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HOUSE OF LORDS.-Wednesday, May 10.
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LEEDS BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
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¦ P ocket Pjckisg . —On Monday last , a man named 5 » hn Dean , was brought ° P * t < £ e Court House , on ^ w of haTiujf robbed William Cooper , of % -aZt of abont seven 8 hilBn # 8 in silver . The % S « u > r , along wi'b his brother , had called at ? > TTicK > r : a Bridge Inn , School Clo 3 e , on Saturday ¦ h' and whilst there , ( the brother of the prosecuwrioc £ oae oat for a Ehort time and left , him ) *? ^ aner , whilst Cooper had his bead laid on a "tie . was seen by the landlord to possess himself of * t , coulee * of his pocket . This the prisoner , on ~| f fjorzed with , denied , and said he had no " ^ fw about him , but on being searched * Si' '/ lin / fs were found , and in his pockets a 2 : fe which the prosecutor positively swore to . He { Sf awnatted for trial .
nBow-M ^ G—On Tuesday morning an icqnest was k / datihe Black Bnll Inn , Bramlty , belore John ^^ bHrn , E ? q-, on the body of Richard Bennett , ^ e f * a rs ' ' ^ ' whi 15 t fishing in the river at r ^ taU , on Sunday , fell in and was drowned £ 1 ^ he could be rescued . Verdict , — " Acci-• j ^ ujiy browned . " The deceased resided at Bjiml ey . jestim-jnlil to jl > " Ancient Shepherd . — On fzczetftj evening week , a num ; rous meeting of the officers « "d brethren of the Leeds District of the 1 /> tsJ Order of Ar . c : ent Shepherds , was held at the
KsV Horse Inn , onggate , lieeas , when tee following nbaie of respect was presented to the Provincial CorrefpondiES Secretary of the district . Toe chair is * occupied , by P . P . C . Jne . Ward , and brother gunnel Healey , all of Peaceful Isaac Lodge , Holbeck . T 5 je testimonial was presented by brother Healey , jjgmipsnied with an sbleand complimentary speech , gobble to ihe occasion ; after which , brother Thornton returned thanks in a very neat and becoming Buuer . —Testimonial to William Thornton , Prolix ! Corresponding Secretary of the Leeds Dispjei of the LtTil Order of Ancient Shepherds . — Worthy and respected Brother , —The testimonial jjgrenith presented to you is the sum of £ 8 , which iis been contributed as the free will offering of tub . Lodge in the Leeds District of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds , as a humble tribute the
ef respect for worthy , honest , and indefatigable gemres Jofl k *™ rendered them during the last joftesafe seven years that you haTe held the hoaenable and responsible office of Provincial Corresponding Secretary . Brother , this is not a Tain boast of ji « respect we bear towards yon—your service » d integrity hare prored yoa in every respect worjfcj ef aiereward—we have witnessed your zeal and jouflstj on oar behalf—you haTe served us in your yjboos conditions of life , and to your honour and reputation we can faithfully testify that in no single Bsu nce has any of your actions ever raised eTen gEpidoB to your prejudice . Sobriety , honesty , truth jod bianaiiity have alway characterised your proceedings— and brotherly love now compels us to joord yon this humble tribute of our respect , that Kbeis miy look to your actions for an example , and 4 j likewise .
0 may this acred institution be Bated by men of truth and honesty , Tbm pure , h"Jre Thorntott , foriu servants true , Faithful ind just in all they ay er do . Ties * ill ost order on true juttioe stand An honour » nd a blessing to the land ;' Iben may each shepherd raise himself a name Worthy d bonesi THOlLtTO . Vs acts and fame . Hay Mcred troth be a ! l oar coast int guide , And temperaMe , where ' er we be , preside , With peace and plenty smiling by her jade , ggned by order and on behalf of the district , . P . P . & JOHN WjlED , P . C . John Wood , Ban . Samuel Healet
5 cuDE 5 Death . —On Monday an inquest was held at the Conrt House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of a child nine months old , named Thomas Richardson , whose parents reside in Kijlor ' s Yard , Meadow-lane . On Saturday the deceased was being nursed by a little girl , who let him fall , asd on Sunday morning be was found dead in ted . Mr . Ruddock , surgeon , made a post mortem examination , and gave it as his opinion that death lad ensued from congestion of the brain , caused by a fill ; the jury , therefore returned a verdict to that decs . Eei-Roost Robbery . —During the night of Monday last , the hen roost of Mr . Kemp , of Beech Grove , Wortley-lane , was broken , and ten hens , of its fold en pheasant and black breed were stolen .
As cvfAtrRAX Cbjxe . —On Thursday last , before Gserge Goldman , Etq ., and Henry Hall , Esq ., at ae Corn-House , an old nu named Edward Baper , well known in the several tap-rooms of the »¦»! , and a lad named Thomas Sykes , were commaed to Wakefield House of Correction for trial , chirped with having committed with « aeh other an isattwal offence-Bori 5 iCiL Gardens—At an adjourned Special &aK » l Meeting of Shareholders , in these gardens ,
held ysscrday , it was determined to carry on the Gardens for three years longer , subject to the cond : u « 5 Uid down in the report and resolutions which wffliwfcciiid in our advertising columns . We are ffrd ihiX the Council have recommended the openiDg of the gardens at a reduced charge for at least « s < i * y in the week , and had they made the charge om penny instead of tiropence , they would have « en great gainers . Thi 3 , however , is a Etep in the ritfct cireetion , and we have no doubt thousandswill 1 ^ t he gardens who have been hitherto debarred .
THE »« JOHN QUILL . ' ¦ — " FLOG 0 IKG . ' " I « it true that the * lad" was bronght through the tcwa " Hi ^ D-crrFXD ? " kept in prison forty hou rs ? tisn f * - jed , " and discharged ? 0 ! the fatal " J 0 H 5 Qull . " There seemi some " spite , " Twill come to light—About this fam'd " JoH 5 QciLL . " The ]» d vj rf led' * MU clothes , " and bed , Asainstcim none kntw ill '
Bat -when ' ¦ the cook " ; Kis mother : took H = r leave , and bade farewell ! if IDAS vu gri 6- ? ed , And tU believed The rest one may cot tell . FLiGEXLriL » See Meroiry - i attempt at " vindication " 2 iay 6 th .
