The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-30 00:00:00

MRS. 11ORNI?.

The latest arrivals from Guernsey inform us that Miss
Laura Horne, whose late sudden disappearance has caused
en much anxif ty, was found on Saturday last at the tell- 1I
deuce of Mr. J. Brock, at Guernsey. Up to the preceding
evenings she had been concealed at Mr. Louis de Cam-
penny s. She was immediately delivered up by the Court
to a gentleman, who had the special authority of her father
to convey her to England. The Court was engaged till six
o'clock on Monday evening, in examining several persons
who misted in concealing the young lady, and the exami-
nation was resumed on the following morning. We have
not, however, learnt the result. From the confused state
at "the account now before us, we can give only a con-
densed statement of the affair. It will be seen that a
little treachery is associated with it. A Mr. J. D. who
.it appears was enamoured of bliss Clementine (another
4aughter of Mr. Horne's), after various messages and
((rights; obtained an interview with Mrs. Horne, to whom
fpe isre:sed his suit, but hispropolals to marry Miss Clemen-
tata.being met with contempt,• he left Mrs. H. with an
aseatrance that unless she acceded to his wishes, his friend,
At. de Campourey, would deliver Miss Laura into the
hstiasof the constables in less than three hours. Alarmed
at sdch unfair proceedings, Mrs. H. solicited the assistance
of 'a friend (Mr. Brock), who accompanied her to her
Jeoghtee-

GLASGOW WEAVERS' .ASSOCIATION.
[From the Glasgow Free Press.l
A number of small houses have lately issued a great
quantity of light work, anti, taking advantage of the long,
depression under which the weavers have been labouring,
have offered it at reduced prices, thereby_inauring the prin-
cipal houses, that were all along maintain log the full prices;
consequently, although the full paying houses assert that
there is no occasion to reduce the wages at present, unless
to wantonly cppress the weaver, yet they find it necessary,
in their own defence, to make some abatement.
The associated weavers, in their present exhausted state,
arc well aware of their inability to oppose such a boat, and
(luring last week and the present several meetings have
here held to consider what was hut to be done, and on
Thom:lay the general committee met to hear the decision
of the districts. After a long and serious deliberation, the
rotes were taken, when it appeared that 13 districts were
for resisting to the uttermost, while 13 were for bending to
circumstances, and the rest remained undecided ; the cast-
ing vote having fallen on the chairman, lie decided in fa-
your of the latter proposition.
' It was afterwards resolved that each district should in
the mean time endeavour to recruit their funds, as the
only and sorest stay in the period of distress.
A few of the causes which led the association to take the
above step were—first, the exhausted state of the funds;
having supported, in the severest stage of the dulness in
trade, from 600 to 1000 hands per week. Secondly, many
of those vt:to were thus supported (when they could get no
work at any price), as soon as they could get a low-priced
web, basely deserted the association, and became its warm-
est enemies. Thirdly, the Hamilton weavers, and others
in country districts, that were not in the association, by
taking work at any price, had always a good supply of the
best work, while those in the association were denied it,
and thus suffered, while others silently and ungratefully
reaped the benefit. Fourthly, manufacturers of small ca-
pital, who are determined to make a fortune, no matter
how, in such times of distress thrust themselves into the
trade, and get a quantity of cheap goods made, and arc
thus enabled to undersell the Jaeger houses, and oblige
them to turn upon the weaver. These accumulated evils
have all at once borne heavy upon the association; and
those who think the weavers have too much wages may
now rest satisfied that they are likely to have less. The
Martinmas rent, the dreary season when a weaver is half
of his time employed over the light of a glimmering lamp,
in a cold damp cell—the high price of provisions, after
such a superabundant harvest—the dearth of coals, cloth-
ing, &c., are evils not enumerated in the above list, under
which the weaver must groan out a lingering existence.
But as there is a prospect of reviving, towards the be-
ginning of the year, he may yet triumph over all these
frightful casualties.
According to the returns given in, there are in Glasgow
and its neighbourhood, not extending beyond three miles,
about twelve thousand looms, and since the late stagnation
about eight hundred remain empty, the occupiers having
gone to other trades, the army, &c. Were each loom to
lose on an average ifs. per week, at this time, here is a
dead loss to; the body of 1,2004 weekly ; a sum which, if
laid up in stock, would place the weavers above all the fluc-
tuations they are periodically visited with.

