On this page
- Departments (2)
- Adverts (3)
-
Text (7)
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
iffortfKonung tf&arjtigt Jftcrttng.*
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
A PRACTICAL WORK ON SMALL FARMS.
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Ad
Price Two Shillings and Sixpence . rjT * If OSE persons desirous of bettering their condition and JL of becoming " Independent Labourers , " by entering the ' ¦ I ' niduptivoJabour" Market , will do well to read "A Practical Work on Small Farms , " by Feaeqds O'Connob , Esq . " It contains much useful information , invaluable to thu parties for whom it was written ; and Old Farmers will find many useful lessons in the new system of husbandry , which they have yet to learn . The work displays
Untitled Ad
PKRFECT FREEDOM FROM COUGH IN TEN . MINUTES AFTER USE , 15 INSURED BT Dlt . LOCOCK ' S PULMOSIC WAFERS . Head the fulloioiiip particulars of rapid cure of Asthma of fourteen yean sUntding , frow Mr . J . E . DUmell , Bolyheadroad , Wediiesl-ury : — Sept . Gth , 1844 . SIR . —When I had the first box of Dr . Locock ' s Wafers from von , I was labouring under one of those attacks of Asthma , to which 1 have been subject now for about fourteen years . 1 had the bust medical adviser the neighbourhood could rtiford , including Hvo physicians at Birmingham , and one at Wolverhampton , but with no success . My breathing was so very difficult that I expected every inspiration to be my lart ; as tor sleep , that was iznpossible , andhad been so fur several weeks .
Untitled Ad
IMPORTANT TO LADIES . KE ARSLEVS ORIGINAL WIDOW WELCH'S FE MALE PILLS , so long aud justly celebrated for thei peculiar virtues , are strongly recommended -to the notice of every lady , having obtained the sanction and approbation of most gentlemen of the Medical Profession , asasafo and valuable Medicine , in effectually removing obstructions and relieving all other inconveniences to which the female frame is liable , especially those which , at an early period of life , frequently arise from want of exercise and general debility of the system : they create an appetite , correct indigestion , remove giddiness and nervous headache , and art- eminently ' usofu ! in windy disordere , pains in the stomach , shortness of breath , and palpitation of the heart : being perfectly innocent , may be used with safety in alL seasons and climates .
Untitled Article
the bouse . Fairelouijb . closed "with him and attempted f < firreiic& the poker from Tus grasp , * "bat in the attempt the ruffian struck Mm a blow "with that deadlr instrument ^ which fractured his scull , caused the trains to -protrude through the opening , and laid him senseless ~ at his feet . Frice , in endeaTouring to render assistance to his companion , also receiTed a fcjow ofthe poker , -which knocked off a part of the bone immediately above his right eye-brow ; but he iras enabled to call for assistance , and to point out to tie oiiicers , who speedily arr ived , the brothel to which Jeues had retained after inflicting the blows . The foot « f ihe place was instantly broken open , and the fellow was arrested and taken off to bridewell . Fairdoudi was conveyed to the Southern Hospital , where lie died yesterday . The prisoner has been brought before Mr . Roshton , and wUl be committed for trial { o-dav , « n a charge of wilfnl murder . — Liverpool Afhimu Bee-16 .
Death jj the IIaxwell Luxatic Astlcm . —On Fridav Mr . ^ akley ^ M . P ., held a lengthened inquiry at the Middlesex Pauper Lunatie Asylum , Hanwell , on ihe bodv of Richard Darling , aged 39 , an inmate of giat institution . From the evidence gone into , it appeared that "the deceased , who was chargeable to t&e parish of Poplar , was formerly a seaman , and as such was on board the Kent East Indiaman at the time of the memorable fire by which that unfortunate ressel was destroyed , the fright occasioned by which calamity operated so strongly on his feelings " that he bseaine ' sunject to epileptic His , and in the month of ApriL l > £ , be was admitted as a lunatic into the above asylom . Verdict—Natural Death .
Dexth is GuTsrcB-sTEEET Phisox . —On Friday evenii'Z ^ Ir . TV . Payne , the city coroner , held an in " < rcesi ii Giltspur-street Prison , " on the body of Robert Thompson , aged 26 * , a commercial traveller . Mr . i . R . "Whithair , the governor of the prison , said the dedeasoJ was first brought there on the IPth uh ., on a charge t » f embezzling the sum of £ 13 ISs . lie was taken l > efore the . Lord Mayor on the 22 d , and was . asain remanded until the following Tuesday , but became too ill to leave the prison . The evidence left linle -doubt but that a long course of dissipation had been tie original and principal eause of death . Verdic : —Natural death from fever .
Thz Mxdlaxd ConxTixs B \ n . v ± r Accikevt—Thibd LNQrxsi . —The inquest upon James Bolestridge , whose death will l » e found described in another column , commenced on Tuesday evening , was resumed on "Wednesday , and was adjourned until ten o'clock -on Thursday morning . The evidence -nras nearly the same as on the preceding inquests . The inquiry continued all dav , and at ten minutes past six o ' clock the jury retired- At a quarter past eleven o'clock the jury returned the following verdict : — *¦ That James Bolestridge died in consequence of iujnrits received in a collision of two trains on the . Midland Hallway , on the 21 st of November last , and that Robert Lisrhtfoot and Jonathan Raven are guilty of manslaughter by causing the death of the said J ames
B&ksrridse . " The I ' oroner issued his warrant ior the apprehension of Raven , who , we understand , is in Leicester . Prior to delivering the verdict to the coroner the following resolutions were unanimously arreed to by the jury : —Moved by ^ Ir . Wigglesworth , aid seconded by Mr . Astell— " That the management upon tae ^ Midland Railway is exceedingly defective , and the jury cannot too strongly express their disapprobation of the manner in which the engineers , stokers , and guards are selected , and not being considered a requisite qualification that they should be able to r- * J < md u-riu , and that a presentment of these and other facts be made to the Board of Trade , with the signatures of the foreman ard iurv attached . " Proposed bv Mr . Baldwin ,
asd seconded by Mr . AV ^ si— " That a memorial frem the inry be presented to the directors of the Midland Railway Company , in behalf of the widew of James Bolestridge . " Proposed by 31 r . Carver , and seconded by Mr . Webster— "That a petition , Egne-J by the foreman and jury , be presented to Parliament immediately on its assembling , praying for an alt « ration in the law which prevents ihe relatives of persons killed bj culpable negligence from obtaining compensation . The jurv also recommend that a similar petition be forwarded by the inhabitants « f Nottingham . " It appears that several of the r-ufftrers 5-y this shocking accident , are yet dangerously iS . Fears are entertained that Miss Gratton will not survive the shocking injuries she received on the
