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Oa' " . .. 44 * IP 4 • " * " 7 1 1 .111 g) pal of titlfre l'he has. gent. presented a petition from an individual nanretk! Matthew Phillips, for the allotment of small por tions of land to the poor; and a petition for Parliamentary Reform :rom Chesbutgh ; and a similar petition from Salisbury. The first vote he gave in that house was for Reform, and he was proud and happy to tur.d it making great progress in the country. Sir J. GRA HAIR presented petitions for Parliamentary Reform from C..rhsle, and six other places in Cumberland. Mr. HUNT said he was written to by two of the petitioners from Carlisle to support tbe prayer of the petition, which he cordially did, and particularly the vote by ballot, which was found to operate so be ilcially America and France. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the Compositors of Car lisle, for a rtral of Ow tax on newspapers and advertisements.l The petitioners, he said, made out a strong case against the present Leavy duties. Mr. HUNT eve notice that he should every night move an adjourn. went at twelve o clock. She House adjourned at Seven o'clock. k LA W RE I'ORTS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fas. 9. NUM. CON...MINTZ& T. RUIN. Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Jones, and Mr. Justice, appeared as Counsel in the cause for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Taddy and Mr. Phillips appeared for the defendant. Mr. JUsTlea opened the pleadings. .11'. tiergeant ‘'Ytt.Ds stated the case to the Jury. The present wction was brought by Thomas Winter, who keeps the Castle Tavern, in Holborn, against the defendant, a hatter residing for merly opposite the plaintiff's, for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The plainti ff , the Learned Counsel had no doubt, was known to many, if not all the Juty, under the name of Spring. In the early part of his life, the plaintiff had been ad dicted to pugilistic contests, but had the good sense latterly to re sign such pursuits, and had for some years past kept the Castle Tavern, in Holborn. Spring and his wife had lived in the greatest affection till lately ; they had several children, and were as happy as mortals could be. In the course, however, of he hat year, the plaintiff was taken extremely ill, and was confined to his bed by rheumatism. His busi ness was extensive, and during his illness his wife managed the business. It was during that period the defendant, who had been intimately ac quainted with the plaintiff, and often visited his house as a customer, became intimate with the plaintiff's wife. Upon coming down stairs one morning unexpectedly, he found the defendant in the bar, standing by his wife in rather a suspicious manner, but yet not in such a way as to create the suspicion that any thing improper had occurred. Ultimately Mra. Winter left the house of her husband, and went with the defendant to a house at Stepney, residing there and passing as the wife of the defendant. Mr. Henn, the defendant, had since become a bankrupt ; but he trusted that the Jury by their verdict would tell him that, because a man was not rich, he had not a licence to do what he pleased. He understood that thedefendant had given notice that it was his intention to produce certain letters; what the object of them was he (Sergeant Wilde) did not know, but this he was well aware of, that when a woman abandons her duty to her husband and her chil dren, it was very common for her and her adulterer to combine together to injure the husband, but he trusted that any attempt of that sort would fail in this case. He should call his witnesses, who would prove all the facts of his case, and he trusted that the verdict of the Jury would be such, as to give to the plaintiff all that he now wanted (for the defendant being bankrupt nothing could be got from him) the expres si?n of the opinion of twelve honest meal on the enormity of an offence °t~ ; itke the present. Joseph Drysdale Winter examined by Mr. Sergeant Wthisx.—Was the brother of the plaintiff, who was a native of Hereford. His s ife's name was Elisabeth Griffiths. Plaintiff and his wife were married 26th June, 1821. The plaintiff and his wife were always upon very good terms with one another during the time they resided nt Hereford. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TADDY. Had never been in the boxing line. Never recollected Mrs. Winter being turned out of the house of her husband. Would swear that his brother had never made any remark to him that his wife had been too intimate with a gentleman at Hereford. His brother never told him that he had put a gentleman under the pimp near his house. Had seen a gen tleman called Dutch Sam a few nights ago, but could not tell what it was. Did not know what crosses meant. Mrs. Winter went to live with her father at the time they lived at Hereford. Re-examined.—Had not seen his brother for two years. Rebecca Beckett.—Her husband and herself had known the plaintiff and his wife since 1821. Visited them frequently. Witness's husband was a greengrocer, residing in Great Russell-sttat. Mts. Winter al ways conducted herself with becoming propriety ' • never saw any thing which induced her to doubt they lived in affection and happiness. Was requested last week to go to Greenwich, where she saw Mrs. Winter, and Mrs. Mills was in company with her at the time. Cross-examined.— Was in the habit of frequently visiting the public house. (Laughter.) Re-examined.—. Witness meant visiting Mrs. Spring. Robert Hancock.