
unfortunate _prisoneis . Captain Rossiter accompanied the steamer , and on coming in si ght of tbe Prince Albert , it was observed that the natives still held nossesaou of her . As the stoamer neared the snot sbe opened fire npon tbem , upon which " they instantl y abandoned the prize and escaped into the country . On the officers proceeding on _boardjhe wreck , they found tbe apprentice alive , as also the irate , but the former evidently was fast sinking from the effects of the wounds he had sustained . Both were forthwith conveyed on board the steamer , and every attention rendered them . A cursorv g lance round the stranded vessel showed that the natives had stripped her of everything that was valuable . All tbe stores were gone : in fact _eterj article that tbey could remove , leaving
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hers perfeet wreck .. The captain of the steamer , finding there was no chance of getting the . vessel off , returned to . Sandy Point , and subsequently conveyed the remainder , ef the crew to Valparaiso ; After the steamer ' s ; departure , the . natives again took possession , of the wreck , and _eventuallyjset fire to . it , when-it was completely destroyed , The Iosb ofthe vessels exceed , we are informed , £ 20 , 000 . They _^ were both insured .
The Sailors' Strike In The North A Meetf...
THE SAILORS' STRIKE IN THE NORTH A meetfng of . opwardsof 6 , 000 seamen was belcj ori _the-Towri-moor , near Sunderland ; last week ... There was a large procession of Tyne seamen from Shields , about , 2 , 000 of them . ' A procession , three deep , of a mile in length ; composed of Tyne and Wear seamen , proceeded through the p rincipal ' streets of the town , and after the ' meeting returned by the same route ., The speakers at the meeting expressed their determined hostility to the Mercantile'Marine Act ; and looked upon the forfeiture of one days pay tor swearing , one day ' s pay for not being _sbaved and washed on Sundays , one dav _' s pay if found washing their clothes on the Sunday , and the forfeiture ot one day ' s pay' by the cook if he has not . 'the dmner ready for the crew at the annwnted time , as the
grossest tyranny . - It is expected that the principal _shipowners will comply with the demands . of the men for an advance of wages . The agitation against the shipping offices is increasing , and a memorial to the Board of Trade for their abolition / has re ceivedthe signaturesof 1 , 000 _seariieri"in Sunderland . —On tbe 24 th ult . there was a determined attack made on the shipping-offices in Norih Shields ,-which at one time , it was thought ; would be attended with serious results . - . About the time for opening' the offices a mob of from two hundred to three hundred seamen assembled in front ofthenr , in' the'New Quay , and upon _sonie foreign-going captains , fetching tbeir crews to sign articles both masters and men were attacked , and bandied in a rough manner by
the mob . The men-were pitched into' the middle of the . street , and told if they did not leave' they would be thrown into the Tyne . " The _masitert " and men escaped in tbe best manner tbey could , and the ofiice had to be barricaded against the mob outside . In the evening fifty special- constables were sworn in , but down to Saturday evening , all remained quiet . The shipping offices in Sunderland and ' South Shields seem quitedeserfed ; and there are * foreign going vessels , lying in both Tyne arid "Wear _. ' whicb cannot get to sea . A long memorial to the Board nf Trade , relating to the shipping offices , - has' received the signatures of -above two . thousand seamen ' be * _longing'to the Wear , and one thousand seamen _belonging'to the Tyne . ' A number of shipowner ' s arid shipmasters bave" also _si-jned it . The fees' paid to the shipping offices , in . eneaeine and _clearina shirs '
crews in the foreign trade " , are likely to operate very prejudicially to the carrying out of the ' Mercantile Marine Act in the north . A very extensive trade is carried on by ths Tyne and Wear with ' France , Hamburgh , and the Baltic . The men ' for most of these voyages , are paid a voyage > nd a half , according to the London scale - a shilling for ' _signing , and a shilling for being discharged , with the muster-, roll money , which each _seaijari has to pay , is considered a severe _tavupon the small earnings of ' the men . For the present the shipping offices are at a standstill . After the few vessels Which have been lying loaded , have got' but of the harbours , there ' ' is not much chance of the owners yielding to" the . demands of the men for an' advance of wages . 'On Saturday last _avcompany of seamen , front Sunderland met the 'Seab ' am- men , who are also but on strike .