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MEETIX G OF THE TOWN COUNCIL . A Special and Quarterly Meeting of the Town CoEBffl of the BoToneh of Leeds was held in the waadl Room , on Wednesday Ian . The Mayor , « enrj Co » per Marshall , Esq ., presided , and the TOUowmf numbers of the council were present—Aidermen Willan ? , Oates , Smith , Hehden , Gaunt , ««!«* , Bateson , Goodman , Tottie ^ Pease , Luccock , jeiJaekson ; Couneiliors Bircball , Lee , >> w ? am , wen , Braailey , Skelton , J . W . Smith , White , £ 2 . ° ^ ' Ho rnby , Dufton , Holroyd , Martin Cawood , tr ^ T * ' AtkiasoD , John Cawood , Garland , Bar-»» , &dlers , Pullan , Bower , Artbrngton , Shaeklptgn , afcU , Joseph Cliff , Whitehead , John Cliff , Winn , " ^ e r , Farrar , Prince , and Strother . _ foe special business was annointed to commence k
naif-past ten o ' clock , being half an houT earlier ~*« « e ordiuary quarterly meeting ; but it was » * ew amntes past eleven before there was a tptonitn . J ^' tP ^ QWin ? to the indisposition of Mr . Eddi-^ tbe Town Cierk , acted as Deputy Town Clerk . tvfr 18 r ?*^ ninutes of the last meeting of hLUa 3 cil » Mr - Payne read a notice which had ! r ? ^ ed upon the Town Clerk by the Overseers ^ a « Poor of the Township of Hunslet , stating ¦? * iaey objec ^ d to t ^ e order made upon them by « - u » naeil on the 17 th of April last for the pay-«« t w t Gaol Rate of £ 69 18 ? . 4 d ., and aBorongh ih ~« v £ m 1 Qi- 31 - Tbe Overseers Etated that j ^ P ^ rted on the ground that the rates were not ^• wea On the fair nt » i >> U r- « 1 nrf nf nrnnprtv in and
- ^ e ^ were disproportionately large as eom-^ a with those reqnired from the other Township ? ^ Borongh . Tae Overseers added that as the JT ™ Passed for making an appeal against the h to ? 1 ° J the nte ^ ^ ey stated their objections n J ™ 6 r ** t the Council might not hereafter levy , £ ? ° P ° the Township of Hunslet in the same eoBnT .- 7 ^^ dt > D e by the imposition of those ""¦ Warned of . j ^* H » ciai business -was comprised in the fol-^ 2 ** notice relative to tbe contract for the J ^ f ^ ee of prisoners in the House of Correc-( JLS a Md : ~ " U wiUbe P ^ P ^ that the jp ^ pi do pass such orders and resolutions as may bb ^ fl L rcqauitc for execnting and carrying BornniT , " ^ "wst between the Council of the feTikf uT Leed 8 « ^ d l he Justices of the Peace 3 S *^ f ^ the ° >™ i York > rept * /^ . * , . confinement , maintenance , and ex-Vl * 01 DriSmiPK ! cm ) t—r ~ « V . DnmllT ^ I in t ) lll 1 tiUC l
, HQha * * / S := ^~~ - " « o ^ . uv JVJU . * rvjv *« m * a wv ***** 2 ^ , Correction at Wakefield . " The contract ia /^ L . ' " ^ hich was a very long document , h » v-Jt aTedfv !**? br Mr . Payne , Alderman Tottib h ^ of th M * 7 or do "P 1 ^ neTf contract on )* : j' ** - A-fii ^ sos seconded the motion . priBriT , l . ° ? . CuFF ^ d ie " « opposed to the « P « of the contract . It ought to be made tyjT Jz Pnnciple of paying according to the ratefteCW of the Borough , as compared with eorc ^ f ^ Property of the Biding , and not ac-AldL ^ m DQEiber of prisoners sent German Tothk said that what Mr . Cliff bad bnildJco ^^ x- * d ^ itional argument in favour of » .- ° K a : \ ew Gaol in th « Rnrontrh .
eo ^ P'oposition was then pnt and carried nem Tv c < il 3 mfr > r ^ 0 tice 0 ? business to be transacted at the U prps ^ T ?" 1115 ^ as fo "o-ws : — " A report will H' -i 'Iri m I - ? iBance Committee of sundry ti&a " hp ^ P e . E :: es iccurri-d in carrying into rx- ? ru-?" : > •' r Tls ' ' 0 : i 3 of tbe Ac ^ relating to MunititiaaZ ^* ??* ' &nd a moii : - TO * 1 be made l - a ' *> - i > e paid .
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* i CIiATTON . —EhigbjlTI 05 . —Nearly eighteen ! months since , a poor hand-loom weaver , in the township of Clayton , who has a wife and sereo children nnder eleven years of age , was , through th « effects of the lowness of wages , created by the effects of power looms , < fcc . compelled to leave his natire land . He sailed for America , and landed at New York . Shortly after his arrival , he obtained employment ( where he conld earn three times as much as he could , in his native land . He exerted himself to the utmost , ; aad his labours have not been in vain . He wrote to his wife , a few weeks ago , to sell all the furniture , and with the proceeds set sail immediately . She complied w ) th his rt qnest , sold all her fnrnitare , and with ihii proceeds , together with the aid of her ; friends , and tbe sum of money her husband sent I her , she -got her passage paid tor New York . She uft her tr . vn neighbourhood amidst the tears of , several hnndrt-ds who witnessed her departure on ; Suiitiiy , aud * et sail on luesday for New York . j
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BRADFOaB . -SuiciDK .-0 n Monday last , between six and seven o'clock in the morning , a shoemaker of the name of Pollard , put an end to his existence by cutting his throat with one of the kmve 3 used in his occupation of shoemaking . His wife went to the next house on an errand , and > vas only absent a few minutes , and , on her return , she missed her husband , and knowing he did not leave the house , she entered the cellar where she found him with his throat cut in a shocking manner . Assistance was immediately procured , but the wound was of such a nature , as to render all attempts at stopping the blood useless , and he died in a few minates after being discovered . An inquest was held on the body , and a verdict of " temporary insanity" returned .
Milk Monopoly . —Several meetings have been held , in the suburbs of Bradford , during the woek , and resolutions passed , condemning the high price of milk , and calling on the inhabitants to pay no more than three-halfpence per quart during tho summer months . Oit Wednesda y evening a publio meeting was held , near the Toll Bar , Manchester-road , on the milk monopoly . The following resolutions were unanimously adopted- " That in the opinion of this two
meeting , -pence per quart is more than the present state of the labourer ' s wages wages will allow him to p » y , and we consider three half-pence per quart a sufficient price ; we therefore pledge ourselves to purchase new milk at that price and no more . " — " That a publio meeting be held on Monday next , at twelve o ' clock at noon , to commence at that time to strike againat paying twopence per quart for milk . " — " That a committee of seven persons bo appointed to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect . " The meeting was then adjourned to Monday at twelve o ' clock at noon .
