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Ia BaMertea Church there is a momtment by the famed Jloubiliac erected to the memory of Lord and Lady Botiagbroke . Av&ke , St . John ! arise ! we need thee now . Come forth I thy country calls thae ! lead xus on , 0 than wliose Toioe charm'd the ions"d senate ; thon Whose deed-liie trorda still stir us with the tone Of Liberty ! Bat thon hast long been gone , 0 Bolin « broke ! laid like thy country low . Alas ! tis so—Pope ' s " all aecompliah'd friend "
Sleeps here ; bo ssys RonhHiac ' a sculptor * d stone , Ann ' s lord of war and state ; but , ere his end , " Something more and better . " Yes , be did spend His age in peace . Vile faction ' s noble foe ; Proscribed by power that -virtue's self would rend , He , like the Roman , exil'd to his farm , lived "with his loved Tilstte and felt each rural ahans . J . W . Battersea , Sorry .
What Is A Peer
WHAT IS A PEER
What is a peer ? A useless thing ; A costly tey , to please a king ; A bauble near a throne ; A lump of animated clay ; A gaudy pageant of a day ; An incubus ; a drone I What is a peer ? A nation ' s curse—A pauper on the public purse ; Corruption ' s own jackal : A haughty , domineering blade ; A cuckold at S masquerade ; A dandy at a ball . Te butteifliesI , whom kings create ; Ye caterpillars of the state ; Know ihat your time is near ! This maral learn from nature ' s plan , That in creation God made man ; But never made a peer .
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LEEDS . —Discoteet op a Dead Bodt . —On Friday evening an inquest was held at the house of Mr . Grant , the Wellington Inn , Wellingtou-road , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the remains of a body which had been taken out of the water at Bean Ing mill , on the previous day . The remains were discovered by some men in the employ of Me 3 « rs B . Goit and Sons , whilst cleaning out the mill goit , and-though greatly decomposed , and entirely disjointed , were recognised , by the boots which v , ere en the feet , to be those of Samuel Bucktrout of Armley , who , on the 11 th of August last , was drowned along with a yonng man named William Boddy . We gave the particulars of the accident at the time . The accident arose from a boat in which the two , deceased and another man were crossing the river from Mr . Green's mill to Armley , feeing "washed away by the tremendous flood then in the rirer . Boddy was found soon after at Thwait ' s mills . Terdict—** Accidental death . "
HtrssLXT Floral Society . —The first meeting of the members of this society lor the present year , was ield on Wednesday week , in the large room of the Punch Bowl Inn , for the show of auriculas and polyanthuses . The display of flowers was very good , and the judges , Mr . fSairstow , of Leeds , and Mr . Hodgson , of HuEs ' er , awarded the principal prizes to ilr . Wm . Chadwick . Mr . B . Ely , of Rotn-• well Baigh , and Mr . John Kearsley , ot Woodhouse Hiil—the latter gentleman sent an excellent assortment of greenhouse plants , which were greatly admired . Bad Meat . —On Friday last , the carcase of a bea * t , in a state approachicg to putrefaciion , and which had been brought into Leeds by s man named John Crossfield , a tallow chandler , at Clifford , for sale to the low priced butchers , was seized and destroyed . We are glad to see the ofScers on tae alert on this subject .
House of Kecoteht . —On Monday last , the office of physician to this insritHtion , vacant by the resignation of Dr . Hunter , owing to ill-health , was filled up by the unanimous election of Dr . Wilson , who was proposed by Mr . T . T . Dibb , and seconded ~ by Mr . J . M . Tennaat . Thanks of the trustees , on the motion of Mr . M . Cawood , seconded by Mr . John Sykes , were unanimously passed to Dr . Hunter , for his services to the institution for nearly twenty-four years . Dr . Wilson v . as the only candidate . Stealing Spirits . —On Monday last a man named Wm- Walmsley , who for the last four years has been in the employ of Mr . Benjamin Gale , wine and
spirit merchant , Kirkgate , was brought np at the Coarj Honse , on a ckarge of having stolen a gallon of gin and another of mm , the property of his employer . It having come to the ears of the police that Walmsley hid been offering to sell a quantity of spirits to the keeper of the tap room at the Qneen' 3 Arms , and wn : ch is opposite to Mr . Gale's premises , the purchase was recommended and a ¦ watch was 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 .
Fighttxg i >* the Street , asd Assault os the Police . —On Monday last , seven young men were placed before Henry Hall and J . B . Atkinson , E ? Q 3 ., at the Court-House , op a c ' r . &rge of figbtiog in the street on Sunday morning , at near three o ' clock , and with having assaulted the police . Their names are Andrew Wood , Thomas Rider , John Parker , John Atha , Ttichard Freeman , John Wilshire , and John Batley , along with others . They had been drinking till that hour at the house of Mr . Cross , Pack Horse Inn , Briggate , and on turning into the street , a qnarrel arose , a fight ensned , and the poliee , who interfered , were assaulted . Mr . James , who was on the spot , unknown to the parties , witnessed the transaction . Wcod , Rider , and Parker , who had commenced tae fight , were ordered to find sureties for their future good behaviour ; the othere were fined 20 i . each , and cost 3 , for assankirg the police .
Dilplat op Fireworks . —On Monday evening , the best display of fireworks which has been for some time wime = sed in Leeds , was given in the White Cloth Hsil Yard , by Mr . Bates , assisted fry Messrs . Johnson and Knowles . The evening was delightfully fine , and the \ aTd being beautifully illumvnat-ed by variegated lamps , presented an appearance altogether different from what we have been in the habit of witnessing at these displays . The piece which attracted the most attention was the statue of >~ apo ] eon , which , was of colossal siz ? , and surpassed in splendour and variety anything we had before seen in the science of pyrotechnics . The attendance , we are sorry to say , was hut indifferent ; but as we hear the spirited artist intends to give another display , we trust this notice of his merits will have the effect of causing him to be more esiensivelv patronised .