'The ' grievances complained of by the sailors of the ports of the Wear and Tyne have begun t ' o , be felt in Hartlepool . Oh ; Friday evening , the 2 _ t * i ult ., _a-meeting was held in the Town Hall . George Blumer _. Esq ., shipowner , in the chair . The Hall was densel y pactted with all classes of _seaineh arid others interested in the ' shipping trade . A memorial , similar to those adopted in Shields arid Sunderland , ' setting forth the . evils of the new regulations of the Board of Trade , in pursuance ofthe Mercantile Marine Act , ' 1850 , was moved and seconded b y a deputation from Sunderland , arid carried unanimously . '
Shields , Tuesdav _lioos . —Great ., excitement ,. was caused in the borough of Tynemouth yesterday by t he appearance of seventy armed policemen from Newcastle . It ' seems that on Saturday night about twenty seamen went on board the Cpmmercq ,, a laden collier , lying ready for sea , and having ascertained that the crew had si gned for under-wages , ordered them ashore ! . Tbey all complied ,, with the exception of the carpenter , ' , who' refused to obey their summons ; They then hauled ! him from . below , and _aftertearing ' his clothes , took him ashore wj th them . This ; with the attack on the . Shipping-office on Friday / determined . the mayor and magistrates to take steps to prohibit ' a' meeting . df seamen from
_both'stdes of the Tyne , to be held on Monday / _eye-, ning . ' The police took possession of the quay , with drawn cutlasses about threeo ' clo ' ek in tlie afternoon , but the sailors having marched out ofthe . town wjth the Blyth men , ' who liad come across to fraternise with tbem , there was no disturbance , the , policemen only capturing tbe . table , with the sheets for the memorial to ' the Board of Trade , and capsizing some apple stalls . The meeting , instead . of being held on the quay , was held in the Assembly-rooms , thercbeirigagreat mass ' of seamen present . . The policemen were withdrawn , and order was restored to the town again . The military were under arms at Tynemouth Castle ; ready at a moment ' s notice ., The mayor has written to the Admiralty requesting , tbem to send a war-steamer down to protect the
vessels in the harbour . ' , After the ' police took . possession of . the . quay the following notice was . issued : — ' " BOBOnOHOP _TTNEMOUTK . " Notice . —All masters , mates , seamen , and other persons desirous of transacting business ' at the Shipping Master ' _s-officc , on the New Quay , will be protected by the magistrates of tbe borough- from violence and interruption in so doing ; Arid all perT sons assembling for the purpose , or . ostensible purpose , of interrupting the lawful business / pf . the Sbipping-oflicc are hereby ordered _fprthwitlTto disperse , and in default of . compliance with this notice will be dealt with according to law , '
" William Likskill , Mayor . '' The clerks from the Shipping-office . were obliged to go on board tbe vessels ready for sea on Monday , and get the . _"heri'to sign articles . there , asthey re fused to enter the offices for the purpo _.-e . Freights were up Is . . 6 d . a ton on Monday , and a number of owners fixed their vessels for the London market . . ' _,. ' , ' The memorial to the Board of Trade received , the signatures of 2 , 000 seamen nnd ship carpenters on Monday and Saturday , making about 4 , 000 seafaring people belonging to the Tyne and Wear alone who ' nave polled against the . Shipping-offices . and regulations of the Board of Trade iu their present form . ' A deputation from the united body of . North and South Shields seamen have waited upon , the Mayor of _Tynemouth , arid explained their grievances to him . They , say they want nothing but peace and order , and affirm , tbat the attacks ori the Shjppingoffico and Commerce were made without their cognisance . '' "
In Ihe Suite Of The Princess • Amelia, A...
In ihe suite of the Princess Amelia , aunt to George IK ., there was a lady of the name of Russell , who was grand-daughter of Oliver Cromwell , and who it would seem inherited , without any alloy , most of his undaunted and ready spirit . : One day ' it happened to be the 30 th of January , she was in waiting and occupied in adjusting ! some part of the Princess ' s attire , just as the then _P-ince of Wales came into the room . His Royal ' Highness , accosted Miss Russell rather _sportinply , and said to her , "For shame . Miss Russell ! why have y ou not been at church , humbling yourself . with _weepingsand waitings for the sins , ou this day committed by your grandfather !"— "Sir , " replied Miss Russell , "for a granddaughter of Oliver . Cromwell , it ishumiliBt ' on sufficient to be employed as I am , in pinning up yonr sister ' _sltail . "
Very Good . —An ,-hones !; , industrious peasant in Pieard y , 'being observed to purchase weekly five loaves , was asked what : occasion he conld possible have for sd much bread . " One , " replied thehonest fellow , * 'T take myself , one I throw away , one I return , and tbe other two . I lead . "— "Howdo you make that out ?"— " Why , " returned the peasant , " the one which I take myself is for mine own use ; the second , which I . throw away , . is _formy motherin-law ; the loaf I return , is for my father ; : and the other two ,, which Ilend , are those with which Ikeep my two children , in hopes that they will one day return them tome . " . .. ¦¦ ,... . Something RicH .--The following recently appeared as an -advertisement in a weekly-- contemporary : — _' * Wanted , immediately , a single man , a
member of the . General Baptist denomination , to supply a small congregation in a village , principally on the Lord ' _s-day . A small salary would be given . If acquainted with the general _shoemakiegbusiness , an opportunity now presents itself where a constant situation as -a journeyman can be secured . The qualifications for the ministerial duties required are humble piety , a desire to be useful , and a general knowledge of the Gospel , with ability to make it known . —Leeds Times . " : . ¦ ' , ' A _MxrERfrom . Rome states that a picture dealer of that city ,, named Campani , has lately become the
possessor of . a picture _of-Miohael Angelo . lie bought an eld picture at a sale in London , arid having cleaned it ,. discovered tbat it was the' portrait of Victoria _Colonna , wife of-the Marquis de Pescara , general of Charles V „ a lady celebrated by the great painter in . one ot his poems , and whose likeness he declares he-had taken . M . Campani , conceiving that this might bethepicturealluded to ' , submitted it to thePontifical Academy of the Fine Arts at Rome , which bas unanimously declared it to have been painted by Michael Angelo . It has been exhibited to the public , and the _bonnoiseurs value it at 163 , 0001 .
