The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-23 00:00:00

WALES.

DENBIGHSHIRE AND PLINTSIIIRE AGRICULTURAL
Socterr.—The annual meeting of this society was held at
Wrexham, on Thursday last. The show of stock was not
very numerous, but the quality of some of the animals de
noted a marked improvement in the breeding and rearing of
cattle. The list of competitors, as entered on the society's
books, was rather extensive ; but, owing to rumours of the
prevalence of the epidemic in that neighbourhood, many of
the candidates declined sending their stock. Of bulls the
show was very good, and upwards of a dozen competed for
the medals and premiums awarded by the society. There
were upwards of thirty horses of all classes entered ; but
there was no competition for the society's premium for the
best pair of draught horses. The entire horses were all of
the cart breed, and were likely, well-formed animals. The
show of pigs was fairly sustained as to quality, but fell short
as to number. There were only three lots of cheese pitched
for the premium in competition. The judges of stock,
Messrs. John Hanson and Alexander Macgregor, reported
that the show was not large of different sorts shown ; but
the bulls, cows, and heifers were many of them superior
animals, and the sheep generally very good. The dinner
took place in the afternoon. Sir Welkin W. Wynn, in the
absence e Sir John Reamer, occupied the chair, and Mr.
Humphreys Jones, in the absence of Mr. Wynne Eyton,
officiated as vice-chairman. Mr. 11. R. Sandbach, of this
town, obtained the society's si.vcr medal for the best cro > of
Swedish turnips.—The Chairman, in proposing the health of
Mr. Sandbach, described him as a first-rate farmer, who bad
furnished them with an example of what might be done on
land under unfavourable circumstances; and who also well
deserved their thanks for his introduction of a better breed
of sheep into the principality.

PROVINCIAL.
_LANCASHIRE. _

THE PROPOSED TURN-OUT Or OPERATITES.—The
number of mills at Ashton of which the hands turned out
against the reduction of wages was thirteen. Three more
were expected to cease running, on the same ground, last
night, and nine others so soon as the hands could leave their
work in a finished state. A meeting of silk operatives was
held at Stockport on Thursday night, to consider the expe-
diency o fj ohm ng the Ashton turu-outs, and about 600 were pm-
sent. Though no reduction has been made there, the meeting
determined upon a cessation of labour on Saturday (this
day), when a meeting is to be held in the open air to consi-
der a project for going en masse on Monday to meet the
operative who have turned out at Ashton. At Hyde, where
it is proposed that a meeting shall be held at ton in the
morning, the operatives of Dukinfield are to join the parties,
sad an ►ttempt is to be made to induce or compel the ope-
ratives of Hyde to join the strike. The operatives of Stall.-
brklge, near Ashton, have positively refused to join in the
proleet, and all the other towns are quiet.
11URSTING Or A STEAM-LOILER.—About half-past
drat o'clock on Thursday morning a boiler belonging to a
mall woollen mill at Milnrow, near Rochdale, the property
of Mr. Samuel Bury, burst under the following circum-
stances. A young man, about eighteen years of age, had
poured some cold water into it, and had scarcely crossed the
yard on leaving it before one end of the boiler burst, driv-
ing the brickwork to the distance of a hundred yards and
upwards. The boiler itself was lifted by the explosion from
its bed, and fell at a distance of fifty yards. Eight persons
were badly hurt, and one man named Leach, nearly sixty
years of age, was so badly scalded that he died in the course
of the day.
THE