Leeds Poor Relief Fcxd . —Oa Monday last , a meeting of this Committee was held at the Cour : House , John Cawood , E = q . in the chair , at which a report was read from ihe Provision Committee . signed by Mr . Edward Jacsson , as Coalman . This report asnonceed the closing of tbe depot on Saturday evening , and also ths fact tha ; at that time , in consequence of a greatly decreased demand during tbe week , tbtre were abont 500 Ioave 3 of btead remaining . The report concluded as follows — " I : appears unnecessary , after the' Jorig and circumstantial account which " has appeared in the pnbhc
print ? , to em-er into any details respecting tho serious and painful fraud which has beeuperpetrated on the funds of this charity , atd the discovery oi which was made by this Committee . The Provision Committee , however , would strongly recommend that in the case of any future distribution of relief in this way , the tickets be regularly compared with the bo . k ? from vrhich tfcf y are cut , at least once a week , perhaps it would be better every day . This would effectually prevent anything cf the kind taking place , Or ensure its immediate detection . That no such
precaution ha 3 been taken heretofore , is net to be wondered at , as the fact of a member of the Committee appointed to manage a public charity , himself eonuniiiinsj frauds upon its funds , was not to be especud until such an occurrence had taken place . " The report having been received , the Chairman producer the books containing ihe accounts , which he ss : a ir would be necessary should be audited . He couid not speak exactly , bat the balance in hand , a |> r paying all arrears , would , he thought , be about £ 575 . It was then resolved , " That the clerks be directed to write out 250 tickets , at one shilling value each , to be given in bread , and tnat those tickets be dividfd 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 Tuesday . " On the motion of Mr . Jowett , James
Browu , Esq ., Wm . Gott , Esq ., and Robert Walker , Esq w ^ re appointed auditors . Some conversation ensued as 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 , at twelve o ' clock at noon , to receive : he report of the committee , and apportion tbe remaining funds , upon which it was resolved , "That it be a recommendation to the general meeting of ihe subscribers to appropr iate so much of the balance in hasd as may he necessary , to the establishment of a permanent soup kitchen , for ihe Leiiefu of the poor of the town f and Messrs . R . Burcbail , R . Pyatt , J . Simpson , S . Maud , and John Jowett , jun ., were appointed a sub-committee , to inquire into the site , the best mode of fitting and conducting , & . C ., and to report thereon to the general comaiitef . The meeting then broke up .
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Sheet Slaughtered . —During the night of Saturday last , - Borne villains slaughtered a valuable tap 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 some -distance . ¦ The shsep was the property of Mr . Parnaby , of Rothwell , steward to Kirkby Fenton , Esq ., and would weigh about thirty pounds per quarter . Robberies . —On Friday morning last , a drab mixture T&glioni coat , and a black and white house coat , were stolen from tbe house of Mr . Edward Mallett , No . 21 , Grove Terrace , —On Tuesday last , a dark coloured shawl was Btolen from the passage in the house of Mr . Askey , in Merrion -street .
Leeds Old Floral Society . —This Society 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 . Rogers , Mr . Birkby , and Mr . Bradley . There was an efficient band engaged for the purpose . The judges were Mr . Dobings , Mr . Chadwick , and Mr . Bastow , by whom the prizes were awarded to the various competitors , Mr . Ratcliffe , Mr . Edward Mitchell , Mr . Thomas Walker , and Mr . Joseph Jackson , carrying off the principal prizes .
- _ Change Risging . —On Sunday morning last , at sis o ' clock , the Leeds St . Peter ' s company of change ringers ascended the noble t&wer of ihe parish church , and rung a true and complete peal of grand sire cinques in the fittams , consisting of 5148 changes , which was brought round in a masterly and beautiiul style , in three hours , forty-three minutes , and nine se ' eond ? , by the following persons , viz : —Samuel Smallpage , treble , ( composer and conductor of the peal 0 John Robiuson , second ; John Groves , third ; John Hndsop , fourth ; James Gill , fifth ; Christopher lies , sixth ; Jonas Baldwin , seveuth j John Mortimer , eighth ; Benjamin Ely , ninth ; William Gawkroger , tenih ; William Groves , eleventh ; and Wilisam PulleiD , tenor . Weight of tbe tenor 36 cwt . This , herculean task was performed by twelve men enly , and is the first peal efjjrandsire ciuques ever rung in Yorkshire . It was rung in honour of the birthday of his Grace the Duke of Wellington .
^ ss ^ clt axdEobbsbt .-Da Monday last a man namfad" Edward Emmett , was brought np at the Court House , on a charge of having assaulted a person named Glover , and stolen from him a basket containing a piece of mutton and other articles . Glover was going home about half-past 12 on Saturday night , when he met tbe prisoner and two others in Calverly-Etreet , they attacked him . and after knocking him down ran off with his Sunday ' s dinner . Tbe prisoner was pursued and apprehended by the watchman . He was committed for trial .
HUDDEESFIEliB . —On Thursday night a fire was ai-covertd in the Farm Yard belonging to Godfrey Berry , situated on the banks of the river Colne , Bradley Mills , near Huddersfield . Two engines were immediately on the spot , four corn 3 tacka were oonsumed and two others were very much injured . It is supposed to have originated from the firing of a gun , as one of Mr . Berry's sons was shooting rats . We understand the property was insured . LaSSWADE .-Mr . William Daniells has taken , some pains of late in spreading the principleof the 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 towH . -aud ail is quiet , once more . The slavery at the basule , however , continues ; and a recurrence of the discontent is not unlikely if the hand-corn-mill be not abolished by the guardians . To talk of reconciliation between the middle aud working classes in Leicester , will , henceforth , be a farce . The coldhearted manner in which even theSturentes couid look on the plaints of the poor bastile sufferers , and thez--al with which they accepted the office of petty cons ables to put down the discontent , —has created a gulf between the poor and the respectables that will long be impassable .
W 1 GAN . —The distress prevailing at present in this town is truly alarming—four-fifths of the handloom weavers are cut of employment , aud those that are in employment half not have work ; and from the recent reductions thai have taken place , they are actnalh-starviDg . Improvements in machinery are day by day throwing numbers into the street destitute . A general reduction of wasjes has taken place in every department wiihin the last few weeks . The following is only an outline : —Persons haviDg seven shillings per week are reduced to five ; and those having five shillings and sixpence per week are reduced to four shillings per week . The throstle spinners , tiking care of three and a-half fram c ? , bavins eight rhillings and sixpence p ^ r week , by the
recent alteration are compelled to take care ot four frames , ard receive for it « cven shillings and sixpence . The overlookers and machinists are redurrd two shillings per week . The masters' plea for ihus reducing the wages of their workpeople , is that they have no profit for the ostlay of their capital ; but this excase is without foundation . How is it , that there is in tbe town masters of bmall capital , who have to ccme into the market with them , and art 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 Y 2-. lid . for spinning one hundred pounds 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 wtight , of eleven and twelve wefr , therefore the plea of no profit will not stand the test of public examination . Ona of these pretended friends , of the people declared the other day that feur shillings per week was sufScient fora yourg man or -uoman . and that twelve Ehi ) liug 3 was enough for mu ' e spinners . Another of the same stamp f aid that before lon « he would stake the spinners glad to spin fourteen wH ' t at ore shilling / or one hundred pounds weight , and this is the , party who call so loudly to the working men to join them . Oa Thursday week -the - unemployed went to the Board oi '
Guardians to ask for relief , and the police were brought " to drive them home The conduct of one of the Guardians was calculated co arouse the p 3 ssions of t . he starving people , who after insulting them sent for the milhary to give them steel ins-toad of bread , But firelocks and bayonets have no terrors for starving men , at least it proved so upon this occas : on . They told the sol iery to do their worst , for they would rather meet death than return home to . their families without relief . They did not injure either p-rso ^ is or property , and had the Guardians receive d them as they cvaht to have done , the peace would not have been broken .