NOTTINGHAM . The Frame Work Knittbhb . —These ill-used operatives have lately sent a petition to the House of Commons , praying for a Committee to inquire into the following allegations : — 1 st . As to the present low rate of wages given for making hosiery , and the causes of such depression , and to provide a remedy . 2 ad . As to the consequences of the fraudulent making of hosiery , by the want of fashion and other frauds ; and such hoee being made three , four , or five at once , and to restrain such practices . 3 rd . To enquire into the enormous exactions of frame-rent , and other oppressive charges , especially fall rent when full employment ie not given ; aad to limit the rate of frame-rent , upon the same principle that usury is restricted .
4 th . Aud we further pray your Honourable Hoube to prohibit foreign hosiery being imported into these realms , until foreign states will allow the importation of English hosiery . 5 th . And we also pray your Honourable House to increase the punishment for paying by truck , by imprisonment ; and to enact a better method of enforcing the law , by putting it on the same footing with other misdemeanors , as a felony . 6 th . And we further pray your Honourable House to require tho hosiers and manufacturers te deliver out tickets with their work , as to the price given and the quantity of work required ; and making it penal for master stookingers or bagmen , taking out hosiery to manufacture , not showing their journeymen such tickets , when ( hey deliver the material to them to work .
7 th . Ana where& 9 a Charter waa granted for tbe protection of the framework-knitters of these realms , in the year 1663 ; but as of late years no notice has been taken thereof , we , your petitioners , pray your Honourable House to revive those protections ; and , if found insufficient for our protection , we further pray 8 th . And humbly implore your Honourable House to enact a law empowering the Crocvn to appoint a commission , in cases of dispute between the employers and the employed , iu the manufacturing districts , to fix and regulate wages , and to make general regulations , for the guidance of masters aud workpeople , subject to the revision of the Privy Council .
And your petitioners , as in duty bound , will ever pray . The Committee appointed by a general delegate meeting of the counties of Nottingham , Derby , and Leicester , held at tbe King George on Horseback , and adjourned to the Shoulder of Mutton , Barkergate , Nottingham , for the transacting of the general business of this occasion , having done so to tho best of their ability , for the furtherance ' of this object , call upon all workers of frames , and those dependant thereon , to use their utmost power in the furtherance of this object , by forming unions in their several localities , with a view to the formation of one geaeral union of all the branches in this trade .
The Factory Question . —A numerous and highly important meeting of mill-owners , manufacturers , and others interested iu the above question , waa held yesterday at the British Coffee-house , Cookspur-etreet , for the purpose of aff- > rdh ? g information upon the bill now bofore the House of Commons to the various representatives of tho boroughs and counties of Yorkshire , Lancashire , Cheshire , and Derby-hire . A large number of influential manufacturers , resident in the above counti * " ; , were in attendance , and among the members of Parliament present were the Honourable Mr . Stuart Wortley , Sir G . Strickland , Sir J . Johnson , Mr . Tollenaache , Mr . Brocklebank , Mr . Stanafield , Mr . Hindley , Mr . Walker , Mr . Wilbraham , Mr . Tatton Egenton , Mr . Grimsditch , Mr . Hardy . Mr . Fielden , and Mr . Ainsworth . The Honourable Mr .
Stuart Wortley having been called to the chair , said he regretted that Mr . Beckett was prevented by illness from presiding over the proceedings of the day They were met together for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of the mill-owners » n < i manufacturers on the question iu agitation , aB to the hours of labour in the factories ; and that , in the event of members of the legislature and parties personally engaged in the management of factories concurring in any proposal , on this subject , such concurrence would , he conceived , be made known to the government . After a few words from Messrs . Brooke and Rand , Mr . Fielden begged to explain the part which he had taken in reference to the present meeting . Mr . Rand and Mr . Walker had called on several members of Parliament to ascertaiu their views on the factory question ; among the rest they had called on him , and
suggested that the present meeting should be held . He had coincided with them , and had signed the requisition . The millowners and manufacturers of Yorkshire and Lancashire thought a better bill than that now proposed might be obtained , and they had come up to the town to state their views to Honourable Members , with the object of obtaining such a bill as might be really beneficial to the employers and the employed . He thought much advantage might be derived from hearing the various opinions from the manufacturers . Several other manufacturers having addressed the meeting , M >\ Hindley suggested an adjournment . He was very anxious to offer his opinions on the subject , but an important question was that evening coming oa in the House of Commons , and he was obliged to leave them . The meeting waB accordingly adjourned . — Chronicle of Wednesday .
The Factory Qoestion . —Yesterday , at twelve o ' clock , the disou 6 sion on the above subject , adjourned from the previous day , was resumed at the British Hotel , Cockspur-street . The attendance of millownerswaa very numerous , and nearly the whole of the members of Parliament who were present on Tuesday took part in the proceedings . The Hon . J . Stuart Wortloy presided . A lengthened discussion took place , and ultimately the following resolutions were come to : — "That the Factory Bill , now before the House of Commons , proposes for all children
from eight to thirteen years of age , enactments which have a direct tendency to prevent their obtaining employment" —" That no valuable moral results can be obtained or domestic duties prop rly performed , where the labour in factories is twelve hours daily , inclusive of meals ; " aud " That the labour in factories be uniform , and reduced to within reasonable limits , go as to accomplish this desirable object . " A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman ; after which the meeting separated . Chronicle , Thursday .
Working on the Su . nday . —Eight porters on Saturday last appeared bofore Mr . Rushton , by summons , to answer an information charging them with following their worldly occupation on the Lord ' s day . A police officer stated , that on the preceding Sunday he saw the whole of the defendants engaged in dibcharging the cargo of the Princess Royal steamer , from eleven till one o ' clock . A clerk of the agents stated that the steamer had brought thirty hogsheads of molasses from Glasgow on her that
deck , and that the master , being of opinion u they remained there during the day they would strain the vee 6 el very much , got the defendants to unship them . Mr . Rushton—" The Sabbath day w / 21 soon cease to be the poor man ' s , if this is tolerated , and he has few enough days of rest without diminishing the number To take it on no higher grounds , therefore , the practice is objectional . You would not have ventured to do this in Scotland , and why should you do it hera ? " The defendants were fined 53 . each . —Liverpool Times .
Friohtfbl Accident . —On Wednesday afternoon , a frightful accident occurred at the flax * mills of Messrs . Chapman , in . the Grove , Great Guildford-atreet , Southwark , to a young woman named Helen Casey , sixteen years of age . It appears that she was employed at the combing machine , and whilst in the act of arranging some portion of the flax her band was caught by the machine , and , before the works could be stopped , her arm was drawn in , and literall y torn from the elbow joint , falling from the machinery upon the floor . She was conveyed , iu a most shocking state to Gay ' s Hospital , where , from the mangled t > tate oftha upper portion of the arm , it was requisite to resort to amputation , which was immediately performed by Mr . Cock . Notwit .-un- 'iiig , ilh- dreadiul nature of the ii .-jutits , iiopca are tiiteruini-J o . her recovery .