oc-THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY . The late Deead > tl Explosion ox the Doves 3 Lni . -H- -iT- —Additional PAKTicn-iSS . —This unfortunate occurrence , which i * unparalleled , it is said , in railway accidents , has attracted the most serious attention of the officers and ^ directors belonging to the line , as well as of the -other metropolitan railway oifieers , several of whom have inspected the- spot for the purpose « f eolleciing information ; for it na . < not ureviously been known for the boiler of a locomotive , while running , to explode and cause such haA"oc as on the nreseut occasion . It has been stated , that Colonel
Pasley examined the shattered engine a lew hours after tbe accident , and he has since sent his report to the Board of Trade . We havesnbseqnently learned thai other circumstances have since transpired which niD tlrro ^ , ii i ? said , additional light -on the cause of the explosion . In the examination of the engine by Coliiel Paslt-y and the engineers , on Wednesday ls ± i , part of the inner casting round the fire-box wlls found to have been blown away , and the ¦ awe i > iece to have been forced through the viaJact into the arch beneath , a considerable distance from where the engine lay . The eurrest opinion then was that the explosion had been caused either by some flaw in the copper casing , or elseirom > ome defect in rivettine it . Yesterday ,
however , nr . on further search being made by Mr . Cubitt . the ' - -ngineer of the line , Mr . George , and other renilemen , it was discovertd that the safetyvalve was " Lard down , " from which it was inferred tliat the explosion arose solely from the circumstance of tlie engine-driver having nesrlected to open it . The steam then bavins no means of escape , bad caurfd the ending to collapse and The explosion that followed . Upjon further consideration , this might have resnited from the engine capsizing and making a double rani over , as she must have done previous to Ewins on" the viaduct ; the dram of the engine it is qni : * > rertain , struct one of theiron rails , forthe indentation is still clearly perceptible , and this misht have driven tLe valve into the position described . The most
unaeconiitaLIt ? i-ircnmstance is , that the engine was found with the steam shut oil . by which some-of the rafbrar oiik-t-r- «> Ec ! ade that the driver had - ~ u < peeted somethiiii was ¦ nrGim . and had shut off the st >? ani-Tlie bodv r . i the er > 2 rne-driver , which lies at the Ericklay * -iv Anas station , i * that of a line younz man . n ^ -wari of six fe » -i in height , and from tie aj > - pean& :-e it i > ijrt . bable that death was instantaneous . The atvk-was ' broken , and also the lef t arm -n-here tie vr ^ wj iB-Lecl i-as > ed over . A Terr remarkable circirm < tanif I > . that he was not in the least degree scalded , whii ^ t his unfortunate comii ; eiion was severely so . louring the time that the iaen were emi ' loT . i-u ii . n-moTin ^ the \ rairsiiiis off tin * line au <>
-taer aec-M ^ r-i tx-cunt-d , which nearly t-o-t ii ^ exravstor hi- H : V . H ,-, -with several oiher tifn , wa > f 2 earic =: xhv Vn . e . wlien a wagsron ftll from tin- v >\> i-f asutlK-r out-, i :. A to save himself be ran ft > rwani au-i feli thrtT . i ; i ; -. ne of the holes to the bottom of the viauiii-T . VCli-.. j . i .-kt-J uj > he was found to be iH'rfetiij Is « -i ; -I . > . Without ] o »^ of time h > - wn > i-nnveytii to lin _ - . > Ilu > piiaL wiiere be received surgical fci ^ -i'T , ; u ;<" i he wa > eiiable . 1 in the course of the Eonuii i-, w ; : ! k to iiL- own lwluingr-. I ]? " ' ' " inquip " oa Tavt ^'^ x i . ; -hi : •» u > the -t ate of the * toker Wilkisr * m . ir ,- * ,-. rv i- ^ ld xhni a change L ; i > 2 t « i > : »' n ]> la < -c f-jr ike r--1---- . ; ir . iliat the s « jveon ? eiit' / rtamt-d sUj-SUlr ie l « . Lt- ~ -iif * is ; : h : inate Tt-Coverv .
ifelTH t-T . ' ^ R ' . 'S WllSI ? fSON , THX SluKEK . TllV vvurl' : c . id . A : irtci Wilkinson , the stoker of the t-achit -.. K .-i- .- \ -, \ -. tsi -n < -t » i ; k' lin » " of tlii ' r > "Vfr roa'l , oa W ; - . ii , f-j-iy momirir . lius led to such l ; iiiienta ' r » U " residu , .: A ] ,-i " ,- - ; at a Irne jjoitt on Thursday ni-ht in Guy > Ili .- j . h ; . ' . The unfortunate young uiaii , v : ho was oniv ^ ii Ti : ; , !> of are , ever since hi-s admi ^ iun lay iii a Loi ^ ie ^ - -:: ; te . iVoui i-Le feaiful manner in whi < -b te wt « " . ^ uI-: ] . -i nil uvcr his U ? £ r . " tH .-ides haviiiir bis ^ nll tn--tun-ri . He rt-tfivevl the ir . ost trarc-nuttiRi 2 tferit ; :,, ; t ' roiii the j > r : n { -i ]> fl ] medical gentlenun of the e > ii .:. ii- )! n : ent . He was ia n state of siujnjr irom tie ikn- yf h ' . ~ aiinilssion until his death .
The Is ^ r-i ^ j « s P ^ obebt liucsxxY , ihe i-Noi-^ ses . —va Iriday afterui > oi ] an inijuol wa < hi-kl before Mr . Cuner . " coroner for Mirrey , at the Bricklayers" Ann < - ; ation , upon the l > t » dy of Robert Backley , wh ., sin T . ith his deiitli by the explosion of the boiler of the engine of the luggage train last Tue > day night , -h * particulars of which will ]*• found in aaothvr coliiiir . The evidence is mostly a repetition * f the Oetad * vh ' ich will be found in our accoum of iie zi * iticnl . We eive tit- following Jrom tJje evidence of Mr . Tdwanl Berry , of the linn of Beny , Curtis . iDO iii'i-nedy , engineers , 1 jverpooi , where the feagiDe \ ra- built : — " 1 am an engineer , living at ^ olvenon , and . having heard of the accident 1 proceeded cp the line nnd exanuEed the eng ine and lender , vEcAisvunrh ? : ! to iind out the cause of the explosion . 1 found ibe engine on the ground very u , uch tamaccrl . One i-nd of the firt-box was drivt-nout , a piecei-s" vhixv r . boui three feet and alialf by tkree feet
and a buf . estvudisc from the fire door to the point where i- i > nxed to tLe tnbe plate . The chimney was broken ^ :-. i ,, i t ^ e sn : oki-lK > x t-r . d was blown out ; the "upper van of the dome and the safety valve were niuch is-itired , the former havini : an impression oi Hie raii ^ n » , xi iz . TL ^ - Trout ax ] e was hroken -and one TvLeel trL * " xb < - tender and ing ine were lying about six yarJ < : } I « rt from each other . The conjiectioij between ui- two consists of a screw and two strong links , oie uu each .- 'ihe screw was broken , but the links aT-j- * -zr < it j > erfet-t , as did also the chain . V > htu the tiLii ^ is at A ^ ork tie tender L- attached by tte ' sir ^ w . but the chains ought tu K- on , in ta < t < _ . ; " ; : i-,-ident . There was an indciii on tnv dome * . f vc . L a nature that 1 should conclude thai thai j .. n vf T ] je entice liad ) jeen on ihe Kills . 2 BU 1 have j .-j . i . > ubi tb :. t ilje bursting of the liiv-ij < . ' 5 { wkkl : Tra- i .-rt-ed out hx the pressure of the steam >
Untitled Article
had driven the bars and ash-box through the boarding of the ¦ riaduet . i should say that the explosion took place at that immediate spot , and that the engine was lifted up and turned over on her front wheels making a complete summerset , arid , falling down on the platform of the viaduct , had destroyed the chimnev , smoke-box , and dome ; thus explaining the mark of the rail upon the copper dome . I think that the impetus of the train pushed the engine over the side of the viaduct . 1 think that Wilkinson was blown backward by the steam , and that the engine behind had nothing to do with the accident Buckley must have been carried along by the force with which he was thrown , and accounts for his being so much in advance . I cannot account
