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TO THE CARPENTERS OF LONDON.
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AT A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of tbe Sub . scribers to the Benevolent Institution for the Re-** . of Aged and Jnnrni Carpenters , held at Radley ' s Hotel , ^ dge-street , Blackfriars , on Monday , lGth Decem" , 1344 , it was resolved unanimously , that from and at ! er this day , any Journeyman Carpenter may enter the above Society , of any age , for the space of two years . Collectors . —John Agates , 2 , Princes-place , Westminster-road ; G-eorge King , SU , Southampton-street , Camberu-ell ; William Wabe , 11 , Mea < i ' s-ro \ v , Westminsterroad ; WUHam Wood , Hon . Sec , la , Weilington-street , Kewington Caustway ; Rose and Crown , Union-street , Borough .
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CHOICE OF A SITUATION Domestic Basaar , 32 U , Oxford Street , corr . tr of Pe ~ gent Circus . WANTED , for Large and Small Families , a number Qf FEMALE SERVANTS of every description , with straightforward characters . This demand is created through the arrangements being hi ghly approved by the Nobility , Gentry , and the Public generally . Ladies are in attendance to engage Domestics from Ten to Five o ' clock daily . There are Rooms for waiting in to be hired ; not an v charge madf until engaged if preferred . To those who will take places of All Work no charge whatever . Servants from the country are much inquired for . There are always a few vacancies for-Footmen and Grooms . >" . B . Upon applying do not stand about the doors or windows unnecessarily .
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A PRACTICAL WORK ON SiTALL FARMS . Pries Tvvo -ShDljiigs and Sixpence . THOSE persons desirous of bettering their condition and of becoming " Independent Ltttourcn , " by entering the " Productive-labour" Market , will uO well to read " A Practical Work on Small Farms , " bv Feabccs O'Connor , Esq . ' It contains much useful information , invaluable to tbe parties for whom it was written ; and Old Farmers will find many useful lessons in the new system of husbandry , which the . v have yet to learn . The work displays great practical knowledge , and is written so that any one who reads may understand . Jlr . O'Connor seems not to have used either the old or ' new nomenclature' in this work ; he has not buried his meaning in chemical techni-
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tjetst Ho £ LA ~ K » > Bnsxan . —r ! We mH see next week . Yax . ax Bxkbcm TToxxhoctz ^ —A correKpondeut sends us ' the foIlo'King ' guwr'letter , seemingly relatiiig to a fc-2 al Bantrary Union TForfchonse . We givr it as xeceiTed : — gjj Banbnrj Dec 25 & 44 . 3 submit to you Matters of feet the troth of trich I can -roach for leafing it to yon to make -trhat use of them tou siaj ibinfc proper -we hare nafl A" Glorious flare "&p at the union "Wark House "nich brake out Testerdaj morning about 6 o dock Suposed to origaiiate ia ' the Oakham department the fall acount of ¦ wich tou " » rill undoubtedly see in the Baabnrj- Guardian Some peap le and the trigs and Tories seemed surprised that the waridng Clases -srhonld nat lend a -willing band to stap the Conflagaratian 0 the apathy of the vrafking Glasses .
-jbx SoTBi 3 HA 3 i Discrsaios . — "We bare reeeired a leas ^ hy report of a very important discussion between ^ Ir . Jalrer , the League lecturer , and Jlr . "West , fhe Chartist , wlrich we- are unable to » ive this week . It -will not bear to be abridged ; and we are therefore compelled to keep it over for our next . ¦ . jm Hi > i > JLt * » "West Avcsjlasv . — "We shall be glad to heai from Mm again . Giosgx Bun , Glasgow . —BereiTed . D _ "VT .. Asxxdeen . —Respectfully declined . ' StEPHtss " .. declined . Qoxxuxicxnozts rox thi Papxs should never be tnck >» e&ia theletters or&eriag papers , ot enclosing money : hot should order * or money be sent to the Editor . The
rn o departments are distinct , and carried on in different and distant places ; and the sending of the communicatjens of ilie out to tire other necessarily causes drfav , aad sometimes error . Let our friends louk to it . All matters for the paper > honld be addressed to Mr . Hol » on ; aE orders aid payments of xaoaey to Mr . O'Connor . . Poxtbcojosg Notices . — The rule respecting these descriptions of intelligence is , that they tnvst be in the ofsx on Wednadoy to secure insertion , unless the meetin ? announced has not been arranged for after that day . In no case will ire depart Irom this rule . It is one for our ^> Trn convenience , and if those who avail themselves of our open columns to gret announcements pratii wiD not observe it , thry must take the consequence of noninsertion .
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IXESTBrcrrrK Fibx ± 3 Iloxros . — On ChristmasfiaTinondnE , at lialf-pastthree o ' clodi , afiretras discorered by the police-constable on the beat , rasing in the eixensive workshops belonging to Mr . ^ licliaeJ ilaioaev , < -abinei-mak » , 31 , Higb-streei , Hoxtod Old Totti . Information of the oecurrenee vras irirhiout delay itrrnished to fhe several engine stations , and in a Tery short space of time nve brigade engines and the TTe ^ i of England vrere on the spot . An . abundant snpplv of "water from the mains oi the ^ cw Hirer Comi-any bein ^ readHT furnished , the ore -was confined to the bullduig in "which it original -d . Befort it wa ? extinguished , howcTer , the whoie of the trorkshop ? , 4 « feet Ions bj 36 liroad , "with contcrits aixd i-oof , ivere destroyed . The origin of the fire is
tnikno'soi-FilJl ACCXDEST ± 3 TTTT . WeTDsOU THEAXHX- — TTecpsob , TrssDAT Etxxixg . —A lamentable aceidt-nt occurred atihe TVindsor Theatre on Tuesday evening , to ilrs . Sarah Hume , 63 years of age , the wife of a jomme vrnan cutler , residing at Eton , who met yr ' nh J ^ r death by accidentally falling over the nailery into tie pit . An inquest -was held on "Wedne ? 3 ay on the bodr of the deceased , at the Crown and Cushion Inn , Eton , before John Parion , Esq ., of Beaconsfield , one of the depniy coroners for the county of Bucks , ikura liume , "ite daughter of the deceased , who had accompanied her mother and fetter to the theatre , -was then brought into the room by her father in s . State of extreme mental anguish , and gave her evidence as foEow 3 : —I went into the gallery of thf >
theatre last evening with my mother . My mother , is stepp ing over the benches , with her arms folded , to set on ti > the iroat seat , tipped her Mp en the top-Tftil and fell over . I immediately ran out of the gallerv and met my father on ihe stairs , whom I tolif of the drcadui ] accident my poor mother had met jnlh . 5 aninel Sonthgate , leader of the orchestra , stated tiiat , on coing into ihe orchestra to place ihtmniie , he lieardTthe sound af somebody stumbling in tie ^ allery . and a crj of " 0 I " and that on looking ¦ Dp ie saw a female " fall over . In her descent she tanifl once round , and fell on her back into the \ ' X . Her back rested on one seat , and her head and it-ei bb two other * . The pit was empty at the time . Mr . Beeves , the manager of the theatre , -was then sworn . He stated tLat there were four rows of seats in , the raHerr , with a space of eighteen inches between each | U + * The dmance from the front to the back seat fel
