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~; : &ht-jR&migQliiK ™ - * , s . 1 j . , ' . ! *' .. - . _• ,:. . . . * ; , ; .-. J . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ I Ji ' , i , "; JJ , i . ' -J ; .-j ' J ' ' HeAITH OF LONBOS'DO ^ OJH ^^ J ^^ J 3 BitKactoty ; to dte ^ ;' tIiat " - the - ' pnbIic'Jh . edth ;; as cosnuared with ? tfcatof former periods , is ma favourabl- site - Mart week ' the mortality tn London contir , ? ' u ^ to decline , a » d the deaths were only 938 , ; shoeing a decrease of . 16 on those of the former wtar , and of 159 on the weekly aTerage of last JanuaVv . In the corresponding weeks of ten- previous ye > r < ( 1 M 0-9 ) the average was 1 , 041 ' , which , if corierfed for increase of population , becomes , 1 , 136 ; the present decrease of mortaity , as compared with former yea's , is theref ' te 198 . In the " epidemic or ^ zy koiic class of diseases , the deaths last week were 141 : in the corresponding weeks of the years 1840-6 fh % fluctuated between 126 and 333 : the corrected
average is 209- From phthisis ( or consumption ) the flea&s last week were 113 : at the same period of previous years theyranged from 115 to 170 , From ?*' . diseases that effect the respiratory organs { exvhmve of hooping-cough ) the deaths were l 99 ; ih prer- >> js years , at this time , they ranged from 115 to 330 . To take particular diseases : small-pox was fate ! lo 6 persons , less than one-third of its former mortality ; scarlatina to 13 , while the average is H j houinn-i-coBgh to 31 , Vhe average being 46 ; typhus to 29 . the average bsing 36 . The deaths from measles were 21 , a mortali ty which is about the usual amoj . ' rit . From asthma and . bronchitis there were 110 deaths , the average is 100 ; from pneumonia there were 76 , whilst 95 forms the average . Diarrhoea " wasfaial to 18 persons , which exceeds the average by 7 . rhoueh the number who died of this complaint
. in the ? ame week of last year was 27 . The wife ol * journeyman lamp maker , aged 60 . died in St . John the Evangelist , Westminister , of debility , which was ihs result' of an attack of Asiatic cholera six montlis before . Four nonagenarians died during the weeV , of whom three were women ; ~ the man died in , tn < L daswell-street sub-district , at the advanced age Of . S 3 Years . ' Tbi birthsduring tlie week numbered I . 4 T 3 . The mean height of the barometer at the Ro ; -aJ Observatory , Greenwich , during the week was 25 ' 7-54 in . The mean temperature was 42 deg . 8 min . and e . rceeded ^ the avera ge of the same week in seven years 076 deg . 9 min . ; on Snnday it was 9 deg .. and on Friday ,. 14 'degi 9 min . above the average . On Wednesday ; when the mean temperature was 35 deg . 1 min ., it was slightly below the average of fnaidsy . "
Fip . e at Gravesend . —The Ship and Lobster Tavern , kept by Mr . Penryn , on the Sea Wall , was totelly cansumed by . fire on the night of the loth : insf . The house and adjoining buildings being construct chiefly of wood , the flames spread very rapidly , so that none of the property in the house could be saved , the inmates having barely time to escape . The fire was discovered by . the landlord's son about ten o ' clock , but its cause was unknown . The kudlord is said to be insured . A I" ? 2 w Bridge fob Wesimixsteb . —It is stated that it has been determined to take down the present oridsc at Westminster , and that a new one is to be -erected some four hundred yards further from the Houses of Parliament , in order to heighten the effect of these elaborate specimens of British architecture . The new structure is ts'be low and straight ,
suppon « 5 by gothic arches . Flans for the erection of first-c ' -sss detached , or semi detached houses , forming a Kee cf streets up to Buckingham Palace , have , it is also said , been approved of . i MejciFicsNir Foundation of a Bagged School . —Snais short time back the friends of , a . Ragged School , who had fitted up one of the arches , of the Soudi-Western Railway , near Lambeth-walk , as a place cf instruction for poor ragged children , applied to Mr . Beaufoy , the eminent distiller , of South Lambeth , to subscribe towards a fund ' to erect a suitable edifice . Mr . Beaufoy so far com # ied with their request that , at his sole expense , lie h ; -. s erected , in Doucbty-street , Lnmbeth . at a cost of upwards of £ 3 , 050 , a magnificent building ,. covering an area of 1 , 230 square yards , calculated to afford ample room for vie instruction of 1 . 000 children .
A Fobious Bnnocs . —On Monday , a bullock broke away from die herd to which it belonged , near Greenwich , and proceeded at a furions rate toward * the metropolis , knocking down ^ every * body who attempted to impede its , progress . ; , Near the New Cross turnpike , Mrs . Annan of Peckham , was tbrc-wri down and dreadfully injured . In the New Kent-road a row of sta'ls , seven in number , were levelled and their contents destroyed , the owners beics-mnch injured . In the Old Kent-road , a Mr . Armstrong , of No . 11 , Harlingen Terrace , was attacked by the animal , and was conveyed home with a fractured skull . On reaching the Bricklayers ' Arms the beast seemed to pause , bnt the immense crowd of men , boys , and d 05 s that had followed so ^ u
came up , and it resumed its career towards the Borough . Between theBricklajers' Anns and the Tows . iiaU no fewer than four persons were knocked down , and received such injuries that their inline diate removal to Guy ' s and St . Thomas' Hospital was eonsic < ered necessary . On London-bridge the crowds of omnibuses and vehicles in the road forced the animsi on the footway , and numbers unable to escape were knocked down . . On reaching King Willianvstreet , the animal passed down Arthur-street , into Upper Thames-street , and Dyers * Hall Wharf , being open , rushed in , and was at length secured It is not known to whom the beast belongs , and from the damage done it is supposed that it will not ht claimed .
Tee iits Eire Ef IijtMBEXir . —The great distress into which nearly 100 youn g women in the employ of Messrs . Nickels and Go ., India-rnbber web manuiactnrers , have been . plunged by this sad calamity lias feen mentioned in this journal . A subscription la aid of a fund for affording them some temporary assist ' , ice until Messrs . Nickels' premises are rebnilt lias since been opened , and contributions have been solicited in various quarters . The appeal has been only partially responded to , and the amount in hand will hardly suffice to keep want from the threshhold
of nuny deserving families during the next fortnight . An application was made among others to Mr . Sidney Herbert , and that gentkman in reply at once consented to place a certain number of the younger femai ? 3 on the list of emigrants , to be immediately de-patched toths colonies , under the auspicies of the society of which he is the founder . It is a magnificent fset , however , that on the question being put to the workwomen by a member of Messrs . Nickels firm sr » t one of the whole number would consent to le-a ^ sEngland .
A Common ik Flames , —On Monday evening between five and six o ' clock information was received almoet simultaneously at the various fire engine Stations in town , that a tremendous fire was raging in the cireeiiou of Hiue Elms , Yauxhall . The engines of the West of England and London Brigade were immediately ordered out , but whilst they were being iorsea several persons arrived from the varions bridges , describing the scene of conflagration as lying towards Battersea . The firemen having arrived at file "Wandsworth-road they found the distant country illuminated to sueh an extent that they believed a
tremendous fire was raging , bnt the exact locality comi-letely puzzled them . Hundreds of men , on foot and oa horseback , were also hurrying towards the fire , 7 hen , on getting almost as far as Wandsworth . they 7 / ere met by an express , bringing the intelligence that the cause of so much alarm was owrag to the fcrze on the common having been set on fire . The f . emen having learned that no house was near returcod with their engines to their stations . The pers-: i who brought the news informed the firemen that uj wards of three quarters of a mile in extent of the furze was in flames .