for the explosion in any way but from excessive pressure . I , am a partner of the house that built the steam-engine , and it is constructed on the same principle as those we are in the habit of making . The boilers are made to bear oOlbs . to the square inch ; all our boilers are made to bear that weight . I hare particularly noticed the boiler itself on this occasion The fire-box is made of copper , and the space containing the water is about three inches wide . The boiler -is supplied with water by the pumps , which are always in motion , but the power oi forcing the water rests with the driver , who can do it when he pleases . I cannot form anr other opinion of the accident than that there was too great a pressure of steam . I could detect no flaw
in the construction of the engine , nor can I form any idea of the power of steam that was on at the time of the accident . There are means for ascertaining how much steam there is in the boiler . If the train had been heavier the accident mi ^ not have occurred . It may have happened , a * it sometimes does , that the man had put bis hand on the safety valve , in order to accelerate the speed , and thus caused it to burst . J have had frequently to check the drivers for doing so . It is the first accident that ever occurred to a tire-box of that construction , and 1 do not consider the fault is in the . make . The copper is thebest that can be sot , and
we are not in the Mbit of alloying it . We work it just as ii comes to us from the manufacturer . The custom of proving the boilers has been left off for some time , thev being considered sufficiently unifoim . ^ Yhen an enuine is at -srork there is lessdnngerthaii when standing still . I have been superintendent of engines for the last seven years . " The jury returned the following verdict — " That the deceased died from bodilv injuries received-by the sudden explosion of the boiler of a certain locomotive steam-engine ; but from what cause that explosion arose , by reason of the death of the only persons proem at the time , there is no evidence to show . "'
Lwcesi upon Wilkxnso-N , thi Stoker , Saturday , Pec . 14 th . —This day Mr . Payne held an inquest at Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of Aaron Wilkinson , aged IP , fireman to the engine Fortft-. r i No . So ) , that caused the doubly fatafaccident on the above line , near the Bricklayers' Arms terminus , on the morning of Wednesday last . A number of gentlemen connected with the railway were in attendance during the investigation , and many scientific persons lis ^ tenedattentively to the evidence . The first witness called was Mr . Tickcl , house-sunreon , who stated that the deceased was admitted into the hospital about one o ' clock on Wednesday morning . He was superficially scalded over the legs " , hands , and more particularly over the face . He had a cut over the left eve
communicating with a fracture of theskull where there was slight depression of the bone . There ' . v ere no symptems of concussion of the brain . Deceased could not answer questions distinctly ; he merely moaned , and complained of j . ain in thebellv . lie never madeanv communication as to the cause of the accident . Witness could not ascertain the precise cause of death , not having made a p < j . < t mortem examination , as he bad not > eeii any of the deceased ' s relatives since his death to authorise him to open the body . The tviuner inquired if anv of the relatives of " the deceass-d were in attendance , and the summoning oftk-er said he expected Wilkinson ' s brother in a few minutes . None had up to that time arrived Mr . Benjamin Cubitt examined : He had the > up »
-r-intPhdcii <» e of drivers and tiivmen , and it was his duty io f ^ uniine the encines . The engine jn question was brought to the terminus on the 2 > th ult ., and first worked on the - !}»"> th . It was put together at the railway by a man sent by the manufacturers at Liverpool , and he remained with her until witness was satisfied she vras perfect . When put together , her steam was got / np for the purpose of trying her , and she took a train of coal waggon . * , heavier than the luggage train she took on the night of the accident , to Groydon ami Reigate . She took a similar train trip to liover , the engineer that came with her from Liverpeol always accompanying her on those trips . Witness also ' went with her , and ascertained her fitness to work publiclv . ? he was a lussiase engine , not used at all for the
transport ot passengers . The boilers ol luesage engine ? are larger than tho > e of passenger trains , but do not otherwise differ in construction . The Coroner : What results from this larsre size of the boiler i Mr . Cubitt : The generating of more steam , and longer strokes of the cylinders ; nothing more . We work them at from fifty to sixty pounds weight per square inch , and I should think this engine would bear a pressure of 2 ' > 0 pounds the square inch . TLe engine was made of similar materials to those used in the construetion of engines for passensrer trains . The inside of the fire-box was copper , the outside iron , and the boiler tubes brass . ( 'JTie witness here produced part of the fire-box , and a -tlrawinc of the damaged engine for the
inspection nt the jury . ) Ihe Coroner : What was the chief xni ~ phief enured to thi « engine ' . Mr . Cubitt : The side of the fire-box was blown into the bottom . By the jury : Engines may be tried by a pressure of water . This engine was not so tried —such trial is dangerous , as it may cause invisible injury , which would shew itself afterwards when worked by steam on the public line . By the Coroner : High pressure from some unknown cause produced the accident . If the safety valves had been properly open the accident would not have -occurred . When it did occur the pressure must have been greater than usual , probably liigher than 200 lbs . per square inch . The indicator would have told deceased the height of the pressure , and he might have known the pn-cise state of the safetv valves . Bv a juror : 1 cannot
say whether there was or was not neglect on the pari of the driver with respect to the safcty-Talves- However , a higher rate of steam-uiTSSure than "> 0 or UO lbs . per inch was not required for the train on the night in question . Mr . Gooch , engineeT of the South Western Railway , corroborated Mr . Cuban ' s testimony . The Coroner : 1 suppose , if the engine had been the best that could have been ]« jssil > ly manufactured , and the safety-valves had been shut , the high pressure of the steam M-ould have caused an explosion . Mr . Gooch- 1 have r , o duubt of it . The Coroner said there ilid not appear to be
anvtLin- _ in the case more than ^ vhat would result from an accident . The jun had heard that it was the ojilniou of the witnesses that the explosion could nol Jiave taken place if the safety-valves haJ been open . Tue parties who hail lieon in controul of the engine were d » w dead , and there was no one left to tell the Male »> f the safety-valves . No blame could be attached to any body : ami it was proved t 3 i . it the manufacture ot ' ihe engine wa * safe and proper . It was for the jurv t « >» ay if they required any further evidence . The foreman said they were satisfied , and returned a verdict , that the deceased died through an a :-fj'ient caused bv excessive pressure of steam .