- Coal-tit Accjdems . — On Saturday morning , one of those melancholy occurrences so common in thn neighbourhood took place at Inco Hall colliery , ; he property of Messrs . Wheatiey , Gerred , and Co . whereby a woman , wh-ise name we understand L Ann W * al ? h , met with her deaili by the following circumstance ; : —It appears that in attaching the tub to the rop- " , rhe unfortunate woman put one of the hooks , tl . rough one of the rods of which the tubs are made , instead of the iron ear of the tub , therefore when her weight came upon it the rod broke and she fcll to the bottom of the s-haft , a distance oi "' upwards of iJOO feet ; she was literally £ D 33 > bed to pieces . —Tne same morning , two men , employed in a coal pit ih ^ propeny of Mr . h shall , of Piau-lane , were killed ; they have leit families to lament their lo ? s .
BOWUNCf . —Total Accjdent fuom Fire-Dahp . — Ua TiJL-rsday moriiiLg week , abont . ix o ' clock , an explosion of fire-damp took place in one of the pils beiocg'ug to the Bowling Iron Works company , siu . a :.. a at Duii 3 ey-Hill , when John By-¦ wl ter , 5 iaik Puts , and David Holmes , a boy about twelve years of age , were dreadfully burnt . Bywater had all the s-kin burnt off his whole booy . face , and hand- ; the only part on which he had ai > y skin , was undt-r his heel aud great toe ; erery ether part wis completely / raw . He lingered till Fricay ertnna at six o ' clock , when death put an end to l-. i .-• uffcriuiis . The i .: htr two a : e in a fair way of recovf rv . The accident is said to have occurred from
the boy . Iloimi . ? , coming briirkiy to whire the men ¦ we re ' at wbik , wlih an empty curve , and driving the foul air before i ' , ti one of their naked lamps . Bywater has-4 tlt a wife and chiid to lament his untimely etd . Impudent Highway Robbery . — On Monday , betwtfca the bour . ~ of tvreive and one , a respectable wonjan from Pucsey , of the name of Whartou , a fhopkeepcr , btiiig on her W 3 y to Bradford to lay cut money tor her shnp , was stopped by five or six men ¦ within two hundred yards of the lauer place , on the Leeds road , ana her purse conaining' between eijiht and nine pounds was abstracted from htr pocket .
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MURDER OF A MOTHER BY HER SON . Mexthyr , 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 haa produced much excitement . The name of the unfortunate viotim is Tamar Edwards . She was an old and infirm woman , ased upwards of seventy years , a widow , who resided with her son , Richard Edwards ( the supposed murderer ) and his wife ia 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 in themselves somewhat curious . The old woman
had been missed by the neighbours , with whom she was in the habit of conversing frequently , for saveral days past , and numerous inquiries were made of her sou and his wife concerning her . These inquiries were evaded by the formtr as much as possible , but whenever ho was so clot-eiy interrogated as to render a reply inevitable , his answer was , " O , Bhe is only gone from home for a little time ; she is a few miles off in the country ; " and it would seem that this statement had satisfied the neighbour * , as no further investigation of the matter took place until this nioruiiig , when Riohara Edwards left his houst for the purpose , as he statel to his wife , of going to Dowlais , whtre he worked , to receive payment of his wage ? . According to the statement of the
woman , as given by the neighbours , he told her , before he left , r . hat there were reasons why he wished her particularly not to look under the bed . This request was ot so singular a nature that it naturally created surprise in the mina of the wife ; and , very shortly after his departure , bhe went into the house of a neighbour , to whom she communicated the injunction . The neighbour immediately suspected that there was something the matter , and she advised the wife to go and see if there was anything concealed there , which ought not to be there . The wife took their advice , and , followed by two or . three , women , she returned home , and , on raiding the undw-ourtains , at in © tboi of the bed , they were horrified at beholaing a dead body , which proved to be that of
the agf-d mother of t dwards . A smail she ' t was wrapped round the body . The women , on making this discovery , immedately raised an alarm ; and information of tho circumstances having been sent off to ihe police office , Superintendent Davis , w . th some other constables , were promptly in attendance A notice of the discovery was then forwarded to the coroner of the borough , T . Davis , Esq ., who at once issued his warrant for holding an inq r . est on the body , A jary was then impaunelled , who , having inspected the body and viewed the position in which it was found , adjourned their inquiry until six o ' clock , Monday evening , for the purpose of giving
time to the police to collect evidence , and , if possible , secure the apprehension of the suspected party . It is difficult , from the facts which have as yet tranpired , to imagine what motive could hayo prompted the sou to imbrue his hands iu the blood of his own mother ; and it is to be hoped that the result of the inquiry will be to fhow that , the death of the unfortunate woman is to be ascribed to some other hand . Edwards is said to be a man of an exceedingly violent disposiuon . Abuut two years ago , he was apprehended on a charge ot killing an Irish girl in the lown ; and the suspicion against him was so fcirong , that he was committed for trial at the assizss , where he was acquitted .
Wednesday Might . —The coroner ' s inquest on the body of the unfortunate woman Tamar Edwards , of whose murder by li ^ r own son I sent you some particulars on Moudav las ' , has brought its inq » . iry t j a close by rtturning a verdict of "Wilful Murdt-r auatnst Richard Edwards , alias Tamar Dick , '' the villain upon wnom suspicion first fell , and who lias as vet managed to elude tho vigilance of the officers . —The jury having as-emblea at the Angel Inn . a number ot witnesses wt-re examined . The first cal . ed was Mary Treharue . who deposed that , oh Saturday last , Margaret Edwards , wife of Richard Edwards , better known as Dick Tamar , came to her and taid she could not think where her mother-iuiaw was so lonx- She said she was vexing very
much about it . \\ it ' . ie .-s had previously heard Edwards Bay that his mother was gone to Llanf ^ bur ( about two days' journey ) , where she occasionally wnit to set parochial reher . Marjjaret Edwirds , when she said to ihi ? witness , added that she hadcleant d the house all over except under the bed . She said there was i-omething under thebe < J , and she should not touch it . Witness told her to look under the bed , but she said she was afraid to do so , and askt-d witness to Jook , which ske ( witnes >«) refused to ifo , unless another neighbour , Martha Waters , went in aUo . They thea weiu . ail three of them , into the house , aud Martha WaiPrs , looked under fc ^ ebed , and Sii-J , "Oh , God'the old woman ' s dead—and long dead , too . " They then all three left the house . Tne
witness further deposed , that oti thelMonday previous , at abou ^ eleyen o'clock in the morning , she *> aw Richaid Edwards near his own door , arid be-asked her when she had last seen his mother % Witness replied that she dirt noi know when it was , aud added that she dared to say that she was down where she used to go . He said , "Duwa she is , I dare , to pay . " When witness . vent to the house . on S . iturd » y she observed that the fl ' - > or had been recently wastud and sanded . Th < -re were curtains about the bed . — Martha Water * having detailed the particulars connected with the discovery of the body , depo-ed that the body appeared to have been dead for some time . Witness told the others that she had be * n dead a long time , ; iud told Margaret Edsvard . w ( the
wife ) that rshe must haw lain upon her , and that t-he was no better than Dick was . —Mary Jenkins deposed ! hat she knew the deceased Tamar Edwards , and saw her alive at about threa o ' clock on Thursday , tie 14 h ult . She appeared to be in her u . * ual health , and was fetching water from a spout m the neitibbourhood . Witness had been in the habit of seeing htr almost d ; iily . She used to ^ o out and fetcti water and coal . — David Lloyd , a train conductor , examined—Saw the son of the deceasrd ( Richard Edwards ) on Saturday morning 2 a « t , at about nine o'clock . He was at his bouse , and his wife was witu him . Witness spoke to him , and . ' -aid , "Where is the old woman ? '' ( meaning the deceased ) , I have not seen her for there days pa ^ t ?"
