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- THE NORTHERN STAR June 27, 1846. It . ...
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THE MARRYING SCOUNDREL. Tj-iax. ahi> C-'...
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GREAT SKIFF RACE ON THE TYNE.—NEWELL v. ...
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EXECUTION'S IN IRELAND. The memorial for...
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DISCOVERY.IN LIVERPOOL, OF WOMEN IN SAIL...
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Opening of the North Britisu Railway.—Fatal
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AccinKSi—On Thursday tke communication b...
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RURAL AFFAIRS
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Account* from Holland and Belgium state ...
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* See the Bishop of Oxford's speech.
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BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE. This Soei...
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THE TEN HOURS' BILL. On Monday evening a...
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TUE WEATHERYEARS WHICH WERE EXTREMELY HO...
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Tiiii.NnER Stokji is the North.—Man's mmnni-v
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- go mere was sucn an awful and terrilic...
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- The Northern Star June 27, 1846. It . ...
- THE NORTHERN STAR June 27 , 1846 . It . ; : :. . _.. - . ¦ ¦ , ,, _ _^^— ——¦ _i 11 ¦¦! .. I i . i
The Marrying Scoundrel. Tj-Iax. Ahi> C-'...
THE MARRYING SCOUNDREL . Tj-iax . ahi > _C- 'hvictiox of Mortihir . — At the Central Cr imin il Court on Friday . Josep _' i _K » r > i < uer , aged S 3 , described as a labourer , was indicted f » r «> Jonionsly intermarrying Caroline Wright , on tho 7 i _» of June , 1815 , his wife Josephine _Laugborne _, "being ih _? n alive . So -Counsel was engaged for the prosecution , and the prisoner who was _und-.-i ' endcd , _piended not _jcuilty . As soon _as tne indictment had beeu read , the prisoner put la a * _-arratttJi | _ia |» cr . _requesting hi * trial l _^ i _^ ht be post . poncd until , the ens-aing _session , _> n order tbat he might
engage and instruct C . mnsel for his defence , and also that lie might lie enabled to imve _certain documents brought _forwar-I that would prove bim to be a citizen « _.-f tlie Uuited States , a circuinsfcince which 1 ml him to infer that the Court . o > _i that ground , had not the power to convict him of an < _fiem-e committed in this country ; amd , _agat " . that ha should have a completeans wcr to the charge , from this circuai *! ance , •• thatau _agreement was drawn up in 3 fcw York between him and Josephine _Laujrborne , that rather part * should best liberty to marry again , which by the liws of the United States was _. _quivalent to a divorce . .. _"" ...
The Recorder said that , assuming all contained m the paper put in to be correct , it would be no answer , or would be •>! no service to theprisoner , at he was proved to be a Briri'h subject and owing allegiance to her _Majesty , and even could he prove himself to have been naturalised , and become a citizen ot the United States , that would not clear him of an offence committed _against thela wsof thiscountry . where the _oftsneedid _uothavc any refrrence to the internationallaws of the two countries . Thecertific = ites of tlie _marriages were then put in and proved , and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty . A second indictment , charging him with intermarrying on the 22 nd of June , 1 S « , at St . Phillip ' * Church , Liverpool , with Mary Susannah Lovejoy . A witness n _^ med Isabella Cave , who was _present at the _marrihge , _deposed to thc prisoner being the man married toMissLovijoy . Ths * prisoner offend no defence , aud the jury returned a verdict of Guilty .
The prisoner was then iudicted for stealing a trunk , containing a quantity of wearing apparel the property of Miss Loyer . The facts proved in support were , in thc early part of the present year the prosecutrix put an advertisement in ths paper for a situation as cook and housekeeper , in answer ta which she received a letter from the prisoner , who stated himself to be a New York merchant and a widower , and after a few family particulars expressed a wish to see her , and he had no doubt but they would become man and wife , The result of this was that she consented to become his wife , he having spoken largely of barrels of flour and variety of merchandise that was then lying in bond at Liverpool , and that the present fluctuation ofthe corn market , resulting from the _pending corn debate , was the reason he did not sell until it
was settled , and tliat kept him short of money . She was induced to let bim have some money . Before they could get married she was arrested by one of her creditors , hot hearing she was about to get married set her free . She subsequently lived with the prisoner , visiting Paris and various places , he succeeding iu drawing her of every farthing she possessed , and he finally abandoned her , taking with bim the trunk . She heard nothing more ofthe prisoner until about six weeks ago , when having pnt an ad vertisementlike the first one , only with different initials . and a difkrent place of address , this was answered by the prisoner , an appointment made by a friend of her ' s , who knew him , and on being recognised ' he was taken into custody . On the police going to his lod-ings at _Gaelsea , Miss Lover ' s trunk was found .
The prisoner examined the witnesses , and in his defence sad ths things had partly been given him by proseen trix and part he had bought her . The Jury found him guilty . The Recorder in passing sentence characterised thc off-nce as one of the basest nature , and said that comment t » a man so degraded as the prisoner would be useless ; for the latcency he should transport him for sevcu years , and reserve his judgment on the other indictments nnt'l a future day . Tl e _prisoner left the dock quite unconcerned . On Monday Mortimer was again brought up to receive sentence npon the two convictions for _biaanrj .