IMPROVEMENTS orLONDON.—The Gazette of Saturday
night contains several notices of projected improvements in
the City, in Westminster, and the suburbs. In the eastern
parts several new roads are intended to be formed; and in
the north, a new road connecting the Hackney-road with
Kingsland-road. In the City a new street is projected
from Moorgate to the Bank (connecting Finshury-square
with the centre of the metropolis). To the westward a
new street is to be formed, from Lincoln's Inn-fields to
Holborn (which will complete the passage from the latter
street to the Strand, through the intended opening at
Pickett-place, Temple-bar). It is intended to enlarge
Hungerford-market, improve the adjacent quays, and es-
tablish a fish-market (so long wanted in that part of the
town). And the parish of Lambeth, having gained so great
a population, is to be accommodated with a new bridge,
from the church to the Horseferry-road, and a street from
the same to Stafford-place, Pimlico, which will connect
the Borough in a straight line with Hyde Park-corner.
And further westward, it is intended to make a navigable
canal from the Thames to Kensington.
NOBLE GIFT TO THE SOCIETY OP MUSICIANS.—When
the late Mr. Crosdil, the celebrated performer on the vio-
loncello, was on his death-bed, he desired his son, Captain
Crosdil, to present the Royal Society of Musicians with one
thousand pounds, as a token of the respect he entertained
for the Society, and desire to promote the interests of the
profession. Mr. Crostlil was one of the most celebrated
performers of the day, and ranked as high in the profession
as Mr. Lindley, the violoncello performer. Mr. Crosdil was
first violoncello at the King's Theatre; his Majesty also
appointal him his principal violin performer, and his pre-
sence was required at his Majesty's concerts. Mr. Cros-
dil married a lady with a splendid fortune, and by her re-
quest he declined all professional engagements, excepting
the appointment of violin performer to the King. In the
discharge of this duty lie attended in the organ-loft of the
Chapel Royal when the King attended divine service in
that sacred edifice. On two occasions, in June last, when
the King visited the Chapel Royal, Cronin was prevented
by indisposition from attending, and shortly after he died,
having lived to an advanced age. Captain Crosdil having
thus handsomely fulfilled his verbal but not testamentary
disposition of his late lamented father, there will be no le-
gacy duty exacted.
The approaching grand public dinner given by the mer-
chants of Newcastle to Charles Ogle, Esq. late Collector of
his Majesty's Customs at that port, promises, we under-
stand, to be one of the most superb fetes ever seen in that
town. The signatures on Wednesday last were 192, in-
cluding the members of all the great mercantile establish-
ments' besides many other individuals of great respecabi-
lity. The Committee of Management, we further under-
stand, are indefatigable in their exertions to impart splen-
dour and effect to a meeting which, in point of fact, bids
fair to rival some of the great baronial festivities of our an-
cestors, in the olden time, upon extraordinary occasions.
Doubtless, to recctre so unequivocal a mark of respect from
such a numerous and distinguished body of men, must
prove an offering of the most gratifying kind to the ho-
nourable individual who is the Immediate object of 4,
Durham Chroniele.

TIM HAIHAUI.T SITHE,..-At a meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Highland Society of Scotland, held en the 14th
current, the reports from the different district), regarding
the experiments made last harvest with the Hainault
sidle, were laid before them. They were so much satis-
fied with the careful attention with which these experi-
ments had been made, and with the correct cantina of the
two Flemings during the extensive tour made by them in
Scotland. that the Directors unammounly resolved to re-
commend to the Society to vote 600 francs (300 to each), as
a gratuity to the foreigners, beyond the stipulated romune-
ration.—Edinburgit Observer.

Ast UNNATURAL NIOTN E ft.—On Thurstlry evening last,
about six o'clock, a fine healthy female child, apparentlV
about three months old, was left in thegarden at the back
of a house in Pembroke-place. The child was enclosed in
a basket, covered with an old ragged blanket, upon which
were the marks "E. R. 3." The little innocent, as soon
as it was discovered, was taken into the house, where it was
nursed and fed. Information of the circumstance was sent
to Mr. Hardman, the governor of the workhouse, who im-
mediately sent a perron for the baby ; it was conveyed to the
workhouse, and every care taken of it. Oa the next morn-
ing bills were issued, offering a reward of I Of. fur such in-
formation as might lead to the apprehension of the person
who abandoned the infant. In the purse of 93turday as
individual, who had read the handbill on the walls, gave the
necessary information ; and in the evening the unnatural
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hammer, by which deep and dangerous wounds had been ingiam
on, their booms ; and no butt than Monday last, alterhe had she;
the horse of a Nobleman, he gave it several severe blow:, sb„
left incisions in its flesh, and on remonstrating with him on
brutality of his behaviour, he listened with the most harder*. levity_ _ .

