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WELT IS A PEEK ? What is a peer ? A useless thing ; A costly t * y , to please a king ; A banbl 8 near a throne ; A lamp ol animated clay ; A gaody pageant of a day ; An incubus ; a drone ! VThsX iB a peer ? A nation ' s curse—A pauper on the public purse ; Couuption's own jickal : A hsnghty , domineering blade ; A cuckold at a masquerade ; A dandy at a balL Te bntterflies , -whom tings create ; Te caterpillars of the state ;
Know thai your time is near 1 This meral learn from nature ' s plan , That in creation God made man ; Bui never made a peer .
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T . TTRPS—DlSCOTSRT OF A DejLD EoDY . —Oq Tnnay evening an ujqusst was held at the house of 2 >] r . Grant , the Wellington Inn , Wellington-road , btfure John Blackburn , E * q ., on the remains -f a body -which had been taken oat of the water at B * an lug " mill , on the previous day . The remains were d ' rx'OTered by some men in the employ of Messrs . 3 Got * and Sons , whilst cleaning out the mill goit , and though gre&ily decomposed , and ent : rely disjointed , vrere recognised , . by the hoots which « ere en : -he feet , to be those of Samutl Bucbirout of Armlcy , who , on the 11 th of August ia > t , was dr-. 'vraed . along with a young man named William Bendy . We gave the paiticularsof the accident at the rinse . The accident arose from a boat in which t ' ne two , deceased and an-.-ta-. r maD were crossing thtrjTtr from Mr . Green ' s mill to Armit-y , beina washed away by the tremendous flood then in the riTr-r . Baddy was found soon after at Thwait's mills . Yerdict— " Accicental death . "
Husslet Flosax Society . —The first meeting of the members of this society tor the present year , was he . d on Wednesday week , in the hrge room of the Punch Bowl Isa ^ for the show of auriculas and polyanthuses . The display of flowers was ' very good , and the judges , Mr . Bairstow , of Leeds , and Mr . Hodgson , of Hunslet , awarded the principal pi ! Ze 3 to Mr . Wm . Chadwick Mr . B . Ely , of Rothweil Haigh , and Mr . John Kearney , of Woodhouse Bi . l—the latter gentleman sens an rxeellent assortment of gieenhouse plants , which were greatly admired . Bad Meat . —On Friday last , the carcase of a bea .-t , in a stave approaching to putrefaction , and which had been brocght into Leeds by a man named Join CrossSeld , a . tallow chandler , at Clifford , for gale to the low priced butchers , was seizrd and destroyed . We are glad to see the officers on tke alert on this subject .
Hors 3 of Recotkst . —On Monday last , the office of Dhysician to this institHtion , vacant by the resigns t on of Dr . Hunter , owing to ill-health , wa 3 filled np by the unanimous election of Dr . Wilion , who was preposed by Mr . T . T . Dibb , and seconded by Mr . J . M . Tennant . Thanks of the trustees , on the motion of Mr . M . Cawood , seeonie-i by Mr . Ji-hn Sykes , were unanimously passed to Dr . Hunter , for his services to the institution for nearly twenty-four years . Dr . Wilson was the only candidate . Stealing Spirits . —On Monday last a man named ¥ m Wahnsley , who for the iasr fonr years has been in the employ of M . r . Benjamin Gale , wine and
spirit merchant , Kirkgate , wa 3 brought up at the Court House , on a charge of having stolen a gallon 0 " gin and another of mm , the property of Ms employer . It having come fo the ears of the police that Wahn 3 ley had been eff-jring to sell a quantity of spirits to the keeper of the tap room at the Qaren's Arms , and wh cb is opposite to Mr . Gale's premises , the purchase was recommended and a watch W 3 S kept . The spirits were conveyed away in bladders , by the prisoner , on Tuesday morning , while carrying water from the yard in which the warehouse is situated . He was committed for trial &t the sessions .
FlGHTEiG IN THB SlHEET , A >~ D ASSAULT ON THE Police . —On Monday last , seven young men were placed before Henry Hall and J . R . Atkinson , Efqs ., at the Court-House , on . a charge of fighting in the street on Sunday morning , at near three o ' clock , and with having assaulted the poliee . Their names are Andrew Wood , Thomas Rider , John Parker . John Atha , Richard Freeman , John Wilshire , and "John Bailey , along with others . They had been drinking till that hour at the house of Mr . Cross , Pack Horse Inn , Briggatc , and on turning into the street , a qnarrel arose , a fight ensued , and the police , who aterfered , were assaulted . Mr . James , who was on the spot , unknown to the parties , witnessed the transaction . Wood , Rider , and Parker , who had commenced the fight , were ordered to find sureties for their future good behaviour ; the others were fined 293 . each , and costs , for assaulting the police .
Dilplat of Fibewohes . —On Monday evening , its bas : display -of fireworks which has been for some time witnessed in Leeds , was given in the Wnite Cloth Hall Yard , by Mr . Bates , assisted by ii' -ssrs . Johnson and Knowies . The evening was dsrlighiiuljy fine , and the yard being beautifully iilnm natfd by variegated laraps . pressiiJ-ed an appearacee ^ . together cm-rein irom what we have been in the Lubit of witnessing at these displays . The pitea wnich attracted the most attention was the statue of 2 sap& 3 eoc , which was of colossal siz * , and surpassed ia splendour a ^ d variety anything we had before seen in the science of pyrotechnics . Tee a-f-r . dance , we are sorry to say , was but iudifftrciit ; but as we hear the .-pirlted artist intends to pre another display , we tru = t this notice of his merits will have the ' effect of causing him to be more estensivelv patronised .
Lzei > 5 Poob Reliz ? Fern—On Monday last , a meeiiua of ihis Conunuies was held at tb ' e Conn H ^ se . John Cawood , H ^ q . in the chair , at which a report was read irom ihe Provis : on Committee , sizmi by Mr . Edward Jsefcson , as Chairman . Thi ? report enounced the closing of the depot on Saturday efbticg , and also the fact tha ; Et that time , in ccs ^ . qnence of a greatly decreased dedans during tiie week , there were " about 500 loaves of bres-i refsaining . Ihe report concluded as foiiosvs —'" It appears ucnL-cessary , after the long and circuTasiamial accocn ; which has appeared in the pnbhc
pnptsj to enter into any details respecting tnc serioos and paiiifni fraud which has been perpetrated on the funds of this charity , and the discovery of which was made by this Committee . The Provision Con ^ a : ttee , however , would strongly recommend that in the case of any fciure distribution of if lief in this ¦ "" ^ Ji the tickets bs regularly ccmpaied with the bor-k ? frcs wh . 'ch thty are enr , at lea ^ r once a we ^ , perhaps it wculd be belter every day . This w-. uld entcuia . ly prsVfciit anything of the kind-taking place , or en ^ urs its iirmediate detection . That eo such
precaur . oD r . as ocen taken hereioi ' ore , i = i ; ot to be ^ ordered at , as the fac : of a men . bcr ci the Committee apv-v ^ ied to manage a public chanty , himself ccrum'ting frauds upon its fun-is , v > ss not to be espr - -citd until such an occurreccc had tsken place . ' 3 ^ 5 report having been received , the Chairman proc ' -Jti xnc books containing ihe accounts , which he said it w ould be netessary should be a-iditwi . He could ^ e : _ gpeak exactly , but the ba . ! snce ia hand , a , f ^ r _ P 3 yin ? all arrears , would , he thought , be about ~ 3 / o . Jt was then resolved , Tha : the clerks Oe c : riercd to write out 250 rickets , at one shilling value each , to be given in bread , a » d that those tickets be
emu-d among the visitors now present , to be dispensed by them among the poor in their districts ; such tickets to be presented at tae depot before noon on Taesaay . " Oq the motion of Mr . J . jwett , James Brown , Esq ., Wm . Gott , Esq ., and Robert Waiker , Esq were appointed auditors . Some cunrer-Ea'joa ea = ued a 3 to the time for holding a general meeting of the subscribers , and it was determined that it should be held on Monday , the 23 rd instant , s . t twelve o ' clock at noon , to receive the report cf the committee , and apportion the remaining funds , upon which it was resolved , "That it be a re . ecmai £ ndauon to the |
general zaeetlzz of the subscribers to appropriate bo Each of the bsktce in hand a 3 may be nec ^ sajy , to the establishment of a permanent soup kitchen , for the benefit of the toor of tha town ; " anrf Messr ? . K Bru-eha-1 , R . Pyatt , J . Simpson , S- Macd , and John Jovfeu , jun ., TTcre appoiiittd a sub-committee , to lEqnire into the site , the be » : mode of fi tiug anO-^• Juciingj'&c , aud to rcp ; -Tt thtTeoc to the geocr :.-^ aciittee . The Eeeting then broke up .