Destructive Fihb at Wapping . —Ou Monday nighi . shortly after eight o ' clock , a fire broke out in the r : t-raisea ef Messrs . Brewer and Co ., the ship char ;( i ! ers and sail makers , carrying on business at 310 , "tapping High-street . The buiMing , which was exceedingly lofty , was of proportionate width : and extended from die front street as far as the water side . The place being filled with ship stores , some of a -, ost combustible character , great fears at one period were entertained for the safety of the contiguous houses . With all possibleexpedition about nine land engines-belonging to the London brigade ; and that of the West of England Company attended . An abundant Bupply of water was soon obtained from the East London main ? , from which several engines were set to work , under the direction of Mr . Braidwood . The £ re by that time had gained a fearful ascendancy , . it havJBg penetrated the flooring over the shop , and
rushed up the staircase in one complete sheet of flame , doing some damage to every room in the spacious building . The firemen , by conveying the hose of three or four engines into the front warehouse , and two or . three into the private entrance , were enabled to cut off the further progress of ttie flames ; but nearl ? three hours elapsed before the fire was' wholly extinguished . The damage done is very considerable , bnt fortunately the firm was insured . How the fire Iwgari could not be ascertained , - Dk . Achu . m . —At tie Episcopal Chapel , West street , St . Giles ' s , en Sunday last , before reading the General , Thanksgiving , the officiating minsfer made the following unusual announcement : — "A persr-u desires to return thanks to Almighty God for deliverance from captivity in-the dungeons of the Inquisition at Rome . " It was at once known that Dr . Achilli , who had arrived in England the night before , was in the chapel .
»« u " ?? * attended a meeting of a newly-formed Bibie society iu the parish of St . George , Blooms-Dury , which was held on Tuesday evening at the ; Music Hall , S-ore-street , Bedford-square . He propojed a resolution ,-whidi was carried unanimously , affirming ^ that in consequence ^ of the energy and activity of . the Roman Catholic" church , it was desuv able to sendcopies of the scriptures to attparteof the world ,, m order that the people of each nation might te enabled to read in their native lan ^ oase . .
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! ' - ^ ' - - *• . - •« ; S | ( iJ || VOIIt 1 ICiWM " t >» uonia 3 ^ ' - -a v * ;\} - > ' ¦}* : . ? -T . ji : iiii _ i . ^; : } '„* ^ icg \ o ¦ &soe , HohhIbLb 'DiXTB . — Great 2 coristeriiat ! oh »! : Wa 8 created at the county gaol at Taunton last wfletf owing to a . frightful case ^ df suicid *{ committed ' b £ a lad ' sixteen yeanfbf age | named W . " > HounBellrWhp it appears , had been committed foe two- ihontb 8 ' - [ imprisonment for absconding frbm ' 'the Gbard Uriitfriii On the Wlh inst , he threw himself headlong mder the wheel of the treadtnillj which was' tften-being worked by 18 men . Every means were adopted' to check the motion of the ' wheel ; wbich . -hoWever , was unavailing until the lad was mutilated most fearfullyi and on betas extracted life was quite extinoti ; . •;"
COMJIlTTAt OF ThRSB MbWFOB MANStAtfeHIBB ; -Arevol-ingcase of manslaughter has «« CTS . ** cently at TongV a viHageihear Bradford ^ Yorkshire . The deceased is a married fema le named Mar « aret Daggan , aged about forty , audthe mother . ofthree children . ? rom . habits of dissipation . she had-frequently become amenable to the law . ? , at . Bradford , where she resided , bnt apart from her . family . ;' . Her lastperiod ofimprisonmentfordrunkeneBs terminated a few days ago , and when on her way home , she called at a public-house at Tong , where in the company of several men , she indulged to excess in her
former habit , left the house m company .. with some of the party at a late hour , and her dead body ( still warm ) was next morning found in anadjacent field . She had been brutally ill-treated , and perished from cold during the night . Three of the , men , named John Coates , George Coates , and Riehard Farrar , who reside in the locality , were afterwards apprehended , and brought before the magistrates st . Bradford on a charge of murder , but the medical itestimony ascribing death , not to the external marks of violence , but to exposure to tne cold , they were committed to York assizes for manslaughter , v . \ , ¦ , ¦ -.
St . Hklbns Savings Bank . —The amount rea-i Used at the three days , sale of the furniture , carriage , ' stock , < fec , of Mr . John Johnson ; is within £ 36 of the valuation put upon them prior to the Bale—about £ 760 was realised . There are about 30 pass-books ' yet to be brought in for examination . It . is said that upwards of £ 13 , 200 is how proved to be deficient ! There is no business going on at the bank , nor is it likely to be open for some time . The-report as to Mr . Johnson ' s death at Eirkdale is not true . - i ! Thb ArtESBURY Savings Bank . —The . secretary to the bank , Mr . J . Jones , by whom Stratton was employed as his clerk , lias deposited in the'hands of the treasurer the sum of £ 500 to meet '' any ' claims which may be made upon him ; and to which he may be legally liable in consequence of the dishonesty of his clerk . The trustees have just concluded their investigation into the affairs-of the . bank ; and thev
have ascertained , after : a careful examination of the depositors' books , and comparing them with this bank ledgers , that the gross amount extracted by Stratton , by means of forging the names of the depositors to receipts , by direct appropriation of the moneys entrusted to him , and by filling up blank cheques , after they were signed , to double and treble the amount required by the depositors , is ' £ 1 , 068 . ' It is fully eipected . although not one fraction may ^ be hoped'for from Stratton , who has arrived in' NewTTork . with his wife and family , that the whole amount r o'f' his defalcation will'be made up by Mr ; Jones and the trustees and managers of the bank , sotiiat ' nb loss will ultimately accrue to the poor people whom tie has so basely plundered . The money , which was standing in the name of Stratton atthe bankjhas been claimed by his mother , and the claim appearing clear and stnghtforward , the amount ' has been handfd over to her by the managers . ' " ; "' .
Thb Rent op Land . ;—A small farm ' at Bathley , near Newark , belonging to one of the "Newark charities ( Lilly ' s ) was let on the 31 st nit ; at a higher rent by £ 44 a year than was previously " paid for if ? . This farm consists 63 a . If . 14 p . of land ( arid more than two-thirds of it arable , ) and was let for fourteen years from lady-day next , for £ 185 ' per ariniim j whereas , fourteen yeaVs ago , it ' was let for thesanje term , at only £ 141 per annum , ' arid that was considered a eood rent . —Herts Mercury . ''~ *' ¦ ; i " '¦ FtJNEEAL EcoNOMT .-i- 'We noticed last " week tna
plain and somewhat eccentric funeral of the Rev . J ' Ford , at Navestock . The object of the plainness , we find , was , that the money thus' saved should be distributed amongst the poor in sheets and blankets ; and accordingly on Saturday lasti the sum of £ 60 . was thus given away at the' vestry , in" sums ' of 10 s . pach , to one hundred of the ' most ''' deserving intho parish ; and . says our correspondent , "I wink lit will be agreed , that the money has been far better expended that in useless funeral Bhow . "— Chtntttford Chronicle . ' ' !