The Recorder , addressing theprisoner , said he thought it right to inform him that since the period of his conviction inquiries had been made , and information had been obtained which quite confirmed the original view entertained by the Court that his _cise was one of the _worstposiilileaspee ! , and that in addition to the serious injury which he had inflicted npon those whom he had deceived by false and pretended marriages , he had greatly aggravated his offence by _practising the utmost cruelty towards his victims . It had been ascertained that in addiiion to the cases of marriage that bad been proved against him , a gentleman was in _attendance upon tlie Court on the day on which he was tried , who was prepared to give liim into custody upon tlie charge of having contracted another _ialse marriage in Ireland , if he had been acquitted _upo-a the charges then made against him . "With
_regard to ihe case of Miss Lovejoy , the young lady whom hohad : narricd at Lirerpool , he _thought it right to let tbeprisoutr _knowihat tbe Court was in _possession ot a letter written by a highly _respectable _surgeon of that city , who was _acquainted" trith al' the circumstances of his connection with her , and he stated , " one of his unfortunate vicums , Miss _Lovrjoy , was tor several years a patient ofmine , and a mere confiding , kind , or amiable creature never existed ; before she tool : the unfortunate step which , I hare no hesitation in saying , consigned her to au untimel y grave , she tnemioned tht circumstance to me , and I advised herstrongly against the union , until she knew something _morto : her fuinre partner , but she , too soon ,
¦ poor creature-, gave way and became the victim ofthe _wroundr-1 ' s machinations . She had not been married twenty-four hours bi . fi . Te she repented the irrevocable act jnost bitterly . In a few days she again sent for uie , as a ? eoufiden'ial friend ; * as soon as she saw me she burst into tears and said , 'lam a murdered wonsan . He has taken everything 1 possess in the world from me , except the clothes in which I _cJaiid , and to-day ( it waa then aftern jon ) I hare not been allowed any thing to eat . ' The monster was in an _adjuinhig room , and I went to remonstrate with him ; but he maintained a do / _geil silence , and S 31 Ult the room I tcM him that it that " woman died her blood would bsupon his head . "
The prisoner here dec _' ared he knew of no such occurrence , aad he wished to know wbo the parly was that had _ad ( _hvas-d the Court ? Thc Recorder _saiu , the letter was written by Dr . Cripps , and every reliance was placed upon the contents , _because the writer was known to he a respectable person by some members uf tho corporation o ? the City of London to whom he had given reference . The prisoner said he knew _nothing about it . The _R-rcnrder proceeded . —Iu addition to what he ba _«? _Jnst read , Dr . Cripps tfati-d in his letter , " I once more saw her «> n the day before they left England . She called on me , she said , for the purpose of * bidding me good bye forever . ' She again mentioned to me his brutal treatment ,
the detans of which were ss atrociously revolting that I almost recoil when I think of them . I wished liar , even at the eleventh hour , to _recousider her determination of accompanying him to America , but she said that , ' although she believed she should nevir cr _. j < _-s the Atlantic alive , yet that she had cast her lot with his , and it was her duty _tosabasit . " * —( Thereading of this sentence _caused a great sensation in the Court . ) The gentleman concluded his letter in the fol ' oning terms : — "I do solemnly declare that I could most conscientiously have accepted her expressions of the conviction , that she could not recover as her djing declaration . Thv . se convictions were realised , and her husband ' s _ohjvct effected . " Tiie Recorder went on to address thc prisoner , and said he _kut-w tbat she did die on tiie passage , and that immediately afterwards he
reiumc J to this country , and contracted another false marriage . _Prisont-r . —I did get married again , my Lord , but I was _legally d ' _vorced in America . I know _nothing of Dr . Cripps . Pen and - taper will say any thing , The Recorder said th _. re was no _reason to doubt the truth i . f the _statement , _:: i : d as to his story ahout being _divorced 111 Amtrira , It _amounted to _iioi' . _in— , for accordin * : to his _ovrn _shovviii-r , there was merely an agreement _betH-c-cii himself and his wife to separate , and this co . ild not by any _fxjssil _.-ility apply to the ca « . e of a liritish _su _' _sjsci proved to l . are committed _:, n offence iu this _C' _.-Jtiti-jr . Th-. _prisoner d ? c ! arf d _ilint ho had not had a fair trial . !!• . = _Lt-.- * , he could ? _. _f . t _:.= »•; _= _\*& m worse treated among the II _:.-t-iiiU » i » . As to the _p-r-oii wlmin he was _accused of rob ' _i . i . / , he _couhl have proved that the was a person of very ba r i rharacter .
The Recorder Raid he was well aware that in addition to the other injuries he had _iull'ctcd _uji-in thc unfortunate women -with whom lie _l-. wl b _.-.- _& ziie csi ; :- € _ci « _.-d , it had "beeu his constant endeavour tu _di-Uruy their character ; hut he was bound to tell liim that even in tin : case of a common street-walker , the law would not permit them to be despoiled of their property , by such practices as those adopted by the prisoner . The Learned Recorder then continued his address to the prisoner , at . d with much feeling and emphasis observed , tliat under ail circumstances bigamy was a most serious offence , but this was of a most atrocious character . lie was proved to have despoiled the unfortunate Miss Lovejoy of everything she possessed , and secretly had her dead body cast into the sea , when he returned to England , contracted another Iklse marriage , and having despoiled his victim of all her _property , deserted her . His object appeared to hare
"been plunder ofthe worst description , and he appeared to have married woman after woman with a view of depriving them of what little property they were possessed of , and he could not help expressing an opinion that it was the worst case of this description that had ever been -brought before the notice of the Court in which they were assembled . If the prisoner could show that any of the statements that had been made were incorrect , or there were any circumstances that he might consider would produce a more favourable view of his case , he might apply to the Secretary of State ; but he ( the Recorder ) felt tbat his duty to the public compelled him to pass upon him the full sentence of the law , wliich was that he be transported beyond the' seas for the term ot seven years upon each indictment—the second sentence _t ' seven years' transportation to commence at the expiration of the first . ¦
The sentence of seven years'transportation that was passed upon the prisoner on his conviction for robbing "Mi * a Loyer , will , it appears , merge on the present judgment _, so that , in effect , the prisoner will only have to undergo a sentence of fourteen years' transportation .
The Marrying Scoundrel. Tj-Iax. Ahi> C-'...
BRUTAL OUTRAGE . At the CentraiCriminaT court on Monday , William Slunfield was indicted for feloniously casting and throwing Elizabeth Pullen upon a certain stone pavement , with taint to do her some bodily injury dangerous to life , and collection of our readers . The prisoner and the proserutris cohabited together , and on the day in question it " red tWat they were quarrelling , and the prisoner beat the prosecu trix in a most cruel manner , and he was heard to suy that he would throw her out ofthe window , and almost at tbe same instant tbe unfortunate woman was seen to fall from the wiudow , and she was picked up in an insensible state , and covered with blood . She was taken to the hospital , where she remained for some t ' me in a most dangerous state ; but upon the
magistrate taking her deposition , she , to the astonishment of every one , declared that she had thrown herself out of the window . The unfortunate woman was called as a witness , and she repeated this statement , but from the manner in which she gave her evidence , it appeared _vi ry evident that she was actuated b . v a desire to screen the prisoner from the consequences of bis brutality . The Recorder inquired whether a surgeon was in attendance to speak to the nature of the injury received by t _*>« prosecutrix!—The police-constable said that Mr . "Burrell , thc magistrate who committed the prisoner , _considered thc evidenseof a surgeon was unnecessary . The Recorder said he was very much surprised that the magistrate had given such an opiuion . Theprisoner was charged with inflicting a bodily injury dangerous to life , and they had no evidence ofa surgeon to show the character of the injury .
Directions were then given that the constable should go to the hospital , and procure the attendance of tha surgeon , and in a short time he returned nnd stated that the gentleman who had attended upon the prosecutrix was gone out , and it was uncertain when he would return . In answer to further questions put by the Recorder , the constable stated that the prosecutrix was found lying upon the ground , perfectly insensible , covered with blood , and a portion of ber hair and some blood were also found on a brick upon which she had fallen . He also stated- that she was three weeks in the hospital before she could he removed . The prisoner , in his defence , Batd thatthe woman it-raw herself out of the window , because he would not let her go out of the door .
The Recorder , in summing up , said tbat it would have been more satisfactory to have had the evidence ofa surgeon ; but still it would be a question for the jury , supposing they should consider the facts to be proved , whether they could entertain any reasonable donbt that tbe Injury inflicted was calculated to endanger the life of the prosecutrix . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty . The Recorder told the prisoner he had been convicted of a capital offence , and judgment of death would be recorded against him . The sentence of death would not , however , be carried out ; but , taking into consideration the brutal character of the offence , he should feel it his duty to recommend that he be transported for the term of his natural life .
Great Skiff Race On The Tyne.—Newell V. ...