Fikf . at I . iMz . n ( H"SE . —Shortlv ! rf > fbre one o ' clock t .. i 1-rMay mornina . a mo > t destructive lire broke out u' «> n the lon * r line of building in the occupation of \ le--rs . Ches- ' / j- ami ('» .. coopers , d'c . in SbouMerof-Munon-alk-y . Lbn « -h <» u-p , near t « l > ownum ' s w ' nan . The puiu-e t-oiftable on the l > eat first perceived ibmes issuir . L ' from the cooperage , an cxten--ive buLk ; i ; j < : not less than ] . 5 » feet in length . . An alarm w . -is instantly raised , and a messenger desr . ntcheo to the various onsrine-staiions with the inforii . ' . i ? it < 3 ) . Ji : ji 1 hi an imredibh > hort time engines from -. arii » u » siations of the bricade , under the sii ]« -rinten-. l ,-- » .-. » of Mr . Braidwood , and the West of England ,
wirl : Mr . rmmonoji , were upon the spot . Ihe lire ] . n > m- > -ssti ] r apidly , illuminating the whole City , the j sv . rk beins : of the mo ^ t inflammable character , consist i-i ^ of . i vast number of barrels , staves , hoops , « fcc . An stbuniinnt suj ^ ly uf water being obtained , tlie j eusrim-s were speedily > r t to work ; but ownvj t « tbe jirni hold the flamt-s lifld obtained , conaitlei-alde j time elapsed before any impression could be _ made j U !»» n tliu fire . Eventually , through the exertions of j t ::: > firemen , police , and strangers , the fire yielded to j tin- exertions <> f the parties employed . The damage j do :: c is very considcmblc , and at a moderate estimate t will jimounl to several hundred pounds .
Mi . ke Intexi > iabt Fir . Es in Hertfordshire . — lieitford , Thurstlay . —«> n Monday night , about half- , pi . st eleven o ' clock , " : i firi- bn > ke out on tlie P . irsonaire : f :: nu at Kinu ' s WjiWen , near Mevenage , occupied by . Mr . G- Roberts , an eminent agrifultiirist . Mr . Roberts bad just retired to his lied-room , when he heard a cry of " Fire !" ' and on looking out of the I window he oijserw' i'sat lii < own premises were in j liaBie ? . In a vory short time the fire spread from ' k > ra to bam until " the whole farm-yard was Mazing . The llitchin and Luton onsines were soon on the j .-Lnt . but the fire continued to burn with unabated fury j until fivt o ' clock in the morning , whm the whole of the ' }) uildir . gs . -kviththe exeeptionof one Lam , a cow-house , .-Uiri the fann-hou sp . which stood at a distance from t ' -ie barns , were reduced to ashes . The agricultural
hiixmrers showed great li-lnctaneo to assist in extin-• "jisiiin" the flames , : in < l it was found advisable to station " a guard in the ri' -k-ranl , which was some " o& , to detect or prevent any fresh : ict of incendiarism . The clergyman of the parish , who was at ihe scene of the conflagration , was very active in Li- attempts to check the progress of the flames , but lii- endeavours to induce the great body of the la-1 ? jurt-n » to assist him were ineffectual . Some of them assisted , but a great many looked on and replied to tie appeal made to them in a manner indicative of hi- utmost unconcern , and accompanied by the i > jo ? t «> ife ; i » ive expressions . The loss is estimated at £ 2 , W \ Ti : t- farm belongs to William Hale , Emj ., one oi ; the in V t-x . ti-ijsive landowners in the count } , whose scaV is * i Ki nl >^ : Jden . It-may be recoili cledtlir . t about three
Untitled Article
weeks since a nre took place at Lilly Hoo farm , bctween-Hitchin and Luton , and in the occupation of Mr . Betta ; and that the whole , -with the exception of the dwelling-house and a range of fagot stacks , was destroyed . On Monday night last , at nine o'clock , the £ agot stacks were discovered to be on fire , and in the course of an hour and a half all of them were consumed . Nothing now remains standing but the farmhouse . No doubt is entertained that the stacks were wilfully fired . On the following night ( Tuesday ) , at eleven o'clock , another fire occurred in a wheat stack , on the Bedtord-road , about a mile from Hitchin . Near the stack in which the fire originated were hree other stacks , and the flames extended to these with great rapidity , ending with their total
destruction . The loss is estimated at £ 700 . The stacks were close by the road s ide , and at a considerable distance from any building . It is confidently stated tliat the last fire was the act of an incendiary . Firs at Westmixsieh . —This morning ( Saturday ) , between the hours of twelve and one , the utmost alarm prevailed in the neighbourhood of Westminster , in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a most rapid fire , in a carpenter ' s workshop belonging to a Air . Wardle , situate in Chapelrplace , immediately opposite the Bluecoat School . The first discovery was made by one of the neighbours seeing sparks and smoke mounting over the roof of the building . An instant
alarm was raised , and the inmates ot the adjoining houses were aroused from their slumbers . The promises contained a large quantity of shavings , wood , and other equally inflammable articles ; not many minutes elapsed before the fire had gained possession of even * por tion of the building . A family who resided in the lower floor had barely time to escape . The Chelsea water-works afforded the firemen an immediate and abundant supply of water , from which they set to work most vigorously , and in the course of half an hour all danger of the further progress of the fire was at an end , and before two o ' clock it was completely extinguished ; not , however , until the buUdin ? , with its contents , was almost consumed .
Untitled Article
DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS . IJublix , Dec . 16 . — Wreck ok the Demerara Packet . —About eight o ' clock on Monday evening the Demerara Packet , Cousins master , from Liverpool to Demerara , ran on shore opposite Salt-hill , in the bay of Dublin . The master states that lie bore up for Kingstown harbour , the vessel being on fire off Holy head , supposed to have originated from spontaneous combustion , —lime , coals , and hay forming part of the eargo , which was a general one . Being a stranger , the master mistook the entrance to the liarbeur , and passed to leeward , where the vessel took the ground and became a total wreck . The shore from Black-rock to Salt-hill is strewed with barrels and boxes from the wreck . The crew were saved . There are reports that another vessel was wrecked near the light ship on Sunday night . The weather continues exceedingly severe .
Wreck of a Swedish Ship—The Swedish brig Swea , J . Neilson , master , from New York to Amsterdam , with the following valuable cargo : —255 square bales of cotton , 100 ban-els turpentine , 235 barrels pot and pearl ash , 100 bundles whalebone , 250 barrels rosin , 2 , 4500 rough pipe stones , was driven on shore at Spiddle , in this bay , on Wednesday hist at one o ' clock , a . m ., with loss of canvass , but crew all safe ; she has become a total wreck . — Galway Vindicator . Wreck of jus Hero . —The subjoined is a copy of a letver from the commander of the Scout revenue cutter , giving the particulars of the loss of the Hero , near Hanvich : — " Scout revenue-cruiser , Harwich , December 11 , 1 S 44 . Sir—I beg leave to inform
you of the melancholy loss of the schooner Hero of London , with a general cargo , from London fov Amsterdam , under the following circumstances , viz . : — On Sunday evening last , being at anchor off Landguard Kort for shelter , blowing a gale of wind from the eastward , and being dark , with squalls of sleet and snow , at about forty minutes past seven we saw some firing in the E . S . E . ; we immediately answered the same , not doubting but that some vessel was in distress . 1 immediately landed the crew of the above cutter to render any assistance that might be required ; and in proceeding to the spot we discovered a vessel on shore outside of Landguard Fort Beach . We immediately used every possible means in our power to save the lives of the crew , who we found
were still alive by their repeated hallooing for assistance ; we , therefore , burnt blue lights and portfires , to let them know assistance was at hand ; but owing to the tremendous sea and darkness of the night it was impossible to send a boat to them . IS ' o boat could have lived in that sea , she being so close in to the breakers . We , therefore , succeeded in firing roekeLs with lines attached to them , over the vessel ; but owing to the darkness of the night and the continual breaking of the sen , they could not , 1 suppose , find the lines , and in a heavy squall she capsized , whilst a tremendous « ea at the same time striking her , washed three of the crew overboard , wiio weit drowned , one man and a boy still remaining alive on her jibboom . We used evcrv means in our power
imaginable to save them , but the poor boy was washed overboard and drowned . We . then made fast two of our men with ropes fast to them , one with blue lights in his hand and the other with a line , and , watching the drawback of the sea , they ran into the soa as far as they were able , and succeeded in throwing a line over thejibbooni —( it was a most dangerous attempt , but ray brave crew were anxious , if possible , to save the life of a fellow-creature)— -where the man was , and he succeeded in catching hold of it , and made himself fast and jumped overboard , and we hauled him on shore through the breakers , but he nearly perished in consequence of the continual breaking of the sea over him . I immediately sent him onboard the cutter , and gave him every possibleattendanee . The captain had previouslv jumped overboard with a life
preserver , to endeavour to reach the beach , but perished in the attempt , owing to the heavy sea and drawback upon the beach . The body was found ; and when the tide ebbed sufficient to enable us to go on board the vessel , we fount ! one of the crew dead in the rigging . The vessel is a complete wreck—gone all to pieces , and the cargo distributed in all directions ; but 1 am happy tosay that part of it , together with the materials of the vessel , have been saved by the crew of this cutter , and delivered over to tlie proper otiiecrs at this port . 1 am moreover proud to . state that the conduct of my crew on this occasion was most praisewor thy ; they were with me upon the ln'ach for twenty hours , saving life and property , without rest or refreshment . ( Signed ) Isaac . bAXBr , Commander of Scout K . C .