A Faiolt of Thietes .- ^ LrvEBPobii ;—On the : 15 th irist . a boy eight years of age , was charged with robbing the till of Mr . M'Donald , of Greenland-street . The case was fully proved . This is the sixth time the prisoner has been in custody . His brother , aged nine * yenrs old , has been eight times in custody . Another brother , fourteen years rf age , has'been seventeen times in custody and twelve times , committed . His father was tried at the October sessions and committed for three months ; and an aunt has also been in custody . The only resource of the famil ? appears to be that of thieving . Mr . Rushton scarcely knew what to do with the prisoner , and desired to be furnised with the facts relative to tbiH family compact" from the bridewell authorities J Thb Mackkrel Fishery . — PLTMouiH . Tpe season hitherto has proved very unprofitable . There are above 100 east country and 130 west country
boats on the Plymouth station , and not one of these , unfortunately , has yet taken sufficient fish to ; pay for the cost of provisions only for the : season , say XlijO . These boats , with the nets and gear , are . worth on an average , from £ 350 to £ 400 , and carry some seven , eisrbi . nine , and ten bands each : so that the total value of the boats approaches £ 80 , 000 ; and : total number of men employed 3 , 000 . By this time last year they had cleared all the season expenses , and had secured handsome balances , which were subsequently greatly increased . One boat , in 1848 , in one night , caught above two lagts f of 20 , W 0 each , which realised £ 140 . The tempestuous winter has been sadly against the poor fishermen , butvirrespectiveloi tiis , the fish have not" struck" upon the coast , and have been what is termed " spotted , " or in patches only , and those wide apart . Several : of the east country boats are going up the channel , to the Isle of Wight , Worthing , &c , where there are more mackerel . . '
Representation op South Essex . — Mr . John Laurie , - who formerly filled the office of Sheriff ; Qf London and Middlesex has recently put forth an address to the electors of South Essex , in which he offers himself as a candidate for their sufiragea , whenever a vacancy occurs . Mr . Laurie sums tip his political principles as follows;— " Whilst parties are struggling to carry out their views of FreBtrade and Protection , it becomes the well-wisher of his country to avoid extremes , and by careful investigation support the mercantile and manufacturing-interests unfettered , which are the great source of our national wealth ; at the same time we are bound to relieve , the agriculturist from the great burdens that now so heavily press - upon , the land , and with greater facilities afforded by , the landlords the farmer need not then fear
combetition with all the world . I have ever been a firm snpporterofthe Established Church ; which I wish to see maintained in all its primitive puritiy , but I advocate free toleration to all religious bodies who conscientiously differ , who are nevertheless in the welfare of our common country . As . an independent Conservative , if called to Parliament , you will find me easy of access , residing ainonst you , attentive to the interests of all my constituents , but the slave of no party ; my chief aim will be the reduction of the burdens upon the whole body of the people , which require , immediate retrenchment ; and whilst the public service must be maintained in its efficiency , yet the resources ' of this great country , if well directed , must enable us to reduce the number of our poor , employ our surplus population , and thereby render us a happy , a prosperous , and a powerful nation . " '
. .-The Fibe at Exeteb . —On Saturday last ' 'Mr . Eoote v ? as committed for trial at the next assizes in March , on a charge of having set fire to the premises in Qae « n-street , latel y occupied by him ; and it was intimated to him that the magistrates would decline to accept bail ; - ; '"' !' ¦ ' , ; Etddbrmissteb ELBCiios .--Petition 8 from the electors of the borough of Kidderminster against the return of Mr . John Best , on the ground , of bribery and corruption , are under , the consideration of the committee on controverted elections ; ; : ' Ramsgatb . —A seaman named John Hunter was landed at this port , last week , by a fishing smack ; having been picked up in the North Sea , floating on a small piece of wreck , and from Kis statement ; it appears that he belonged to the brig Anne Maria , ; of
and from South Shields , for London ; -with coals , and that his Teasel was run foul of by the barque Ben Nevis , off . Yannouth , during a gale of wind in the night . ' The brig having received much damage , the crew with difficulty ¦ could only succeed in > keeping her afloat until the middle of next day * -when' she foundered , and the whole of her' crew { exoepting himself ) , together with two of the ' . crew ; of ^ ttvo . barque : who had got on board during the collision ; were unfortunately drowned , i ; . ' : - / ;! JlAKINQ A CHOHCH RATH . —EXTRAORDmjLKi-PeOt cbedikqs at Tivebton :- —On Monday- ' last : a' vestry meeting was held at the Old Church ; for the ^ pur ^ pose of making a church rate > but . on several of the
inhabitants prpceedingxtp ; the , vestry-to di 8 ousSi ; the rros and cons of the ^ subject ; ^ they wefe astonisned to nnd tJb&meetingayery ; small , but' ?? yery- ' seleet ^' onrr in faat , a hole and'comer meeting ; compb ^ d of the select vestry only ; with'the . schurcliwarden in the chair , who very coolly informed'the said inhabitants that there ;^ asino ^ necessity for consulting ¦ thenx :-onih ^ ' subj ^ fcj ^ but : th ^ fc ] , 'by ^ irirtueVof the pofferaconMre ' dithemjHh ^— t . e . rthe ' selectH'eBtry —should -Oiike a ' church rate themselves , ^ and ' collect itf too ; .- sA remonstrance on behalf of-the ratepayersr ^ whoso ' inoney i waSi ' thUs being-voted away in- so novel-aCinatier ,- without- tneir ' eoncurreriee-f- ¦ was cnt short by the Ivostry ^ who ' declared ' themseltes well-advised in the etep they were taking ,
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^^ re ^ aredj toj -ab ^ e ^ he ! ponseq uenoes . ~ If «< fm ?^ lffitem ^ l tity ^ wMi ^ m $ noMenti : undef \ thr ' Brgha < ure ' bf '" A ^ Welsh O 6 P Iier , V ; -irh 6 uwrite ' s- * o ; thBfollowing leffectt- ^ V / rhis abominable ^ system ; /• . hasjheen , to : a'great , extent adopted jnVthege / . diatricts , cgpeoiaU y ; in the counties of , Monmbiitb and Ulamprgan , ' ' -With some'iionpur- " able' exceptions ; ' the iron ; masters and ; companies will orilfPay theifworkmenafr ' shops ; where ' tho caBhier , w )> opa ^ slheir : wage 8 ; 'immediatelyreoeive 8 back the greatejvpart of : the amount-fpr ^ ooils of aii inferior quabty and exorbitant price , . which can nnl , i La «* aAioor ) n +. fhef l * ia ( r nf rfianfin % *' i * A 7 * - ' mn . mi \' A %
i \/ Ui 3 VU iw" «» vi « mw ; v—w ^ v » \* iwvuHlcy | Alt TTUU 1 U be better for'tne-wbrkmhri '; t 6 haye ' fi t % n ' shiHing 9 a week at'his'own disposal ;' than a pound under these restrictions , ' 'iFreqiiently these shops ¦ are so crowded ,, thaji _ the -workmen ' s-wives , i with jnfants in their arms—perhaps after having been , obliged to leave , home without breakfast T-faintirig with exhaustion and faii ^ e- ^ haveto wait fou ,. hours to be served , and to submit to the insults of the shopkeepers . Caro . is .. jake . n ^ . to . . keep just beyond the operation of the , Anti-Truck . Act , in these , oppressive usages , alik \ e unfair ; to the honest tradesmen of the district , and unjust to the workmen . "
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SreiaiiB . . Fi *« t . Sale ; bt / the Encumbered Estates Coix-MIS 5 WNKR 8 . — The . fVeeman ' a Journal states , that "The first sale and conveyance of landed property in Ireland , under the operation of the , act of laat ses- ' gion , took p . lace on the Htli inst ., at . the buildinge in which the sittings of , the , court are , held , at Ko . j 14 , Henriettar ? treet , before the Right lion . . Baron ftichards , Chief Commigsioner , and Dr . Longfield and Mr . Hargrave , his colleagues . It being at the discretion of the commisBioners to dispose of landi either by private contract or public auction , ? as they might deem advisable ! and . it being considered that full prices would J > e obtained in the present . inatancc | the . sale took p lace by private contract . The
property for sale was . part of the ue-Bimpie estate ot Mr . D'Arcy , in the . county of ¦ Westmeath , and was sold in two . lots . Lot No ; 1 . —The lands oi ¦ Rath ! - brackj contwning twenty-four acres Irish plantation measure , in the possession of Mr . F . urdoh , at a yearly rent of * 3914 s . lOd ., befng about * 1 16 s . per acre . The sum of £ l , 0 Q 0 having been offered ; by . Mr . Purdon , the . occupying tenant 1 he was declared the . p . urjchaser ; and thus , from being the annual tenant , hag become the fee-simple proprietor , with a parliatoentary title to his estate , valid against the world .- . The sum paid for the lot was fully twenty-five ¦ years ' purchaie . ; Lot No . 2 . —The lands of Cdrballis . 'coritainingfortycight : acres , one rood , and - thirty peaches , m ! the possession of Mr . ( Edward ; Moore , at a yearly rent of £ 37 Is . fid ., beiog about 18 s . per acre .