AND THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.
—The Liverpool Mercury of yesterday says : " The tide of
fortune is again setting in towards Birkenhead. The docks,
and the important work% connected therewith, which were
almost spurned by the Liverpool Dock Committee, the other
day, are about to be completed at government expense. Yes-
terday a proposal was received from government. The dock
commissioners were summoned at three hours' notice, and
thirteen of them attended a meeting at three o'clock. At
that meeting the proposal of government was laid before
them. It is to this effect. The government is to resume
possession of the piece of made land on the north
side of the entrance to the great float, and on con-
dition of that land being recovered to the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests, they engage to pay the expense of com-
pleting the sea wall, reserving to themselves the right of
making any use they think fit of the land, and to make as
many slips and sluices as they may require. It is supposed
that this stipulation is made with the view of converting a
portion of the land into an arsenal. The amount already
expended on the sea-wall is 21,0001., and it is estimated that,
to complete it, 44,0004 more will be necessary. This amount
government offers to give, on the conditions above-named,
end, in addition, to advance 160,0001. for the purpose of
finishing the great float and embankments, so as to bring
the dock into condition for business : not to do all that was
planned by Mr. Randall. The government are to receive,
in part, as collateral security, township bonds to the amount
of 65,0001. It is farther proposed to remodel the trust by an
act of next session. ImUnd of the present board, the dock
trust will be placed under the direction of thirteen Commi-
ssioners, ax te be elected by the rate-payers of Birken
bead, three by the ratepayen of Wallasey, three
by the dock bondholders, end the government to have
the right to nominate one, who all be chairman of the
board. We understand that these proposals met with general
concurrence, and that a favourable answer, signed by ten of
the commissioners, was despatched to London last night.
The repludten government is expected in a few days, and
then the • may be said to be complete. This will,
indeed, be glorious news for the landowners and others in-
terested in property in the splendid, but at present almost
deserted town of Birkenhead. We may expect now to find
the township every day improving, and we hope the day is
for abaci when any further check will be given to the
61111101114 of the trade and commerce on either aide of the
Meng."
UNEMPLOYED oYritarivr6.—On Tuesday after-
aitaa a meeting of the unemployed operatives of Stockport
INSAia
wed. the Marketplace, on the subject of the present
et trade, and the sufferings now endured by the
dimes for want of employment—between 3,000 and
4,1106 Mr. William Brown presid, and called
mia My. Tales, who alluded to the fate of thee dfund raised a
kw walk beck for the relief of the operatives. The Mayor
heeded the list with his name for 1001. ; and the sum an-
spanced d
wWas about 6001. The object of the oon-
&Mato" ed, it ha
_beimopenly state to
them that the Meier wash ng
Wily asalmop ed to the Irish,
Mad that the Nagliels portion at the population was not
la absoluteireameiteas alantariteasse. For this reason
littely h 4 Tea etaedamd. • deputation had waited
vm Mr. Debora ea Me mills* of the present state
of the operatives of Me berm% and, babe cue of our
mambas of parliament, had polished le intemibe liberally
if a eimmallise were formed, maditlag pertly of the nnem-
=end partly of the imamate' ma- tittle town. Mr.
thee lead a letter erkkh led %ea received from the
hog. rattleral a Or the r.'.'',;:tt: ;19 NM
VIC TOUA•PLII/1. Oor. 18, 1117..—Oemismim,-1 will give a saitti-
knot to a general hoe he tile mitt et the mumetiyed ad ag-
leam.] wedgesstia et gear ; bet I beg= thet tie nets
winds yea two is me the bat
whisk unite be = Eicsuo
at
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rm
4414._
Comes—Es the pollens et Me
He Hui mewed, the a ammittee be appointed and sub-
scriptions Mired late lameediately to alleviate the distress
now mistily ben the bersegh." —Mr. G. Cooper, on
temPaittff um PrePaillea alluded to the pededkal
Palma that MINIM manuhmedag -MeMe*• and
stated that they were now of more frapeet tesur-
ream than formerly; and, mores or, whim they did
owes, they mak the mem of the pagienputtraeotaltoratY
sad aim? lima they had unielly Mis ant
Liiieat meat atm praline& the Weigh at
ptent eind agreed lii emelt to be
dew trireade ftlisviag the stank. =4.14.1* would not
brew lireirer,fisitmis by mamba late dseariptive details
K
that as 'airy am weeM be turdliar with what
Moms wale his ems OmmraMea. Ia diem, there were
hundreds el Imam amen, Naming to death. They were
tea to to the Wails for relief ; but there was a feeling
in the of Englishmen' that could not brook to put
on the chamber of a suppliant pauper. They would rather
dis witha than go into places where, because a man
had the aims of being poor, his wife and
cbildrea were tom from him. It was an alarming state of
things whore men were able and willing to work, and yet

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there was no work for them. His (*truly must starve and be
remain idle. Mr. Cobden had promised to subscribe liber-
ally towards their relief. He ought to come forward endplate
his name at the lead of the subscription list. —Mr. R. Hon-
field next addressed the meeting, and asked where were the
high wages and pleoty that were promised them ? He
was opposed to a people willing to work sulnistirg upon
charity, because it proved no permanent relief. Some radical
changes were required in the affairs of the nation. The
foreign trade was nothing to depend upon ; and something
should be done by parliament to make the most of the home
market.—The resolution having been put and carried, a
number of tradesmen and operatives were appointed a com-
mittee.

