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London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

COMBINATION IN IRELAND.

(From the Cork Southern Reporter.) . •
This city exhibited for two days, in the early part of the
week, scenes of a very extraordinary kind. Croups of men
were seen roving through the streets, anti visiting every
place where labourers were employed, whether in numbers
at buildings, or individuals in shops, and compelling them
by threats and force to leave the work, if the wages they
received did not amount to eight shillings.a week. In the
course of their perambulations, which they were suffered
to make without " let, hindrance or molestation" on the
part of the civil authorities, they visited the offices where
the business of the branch of the Bank of Ireland reeeatly
established in this city is carried on, and where some alte-
rations are making, nnder the direction of the Mess a.
Deane, Architects. These gentlemen, happening to be on
the spot, resisted the unlawful intrusion, bit were forced
to give way to the numbers who crowded upon them.
IVith the particulars of what occurred inside we are not
acquainted ; but we learn that in the scuffle which took
place Mr. Thomas Deane was knocked down, and one of
the fellows, with ruffian violence, knelt upon his chest, and
held him)by the neck, from which predicament he was re-
leased by one of his brothers, who struck the fellow down,
and with the aid of some genlietnen who had in the mean-
time come up, secured him,,and eventually he and another
were committed to Bridewell. There were other acts of
violence committed in different parts of the town ; but this,
from the circumstances which attendOd it, particularly the
outrage upon Mr. Deane, who, without meaning to bespat-
ter him with gross and fulsome praise certainly deserved,
very different treatment from the workin,, classes, has na- I
turally enough excited more attention, and has been more
generally spoken of. IVe understand that Mr. Deane was
induced, before the fellows who assaulted him were taken
off to 13rillewell, to promise that he would not prosecute
them ; but the Mayor has compelled his brothers, who
were witnesses of the transaction, to enter into securities of
500!. each to appear and give evidence on the trial, which
will not take place 'till the next Assizes, and in the mean
time the offenders will remain in gaol.

Musts:; MA xurAcroac.—The improvements in the
manufacturing of muslins appear daily on the increase. A
very few years ago the bleaching of webs in the chain
was introduced, and it is now become very general; and
dying has been successfblly performed in Mr. Forrester's
starching work, Park-lane, Mile-end. This novel process,
which is very simple, and all done by machinery, reflects
great credit on the ingenious inventor. It is a much su-
perior and more level dye than can be done in the
hank; and what is of great importance, it is a saving to
the.manufacturer of from five to ten per cent. according to
the fineness of the yarn. this department of Mr. F.'s
work has been partially going on for 16 months; but since
its ccwimencement he has brought it to such perfeetion.by
the great improvements he has made in it, that it is now
quite original, and the accession of business is liberally re-
warding the inventor.—Glas.rrow Journal.
Ptiocu•nns.—Since our last, a great quantity of fish
has been taken, particularly by the drift boats ; fish has
been sold at our quays from Sts. to 2s. 6d. per hundred.
The drift boats and seans have been and are now actively
employed. The seans at Looe, Wrinkle, Mevagissey, Caw-
sand, 'owey, Bigbury Bay, and at Yeah!), have been very
fortunate ; upwards of 2000 hogshead were caught one-
night at Bigbury Bay. About 1000 hogsheads have been
put in cellars at Fowey, besides a great: deal sold fresh.
Polperro scans were successful last night; several seans in
Mount's Bay caught fish on Wednesday, but the shoals
were small. The prospects continue as favourable as ever;
With this weather very large catches maybe during
the next springs. The drift boats at returned this
morning so deeply laden that they could hardly get in.—
Devonshire freeholder.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last the boiler of
a steam-engine belonging to a colliery, at Pemberton, near
Wigan, burst, and dreadfully wounded a number of per-
sons. On Sunday five were dead, and several °diets were
in a very dangerous state.
We observe that a work by Mr. Howison, entitled
Foreign Scenes arid Travelling fleet ealions, has recently
drawn so much attention as to have reached a second edi-
tion. The same author's work on Canada was received with
general approbation by the critical world, not only on ac-
count of the peculiar beauty of its descriptions, but also
from the useful and importar.t information it affords to in-
tended settlers. The present work interests another class
of emigrants—the crowds of young cadets who are conti-
nually leaving this country for situations in the East
Indies. The descriptive and satirical powers of the author
are not confined exclusively to that region, but wandtr
with a flitting lustre over many other parts of the world—
the West Indian Islands, the Cape of Good Hope, &c.
&c., in which the British public is peculiarly interested.
As the author is one of the nicst amusing that has hitherto
undertaken to describe East Indian modes of life, we hope
that lie will continne to gratify the public with the fruits
of hid future observations.—Literary Chronicle.
MEr.axettot.v Se ICIDF:.—A few days ago, a man named
Williams, a dyer, between sixty and seventy years of age. was
taken to Patton-garden Office, by Thiselton the Aker, on a
charge of unlawfully pawning sores articles intrusted m him. Tte
prosecutrix, nn seeing the poverty of the prisoner, declined prose.
cuting, anti the Magistrate assented to his discharge, on hie re-
deeming the articles. The articles he did redeem ; but in conse-
quence of being disappointed in receiving sonic moray from a
friend, he sunk into a state of despondency, and on Saturday morn.
ing was found hanging in an out house, attacked to his residence,
on the Hornsey Road. He has lett live children in a destittre
state.