—Kept the Albion Tavern, Beak-street, nernt street. Was in the habit of visiting the plaintiff and his wife. heir conduct towards each other was always extremely kind. Cross-namined.—Plaintiff had never made any complaint to wit ness of the conduct of his wife. He supposed the gentleman was put under the pump for no good behaviour. Plaintiff said the gentleman' was very fund of his wife, and so he had him put under the pump. Plaintiff had never told witnea he had given the gentleman black eyes, before he put him tinder the pump. Ann Winter was the wife of one of the plaintiff's brothers. Resided in London, nearly opposite the plaintiff. Was in the habit of visiting there. Plaintiff's conduct towards his wife was always extremely af fectionate. William Davies had known the plaintiff upwards of nine years. When the plaintiff kept the Weymouth Arms, witness lodged with than for some time. He had been in the habit of visiting them since. Always considered than to live very affectionately with each other. Sarah Mills.—Was the wife of Mr. Mills, the landlord of the Mul berry Tree public-house at Stepney. Had seen the man she saw in the lull- and the woman she saw at Greenwich, at her house, on the 27th of August last. She came between 10 and 11 o'clock ; Mr. Henn came first, and wished taknow if he could have a beef-steak cooked; the lady came afterwards in the gig. After taking refreshment they went out together, and returned in the evening, when it rained very hard. Mr. Henn said his friend's house was so full that they could not stop there, and requested to be accommodated with a bed. They slept there, and occupied the bed which was usually occupied by her and her husband, witness believing them to be man and wife; breakfasted at the house of witness, and went away shortly afterwards, Mr. Henn telling witness she would see them again in the course of the day ; both returned in the course of the day ; Henn said he should not be able to settle his busi ness, and that the lady would sleep there that night, but he could not. Mrs. Winter stopped at the house of witness from he 28th of August to the 7th of September. Henn came twice a day to see Mrs. Winter, and upon every occasion they retired to the bed-room. Witness all this time believing they were man and wife. Three days before they left, a Mr. Muck, a painter and glazier, informed witness who they were. Cross-examined.—Winter came the day before they went away to wituess's house; saw his wife, but would not speak 'o her %fitness was quite sure both Mrs. Winter and Ham went into the bed-room to gether, on the 27th of August. Witness wished them good night, and heard them lock the door. William Bluck knew the defendant well, who was a hatter in Hol. born. Saw hint in company with Mrs. Winter at the Mulberry Tree public-house. This was the case on the part of the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant T tDDY then addressed the Jury on behalf of the de fendant. They were assembled here for the purpose of giving compen sation to the plaintiff for that which he had lost, and if he had lost no thing lie could not ask any thing at the hands of a Jury. He could not take a better account of what Mrs. Winter's previous conduct had been, than that which Mr. Winter himself gave; and if from that be chewed that the conduct of the plaintiff's wife had been improper, the plaintiff know lug of it, he, and not his friend Mr. Sergeant Wilde, would be entitled to the verdict of the Jury. He should read a lever front the plaintiff to his wife of the 20th of July, 1830, by which it would be seen that the plaintiff had known of his wife's mis conduct for upwards of five years. The Learned Sergeant then read the letter ; in part of which the plaintiff stated that it was mote than five years since he had found his wile out at Hereford, and that he now knew or many inure cases of het impropriety. The plaintiff, also, in the same letter, said, that the big house in Soho-square was much more adapted to her purposes than the houss•of his friends--he supposed she was as fond of hackney-coach friends as she formerly had been of stage-coach ones, the only difference being, that now she went to visit them, wide formerly they came to visit her. The Learned Sergeant would test his case upon this letter, and he trusted, after the Jury had carefully perused it, they would come to the determination that the plaintiff was not entitled to any damages. Mr. Sergeant WILDE replied, contending that the letter must be taken as the ravings of an injured man, whore feelings had been inn tared by what had been stated to him by friends and neighbours, who were always anxious, when a wite had acted as Mrs. Winter had done, to bring forward osrp circumstance that would decrease the value of the wife in the eyes of. her husband, and by that means, in some degree, console him tor hAs loss. He trusted the Jury would mark their sense of the conduct di Mr. Henn by appropriate damages. Mr. Justice ALDSUSON summed up, and the Jury returned a ver dict for the plaintiff—Damages 1601. Yesterday morning, as Mr. Potter chemist, of Compton- street, Soho, was packing up some fulminating powder, it suddenly ex ploded with a loud report, demolishing nearly all the pans of glass and bottles in the shop window, and broke tl.e glass-cases and counter. Ale. Potter's fingers were dreadfully burnt, as also his face, the ream part of which was cut with the broken pieces of glass. Dlr. Stephen. sun, his assistant, was also seriously injured, and nearly all the hair was burnt off his head. F 17 : 4(70 50 7", 111 1 111 . 