The Express. — London, England, 1846-12-01 00:00:00

paving paupers is very great.—Mrs. W"teent. trarilitaPeidpsesh°erwalkiNl to the neighbouring parish on .....esion referred to, so that no expense had been in enre.tb had, however, never ceased to reside in St. ?NO W ' The O v erseer: If there had been any appearance of great ali nen,• all that would have been neeeuary for us to do— writeood understanding between the two parishes to to the authorities of Marylebone, anti they _wee n u hese allowed the raid*; but we did not know that any are rxisted. 01. 1 , be c epte ee 'Why the woman went to the workhouse, 0a made her statement to you as to the destitute eoadition of min g and family. Do you deny the truth of what at o ne gsted in her evidence, as to the relief you gave —The Overseer : No! her statement as to the amount setdd is true, but there woe nothing in what she said at t he Ir" khouse to lead me to suppoie that the ease was one d age distrera. She said her husband was in prison, and w e tly wanted some temporary assistance. In answer to her crane Mr. Coultart said he did not send to make a te , n o tes as to the actual state of the family, because "tienwas no application tor relief made between the 17th p • e t, and the •21141 of Nov. It often happened that persons ca w mere temporary relief would, after getting two or L ewe s, go away, and not return for weeks. He had "mon to believe when the woman in this ease got the loans she went away satistied.—Mrs. Woodward t un a id she had asked for some money relief, but was refused. ,The Overseer : On the first occasion, I believe, she did o y mast thing about wishing to have more money instead of g mach bread ?—The woman : I told you that I had an Anted child, and three others at home, that I was very ill gatfrom weakness, that my hushand WWI in prison, and I bad *either money nor food for myself or children.— Ilte overseer' I repeat, I had no reason to suppose from what I heard, and from the woman's conduct, that she was anglified. On the t econd occasion she thanked me, and ride her courtesy like a well-conducted woman, as she sp rig to be • and indeed, I was afraid , ju d g in g from the ny she e x p ressed her gratitude, that I had given her too in ch. (Symptoms of surprise.) During the time I have been in Ow parish, I have always te nsed the poor with kindness and consideration. — The Coroner : Are we to judge of your kindness by this spy. a g o ?—The °veneer : The woman expressed no diwatts fen), and, from the length of time that elapsed between t he applications, I could not suppose that the case wee We o ff ered to take her into the honse, as she had gen removed before.— The Coroner : Have you visiting f acers in ynur parish to go round and inquire into the eir mastances of the applicants for relief ? —The Overseer: Yes. The Corner : Then how comes it that it is lett to the coro ner's jury to discover the state of destitution its this case was Ile Overseer : We ha d no reason to suppose that there n y greet distress, or we should have sent round to inquire.— The woman said when she was present she saw others receive MOneyrelief. The °enterer replied that was in cases of sickness. The Coroner : You were toll there was sickness in this case. _The Overseer : I repeat, that from her thankful and quiet demeanour. I had no reason to suppose the woman was gtiefied.—The Coroner : Then I am to understand that you eise sufficient relief to those who bully yon, and refuse it to those who are quiet and respectful in their demeanor ?—The OWILet: No, I assure : Jou we are not to be bullied out of relief; we give it only 'here we think it necessary. In this ease the going without relief for sixteen days is quite astort ishing.—The Coroner: I quite agree with you.—The Over seer : Those who know my character will tell you that the poor have never been treated with harsh ness by me. (A laugh.)—The Coroner: You mean those who judge of you from your private gene rosity and not from the exercise of your official duty.— . Pike wished to ask whether all the family except e Mr deceased had been in good health during the time over which the relief extended.—Mrs. Woodward replied, that except the weakness occasioned by want they were so. As !or herself, she had been so weak from want of food, that in ;ping to and from the workhouse for relief, she had hurried ant she should faint by the way.—The Overseer : She did should not nate that to me. If had done my duty, perhaps I hove pared her on to the next parish, but as a matter of charity I gave her the bread, which she received with gra titude, and without any symptom of dissatisfaction. If we hid insisted on passing her to larylebone, the removal might hoe been as disagreeable to her as to come with her family into the workhouse.--The Coroner :I do not know what tee arrangements may have been made in Marylebone, lout judging from past experience, it is probable they would Use fared as well in one parish as an other. The jury having consulted tegether for about half an hone, settmeed the following veidict:— r That Jtheph Woodward died from inflammation within the cavity dhu chest, produced by natural causes ; and in returning thin vthe tat the jury express their on.,nintoon opinion, founded on cadence given at this inquest, that certain of the relieving officers of &parish of St. Patterns have been grossly apathetic atidnegligent meeting the family of which the deaused child was a member, when Pe direful wants of that family were made known to them on two or sore occa..ions by the mother. The jury further say that they have noon fur believing that proper attempts are not made by the said dmn to distinguish between the necessities of the truly Serving poor In St. Pancras, and those of persons clothing who re not so deeply in need of food, firing, and , a was Mrs. Woodward and her family living at home during the at ?even weeks. They fear that a meek and orderly manner of np p'..eation disarms the said officers of all apprehension that distress is I ruined emergent. They con demn most strongly the an awl custom of keeping large numbers of persons waiting for relief vast early aid ',tomtit attention might by other arrangements be pia to their nettements ; they consider that in the wilder season to practice is especially wicked and injurious. Finally, the jury ape that immediate steps will be taken in this parish to correct the WWI which have become manifest at this inquest, in the system of reeving the poor, In order both to render that sy em st mre humane, OM prevent the neeessity in the appruaching winter of o often sum loaning them or their brother inhabitants to inquire into eases of death produced by want of the common necessaries of life." A small sum of money was subscribed by the jury for the benefit of the family, which was handed over by the coroner to the mother, with a strong injunction not to devote any part of it to the burial of the deceased, hut only to the ne cessities of themselves and the surviving children. THE scorrisli HOSPITAL. The 181st annual meeting of the Governors of this ancient incorporation was held yesterday, being St. Andrew's day, at the hall of the hospital, Crane-court, Fleet-street. Dr. Webster presided. About 40 gentlemen were present. Major ADAIR. the secretary, read the minutes of the lost Quarterly Board, and of the meetings of the Committee of Relief, and the Committee of Accounts, which were severally confirmed, and a resolution was pealed, authorising the printing of the accounts. The Committee of Accounts called the attention of the Governors, by a special memorandum, to the important fact, that the stock of the corporation was now reduced to the lowest amount fixed by the bye-laws, 109001. ; and that the expenditure had exceeded the income hy 6501. A fact which served to explain this was,that in 1834, the relief administered wa51,6341., while in the past year it had amounted to 2,7421., being nearly double the former amount. Several of the governors expressed an opinion that the Amity wan an extremely valuable one, that its funds were properly administered, and that an effort ought to be made to extend it , usefulness. Tho following is a summary of the accounts :—Balance in the bank on St. Andrew's day, 1845, 6551. Is. ; donations since received, 8661. 10s. • annual In co bscri ,tho ltio i c; l 4 i 73l • ;stileotllate7rleed'erpt9s,l.ll44lsl.. 14c/v!dt eonds 3,599/. 17s. 9d. The expenditure embraced the following items:—Relief to the poor during the year, 2,7611. 10s. 6d. ; repairs of the hall and furniture, 451. 15s. Bd.; salaries and 3761. 17s. Bd. ; rates astd taxes, insurance, and other expenses, 1391. Bs. 841. ; total, 3,3231. 12s. 6d. ; leaving 'balance in the bank of 2761. ss. 3d. Mr. W. HAMILTON strongly urged the importance of taking steps to obtain more extended support for this charity, sad suggested that a printed statement of its a ffairs should be given to the public. It was ordered that the statement of the Committee of Accounts should be added to, and pub lished along with the accounts. Major Au, IR announced that the late Mr. James Finney, of Upper In:se-hill, had left a legacy of 1001. to this insti tution. The communication from the Prerogative Court Was ordered to be entered en the minutes. His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Lennox was una nimously re-elected as president of the institution. In con *pence of a communication announcing the death of the treasurer of the institution (the late P. M. Stewart, Esq , M.P. ) , the meeting proceeded to the election of a successor ; sad the Chisholm was unanimously elected, Eight cacao *, in the relief committee were also filled up. Several returns of a formal character were laid before tit board, including a statems nt of the school funds, from which it appeared that upwards of 90 boys and girls were Intuited in the schools, at an expense not amounting to 901., bang l es s than 1/. each. The chairm an congratulated the ng on this important fact; and it was ordered that the ement of the school funds, and of the number educated, emald be printed and published along with the accounts. Thanks were then voted to the president, the vice-presi to, the chaplains, the medical officers, and the members the committees.