\ ras ekii f « t- The back row of seats was are $ Mghef titan the fitmt pdw . The hekht of the railing la m > nt of tLe gallery wa * only two feet t-i ^ hi inches . IBere r-urj-ri ^ e was generally expressed that an accident of a serious nature had not before occurred . ] After tie iurr had been some time in isonsuliation the public were re-admitted , and informed by the coroner that thf inry and retmrn-d a verdict of "Accidental Death / -3 a : < Hhat they wished "Mr . E . £ -eves , the lessee of the theatre , would cause a rail to be erected in front of the caliery to prevent , for ihe future , similar accidents " > Ir . Reevts was then sent for , and upon being informed by the coroner of the recommendation of the jury , he said he . would attend to it . 2 fotwith-Etandin " ' tht' accident the performances went on : the German dwarfs were as great as ever—a comic song Trasauu ^ and the farce oi The Toung Seam } - eonelrided the 'i 3 Pu * n < wt' of the nieht . TUs is the more reprehensible , a > the audience was very thin , and might have >> een dismissed without much trouble or
incon-Tenience . The Wzi-HEE es Gi asgo-st . — ¥± ixl Arrn > ssi . —The soft broken weather which prevail e d for some davs in the l « dnnb . g of the week , gave place on the nisht between Thursday and Friday last to a keen whV fra-i which was so intense that m a very few hours the Shallow pools andloehs were entirely frozen over and some of them were , m ihe course of -tnc dav Vumcientlv stronffto permit the skater toenjov Ms VsKlaratlnc fxert-ise . The irost has continued inth equal iateisity ever since ; the surface ot the T ^ ole counirv Is mantled with eranreuch , and on SmdaT ^ hh tlie exception « f a very narrow watery lane , the Clrde wasentirely frozen over between the Gia ^ ow anil Accommodation Bridges . Sunday ju « ht thp air w ^ sainewhat milder , but EuU ^ ere tras verv little abatement in the keenness of the frost .
Tie mwt remarkable circumstances conseoaent upon ¦ flus change of weather was the fog bv wliit-h it was accoffii-amed . and whit-hexceeded in darknersand densitv a ^ thin" of the kind whit-h has ever been remenibere-iinthi «< -irv . Itcame&u on Friday , soon after daybreak , cormnrr ' everytliing -a * with a heaTvpalLTeoj . ^ ladliterallT » -rope their way along the . street at miaaaT ; r ? . rnrit of the sh « i « s auu tonntuie-hooste , artiSml Eshl ^ as necessary duriiig ihe euurt aay , aaa we have been informed by one gentleman—and no dDBbt maET « m . teH thesame tale—that , during thirty Tears of a Wmess life , he has no remembrance of a imilar BPee , ~ rrr . The gas lamps , not more Jian one of -rMch could be ^ enaiaiime , presented theappearance of an indistinct g lrmmer of light -seen a , a , tu distance- and artosrether the aspeet of the external Trorld on this mirk Friday was the gloomiest « f - ^ hichwe have any remembrance In addition to Txansr oppres ~ ive to the breathing , tie ^ atmo ^ liere i ^ d 7 % Z * %£ k \ effect on the eyes ; and mauy persons
erperienced the same kind of annoyance ™ "cfiii * i « t * &i paeinc from the open air into a shieling gl »^ H || # S and some of the coaches winch left the erty were i ^ ioX ^^ i ^ SnE jj s&ss , ^ - - ^^ IHif ffl ^ tsrrv ^ sS entirdv susj ^ nded ; at lea st only one steamerjamved attheBroomielaw during , the day , the **™* Me , Captain M'Kellar . Capjam T ^ jse , of the Londonoerry ^ fi Greenoek for Glasgow at eight o d «* on rridaV morniKr , and arrived at his Semination at eleTen o'dodt 5 n Saturday forenoon , an event which remind , m > P of fhe sedatesystem of voyaging an vogue
before the revolutionary times of ^ enry ^ eu wnen the " fiv boats" were wont to lie all mght at ^ wline , tm their paasaee from G ^ gow to G ™ mo& . S ^ er al Bteamer ^ boSi riTer and sea-going left the : Br ** mekwJbttt the majority : ^ h » " » ASSS wwent Ji ^ una betweenU » .-iaAoar » a . » TriarfL W ^ are i ^ py to learn , however , thai ^ e -damaffes sustained an tins respect are perfeetlj
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trifling . The fog , which did not take off till two o ' clock on Saturday morning , "was densest at about seren . o ' clock on the preceding evening , when the gloom was perfectly nicleoits , " and many j > e 6 ple who had occasion to be abroad became quite bewildered in seeking their homes or places of business . Amongst several instances , we have heard of a lady who lad ieen visiting at Monteitk-row , and on her way homewards lost herseJf on the green , and , until assistance accidentally came , wandered about for hours as completely bewildered as though she had been roaining without guide or compass on an American prairie . The Clyde j > olice , which were largely reinforced , and stationed along the quays , had quite enough to do to prevent people walking into the nver . Indeed , one man stepped over the quay , at the lower ferry station , near Kapier's dock ; but he was immediately got out , without having suffered any other
injury than that arising from the drenching . This , fortunately , is the only accident which we have heard of in this part of the town , but we lament to say that there has been loss of life in other quarters . About six o'clock , as Alexander Buntine , master of the Christian , belonging to ^ Dumbarton , was proceeding to his vessel , after having been in the city on business during the day , he unfortunately fell into the canal directly opposite the Track Boat station , near Port Dundas . Immediately on its becoming known , a vigorous search was made , and in a short period the body was recovered , but life was quite extinct . The deceased has left a widow and two children to lament his loss . lie was long known
about the port as a most respectable and industrious man , and his death is much regretted . On tbe same evening , shortly after six o ' clock , as Robert ilaitland and Colin CampbeD , who were in the employment of Messrs . M . Macfarlane and Co ., distillers , Port Uundas , were leaving their work , they had not proceeded many yards from the distillery , when they fell into the canal , and were drowned . It appears that no out savr the accident at the time , and nothing was known of it till after inquiry was made at the distillery by Maitland ' s wife and two other persons . While searching along the canal bank at a late hour in the night , after the fog began to clear tip , a bonnet was seen floating on the water , aad the drags being nmiiiArl at . th *> nTflf * p the twlipsrif the two unfortunate
men were brought up linked together , rather in a stooping posture , showing that they had been cautiouslv walking together , endeavouring to avoid the very danger into which they so suddenly fell . Haitland has left a widow and two children . Colin Campbell was unmarried . We have often heard complaints of the imperfect manner in which this locality is lighted , and earnestryhope that this unfortunate occurrence may be the nieans of producing some amendment in this respovt . On the same evening , , a labourer , named " \ VUliam Dorran , residing in William-street , Cowcaddens , when leaving his work , lost his way , and fell over the face oi the Cowcaddens Quanjr , to a depth of between forty and fifty feet , froni which he was taken up dangerously hurt .
