The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL

THE OPERATITE FACTORY DELEGATES of 'AlWA-
shin, assembled at Manchester on Sunday, cane to a reso-
lution in accordance with the announcements of their inten-
tions which have already appeared in this paper. There
were twenty-four towns or districts represented, and three
resolutions were come to : 1. To send a deputation to the
masters of Ashton to endeavour to induce them to withdraw
their notice of reduction of wages. 2. That in the event of
this deputation being unsuccessful, to strike labour through-
out the whole of the districts on the 21st inst. 3. That four
delegates be appointed to proceed to London to represent to
government the state of the cotton trade, and urge upon
them the neceeety of relaxing the rates of discount now
charged by the Bank of England, end thereby afford greater
facilities to trade.

How POOR-LAW SURGEONS ARE PAID.—Sir,—A
few words from your editorial pea in advocacy of oar cause,
with the accompanying evidence before you, would,
doubtlessly, call forth the gratitude of every poor-law medi-
cal officer : A summary of visits, and medicines supplied, to
poor-law patients, Halifax district, for the quarter com-
mencing June 25, and terminating Sept. 25, 1847:—Area,
990 acres ; population, 19,881 ; tint,, 685 • mixtures, 985 ;
pills, 2,255; powders, 879 ; lotions, 37; liniments, 12; oint-
ment, 49 ; plaster', 53; fresh orders from the relieving officer,
186. Snell is a faithful abstract of tits duties which a medical
officer has to perform. Let us now look at the remuneration.
For making the number of visits, and supplying the amount
' of medicines here enumerated, the award is 201., or 4s. 41d.
per day. At the same time, it must be borne in mind that
poor-law practice embraces the most unhealthy localities,
such as courts, lanes, alleys, cellars, garrets, and crowded
lodging-houses, places which baffle all description, but which
may truly be pronounced sinks of misery, filth, and destitu-
tion. To attempt to eradicate or even treat disease in these
places, is like struggling to drive back the waves of the sea.
This report must lot be considered as applying to me alone,
but also to hundreds of well-educated medial practitioners
who are absolutely toiling for nothing, and hourly exposing
their lives to imminent peril. Many, in consequence, as the
last few months have proved, have fallen a *acrid*e to their
eouseleatious discharge of duty, and the wonder ia that tho
mortality amongst medical officers has not been considerably
higher. Surely this is a class which demands better con-
eraaon Sum it has hitherto received.—F. SMITH GARLICK,
Medical Officer for the Township of Halifax.—Oct. 14, 1847.
DURHAM.

A VACANCY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF SCN-
DIRLAND is likely to be crested by the recent tenure of
Measrs. Barclay, Brothers. Mr. D. Barclay, M.P., will, it
is said, retire from the representation of that town, and the
liberals are already on the qui Noe.
_ _ WORCUITBAHIBIL

AIDING A MAN —VO—SVEAL ale Owe WIPE.—
Than has been residing, for the last air years past, as •
lodger, in the house of Mr. Heywood, Boughton-street, near
Worcester, an elderly lady named Smith, wife of Mr. T. P.
Smith formerly of Bholaley and Leigh, In this county.
Both husband and wife are most respectably connected,
but denim& disagreement had caused them to live apart for
some coadderable time. On Tuesday afternoon last, Mr.
Smith, the leedmed, accompanied by Mr. Knipe, a solicitor,
and also illemedeleadents Chipp and Bateman, of the Woe.
eseter_psdiee. premeds& to the home of Mr. Heywood, when
Km Thais nearly sixty-five years of age, and in a
very ladiffereat *As of health, was forcibly taken from her
apartments, plead in a fly and, accompanied by Mr. Knipe
and her hushm&driven eisr been subsequently ascer-
tained, to the deess . Smith, at Wootton-under-
Edge. The ands eased medderatde distress to the friends
of Mrs. Smith, awl already, we (Worcester Herold)
are informed, presaging, have been cemmenced
to obtain redress kma- the chief actors therein ; whilst the
conduct of the two °Assn of police, Chipp and Bateman, in
being participatory in such a transaction, was on Friday mad.'
the subject of inquiry before the mayor. —Mr. Heywood, the
first witness, described the abduction as follows : Mrs. Smith,
the lady in question, had bees • lodger in his house the last
six years : she was 65 year* of age,
and in a delicate Mate of
health. On Tuesday afternoon last, about two o'clock, Mr.
Knipe, the solicitor, called at his house, and said ha was de-
sirous of seeing Mrs. Smith, the lady who lodged with him.
He replied that she was unwell, and had lain down. Mr.
Knipe then said be would wait, and got behind the door.
He then saw Mrs. Smith's husband coming up the garden,
followed by the two policemen. Upon this himself and
daughter tried to shut the door, but in vain, ma it was
thrust open, and Mr. Smith and Mr. Knipe, with the two
policemen, entered the house. Mr. Smith led the way, and
said he was come for his wife. He then entered the room
where she was lying on the sofa, laid hold of her, and said
he should take her away. Mrs. Smith screamed violently,
crying out repeatedly—" Charles, protect me ; " and be laid
hold of Mr. Smith and endeavoured to release Mn. Smith
from him. At this point the police interfered, and said to
him—" Don't do it; you are only breaking the peaoe, and