—After other business, thanks were voted o the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. la the afternoon, the governors and friends of the institu ion dined together at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate tett ; about 100 gentlemen sat down under the presidency f Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P. who was supported on the right ad left by his excellency the Peruvian muster, Col. Yturre li, W. P. Robertson, Esq. (the Peruvian consul), Major *sure, of the 79th Highlanders, the Rev. Dr. Cumming, ad Henry Pownall, Esq. Several gentlemen appeared highland costume. The orchestra was occupied by a umber of ladies, most of whom were attired in plaid or der national costumes. At intervals, during and after the I tumor, the bagpipes were played by her Majesty's piper. Due honour having been done to the loyal and other I, ens, the Chairman proposed " The Republic of Peru, and Excellency Col. Yturregut." Ha EXCELLENCY briefly acknowledged the toast, and lid that the inhabitants of Peru were all in favour of free ale and of intercourse with Great Britain. He had plea °in this opportunity , of manifesting his friendly feeling tutu this ancient and charitable institution. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to the Scottish r said that Scotland had set an example to the rest f the empire in promoting the education of youth, and espe illy their religious education. He said that to propose 1 system of education apart from religious education uan a bs,. unlit]. Holding these sentiments, he honoured Scotch people, and considered that they had s et an exam -1,1 to an other countries in founding this instit ution for the !liefcf their poor countrymen in the metropolis. This in -71011 had existed under three distinct forms, formerly as k m. 'lrrting, and now as an entirely charitable institst 6_. e considered that it might be productive of greater w astages if those who sought to avail themselves of its =lir!' were called on to contribute, in a small degree , I the support of the institution. A regulation of this would n have the effect of inducing habits of forethought ___n ,77; my. lie regretted to learn that during the past ?ae expenditure of this institution had exceeded , income by 6.50/. ; but be trusted that the of its friends would soon make up the (Applause.) The Chairman next pro- Robertson, the Peruvian Consul," who acknow- evidence, d e ceased, x asionen ronsideri r WI the rents, ed to the this We „ be be mad of other Was m 24 t thouge , Id its ler. , e d by =I ether %Rh p s octao , the par", S b ' oto testbia esa• buolun"Y ; . if you tn, for that n ation Y,,_° 2 is not auk ) coron er, re wet*, sta t 7( the 17th „; that oh. _The eV' to M,B2,,,sie as had 7" th e i r - he their Otago:: 41 the sagr" THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1846. chairman, in replyingto the vote of %hawks, showed the neglect that had lawn shown towards the bringing up the children of the poorer claims. by stating that of 59,000 persons taken up by the metropolitan police, no fewer than 15,000 were found to be totally deficient of the most simple rudiments of education ; indeed, they scarcely knew the alphabet. (Hear.) This was one of the reasons for instituting ragged schools. The desire of children to obtain admission into the school was MoTI. than could be imagined. Let a echoed be opened in the mast destitute place., and in lea' than six weeks the applications would be to numerous that many would have to be refused. The meeting then separated. THE CORONER AND THE PARISH AUTHORITIES or ST. PANCRAS.—At the weekly meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras, held at the rooms in Gordon-square, a length ened discussion took place between several members of the Board of Guardians concerning certain proposed alterations in the Coroner's Court, when Mr. Churchwarden Howarth (then chairman) moved a rewluti-in to the effect, "That the Coroner's Court be in future attended by one of *spew chial officers throughout the entire parish, instead at the three servants who now attend to that duty ; and that such office bo taken in turn by each of the three once a month." The motion having been seconded, was put and carried nens. eon. It is said that the above regulation will occasion much inconvenience, and, in fact, prove utterly impracti cable ; as, in the event of there being three or more inquests in the course of one day in the parish, as it often happens, the impossibility of one man summoning the various juries, as well as collecting the requisite information, will be mard feet, whilst the additional hands will be found indispensAble. JULLIEN'S HAL MASQUE.—Covent-garden Theatre last evening was the scene of what will probably be its last hal masque for a considerable period—that is in the event of a successful result to the forthcoming operatic experiment. The frequency of these entertainments, and the similarity of their general features, leave little to be remarked of a par ticular occasion. To my then that the theatre was crowded to excess with the " votaries of Terpsichore," as the play bill+ delight to designate the dancers, is saying little more than may be imagined ; neither is it any particular informa tion to make the somewhat general announcement that " the dresses were of the usual motley character," as we, in common with others in the same capacity, have done many times before. were o Such, nevertheless, was tho fact; th ou g h we may qualify it by stating that the costumes last evening f a better and more effective description than is often the case ; and. although motley, were not by any means the only wear. There was sufficient to impart plenty of brilliancy and anima tion to the scene. The music was well selected; and, it need scarcely be said, lost nothing in the hands of Jullien's hand. The general arrangements, WI, were admirable, in preserv ing order and facilitating the general enjoyment, which was doubtless extended to 'a late hour. A rumour had gone afloat that an inroad would be made into the theatre by the renters, and the entertainment stopped, M. Jullicn's term of lease expiring at 12 o'clock in the evening. The fears were, however, unfounded; for up to the hour of our writing this all passed off quietly ; in fact, there could be little probability of such aggressive measures being seriously contemplated. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERIES. —On Saturday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, as a young man named Thomas Dunn, residing at Twickenham, was pro ceeding along the public way leading from Isleworth Church, through Sion Park, llrentford, he was met by two men, who threw him down, struck him repeatedly, and robbed him of two half-crowns. On the same night, between 9 o'clock and half-past, as Mrs. Whittington, the wife of the keeper of the Ship beer-shop, Cuaford-hill, Lewisham, was proceeding along Perry-vale, Syclenham, when near the finger-post, she was stopped by a man who asked her for a penny, and on her declining to give him one, he violently knocked her down, end stole front her person a biue silk purse with broad steel rings, containing eight sovereigns, one half-sovereign, and 11. 15s. in silver, with which he gut clear off. A FURIOUS BrLtocx.—Yesterday afternoon a bullock, on the way from Smithfield market to Paddington, in parsing along the New-road between King's-cross and Pentonville, be came furious, and rushing upon a hawker of vegetables named Margaret Goding, who was crossing the road with a basket on he r head, knocked her down and tr envied on her, breaking her ribs and otherwise injuring her. The beast then rushed upon several persons standing on the footpath, when a lad named Armstring fell down in getting out of the way, and was terribly gored by the animal. The bullock afterwards rushed upon a waggon drawing a large steam boiler, mapping the right horn by, the concussion, and stunning the beast for a few minutes. The drovers now placed a halter round his neck, and he was dragged to his destination. INQUESTS YESTERDAT.—SUICIDE FROM DINAP POINTMENT.—At the King's head public-house, in the Tower, before Mr. Wotton, the coroner of that fortress, on the body of Mr. George Tidy, aged 46, the landlord of the above house, who committed suicide on Sundt). by cutting his throat. It was stated by the witnesses that the decessed had suffered much from his house having been ordered to be pulled down to make way for the improvement of the Tower, and from the Board of Ordnance having refused him any compensation for the great loss he likely to incur. Verdict: "Temporary insanity ;" and the coroner and jury signed a memorial to the Board of Ordnance, praying that the widow of the deceased might in some way be compensated for the loss of the business.--DEATH OF THE C ANON RIEGO. —By Mr. Mills, at the Coronation, Seymour-street, Euston square, on the body of Miguel Riego del Ricgo, aged 68, Canon of Oviedo, brother of the patriotic General Riego, who was executed in 1823. Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Mr. Eneas Macdonnell, and several foreign gentlemen, friends of the &ceased, were present. Deceased had been in this country 21 years, the whole of whirls time residing at No. 57, Seymour-street. lie was a person of great literary attainments. He generally enjoyed good health, but bad, since meeting with a severe fall two years ago, occasionally complained of a pain at the chest. On Friday morning lest he ate his breakfast in bed, making a hearty meal, and say ing he was better than usual. About two hours afterwards be called to a youth who attended on him in the double capacity of servant and bookbinder, and complained of feel ing very ill, and desired a surgeon to be fetched, which was done, but on the anis al of the surgeon he had ceased to exit. Mr. G. Clements, surgeon, so. 72, Euston-square, said he hail examined the body of deceased, and found long standing disease of the heart. Verdict, "Natural death." --DEATH FROM MATERNAL NEOLECT.—By Mr. Baker, at the Lamb and Flag, Homerton, on the body of Susannah Green, aged two years and a-half. The mother, • wretched looking object, stated that the child's father was undergoing a term of six months' imprisonment for a brutal aessult on a female. On the 16th ult. the child was attacked with hoop iag-cough, when the mother applied to Mr. Clark, surgeon, who prescribed, and heard no more of the child until Satur day last, when the mother informed him that it died on the preceding day, and applied for a certificate, which Mr. Clark refused, and gave information of the death to the summon ing officer.—The coroner, after the evidence bad been given, said it was palpable that she had grossly neglected the child by declining to call in further assistance from the surgeon ; and although he had great difficulty in dealing with the pre sent case, he felt bound imperatively to declare that a repeti tion of such inhuman conduct would result inher appearance at the Old Bailey on a charge of manslaughter. Verdict, " Natural death."--Sereme FROM A THIRD FLOOR WINDOW.—By Mr. Payne, at Bartholomew's Hospital, as to the death of Mr. Walter Ball, aged 53, a hairdresser, at 40, King-street, Snow-hill, who destroyed himself by leaping from the third floor window of his house. Deceased was immediately taken to the hospital, but died from the in juries the same night. He had many delusions, and the surgeon had advised his being placed in confinement. Verdict, Temporary insanity." ledged the to,itt in an appropriate speech. The following Joliet' were les° proposed .—" The Duke of Richmond and Lennox," the President of the Institution ; " Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, and the Ladies Patronesses of the Charity ;" " The Duke of Buceleuch, and the Edinburgh Branch Society ;" " Mr. Fox Mauls), and the Vice-Prest dents of the Hospital " Mr. B. B. Cahlmll, M.P.,the Chairman ;" " The Chaplains and the O ffi cers," Ike. e. be only pairlfor. Without some such royal rood to parliamentary proceedings, a large body of the public must, oh fact, be content with ignorance. The *tram press has rendered the printing of such interminable columns of daily declamation a possible feat; but there is no steam apparatus, as yet, for reading them. The limes, though not necessarily driven, like its SHERIFFS' FUND SOCIETY.-The half-yearly gene- rivals, to such long-drawn dulness for covering its ral meeting of the donors and subscribers to this institution acre, yet fell into the tedious humour : and, as the we, held yesterday at the London Cutfee-house, Ludgate- papers that wanted advertisements had. nevertheless, 1 hill. for the despatch of the business connected with this doubled their sheets in imitation of the Times,-so, the society, which was established nearly forty years ago, with a Times, in turn, doubled its reports in imitation of its view to enable the sheriffs of London and Middlesex to alle viate the masses of human misery and wretchedness which adversaries. Thus, that which was a mere remains come daily under the official notice of those functionaries as with its rivals for filling waste paper, grew with the custodees of the metropolitan pros. The Sheriffs' Fund Times into a substantive argument for more paper. originally embraced four objecte, v i z : the temporary relief The make-shift took rank as newspaper information of the distressed families and per , dependent upon persons of prosing and pro -the fictitious was breveted into the real. in confinement ; a temporary provision for persons who, on Then began a r i va l ry being discharged from confinement, have no means of pre sent subsistence or habitation ; the purchase of such tools, lixity. "adieus reports of proceedings in equity &c. as may be conducive to habit., of industry in debtors (rarely interesting, even to the lawyers)-whole co sad criminals ; and, lastly, the means of affording peen. of evr ye t he i h r e (isan a Lamm, of the exceeding twaddle and incredible bal niary relief to urgent cases. In more recent times derdash spoken in corporate assemblies and parish in addition to the " Sheriff 's Fund," a separate account meetings, or at corporation and parish dinners ; with bt endlessthe s toasts ofthe lis th g v i called the " Permanent Fund," has been established, to hic s b°d h co m n ie s s u igh m or t ed l n , e o re b :sti li r il eo es in t g y p p t re itr) f n , easts tn d d which the surplus of the former are contributed, and the whole invested in the public securities. A portion of the dividends issuing and payable therefrom is expended, under the direction of the committee, in maintaining discharged of the " Lions of Literature," recorded by the im criminals (who, on the strictest inquiry, arc found to be de- mortal Hasnewoon -abstracts of Acts of Parliament serving objects) in SOME of the asylums in or near London. and parliamentary papers-long extracts from books The accounts for the year 1845 showed the possession of stock to the amount of 9,5001., besides a balance in the hands -grandiloquent letters from " Catos " and " Constant the treasurer of 1,1531. and a fraction.-At the meeting Readers," about anything, or everything, or nothing ofheld yesterday, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Challis presided, bits of area and tales of turnips, or " Tubs"-were all ' supported by his colleague, Mr. Sheriff Kennard, Mr. Alde- pressed into the service, to make up a show; and help to man the late Lord Mayor, and Treasurer of the inform the columns, theough which a diligent 1 Societe ; Mr. Johnson , Deputy Bedford, Mr. Eagleton, the Under reader can s carc e ly ar toil his way in the length of an ordi- Sheriffs Baylis and Telliard, and other influential gentlemen. -.• The Chairman opened the proceedings nary working day. The morning paper thus grew to of the day by a brief but feeling advocacy of be a " heaviness under the sun!" It is vain to say that the cleirns which the institution had upon the sympathy its matter is there, to take or leave-that each reader and support of the public. The short time he had been ju may read just so much of the whole as pleases him. office served to convince him of the benefieial services the How is the news-seeker to know the value or worth society WAS enabled to render, not only to the distressed and degraded, but to the public generally ; and he could not lessness of the contents, but by their testing ? How, too strongly urge the necessity of its acquiring increased but by wading through the wilderness of words, is he utility from a corresperiding effort nu the part of those who to be sure that he has not missed something which it were blessed with the means to do good. He had great imports him to know; and which, be its value what it iin having to announce that the executors of the may, would have been more valuable had it been pre- L T : i ra t r i l e n s Be St. Lew, Esq., a strenuous supporter and rented to his notice readily,-on the principle of subscriber to the funds of the institution, had handed in 1 from a food left by the testator at their disposal a sum of Bid dot gni cito dab. To get at something which he 1001. The Chairman conuded by calling upon the hono- must not overlook-though the material of its pre racy, secretary, Mr. J.m hn E. Cooper, tu read the sentment might lie perhaps in a nutshell-why, in report for the past half year. The report stated these days when time is economised in every other that the receipts on account of the two funds (already way, must the man of business or of thought toil described) during the late shrievalty had been altogether 5421. Is. 10 1., of which 1511. SS. I Id. had been received on through the whole extent, and exchange greetings account of the " Sheriffs' Fund," and 3371. 2s. Ild. on with the entire (meaning or unmeaning) paragraph account of the " Permanent Fund." The expenditure on population, of a literary "long Acre?" account of the former had been 2021. 7s. 21., which exceed- To bring its readers into easy and immediate inter ing the receipts, bad compelled the committee to apply the course with their subjects is a portion of the economy sum of 47/. 18s. 3d., part of the " Permanent Fund," to supply the deficiency ;of the money so expended the sum of of the Daily News. Its object is to convey the great -1581. 6s. 7d. had been applied to the relief of 344 poor prisoners eft possible quantity of intelligence in the smallest confined within the walls of Newgate and their families. Of adequate space ;-omitting no line or word that has this, 9/. 10s. 6d. was expended in the purchase of neccsaa- weight or interest, bit intruding none for the mere ries for persons who were transported, the sum of 71. 2s. was idle purpose of occupying space and squandering time. expended on prisoners discherged on the grand jury Its columns of type are all intended for the service of ignoring the bills of indictment preferred against them; a sum of 201. 7s. 6d. had been divided amongst those its readers,-none for the benefit of the paper-maker. who bad been sequined on their trials, and 1211. 6s. 7d. had The Times is, as our readers know, a great arithmc been applied in various ways in the relief of 135 distressed titian in its way ; but in the system of the Daily prisoner had been and their . families. .The sum of 431. 