GREAT SKIFF RACE ON THE TYNE . —NEWELL v . CLASPER . Thitraarch between the champion of the north and Newell , a first-class London waterman , came off on Monday , on the Tjne . The amount at issue was 100 sovereigns a-side , and the' distance to be performed about five miles , being from Newcastle-bridge to Leamington . A great degree of interest had been excited in the aquatic sporting circles , which increased as the time approached for the decision of tbe race . Both men en ' _ojsd a very high character , Clasper having defeated the Thame * watermen on their own river , Carrol on the Mersey , and lately , Pocock on the Tyne . The present match arose , if we we are not mistaken , in consequence ofthe London men not being satisfied with Pocock ' s defeat , and they ,
therefore , put forward Xewell , and proposed this match , which was nt once accepted . Newell arrived on Monday we ? _lc with a _beautiful skiff , made of cedar-wood , by _Wt-atzell and Cownden , of Lambeth , in model not unlike _Clasper ' s , tbe improvements from the usual London skiffs having evidently been copied from it . The skiff was SO fcet in length , 22 inches in breadth of beam , and 7 inches in the highest part ; it was covered in entirely at eachend _, and an oilskin is provided to fit round the rower , if required . Immediately on arriving at Newcastle , Newell launched his skiff , amidst cheers from the _quayslders _, and proceeded to Scots wood , took up his quarters at the hotel kept there by Mr . Cox , and entered into training both on shore and afloat , attended by Coombes and a trainer . Clasper . meanwhile , took exercise on the river in his skiff , that in which he contested with Pocock and
Carrol , but somewhat altered . It is 28 feet 2 inches in length , 22 inches in beam , and 6 inches high at the bow , and 4 _J inches aft . ond is built of mahogany . -Both boats have been minutely examined by competent judges , and it has been admitted that two finer craft of the kind were never seen , each skiff reflecting the greatest credit on the builder . The condition ofthe men also was good , though thero was some disparity in weight , Newell weighing lOst . 31 b ., while Clasper only weighs 9 st . 51 b . During the latter part of last week several of _Newell ' s friends arrived from London , Including Messrs . Parish , _"Wenljsell , & c , all of whom backed their champion freely . Nor were Clasppr ' s friends more shy in this respect . At one time thc betting was 6 te 4 on Newell , but as the time of
trial drew near the position of both became about equal . Tiie interest felt in the event was manifest by the immense concourse assembled to witness it . Never , perhaps , on any similar occasion , was there seen such a mass of spectators . The Tyne bridge contained a dense crowd , standing in carts and other vehicles ; countless faces were seeing peeping through the balustrades , while theparapets were literally covered from end to end . The rations quays , houses , and every other available place on cither side of the river , as far as the eye could reach , was equally well occupied . The river , too , bore thousands on its surface , in craft of every description . At the Redheugh and _Scotswood Road railway station , trains 511 ed with passengers waited the arrival of the boats , and accompanied them as far as the Scotswood Bridge .
TKE RACE . Soon after two o ' clock , the Ocean Bride steamer , containing the umpires and referee , & , c took up its position at the south side ofthe river , near the piles driven for the _Hi-th Level Bridge . At about 17 minutes before three o'clock , Newell entered his skiff , from thc _stairs of the Queen ' s Head public bouse . In a few minutes after , Clasper embarked from a wherry , at Pipe wellgate , and on moving off was loudly cheered by his friends . Both men pulled through the bridge and down the quay , and after rowing a few minutes came to the post- They looked remarkably well , though Newell was considerably stronger than his opponent . After two false starts , thc stroke fell even , and away they darted , and _etroke after stroke , following in quick succsssion , swept them onwards amidst tbe shouts of the people , which reverberated with strange
effect from shore to sh < re . On reaching the Skinner _sburn , thc boats were abreast of each other , but , coming too close , unluckily " filed" oars , but in a moment they cleared , and continued tbeir course . Prom tbis point to the Shot Tower the struggle was very severe , the boats _being equally matched , and all evidently depending upon the stamina of the men . Clasper contrived to gain a light advantage , but as they neared the Elswick Old Stsith , Newell made good his gronnd ; a few strokes more and he succeeded in heading Clasper , and continued tu improve his advantage . Clasper , nothing daunted , toiled manfully at his oar , but all his efforts to reach his adversary proved abortive , and the race from this point was seen virtually to be decided , for when they reached the
foot of tbo Meadows _Nokc-11 was fall three bouts' length ahead . Along the Meadows they sped , passing in quick s ' . _ccesflon Paradise , Scotswood Bridge , and Bell ' s Close . New-ell ultimately won by half a minute , Newell having pulled the distance in 29 minutes , and Clasper 29 _J—the computed distance between the boats being from 80 to 100 yards . Perhaps one of the most remarkable features of tlie event wns the intense interest di . spla . ved on Clasper ' s biihalf by the _assembk-d thousands . Wherever , in the course of the race , he obtained an advantage , cheer followed cheer to urge him onwards . Soon , again , he fell behind , and si' nee became universal . It is calculated that an enormous sum will have heen lost and won . Tho stakes will be paid over to Newell , without a dispute .
Execution's In Ireland. The Memorial For...
_EXECUTION'S IN IRELAND . The memorial forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant some days sini : c in favour of Hayes , lticc , and _Fog-irty , liavimr failed in its _olgeet , the wretched men underwent— " the extreme penalty of the law "—at one o clock yesterday , in front of Nenagh gaol . The Tipperary Vindicator says * . — At a very early hour the police , to the number of one hundred and fifty , were marched into _Ncuagli , nearly _exiiausfr-d with the extreme Iiu . it of tlie day and tiie wt-iglit uf their knapsacks , carbines , < tc . Groups of country people , principally old women and children , gathered _abnut the place of execution . Thousands of men flocked iuto the town , but tliey remained ahout tlie streets , few nfihein comparatively appearing in the direction of the ga < d . au- ! those few thc particular relatives and friends of tlie convicts . The _cuuvicts were greatly resigned . Since their return from _Bublin tliey were constantly attended by the Rev Mr . Power and ihe Rev . Mr . Bowles . They spmt the entire of Thursday , and tlie greater part
of the night and yesterday morning , in prayer . They assisted at mass yrsierday morning , in the prison chapel , and received communion , and remaiucd in constant prayer tiil the fatal moment had arrived when the summens of the sheriff reached them , We should have mentioned tliat very many _respectable families removed from _Ncnag _li during the day , in urdcr to be absent from ihe _disyusting influence of tha fell outrage , which acted like a spell on every mind , which prevented men _cngagisg in _thwr usual occupations , and caused a universal involuntary abiindomn- nt oflabour far and wide . As twelve o'clock approached a death-like stillness pervaded the entire , town . Few stirred abroad except those who were _present in front of the scaffold . The sub-sheriff , Mr . 6 > iag arrived about a quarter after twelve o ' clock , and mil-lined at Brundl _«» * s Hotel till within a few minutes of one o'clock , r . M ., _wht-n Mr . Buck , the governor ( if the g « ol , waited on him , and _accompanied him to the prison . At one o ' clock a body of tlte 72 d Highlanders were drawn up in front of the prison , The streets were filled with
Execution's In Ireland. The Memorial For...