•'Apprehension Of^ Mrs. Sloane. ¦& • Fro...
•' APPREHENSION OF _^ MRS . SLOANE . _¦& From the moment that Mrs . Sloane failed to appear to the summons issued by Mr ; Alderman llumphery , at the Guildhall justice-room , the City * detective officers -were ! on the alert' to watoh the movements of Mr , Sloane , with the view of- discovering the retreat of that gentleman ' s ' wife , ' and no efforts were spared to effect her apprehension as _ffj _?^ i the _^ . warrant was granted . Indeed , so closely has Mr . Sloane- . been watched that' he ha _< more tnan . once looked _suspiciouslv round , and to ow annoyance , found a detective officer at his ft W « , ? on sucJ occasions been heard to tell _the-othcer that he might as w _.-ll take his ( Mr . _fvf _t'ti ar __?' watoh him & 0 _™ _l s ° narrowly _, at last Mr , Sloane was suddenly missed from London , and it was , consequently anticipated ahou . h
no . iniormation _. had been received to that effect ) that ne had left- the country . Accordingly Superintendent Hod gson and Daniel May ( one of the most _activeidetective officers in the force ,-and who was thoroughl y acquainted with Mrs' Sloane ' s person ! started off to Boulogne . : On arriving at _Boulogne the officers proceeded to institute a close inspection of the several hotels and lodging house - , but satisfactory . tidings could not to obtained , and the seclusion of the Sloanes apparently defied detection . Towards tbo latter part of last week , the Boulogne police communicated to the City officers tbeir belief that a party answering the de-, scnption ofthe . Sloanes were in the town _. uut _as-no conclusive information could be elicited , a stratagem Wi _? de « sed to . get the . landlord of the hou 8 e in which j they were supposed to be located to a cdfe , and interrogate him , if possible , on the subject . Attersome time ho admitted that there were thred
parties ans wering the description furnished him , residing m his ho use . They consisted of a lady _an-l gentleman , and a . stout young lady , and that tbey v c t »>' . the name _. of Smith . They led a very secluded life , and tbat the lady only left the house ! at an advanced peViod of the night for a walk . As one of the officers was known to- Mrs ' . _Sloaae , ' it was necessary for him to adopt some disguise , and be accordingly adorned himself with rather a prominent pair of moustaebbis , and on Friday night , about eleven o ' clock , they plaoed themselves ' on watch for tbe Mrs . Smith , arid she shortly appeared pursuing her usual nocturnal walk . As her face was closely concealed with a veil , the officers had some difficulty iri seeing her features , but on pas
sing by one of the street gas lamps , they contrived by some means , as if the result of . accident ; to raise her veil , and _she . waa at once recognised to be Mrs . Sloane , c Sho was allowed to , return to her dwelling , and as the . laws . of France require a * second , witness to establish identity , an-express was forwarded to London for one to come over . The p . irty arrived on the Sunday , and on Monday morning the officers proceeded to the lodgings of Mrs . Sloane . -On going into the second floor , they found Mr . and Mrs . Sloane and Miss Devaux . The French authorities then demanded their passports , and it _being . discovered that they had . assumed a name not their own , they were informed tbat-they had rendered themselves liable to the operation of
tho French laws , and that they must quit Boulogne . Sot being permitted to travel . tbrough France with a false passport , they ha * 4 no alternative but to take their passage by the first . _steamer for Folkstone , and . at five o clock tbey were escorted jby the pulicc to the quay side , , » hore the steamer was moored . As they _w cre . walking towards tho pier at Boulogne , it got bruited , that . they were , about to leave , and crowds of people flocked to the spot , to see . them . Nor waa it until the French authorities had pressed themoblof ab _^ out three hundred persons back that they > were abje to get , to the pier . So great was the trepidation of Mrs . Sloane that she missed her footing on descending the steps to the vessel , and fell a considerable distance , but fortunately received no
material injury as she was caught by the steward of the vessel in his arms when near the deck . _= Superintendent Hodgson , and Daniel May , then , took their places in the boat , -and in a short time they arrived safe at Folkestone , where an immense crowd was waiting to receive them .. Mrs . Sloane , as she landed on the pier , trembled very , violently , and seemed as if she would fall at every step . She bft Mr . Sloane and Miss , Devaux in the cabin , and was making her way to the railway station , in w ardl y congratulating herself that sho had passed unrecognised ; when the officers presented themselves before her . She . displayed great nervousness , and when addressed by her . name became mucli affected and almost fainted away . . With some difficulty shewas
conveyed-to the railway staton , when , through the kindness of tbe _st-ition-roafct'r , she was allowed to remain in a private waiting i room until the departure of tbe expross train , by . which it had beon arranged she should proceed to London , and thus escape the unpleasant and , dangerous consequences of passing through the . streets , as the . news had been sentby electric telegraph , and the London station was accordingly crowded during the whole of the early part , of the moining in the expectation of her arrival . - On their arrival , Superintendent Hod gson immediately communicated tbe fact of her arrest to Mr . Phillips and Co ., the attorney ! " of Mis . - Slbiirie , . and Messrs , Pontifix and Moginie , theattorneys ofthe West London Union , when it