HOBHIBLE AcCn > X . TT . BlAESAVO _\ . — - Oil tllC 11 til instant Thomas Pritchard , a mason , in the employ of Mr . C . H . Leigh , was working upon the roof ol the forge called the Glynn , when by some mishap he lost his balance , and fell through the roof , directly upon the fly-wheel , which turns round with a resistless velocity . The work of death was soon completed ; he was so mangled , crushed , and torn , that an endeavour to recognize him would have been vain , had not bis dress been identified . The day after the funeral his jpw-hone was found . An inquest was held upon the body , and a verdict of—Accidental Death returned . The poor fellow has left a wife and two children . —Hereford Titnes .
Fatai . Coai . Pit Acciub : ^ —A serious fataJ accident occurred at Blackboy Colliery , near Bishop Auckland , on Monday the 2 Srd instant , by which twelve or fourteen men and boys were frightfully injured , one of whom has since died . The deceased's name was Thomas James , lie has left a large family . It appears that a > lisht explosion took place some little time previously in the same part of the pit ; but as no person was injured , the superintendent , — the notorious Thomas Forster , of llaswell—took no notice of it , but permitted the men to work with npVr-ii candles up to the time of tbe accident , which has arain resulted in death .
Fire at Lonn Harrington ' s . —Considerable consternation was caused on Monday morning in the household of the Right Jlon . the Earl of llarrinsrton , in Whitehall-gardens , next door to the town residence of > ir R . Peel , hy the discover . - of a lire , which it appeai-s quite evident had been smouldering for a considerable time ^ - and had broken out in the dressing-room of his lorship . on the second floor , inimednitely over the ball-room . About a quarter past five Veloi-k the attention of one of the inmates was arrested by a crackling noise , attended by a strong smell of fire * . Upon proceeding up stairs aiid making strict examination in the several lower rooms , it was at leueth discovered that the fire had
originated underneath the hearth of the dressing room , passed , alung by the joists of the flooring , -winch at that time were all on fire , whence it pioeeedccd to an elaborately finished recess , most richly ornamented with cornices " of gold of a most beautiful design , and furnished with a very handsome rerlining couch magnificently adorned ! These at ihe time of the discovery "srere burning rapidly , threatening thedestruction of the whole mansion . An immediate attempt to extinguish the flames was made by the servants , but finding they were unable to do so , a messen ger was despatched to the Chandos-street station of the lire brigade , thence to Mr . Fogo , the foreman of the western station , and to the West of England
establishment , engines from whifh speedily arrived- A plug in the gardens was dra ^ ni , but the supply of water was . very scanty , and buckets filled from the cisterns aroimd the edifice were used with much effect in staying the progress of the flames . The fire was burning in so large a body under the flooring , that it was found necessary to cut away the floor quite into fhe ball-room , a conMderable portion of the ceiling of which is destroyed . In the dressing-room much damage i ? done . " The recess is nearly burned out , the couelfis destroyed , a great number of classical figures , beautifully overlaid with gold , are broken , jiriii a variety of articles of rertn are spoiJed , as i > 'much of the furniture and elaborate appointments .
Hioiiit . it TIoueebt o > BLACiu ? E . irH . —On Monday jnoruiiii ; information was rct-eired by the police , that betweeil ten and eleven o ' clock on the previous night the following daring highway robbery was committed on 'Blackheath . A > Mr . Edward llope was eros . ^ ins the heath he was met by two men , who stopped him . and robbed him of £ 2 » in gold , and a blue cotton handkerchief , with which they made off before Mr . Hope ' s cries could bring assistance . Extensive Fibs at Lzitb . —Early on Saturday morning the premises belonging to the Leith Candle Company were discovered to be on fin ? . From the confined situation o these works , it waawith some difficulty that the to . m engines could be brought to bear on the conflagration ; and , from the inflammable nature of the materials the work of destruction went speedily on—vats , coolers , and tallow warehouses were clock the f
soon in one general blaze . About two o ' roo of the building fell in , when the scene that opened up to the spectators was one of melancholy grandeur . Towerinc and untamed the lurid flames rose high in the air , " contrasting beautifully with the wintry appearauw of the- scenery arouwd . The Fort engines , which zre at all times promptly turned out , had now arrived , and assisted eminently in confining the lire to where it had originated , although the main safety of the adjoining property , consisting of wine vaults and £ rain stores , was chiefly owing to the opening up of the fire-plugs , which are now pretty general over the lown , and attaching lengths of hose , which , when available , offer the surest means of subduing flames . The Edinburgh engines were also upon the ground , but were not required . About five o'clock , the fire was got under ; and we understand the property Is insured . — Edinburgh Journal .
FlKE ! - >• THE PesTXLESTIAI PsSITENTIABT . — -On Mondav eveniDg , about half-past eleven , a fire broke out in the steward ' s room of the Millbank prison ; by the prompt andjudicion > measures of the Governor it was , however , got under and extinguished before one o ' clock in the morning . CorxTERTEiT IS ' amxs xsv Tkadi Marss . —A case of some noveMv was recently tried in the Circuit Court oi tie United States . A person named Daniel Carpenter hid , for some time past , manufactured and * o ! ii a ce / 'ain description of cotton threat ] , whit-h was marked a .-, and represented to be , the " Persian thread" manufactured at Leicester , in tbis country . The article inanutac-tured bv Messrs . T . and W .
Taylor , of the town jest mentioned , is ot a Terr superior ouality ; that oi the defendant was not only inferior , but deficient in quantity , so that the reputation and business of Messrs . Taylor had suffered injury . One of the pleas set up by the defendant was , that he was nol accountable to an alien and foreigner for using in America the trade marks of such alien . The proceedings have been greatly protracted , but now the ease was fully submitted for judgment . The court granted to the complainants a perpetual injunction against the defendants , with costs . The result of the judgment ifi to show that in the United States foreigners are fufrv protected against this species of injury .
Atiace . in Poacheks . —Worcester , Fiud ay Evexj ^ -q , A most desperate attack was made this morning , between twelve and one o ' clock , by a body of armed poachers , to the number of at least twenty , upon five night-watchers upon the preserves of the Earl of Coventry , at Croome . The keepers were watching a portion of the pro * eiTes , when they were suddenly surrounded by a gang of some twenty poachers , armed with guns and sticks , and having with , them a number of snares for taking game .
