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The adjourned Wharncliffe meeting of this com-
pany was held yesterday at the Waterloo Station—
Captain Mangles in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ap-
proving a bill for incorporating a company to make
a railway from the Sidmouth Railway, near Tipton,
to Budleigh SAlterton, and for other purposes. The
bill contained clauses and provisions by which
powers were proposed to be conferred on the Lon-
don and South-Western Company for leasing and
working the line.
The motion was seconded and carried unani-
mously.

5, 1804, and Brevet Major June 4, 1814. lie was
also present at the capture of Paris, and he remained
with the army of occupation until December 2, 1818.
He became Lieut. Col. December 31, 1828 ; Colonel,
November 23, 1841 ; Col.-Commandant, January
12, 1854; Major-Gen., Jane 20, 1834 ; and Lieut.-
Gen., Nuv. 28, 1854.

Employment of the Operatives on Public

Works.

The followi"g report has been presented to the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, MT., President of the
Poor-law Board :

"Manchester, May 16, 1863.

" Sir,—You are aware that I accompanied Mr. Rawlin-
son in the c tton manufacturing districts with a view to
ascertain what public works of utility could be advan-
tageously carried out is these districts, and upon which the
unemployed able-bodied male operatives could be set to
work by corporations or other local authorities. I have now
to report that we visited together,the Loronghs of Ashton-
under-Lyne, Blackburn, Oldham, Rochdale, and Stockp )rt ;
and to inform you that we were well received at each of
those places by the authorities to whom I have alluded.
Mr. Rawlinson will report to you the result cf his mission;
but it appears to me that I can furnish you with some facts
in connection with the five boroughs we have visited,
which will, I hope, be of some service to you.
"BOROUGH OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNB.—.Thepepulation
of this borough is 35,000, and its net rateable Value is £76,093.
During the year ended Lady-day, 1863, the ratepayers paid
9a. 7d in the pound on the net rateable value, which pay.'
ment included every description of rate for which their pro-
perty was liable. There are 11,616 operatives here : of
whom 1,987 are working full time, 1,176 are working four
or five days; 1,017 are working three days ; E 69 are work-
ing two days or under; and 7,137 are wholly out of work.
The estimated loss of wages is £6,153 per week. It is esti-
mated that there are uow 2,0u0 unemployed able men here.
"BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN.—The population of this
borough is 63,125, and its net rateable value is £144,418.
During the year ended La ty-day, 1863, the ratepayers
paid 9s. 11d. in the pound on the net rateable value, which
payment included every description of rate for which their
property was liable. There are 27,840 operatives here, of
whom 13,393 are working full time, 1,749 are working four
or five days, and 12,698 are wholly out of work. The esti-
mated loss of wages is £10,700 per week. It is estimated
that there are now 3,000 unemployed able men here, or in
the immediate neighbourhood.
"BOROUGH or OLDHAM.--The population of this
borough is 72,334, and its net rateable value is £163,446.
During the year ended Lady-day, 1863, the ratepayers paid
6s. 2d. in the pound on the net rateable value, which pay-
ment included every description of rate for which their pro..
perty was liable. There are 24,680 operatives here, of
whom 9,504 are working full time, 6,448 are working four
or five days, 3,412 are working three days, 91 are working
two days, and 5,225 are wholly out of work. The estimated
loss of wages is £6,375 per week. It is estimated that there
are now 1,500 unemployed able men here.
"BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE.—The population of this
borough is 38.164, and its net rateable value (as nearly as
I can ascertain) is £147,000. During the year ended Lady-
day, 1863, the ratepayers paid 6s. 9d. in the pound on the
net rateable value, which payment included every desctip-
tion of rate for which their property was liable. There are
13,269 operatives here, of whom 3,260 are working full time,
552 are working four or five days, 906 are working three
days, 376 are working two days or under, and 8,175 are
wholly out of work. The estimated loss of wages is £4,758
per week. It is estimated there are now 2,000 unemployed
able men here.

" BOROUGH Of STOCKPORT.—The population of this
borough is 54,682, and its net rateable value is £143,227.
During the year ended Lady-day, 1863, the ratepayers paid
Bs. 6d. in the pound on the net rateable value, which pay-
ment included every description of rate for which their pro-
perty was liable. There are 20,037 operatives here ; of whom
6,528 are working full time; 3,566 are working four or five
days ; 1,154 are working three days ; 499 are working two
days or under; and 8,220 are wholly out of work. The
estimated loss of wages is £6,100 per week It is estimated
that there are now 2,000 unemployed men here.
" Amongst the unemployed men in the above-named
boroughs there are many wbo are carpenters, masons, car-
ters, and others, who are dependent on the cotton trade. I

have to report that we shall next week inspect the bo-
roughs of Wigan, Staleybridge, Bolton, and Salford ; and
on Saturday we shall report the result of our work to you.
--I have the honour to be, &c.

