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Me . John Casbok , Clifford , near TadcMter . — Write to . the Registrar , at Lancaster- . The expence trill depend Upon the length of the docament . Four ihil linga and sixpence per sheet is about the regular dirge . Kb . W * . Romhsow , Bolton . — We are unacqnainted with the conditions . We -will leare your letter with the person who advertised . I . Felthax . —Yon receive the latest edition . 3 JEBM ondsey . —Onr friends in the neighbourhood of " the Borough . " Bennondsey , Horseljdown , Docfchead , &c , « re informed that they can be supplied with the northern Star fay Mr . Trench , news-agent , Snowfield ? , BensoRdsey-street , who is also agent for tha democratic and cheap publications .
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Reports of relief meetings , resolutions , and speeches continue to pour in from all corners of the kingdom The newspapers , are literally swamped with the all . ensrossln ? topic of general distress and the best means for its alleviation . There was a numerous meeting of the magistrates of the county of Limerick on Saturday last , when a committee was appointed to prepare resolutions . Subsequently Lord Montogle stated that they had unanimously adopted a series of resolutions . They were to the effect that the meeting was deeply impressed with the absolute necessity of providing employment for the poor of the country , and that they wore of opinion that the act already in force was inadequate to that object ; they therefore were of opinion that it was desirable that her Majesty should immediately convene parliament for the purpose of passing such measures as should be best adapted to the relief of the
papulalion . Similar meetings have been also held in Sligo and Tipperary , ( South Riding . ] At the latter all the 3 eadin < j proprietors of the district were present .
DEPUTATION TO LORD JOBS BB 8 SELL . The Cork Kqiorter publishes a . lengthened account * df an interview between a deputation from the county -of Cork and Lord John Russell : — The depntation consisted of Mr . E . D . Freeman , High-¦ Sheriffof the County of Cork ; Sir James Anderson , Bart ; the Very Rev . D . J | . Collins , parish priest of Mallow ; the Bev . H , Somerville , rector of D . Mieraile ; and the 2 ev . C . B . Gibson , Secretary to the Hallow Relief Com xnittee . The deputation was received bjhis Lordship and the Chancellor of the Exchequer , at Cbesham-place , on
Tueg-< lay , the 15 th inst . The interview lasted for an hour and a half . His Lordship and the Chancellor of the Ex -Chequer gave patient hearing to each member of the deputation , and appeared sot only disposed and anxious to tear their statements respecting the condition of the county , but also to receive any hints they were prepared ¦ t » offpr respecting future and more permanent legislation . In the course of the conversation , the Rev . Mr . 'Cibsos directed the attention of the Chancellor of lie Exchequer to the rale of the Lords of the Trea . ¦ sury , reqairins that the wages in connexion with relief works shall be 26 * . a day under the general wages of the district .
The Chascf . lloji of the Exchequer defended tbe rule on the principles of political economy , and re-¦ ferred to cases where harvest work had been interfered with it , and also to the case of men leaving work on the Shinnon , where they were receiving Is . 6 d . a-day , for lOd . a-day relief work . The Rev . Mr Gibsox denied the truth of such statements , and said that farmers and landlords were combining : to keep down wages : that this was one reason for the opposition to public works experienced at pre-entment sessions : that the government did
sot approve of combination in the labouring men : and mechanics to raise wages , and that it should not therefore set the example , by combining with Irish landlords and men of property , to keep down the -wages of the people ; that he could not look upon -t \ te rule of the Treasury respecting wages as anything short of combination to depress them ; that -the great evil of the country was the low rate of vases , and that the social condition of the country could never be improved till wages were improved JVlr . Gitaon proposed that wages should in no case be under 10 d _ idav .
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that 10 J . was a high rate of wages generally in Ireland . Mr . Gibsox replied , that if it were the opinion of English gentlemen that lOd . was a suffi -ient daily remuneration for an Irish labourer , God help the people . The Chiscfixor—God forbid we should think so . I merely mention lOd as a high rate of wases in the country . I think the wages should be improved , and the minutes of the Lords of the Treasury requiring that the wases sbonld be 2 J . under tbe standard of the country is not law , aad , if necessary , it may be modified .
The weekly meeting at Conciliation Hall , on Tues day , was very thinly attended . jVIr . J- O'Conneli read 3 letter from his father , commenting on the present distress , and the various plans proposed for ¦ its relief . The letter suggested the appointment of deputations at each presentment meeting to assemble in Dublin , in order to organize the best plans for obtaining Government and Joeal relief , daring the impending calamities of famino and pestilence , and to embody , in practical form , their suggestions to Parliament for laws suited to tbe emergency . Mr . O'Connell conceives that " tbe first duty of such a meeting would be to address the ministry , and , if necessary , the Crown itself , to call together , ¦ without delay , the Parliament , and , he thinks , that such a demand , coming from such a body , would be irresistible .
Mr . Diixos Browse , M . P ., declared his adhesion to the "moral force policy . " Mr . Lacghsas , town councilman , in handing in some monev , expressed a hope that ere long he would see a reconciliation between the "Old and Yeung Ireland party . " Sir . CTCossEELsaid that they would be most happy io effect a reconciliation , bnt , as he had often stated before , it lay with the Young Ireland party to make the move , as they bad swerved from tbe rules of tbe -association , and could only be again connected with it by a determination to agitate by moral means alone . ( Cheers . ) They had erred , and they were the parties to repent of their error . The rent wa 3 £ 61 16 s . 4 d .
State of the Cobxirt . — The accounts from the provinces are Tery disheartning . The peasantry are starving in thousands in several districts in the south and west , and although the gentry are doing all , and perhaps more than their means admit of , a eoosiderable period must elapse before the destitute can be furnished with employment . The following are from the BorrisokaHe correspondent $ f the Evening Packet : — "The combination , now so general amongst the occupiers of the land not to pay rent , is most alarming . There were half a dozen or more seizures for rent in this neighbourhood , and all were defeated on the days fixed for sale , by large bodies of men , summoned * from distant parts of the country , to stop the 3 ale . " The Waterford correspondent of the same journal says : — " On Saturday morning last Several caw . laden with corn , were stopped on their ¦ way to Waterford and Dungarvan , and obliged t » return home . " The Tuilamore correspondent adJs :-
It is but a few days since I informed you of the uprise of the working classes in the Kftfougliby and Parsonstown districts of this county , for whom nothing has yet been done . I have now to inform you of another uprise in the Bauycumber district , where large bodies of Witched-looking b ing 5 assembled on the 18 th , being petty sessions day , to make their heart-rending situaticts known , in tho hope that some immediate steps would betaken to relieve them end their families from starvation . The magistrates and gentlemen assembled
assured them of their wishes to do everything in their piwer to alleviate their distress , and for that purpose bad already made their wants knosvn to the lord-Lieutenant , by petition through the Earl of Jlosse , Lieutenant Of the county ; and thatthey every day expected a favour able reply . Whereon they all dispersed quietly , but in adoivncast , melancholy , gloomy manner ; many of them declaring that they had nothing to ietp them alire but the diseased potatoes chopped * jp with cabbage , with salt and pepper to Mil the bad smell , and gire them a counter flavour .