Aivfil a . \ i » Fatal Cou . is . ion o . \ tut . Thames . — Dkeadfil Steam-eoat Collision . —On Tuesday afternoon , about half-past two o ' clock , as the Sylph , belonging to the Old Woolwich Steam-packet Company , was proceeding on her down-passage to Woolwich , having jusi lvit t ' uu Greenwich stone pier , and % vhen uS' the east end of the Royal Hospital , she was ran down by the Orwell ( Ipswich steamer ; , proceeding to London-bridge wharf . A dense fog prevailed at the time , and the shrieks of the passengers on board both vessels were heart-rending in the ext reme . Jn an instant nearly thirty watermen put oti' in their boats from -Garden-stairs * . Shlp- ^ lock , : md East Greenwichstairs , and arrived just in time to save several persons from the ill-fated Sylph , before she sank in deep
water . It appears that the Orwell struck the Sylph on her starboard-bow , and cut her nearly in two . Immediately on the Orwell receding from the Sylph three of the cabin-passengers were earned to the surface by the rush of water . thus created . They were picked up . and taken ashore by the boats in attendance , a .--well as the crew of the Sylph , anil numerous deck-passengers , who had l > ecn washed overboard . < Mic of the officers of the Orwell rushed on board the sinking vessel , with an axe in his hand , and rescued two-persons who were wedged in between the broken timbers and the vessel ' s side . These were also taken on shore . Some children were picked up , and taken on board the Orwell . One person , whose name it is supposed is Shepherd ^ from a
pawnbroker ' s duplicate found m his pocket , and dated and issued from the Borough ) , was taken to the Union public-house , East l Jreenwich , with his skull frightfully fractured , one eye knocked out , and a leg and an arm broken . He is since dead . Another man suwl three young ¦ women vrcve takvn on board the Dreadnought Seamen ' s Hospital Ship , with wounds and severe contusions . The man has since died , but the woiiicii , having had their woiiuds dressed , were put on shore , and sent home to their relatives . Several other women and children , more ur less hurt , as well as being immersed in the rivt-T , were taken to different public-houses ; and one person lies seriously , though nut dangerously , injured at the Chest Tavern , > hip-uoL-k . The Orwell remained with the Sylph till
the last , when the Witch steam-boat , belonging also to the old Woolwich Company , arrived and towed , or nither di-ajrged , thf Sylph towards the south shore , wheiv she now lies , with only her funnel above water . It appears , that ; is the Orwell was coining at a rapid rate towards London , the Sylph had just left the pier at Greenwich for her destination at Woolwich . At that time the fog was very thick upon that portion of the Thames , and before the necessary alarm could be given , or fully understood , the cutwater of the Orwell caught tiie smaller vessel and stove her in , literally cutting hci to pieces . At the moment this happened there were on board the usual crew , consisting of captain , steersman , engine-driver , stokeT and assistants , a few persons on deck , and about twenty
passengers in the cabin . Iheu * shrieks were most appalling , lieing lieard « J 1 aiong the shore as far as Greenwich Pier . The vessel which was struck was seen to reel most frightfully , and it was instantly discovered by the watermen lying off the quay that she was filling fast . ^ Numerous boats were at once unmoored and pushed off , and by the time they came alongside several pci ^ on s- were struggling in the water . Fortunately , by the praiseworthy exertions of the watermen , the crew were saved , as were also five or six other persons , including four women and an infant child . In the case of the mother and her infant , not seven mouths old , the most piteoiu scene presented it-elf—the mother kittling witli the waves , and stretching out her amis , as in piteoii : supplication , towards her child , which had e > caoe < J
Untitled Article
from her arms in th ? struggle between life and death . By an extraordinary ; - effort on the part of two men , named William Brown and Joseph Facey , belonging to Ship-stairs , in their boats , both were happily saved In a few momenta the body of a man , frightfully mutilated , but to appearance still alive , rose to the surface . This being hauled into one of the boats , was immediately conveyed to the Dreadnought Hospitalship , but the poor fellow ceased to breathe in a few minutes after he was received there . Next appeared another man , dreadfully crushed , and apparently auite dead . He was brought ashore , and taken into be Union public-house , opposite the part of the river
where the accident occurred . Three women , who were taken out of the water , were conveyed to the Crown and Anchor public-house ; and Mr . Appleton , surgeon , being sent for , their contusions were attended to , and'warm baths and beds provided without delay by the humane landlord and landlady . From the statement of one of the sufferers , who was sitting by the fire-place in the oabin at the time of the collision , it appears that there were about twenty below at the-time of the occurrence , and that several ran up stairs the instant afterwards , the water rushing violently through the aperture made by the force of the concussion .
Another Account . — The statement of Captain S . Wrackliam , the commander of the Orwell , as connected with this melancholy event is to the following effect : —The Onvell was duo at hvo o ' clock on Monday evening , but on coming up the river , ami when on the other side of Gi avesend , the fo was su heavy that it was found necessary to cast anchor . About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning she heaved her an - chor , but in consequence of the continuance of the fog she came up the river at a very slow rate . Between one and two o ' clock she was off Woolwich , and was two hours making the distance from that point to Greenwich . When oil' the latter place the Sylph was making for the pier , and , it being high tide , " she was under tho necessity of going at ner full speed .