lIATTON-GAnbetr, AUGUST y Turbire was brought.
up, charged by 3lr. James Paragon, or ‘Vhite Hart-yard, Saffron.
hill, with having Assaulted him on Sunday morning. He said that
he was just preparing himself anti brushing his coat for church
service, for he was always punctual in his devotions, the prisoner.
when passing by at the time, and not liking the appearance of the
bricklayer, said, " By J-3 as I am dirty, Tor shan't be clean;"
and immediately attacked him till he became a figure unlit for Pa-
gan, Christian, or man to look upon. She swore that he was a
sanctified saint, and that she would do for him. She gathered a
crowd together, so that he had no need of a congregation, but see-
ing the beadle come up, he thought him the fittest minister in such
cases, and she was locked up in the sanctuary of the watchhouse,
where her spirits had time to cool. It required four watchmen e
recurs her. She was ordered to find bail.

The LORD
open during t
In this case
to the Court, I
obtitrod some
seluettre hod I
the estate brut
The Loop
a representati
brought. before I.
' The Gentleman
Iring since Instissen
leading llouniel,
was unAer the
himself.
The Goan
'that Counsel, wt.
should have taken
other two brand-
ing him to bar
htm, until he
tit hia chair.
'The Gentleman
Court. .
The Loan'
mendoned to
unless it was regm
had nii.trower to
that order, and f
could ha7c had t
drawn up, obey,
the whole blame
hint, who had'
unborn.
Mr. Hinde—,

blamed for tfil
The LORI)
but I know those
Mr. Hinde—Th
my brother's estate
made without you
clip's Secretary i.
was in pin spit.
The LORD e
lsy that order
the complaint
dare to the Ihr.
Mr. Hinkle t
The Lotto ,
Blr. }Linde—,
lane.

The Loan
this delay!
Mr. Huide.—'.
the matter has bi
The Loan Caawcst.t.oa—What de You mean by its having
been mentioned ? Ras there ever been a petition presented, stating
that the order has never been drawn up and that, in cm:sequence
the lunatic's estate, has been, and is, damnified ?
Mt. Hinde—No, certainly not: no such petition has ever been
presented.,
The Loin Citaant itioa—Then there has been a want of the
discharge of duty somewhere :. and when that petition is presented,
take care that justice is done. in the meantime, let Mr. Cart
lay that order before are. .
'Mr. Hinde bowed and retired.
Isr TIM HATTER OP FULTON, A 'n Alm it u PT.
In this matter there had been an appeal from the judgment of
the Commissioners to the Vice Chancellor. Upon that avant hi I
Honour thought the'Commissioners right, and therefore ordered tr
petition to be dismissed with costs.—From his Honour's decre
the pkrties appealed to hie Lordship, and the question upon this
appeal teas, whether the creditor appealing had a right to prove
against the separate estate of Fulton !
After his Lonnstut had gone at considerable length into ate
doctrine of proving a debt against ioint and separate estates. a:.
krowledging the doctrine As originally laid down iu the case or'
exparte Crisp, he stated his. opinion was, that the appellant could
not come
. upon the separate estate, but that he must prove against
the joint estate, (with the other joint creditors', which was distri.
hutaWe under the bankruptcy • therefore he could see no ground
for reversing the Vice Chancellor's order, and the consequence of
that was, that this appeal also would have to be dismissed with.
c 'so. As this decision formed a new precedent, and as the ca."
was of considerable importance, the parties, if -tIVy pleased, t
speak to it again when the Court next met.

CHE'SrEIZ CIRC:L7 T.

CHESHIRE ASSIZES, CHESTER'. AUG.