Mr . Surra O Bries—It is reported that tbe Lord Chancellor ' s Secretary has written , by direction of hh Lordship , to Mr . Smith O'Brien , offering to restore Mm to the commission oi ibe peace for the caunty of Limerick , and that the lion . Gentleman lias declined the compliment .
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iigi F : fiE AT THE BOl'DOX RAILWAY TERMINUS . A £ ou . t three o'clock on \ Vednesday morning , afire , Attended with a serious destruction of property , broke out at tbe Croydon terminus of the London and Croydon BaUway It 3 ppears tbat the fire broke out in tbe lamp roam of the terminus , and the flames soon broke through tIi- » roof of the carriage depot , a spacSons building , upwards of one hundred feet long , and which was filled with carriages of the frst and second classes . Uy the time the engines arrived t ' ae whole of the old locomotive depot
• was developed in flame , and upwards of a duzen nrstand second class carriages were blazing away Kith the most frightful rapidity , ani when the flaints shot through the r ; -of they complete ! illuminated , not only the immediate district , butt e principal portion of the metropolis . For some time the greatest difficulty was experienced in obtaining a supply of water ; meamvhiie the flames progressed with sucu rapidity that before four o ' clock both the stations ( the present atmospheric , and tne old locomotive } presented an immense body of flame , which roared as it issued from the several windows , like a number of furnaces in full operation .
15 ? leading the hose of the engines through the "windows , the military and firemen were er . abl to pour a limited stream of water upon the destructive element , 1 'ut it had obtained too firm a hold to be easily extin Stashed , and carriage after carriage fell a prey to the / aryoftbefirejit was not ontil ilie whole of the combustible at tides in the two buildings were burst , that the conflagration was cut oflj just as it was attacking the ticket station and hooking offices .
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Byeni&t oVlock the fire was so fariubduedas to aU » y H . iiirther" apprehension of its extension . By that period the old locomotive depot was burnt down , and an immense number of first ana second class carriages destroyed ; the atmospheric carriage shedding wa « likewise consumed ; the electric telegraph was also displaced , « nd a large number of the sleepers on the line were burnt , aad the metal tramways were forced into various slopes , so as to prevent the regular transit of trains . There hits been no stoppage to the traffic on the line , and a great number of workmen are busily employed in repairing the damage which has been done .
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TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN ST . PANCRAS . The suicide of a young woman , aged 19 , named Mary Ann Jones , late an inmate in St . Pancras workhouse , and on whom the Jury returned the following verdict : —That the deceased Mary Ann Jonesdrowned herself rather than return to the workhouse , being driven to distraction through dread of the treatment stie would be subjected to in tbe " shed , " and the jury cannot separate without expressing their opinion that the discipline there is unnecessarily severeresulted in a lengthened inquiry into the treatment of the poor generally in that parish . A committee of the Board of Directors was appointed ta investi' gate and report en the whole subject , with special
reference to the verdict at the Coroner ' s inquest , and several meetings were held , at which the parish officers and inmates of the workliousc were examined . The last of these meetings was held on Wednesday , when by way of refuting the charges made against the provisions given the poor , specimens of the rations Beryed to the inmates were placed on the table . The rations consisted of porridge , meat , bread , potatoes , beer , soup , and cheese . All the witnesses were required to taste theporridge , broth , and beer , and their attention was called to tbe quantity and quality of the other articles of food , — meat , bread , potatoes , and cheese .
The evidenc went to show , that these rations were of a superior kind to that habitually served . The examination of one witness may be given as a specimen of tbe depositions of tbe whole . John Witt , examined : 1 have been about 4 years in the house . I have had bad health from time to time since I lme been an inmate . Thisis quite different porridge to what we havt ; ours is not so thick as this by half . Tbe bread we get is the same a 3 this . We don't get half this quantity of potatoes , and they are not half so good as these . Our meat is more like Sharp ' s-alley meat than this . ( A laugh . ) The broth they give us is nothing like this . By Mr . Clark : I have teason to complain of the whole of the food we Lave . Will you permit me to say one word—A Director ( . interrupting ) : No ; you don't come here to preach . Wit : I came here to tell the truth , and nothing bnt the truth , and that I will tell .
By Mr . Marley : I work now in the carpenters * sheds . I get 44 a day aud a pint of strong beer beyond the ordinary rations . Mr . Clark : Have you any reason to complain of the quantity or quality of the food ?—Why you give us nothing but what I call a galloping starvation . ( Laughter . ) Upon which Mr . Howarth , one of the Directors who had previously stated that he had visited the bouse , and bad examined the food , with the quaiity of which he was pGrfeetly satisfied , and further that he had tasted the soup , and was so well pleased with , it that he obtained an allowance , observed as the witness was leaving the room , "That man evidently want 3 an allowance out of the house instead of in it . "
The Report of the Committee was presented and adopted by the meeting . It serves to show through what very different mediums paupers and directors view the very same subject ; referring to the 7 erdict on Jotiesj the report states" That there is no place in the workhouse , in which tbe paupers are employed and lodged , which can be designated a shed ; that there are two rooms in the bv . enient story of the main building appropriated to tha use and separate location of the female refractory paupers , and building consisting of a ground floor working room with a sleeping room over for the male refractory paupera ; tbat the rooms appropriated to the female paupers , although not lofty , are spacious , aud , with the exception of the damp appearance of a small portion of the wall of the sleeping room , more comfortable than the ordinary dwellings of the labouring poor .
" That it is essential to the preservation of decency , order , and good conduct amongst the paupers generally , that the idle , depraved , and refractory should be kept separate from the aged and weli conducted , and that those who , butfortheir dishonest and vicious propensities , might maintain themselves , should not be kept in a state of idleness or supplied with a areater quantity of food than experience shows to be fully sufficient for the preservation of their health and * strength ; that the refractory paupers in St . Pancras workhouse have the same allowance as the other able-bodied poor , with the exception of meat three times a week , and one ounce of sugar and one ounce of butter in the case of the females , —that the dietary of this workhouse is equal to that of any similar establishment in the kingdom , and superior to tbe generality of such dietaries , a copy of which Js annexed to this report ; that the distinction in the dietary of the refractory paupers , and the state of
separation from tbe other inmates in which they are kept , affords no ground for censuring the system of workhouse management established in his parish . " After recommending classification , by which the young would be separated from the older and more vicious refractory paupers , ai ; d indirectly censuring Mr . Cooper , the parish surgeon , for having given an unfavourable opinion . The Committee conclude their self laudatory report by saying , that they are fully satisfied that the dietary of tbe house is sufficient both in quantity and quality , and that with the addition of a portion of peas to the broth , and two pints of milk , instead of one to each gallon of the oatmeal porridge , it trill be rendered as nutritive and palatable as can possibl y be desired , and that no b'ame attaches to the authorities of the parish in consequence of the death of Mary Ann Jones , provided she did in fact commit suicide for the reason stated by her previous to her death .