10e. 4d. News cyphers are not considered as having value by pended in the relief of 58 offenders, who had any manner of location. Words which neither "point been tried at the Central Criminal Court, at the termination of their sentences of imprisonment, and in conveying some of a moral " nor " adorn a tale" it rejects as mere them to their r espective homes iu distant parts of the king- gossips, whom occupied or reflective men cannot afford dom e as well as in one case of paying the passage of a young to entertain-still less to pay for. woman to Boston, in the United States, where Crh relations These explanations are offered, once for all, in had located, and were willing to receive and provide fur her. In other instances the funds had been disbursed fir the pur- reply to the inquiries and suggestions of many pose of enabling prisoners, after the term of sentence hail generous and earnest friends. 11 e are prepared to expired, to pursue the means of existence, and to earn a give double sheets whenever there is a reason livelihood without being driven to acts of dishonesty by the for them. No rival of ours shall be more liberal pressure of want. The report then proceeded to detail the of his paper than we will when the additional efforts made by the late sheriffs (Messrs. Chaplin and Laurie) to establish, through the funds of this charity, sheet is not at the cost of our readers. Extra so an asylum in the neighbourhood of Newgate for the limns shall never be wantin„s when they can be in shelter and reformation of hopeful cases of offenders, fact supplementary. When Parliament was sitting, we but the present report recommended a contribution gave a double sheet twice or thrice a week : and shall from the " permanent Fund" of 5001 . 1. the " Elizabeth Fry when it sits do so again,-as on every other occasion Testimonial," to which between 5,0001. and 6,0001. had been subscribed, und which, it was hoped, would comprehend all that demands it. When our subscribers have the toil of the charitable institutions for the same object over which the extra reading, it shall be for the sake of extra infor- City of London, Miss Neave's Charity, and other associations mation. And when advertisements begin to press presided. At a subsequent stage of the proceedings, on the us for space -as on a circulation like ours they motion of Mr. Alderman Johnson, the sum of 5001. out of ' will, and very shortly, according to all the the permanent fund was voted to the Fry Testimonia/s 0 1 theory and history of advertising matters - Asylum, subject to such conditions as by the sheriffs and committee might be agreed upon relative to the government I then, we will put the double sheet on perms and treatment of the inmates. The report was agreed to , nent duty, with infinite personal satisfaction. and ordered to be printed and circulated. Mr. Alderman I But even then, we will in the idle time maintain Johnson was unanimously re-elected the treasurer for the Ino empty columns to be provisionally occupied year ensuing, a nd 1 ,.. comm ittee ofmrin agemen r t e.c havin n g I by stereotyped paragraph& In no case will we, Pl 3O (I, . Cooper was h , with an expression of t hanks for past services, to the office for the show of the thing, allow the mere word to do of honorary secretary.-Mr. Cooper, in returning thanks and duty for the temporarily absent meaning. In the re-o r the trust, mentioned a fact which is worthy of 1 dull amen, when there is not that to communicate record. A young man who had been convicted of felony, which intelligent and busy men desire to know, we but after imprisonment had been, by the aid of this society, will suppress the columns-which, as the object of restored to the moans of employment, had sent a contribution all., the" first fruits of honest industry," to the funds of an their establishment was to inform, shall not be made institution which had proved his s &ration from misery and a snare and obstruction in the way of our sub crime. (Hear, hear.) Thanks haring been voted to the scribers. Numberless, too, are the friendly suggestions which chairman, the meeting broke up. WATERMEN'S STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. - The we have received as to typographical arrangements:- annual meeting of proprietors was held yesterday, at the London Coffee-house, Ludgae-hill. Mr. Charles, as chair- to most of which the explanations already gi v en man of the company, presided. The secretary, Mr. Newbon, include the spirit of our answer. But, that we may, read the report of the directors. Upon the general disburse- since wo have entered on this kind of manifesto, ments of the company a saving of 7001. bad, it was stated, make it complete-and that our readers may see that been effected in the last year as compared with the previous every portion of our arrangements, and of the improve one, but the receipt. were less by 1901., owing to the conduct meats in them which we make from time to time, of the corporation of the City of London in the quari el of this company with the Woolwich Company. A lengthened has a meaning, and that meaning one-we will be a allusion was made to the circumstances and merits of this little more particular. By some, we are recommended dispute, and it was argued that the company had bee n to begin each of our columns, after the fashion of treated with great injustice, especially in being compelled to other journals, with a new article and a special alter the times of calling at 13Iacktriars Bridge, so as to heading. This arrangement has, doubtless, its advan throw the traffic into the hands of another company. The government, it WA. said, had introduced a bill called " The page to the eye-but to the eye alone. It is a sacri Fidel Harbours , Bill," in which it was proposed to vest the five of the greater to the less-sense to picture. It conservancy of the Thames in comisioners, while the corpora- enters admirably into the system of our rivals, but is tiou had given notice of another bill to the same effect ; and directly at enmity with ours. Our rivals obtain this the directors hoped that the result would be the appointment comeliness of form by " stuffing," to borrow a of persons who would act only fur the public advantage. The company had bad eleven boats running during the year. The phrase from costumists of another class ; but following is the cash account for the year ended 30th Sept.: we refuse to keep the convenient stereotype or waste On the credit side, balance of profit and loss, 11. 41. &I.; paragraph for the purpose. To do this would be a general earnings, includini season tickets, 27,9551. Is ; divi- direct negation of our own principle, as we have end on reserved fund, 51. 6s. ; total, 28,0131. 11 . Bd. On already explained. It would be a falling back pro the debit side, cherges for repairs of boats, 4,1121. 16s. Id. ; tanto upon that very abuse of superfluous or valueless charges for working, 20,8281. 17e. Ild. ; general charges, 2,3791. ss. 9d. The balance, being profit for the year, was letter-press which our arrangements have been so 6921. lls. 11d. The debts of the company up to September carefully elaborated to correct. Suppose, however, were stated to amount to about 12,0001., which had created that we did keep paragraph-padding, of various I a necessity for raising 7,0001., in order to make up the defi- lengths, to make our articles hold up their heads and ciency. look stately : -we could do so only by an invasion of Soveneteff BUILDING SOCIETY.-A meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, last evening THE "DAILY NEWS." that systematic disposition which is another object of (Mr. Tobias Pepper in the chair), for the purpose of forming 'NE history of the acre sheet is as well worth look- the Daily News, for the gain of its readers. a building society, to which the above name is to be attached, ing into as tfie hietory of prices :-and some of its The attractive subjects of the day-our " leaders "so the principal features of which are that the value of each chapters will further illustrate the economy which is to ca ll them-are, of course, of varying dimen share is to be 201., payable by monthly subscriptions of 10s., . ' . -.. ... e or of 30s. quarterly, fort hree years only. Advances, not the principle of the D a il y I 1 . ws. . . sions; and do not, each, fill its column. That exceeding 6001. on freehold or leasehold property, to bee , made It is about twenty years since a ridiculous compe- is no obstacle to their classification ;-but a re to members by lot, for a term of 3,5, 7, 10, 12, or 15 years, tition was commenced by the London newspapers, course to the waste drawer and the paragraph " dum repayable by monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly premiums which had for its object the production of large sheets. mies," for the purpose of lifting the head of each to for principal and interest ; applications fur which must be There is always a case of suspicion when the tempta- its conspicuous position, puts at once an end to such made to the manager on or before the 15th day of each lion held month. A deposit of 11. per cent will be required after allot- . out to the public takes the form of mere arrangement. The paragraph chosen as footstool can be I f • 'f remembe r selectedon one rin ile onl • -it must exactly fi ll the meat to cover intervening interest ; and a deduction of quantity. The strugg eor size was, iwe 21. 