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    • JfcA**A*M«»*> E*«frAll*AM«k#* foreign _ tmtmpitfe
    • Russia.—Ilhtstrattoit of Passive Obediesce.—
    • The Licence of the Bar.—In an action brought at our late assizes, by one Ilenson against Mr. Bar-
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    • HEALTII OF THE METROPOLIS
    • i ?!\ AM « UI \P/SE op¦ Nug-lect. ' —An inquest was h«;!d by Mr. W Baker, deputy-coroner.. oa the body
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      Progress In The Papal Sta-Ii^ . The Libe...

      PROGRESS IN THE PAPAL _STA-ii _^ . The liberal " policy of the new Pope seems to have produced universal satisfaction among his new subjects , and i-enderea him extremely popular . The correspondent ofthe Times , under date 20 th of July , g ives a lengthy and spirited account of the general rejoicings consequent upon the publication of the amnesty , and ofthe enthusiastic manner in which the Pope is everywhere received . From this account we « we the following extract : — Though the joy of the people is unbounded , and is exhibited by illuminations , fireworks , and processions , not A single unpleasant circumstance has occurred , and every thing is going on with the most admirable order and aeeorum . Ihe Romans have literally followed the Pope ' s advice , and though they have bad for a series of years prov ocations from Ihe hand of power sufficient to justify

      moderate reprisals , tbey . have dismissed from their _miaflg aU lenrlments of hatred , and . the late Secretary of State and his agents bave passed through this ordeal of popular _effervescence without having reason to copplain . It was proposed in one of tbe popular meetings , that a volley of groans should be delivered before the palac * of Cardinal Lambruschini ; bnt even that sli ght measure of revenge was repudiated , and though the Cardinal ' s palace is close to the Q , 'iinaal , to wtechthepeoplemghtiyTesort , Bott _* he least violence of word or deed bas "been indulged . The -very night of the publication ofthe amnesty , the Cardinal , in his carriage , was hy accident enveloped in the crowd ; he was , instantly _reeogniaefl , but the people quickly made -way , and merely indulged more vehemently in their rallying cry of " Tiva Pio Nono . " The benevolent Pontiff is , I am told delighted with " tiie forbearance of the populace , and he soleinly promised not to relax in the good course ha has so admirably commenced .

      The amnesty was published on the 17 th , in the evening , and the people contented themselves that night with assembling- before . the palace of the Quirinal , cheering fez His Holiness , and marching in procession throug h all the principal streets . The following day , however , meetings of young men were held , subscriptions were opened in favour ofthe poor political prisoners , and then a settled plan of rejoicing was arranged . Illuminations , processions , with hands of music , and other manifestations of popular joy , _nnshadewed by the presence of the military , _ilistingoUhed the next _evening , and on the following morning _, in spite of the remonstrance of the Pope , a number oi young men of the best families now at Rome , removed the horses , and harnessed themselves with silken ropes to his -carriage . By them be was drawn in triumph to fhe

      Qcurinal , followed by an immense crowd of ladies , gentlemen , and people , with bands of music and _binnersnying . later ia the day a dinner was given in the garden of _oneoftheprincipal restaurants by their friends to some of the liberated prisoners , and a festive seena , was improvised in the grounds of the Cafe If novo later in the night . 31 . Henri , who was the leader of the commotion at . Rimini last year , was among the number , and with him I saw half-a-dozen fine young men of good family , aU ef whom had been liberated on the previous day from the Castle of St . Angelo . These gentlemen bad been condemned to solitary confinement , and some bad passed many months in prison , so that their joy in finding themselves breathing the pure air of heaven , and surrounded by their friends was great . Cheers were heard at every moment , and "Tiva Pio Nono" was echoed on all sides . Tha scene in the garden of the Cafe Nnovo was still more _exit ing—as the Bologna advocate , who pleaded for IL Eenzi , was present , and made a speech suitable for tbe

      occasion . He told tbe crowd that nmHy years had elapsed since any person dare to address ' the people in' public , hat that a new era had commenced of liberty , of speech and of action . He was there to offer his hand and heart to the wise and benevolent monarch who had restored so many unfortunate prisoners to their families . No foreign guards were now necsssary to defend the person ofthe Pope or enforce the measures ofthe Government . The Soman people were tbe guardians of the throne , and Pins IX . might rely upon their loyalty . In the name of the people of Bologna , he thanked the citizens for the sympathy they had shown . Hitherto a kind of jealousy had subsisted between the provinces and the capital , as the people in the country imagined that , while the city was - fostered by the court , it cared not for their sufferings ; hut the _procoedings of that day had shown that Rome was Animated wilh the same _sentimeuls as the provinces , and , on behalf ofthe Bolognese , he accepted thehand of friend-Ship .

      This address was received with great applause . _Handbowbipfg -were waved , and the nsual cries of "TivaPio Kono" renewed . The feet is , the lawyer ' s speech bas touched a sensitive chord , as yoa are aware that the people of Borne bas rarely sympathized with the revolutionary attempts of the provinces , and that the provinces complained that the revenue rased in them was spent _exclu--Slve " yInB . ome- The spontaneous rejoicing of the inhabitants of the capital will appease this angry feeling in the departments , and a general reconciliation of parties will now take place .

      America. Kkw Hextca** States Asd The Sla...

      AMERICA . Kkw _Hextca _** States asd the Slats _Question . — Preparations for Independence are being made in some ofthe Northern provinces of Mexico , and three new States are said to be in embryo : one in California , one in New Mexico and Santa Fe , and a third in the provinces bordering on the Atlantic and the Rio Grande . The question now arises , are these States , if voluntarily annexed to the American "Union , te be slave-holding or free States ? Texas , as a slave State , secured to the slave-holding States , in the Senate of the United States , & majority over the free States .

      Each State being entitled to two members of the Senate , it follows that the slave holding States have a majority of four in the npper House oi Congress . Two new free _States are now coming into the Union _( Iewa and Wisconsin ) and bills have been introduced In Congress for their admission , which will pass at the present session , so that in the next Congress , commencing its constitutional term on the 4 th of March next , the Senate will be composed of thirty members from free States , and the same number from slave-holding States . In the lower House of Congresswhere representation is regulated by the

      , census , the free _States are , have "been and always will be , in the majority : and as population increases nncb more rapidly in tbe North than in the South , the slave States will be thrown into a minority in the Senate , unless new States of a similar character arc -created in "Northern Mexico or California . __ The settlers in Oregon bave unanimously phobibited slavery , and * we shall have five new free States there . California is doubtful , although from the character of the population , we are inclined to believe that a movement there in favour of independence , at this time , -would result in a prohibition of slavery .

      TOE _CANABAS . Emigration from the _Canadas to the United States 13 more extensive this season than formerly . The _Iftliton , the Scof , and the Hibernian have caught the Yankee spirit of emigration and liberty , and Canadian " waggons are seen on all the main roads to the _ North Western States . Cheap lands , free toleration in religion , excellent free schools and a rich soil , added to the rights of citizenship enjoyed by every man . without a standing army to belie " the birth right of lumanity , present attractions which command the admiration ofall intelligent people within their reach . Questions of colonial policy are also creating discussions in Canada of the utmost importance . Annexation to the American Union is advocated openly . What was considered a capital joke a yearago , isnow a matter of sober reflection .

      The Caffre War. (From The Cope Tctcn Mai...