In crossing from the north to the south shore tLe Orwell came in sight of the Sylph , when the pilot , whose name is Wiggens , being at the wheel of the Orwell , Seeing the danger which the smaller boat was in , called out , " Stop her—case her " and the Orwell was backed three turns astern . Unfortunately , the Sylph was not able to clear herself ; for , although the backing took place , she was struck in the forc-sponson , or in front of the paddle-box on the larboard side , and instantly filled , the figure-head of the Onvell coming across the deck of the Sylph . The cries and shrieks of tho unfortunate passengers were truly alarming : but before anv
aid could be rendered the Sylph pitched head downwards . The crew and passengers of the Orwell rendered every assistance , and dragged several of the illfated passengers through the aperture which had been made ; but for this , the loss ot 'human life niust have boon mueh greater . At the time of writing the account the actual number of persons lost could not be ascertained , but there is no doubt that the number stated—viz ., 17 , is , unfortunately , within the mark , for lKjfore Captain Wrackhaui left , nine bodies had been recover ed , consisting of men , women , and children , most or all of whom arc supposed to belong to Greenwich , Woolwich , and its vicinity . . None of the bodies at the time thev were found " were identified .
Captain Wrackham states , that had lie come up at full speed , he must have run completely over the Sylph and sunk her ; had this occurred , not a single life would have escaped to tell the particulars of this deplorable accident . Further Particulars—Thursbav . —It now appears that the reported loss of life , as Riven in the above account , is greatly exaggerated . It is supposed that two only have lost their lives . The one who appears to have been killed instantaneously is named Shepherd , a native of Woolwich , where he followed the occupation of a walking carrier , or porter . At the period , of the accident he was on Ids return from town , where he had been to convey a basket of linen for a laundress residing in Woolwich . This
circumstance led to his identity , a receipted bill in the name of the laundress being found in a small memorandum book ' contained in one of his side coat pockets . The name of the other unfortunate man had not trans )* ired , although the body had been recognize J . I f e was a seller of oranges on board the Greenwich and Woolwich steam-boats . When taken from the wreck the poor fellow was . alive , and although the greatest despatch was used in Conveying him to the Dreadnought hospital-ship , he died before reaching it . The ( lamage done to the Sylph is very great . She is nearly cut in two just before the paddle-box , the fore part being only held on by the keel . She is a complete wreck , and it will"cost a great sum to put her again afloat . Her machinery has received iio further injurvthan what would arise from immersion .
Steam-boat Collision off Ostexb . — Information has reached us that the Princess Mary and the Princess Alice came in collision on Tuesday as the former , in a dense fog , was leaving Ostend with the mail , and the latter entering-. No lives have been lost , but much damage has been done to the vessels , the Princess Man' suffering the most ; a week or two will , however , put her right . Melancholy SnirwRECR . —By letters received in the city on Saturday afternoon from the Cape of Good Hope , daterl September 28 , we were informed of the total loss of an East Indian trader , called the St . M-ungo , ai fine barque ; 333 tons , lOinniandetl by Captain Lamoiul , and , what was worse , ten of her crew met with a watery grave . It appears the
melancholy event-Occurred on the niybt of the 20 th of that month ( September ) , on the point of Cane L * Af 'ullas , during a severe gale of wind from the westward . She was on her homeward passage from Calcutta to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ,. to winch place she belonged , and had a very large cargo on board , consisting of merchandize of every description . For several davs the weather , it seems , was exceedingly stonily , when on the night in question the wind blew terrifically , in the height of which the ship , to the consternation of i the crew , struck on some rocks , which subsequently proved to be those on the extreme point of Cape L'Agullas . In a few seconds afterwards the vessel pitchecT on her broadside , the mainmast Riving way and falling overboard . Whether any of the poor creatures took to the boats or not we arc unable to say , but at davbreak ten of the crew were
found to be missing , and in the course of the morning it was ascertained beyond a doubt that they had perished . The remainder of the crew were saved . The names of those who were drowned areas follows —All . Thomas Shcppard , first mate ; T . W . Milne , second ditto ; J . 'Webster , ship ' s carpenter ; Joseph Harrison , saiJmaker ; John - Thomson , steward ; — Williams , cook ; Thomas Rose , seaman ; Thomas namerrq , seaman ; Robert M'Arther , apprentice ; William Hunter , apprentice . The names of those saved are—Captain l . anioiul , master ; Wm . Miller , John Truman , Jajnes Jackson , James Fisher , John Frolick , and Thomas Shank . All the sugar has been washed out of the bans . The shi p was built at Glasgow in t \\ 0 year 1 *• " {•' , and , with the cargo , was valued at £ CO ' , O' > ' 1 The U ** H is statetl , wili ' amount to £ . 2- 'Ami ) .
Untitled Article
1733 . George Til . —A severe frost . The Thames frozen below London Bridge , and ; a fair held on the ice . ! 1796 . A " season of even greater inclemency than the memorable one of 1740 . Many persons were frozen to death . The thermometer ranged from 34 deg . to 35 deg . below freezing . * | Other great frosts have subsequently occurred , which are still remembered by j many : that , for instance , of 1819 , when the City of " London first opened receptacles for the poor , whom they supplied with shelter and provisions ; and that again in 1838 , when in one disastrous and unprecedented night , the mercury in Fahrenheit ' s thermometer sank several degrees below zero , and brandy j froze into a solid mass . R . II . Allnatt , M . D ., F ' . S . A . Parlianient-atreet , Whitehall , D ' ec . 14 .
Untitled Article
Sheffield . —Important Trades' Delegaxe Meeting . —On Wednesday evening last ; a very numerous meeting of Trades' Delegates was held at the London 'Prentice , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of forming a "Trades' Protection Society . " Delegates were present f from the various branches of grinders , the tile trade , Britannia metal smiths , comb makers , table-knife kafters , pen and pocket blade forgers , scythe j makers , scissors makers , spade and shovel ¦ makers , stove , grate , and fender smiths , silver smiths , braziers , type founders , and several other jbranches . Shortly after eight o ' clock Mr . Stones , of jthe saw trade , was called to the chair , and opened ithe business of the meeting by stating that the necessity for such a
society originated in the fact of ithe manufacturer having formed a society for what they termed the protection of life and property , and ^ that they were now actively engaged with their solicitor , in endeavouring to ferret out something that might be considered illegal , in order that they might pounce upon the-workmen ' s leaders , and by removing the active spirits from among them , more easily accomplish theinobject—the destruction of their useful Trades' L ' mpns . The proposed association would be , therefore , purely of a defensive character ; for while they would i co-operate with all for the protection of lifu and property , they would also endeavour to secure protection to the" honest working man , who should be legally engaged in seeking to secure a hotter and a ! fair remuneration
lor his industry . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) The Secretary , Mi-. Drury , read ) the minutes of the previous meeting . The several { delegates next reported from the'ir different trade .- *; t / te opinion entertained of the proposed society . ; The majority of the delegates had not been able to meet their trades , but they had submitted the project to the various committees , and there seemed to be an unanimous feeling in favour of the society . ( The other delegates who had met their trades camq prepared with the necessary levy to commence operations . This being rather a busy time with the trades in preparing for their Christmasj holidays , it j was deemed advisable to defer calling an aggregate meeting- until the
holidays were over ; and on the jmotion of Mr . Wilkinson , a committee was appointed to prepare an address to the trades and the public generally , setting forth the objects of the proposed society . " A letter was next read , signed " A Manufacturer , " in which the writer stated that if delegates would appoint one of their body to discuss the question at issue , and publish it in the newspapers , ho would then give Ihm name , and enter into the necessary arrangements . After some discussion it was resolved , "That the delegates , being a public tally , ami acting for the public , could not ta . ke notice of I anonymous communications . " The secretary then read the following letter , received from W . G . Ward , Esq ., M . l \ : —
London , 'J 9 , Mount-street , Dec . 7 th , 1844 . Sir , —I should have thanked you long a ^ o for the p-iniphlct you neiv tf . > ., < j euou ^ Ji to : send me- last month , had I not had much illness ami adxiety at home . This induced me to defer my answer tij you ; and I have delayeii it stiil further in consequence of the highly interesting discussion respecting Trades' Unions , which has been going- on lately , both at your ; public meetings ami in your local press . Of these I tiecU not say that I have rea < l overs svllabU- with the RveaU-at attention ; as I Have also read your reply to Lord Fit / . william , sometime before you sent it me , in the "Iris , " where ; it first auiinircd .