The keepers fled , and were immediately fired upon by the gang , who wounded one or two of them , though not seriously , the shots striking them in the face / and knocking off their bats , which were perforated with the shot . One poor fellow , however , did not succeed in escaping without receiving such injuries as , it is thought , will bring Mm to an untimely « rave . ^ ot b eing able to make his escape with his fellow-watchers , the gang set upon him and beat him about the head in a most inhuman and barbaroes manner , leaving Mm senseless on the ground .
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Miss Clara Webster . —Unfortunately , the death of this accomplished dancer has not been the only one attendant upon the * late sad accident at Drury-lane Theatre . "A nurse - of { aiTnante ^ of Hudd , supplied on the urgency of the case from the Middlesex Hospital to attend upon Miss Webster , fell down the stairs , and upon being conveyed back to the hospital was uund to have sustained a serious fracture of the knee . She is now lying in the accident ward , whilst a sickly husband and three young children " are deprived of the support they obtained from her Jabpur . Bodies Found at Geeemock . —On Wednesday afternoon , the dead body of a man . was found on the hank opposite this town by some fishermen who were trouling for flounders . Tlie body had evidently been
a considerable time in the water , as the whole flesh of the face had disappeared . On the corpse was a light drab coat , broad at the tail , with plain yellow buttons , grey vest , dark brown trousers , black brochella stock , striped shirt , with a white linen " dicky" over it , wMte plaiding drawers , with striped head-band , short boots , with a black horn button at the top . —On Tuesday last , the dead body of a female child was discovered on the edge of the highway between Greenock and Port Glasgow , and about 500 yards west of Devols Glen Bridge . The child seemed to be between nine and twelve months old , and had apparently been healthy . It was but partially clothed , and was discovered concealed under a heap of earth
cast up from the ditch . The body has been examined by surgeons under a remit from * the sheriff , and we understand that death is supposed to have been occasioned by suffocation , but there are no external marks of injury . Diligent iuquiry has been made among the low lodging houses , to trace , if possible , the parent of the child . —Late on Monday night a woman , apparently between fifty and sixty years of age , was found drowned at the Ropework " Quay . She seemed to have been but a short time in the water . Sho had on false ringlets , a net cap , woollen tartan shaw ] , and three gold rings , two of which are very thin . She was removed to the dead-house of the Infirmary , where she was recognised to be Mrs . Kerr , a widow residing in Hamilton-street . — Greenock Advertiser .
_ Shocking Occurrence at AsiiFORn . —Tho quiet village of Ashford , a short distance from Staiues , has been the scene of a shocking affair , vMeh has created very great sensation in the neighbourhood . So far as tbe facts have been ascertained , it appears that a man named William Oliver , and his wile and family , consisting of several children , occupied a miserable cottage by the road side , near Ashford , for some time past . The woman was in the habit of vending lucifer matches , and . the children were sent out to beg , these being the only means by which the family could eke out a subsistence . The family had been in great distress , and were receiving relief from the parish of Isleworth . On Tuesday morning William Oliver , one of the eons , came to a neighbour's house , in a
state of alarm , and said that his lather and mother yrere very ill , and the person to whom he applied immediately went for Mr . Richardson , the overseer , and accompanied him to the miserable hut occupied by the family , where a dreadful scene presented itself—the woman lying upon the bed quite dead , and her husband , in the agonies of death , by her side . A messenger was immediately dispatched for Mr . Curtis , the medical officer of the union , and he soon attended , and did all that was possible to alleviate the sufferings of the man , but without avail , as he expired almost immediately . The wife was undressed , and lying nearly on her face in bed . The room presented an appearance of the most wretched poverty ; all the covering for the wretched parents and their children was a few rags ; there was not a chair in the apartment , and the only article in the room was an old saucepan that had apnaventh
contained coke to warm the room . The actual cause of this double death at > present remains in . mystery , but it is believed to be from the effect of poison . The constable who Mas called in found a piece of paper , whicli contained some white powder , beliem ] to be aisenii , which has been taken away for medical examination , but the result has not yet transpired . On a further search the constable found oue penny and a small quantity of bread and bacon , which the Tittle boy tYf iJliain ) says his father wished him to eat in the night , and awoke him for that purpose , but lie would not do so . There is some reason to believe that there was an intention on the part of one or other of the unhappy deceased persons to dustrov the whole family ; for another child ( Eliza ) had evidently partaken of sonic noxious ingredient , as she was very ill when the surgeon was called in , and exhibited all the appearance of having taken poison , although she is now out of dancer , and , with her brother , in the union-house , uncTer the care of the parochial
authorities . Tue Poacujmo ArriiAY at Cudome . —1 ) eatu or One oy the Iveei'ERs . —Woiicjssteh , Tcesdav Evexlxo . —The unfortunate gamekeeper , Thomas Stake , who was so inhumanly beaten by poachers at Croome ou the morning of the 21 st inst ., has died from the injuries received . Alter the operation of trepanning , wiu < -h was performed with great skill on Saturday , the poor fellow lingered in a hopeless condition until ten o ' clock this morning ( Tuesdayj , when death put an end to his sufferings , to whiun it was supposed , however , he could not have been acutely sensible , the unfortunate man ' s brain having received- considerable injury . The rumour that one of the poachers had been captured proves correct . His name is Joseph 'Purvey ; he is a native of" PerMiore , in which town it is thought a large portion of the uang reside .
Shocking Death or a Mother a . \ t > Sox . —York . — On Friday evening great excitement was created in Wahngate , in this city , in consequence of the awfully sudden death of two persons , a motijcr nnd her sonthe son , as it was reported , from laudanum having been administered to him by a man named Charles Emnierson , and the mother , from the shook her system experienced on learning the painful intelligence . The two deceased persons are John Coultate and his mother , who resided in the Bbirk Bull passage , Wakngate . It appears that John Coultate had been drinking in the company of Kninierson and several other person * in the Clock public-house , lie became fceriou > ly indisposed between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and having been lonvevod Lome , medical assistance was obtrtined , but it was of no avail , as the poor man expired about six o ' clock . Mrs . Coultate also died about
half past seven . Information of these circumstances having been given to the police , and it having been ascertained that , in the afternoon , Enunei-son had purci , a . « < ed a pennyworth of laudanum at the shop ot Mr . Thomas Agar , druggist , of Walmgate , inspector Bellerby , about eight o ' clock , went to r ^ inmerson ' s lodgings in Walmgate ' and found him in bed . He immediately took him into custody , and safely lodged him in the station-house , on suspicion of having administered the poison to the deceased . Inquests were Iiolden on the bodies , when the evidence of the medical gentlemen who had made a pout mortem examination of the body of the male deceased , shewed that there was no foundation for the suspicion that the deceased had been poisoned . On the contrarv , death liad evidently resulted from a hurt of the lieaa , accelerated in all probability bv excessive drunkenness . In the case of the male deceased the
jury returned the following verdict : —that the dcceajsed ' s death was occasioned by an injury of the head , but how caused does not appear in evidence . And the jury wish to express their approval of the exertions of the city police , and desire to direct their particular attention to the conduct of the landlord of theCloek publie-houseand the company frequentiugit . Atr > the inquest held on " the bod y of the unfortunate mother the jury returned a verdict of—Died from the effect of excessive grief and the shock occasioned by the melancholy death of her sou , John Coultate . — Emmerson was present during the greater part of the inquest . He stated that on Friday he had bought a pennyworth of laudanum at Mr . Agar ' s for the purpose of applying it to his leg , which he had sprained , but he denied having taken any laudanum into the Clock public-house . On Tuesday evening Enunerson was taken before a magistrate , and discharged .