10s. per cent., in aid of expences, will be taken from the rightly, eet on foot b y the Atlas: a paper which has vacant space. That condition it must satisfy, if it advance. The subject of the solicitor,' charges on the trans- since established more worthy claims to the public violate every other which should have brought it fer of property, which are not limited, gave rise to much respect - but which opened its career with the there. Very ingenious disarrangemente and curious discussion, the general feeling being in favour of a fixed boast of being double the sire of any morning cross-readings will be the consequence. Column 1, sum ; and Mr. James, the actuary and surveyor, stated that the solicitors would consider the subject and report their de- journal. This triumphant offer of more paper for instance, shall be headed " Famine in Ireland , ." termination at the next meeting. Other matters of detail " Awfu l Suicide ;"- but the might have been a reasonable b oa st in the mouth of a column 2 deal with an were carefu ll y canvassed by several persons who appeared to stationer : but, such as it WES, it raised the emulation chapter of accidents shall have enlivened these painful take considerable interest in the proceedings. The meeting of the daily papers, and one of them soon brought out themes by an intervening notice of the opera or interest was well attended. RAGGED SCTIOOLS.-Last evening a crowded a sheet as large as the Atlas. The Atlas was not paragraph on the performances of Tom Thumb. A r' to be beaten at its own weapocs ; and announced, on column on tho Currency shall be felicitously gra meeting of the inhabitants of the parish o St. Pancras was the history of a held in the National School-rooms, Mortimer-market, Tot- the occasion of the Catholic Relief Bill, that it would dusted into one on the Corn-laws, by tenham-court-road, for the purpose of supporting a school contain forty square feet of matter ! This was the running (or of a runaway) match . The Duke recently opened in Phillip's-gardens, for the children of the crowning feat :-for although the morning papers of MONTPENSIER shall be united to the Abbess of poorer classes of the district. Lord Ashley preside& and have since presented as large a superficies of type, they Minsk, in Marrlebone Vestry, by Sir P - ETER LAURIE, bore his testimony to the usefulness of ragged schools. In have not been able to exhibit it on a single sheet. -or in Fleet-street, by Punch. The reader shall be supporting these schools beSaid they were acting in a true Christian spirit, as it was their duty to go into the highways The sheer absurdity of a rivalry in monstrosity transported from Downing-street to Washington by and he lges and bring out all the poor, and attend not only soon put a stop to that particular fo y. ll But the Eastern Counties Railway, or by Captain WAR to their temporal but their spiritual wants. They had the extent to which the advertising system had 'a lo -as either mode of conveyance m a y NER .. fig range, PROVINCIAL. selected a most promising period for the commencement of gradually reached imposed on the Times the necee - turn up, at the moment, of the proper length! LANCASHIRE. this most praiseworthy undertaking, being the period of the t for an occasional double sheet,-and forth- Seriously, we dwell on these technicalities only to REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.- MANCHESTER, Advent, a time when all hearts were made glad. The feast 111 .9 . of Christmas was nigh, and he trusted it would not be kept with the other papers followed its example, wi 'flout point out their absurdity. Why, in newspaper lite- MONDAY.-The requisition to Lord Lincoln gets on bu t . by idle feasting . and mere idle rejoicing, but that all its reason, and in the mere heedless folly of comp! - refute alone is there to be no digesto fmatter art Oil sly. or Out of upwards of 11,000 voters on the register, it which appear that they will have a difficulty is getting a couple . of would lend their assistance in carrying on the good tition and rivalry. There is not one of them that has of arrangement ? Why are so many things, thousands, though the most active means are being work by ameliorating the condition of their more ever had, except during the railroad mania, even a the growing intelligence of the public is entitled to taken. Up to the time of despatching this, scarcely one unfortunate fellow-creatures. (Hear, hear.) He would demand, sacrificed, merely that the newspaper pro- thousand namee bad been subscribed. It is difficult to rotence for a double sheet. Of course, every expedient call upon the secretary to read the report, and after that . theyt ea to be resorted to, to cover the waste paper ;- prietor may cover more paper and charge a higher account for this, because the Tot) , strength, it may be rea would have several resolutions submitted to them, and it sonably supposed, is enough to carry it up to 3,000 at the would be for them to say whether they would give effect to whose mere wilderness of undigested type is ala the . . by- price ? The Daily News subordinates the picture to least ,-if not nearer to 4,000. Though a . dissolution of par and the coherence of its them or not. The secretary accordingly read the report, rinth and an annoyance. The Parliamentary de- reader s convenience in l ook ]lament has not been announced, things begin to like a from which it appeared that the rchool was first opened on bates - instead of being reported with judicious plan. Each subject is, each dac e produced the contest even thus early. Squibs are plentiful, chiefly from the the 20th of October last, when forty children attended, and conc i s i on, that should give the pith and es- same order, without frivolous interruptions ;-a new Liberal side, directed against Lord Lincoln for his Drainage that at the present time there were sixty receiving religious he former nce of the speeches without their too-frequently class of subjects following when t .. , Bill wh.ch, it is said, would take the losal government, to a and secular education. In addition to being opened in the se t extent, out of local hands, and increase the rates. Mr. daytime the school is opened in the even' g a from seven to tedious verbiage--were given almost verbatim ; ex- is exhausted. The reader of the Daily Aews ffru brigh 's general committee is regularly organised, and meet nine, but the report regretted that the want of teachers was tendin often to • hte dt t -and °wa g mg en an wen y may turn familiarly, and at once, to what he . are being held every tensing in different parts of the The so Lily. amounted to 941 . 3s. 6d., B S Ito five and-twenty, and even more--e very great. ..onal y ty, lose- wants. How much time and annoyance is spared to b oroug h to form what are called district committees. f k 'n and the expenses to 2 i sld., and the cost or eem gu p led columns : and the dullest of members, if h ehimself thereby he will soon understand; but not the LAW IN TH a PRoviNcEs.-At the Liverpool Court ce the school will amount to about 1001. per annum. The re- r". a window, amount of care and labour to us at 'which that Bankruptcy, on Wednesday, the 18thlegal gentle ed his mouth for leave to shut . well alr Green supported the petition of an insolvent port concluded by making an appeal to the wealthy inhabit. but open lend h 1" h d was ure next morning "to see himself in print." saving is obtained - sitting , as we do, as as col- man , - • , . _ ants of the district to come forward and a e ping an in named Fleming, who for the second tame applied ansuccees in support of so praiseworthy an undertaking. Resolutionsh form these rts should be read was, lettin g , for his service, according to our duty as earnest That sue repo fully for protection. His first application was dismissed by to the following effect were unanimously adopted- of course, felt to be out of the question; and some and honest jo . . urnaliste -Many another matter of detail Mr. Perry, the commissioner, because the petitioner's hour "/fiat the state of ignorance and infidelity into which the r prrer n device became necessary to reconcile this luxury of the reader will now be able, for himself, to resolve into bed been let furnished for three months, and the name of his claws have fallen calls loudly on them as . Chmstians and Eng is me with supp ly for the possible digestion of men its motive :-but thus much of . p ex lanation the many temporary lodging had not been inserted in the schedule, to n zry such a system of education, by instituting schools for poor type a d • alth ti d bta had been contracted there• Mr. Green letters which we receive have satisfied us was desir e- oug no e. children, as will entirely remove such ignorance and immora. who had any one other thing to do thtu ad newspapers. hen applied for leave to amend, which was refused. . T h e lity."-"That ragged schools arecalculated to efleet y t tang hiaewhereby, be ht their The contrivance stumbled on had o hm he double merit of ble, and the hearty spirit of public cooperation made t debts of the petitioner amounted, on that moron, to without respect to persons, the most97l. 12s. 3d., his credits to 61. Gs. besides furniture and ex doing this and peopling other two or three columns due. duty to God and man." t h en , are the principles on which our paper is s epted articles, of the supposed ;slue of 29/. 18s. The peti of thanks was then passed to the noble chairmen, for of the great paper waste. The " Summaries" were Suc h, . A vote iled. The rinciples which it advocates are tioner came up again oa a new petition. The debts wore the part he had taken in the foundation . and welfare of rag- T 4 noble invented, to be read-leaving the original reports to coin lied P gad schools, and for his conduct in the e • a DUBLIN. Nov. 29. PORT AND HAMMOND Or NakrasT. , --At the inquiry be fore the Tidal Commiseion, some of the parties examined charged the Corporation with the want of diligence in fur thering the works for the improvement of the port and harbour; that the funds at their disposal were sufficient for a greater accommodation of quay rrem ; and the taxation, particularly on steamers, was exorbitant and oppressive. Mr. Steer., as advocate for the corporation, seeks to relieve that body from the imputation of blame. In reference to the annual revenue of the corporation, and other incidental matters, Mr. Steen states, that in 1843 ballast produced only one half of the sum returned ; the same of pilotage and of graving docks. By the change of taxation in 1844, the profit on. ballast was still further reduced, as was also the charge for quayage, while the profit on pilotage was alto gether abandoned. Mr. Steen shows in palpable figures, that the taxes attaching to shipping have been reduced by nearly 6001. less than they would have been before the improvements of the harbour were undertaken, or capital borrowed; and when the trade was subject to a very heavy ( lighterage on vessels which could not approach the town The funded debt of the corporation last Nov. was 133,1701. FLAX IMPROVEMENT SOCI [MT.