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manufacturer of Bradford , Yorkshire , who has subscribed a large sum to the " League" funds was thus accosted by one of his workmen whilst inspecting the man's work . —" Wellmaister , ye tell'd us that we were to have cheap bread and good wage when the Corn Laws were repealed , when are we to get it V The answer was , — " The man was discharged for insolence ill" This master is a great stickler for religion , and has given a large sum to support the chapel lie attends . Let the working men draw their own conclusion from this .
Thk Small Dhbts Act . —We have before us the practice of the Courts to be established under this Act from the pen of Mr . Joyse , published by Stephens and Norton , Bell Yard , Lincoln ' s Inn ; from the high character of this gentleman as a practical lawve , we are confident it will give satis , facttou to the professisn a-. ; d the public . In our next publication we shall notice some of the provisions of the Act as commented on . Murder of a Womas bt her IIusbaxb . —The Liverpool Courier states tbat great excitement prevails in that town , in consequence of a woman , the wife of Thomas Telly , a tailor , hiving been killed by her husbaud on Monday evening , in a very brutal manner . Tuily , on returning home after a long walk , had some words with his wife , and struck herand then kicked her so violently that her bowels protruded , and she died in a few minutes . Owing to the iength of time that elapsed before information was given to tho police , the ruffian escaped .
A Meeiixc of the O'Gonnellites in Belfast , was held on Mondav , for the purpose of voting unlimited confidence in the " Liberator . " The Young Ireland party however mustered so strongly , that the resolu tion was not carried . It was an awfully uproarious meeting , and anything but an illustration ol " inoral force . " The Evining Mail in an article entitled " WIio is the Chief " Governor of Ireland ? " charges Mr . O'Conndl with preventing Mr . Smith O'Brien's restoration to the Commission of the peace . All tbe other Repeal magistrates have been restored , and Mr . O'Brien ' 3 continued expulsion can only be
attributed to the O'Connell influence at the Castle . The journal of this morning ( Saturday ) contains lengthy accounts of riots in various parts of Ireland by the impoverished labourers , who are asscmbiinj ; in iinjuen 3 e nunibera with a Tiew of intimidating the magistrates into the granting of public works . These riots have been general wherever presentment sessions have been held . Others have been caused by attacks on flour mills , and endeavours to prevent the food , for want of which the people are starving , from baing sent out of the conntry . Ihe military and police are , of course , very busy .
TheWssi Ixdu Mail—The Royal mail steam packet Avon , arrived at Southampton on Sunday evening , with the usual mails , after an excellent passage . Amongst the Avon ' s passengers are Dl . Kalley and lady , whose house was attacked and ransacked at Madeira , in consequence of her attempts to make convsrts to Protestantism . Tlie crops are generally good , tbe weather fine , with a great deal of raw ; and several slight shocks of earthquakes had been felt at some of the islands . Sickness was commencing at-Jamaica when the Avon left . The emancipation
anniversary celebrations seem to have passed off with unusual duin&js . The Jamaica Dispatch says that for many years the island had not been visited with so long and uninterrupted a series of favourable wcatlwr as hid been experienced since the latter end . of June , an > l never had the growth of cane been so , remarkable- The indications of a continuance oi thss seasonable weather were still apparent ; indeed , in some parts of the island the fall of rain still vjontinued , and the next year ' s crop was expsel ^ io be proportionabi ? increased .
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SOlfrHWARK . IMPObWNT to Raiiway Tbavelleks . —On Saturday , Mr . T . Koirto' "! a merchant , was charged with refusing to deliver up 14 s ticket at the South-Easturn terminus ; also with assaulting Charles Brown , one oMhe railway servants . Brown stated that on the arrival of the mail train from Dover , at four o ' clock that morning , he was employed in collecting tickets . On opening one of the first class carriages be saw the defendant , and asked for his ticket . He exhibited a second-class ticket , but would not give it up , although he paid 2 s ., the differenceof the fare . He told the defendant that the ticket must be tfivenup , and showed him a copy of the regulations . On attempting to take him into custody , the defendant committed the assault complained of . The defendant contended that lie had been grossly ill-u » ed by the railway authority , who knew him perfectly well as a person frequently trahe
velling on the line . ^ On the presontVoccasion took a return ticket for Tunbridge Wells , and on the arrival of the train at the latter place , his ticket was taken from him by one of the company ' s servants , who went away and did not return to him . He made his complaint at tUe station , but they refused to convey him unless be paid his fare . Tlie station clsrk at the some time told him not to give up the ticket at the London . bridge ter . minus , unless he had a rec « ipt , wbkh could be ehown to the secretary , who would order tbe money to be restored . He thought tbe company ' s servants to Wamein not returning him his ticket after presenting it in Ihe usual manner . It was admitted that the defendant had made a similar statement at the terminus , and tbe mag istrate said the Company ' s servants . were not justified in ihe cause they had pursued . He dismissed the charge . The defendsa'ltexpressedghis intention of entering an action for false imprisonment against tbe above company .
WESTMINSTER . A REFmN . —On Tucsdny , John Lynn , a determined looking powerful felloiv , was charged with a series of ruffianly assaults . It appears that defendant , who is upiratds of twenty years of age , is a worthless idle fellow , who , instead of supporting himself by his own industry insists npon his aged parents' who are poor hard working people , maintaining him , and in return ill treats them . Qu returned home at about two on Uondaf afternoon , aud whenhts mother told him that he ought to endeavour to procure some employment , as they could ill afford , out of their slender means , to support him , he abated her in tlie viUit manner , threw a table down upon bis sister ' s foot , anddeelaredhewottld demolish every article of furniture in the place . His mother interfered to prevent htm carrying his threat into execution , when he struck her about the arms , and seized hcrby the throat , and when his father came from his bed to see what was tbe matter , tliH defendant nssailud him with a torrent of abuse at tlie
most disgraceful character . The mother ' s screams attracted the attention of the neighbours , and one of them Airs . Moore , who had an infant in her arms , having said to defendant as he passed her door , " Oh , John , how ean you use your poor mother so ? " the fellow struck h « r &deipetateWo > v on ttieltft eye , and upc . nYierlmsV > an < l inquiring why he did it , the defendant rushed towards him and gave him a severe black eye , and then , entering his house , endeavoured to break open his room doorin order to further ill-treat him . The police , however , fortunately made their apyoarance at the moment , and defendant , after scrambling over the roofs of several houses in a vain endeavour to escape was secured . At the stationhouse he sivore he would serve them ( those who complained of his ruffianism ) out , if he suffered sis mouths for it , . Defvnd . mt , in a sullen tone , said he was sorry , and that he should not have struck Jlrd . Moore , but she abnsed him .
Mr . Bond said his conduct was liko that of . a wild animal , and he lined him 40 s . or twenty-one days , for the assault on his mother ; 30 s , or ttventy-one , for the ( ISSault on Mrs . Moore , and a similar penalty for tho assault on her husband . Defendant was , in default of payment , committed to prison for nine weeks .