Railway Accident ox Christmas-day . —About four o ' clock on "Wednesday afternoon the following accident occurred to one of the guards engaged on the Dover Railway , which , it is feared , will terminate fatally . It appears that the train had reached tlie IS ' ewcross station , where it stopped for a short period , when the guard , whose name is Thomas Wilson , gave the word to proceed . The next moment he fell forward with his right ami under one of the wheels ; the train was stopped with great promptitude , but not before his arm was almost severed from his body . He was immediately conveyed to the accident ward of Guy ' s Hospital , where it w < os found necessary to amputate the limb just above the elbow joint . The operation was successfully performed by Messrs . Calloway and Cole , the house surgeons , who were assisted by several of the principal medical gentlemen connected with the hospital .
Coal-pit Explosion . —Radclute , Dec . 20 . — 'lhis morning , about seven o clock , an explosion of firedamp octim-ed in the coal mine belonging to Mr . Grundy , bv which two persons , named Peter Valentine , and John Lomax ( fate the Colliers' lecturer in the Potteries ) , were severely burnt . Death or a Mother and Istast raoii Neglect . — The picturesque little village of Cowley , near Cheltenham , has , during the past week , been the scene of great excitement , in consequence of various reports that a female ( unmarried ) named Sarah Jackson , had been recently delivered of a child , and that both the infant and the mother had perished the same
morning , shortly after the accouchement , and had afterwards been buried at Cowley without having notified to the clergyman the cause of death , which it was 5 aid entirely arose from the gross neglect of the midwife . T&ese reports led to the disinterment of the bodies , on wMch an inquest was holden at the parsonage house at Cowley . It appeared that the deceased , who was twentythree years of age , was unmarried , and lived as servant in a gentleman ' s family at Orer , near Gloucester , and that she came to Birdlip for the period of her confinement , which took place at witness's house , on the 4 ih inst . Deceased was attended by a midwife , named Betty Redden , who , at the period of the accouchement got extremely agitated , and sent to
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Cheltenham for the assistance of a medical gentleman Mr . Daltpn , who gave his immediate attendance . Mr . Dalton remained with liis patient above an hour and a hah ; whoyiieSaid wa ¥ going oil exceedingly well . About twohours after Mr . Daltonleft the deceased was delivered of a fuH-grown ' fine female child which was ahve when bora , but died within an hour after tLe birth ; Ihe nurse shortly after left , and the mother was dead before Mr / Daltpn could be sent for ' a second tune . Elizabeth Redden was examined at great length , but the prevaricating manner in which she gave her testimony , and ' -the great reluctance with which she answered the questions of the coroner , induced him to Order her to withdraw , and to decline rnneivinir
her testimony . The jury , after a lengthened dis ^ cussion , returned the following special verdict : — "That they considered the deceased had not received the proper care and attention that a person in her peculiar state required , but , on the contrary , was neglected and injudiciously treated by the midwife , Elizabeth Redden—that the infant died from contusion of the brain , but from what precise cause it arose there is not sufficient evidence to testify . The jury also beg to express their opinion that the child had not proper care and attention bestowed upon it , as to afford it an opportunity of living , and that there was great neglect on the part of the said Elizabeth Redden . " The aWe verdict will not warrant a committal tor manslaughter .
Important from thb River Plate . —Seizure of the Argentine Squadron by the Americans . — Buenos Ayres , October 2 , 1844—Circumstances of an extraordinary nature took place at Monte Video on Sunday , the 29 th ult ., being nothing less than the seizure by the American -Commodore ,- commanding the United States frigate Congress , of the whole of the Argentine squadron . We recal to your recollection the fact that since the departure of Commodore Purvis , the fishing boats of Monte Video are seized by the Argentines whenever they can catch them . On Sunday , one of these boats was pursued by an armed schooner , having the Buenos Ayrean flag , and the latter having the best of the race , the boat ran under the lee of an American barque for security , upon which the arnied schooner , without hailing or other usual notice , fired shotted guns into the barque ,
doing some dariiage ; being at the same time , too , within the range of the Congress ' s guns . The American Commodore immediately sent an armed boat to take possession of the aggressive schooner , and then of the whole Argentine squadron in detail , lowering the flag of each vessel in succession . Commodore Grenfe ^ l , commanding the Brazilian force at Monto Vidon , jsont a message to Captain Phippin , stating that hejConsidered the blockade to be void , a » the blockading naval force had ceased to exist . Her Britannic Majesty ' s brig Philomel arrived here to-day , dispatched by Mr . Turner with letters to Mr . Mandevilfe-j-and there the aflaiv stands « at present . On the snmeulay a sortie was made from Monte Video , under the command of Florcs , who succeeded in surprising a party of Oribe's men , slew about sixty of them , and earned off a quantity of cattle and horses , which were driven into the town .
TIKE AND LOSS OF LlFE . —SlIOCKlXG PeI'OAVITV . —On Friday afternoon Mi \ W . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s hospital , ' on the body of Margaret Heath , aged 32 , of No . 5 , White Horsccourt , Clerkenyvell , who lost her life under the following circumstances : —From the evidence it appeared that on Thursdayjlast , between twelve and one o ' clock , an alarm of fire was raised in'the ¦ above court , and upon one > of the neighbours hastening out , he noticed smoke issuing out of the apartment occupied by deceased . The door being locked , he forced the same , but not being able to see anything for the sniokc . lie
poured a quantity of water into the place , and then perceived the deceased standing by the fire-place , dreadfully burned about the person . * Ho laid hold of the deceased , but the flesh peeled off , and he was forced to relinquish , his hold , she was , however , promptly removed to the above hospital . It was proved that the deceased had been seen a short time previous in a state of intoxication , and to prevent her going into the street one of her children had locked her in , and it Is supposed that she cither fell into the n ' re , or got so near the grate as to set her clothes in ;> l >!; ue . When sin-readied the hosjtitnl she was found to have expired . Verdict , Accidental Death .