—At the monthly meeting of this important society, at the Commercial ROOMS, Bel fast, on Wednesday last, the Marquis of Downshire in the chair, the treasurer announced a sum of 3191. in donations and subscriptions, since the amount last reported. A great number of the society's agriculturists had returned from the outlying districts, while some of them were still in the south and east, selecting land for fl.tx cultivation in the en suing spring. Among the noblemen and gentlemen who had accepted the services of the society's officers are Lords Monteagle and Devon, Sir D. Roche, R. Archbold, Esq., M.P., and, latterly, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. Arranrments have been made by the sou'hern landlords to supply their tenants with Riga and Dutch seed, on credit, until the flax crop is harvested, &greeted vantage to the farmer, inasmuch as the seed ordinarily sown was adulterated and liable to constant failure. The Board of Trade had supplied the society with the returns of the quantity of flax and seed imported during 1841, and the nine months ending the first of August last. The Searetary had also asked for the quantity of lesinp imported in the present year. Last year the quantity imported amounted to 931,830 cwt., which, at the rate of 301. per ton, would make 1,397,7751. expended for this on. article in one year's consumption--a sum which might be saved to these countries by extending the cultiva tion of this valuable plant. I'eat soils, it is said, are pecu liarly favourable to its production. Ftsnattirot.—A loan of 2001. has been obtained, without interest, and not repayable for live years, to promote the fisheries of Dundalk. KINOSTOWN A BONDED Pon:l%—A large and ir,fluential meeting was held at Kingstown, on Wednesday last, to peti tion the legislature on the subject of that port beings bonded port for revenue and excise purposes--Resolutions were adopted, and a petition to Parliament agreed upon. PUBLIC Woaas.—Upwards of two hundred and filly pay clerks have been appointed by the Board of Works, and are , now officially engaged throughout the country. The Dublin Herald, which makes this announcement, adds, that many of the gentlemen of the country are selling their situations. You sr. IRELAND.—There will be a meeting of the seceders on Wednesday next at the Rotunda, at which all the chiefs will attend; Mr. Doheny, it is said, will take the chair. Mr. O'Brien has written an unusually sensible letter on the affairs of Ireland, which appears in the Notion new-paper. We regret being obliged to defer printing extracts Irons it until to-morrow. STEAM PACKET AectDENT.—On Saturday morning, about four o'clock, as the ship Jane Archibald,. from Scot land to Dublin, was making up the River Liffey, with the 11 tide. she was run into by the Queen steamer, belonging to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, which was on her passage from Liverpool. The collision was terrible, as I the Jane was nearly split in two, and sunk almost imme diately. There were ten hands on board the Jane, and it was with great difficulty they were saved. The Queen is very little injured. The cargo of the Jane consisted of coal, and is said to be worth some 5001.—a1l other property on board was lost. The fault is said to rest on the steamer, and the Captain of the Jane intends making the company pay for his loss. STATE OF TIIE COUNTRY. The journals which came to hand to-day contain nu-' merous details of petty larcenies and cases of the destruction and consumption of cattle and sheep such as have been usually found in t'•eir columns for some time back. K EURY.—The Kerry Examiner of yesterday contains the following intelligence, describing the alarming condition of that county. On Wednesday a large body of people, num bering about five or six thousand, arnvcd in Listowel, shouting out " Bread or blood," and proceeded in the greatest state of excitement to attack the workhouse. For tunately the Rev. Mr. Mahony, the parish priest, perceived the multitude approach, and threw himself into the midst of them. He earnestly and vehemently reasoned and re monstrated, but in vain, until at length the reverend gentle man, overcome and exhausted by exertion and nervous ap prehension of the consequences that threatened to ensue, sank down and fainted. The people of the neighbourhood, who hitherto were mere spectators, became alarmed, and wildly appealing to the tumultuous assemblage, asked them " Did they mean to kill the priest t" This appeal, backed by the sight before them of the reverend parish priest stretched in a faint, as if his spirit had fled, in his efforts to dissuade them from their most foolish and dangerous pro ceedings, had an immediate effect on their minds. They forgot their hunger, assumed a sudden calmness, and at length departed quietly. The poor unhappy people pre sented all the appearance of want. THE WORKHOUSES.—There are 788 paupers in Galway workhouse, and the average cost of maintenance of the paupers is Is. 10d. per week. At the last meeting of the board of guardians two hundred and fifty persons made application for admission to the house.—There were 1860 paupers in the Limerick union workhouse on yesterday, and 169 applicants presented themselves for admission. — The Cork workhouse is 6,0001. in debt, and the guardians, to avoid closing the doors, had to draw 3,0001. yesterday from their treasurer. Number of paupers, 4,300.—The number of paupers in the Nenagh workhouse amounts to 1,231. IRISH PRoPEKTY. —i have been assured by a gentleman holding a situation in one of our courts of equity, that there are, up to this time, 1200 petitions presented, praying for foreclosure of mortgages, on the ground of irregular pay ment, and the non-payment of interest due. lam further given to understand, that before hilary term the number of such petitions will, it is confidently anticipated, amount to fifteen hundred. THE 92stn HIGHLANDERS.—Sir,—In your paper of Thursday, Nov. 26, there is s notice of 51. having been given towards the relief of the poor in riallyshannon, Ireland. Prom the wording of that statement it would appear that the whole regiment . 92nd Highlanders) had subscribed, whereas, it was only a company, con sisting of two officers and about 65 men. I merely write this to clear the regiment of the character of being thought close, an attribute generally laid at the door of my countryraim.—Gana.- —Arvagh, Nov. 28. SCOTLAND. SUNDAY TRAINS.—A petition signed by nearly 800 of the most wealthy and intelligent inhabitants of Glasgow, corn prising people of all trades, professions, and pursuits, end of every religious persua•ion in the city, has been presented to the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com pany, urging upon them their duty and legal obligation to run trains upon the Sunday. An answer, refusing to accede to the memorial, has been returned by the chairman of the directors. THE SCOTT MONUMENT. —We (Edinburgh IVilness) understand that the corners of mouldings and pieces of corbel heads, in several of the galleries of this splendid work of art, have been chipped off, while letters have been rudely scratched into the atone in different parts of the building. 11A1 , 1rOrlInc. THE REVISED LIST of voters fur the borough of New port, I. W., has just been published, and the numbers therein contained amounts to 646. There are, however, many per sons who hold more than one 4ulThrellficat, and • few have died since the overseers' ists were. audit p r Ong a consi derable deduction from the; list ; -Montana munter of per sons at present qualified to vote at us/ elcctis , e between the last day of this month add ths let daibt Member, 1847, being 616, or an additiorof 206 to the numbee of persous who were qualified to vote at the first retell/a election in 1832. This very considerable a ddition to •the number of 'voters extant at that period, mai be accounted :ation ;—but a re- e tl Para le head paragraph each "il l: nearly 800 of the saifordmietrlwyasst("unouuesPntinonrhele'thlit"t'heL; a l •cts — ; - e . ha - p - er dedie;tCcl SCMDAY TRAlNS.— S A C p?ti T tio L n A sign i Til . by once an end to such most wealthy and intelligent inhabitants of Glasgow, corn- spot in the reign of Henry 111. The earliest records in St. Sprite (St. Esprit, or the Holy Ghost) clinic to the . 