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Sheep Slaughtered . —During the night of Saturday-last , some TUlains Bl&ughtered a valuable tup sheep , in a field on Rothwell Haigh , the carcase of which they carried off , leaving the skin and entrails wrapped together , and thrown into a beck at 6 ome distance . The sheep was the property of Mr . Parnaby , of Rothwell , steward to Kirkby Fenton , Esq ., and would weigh about thirty pounds per quarter . Robbbhibs . —On Friday morning last , a drab mixture Taglioni coat , and & black and white house coat , were stolen from the house of Mr . Edward Mallett , No . 21 , Grove Terrace .-On Tuesday last , a dark-coloured shawl was 6 tolen f vom the passage in the house of Mr . Askcy , ia Merrion-street .
Leeds Old Floeal Society —This Scciety held its annual show of auriculas and polyanthuses in Mr .. Rogers ' s Floral Exhibition Room , Wydham Gardens , Ronndhay Road , on Monday last . The display of " auriculas and polyanthuses was numerous and of the first rate order . The room was beautifully decorated with plants and evergreens , by Mr . Roger ? , Mr . Birkby , and Mr . Bradley . There was an efficient band engaged for the purpose The judges were Mr . Dobings , Mr . Chadwick , and Mr . BastoWj by whom the prizes were awarded to the var ious competitors , Mr . Ratcliffa , Mr . Edward 315 rebel ) , Mr . Thomas Walker , and Mr . Joseph Jackson , - carrying off the principal prizes . |
ChangS 'Ringing . —Oq Sunday morning last , at six o ' clock . -the Leeds St . Peter ' s company of change ringers ascended the noble to ^ cr of the parish chnrch , ' and rung a true and complete peal of grand sire cinques in the fittams , consisting of 5148 change , which was brought round in a masterly and beautiful style , m three hf > ur /> , forty three minutes , and nine second ? , by the following per-ons , viz : —Samuel Smallpase , treble , ( composer and conductor of the peal ;) John Robinson , second ; John Groves , third ; i John Hudson , fourth ; James Gill , fifih ; CJiristo- ; pher Ik-s , sixth ; Jonas Baldwin , seventh ; John j Mortimer , eighth ; Benjamin Ely , ninth ; William j Gawkroger , tenth ; William Groves , eleventh ; and I William Pollem , tenor . Weight of the tenor 36 cwt . j '
This herculean task waa performed by twelve men cnly , and is the first ppal of grandsire cinques ever j rung in Yorkshire . It was rung in honour of the birthday of his Grace the Duke of Wellington . ASSAULT AM ) Robbebt . —On Monday last a man named Edward Emmett , was brought np at the Court House , on sL charge of h&viog assaulted a person named G-iorer . and stolen from htm a bast et containing a pii-ce of mntton and other articles . Glover was going homo about half-past 12 on Saturday niaht , when he met the prisoner and two others in Calverly-ttreet . they attack- ed him . an < l after knocking him down run off with hifl Sunday ' s dinner- The prisoner -was pursued and apprehended by the watchman . He was committed for trial . .. "
HUDDEESFIELD . —On Thursday night a fire was oi-coyercd in the Farm Yard belonging jo Godf rey Berry , situated on the banks of the river Colne , Bradley Mills , near Huddersfield . Two engiceswere itrmediately on the spot , four corn s'acks were consumed and two others were very much injured . Ic is supposed to have originated from th- firing of a gun , as one of Mr . Berry ' s sons was shooting rats . We understand the property was insured . LASS WADE . —Mr . William Daniells has taken some pains of late in spreading the principle ? of" ths Ancient Order of Foresters in this place , and has-been so far successful that a Court in compliance will be opened here on June 17 th , to be called the-Wallace .
LEICESTER . —The cavalry have quitted the town , and all is quiet , once more . The s-avery at the ba ?» le " , howevar , continues ; and a recurrence of the discontent is not unlikely if ihe hand-corn-mill be not abolished by the guardians . To talk of recoucih ' atloii between the middle and working classes iu L * if-e » ter ,. "wiil , henceforh , be a farce . The coldhearted Manner in which even the Sturgites could look on the plaints of the poor bastile sufferers , and the z-al with which they accepted the office of petty consrables to put down the discontent , —has created a snif between the poor and the respectables that will long b 8
impassable'WIGAX . —The distress prevailing at present in this town istruly alarming—four-fifths of the bandloom weavers are cut of employment , ar . d those tha : are in " employment half not hava work ; and from the recent reductions that have taken place , they are actnaiiy starving . Improvements in machinery are day by day throwing numbers into the street destitute . A general reduction of wages ha 3 tak * -n place in every department within the last few weeks . The following is only an outline .- —Person ? having seven shillings -per week are reduced to five ; and those having five shillings and sixpence per week are redueed to . four shillings per week . The throstle spinners , tiking care of three and a-half frames , having eight fchillings and sixpence per week , by the
recent alteration aTe compelled to take care of four frames , and receive for ic seven shillings and sixpence . The overlookers and machinists are reduced two shillings per week . The masters' plea for thus reduc'ng the wages of their workpeople , i 3 that they have r . o profit for the outlay of their capiial ; but this excuse is without foundation . How is it that there is in . the town masters of small capital , who have to come into the market with them , and are paying a great deal more for their work , and appear to be getting a comfortable livelihood ! The small masters with their old machinery are paying 12- ; . Gl . for spinning one hundred ponnds of tens weft . The large manufacturers with their improvements , by which they can produce goods with greater facility ,
only pay three shillings and threepence per hundred pounds weight , of-eleven and twelve weft , therefore the plea of do profit will not stand the test of public examination .- One of these pretended friends of the people declared the other day that four shillings per week was sufficient for a young man or woman , and that twelve shillings was enongh for mu e spinners . Another of the same stamp eaid that before long he would make the spinners glad to spin fourteen weft at ore shilling lor one hundred pounds weight , and this is- the party who call so loudly to the working men to join them . On Thursday week the unemployed went t * the Board of
Guardians to ask for relief , and the police were brought to drive them home The conduct of one of the Guardians was calculated to arouse the passions of the starving people , who after insulting them sent f <» r the military to give them steel inrtead of bread . But firelocks and bayonets have no terrors for starving men , at least it proved eo upon this occasion . ' They told the solciery to do their worst . for they would rather meet death than return home to their families without relief . They did not injure either persons or property , and had the "Guardians - recrivid them as they ought to have done , the peac&would not have been broken .
Coal-pit Accidents . — On Saturday morning , one of tho . se melancholy occurrences so commcn in this neighbourhood took place at Ince Ra . il coiiiVry , ihe property of Messrs . Wheat- ' ey , Gt-rreti , and Co . whereby a , woman , whose name we understand is Ann Walsh , met with her deaih by the following circnra ? tance 3 : —It appears that in attaching the tub to the . rope , the unfortunate woman put one of the hooks , through oi . e of the rods of which the tubs are made , instead of the- iron ear of the tub , therefore . wnen her weight came upon it the rod broke andshe fell to the bottom of the shaft , a d-. s-¦ aEce of upwards of 300 feet ; she was literally smashed to pieces . —The .-aait : morning , two mors . employed in a coal pit the property of Mr . A ? huiL , of Piau-lane , weie killed ; they have leit families to lament therr lo ? s .