      THE CAFFRE WAR . ( From the Cope Tctcn Mail of the 23 rd of May , 1 S 46 . ) "With regretwe have to annonnce , that the frontier post , ¦ which arrived this evening , brings intelligence of another - _^) f thos _^ unaccoun table reverses which have already turned the attention of military men , with earnest scrutiny , npon -the movements of the several commanding ofiieers , engaged in this hitherto most disastrous _campaign . Another baggage-train , consisting of 41 _wagsons , with all the oxen and stores , ¦ designedfor the relief of _FurtPed-^ ie , have _faUeninto the hands of the Cafires , —almost , apparently , without a blow being struck in their defence . The Cafires are daily _pEaietrating farther into the _olony . Jfotonly Lower Albany , hut a greater part of Uitenhage and Somerset , are swept of cattl * _-, and the buildings everywhere laid in ashes . The folHowin _*! particulars are from ihe Graham ' s loimi Journal , of the 23 rd instant : —

      Atsnn-set this _eresing _thestarflingintelUgeccereached Graham ' s Town , brought by "Mr . Hyde , lieutenant to Mr . Lucas' Company , of the capture by the Caffrcs of no less than 41 _waggons , about 39 of which wwe railtn with forage , and other Govermrent stores , on their way to Fort Pt-ddie . These _wapjjons were sent from Graham ' s Ton-n uuder _tbs escort ofthe newly raised company of mounted men , commanded hy Mr . S . Lucas . It appears that these Waggons rtached IMver ' s-hiil , 10 miles from town , on the _evening of the lSth , where they remained for tbe night , starting at _daylisht the next day , and reaching Frazcr ' s

      camp , 10 miles farther , about 2 o'clock in the afternoon . About 3 o ' clock tliey again moved forward towards _TromjM _.-lter _' _s Drift . This pari ol the road being considered dangerous , tbe utmost caution was exercised in placing the men , and the mest careful vigilance exercised along the whole line of march . On _entering the Fish Itiver "Bush , Lieutenant Dixon , 91 st Regiment , commanding at Trompetter _' _s Drift , with a small party of men , came forward to meet the waggons , and intimated to Mr . Lucas tliat he _considf-reed himself in charge of tbe _waggons . The whole reached the post at Troaipetter * s Drift in _aaferv the same evening .

      "While remaining here the following day , _information was « iven tliat many Cafires had heen seen in that immediate neig hbourhood , and thai ihere was reason to believe their farther passing through tlie bushy defile would be disputed by the enemy . In this emergency four civilians —namely , Messrs . Conway , Webb , Aberaethy , and _Xan-« ial _, very spiritedly volunteered to proceed by a bye-path through the bush to Fort "Peddle , to state their cn _* cum

      The Caffre War. (From The Cope Tctcn Mai...

      swucei , » n 4 _requ « st » reinforcement from that post Those persons started accordingly iA the ni ght ; _irad W c « eded fully in their ' enterprise . * This distance from Trompetter * to Peddle is about 12 miles—the parties re . taming from the latter place before dayli ght with the assurancafrom Lieutenant Colonel Lindsay thatthe ne cessary aid should be given . _Puder the fall expectation of attack b j the Cafires , the waggon tram started the following morning ( Thursday ) shortly after sunrise , under charge of Mr . Dixon . That officer and his party , and Mr . Lucas with thirteen men of his troop , wentforward in front , Lieutenant Hyde , with the rest of Lucas ' s troop , bringing up the rear . The infantvy were place ! in thecentre as before . On _reachiue fteBlueKiver _. _adry ravine which crosses through the thick bush , Captain Campbell , with a detachment of 60 men of the 91 st Itegiment , was found awaiting their arrival , and then immediatel y assumed the command , but without disturbing any ofthe arrangements which « t * Ttr _* M _** . _a -w _> _nnKn « . - _*_ . - '

      bad been madeby Lieutenant Dixon , that officer and Mr . Lucas still leading the advance . At the point where the tram of _waggons now -was , the road ia much broken , hilly , bushy and tortuous , and here the _CafTres had posted themselves to dispute its progress . "Whether the bush at this dangerous place wasj examined before we are not informed . However tbis may bej it seems that the advanced guard had reached the summit ofthe first ridge , and were just about to descend the opposite side , when the Cafires , who had posted themselves in the thick bush and rocks by the road side , opened a heavy fire upon the party , killing Lieutenant Dixon ' s horse nnder him , a horse belonging to Lieutenant Aitchison , and also a Fingoe . At this particular point there is an elevated busby mound , on the sides of which , commanding theToad , the savages had posted themselves . , A little beyond this there-is a patch of open ground , and the moment the first voley was fired the burghers ander Lieutenant Dixon ; plunged into tha bush and gain this position . " Mr . Lucas at'the same moment fell back to

      the front waggon , and was quickly joined by Lieutenant Dixon . _^ Dismounting from their horses they endeavoured to push their way through the bnsh with the waggon , but on reaching the spot where the first volley had been poured upon them , they were again met with a most destructive fire , by which seven of the oxen were shot dead , which , as they fell , were cut away from the yokes , in hopes with the rest they might struggle through the pass . At this time there were only five oxen left , and as it was impossible that these unaided should draw the waggon forward , the Cafires still pouring a fire upon them . Lieutenant Dixon and "Mr . Lucas put their shoulders to the wheel , and by this means , and some oi the men ofthe 91 st goading the oxen with tbe points of their bayonets , the vehicle was at length cot down the

      hill to the open space before described . Hire the party , with Lieutenant Dixon ' s Burghers , took up a good position . It was soon , however , found tbat though they had thus worked their way ont of this perilous situation , yet the second waggon had to _pasa through the same ordeal . The CafiVes on its approach : opened their fire npon it , which was steadily and vigorously returned by the men ofthe 91 st . This firing had lasted shout ten minutes , when npon its suddenly censing a large body of Cafires was seen moving down the main road , apparently with the intention of cutting off the communication between this party and the rest of the _waggons Lieutenant Dixon then deemed it advisable to fall back npon the second waggon , on reaching which it was found partially deserted , retreat having been made to the waggons in the rear . The Caffres again opened a most destructive fire npon this gallant little party , and by

      which two " civilians were killed , and several horses . Those who were spared struggled down this lone train of waggons to the rear , where they at length fonnd Captain Campbell , who immediately gave orders to retreat at the post at Tompetter _' s Drift , taking the lead himself in this retrograde movement _^ and directing Captain Lucas , who bad been placed in front on tbe advance , to take charge of the rear . The casualties in this disastrous affair are , as far as we hare yet been able to collect them , as follows : —Four men killed ; One of Mr . _LHcas * men , named Openshaw , is severely wonnded in the arm , and also a man ofthe 7 th Dragoon Guards . From sixteen to eighteen horses are reported to have been killed or lost , together with forty-one waggons , with all their oxen and stares . Fortunately tbe ammunition waggon : had been left at Trompetter _' s Drift , and it is said that in the captured waggons there were not more than atout 309 rounds of cartridge .

      The Arrests In The Garden Of The Tdileri...