In thi 8 case also , " as in the ; preceding one ; : the purchaser was the tenant in possession , Mr . Moore , » respectable frieze-coated : working farmer , - * who •"; has now also become owner of the fee simple ^ oi his lioldingi - The - , sum . ^ he paid was * l , 000 ; being covejr twenty-seven years' purchase . '' ; ' " : " J ! Thrsatemed Euxutk ik Limerick *—The ' cWU and military * authorities of the city of Limerick have been kept on the quivive by the 'apprehension of an outbreak on the part' of the unemployed' labourers , who had made several demonstrations ; with 'the object , as they stated , of procuring work or bread . On the 13 th inst . a ! bakers shop was attacked , and plundered of about £ 3 worth of bread and a sum ; of £ 4 in money . A patrol of police were promptly . on the spot ,- but the crowd had . all disappeared . From ttie
manifestations of turbulence which the people evinced in-otber quartern of the city the ; mayor thought « necessary to ' caU out the military ;' , and a- ' party of the 2 nd Dragoon Guards , arid : abottt forty of the 74 th Highlanders , with several large police patrols undfcr Sub-Inspector Williams , continued to ' parade ; the atfeet ' upto ah advanced hour . On the followitig day about eighty or ninety' peraons 1 proceeded to Messrs . Shaw arid [ Duffield ' s extensi y ' e' bakery in the Cork-road ; but the men apprehefidihtj tlieir- intentions dosed the doors , and a party of policy coming up a few moments , afterwards the crowd dispersed . Patrols of police cbntinued to parade the city all day ; they made some arrests , but we have heard none of the parties arrested were found in the act of plunder . M'Carthy , 4 ne man arrested by conatable Nash for
robbing Mr . Hohans shop in Broad-street , was brought up at the Police-court and fined £ 5 , or three months' confinement . The disturbances ¦ ' were' renewed in the evening in ttiie Inshtown ; and notwithstanding the vigilance " of the police ^' seyeral ; shops were broken into and plundered of a' portion of their contents . Oh several gate 3 and doorways the words " blood or bread" were written in large characters in cbalk , which the police assiduously effaced . ^ 1 EyictionsjI — A correspondent of the \ Limerick Reporter , writing from Birr ; Feb . 12 th " , gives the following particulars of some recent extermination in the King ' s County : — " On the 11 th of last month ( January , ) Mr . Cliff , sub-sheriff . for the King's County , proceeded ' to the landsfijf Cullawnj Ballinrec . and Killron ( three townsion Mr . Robert ;
Casaidy ' s estate ;} being accompanied by a large constabulary force under Sub-Inspector Coe , of the Frankford district , and being met there by Mr : Cassidy and a large gang of bailiffs , proceeded to evict . . In less than six , hours 125 human beings were driven from the homes where they and their fathers dwelt for . ages past . Of these severity-nine were , I understand ,.. ejected out for good' and all , the remainder being let in . as caretakers at one penny net week . Amongst the seventy-nine were a family of the name of Williams , three ; feinales and one male , who was lying in a bed of fever . Such was the commise . ration felt for poor Williams , that all the bystanders weptbitterly . Mr . Coe ( the police officer—a humane man ) was moved to pity , be extendtd the hand of charit y to the poor sufferers . " ,.-.- "
The following account of an incident in an extermination scene is also given by a correspondentof the Limerick Rcportfr;— " Borrisolbioh , Fbb , 14 , 1850 . —Tuesday , two special bailiffs , under the warrants of the sub-sheriff , with four others , entered the lands of Rathlcasty , the property of Mr .. Thomas FogartyCahill , to . eject and take : possession of the houses , and six acres of land , held , by the ; Widow Connors and three children . The poor widow seeing the messengers of ; woe enter her once happy home , gave all sorts of resistance in the shape of throwing fire , boiling water ,. &c .. on them ; and , after , a desperate struggle ,: she received » severe wound in the head , which , I am informed .: laid , her senseless on the ground , but she was ultimately evicted , and ii now under the care of Dr . W . Pinchin . " . .
Threatening Noticbs . —We regret to state that , in addition tQ the . crime onncendiurism , which h « s lately manifested itself in this hitherto peaceable county , we have to add that , of serving threatening notices .. A case of this kind has just been reported to us ; and the following are the particulars in reference to it :-Some time since , an old man , named George Douglas , who resided in the town land of Balljlisbreden , parish of Dundonald , had two acres ofland . lthe tenant-right , or ; " good-will , " of which he wished , to sell . One or two parties entered into treaty with him for the purchase of it ; but , eventually , he aold it to one James Craig , who lives in the townland above-named , who gaves Douglas £ 5 for his " good-will" of : the land , at' the same time clearing off the arrears of rent , and conditioning to support
the old man for the remainder : of his life . Craig got possession of the two acres on the 26 th December last , and shortly after a threatening notioe . -of which the following is a copy ; was left at his door : — " For James Craig—Dear bir : I would wish to inform you ; that if you do not throw that small bit of land up again , the first plough you put in it , you may abide the consequences , for ifdt was at four years , we will be revenged for your doing go ' . Mr . Woodside ' a may be a pattern for you . •' ¦ ¦ •' Your coffin . '"—( A coffin here . ) - Nothing followed-from this 'threat , until last Sunday i morning , when an outhouse containing farm implements , and convenient to Craig ' s dwelling House , ' was discovered by the servant-boy , to be on fire , between three-and four o ' clock in the morning .. He raised an alarm immediately ,
butand we regret to be obliged' to state it , for it is the worst feature in the case—not one of his 'neighbours came forward to assisf hita' in ^ eXtiriguisfiini ^ thB flames . The " police stationed at'Dunddnald we ' re sent for ; and , in a very short time ; constable Hicks and the party under his command arrived on the spot ; but , although they used every exertion , the outhouse and the implements it contained were all consumed : They succeeded , ' however , ' in preventing the flames spreading , as it was ^ at ^ ne itimefeared they would do , to the dwelling-house . On Monday morhiosf , Craig -swore informations on the matteri before R . AV Goraoni'Eaq . j'J ; P . j of Dundonald , who issued a warrant for the apprehension of two men , named Hugh" aud-ThomasCorry ; farmers , who were arrested on suspicion- of being- the " guilty parties .
They lodged bail for' their appearance this day at . tne Holywood Petty Sesaiona ; Since their arrest a second threatening'fnotice'has been received by ^ Craig . through ' the Post-office ; It . bears the Belfast , Newtownards , and Dundonald post-marks ; and ; the following . is a copy of it ;— " Sir , — -We give ourselves the 1 trouble ' of writing ybu'theee few lines to warn you to give up that small farm of . land , or , if you do ; nbt ; we willJ burnyou to' hell . ; ' > Do not think wo are jesting ; for , as true as God is in heaven , we will make an-example-of youV' - ( Representation ofi . a coffin here . ) : You are blaming men that knows notbiogof your affairs . ' You may let your ¦ brother , - ' ¦ Francis Watson ; know that he will goon be either iiv heaven
or hell . He may just as well think to escape Christ ' s judgment "day as ' -tb escape -from us .-.. ' .. He need not lookfor any mercy to be given to him . No more at present . Yours , truly , 'the iTerryalts . " ? ( Another coffin here ;)'' Several circumstances , ' . in connexion with this unfortunate affair ? in addition to-those we have'detailed ; have come- to our knowledge ; but , in : justice to the parties who have been arrested on sus « piciori , 'W « forbearmentioning iheva . - 'Northcrn . Whig . ¦ ' SsxCarloiv ^ Sentiml ; states 'that . the icholeraihaB , . broken out iinthe sWorkhouse at Goreyi " an . d ( alread y ; ¦ ¦ sweptU-way /;» large'number ; . of-therinm » teSi i :: It'i 8 lalsoiStated that ; theidiseaBe' : c-had \ appeared ' in . the town , and proyeel fatal to several ,
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¦ . Thb MoatfRev . : Archbi 8 hop jSlattery . 'iof iCashel / haaaddre ^ d ^ JeMl " ^ ^ % lwfe Mn 8 | he m , # , f ? ia , freauenfc or ; encourage , the , nerr ,. cqlle ' geB on ; tBe SnMt lie ^^ mn ^ ondSni n ^ i ^^ pr ^ Xhb' € ourt'of Chancery was bccupied / on MondiBy in investigatibg , a :: . ctiargeofaYerysingiilarna ' ture ; brought ; against" an rattprney . i Bamedj CaUagnati who , it . was . afleged ,,. h ' ad procured jth ©; appointment Of liis own menial ' servant ' as a receiver under the court ; toi !' tho ' purpos ' dI of ^ 'pb ' tainin' ^ the fees himself : It was stated > m tne ch&rges ftgairi 8 t him , 'that'no was in the habit of dressing out his own servant in his own ; clothes , when , it . swfts . jnecessary to ^ bringjbim forward in the- master ' s , office , and ; that he , tooka
smairhousein the outskirts of"Dublirilasiiriostensible residence 'f&r' ' the mock receiver , Twh 6 hi ' 'he styled a" gentleman . * ' -The charges were made by & clerk of Mr . Callaghan ! si-namediDoyle . ; ; > , itu In thb caso '; ' of ;¦ ' Gurney v . 'Malley , " in which the rig ht of . the contractor , to re-seize and sell- over agaiiYth ' o furniture ' of Ballina ^ Wojrkhouse ^ after it had been bought in through' the . ' charitable aid of Mr ;; Gurne ' y arid the Society of-Priends ^ Has ; been tried , 'terminatedion Saturday in the discharge : of the jury , without . agreeingjto a verdict . : / . ¦ - ¦•¦ . . - ; .. ; The BiEpkajd AggqciATioN . 4 » This body mot on Mohday at , ' : Conpiliati 6 n ' 'Hall ; Mr . C" Eyanin the chair . Mr . Johri ' O'Cdnnellh&v ' uig' £ 8 ' "t& received from > Weiford . through the Rev . ' Mr . ¦ Siririott , '
pro-ceeded to . . address the meeting . - He said the most important measure before : the . House of Commons ., for their consideration was that for the relief of U ?? pooi * , ' and he ^ washappy to seethat Lord J . Itussell iad ' come down to ' move for the sum . ' o'f £ 300 , 000 from the coffers of the state for the * eliefof tho ! poor itiwaa not often he , said-a good tword forLord ; John Itussell , for it was not often he gave them , the . " opportunity ,, but ; , he would give ' theldevil his ; due ,, ' andiritliat ' case the Prime 'Minister 'deserved it . ; After ' soriie further ' observations , Mr . O'Coniiell announced the rent t « be £ 20 0 s . 8 d ., ' and said that a few weeks ago he feared he would have to intimate that the , association cpiild not . gOi . 6 n , but he was agreeably disappointed . " ' . ' .- . ' \ , ;_ ¦ , ¦ ., ' ; . ' ., !