BOWLING .-T 0 T . AL ACCJDL . NT FBOM FlliK " DaMP . —On T : iur .-Cay mornn . 'g w * ek , about six o'clock , a « explosion ot fire-daiup toi > k place in one of the pit 3 beioDgiiijc to the B ^ wiing Iron WoTk * company , shnatta ar DucJey-H : ;] , wjjen John Byvratsr , 5 jsrk Puts , and David HMim- 'S , a boy about , twelve ' . vears of age , were dreadfully burnt . Bywat-er had all the i-kin burnt off his whole bodyfh . ee , and hands ; the orJy fart ou which he had ouy skin , was unaer his hfa 1 and ^ re-ai jOf - - ; erery otfier part was completely raw . He inured till Friday evfiiing at six o ' clock , wh-n < iea ? h t > ut an end to his sufii-riD ^ s . " TheoihrT tv > o stc in a lair v .-ay of recoTtrv . The accknnt is s-uid 'o Lave occurred fr . 'rn
the boy , Ho * ia ; er . c-nriiijj br . ^ ky to wliire the D . "n were at work , ^ iih aii en ; p- y curve . : md driving t ) e : foul air before k , t > udb ot their naked larop ? .. By-; water has-left a Wjfe and chi ^ d to lament his untimely eiid . Jmpl-dem IIighwat R < -bb ; -rt . — On Monday , ¦ between the hours of tweJve a > ia oi ) e . a respectable ; " wcrDan from Puosty , of the name of Wharton , a ; > . hopkeeper , b ' ing on h ; r way to Bradford to i lay cut . moiivy for her shop , was stopped by j' five-or fix men within t ^ o hundred yards of th' - j latter plip . e , on the Leeds rodd , ana her purse \ containing "between ei ^ bt and nine pounds was ; abstr £ cie . d from htr pocket .
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1 Dbeadful Deprayity . —Eii ^ ard Ellis , a wool-I sorter , at . Ltice ^ ier , ¦ wa . > f 5 ' a ! jy committed to gaol on j a charge of having been £ U ! liy of a rape on two of his i dau ^ ht « r ' £ , one thirteen yvars of age and the other ten . j He has been carrying on his brutal practices with the i eldest ibr a period ot three years . i Fatal" Thundeb Stohji . —Monday , a terrific I storm of .-thunder and lithtniug broke ovtr the
' towns of Bapwel ) , Worle , Wrington , and places ! adj'iCtnt . The c-Jniinuous flashes of the iorktd liglitiiing were av ; fn ' , ana , we regret say , not uni aittnded with fa : a \ coaHqu nces . Between o ae ! and tw » o ' ciock , a vou : !< j mau named Williams , nud | two ' i ' . 'r-jfSj tcgajied in p ] c-iii . iiiug oi : the far / j of ' Mr . -Yuun ^ , at Bamvtii Moor , were struck wkb li > : ht !; i ?!? , ard iEriniuly k : l ! ea . Poor Willi ' junsun | the csy of hi-. iiv . uJi Lad ju > t completea " ms 20 ih ! ytr . r . The l ^ hniing rtnt ms ck-i . f- . ts in pieces , auci i e ^ en bi ^ sh- ^ ' ? upon h ] s u-et . Sc . 'ttrred \ jijiiiow , < .. ' j h's c . •; - ; ts . \ v re foui . d ten cr tweivo jar d " frcia the j spei . —Bristol Paper .
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MURDER OF A MOTHER BY HER SON . Mebthtr , Saturday . —A case of murder , attended with circumstances of unusual atrocity , inasmuch as some suspicion is entertained that the murderer is the son of the aged woman who has been so foully assassinated , was discovered in this town to-day , and has produced much excitement . The name ol the unfortunate victim is Tamar Edwards . She was an old and infirm woman , aged upwards of seventy years , a widow , " who resided with her son , Richard EdwardB ( the supposed murderer ) and his wife iu a small house , situated on the side of the tramroad , in Plymouth-street . The circumstances under which the discovery of this horrible crime was made , are iu themselves somewhat curious . The old woman
had been missed by the neighbours , witH whom she was in the habit of conversing frequently , for several days past , and numerous inquiries were made of her son and his wife concerning her . These inquiries j were evaded by the former as much as possible , but I whenever he was so closely interrogated as to render ? a reply inevitable , his answer was , " O , she ia only ! gone from home for a little time ; she is a few miles j off in the country ; " aud it would seem that this ! statement had satisfied the neighbour * , as no further I investigation of the _ matter took place until this morning , when Richard Edwards left his housbfor Uhe purpose , as he stated to Mb wife , of going to j Dowlais , where he worked , to receive payment of j his wages . According to the statement of the j woman , as given by the neighbours , he told her ,
; before he left , that there were reasons why he wished I her particularly not to look under the bed . This ! request was ot so singular a nature that it naturally j created surprise in the mina of the wife ; and , very ; shortly after his departure , she went into tho house of a neighbour , to whom she conmiuiiicated the in-: junction . Tho neighbour immediatt-ly tuspected : that there was someihipg the matter , and she advised ' ; the wife to go and see if there was any th ng conceaied there , which ought not to be there . Tiie wife took their advice , and , followed by two or three women , she-returned home , and , on raising the undt-r-curtains , at ih « foot of the bed , tiiey were horrified at beholaing a dead body , which proved to be that of ; the aged mother ot t . dwards . A . small shet-t was
j ) . ¦ i i ! j } | wrapped round the body . The women , on making i this discovery , iinmed ately raised an alarm ; and j information of tho circumstances having been sent !¦ off to the police office , Superintendent Davis , w ; th i some other constables , were promptly in attendance . i A notice of the discovery was then forwarded to the I coroner of the borough , T . Davis , E > q ., who at once j issued his warrant lor holding an iuq > . est on the : body . A jary was then impannelled , who , having
j ' ¦ ; I inspected the body and viewed the position in which ! it was fouad , adjourned their inquiry until * ix ' o ' clofk , Monday e ^ eumg , fur the purpose of . giving j time to the police to collect evidence , and , if possible , j secure the apprehension of the . ^ uspeoted party . It is ! difficult , from the facts which have as yet tranpirod , j to imagine what motive could have prompted the son j to imbrue his hands in the blood of hid own mother ; I and it is to be hoped that the result of the inquiry j will be to show that , the di-ath of the unfortunate * woman is to ba ascribed to some other hand .
