Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-23 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.—A correspondent residing
at an indigo factory north-east of Durbhinga, informs
us that a smart shock of earthquake was felt in that
neighbourhood at about a quarter to seven p.m:, which
was very sensibly felt by him, and the other inmates
of his house. " The shock," to quote his words, "at
the beginning was gentle and first noticed by a friend

dulation appealed to him to arise from a north-west
direction ; but as we both arose from our seats,
and felt the severer shocks a few 'moments after,
the direction of the motion then could not he
distinctly marked by us—our servants and others, how-
ever, state that it appeared to them to be from west.
No previous rumbling noise, as frequently happens ix
earthquakes, was heard by us at the commencement,
but as it assumed a more awful appearance, we heard a
noise resembling the rushing sound of a sudden boister-
ous wind ; the undulatory motion lasted, we think, for
nearly fifteen seconds—the evening was clear, the air
very suffocating and close, and the thermometer at the
time up to the 88th degree. A friend has assured me
that he and his family felt two other distinct shocks at
a late hour of the same night, but very slight ones."
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..I.TNIMMENT OF LONDON RENTICES.-'-At a period
prior to the commencement of Christian and Early
Closing Associations, a great change had manifested
itself in the demeanour, habits, aria usefulness of the
City apprentices. Their affection for those whose
position was in loco parentis had greatly increased, and
a disposition was -evinced by them, as a body, to make
the interests of those they served not only a duty and a
responsibility, but a sure stepping-stone in the ladder
of human progress for themselves. Consequently, a
black-hole, a chamber of terror, was found to be no
longer needed, and its existence ceased many years since,
when some material alterations were made in the inte-
rior of the Guildhall. Alluding to these, Mr. T. B.
Nichols, in his brief account of the building, states that
formerly, on each side of the stone steps, were the hall-
keeper's offices, and round the top of each of them were
six iron palm-trees of curious workmanship, which
served as supporters of the large balcony overhead, and
composed something like two- arbours. Under these
offices were two small cages or prisons, where unruly
apprentices were confined, by order of the Chamber-
sufficient height for a big boy to stand upright.--City
Press.
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Messrs. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons at Etruria, in the
borough of Hanley, are many old workmen who have
spent the greatdr-poMion-of their lives in the service-of
that eminent firm, whoid establishment is the oldest and
not the least iinportant of the earthenware manufac-
tories in this kingdom. On Tuesday evening eight of
the old workmen were entertained at a public dinner
under the following circumstances :—They had each
been in the service fifty years, and the oldest of
them 'had been with the firm for the probably unpre-
cedented period of sixty-six years. The name of this
hearty old man, who still does his day's work,
and, judging from his appearance; can do it well, is
William Stanway. He went to work when only seven
years old, and when he could not walk through the
winter's snow his sister carried him to his work on lide
back. Two of the men—John and William Adams—
are brothers. The names of the others are James
Boulton, Moses Brownsword, and Benjamin Lovatt.
The chair was taken by Mr. Enoch Keeling, for the last
forty years cashier to the works, and himself a servant
of fifty-four years' standing. He related to the company
his experience as a comrade with Stanway in the Etruria
'Volunteers, at the time of the great war with Napoleon
Bonaparte. The chairman was supported on the right
by Mr. Francis Wedgwood, the present head of the firm,
and on each side of him were four of the men.