MANSION HOUSE . FOBGEBY OF STOCK IN TUE B&HK OF ENGLAND . —On Saturday , Joseph J . ones was charged with having forged a transfer of a stock , which was deposited in the names of George Edwards and his wife . Forrester received the warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner at a quarter past five o'clock , traced him to fifreenwich immediately , and placed him at the bar at a quarter hefore seven o'clock . Mr . Henry Freshfield , of the firm of Frabfield and Co ., solicitors to the Bank of England , stated that the sum of £ 3 10 s . per annum , standing in the Long Annuities in the names of George Edwards and his wife ,
had been taken out by the prisoner , who represented George Edwards , with whose wife he lived , and for that purpose forged the name of Mr . Edwards . Evidence to substantiate these statements having been adduced . Alderman Gibbs asked whether the prisoner wished to account , or the " transfer made in tbe books ? " The prisoner— " No , it will be all found right . " Alderman Gibbs—And I shall remand you till Friday . The prisoner— " That ' s a long time , It trill be all right , I knovr , when it's all heard . Will you take bail for i » y nppearance ! " Alderman Gibbs—No . The prisoner— "It will be all right . " The prisoner was then remanded .
GUILDHALL . Sedcction by a Sctigeon . —On Saturday , Mr . Alderman Hunterand Mr . Alderman Ussgrove were for some time engaged in investigating a case of affiliation , the parties being a young woman named Shepherd , and Mr , Dacent , of 4 , Pall-mall , one of the surgeons oftheOph - thalmic Hospital . The defendant was not in attendance , though a summons had been left at bis house , Mr . Cope stated the complainant ' s case . About two years since she was afflicted with a diseased eye , which made it necessary that she should apply to the Ophthalmic Hospital . She was placed under defendant ' s care , and he suggested that she should attend at his house . She con . , sented , and he then succeeded in seducing his unfortunate patient , who subsequently gave birth to a child . Tbe complainant , who had left Mr . Dacent ' s house
applied to him for some assistance , and , after she had parted with everything , he gave her £ 26 , and agreed to settle on her £ 20 per annum . He did not fulfil his promise , and on his ( Mr . Cope ' s ) application , defendant said he could come to no arrangement unless he saw Miss Shepherd who called on him , when his conduct was in every degree disgraceful . Miss Shepherd was then examined , and her evidence corroborated the statement of Mr . Cope . Since her connection with Mr . Dacent he had married a lady of fortune . Mr . Alderman Hunter said , that as Mr . Dacent bad not attended , they must make out an order for 2 s . Gd . per week on the defendant . Miss Shepherd here said , that when sho called on Mr . Dacent relative to the settlement , he wishud to continue the intimacy , and because she refused , he declined to fulfil his engagement . The parties then retired .
MARYLEBONE . William Hatherston was charged with having robbed Miss Harriett Lilleivhite of a purse containing a £ 5 Bank of England note and 13 s . in silver . On Saturday evening , Bt a quarter before nine o ' clock , there was a grf at bustle on the platform on the arrival of an express Newcastle train , and while the passengers weie in a hurry to look for their luggage , the prisoner was observed to be " sounding" tho pockets of several ladies , one of whom was the prosecutrix ; on observing that he was watched by a policeman belonging to the company , he moved gently away , and endeavoured to make of ? , by going under the pole of an omnibus , but he was stopped on the instant , and given into custody . The prisoner , who refused to give his address , on account , SB his solicitor said , of tho respectability of his connexions , was sent to Newgate fortriul .
A Cocntbtman ' s Adveshube in Losdos . —On Monday , Mr . Henry Briery , a respectably dressed » nan , was charged before Mr . Long , by a constablu of the S division , who stated that , on the same morning , at an early hour , be found the prisoner lying drunk in Seymourstreet , near the terminus of the North-Western Railway . He was conveyed to the station house , and he there complained of hariBg sustained a serious loss , viz .. that of his ' greatcoat , in one of thepockcts of which were notes to the amour . t of £ 35 . The prisoner , in answer to the charge , said , that after leaving the Railway station , he got into a cab , which came in collision with another vehicle , and te was thrown out ; he was for some time insensible , but he denied that he was the worse for liquor . He was discharged .
MARLB 0 R 0 UGH STREET . Embezzlement . —John James Kuiglit , a lad employed as cash taker in the house of Messrs . Lewis and AUanby , mercers , Regent-street , was brought before Mr . Hardwick , for final examination , charged with having embezzled various sums of money amounting to upwards of £ 30 , belonging to his employers . Mr . Hardwiek , understanding that there were a great many cases against the prisoner , requested that three clear cases might bo selected , and the evidence on these would render it unnecessary to go into other charges . It was then proved that at tlir . e different periods , three separate payments were made by assistants in the shqp to the piiBOner > Inspector Squire , C division , said , when he apprehended the prisoner , he said , had lie been a day later he would not have been able to take him . The prisoner was committed .
KoncEST or Valf 4 bie Books . —On Tuesday John Hudson and John Attwell rtere charged with having stolen some valuable books and prints , the property of the truBtees of Messrs . Evans and Co ., booksellers , Old Bond-street . A gentleman , who said ho was one of Messrs . Evans and Co . ' s trustees , stated that Hudson vra » employed as porter , and Attwell bad formerly been in possession of the property in Bond-strDtt on behalf of the trustees . Having received information that some rare books and prints hud buen offered for sale to a bookseller in Soho-sqnare , he went by appointment to the shop , and on seeing the property immediately recognised
i t as having formed part of the stock of Messrs . Evans and Co ., from whose premises it must have been stolen . The prisoner Hudson , who left tho property , called on Monday morning for an answer . The property was given back to him and he went away . As soon as he was in the street witness followed and [ accused him of having 8 to \ er . the books and pictures . The prisoner at first hesitated but afterwards acknowledged the charge , and , said he bad either been instigated or assisted to commit tlm robbery by Attwell , The other was then taken ir , to custody The two books produced were bUck letter copies of anEdward the Sixth's Prayer Book and B ' . ' ole . They were worth in the trade about £ 23 . The pvisoner Hud-
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son said the bdol's had been given to him by Attwell , to take to a booUselk v and . sell for a stated sum . AttwM denied all knowledge of the affair . Mr . Hwdwick remanded the prisoners , with nn instruction to the police to search their lodgings , to ascertain if any more stolen property was there . XAMBBTH , , Maddemhg Effects of Dbink . —Mr . Daniel Miller , a baker , residing in Crown-row , VValworth , was charged with violently assaulting and attempting to strangle his wife . Mra . Jiiiier / after detailing the nature of the charge , said , Hint trlien her husband kept sober there could not be a more quiet or better conducted man , but whtn drunk he was little better than a maniac , and she feared that some day or other he would carry out his threats . and her life be the sacrifice . ; The prisoner was ordered to find surety for hid good behaviour for six months .