4101 , 11.14 W 11 .' PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, Fitz. 5. The Annual Meeting of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce took place on ?timidly, at the Commercial Rooms ; the President, Thomas Stock, Esq. In the Chair ; when the Report of the past year's pro ceedings was read by the Secretary, Mr. L. 0, Bin. This document commenced by referring to the resolution passed at the last general meeting, recommending an enquiry, to ascertain the exact distances between the Post Offices of Leaden and Bristol, with a view to dew. mine whether the rate of postage demanded was correct. Topside, the enquiry, application bad been made to the respective turnpike coos miniatures for the several districts on the Une of road, and the exact. distance bad been ascertained to be 121 miles, 1 turbos, 25 poles, 20 yards, 1 foot, 95 lints ; by which ft appears, that the letters being conveyed by a rent* exceeding 120 miles, the Post Office de partment is legally entitled to the present rate of 10d. per letter, agreeably to the provision of the Act. The Chamber, however, sub. mit whether the trading interests are justly dealt with by the Post Office department, in continuing the present route, when, by an site .tatices perfectly feasible, the mall might be conveyed in less time, the distance brought within 120 miles, and the rate of postage con sequently reduced to 9d ; the alteration referred to being to take the road front Chi, penitent through Marshfield, instead of Bath. The Chairman was requested to transmit to our present members in parliament, and our late member, Henry Bright, Esq. the thanks of this meeting for the services rendered by them to the Chamber, in the past year, on subjects before parliament. And the Board was requested to direct their attention to the mode of executing Commiteloos of Bankrupt in the country, and to form a committee to co-operate with that formed in London on the subject, in order that, in any alteration which may be effected, the interests of the commercial public in the country may be duly regarded ; and in particular, that the rate of corn. missioners tees increased on the late amendment of the bankrupt law, may be reduced to the former scale, and the attendance of snore than one barrister is dispensed with. THE OPENING OT THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA TRADE.... We understand that the Deputies from the out-ports met early this week in London, to arrange their proceedings in forwarding this im portant measure, preparatory to the assembling of Parliament. Three gentlemen have been deputed from the Committee foaled in this city, and other deputies have been appointed from Liverpool, Manchester, end Leeds. The depth of snow which fell in the course of Monday night occa sioned great impediments as travelling. The London mail to this city was about five hours beyond its time. A correspondent, who lett Lon don for Bristol by the White Hart coach on Monday evening, says: " When we had arrived near the top of Cowdon-hill, which is 4 miles beyond Marlborough, and half a mile before we could reach Kennett, the coachman discovered that we were in a drift of snow, that it was up to the bed of the coach, and what was worse, that the horses were unable to stir us from our situation. By this time it was half-past five o'clock, Tuesday morning, (several hours after the regular time of arrival.) All attempts to move the conch wet, ineffectual, and the poor horses, whose every hair was wet with perspiration, had stood for nearly half an hour shoulder deep in snow. The Company's coach then arrived, drawn by six horses ; and by a desperate effort, and which nearly upset them and us, they passed us a little, and were then stuck as fast as we were. Both coaches were thus aground and immoveable, when a waggon from London came up, having eight powerful horses. Each coachman offered whatever the waggoner should demand, if he would take four of his horses to draw us out, and to the top of the hill ; but their offers, under such circumstances were unavailing—and be, at the risk of up setting both coaches, passed on. Our leaders were then put to the Com pany's coach, making their number of horses eight ; and by dint of the most distressing exertions that carriage was eventually got to the top of' , the hill. By this time the Bath mail came up, and got newly to us; but no farther could it get, there it stuck ! Shortly afterwards the Bristol mail approached, and then the Regent Bath and Bristol coach arrived, but neit h er could stir from the spot where we were. Every effort to extricate ourselves was made, by one party lending horses to the other; but all efforts, even to move the vehicles, were vain. In these attempts the traces of our horses were broken. At length three large cart-horses were procured from a farmer's at a considerable dis tance ; and after much tugging and terrible work, they succeeded in drawing out both the mail coaches. It was then attempted to help us : in the exertions of which our splinter-bars were broken. Our horses by this time, from told and fatigue, were much distressed ; and they were conveyed forward to Kennett, while the repairs to our coaches, traces, &c. were in progress. And in the mean time men were obtained to " dig" out our coach—tor that had become requisite—a labour that was performed by fifteen men, and who thence cleared the road for about a mile and a half, so as to enable the coaches to pass akng But it was not till after eight o'clock, a time by which we ought . ' to have been near Bristol, that we were once more enabled to proceed on our way." The annual meeting of the Bristol Horticultural and Botanical Society was held In the Theatre of the Park-street Institution on Thursday last, Joseph Cookson, Esq. in the chair. Several