the loud lamentations ef some female relatives ofthe prisoner Hayes , who were present , as three coffins passed up towards the gaol some minutes before the unfortunate men made their appearance in front of the Ecaffold . Thousands of persons from the parish of Ballygibbon , _Rapla , Avdcronci _* , & c , waited in thc fields outside tbe town , in order to accompany the funeral procession of Rice and Hayes , whilst thousands from Dunharrow awaited the funeral of Fogarty , whose remains were conducted to that district . At ten minutes past two o'clock , r . M ., the unfortunate men made their appearance on the scaffold , accompanied by the clergymen above namod . Their facts were covered with white caps , and ropes Were about their necks , The executioner ( who , it was said , is the same that hanged Bryan Seery in Muhingnr ) made his appearance a few miuutrs before , for the purpose of _adjusting thu ropes , _A'c . A thrill of Indescribable horror pervaded the multitude * . hut no expressions were used by the people , who conducted themselves quietly . Those
who attended to hear a declaration from tlieir lips were disappointed in their anticipations , as the unfortunate men did not utter a syllable . They came out one after the other , Rice first , Fojrarty and Hayes afterwards . Bice exclaimed , "Lord have mercy on us , " the Itev . Mr . Power holding the crucifix before him . After standing a few ' scconds on the scaffold , supported by the clergymen , the clergymen withdrew , after affectionately bidding them farewell , and in a few seconds they were lauuclied into eternity . Their _strugpjk's were very brief , nor did thty seem to suffer much . The assembled multitude for tbe greater part then withdrew , whilst the bodies remained suspended , a revolting spectacle in a christian land , and it was after three o ' clock when they were cut down and deposited iii the coffins prepared for them , and at halfpast three o ' clock they were conveyed to the residence of their respective friends , where they are to be waked this day , and interred to-morrow ( Sunday . ) The excite . ment among the people is intense .
Discovery.In Liverpool, Of Women In Sail...
DISCOVERY . IN LIVERPOOL , OF WOMEN IN SAILOR'S ATTIRE-SINGULAR FRBAK ON THB PART OF TWO FEMALE SERVANTS FROM HULL .
On Monday yery considerable curios'ty and interest were excited in the neighbourhood ofFenwick-strcet , in consequence of two female _. servants from Hull , _having been found dressed in sailor ' s attire , and having their sex discovered just as they were about to undergo an examination by a medical gentleman , _preparatory to their going on board a man-of-war . The females who had in this instance taken itinto their heads to ship as seamen in her Majesty ' s service , and who , but for thsir own confession , obtained from them under the circumstances mentioned , would have carried their intention into effect , are two very fine young women , the one 17 , and the other 18 years of age . Both are extremely well-looking , intelligent , and about the middle stature . They can read aud write well , and upon the subject of their freak they were exceedingly communicative , but apparently very sorry that they had been prevented from doing maritime service .
They are both tbe daughters of small farmers , and their parents are still living . The name of the girl ai ; ed 18 is Harriet Palmer . Sbe was born at a place called Barton , in Lincolnshire , and is the eldest of six children . She has latterly been living as cook at the Blue Bell Inn , situate in the market place of that town , a situation she only held about auionth , and at the inn , she first assumod thc male attire . The name of the other girl is Caroline Sarah Abbey . She was born in Yorkshire , and has thirteen brothers and sisters . She went ' to service at an early age , and after being in a variety of places , went to Hull , and was ' _immei diately engaged as bar . maid at the Blue Bell Inu in that town .
We have now brought the parties together at the Blue Bell Inn . where , _thaujjh previously strangers to each other , they speedily formed a strong attachment to each other , as they concocted their plans a fortnight after meeting together . Caroline seems to have first suggested to Harriet , that it would be a capital hit upon their parts if they left their places , dressed themselves in sailors ' clothes , went off to Liverpool , and shipped as apprentices or seamen , they cared not in what capacity , in what vessel , or at what part ofthe world they _mfcht be bound . Harriet listened to the tale , and concurred heartily in the plot . Their sweethearts were sailors , and bad sent home glorious accounts from distant lands of the scenes they had witnessed ; and the girls , inspired with a love of following their career , seem to have some idea floating in tlieir minds that , b . y going to sea , they would sooner or later fall in with their friends abroad .
Acting , then , as tensors for each other , their beautiful locks and ringlets were cutoff , and having _doifed their female attire , they put On that of the masculine SeS ! , Atld , having paid 13 s . each for their fare , set off on Thursday by railway for Manchester . On reaching Manchester , their funds became so low tbat they were compelled to walk to Liverpool . On Thursday night they slept at Warrington , and at eleven o ' clock on Friday morning , they arrived in Liverpool . They have ever since then been constantly in the company of sailors , eating and drinking and sleeping in the same room with them . They applied at several shipping offices for situations , and the captain of one of the merchant vessels in the Prince ' s Dock offered to take Caroline on board at once , but she refused to go , as she would be separated from Harriet . They
visited the Sailors' Home several times ; and at length a young man , whom they accidentally met , advised thein to enter themselves as apprentices on board a man-ofwar . They repaired with that view to tbe Naval , Office , iu _"Water-street , on "Monday , morning , and the enptain immediately accepted them , subject to the approval of the examining surgeon , Mr . Craig . The captain said they were strapping lads , and that they would answer admirably . On being taken to iir . _Craig ' s surgery , they took off their coats , vests , caps , and shoes , and then announced , to the surgeon ' s infinite astonishment , that they were not what they seemed to be , hoys . They urged him strongly , however , to pass over that insuperable obstacle , and to let them serve her Majesty , but , of course , he was unable to comply with tlieir request .
From the surgeon ' s they were taken to Mr . Dowling's office , and subsequently to the parish office , where they received the kindest treatment from Mr . Gray , and Mr , Rowlands , the overseers . They were lodged at a _respectable house ; and on Tuesday morning would be clothed once more in female attire , and will then be sent b . ck to Hull .
Opening Of The North Britisu Railway.—Fatal
Opening of the North _Britisu Railway . —Fatal
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_AccinKSi—On Thursday tke communication by railway , between Edinburgh and "Berwick-upon-Tweed , was formally opened . We regret , however _, to mention , that a lampmaker , named Matthew Ilowett , was killed in returning by the first train _, lie was passing _al-.-ng tbe top of a carriage , when his skull was fractured by coming in contact with one of tlie bridges . He was conveyed to the infirmary , where he died yesterday . _Mtstbrioub Death op a _Gestleman izi a House of Ill-fame . —On Friday Mr . Carter , Coroner for Surrey , held an inquest at the Royal Oak , Granby Street , Waterloo Road , on the body of a gentleman , at present unknown , whose death occurred nnder very
mysteriouscircurastances "—Mary Price , alias Smith , said tbat she resided at No . 19 , Granby Street , Waterloo Road , and was a single woman . On tlie 3 rd instant , she met the deceased at the Surrey Theatre . Since that period tbey had been _cohabitinsr together , and last week they went to Gravesend , where they remained a day and a night . Tliey returned from Gravesend about a quarter before 9 ut night , and tbe deceased sent witness ' s _landlady for some ginger-beer and ale , of which they all drank . He then borrowed 5 s . of witness ' s landlady , alleging that he bad _notliiufj smaller than a £ 5 note . She ( witness ) had seen the witness change two £ 5 notes , out of which he had paid £ 3 ior vent , and had redeemed some articles in _pledge for her . When on board the steam boat he told her lie bad a £ 5 note in
his possession : but , when his pockets were searched only three-halfpence were found therein . On thc night of Wednesday last , they went to the Grapes , Suffolk Street , to a concert . After tliey left tbey went to two public houses in tlie Waterloo Road , where they had some giK-and-water . They then returned to witness ' s lodgings and went to bed . The following morning , abmit six o ' clock , he asked witness if she was awako , and then stated that he had a bad pain in the stomach . He got up and went into the yard , but returned again , and whilst lie was _takimr off his trousers he appeared to faint . Witness bathed his temples , but he did not recover . She , thercfoi e _, sunt for a surgeon , who pronounced life extinct . Ho had told her that became from Southampton but he
refused to state his name . Mr . _Sewell , surgeon of 39 , Lower Marsh , Lambeth , said that on his arrival at tho house in Granby Street , he found deceased dead . He had since opened the body , and found that the lining of the stomach was completely destroyed . The contents of the stomach was of a dark colour , resembling _coffee-grounds and blood . The intestines presented an inflammatory appearance The tongue was partially speckled , and pealed , The internal appearance was such as would arise from taking some corrosive substance . A bottle ( _prodttced ) was found down the water-closet , and bad contained oxalic acid . Tho inquiry , at this stajre , was adjourned , to have the contentsof the stomach analyzed , and to find out the friends of tbe deceased .