we are come on purpose to prevent it;" but he persisted in
retaining his grasp of Mr. Smith ; the two officers laid hold
of him, one on each side, and compelled him to let go ;
whereupon Mr. Smith and Mr. Knipe, by their joint efforts,
dragged Mrs. Smith out of the house and down to the gar-
den gate, where a fly was waiting into which they thrust
her. This accomplished, the officers released him ; but on
his attempting to follow them to the gate he found it closed
against him. In reply to a question by one of,
the committee, Mr. Heywood said that but for
the assistance and interference of the police he certainly
should have succeeded in preventing Mr. Smith faCOOl2l-
- his object. Other witnesses were in attendance
to 'peek to the MMe facts, but the committee deemed it ne-
ts:wary to call one of them only, viz., Mr. Andrew Fenn,
next door neighbour to Mr. Heywood, who corroborated him
in every particular, adding, that he saw Mrs. Smith thrust
into the By, and, as denoting her reluctance I. go, and the
violent* with which she was treated, that he observed she
was lying down in the fly with her legs out of the door, and
her elotkes greatly discomposed. The officers put (pastime
to both witnesses, but did not attempt to deny the accuraev
ts.f tte one main partienun. Their defence
was that they ;;ed under the direction of Mr. Phillips, the
inspector, by whom they were instructed to accompany
Mr. Knipe to Mr. Heywood's house, from whence a man
was going to fetch hie wife, to see that no breach of the
peace wu oommitted, and that in obeying the orders of
their superior officer they did not consider they were acting
illegally, or doing more than their duty ; they had had no re-
muneration for what they had done, neither did
they expect any. Inspector Phillips wee then called
into the room, and having been acquainted with the
detente made by the two sergeants, he at once
said that his instructions to them were to the effect they
had stated, and what blame there was in the matter attached
to himself. He was applied to on the Tuesday by Mr. Knipe
for the presence of two of the police at an endeavour to be
made by • person to obtain possession of his wife; be in-
quired 3.f it was legal, and Mr. Knipe matured him that it
was, and that all he had to do was to wee that no breach of
the mace took place. The mayor, addressing the officers.
signified that the watch committee were unanimously of
opinion that their conduct in this transaction was most
seriously culpable and reprehensible. The inspector, be
desired, would consider himself severely reprimanded. He
also dealt out a like severe reprimand to the two officers,
telling them that instead of keeping the peat*, the profmed
object of their errand, they had actually allowed themselves
to be enlisted on the side of those who were the violators of
it; and but for the committee believing them to have been
made the dupes of others, and that they had acted under the
instructions of their superior officer, they would certainly
have been summarily dismissed from the force.
NORTHANIFTONSIIIRE.