THE GENERAL CESSATION OP WORK which hu
been talked of, and should take place this day, is not gene-
rally approved ; and moat certainly not by the operatives of
Manchester—moat of whom wish to remain at work, so
long as work can be found them ; but the reduction of
wages is a measure disliked by all, and the one which, if
persevered in, is most likely to lead to an outbreak. It is
reported that Mr. Cobden's mission to foreign manufacturing'
countries has been to ascertain the rate of wages amongst
them, in order to an equalisation.—tileckport Adeertiser of
yesterday.

DURHAM.
REPRESENTATION OP SUNDERLAND.—Vnrions spe-
culations have been afloat during the past week regarding
the probability of a new election for this borough. in conse-
quence of a recent failure. The Swtderland Herold of yester-
day says, " We believe we have good authority for stating
that these suppositions are unfounded: Mr. Barclay will
retain his seat.' _

Tne 0.04E-Laws.—ln our county wagons calen-
dar this week (says the A'cittinghant Review) there are the
nomes of ten prisoners for trial at the next assizes—nine of
them for offences under the game-laws!

WORCESTERSHIRE.
Tan GLOVE TRADE.—On Friday last a meeting of
the master glove manufacturers and the joint committees of the
chamber ol commerce, the town council, and the board of guar-
dians, took place at the Guildhall, Worcester, for the purpose
of further considering the means to be adopted for restoring
the occupation of glove-sewing to the females of this city and
neighbourhood. The scheme proposed was for the establish-
ment of achoola,with the appointment of salaried mistreeess,
to give instruction in the various branches of sewing, and
that these salaries, together with the rent of rooms and the
premiums to bo bestowed, should be paid from funds to be
railed for that purpose, and to which the chamber of com-
merce had offered its liberal assistance. One of the manufac-
turers present said that he had tried the plan before, but it
would not answer, for no soon as the girl. had learned their
trade they looked out for another shop, and so it would be in
the new schools, unless they tied down the girls in a similar
manner to apprentices. To this it was answered that the
objection did not apply to a general school open to all the
manufacturers, but might he valid as applied to a single in-
dividual. The propositions before mentioned were then
affirmed, and a sub-committee appointed to carry out
the details, subject to the approbation of the united com-
mittees. Mr. H. Pugh was appointed to hire a room for
the accommodation of females who wish to receive instruc-

tion in the various branches of the trade, and premiums are
to be awarded for the producers of the best work. Four
mistresses will be appointed to superintend the establishment.

LiNcoLvsinaE.