Edwards repJjed , Oh , > he i . * gone down to Lia . nfabor ; 1 expect her up to-duy by the trains . " Witness did not stay there aiiovt ; two or threo minutes . The wife , Margaret Edwarri . s , was washing the floor of the room by the bedside . The husband was sitting by the fire-place di-tant from the bedside . — Jane Phillips deposed that Margaret Edwards ( the wire of Tamar Dick ) was her niece . On Monday , the 18 . h ul ., she was at witness ' s house , and at about iis o ' clock on the evening of that day Richard Edwards came there , and asked his wife what s / iu wanted there . The wire said to him , " I mast go somewhere , for my father has thrown me out or door =. '* ' Edwards replied , " Why did he iiot throw you our of doors when I was there ? " She replied ,
" Bccaure he w shed to keep me till it was dayl-yht , " Edwards then ar-kt-d hir if she would go with him ( they had been separated , and living apart fur Lhn . e month :- ) . S ' . si » id , " Where to ?—where can ym t ^ ke me to , Dick ! " He said he would lakeher to his mother ' s house , to which the wife replied , " What lor ? for h * r to throw me out of doors , a = > .-he used to do V He .-aid , " Never mind , " you l ^ a » e taat between me and my mother . " She asked him where he intended for htr to sleep , ann ha said , " hi his bed to be i ^ ure , and if the did cot like to go to the old JVoiaanV , he would take her to hid Jodjjintcs at Dowlais . " Witness then asked him , as his wife did abo , whether he hud finng and victuals iu the Louse ? He answered , "Oh , yes ; " aud said ln >
moiher left enough of broad for him when :- ) : o went to LUntabor . Edwards and his wf ¦ afterwarc ' s left the hou ^ e together , at about .-oven " ' clock in the evening . — ' 'homas 11 charris—Having heard of ; he murder of Tiaiiar Edwc . rds , went to the house in company wuh a man named Ru-hard . * . They found the body ! iud > r the bed . —James Huiei ? , police sergeant , was ordtrid by the superintendent to take possession of the hou > c where the body was It was iying on the left bide , vrhh the leit arm raised as tnough lifted to the head , the rn ; ht arm was renting across her crust , her right , leg lying over vho leit . The arm ? , legs , and body were quite supple . There was some coagulated blood about the ritlit nostril , and a tii- , -
colouratiou en both sidts the neck and tiiroat — Kees Thomas deposed that he was a police con-.-table . He took Margaret Edwards , wife of Rich . Edwards , int-j custody . While taking her down by the hoii .-e of the deceased , the prisoner called out to a woin ^ u named Peggy , and said in Welsh , " Dick Las done it at last . ' On being asked by tho woman what he had done ? she replied that he had murdered his mother , and concealed her under ilkbed . Sne afterwards m : ide a statement to witness , which ne hid reduced to writing . ( The reporf . ixwere not allowed to usfc u , a- ; it v > as alleged it ra : ght frustrate the ends ot justice . )—Mr . Edward D ^ vis ,
turgeon , deposed to the injuries which had been inflicted ou deceased . The Coroner summed up the evidence . —The Jury retired , and after a short consuiution returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against Richard Edwards , for the murder of his jiother , Tamar Edwards . "—Superintendent D . ivis and the police officers m the neighbourhood are using every exertion to secure the person of the villaiD , but up to this he has managed to elude them altogether ; as he has been traced to one or two places there is every reason to suppose that he will before long be captured . r Lhe motive which could have led the wretch to perpetrate the unnatural and awful crime it is not easy to conjecture .
Committal of the Prisoner . —Merthyr , Friday ^ igut . —At an early hour this morning , the lock-np house was surrounded by-a crowd of people , anxious to - cat <; h a glimpse of Richard Edwards , alias Dick Tamar , as it was known he "would be brought up before the county magistrates lor examination . As he was brought through the streets , the immt-nse crowd testified their satisfaction at his apprehension , and vented their execrations on ths unnappy wretch . The magistrates assembled about twelve o ' clock , at the large room of the Angel Inn . On being brought into the room , he displayed a firm and undaunted demeanour . The first person
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.... . . . i . . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , - ^^^ - who met his ga z ? was his wife , who was greatly agitated , but the sight of her did not appear % o affect the prisoner in the least . The room was crowded almost to suffocation . The prisoner having been placed at the bar , a Rreat many witnegBea were examined , including those who gave their evidence at the coroner ' s inquett . He was fully committed on the charge of wilful murder . On being re-conveyed to the look-up , he was accompanied by immense crowds of people , as before .
L F ° Y Burnt , at Colchester . —An alarming nre ^ broke oat , at a quarter past twelve o ' clock on Sunday moraine , at Mr : . Wallace's * 'ironmonger ; in the High-street , Colchester , 'within one house of the Corn Exchange . The fire originated at the back ot the house ; the wind blowing fresh from the eastward , in less than half an hour Mr . Wallace'si house was inoiie complete blaza . I The flames made such progress ^ that the inmates were obliged to be carried out by a ladder being placed on the balcony . The ladies were with great difficulty removed . Mr . Henry Heritage , of Friday street , Cneapside , forced his way into the next house , belonging to the Jtev . S . Carr , which was also on fire , and Was seen carrying the chikren across the street to a place of safety ,
In less than au hour , the houses of Mr . Wallace , the Rev . S . Carr , and Mr . Kajght , seedemaa , adjoining Mr . Carr s , were in one complete blaze , and threatened destruction to the houses oppoBite , the Corn Exchange , and St . Peter ' s Church . In less than ten minutes Mr . Shuttlesworth ' e , a private house , was also on fire ; but being strongly built with brick , and the engines constantly playing on it , they were enabled t >> check the fire , but not before it was thought necessary to commence pulling down the great part of the adjoining hpuEe . This operation was performed by the navigators employed on the Eatt-rn Counties Railway , with great expedition . At half-past three all further danger was at an end , but it was necesssary to continue playing the engines till 6 ve or six o'clock . All the houses aro insured .