- • -7—• •
Before the Hon. THOMAS JERVIS and 'air GIFFIN Wltscg.
Terence James Connell was indicted for the wilful murder of
Margaret Treavor, at Stockport, on Friday, the 12th of this month.
The prisoner was slight, twenty years of age. with sandy hair,
I deeply t ock-marked, high cheek-bones, and an eye of a peculiarly
dark expression. lie was an Irishman, resident at Stockport,
where he worked as a block-cutter.
It appeared from the statement of the Attrostsrtr-etnttriat.
(31r. Hill). that Margaret Treavor, the deceased, an unmarried
woman, rather advanced in life, being a Roman Catholic, set out
about half.past eight in the evening of the 12th of August, to ry
to confession at Stockport. Her road lay by Holly-wood, and she
was seen entering it t Shortly after a woman answering her descrip-
tion wan Peen quickly walking through it, and a man following her.
rapidly. Nothing further was k: o virtill twenty mint e p. t tiros
when the prisoner came to the huusa where he resiee anu can. ai.
up two men who lived with him, saying there was a woman mur-
dered in the wood. He took a lantern. and the oleo accompanied
him to the spot, where they found the deceased, her head and face
dreadfully cut and bruised. She was removed to the Infirmary,
where she languished three days, but was insensible till her death.
Suspicion was excited against the prisoner, spots of blood being
found on his shirt and trousers. Though not stated by the At.
torucvGeneral, it was understood that the deceased appeared to
have been violated.

Catherine Sands, the wife of John Sands, knew the deceased_
On the It'th of August, about half past eight in the evening, she
left my. house to go home, through Holly-wood. She was
Roman Catholic, aad was dressed in a light.coloured bed-gowts
and shawl; a black bonnet and apron,
James Fitepatrick—l lived near Stockport, with prisoner, on the
Pith of August. I was with him on that evening. We separated
between seven and eight in the evening. I next saw him at twenty
minutes put nine. I was in bed. It man of the name of James
Buckley was in bed in the same room. Ile came in, and said ite
wished to lead us to a woman he found murdered in Hollywood.
Both of us got up. Prisoner had a blue coat and waistcoat on.
fustian trousers, and a white and black striped apron, the same
dress as when I parted with him before. We got a lantern, aria
went to a man of the name of Brookes, whose house was the first
on the road. The wood is between thnt house and the Catholic
chapel. We met a! Brookes's John Ilanlon and Mr. Brookes him-
self. Hanlon came with us. We went, according to prisonsr'.t
direction, to the place where the deceased lay, across a field. in-
stead of through the wood. The body was in a field, alongside
the wood, separated only by a hedge. There is no path from the
road to the wood where the body was found. We found the de-
ceased lying on her aide, alive but insensible. Her face was
greatly injured, and her cheek cut and hanging down. On the
rood the prisoner told me that he had touched her. as he saw some-
thing on her face like slush, and he thought she was murdered.
He also said he felt her cheek, which was hanging off, and he
thought it was some of her inside.
By the Con oT.—Prlsoner told me as he was coming down the
Wood he heard a moan. He went over the pales, and saw a borne:
and shawl on the bank, and a woman lying in the field. He wei t
into the field, and saw something on her face which appeared to t e
slush. Ile thought she was drunk, and had been smothered. Her.
put his hand to her face, and found the cheek hanging off, and then
tan to give the alarm. _ . .

