The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-04 00:00:00

EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POOR.

MAICCIIESTER. SEPT. 2.
We stated in our last, that arrangements were making, tinier
the superintendence of Mr. 31'Adam, to employ on the turnpike
roads in the neighbourhood all such persons as were destitute of
work. A notice was subsequently issued by the horomthreeve and
constables, desiring persons cut of employment, and able to work
od ihe roads, and who had been resident in Manchester twelve
months, to apply at the Town-hall on Tuesday last. In cons..t-
pt nce of this notice, near 1,400 persons applied on and t.int.
Tuesday. Of these the great majority were labourers, abont
one-fifth were weavers, and the remainder spinners, and persons
of other descriptions. Out of these applicants a selection was nrade.
of shout L'oo, to whom tickets were issued, entitling them to en'.
ployment in breaking stones on various roads in the vicinity
of the town. About 00 tickets were issued for the Cheethant
road ; and of the bearers of these, ten made their appearance on
Thursday morning; but four went off again before the conclusion
of the day, and did nut return. On the following morning, only
four made their appearance, oat of the six, who were there on tho
preceding evening; but seven others came, one of whom went ot,'
during the day, but his place was supplied by another; so that
eleven were at work yesterday morning. On the Pendleton road.
out of 30 to whom tickets were issued, one made his appearance.
and continued at work up to lut night. The remaining tickets
were issued chiefly for the Hulme road, with regard to which uo
official return has been received; but we believe that not more than
three er four have been at work there. We understand thwt the
plan adopted is to pay the men every evening for the Tummy or
work they have done during the day ; and the rate at which they
are paid would enable persons expert in the work to earn good
wages, though men who have not been accustomed to it of course
will not succeed so well.—dfoneheater Guardian.

WAKEFIELD RELIEF CO3IIIIITTEE.—At a Meeting held ca
Wednesday, at the Court-house, it was resolved to discontinue di:
relict hitherto weekly afforded to the poor, until nearer winter and
in con tequencc the meetings of the Committee were adjourned unto
the 14th October It appeared from the statement laid before the
Meeting, that the sum•tatal of the subscriptions received had
amounted to about 1,000!. The principal sums expended were about
701. in bacon, which had been distributed in portions of from one t.,
three pounds foe each family ; nearly 100!. worth of meal, which had
been given to the poor in stones and half stones at a time ; MU. had
been sent to the relief committee at Bury, in Lancashire, :mil tlis.
like sum to those of Keighley, Padiham, Roy ton. Pendk, and Burn.
ley. Besides this, the sum of 1061, had been paid to labourers, who
had been employed at a stone-quarry, at Lindlehill ; but a portion of
this will be repaid to the committee by the surveyors of the road ; also
24!. had been expended in etnployiug persons to level coal-pit
&c. Twenty pounds were left is the hands of three respect-
able gentlemen, to be expended, if necessary, in the relief of rat.
titularly diNtressed families in Al►erthorpe and its vicinity, during
the suspension of the operations of the Committee. A balance or
about 360/. will remain, when the whole of the substripttoni are
received, to meet the expected necessities of the ensing winter.

FATAL EVENT.—A Coroner's inquest was held
Monday, before Mr. Milne, on the body of Susannah Bax-
ter, who was accidentally killed on the preceding night, iti
consequence of jumping out of a chaise whilst the vehicle
was p►oceeding along the Stretford road. The deceased
and several other females, with the consent of the tither.
entered the chaise whilst it was standing at the Navigation
Inn door, Knott Mill, and they were drivers by him to tile
Bull and Punch-bowl public-house, on the Stretford road,
where they drank a half-crown bowl of punch. They re-
tinned towards home in the chaise; but after they had
gone a short distance the driver turned the veitiele round,
and proceeded back towards Stretford. One of the WOIllen•
called out to him to stop, but he paid no attention to her
request. The deceased and one of her companions then'
opened the chaise-door and jumped out. The deceased.'
upon being picked up, was found to be seriously injured'.;;
she was immediately taken to the Bull pnd Punch-bowl:
whore she died the same night, frotn an affution of 6104
to the brain, canoed by falling upon her hiatiorThe -Jury
returned a verdict of Accidentally killed." \.