MELA . vcn . OLY . Case . —Tiihek Youths I ) rowxed . — On Christmas-day morning two young men of Hanbury were walking on the banks of the Ckeiwell , and just at the point where tho mill-stream and the back brook join , below Grimsbury mill , and where there is a very deep hole , they saw a boy ' s cap Boating on the water . where the ice was broken . They gave an immediate alarm , and after a search the bodies of two lads were found quite dead . On inquiry , they proved to be those of Jacob and George Eaglestone , of Wardington , sons ofa tailor of that piace , ; uid about 13 and 15 years of age . They had been , in company with another boy named Grtoen , also of Wardington , to see a brother who is living with Mr . ISaseoy , of Banbury , and were returning , having with them a bundle
containing linen and a iiottlv of brandy . A little boy saw them get upon the ice from the foot bridge , near to the Grimsbury mill , and go sliding down the river ; lip was about to get , on with them , but they drove him back . The bodies were carried to the Boat public-house at Grimsbury Wharf . When it was ascertained-that there had been three boys seen together , dr ags were procured and were in ' use until dark last night , but without ( hiding the body of the other missing boy . The bundle was found in a thicket near the foot bridge . A boat has been got upon the spot , and this morning , about half-past nine , tne body of the third boy was found . At the first alarm , Mr . Robert Field rode off to Banbury for surgical assistance , but that was unfortunately u&nless . —Banburn Guardian .
Fire at Baxbuhy Uxio . n Workhouse . —Snip enough , and the-information contained in the letter which we print in the " Notices to Coiret-pondents , " < jwc as ws at first deemed it , turns out to be " ower true . " The Uanbury Union-house / w l » ecn on fire ; it wns the oakum that took fire ; the people , who had assembled in thousands , refused to " bear-a-harid" towards extinguishing it ; indeed many even of the "respectable sort flatly refused , when appealed to by the mayor . When the cupola fell it was hailed by shouts of joy . All th ' w is duly * et forth in tlip Bunhvnj Gwir-< ii < m , as our correspondent said it Mould bo . Tho cause of the fire was thus : there were so many bundles of oakum on tbe premises , that the master wns obliged ) to stow it a ^ ay in all corners . Ho had some on the stairs of his own house , which were imlml jo
filled as-scarcely to leave nwm to pass . A little pirl had to go to a room at the top of tho house with a light to the schoolmaster , who occupied the room there . In doing : so « he fell , and set fire to the oakum . She tried to extinguish the flames , but finding-herself unable to do so , she gave the alarm . It was with great difficulty that the building was saved from utter destruction . As it is , damage was done to the extent of . £ 500 . The number of inmates at the time was 275 ; and some idea may lx > formed of the screams , and cries , and confusion which prevailed for the first half hour after the ' discovery of the fire , the greater part , if not the whole of the number , l > eins in their beds ; with their room doors locked at the time . The men , of course , very speedily broke theirs open . Then there was calling of men for wives —mothers for children—all in a state of perfect be wldennent .
Awful CoixiKnv Accident . —Eight Lues Lost . — One of the most alarming accidents , and attended , we arc sorry to say , with serious loss of life , occurred on Monday last , at the colliery of Messrs . Mathews and Dudley , at Corb yn ' s IlalJ , near Dudley . The circumstances jire briefly these : —About six o ' clock on Monday last , as six boys and two men were descending the shaft of the pit in a skip , when a fVw yard ? from the top , the ofmin to which tlic skip was attar-hed broke , and precipitated thorn iuto the " sump , " and they were all killed . —Tm Toitw'
Mt' jer . Fatal Accident at hie Ro y al Staxdahd Theatre . —Cohoxeb ' s l . vyt-EST . —On Friday last Mr . Payne held an inquest ' - at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , " on the body of Henry Marsden Miller , aged 22 , who was killed by falling from the roof of the Standard Theatre , Shoreditch , under the following cireuiustanees : —Mr . John Johnson , Victoria-place , Horsenionger-lanc . Borough said that he was the proprietor of the Standard Theatre , now rebuilding . Tlie deceased about a fortnight since , was assisting a Mr . Gibson , to get some snai-s up , in order to form a stage with a canvass roof . All of a sudden the attention of witness was directed towards the deceased , by seeing him hang to a tagle inside the theatre . Before sufficient time had elapsed to take a ladder to deceased , he let go his hold , and fell into a pile o 4
mortar , a distance of nearly forty feet ; in his fall he struck a stove , used for warming the building , ami fractured his left thigh . He was picked up , and without loss of time removed to the above hospital . Mr . John Gibson , of 15 , Stoney-lane , Tooley-street , said the deceased was his apprentice . On the 10 th inst ., whilst witness was engaged raising the spar ( simllarto a ship's mast ) , the deceased , although cautioned , insisted upon sliding down the tagle for the purpose of guiding the ropes round the block . In so doing bis fingers got crushed with the tackle , and lie was obliged to relinquish his hold . Mi . James Read , house surgeon , said that deceased was admitted with a very severe compound fracture of the left thigh . Amputation was performed the same evening , but decease never raliied , and died ou Wednesday last from the effects of the injuries received . Verdict—Accidental Death .
Alarminp Fires . —On Friday night two alarming fires broke out at the eastern end of the metropolis . The first occurred upon the extensive range of premises belonging to Mr . L . Woolf , china merchant , situate at No . 215 , High-street , Wapping , near King Edward ^ stairs . The discovery was made by a boy passing along th . e front of the premises , who , it appeals , had hia attention directed to . ' the warehouse by perceiving an unusual light therein . He instantly raised aii alarmi whiiph brbvght several ^ evsons to the spot , who tipon entering thebuilding found three crates on fire , which had communicated to a large quantity -of loose straw , ' : and from thence t £ the joists and flooring , threatening for a time , destruction to the
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whole premises . The inhabitants exerted themselve to the utmost , and thereby 1 prevented the flame from making greater havoc " jduring the time tha necessarily elapsed in forwarding intelligence of tlx outbreak . to the engine atatiobs . With all posslbl expedition , strong bodies of firemen , and several en gines of the Brigade and "J ^ est of England Company attended ; and by putting away the timbers , < fec , ihe fire was ultimately completely extinguished , but not before i considerable ' damage had been affected . The origin of the outbreak is
unknown . Fortunately Mr . Woolf was insured in the Sun Fire-office . The second firu took place between ten and eleven o ' clock , in th 6 Cooperage of Mr . TV . Beal , in Lower Chapman-street , Commercial-road . When first discovered a large ! number of staves and the roof of one of the sheds were in flames . A number of engines and firemen were earJy in arriving , but happily their sen-ices were not required , the fire having been subdued in the interim by the inmates and police . The loss will be severely felt by Mr . Beal , as he is not insured . ¦ 1
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LOXDfAN . METROPOLITAN COIXCIL MeeTINO , SoKDAT , DECEMBER 22—Mr . Milk in the Chair . —After the transaction of the usual routine business , and the reception of monies from the various localities , Messrs . Arnott and Wheeler reported relative to the late Soiree , and complained of the negligence of parties in not immediately settling for their tickets . Mr . Wheeler introduced the subject of the grand demonstration at the opening of Parliament , and stated that lie had received letters from various parts oi England and Scotland , highly approving of the demonstration ; likewise from j Greenwich and Lewisham , promising their co-operation . Messrs .