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The New Bailey Prison . —We see , by the seventh report of inspectors of prisons , that , in the New Bailey , the cost per annum of the prison diet per head , is £ 4 5 * . 7 ^ d . ; of prison clothing and bedding per head , 19 i . Iflfd . The profits , arising from productive labour in the prison , are £ 726 8 s . 3 d . ; the amount received for Fubsirft ^ iice of military prisoners , £ 257 17 s . 10 J . ; othsr receipts , £ -251 17 s . 7 d . ; total receipts , £ l , 23 G 3 s . 81 . Total expen-. es of the prison for the year , not including offices' fees , repairs , alterations , or additious , £ 10 , 873 6 s . 4 d . ; actual cost to the county ( not including officers' fees ; &c ) , £ 9 , 637 33 . 8 d . Repairs , alterations , and additions for tbe year , £ 579 43 . Total expences of the prison for the year , excluding receipts and fees , £ 10 , 216 6 a . 8 d . The cost of each prisoner per day ninepence . —Manchester Guardian .
One of ' Rubrcca ' s Daughters . "—Oa Monday evening last , Mr . Van Amburgh ' d elephant left Ayksbury on foot , on its route to Amersham . On arriving at Missenden turnpike , the gatc-keepsr closed the gate against the elephant , and refused to let it pas-s , in consequence of the keeper refus ' iag to pay more toll for the elephant than was demanded for a horse . The keeper then left and orocaedeii on his journey alone , but had not gone far , when the elephant , to the astonishment , of the turnpikekeoper , tore the gato from the binges , and quickiy followed its keeper . —Bucks Gazette .
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BALANCE SHEET ON ACCOUNT OF POLITICAL VICTIMS IN LONDON , BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE . MONEY RECEIVED . From F . O'Connor , to pay back carriage 8 17 0
MONET EXPENDED . £ . S . D . Paid to Mr . Doyle , for back carriage 1 10 0 Mr . Railton 1 10 0 Mr . Parkcs 10 0 Mr . T&y ] or 10 0 Mr . Arran ... ... 100 Mr . Harney 10 0 Mr . Skevington 12 0 Mr . Bairstow „ 0 ) 5 0
£ 8 17 0 BALANCE SHEET ON ACCOUNT OP TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE WHILE IN TOWN . £ B . d . Mr . F . O'Connor ... ... ... 1 5 0 Collected at Kennington Common ¦• . 0 8 oh From the Marylebone Locality ... 0 10 0 Mr . . RhodeB ... ... 10 0 Proceeds from the meeting at the Hall , Turnaeain Lane , on Wednesday
evening ... ... ... 1 15 1 . ^ Gathered at the door by three Lodges ... 0 12 7 l Thomas Copeland ... ... ... 0 1 < f Printer ... ... 0 10 By Mr . Ford ' s Book ... 0 13 By Mr . Dron ' s do 0 5 10 By Mr . Brown ' s City , do . ... ... 0 3 0 By Mr . Wheeler ' s do . 1 4 6 By Mr . Wyatt ' s do ... 0 7 9 By . Mr . Simpson ' s do . ... ... 0 3 11 By Mr . Drake ' s do ... 0 13 8
Total received £ 9 0 44 £ s . d . Paid to Mr . Railton 15 0 Mr . Doyle ... 1 2 6 Mr . Harney 0 13 0 Mr . Parkes 15 0 Mr . Bairstow 10 0 M'Cartney 1 15 6 G . White ... 1 5 0 Printing ... 0 15 0
9 1 0 Thanks are due and given to the trustees for granting the Hall free of all expense ; and the committee regret the poor assistance given to their worthy brethren , yet trust they will take the will for the deed . All persons holding books are requested to return them on Sunday evening , May 14 ih , at the Institution , 1 , Turnagain-lane . R . Ridley , Sec .
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There was a discussion about the Townshend Peerage , in which few persons take any interest . It had no result .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS .-Wednesday , Mat 10 . A numbftr of petitions were presented against the Factories Education Bill , and iu favour of Church extension . The adjourned debate on the Corn-Laws was then resumed , which occupied the greater part of the evening . The debate was again adjourned . The House sat till five minutes past twelve o ' clock .
Thursday , May 11 . Mr . Rcss moved for leave to bring in a bill to release her Majesty's Roman Catholio subjects in Ireland from obligation to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the act 10 Geo . 1 V ., c . 4 , commonly called" The Catholio Oath . " The Attornky-General for Ireland said tho Government did not object to the introduction of the bill , as there were decisions of eleotion committees ( the Cork and Cashel ) which affirmed the oath to be unnecessary . But they were not thereby to be committed to the principle which might be embodied in the bill . After a short conversation , leave was given .
JONES'S PETITION . Mr . T . S . Duncimbe cal ' ed the attention of the House to the petition of William Jones , prisoner in Leicester county gaol , complaining of the conduct of Baron Gurney during his trial at the late Leicester assizes ; and moved an address to her Majesty , that the petitioner ' s case be taken into merciful consideration . The comments which had appeared in tho publio prints relative to the conduct of the Learned Judge at the trial were not fuiiy borne out by the inquiry which he had made ; but it did appear that intemperate and hasty
expressions had been used by him , of which he cited cvideuce from a report of the proceedings ; and the prisoner complained that they had a disadvantageous effect on him in conducting bis defence . Jones had acted indiscreetly , but he was a more youth , and Baron Gurnoy should have recollected his own earlier career , when he was the friend and defender of men whose liberal principles had enabled him , as had been said , to drive a good trade in sedition , and therefore he might have made allowance for the indiscretion of a foolish young man . He also complained of not enjoying the privileges of persons imprisoned for political offences .
Sir James Graham said that though Mr . T . Duncombe was a self-constituted public prosecutor , a judge of judges , and a censor of vituperative language , he nevertheless ought to exercise caution in indulging in accusations against men venerable for station , age , and character . He stated the circumstances connected with the case of Jones , whose offence was one of those committed during the month of August last . On his trial he had made a speech of three hours , during which the judge affirmed that he had only interrupted him three times , when it appeared necessary ; aDd after the last interruption he had spoken with great fluency for upwards of an hour ; and at the close of the trial had thanked
the judge , in open court , for the patience with which he had neard him . Baron Gurney denied the use of expressions attributed to * him , especially a similitude about a mad dog , with which he was charged ; and he had only sentenced him to six months * imprisonment for a somewhat aggravated seditious offence . The prisoner was also directed to bo confined with the misdemeanants of the second class , when he might have been subjected to the greater severity of the third class ; aud since his trial his representations as to his health had been attended to . and certain indulgences and relaxations had being allowed him . He , therefore , saw not the slightest ground for the motion .