''' For 'the ' preserit the attention ofall is turned in breathless anxiety ' ' to ' tne new landlord ' hndtenant meaBure-of'thegoyernment , on which' so muoh of the future prosperity andinternal tranquillity of this country must depend ; and there is much reason to fear that even such a measure as will be received ns a boon in the rest of Ireland , willgo but little ' way to ' allay the discontent of the ' tenant . farnierb in the north , whore old privileges ' arid cuatoins peculiar to tho soil have long open onjoyedi : >• ii ' - v . ; . . , . The- question . at ! . issue , . ; between ,. iho . . Marquis-, of Hertford and his tenantry has attracted ; a good deal of ' attentionin Ireland , ur » d . tho . result ^ f the depua ' tioh which waited ' recently on liis ' lordship ,- has been looked to with interest . 'His lordship iH his
formal-reply to'the deputation- states ¦ that . he will make a reduction of fifteen- per , ( cent , on the rente due the 1 st of November , last , provided they are paid up by the 5 thof AprilV and . that . he will . issue to those who' may not' » able : to clear ' off arrears , tickets for draini 8 j ; atihe ' rateof £ 2 6 r £ 3 per acre ; : toihe extent of twenty , twenty-five , and , -in some ; cases , thirty per cent .,: on tho rents due No « vember last . : . .-, ¦ ., ¦ , -, !¦ ,: . ¦;; . -. ¦ ... - . ¦ < . < Cv ! Another inquest has . been . held in Clare , in . a . case of starvatiori , % want of oiit-door relief . The case took place in the uni 6 n . ' of Erinistymon , and the verdict was ' f' died froni ! starvation , ' ' in cohsepence ; of being , turned out of theiworkhouse , and getting no out-door relief . " . . ; ,, ' ; ., h ¦; .- . . ¦ . . ¦¦ <>¦ . ¦¦ . ¦ ¦' : ¦ ! Bhutal , MDn . DKB , rrAn . inquest was held on Sa- ; turdayjastat Rfduntproapect on , the body of ' a bby , named Patrick Hall . ' Th ' e following were ' the chifef
facts as coririecteckwith ' -this , caseV and elicited at the inquest : —The deceasB'd v and > a 'youngman named Bbyel lived as ¦ servants : ; with the , Rev ; : Mr . r : IIenry , P . ; p . t . No 1 good feeling appeared at any time to exist between Boyle ; and . deceased . " , "On Thursday morning deceased ^ was missingj Vand it was ; at ' first supposed h 6 had gorie to tiie county of Slig 6 , where his family resiHes . 'Ho . wever , :: as'the feelings" of the prisoner towards the deceased were well known , his absence created ; considerable anxiety among the family—search was . made , and the . body , was found buried in the garden , oii . e . bf theh ' ands ^ protruding through the clajr . \ ' The body presented a dreadful appearance , bearing ' the marks of elevenpitchfork stabs in different places ; the nose was also much mutilated . The prisoner ; was fully committed for trial , —Rosscomnum Messenger . ¦ ¦¦ .. ¦ , , ... . . ' :
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' SHIPWRECKS .
Wrecks off Tib WELsnCoAST . —Tho late . gales have been most disastrous to the shipping along the coasts ; and , in addition to the recorded disasters , it is feared , from the portions of wreck whicthave come ashore in various localities , ' that other shipwracks have occurred ; We regret to state that there is every- reason to believe that a largo vessel has been wrecked on the Laugharne Sands , as the bow of a ; fine , ship , , apparently , of about , 500 tons burthen , with a female figurehead , has heeri washed ashore . The stern of a boat , ' with the name Mary
M'Qiieeriey , of Pool , Isaac Seaman ; master , has also come ' ashore , and it is supposed to ' belong to the above wreck . The Thetis , from Newport to Limerick , has been wrecked in Cardigan-bay , and only two persons have been saved out of a crew of thirteen men . . The smack Catherine , of Port Madbc , Dq , vid Evans , master , from Newport , for Mochras ; has been lost on the Patches ^ near Aberystwith , and all hands have perished . ; Some of the Bristol , and Welsh ; Bteamers had upwards of three feet of water . in 'their cabins ' during the gale of last week . . i . ' ;¦ :. ; . .
Collision at Sea ; ' —A collision of a most aluming character , involving the lossof two valuable vessels ; was reported on Monday at Lloyds , as having occuvredon the night of the 14 th inst ., the circumstances of which render it ,. remarkable that the loss of life-was not greater . Both vessels were English traders—one the Ploridian , - a large barque , 300 tons burthen , belonged to Newcastle , the ' oth ' er was a brigantine , the Helen , belonging to Dumfries , from Lisbon , bound to Leith , both heavily laden . It was between eleven and twelve o ' clock when the accident happened , the spot lat . 45 . 58 , Ion . 8 , west . There , was a heavy , sea running , the wind was N . W . by . N . in violent squalls , and the night exceedingly dark . " The Ploridian was under closed reefed top-Bails , as wftS also the case with tKe Helen , and both , it is asserted , had a "good look but , " yet it appears neither of the vessels was seen until the very moment they came in contact . The - force they came
together was truly tremendous . The Helen foundered almost instantly after , her crew having barely time to clamber away from the wreck into the Flofidian , which : seemed in the same condition . Her hull was cut down to the water ' s edge , audit was not expected she ^ could outlive the night . One of the Helen ' s crewperished in attempting ; to gain the Floridian . By . incessant working at , the pumps both ' crews managed to keep tlif © - vessel from sinking , biit still the water gained in tWehold , aiid ' it became evident that there was no chance of saving her , and that in : aifew hours Bhe would follow , the fate of . the-Helen . . Very fortunately on the morning of the i 5 th her perilous situation waa observed bv the schooner Victoria , -which bore down to her aid , ' and the master succeeded in taking off the wreck the crews of both vessels . The Floridian disappeared under water in the course of an hour after , ; Their loss and cargo is calculated at upwards of £ riMQ . ¦ ' :.