DWELLINGS OF AGRICULTURAL LAROUREIB.—At
• time when public attention is directed to the improvement
of the dwellings of agricultural labourers, the following state-
ments in regard to the parish of Whitfield, near Brickley,
in this county, will be read with interest. The parish (says
a correspondent of the Northampton Herald) consists of
about 1,200 acres of land, one-half of which belongs to the
provost and fellows of Worcester College, Oxford. They are,
also, the owners of upwards of 30 cottages in the village, and
are lords of the manor. The state of the cottages has long
been a source of much anxiety to them. Many of these
buildings were little better than hovels, very few with more
than one sleeping-room, and 111014 of them wanting repair.
In the autumn of last year it was determined to improve
their condition. The first thing decided on was to build
twelve new ones. The plan adopted was very simple.
Two cottages under one roof; stone-built and slated.
and sash casements. The staircase opposite the door ;of
entrance, with a room to the right and left. Two very
I light and airy chambers in each cottage. Ventilators
introduced between the floors and ceilings and under the
roofs. The rooms fitted with every convenience in the shape
of cupboards and shelves, and each cottage provided with a
good hovel. The cottages are placed at • considerable
distance apart, are built on rising ground, have either south
or south-west aspects, and have most of them large gardens.
These it is intended to separate with quickset hedges, to be
kept clipped. The rents of these excellent dwellings are fixed
at 31. per annum. Twelve cottages havejust been completed.
The provost of Worcester College, the Rev. R. L. Cotton,
D.D., conceiving that some slight inconvenience had been
experienced by the cottager', determined on giving them en
entertainment. Wednesday, the 6th instant, was the day
Axed. A large barn, on the farm of Mr. Bartlett, was lent
for the occasion. It was decorated with evergreens and
flowers, and a temporary ceiling of canvass gave it the ap-
pearance of a large room. Three tables were laid, and pre-
paration made for 228 to dice. Roast and boiled
beef, and other good things were provided. The rector
of the parish, the Rev. William Skinner, presided at one
end of the centre table, and the Rev. It. Muckleetone,
one of the fellows of Worcester, sat at the other end. Inha-
bitants of the village presided at the other tables. The ladies
and younger members of the families of the above-named
Fentlemea waited on the party. The whole party did ample
justice to the excellent dinner set before them. As soon as
dinner was ended, Mrs. Skinner and the ladies adjourned to
another barn, which had been fitted up for the purpose of
entertaining the children of the schools with tea and plum-
cake. It was no sooner over than a variety of innocent
games were introduced, which amused the party until dark.
The whole then assembled in the large barn to partake of the
remaining contents of the barrels, and the air rang with
cheers loud and long in honour of the provost, the founder of
the feast.