Taking the Veil . —On Monday morning a spectacle of very unfrequent occurrence in this country took place at the convent of " The Sisters of Mercy , " situate near rliekraan ' s Folly , Berraondsey . The ceremony was for the initiation of two young ladies , one of whom had to receive the white veil , and the oth » r the rehkious ( or black ) habit of the community . The two novices , Miss Baxter and Miss Kellett , who aro both young ladies of considerable fortunes , entered the chapel , led by the superioress , assistad by two of the ' sisters , one of whom was Miss Agnew , niece of Sir A . Agnew , Bart .: and the other Lady
Barbara Eyre , daughter of the Earl of Newburgh . The religious names the latter ladies bear are Sisters Mary and Clara . The novices , Miss Baxter and Miss Kellett , were both elegantly dressed in white embroidered muslin , wearing chaplots of white roses as head dress , and each held a lighted wax taper in her right hand . During the delivery of a very affecting discourse by the titular Bishop on their retirement from the world , the novices shewed no 8 i « ns of agitation , » or did their ' . countenances betray any symptoms of reluctance , but , on the contrary , appeared to be lightened up with an expression of enthusiastic feeling .
A Jump fhom a Railway Train . —While a train on the Glasgow , and Ayr Railway was coming towards the latter place one day last week , and when on the highest pajt of tho embankment between Kllwinning aud Irvine , a man who was a-.-passenger in one of the third-class carriages asked a fellow travellers when it was likely the train would arrive at Kiiwinmng . , He ' . was told that he had just passed it . "What . ' past K-lwuitiingam IT Gude faith , if that be the case , I ' m laiig eueugh here . " So saying , ho fastened his skull-cap firm on his cranium , buttoned his coat , and , in spite of every remonstrance , leaped over the side of the carriage , at . the steepest part of the embankment , nearly forty feet
down which he rolled like a ball , casting a series of not the most graceful summersets ^ while ihe passengers in the train were in great terror lest he had killed himsoif by his rashness . He * however , found his level , whore he was accosted by a labourer in the adjoining field , who inquired if he was hurt . "Hurt no an inch o me atweel , " and giving his jacket a shake or two to deprive it of the dutt which it hid collected during his descent , he stepped off across the field , exclaiming as he went— -alluding to the train now in tho distance— "That wad bo ago indeed ! You haulin' ine on to Irvine , and me dressed and a'for our Mall ' s wecidiu' at Kilwinniii . "—Ayr Advertiser .
Disastkoi / s Fire at Lewes . —Destruction of The SUiSKX Advertiser Ufrjck . —Lewks , Monday . —Aboat half past two this morning , au alarming fire broke out at the priu ing < fficei ' of the Sussex Advertiscr , situate m Waterga ' fp-lahe , Lowes . The Sussex Aiivcrtiser is one or ' -the oldest Sussex papers , having beeu established iu the . year 1745 , since which time it has remained in thy same family ^—"' tru Lte ' s . " Tliefiro Vvas first discovered by one of the East Sussex constabulary , named BiiKtow , and the engines were speedily on the spot ; but unfortunately upwards of an hour elapHod before any water could be ob : ani « d , during which time the flames were racing with great fury . At this time considerable fears were en . ' . ertain ' ed for the safety of the adjoinins
;' premises , belonging to Mr . Browning , a spirit merchant , who had a very valuable stock , part of which were deposited in vaults under the printing ofico . The engines eventually got to work , and , tnrough the exertions of' tha constabulary , the fire was got under about five o ' clock in thb morning . No cause can bo assigned for the n ' re . Air . Frederick Lee was the last person in the office , and put out his candle ; but having forgotten his spectacles , he returned in the dark to obtain them , when all appeared quite safe , although it is clearly proved that the fire commenced at this spot . The whole of the type , printing presses , stamps , papery &c , are destroyed ; in fact , not a vestige was eaved , and the damage is estimated at nearly £ 2 , 000 .
Mr . Browning , the spirit merchant , has also sustained a lo . 's to the extent of £ 2 , 000 . Air . Baxter , the proprietor of the Sussex lvx / ims ,. ^ auie forward in the most handsome manner , and reudered every assistance to Mr . Lee , which will enable him to bring out the Sussex Advertiser as usual this evening . Great praise is also due to tho inhabitants of Lewes for the ^ reat exertions made by them to suppress the fire ; but we cannot say much for the Lewes Water Company , for although so great damage occurred iljrou » h their negligence in tte fmt instance , they absolutely turned the water off before it was put out , and some of the men were obliged to obtain water from the wells . We have been informed that Air . Lee is not insured , as , in the settlement of the partnership affairs , he neglected , to renew the insurance in the tiun-offist ? , where the ' concern had
been insured upwards of mty years . Extensive Fire at Liverpool .- — On Monday morning , at two o ' clock , the extensive premises of Vle .-i .- * rs . Walker , large builders and shipwrights at Woodside , near-Liverpool , were discovered to been fire , and nearly all are consumed .. The fire raged for some timo with unabated fury , and it is not yet entirely extinguished ; but as there is little left to consume , it will thus expend itself . The property destroyed is immense , and no doubt remains but it was tho work of incendiaries , some trace of whom has been already obtained , and little doubt remains of their being brought to justice . Ii is supposed the large saw mills have jtwen . vise , to the malice which ha 9 thus ended in the destruction of so large an amount of property . So intense was the heat that the iron j- afe was melted , the books destroyed , and the cash reduced to one molten mass .
Murder at Liverpool . —A young woman , named Eliza May , a loo-o ciinracter , living in a court in Prebton-sir'iet , Liverpool , oh Friday had some words with her landlady , a brothel keeper . On leaving the house , the brothel keeper ' s son , William Smith , a youth not more than fourteen years of age , followed her and deliberately s-tabbed her in tho neck . She was taken lino a . druegist / s shop and thence to tho infirmary , but died vn the road . The murderer at present elude ? jiu tee . A Dear Salute . —A son of yivxulapius , located near WukefitM , noted for his attachment to the fair
t > ex , was waited upon the other morning by a lady who bitterly complained of a tjosh which gave her gre . it pain . The beauty of the fair patient made no small impression on the doctor's ljeart , and he flattered himself that at the least he might steal a kiss with impunity Accordingly when the tooth was extracted , unable any longtr to restrain the ardour oi'his passion , ho wound hia arm round the fair one ' s * neck and ^ a ve hor a twanging salute . It would appear that she did riot relish this excess of gallantry ; for-she instantly proceeded against him ( or an assault , and the yEscuIapian had to . pay'damages £ 15 .