' TnB . ' . Galbb ; Gbimshaw . —The Liverpool Albion reports the arrival of five of the survivors of this illfatod ship ; which it will be recollected was destroyed by firey : and proceeds to state . that , they hate reached Liverpool ^ lniO Tt ^ ntirely . destitute , and . are wholly unpro )^ e ^; t O ^ we ; et ; tSe necessities of their position . JiKl ^ IQi ^^^ jy ith laudable kindness , haye graJiM ^^^^ ! M : band free passage ; td New York but ? ^^^ more is required to place theminAfifc-Bta ^^ eM ^ unter the difficulties of emigration ; . ifeWo ^ haver ' received the following document ,, however , arid we insert it in the hppo of attracting somff slight assistance from the public in aOTwer ^ o itupjapnMfewhichwebelieve . is aboutAo be made to # M& » wndeVsigned , do hereby certify that ^ Mrfii&e of ^ James Daley ^
sent to this ¦ pext £ tr £ Udhn / . Squire : JMmcnm , x-sq ., British Vice-consul at . Fay ; al , as , a , British . subject , saved from the American ship Caleb Grimsnaw , which was destroyed by fire off these islands on her way frbni' Liverpool to New York , and that he has been relieved by me and provided with a passageto Eneland , . under the instructions of the Lords , Commifsionera ^ of her Majea ^ rs Treasuy Given under mv hand , and at St . Miohaol's , the 21 st of January , 1850 : TnoMAS C . - Hunt , her Majesty ' s Consul for tho Azores . "' The names of the individuals are—James Daleyi Joshua . Hollands , ; Pat . Bevans , ¦; W . GM&Ut , I . Galltther , , ftnd : P Rogers ; . . ; ., ¦ . Shi ^ wbeok anp _ Los 3 op LiFB .-IVhM becn asresulted from
certained that another fatal wreck has therecent disastrous gales . The ' smaok'Catherine , of Port Madoo , David . Evans ^ bound from Newport tO'Hondurtts , aeft ; Milf 6 rd : Haven , on , the . 4 th ; inst ., in company with ; several , other vessels ( all . of which , with the exception of tKe , ' Catherine ; have sinco been heard of . ) During the nig ht of the 5 th i it- . blew ' a hui-ricaue , and the Catherine was lost ^ sight of . It is supposed'that she must-have drifted on / to the . Patches ; ; near Aberystwith , aa several j-pieces of wreok , two Welsh bibles ,. with , the , captain ' s . pm » inscribed in ono , and a hymn' book' containing itlie name of the mate , . have been' Yrashed aahbre . '^ he captain has left a recently-married wife ; the -mate a wifoand five children . ¦¦ - ; , i ; ¦ - , ; ii , ; - . ¦¦' , ;
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A'Shuq BKRin nit ihk CHURCH . ~ Tb . fj following tempting ! offer , - addrjessed . to . clergv - ' ihen of the Establisued : Ohuroh ,, appears ; in . tke ' ifom ; of an advertisement in the columns of a leqntempoi'ai'y i" Next presentation to a sinecure prbvinbial rectory producing' ' £ 2 ^ 2 !) per'annUni ; i ^ o- 'bVMdi - ! -Pre 4 ent inciim \)' ent ' oged i severity ' ' « two ' . t J-Hb * pauper . ! populatlon , ' no poor s rates , no church ; no glebe , no duty , Iqx terms , apply , " &e . ) ' ' ' " '
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THE MINEftS ^ . TJaEIJdBTH . A . aS 8 gMS t i }^ f 7 « 10 W . ; 'p ] TOT A general public . meeting , of iae . Miners of Northumberland arid- ^ D ' ufli&fti took place on Shadon ' 8 Hilli on . Satai'dayla 8 t ,- ; Eebruary . 16 th ? forthe purppse ^ - 'iof ;• adopting a -petition to ^ Parliament relative tifa ifsieM of ' Gdverhmeii ^ in ' BiAetidn <> f mines , At the dp ' pointed hourMr . A . Sroyirwas called upon to preside ,. and , after . £ ' few ,.. brief . remarks he called upon "Mr . : W / THiBiiwKLr . ; to ; move'the first resolution- ' aB follows ;^" TKa | . events ^ 'wHib'K'have lately transpired have given ' an increased importance ' to the coal mines of this country , —our commercial and manufacturing . pro 8 per . ity ; necessarily depending thereon . . rrThatj Witn | this . increased , intipqirtanQ © the spirit of 8 peculatipri has been invokedi rpsultirig' in
dh ' extensive-Weadttt ot coal' worKs / ' -Bpt in ' . thujf opening the valunble ; 'treasures' of'the dearth * 'little regard . has . been g iven to the providing of .-a / suflioU ently healthy ; , atniosphere forr th ^ e : workmen / hence the loss of lifobyacoidents in mineSjhaye , within l . aw . earB , ' been Diiibh more . fatally ; afevere tbah in any torbportibna ' te ; previous period ; and' calls aloud fo r ' a ' remedy . " - Mr . -Thirl well * in aivory able -and energetic ' address , called attention to the . worth , of tha miner , ! and ; showfld that , . though ; as ; a . body , of men . who had'fewioppoctunitieaof ^ pbfca in ^ . know ^ ledge , who indeed could , not obtain a like amoiinfof intelligence which ' the other portion ' of the working classes of this ^ ' country could ' command / espedially tliose > who lived in large towns , and who had
immense faoilitiea for those acquirements which . serve to elevate man tp . his proper ; position , yet tliey ; ( thej miners ) , were steadily , improving " , and he . hoped , Jhe day was noi far distant when tho importance of the ' miner would not' be so generally J overlooked , ' arid ! when the Legislature would not hesitato to accord ; to , t . hem ; a measureipf . protection , providing against the . manifest negligence and ,, carelessncBS of theirj HeaitHand lives by . their , employers : \ ' ^ ; " . | ''¦ MbTB ; 'Abchbb seconded the ' resolution , -by oh « serving'that'he ' waa riot prepared to address them at any length ' owing to hisdebility ' and weakness ,- bui as 1 he had . always done ^ whatever Jay in his . power , td help ; forw . ar d ; the f pause , of ; progress among , the miners . ie * was . still willing to . do so . In'the matfeif
, ! no ' w . before them he must say that ( the ' re ' 'did ' exist ' ah imperative necessity for sfohie ¦ remedy for- 'Sp crying ah evHVarid . he trusted ( the ~ agitation no ^ : begun would result in bringing-a measure of relief commensurate : with ; the enormous evils to remove ^ Mr . " Archer ; bonclud p d an ^ excellent ' . ' address by lecondirig tKe resolution , which ; was carried with ¦ outa ' diaseritientlf v : ' '' ;' ; ' ^ . ¦ ' ¦ ' : - ' ^' - '> : ' - - ' - ----'' * Mr ; H , FiwoBiT moved the second resolution ! a ; 1 followsf 4- 'Mhat '; whereas / . the sLegislature havi 1 provided inspectors of factories , railways , steam-. bqats . andpassenger ships , whereby . the owners dm maijiagers of the " same are made resp ' onsible : for 'thi ' safety ofth ' e lives and ; liealth'df those committed to their care ; and are' now' subjected to- severe
venalities for any neglect or carelessness connectedther ^ - f lith . ! That the goveramonta of ^ Conti ne ntal Europe have for . a long period of years . appliedjthe principle of Burv ^ illanoe to . ! ° 'the'i mine ' s V of their , respective cpiintriea , ' and . which have been attended ' with ' signal success in the prevention of accidents , &ci , therefore this : meeting ! resolves ; : to-p ' etitionJth ^ Legislature oi this country , ^ entreating at to grant us a similar system of public and responsible inspection oh ' equal terms ' with those parties afore mentioned : " " . Many striking facts illustrative of th ^ necessity of gome pbwer stopping ' in ' , between the * and their employers , who invariably paid no regard to . theunhealthinesa of the places where they had to work , ; and consequently , the miners were exposed
to continual ganger , and what was worse , let what will ' jiap ' pen to a man when following , his work hs was unable to retreat . If he ' saw the roof ready t » fall , —the ' gas ready to ignite , —there was no escape ;; for behind him always stood a large tub filled with coals ,. which so completely filled the passage , thajt however . desirous a mauiaight . be , to retreat , when he , saw . danger he cpuld not do " so . - j . ' Mr . Vl W . Bird secorideii . thia ^ resolution witherea ' t pleasure . j -He appealed to the great body ormen present to certify that ; such a resolution was not only necessary , but just . Had ; not the Legislature given protection to the fac . tofy-vrorkers ,: t 6 railway . trayellers , " and to . partiea who wearied with tfcje bonds of oppression in " this cbnntry ; we-re about to
cross the wide ocean , and seek a home in a distaijt land I Had there not been special' acts > of parliiment to ensure a more healthy atmosphere in large towns ? ' Then why notdescendto the darkcaverris of the mine and give protection to those who wer ^ e so far removed from public investigation , and wljo wereso'O . ijir sied and tyrtmniBad over' by tHe eraployera that they dare ' not complairi ? Yesp felloeworkmen , ( exclaimed Mr . Bird , ) it-is just , it is imperatively essential that our lives . be better protected , and'if we persevere and . press forward our claims we shall obtain ^ that measure ' of relief which will at least mitigate our " sufferings . Mr . Bird concluded a most brilliant address by seconding tile resolution , which wa ' s ' carried by acclamation . 1