was understood , that in consequence ofthe near approach of the sessions , it was not intended to put in bail . As soonjas possible Mrs . Sloane was taken to Westminster , where Mr . . Justice Erie was presiding ; the warrant for her committal . was signed , and , although due notice had been given to her solicitors , Mrs ; Sloane was notprepared wjth the required bail , and was therefore committed to Newgate . to await her trial , or find sufficient bail in the interim . She was supported by the officers to a cab that was waiting to receive her , nnd was taken , with ail necessary precaution , to Newgate .. . She was dressed rather shabbily , and altogether , with , her apparent prostration of strength , and . intellect , she presented a most wretched appearance . The proceedings consequent upon the apprehension were conducted whh ' the greatest secrecy and despatch in order to avoid creating any unnecessary public excitement . On Mrs .-Sloane ' s arrival , in Newgate she was
placed in tbe infirmary on account of indisposition . Dr . M'Murdo shortly after visited her , and directed she should remain there , _as ; _she was suffering much from exhaustion , produced , partly by mental feeling . On Wednesday morning he found her in ; the same state , and directed some soothing stimulants to be administered , arid also stated that she ought to remain in the infirmary . From the time of Mrs . Sloane ' s apprehension , hut little conversation took place between her and Mr . Hodgson on the sub * ject oi the charge upon which she was apprehended j and on her removal to Newgate and since , she bas studiously avpided any remark , or referred to the girl in any way whatever . It is understood she was ori'Wednesday visited by tbe solicitors _; . of Mr . Sloane , and there appears no doubt now that she is apprehended and in custody ,, he will surrender , and jointly take their trial at the next session , which commences on . Monday next . .... . .
Another Story Op The Detective Police.— ...
Another Story op the Detective Police . — Some time fiince a quantity of planks and iron was placed across the rails of the Ijondon ,, hnd North-Western line near the Cheddipgton station .,, Fortunately , however , the malicious intention , ; of the party was frustrated b y a . t imel y . discovery of the _piotj'and the obstructions . were removed before , a train came up . The usual steps were taken to discover the perpetrators ' of the . inhuman act but without effect ; as , however , strong suspicions . were entertained that , the . individuals resided 7 iri . the _neighbourhood , arid might make another attempt , the authorities ' resolved not to let the matter pass by with impunity ; accordingly other , means were employed wliich eventually proved successful . Some weeks ago an itinerant vendor ' of ' matches and
other small-ware appeared in the neighbourhood of Cheddingtori station , _, ' and took up , his abode , at Ivinghoe ; ho suspicions were attached to tho new comer , and he plied his humble calling , which he facetiously dignified with the title _. of ¦ . 'timber merchant , " without molestation . By degrees he visited all the beer-houses in the neighbourhood , and , his acquaintance with the class of persons , who frequented them became rather on an ' extensive scale . Beiii „ of asociablc and communicative turn he became a general favourite at taproom carousals ' , ' In this way matters continued for somo weeks ' , ' whou one morning the tranquillity ofthe locality / was somewhat- disturbed by the apprehension of two men , nahicd Prior and Newns , on a oharge _' of haying placed the obstructions " mentioned' " above ( iri the
London and- North Western Railway vuth a" malicious intent . - They ' were taken before the magistrates , and , to their astonishment ,. "found in " the . person of their accuser the venerable _. rriatchmaii ' ' transformed into a London detective . ; ' The officer , It appears , had per ormed his part remarkably well . ' On all suitable occ _> sitms he contrived to introduce somo topic about the railway , arid during the cori versations allusion was generally made to ' the late attempt at _Oheddisgton ; bygreat ia _^ c . t . and perse * ' verance , t 6 be 'found onl y ' amongst " the class to which he belonged " , he managed to collect a niass of "littlefacts and corroborations , '' arid having cbirir pleted the chain of evidence to the proper point , had the men above named taken' into custody . Tbey were committed for trial , last week , at ' the next
Biickinghairishire quarter sessions .-Bedford Times ' . Ipswich . —A Btearn-maehirie . _ffl r discharging coil from * the colliers direct td tlie ' waggoris upon _t' . e branch f _.-oni the Eastern Union Railway has been erected upon the Griffin-warf , ' arid was brought into ororation for the first , tirne , ori Monday . In . ad-, dition to the celerity ofthe operations , the _ma-, chine screens ' the coals during _theirtransit , the _sriiall being used at the coke Oyens near by .,. Riddle for' _Esolishmes . —Sfcerie , A \ Draper _' a Shop . —Old Woman ( looking at a ' pieceiof . cloth ) to the shopman—Aw oo ? Snbpman _* -- _* ' 0 o ,, ii aw ; ' oo . Woman—Aw _teoo ? Shopman—W i , ' aw ae'bo . Explanation . —Purchaser—All wool ? Shopman—Oh yes , all wool Purchaser—Allone fkind ) wool ? Shopmau—Oh yes , aU one woo _\^ _-3 Mit » h Press ,
Cardinal : Wiseman And. The Roman I _ .;...