Mr . Hume said that , bo far as hw own knowledge went , he considered that the manner in wuicb Sir J . Graham fulfilled the duties of his office did him high credit . Stiil Mr . T . Duncombe was rendering real service to the public and to the administration of justice , by undertaking to bring forward cases of this kind , for few men would have the moral courage to do bo . The manner in which political offenders were now treated in prison , as compared with former times , was discreditable . So far as the present case was concerned , he was glad that so complete a defence had been made out for Baron Gurney , for whose early services in the cause of Reform he bore him % lively regard , and would have been sorry bad he now become a convert to arbitrary power . As to the use of violent language , he and others had often spoken out with " honest freedom , " and he deprecated the application of a different rule of judgment to persons in different ranks of life .
Mr . Sergeant Murph y intreated Mr . T . Duncombe to withdraw bis motion . He had witnessed the admirable manner in which Baron Gurney discharged his judicial duties , and bore testimony to it . Mr . Hawes , aa % relative of Baron Gurney , also added a few words of vindication . The Attop . ney-Grneral quoted from two Leicester newspapers , in which it was stated that the reports of the trial of Jones which had appeared in the London papers , were exceedingly utfair to the Learned Judge . The prisoner had been fairly tried and leniently treated .
Mr . T . Duncombk ; said that the friends of Jones denied that he had thanked the jud ^ .-he tvui only tiiaiik-d the jury . It was his duty , &- > a , . Memoir of Parliament , to attend to respectful petitions
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complaining of grievances ; but on tbe present occasion he would adopt the advice tendered to him , and withdraw his moiioa , which was accordingly done . The adjourned debate on the Corn Laws wav then proceeded with , aad after being carried ou until 12 o'clock , Mr . Brothcrton moved the adjimpiznem , which was carried , aud at a quaner-past twelve , the House was closed .
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AT an adjourned Spcc al General Meeting of the Shareholders in this Society , held at the Philosophical HaN , Park Raw , Leer ' s , o ~ Friday the 12 th Day of May Instant , WILLl . iM SVllTrt , Esq .,- Alderman , in the Chair , the following Rjpor ^ , presented by the Couucil , was read : —
REPORT . The Council beg to repon > , o the Sharrholders of the Lst-ds Botanical and Zoological Gardens , that since the last Meeting of the Proprietors f hey have been endeavouring to securoi such a subscription ro defray the Interest , on the Debt ior three years , as would allow the whole of the ordinary Receipts of the Garden , including the Annual Subscriptions , to be appropriated to tho current Expenditure . They have the satisfaction to Plate , that the whole of the parties to whom the Gardens are iudebteH . have very handsomely agreed to reduce the rate of Interest od the respective Sums owing to them ; and also that sevoral Gentlemen have generously come forward and subscribed such Sum ? , for Three Years , as will , with the sums further expected to be subscribed , relieve ihe 'iardens of all Interest on the Debt for that period .
Relying , therefore , that the usual Annual Subscriptions , and the Receipt at the Doors , will defray tho current Expenditure , the Council recommend to the Proprietors not to dispose of the Gardens at present . The Council now b « g earnestly to urge , both on the Proprietors and the Inhabitants of Leeds , that they should second the liberality of the Gentlemen who have subscribed to pay the interest of the Debt , by procuring Subscriptions , or by subscribing themselves ; and by Proprietor . ? , holding a certiin number of Shares , not giving Frte Orders of Admission . Without a considerable sum is raised by Annual Subscriptions , these delightful Gardens , inferior to none in the Kingdom , will have to be closed .
The Council beg to assure the Publio that every exertion will be made to render the Gardens attractive ; not ouly by keeping them iu a high state of cultivation , but also by having , from time to time , such rational exhibitions of Fire Works . &c ., as they feel convinced will afford to the Public tho highest gratification . Arrangements will also be immediately made to commence the Wednesday's i'romenade . Tne Council , in conclusion , pledge themselves to tho Proprietors , to exercise the strictest economy ; and in . order to secure this , a Commiuee of a limited number of Gentlemen will meet every Friday fortnight , to check and pay the expense of the preceding , aud prescribe that of the succeeding fortnight .
It will also be proposed to allow the Public admittance to the GaTdens , on one day in the week , at Two-pence each for Adults , and One Peony each for Children . The following Resolutions were then agreed to : — That the Report of the Council be received and adopted . Moved by Hatton Stansfeld , E q . ; Seconded by Kobert Pakklnson , Esq . That tbe Gardens be not sold for three years , provided that the future Expenditure in carrying them on ,, ( independent of the Interest of the Debt ) does not in any one year exceed the Income . Moved by Edward Bond , Esq . ; Seconded by Ldwin Bihchall , E-q .
That the Council have power to secure tbe Debta due from the Society to Messrs . WiU . iam Williams Brown and Co ., Mr . Marshall , and Mr . Eddison , either by Mortgage or deposit of Title Deeds , or in such other manner as they shall deem advisable . Moved by Sparke George , Esq . ; Seconded by John Portkr , E ^ q . That the best thanks of this Meeting are due to those G-iitlemen , for their liberality in consenting to reduce the Interest of their Debts ; and also to the Geutlemeu who have so handsomely subscribed the Sum requisite to pay such Interest for Three Years ,
Moved by Hatton Stansfeld , E < q . Seconded by Thomas Hebdin , E ^ q . WM . SMITH , Chairman . The Chairman having left the Chair , the Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted to him for his able and ira artial Conduct therein . Names of Parties wishing to subscribe annually , will be received at the following places : — Messrs . Beckett & Co ., Bankers . Messrs . William Williams Brown & Co ., Bankers . The Leeds Banking Company . At all the Newspaper Offices . Mr . Wilkinson , Silversmith . Messrs . Sioeorabe & Sirnms , Commercial-street . Mr . Cross , Commercial-atr- ; et . Mr . John Hcaton , Bookseller , Br / ggato . Mr . Hirst , Sihersmith , Briggato .
£ ¦ e . d . Annual Subscriptions for a Family , excepting Males Twenty-one Years of Age ... 110 For a Single Individual 0 10 6 The above Subscriptions admit to all the Exhibitions and Entertainments , to commence from l ^ t of May , 1843 , to 1 st May , 1844 .
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David and Sarah Green , of Northampton , had a child lately registered iu the name of Frederick Emmet Green . Registered at Plymouth , ou the 24 ' . h March , Robert Emmett , second son of John Thomas Smith , news agent , of Plymouth—the first son being called Henry Vincent O'Connor . On Sunday last , at Carlisle , the son of Alexander and Mary Millholland , was duly registered in the name of Feargus Millholland . On Sunday , April 30 , in the Democratic Chapel , Halifax , was christened by Mr . B . Rushton , Ann O'Connor Spence , the daughter of William and Ann Spence , of Mile Cross , near Halifax .. BaptiBed , at Aberdeen , on Saturday , the 8 th ult ., by John Duncan , minister , Arbroath , Emmett Reave , infant son of George aud Jean Reave .