Mb ; . J . Fawgeti movedtnat the following petition , founded on the , foregoing resolutions , be adopted , and forwarded for presentation to both Houses of Parliament . The speaker made frequent appeals to the people whether the particular statements in the petition were true , and to which there nrose in answer , — ay ; ¦ too ¦ true . " Mr ;> Fawcett having done full justice to the reading and explaining the petition , and by taking every pains to make each section of it well understood , moved its adoption , which being seconded'by H , Fawcbix , "jdi put to the meeting arid uriariimously adopted . ; - ; The Chairman- then 'introduced •• Mr , ? G . W . 3 ( 1 . Reynolds , Editoroi the Political Instructor , &c . i to the meeting , ; which gave that gentleman a vei-y
gratifying reception . , ; Mr . Reynolds said that he had great p leasure in meeting so large a body of the industrious northcountry miners , and he must assure them that their kind reception of him that day would not soon be effaced / from . his . memory . With regard ( to ; - the subject matter on which they had ( at immense sacrifice of time and money , ) niefc tpat day to talk about / he miist inform them that * his attention had for a long time been directed to those fearful catastrophies . ' He had not blinked the question , but had published , * at . various times in the iRscellany , his thoughts and opinions upon that question , and he must now , repeat that it is a scandal and a disgrace to our Legislature in not attending tu the petitions and compTainta of the miners upon this subject . He had himself observed the mode of conducting coroners ' -inquests ^ and he did not' hesitate to say that no redress could come from that quarter . The government ( continued Mr . Reynolds ) . were the
proper parties who ought to ^ take ^ the ' measure' upl - and ' who ; ' could , If they chose , give' a -ineasure of relief that would be quite as effective as that ( which was obtained on the Continent , and which ; was admitted to have , exercised a powerful -influence ! in diminishing the . number of accidents in the mines of France , Belgium , " &o ., < fco ,. Mr . Reynolds then briefly glanced at the powerful influence' which no doubt would be opposed to the ' miners in the House ofCommona , and urged the necessity of their ' enfranchisement before justice would be ; accorded them , concluding an excellent address ,, which was followed by several rounds of applause , and the most hearty cheers from the assembled multitude . ¦ ' It was then agi'eed that ; in order to carry out the objects embraced in the petition , that a committee of not less than five persons ( miners ) , 'be elected , and that each member contribute one penny per . fortnight if necessary , towards bearing the expense connected . with this business . '"''" .. . . !
The meeting then recorded their sincere thanks to the following members of parliament : Mr . T . S . Duncombe , Mr ; Aglionby , Mr . Hume , Mr . Wyld , Mr , Bernnl , iSir ; Joshua 'Wa . lmsley , George Thompson and all those who have in anyway , assisted , tne miners in their attempts toobtain legislative inspection of" collieries ; arid 'likewise to Mr . Reynolds , ' for his kindriess in visiting them , ' after which the proceedings were closed , and each colliery , with their banners unfurled , wended their way to their several homes ,- , evidently . delighted with the day ' s proceedings . . ;} " ; ... , ! . . The miners being desirous to learn' more from Mr . Reynolds ; a public meeting wascprivened in the Lecture Room , ^ Nelson-streetj Newcastle , at" seven
o ' clock in ¦ the evening , when that ¦ gentleman . ¦ delivered a most animated and soul-stirring address , on the . social condition , of . the working . classes of this couutryi and particularly tKe hard lot of tne min ^ r , who had to hew out , ' or to excavate from the bowels of the earth , ' that ' mineral ; which , without a doubt , was the mainspring of all qurlwealthand greatness / and . the happiness and comfort enjoyed at our / own firesides .., Let ( exclaimed Mr , Reynolds ) biit the miner shut up -his shbp ^ - and' see how' soon all other shops must beclosed . Let but the miners stay the pics , arid soon your mighty steamers , which glides so swiftly , through , theiwavos , will come to a stand ; our manufactories will be , stopped , and the / . whole communication by railway but off . The men who" are
thus , 01 the greatest importance' to the whole nation , are treated yriththi ^ ' greatest' amount' of contempt arid ' contumely by their masters and the : government ; -and denied a proteotionfor the » 4 iye 9 ,- 'when following such dangerous employment ,.,. Mr . Reynoldsjthen . ' . aUuded . to ' . ^ he t ' car e and attentionjbe ^ ' stowed upon ' tKe ' mining population . 6 f France , ' Belgium , and ' other ' continental governments , arid'c ! ontr asted ; the results of suoh caw , as exhibited in the continued'kindred feeling . always prevalentj between the employers andiemployed in , those countries } and whioh also Had been produbtive ' of . a dimiriishediper
ceritage of accidents , although mines ; 'had - . considerably increased r iri tKbse countries , ' 5 . witW itne ribn-interference of bur government in . like matters ; and which resulted in constant bickeringSj between the owners . of the pit and the ;\ forkmen , and : the increased humberand extent of , the sacrifice . hunaan life in thecollienas of this couiiti'y . ^ 'MrJ' Reyhplds ' thehrela ' ted' -ah'historibal anecdote ,--eaowinfe Jiiow the 'bollieraiofrthis distriofhad beencsaddledwith " tho tax of bne shilling perI . ohaldr . onVip " ayab . lei 1 to ! the Dukeof ^ Hichin , 9 nd ,, fqr ^ O j Other . reaspn ^ _ but , Jha ^ th 6 SRiuduke !> ra 3 anatiiral . son ipf tbe . V' ^ Oh ' aiiea II * , aa ^ wWhaa oiijbjre'd tuts pen ' sion ' untU
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a r , ecenti ^^^ w i « B ; the-3 Inattel ^ beoomin ' g . top not / J rim : theJeiiBJ . # or | r ) M ^ thetduke , fpr a . epjwirieratiom whicR relieved tlje'gig df ' Newcistle , of : thi f moristrourimpo ^ riblds ' coriblfidea' Sn eicel ! e ¥ tMebture ,: witb ; f a-pe ^ i » i ration of a most ' « tarill njr ' . Tiature , 5 which ! ejide ut ] y told iipotttherjBymjxkthies ^ fthe audiehep ; a ' nd . 'ae ifcs ^ conclusio n , : ther ^^ r . ose ,, pne loud ( burst of , an . " plau 8 e , " which " cori ' tmuedfo . reyef ^ berate tBrbji gh ' ty toldihVf&r ^ ralsefeonds : ^ ^ ' ~ ' " ; •> ' « ' ?? ^ MrK Jos Si ^ H'Fi ^ CETdr ^ f t ^ mirier ,-then-recited 3 tlia
' ^ Miner ' s ¦ Dreanij '' a descriptive poenribf theidei plprable effects of , an . explosion ;; written expressly , for the miners , by , J . P . Robson ,, of this 1 town . , , ! Avob of thanks ' , was then ' giTe ' n to-Mh Reynolds which-ended th ' e busiriess ' of the meeting arid in which it w but ' justice to add , ' tb ' et every one preJ sent manifestod the highest . delight , and evinced the greatest pleasure , at . the . visit of , that gentleman who had come so great a distance to cheer them on ' and : add a ' ray of 'hope that ; the miner mi ghtjlooit forward to av , day , , when- his . jOonditjoft would receive that attention which ' . it ' so clearly deserved .
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THE STONEMASONS ' . STRIKE . - TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAn . SiB-We , tjje causeway stone-dressers , of Dancing Cairn , near Aberdeen , lately employed by Mr . Manuel , and . now on strike , request the favour of your columns , to disabuse the minds of the London paving authorities , and others concerned in the business , as to the cause of our strike , we haying good , reason for concluding that our case is mis . represented . . We shall briefl y state a few facts . The first in order was the formation of a union , on the part of the emnlovers to reduce wases . Mr . TWannni mm ¦¦
i * ! ' - ¦ ' ' ' . ' a " ••• tUUUUUl ^ . UUl late employer ,, acted as chairman . : . A reduction of twenty per . bent , was offered , but successfully resisted on . the / partiof the . ; workmen ,-who formed a defensive union , ; tb counteract the reduction tendencies of the employers " . Mr . Manuel then inti mated that he would be the first to raise and the last to reduce wages—however , reductions to the extent of twenty per cent , have been made at different periods .., . This .. sliding / scale of . reduction was continued till November last , when the men struck against a further reduction of five per cent , which strike still continuing , we trust that those parties interested will compare notes , and draw conclusion for themselves ..,.-,, ;• , . . - We remain , Sir , yours respectfully , The Causeway . Stose-dre 3 seb 3 . Dancing Cairn , near Aberdeen .