Crosi-examined by Mr. Sergeant Cnose—The chapel is half a
mile from our house. To get to it we must cross Brinkway-bridge.
and along a highway through the wood, having a steep bank and
trees on both sides; on the left there is a stile and pathway to a
field of Mr. Gee's, opposite to his gates. The woman was lytaxr
on the left side of the highway, about 20 yards from it. The prl-
soner took us the nearest way to her. It was dark when he came in,
anti I could not sec If he was flurried. He appeared to me anxious
,to give immediate assistance. NVhen he came to Brookes's, tne
Prisoner asked him to lend a shutter to bring her on; which Mr.
Brookes refused. After we sax the woman we went to Brookes's
for Resistance, and took her to the dispensary at Stockport; The
distance from our house to where the woman lay was between 2 and
011 ynrds. I left the prisoner neat the dispensary. He' retunted
home in a quarter of an hour. There are several houses between
' *hem deceased was and where he lodged. We did not call at ant
Image, nor meet any one till we came to Brookes's. There were soot*
rersons then be ore the door at Brookes's, to whom we mention!
eircumstanc.y. The nearest house to the place where the woman
ass is not more than 20 yards from our house. I don't think the
prisoner would have gained time by calliny there instead of ciemin4
home.
James Wild. printer, at Stockport, The prisoner ro keel with
me for nine months before the 12th of Augus•. On the' night of
that day I was in the neighbourhood of Holly-wood. and met
the prisoner coming from Stockport, in Mr. Gee's field, in the
road keeling from the cart road in the wood, about five tuitional
past nine. I was Within a yard of the prisoner. Have no doubt
he OM the man. I met a woman about two or three yards before
thhidmnoint naotibeelact
thee slender. The prisoner was walking fast. I did not speak to
him.
khebboedrin.etra,
warl.igslithabe awwals,
aanldittaleblack'pettioost.
I had no particular acquaintance with him. I did not know tin
woman. had no lantern. I heard a clerk strike nine five nil.
mites before 1 cone if the place.
Cross-_Prisoner--Prisoner and I did not work in7easasenrd.wirria,
veifeeobtsehrvigedh onhiseacahressiider.
aofdathrte
By the (otter—The man passed me, and went to aut Is this
woman. I did not observe which way she turned thioagh tha
gate. Could not see the man's features, but knew him by his
ceft:Rtt.,cw-weBxeilPigsrem.eianyee"-roln,a7beaeit dtrehbroearepwittn:oetnelreoruh:sers.
walk. Ile walks curiously, very quick, and swings his amis.
The spot where I met the prisoner is about seventy yards fr.wn
holly-wood. There was sufficient light for me to know the pr'.
soner.

John Smalley, a weaver—Pmsed Hollywood that evening.
About nine o'clock met a woman as she was entering the wood

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O CHANCELLOR again Mt in his ron. "bid 1s
was . •
the elude of the morning to the•uutotr. - .4
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N THE MATTER OP HI/ME, A LUNATIC. i
use the brother and heir-at-law tithe lunatic, applied 1
t, in consequence' M an order, which his emitted bed •
e 'engage, having been drawn irregularly. 'The con.
I been that it could not be carried into execution, and
11 been rieteriorating every day.
D CHANCELLOR slid he could do nothing emir such.
oion ; the cmnphint ought long ago to have Leen
-re him by petition. ,
eman said, he laboured under much dif alto ; he li•id
isniectori Counsel to mention it, but Mr. Heal°, her
isel, had been absent for some tiLie and therefore he
e unpleasant necessity of now troubling his Lordship
• ..
CHANCELLOR thought it extternety hard upon hi4n
who had been instructed to appear in cues before hit'', i
aken themselves entirely out of the *ay, and that iha . 1
ncl•es of the Court should hare shut their doors, left •
ave both regular and irregular applications made to
was so fatitued that he scarcely knew even how to bit
eman said, it had been mentioned once or twice in dpen
1 CHANCELLOR told him, it might as well have been. ' 1 1
i any person then walkingin Chancery-lane : because
regularly brought before she Court upon a petition, be
.to act. Seven years had elapsed since he pronounced •
nd from that time until this moment he neser knew, or I
4
id the least idea, bat that the order had been regularly a
ibeyed, and acted upon ! But notwithstsr.ding Oa:,
(
ore of the seven years' delay would be thrown upon
i been as ignorant, and as innocent of it, as the child °i' • 1! •
-No, my Lord ; certainly your Lordship cannot be 44.
it delay in this case. • •
i CirmrcEct.ott-You Won't blame me for lt,lSir, .i.,
hose who will,
-The Solicitor for one Of the mortgagees of part of t,
estatat, to the amount of 11,0001. (which mortgage was . (
t your Lordship's consent), is
blr.Carr. your Lord.
try in Matters of lunacy ; and your Lordship's order
gainat that m
I Cnatecal.Loortag-Vet I desire that Mr. Carr shall
before me : and if you present a petition bringing
properly before me, I shell take cart that junco la
r.stic's estate, whoever has been to blame. •
thanked his Lordship.
7: CHANCELLOR-Who is your Solicitor, Sir?
!--Mr. Lowe, of Southampton-buildings, Chancery.
CHANCELLOR—Acrd what does Mr. Lowe say to all li
-Why, my Lord, In justite [Ought to say, that
s been Mentioned to the Court before.
I CHANCELLOR-What do you mean by its having
Ilifi ed ? Has there ever been a petition presented. stating
has never been drawn up: anti that, in co::sequence
estate, has been, and ip, damnined ?
-so, certainly not ;no such petition has ever been
,
CHANCELLOR-Then there has been a want of the
.uty somewhere :. and when that petition is presented,
that justice Is done. In the meantime, let Mr. Cart

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