alterations were made In the rules, the principal one of which was to form a separate class for nurserymen, as it appeared to be the general impression that ama teur or " half-gardeners," as Mr. Taunton called them, bad not a fair chance M contending with individuals in the profession, and that the nurseryibffn themselves would be freed from the feeling of delicacy which often led them to decline exhibiting for prises against the other subscribe:ilk It was agreed that 3SL should be appropriated for prises in the nurserymen's class during the ensuing year. The Master of the Ceremonies Ball at the Assembly-rooms, Bath, was unusually brilliant, there being upwards of one thousand persons present. The ball for the Master of the Ceremonies at Clifton en Tuesday week, was attended by upwards of four hundred persons. A ludi crous circumstance occurred : the gas-lights, after vibrating for some time, suddenly disappeared, leaving the company in total darkness. The arrangement made by the Judges for the Spring Assize in cludes, for the first time, the Welch circuit ; and the addition of three new judges relieves the Lord Chief Justice from going circuit. The City of Bristol steam-packet has recently twice performed the voyage between Cork and Bristol quays (a distance of 300 utiles) in twenty-four hours. In the first instance the London papers were received at Cork by the steamer twenty hours before they were due by mail. The following affecting circumstance has lately occurred at Ctitire Nowell:—Min Eleanor O'Neill, the accomplished sister of hams Beecher, was married to Mr. Henry Gabel , of Crickhowell, on the pd of l ast November ; and only five days afterwards, she had the mites fortune to lose her father. We have now to record the death of hoe' young, her promising husband, on Saturday the 2fid ult. only two urionths from the day of her marriage, after an illness of only a few diet, a 1 ! He had sent a morning coat to be repaired to a tailor, who had one of his children at the time lying a corpse from small pox ; and it now appears, that upon the coat being sent home, Mr. Henry Gabell took the infection, which ended fatally. He had many years ago been vaccinated. Barnet COSH Excuasos, Trroasaer.—.Foreign Wheat per Imports, bushel, es 6d to 9s 9d ; English Wheat ditto Ss 9d to 9s 9d; Irish ditto ditto es Id to es 541 ; Welsh ditto ditto 7s 94 to 81 64; White Pease, ditto 6s to 6s 5d ; Malt, Pale, ditto 7s 9d to es Id ; Do. Brown, ditto 6s 9d. to 7s; Beans, ditto, 5s 64 to 6s 6d; Oats, Poland, ditto, 5s 3d. to 3s. MARRIED.—John Lube, Esq. youngest son of the late John Lube, Esq. of Dublin, to Harriet, third daughter of the late Hugh Ballets, EA. of Woolton.—R. King Meade King, Esq. eldest son of R. 51. King, Esq. to Catherine, second daughter of the late William Oliver, Esq. of Taunton. DIED.—At Kingsdown, Captain William Pickford—Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Hooper, Eq. East Hayes—At Stapleton, 37, Catherine.' wee of Thomas Campllo, Esq. sue of the Aldermen. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, Faa. 5. On Tuesday last, pursuant to advertisement, a general meeting of the manufacturers of gold and silver u area, took place at the public office, in Moor-street. to take into consideration the projected bill for the consolidation of the laws relating to the assaying of gold and silver plate. John Vale, Esq. was called to the chair. Nearly a hundred of the most respectable gentlemen connected with these trades were re ady. The Chairman, in opening the business, said the Assay Office, having received a draft of the intended bill from the Stamp Office, gave au intimation to this effect to the various parties who had marks at the office. A desultory conversation followed, In which Mr. E. Heeley, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Clarke, Mr. T. Clarke, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Horton participated. It was ultimately agreed to oppose the Bill, and Messrs Vale, J. Horton, and Purden were ap pointed a deputation to London, to conduct the opposition. At an adjourned Quarterly and Special Meeting of the Guardians and Overseers of the Poor held at the Public O ffi ce on Tuesday week, W. H. Bates in the Chair. The following Reports were then read and received : The Provision Committee, in presenting their It e have to state th:.t the average number of Poor in the House have been 461. and the expense in maintaining them 3'. 4d. per headpe e r x w pe ee ns k e . There have been relieved during the quarter, 638 Tramps, the of which, at 'd. per bead, amounts to 131.35. hid. The amount of debts owing to the 31st of December, 1830, are as follows : Provisions, 6671. 14s. Old ; Sundries and Repairs, 4241. and. Statlooety, 121 L 15s. aid ; Drugs, &c. 2921. 9s. 6d.— Total, INK, 19s. 71€1 From 12 to 13 paupers have gone out to work during the above pert*, 1 whose gains have been 241.95. 100. u u The Clothing Committee, in presenting their report for the t quar ter, have to state the amount of their debts to be *691. 4s. 10 td. The amount of clothing delivered to the In-Poor, 971. 13s. 3fd. i.p eor , 1361.35. 0 4 d. Apprentices, 131.95 . Asylum, 171.135 . Bedding for the use of the Ward, 221. 13s. 7d. To the Lunatic Asylum, 31. 7r.—Total, 2911. 111 s. 