Edwards is said to be a man of an exceedingly v ; o-| lent disposiuon . About two years ago , he was I apprehended on a charge of killing an Irish tirl in j the town ; and the suspicion against him was so strong , that he was commuted for trial at the ' assize , where he was acquitted . i Wkdnesday Night . —The coroner ' s inquest on , the body of the unfonunate woman Tamar Eq wards , of whose murder by her own son I sent you ; -ome j particulars on Monday last , has brought its inquiry ; t j a close by returning a ' verdiet ot "Wilful Murdc-r ¦ ' against Richard Edwards , alias Tamar Dick , "' the
villain upon reiiom suspicion hrst fell , and who lias a 5 yet managed to elude the vigilance of the officers . —The jury having as ^ embleu at ihe Angel Inn , a number of witnesses were examined . The first cul . ed was Mary Treharue , who deposed that , on Saturday last , Margaret Edwards , wile of . Richard Edwar-Js , better known as Dick Tatoar , came te her and said she could not think where her mother-inlaw was so loni ,. She said she was vexing very much about it . Witness hid previously heard Eawards say that his mother was gono to Llanfubor ( about two days' journey ) , where she occasionally Wi nt to get parochial relief . Margaret EiwHrds , when she Raia to thiswimess , added that she had clean * d the house all over except under the bed . She said there
. was something under the bed , and she should not touch it . Witness told her to look under the bed , , but she taid she was afraid to do so , and ai-ktd ¦ witness to look , which sKe ( witness ) refused to do , unless another neighbour , Martha Waters , weut -in i al = o . They then wem . ail three of them , into the j house , and Martha Waters , looked under % ¦ ebed , aud ' said , "Ob , Goo ! the old woman'ii dead—aud long ; dv-ad , too . " They then all three left , the house . The witness further deposed , that on theiMonday previous , ; at about eleven o ' clock in the morning , sue f-aw ; Kichard Edwards near his own door , ami ha asked her when she had last seen his mother 1 Witness : replied that she din not know when it was , nnd : added that she dared to Fay that she was down where
? he used to go . He said , "Duwn she is , I dare to pay . " When witness . fent to the house on Saturday sho observed that the fluor bad been recently wastud and sanded . Thi . ro were curtains about the i bed . —Martha Waters having detailed the particulars i connected with the discovery of the body , depo-ed that the body appeared to have been dead for some time . Witness io ) d the i > rhcrs that she had hji n I dead a long time , and toH Margaret Edwards ( the . wife ) that she must hav > lain upou her , and that she ! was no better than Dick was . —Mary Jenkins dc-1 posed that she knew the deceased Tamar Edwards , ¦ . ai > d saw her alive at about three o ' clock on Thursi day , the J 4 h ult . She appeared to be in hor usual ; health , and was fetching water from a spout in
! the neighbourhood . Witness had been in the habit . of seeing her almost daily . S \\ p > used to go out ! and fetch watsr aud coal . — David Lloyd , a train conductor , examined—Saw the son of tho deceased 1 ( Richard Edwards ) on Saturday morning last , at i about nine o ' clock . He was at his house , and j his wife was with him . Witness spoke to him , 1 and said , "Where is the old woman 1 ' ( meaning the i deceased ) , I have not seen her for there days past V Edwards replied , "Oh , she is gone down to Llanf ' ai bor ; I expect her up to-day by the trains . " Witj ness did not stay there above two or threa miuutes . ! The wife , Margaret Edwards , was washing the I fioor of the room by the bedside . The hu-baud was bitting by the fire-place distant fr . m the bedside . —
i Jane Phillips deposed that Margaret Edwards ( the I wiie of Tamar Dick ) waa her nitce . On Monday , i the 18 : h ul ., she was at wHiies .- , ^ house , and at t about six o'ciock on the evening of that day Richard , Edwards came there , and a > ked his wife wiiat she ! wanted there . The wiie fcai-J to h'tn , " I must go t somewi ere , for my father has thrown me out o . . doors . " Edwards replied , " WJjy » 3 i-I ho not throve : you out ol doors when 1 was there V ohe replied , * ' Because he w'shed to keep mo iiii it , was dayl'ght . " ; Edwards then asked her if shr . would go with him , ( they had been separate' / , and living apart f . > r thne I monih .- ) . Srie said , " Wjure to?—whtre can y « yu ! take me to , Dick ! " Ho mid he would lake her to ; his mother's house , to whioh tho wife replied , i " What ior 1 for h « . r to throw me out of doors , as : the used to do ? '' He said , "Zs ' ever mind , you leave and Shoaok
t ^ at between me my mother . < dhim I where he in ei , ded for her to * leen , an . i r . e bnid , "In \ his bed to be s-ure , and if . 'he u : ii liotlike to go to ; the old woman's , he would take her to his lodgings I £ t Dow ) ais . Witness then a ? kcd him , as his wife : cid al .-o , whuther he had firing an . i victuals in the liouce 2 He answered , "Ob , yo > ; " and taid his mother ltft enough of brc-ad ? -r h'ni v ? hen the vti . t to L' :: iiabor . Eiiwsru ' s and his wife ' ¦ aftcrjvarfis i . it the hon . ~ e t'gcLhcr , at ebout .-even oVioik in the ev-.-nirg . — ihozars ll : ch-. arus—Ilaviut ; heard of tha raurJor of Tamar ¦ Edwards , wtni to the hou-e iu company with a . man namtd Ki-hards . 'i '* : ¦ y found the body under ' the bed . —James Humc ^ pt'iioe scrgvant , was ordered ¦ by the superiuteudent to t-kc possession of ihe honso 1 where the body was . It was lying on the l-. ft Pi ^ e , ; with the left arm ratscd as tr . ouah lifted to the
hesdj . the ri ^ nt arm was re .-t r . g across h ; . r ch ^ st , her r ^ 'ht leg lying over the I < J ' t . The arm s Iog . ° , and body were quite supple . There was some Cfagulated blood about . thu right nostril , and a- discolouitt' -ou on both sidv-s ihf . neck ami L . ' . roat — Ke < -s T ) i' > nias deposed ' ^' tc ho 'v ; is a p- > i C ' - <; on' i-table . Hu took Alar ^ ar " -. E «; wards , ur-i" (>! ' ii'oh . ; Edwards , irt i cuetody . ¦ \ Vi-j < -. 5 ' ak . r . ^ lnr cown by vne h \; use ol thedeceasi " ii , iho prisoner ca'if-. 'i cut to a woman l . amed i ' f ^ ny , a : - s . ' . id in Woi >;! , *' i '» iek i has done , it nt la ^ t . ' On beiL ;; a ^ . ied by ti . e woman wliai he had done ? she r < ;;]¦ . " ; 'hat-ho bad muraerea his uiotiier , ana cone ; z ; U her wjIcv the bed . She af erwards made a cf :: t-ir , fi , * - to wifp . ess , wnich he h ^ d reduced to writirs . ( The reporters it
were no ? allowed to use it , as i : ^ a 5 aii' : t ; c < l nrght Iru-trate the ends of justice * . ) --Mr . E « iward Davis , surgeon , deposed to the injuries wl'Jr . h ha-1 been infiicted on cecea ^ ed . The Coroner summed up the evidence . —The Jury retired , ana after a short consultation returned a verdit-t of kl WilfttJ murder against Richard ' Edwards , f-.-r the murder of hie jiother , Tamar Edwards . '—Superintendent , Davi ? and the police officers m the neighboarliood are usiag every exertion to secure the person of tho villain , but up to this he ha ? managed to elude them altogether ; as he has been traced to o ; ic or two places there is every reason to purpose that he will before long be captured . The me- ivo which cuuld have led tho wretch fo peifctra ' e the unnatural and awful crime it is not ea ^ y to conjecture .
Committal of the Pjsiso . \ £ k . —SIertiiyr , Friday Is ' ight . —At au early h ur this morning , the lock-up house was sur ^ oniiueii by a crowd of paopic , anxious to cat - h a ^ iiuj ^ f ; ol iiiciiani Edwardd , alias Dick Tanur , : i ^ it w ? . s knowu he would bo brought up before the c : a :. Dy niagistr ^ tes u > r examinatiou . As he v > m krounht Through the streets , the immense cii = wd it-b ;; ii ; . < i theiv iaii > -: - -ction a his apprthenaioa , and v <; i : ? d ibcir cjiicrationri on the unnappy wretch . The ma ^ istiateb Pisenib ) eP about twelve o ' ciofk , at- the lurgo room of the At / gel Inn . On beint- bvoa ^ i . t- iiiii > t :: e r : otis he oispiayeu a firm and undauuted demeanour , liic firbt person
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who met his gazo was his wtfe , who was greatly agitated , but the B f ^ ht of her did uot appear to affect the prisoner in the least . The room was crowded almost to suffocation . The prisoner hOTing been placed at the bar , a great many witnesses were examined , including those- ) who gave their evidt nee at the coroner's iriquett . He was fully committed on the charge of wi ; fai murder . Qa being re-conveved to the lock-up , he was accompanied by immense crowds of people , as before .