Changes in the Judges' Cibci / its . —The judges decided on last week to .-eparato the County of York i ' rum the Northern Circuit , and attach it to the Midland Circuit . In addition , ..-the judges determined to Jake Warwickshire from tho Midland Circuit , and attach it to the Oxford Circuit ; and to take Shropshire , Herefordshire , and Aloumou ; hshirefrom the Oxford Circuit , aud attach them to une of the Welsh Circuits . Hydrophobia . —Epidemy . — The neighbourhood of Saunderseourt , Newcastle , and a'll that part of the country along the side of the Slaney down to the bridge of Deeps , have been in the greatest and most alarming state of excitement for the last ten days , in consequence of the number of mad dogs now
prowling about and attacking every j animalin their course . The first appearance of the . kind took place in the early part of this month , when a dog from the Deeps ran through the neighbourhood of Killown , where he attacked two or three dogs and a calf belonging to Mr . Paul Walker ; three dogs and two heifers of ' Mr . Thacker's ; and two dogs of Mr . Richard Bennetts , Newcabtlo ; also a lamb of Mr . Paul MDoimell's , Ftrr \ cartig , mopfc of which have since been destroyed . Two favourite greyhounds of Mr . Thacker ' s have been shot since Saturday ; and there are many of those furious and ra , bid . animals fctill going about . In fact , such in the state of this part of the country that the iamilii's residing iu the neighbourhood , are absolutely afraid to venture out of doors .
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SHEFFIELD . ' ( From our own Correspondent . j The NATioNii . EETiTtoN . ^ The num ^ w 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 tpwn of Sheffield . Con VBKTioii Fund .--The followiog is a statement of monies received for and sent to the Convention by Mr . 6 « J . Harney , Treasurer for Sheffield : — KECEIPTS . 1842 . £ b . d . Jan . 22 From Stannington ... ... 0 0 6 31 Collected ia Fig-tree Lane Room ... .... ... 0 2 3 Feb . 5 William Wragg ' ... ... 0 0 6 7 Collected in Fig-tree Lane Room ... ... ... 0 5 1 Mr . Richmond ... ... 0 1 0
10 J . Greaves , Ecolesfield ... 0 1 9 12 William Wragg .... ... 0 1 0 28 Collected ia the Fig-tree Lano Room ... 0 1 2 March 13 G . C . ... ... ... ... 0 10 21 Collected in the Fig-tree Lano Room ... ... ... 0 6 H Mr . Abbott ... ... .. 0 1 0 22 Geo . Wright , collected among the shoemakers ... ... 0 4 2 h
George / Wright 0 0 4 28 Collected in the Fig-tree Lano Room .... ... ... 0 10 11 April 2 Benj . Spooner , Stannington ... 0 0 6 3 Collected by Morton Roy ^ t > ri—Morton Royston ... 1 0 John Linaker ... 10 Elizabeth Hartley 10 George Walker ... 0 6 John Jones ... ... 0 4 George Huntington 0 4 Wm . Jones 0 4
—— 0 4 6 5 Collected in Intake , by John Rogursjun . ... ... ... 0 4 I 9 William Hammond ... ... 0 0 4 Benjamin Spooner ... ... 0 0 6 James Evans ... ... ... 0 1 0 10 Colleoted at Handsworth , Woodhouse , by Tnos . Dale 0 3 6 George Julian Harney's subscription ( profit on Finder ' s blacking ) 0 4 0 A friend . ... 0 0 6 15 A friend ... ... 0 0 4 17 A friend , 0 1 fl 23 William Ward , Woodhouse ... 0 0 6 A friend to freedom . 010 Wm . Hammond ... ... 0 0 4 24 Collected at Woodhouse , bv T .
Dile 0 2 3 Mr . Green ... O 0 2 26 A friend . 0 0 4 30 Wm . Tarry 0 0 2 May 2 John Carr 0 0 3
£ o 2 7 DISBURSEMENTS . April 11 Remitted to Mr . John Cleave 2 0 0 Post order and postage ... 0 0 4 29 Carriage of petition sheets to London 0 1 8 May 2 Remitt / d to Mr . John Cleave 10 0 Post order and postage ... 0 0 4 £ 3 2 4 Letter to T . S . Duncombe , Etq ., M . P 0 0 1 £ 3 2 5
Balance in hand ... ... 0 0 2 George Julian Harnev , Treasurer . Sheffield , May 2 d , 1842 . Mr . Julian Harney delivered an addrnss to the Sheffield Chartists , in their room , Fifj-trte-lane , on Sunday evening last , on 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 Parkes delivered a lecture in the above room , ou Monday evening , on the rights and duties oi ' womon . Tho lecturer delivered an argumentative , eloquent , and soul-inspiring discourse , and was warmly applauded by his auditors , particularly his fair hearers , who mustered in considerable strength . Mrs . Harrison presided and well filled the poRt of honour assigned her Thanks were voted to the Lecturer and the Chairwoman , and the meeting adjourned .
State of Sheffield . —Bankruptcy , crime , and misery , are rapidly on the increase in Sheffield ; the inmates of tlie Sheffield poor house number nearly 600 ; th « sum paid to tho out-poor being jetiuiar recipients of pariah relief , for the week ending April 23 rd ¦ , amounted ( in money , bread , & . o . ) to £ 92 10 s ; but this does not include , the casual poor ; the amount paid to the latter in money , bread , &c , in weekly payments , for the five weeks ending Saturday , April 231 , is as follows : —Match , 25 th , £ 201 ; April , 2 d , £ 2 : 9 ; April 9 h , £ 248 ; April IGsh , £ 274 ; and April 23 J , £ 298 5 s . 6 d . The number of new applications for relief , for tho last five weeks have averaged 200 weekly ! When will the end come i
Rattening . —On Wednesday night , April 27 th , Messrs . Newbold ' s ( Broomhall ) w'heol . was entered , and stones were broken , and machinery destroyed , to the valuij of about fifty pounds . Ou the same night , Mr . Rowland's wheel , at the Surcey Works , Grauvilie-street , was also ratceneo " , some machinery destroyed , aud 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 squadron of the 11 ch Hussars ; the inefficient State of the Sheffield , barracks rendering them unfit for head quarters , they are now reihOYed to York .