1 re- ;n as footstool canbe prising people of all trades, professions, and pursuits, end of must exactly fill the the directors persua-ion in the city, has been presented to l o ti on to any church of St. Mary Itedeliff were dated 1246 to 1287, and consisted of ind ulgences gra ' ntod by certain must satisfy, if it directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail,ay . Cora- bishops upon condition of visiting the church, pony, urging upon them their duty and legal obligation to Id have brought it run trains upon the Sunday. An answer, refusing to accede to the memorial, has been returned by the chairman of the contributing towards the repair of the same, and ra for tho souls ofthose • rements and curious p g interred therein. o THE ScoTT MONUMENT. —We (Edinburgh IVilness) Judging from the architecture, the lecturer was of opinion uence. Column 1, directors. amine in Ireland ; thatof thethe present building was begun about the early part i, understand that the corners of mouldings and pieces of iv S e u n i e c. Suicide e these;" — ;"—but the corbel heads, in several of the galleries of this splendid work and occupied a period of about 30 years or upwards in its completion. The north porch on • room painful of art, have been chipped off, while letters have been rudely il over which Chatterton pretended to find the Rowleian manuscripts) was unique as a specimen of beautiful archi- the opera or interest- wretched into the atone in different parts of the building. ' I lectors ; there was nothing in this cou ntr y that resembled sof Tom Thumb. A history ry p o uk f ae Guardian, „ r d.,. be felicitously gm- .,,, ~LEIRITMAN RHOT.—A correspondent of the Cardiff* WALES. it, but at the Monastery of Batalhs, in Portugal, there was one somewhat similar. The lecturer said the whole church n, whose letter is dated " Swansea," informs us that '• • in ' was in a dilapidated state, and was fast crumbling to pieces ; and, unless funds for its complete restoration could be theob- mbtych.tamed, the most magnificent parish church the empire d to the Abbess of on Friday last the Rev. J. C. Gower was accidentally shot would fall i FREE PORT ASsOCIATION. — # genera l ruins. Sir PETER LAURIE, through the back, and that the rev. gentleman' s life is in B li The reader shall be imminent danger. The gun was in the han ds of another RISTOL / public meeting of the council and members of this association, was when it was accidentally discharged, and caused the t to Washington by deplora ble en' a • °Meet just named • held yesterday a ft ernoon, for the purpose of receiving a re- ir by Captain WAR- port from the provisional committee, and of adopting plans -- for the future conduct of the business of the as-eciation. The e of conveyance may PROVINCIAL. Guildhall was crowded in every pot, and the chair was the proper length ! LANCASHIRE. taken by W. Miles, Esq., M.P. for East Somerset, who, in ehnicalities only to REFRESENTATION OF MANcHESTER.— MANCHESTER, opening the business, expressed the warm interest which he in newspaper lite- MONDAY.—The requisition to Lord Lincoln gets on but felt in the welfare of the city of Bristol, and his sympathy gest of matter or art sIO4IY. Out of upwards of 11,000 voters on the register, it with the present movement for the emancipation of the port • appears that they will have a difficulty in getting a couple of from the press of her euessive port charges.— James many things, which thousands, though the most active means are Brest, Esq., the honorary secre.ary of the association, read a public is entitled to taken. Up to the time of despatching this, scarcely one report from the provisional committee, which expressed the ' y the newspaper pro- thousand 'tamest bad been subscribed. It is di ffi cult to cordiality with which the efforts of that body had been aided Ind charge a higher account for this, because the Tot) , strength, it may be rea- by the citizens, and espiall spontaneously the several tr..de-operatives il mates the picture to sonahly supposed, is enough to carry it up to 3,000 at the associations, which had come forward to waist he coherence of its least,—if not nearer to 4,000. Though a dissolution of par- the movement, and had proffered their aid, as well pecuniary liament has not been announced, things begin to look like a asoliern ise. The meeting wasaddrcssed by several merchants RV, produced in the contest even thus early. Squibs are plentiful, chiefly from the and bankers of the city, and various resolutions for the future kierruptions ;— a new Liberal side, directed against Lord Lincoln for his Drainage governance of the association, and of thanks to the past com- when the former Bill, whch, it is said, would take the local government, to a mitt, e and officers were adopted. Wm. Miles, Esq., M.P., the Daily News tr...rest extent, out of local hands, and increase the rates. Mr. was elected treasurer ; Robert Bright, Esq., president ; and right' , general commioee is regularly orsfanistd, and meet- Daniel Cave, Esq., G. 11. Ames, Esq., P. I. . Aiken, Esq., t once , to what he " ings are being held every evening in different parts of the and Edward Thomas, Esq., vice-presidents.—Thanks were noyance is spared to b oroug h to form what are called district committees. voted to the mayor for the use of the hall, and to the chair- 1 1 i l lerstand; but not the LAW IN THE PROVINCES.—M the Liverpool Court oi man; and the meeting broke up ) ) us at 'which that Bankruptcy, on Wednesday, the 18th inst., a legal gentle- HAMPSHIRE. re do, as well as col- man, Mr. Green, supported the petition of an insolvent THE REVISED LIST of voters fur tbe borough of New- t named Fleming, who for the Son application ppli ensuccess- contained oI ~ has just been publisned, and the numbers therein ' 1 to our duty as earnes t fully for protection. His first was dismissed by amounts to 646. There are, however, many per- ,other matter of detail Mr. Perry, the commissioner, because the petitioner's house sons who hold more than one rpriarellSon, and a few have timself, to resolve into had been let furnished for three months, and the name of his died since the overseers' iista were sasaiwup, caistag a consi- zxplanation the many temporary lodging had not been inserted in the schedule, derable deduction from the, list ; theastual nainker of per- . dialled us was desire- although no debts had been contracted there. Mr. Gnen sons at present qualified to vete at aer eleetiOree between the ilk co-operation made t h en applied for leave to amend, which was refused. The last day of this month ant the let day isf. Wernher, 1847, debts of the petitioner amount ed, on that occasion, to being 616, or an additiorrof 208 to the nensbet of persons . 971. 12s. 3d., his credits to 61. Gs. besides furniture and ex- who were qualified to vote et the first reform election in on which our paper is cepted articles, of the supposed ;elite of 201. 18s. The peti- 1832. This very considerable addition to the - number Lich it advocates are tioner came up again oa a new petition. The debts were of voters extant at that period, may be accounted 1 ' . . , WALES. • • -- A CLERGYMAN neon.—A correspondent of the Cardiff Guardian, whose letter is dated " Swansea," informs us that on Friday last the Rev. J. C. Gower was accidentally shot through the back, and that the rev. gentleman's life is in imminent danger. The gun was in the hands of another person, when it was accidentally discharged, and caused the deplorable accident just named. known to a circle of readers so large a to have startled those who thought by a eombinatio , to put us down;—who dared to say to the public, You shall not have this paper—nor any paper for le.P‘ than five-pence ! A journal that expresses the public Will is a great power ; but a combination of news papers is as a rope of sand against a combination of the Public. That Public has given an answer to our appeal which we at least cannot mistake—nor will our rivals long. The Doily News is, now, one of the " great facts" of the age—an experiment no longer, but taking its high place among the things that are. Many are coming—and will come—in, to share the triumph of the principle for which we first fought single-banded :—and all are welcome. Woe be to those who come latest—since they must come at last ! IRELAND. increased by 121. 10s., one of the creditors hastne obtained judgment sine* the form''r petition, the casts 'of e ! ,1 1. 41. 10e., were added; and another creditor, who had ad vanced the petitionerfit., to enable him to apply to the court, and who had received a pledge of the furniture, was also added. Mr. Dodge, in opposition,. submitted that there were two objets- Minks, and called on the court to dismiss the petition. First, the plea,* to Mr. Woolf as security for the money advanced for the expenses of the petition; secondly, a sale of part of the peti!ioner's furniture in August for 10s., and pay ment thereout to various persons named in the bahnee sheet, and he read the clause of the petition and the affidavit annexed, and inferred to the statute. The words of the pe tition are, "That your petitioner has not parted with or changed any of his property (except for the necessary sup port of himself and his family, and the necessary expenses, not exceeding 81., of this his petition, or in the ordinary course of trade), at any time within three months of the date of filing of this his petition, or at any time with a view to this petition. -The commissioner said there was another objection, that the petitioner had put his own valuation on the furniture, and assigned it when he ought to have come to the court. —Mr. Greets said it had alwa, a been the practice, and there was no other way of doing it than that adopted in this case. The act of parliament gave him the excepted articles, subject to the direction of the commissioner tor a valuation, if he should think fit, and until the petition was file.l it could not be known whether such further valuation would be required. And, with respect to the other objec tions, he required the whole of the opposing creditor's case to be gone into before he answered the frivoous objections now made ; observing that tho unfortunate petitioner had been, since the 15th of October, endeavouring to get a hear ing, and that he had been met with nothing but petty objec tions. But the commissioner decided otherwise. Mr. Green then 'mid there was nothing in either of the ob jections. The petitioner had a right to pledge the property given up to the creditors; a fortiori, his ex cepted articles, to enable him to petition. How other wise was he to get before the court? Why, the very language of the petition before cited showed that, and his (rind Mr. Dodge knew it was so. That the sale of the furniture was ellowable, if made for the support of his family, and his friend was premature in his objection until he had made out that it was not made for that purpose, which he might endeavour to do by examining the petition. It would be quite absurd to hold that a man was not at liberty within the three months to pay ordinary debts for bread, meat, &c. That such was not the meaning of the words " parted with at changed." Besides, the property was all in court, and might be given up.