Sudden Deaths , supposed to be from mr . Excessive Heat . —Two sudden deaths occurred in Winchester on Wednesday—generally su posed to havo been caused through the excessive heat of the weather . A Mrs . Wall , aged about CO , wife of one of tbe lay-vicars or clerks of the cathedral , complained about twelve o ' clock of a slight head-ache , and of thc powerful effect the heat bad upon her while preparing dinner : on tbe husband coming in from attendin . _Er his duties at the cathedral at his customary hoar of dinner-time , she named to him also she felt faint and it-disposed : after taking a little water the poor woman nearly fainted ; and before medical assistance could arrive , she expired . Within less than an hour afterwards , Mr . Furmidgc , landlord of the Bell and _Crowi , in tlie same town , wns similarly taken : ho first _cximplaining of the boat ; then an obstruction of the breath ; after which , becomin " faint and weak , in k *! HS than twenty minutes life wa " extinct .
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Mukdek " » kak Fromk . —The fair , formerly held at Mells , has , for several years past , been removed to the village of Little Elm , near Frome , and waa accordingly held there on Tuesday last , when a dreadful murder was committed about ten at night , in one ofthe booths . Two men , named Williams and _WigjjaEs _, connected with some horse-dealers who . attended the fair , having had an altercation during the day , it was renewed in the evening by Williams , who repeatedly challenged Wiggans to fight ; some blows were exchanged , when Williams having his victim under him on the ground , he , in the most s . T fi | manner , plunged a knife into his neok _. which divided the jugular vein , and caused death in a few minutes . The murderer , Williams , after inflicting the fatal blow ran off , but was soon taken . A verdict of Wilful Murder being returned against him he has since been committed to take his trial at the next
sessions . Conflagration nf . au Bristol . —The utmost degree ol censtcrnation and alarm was occasioned here on Saturday night by intelligence which was brought into the city , about ten o ' clock , thatthe extensive military barracks , now approaching towards completion , at Horefield , were on fire , and in danger of immediate destruction . The fire first broke out in a large building erected as a mill f » r sawing timber by machinery , and attached to which were an engine and engine-house . The flames spread with great activity , and in a very short space of time the erection was completely destroyed , together with the machinery and engine . A shop used by the carpenters next caught , and this was likewise reduced to ashes ,
as were the sheds in which the workmen deposited their tools after work hours for security . Immediately adjacent to those erections were a large number of piles of deal and other timber , which , being well seasoned readily caught , and soon presented a mass of brilliant flame , extending around the yard , and covering an area of hundreds of square yards , Theefforts of tbe contractor , Mr . Buller , and ofthe engineer and firemen , were divided betwixt attempts to extinguish the already ignited materials , and to prevent the flames from extending to the more extensive and valuable buildings of the barracks . Fortunately the latter ebject _wasobtained , but itwas hours after daylight before the violence of the conflagration could be so far subdued as to prevent further danger .
Suicide , induced bx Lotb . —On Saturday night , Mr . W . Payne held an inquest at the Cathedral Coffee-house , St . Paul ' s Churchyard , on the body of Mr . Samuel Butler , aged 23 , a chemist , of No ; 4 , CheapBide , who committed suicide Under the following melancholy circumstances : —Mr . Thomas Harding , partner of deceased , stated that about ten _niinntes past eleven on last Saturday morning tlie porter went up to hia room to call him , but , receiving no answer , he returned , telling witness of the circumstance , who proceeded , followed by deceased's father to the apartment , and on forcing open the door , discovered him lying on the bed with a bottle by his side that bad contained prussic acid . A
surgeon was called in , who pronounced him to be dead . Mr . James Creep , also attached to the firm , said the deceased was quite well at nine o ' clock , at which hour lie breakfasted , but seemed much absorbed in meditation . Shortly before eleven he went up to his room for the purpose of changing his dress . It appeared by the evidence of deceased ' s father , that the unfortunate occurrence was induced by an _apprehended disappointment in marriage , for although lie had the entire concurrence of his parents , in conjunction with that of tbe friends of the voung lady to whom he was paying his addresses , he exhibited a inoi bid depression of spirits , and seemed to despair of ever obtaining the object of his affections ' . Verdict — " Temporary insanity . "
Attempted _Assassinatkw in St . Giles —On Tuesday afternoon , between two and three o'clock , great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of St . Giles , in consequence of a young man having been stabbed in Church Line , by a girl ofthe town , well known by the name of '* Bustle Bet . " living in that street . It appears that Martin Welch , the father of the unfortunate victim was in the habit of collecting rents , & c ., for Mr . Mason , tbe owner _<> f the house at which the occurrence took place . He had also been cohabiting with the woman Bet , andat the time already alluded to , he repaired to the premises , under tbe pretence of getting in some money due for rent , but for tho real purpose of visiting the prisoner . Ilia wifb having heard of the circumstance , at once
proceeded to the room , wliich is on the second floor front , and being refused admittance , she burst open the door , when she saw the prisoner and her husband in bed . He immediately got up , and ran down stairs , when words ensued between her and the prisoner , who threatened to kill her . At this moment , John Welch , a lad about 18 , stepped forward to protect his mother , and the prisoner ciiught hold of a large table knife , and inflicted a dreadful wound in his breast . She then attempted to stab him in the abdomen , but having missed her aim she struck him on the left leg just above _^ the shinbone , and thus cau .-ed a wound of aboutan inch and a half in length , and an inch deep . The screams of murder had bv this time attracted the attention of
Police-constable 123 , who _havinpsecured theprisoner , tho boy was conveyed to tho University Gollego Hospital , where he remains in a very precarious condition . The prisoner , who is a young womnn about twentythree years , was taken to the George-street police-station _, and will he brought to Bow-street Police-court on Wednesday morning . Steam Power . —Above ono hundred thousand men were employed for twenty years in erecting the great pyramid of Egypt . From a . computation by M . Dnpin , it uppers that the steam-engines of England would equal thc whole product of this immense application of human labour , in lifting stones , within the short space of eighteen hours .