      THE ARRESTS IN THE GARDEN OF THE TDILERIES . The Gazette des Trihunaux has the following on the arrests which took place in the garden of the Tuileries : — We announced yesterday fhe arrest of the three young men in the garden of the Tuileries for using seditious language against the Sing , shortly before Joseph Henry fired at his Majesty . A -journal Ins announced erroneously that they were restored to liberty after a short interrogation . The following is what really took place : — At a little distance from thespot where Henry was standing three young men exhibited strong marks of impatience at the King ' s not earning out on the balcony , that the concert might begin . They appeared to have drunk more wine than usual at dinner , and their conversation in a short time became exceedingl y insulting to the King and

      _Koyal Family . The persons who stood near them gradually drew back to avoid a quarrel which tbey seemed not to be unwilling to engage in . It was only afterwards , when the rumour was spread abont that the Sing had been fired at , that the persons who hnd heard the language of thethrecyoung men were struckwith the gravity ofthe circumstance . On returning to the place where they had left them , they found them all uttering abusive language against the King , but ignorant , as they afterwards declared , of what had taken pl . -ice . The young men were then arrested ; one , 19 years of age , is a shopkeeper ' s clerk ; a second , one of the same age , is a writer in an avoue s office ; and the third , aged 20 , is similarly employed . "When taken bafore the Commissary of Police of

      the Quarter of the Tuileries , they did not deny the Ian . guage attributed to tbem , but ascribed it to having taken too much wine at dinner . They denied having any ill intentions against tbe Kiag or his family , and when asked if they had not been put forward by some political party , one of them , in order to show that no motive of personal interest had prompted them to act as they had done , produced a ticket of the Mont _^ de-Piate for a coat which had been pledged to furnish the funds for the dinner . Tbey were sent to the Prefecture of Police , and placed at tbe disposal ofthe law officers ofthe Crown . A fourth individual , also accused of uttering seditious cries , an architect by profession , and about nineteen sears of age , was also arrested .

      Russia.—Ilhtstrattoit Of Passive Obediesce.—

      Russia . _—Ilhtstrattoit of Passive Obediesce . —

      We Extract The Following From A Letter, ...

      We extract the following from a letter , dated St . Petersburgh , loth July : —An incident , which proves the passive obedience which exists in Russia , has been whispered in the different saloons of thejRnssian capital . A few days since the Emperor embarked on board a steamer for Cronstadt : at the same moment nn English bris was manoeuvring to pet out of port . The eaptain of the steamer deviated slightly from the direct line , to avoid a collision , but the Emperor ordered him to keep on in the first direction . Without replying , the captain obeyed the orders of the Emperor , and what he foresaw took place , thc steamer struck the English brig , and in the shock

      had part of her bulwarks carried away , and her chimney broken . Admiral Maiden , who was standing near the Emperor , was wonnded , and some of the officers received contusions . The Admiral in command ofthe Baltic was going to put the captain of the steamer nnder arrest , but tbe Emperor not onl y would not allow it , but publicly expressed his satisfaction to the captain that he had obeyed his orders without hesitation , at the risk of damaging his vessel . The English brig continued her way , and it was not ascertained if she suffered any considerable damage , bnt doubtless thc Emperor will generously indemnify the master . On the occasion ofthe marriage ofhis daughter the Emperor granted a number of favours , promotions in the army , & e .

      TJmied States Voltjxteers . —A Montreal paper furnishes an extract from a States paper depicting characteristically the _go-a-head volunteers of the "West—men not difficult to manage , perhaps , after all , once in the presence ofthe enemy : — " No people in the world are so fond of jokes at their own expense as thc Americans , and none so sore at being quizzed by foreigners . If the following paragraph had appeared in an _English work , what a screech of indignation onr friends would have uttered : Verily by their own accountof themselves , discipline must be hard to attain with such materials . A gentleman just down

      from the port informs us that while there a boat came to ihelsdin » , on whieh Colonel Kearney walked tc see if any despatches had arrived for him ; and , as he passed the sentrv at the landing , he ordered him to prevent thc recruits from coming on board . He had onlv reached the boiler deck , however , when down walked ten of the bovs . whom the sentry ordered back ; but thrusting " him aside , on board thev minded , and one a tall six foot Missonan , walked up t « Colonel _Kca-ncy , _nndsiapping _hinitamihar _' j on the shoulder says : —' You don't git off lromus , old boss ! for , bv the _Insin corn , well go plum _throm-h fire and " thunder with you ! What 11 you drink , ' General f Don't be _back _' ard ; simr out ! The Colonel tried to look grave at this familiarity , but it was done by those who were so evidently unconscious nf anv * breach of etiquette that he was

      forced to laugh , and humoured them by taking a _glflSS _ofti'iiicwith them at the bar ; the tall boy telling mm at the same time that his drink ' warn't wuth shuck _, and only fit for wimen . ' ' Why in the thunder , cried another , * don't vou go to the corn-juice , General . It ' s the only stuff for a military . fellar to travel on . One of the volunteer captains , while drilling his men , was _addressing them as ' gentlemen . ' ' Oh , _p-ense to lay aside your gaitfcmcn , shouted a United States officer ; ali soldiers are mm and we don't want them to be so d—d gentle : € "Weigh out that pork , " said an officer to two privates , pointing atap iicofhog rounds . « Jj- mj * gay 5 onc to tho other . < _ja t \ , m anyi _« i governor ' s requisition about wcignin ' pork ? * I don ' t know , ' savs Jem ; I'll carry my share w \ ien it ' s cooked ; but I'll see him _a-streddle of blue _li- „* jtnin ' afore I'll finger that grease pik _* , ' —St . _Loui' _, Reveille .

      The Jfjry . Tor. The Reward Of,...;. * ;...

      THE _JfJRY . TOR . THE REWARD OF , ... ; . _* ; ... yWORKMEN ., y ; ' ( From the _Peoples . Journal of August 1 st . ) In our number of the 30 th of May we gave an aecount of an association , now in the course ef formation in Paris , which earnestly engages the attention of all classes in that capital , and deserves the consideration of the working community . at home . The professed object of the "jury for the reward of workmen , " is , by occasionally distributing rewards to the meritorious , to excite a spirit of emulation amongst them , and by so doing to better their condition . For this purpose the chief manufacturers of Paris have united ; subscriptions have been received , * and the Ducde Nemours , future regent , ha 3 accepted the oflice of president . .

      Whatever novelty may exist in the name ,-there is certainly none in thia project of the society ; for it has been tried in England , and has signally failed in contributing one iota to better the condition of the labourer . And we are astonished tbat a nation laying claim to the greatest originality _ofideas should voluntarily adopt an antiquated and exploded system from its rival \ but , on reflection , we were not so surprised that the manufacturers ( the Protectionists ) of France should adopt the same expedients with thc same ideas from their agricultural Protectionist brethren ., . of England—the principles © f both being identical .

      That the system adopted by the "jury" is useless we are convinced ; and we do contend that , so lone as the workman or labourer is badly fed , clothed , housed , and educated , it is worse than mockery to offer him a medal . And in « this opinion we do not standalone ; wehave the Times , and those most interested—the workmen themselves—to support us in the views we take of this system . The Times , speaking of the West Sussex Agricultural Association , says—We fear , however , that there is too much hollowness in the wards of encouragement addressed to them ( the labourers ) , and that the premiums are ton nominal and contemptible to have much influence in producing the desired effect . The distribution of a few bibles and

      prayer-books , and a few prizes , varying from ten shillings to" four pounds , will not compensate for a year ' s privation , caused by a rate of wages so miserable . as to ba wholly inadequate for comfort , and frequently insufficient for support . "What the Times says in respect to West Sussex labourers is equally applicable toi Paris " workmen ; for hear what they , say themselves .: In thc Reforme we find a letter to ' the editor from ( the brassfounders , bearine the signature of 200 workmen , with the _following as an answer to the address of the "jury . " We will say . . . that our . trade is tiie most un healthy in Paris—that from six in the mornins till eight in the evening we are confined in .. workshops four times too small , ao that we are literally choked by the dust _.