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Fite Houses Bubnt , at CoLchestke . —An alarming fire broke ouc , ut a quair ^ r pas ' , tWeive o ' clock on Sunday morning , at Mr . Wallace's , ironmoftKer , in the High-street , Colchescer , within one house of ihe Coru Exchange . The fire ongiuated at the back of the house ; the wind bio wring fresh from the eastward , in less ihan half an hoiir Mr . Wallacn ' s house was m one complete blazd . Toe flames made such progress that the inmatea were obliged to be carried out by a ladder b « ing placed on the baicony . The ladies w « ie wivh ^ « a' oifflcuHv removed . Mr . Henry Herua ^ e , of" Friday street , Gheapside , forced his way into ihe next houaej belonging to the Rev . S . Carr , which was afso oil firo , and waa seen carrying the chil ran aoross the stree f . to a placn of saety .
In less than an hour , the hou-es of Mr . Wallace , the ¦ Rt-T . S . Carr , and Mr . Ko > ghc , seedrmaa , adjounnj ; Mr . Carr a , were iu one cuiupiete blaze , and ihreatei ; ed deatrm .-tion to the hoiiHes opposite , tho Corn Exchange , and Sr . Peters Church . In lesg tiau ten minutes Mr . Shuttlesw-rth's , n private hous *> , was also on fire ; but bem * strongly built wi-Ui brick , and ; he enguioB cun > ta ' tiLl ) playing on it , they were enabled fo » -check the fire , but ' m > t beture it was thought . u « oessary . 10 cummeiice ' pulhug down the ureat pare of the adjoining h <> u > e . > hw operation was . p-rtoriued by' the ¦ naviaii ' t . > rs Employed- oh the Eatt-ru Cuuuti . a Railway , -witn sre ^ t expedition . At lialtpast three all . further < ian 5 » er was at au end , but it was necesasary to coiiiinue playing the engines till five or six o ' clock . All the houses are ii . sured .
Taking the Veil . —On Monday morning a Boectacle of very unfrequ ^ nt occurr-nco in this country took place at , the Convent of "The Sisters of Merov , " 8 icuate near Hickman ' s FoJly , Bermohdsey . The ceremony was tor the initiation of two young ladies , one of whom had to receive the white veil , and the othtr the rfhtious ( or black ) habit of the community . The two novices , Miss Baxter snd Miss Kdlett , who are both yoang ladies or-co . nsidera . blt > fortunes , entered the chapel , led by ihe supt-riorpss , &ssi . "tad by two of the t-isn ra , one of whom was Mi-s Agsiew , niece of Sir A . At ; iiew , Bart . ; -anrt iho other Lady
barbara Eyre , daughter of the Earl of Newburgh . The reiitjious names tho latter ladies bear are Sisters Mary and Clara . Th « novices . Miss Baxt- r and Mia 6 Kellott , were both elejjanfly dr » s ^ d in white embroitiertjd muslin , wearing chaplets of white roses ' . as head drees , aud e ^ cii held a lighte d wax taper in . hcr . ri ^ hi hand . During the delivery of a very aff ^ ctin ^ d ^ course by ihr . t tuJar Bwhop ou their retiremt ; nt from the world , the novices shewed no sit ; n 8 of agnation , i 6 r did their co ^ intenancea betray any sympioms of reluctance , but , on ihe contrary , appeared to be lightened up with an expression of enthusiastic fe ' eliul ; .
AJuMPFftOM a Railway Train . —While a train on the Glasgow ann Ayr Railway was coiaiug towards the latter place one day l ast week . and when on the highest -part of the embankuioiic between Ktlwintung aud Irviae a man who was a pas . ^ ei ' gT in duo of the third-claBt ) carriagf-a asked a f \ h > w trav .-ller when it was likely the train wnulu arrive at Kiiwinniu ^ . He was told tiiat ' ho had just passed it . "What ! past K'jwiriuuttt afu U Guae faith , it ' that be < he casi , i I ' m lanj- cm u ^ h her « . " So vayin . j ( , he fastened his skalJ- <; ap fir / a on his cranium , buttoned his coat , and , m spue ' of . every , remonstrance , leaped over the side of the carriage , at the Steepest part of ihe embasikuieiit , nearly forty feet .
down which he rolled Iiks a bail , casting a aeries of notiho most graceful summ r . seis , whiio ( ho passengers in vhe tram were in ^ ruat terror lest lie had killed himself by hisrasnii ^ s . Ho , however , found his level , where he was a co ? ted by a labourer in the artjoiautK field , wtio iiiquirt-d if he wan hurt . "Hurt no an inch o oio at-weel , " and ^ ivinjjhN ji « K flt a shjka or two to deprive , it of the du ^ t vvtncii it hid collected during' his . jdescent , he stepped off across tae fii'ld . exclaiming . ' ' an he wi n — atifuding fry iho train now iu the << is auce— " Thai wad be a % o indetd ! You haulin' mo on to Irviiin , and me -I'r epsed and a'for our Mall ' s weddiu' at Kilwinnin . " —Ayr Adverliser .
Disastrous Fire at Lkwes —Dkstruction op The aocSbX Advkutiser ( JFKiCt :. —; Ltwi . a . Monday —Aboxt half pa ^ i two ( . hid m . rntn ^ , an alarming firt ; biuke out < it tho priu iuti office of tho Sussex Advfritter , sii uat e m Waiergai-e-l-aiip , Li we ? . The Sussex Advertiser is one ot uio old ? f' -ua . sax papers , h ^ viu ^ becu established m iheytar 1745 , eince wnich cim « it had remained iu the . sama lauiily— ' , th < Lee ' s . " The fire was firot di .-coveied by ouo of the Ea . it Sussex cons ' -abulavy , nanj . t ) d lirij-tmy , and the entints were speedily on thv . spot ; bui , unfortunately upwards of au hour ela . p « e < i befure-any . water cuuld bo ob'aned , during which timo tlw flimes were riginjj wuh ^ rtai fury , Ac tins time considt-rable fears were enertai ; ied for tho sufey ol the adjuiuto
nifi prttnises , belon ^ iuj Mr . iirownintf , a spirit nil rchaut , who bad a very valuable btock , part of wiiich were depositod in vaults under tho printing offky . The engines eventually got to work , and , tnvou ^ h tho exertions of the consta bulary , tho firo was got un ;! er about five o ' clock in ihe morning . No cause can bd a . ssigaed for the tiV « . Mr . Frederick Leo was the last person in the i'ffi : e , and pus out his candle ; but having ' forgot ten hid spectacles , ho . returned in tho . dark to obtain them , when all appeared quuo safe , although it is clearly proved that the firo commenced at this npot . The whole of the . type , priutiug presses , stamps , paper , &c , are destroyed ; in fact , not a ; vestige w » s saved , anii t ! : e damage is estimated at nearly , £ 2 , 000 . Mr . Bruwniug , the spirit , merchant , has also
sustained a lo . > -s to tho ext nt of £ 2 , 000 . Mr . Baxter , the proprietor of the Sussex Express , came forward id tiie mysi handaomo maun ^ r , and rendered every assistance to Mr . Lea , which will enable him to bring ouc the Sussex Adverliser as usual this evoning . Great praise is al > o , due to ibe'inhabitants of Lbwes for the ni '« -at txcriioud mado by them to suppress the fire ; but we cannot , say much for the L . Wes Wa'ev Company , for although bo great . damage , occurred ihruugh their negligence iu th » : firtt instance , they absolutely turnocl the water tff before ic was put out , and some of the meu were obliged to obt . -j in water from the wells . Wo have been tutbrmed that Mr . Lee , s not insured , as , in the settlement of the p-inntTahip affairs , he negiected to renew the iii ^ uranco in the » u » -ofli ;>' , wfieru the iconcorn had beei ; insured upwards of fifty years .