At Maynootii , tbe improvements under the new parliamentary grant arc surprising . Grand walks arc now to be seen , where a few months ago stagnant pools emitted their fetid smell ; delph ware has been substituted for the " pewter platter , " by the inspectors , and the new wings are to be commenced next month . The exercise ground has been also improved ; the bad courts , Ac ., in excellent order . All the porters , < fcc . ofthe college have Jivery now for the first time . The host Impudent _Rohrerv on Record . —A lady went into a store in New York , a few days since ,
to purchase a shawl . Just as sbe was handing the clerk two fifty dollar bills , she received a blow in the face from a well-dressed person , who exclaimed , " I forbade you buying a shawl ! " and snatching the money from her hand evaporated . Thc lady fainted , and on recovering , the merchant expressed his surprise that her husband should have acted so _ungentlemanly , but his surprise was greatly increased when the lady informed him that itwas not her husband , and that she had never seen him before ! The bold thief , however , made good his escape . —American Paper .
Progress of the Cholera . —It 1 ms been confidently _i' _-un-jured , in the best informed medical circles , that the labours of tlie commission of sanatory inquiry will be rendered permanent by the appointment ofa board of health , to suggest and enforce precautionary measures against the dreaded visitation of the asiatic cholera .
Rural Affairs
RURAL AFFAIRS
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Account * from Holland and _Belgium state that the rye crop is in a very precarious state in both countries , the plant having changed its colour , and ripened before the seed was properly formed . This will be a great loss in those countries where , as well as in Germany , rye bread is still generally eaten , and even preferred to wheaten bread , as it was in the north of _Lancashire halt ' a century ago . The usi ! and growth of rye have now almost ceased in thiscountry , but a few patches which we have seen this year are unusually luxuriant in their growth , and promise to yield abundantly . Mueh of the straw is upwards of six fecthigb .
The potato crop seems to he failing this year in Portugal , Tuscany , aud other parts of the south of Europe . In Portugal the we . ither has been unusually wet , whilst in Italy it _h-. is been unusually dry . It thus appears that cither extreme is fatal to tilt- plant . The Game fact has been observed in the United Stares , and it strongly confirms the opinion that thu sets of the plant now in use are in a _-n-eak nnd degenerate state , and therefore unable to resist any kind of extreme in the weather . There has been a greater quantity of hay secured in first-rate condition since our last publication than was probably ever secured in an equally short time . During the whole week , all that was necessary was to cut down the hay-grass and after leavnir it iu the sun for ft couple
of days , to carry it to the stack . On many farms the whole crop is thus secured , and even on those where the quantity is too eiv . at to i . e saved in so short a time , many stacks have been got together . Except in dry and stiff lands , the hay craps are large as well as of excellent quiility _, and on sonn : { farms they are the largest that ever were grown . The cost of getting the crops has not been one half as heavy this year as it usually is , a fact of which the latmors have great reason to congratulate themselves in this part of the kingdom , as farm labourers were never so scarce as they are at present . The wagts given for mowing in this country are this year ahoutn shilling nil aurc higher than they were formerly , and in the neighbourhood of London the advance is said to bo much greater .
The wheat is now -n flower in all parts of South _Luncashira . This is a very critical period in its growth , and ono in which it is especially lia'd . ; 10-be injured by heavy rains and high winds Tiiere is this year everv prospect that it will escape both these evils , and that the seed will " sci" firmly and in good condition . Whatever may be the Jesuit of other cropi , nothing but a complete and violent change of weal In r can now deprive us ofa good _ivliciit crop . All the spring crops are beginning to stand much in need of rain , but we believe that ii'iue of them arc yet much injured , unless it is theonts and barley on a few very dry soils . After many weeks of dry weather , wo had a few refreshing _shonvi-s inst evening in this neighbourhood , which will , we trust , be general If that should be the case , every thing will grow as in a hot-bed . — Liverpool Times .
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THE BISHOPS AND THE CORN LAWS . TO THE EDITOR OF IHE MORNING POST . Sir , —The Bishop of Oxford ' s _Bpeech , en the 12 th instant , is , perhaps , the most extraordinary oration of the present session . Had I time , I should havo pleasure iii giving it that attention which it calls for . I must , however , leave " the working clergy" and "the landlords whose estates are mortgaged" to take care of themselves , merely asking the Bishop how he , a Christain Prelate , can give his support to a measure fraught with injury ( as he says Free Trade is ) to those parties—seeing that it is evi . dent the principle of Free Trade cannot be Love—for it is said , " Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ?" On one part ofthe Bishop ' s speech I must make a
remark , because , it seems to me , that the Right Reverend Prelate has admitted a principle as much at variance with every Christian principle as it evidently is with the best interests ot the farmersland labourers . The Bishop has declared the spirit of competition to be just and beneficial , although every writer on nolitical economy admits that competition has its orig in in _covetousness and selfishness ; surely the Bishop need not be told that Christianity is "a great experiment" * to eradicate covetousness and selfishness from the heart of man . The Bishop has , if I mistake Dot , reduced tbe farmers and labourers to the condition of brutes , for he says— " Be he farmer , or be he labourer , what is it that makes him valuable to those above him ? It is competition ? " _ ,,. „ , ' ,, ....
That a Bishop ofthe Church of England should be driven thus to degrade his fellow-creatures , is perhaps one of the most awful signs of the times . _^ I feel quite sure , that during the most exciting periods of the Anti-Corn Law movement , no hired lecturer of the League would , at a meeting ofthe people , have ventured on an expression so repugnant to the feelings of every wellregulatcd mind . It has been reserved for a Bishop in the House of Lords successfully to " compete" with the orators ofthe League . Universal competition is universal war—war to the knife—against all who have to work for their living . Its effects have whitened the plains of the East with the bones ofthe famished weavers . They were killed by the competition of your Yorkshire and Lancashire weavers , who , in return , by their conipe- 1 tition , were reduced to live on carrion . This is no figure of speech ; it is a day , naked fact ; and all ' that while—from the Throne downwards—we were told that " our manufactures were prosperous 1 " '
But what matters it ? Thnse poor weavers " were making themselves valuable to those above them , !" So says the Bishop of Oxford ' . 2 am . Sir , Yours _respectfully , London , June 15 . RicnAnn Oastler . ¦ ; P . S . If the Bishop ' s philosophy be the Christianity ofthe Church of England , I have read her Liturgy and homilies very incorrectly . —R . 0 .
