The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASIIIRE.

THE COBDEN TRIBUTE FEND now amounts to 74,31.-d.
At the meeting of the committee on Tuesday it was stated
that a dad• or two ago Sir Clairli a Tempest, of Broughton
Hall, Skiptou, was in a shop, when the proprietor. Mr.
Agnew, said he would show the portrait of ', a great man."
This was Cobden ; and Sir Charles admitted that he was in-
deed& great man, and said he was glad the country was
doing something fur him. He was willing, lie said, to con.
tribute his mite, and begged Mr Agnew to ace, pt a .all. note
for the fund, observing that Mr. Cobden had rendered great
services to aglicidture. He (Sir Charles) WAS an agricul-
turibt hiraseif, but he did nut care who knew his opinions.
Mr. Cobden has left the Pyrenees for Spain. lie would pro-
ceed in the tint place direct to Madrid, where he iutended to
remain about a fortnight. He proposes, it is quid, returning
to the Pyrenees, and it is not improbahle that he may after-
wards proceed to Italy.
SICKNESS HAS REES VERY PREVALENT in this county
for acme time past. The N•dion Chronicle states that there
is at present an unusually large amount of illness in that
town, the must prevalent uffection being typhus and other
foveae, dysentery., and what is usually called English
cholera-- and amongst children, scarlatina and measles. A
medical man in practice there, says, that amongst his patients
alone there are as many as 14 ewes of fever ; and,wluit is sin-
gular, the parties are of the higher class, and reside gene-
rally in salubrious places. From Preston similar accounts
are rec‘iyed. During the past few weekathie town has been
unusually unhealthy. The English cholera broke out about
a inon,h ago, and many baths took place in consequence.
This was succeeded by typhus fever, which still prevail', in
the most densely populated parts of the town. Inc prevail-
ing epidemic is now the dysentery; and during tee past
week the mortality has been very considerable. These facts
show the necessity of mere attention being paid to the ven-
tilation and cleanliness of the dwellings of the inhabitants,
the lower classes especially. At Chorley, the typhus fever
still prevails. Dpentery is also prevalent, and during the
past week the mortality has been considerable.
FAETOKY INFORMATIHN.—At the Rochdale petty sessions.
on Monday last, Messrs. Charles Butterworth and Suns, of
the Hanging Road were summoned on the following
charge :—Mr. Beal, sub-inspector of factories, stated, that on
the sth of January last, he gave notice in writing to the de-
fendants to box off certain machinery in the above-named
mill. His direction had not been attended to, in conse-
quence of which an accident occurred nn the 20th of Septem-
ber, when a boy nearly twelve year of - - named T_ he
Hacking, had the find finger of 1
that it had to be amputated at the
being called, stated that on the de)
ing the machinery, and pulled a
the mill threatened to beat him fe
put it on again, and immediately
the cog-wheels. The msgistrat
much to blame. As the defendant
notice of the sub-inspector, ttey •
in the lowest pe. alty, 101., and
dered that the tine should be giv

year. of age, named Thomas
of his right hand so injured
the second joint. The Loy
day in question h w
a strap off. Th L7`..Trl LY,
L for pulling the • , .•' , 64' • .
ely his finger . ht to
rates said the 01,71 was ,•
'ant. had not a totter
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y must therefor • - cotirfett4
Id eipcnq, •. -
ivvg to the boy'aa , • \ 1
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