Lately registered and baptised on Srfnday last , by the Rev . Mr . Harrop , at the Independent Chapel , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe Sykes , infant son of Michael and Mary Sykes , master boot and shoemaker > Richmond , Yorkshire .
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On the 10 th inst ., at our Parish Church , by the Re . v . George Hills , lecturer , Joseph Tea ! e , Enquire , to Catherine , only daughter of John Upton , Esquire , all of this town . Yesterday , at the Parish Church of Calverley , by tho Rev . Samuel Rodhead , Vicar , Mr . Robert Parkin , of Apparley Bridge , timber-merchaiiS , to Miss White , of All Atone , near Idle .
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DEATHS . On the 8 th inst ., after a painful illness aged 57 , Mary , the wife of Mr . Benjamin Rushton , of Ovenden , near Halifax . She was a true patriot , a good neighbour , a tender mother , and a faithful aad dutiful wife . On the 7 th inst ., at Ashover , Mr . John Heathcote , aged 21 . He was a member of the National Charter Association , a bold and undeviating advocate of the rights of Englishmen , and a sterling democrat . His mind was well stored with
information on various subjects . His political opinions were purely democratic , and most correctly formed . He was a decided enemy to priest-craft and king-craft , and on these two subjects he read much , and conversed frequently . He was endowed with a most retentive memory , and well knew how . to defend a favourite subject when he heard it assaulted , never letting an opportunity slip when it presented itself for giving knowledge and information to those around hini . He died very suddenly , lamented by his companions and associates , and respected by all who knew him .
On the , 4 th inst , at Brompton , Norihallerton , Mr . John . Wilson , linen maRufacturer , aged 62 . He died regretted by his friends aa a good Chartist , an honest man , and a sincere Christian . On Tuesday , the 9 h inst ., Sarah , relict of the late Mr . Joseph Booth , of Old Dolphin , in the 89 th year of her . age , having been a consistent member of the old Methodist Society upwards of sixtyeight years . Same day , greatly respected , Patience , relict of Mr . Aaron Ackroyd , of Old Dolphin , in the 86 th year of her age , having been a member of the Wesleyan Society near forty years . Same day , Betty , relict of the late Mr . Thomas Blackburn , of Norton
Bank-Same day , Alfred , son of Mr . Daniel Jagg « r , of Old Dolphin , near Bradford . On the 3 rd- inst ., Mr . Titus Longmore , aged 25 years . He was one of the trustees of the People's Hall , and a steady advocate of the principle * of the Charter , and was siucwly respected by all uis Chartist friends in Wednesbury . An excellent and tal-iiud youn . o ; man called John Shannon , a chiz-. u o : ihe Cvy o Pe . 'ih , expir-d last week , d * v v v iva-T--tt ^ a . Ho wa , 3 a staunch advocate of the Peoples Caarter .
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Aid . Totttb presented the report alluded to , of ¦ which the following is a summary : n _ J 1 . Constabulary Expenses--Provided for - by th « Watch Committee . 2 . Municipal Corporation Elections 18 18 6 3 . Leeds Borough Quarter Sessions 249 0 11 4 . West-Riding Expences 1121 8 4 5 . County of York , for prosecutions at the Assizes 1035 7 3 6 . Salaries and Allowances to officers of the Corporation 150 111 7 .-Corporate Buildings « 9 3 0 8 . Miscellaneous Expences 85 11 9
Total £ -2769 11 8 The Council resolved itself into Committee , Alderman Goodman in the chair , and the report was read and considered . No discussion took place in any of the item ? , and the Council resumed ; after which the report was unanimously adopted , and the various bills and expenses were ordered to be paid . Alderman Tottik r . ext moved— " That a Watch Rate , not exceeding 6 d . in the Ponnd , for raising tbe sum » f £ 5 , 565 17 s ., to be laid on all property within tV . e Town of Leeds , in the Boroogh of Leeds , and wilhin one mile of the Bars of the Paid Town of Leeds , for carrying into effect within the said Borough the provisions of the statutes in that case made and provided . "
Some discosFion took place on a complaint made by Mr . Stbotheh , and supported by Mr . Joseph C lifp . Mr . Lister , Mr . Fakbab , and Mr . Bowkb , that the Ont-townships were rated for the maintenance of the police , without receiving any corresponding benefit , but it led to no result . The proposition was then carried . Aid . Tottie also moved— " That a Watch Rate for raising the sum of £ 307 4 s . be levied on all property within that part of the Township of Hunslet , which is beyond the limits of one mile from the Bars of the Town of Leeds , in the Borough of Leeds , for carrying into effect within the said Borough , the provisions of the statutes in that case made and provided . " This was also carried . Both Rates are to be laid upon the new valuation .
On the motion of Mr . Aid . LnococK , seconded by Aid . Goodman , il was resolved— " That pursuant to the _ statute of 1 Vic , cap . 19 , passed 30 th June , 1837 , power be given to the Recorder to appoint a Deputy or Assistant Recorder . " Mr . Skklton proposed the following to be elected as the Trustees of the Water Works Company : — Aldermen Goodman , Maclea , and Oates ; Councillors Howard , J . R . Atkinson , Arthington , Sellers , Newsom , and Strother . —Agreed to . On the motion of Alderman Lvcccck , it was referred to the Valuation Committee to inquire , and without delay report to the Council , whether any and what part of the township or hamlet of Cookridge is within the borough of Leeds .
The next notice was : — It will be proposed , that in accordance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee and the Coroner , the table of fees and disbnrsements payable by the Coroner on the holding of inquests within the borough of Leeds , be altered according to a schedule which will be produced before the Council . " Alderman Toms produced a table of fees proposed by the Finance Committee ; but as be had the ^ ay before received a table drawn up by the Coroner (> lr . Blackburn ) himself , he Fnggested that the entry on the notice paper should be dropped , until the Finance Committee had an opportunity of comparing the two tables and seeing which was the most equitable aud would be of the greatest advantage to the Borongh if adopted . The suggestion was acceded to by the Council , and tbe notice was dropped .