Buckley , Smith , and Farrer attended as members of the committee for the above object , from the Clock-house , Westminster ; Messrs . Hawkins and Harris , from the Whittington and Cat , 'femes Uamlets ; Messrs . Hornb y and C . Harris , from Somers Town ; and Mr . Uron , from Lambeth . Favourable reports were received from various districts , but the business of forming the necessary arrangements was adjourned until the ensuing Sunday , when the whole of the localities will have had sufficient time to elect delegates to serve upon the committee . Messrs . lJrake , Cooper , « fcc , attended as a deputation from the general council , residing in the Tower Hamlets , requesting the metropolitan council to take steps by having a theatrical benefit ' or other j means' to relieve Mrs . Ellis from her present embarrassments , and place
her in a situation more calculated to ensure general support . After some discussion ( in ( he course of which it was announced thajt Mrs . Ellis was compelled to leave London fora few days , owing to the sudden death of her only daughter , aged seren years , who wasresidingwithsome Chartist-friends at Wednesbury ) it was ultimately agreed , that each locality should be recommended to send one delegate to form a committee to devise means to assist this beteaved woman . On the motion of Mr . Patteklen , seconded by Mr . West ray , it was agreed that the committee should be recommended to meet at Mr . j Wheeler's , 343 h Temple Bar , on Wednesday evening , January 1 st , at eight o ' clock . A deputation yraa then received from the Directors of the City Cliai-tist Hall , and other minor business transacted previous to the adjournment . \
OLDIIA'M . O . v S vxday evening last a nieeting took place in the Chartist-roonj , Greaves-street . There being no lecturer for the evening , it was agreed that the dialogue by Mr . O'Connor should be read from the Star . Mr . T . Wild and Mr . T . Lawlessitook their parts in the reading , which was listened tp with great attention . The meeting broke up , highly satisfied . TODMOKDEX . Mn . M'Grati / , the president of the Executive , lectured hero on Friday night , the 20 th hiflt ., and Mr . Doyle on Sunday night , to a respectable audience . Both gentlemen gave entire satisfaction .
EinsnvRuu . . National Oikjamzatiox . —We have been induced to take up , in good earnest , the : National Movement in Edinburgh . We had long seen jtliat a National Organization was far more preferable for the attainment o our purpose than local and sectional movements couldf ever be . But an unwillingness , or perhaps prejudice , in the minds of many of our Scottish brethren , at the idea of being only auxiliaries , instead of leaders , made them stand aloof . He that as it may , our ranks arc now exhibiting a more healthy appearance . Mr . Clark ' s tour amongst jis has done wonders ; though much yet in required to Ijc done ere the masses can be i oused to a sense of their misery and
degradation . The most chilling , tlie most heartrending view that meets ouv fight , is oi \ a Saturday night , when we leave our deliberation , straitened in our means of advancing the regeneration of the people , and behold hundred ^ issuing from the pothouses in a state degrading jto themselves , and revolting to humanity ; and sonic of them can talk loud and lon ^ , and to the purpose ) too , on the misery and destitution that surround them , yet will they neither assist with their countenance , nor a trifle of their hard-earned wages , to better ; their own and others condition . But wo still are determined to battle with all that arc opposed to us , until we attain the object
for which we are united ; namely , the principle oi our Charter to be made the I law of the land . The Chartists of Edinburgh held a meeting in the Paintors ' -hall , Carubber ' s-close , i High-street , on Wednesday , tbe 18 th , and there and then nominated a number of their members to act as a part of the General Council of the Chartist body !; and the Council will meet in the hall as aforesaid , [ every Tuesday and Saturday evening , at half-past eight o ' clock " , for the transaction of" business , and ; for the enrolment ot those , as members , who see that our principles ami demands arejust . '
SOUTH LANCASHIRE . At a Delegate Meetixu , h ^ ld at Oldham , Dec . 22 , IM 4 , delegates from the following places were pivs-ont . Manchester , Mr . IkmiJdn and Mr . iNuttall ; iWelnlale , Mr . Williams ; Oltlham , Mr . Harrop and Mv . d ' rimshaw ; Mossiey , Mn . ( j rime ami Mr . Newton ; Waterhcad Mill , JVlr . Beaumont ; Collinwootl , Mr . Booth ; Mr . John Auttall in the chair . 1 st . The minutes of the last meeting , as read , were con firmed . 2 nd . That Oldham and other localities mus send their quota to this council , to bo forwarded to tlie Executive by the secretary of that body . 3 rd . That we get out a selection ) , of Hymns to form a l-Iymn-liouk . 4 th . That a committee of three persons
be appointed to select the Hymns for such book . 5 th . That Messrs . Ramkin , Wrigley , and Kadford be the committee , ( jth , Tbat the committee omit all pieces touching on theology . 7 th . That the committee be left to their owTi discretion about purchasing any selection . 8 th . That the committee be empowered to apply to the treasurer for money to defray any expenses they may contract in jgetting the book out . Hth . That one penny be levieil on each member for the next month . 10 th . That ; we adjourn until two oiclock this afternoon . The delegates met at two o ' clock , according to appointment . 1 st . Resolved , that the above minutes of this day be confirmed . 2 nd . That Hollinwood be allowed to please themselves about paying the last month ' s levy , but pay for the future same as the rest . 3 rd . That the next
delegate meeting be held at Bury . 4 th . That the next delegate nieeting be held tlie last Sunday in January , 1815 , at ten o ' clock in the morning . 5 th , That the secretary and treasurer receive for their expenses four shillings each . Ctli . That the next delegate meeting transact business without their treasurer being present . 7 th . That the seeretaiy brings forward the accounts next delegate meeting . 8 th That this meeting stand adjourned until the la& . Sunday in January , 1 S 4 / 5 , in ; the Chartist Room , Iravilen-stireot , liury , at ten o ' clock in the morning . ivxii ( TTivK Committee . —jMawbester , £ 2 Is . ; Rochdale , IDs . 3 d . ; Hollinwood , 3 s . 4 d . ; MossleyJ 2 s . ( kl . : Waterhead Mill , 2 « . M . Total , £ 2 19 s . 7 d . Levy Money to County Coiwcil . —Manchester , 10 s . 3 d . ; Rochdale , 2 s . Id . ;! OMham , 2 s . ; Waterhtad Mills , 7 £ d . ; Mosslev , 7 di . Total , 15 s . o'id .