I shall be prepared to enter upoiiithe whole subject with you , to the fullest extent , aivl in the fairest spirit , when I come to Sheffield , which 1 shall fdu about the 2 i ' nd or j ; tr « l of January : and I should esteem it as a favour it some of the members of your body would give me an evening , during my stay , to discuss ' the matter quietly and unreservedly with them , and to go into details which would be unsuitable to a meetingiin the Town Hall or Paradise-square . You know that ; I always express mv opinions to you frankly , whethtr I jagreu with you or not , anil 1 shall therefore state to you most unreservedly , win I fear that in a trade easily acquired , not requiring anv
very costly machinery , and much exposed to foreign competition , there is , and must be , ainatural limit to price , wliieli no eft ' ort and no combinations can enable you to overstep . This makes me doubt the permanent success of what I see called the " short time princi ple" at some of your late meetings , and fear that you will sacrifice by it lasting interests to temporary gaini But , on the other hand , I admit that no question can possibh be of mire vital importance to the working classes , than one which raiar " , e \ en temporarily , the remuneration of their labor ; and that there is Uone upon whieli it is so desirable to arrive at tin- truth . :
As the best mode of doing this , I congratulate all parties in Sheffield upon the disposition now shown to strip this subject of everything that savours of a personal character , and to look at it simply with reference to common interests and undeniable facts . I consider the two articles in the Indepiwlfnt lately , as perfect liiodels of the tone and spirit in which such a discussion should be carried on , if meant to lead to any useful end ; aiid I will only add tliat , in anything that can conduce to this , you will tind no man more anxious to eo-oimate with you than your \ ery faithful and obedient i II . G . WabD .
The Chairman said he was quite sure the delegates who were appointed to meet tho masters , were so conscious of the truth and justice of their cause , that they feared not to meet any man ; he would , therefore , suggest that they mrei Mr ; Ward and give him a bellyful of discussion . A delegate inquired if the discussion was to be a public or [ private one ? From tho tenor of Mr . Ward ' s letter , he thought that gentleman wished it to bo private—a mode of proceeding which he for one would ] oppose . Mr . Wilkinson ( table-knife haftcr ) , said he considered that that letter should bo treated in a similar manner to tho one signed "A Manufacturer ; " they were public servants , and should l > e treated as such . If thov wore in error , so was theJwhole town in error :
and if Mr . Ward wished to convince them , let him meet them in public , and then the whole town would have the benefit of his superlative wisdom . He would move a resolution , " That our secretary be instructed to reply to Mr . Ward ' s letter , informing him that as a trade society , we cannot have to do with anything of a private nature , but that we are perfectly vW / ini ! i to meet Mr . VVan / in / puM / e to discuss t / te propositions which we have submitted to the masters , and shall be willing to submit to such fair arrangements as may suit his convenience . "' Mr . Shaw , coinb-iuaker , seconded the resolution . Mr . George Shaw , fender-smith , said lie was anxious that the discussion should take place , and as lie feared the masters would neither have honesty nor courage to
meet them , it Mr . Ward would become their mouth-piece and champion , ihe for one should not object to a private discussion , provided the reporters for the press wore admitted . Mr . Booth said he should support tho proposition of Mr . Wilkinson ; they had often been charged with hole find ( virnit iiicotiiitis , aii'l ( were they to consent to Mr . Ward ' s request , the elianro . might have some npl'i-i-muieo of truth in it . I' > esi < h > , they hail been cl : > ri : o < l with -concoct In tf in private what the niajol-iiy of tin men won opposed to in public ; this they had rebutted 'b y showing that , they could do nothing until the Trades' had agreed ; to it first , and he was satisfied it would cause : trroat dissatisfaction
amoiiu flic people , if any discussion respecting the vital existence of Trades' I ' nions should bo conducted in private . ! We knew Mr . Ward was a wily tactician , but the people were more intellijient now , than when Mr . Ward came first among them to provo the necessity and utility of tho New l'oor Law . After ; some further sensible remarks . Mr . Dooth sat down loudly cheered . Several other delegates spoke in similar terms , when Mr . Shaw finding he could not got a seconder , withdrew hi . s amendment , and the motion was put ami carried unanimously . After sonic further business a vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . i
Iffortfkonung Tf&Arjtigt Jftcrttng.*
iffortfKonung tf&arjtigt Jftcrttng . *
Untitled Article
City Cii . uai . yr Hall , 1 , ' ucusauain Lane . —The public discussion will be resumed on Sunday morning next , at half-past ten o ' clock precisely . — The Metropolitan District Council will meet in the same place , and on the same day , at three precisely , when the project for a procession in honour ot Labour ' s parliamentaryrepivsontative , will be brought forward . —In the evening , at seven , Mr . Ryall will deliver a public lecture . Subject— " The League of the Government against the governed . " Westminster . —On Boxing night , Deo . 20 th , a friendly social Concert anil Ball will be held in the long room of the Sun and Thirteen Cantons Tavern ( Clock House ) , Castle-street , facin ? Bear-street , Leicester-square , tho proceeds to be devoted to the erection of the Westminster Temple of Liberty . Mr . Jor . v Seivkll will deliver a public lecture at the Clock House , Castle-street , Leicester-square , on Sun day evening next . \
St . Panc has . —An Harmonic Meeting will be hold at the Feathers Tavern , Wa . rren-street , Tottenhamcourt-road , on Monday oveninc next , the proceeds to bo applied to the relief of a Chartist victim . (' ambkiwei . i . ant > WAi . vroitjni . —A meeting will be held at the Montpclior Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . llAV \ n ; j : sMiTii . —A meeting will be held at tho Dun Cow . Brook ( ircon-lane , on Tuesday evening , at eight precisely , i
Untitled Article
Cm- Hall , Tur . vagai > -hn-k . — The niembar . of this locality are desired to meet at the above hall , on Tuesday next , when important information "" wilt " be laid before them , respecting the Duncombe Demon- . stratum . City Chartist Hall , 1 , TraNAGAijr-LAXE . — The shareholders are requested to meet in the Coffee Room on Sunday morning next , December the 22 nd , at half past ten in the forenoon . All persons holding tickets oe money connected with the late Soiree , held at John-street , are respectfully informed that they must settle the same on or before Sunday afternoon next , December 22 nd . — John Arnott , Secretary . Tower HaMlets . —Public lectures and discussions are held every Sunday evening , in the Assembly Room of the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-grcen .