'led. The average number 461, and the expense in clothing them, Md. per week. On Tuesday last, a general meeting of the new publicans was held in the institution R. wits, in this town, when it was resolved to petition • • ~~; the Hoses St Orindoems form extension of time to desk/ &debaters' In an emedos R I that they may be put open the 'alma rooting as all other deal's, dis same article. Resolutions respecting their trade, similar te thievishly peered at a general meeting of the eew publicans In Lembo, were entered bats. A desahr has been adishessd by the Secretary of State for the Home Deperlissot to the Leeds Lisnismototamodes. directing that instruc. dens may be given to the inegidreey bineediesely to discontinue swear ingXisl coustables, except m sodadnetabies, o coodused or renewed ap. p of riot or tumult, as the osodommee at web appointments " will materially interfere with and ohebuct the ballet for - the militia, which is now about to take place." At a mimeo= mod highly respectable meeting of the barristers and at practleing in inning end the neighbourhood, John Me. . Pfeil = oldie Birmieghem Law Society, in the chair— the meow other resolutions, were unanimously passed TWO§ whin of this meeting, it is highly desirable to esta. MY LAW Laney in Birmingham, for the benefit of those members et die peolloles was say be disposed to give it their support ; and that diem= be oftMthed, under the name of " The Birmingham Law Limy ;" the requisite funds to be raised by subscriptions of 101. and the =went expanses provided by annual subscriptions. The Committee to one sire into the origin of St. Peter's fire.—And that goo a full considered= of the evidence and circumstances, they have gime to the coodesion that the fire was occasioned by the flues loving been so imperfectly constructed. as to be Incapable of en. countering the very great degree of heat which passed through them, and that nothing has been elicited to justify so opinion that it was the act of an incendiary. From certain private sources of information, in which we have been accustomed to place the most implicit reliance—we collect that, amongst the many important measures about to be submitted to par. liament by the new ministers, the re-Issuing of one pound notes, under certain restrictions, will be a leading one. In our opinion, this will prove of more immediate and practical utility than all the vaunted theories of abolishing tithes, ameliorating the condition of the West Slaves, or forming Emigration Committees. The Committee appointed to carry into effect the resolutions adopted at a General Meeting for the formation of the Licensed Victuallers' Brewery Company, have devoted their unwearied attention to that ob. ject c and they have great pleasure in stating to the shareholders, and to the Licensed Victuallers in particular, that they have effected most de sirable and advantageous arrangements with the late Dudley Brewing Company, and that active measures are adopting to revive that com can, and bring it into immediate operation under the =spin, of the New Company. On Wednesday a general meeting of the proprietors of the Halifax Joint Stock Bank, was held at Halifax, which was attended by about one hundred shareholders. A dividend of six per cent. was declared, and Three per Cent. was ordered to be placed to the Surplus Fund Account. A petition against Mr. Littleton's bill on the Truck SyStelne frail the workmen of Samuel Stock'', Esq. of Heaton-works, has been for warded to Mr. Hume for presentation in the House of Commons, on its opening; exhibiting the principles on which the provision shop of their master is conducted, and praying that the said bill may not be passed into a law, without provision being made therein to enable up. right and honourable masters still to accommodate their workmen with ' goods at a cheap rate; and thus shield the poor artisan from the very great imposition so often practised upon him by the small shopkeeper. We suppose this is a puff for Mr. Stocks, for it seems like an at tempt to put the benevolent authors of the bill in the wrong. Its object is merely to render work-people free agents; and if Mr. 8. or any master sells cheaper and better, of course they will give him a prefe rence, not otherwise. Teetenhall, Mr. Morris Banks, of this town, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Roger Birch.—J. K. Tudor, Esq. of Pennully, Pembrokeshire, to Ann, daughter of the late Richard Here ford, Esq. Dl RD.—ln Moor -street, J. Reeves, Gent. —Aged 04, Mrs. Hiroo, widow of T. Hiron, Esq. of Snitterfield.—At 13ridgnorth, Sarah, widow of the Rev. T. Crane Johnswne.—At Bromwich, near Worcester, Mrs. Mary Jones, of Upper Court, Luisley. MANCHESTER & SALFORD ADVERTIZER, FEB. 8. MAIICHISTEZ AND Leans RAILWAT.—By this railway, and others in connection with it, an interchange cf the imports of Liverpool and Hall may take place in lass than sixteen hours, which now occupies from seven to fourteen days, and at less than one half the usual ex pense. The district through which it passes, containing a million and a half of inhabitants, will participate in this advantage. The coal, lime, iron, and other stone, with which the country abounds, u well as its agricultural produce, will be brought into more extensive demand, and will be obtained at a cheaper rate by the coesumers. The towns of Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Ha li fax , Huddersfield, Bradford, DewsburyWakefield, Leeds, Selby, and Hull, and ultimately the towns of Burnley and Coble, and the district of Craven, will be brought into more immediate connexion producing an extent of commer cial traffic Ansa beyond calcu lation. The company are fully pre pared to go to parliament, and entertain sanguine hopes of success. LIVIDPOOL AID IIIiAIICHISTER Ranwer.