WORSHIP STREET . Desperate Sdicimk Attejht . —Ellen lo Beau , a young woman of I 0088 character and faGed pirsonal attractions , and ayoung man named Jamos Wilson , were Jhnrged on Monday , under the following circumstances . Policeman Davit suid thaC on Saturday evening he saw the male prisoner lying on the grass in Love-lane , Clapton , and the female prisoner standing ovsr him , bo ! h in a state of intoxication . Thu female Walked away on seeing witness , and the malu prisoner said be was merely taking a rest , being fatigued . The witness « hen went to the eud of his beat , and on his return found a number of peraons standing about si gate , and the female- prisoner lying on the ground with her aims stretched oist , help , less and insensible . The maleprisoner said that Dhe was dead , and that she bad hung herself to that gate , aJd he handed to ths witness a handkerchief , which be sai& ho had cut from her neck . T . ' ie witness UfSed her from the
ground in big arms , and ahe appeared so stiff aud breathless that he thought she was really dead . In a short tiaie , however , she revived , and us soon as alia saw the " male prisoner she began kicking at him , They wete both detained at the station fioiise . Her Beck being strongly marked by the ligature the police surgeon wus sent for , after which the prisoners were locked up in separate-fells . Aboat an hour afterwards a heavy fall was heard iii the ft > m »! e ' s cell , and tbe witness found her lying on hex back on the floor , with u piece of bed tfeking bound tightly round lief neck , the end 3 of which she was holding with both hands . She appeared nearly dead and the surgeon was again sent for . 1 r he male prisoner had foolishly beun about . with the female drinking , until he bad spent his money with her , and , on his leaving her , she suspended herself on the gate , as described . The male prisoner was discharged , and the female remanded for a w « ek , in order that her friends might be enquired after .
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Oil ARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAKB SOCIETY . SHARES , n 10 a . " " The first section of the above flourishing Institution , consisting of 6 , 000 members , is now complete ; the members in it iiold , among them , nearly ten thousand shares , upon which they have paid £ 13 , 000 . . The second section advances rapidly towards completion , it numbers at present four thousand members , who have subscribed upon tlieir shares £ 2 , 000 . Thus , . although the society has been but fifteen months in existence , it has enrolled ten thousand members , and created a capital of £ 15 , 000 .
The following are the benefits which the society guarantees to its members ; holders of one share , a house , two acres of laud , and £ 15 ; holders ol" a share and a-half , a house , three acres , and £ 22 10 a . ; holders of two shares , a house , four acres , and £ 30 . Leases for ever will bis granted to the occupants . The society affords Facilities for enabling members to purchase their allotments , and thus become freeholders . The rent of the allotments will be moderate , as it will be regulated by a charge of 5 $ cent upon . the capital expended upon each . The society having been called into existence for the benefit of the working clsases , the rules enable the poorest to avail themselves of its advantages , as the shares may be paid by weekly instalments as low as threepence . Meetings for enrolling members are held as follows : —
SUNDAY . EVENING . South London Chartist Ball , 115 , BlackfriarSrroad : at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-laiie : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Alnrtin ' s-lane- at half-past seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . Puddregc ' s Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , at half-past seven .---Tower Hamlets : atthe'WhiUtngton and Cat , Church-row , Betlinal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —JSmmett ' s Brigade . ' at the Rock Tavern , Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at hnlfpast seven ; Gray ' 3 Inn Road , Mason ' s Arms , lkitannia-street . —Hammersmith : at No . 2 , Little Valeplace , at ten in the forenoon . —Newcaatle-vpori ' Tyne at the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , from seven till nine . —Leicester : at 87 , Church-gate , at six . — Bradford : Woolcombers' Arms Inn , Ilopestrcet , at five .
MONDAY EVKNINO . Rochester : at the Victor / Inn , at ] mli-p ; ist seven . —Camberwell : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth at eight o'clock precisely . — Kensington : at eight o ' clock , at the Duke of Sussex . —Umehov . se : at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker's Fields , at 8 o ' clock . Leicester : at No . 17 , Archdeden-lane , at seven o ' clock . — Chepsiow : at the Temperance Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clock . —Armley : at the house of Mr . William Oates . boot and shoemaker ,
Armley Town-pate , at eight o ' clock . —Liverpool : at eight o ' clock , at Mr . Farrell ' s Temperance llotel , 4 , Cazneau-street . — Bclper : at the house of George Wigley , the Dusty Miller , Field-head , from seven till nine . —Bristol : at No , 16 , Home-fair , at eight o'clock in the evening . —Darlington : at John Moss ' s , No . 2 i , Union-street , at half-past seven . —C / iorlcy Wood Common : at Mr . Barbor ' s at seven o ' clock . — Ricfcmansworlh : at the Cart and Horses , at seven o'clock . —Mite End : at the Golden Cro 3 s , at seven o ' clock .
TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at Mr . Paris's , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clnck . —vhelsca : Cheshire Cheese , Grosvenoi-row . at eight o ' clock . 'Whitechapel : Brass Founders ' Arms , Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock . WBDSKSDAY EVENING . Aberdeen : the office-bearers meet at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill-lane Hall . —Brighton : No . 2 , at No . 3 , Charles-street , at eight o ' clock .
THURSDAY EVENING . Shoreditch : at Chapman ' s Coffee House , Churchstreet , at eight o ' clock . Old Kent Road , at the Bee-Hive Tavern , Cobourg Road , at ejiht . Bilsto . v . —A general meeting of the Chartists oi Bilston will be held on Sunday , ( to-morrow ) evening , at half-past ten o ' clock , it is particularly requested that every well-wisher of the cause will attend . Bilston . —The members of the Chartist Land Society are requested to meet on Sunday , to-morrow , ) evening . One of the successful members who has visited O'Connorville , has promised to attend , and give a description of the Poor Man ' s Paradise . Bradford . —A meeting of the members of tho National Charter Association , will be held in the large room of the Woolcomber ' s Anus , llo [> e-street , at five o ' clock on Sunday next . A meeting of tlie members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Soeietv . at the same time and place .
On Sunday , October 4 th ; a public discussion will take place in the lar ? e room of tlie Woolcombers ' Arms , llope-atreet . Subject . "The benefits which the working classes have derived from tlie repeal of the Corn Laws . " The discussion , to commence at 7 o ' clock . Barsslky !—A meeting ot tbe members oi the Chartist Co-operative Laud Society , will be held in Mr . Acklam's large room , on Monday evening , at 7 o ' clock , respecting the levies ,-and ' other important business . The adjourned discussion of the Chartist agitation , will be reuumed in the Ciiartfct room , on Sunday { to morrow , ) -. it 7 o ' clnck in the evening .