George Coombe', one of the workmen, elated, that he taw the
prisoner sheeing u horse, sod after he had done he struck the at,
and a violent blow with the rasp or hammer, which cut it.
George Williams, a servant, who left the horse at Aft. F,.
lwaicek:us:juprryo.ved that when be left ft there it was free f:otti aaythat
Mr. Fenwick said that the prisoner was perpetunily treating IN'
horses with cruelty, and he had frequent complaints twin
ttr
owner that they were in.',urcd.
paThe inisoner, to his defence, said that he did it in a moment

Mr. RAWL' )(sox remarked, that his conduct was most wilful] cruel to inflict wounds upon a poor dumb amine', rnere;y
it
is did noton. hold its leg to please him. lle must have a hardayi
dpos
Mr. Fenwick intimated to the Magistrate, that when he told his
neat
tht two or three months at the tread-mill would do him good 1,-,
p:et!, •• Oh I anything for a change."
.11r. %mummy Paid he would commit him to the tread.esik
and he was locked up ; but the confinement seemed to subdue 1,4
spirit j and ultimately, with the congent of his masts. he mis
charged, on begging his pardon, and promising no. to be god:,
of
such cruelty In future.

WORSHIP STREET.
DIMINO OUTRAGE.—Yesterday a young man named AN
Piekrll was brought before Mr. TIVYFORD for final examinawa
on a charge of felony. arising out or one of those scenes of tint ati confusion which regularly occur in the neighbourhood of liethro4,
green on the Smithfield market days.
Mr. John Stevenson, watchmaker, Chester-place, Betlu.
green, deposed, that between five and six o'clock en the eves.,
of • Monday, the 21st instant, he heard a tremendous oh;
arising from a mob who were hunting a bullock past his haw'
and he observed that the lattice of his shop windue, 14,4 ai
which a number of valuable watches were hanging, was broken
and he saw a number of hands thrust through the window;
missed one gold and one silver watch.
William Harris, a butcher, residing on the opposite side of th,
Street, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Stevenson.
Joshua Armstrong, an officer of this establishment, stated that,
in consequence of private information he had received, he and Mt
Garton repaired on Tuesday last to the King and Queen public;
house, in Hare-street, Bethnal-green. On entering the room h,
observed that the prisoner appeared rather agitated, and endeavouree
to put his hand into his left.hand bteechea pocket. Ile asked the
prisoner " if lie was sure that every thing about him was his own
property." The prisoner replied, " yes." He then put his hand
Into the prisoner's left-hand pocket, aiid there he found the
idea
watch now produced. He asked the prisoner where he had
got it,
and he replied that he had found it in Hare-street-fields.
The watch WAS identified by Mr. Stevenson as one of those In
lost on the 21st inst.
He was fully committed for trial.
UNION HALL.
Yesterday three journeymen glass.cutters, named Ifin, yek,,y,ve.
and Corncy, lately in the employment of Messrs. Pella' and Green,
the glass-msnufacturers of St. Paul's Church-yard, were chargid
with leaving their work in an unfinished state, and entering two
the service of another master, without giving their former employen
any notice of their intention.
One of the gentlemen belonging to the firm stated, that he vat
' under the necessity of appearing against those men, as the Orme
with which they were charged had of late become prevalent, ac ii
was extremely injurious to houses like theirs, carrying on estecNte
business. The three defendants were taken into their employ me
time ago, and on account of their poverty had money adaaand,
which they stipulated to repay by weekly instalments. Having
worked on those terms for a few weeks, and before either of the dt,.
fendatots had liquidated a third part of the sum advanced to lam,
they suddenly absconded, leaving their work unfinished, and with
much difficulty they were traced to another manufactory, into thick
they had entered.
A person named Matthews contended, on behalf of the derail.
ants, that as no written contract had been entered into they hat: no:
subjected themselves to punishment. Every body knew that elan.
cutters and blowers could only work five days in the week, acil
the expiration of every five dabs he suimaitted that they had a right
to leave the employment of any fluster, and enter into that ri
another, when there was no written agreement to bind them to (AM
other.

The complainant acimiitcd that the defendams could only work
five day in the weeks; but that, he conceived, was no excuse iv:
th.dr conduct.

The Magistrate (Mr. ALLEN) observed, that Mr. Mattheas.
who seemed to take great interest in the disposal of the Me. an.
completely misinformed with respect to the law on the suljrc•.
Although the defendants had not et:tercel into a writien apcmt
with the firm, yet, as they hail abandoned their work, leaving it c,
an unfinished state, they had subjected themselves to imprisonment
and hard labour, which punishment he was bound to carry iota
execution, it' the charge was pressed against them.
The defendant Bill said, that Mr. Greco, one of the partners,
had promised, when lie entered his service, to advance tutu to
higher wages, but that gentleman had not kept ins word.
Mr. Green denied this assertion. It was his invention, he said,
to have raised all their wages had they remained with hint, and
worked as they ought to have done, but. said Mr. Green, great
numbers of our men are induced to aleinend trim their employ:nen:
by persons who carry on an illicit trade. in ea ;Ins and outhousts, is
rvmote situations, and who employ tit inesliTs mud others in ninit.
Mg down broken glass, and moulding it into c'u'ts. which ankle:
arc !meshed about the streets without ever p tying a farthing duty.
The defendants all deduced that they had tio connexion with el •e
cruet blowers.