LETTER II . Sir , —One word more in reference to the Bishop of Oxford . I find that he has been a great reader , observer , and thinker ; he says , "Itwas an easy thing to talk about ah opponent in argument being young , but it wasa strange thing , if a man who had for forty years been studying , not idly , books , men , and things , could not express his own views on a great political question ,-without being taunted with being a young man . I refer not to bis youth or his age—it is to his long-continued diligence in research—his acutcness in thought—his promptness in decision , that I now allude . He must be a very clever man . He has settled that abstruse Question which Adam Smith ,
Maltbus , and _M'Culloch have each declared their inability to solve : he has settled the question of "theincrease of wealth ! " The Bishop ' s reading , observation , and thought , have carried him far beyond the knowledge of those great teachers ol political economy . Where they hesitated , he is positive—where they doubted , he is sure ! No matter that , after all , his knowledge is " slight "—instead of learning we have positive conclusions . Read tho following , and wonder at the modesty and diffidence of Adam Smith , Malthus , and M'Culloch . The Bishop of Oxford said , "I shall not follow the example of the Right Reverend Prelate ( the Bishop of Exeter ) in disclaiming all knowledge of political economy , because some slight knowledge of political economy is necessary for the consideration of this subject , and if the Right Rev . Prelate says he has
none , he puts himself out of the condition ot tbe argument . " "This is a matter which lies in the alphabet of political economy : so far as I have been able to understand it , I approve of this measure . " The Bishop may , during his " forty years' reading , " have somewhere seen " a little learning is a dangerous thing . " The " slight knowledge" of the Bishop gives liim much more confidence than that possessed by the great masters of the science of political economy . His " Alphabet of Political Economy" has puzzled those whose names stand _highest in the school of political economy . Well , then , the Bishop of Oxford lias " read books , not idly , for forty years , " and has decided , that Free Trade , er universal competition , is the sure mode of increasing wealth ! I will record the words of the Bishop , because they never ought to be forgotten .
"The effect of repealing the present law is , that it will produce competition . "What is it that makes any man more valuable in a life of labour \ It is the amount of competition he has to strive against . Be he farmer , or be he labourer , what is it that makes him important and valuable to those above him ? Itis competition ; and unless the foreign labourer compete with our own , he wili never raise his present position I" And this from a Christian Bishop . ' Among all the books which , during "forty years , " the Bishop has read , did he , think you , everstumble upon the ' old Book , " the Bible ? Did he ever meet with the Homilies ? Did he ever open the Prayerbook ? If so , how happens it that his philosophy has led him to conclusions so entirely at variance with the religion taught in those three books ? If the Bishop ' s philosophy be true , _envetousness is a cardinal virtue , and selfishness is an angelic _f race ! The Bible being true—the books of the Church being true— ' covetousness is idolatry , " and selfishness is a sin .
Mark me , Sir , I do not play with words ; on the highest authority in the school of political economy , competition is declared to be the offspring of covetousness and selfishness ! Does the Bishop dispute this fact ? Ii" so , I am prepared with proof . One word more , and I have done . If competition be really a pood thing—if it exalts man in his social relations—what pity that the Bishops should be excluded from its benefits ! I know many of "the working clergy" wbo would make excellent Bishops . Why is not the road to the bench by the way of competition ? The episcopal work might , by chance , be as well done for hundreds as it is now done for thousands . Is it not possible that , by this " right rev . plan , " the Bishops might be niade mora valuable , not only to tliose above , but
also to those below them . Who would be injured , if every , properly qualified clergyman were allowed to compete for a mitre ?—to bid at a Dutch auction ? Depend upon it , Sir , the principle of " What is sauce for tbe goose , is sauce for the gander , " will chime in beautifull y with the principle of competition . Let the Bishop of Oxford , if he can , define where competition should end . I am , Sir , yours respectfully , Richard Oastler . London , June 18 , 1846 . P . S . —I have some interest in the Bishop of Oxford ; twice I have shed my blood in defence of his father . Is the Bishop of Oxford really the preceptor of the Prince of Wales ? R . 0 .
* See The Bishop Of Oxford's Speech.
* See the Bishop of Oxford ' s speech .
British And Foreign Institute. This Soei...
BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE . This Soeiety , of which the Earl ot Devon is President , has just issued its Third Annual Report , of whicli we have received a copy . By this itappeais that the assets of the Society are valued at £ 7 . 800 , and its liabilities are only £ 1 , S 00 ; while its members include persons of the highest rank and the greatest eminence in Literature , Science , and Art , in almost every country in Europe , as well ; is in Asia and America , The following extracts from the Report will sufficiently explain the nature of its proceedings : —
The regular succession of the Soirees , Lectures , Conversazioni , and discussions of thc past year , has been productive of a groat variety of useful and iutercstiii ( r information , and yielded a large share of enjoyment to the " members nnd visitors atteuding thera . And the arrangements connected with the Reading Room and Library have been continued with uninterrupted regularity , according to the original design on which the Institute was founded . The addition of foreign visitors and honorary members has been very considerable , and is constantl y increasing ; and as these are admitted to all the privileges of the Institute without fee or charge , one of the most important purposes for which it was established has been successfully achieved ; namely , that of increasing to
foreigners thc opportunities of agraeablc intercourse with Euglish Soeiety , anil bung ing together men of kindred minds and congenial tastes from all parts of the globe . In confirmation of this , it may be mentioned , that atone of the Soirees there were present , on the same evening , a learned and travelled Chinese , from tho very heart of that distant empire—a Canadian Chief of one of the North American Tribes of Indians near Toronto—a very _intellipent' youth from Now Zualaud—and an accomplished Prince from Bulgaria—each Of whom was suffi . ciently acquainted with Euglish to communicate readily with the others ; and thoir very different impressions of our country and its _pcoplo were full of interest and novelty , while all agreed in the expression of gratitude for tho hospitality and kindness everywhere shewn to them .
_Amonglhu subjects of the Lectures an . l Discussions , those of Geography , Astronomy . _Meteorology . Geology Agriculture , Zoology , Anatomy , _rhysiology , Navigation
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Mnemonics , Political Economy , _Colonisation , Music Painting , Architecture , History , Finance , Jurisprudence ] and questions of great moral and social interest , have had their Bhare . And among the exhibitions of Works of Art , and recent inventions , have been a great variety as much admired for their novelty and utility as for their worth and beauty . The cordial and disinterested assistance of the musi . cal members of the Institute deserves the most grateful acknowledgments of the Committee ; and of all who have participated in the high gratification whicli _thtrir exquL site performances have conferred : a gratification for which they feel tho more indebted , from tbe cheerfulnesg and affability with which it has been always accompanied _^ though the sacrifice of time and labour involved in these delightful contributions has often been greater than those not acquainted with the difficulties to be surmounted could conceive .
The Ten Hours' Bill. On Monday Evening A...
THE TEN HOURS' BILL . On Monday evening a meeting ofthe Lancashire Central Short Time Committee was held at their rooms in Manchester , for general purposes ; also for agreeing to an address ordered by a district meeting :, to be sent to their friends in Parliament . The Chairman ofthe Committee presided . The delegates who had attended a district meeting :, gave their report , from which it appeared that the operatives throughout the country , were more resolved to prose _» cute their efforts than on any former occasion . They had authorised the Committee to re-engage their secretary , and requested them to call upon the districts for the necessary funds . Tho following ig the Address agreed to bv thc Committee : —
TO THE FBIENDS OF THE FACTORY BILL Iii _PABLIiJlENT . Gentlemen—At the most numerous meeting of _delegates from the factory districts of Lancashire , the Central Short Time Committee were requested on behalf of the factory workers and their children , once more to express their gratitude for the interest you have taken in their welfnre , in recording your votes in favour of a Bill introduced by Lord Ashley and subsequently conducted by Mr : John Fielden , to limit the hours of labour fer children and young persons employed in factories to ten hours per day .