CARDINAL : WISEMAN AND . THE ROMAN I __ . ; _" ' _IfjAtHOLlCs ; . ' , ' . 1 * The ) statement that . certain queries had been addressed to . Cardinal -Wiseman by a legal gentleman is , we understand '' _-mbstantially correct . ' The letter m _question was written- by . Mr . Charles Pearson , late M . P . for Lambeth ; at the suggestion of certain members of the . bar ,, whose object was to found a prosf fetttiori fdr , a _ihisdeineanqur ' upon the admissions which it was expected the cardinal would make . Ii is unnecessary to say , that , to . this formal demand to furnish . evidence that , would criminate himself , no answer was returned . In connection with this subject we ma * - Btate , tbat on the publication of Lord Jiihn j Russell ' s , manifesto , in whicli he announced ihat the law officers of the crown would look into
the law of tbe question , to ascertain whether there was any ground for a prosecution , the cardinal at once gave instructions to * a legal gentleman of eminence to take the necessary measures , for his defence . ; Some time ' having . elasped without any movement on the pBrt of the law officers of the crown j tbe cardinal ' s legal adviser addressed a letter to them , inquiring whether . any legal proceeedings -ere contemplated' and ; if so , what form the prosecution would assume ; After some delay , a rep ly was received from the government , stating that it was no , t their intention tb insiiiute any legal proceedings , the law'in its present state riot being applicable to the act ef the cardinal , and tbat the question would be reserved for legislative
consideration _, j We understand that a _. large piece of ground has been obtained by the Reman Catholic body in the line of the new street' now in course of formation between tbe Houses of Parliament arid Pimlico , fir ( lie purpose of erectin- * a magnificent cathedral , ta be called St . Patrick ' s , Victoria-street , as the new street has been named , will run through the lowest and most densel y populated parts of Westminster ; ( be houses are to be palatial iu character , and the new opening , while supplying residences fit for members of either branch'of the legislature , will be the means of affording a more direct and commodious means of access between Bucking ham Palace ,- the aristocratic district of Belgravia , and ihe Houses of Parliament , and will tend very niat * » rially to improve the ventilation and drainage of ihat quarter bf the town .. The Cathedral of St .
Patrick will he the metropolitan church of tbe ca r dinal _,. and will , . when-completed , it is said , surpass any building of the kind yet undertaken in tbis country . The purchase of the ground has riot yet been concluded , but all the necessary arrangements are almost _completed , and a very large suui has been already obtained in subscriptions and donations . The rumour ttiat the Very Rev . D . octor Cox , president , of Old Hall College , is to be tbe new Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark , is premature . It is not intended at present to appoint any bishop of Southwark , as there _ib a'large debt ' , exceeding ¦ £ 3 , 000 , still due ' upon St . George ' s Church , which in con 8 Pquence remains yet unconsecrated and unfinished , and until ' _tbis debt'is liquidated the ecclesiastical affairs of the . district will be managed by Cardinal Wiseman , ' assisted by the Rev . Doctor Doyle , the senior ; clergyman of St . George .
—OSs _--, Cardinal Wiseman ' s Ancestors . — The Falkirk Herald says . "Our readers may , perhaps , be astonished to karn that this celebrated cardinal '; according to current report , ' is ' a ' rptr . vu . ar descendant of the . Wisemans , cheese dealers , & c , in the town cf Strathaven . It is generally reported in the middle ward of Lanarkshire—with what truth we know not—that one of the Wisemans , adventured _« s far as Cork , about theraiddle of _hrst century , to
_» ry bis fortune in . Ireland , ; , ' tbat the said Mr . Wiseman took up a cheese , and a provision store in Cork * that , by a subsequent marriage , he became entangled with a Roman Catholic wife ; and that the mother ; thinking sbe was ruling the fate of the boy , _? ent him to Spain , whence we have received Cardinal Wiseman . There can be ' no doubt but thai-Wiseman is nearly a local name , and tbat it is peculiar to Strathaven . Many of the name are yet cheese dealers there . ' !
. Death Of Gener-Al Bem. , Joseph Bern I...