—The heavy fall of Now which has taken place within the last few days it was feared woad interfere with the arrival of the carriages at the appointed bouts. Ike% bsweeer, has not been the case, we are happy to my, in a single Ineemsent In set, from the admirable ax t made, the public can have no fear of the most inclement weather giving even a momen tary stoppign, to a mode of conveyance which so justly distinguishes the enterprising_ spirit of the age. A rani accident has occurred on the railway during the present week though it seems to have been owing principally to want of cau tion in the sufferer himself. It appears that one of the engines, the Twin Sisters, which had been enma. in conveying goods andmer anodize along the line during Moo night, proceeded about three o'clock on Tuesday morning, after having left the train at the statism in Water -street, to the engine.house beyond Ordsall.latte. When the engine was about to start, one of the assistant engineers, named Wm. Tuburne, who had comefrom Liverpool with it, mounted behind the tender, but in consequence of the sudden jerk attended on the engine resuming its motion, the man was precipitated from his insecure post, fell anus one of the rails, and the wheels on one side of the tender, five in number, passed over his body. The engineer felt something opPosed to the progress of the engine, bat he was unable to stop its motion betas the wheels bad got over the obstruction, and he then discovered, by the imperfect light, the mangled and lifeless corpse of the unfortu. was sina. (he ilhosky last, a number of children were playing with the empty oin the line of the Bolton and Leigh railway, near to the top af when unfortunately a little boy, about six years of age, *II omit the wheels of one of tbe waggons, and was so severely injured as to come his death the same evening. On Thursday last a meeting of the members of the Chamber of Com merce was held in the ante-room of the Exchange, " to consider the propriety of petitioning parliament for the repeal of the duties on printed cottons." A report was here read of the minutes of the pro. modiomi of the deputation, chosen at the late public meeting, en tads visit to London, to forward the petition for the repeal of the duty. Prom these. and also from the information given by the Chairman (who was also chairman of the deputation committee) it appeared that the hoe of the treastoy admitted the extreme imyolicy ot the tax,:and that losasposi was merely a question of time. A mosusest begins to appear amongst the cotton mills of Ashton. Mr. 011iksos. of Ashton, conttnencM working on Wednesday, and Messrs. Smith on Thursd ay ; the mice is said to be nearly 4a. 2d.— They were both in the masters' union. The who'e of the mills will be opened next week, but many of them will continue to refuse giving any higher price than 31. 9d. The demand for weavers continues so great at Bolton, that many ma. nufacturers are obliged to open new connexions in country places, in ' order to procure certain descriptions of low goods, which are much wanted at present. We trust the increased demand for cloth will have the effect of advancing the wages of this patient and industrious class of workmen. The master spinners and their men, we are glad to say, con tinue upon the best terms with each other. It is an extraordinary fact, that the railway carriages, on Thursday morning, travelled from Manchester to Liverpool in an hour end a quarter. —The truck system is incompatible with moral feeling, and is the de alt:ohm of it. If the workpeople of a large commercial district like Hyde were served with every necessary they requin by their employers, even upon as cheap terms as any other system, yet these hands are de. prived of privileges, of the utmost importance too : trading with their relation and friends, and thereby promoting t heir welfate, and spending their money with their neighbours, produces kintiness and friendship. There are few if any courtesies between the bound-buyer and the truck-seller ; it is a sullen, compulsory exchange of money priced ' abour, for profit-priced articles. If an employer has an 4 ndifferent lot of say article—cheese, for instance—wanted by his work people, can the latter fearlessly say, " I will not have it," march out of the shop with his money in his pocket, and buy it elsewhere ? Some may :n -ewer " yes ;" but if he do, his employer or overlooker will visit his displeasure upon him, in some way or other, till he become a customer again. It would be for the public advantage that no manufacturer or wooletale producer should sell such stores ; for it is quite impos sible to annul that influence which a master holds over ass servant ; and though the wages were distinctly given to the workman,' yet as distinctly would it be understood that he buys such things as be requires at such a shop. This truck system has generally been looked upon as affecting only the buyer and seller individually. Now I think it has a mote extensive bearing What constitutes a village, town. or city ; and what gives importance and stability to such places, but the growing wealth and happiness of the major part of the inhabitants? Now, in a district—(Hyde, for in stance) —with a population of 12,C00 people, some six or eight wealthy employers, could 'unlash every article wanted by their hands, so that the money-mans, by which a village becomes in time a town, gets only into the pockets of employ er and savant alternately. MANCHESTER Raroax ommy—The reform petitions from this town to 'both Houses of Parliament, have received upwards of 12,300 signatures each. A short time since Matthew Olive, a pow man, was cots ref to Laneasta Castle, for noo.peyment of poor.eates, amounting to thirteen- CORONER'S INQUEST-LOBS OF FIVE LIVES. P. 77w 7 "r7 ., 7 , 7 , c ,, pow haffpring, which was due to the township of Little Le ver . Its arrival oldie pea the debtors confined there immediately anima the money, sad procured his liberation. The expenses of seeding poor man to pelson scald not be less than three pounds. On Tuesday last, an old man, 76 years of age, was found , road bide in Atherton. It appears that the deceased was an n„ the workhouse, and was employed by the parish in repairing reads. A man 76 years of age compelled to work on the road, Inclement season of the year ! NANTWICII.