Somers Town . —Mr . Linder will lecture at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , Cromer-street , on Saturday evening next , at seven o ' clock precisely . Aberdeen . —Mr . Samuel Kydd , of Glasgow , intends to deliver a series of lectures shortly after Newyear ' s Day . A Social meeting and ball is held In the Hall , No . 38 , George-street , every Saturday evening . Rochdale . — William Bell , of Heywood , is expected to lecture next Sunday , at two and six o ' clock , in the Association Room , MjJl-street . Hktwood . —A tea-party and ball will be held in the Chartist Rooni , on Christmas Day , to commence at four o ' clock in the afternoon . Merthyr Tidvil . —Mr . D . Ellis will lecture at Mrs . Jane Collins ' s , Runiney , on Sunday , December 22 nd , at two o ' clock .
Ashto , v-i \ vDEa-LvxE . — A Chartist dinner will be held in the Hall on Friday evening , January 3 rd , 1846 . Messrs . Doyle and Leach will attend . IIebden-biudue . —A tea-party and ball will be held in the Democratic Chapel , Bridge-lanes , on the 25 tb of December . Tea on the table at four o ' clock . Nottingham . —Mi " . Dorman will deliver a course of lectures on the 22 nd aud 29 th instant , in the chapel , Rice-place , .. Barker-gate , to commence each evening at sixfo ' clock . A tea-party will be held at Mr . Dorman ' s on Christmas eve . Halifax . — -AbrahamAnson , of Elland , is expected to lecture in-the Chartist-room , Bullclose-lane , Halifax , on Sunday evening , December 22 , to commence at half-past six o ' clock .
Bhadeprd . —A lecture wjJJ be delivered on Sunday evening in the Council-room , by Mr . G . White . Chair to be taken at half-past six o ' clock . Discussion invited at the close of the lecture . The Rev . Mr . Jackson , of Manchester , will preach three sermons in the Philadelphia Chapel on Sunday , the 29 th inst ., and will lecture on Monday , the 30 th instant , in the chapel . ¦ Little Town . —On Thursday evening a tea-party , and soiree , will take place in the Chartist Association Room , when several friends from Bradford will address the meeting . Mr . Doyle ' s Route for the Ensuing Week . — Sunday , the 22 nd instant , Hebden-bridge ; Monday , 23 d , Todmorden ; Tuesday , 24 th , Oldliam ; Thursdav , 26 th , Failsworth ; and Friday , 27 th , Radcliffe .
Soittii Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —The next meeting of the South Lancashire Delegates will be held at ten o ' clock on Sunday , December 22 nd , 1844 . in the Chartist-room , Greaves-street , Oldham ; when it is requested that each locality will have their representatives present , by whom they are to send their quota for the Executive , which will be transmitted by the secretary to that body . Manchester . —A special meeting of members will be held in the Carpenter ' s Hall , on Sunday morning next . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock precisely . Uldiiam . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) , the South Lancashire Delegate meeting will be held in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street , at eleven o ' clock tii the forenoon ; also a lecture will be delivered in the above room at six o ' clock in the evening .
C'LirnEROE . —The North Lancashire Delegate meeting will be heldatMr . JBeesIey's , Accrington , on Wednesday , December 25 th , 1844 . The chair is to be taken at eleven o'clock in the forenoon . Mb . Christopher Doyle ' s first fortnight ' s Tour through North Lancashire : —Bacup , Decemlier 30 th ; Haslingden , 31 st ; Blackburn , January 1 st ; Oswaldwistle , 2 nd ; Wheatley 4 ane , 3 rd ; Clitheroe , 4 th ; Sawley , 5 th ; Sabden , 6 th ; Barnoldswick , 7 th ; Barrowford , 8 th ; Colne , 9 th ; Marsden , 10 th ; Haggate , 11 th ; Burnley , 12 th .
Bolton . —The Chartist friends of Bolton are informed that a tea party will be held in the Association Room , Mawdsley-street , on New Year ' s Day . Tickets to be had at the Association Room .
Untitled Article
December 21 , 1844 . " THE NORTHERN STAR . j 5 ~
Untitled Article
GREAT FROSTS IN ENGLAND . The first great . frost of which mention is made in history , occurred a . i > . 'J 2 o , in the reign of Asclepiadotus , ' Duke of Cornwall , who was chosen King of Britain . It continued , with great severity , five Kionths . In 250 , three years before the seventh persecution of the Christians by the Roman Emperor Trajan , another frost set in , when the Thames was frozen for nine weeks ; vessels were precluded from entering the river , and universal wretchedness and destitution prevailed among the poorer classes .
In 6 ' ! ' . ) , in the reign of the Saxon Ethelred , the Thames was rendered unnavigable for six weeks ; and in 7 » iO , in the n-ijfii of the blind , lame , an < l < loaf I'ffa , a frost of excessive violence lasted from October to February . 1 m WH , in the reign of tho Ariirlo-Saxon Edward the elder , a groat frost oeciirrod , during which most of the rivers of England wove completely frozen for two months : and in U 2 » , the year in which Edward died , a . frost , of thirteen weeks' duration , fro ? : e the Thames . In the reign of Athelstan , a . p . 937 , ¦» sovpiv frost lasted one hundred and twenty days ; and again in tho time of Ethelred II ., a . d . !) S 7 , " a frost occurred of five months' duration ; and another in W $ , which froze the Thames for five weeks .
hi the Danish Canute ' s reign , a frost visited England on Midsuirinier-day , of such severity as to destroy the corn and fruit . 1 QG 2 . Erlward ' -the Confessor . —A frost of fourteen weeks , -which completely froze the Thames . 1070 . William the Norman . —A groat earthquake was succeeded by an intense frost , which continued from November to April . Henry 1 . —The plague desolated England in 1112 , and in 111-i a violent frost ensued , which broke down most of the bridges , froze tho tributary streams , and left thu bed of the Thames dry for three days . 12 U 5 . John . —A frost from January 14 to March 22 ; and another in 12 " 7 , which continued fifteen weeks . 1434 . Henry VI . —A frost of intense severity , ten weeks induration .
1516 . Henry \ III . —A great frost occurred in this reign . Carts passed over the Thames : and nsja ' tho winter of 1525 , so intense was the cold , after violent tempests , that many of the houseless poor lost the use of their limbs and perished . 1084 . Charles II . —About the beginning of December began a hard frost , which continued without intermission to the 5 th of February . Coaches ran upon the Thames from the Temple to Westminster , in Hilary Term . An ox was roasted whole , bulls were baited , and multitudes of people assembled on the ice . 1709 . Anne . ' - —A remarkably deep snow -was succeeded by three months of dreadfully inclement weather . Booths were erected on the Thames , and all manner of diversions wore carried on upon the ice for many weeks . 1715 . George I . —Tho Thames frozen , and booths erect ed on the ice .
1740 . George II . —As intense a frost as was almost over known in England occurred this winter , which bejian on Christmas-day , and continued nearly eight weeks . The Thames was frozen , booths were erected , aud a vast concourse of people assembled daily upon ihe ice . .- . v . ^ i-,, i .
A Practical Work On Small Farms.
A PRACTICAL WORK ON SMALL FARMS .
-
-
Citation
-
Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 21, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct838/page/5/
-