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DBSinuCiioir op BrsHop ' s Rock . Lighthousjs , off Sciixy . —Amongst the various disasters which occurred in the gale of the 5 th inst . we have to record the total destruction of the bishop ' s Rock Lighthouse , off Scilly , situated about ten miles westward of the Land ' s-end , The lighthouse was in progress of erection by Mr . Douglas for the corporation of Trinity House . On the Tuesday night it was standing , and on the following morning not a trace of its existence was visible . ' The lighthouse . was formed of caskiroh columns , braced and 9 tayed with wrought-iron rods . It would have been upwards of 120 feet high , being twenty feet higher than the Eddystone . —• Pensanw Qaxette .
i Curious Relic . —The Duke of Devonshire on his late visit to his estate in Ireland brought back with him that . very curious relic of antiquity , the brozier of the ancient Bishops of Waterford and Lismore , which came into his Grace ' s hands , we believe , with the property of the Boyles , Earls of Cork . It is of bronze , ornamented with enamel and beads , ' and if it do not belong ( as some antiquaries contend it does ) to the eighth or ninth century , it it certainly not of later manufacture than the very commencement ; 6 f the twelfth century , the reign of Henry I . It has been privately seen by not a few Irish antiquaries , who are of . opinion that it is of the workmanship of that country ; and the . Duke has kindly consented to its exhibition at the Society of Antiquaries in London , on ari . early occasion , iri order to ascertain the decision ' of that learned body its to its precise age , and the part of the world-where : it was made . It seems clear that it did not come originally from Italv . r-Woie .
Mail fob Madeira . —A notice has been issued at the Post-office , that mails will be made up on the evening of Febvuavj 23 rd for Madeira , , to be conveyed by her . Majesty ' s sloop S p hynx , which will sail from Devonport after the arrival of the London post on the morning of Feb . 21 . Letters for Madeira will be liable to a postage of Is . lOd . the half ounce , and so on ; and newspapers to the charge of 2 d . each . All letters and newspapers intended to be sent by this vessel must be specially addressed , " By her Majesty ' s sloop Sphynx . " ; . : Tarnow , Gaucia , Jan . 23 . —The Tarnow board of aldermen has proclaimed , . with beat of drum , an ordinance . ! wherein every father of a , family and householder is obliged , under penalty . of twenty-five florins , to set down on a list all the males , from
eighteen to thirty years old , belonging to his household . . In the years 1848 and 1 S 49 , 80 , 000 soldiers were raised in Galicia , and now another strong recruitment is demanded . > Since 1846 the population has been greatly wasted by epidemics : and in 1849 only , dwarfed and crippled creatures * : were hauled in the net of the recruiting sergeant . ¦¦ ¦ ; ; English ENTEnrRisK in Irbiand . —It . ; is almost with a feeling . of mortification that one constantly reads in the Irish journals such statements ! as follow . "Why is it -that the vast industrial ^ resources of Ireland are left , it would seem , to . the sole developement . of strangers to the soil 1 Is it that tho spirit of lionourabje enterprise among Irishmen is altogether crushed by faction ; ana that they have , for once and all made up their mind 3 . to waste
their expiring energies in . vain and childish pursuits after shadows , leaving others more , fortunate to gather Wi ^ substance . , Mr . Duffjjells «? that Engl , ish and ^ ScbTcfi shopkeepers . make , rapid fortunes-in Dublin , while the ; " natives" can scarcely keep body and soul together ; and here is another instance of what may"b ' e "" achieved , by . industry , and perseverance when properl y ; directed Sr- 'f During the last winter ( says theKepeal Limerick Examiner one hundred men were employed by Mr . Collett in exploring the lead lodes , near the Shannon , 'above Kllaloe ; and above £ 500 was expended in the work . Mr . Collett is the well-known enterprisirigEnglishiaatt who . has been extensively engaged in , mining operations in this country , He has ; since . transferred his staff to the county of Gal way , near . Gbrt ,
whore the lead ore is more valuable . He has '' recently , we understand , directed the prosecution * of works iri some productive veinsof iron ore ( pyrites ) at Penny . Well , outside this city . ' and a contract has already been-entered into for that purpose ., It ia supposed that a rich copper deposit will be reached and obtained ; - ; We should hope that the- capitalists of Limerick will co - operate in every , way posaiblo . The mining works are not liable to poor-rates , nor will-they be for , the : next seven years . ; The . slate quarrica of Killaloo , worked Hinder the , superin ^ enaerice of Mr . Headechi who has a depok in this city , vrera , we believe ^ first opened by Mr . Collett , : and for the last ten years have in themselves furnishea proofs of the success attending ; the-: enterprise . ; with which Mr . CoUe * ti as assisted to deyelope the re-WuroesofthJseovntjy ,, " ... - *«— - ' . English Marriaobs in Paris . —The following consular notice has beenissued . respecting'tho
alterations recently riiade ; m connexion with this subject : — ' ¦ By the " new regulations it is- required vthat ; the parties desifous of haying the cerembnyvporfo'imed . j < t the British embassy ; : as heretofore , ' Bhall'bave dwelt in the "district of the 1 British'Consulate at Paris during one " calendar month , at leastjandithat r ioticei-Ve ' giyeri'to th 6 consulofi the' intended < inarriage , 8 ucnnoticotobesuspended inHlie consular office during soyen successire days if the marriage is to fee " solemnised by ^ lieense , or twenty-bn # sueccssiye days if , the marriage is'to be solemnised without licensed ¦ ' The fees on these marriages a ' c 6 n 8 idMably augmented , being ^ now- 10 b . ' forWinter * ing . anti sustiendlhg notice " ; -10 ai for every- " marriage solemmsed'by , or ih tKbpfesence of ^ jthe ' dbnsul withoutlicehsej'or ^ OsJ ifby lioerise'j lthe license is also ? 20 s ¦ ^ Birth ' s , arid deaths will , - * enceforward , bo registered at'tho'bousulatevvliehte q , ? Bted 1 OT payment of , is , Cd , ' : y : oa
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. -.,--. THE HOlVtO ^ ITMLVERS . l « . T m ners of H PIyt ° yrn'di 9 trii ? theld theirwe ' okly delegale meeting on Saturday , the 16 th instant which ' was attended by delegates from Woodhall * C ' ambrae , Motherwoll ,,. Legbranick , Chapel-hill ' Stevenson , Ac . The . business was gone through with ' thp ] 3 amo spirit wh'cjj , hascha r ' acterise , d the proceed , inga of the men in this part for some years .- It waa announced that the next district delegate meeting would be held in the Masons ' . Lodge , t Holy town , oa Saturday , the 23 d inst ., and that a delegate meeting would . be held at William M'tfie ' s , Park-head , near Gksgftw , on the 25 th inst . The miners of this part of Scotland have hadanother prodf . bf the necessity of union , not only among , the miners , but in all other trades . In . Lanarkshire , it iis generally considered that the wages-ef-the miners are regulated by , the price of iron ; -but , the ; T > wce olvie iron Las
been up . for a longtime back , and yet the maaters never offered an advance until the miners re-commenced their union . The masters , with the exception of two in the Holytowndistrict , have given sixpence per day advancer Every miner is aware that when an advance is made , it is riot the masters but the public . who . pay ; it . . ForJristance : the masters are paying the men in this part three shillings per waggbn >< not including the dross or . small , which tho masters get for nothing . The men send out twentysix cwts ., of , coals , to the waggon , and the maaters sell twenty-four cwts . to the waggon in the market for which they : get nine shillings , never speaking about the overweight , r For the sixpence per . day whieh the masters haye given the men , they ha *© raised the coals in , ( Glasgow market two shillings the waggon . ; ' . and it will thus bo seen that the masters are getting one shilling and sixpence , while the men arc getting sixpence .- ¦ - - . ... :-.. ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1562/page/6/
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