The Aliigintrate intimated that in I ,4 the defendants acceded !,
the arrangements Mr. Green might suggcat, they should inevitably
be sent to gaol. _ _

Gre;a said he would he Natisfill with the money tint he
had advanced them and his whir experts, s.

Matthews, the person whn evinced so much anxiety respecting the
defendants, immediately paid the money.

ALARMING FIRE.

Between the hours of two and thri e n'clook yesterday morning,
the inhabitants of lel wood's-rents, Holborn, and (;ray's Inn, vier:
nroused by cries of " tire," ahreh had just thin brol,e nut s ith on.
common fury, in the house of 31r. (ax, a baker, No. 12, Inf.
wond's.rents, next door to the old (Nm of Rep:.:lls. The alarm
axon spread, and a vast number of engines were promptly in r.
tendance ; but owirg to the insulated situation of the place, there
being no thoroughfare, and the passage itself very narrow, not own
than two engines could be brought into play. From this chaos.
stance, together with there being a vast deal of timber (as is ge-
nerally the case in all the old-fashioned houses) on the pt mantes, ten.
tiered dry from the fires in the bake-houses, the flames obtained It.,
commanding an ascendancy, that every elburt to suppress them
proved fruitless. The devouring element men burnt through the
floors, and the roof failing in with a tremendous crash, the lianas
shot up in a clove compact column far above the tops of the nor•
rounding buildings, threatening destruction to the whole neigh-
bourhood. The alarm of the inhabitants was proportionately gra.
and what tended to enhance it in a very considerable degree iris
that at the same moment it was accompanied by a heavy storm n
thunder, lightning, rain, and wind. The attention of the firemen
was judiciously directed to the preservation of the adjoining horn.,
which were several times partially on tire, but as often extinguished
by their exertions, in whirls, we regret to state, two men be-
longing to the Sim (31a11ett and Horne) have suffered severely. To
save the house on the left, (the Old Court of Requests, now oe•u.
pied as a tea-warehouse) these two poor fellows, with uncommon
Intrepidity, made their way to the third story, in despite of flame
and smoke, with the view of pulling down some burning timbers
that communicated to No. 13, and, while so employed, a l!wri
chimney tumbled upon them, and buried them in the rums. Thor
' companions flew to their relief, as one minute's delay must ncr:+•
parity have been fatal to them. Horne was sensible of the injure he
had received, but :Hallett was to all appearance dead. lle Ras
conveyed to St. Bartholomew's llospital, where he was profossicsuln:
attended on the instant of his arrival, but it is feared that be
hot recover, and Home is also badly wounded.
The tire is said to have been caused by a large quantity, ri
shavings having been placed too near the oven. The extent in,he
loss is not yet exactly ascertained.

. .
Puffing is unnecessary where Cure is small risk anti
great gain,ler what is the trifling sum of nineteen guineas ah:n
compared with Thirty Thous:enl Pounds, which any person mw
vain in a few days. at either of Carroll's Offices, \o. 19, Cornh;:•.
7, Charing-cross, er 26, Oxford-strect, will is the first Contrac,c:
last ever presented the public with Four Splmtlid Prizes of Th 4:!
Tilansand Pounds, &c. &c. All to lc drawn Next Tties'!3,
6th December, anti this is Catroll's Farewell Scheme, as ali
terics must eud fa ever at the close of these drawings.

BIRTH.
On the 28!h inst. at his house in .lames-street, Buckinghstr•
gate, the lady of Capt. W. H. z-mich, R.N. 01 a sem

MA R RI CD.
On the 23th inst. at St. Duratnn's, Stepney. George Ranker.
Esq. of lientinvt.ittreet, Manchester.square. to Elisabeth Ilres
hig, daughter of William ltdyne. Esq. of New-grove, Mile-end.
On the 2tlth inst. at R.-denhall, Norteilk, Hlnce,ter 1:•‘•
of the Inner Temple, to Elisabeth, widow of F. F. North, Esq. ••
Roughttni, Norfolk, and of Hastings.
On the 211th inst. at Clivistchurch, Middlesex. the Rev. r.
Young, B.A. of Warding. Sussex, to Elizabeth Susannah. ei;o:
daughter of John Holloway, Esq.