Mr . Duncqmbe's Motion—In reply to applications made to the members for the Borough and Riding to support Mr . Duncombe ' s motion , for 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 : — Curzon-streefc , April 28 , Z 8-J 2 . " SIR , — -I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter , which has reached me this morning , requesting my support to Mr . Duncombe ' s motion on Tuesday , tbe 3 rd of May ; that a deputation from the ¦ wotkini ? classes be heard at ilio Bar of the House in support of a petition to be presented by him .
" I regret much that I must , with all possible respect to those in whose name yon write , reply , th . it it does not appear to be coiiipiitiuJt ) with my duty to support a motion , the objects of which I do not believe to be consistent with the true ii . tarcsts of any one class iu the community . "I remain , " Sir . " Your obedient servant , "JOIJN STUART WORTLEY . " " Mr . G . J . Harney , Shrffield . "
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Stoppage of Iron Works . —We regret to learu that a lar ^ e number of - forgea in this Hei « hbourhpod have ceased work , whereby a great number of Iiands are thrown BUddenly put of employment . W « are informed that lack of orders , even at unremunerating prices , has compelled many of the masters to stop their mills ani discharge their men , and that it is very uncertain when they will recommence . Among ; the extensive forges closed are those of E . and G . Thorneycroft ( Wednesbury , ) Russell , Brothers , George Jellicoe . ana G . B . Thorneycroft ( Shrubbery Ironworks ) 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 necessity of stopping . The most flourishing of them freely admit that if they could ensure the return of their customers and workmen when it suited them to recommence , they would forthwith diBContiuue their works . —Staffordshire Examiner .
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. ¦ •¦ : ; ¦ . :. ¦;¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ - Carlisle . :. :. ;¦ . . AWFUL AND ALARM ING DESTITUTION OF THE HAND-LOOlf WEAVEHS , PUBLIC MEETING IN THE TOWN HALL .: i On Friday lavt , a deputation from a preliminarjr meeting oi this body , waited upon the Mayor , G . G . Monnsey , Ksq ., and presented to him a requisition , sittned by about two hundred inhabitant hoiiaeholders , requesting his | worship to call a public meeting , in , the Town Hall , on Monday eyening , May 2 nd , to take into consideration the proyriety o £ memorialising her Majesty ' s Government , on tha distressed and destitute condition of this numerous body of men . : ; o ;
The Miaypr , with that frankness and urbanity which are the leading features of his character , promptly responded to the call , at the same t me > deeply de ploring the wretched condition of ' this patient and . industrious body of his fellow citizens . The memorial will speak for itself , without any comment of ours , further thaa our bearing testimony to the accuracy of the various statements therein set forth . We . attended the inquiry , whioh took place ia 1838 , before Mr . Muggeridge , and heard that gentleman declare , at the close of the inquiry , which had lasted for thne days , that the working men had conducted the inquiry most ably , and that in no other place he had visited , had he observed a greater decree of talent and good behaviour displayed by a number of " working men than he had there done . The following memorial was unanimously adopted by the meeting , which Was very unanimously attended . •'
TO THE RIGHT HON . SIR ROBERT PEEL , PIBST LOED OF HEK . MAJESTY ' S TREASURY . The respectful Memorial of the aaud-loom weavers of the . Cityof Carlisle and neighbourhood , in publicjneeting asBembled , May 2 nd , 1842 , Sheweth , —That your memorialists are at present sufPering moHt unparalleled distress , destitution , and misery , in consequence of the unprecedented low ratft of wages and the present high price of provisiona . That such was the Buffering , poverty , and wretchedness of the hand-loom weavers throughout the coautry , in the year 1-838 , that her Majesty was pleased to appoint a Special Commission to inquire into their destitute condition .
That in June , 1838 , a CommisBion waa held In Carlisle , over which Mr . Muggeridge , ono of her Majesty ' s Commissioners , presided . It was then ascertained , on the most searching aad careful investigation , ou examination of ihe master manufacturers' books , and the evidence eiven both by masters and workmen , that there were ia Carlisle 1 , 963 looms , and counting every one who manages his own affairs , as the head or * a family , that there were 994 families engaged ln < weaving , and that the number of persons in those families was 3 , 814 , being about one-fourth of the entire population ; and that the average weekly earniBg 8 of the Tery best worfclnen was oxhyaxx shillings ! & sum totally inadequate to the maintenance of a Bingle man , much less a man with a ' jTi-uug an ( l : helples 8 family .
The inquiry lasted three days , during which time your meniorialiats recommended to tlie notice of tha Commissioner several remedies * one of which was , that a protection to industry from home coinpotition , / which is cuusidernd more detrimental than even foreign , would secure us from ihe consequences of unprincipled apecu * lation in manufactures .: ; TQat Boards of Trai ? e , something like that proposed in Scotland , would have some effect thereto , and that neither a reduction of taxation , nor a repeal of the Com Laws , would have any permanent effects without this protection ; which , if sanctioned by the Legislature , would hardly fail uf producing the most beneficial tffucts . It would give confidence to the manufacturers j it would gradually ; bttter the condition of the workmen ; and the increased circulation of money from such a vast
body of workmen , wtuld give an additional spring ta every other branch of trade . It would enable them , to raise funds for the support of their idle workmen , and do away with that disagreeable provision ; which the local authorities are periodically under the necessity of making , 'for the idle and famished operatives in almost every manufacturing district . But that is not all , the whole empire would feel it ; and , if the same law were extended to every other occupation , and they again madei answerable for the tuppoit of tkeir idle hands ; it would-have the direct effect of the doing away with the one half the poor rates in England . Notwithstanding this » no notice whatever was taken : of their suggestions by the Central Board of CoramissionerB ia their report , which simply gave a statement of the rate of wages ., and- suppressed the most , important portions of the icquiry . ^
Your AlBmorialists had expected , thai after their suffering condition , was fully and satisfactorily ascertained and made known , as it ought to have been in tbe proper qu&vter—that Borne remedy would haTe been applied , with a view to protect ao numerousi ' a body of her Mijesty . ' s subjects , against further redactions in their wages . " But , to theii great grief and disappointment , no such remedy or protection has been afforded to them ., The consequence haa been thai , from " the period of the inquiry to which they have alluded , up to October , " 1841 , a most sweeping' a . nd uncal ' ed-for reduction has taken place , amounting to no less than flirty per cent ; and since that period up to the present time , a fitVll" further reduction haa been made of about ten per pent . ; so that the average weekly earnings of a bandlooiu weaver at the present time is only three shillioge ; being only One half of the miserable pittance which he earned at the time cf tlie inquiry in 1838 .