. DEATH OF _GENER-AL BEM . , Joseph Bern is dead . This news will wring many a tear from the simple soldier ofthe Szeklerland , who knew him by no other title than that of father ; and many are the hopes itiwill extinguish in the Magyar ' s breast , _tojwhom Buffi ' was the . saviour , whose re-appearance would be the signal for better days to come . He who seemed to seek death in the very midst of danger—he who passed nearly twelvemonths in the continued sound of artillery—he who twice escaped assassination as by . a miracle , whom his soldiers believed to possess a charmed life , and through whose body they fancied the balls passed without injury , has at last fallen a victim to a fever so slight , that he thought it almost unworthy his attention .
. A native of Tamow , in Gailicia . Bern was born in 1795 . He was originally , intended for the profession of his father , that . of the law ; but at his own desire was brought up for , the army , and served with the French in the campaign of 1812 , _against Russia . On the . _re-constit ' utinn' _6 f the Duchy of Warsaw , in 1815 , Bern re-enter _ -i" _# ' ie Polish , service ,, but the tyranny andbrutality of the Archduke _Constantinesoon drove him from it , in disgust . On the outbreak of the revofotion . in 1830 , Hem was appointed major of artillervj gained high honour at jganie and Ostrolenka , and rose to the rank of ; general .. .
„; Since _thatt period Bern haB passed his life—except during a short ' engagement in Portugal—chiefly in France and _England ; always labouring for the cause . of _Poland , and often-rind difficulties and privations . which-would have wearied out . the perseverance of any one . less ardent in his love , or less energetic under adversity , than was this : extraordinary man . He tasted the bitterest bread of exile in : England , lie taught languages for . very scanty pay bo t h in Oxford and London , and even this pittance had to be surrendered , inconsequence ofa painful operation to which he . was submitted at the hands of the late Mr . Listen for the removal ofa bullet received in a duel . Ofthis hewas not p ? rlectly cured when the promised reforms in Gallicia recalled him to his native country , and subsequently involved him in the War of Independence in . Hungary . ; . - ¦ .
• The extremes of human vicissitude have rarely presented- a- contrast more remarkable ,-than that of Bern ' s fortunes at tbis period . In the brief space of four months he was the anguish-stricken tenant of a pauper hospital , and the triumphant leader of a victorious army . -Within a month or two'of the tin . e when Bern had been receiving such few shillings a week from the Polish Association as its scanty resources enabled it to dole out to . him , the _distinjgulshetl perso ' nattheheadof : ithatexcellentcharlty _was receiving daily solicitations to forward to Bern , aS j ' the general commandins in Transylvania , the petitions of ! noble . land wealthy English families - on behalf of _English-oft'cers , 'dr . travellers endangered by the troubleS _jtben prevailing . ; No such- petition , : we may add , passed him disregarded .
. As a , general _. ; £ em has often been accused of rashness , and it is certain that without that quality , he would , never have been enabltd to' accomplish the deeds which have made . his name famous ; When he took the command ofthe Transylvanian army it did not consist of morethan 12 , 500 men arid twenty-four guns _, i and , of these not more than 7 , 000 were completely armed , or in a fit state to undertake a campaign . Almost the whole of them were young recruits , who had not boriie aims for more than three or four months . The Austrian ' s , on the other hand ; had a force of at least 15 , 000 regular troops , witb an _excellent cavalry and artillery , besides the Saxon and Wal } ach / , a-ic _* stu ) _-f » , " consisting of nearly 100 , 000 men . Yet in three ' months Bem > had driven the whole of this Austrian army , togethenwith 10 ; 000 'Russians , ' across the frontiers , arid ' . forced them to seek refuge , in Wallach _] a !! We scarcely recollect : a parallel in history . to . thisishort _: but , glorious campaign . To
another . sijck ,-an attempt _-wouldchave seemed , and perhaps woutd have been ,. ! i _ adness ; to Bern it appeared a matter of calculation and certainty . As a man , _jalhwho have known . _Bemfspeafc of him with the , gfeatesttenderne 8 sand affee ion ; Generous to a fault , he | was anxious for the interests and welfare of all about himr-the only person he seemed ever to forget was , 'himself . < To us , his , greatest _aohievemerit-f , his , ' _ufost extraordinary -victory—waB the 'intense love with whicli he appearsto have inspired the _Transylfanians . Totally ignorant of- their language , poor and ' . ' _insignificant , in appearance , simple and . _almost . b _' ashful inmanner , and above all , a stranger , Bcni seen- ? hot only to have won their confidence , but to 'hai _^ e inspired persons of all classes and condi tio _nswith _. feelings of deep personal'devotion . Every person who carrieJn contact with him-felt persuaded of his ' thorough honesty , truth , and' disinterestednessand everone loved him for it . >
, y As a politician , 'Bern was by .: _no-means violent or ultra in his : opinions . He was rather inclined to ! _Monarchialtban toRe _putli'an . _forms _, was more aristocratic than democratic in his taste 9 and _feehngs , aud was always an avowed enemy-to the dreams of Socialists and Communists . >¦ ¦ _- _, ¦ ' : _"" , But above _all-rBem was a Pole I Poland was the loadstone which influenced all his life . The . bope to see l ' ola < . ' d free , : was the _^ piyot op . which all . Jiis _actioris turned . It was with . the hopeof again fi ghting for Poland , that he sought a ., refuge in iFrance .. . , It was fo form a ! Polish , ] egion for the future War of lndeperidence ( in . Ppland , ( -bathe _tookpervke in Portugal ., It was in hopes of aiding Poland , tbat he again returned to Austria . It was on a promise from Kossuth of eventual aid for Poland , that he undertook the command of the Hungarian troops in Transylvania . And again , and finally , it was his love for Poland
. Death Of Gener-Al Bem. , Joseph Bern I...