ftoTMXGiiAM . —The Election Committee will meet at five o'cloek in the afternoon , on Sunday next , at the Fox ami Hound , Old Basford , and the Land Society , at the same place at 6 o ' clock . Tiic Substcretariea to the Land and Charter Associations , can be supplied with cards on application to Mr . J . Sweet . Gukat Metropolitan Mketiso to adopt tiik National Petition foktiie Pegm . b ' 8 Chakxjsb , will be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , Stvaml , on Monday evening , September 2 Sth , chair t » bo taken at eight o ' clock precisely , to which we are informed the following distinguished reformers , aro invited , aud expected to attend . The Earl of Stanliupe , T . 5 . DuucomlK , M . P ., T . Wakl « y , W . F ., J . T . Leader , M . P ., J . Fieldcn , M . P ., General Johnson , M . P ., C . Hindley , M . P ., Dr .. Bowring , M . P .,-W . S . Crawford , M . P ., Colonel Thompson , 1-eargus O'Connor , Esq .. Joseph Sturge , Esq ., George
Thompson , Esq ., Lawrence Ileyworth , Ksq ., and the Rev . J . Burnett . The following distinguished advocates of tho rights of snau , will silso take part in the proceedings : —Messrs . P . M'Grath , Thomas Clark , T . M . Wheeler , Ernest Jones , Julian Harney , Dr . M'Douall , Samuel Kydd , and other advocates well known to public fame . This meeting bids fair to be one of thumost nuniernsly attended , and important , ever hela in the metropolis , and which will doubtless prove iJie precursor to meetings of a similar description , in every city , town , village , and hamlet , of the icast importance in the United Kingdom . ^ . Assembly Rooms , S 3 , Dean-street . —Mr . Thomas Clarke will deliver a lecture on Sunday evening next , Sept . 27 , at ha'f-past seven precisely . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , BlacUl ' riarsroad . —Dr . M'Douall will deliver a lecture , subject—** Tho Poor Law as it is and as it ought to be , " on Sunday evening next , September 27 , at half-past seven precisely . :
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Lancashire Minbrs . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire miners will be held at tinhouse of Mr . Charles Glover , Lord Nelson inn , Hindley near VVigan , on Monday , October 5 , chair to he taken at eleven o ' cloek iu the forenoon . A public meeting wiil also be convened on the same day to b « addressed by W . P . . Roberta . Esq ., and other gentle
men . j Whitkchapel . —Mr . John Gathard will deliver a lecture at | the Brass Founders Arms , Wiiiteeliapelroad , on Sunday evening next , September 27 , at hall . puBt seven precisel y ; subject—Education . Mr . Danikj , Donovan , of Manchester , will lecture on tsundtty eye » ins next , at six o ' clock , in the Oliartisfc Association )« om , Mill ^ treet , RocUdaie . ' AsiiTo . N-D « DEn-lAjfB . —A meeting of the members ol tho Natioaal Charter Atsuciaiioiiirill be held in the Olmrust room , Beiuiuck strsot , on Sunday ( tomorrow ) , at ten o ' clock in ihe forenoon , wlwn all fhe members arc requested t 9 attend . A meetin g ot tlie uliarelioidera ot tlie above locality will be Ueht ill tho same room , ou Sunday (> to-jw ( . nw ) at two ' o ' clock in thealternoon .
Olduam . —Ou Sunday ( to-morrow ) Mr . Daniel Di > m > vau will leutore in the aclHiul-rooin of the Working Man ' s Hail , a * six o ' clock in the fcvemtig . Sub . joct—"' Ahediifcreuef between Young aan Old Inland , hw lar the diifej-ence may be made available to Chartism in this country . " 'Aio Land Society mctt every Sunday , at . &wo o ' clock in tlie aitsi-uouu , to receive subscriptions and to enrol members . . I 3 « ai ) foud- ~ A public UH'etiug of tbe members of the Chartist yo-eperative Land Society will be held iu iho Laud O&ee , Butterwwth Buildings , on Ssnday , ( to-morrow , ) at 2 o ' closlt'iu the attmioou , t » elect Uilicers anil Auditors for the ensuing quarter , and h ' aally arrange for . to commence receiving- subscriptions lor the . Juvenile Land :-Society . The members ot the Cburtiat Association will meet in their , room ,-Buttorworth Bandings , to elect a Petition Comiuiitce , and other business- of- the Association .
'Jhe Committee ol the Land Association will meet on-Monday Evening , at 8 u ' ciuck , to receive coutributMniB and enroll inumueig . Liwds . —Ou .. Sunday ( . to-morrow ) evening , at * ? o ' cloek , a Discussion will take place in the Back iiwm o f the iiazaar , on the following ( jjitstiou : — ' Whether is the Chartist Land Soi .-ii . ty , or tliu RuueingUon " . Soiety , best adapted , to ^ tvmote the interest !* ot their respective members . Mr .- Forth will open the subject . A full- attendance is requested . On Monday Evening , at 8 ' o ' c . ock , a "Masting ol the MemOtim of tho Lund tiocietv will be held-ill liic abave room , when Impurtaut business will bo brought forward . Mr . Dotia ' s Route . —Monday , Parkhead ; Tuesday , itutlierglen ; 'Wednesday ,. iNew-ini ) ls ; Thursday , tiaistim ; Friday , Darvil .
- OR 1 UUT . 0 N . —& . special , general meeting of the ( , 'liartists of Brighton , will be held at tke Artichoke luij , on Wtdiiesuay evening next , September 30 th , when the whole of the members aro requested to attend . BuiGiiiON . —The members of tke Chartist Co-operative Laud Society , No . 1 locality , hold their weekly meetings at the Artichoke ' Inn , every Wednesday evening , between the hours of 8 and 10 o ' clock . Progress op tub Chartist Lan& Society . — £ x-TKN 8 WN TO _ IRELAND . —A . district has recently be ™ opened at Belfast , aad ia progressing most prosperously ; its meetings are held every Sunday morning a the house of Mr . Walker , 1 , Bradley Court , oil Suankle-road , every Sunday morning it ten o ' clock . Hkywoob . —A member ' s meeting will ta holden on Suudiiy evening , 27 th instant , at six o ' clock , when it is requested tliat all the members wiil be present , as business of importance ( which cannot poosibjy be postponed , ) will be brought before their notice .
Stockpout .- —Mr . William Dixon , of' Manchester , will lecture here on the 27 th instant . Halifax . —Mr . B . Hushton will deliver a pub'ic lecture , on Sunday next , September 27 ih , iu tlie large room , Bull Close Lane . SowKKiir Helm . —A delegate meeting will be held on Sunday next , September 27 th , at two o ' clock precisely . West Ridino . —Sub-Secretaries and others can bo supplied with printed heads of the National Petition ; also , ruled sheets lor signatures , by applying to J . Grassland . Hull . —The members of the Chartist Association are requested to attend at the Ship Inn , Churchlane , on Sunday next , at two o ' clock precisely , on buaiuessof importance . The Chartist'Co-operative Land Society hold tlieir weekly meetings every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock , at the ' same place .
Todmobdkn . —A Chartist tea party and ball will be held in thr , Oddfellows' Hall , Tudmorden , on Tuesday , the 29 th inat . The North Lancashire Glee singers arc specially engaged lor the occasion . Tea to be on the table at 5 o ' cloek , p . m . Manciikster . —The Manchester Council has appointed John Nuttall to be secretary , and Juim O'llea , treasurer for the National Petition Fund for the Manchester Locality . i \ 1 anchk 3 Iei ( . —On Sunday evening , ( to-morrow , ) Mr . Thomas Tattersall , of Burnley , will lecture in the People's Institute , lleyrod-street , Aucoats . Subject— " The present aspect of political affairs and the iiuty of the people . " Chair to be taken at hajipast six o ' clock . BniMiAGiiAM . —A meeting ; will be held at the Shi ' i Inn , Steelliouse-lane , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening . Chuir to be taken at hall-past seven o ' clock . Business of the utmost imponauce wiil be laid before the meeting .