APPREHENSION OP A LINCOLN TRADESMAN FOR '
RECEIVING srocEN PROPERTY.-At the Doncaster police-
office, on Monday last, Samuel Cohen, jeweller, of Silver-
street, Lincoln, was charged with having received from a
man named Wm. Woodhesd, in Jan. last, a gold brooch,
set with diamonds, of the estimated value of 101. or 151., the
property of Miss Hildyard, of Doncaster. It appeared that
Woodhead, who stands committed for the robbery, broke
into Miss Hildyard's house on Sunday evening, the 10th
Jan. last, during the time that lady was dining out and her
three servants were at church. He Mole a quantity of
wearing apparel and jewellery, part of which he pledged
at Sheffield, and proceeded with the remainder to Lin-
coln. lie sold a brooch to Mr. Cohen, and the next day
went to Grantham, where he disposed of a ring. He
afterwards went to Stamford, and sold the remainder of
the articles, and thence to Heckington. At the last-
named place he stole some drapery goods, for which he was
apprehended and tried at Slenford sessions in April, and sen-
tenced to six months' imprisonment. While in prison he
wrote to Doncaster and acknowledged the robbery, and
mated where he disposed of the goods. His evidence against
Mr. Cohen was as follows :—When I arrived at Lincoln, I
went to Cohen', shop and offered the brooch for sale : it was
a gold oval brooch, with brilliants round the edge, and hair
in the centre, and was in a small black case lined with vel-
vet. I told Cohen I had found it about two miles on the
Newark road. I asked him to be kind enough to tell me the
value of it, to see whether it would be worth advertising
for an owner. I told him I was a printer out of employ-
ment. He sail, " How long do you intend to stop an
Lincoln ? " I told him I had no means of stopping more
than one day, as I wholly depended on my trade for
subsistence. Cohen said the brooch was of very little
value it was an old•fuhinned one, and very likely the
owner would not take the trouble to look after it. I then
asked what the vain was: he said it might probably be
worth os., and if I liked he would give me that for it. During
the time I au talking about it a policeman came into the
shop, who handed a paper to Cohen. When the policeman
entered the defendant had the brooch out of the box, but as
soon as he saw the policeman be put it in the box and
covered it with his hand on the counter till the policeman
was gone. I then asked him if he could give me Ss. for it:
he told mo he had made me a very fair offer, and I had
better take it, considering m circumstances. I then took
the ss. and gave him the brooch . When I got to the door,
the defendant called me back and said, " Now if you have
got anything more about you you will not have a better
opportunity of disposing of it." (Cohen here made
a violent gesture, and exclaimed, " You deserve to
go to the gallows.") The brooch which Mr. Etches
produces is cot the same brooch, nor at all like it.
In cross-examination he said, there was a bey in Cohen's
shop when I went in, and he remained there all the time I
did. Cohen did not offer to advertise it for me. [The de-
fendant hero made another gesture, implying that the pri-
soner was not speaking the truth.] Mr. Cohen did not tell me
he would much rather not buy it at all.—Wm. Lilburn de-
posed--I am a police-officer at Lincoln ; I remember going
an the month of January last to Mr. Cohen's shop ; I went to
ask him if he bad had a silver watch-casa offered for sale. I

found there Mr. Cohen, his son, and Wen. Woodhead.—ln
cross-examination the witness said, I did not observe that
defendant was hiding anything under his hand. I neverhave
heard a word satinet Mr. Cohen's character in any way what-
ever, and I believe he has been several times the means of
detecting parties guilty of felony.—Edward Machin, of the
Lincoln police force, deposed—l received some printed bills
respecting the robbery at Mils Itildyard's, and about the
15th January I took a copy to all the watchmakers' and jew-
ellers' shop* in Lincoln, and amongst the others to the Blie•
fendant's. I saw Mr. Cohen he took thepaper and romitt.—
Thomas Ashton deposed I ant superintendent of past at
Lincoln. On the 21st of February I went with Mr. lifealaes,
the superintendent of the Doncaster police, to Mr. Cokes%
to make, some inquiries respecting one of the brooches steles
Mr. Etches said he had come to inquire whether Mr. Cohen
bad bought a brooch an or about the 14th of January. Mr.
Etches did not describe the brooch at first. The defendant
said he had, and he handed over a small silver brooch, for
which he said he had given the man ss. Mr. Cohen stated
the man said he had found the brooch near Lincoln, and that
a policeman came into the shop at the time the man was selling
it. Mr. Etches aid he doubted the brooch, but he would
take it. I went again with Mr. Etches, on the 24th, to the de-
fendant's shop. Mr. Etches told Cohen the brooch was not the
one the prisoner Woodhead had sold him in January, but he
said it wan—ln cross-examination he said, I have known the
. .