which induced him to join the Turks , in hopes through them to strike another blow at Russia , Poland ' s enemy . There are many , we know , who deprecate this last act of Bern ' s , and in whoso eyes the death of the . rene « _gade will obscure the whole glorious life ofthe Chris * tiari . Let us acknowledge , teo , that we regret Bern ' s change of his reli gion j but it is certain that in this , as in' all else , what he believed the good of his country was his actuating motive . While we acknowledge ihe immensity of the sacrifice , let us not refuse to see that there was nobase interests involved in it . If only those were permitted to reproach him who were capable of the same lofty disinterestedness and devoiion to a noble cause , we need not fear that many stones would be ftuua against his memory . — Examiner :
The Tax On Paper.—Conference Of Delegate...
THE TAX ON PAPER . —CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES . On Wednesday a Conference of delegates was held atthe King ' s Arms , Palace Yard , for the purpose of making arrangements for an interview , appointed for the following day by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , with a view of hearing the representations of a deputation of gentlemen interested in the abolition of the tax on paper . Among those present were Mr . Crompton . Mr . C : Knight , Mr . Chambers ( of Edinburgh ) , Mr . J . Cassell , Mr . S . C . Hall , Mr . Towle ( of Oxford ) , and other paper manufacturers and publishers in the metropolis and other places .
Mr . Ciwmpion having been called to the _chnir , said he . had had forty years' experience of the practical working ofthe tax which thev had met to promote the abolition , and during that period he had scarcely ever known the time when there were nofc numbers of fraudulen t traders in the paper trade . From a return in his possession , he found thafc between 1 S 40 and 1848 about fifteen percent , of the entire number of paper manufacturers in England , Scotland , and Ireland were fraudulent traders , many of whom had been convicted over and over again , and yet received fresh licenses from tho government , without the penalties bein _. dulv
enforced . The cotton manufaourcr was taxed not more than _eijht per cent , on his raw materi _.-i ) , hut the ' manufacturers ofthe coarsest kinds of paper were taxed to tho extent of 300 per cent . Paper used for wrapping paid fifty per cent , of duty ; and in the case of the article used for book _boartls and in sheathing ships , the paper manufacturer so successfully evaded the tax b y working the material dry , that it was utterly impossible for the Excise department to distinguish it from the fabric produced from the pulp _. Letters of apology were read from Mr . Joseph nume and Mr . W . J . Pox .
Mr _CiUMDBns , publisher of Edinburgh , moved the first resolution , viz .: — " That in the opinion of this meeting the excise duty on paper acts as a grievous impediment to the progress of sound popular instruction , inasmuch as it bears with a ruinously unequal pressure upon those cheap and useful publications which form the best medium'for the c ominunicatiou of elementary and general knowled ge . ' " Mr . Charles _Ksioni seconded the proposition , and adduced arguments with a similar tendency . Tbe resolution was unanimously adopted .
Mr . John Cass ell moved the next resolution , viz .: —That this duty , originally imposed as a war tax , is based upon grounds directly opposed to all the acknowledged principles of sound fiscal legislation , because , amounting aa it does' in frequent instance s to a tax of 300 : _ucr cent , upon tl . e raw material—a material totally lvorthless for any other purpose , but worked up into . in article of indispensable utility by the application of iiidustry , ifc falls with almost its entiro weight directly upon tho emplojmeiit of labour , thus destroying _' at its very source the first and most important element of national wealth . "
Mr . S . C . Hall seconded the proposition , which , after being supported by Mr . Towle , of Oxford , was also agreed to nem , con , ' Mr . _HbLDEtt , paper-maker , of Manchester , then moved , and Mr . Collins , of Glasgow , seconded , the following resolution : — ' « That in the manufacture of paper not men only but large numbers of women and children are employed in a manner hi ghly consistent with all that appertains to health and morality , not only in tbe neighbourhood of largo and populous towns , but also and chiefly in the rural districts , where employment is scarce and poor-rates , high ; and that the impetus whicli must be given to the trade by a repeal ofthis duty would therefore incalculably benefit the agricultural population , as well by the consumption of a material produced'by their own industry , as by the beneficial employment of their surplus labour . " Carried unanimously .
Mv . _Baldviis , paper manufacturer , of Birmingham , proposed the fourth resolution , namely : — " That the uses to which paper is already applied are bo many and various ns to render its cheapness one of the first requisites ofa people daily advancing in commerce and civilisation ; and that the purposes to the effecting of which its use might and would still be extended but for the high price created b y the tax , are almost infinite , both in number and in importance , to tho progress of science . and art . " Some idea of the extortionate nature of this tax might be gleaned from the fact that out of _£ 2 d , 00 f > worth of coarse paper , which he sold to the manufacturers of buttons and various other articles in Birmingham , no less tban £ 9 , 000 was paid to tbe government .