J xtensive Fj . ke ' . at L 1 VEHP 00 L . —Oa Monday Qi oniiti ^ . at two o ' clock , ' me extiiiaive pretnists of vicars . Walker , 'lar ^ t ? builders and ship ^ ri ^ tits at Woodside , ntar Lverpool , were discovered to be on fire , and nearly all are consumed . The firo raged ibr some liiuu wii . h unabaied lury , and it is act yet tntirciy-extinguished ; but aa there is little left to consume , ' it will thus expend itself . ¦ -.-Tno . property o ' estroyed is imnaoirBu , and no doubt remains but it was Uio work of incendiaries ,-some trace of whom his been alread y ' -obtained , and little doubt remains of their being brought to justice . Iris supposed tbo lar ^ e saw mills'have fcivcii rise ' to the malice which has thus-ended m . the destruction ot' so largo an amouiit of property . So jntense was the heat that Tho iron i-aVo . was mebtd , the boohs destroyed , aii'i'thc cash reouw-d to oue molten mas ^ s ,
Murder at Liverpool . —A young womin , named Elizi May , a Uxi-e charaotoi-,. liviiisj .. in a . coutt in Pf > t' n-. tr .-et ; Liverpool , on Friday had some words with her iattdlady , a . brothel kvtpor . Un leaving ' hi- htiiPi-, Uio briithel k ^ ep'ti ' s son , William sSinith , a . youih uotmr . rc than fourteenyea < rs of age , followed jut asid deliberately h tabbed ..-her in the neck . She w ; ks taken into a druggist ' s fhup nnd thtnee to the ii-firmary , but oied on the road . The murderer at present , eludes just ce . A Dear Salute . — -A son of ^ Esculapius v 3 ocated near Wi . feefid' 1 ,. noted for , his attachment to the fair
six , was vv ^ iced upon tUe other morning by a lady % viio bitterly complained ot a tooth which gave her gieat pain . Tne beau y of iho lair pijtionc made . 'io Siuall lmpi-ei-sion on the doctor ' s heart , and he flattered h : . ifife ! f that at tho ka . t hv might steal a kisB with iinpnnjty . ' , Accordingly wjteri the tooth was exiracitd , luublp aiiy lon ^ .-r ^ o ie-ti- ;) ii > the ardour ot his p .-stion , lie vviiund his arm round the fair one ' s neck aud pave her a twanging salute . It would appear that she did Mut relish this excess of sa'llamiy , fi > r . she install ; ly pr « Cb «; i « J at ; au ; st him lor an at-s-aiiit , and the j'EiUulupiiiu hid to pa , > dam n ^; s j £ 15 .
Changes in the Judges' Circuits—Tho judges < iec ; di . U on last week to ' reparftte the County of York from the Northern Circuit , ' - aiid attach it to the Midland Circuit . In addition , tiie judges oeW-rraitn . d to take \ Vav »« ick ' 8 hir « from the Midland Circuit , and attach it to tha Oxford Circuit ; and to take Shropshire , Herefordshire , aud Monmju / h-? b ; re from the Oxford Circuit , and attach them to one of the WeJsh Circuits . H ydrophobia . —Epidejiy . —The neighbourhood of Sauriderscourt , Newcastle , and all that part of the country along , tho side of the Slaney down to the bridge of Dcdps , have been in the greatest and most alarming state of excitement for the last ten days , in comx ' -Quesccof tho'number of mad dogs now
prowling about and attacking every animal in their course . The first appear . ir . co of the kind took place in the early part of this month , When a dog from the Deep *) ran chrough the neighbourhood of Killown , -whera he attacked two or three dogs and a calf belonging to Mr . Paul Waiker ; -three-s' -egs and two heifers ot Mr . Tliacker ' s ; an * a two do ^ s of Mr . Kichard Benufct ' e , Newcastle ; also a lamb of Mr . Paul M'l >« : ; null ' s , Ferr . y earrij . ; , most of which have since beni detitrcyed . r ' £ jro . fnvourito groyhounds of Mr . Thacka- ' s liare b ^ en cht ' t sinra Saturday ; and there ar ^ niuny-of . tb-jko furious , and rabid animals tt 11 £ - . nig about , in fact , such in the state of this part of the ct- ' . un' . ry that the Jfimili ' S residing in tho ut ;« hbcurb ooa are absolutely afraid to venture out of doors ,
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SHEFFIELD . ( From our own Correspondent . J The National Petition . —The number of signatures sent from Sheffield amount to 26 , 000 ; of these about 1 , 000 have been obtained in the villages adjacent , and 25 , 000 in the town of Sheffield . CJoNTENTiON Fund . —The following is a statement of monies received for and sent to tho Convention by Mr . G . J . Haraey , Treasurer for Sheffield :--atCEIPTS . . 1842 . £ b . d . Jan . 22 From Stannington 0 0 6 31 Collected in Fifi-tree Lane Roem ... 0 2 3 Feb . 5 William Wragg ... ... 0 0 6 7 Collected in Fig-tree Lane
Boom ... 0 5 1 Mr . Richmond ... ... 0 10 10 J Greavea , Ecclesfield ... 0 19 12 William Wragg ... ... 0 10 28 Collected in the Fig-tree Lane Room ... ... ... 0 I 2 March 13 G . C . ... ... . « ... 0 10 21 Collected in the Fig-tree Lane Room ... 0 G 7 £ Mr . Abbott .. .. ... .. 0 1 0 22 Geo . Wright , collected among
the shoemakers ... ... 0 4 2 J George Wright ... ... 0 0 4 28 Collected iu the Fig-tree Lane Room 0 10 11 April 2 Benj . Spooncr , Stannington ... 0 0 6 3 Collected by Morton Roy-ton—Morton Royston ... 1 0 John Linaker ... 1 0 Elizabeth Hartley 1 0 George Walker ... 0 6 JohnJenes ... ... 6 4 George Huntiugtoa 0 4 Wm . Joues 0 * 4 e
0 4 6 5 Collected in Intake , by John Rogers , jun . ... ... .... 0 4 1 9 William Hammond ... ... 0 0 4 Benjamin Spooner ... ... 0 0 6 James Evau 8 ... 0 1 0 10 Collected at Haudsworth , Woodhouse , by Thos . Dale 0 3 6 George Julian Harney's subscription ( profit , on finder ' s b / acking ) ... ... ... 0 4 0 Afri . end ,- 0 0 6 15 A friend-... 0 0 4 17 A friend ... 016 23 William Ward , Woodhouse ... 0 0 6 A friend to freedom ... ... 010 Wm . Hammond ... ... 0 0 4 24 Collected at Woodhouse , by T .
Dile 0 2 3 Mr . Green 0 0 2 26 A friend ... 0 0 4 3 (> Wm . Tarry 0 0 2 May 2 John Carr 0 0 3 £ 3 2 7 DISBURSEMENTS . April , 11 Remitted to Mr . John Cleave 2 0 0 Eo-t order and postage ... 0 0 4 29 Carnage of petition sheets to London > ,. ... ... 0 1 8 May 2 Remitted to Mr . John-Cleave 10 0 Post order and postage ... 0 0 4 £ 3 2 4 Le'tor to T . S . Banaqmbo , Erq ., M . P * ... 001 £ 3 2 5 Balance in band ... ... 0 0 2 George Julian Har-vev , Treasurer . Sheffield , May 2 d , 1842 . Mr , Julian Harneit delivered an address to the Sheffield Chartisrs , in thoir room , Fig-trce-laue , on Sunday evening last , ou the alarming state of the country . Mr . Koyston read the Conventions' addresses and Mr . O'Connor ' s letters ; from , the Northern Star , They were listened to with deep interest .
Lecture . —Mr . Samuel Parkea deiiy « red a lecture iii the above room , on Monday evening , on the rights aud duiies of women . The lecturer delivered an argumentative , eloquent , and soul-inspiring discourse , and wag warmly applauded by his auditors , particularly his fair hearers , who mustered in considerable slrengthi Mrs . Harrison presided and well filled the post of honour assigned her . Thanks were voted to the . Lecturer aud the Chairwoman , and the meeting adjourned .