Rochdale . —On Wednesday , Mr . C . Doyle , of the Executive , delivered a lecturejun the consolidation of Trades' Cnions . j
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FjFKsinnE . —Colliers meetings' have been held at Hallbeath , TWnliil ] , Wellwood , Klirin , Donibristol , Crossjiates , Kelty , and Bcatbj ; Cmnjiie , Dundonald , Chapel , Dvsart , Orribrig , Wjnicsrs , Krlsfeely , and the Bungs collieries . The nreeti . i " - * have boon " addressed by the agent of tho Miners' association . A delegate meeting of the Colliers of Fitcj wna held at the Kifeshire tavern , Kircaldy , on Saturday , the 21 st inst . ; Mr . Alexander Brown , from liochgelly , in the chair . A -goodly number of delegates 5 were present from the east and west of Fife . Mr . James Beveridge tendered his resignation as secretary to the county ; a vote of
thanks was unanimously given to Mr . Beveridge for his indefatigable services . ! Mr . William Bowles , of El in colliery , by DunfermUne , was elected secretary tor three months . After a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting adjourned until that day month . A public meeting of the Colliers of Fife will be held in the Masons' -hall , Ljochgelly , on Thursday , the 9 th of January , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , for the puij > ose of taking into consideration the restricting of the hours of labour in the district , with a view to its immediate adoption . The meeting will be addressed by the agent for the district and several others . * I
Barxsley Lixks Weavers . —The general Committee of the Weavers' Union ! met at Mr . John Pick ^ ering ' s on Tuesday , the 24 th met ., and agreed to call a meeting of the vfhole body on the 5 th of Jan . next , when a change of officers will take place . All householders belonging to the trade are about to be pre sented with a manufacturer ' s lict of prices , that they may learn what is and how to demand , their right , Mr . Taylor and his neighbour Peckett are still bent on grinding the face of the poor , and keeping back the hire of the labour er , although the whole of the other masters are against them .
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Tiun-out near MiDDLETON . —The spins . ers . iii the employ of Messrs . Jonathan and Thomas Ogden , of Birch , near Middleton , cotton manuiacturerSj . < 6 c ., aftef giving a fortniglit ' a" notice ^ turned out for an advance of wages on Friday night last ; they are not expected to return to work again soon , a » they and their employers cannot come to any satisfactory arrangement . Rochdale . —On . Tuesday evening , a general meeting of Mechanics , Smiths , Moulders , &c , was held at the Assembly-room , when resolutions were passed in favour of a general union . A committee was appointed to cany out the resolutions .
Tm ? next County Delegate Meeting of . Lancashire- Miners will be held at the house of Mr . Dawber , Shevington Moor , near Wigan , on Monday next r December tfOth . Chair to he taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . There will be a public meeting at the same place , which will be addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and other gentlemen . TJie levy , including Law Fund and general contribution , is Is . 6 d . per member . Cordwxijixks of Penzakce . —A Cordwainers' society has been recentl y formed in this town , which promises well . Tlje members thereof have a desire to be connected with the Cordwainers' General Mutual Assurance Association . They have written to the secretary , James Smythes , 07 , Leather-Lane , Holborn . Perhaps , if you give insertion to this notice , it may meet the secretary ' s eye , and cause him to attend to the craft of Penzani-e . —The Tailors ot ¦ Penzance are uniting , as also the Stone-maaona .
Rochdale and Middleton . - — Turx-outs . —The Throstle-spinners ( all females ) and Doffers at Messrs . William Cnadwick and Brothers' cotton mill , Smithstreet , Rochdale , turned out at breakfast tune on Monday morning . The spinners demanded an advance of a shilling a week ; and the doffere , some of sixpence , and others of a shilling . The Throstlespinners . and Doffers at Messrs . Procter ' s factory , Mill-street , near Cheetham-street , also turned out , under similar circumstances . The hands at the Hanging Road Mill , belonging to Messrs . Butterworth , still remain out . The turn-outs at Messrs . Pilling and Brierly ' s mill , Spotland , have resumed work , at a trifling advance of wages .
Walwoeth . —The Duncombe Procession . —A public meeting was held at the Montpelier Tavern on Monday evening , December 23 d , to form a committee for the Walworth and Cambenrell district , to aid and assist in getting up the proposed Duncombe procession , on the 4 th of February . Mr . Simpson ( secretary ) read a note from T . S . Duncombe Esq ., M . P . acknowledging the receipt of the memorial in favour pf Frost , Williams and Jones , and also stating that he ( Mr . Duncombe ) had forwarded the same to Sir J . Graham , and received his usual lithographed answer .
it was then unanimously resolved by the meeting that a local committee bo formed for the above object ; and that the following gentlemen constitute the same , with power to add to their number : —Messrs John Sewell , Richard Sewell , Ingram , Murhall , Rhodea , Tomlinson , and Simpson . It was also resolved that all the Trades'bodies in the district be waited on to solicit their co-operation on the occasion ; and that the committee sit on Monday evening next , December 30 th , at the Montpelier Tavern , A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved .
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Losdox . —Mr . P . M'Grath will lecture on Sunday evening , at the St . George ' s Temperance Hall , Webber-street , Blackfriars-road . Mr . Wheeler will lecture on Sunday evening at the VTliite Horse , St . Mary ' s-street , Whitechapel , at eight o ' clock . Mr . Gardiner will lecture on Sunday evening , at Air . Duddridge's , Tonbridge street , Somers-town . A Lecti'he will be delivered on Sunday evening , at the City Chartist Hall , by Mr . G . J . Holyoake . A Friendly Ball will take place at Circus-street , Maryle-bone , on Tuesday evening , Dec . 31 sk the proceeds to be devoted to the erection of a Chartist hall in Marvlebone .
. The Lmmett Bbigade have removed from the Bee-hive , Homer-street , to the Rock , Lisson-grove , A members' meeting will be held on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock . Liverpool . —The members of the Chartist Association will meet on Sunday next , Dec . 29 th , at eight o ' clock m the evening , at tlie house of Mr . Goodfellow , 27 , Tarlton-street . . Nottingham . —Mr . Brown , of London , will deliver an address in the chapel , Rice-place , Barker-gate , on Sunday evening , at six o'clock . Hanlet . —• A general meeting of the shareholders of the Hanley and Skelton Working-men ' s Hall , will be holden at Mr . J . Yates , Miles Bank , on Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock .
Sheffield . —On Sunday evening Mr . West will deliver a lecture in the room , Fig Tree Lane , on the co-operation of land , labour , and capita ? .
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December 28 , 1844 . THE NORTHERN , STAR . \ 5
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Dabtmocth Election . — The nomination of candidates to represent this borough in Parliament took place on Thursday , the candidates being Joseph Somes , Esq ., of the City of London , merchant and shipowner , Conservative , and Mr . Moffat , described as " . a gentleman of literary attainments and large property , " Whig . The show of hands was declared to be in favourof Mr . Somes . A poll was demanded by the friends of Mr . Moffat , which was fixed for the following day . —FHinAr Evexixg — Close of the Poll : —The polling commenced this morning at the usual hour , and terminated at four o ' clock . The following is the result : — Jt ' or Mr . Somes ... ... ... ... 125 For Mr . Moffat 118 ¦ Majority for Mr . Somes ITory ) ... 7
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct519/page/5/
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