Mr . P . Bortiiwick seconded Mr . Baldwin ' s motion , and contended thafc the duty on paper being a war-tax , the government were bound , inatima of profound peace , to relinquish so odiouB and oppressive aii impost . The tax raised £ 800 , 000 a-year to the revenue ; and that sum would be more than fully made up to the revenue by the increased consumption of excisable articles in general which would follow the increased employment of . labour consequent on the removal of the existing _restrichinna . ¦ :
• This resolution was also agreed to unanimousl y . The next resolution was moved by Mr . Smituj of Bingley , viz . —•• That the foregoing resolutions aro prodigiously strengthened by the three following considerations , namel y—1 , That this tax is so enormously disproportioned to tbe value of the rawmaterial as to present an inducement to fraud almost tod strong for human integrity to resist ; and at the same time that the mode of collecting it is such , as to render ; fraud easy , and inviting ; the fair trader is thus continually exposed to unprincipled competition . t 2 . Tiiat the oppressive injustice of this tax has successfully diverted the skill and ingenuity of manufacturers to its evasion , by the fabrication of many articles _, 33 precisely the in '
same their completed state as to be substituted _for'it in use with paper itself , and yet so adroitly varied in the . process of _manufacturers to render it impossible for the Board of Exclseto claim the duty-a circumstance , which tends to the utter ruin ofthe paper manufacturer . And . 3 . That the continuance of this tax is not more manifestly unjust in itself , and injurious to the general interests of the community , tban it is absurdly inconsistent with precedent . For , while the raw material of cotton has been relieved from a burden of riot more than from five to ei ght per cent ., it is monstrous that the refuse of that very same raw material used for the manufacture of paper should bear the nnheard- ; _-f impost of SOO percent . "
Agreed to ; _, , Mr . Jonathan Duncan then proposed : — •« Thafc copies of these resolutions , together with the numerous memorials , signed , not only by the repretentatives of manufacturing . wealth and . respectability , but ' also by men of the highest weight and influence amongst the clergy , gentry , ' bankers , arid others throughout the country , be respectfully presented to the Right Hon . the Chancellor of her Majesty ' s Exchequer . " ¦ " Agreed tc . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman ' , the Conference adiouraed . ' - ' - " u ' '
. Mr. W. Holmes, A Well-Known Political ...
. Mr . W . Holmes , a well-known political character '; died on Sunday . Ho sat successively for . " Grampound , Tregouy , Bishop ' s Castle ' , _Hazlemere , and _Berwiek-oiir-Tweed . For IpBwioh he was a ' candidate in 1835 , iand previously for Queen borough ,- _butrby . neither of those places was lie returned ; whilo he-proved e ' qual ! y : _unBUcceBsful at Stafford , in 1841 ;¦ He filled the ; office of _^ Treasurer of the _^ Ordnance in the Ministries of Lord _^ Liverpool and . thc Duke ' of Wellington .., In the hig h _, and palmy days-of Toryism the peculiar talents of Mr . _Ilolmes wero ia groat request ,. for in the private man agement of thei members of Ian unreformed House of Commons ha
was without a rival . - _Ot-the confidence reposed va him by , 'Mr . . 'Perceval , and cf ¦ ¦ ¦ the close friendship subsisting between them , it . would be impossible to . speak in torma _^ oo strbngy , Mr ; Holmes was by the side of Mr . Perceval wben-he > S 3 _iik underthediand " of an _^ assassin and . he , also-happened to'have been within a _few-yards- of ¦ Mr _.-H ' _uskissonVwhe' . u that well-known -statesman came _.-.-by a _violent ' though accidental death . -No place was found for him an _i tbe ministries of Sir Robert PeeL but be , nevertheless , ! faithfull y . . discharged his duties as whipper-in , to the great Conservative party . He reached the advanced age of three-score years _aiid : ten . ; ¦ - ; .. ., _.- ' ... . * _.-
vacant _Pai-liambntart SBATS .-The South Notts election is _asj yet to comeoffj andaseat ' forNoith _^ _ottB . will _prpKently ' _' . be vacatod by the retirement of Mr ; ' Hould 8 worth , " a : successful' Manchester manufactilreiV'who , achieving great wea'th while Manchester was yet . in _I political darknessV'took to Toyrism and horse racing . " The lamented death ot Lord- Alford _Jeaves open a representation iri Bedfordshire ; _whjch will probably , be conferred on Colonel Gil pin . i'Lord Lincoln ' s - _succession-to the peerage , Sir Samuel Martin ' s elevation to the bench , and Mr . Shiel ' s exchange into an embassy , expose the Falkirk Burghs , Pontefr & ct , and _Dungarxon , to . contest .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1851, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_01021851/page/7/
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