State op Sheffield . —Bankruptcy , crime , and misery , are rapidly oil the increase in Sheffield ; the inmates of the Sheffield poor house number nearly 600 ; ths sum paid to the out-poor being regular recipients of . parish relief , for the week ending April 23 i - d , amounted ( in money , bread , &c . ) to £ 92 IO 3 ; but this does not include the casual poor ; the amount paid to the latter in money , bread , &o , in weekly piiyments , for the five weeks ending Saturday , April 23 d , is as follows : —March 25 lh , £ 201 ; April , 2 d , £ 229 ; April 9 ; h , £ 248 ; April 16 th , £ 274 ; and April 23 d , £ 298 5 s . Cd . The number of new applications for relief , for the la * st five weeks have averaged 200 weekly ! When will the end come I
Rattening . —On Wednesday night , April 27 th ^ Messrs . Newbol ' d ' s ( Brcomhail ) wheel was entered , and stones were broken , aud machinery destroyed , to the value of about fifty pounds . On the same night , Mr . Rowland's wheel , at tha Surrey Works , Granville-Btreet , was also rattened , some machinery destroyed , and a buffer taken away . The following night the-workshops of James Hodgson , Lead Mill Road , were broken into , and the bellows cut to pieces , and tools taken away . The Queen ' s Bays . —This regiment left Sheffield on Wednesday for Nottingham , they are replaced by a equadron of the 11 th Hussars ; the inefficient state of the Sheffield barracks rendering t ^ iem unfit for head quarters , they are now removed to York .
Mr . Duncoiibk ' s Motion . —In reply to applications mada to the members for the Borough aud Riding to support Mr . Duucombe ' s motion , lor the people's delegates to be heard at the Bar of the House of Commons , in support of the National Petition , the following answers have been received : — " Curzm-atreefc , ApriI 28 , 1842 . " SIR , —I have the honour to ackuowledge the receipt of your letter , which lias reached me this morning , requesting my support to Mr . Dunconibe ' s - motion . , . on Tuasday , the 3 rd of May ; that a deputation from the working classes ba heard at the Bar of the House in support of a petition to be presented by him .
" I regret much that I must , with ail possible respect to these in whose name you write , reply , that it does not appear to be compatible with my duty to support a . motion , the objects of which I do not believe to be consistent with the true interests of any one class in the community . "I remain , " Sir , " Your obedient servant , " JOHN Sll / ART WORTLEY . ' " Mr . Ot . J . Harney , Sheffield . "
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¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦' " ¦ " ¦ ¦ ' CARLISLE . -: ¦ ¦ ¦¦' ¦ . ; ¦ .: ¦; . ¦ AWFUL 1 AND ALARMING DESTITUTION OP THE : 1 HAND-LOOM WEAVERS . PUBLIC MEETING IN THE TOWN HAIL . On Friday last , a depu tation frpin a preliminary meeting of this body , waited upon the Mayor , G . G . Mounsoy ,. Esq ., and presented to him a requisition , signed by about two hundred inhabitant householders , requesting his worship to call a public meeting , ^ ih the Town Hall , on Monday evening , May 2 nd , to take into consideration the propriety of mtimorialvsing her Majesty ' ^ Gov ernment , on the distressed and destitute condition of this numerous body of men , ; The Mayor , with that frankness and urbanity which are the leading features of b . 19 character , promptly responded to the call , at the same t me deeply deploring the wretched condition of this
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patient and -indusirious body of his fellow citizens . The memorial will speak for itself , without any comment of ours , further than our bearing testimony to the accuracy of tho various statements therein set forth . WeAttended the jriquiry , which took place in 1838 , before Mr . Muggeridge , and heard that gentleman declare , at the ck > se of the inquiry , which bad lasted for .. three dav' that the working men had conducted- the inquiry most ably , and that in no other place he had viBited , had he observed a greater degree of talerit and good behaviour displayed by a number of . working men than he had there done . The following memorial was unanimously adopted by the irieeting , which waa very unanimously attended . •"" . ''
TO THE RIGHT HON SIR ROBERT PEEL . FIRST LORD
OP HER MAJESTY ' S TREASURY . Tne respectful Aleiujnai of tiie hand-looni weavers of She City of Carlisle nud neighbourhood , in pub ^ lie raefcting assenibied , May 2 nd , 1812 , Sbeweth , —That your mamoriaiists are at present suffering mq-it unparalleled distress , destitution , and misery , inconsequence of the unprecedented low rate of wages and the present high price of provisions . Toat such wpa the suffering , poverty , and wretchedness of tho faaild-loom weavers throughout the country , ia the year . 1838 . that her Majeaty was pleased to appoint a Special Commission to inquire into their des titute condition . '
That in Jane , 1838 , a Commission was held in Carlisle , over " which .- Mr . Muggeiuige , bno of her Mojesty ' s Commissioners , presided . II ; : was then ascertained , on the most searching ami careful investigation , on . exai minatipn of . ihe master nianufacturera' books , and the evidence given bothby masters and-workmen , that there were in C * rli £ ie .-l , 9 ' t > 3 looms , and , counting every one who manages- liis own affairs , as the head of a family , that there were 994 families engaged in weaving , and that the nuntber of persons in those families was 3 , 814 , being about-, one-fourth of the entire population ; and that the average , weekly earnings of the very best workmen was enly six shillings ! a sum totally inadequate to the maintenance of a single mas , much leas a man with a y < u : ig and helpless family .
The inquiry , lasted three days , during ¦ which time your memorialists rtconimended to the notice of t ^ e Commissioner several remedies , one of which was , that a protection to industry from home competition , which is cunsideniiinore df-trimerital than even foreign , wouid secure us from the consequences of unprincipled speculation in manufactures . That Boards of Trat ' e , something '' like that proposed in Scotland , - would have some . effect thereto , and that neither a reduction , of taxation , nor a repeal of the Corn Laws , would have any permanent effects without this protection ; ¦ which ; if sanctioned by the Legislature , wouldhardly fail of producing the most beneficial effects . It would give co [ : fid « nco to the manufacturers ; it would gradually better tho condition of the 'workmen ; and the mcreased- circulation of ni ' . nvey from such a vast
body of worKnien , would give au additional sp ing t » every other branch of trade . It would enable them to raise funds for tho snppoit of their idle workmen ,, and do away with , that disagreeable provision , which the local authorities fire periodically under tbe necessity of making , for the idle and famished opeiatives in almost every manufacturing district . But that is not all , the who ) e empire would feel it ; iind , if th « same law were extended to every other occupation , and they again made answerable for the support of tfeeir idle hands ; it would have the direct effect of the doing away with the oue haif-tiie poor rates in England . Notwithstanding this , no ' -notice whatever was takrn of their suggestions by the Central Board of Commissioners iu their report , which simply gave a statement of the rate of wages , and suppressed the most important pottioiui of the icauiry .
Your Memorialists had expected , that after th 6 ir suffering condition was fully and satisfactorily ascertained and made known , as it ought to hive been in the proper quatWr- ^ -that some remedy would have been applied , with a view to protect so numerous a body of her Majesty ' s subjects , against further reductions in their wages . But , to their great grief and disappointment , no Buch remedy or protection has been afforded to them . The consequence has been that , from the porio . d of the inquiry to which they have alluded , up to October , 1841 , a most sweeping and uncalied-for reduction has taken place ,: amounting to no lees than flirty per cetit ; -and since that period up to the present time , a still further reduction has been made of about ten per cent . '; so that the average Weekly earnings of a hundloom weaver at the present time is only three shillings ; being only one half of the miserable pittance which he earned at the time of the inquiry in 1838 .
These being the facts , yoUr Memorialists leave you to judge of the absolute necessity of some protection—for they are fully persuaded that whatever measmres you may be pleased to bring forward for improving the state of trade . and increasing the comforts of the working men , that no beneficial effects will be felt by yeur i \ Iemorialisfs ¦;' . for such ia tae recfelesa , grasping , and unfeeling dispositions of the master manufacturers generally , that . they would so reduce wages , as to render nugatory-tiie great effects intended . The prospects of- you ? Memorialists are now completely blighted ; a long vista of gloom and desolation is before them ; their once happy homes are now become black , cold anu cheerless ; their affectionate wives and . innocent children are clad in rags and pining away for want of even . thei common necessaries of life , while your MemoriaHats are fast sinking into premature graves . ¦'
-Under these distressing circumstances your Memorialists most solemnly implore you to take their case into your iromediate and earnest consideration , with a view to relieve them from their present degraded and suffering condition , either by affording them protection from the iron hand and callous heart of the spoiler , or by removing your Memorialists from their present employment altogetber'i by adopting a system of home colonization , or by such other means as you , in your wisdom , may deem expedient , And your Memorialists will ever pray , &c .