—On Saturday last, fifteen poverty stricken , Ifffil, with no other means of gaining a subsistence, drew Of coals through this town, having drawn It during the Hill coal pits, a distance of nine miles. LTON DIVERICT OF Till Titans' Umlon.—On Tuesday !Fillof the committee of the different trades took r urns ilpa ties were appointed to collect subscriptions WZand others towards the support of the turn-out Dackinfield, and Stalybridge. An advance of one shilling per dosen to the weavers of cotton tics shawls has been agreed upon by the manufacturers of this t begiven to their hands from Monday last.—Stoekporf Advertiser. The following seriocomic incident took place in this town o• day —A poor Irishwoman was telling a respectable neighl was in the habit of relieving her necessities, or her great distress the illness and subsequent death of her child : these matters cribed with the most stoical composure ;at last, applying the a het apron to her eye., she exclaimed (her utterance being al most with grief) " Och, ma'am, but that's not all ; my poor pig d minutes before the child, and they are both now lying dead house." An invitation was last week sent to Mr. O'Connell to cheater, on his way to London. He was, however, prevented accepting of it, by the shortens of the time between t he day .-- he was to appear in court in Dublin, and that fixed for the Parliament. lie subsequently announced his intention of for London on Monday last; but just as he was getting on packet he received a summons, issued in compliance with an 1 made to the Court of King's Bench by the Attorney-General, O'Connell, and those accused with him, should be called upon their appearance In Court every day ; and thus is the last seal a contemptible littleness of the Irish government, that miserable of Wing treachery and tyranny, which, after having employed force of statute and proclamation,—all the power that the law - -and all the power beyond the law which they dared usurp, design of stifling the voice of a single man, thus meanly shewt of 'meeting that man in Parliament. Livaaroot Coax Examtarom, Tuesday, Feb. 2.—Wi ceived a pretty good supply of wheat and oats from Ireland but the delivery from our own farmers continues smell. TI, once at this day's market, either of our own or distant millers, slender, and although a large supply of Irish Grain has been it the samples offering were by no means numerous. The trade y wheat very sparingly at the prices of this day week. Oats inquired after, and the advance of Id to lid per bushel obtai the week was fully supported. Choice samples of Malt found a ready sale at 741 to 75s per qr. bein t gdF ul l t s per Malting barley was full as dear, and for barley, about the cheapest article on this market, was more I Beans and peas were rather dearer. Irish and free American carare , full as dear; oatmeal sold at an advance of is per load u of last Tuesday. The holders of flour in bond ap rd , sell to-day, and some of the best brands were ering at barrel. --- iiREEPIZLE COEN MAIZE?, FEB. 4.—The market ts. tended by buyers, but from the reported deficiency of supplies agricultural districts, the trade is generally holding every , grain at higher rates, but the transactions are on so limited r prices must be stated nominally as on this day se'nnight. Wheat, Suffolk and Norfolk, New, Red sato 77s Boston and Wiabech, Do Do 6, - ts 76s Per Yorkshire Do. Do 65s 72s Foreign bBs 78s White. ..... •• • . . 68• 79$ Barley, Suffolk and Norfolk, New 3B. 46s t Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 32s 40s f Oats, Potatoe and Poland. ...... ..... ...... 39s 32s Mealing, English, New ~...... Foreign . . 13d 1441 Beans, English Foreign Malt 44.50. Shelling Rapeseed .. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Fax. 4.—The very heavy week have bad a very depressing effect upon our market. The gins but swiftly, and prices of last week barely supported. amount to 10,02 bags, vEs.-3,751 Boweda, 5d to II ; 1,53 5d to 74 ; 491 Sea Islands, lld to 14d; 1.986 Mamboing, ~... 187 Bahia, Id to Std ; 1338 Alabama, lld to Od ; 150 Egyptian, to 9d; 18 Dernenua, 74; 78 Ilimia, AI to iiid i 997 Petornburo, ~ to Bd. The Imports are: Up1f11,737; New Orleans, Per. nambuso, 8,989; Bahia, 110. ; Ilaranhain, 2,797: 23 ; West India, 101; anymt. . yotal, 40144 bags. Tuesday afternoon, an inquiry took place beforeJ h the Coroner for Kent. and a respectable jury, at the A bie t. Woolwich, into the circumstances connected with the melancholy deaths of five fine lads, named Robert Johnson, aged 12 ; Alexander Jones, aged 12 and a half years G eo rgei Smith, aged I?: M'George, aged 10, and Alexander M'Grorge (blethers) which took place in the following distressing manner : Cain Connor, a boy about 19 years of age, stated that . number of other boys, about thirty, were sliding on the it. near the Artillery Barracks, on Sunday afternoon. Many persons standing on the banks. At about two o'clock, William Belli Iloesley, residing in the town, came with the intention of ak: 6'003 the appearance of the ice they were afraid to venture u . in order to prove its strength they fl ung a quantity of hal pon tie it, to create a scramble among the boys that were eliding. 