The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

WIGAN.

The following letter from Mr. Peace, agent to the Earl of
Balcarres, appears in The Times of yesterday :

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE TIMES.

Sir,—ln your article on the Lancashire strikes, in last
Saturday's Times, I observe an error into which your re-
porter has doubtless been led by misapprehension of the in-
formation furnished to him at this office ; and I therefore
request the favour of your correcting it in your next impres-
sion. It is therein stated that John Holland, assisted by
his three sons, as drawers, obtained certain fortnightly
wages. Now, his three sons are not drawers, but colliers,
and they and their father have each a drawer. Taking
the first fortnight in which they worked (as shown by
our account) 10 days (of eight hours each day,) they earned
altogether £l3 10 6
From th -; is to be deducted the

amount paid to four drawers,
at 2s. per day each, and each
10 days' wages .. 0 0
Also to be deducted the
expense of oil.. .. £0 2 6
Ditto tools .. 0 4 0
Ditto powder .. 0 6 9

0 13 3

13 3

Nett earnings .. £8 17 3
This, divided by 4, gives for each man 2%. 4s 31d.; and this
divided by 10, the number of days worked, gives 4s. Sd. per
day of eight hours. Again, it is stated that the most
industrious miners do not work more than 10 days per fort-
night, but the fact is that such miners work 11 days per
fortnight ; but, taking the whole miners, at any colliery,
they do not average 10 full days per fortnight, and at some
collieries not more than 9 days. I remain, Sir, your most
obedient servant, WILLIAM PEACE.
Haigh Colliery, Wigan, Nov. 14th.

Despatches were received at the Colonial Office yesterday
morning from the governors of the Falkland Islands and
the West Coast of Africa.

SUPPOSED INFANTICIDE.—On Tuesday afternoon the
attention of police constable, Benjamin Hassett, on
duty in Church-street, Everton, was called by a
gentleman to the body of a new-born female
child lying exposed in St. George's church-yard, Everton.
It was wrapped in a white cloth, The constable removed
it to the dead house Prince's Dock. Mr. Kemp, surgeon,
made a post mortem examination of the body and found
that the cause of death was suffocation from pressure upon
the mouth, whieh might have been caused by accident or
intentional violence. An inquest was held yesterday and a
verdict returned of death by suffocation, but how produced
nolevidence appeared.

81TRETVSBURY RACES.-YESTERDAY.

In the MATCH announced between Mr. Warrington's b. f.
Voucher, Bst. and Mr. W. Hutchinson's Bushabelle, the
former received forfeit.

The COPELAND HANDICAP, of 5 sevs. each, with 60 added
18 subs. About three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Dawson's The Merry Monk Aldcroft.
Mr. Halford's Topsy Hughes.
Dead heat. Second race won by a length,
The MARKMOOR STAKES of 3 sous. with 20 added.
Mr. E. Fenning's b. g. Tonic Charlton,
Mr. Drinkald's gr. c. Grey Tommy

Won easily by dlength.
The SEVERN STAKES of 2 sovs. each, with 20 added, 15
subs. Twice round.

Mr. Hutchinson's b. f. Jujube
Mr. Cowell's b. f. Effie Deans.

Won easy.

, The GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE of 5 sovs. each,
2 ft. with 50 sovs. added. 16 subs. To run over about
four miles.
Mr. Evans's b. g. Bourton aged Task er.
Mr. Land's The General aged Darling.
Sir. Edward Smythe's bl. g. Peter aged Sly.