      For four years have we asked , our masters to shorten our time by two hours , so that for two hours we might breathe the pure air . The " smaller capitalists consented ; but the larger ones—the kings of trade- —were inexorable We were , obliged to return , and labour fourteen hours n day , including meals . Wherefore , sir , when the principal manufacturers will consent—1 st , To render the workshops healthy—2 nd , To accord us two hours less labour per . day—3 rd , To enforce the observance of the law relative to the employment of children ; then , and not till then , can we venture to hope for an amelioration of eur condition—an amelioration more substantial and beneficial than can possibl y be achieved by the distribution of medals , which , in fact , will only produce trouble and division amongst us .

      From the above it appears that the brassfounders of Paris clearly comprehend the uselessness of tiiis system . It is evident they have no desire to accept the charity of any one , or that they need incitement to make themselves comfortable . They ask for due regard to their health , and two hours a day to recruit their body and improve their mind : a request which , while it proves the moderation of their s--irit and the progress of self-reliance amongst them shadows forth the advent of physical and moral independence , when , we would fain hope , labour shall possess its rights . We believe this association to be useless ; because it is not in accordance with the progressive spirit of tbe age , but on the contrary , a relapse into a system of almsgiving , and of _dependence on the wealthy ; because , instead of addressing itself to the great question of our epoch— ** the relationship between

      master and workmen "—It shirks it , and adopts a puerile system of reward . The age requires , the working classes demand , not only the actual amelioration of their condition , but most emphatically that the relations between the employer and the employed be forthwith settled on a clearly definitive and mutually beneficial basis ; that it be clearly understood to what per centage on the profit of his labour is the workman entitled . And the solution of this problem—this settlement—is not to be obtained by the distribution of medals , nor even of pecuniary rewards . The whole of the community must be educated in the great and comprehensive principles of humanity ; and for this time is necessary—the two hours a day for which tbe working classes ask , and not gratuitous instruction , state _grants , or subscription list , for which they do not ask ,

      We know it will be urged in opposition that many workmen prefer to work the fourteen hours instead of twelve ; but why is this ? Experience and everyday life testifies that those are improvident for the future , and care not to husband their strength for their old age ; that they fear the reduction of oneseventh of their wages—consequently they would be accompanied by a reduction of one-seventh of their wages , — consequently they would be curtailed ot their drink , or any other degrading _quais-pleasure they may revel in . Now . supposing this opinion to be universal , or even held by the majority ofthe working classes , which , fortunately , is not the case ) ,

      would it _^ not be the duty of those who are looked on as superior in intellect as well as in pocket to explain away this folly—to prove , and it requires not much intellect for it , thatthe fag-end ofa hard day ' * labour , when the labourer is exhausted , is like all other fag-ends , good for very little ? They should demonstrate to the incredulous for what the majority of workmen are convinced of , that even if they did suffer this diminution of wages ( which should hot , nor wnnld not be the case ) they would then be gainers , gainers in health , cultivation , and happiness of mind , and , finally , in pocket , by being able to attend to their own domestic affairs .

      While wehave unhesitatingly condemed the folly of distributing medals to workmen who are " badlj fed , clothed , housed , and educated , " instead ol affording them time and faculties for improvement , we should be unjust to the " Jury of Reward" if w _< failed to notice , and to record oursympatby with and approbation of , one of their numerous suggestions . We allude to to the formation of a National Pension Fund for the support of invalid and veteran workmen . The project , as developed in the _ifonitcur Induslriel , consists in uniting in one large club all the workmen and labourers in France , not excepting the women or children ; the workmen to elect froni themselves a committee of direction whose chiel business will be to collect the fimd _^ ( that is , two centimes—one-fifth of a penny—forcibly retained from the wages of every member ) and in paying the pensions . The club is to be quite independent of thc masters , and are to receive no alms , nor contributions from any but tlieir own members .

      We confess we like the suggestion much . Wc admire the idea of the working classes uniting for sn laudable a purpose , and supporting those who otherwise would be paupers . There is nothiug degrading or humiliating in a veteran workman receiving pecuniary assistance from such a fund—a fund towards which he has contributed , and the pension probably only the interest of his accumulated contributions . When thia really reasonable and truly noble proposition is more fully developed , we will return to the subject with pleasure .

      The Licence Of The Bar.—In An Action Brought At Our Late Assizes, By One Ilenson Against Mr. Bar-

      The Licence of the Bar . —In an action brought at our late assizes , by one Ilenson against Mr . Bar-

      Row , Late High Sheriff, A Young Woman, ...

      row , late High Sheriff , a young woman , named Eleanor Wilson , was called to prove that tlie plaintiff had been arrested in the town , and not in the county of _Nottingham—a circumstance which formed the ground of action . During the examination of the girl , it came out that she and her two sisters , whose united earnings amounted to 143 . a-week . supported their parents . The Judge ( Coleridge ) demanded ** How came you by that silk scarf and the other things you have on ? " The girl , bursting into tears , replied indignantly "Tliey are paid for . 1 do not know why 1 shnnid be asked that question . " We confess we do not marvel at tha girl ' s indignation or at her surprise that such an inquiry should proceed from the judicial bench . Mr . Justice Coleridge asked a very thoughtless and preposterous question . Why cavil at the decency ot * the young woman ' s

      appearance , or luzard a grave insinuation , when a moment ' s reflection must tell him that poor peoph subpoenaed on a trial , if they cannot make what , they conceive to he a creditable appearance out of theiv own apparel , have recourse to friends or _neighlwurs , that they may show that respect to the Court which , we imagine . Eleanor Wilson will not henceforth be inclined to feel , or be anxious lo disseminate . _Miv "Whitehurst _, the defendant ' s counsel , taking the cut wliich the Judge had suggested , aslccd , " Where did she get that fine siik scarf , and bonnet decked out with flowers ? " Unwarrantable insinuations wc firmly believe them to have been—disctvdit able wc know they were . We are given to understand tbat this girl , Eleanor Wilson , has been in the employment of a highly respected lace manufacturer of thi > town for a period of eight years , and that that gentleman can give her a most unexceptionable _chaiacijse . _—Nolthigham Mercwy .

      The Bisnop of Exeter axd the * ' Wksterx _, Times . "—The Bishop of Exeter has indicted Mr . Thomas Latimer , editor and proprietor ofthe Western Times , for libel and defamation , for having publisher ' . a report of the speech of Lord Seymour , at Totne * s , accompanied with some observations thereon . T he matter has excited great interest in that city , in _Conscqiicnee of the long warfare whieh the editor rj that paper has maintained with the bishop .

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      4 ?0 The Sdnoft O» Ths Ltobthemi Stab. /...

      _4 THE SDnOft o » THS ltOBTHEMI STAB . / i tth _^ _noV _^ TJ _* ' tlmH , S the medium of your journal _wLd't _! 6 _"S _« n of our . party ); to say a few Kntw J 6 Ct of _Nation , _** it appears atthe present more _particutarty to claim _attefttion / u mv _£ m _? aWare you tave man y _cnlls upon jour spnee ; vL . < ' therefore must be as brief as possible . _™„ T _* ° _? schemc 8 ° national education hitherto propounneu Have tlieir respective ndmirersbnd advocates ; out it lS not on auy of these tried awl untried systems I propose tO spoak . My object is simply to throw out a few suggestions , ana , in passing , just inquire what scheme of education do we , the Chartists , propose—and how is it likely to affect our _sociiil and political position ? The State provided us with asort . of edcation , but we

      don t like it . We aro ' now ' talking quite confidently of _building _' schools on each estate that shall bi > purchased by the Land Society for the location of its members ( if , I suppose , the locality be large euough to maintain ono ) , am , that all the children of members so located will be ex pected to attend . But as nothing decisive has been done on this point , and that it is most likely nothing- will until the next Land Conference , perhaps it may not be thought premature to invite the attention of the Board of Directors and the members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , to this great anxiliary of _dumomcy , with tha view that the best system may be adopted ; collected , no doubt as it will be , from the best opinions and ' _suggestions of these persons who have thought most , and possess the greatest amount of practical knowledge on the subject . . -

      It appears quite evident to me , _judging from the feelings of our . members , that tbis subject . of providing a suitable education for the children" of shareholders lo . cated upon the land under the auspices of the Chartist Land Society , is daily gaining ground ; and that , as it occupies a portion of oar thoughts and deliberations , it will hold a no less prominent position in all our future arrangements—s uch a position as its utilit y and importance entitle it to . No doubt most-of our . members would feel a degree of personal pride and unspakable pleasure on reading the announcement in Mr . O'Connor ' s letter in the S tar of August 1 st , that , after giving to each of the ttiirty . five fortunate _membws tlieir _respecttvu allotments at Herringsgate , the directors have yet remaining more than two acres , upon which they propose erecting a school , with haff an acre f .. r play ground , and an acre and a half for a farm and garden . Friends , this is cheering news _.