Alderman Tottie brought forward a statement from the Finance Committee , on the subject of the accounts of disbursements for efpeia ! constables , &c in the month of Augnst last ; The report was to the effect that tke accounts had been referred to the Finance Committee , by an order of the Council made on the 5 th of April last , and that thpy had examined them and found them to be reasonable and correct . A brief dimension took place , but no motion was made ; asd as the Council appeared to consider the accounts satisfactory , Alderman Bateson , one of tbe Bonmgh Auditors , said he should now sign them . On the motion of Alderman Tottie , the borough seal was ordered to be attached to the contracts entered into with Mrs . Hannah Walker and Mr . Win . Hard wick , respectively , for land as a site for the New GaoL
On the motion of Alderman Tottie , it was also ordered that the Gaol Committee pay , out « f the Gool rate , Sirs . Hannah Walker the amount of the purchase . money , on the 1 st of June next , or such other day as they think proper . Mi . Cawood proposed—** That the Market Committee be empowered by the Council , to make reasonahle offt ^ 3 to the owners of tbe tenements required for enlarging the Kirkgate Market , for the purchase of their respective tenements , regard being had to the amount of the valuations of Mr . Child and Mr . Simpson , ( who were appointed by the Cemmittee for that purpose , ) and to the valuation made of the borough by Messieurs Sharp and Cooper ; provided that Euch offers shall not exc&ed the highest value of such tenements in any such valuation ; and that the said Committoe be authorised to make contracts for the purchase of the said tenements accordingly . "
The motion was second e d by Mr . Skeltox , and carried . *~ On the motion of Mi . Cawood , it was also re-Folved— " That the Finance Committee appointed under the Improvement Act , be authorised to obtain such loans of money from time to time as shall be wanted 'or the payment of the purchase money at a reasonable rate of interest ; the same ^ noney to be repaid at such respective times and in such manner as the CoulcU shall determine . "
Mr . Martin Catvood brought forward the proposed Rule * and Bye Laws for tbe regulating Hackney Coaches , which he said had undergone several alterations by the Hackney Coach Committee since they were last before tb « Town Council . Toe principal alterations were in the mode of reckoning the distances which regulate the payment of thefares , and in i he number and situation of the stands . Instead of having a table of fees , it is proposed that tbe fares be paid according to a map for each stand , to be provided by the Hackney Coach Committee ; the fare ( one shilling ) being for the distance from each
stand as a centre to all the places wnhin a circle whoe « radius is one mile from that centre . Beyond tbe circumference of the circle , the fares are to be paid at the rate of 6 d . for every half mile . There are to be five stands , nam « ly No . 1 , in Briggate ; No . 2 North Midland Railway Station ; No . 3 , in Northstreet ; No . 4 , in Oxford-street , near Oxford-place Chapel ; and No . 5 , in Park-row , sear the Court House . Mr . Cawood read tbe whole of tbe proposed Rules and Bye Laws , and concluded by moving that they should be adopted by the Council , and notices of them duly advertised , in order that they may be passed by the Recorder at the next sessions .
Mr . Biechall seconded the motion , which was agreed to . It was agreed " That the Streets Committee be authorised to pay to Mr . George Pickles and Mr . John Myers , of Bramley , tbe respective sums agreed to be paid for the purchase of land , for widening the Town Street near to the top of Bell Lane , in tbe Township of Bramley , as soon as the conveyances have be « n completed . " Alderman Lcccock . then introduced a proposition which was not on the notice paper . He said that the present Board of Works were not sufficient for the accommor ation of the offices for the
Boroujjb Surveyor , and a separate office could not be j cot suitable for such offices for less than £ 10 . a year . , The house of Mr . John Goodman , in Park-row , ' which would answer all the purpose * of the Board of Works and offices for the Surveyor , as well as a dwelling-house for Mr . Whitehead , tbe Clerk to the Board , could be obtained at a rental of £ 80 . a year . As Mr . Whitehead had agreed to pay £ 20 . a year for tbe part that he would occupy as a dwrfiing-house , the rent of the premises to the Council would be reduced to £ 60 , which would only be £ 2 a year more than they had to pay for the present premises . He begged to move that the Offices Committee be empowered to rent the house belonging to Mr . John Goodman , in Park-row , at £ 80 a ; year , insiead of the present Board of Works . > Mr . Cawood seconded the motion , which was pnt ;
and agreed to . On tbe mot : on of Aid . Tottie , it was ordered that the account of Ellis Hodgson , Erq .. the Treasurer , ; for the West Riding , for the maintenance of pn-, soners in Wakefield House of Correction from the j l 3 t of Janaary to the 31 st of March , 1843 , inclusive , amounting to £ 530 18 $ , be inserted in the report j of the Finance Committee passed this day , and be j The council broke up at a quarter to three o ' clock .. !
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LOCK WOOD ,-This town has of late been all bustle and excitement , as the following will shew . Ou Thursday , the 20 th of April , a meeting of tbe ratepayers was held for the purpose of passing the accounts of the pverseers of the highways , S . Hill , Rroeer , and James Wrigley , farmer . The accounts of Mr . Hill were not objected to , but those of Mr . Wrigley appeared to be very unsatisfactory , and a motion was made and carried that some one should go and oppose them before the magistrates . Thia was cone , and the magistrates refused to sign them , and , consequently , another meeting was held , « hen a committee was appointed for the purpose of examining his books , and on Friday last a further meeting was held for the purpose of hearing the result of the
committee s investigation , of which the following iB an outline . Mr- T . Crossland , manufacturer , was called to the chair . Mr . Crossland read over the report of the committee ' s investigation , from which it appeared that on looking over the books of Mr . Wrigley they found an entry of William Making breaking fifty-four loads of stopes , and on being examined , he declared he had only broken eighteen . There was also an account of fourteen days' work to William Making , and he declared he had neither worked a day nor received a days' wage . John Wrigley , uncle to the surveyor , is Btated aa haviDg
made full time during the whole year , with the exception of fourteen days , and during those fourteen days ho contracted for &nd broke twenty loads of stonjs at sixpence per load . Other sums equally erroneous were discovered . Before the latter meeting Mr . Wrigley waited on the committee and offered to throw off £ 17 , but this the committee very properly refused , and on Friday , with the consent of the ratepayers , they agreed to throw off £ 35 , which offer he gladly took . A vote of thankB was given to the committee , and a separate vote was givrn to Mr . John Abbey , and also to the chairman , for his impartial conduct in the chair .
SHEFFIELD . —Poor Law Tyranny . —Public attf ution was called to a circular issued by the Poor Law Guardians , and published in the Star , dated February 11 th , in which the Sheffield manufacturers were requested to make a division of their labour . On a deputation of the Associated Trades waitip . g upon Mr G . Crossland , that circular waa promised to be withdrawn , and not to be acted upon ; and yet , in violation of such promises , the following circular has been put in : o the hands of several of the able-bodied poor , who have been obliged to call upon all the master manufacturers , and solicit employment at their own trades , for the scanty pittance allowed to them by tbe parish . TO
is out of employment , and the scale ef relief to him wonJd be about five shilling * per week . The Guardians « -f the poor of Shtffiald being extremely desirous of finding employment for their able poor , respectfully request that you will give tbia man tcork to the amount of his scale . If , however , it la inconvenient to do « o , they would feel obliged by your signature to thia paper , in order to Batiafy them that he has properly exerted himself to avoid the parish . I am , Gentlemen , Your very obedient Servant , Geo . Crossland . Sheffield Vestry-Office , April 29 , 1813 .