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Leeds Corn Market , May the 3 rd , 1842 . —The supplies ; of Wheat , Oats , and Beaus to this day ' s market are larger than last week ; Barley smaller . There has been a fair demand for all fresh qualities of Whtat , and such have fully supported iast" week ' s prices ; and other descriptions in very limited demand . Barley has been very dull sale , and lsiper quarter lower . Oats and Beans in better demand , and full as well sold . Lreds Woorlen Makkf-ts . — There has been a slightly improved demand for goods at the Cioth Halls during . t ; he week , although by no means that activity whic . h should have been manifested in order to render the inurkets even tolerable . Our merchants purchase sparingly—morely to mont uri * ent demancis . Stocks , consequently , are accumulating , and a very Jar # e amount of goods must be taken out of tho Halls before any material reduction will be perceptible .
Richmond , Apbil 30 . —We had a fair supply of Wheat in our market to day , but only a moderate one of Oats . Wheat sold from Gs . 6 d . to 9 a . 3 d . ; Oats , 2 s . 6 d . to 3 ^ , 6 d . ; Barley , 4 s . to As . 6 d . ; . Beans » 4 a , 9 d . to 5 s ^ 3 ii . per bushel . Li vebpool Cobn Market , Monday , Ma * 2 . —We have had mpderaje imports of British Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal since this day se'nni « ht . and the imports from abroad , consisting of 11 ^ 175 quarters of Wheat , 400 quarters of Beaus , 16 & quarttr ^ of Peas , and 2 498 barretsi of Flour , are ,, of course , placed under bou-V The trade , ha 3 , continued to be void of anything lifea activity , the purchases iu any article have been to -the extoi . t only of what has been required for in mVdiate use , and rrices generally h ? , ve tivtn way . : Free Wheat-. 'inust be quoted fully 2 d . »
OatH , Id . per bushel , Flour 6 d « to Is . per barrel , and Oatmeal 6 d . per load cheaper than at the close of last . week . No change as regards Barley , Beans , or Peas . The sale ot' a small parcel of Ancona Wheat at 6 ? . lid . per 701 b ? . , and that of a few hundred baa-els of Western Canal Fiour at 283 . per barrel , form the ' ¦ only vtransaccioas uudcr bond . The new impMtition "Bill has received the Royal Assent , and w ; ll ,:-in all likelihood , cc « se into operation here next Friday . ' . ' ..:. Liverpool ^ Caitle Market . —Monday , May , 2 . —There has ' b > ena small supply of cattle at Market to-day , and tiriees were about the eanie as lastyfcek « est Beef from ' . ''' $ & . to 6 jd ., Mutton 7 d . to 7 id- per lb . ; Number of Cattle : —Beasts 672 , Sheep 2792 ^ : '¦ - ' ¦ - ' '¦ ' '• '" . " ¦ -. . ' . ¦ . " .:.. - . ''¦¦' -.
Manchester : Cgen Market , Saturday , Apbii . 30 ' . —Great laDg&ur has prevailed throughout the trade in all artioles during the Week , which may , ia some measure , be attributsd to the iufluence fine weather' has . at all times : the stocks of Flour are . howaver , in a moderate compass with factors , as veell as in the hands of consuEiers , and the reoent arrivals have xpt caused any accumulation at the wharfs . From abroad the imports of Wheat consist of 9 ) 675 quarters and . ' 1 , 496- barrels of Fiour ; those from Ireland comprise 1 , 828 quarters of Wheat , 3 , 486 quaritfs of Okia , 2 , 103 sacks of Flour , and 5 , 936 loads of Oaimeal . Tho transactions in Wheat and Oats , at tho market th ' i 3 UiOrning , were unimportant at the nominal rates of this day fie ' ricightj and those of F / our and Oitmeal were . coflficod ; to the purchases of bakers and dealers for present demand , without material Caange in prices ,
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SONNET . In Batlersea Church there is a 7 nonumeiit by the famed RovbUiac ended to ihe memory of Lord ani Lady BoUnfirolx . Airaie , St John I arise J we need tb . ee now . Come forth ! thy country calls thee ! lead us on , O thou whose voice charm'd the roos'd senate ; toon Whose deed-like TrordB still stir na with the tone Of Libersy I Bnt thou hast long been pme , O Bolingbroke . ' laid like thy country low . Alas . ' 'tis so—Pope ' s " all accomplish'd friend " Sleeps here ; bo bsjb Roabiliac ' s sculptux'd stone , Ann ' s lord of -war and state ; but , ere his end , " Sumething more and better . " Yes , he did spend His age in peace . Tile faction's noble toe ; ProscriVd by power tbV . virtue ' s self would rend , He , like the Roman , exil'd to Mb farm , lAved with his loTed Tilette and felt each roral clianii . J . W . B 3 tterses . Sarry .
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Stoppage of Iuos Works . —Wo regret to learn that a ; . large number of forge ' s in this Hei ^ hbourhood have ceased work , whereby a- great number of hands are thrown suddenly out of employment . Wn are informed th ^ t lack of orders , even at unromunerating prices , has ' compelled mp . ny of the masters to stop their mills ant discharge their men , and that it is very uncertain when thoy will recommence . Among the extensive forges closed are those oi' E . and G . Thorneycroft ( Wcdnesbui-y , ) Russell , Brothers , George Jellicoe . ana G , B . Thornftycrofi ( Siitubbery Ironvvoiks ) Several other extensive works are daily expected to cease operations ; indeed , we believe there is not a single forge-owner who does not contemplate the htce&Lviiy of stopping . The most 11 : ur shmj ; ot them freely admit that if they could ensiuo the return of their cusumers and workmen when it suited them to rec' -nihienoo , they would forthwith discoatinue tb eir workB . ' ¦ Staffordshire Examiner ,
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" No . 16 , Noiforlk-street , Pall Mall , April 30 , 1842 . "Sir—I have received your letter of the 27 th inst , with its inclosure . "If a vote for Mr . Duncombe ' s motion , indicated only that respectful attention which a petition signed by bo large a body of Englishmen , deserves from every member cf ParHaiueufc , and which one signed by 25 , 000 inhabitants of Sfatfiield , must necessarily . command , from the members for that borough . I should ba disposed to take the course you request , and to tusi&t the petitioners in the very unusual course of haviBg a hearing at the bar v ( the House of Commons ; but it is so difficult to separate such an act of courtesy from a presuniption of continence in tbe gfcneral oi j ^ ats of the petition , that 1 consider it by far the most ( straightforward and honest cuurae at ewee to . express my regret thac I cannot do sso without a aeyavation fxpni tuose principles 61 mouerato ¦ urogres » i <;' a wiiich appear to nin modi , calculated to bent-tit ) uii c . '; : ^ t-t-s of the people of these realms .
? ' I am far from wisi ing to keep the door of the Constitution closed against iuany individuals' of the work-ng classes , who , by talenttf and iatolli ^ tuce iiru fcmineutly destrving of the frauchise ; but I cannot assist in ' objects so general aud undefined a- > those aimed ac by the parties who are entrusted wick the presentation , of the ' National Petition . ' " I have the honour to be , " Your ofeeviifent servant , " ¦ &C .. &C Ace . - ' ¦ ' J , PAaKER . " To Mr . George Julian Harney , Sheffield . " Up to the time of sending this report from Sheffield , ( Tuesday evening ) no acswer had been received ironi Mr . Denuison or Mr . Ward .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 7, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct429/page/3/
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