      According to all who have visited Herringsgate , it is a lovely , a delightful spot ; combining all the elements of physical and social comfort , and may be made aUo—if we choose—still more valuable , by accompanying ' those - , 'reat qualities with the best eystcm of intellectual improvement for the residents and their children . As tbo rules ofthe Association do not empower the Board of Directors to erect schools on any of our estates , I think it would be the wisest te ascertain . the opinion if the members on this question , so far as it relates to the Herringsgate estate ; they could at once , say whether . he two acres-yet remaining shall form another allot--ncnt , or be given for the purpe 9 _es of education . Being _icrsuaded the latter will ree .-ive your general approval , 1 ask your attention to the _follou-iog remarks : —

      Firstly , —Our first little colony will consist of thirtyfive families ; and as the number of children will , in probability , be too small to support the school , it would be advisable to erect tbe school-house sufficiently large to admit of children belonging to members living at a distance , or of friends resident in ihe neighbourhood _. Secondly , —That a master and mistress be appointed by the Board of Directors , subject to the approval of two-thirds of the * occupants ; that they be husband " and wife ; and that one or both shall have been members of tlie soeiety bit months previous to their appointment or election . . Thirdly , —That not any system of religion , or sectarian notion of _thtology , be taught in the school , but that this matter be left to the choice and management of the parents .

      And Fourthly , —That all the located members' children attending school , under twelve years of age , and only one from a famil y , to pay at the rate of three shillings per quarter ; but , where there are two or more from the same family , at the rate of two shillings a head per quarter ; and that all above the age of twelve years , who are able to work , and wl o are taken by the master to aid bim in tlie cultivation oi his land , shall be exempt from the _ab-.. ve charges , during the time they are so employed _, lt ought also to be optional with the teacher whether ho receive the school fees in cash or in labour from the heads of the family .

      These _suggestions being thrown together in a hurried manner , are not considered perfect , but are open to all improvements . Many more might be ma ? c , but these , and the reasons for the forrgoing propositions , must be left to another letter at some future time . If I succeed in causing you to think , inquire , and speak more frequently ofa scheme of education in conjunction with our Chartist Co-operative Land Society , my object is gained . Yours , most respectfully , Mottratn , August 3 rd , 1846 . Robebt Wiid .

      Thb Martyrs Of 1820. To Tiie People Of S...

      THB MARTYRS OF 1820 . TO TIIE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND . ' Tsllow _ComiTRTUEN , —Hitherto but little has been attempted towards doing justice to the memory of those who fell in the sacred cause of liberty , in 1820 . It is true tho _manulcd remains of the hoary-hoaded Wilson were removed by Ms own dangli'm , others not daring to appear in tha matter , at the dead hour of night , from the high Church-yard of Glasgow , and conveyed it to his _nativi ! town , Strathaven , iu the Church-yard of which , bis ashes now mingle with tbat of his family ; but in the case of Hardj and _llaird , nothing beyond the privilego nf _furnislung the coffins , could be obtained by their sorrowing relatives , their mutulnted corses were , in tbeir blood-stained shrouds , _consigned to tlieir present resting place , the _strangrrs ground in tho Church-yard of Stirling ; every means were taken to guard against the possibility ef their friends obtaining possession of their remains . Thanks to a few working men of St . Rollox , of Glasgow , —to them be the honour of being the first movers in the matter , —something worthier is about to be

      atemptcd ; it is now almost certain that the consent of the Kirk session of Stirling will be obtained , to have their remains exhumed , and conveyed to Glasgow , where a suitable place is being prepared for their reception , . About thirteen years ago . a member of our middle class reformers , got a monument in honour of Hardy nnd "Baird erected on tiie grounds of Thrushgrove _, the property of James Turner , Esq , ; circumstances have changed ; Mr . Turner has left Thrushgrove , the ground or field in which the monument stands is altered , in consequence of which it is become all but a total wreck * , the working men of St , Itollox took up the subjict , and before consulting nny one beyond themselves , actually purchased a piece of ground in the new Cemetery at NLht Hill , perhaps the loveliest spot of the kind in the world , and to which the publie have at all times free and uninterrupted access , fortbepurposs of having the monument at _Thi-usligrore removed thero .

      A public meeting of the inhabitants of Glasgow waa held upon the 10 th of March last , to consider the propriety of carrying out the above object , that meeting took up the matter with spirit an I entered into arrangements accordingly ; a committee was appointed for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions of the meeting , and with the concurrence of . two of the relatives , a brother of _Baird'a , and a full cousin of Hardy , who were present , was instructed to apply te the authorities of Stirling , for leave to bave the remains exhumed and _brought to Glasgow , subscription sheets were issued and about £ 100 has been subscribe ' , Application was made to the Kirk Session of Stirling through the Eev . Dr . John Wilson , minister of Stirling , and from the very handsome manner in which the memorial has been received both by Dr . Wi _' son and the Kirk Session , I have every reason to believe that at their next monthly meeting , tbe application will he granted .

      The Committee , anxious to discharge the duty devolving upon thera in a manner worthy ofthe cause in wliich thoy are engaged , and in concurrence with the feelings of the subscribers , finding that they had a prospect of being able to erect a monumentmore suitable than the old one at Thrushgrove , advertised , offering a premium of three guineas for th * best d . sign ; thirteen different plans are now in the bands of the Committee , tbe whole of wh ' ch reflect great credit upon the artists , but some are of rare benuty anil appropriate design . Fellow Countrymen , —Though the sum placed in tbe hands of the Committee is handsome and _highly creditable to the i _ontributom _, yet I am _tifwid , I may almost say certain , that even that sum will not be sufneient to enable the Committee to complete the plan that may be selected . Let it not be said that an . inferior plan must be adopted for want of means—if every locality in Scot _, land would do as _Glasgow and seme of tbe n _.-.-iglibouving villages has done , _thene would be more than _ssffieleiit

      iu the hands of tho Committee—it is not yet too late , j there is a deal of expense more than what will barely * build tlie monumcat to be incurred—the ground is to > be prepared , or _onvHuu-nto-l . according to . the rules ofthe cemetery , and it will require fifty-seven feet of railing to cliv . o in the _gi-oiaid—wbich . nlmig with the pviee , _^ 25 , paid for the ground , ihe bringing of the martyr ' s remains from Stirling , _wiihothir incidental expense , will amount to about half the ' sum in bund—let _therefore every loeality _w , ho h » a not yet moved in thu nititter bestir themselves , and at once place into tbe _lmails of the Committee sufficient Means to en : ible tbem tt > err . cta _monument , worthy of being handed down _toal _' ter _nges •> lilting niomrmto of the eause in whieh tiny suffered , and of _j-our svpvvoval of theiv patriotism , their purity of purpose , and their dying testimony _wlu-n surrounded hy the minions of power , upon that blood-stained scaffold on which . - " they yielded up their lives in the sacred cause of froedftni .