—Mr. Dodge shortly replied.—The Commissioner said a few words in confirma tion of ?dr. Dodge's views and his own as to the excepted articles, and dismissed the petition.—Mr. Green then asked the Commissioner and Registrar to take a note of the reasons alleged for dismissing the petition, as he said he should apply elsewhere.—The Commissioner rare souse directions about the future practice of the brokers with respect to the valuation of the excepted articles ; and Mr. Green then rose and said—Since your Honour has sat in that chair, there have been so many petitions dismisaed, and there is so much difficulty in conducting petitioners' cases, thatl have almost come to the determination not to take any more of their money to practise in this court.—Commissioner Call the next case. wAHWICHEMRIE. AN IMTROTFAIENT OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAM has been made and patented by Mr. Weldon, of Rugby, and has been purchased by the gleetric Telegraph Company (the present proprietors of Cooke and Wheatstone's patents). The improvement consists mainly in the substitution of a slip of metallic leaf, with a magnet placed near it, for the whole coil of wire and magnetic needles. The advantage , gained by this change are thus described. First in cheipnes.s—a couple of coils and needles, as at present used, cost 201. ; the corieaponding apparatus on the new plan not more than 2ai., a difference of 1000 per cent. Secondly, in delicacy— with the new apparatus, a battery of a single cell will work through 100 miles of wire. This gives it many collateral advantages. It mtv he employed Nall great ausaetage in derived circuits. Dividing the current into two or more parts, the same news may bo transmitted direct from Liver pool to London, while, at the same time, the same fluid is travelling through two derived circuits, and conveying the same iuformation through Bristol on the one side and Cam bridge and York on the other. Thirdly. Ore-ter rapidity of motion. Gold leaf being almost without weight, and eon sequently without momentum, immediately altar the signal it made, the leaf drops down without any o.cillation or swinging, which always takes place in the needles. Fourthly. Be a slight change in the construction of the keys or handles which serve as commutators, double, or treble the number of signals may be made with each slip of gold leaf, to what can be made with needles. With a tie( dle, in consequence of its oacillation, only one power of electricity eau be employ, d ; with the gold leaf two or three different powers may be em , ploved, deflecting the gold leaf to a less or greater extent, and multiplying, in a corresponding ratio, the number of signals given. Fifthly. Portability. One of the gold leaf apparatuses may be carried about in the pocket, and applied to use Me any temporary purpose, at any point of the country, in a minute or two. Siethly. lit conse quence of the cheap and simple nature of the apparatus, a large reserve may be always kept ready for use at each sta tion, so that if one apparatus he damaged by lightning, or other cause, another may be substituted in a few seconds. Seventhly. The slightness of resistance to the electric cur rent. The resistance of each coil at present is equivalent to about six miles of wire, whereas that of a slip of gold leaf is not equal to more than a few hundred yards. This will enable the same battery, at each staslon, to communicate with many more stations at the same time than can be pos sibly done at present. Having these advantages, it must soon entirely supersede the old nceiPe telegraph. Now that the form of telegraph is reduced to such simplicity, it will probably be used for communication, eot only to great distances, but between the different parts of the same public buildings. RlltUll'sllllt E.. THE LATE FATAL Ex ehovilos.—A meeting of the inha bitants of Oldbury was held on Friday last, to take into con sideration the beet means of affording immediate relief to the willows and orphans (between 60 and 60 in number) of those who lost their lives by the late explosion at Mr. O. Parker's pit. The meeting at its rising was adjourned till the Bth Di ember, to be held at the Tidbot Hotel, Oldbury, at 12 o'clock. A committee was formed fur the purpose of taking the necessary steps to render that meeting worthy of the charitable object iu view, and commensurate with the exigencies cf the ease. The subscriptions received at the meeting amounted to upwards of 1001. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. A 111r.slitet Society has been commenced at Cam bridge in the hope of reducing the number of vagrants who infest that town. It is proposed to open in the town a Receiving-house, of which a certain number of subscribers will undertake to act in rotation as visitors ; a constable and his wife will have charge of the premises, and receive men dicants who present tickets after 12 o'clock in the day ; those who wish to go onwards the same day, will remise rest and refreshment; others, who cannot go on, may stay till the evening, when the visitor will examine and register all the cases, and have power to order a night's lodging and food. A day constable will conduct the travellers out of the town in the morning, search the common lodging houses, and visit any spots where he is informed that professed beggars resort. It may be added, that a similar society exists at Oxford, where, with a total expenditure of 1951., the number re lieved during the year 1845 was 3,918, of whom 3,48.5 were lodged for the night. A special relief fund will also be opened, affording a means of charity to cases of more than ordinary need ; by which the visitors will be enabled to give, in cases of sickness and destitution, more suitable food and comforts, shoes and clothing ; to detain applicants while in. query is made for their friends, to pay their fare home ; and to adopt similar modes of relief to which the regular funds of the society could not be applied. BRISTOL.—ARCHITECTURB.—At the Bristol Athemenm, Mr. Sealy delivered an address upon the Gothic architec ture of the magnificent church of St. Mary, Itedeliff, in that city. The lecturer was of opinion that a Norman church formerly stood upon the site of the present building, and said it was unquestionable that there was a chapel dedicated to St. Sprite (St. Esprit, or the Holy Ghost) else to the spot in the reign of Henry 111. The earliest records in re lation to any church of St. Mary, Itedeliff, were dated 1246 to 1287, and consisted of indulgences granted by certain bishops upon condition of visiting the church, contributing towards the repair of the same, and praying for tho souls of those interred therein. Judging from the architecture, the lecturer was of opinion that the present building was begun about the early part of the 13th century, and occupied a period of about 30 years or upwards in its completion. The north porch tin a room over which Chatterton pretended to find the Rowleian manuaeripts) was unique as a specimen of beautiful archi tecture; there was nothing in this country that resembled it, but at the Monastery of Batalha, in Portugal, there was one somewhat s imilar. The lecturer said the whole church was in a dilapidated state, and was fast crumbling to pieces; and, unless funds for its complete restoration could be ob tained, the most magnificent parish church in the empire would fall into ruins. BRISTOL Base PORT ASSOCIATIOX.—A general public meeting of the council and members of this association, as held yesterday afternoon , for the purpose of receiving a w re port from the provisional comm i tt ee, and of adopting plans for the future conduct of the business of the association. The Guildhall was crowded in every port, and the chair was taken by W. Miles, Esq., M.P. for East Somerset, who, in opening the business, expressed the warm interest which he felt in the welfare of the city of Bristol, and his sympathy with the present movement for the emancipation of the port ' from the pressure of her ex.cssive port charges.—James Brest, Esq., the honorary secretary . of the association, read a report from the provisional committee, which expressed the cordiality with which the efforts of that body had been aided by the citizens, and especially by the several trade-opsratives associations, which had spontaneously come forward to assist the movement, and had proffered their aid, as well pecuniary as mber • 6e. The meeting wasaddressed by several merchants and bankers of the city, and various resolutions for the future governance of the association, and of thanks to the past com mittee and officers were adopted. Wm. Miles, Esq., MP., was elected treasurer ; Robert Bright, Eisq. president ; and Daniel Cave, Esq., G. 11. Ames, Esq., P. 'F. Aiken, Esq., and Edward Thomas, Esq., vice _ resi dents.—Thanks were voted to the mayor for the use of the hall, and to the chair ; man; and the meeting broke up ••••AmallTOW 1 ~ i i ' .1 i l 1 1 t ! . I' l' h 1 ! 1 ,t. -i i . ~ al i ILP - ork ot a eon king lays be. 101111 given ed, may other clew cian, land shoes, nd the tion in d three cute Ha far some slf-pist Dale ,ded to ; lerstood