7" anent the halfpence were thrown the whole of them coilecW ir possess themselves of the money, when the ice suddenly - seventeen were precipitated into the water. Witness them, and went down twice, but succeeded in saving himself named Dickson, who clung fast bold of his l A third a' himself by getting upon Dickson's back. The deceased 21`George, upon seeing the situation of his brother Arilliant, voured to preserve him, but both perished. Witness in scrawl' cured threeprzee, which had been thrown amongst them by e Moseley. The last that were thrown by Moseley, Bell warned to do it, as he was sure they would all be drowned ; but he per doing so, and the Ice gave way. Witness, after being taken pond in almost a dying state. was carried home to his parents bed. He recollected seeing the five dee:ascii boys struggling in ibe water. By a Juror.—Bloseley procured change for three shillings amongst the boys. He was sure that had the boys not ' body, the lives of the sufferers would have been spared. Several of the Jury here expressed themselves with great as to the improvident conduct of Hell and laoseley, anti desired to procure their attendance. George Kelly and James M'ltar. two other boys who narrowly escaped a watery pave, also gave evidence in corroboration of the above, adding that the two 111'Georgee and Jones were taken out dead the same night, but the bodies of Smith and Johnson were not found till the following morning. Henry Seraheld, a private in the Sappers anti Miners, stated, at about three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, he was in ormed of the lamentable occurrence ; he ran home and procuted a large piece of hood. a clothes prop, some lines, and a pitchfork, and having returned to the pond, he made a son of raft of the board, and pushed himself off; to the danger of his life, to the struggling sufferers. He with great difficulty suc ceeded in getting three of the lads out alive, and in taking out the bo dies of the two brothers (M'Georgc and Jones). Wimess had been a soldier for many years. and seen many heartrending scenes, but he never before had witnessed such distress as prevailed amongst die pi rents of the unhappy children. The bodies of the deceased children were then identified by tliet afflicted parents. There being no further evidence to call, the two young men, Bell and Moseley, were called into the room, and severely lectured by the Coroner and Jury, and seemed much affe cted by the occurrence. The Jury, after consulting about a quarter of an hour, retutned verdict, " That the deceased persons were accidentilly drowned." At the Thames Police-office yestirday, John Kincaid, agaed 18 years, was charged with stealing coals from the craft on the River Thames. The prisoner belongs to a law less gang of fellows, who rob the coal barges and small ves sels along shore, and has been repeatedly convicted at this office. Mr. Ballantine ordered his Loat to be burnt, and sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. HIGH WAT. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. It. IL H Y. Morning 12 50 Afternoon Lownox t hinted and ?übliabed by Jour 31avirt. at Ole r...t OFFICE. No. 1. Pickett-place. Temple Bar. ADVVIITISIMENTII .0/.01,014% it& TIM STAR, fro.n any part of the UniSed Kingdom mum be transmitted through the Polarise tie all the Local Newspapers, at the Jame charge (postage excep t e d ) a ' though they were delivered at the Office is Loudon. ..• 01WEIBO for the STAR "say be transmitted direct to the Office —er given to the Newsown—to the Printers of Prorirarial Pape'.— or to the Clerks cd the General Post Office ; by whom it is forwa rded to the Colouies, and an parts of Kurope. Lever. 0 0 y subscribed sending thi s dead on the the in inmate cf vairing tht An road, at thi s ofand hungry ew a waggon h e night from teaday evert. l e l ank place, at ns from the t spinnk es as 'II cotton imita• this man, to gq in on Tues. ghbour, who 'stress and of :ten she des. thi the corner of most choked pig died ten 101 dead in the H. • visit Alan- co !vented from ay on which rh e opening of F setting out on board the n application mai, that Mr. ei Ton to make teal set to the Ii able epitome toyed all the of ew conferred, L a in the vast a hews its fear We have re- fc ad this week, at The attend. llers, was but 1 een imported, 6 ide purchased ate were more a stained during would have s r qr. dieter:— ley, which is ire inquiry.— can dour were pon the prices disposed to at 34a 6el per t is thinly at. tpplies in the 'very article of !d a scale that Per Quarter, 601bs. per bushel. Per Quarter. Per Quarter. Per Stone. Per ti3lbs. Per Load. Per Last. hvy arrivals this The trade be. The sales 1,594 Orleans, se, Id to 8d; Egyptian, Sd mnainbuco, I, 7,1168; Pee- -1 ; Demerara, LIVES. t Caner, Req. crumble Inn, aneholy deaths ender Edward 12; William ten), aged 12, t himself and a mice in a pond tpersons were ll and James if slatting, but ltg: it, and a halfpen ce upon ling. The Ina- tW in a body to gave way, and I was amongst maelf and a led ird also rescued wed Alexander rilllant entice. scrambling pro. in by Bell tad warned bim not he persisted in taken out of the rents and put to ling with others Minot to throw fomud into a rent indignation I the beadle was who narrowly tboration of the taken out dead !re not found till ,stated, at about ' the lamentable booed, a clothes to the pond, he if, to the danger et difficulty suc- king out the bo. ness had been a ; scenes, but he amongst the Pi - ratified by titer oung men, Bell lectured by the mutvence. hour, retutned Irowned." John Kincaid, *als from the longs to a las . - nnal small