defendant complimented by the mnyistritea and the grand
jury of the city of Lincoln for the dl sent and careful manner
in which he Ins conducted his busmen. As many as eight
times he has given information to the police respecting stolen
property, and I now hold some property in my posse don
obtained through Mr. Cohen. When I first wasted on Mr.
Cohen, he very soon produced the brooch, and I saw nothing
particular in his manner ; but when became out he appeared
agitated.—W. Etches, superintendent of police, after cor-
roborating the above evidence, said I went to Falkingham,
and showed the brooch w lth i ressivod from the defendant
to the prisoner WoodheeL In mmesqnsnoe of what he said
to me I returned to Lincoln, and, in eimpeay with Mr. hah.
tar.j again called on the definer*, sod told him due Wood-
head denied that that was the brooch he sold. The dehndant
still persisted it was the brooch he bought. I went to Oran
tham and to Stamford, and found the whole of the missing
articles and jewellery, except the *mg and brooch contained
in the two black cases. I howl ;wen in the place de-
scribed by Woodbead.-11. Z. Brows, jeweller, of Don-
coatee, mid The stones in the Irma which Mr. Etches now
shows me are not brilliants. They are paste. The value of
it is about Is. • it has a silver book, and the stones are set in
ether. Ni practised jeweller wood give 31. for it, it is not
worth sawn than le., sad mareely that.—Mr. Andrew then
silroseed the besets flsr Cohen. After which the magistrates
chided be emll tales Mr. Cohen to Five bail for his appear-
sass at the Doncaster sendons—himself in 1001., and two
stmetles in 501. each. _ _ _

WINTERING or Brom—At the monthly mselinrz of
the Deoping Fen and Spalding Farmers' Club as
bat, after an interesting discussion, the following meliedea
was unanimously agreed to :—" That, with rept 111 boggl-
ing sheep. it is highly desirable to give them admire sillecod,
whisk will keep them in a more healthy state then unining
them to one sort ^
_r keeping ;—with raPrd to beak I not
kainr.tnuoded
wtozmgrazing,
if attethnueoenns-ii.Zl 1:1111.114020 timputitir to lee.
Pir rwMrr
maagelventawaentioelV cakande,thaandt aelira44l7over, 'raid hei6
befeitad.":77
besets Intended for grazing should not be housed or kept too

GREAT OAKLEY FARMER'S CLUB.—At the monthly
meeting of this club the subject of &intuition, " On the dif-
ferent varieties of wheat," was introduced by Mr. R. Swig_
bane, who, after commenting upon its vital importance,
reed some extracts from the recorded opinions of experienced
practical men and writers, having reference he the growth of
the " :Cite." At the conclusion, theleOperieg resolus
dons erne adopted :
Set plat enseataa shooldibeSto a vezledea growing
vAdte ee red ellirdos eell, memory stalest seltivation,
and ems ef mune eel obi the at as{ tbe fttit the
mil Ispease.—ese put shwa be medal hi se.
=l,es nieetntlho ink eggeried 164 emi doe le Is
tonna a diem mama from a Mont maker
s=..healret. he the adelieeelleol.
Is Ile odemletylmeme me • Ciseezer babe
rThat ef lobbe Tamil lerash CislV—m boya-
. a.m..are el
weleire era be sem in this aftlet. net dense et end
dal to light siel from geer be risk ilk hoe beet hand
eivimlepeue.
Arafte the papers read were the following :—" At :tweet-
* et the AiMeoltoral Society in March int, Profit-
Kt !We'll said he feerei *Who flu quality of the Australian

I wheat would render it, u in the case of the Talavera wheat.
suitable only to our finest summers, such as 1846, and to
light dry sods, and that it would ill accord with the ordinary
coldness and humidity of our comparatively ungenial
climate." Mr. Roberts, in his prize essay on wheat, says,
" The variety of wheat should be suited to the soil and
climate—the knowledge of the varieties best suited to a par-
ticular soil can only be obtained front experience. The best
kinds deteriorate in course of time."

A COMPULSORY CHURCII-RATE.—:siotiees have been
affixed to the doors of the churches of St. Nicholas and St.
Peter's, citieg the churchwardens of Brighton to appear be-
fore the bishop's commissary at St. Michael's Church, Lewes,
on Tuesday tl,e 26th inst., there to show cause why a moni-
tion should not be issued against them to take the necessary
steps towards putting the psriah church and the church of St.
Peter hi repair, and providing necessaries for the observance
of public worship ; and to call a vestry meeting upon a cer-
tain day for the purpose of making a church rate. The
notice then proceeds to state that should the churchwardens
so cited fail to appear, or on appearing fail to show good
cause why this monition should not be issued, the commissary
will proceed to issue the said monition rendering it compul-
sory upon them to pert wm the ab)ve duties. The citation is
signed John Hoper." The parish is therefore likely to be
in the midst of a red hot church-rate strife,—Brighton
Guardian.