The tyranny of the Guardians , and the degradation of the uufortunate recipients of parish relief is so manifest in the above , as to render comment unnecessary , and which , if carried into effect , would tend to pauperize all the working classes of
Sheffield . BOIiTOK . —Claim for Goods from a Pawnbroker . —At the Borough Court , Bolton , on Saturday last , Mr . Hrzekiah Whittle , pawnbroker , was summoned before the Mayor , Thomas Cullen , and Edmund Ashworth , Esqs ., for not giving up a pair of trousers pledged at his shop , belonging to Michael Flannigan . —Mr . Taylor appeared for Mr . Whittle , and slated that it was wholly impossible to give up the trousers , as Mr . Whittle did not know where to find them , in consequence of the complainant having lost the ticket , and being unable to specify the date when the trousers were pledged . The wife of the complainant , and Alice Donogh&n , who pledged the trousers , w ^ re called , but as neither of them could ^ ive the date of the lost tttket , the bench dismissed the case ; and Mr . Whittle stated , that if he could find the trousers the complainant should have them .
Assaulting and Obstructing the Market Looker—On Monday laat , at the Borough Court , James Tempest , sen ., and James Tempest , jun ., butchers , were ordered to find sureties to answer to any indictment that may be preferred against him at the sessions , for assaulting and obstructing Mr . Butcher , the market-looker , and his assistants , on Saturday evening last . It appeared , that some beef and veal were seized , when the defendants made a disturbance , and took part of the meat back by force .
Claim for Wages . —On Monday last , at the Borough Court , Bolton , Thomas Cullen , E > q .. waa summoned by Richard Fletcher , spinner , for 17 s . Id . alleged to be due for wages . It appeared , that the complainant , when he took his wheels , undertook to be responsible for the property in the room where he worked , and a number of brass hooks being missing , two shillings were stopped for them . This Fletcher objected to , alleging that the key had lately been kept by the manager , and refused to receive the 15 s . 6 d . offered to him . Mr . Darbishire said he did not think they had any right to stop the two shillings without the man ' s consent ; and ordered his wages to be paid , with expenses .
U . vj cst Weights and Measures . —On Monday last , at the Borough Court , Bolton , before the Mayor , C . D . Darbishire , Tbomas CuDen , and Edmund Ashworth , Esqr ? ., Richard Mayor , grocer , Oxford-street , was summoned by Mr . Fogg , inspector , for using a pair of unjust scales on the 4 th May : fined 20 * . and costs . Mr . Taylor , who appeared for Mr . Mayor , gave notice of appeal . — Charles Salt , grocer . Great Bolton , was charged with having a pair of unjust scales , in consequence
of a piece of paper being placed under the looso end of the scale . He was fined 20 * . and co ? ts . —Wm . War burton , grocer , Deansgate , was fined 20 s . and costs for a pair of unjust scales . —Catharine Ainsworth , grocer , New Market Place , was summoned for obstructing Mr . Fogg in the execution of his duty . The defendant , it appeared , was using a pair of scales with sugar as a weight ; and when the inspector made hiB appearance , she seized the -ugar , and refused to allow him to weigh it . Fined 20 a and costs .
ASHTON-UNOES-LTNE-Dressing an Unsound Cow . —John Beswick , butcher , wasbrought up on Saturday before J . Jowett and W . Wrisht , E = qrs . charged by constable Maiden with the above offence . The defendant admitted that ho had dressed the cow , but said that it belonged to Allan Hilton ; and his slaughterhouse being a public one , he thought thai he was not answerable for the offence which had been committed . The magistrates read a portion of the act of Parliament bearing upon the case , showing that parties acting as the defendant had done , were liable to heavy penalties . He was fined in the mitigated penalty of twenty shillings and costs .
Selling Beer without License . —The following pariies were brought up on Saturday , charged by the supervisor of excise with selling beer without a license : —John Finnagan , Chas . Holt , Mary Grundy , Harriet Newton , Solomon Nield , John Torkington , James Hongh , W . Harrison , John Lees , and Jos . Mills . —Mr . Halsall , solicitor , of Middletoa , appeared on behalf of Lees and Mills , and brought forward evidence to show that the informer was entirely wrong as to both parties . —The Supervisor said , that he would withdraw the summonses against Lees and Mills , and also against Harrison . —All the others were fined in the penalty of £ 6 .
Assaulting onk of the Guards of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway . —On Monday a person named Bartholomew Keefe was brought up before J . Lord , Esq ., charged by Henry Docker Price , one of the guards on the above railway , with having assaulted him on Sunday evening , as the last train was on its way from Manchester to Ashton . Complainant stated that the prisoner , who was a passenger by the train , and was in a state of istoxication , became exceedingly quarrelsome and began
to fight with another person . Witness went to them to quell the disturbance , when the prisoner struck him and asked him what he had to do with it . Witness had to stand between the parties for a considerable time to prevent the fight continuing , and many persons were very much discommoded by prisoner ' s conduct . —The prisoner pleaded drunkenness in excuse , but was told by the bench that it only aggravated his offence . —H « was called upon to find sureties to keep tbe peace , himself ia £ 20 and two sureties in £ 10 each , for three months .
A Particular Caution to Bebr-bkllebs . —Several beer-sellers were brought up on Monday , at Stalybridge , before the Rev . J . S . R . Evans , D . Harrison , and C . Sidebottom , Esqrs ., charged by John Dudson , the informer , with having the letters on their sign boards under the size required by act of Parliament . Many others were charged with having the word consumed instead of the word drunk upon their Eigns . The bench believing that the parties were ignorant of the offence with which they were charged , fined them in tbe mitigated penalty
of 10 s . and costs . —On the same day , William Ousey was charged by Dndson with hawking spectacles , at Stalybridge , without license . Mr . Hasall , solicitor , appeared on behalf of Ousey , and examined witnesses to shew that Ou 9 ey waa & spectacle manufacturer , and , therefore , had a right to sell or hawk in a market town . Mr . Wroe , a . shopkeeper , in Ashton , said , that he had & . eu the sign over Ousoj ' s dooT sev-ra . times in pi ^ shi t ; , and upon it vveTe liv words spectacle manufac urer . This tatted the bench , and the case was a'itmLoed .
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