"H. B. FARNALL, Special Commissioner."

Mr. Rawlinson, in his report, deals with the sanitary
wants of these and other towns, their resources, and the
debts they have already incurred or are empowered to incur
for general improvements, lie sums up with the following
general observations :
" So far as I have yet visited and inspected the distressed
towns in Lancashire and Cheshire, I find work requiring to
be done, able-bodied men out of work, and the local autho-
rities willing to consider the proposition of devising work
for wages' for the willing workers amongst the distressed
cotton operatives. Legal power and money are, however,
required in many instances. The Local Government Act
offers legal power at no cost; but there has been and now is
a prejudice against this act. Deputations from Oldham and
some other places have, however, visited Preston and Wigan
to inquire as to the working of the act, and the replier being
satisfactory some of this prejudice has been removed. Many
of the public have entertained the notion that Government
intended to set out large works and execute the same inde-
pendently of the local authorities. I have, in all cases, ex-
plained that all works undertaken must be devised, super-
intended, executed, and paid for by the several local autho-
rities. Objections have been taken to the proposed scheme
of works, viz. That a time of general distress is not fa-
vourable to large expenditure on local works not directly
productive. That the cotton operatives out of work cannot,
with advantage, execute the proposed works. 'I hat neces-
sarily a large proportion of the money required must be
paid to skilled labour other than distressed cotton opera •
Lives and for materials.' The reply is :—The able-bodied
men, now out of work, must either be maintained out of
the poor rates, or by work in the towns. The present
system will ruin the men, if persevered in over another
year. Relief to able men is ever demoralising. The best
of the distressed cotton operatives both can and will do a
fair day's work for a fair day's wage. ''his I know by
past and by present experience. I have questioned many
of the men, and they are willing and anxious to work,
Much of the money required will necessarily be expended
on skilled labour and on materials. But within one month
after commencing fairly to work, the best of the distressed
cotton operatives will have become, in a degree, skilled
labourers,' in excavating, in trenching, and in street and
road forming. There are difficulties to be overcome, but
most of these difficulties rest with the local authorities.
But a vast amount of useful work may be beneficially un-
dertaken and be executed by the best of the distressed men
out of employment. Large numbers of cotton operatives
ought not to be massed. The labour should be divided, and
there should be practical men to lead and superintend.
Wages should be paid in money and at short intervals. Any
loss in the work in the first instance will be more than made
up to the locality in a saving of the poor rate. ,I have made
arrangements for obtaining more detailed estimates of works
which may be undertaken in the several towns. and have
offered my services to (as far as possible) advise the local
surveyor, in each case, as to worke. I will report further as
soon so practicable.—l have the honour to be, Sx.,
" ROBERT RAWLINSON.

secluded village of the Montague A GHOST IN A
from their beds one
partment of the Aude,
wetr:ildrof the tocsin," for such is
BELFRY.--The
night last week by the "
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of the small
to their loud shouts of inquiry
and fhroomwevweri,ththine church door was locked ;no voice
bell continued to ring loudly and hurriedly.
Traenshd:°34:nnectireetwheas called upon and brought the church key.
With trembling steps and beating hearts the crowd fol-
lowed their pastor into the sacred building. T,hey pene-
trated into the belfry, and—oh I horror of horrors I the
phenomenon,
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midnight, the hour when spirits walk abroad. The priest,
armed with his youpillon, proceeded to exorcise the demon but all the holy water in the church was soon exhausted
and yet the dreadful bell continued to sound. At length a
peasant, more intrepid than the rest, volunteered to climb
into the steeple, and look at the bell itself. As ho mounted
the dark:narrow winding ladder which led to the abode of
mystery, the teriitiA parishioners below muttered their
paternosters with increased rapidity. In a few moments an
unearthly shriek from the devoted messenger left no doubt
on the minds of the people below that he had met with tb,,
&Nil himself. As the unhappy man approached the bell it
leapper a
did indeed cease to sound, but by the fliekeringupal
of his lantern he saw crouching down close to t eecs which
black monstrous hideous form, with two yellow. ey
and
glared full upon him. The.
poor man fainted away,
' din the church.
for some minutes an awful silence reigne
several men
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Then by a sudden and elm
of their comrade, and Iwo-
light
resolved to see what had becomeeushed
up
the ladder tog_ 0
parting courage to each other,
they. On nearing the
in the rope, and who
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had got one of his fore feet entangled
been the cause a this te
in his endeavours to escape, had
bell theyr found a large polecat. wh
rible commotion in the Montague Noire.