      I tun , Fidlow Countrymen , Yours in the holy causa of freedom , John _CsLl _>\ _. _JoV _* 53 , " _- _" _Vurnstde , Glasgow , July 28 , 18 iii .

      To The Editor 01" Till* Nol-Thttm* Stab....

      TO THE EDITOR 01 " Till * _NOl-THTtM * STAB . Sib . —In your paper of Saturday last appeared a letter from " A Member of the Glasgow Branch ofthe National Charter Assoeiation" at the commencement of which the writer enumerates a number of " Political Changes' , that have of late occurred , and amongst the rest , the following

      To The Editor 01" Till* Nol-Thttm* Stab....

      assumed one : — " When working men who- _» 9 ed to oppose Free Trade , bit the ground of expediency , ean hold a conference In _BJrminghftin , and de _clareBV _^ _teet ' oh to be sound-in Principle ; < fcc . tko . " As I approved of , and signed the address put forth by that Conference , I hare to request a small portion of your ' _colnrons briefly to set your correspondent' ( and all others whom it may cancem ) right upon the subject , as I do not wish to bB classed among the ¦ " ex ? ediency-raongers " a / more hearttesff and profligate set of men than whom I have very riirely met with . Sir , I never have opposed the workingmeii _, who 3 'gned that

      address , never have opposed , nor do I know any Chartist lecturer who ever did oppose . Free Trade on the " ground of expediency , " on the contrary , wc havo opposed tlie "League , " becnuso we know by better experience that the manufacturing employers ( whoconstituted the great majority ofthe League ) have ever proved themselves to be the cruel , oppressive , and deadly enemies of theworkingmen _, we havo opposed " Free Trade" from a deliberate conviction that ita effecti would be made to place the unprotected labourer more completely at the " tender mercies" of his relentless and tyrannical taskmaster . We therefore deemed it a right , nay a duty , to oppose it not a matter of mere " expediency . " '

      I am no new convert to the doctrine of " protection . " lhave ever maintained in all my lectures , all my public speeches _. ' aud in all my discussions with the agents ofthe " League" ( anil they have not been a few , ) that under tbo existing liabilities of the country , the Principle of Pro . tection wasa just and a sound one , " and I have not seen anything as yet' from Sir B . Peel , Lord J . Kussell , Mr . Cobden , or any ' person who has spoken or written on the subject , to alter mybpinion . ' It is within the range of probability , that my opinion may be wrong , but it is thc honest result of some reading much reflection , aiid & i (( er eaipm ' _eiice in my trade as a silk-weaver ; and must so remain , until it is removed , upon the principle that " good arguments must give placo to better" for tho mind cannot be mortaged to the opinions of any man , I trust that lhnve said sufficient to convince your _correspondent that lam uo " expediency-monger ,, " that I have not jumped "Jim Crow " and I mi ' iy further add , in proof of my sincerity , that I am at all times ready , as I have ever been , to teat the soundness of ; my opinions in public discussion , with any one who may choose to enter the lists with me .

      I remain , your obedient servant ; Jouk West Macclesfield , August 3 rd , 1846 .

      Healtii Of The Metropolis

      HEALTII OF THE METROPOLIS

      A Preliminary Meeting Was Lieu On Tuesda...

      A preliminary meeting was lieU on Tuesday at the London Tavern on the subject of the present condition of the health of the metropolis , the Rev . Mr . Harris in the chair . The meeting , wliich was chiefly attended by medical gentlemen , consisted in the whole of about a dozen persons , and was stated to have arisen out of a letter lately published by the Lord Mayor , on the existence of '' cholera in the metropolis .. The chairman said that he resided in a part of the metropolis ( Mile-end _JN _' ew Tpwn , ) . whicli wa _* _s above most others liable to epidemics , from the filthy state of many of the localities , and . tlie wanc ofa proper supply of water , and ho had no reason to think that there was any spread _orexistence of disease at present ,, greater than at ! similar periods of former years . Itwas lamentable to see the

      condition of the poorer classes in that _district for want oi water , as they had only a supply every second day , and having no proper vessels , or other . means ot keeping a quantity , they were for a considerable period left without any . The lanes , small streets _. and avenues too , in that district , wore left in a dreadful state of filth , the face of & scavenger not being seen there for weeks together , so that accumulations oi noxious substances took place , enough to create a pestilence ; yet the present season was ns healthy as was generally the case there . —Mr . 0 . _Goclu-ano addressed the meeting , and stated that the commissioners , of sewers , and other city authorities , had at their command ample means , if tliey _thought fit tn employ them , of cleansing the whole of tlie City , and keeping it always in that state , at very ; little

      expense ; but they had refused to employ the necessary number of men . Mr . Sparks , the principal medical officer of the largest union in the City , declared that there was not the slightest ground for supposing that the least faint of Asiatic cholera prevailed in tbe metropolis , or any other epidemic Indeed , he knew it to be tlieastoniahmenCof most medical men of extensive practice and experience that there should be so little of fever or other disease as prevailed at present , especially considering the intense heat that had so long endured . He was therefore nf opinion that it would be more judicious not to take any step whatever beyond communicating with the Lord Mayor , as to the best means of cleansing the several localities , so as to prevent the spread of disease , should it at any future time make its appearance . This view of the matter was also taken by most of the other medical gentlemen present , who all concurred that there was

      no ground whatever for saying Asiatic cholera existed , and not more than the average prevalence of English , cholera ; and a great deal of the latter was attributable to the use of the unwholesome and almost fermenting fruit that was sold about the streets . It was admitted by air that since the great storm of Saturday , which had so providentiall y purified the ntmosphere , and thoroughly washed the channels and streets of thc metropolis , the case * of diarrhoea had greatly diminished in number ami intensity . And in the end , on the motion of i he liev . Mr . Hussell , a resolution was agreed to that the chairman and a deputation from the meeting should immediately wait on the Lord Mayor , to consult with his lordship as to the thorough cleansing o f the streets , supply of water , and all other means of conducing to the prevention of disease . After which , the meeting adjourned to Thursday .

      A Marine Sentenced To Be 1ianged. On Wed...

      A MARINE SENTENCED TO BE 1 IANGED . On Wednesday morning a Court-martini was held on board the Queen , for tho trial ofa private of Marines , named James Sayer , on three charges , viz .: for assaulting Serjeant Connor , his superior officer ; for _assaulting Serjeant Smith , his superior oilicei * ; and for assaulting Corporal Webby . It appeared in evidence that the prisoner , a line looking man , twenty-six years of age , had come on board in a disorderly manner , after parting with some ofhis necessaries on shore , and was ordered to be put in irons . Serjeant Connor than requested him to go down quietly , on which he . turned round and struck him ; Serjeant Connor then .-ent for a guard , and lie was

      forced down into the fore cock-pit , when ho struck Serjeant Smith He was then thrown down to be ironed , and was laid hold of by Corporal Webby , when he said he would not be transported for nothing and turning round struck the corporal . Tliey all swore that the prisoner was not drunk at the time , and that all the blows he gave were intentional . The wretched man had nothing to offer in his defence , but to say that he was very sorry for what had happened , and to throw himself on the mercy ot * the Court . The Court having been cleaved , the members remained in deliberation for an hour , when on its _beiiis again re-opened ,

      Tiie Judge-Advocate rose amidst the most deathlike silence , though the Court-ruom was filled with officers , seamen , ami marines , and said , "' Does it please the Court I should read the sentence upon tbe prisoner ? " President ( much affcoted)—lb dues . The Judge-Advocate then read the document , which declared the first and second charges proved , and that the third was not proved ,, and adjudged that private James Sayer be- hanged from ths neck from one of Her Majesty ' s vessels ,, afc . such time and on board sueh vessel as the Lords of the Admiralty should direct . i ' residtnt—James _Sayeui lam . sorry indeed that I cannot offer you hope that tive sentence of this Court will not be carried out , audi- recommend you to prepare yourself to meet your doom . The Court is dissolved . The prisoner was then removed in _custody of the _Pi-ovost-Masshal .