Hkywood . — A public meeting of the working classes of this town will be held in the Chartist Room , Hartley-street ^ on Monday evening , tlie 20 th hist ., when Mr . William Dixon is requested tt > attend , and either prove or retract the charges he made against < = ur townsman , Mr . Bell , at the Middleton Camp meeting . Chair to be taken at S-. o'clock . Coventry . —The quarterly meeting of this brnneh of tho Cluirtist Co-operative Land Society will be holden ouTuesday evening noxt , September 20 . h , at eight o ' clock , in the Infant School-room , bottom ol Greyfriars-lane , when business of great importance will be laid before the members .
Bribtol . —It being intonded ta reorganize a Branch of the National Charter Association , in the City of Bristol , a Preliminary Meeting of our friends , will be holden at Mr . Charles Rebbeek ' s , Ko . 1 G , Ilorsefair , on Monday , the 28 th . instant , at 3 o ' clock precisely .
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The Star of last week announced that the Directors of the United Trades' Association had taken up the case of the horse rail makers on strike at Cradley ( Worcester ) . Mr . Gimblett , one of tho directors , proceeded tlier . e , bought materials , « be ., aud set the men to work on their own account , much to the delight of the operatives , who could scarce be restrained from expressing their joy by means of the town bellman ; however , this act proclaimed to Mr . Rock , that he and other employers must henceforth fairly remunerate their workmen , or otherwise they will tnke the wiae step of becoming their own
em-Mr . Gimblett also visited Belp ' .-r , at the request of the workmen , and ascertained that a Mr . Oarr , a nail maker , had , by the employment of a " Fogger . " or taskmaster , reduced wages as much as 2 u \ , 3 d ., id ., and in some instances as much as 0 . 1 . per thousand , under the regular " card list" of prices ; ami that the odious "truck system" had been adopted b , v the " Fo » ger . " Mr . Can ? formerly employed f-om seventy to eighty worttmen , which number is reduced to about twenty —the remainder being placed under tl \ o control v > i the "Fogtjer . " The workmen are supplied with iron from Mr . Carr ' s warehouse , and are compelled
to take tlie nails taanuiuctureu therefrom , to tin : " Foggera , " who pay the wages in "truck , " instead of in coin . This system has , happily , been discontinued by other manufacturers in the district , and consequently this firm ' s conduct is a source of annoyance to the respectable employers . Mr . Gimblett subsequently had an interview with Mr . Carr , who appealed ashamed of tl « e " i ' oggors- " doin « s , and Mr . Gimblett' assured him , it was the full determination of the Board of Directors to nnjloy the men , unless sjieedy justice was dona to them , as they had done the nei « ubouiing man of Cradley .
. It is understood that Mr . Oarr has subsi q . uently had an interview with the other employers of the district , when the correctness of the report given in a previous Northern Star was acknowledged . The employers evinced a desire that battle should be given to the " Fogsers , " but Mr . Gimblett , » ave them to understand , that the business of the Board of Directors is not with those "Foils " oi' the employers ; and that the "United Trades "" would not merely attempt to lop off a branch , but at once strike at the root of the the evil tree .
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The members of this dbtpict of the Charl « l UopcratWo W SocuAy . nict * M' - ' ^ f . ^" hT line , on Sunday evening la « . antl U ''^ »" " aaljr agreed to the ¦ following resolutions — Ut . Thatwo . tl . emcinVevs ofthis JistneunUe Cooperatlve Lund Society , do ccruia . J a - « - friend Mr . C . M . Wh-eler , as « « « »** ° thS fcaJ . to ,, urdw » 0 . bare" , in t , i « ^ "J ^^ * Bnd that \ oealion of our law-marte w do ^> a . >«^ ^ ^ that they ought to be put on «* £ «* ^ ^ te » be 5 i : ;! : srii ^ ^! ; of o pinion , that tut qu < -= raised . ^^ ££ ^^»* T " * z , ' , twen ' ons « hy the dscUlon of the conference u S - H d ou as t 0 L enrolment of . he . octe * •» £ j X member , no ? have time to co , « utar o to S steps they hnd better take previous to the MtU . coining Conference
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! DESTRUCTIVE FIltE ; iN SOUTHWARD . , roost destructive fire broke outlast evenin / r , at about 20 minutes before 10 o ' clock , on the extensive wemises occupied by Messrs . Sadler , Furth , and uott , in Great Guildford-atreet , Southvark . The premises m option are of a three-fold character , embracing mustard , oil-eake , and saw . mills . Together , they cover a space of ground considerably exceeding an acre . Tbe three erections form oue W timions building and the machinery of each department ls . worked by one colo . 'sal enginp , in shaft ia connexion with , which is a prominent object on the Surrey side of the river .
The fire wa 3 first discorered at the time above stated . It was confined to tho mustard mills ,-bub upon that portion of the premises it had already obiainesl a stonir lislcl ; even before it was observed . Messesgers were iaatantly dispatched for the fireengine * , and the bess means at hand were adopted to lieep do 5 ? s the flames , but before the arrival of any assistance'beyond UiaS which the ifliflu'diate kcnlity afforded , tfte whole range of the premises were involved in on ® mass of fire . A great scarcity of water prevailed for some time , aad when tfo engines armed , Mr . Braid wood , a * « nce seeing that it' would be impos-fiblo to save any polios ? of the m $ s , directed fris efnircs to ( he salvage of ' the siirroiiniinsj property . In thi » lie'was erainentlyauccess ' ul , and before eleven o ' clock the Vft-e was entire ^ subdued . ¦ Jvnphing is at p ? eent known aa to the origin-ot ' the'fee- beyond the locality in w&ich it occurred .
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JR-ahmpat Mbtbofolitan Termini-. —The novel sight will soon be witnessed of many hundreds of iiiCti enj " i ) loyed in < * be very hca ^ t of . tondoir-in the construct tion of a railway . ' Tlie London ancf South-western Company have now got possession of itearly oil the property necessary lor the extension of their line , to llungcrfordi-bridge , and the most active preparations ' <> re mnk-ing for commencing the construction of tho works-without delay . There will be a magnificentstation at Ilunjjeriord-bridge . . The extent and style of the erection-mar lie inferred from tiicriact , tfiiit its cost wiltexceatl £ 100 , 000 ,. The expenses of instructing tne extension line from Mne-elmsto Ilun-» erford-bridge ,. including the ' purchase of property , will not , it is supMMe ' d , f >« under £ 000 , 000 , making
with the station M . 700 , 000 , or dm enormous sum of . £ 3 ' 50 , G 00 pur milo , Thu SoutU-weatern Cmsp&Ttjt , t / i ' oujjii making , their principal station at Ilun ^ erford ^ br idge ,. do not mean to stop there , but are to extend tlieir lino to London-bridge , ' where means will he a . d « vtctl to connect- uWirf station with that of the London and Brighten , tha South-eastern , and the various otiiereomp 2 iii £ es > , whi . clt have their terminion the east side ot' L (« idon-bridge . It is calculated that the expenses of extending the South-western Kail way from Ilupgerifnrri-tiridge to London-bridge will be about &&i ( f , 00 & rinnking the sum altogether expended by that Company , in carrying its line from-Nine-elms into the centre of London , upwards of £ 1 . 000 : 000 ; The extension to Ilungerford-brjdge is rtc :-ee-ted- to be finished in eighteen months , and that ; to Loridou-hridge hv ' three -years .