These being the facts , your Memorialists leave you to judge ; of the absolute necessity of some protection—fox they are fully persuaded that whatever measures yon inay bejpjeased to bring forward for improying tha state of trade , and : increasing the comforts of the . working men , that no beneficial effects will be felt by yeur Memorialists ; for euch is the reckless , grasping , and ut . fieling ; dispositions of the master manufacturera generally , that they would so reduce wages , as to render nugatory the great effects intended . The prospects of your Memorialists are now completely blighted ; a long vista of gloom and desolation is before them ; their once happy homes are now become blank , cold and cheerless ; their affectionate wives and innocent children are clad in rags and pining away for wantof eyen the common necessaries of life , while your Memorialists are fast sinking into premature graves . ¦;¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . . ¦; ' '¦ : } - ¦ - ¦ : . - . ' -.
Under these distresstng circumstances your Memorialists most solemnly implore you to take their case into yoiir irumediate 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 ycur Memorialists from their present etuploynient altogether , by adopting a , system of home colonization , or by such other means as you , in yoor wisdom , may deem . fixpedient , And your Memorialists will ever pray , < kc .
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Leeds Corn Market , Max the 3 rd , 1842 . ^ -The supplies of Wheat , Oats , and Beans to thia day's market are larger than last week ; Barley smaller . There has been a fair demand for all fresh qualities of Wheat , and such have fully supported fast week ' s prices ; and other descriptions in very limited demand . Barley has been very dull sale , and Is . per quarter lower . Oats and Beans in better demand , and full as well sold .
Leeds Woollen Markets . — There has been a sliebtJy improved demand for goods at the Cloth Halla during tbe weekj although by no means that activity which should have been mauifested in order to render the markets even tolerable . Our merchants purchase sparing y—merely to meet urgent demands . Stocks , consequently , are accumulating , and a very lar « e amount of goods must be taken put of the HaJls before any material reduction will be perceptible . . . : Richmond , Arnn . 30 . —We bad a fair supply of Wheat in cur market to day ^ but only a moderate one of Oats . Wheat sold from 6 s . 6 d . to $ 3 . 3 d . ; Uats , 2 s . 64 . to S $ . Gd , ; Barley , 4 s . to As . 6 d . ; Beans , 4 s . J ) J to os . 3 d . per bushel .
Ltvebpool Corn Mabret , Monday , Mat 2 , —We have had moderate imports of British Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal tince this day se ' nnight , and the imports from abroad , consisting of 11 , 175 quarters of Wheat , 400 quarters of Beans , 160 quarters of Peas , and 2 498 barrels of Flour , are , of course , placed under bond . The trade has continued' to be void of anything like activity , the purchases in any article have been to the extent only of what has been required for immediate use , and prices generally have ^ iyen way . Free Wheat must be quoted fully 2 d ., () ais , Id . per bushel , Flonr 6 d > to Is . per barrel , and Oatmeal lid . per load cheaper than at the close of last week . No change as regards Barley , Bean 3 , oc
Peas . The sale of a small parcel of Ancona Wheat at 6 s . lid . per JOlbs-i and that of a few hundred bairels of Western Canal Flour at 28 a . per barrel , form the only transactions under bond . The new Importation Bill has received the Royal Assent , and Will , in all likelihood , come into operation here next Friday . V Liverpool C ^ ttLE Masket . —Monday , May , 2 . —There has been a small supply of cattle at Market to-day , and prices were about the same as hist week Best Beef from 6 d . to 6 | d ., Mutton 7 d . to 7 id . per lb . Number of Cattie : —Beasts 672 , Sheep 2792 . ' , : :,. ; . ¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦;¦ . . : ...-: ' - ¦ - - . ' ¦ -: ¦ . ,. - ,.: ¦ : " . - -
Manchester G ^ obn Mahket , Satubday , Aps . it 30 . —Great langour has prevailed throughout the trade in aU articles during the week , which may , in some measure , be attributed to the influence fine weather has at all times : tbe stocks of Flour are . however , in a moderate compass with factors , aa weft as in the . hands of consumers , and the recent arrivals have not caused any accumulation at the wharfs . From abroad the imports of Wheat consist of 9 , 675 quarters and 1 , 496 barrels of Flour ; those from Ireland comprise 1 , 828 quarters of Wheat , 3 , 486 quarters of Oats , 2 , 103 sacks of Flour , and 5 ^ 936 loada of Oatmeal . The . transactions inVWheat and Oats , 8 t the market this morning , were unimportant at the * nominalratesof this day se ' nuight , and those . of FJour and Oatmeal wera coflfiued to the purchases of bakers and dealers for present demand , wiuioui material chaDge in prices .
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Deeadfcl Depravity . —Edward Elli ? , a woolsorter , at £ > -icester , wa _ - finally committed to gaol on a charge of having been guihy of a rape on two of his daughter ? , one thirteen years of age and the other ten . He has been carrying ou his brutal practices with the eldest for a period of three years . Fatal Tbcsdeh Stoum . —Monday , a terrific storm of thnnder and lightning ; broke over the towns of Banwell , Worle , Wrington , and places adjacent . The continuous flashes of the forked
lightning were awful , and , we rpgret say , not unattended with fatal coasequ-. nces . Between one andi ^ vo o ' clock ; a young man named Williams , and nvo hordes , esgaeed in plousrhing ou the farm of Mr . Youn . f . at" Bauwell Moor , were struck vrith lightniug , and instantly killed . Poor "Williams on the cay of his death had just completed his 20 ih year . The lightniiis rent his cloihesin pieces , and fcTen his shots upon his feet . Scattered ponionr . of his clothes were found ten or twelve yards from the spot * —Bristol Paper .
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" No . 16 , Noif-rlk-street , Pall Midi ,. Apm 30 , 1842 . " Sir—I have received your Utter 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 so large a body ot JEng ishineii , ( Jeserves from every member of Parliament , aud which one eignud by 25 , 000 inhabitants of SheiiieU , must necessarily command from the members lor that borouuh . I should he disposed to take the course you request , and to atsist the petitioners in the Yeryunusuai course of having a hearing at the bar of the Hous » of Commons ; but it is so difficult to separate such an act of courtesy from a presumptioij of conridence in the gtneral objects of the petition , that I consider it by far the most
fctraightforward and honest course at once to express my regret that I Ciinnot ' jo so without a separation from thost principles of moderate progression which appear to me most calculated to benefit all classes of tho people of these realms . " I am far from wislu ' ng to keep the door of the constitution closed against many individuals ^ of the working classes , who , by talents ami intelligence are eminently deserving of the franchise ; but I cannot assist in objects so general and undefined as those aimed at by the parties who arc entrusted with the presentation of the NationalPetition . '
" I have the honour to be , " Your obedient servant , " &c . &c . &c " J . Parker . " To Mr . George Julian Barney , Shtffialii . " Up to the time of sending this report from Sheffield , ( Tuesday evening } no answer had been received from Mr . Dennison or Mr . Ward .
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