THE ECLIPSE.—The meieororogical obeervationa
made at the Cambridge observatory during the eclipse on
the 9th Oct. have been published, us fellows: "The changes
in the barometer and hygrometer were very mall, but suffi-
ciently considerable to show them to have been in some
measure affected by the phenomenon. The observations
were taken at intervals of from 10 va 16 minutes. At 6h. Om.
the barometer read 29,933 in., and until the commencement
of the eclipse showed an inclination to fall. At the time of
the greatest obscuration, it remained stationary, and imme-
diately after it continued to ascend; finally, at Bk. 46m., it
read 29,963 in., having thus ascended 0,030 in. in 2h. 46m.
With three common thermometers, one with the bulb black.
coed and exposed to the sun's light, another with plain bulb
in same position, and the third in the shade, the readings
were plainly affected, though to a small amount, remaining
mostly stationary as the sun became obscured, and varying '
rapidly as the phenomenon passed off. With hygrometers
exposed to the sun's light, and in the shade, the differences
were very uniform, following the same range as the common
thermometers. Owing to the moisture in the atmosphere,
the wet and dry bulb readings were nearly the same, the
differences being at commencement of eclipse—Wet below
dry, 06 •at rattan obscuration, 0,4 deg. ; and at ter-
=nation, I,o' deg. deg.'
SALE OF LAND RECLAIMED FROM TEE SEA.—A
few days. ago were offered for sale, by the Nene Outfall
Comunanonen, at Wisbech, 960 acres of land, in 27 lots,
being their poetics of between 3,000 and 4,000 acres that
have beta gained from the sea, by the completion of their
great work. The lots varied from 7 acres to 180; and this
reserved bid for the several lots varied from about 45/. to 801.
per acre ; and though none of the lots were actually sold at
these prima, above 601. per sere was bid for lot 24, contain- '
ing 103 acres, and for some of the smaller lota higher prices
were offered. Prices like these would hays been deemed
high a few years ago, in every part of the country, for land
in a high state of cultivation; but that such prices should be
offered for land just recovered from the sea, and not yet en-
closed. is a fact worth recording, as it shows how rapidly the
soil of England is increasing in value, and increasing at this
point also in extent. It is but a few years ago that the
whole of this valuable land formed the bed of the Wisbech
river, and from the rapid deposits now going on beyond the
barrier bank, another portion of from 3,000 to 4,000 acres'
may be added to terra firma in the course of a few years.
KENT.
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DOVER IMPROVEMENTS.—. Modern improvement,"
says the Dover Chroeicle, " is just now laying violent hands
on St. Martin's Priory grounds. The Priory meadow is al-
ready studded with handsome new houses, and more are in
the course of erection. For many year, back the few build-
ings of this ancient religious house that remain standing
have been converted into barns ; while the foundations of
the twelve outer walls are being levelled to make way for
modern streets. To the antiquary this is, indeed, ' • sorry
sight but, neverthelms, the Goths of our day continue to
hammer away at the remains of Moisten, with no more
concern than if they were working in a primeval quarry
of granite. What, they ask, is to be done else ? Dover has
grown too big to be contained within its pristine boundaries,
the cliffs. 20,000 people require more stowing away than
5,000 or 6,000 ; and although many broad acres of beach-land
hare been raft from the sea, the cry for more space increases.
If our antiquarian Mends could be at all reconciled, they
might derive consolation from the sight of the pleasant villas
and neat house' that are taking the place of their favourite
mouldering walls and Avelino green knolls. Already, on
the plot of which we are speaking, some 50 basses hare
been reared, and 30 more are in proper On the
Folkestone road, too, the hand of the builder is. busily em-
ployed. At Tower Hamlets 40 new houses will be
erected this year; and we do not think we shall be over-
estimating the extension of house accommodation in Dover,
if we state that, daring 1847, 100 houses wan have been
added to the number. Whilst on the robject of Dover im-
provements, we must not omit to nodes Victoria-park
v
(situated on a gentle slope, immediately under the of
the castle, and commanding a most extensive sea rim),
which has just been laid out for the erection of an extensive
crescent of houses that will rival In appearance and &emai-
-1 modation the mansions of say watering-place in the
kingdom.

REFUSAL TO BURT.—On Fridays oommieeion wan
opened, directed by the Bishop of Exeter to five clergymen,
under the Church Discipline Act, to inquire into the grounds
for • certain scandal and evil report touching the Rev. Wm.
Rawlings, rector of Lansallos.—Mr. Ralph Barnes, the
bishop's secretary, reed the commission, from which it
appeared that Mr. Jonathan Couch had laid the informa-
tion, and the offence consisted in the refusal of the rev.
gentlemen, on the 16th of June, to bury the corpse of John
Rundell Hitchens, a person never dissinsed 1110013111111-
nicate majors excomminticatione, and sennenient
having been given to him, contrary to So OM caawasir
the year 1603. He did not air sg oviiiess, basun
Mr. Preston Wallis, agent for the reuzsapedsmiN ]a•
seated an admission of all the fade ; het OWN% In
palliation, that the refusal war in 0111110tems• abut-
derstanding of the act of parliament 68 8 7* W.
for registration, the 27th section of while &wad the re-
gistrar to give his certificate to the nark/raker sad the un-
dertaker to the minister, adding, " every who shall
bury or perform any funeral religions se ce for which no
certificate has been duly made, and shall not within seven
days give notice to the registrar, shall forfeit 101." In this
ease, having been misled by the msrginal note, " No deed
body to be buried without such certificate" he had refused ,•
but within half an hour after he discovered his mistake, and
hastened from his own house to the church, where, how-
ever, those who were with the body had already put it into