      Extraordinary Charge Of Emb.Ezjblement I...

      _EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF EMB . EZJBLEMENT IN _ftLVN 0 U £ STE . ii .. Martin Bernard llhategtin , tlie person remanded on a cb . tsrgc of _erabczzlin , ! : to a large amount the money < _rf his employers * Messrs . James "Y _smae and Co .,-was again placed at the _h-ir of the Court on Monday . -Mr . _Moiik-sonductoil tlio ease against the prisoner , who- was defended by Mr .. . LVllock . It appears that about _cfchteen months ago , Mr . _hmea V _& ace , one of the partners , who had tip to that time _managed tbe firm in Manchester , fell into ill health , : uid . the direction ef it was thenceforth entrusted to Mr . Peter Francis Alma , who _boughtand sn ! dgoods , and conducted the correspondence oi the tirm . The prisoner , who » p till tbe time of Mr . James Vance leaving , had acted as a book-keeper , was then appointed to act as cashier , and in that capacity had tlie _mananftmentof all the . money _tvaiisactimis .

      On an _examination of the bonks in May last , the partners had reason to _suspect that false entries had been made in them in many instances ; and , suspicion alighting W _>» the prisoner , they caused him to be apprehended . One of those charges of false entry against the prisoner was gone into . The charge was substantiall y this;—That on the { list of October last , he paid to one John Sowerby , for goods sold to the firm , £ 2 _U lGs . ; that he made a correct entry of this transaction in his cash book , thus" 18-1-5 , Oct . 31 st , John Sowerby , premium IK , cash £ 20 1 G < . ; tliat this entry was afterwards copied into

      the journal and ledger by John Thomas Kennedy , a clerk in tho counting-house ; and that Uie prisoner subsequently prefixed tlie figure 1 before the 2 ! 3 in the pounds column , by which the sum of £ 20 18 s . was converted into £ 129 10 s ., and that he added £ 1 Is . to the entry of 9 ' . for premium , by inserting the figure 1 both in the pounds and _shiUings column _, lie was charged with making a similar _nlti-mUmi in the eorrespouding entry in tho specie book and led ger . Kennedy swore that thc original entries in the two latter books were in hia hand writing , but that the figure 1 had been _subsecpiently _adtied i > j _fiorne

      Extraordinary Charge Of Emb.Ezjblement I...

      * _* *' _-vw * rr' ; ' _>;?* _**^ _V _"''» one , and his ( 'Kennedy ' s ) original figures inked over , so as to give the figures the appearance of _liavinu » h been made at the same time . He * . ; a _' stv proved t £ w » _*? _tV * 18 _* _-lfc . 0 " the opposite side of _K *? ' * b «¦* g _" re " 1 ' _«> the pounds column had X " , I ertcd _, inf ° a _, 2 . so as to make the sura _vm _& _nthJ : _?* > 8 - _' i , ad been effected , not . by _XS _5 . _SL _^ V " _« « P _™ thc erasure ; but by POsiUvelv t _, « r i ' . U < « ' ith _" a en _Kenneoyiw Fn _tSoffi . _I-T ' 2 * ° wr ! tten _^ . the 1 wa » bis _L „ s £ if _, " f / tl , e _P' _* 8 »« er . The effect-, ot SpropK £ lnTJr _' u P n of tl , e P _«« _»» . *»» -Mr . Monk submitted that the offence wa . a foreerv at common law . Itwas not i , cces _, arv to _cSSrute » forgery , he contended , that tbe name of _™ » _rX _?

      party should be used : lr _, . _M- ?„ this Cii ? c , there had been an , original entry , and that entry was a correct one , but that it was afterwards fraudently altered he apprehended that entry amounted in common law

      to a torgery . The Bench , a ter hearing Mr . Pollock on the point , and after entering into a minute examination of the alleged false entries in the books , were satisfied tliat there was sufficient evidence to warrant the committal of the prisoner to take his trial ; but it became a question with tiiem whether , the offence had been charged as a forgery nt common law , and not a statutable offence , they had any jurisdiction . in the case . They we < e therefore in great doubtaa to whether they had anv power to ' commit the prisoner for trial ; Eventually ; it was agreed to remand the prisoner until Tlmrsdav next , to _enable tie tfench and the counsel on ' each side to consult the eases whieh bear _unnn the point .

      I ?!\ Am « Ui \P/Se Op¦ Nug-Lect. ' —An Inquest Was H«;!D By Mr. W Baker, Deputy-Coroner.. Oa The Body

      i ?!\ _« \ P / SE op ¦ _Nug-lect . ' —An inquest was h «;! d by Mr . W Baker , deputy-coroner .. oa the body

      R»I Iviary Anne Elizabeth Cummines. Aged...

      r _» i _iviary Anne Elizabeth _Cummines . aged thirty-six , _jvlio was alleged to have diedinlier _. _afebucliMiient rom . fhe want . of . _medicMassist-oice .., The bnd-r . had _lieen dismtered for the inquiry- ; Mary ' _C-ifrisson , a _nwri'iediwomna , No . , 3 , Lnmb ' s court . _Bunhill-rqw _, "am thatthe deceased occupied , a room in her house , with her husband ami-family " . Last Thursday wedk , Hi-nut hve in the afternoon , witness ' s _intention waa Bailed to tbe . derc-ifed _, -who was seized with a _btemorrhage . and who told -witness that she wanted medical advice . At seven o ' clock her husband came in . who sent for medical advice . Deceased did not expect her confinement would have taken place for v . x ' weeks ) _oi-i ) two months . Charles Cummines , the

      -husband ; - . said ., that at seven o ' clock , on his return home his wife stated that she was , in a dangerous situation , and he . went immediately . to ' Mr . Smith , who lives in "Bnnbill-rnw , and who refiised . tn attend without an order . Witness remarked tli-ii . bis « ifo was in a _dangerous state , and that he would see hira . paid if he would visit her . when he . still refused . Witness then applied to , Mr . _"Btish and ** Mr . Blake , the relieviinr officers who regide in the City-road , neither of whom was at home .: Jle afterward * -called at tlie ' _. workliou * to , Jand asked if tbey would send a chair-for ; his wife , which he was told conld not ' he done wifhont an order from the surgeon . He ai ' aia went , to MrvB _' nke who . was . still not at home . Mrs .