"We can assure you itis a matter of deep regret to tho factory operatives , that they will again be under the necessity of appealing to the Legislature for this measure of justice and humanity—a measure calculated to raise them mortally , physically , and intellectually , to a position in _siciety to which honourable and honest minds aspire _. The recent expression of opinion in the House of Commons is ofitself sufficient toconvince vis that the claims of the factory children must soon be settled by Legislative enactment : The progress which our cause bas made of late encou . rages us to more active exertion ; and the support we have received from our friends in the House of Commons
inspires us with hopes of speedy success . It is our de . termination never to change our course of procedure ; powerful appeals to the councils of our country will ever be our mode of action , and our friends may rest assured that we shall never , by any acts of ours , destroy that confidence which tliey have ever repnsed in us . Our efforts from this time shall be redoubled with increased firmness , but , as heretofore , directed by lawful and constitutional means .
Signed on behalf ofthe Lancashire Central Short Time Committee , Joseph Mollineaot _, Sec . Committee Boom , Old Swan Inn , _Pool-street , " Manchester , June 22 , 184 G
Tue Weatheryears Which Were Extremely Ho...
TUE WEATHERYEARS WHICH WERE EXTREMELY HOT Ss DRY . In 763 the summer was so hot that the ' springs dried up . In 870 the heat was so intense , that near "Worms , the reapers dropped dead in the fields . In 921 , and again iu 993 , it was so hot that the corn and fruit were burnt up . The year 1000 was so hot and dry that in Germany the pools of water disappeared , and the fish , being left to stink in the mud , bred a pestilence . In 1122 the heat was so excessive that both men and cattle were sttuck dead . Iu 1130 the earth yawned with drought . Springs and rivers disappeared , and even the Rhine v _.-ae dried up in Alsace . In 1159 not a drop of rain fell iu Italy after May . The year 1171 was extremely hot in Germany . In 1232 the heat was so great , especially in Germany , that It Is said eggs were wasted In the sands . In 12 G 0 many of the Hungarian soldiers died of excessive heat at the famous battle fought near Bela .
The consecutive years 1276 and 1277 were so hot and dry aB to occasion a great scarcity of fodder . The years 1293 and 1294 were extremely hot ; and so were likewise 1303 and 1304 , both the Rhine and the Danube having dried up . In 1333 thc corn fields and vineyards were burnt ap . The years 1393 aud 1394 were excessively hot and dry . Iu 1447 the summer was extremely hot . In the successive y-ars , 1473 and 1474 , the whole earth seemed on fire . . In Ilungary one might wade across thc Danube . The four consecutive years , 1538 , 1539 , 1510 , and 1541 , were excessively hot , and the rivers dried up . In 155 G . the drought was so great that the springs failed . In England wheat rose from 8 s . to 58 s . a quarter . The years 1615 and 1 G 16 were very dry over Europe . In 1646 it was extremely hot .
In 1 CS 2 the warmth was very great , the summer beingthu driest ever known in Scotland ; yet a total eclipse of thc sun had happened , that year , on Monday , the 24 th of March , which henee received tha appellation of " Mirk Monday . " The summer of 1670 was remarkabl y hot . It is related that one of thc minions of tyranny , who in that calamitous period harassed the poor Presbyterians in Scotland with captious questions , having asked s shepherd in Fife whether the killing of the notorious Sharp , Archbishop of St . Andrews ' s , ( which had happened in May , ) was murder , he replied , that he could not tell , but there had been fine weather ever since . The first year of thc eighteenth century was excessively warm , and the two following yearB were ofthe tarns description .
lt is a singular coincidence , that in 171 S the weather was extremely hot and dry nil over Europe . The air felt so oppressive that all the theatres were shut in Paris . Scarcely any rain fell for the space of nine months , and the springs and rivers dried up . The following year was _equ-. ill _. y hot . The thermometer , at Paris , rose to 98 degrees by Fahrenheit ' s scale . The grass and corn were quite parched , In some plf _. ces the fruit trees blossomed two or three times . Both the years 1723 and 1724 were dry and hot . The year 1745 ivas remarkably warm and dry , but the following year was still hotter , insomuch that the grass
withered , and thes leaves dropped from thc trees . Neither rain nor dew fell for many months ; and , on the continent , prayers were offered up in the churches to implore the bounty of refreshing showers . In 1754 it was likewise extremely warm . The years 1760 and 1761 were both of them remarkably hot ; and so was the year 176 D . 1774 was excessively hot and dry . Both the years 177 S mid 1779 were warm and very dry . The year 1788 was also very hot and dry ; and of tho same character was _lSll _. famous for its excellent vintage , and distinguished by the appearance of a brilliant comet .
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Tiiii . NnER Stokji is the North . —Man ' s _mmnni-v
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_- go mere was sucn an awful and terrilic thunderstorm as one which visited the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland on Thursday , nor one of such long duration , It commenced about fuiiv o ' clock in the _aftcrui-ou , and continued with uuabtucd violence till near eight in thc evening . When the storm begun the _lightning proceeded from the south-east , accompanied with the largest drops of rain ever seen in that part of the country . The _atmosphere was oppressively close and sultry ; indeed , the very air _smellet ! of lire , and flash and thunder-clap succeeded each other in rapid succession until about a quarter past six , wheu most portentous omens presented themselves in the htavens
and the storm t hen increased to a must _friuhtful pitch , and the stoutest heart quailed from its effects . At this period thc electric fluid , which was _¦( the tovked description , literally darted in igneous streams from tho south , at the rate of _ei-ilit or ten Hashes per minute , while tho contiinimjs pc . ds of thuuder , which were of the most sudden , loud , and startling kind , like the mighty crash of houses , one tailing upon another , and the rain at the time _falling in water spouts , with little abatement till near eight o clock . The loss of life and damage done has been fri ghtful . On the moor at Simp Ueck- _^ ate _, in "Westmoreland , the wife and daughter of Benjamin Girdalc , a labourer , were gathering tufts of wool on the fences ou Knipc Soar , when thc daughter was killed on tho spot , by the side of her heart-broken mother , who escaped destruction , but wbo i . » slightly injured . A man of thc name of flinde . id Hardeen .
dale , was also struck down , and so much hurt that faint hopes arc entertained of his recovery . In a field near Penrith , eleven sheep and one lamb , the property of Mr . William Robinson , _wcrekilied while lying mulct-a tree , ' which was shivered to splinters . The tamily of Mr . Thomas Dawson , yeoman , of the village of _St-iincou , near Penrith , had a must miraculous . escape from instant destruction . It . appears that a thunderbolt entered tho kitchen , and drew the crooks out ot the ceiling , on which dried hanii were hanging It then proceeded to the clock , thc case of _whit-h it _shivcrs-d into a hundred _pieces , but none of the . inmates wove 1 'uvt , they at the time _b-Awt in another apartment of the house . Lar Me trees on the estate ot Lord _Bnmdiam _, at Brougham Hall , were struck ami _sntrercil b y tho lightning . There wm another awful _tuunder-storm in the same _localities on the following afternoon , but not bo violent .
lira _li-Ki . GrtYKiisM BST .-The Standard of Tuesday even ai" ; contains tiie following : — " It is crafi dently rumoured , that . Sir Robert Peel will v sign finally oii'Saiuriiay , and declare his . resi « _nali' _> n to the house on ' . Monday . Sir James Graham ' s patent ag Baron _Preslow h engrossed . ' - '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 27, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27061846/page/6/
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