AcCIDRnNT TO THE- M * T& . TlUIS OK TUB MlDUND Junorioif Kajlway . —The- mail train ou the northwestern , which should have arrived at the liustoasqjuare station at half-past five o ' clock , a . m ., oa Wednesday moriiinsj . did not reach until half-pabfi nine o ' clock , fully four noitrs after tho u * ual time . The cause o / x ' etentiua was- # ie . butatinj ; of the boiler of one of the engines on the MLland Junction Rsii ! - wny , and the necessity for seadiiig back to Lancaster for another engine . TfHrajtojvni , to John Brkqt . —A . paragraph has appeared in tho papers stating that the testimonial
to Mr . Bright , already exceeded £ 10 , 000 . This statement is- incorrect ; : the sum abea ^ y subscribed does nol exceed £ 4 , 000 . The Rschda « s committee , witli whom the testimonial origisasad , expressly state ia tlicir circulars that they do sot iisk or \ vi * h for Urgesubscriptions , their object beiiij » only to obtain an . expression of acknowledgment oV the tervires which their townsman has rendered to the cause of t ' re& trade . The £ 4 , 000 already subscribed has been received in answers to circutora sent ous , nn returns having as yet been received except from Wniy , » a agricultural village ; they havo sent nearly £ 4 , " subscribed in shillings and sixpences .
I hb Parish Offiches . of Shoreditch arc offering a reward- ot seventeen guineas for the apprehensson of as many husbands , who have lately deserted their wive * und families , leaving them a charge to the churchwardens and overseers . Disease in thk Ckier ? Pia . \ t 3 . —The leaves of the celery plants sire stated to be withering , and oit dividing tho two coats of the diseased leaves , it will be found that there are a number of small green insects between them , which are rapidly destroying th& inner parts of the leaves . " .
Fire at Roxiirrhithb .- ~ On Friday evening , shortly bilore h ' ve o'clock , a fire , by which several hundred pounds worth of property was consumed , broke out in the premises belonging to . \ lr . _ Thomas Knight Sippctt , an oil and colourmiui , situate at 3 , Strinjjer's-row , Lower-road , llwtiierhithe . The ? whole ot' the stoek-in-trade was consumed , the furniture , wearing appsirel .-and other effects destroyed , and the premises entirely gutted . The adjoining houses were extensively damaged by fire and water , und tlie furniture by removal .
Robbery axd SuiciDE . —On Monday an inquest was held at Kotherhit-he , on the body of * Elizabeth Sarah 'Wilson , aged 19 years , who committed suicide under very remarkable '' circumstances : — Tlie deceased had been for eleven weeks in the cnu » loy of Mr . William Ledger , a baker , in Swan-lane . ¦ During that time hs had repeatedly missed sovereigns and half-sovereigns from his cash-box . On Thursday evening the deceased obtained permission to go tothe Surrey Theatre . D-uriii ? her absence a seedcake , which had been made for a customer , was missed , and Mrs . Ledger went into her servant ' s bed room and found some fragments of a cake oa thello ..-r . This led to . a furtherseareh , and , upon opening the deceased ' s box , the greater portion of the cake was found , together ffith a purse containing gold and silver , and expensive articles of wearing iipparrel , Iaci .-, and finery . On the following
morniG { r , Mrs . Ledger accused the deceased with haviag stolen the seed cake , and asked her where she obtained the tuoncy and iine clothes in her box . She then admitted that she had stolen the cake , and also confessed to having taken the money out of her master ' s cash-box , which she had opened l > y means of a false key . She delivered the key to her mistres , «>; d also gave up , £ 8 i ) . s . in go . 'd and silver , which was a small portion of the money she had stolen from her master . She appeared in astatc of great excitement , and implored her mistress not to discharge her . Mr . 1 edger was immediately made acqtainted with the affair , and he told her he should send for her mother . On the arrival of the mother she was found suspended by the neck . The deceased w : > . a cut down , but life was extinct . The jury came to the conclusion that tlio deceased committed suicide while under mental excitement .
Austria asi > thk Gbb « A \ PitEis . —The Austrian Cabinet , in a circular lately addressed to all tlie German Governments , call tlieir attention to we dangerous tendency of the German press , and reuonimends for the interest of the public safety , several points which merit particular consideration . This circular , which has been called forth by the opinions expressed by the German press on the revolution in Austrian Gallieia , will , it is supposed , induce the Germanic Diet to occupy itself with a general law on the press and en the censorship-[ Austria will , in spite of the despotic aud stand-still poiicv of the wily minister who has so Jorig govewicd it , bii compelled to suecumb to the yo ? ular voice which has already shown its influeuce in so marked a manner at Rome . The l ' opo ia by porseriptive right the hoad of conservatism and when hu givtis ivav ail others tuust follow . !
UOYAT , POMTTKCSEIJG IsSTWVTIOS .-- I'lllTO IS HOW exhibiting at this establishment aa invention ot nwat impnvtttttce lor U \ u puviKWts » f ¦ vtiutU . Vving mines . As a description of it might bo interesting o our readers , we gire it in as few woi'Js a * possiMe . It consists of a spacious pair of tluimliers , inserted , into lai-f-c tanks filled with water—a water-fount , . somewhat after the manner in which iiasonu-tcis aro oou .-tructed . These chambers are suspended in such a way that a reciprocating motion maybe ssiven to them , on receiTintj which , » scries of mlcs ami outanil sir
let valves aiu brought into operation , aro so - ranged , Unit as soon as tho . inlet chamber begins todi-seend , the oatlct valves 0 ,-cn , and the air is ejected , and so on , alternately , ; v continuous circulation is beinj » kept up ; . the down-east shaft supplvin . tr tho ttuoessavy quantity of fresh air to tho mine , during f-hu extraction of ; hu vitiated atmosphere by foe " ( ' east shaft . The inventor states , tiiat a chamber i'f si&ecu feet in diameter , with an openhu : of fifty i ] efc area , would everv minute remove -10 . 200 culv . e feet of foul air ; nnd ' ihis , he stntes , can ba accomplished at a very trilling expenditure of power . .
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Ireland.
IRELAND .
A Spjtcimex Op Fbek Trade Liberality. — A
A SpjtciMEX op Fbek Trade Liberality . — A
Progress Of The Self-Employment System By The Aid Of The United Trades' Association For The Employment Of Labour.
PROGRESS OF THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM BY THE AID OF THE UNITED TRADES' ASSOCIATION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABOUR .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 26, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1385/page/5/
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