      Blake referred-him . to Mr . Shaekell . an overseer , but could not inform him where he lived . Witness went to the workhouse to inquire for bis residence , when the porter told him that he dare not jive it . _Wi-nesa next proceeded to Mr . Bush , who wa « out . hut Mrs , Bush informed him where Mr . . Shaekell lived , wH gave witness a . special order to Mr . Powell . Thu was about nine o ' clock . Mr . Powell saw deceased near a _quart-T to ten o ' clock . Abeut half-past ten or oleven o ' clock . Mr . Powell sent him to request Mr . Smith _toa'tend who came directly . Mr . J , C . Powell , Chiswell-street , surgeon : He attended deceased in as short a time as p » s _ible . The appearance of her room showed great poverty , and he advised her removal to the bouse : but he _w-iited to

      see it he could do that with safety . She had been in a weak state , which appeared to witness to have arisen from want of _nourishment , He sent out for some milk and brandy , a portion of which wax administered . About eleven o ' clock witness delivered her of a still-born child . lie * shortly after fisund there was dancer , upon which he sent for Mr . Smith , who attended immediately . Witness remained with the deceased till she died . Death was the consequence of loss of blood , and . wb . i-b , in his opinion , would not have happened had the-deceased previously had proper nourishment .- Witness was _toklthat , for

      thelast bye months she . bad . been , almost starved . _Ve'd ' cet— " That the cause of death arose from exces-ive haemorrhage ; but the jury _exceedingly regret that the arrangements of the guardians seem not to have been provided for suck , urgent cases , as the husband could not obtain the required relief without so lone a , delay , and they cannot _separatewithouo _expi-essin-r their opinion that Mi * . Smith ought to have attended when first applied to , even . though the husband was not provided with an order , haviu ! ' acknowledged that the husband stated the wife was in labour . "

      Thk Season am ) the Crops . —The cutting of ail kinds of grain became pretty general in South Lancashire last week ; and for the first time since thehor summer of 1 S 20 , several corn stacks have tins yea , been built in the month of July . Thursday , Friday , and Saturday ( until about four in the afternoon ) were three ofthe mostsplendid harvest days everseen in _England , the solar heat being _almr . st tropical , notwithstanding a , brisk wind . So drying was the weather during thnse days , that wheat and oats cut on Tlmrsdav morning were stacked on Saturday afternoon , A bout four o ' clock on that day the clouds bpgan , to darken in the south , and at 5 a thunder storms whicli had been travelling northwards fur ' some hours , burst forth with awful violence in all parts of South Lancashire . The rain fell heavily during _thegreater ;> art of ths night , and though thc early part of Sunday mid Monday was fair , the weather is not yet settled . On Sunday evening the thunder was even louder , tlie

      _lightning more vivid , and the rain heavier than the night before . On Tuesday night , we wove again , visited with heavy rain after a day of oppressive closeness . We trust that these great commotion * will V found to have restored the equilibrium of tho atmosphere , and to have restored weather favourableto the harvest . The . grain , where uncut , is much beaten down by . the storms of Saturday and Sunday , and cannot remain long in its present state withou . tr sustaining injury , if the weather should continuedamp and close . Hitherto , however , it has sustainednone * , and , if thc weather should improve , it will ba good in , 'nnlity and abundant in quantity . As far as we can learn , tho disease in the potato-crop haj not shown itself in South Lancashire to any extent , though symutoms have been observed in some few gardens . " The growth sf turnips , aftergrass , and pastures , is wonderfully rapid at present , and the _spring corn , where it is not ripe , is still improving .. — Liverpool Times .

      Conflagration- is St . _Katheihnf . _' _s _. Dock .. —On Monday night , between the hours-of ten and eleven , the utmost alarm was created in the Ciiv and' the eastern portion ofthe metropolis , by a _eirculaticiroE a . report that St . Katheri ' ne s Dock had taken-fire . Thc report , was _stretiL'thened by la-go _bodies of sparks and flame _minting over the tall _lnultiings in the immediate viciniiy » f Her Majesty ' s- Mint . It was very speedily ascertained , by _the-rinuiag of the dock fire-bell , and the sounding ofthe _g-mg , that the report was but too true , ¥ pon entering the principal gate , it wa * found that a long building , three 5 tories high , seperated only by a narrow _thorouahfnre , froni the immense " F" " _warehou-e , was in a blaze . _ThisbuHdinj * was used for the _coop- 'r-: i { jeand was filled with lamps , _sia-vo _* , and

      , other articles of an- inflammable character ,- _wlijch will readily _account for the rapid progress of * the fire . At first the _grsfttesfc diih _' _onlty wm , iiolwi _* slistaiidimg that the b 4 i _2 ditig was surrounded' by- t ' f « river _Tliiwues , experienced in nbtaiitHig an adeq ** _ot supply of water to-feed all the engines . Th .- tire , thus _utirastivunet _) , continued to mount nir . st feiintuily . and it could be distinctly pereei ' ved from t ! _ss _sew-al bridges . Water-iu copious-streams w . \ _s at-length , obtained , which-was scattered over the- ' _* ;» , and the communicatwn with the _se-veral _stirfuittiiing warehouses was cut off—a work of consideva- _^ o -. rouble . The inmates of ihe houses in the _summ-VAtiug streets _, brill' ; appro-hussive thatthe _cimtiguoii- * _waivhmisea

      would become ignited , and as a _mnxi- > _'s <> f _s-eitn ' _-ry , the _fta . me & would then have _veai-tv- ' _- . « ' iheir owu habitations , they forthwith _c-mmcjii-i'd to remove _Uieiv fnrsifciire " into the . open _stveeii _^ r _proiiM-ti ' _.- . n . Owing t : > tho immense quantity _os _' _-v _.-i _^ er ihr . _v-vn from the land and floating engines , tho lire _«»•• got down by twelve u ' clncl _* , or a little _attur . Tlie whole tit * lh " . roof of tho _eooneraiie is . _how-cver . hums nif ; the third Jl » _or and its eantrnts are denvoyid , _H \ - second is anrtiiilly eoii . » n » _if-d , avd she _reniabulei _^ of the same building is iv _. _ot-t _serioitsly _injt'i- ' -i by lire . _TllO _exactailUHlUt- of ¦• _rop- _'ity _desirovu ' , _r-y whether or not that purlioji of the _doi-ks v . as iiiaineii , _i-nttkl not be ascertained .

      Accident off _Noktiifi-kkt llopi :. —A waffrmanoF Lime-house , Robert Wa'dis , by name , ir , charge oi a boat belonging to Mr . Williams , of l . i > aei'oi ; se , was . lost i : ff Northileftt Hope , and the bunt sunk . '>' _-e put » ifro the Krodreiii _' , _N-. 'ii _.-en , from _Gatiifidn-.-g to Louden , and mad *; fn * _-t _aloiijjside . ' ) be- Um ' _'illed with him on board , and sunk . _Kvc-r-yoiTort _v-is ny . ide to save thc man by the master- and pilot of the Brodrone . Thk Ei _. kctkic TKr . roi :. \ _rir . — -The _cpnimismea-ion between l _' ortsmovith and _Ltviv-hm , ' _-V' ' _-1-c ' rie tele graph is stooped for ihe pri .-.-en" , the lightning l _yying taken such fleet upon tin ! wire * a- - t > _preijin-ie the possibility of working the tideg .-aph . At ramham the shuck communieaied was su great _**< i _* throw down one of the . posts which support * t . _io wires , and the dial in the G . » p . » rt station is _rcn-. _o" " . _' - us--loss by the _ck-elrie Hnid having _passod into it ana deranged ths machinery .

      TlieLione ' _us at thc Surrey Zo . _'hwicnl _Osrdens , whieh _wludned one enbtlm'ing the _***!* ' ° ' _f _* " _^ dav is _diiii .. ' - well . The cub m a wry tint one , , u , d na ) is .. i i . i _ having as yet no tndk appear- healthy . I ne _iio-. t .. -- "' - ¦ ... ,, the cub has been fed hy means ol _,-v lay by _« b . - -ua . Sd a Newfoundland bitch is about to be _appointed as wct-nurso .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 8, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08081846/page/7/