The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-11 00:00:00

GAME LAW HUMANITY.

On Tuesday, the, 16th ultimo, Frederick King, lace-
maker, of New Lenton, being out of work, went with his
wife and family to find employment in haymaking; when
he was near to the Trent side, a person, named Henry
Cox, also of New Lenton,' gave him a shilling to swim
across the Trent and assist him (COx) in finding a bag
in an osier holt, not far from Boot's bank. King and
Cox stripped and swam to the place, found the bag, and
King returned with it ; immediately on his reaching
the Nottingham side of the river, Mitchell, one of Sir
Juckes Clifton's game-keepers, and his companion said,
"we must have that bag." King replied, "it is not
yours, and you shall not have it," at the same time giv-
ing his name and where he lived. He was immediately
attacked in the most furious manner by Mitchell, who beat
King so brutally with a thick stick on the head, arms, and
other parts of the body, that persons who saw the attack
ran to his assistance, being fearful that he would
be killed. One of the persons who witnessed this
savage attack upon a man—in a state of nudity, be it
remembered—states, " the blood gushed out in tor-
rents ;" and King says, "I thought I was going to be
killed, and called out murder.' " Mr. John Brown,
lace-maker, New Lenton, states that he saw Cox and
King in the Trent, and the keepers asked him what
they were doing, and he told them bathing; he saw the
latter come nut of the river, and Mitchell immediately
commenced beating him with a stick, " as hard as he
could." Murder being shouted, Brown ran to King's
assistance, and asked the keepers what they were
killing the man for, when Mitchell again struck King.
In attempting to ward-off the blow he received it on
his (Brown's) hand, which was severely hurt. George
Brewill, butcher, of New Lenton, who also saw the
attack upon King, says, " I never saw a man lose so
much blood in my life ; I think if we had not inter-
fered King would have been murdered. After the
keepers were gone I laid King on the bank ; he was
very dozy, and complained of his head, which was badly
cut; his arm was much swollen, and his knee severely
injured. King's wife and three children were present,
and terribly frightened." Being prevented from further
beating the poor fellow by tho interference of the
spectators, the cowardly keepers ran away, but,
luckily, Mitchell was known, and we are informed
that a true bill was found against him at the
county sessions, on Monday week. We must not omit
stating, that Mr. Edward Cox, of New Lenton, who was
fly-fishing against Boot's bank, and saw the whole of
this murderous attack, heard Mitchell say to the other
keeper, when King and H. Cox were returning across
the Trent, " Stick to me, and whether they have been
netting or not, we will have the nets." Mr. E. Cox im-
mediately shouted to King and Cox, "I do not know
whether you know it, but here are two keepers waiting
for you." H. Cox replied, " I don't care, NI e have been
doing nothing wrong." At this time King had the bag
under his arm. Mr. E. Cox and all the other witnesses
arc positive that neither H. Cox nor King had been net-
ting.—Nottinghant Review.

THE LABOUR MARKET in SOUEH
AUSTRALIA.
(From the Adelaide Observer, Feb. 7).
Since our last report, under the date December 6,
there has been no sensible diminution in the ratio of de-
mand for labour, although the continued arrivals from
the neighbouring colonies, and those from Britain and
Germany, have added some hundreds to the aggregate
of our labourers and operatives of all classes. We have
sought (with the intention of giving full publicity to
them, if found) for evidences of repletion in any of the
ranks of labour or employment, or of reduction in the,
scale of remuneration ; but instead of such instances, we
are told of some advances proportionate to the augmen-
tation in price noticed under the head " shoemakers ;"
and although we seek and cordially invite information,.
and are frequently obtaining from those sources which
are least liable to perversions unfavourable to the work-
ing man, namely, from candid working men themselves,
the only conclusion we can arrive at is, that there is yet
room and to spare.
BAKERS.-Many of the masters work for themselves,
but such as employ journeymen, and usually engage the
best hands, give as much as 245. per week and board.
BRICKLAYERS are generally in full employment at ss.
to 6s. per day, or in task work at the rate of lod. to ls.
per yard for nine-inch brick work, labour only ; scaf-
folding not included.
CABINET-MAKERS.-There are few journeymen re-
quired at present, the lesser masters working for them-
selves, being the principal operatives. The few per-
sons employed on task work jobs earn from ss. to 6s.
per day.
CARPENTERS' wages ss. Os. to 7s. per day, according
to ability, the highest quotation being for skilled as
well as industrious hands. One report with which we
have been favoured states, " a few unemployed ;" but
as we have sought for such in vain, we conclude our
informant should have written "a few keeping holiday."
FARM LABOURERS are readily engaged at los. to 12s.
per week, and weekly rations, consisting of 101bs. to
121bs. flour, 101bs. to 121bs. flesh meat, Vb. tea, and 21b.
sugar.-From the urgency of the demands reported to
us, as well as other facts, we believe agricultural em-
ployers will be found generally ready to afford every en-
couragement in their power to deserving persons.
TOWN LABOURERS are still reported " rather scarce,"
at wages varying from .18s. to 21s. per week.
FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVANTS.-The demand for per-
sons of this useful class . may be inferred from the
fact, that about sixty German female servants, who
arrived last week per ship George Washington, met
with almost immediate employment, at wages averaging
ss. per week (with board and lodging of course) ' • and,
although the difference of language is mutually felt to
be a disadvantage, the new comers are in general much
pleased with their engagements. English female ser-
vants who can be well recommended obtain Gs. to 75. per
week, and in some instances even more.
MASONS are well engaged at ss. to 6s. per day.
MINERS are no longer satisfied to work "on owners'
account" for less than 30s. per week, especially at any
distance from town ; but the prevalent wish of this
class is to be paced upon " tribute" or " tutwork,"
which is natural enough, when they know that some of
their brethren are earning such splendid remuneration
at the Burra-Burra mines. We purposely refrain from
particular mention of unconfirmed reports of earnings
in excess; but we believe we may say there are instances
of some of the knowing ones among the miners getting
a pound a day or more, in consequence of the great pro-
ductiveness of the workings. The number of practical
miners being wholly insufficient, it has become necessary
to render available ordinary labour to a very considerable
extent.
PLASTERERS experience no lack of employment ; but
are generally engaged in task work, for which they
often receive as much as Bd. to ls. per yard tsuper.) for
three-coat work, including ceiling. This price, which is
for labour only, and does not include anything but jour-
neymen's task prices, should (we are told) enable a
steady workman of this class to earn 10s. a day besides
paying his labourer.
PAINTERS' wages 4s. to ss. per day. Present hands
not so much in request as to offer inducement for any
influx, either of prime workmen or daubers.
PLUMBERS.-No more wanted at present.
SHEPHERDS, 12s. to 15s. per week, according to ability,
distance, and circumstances, with a full allowance of
rations, and every encouragement to steady deserving
men. Such as have wives calculated for a bush life often
obtain but-keepers' pay and rations for them. Ordinary
hut-keepers' wages are 7s. or Bs. per week, with rations.
encouragements, and chances of promotion to the rank
of shepherd, commensurate with their (bush) accom-
plishments.
Sairrns are generally well employed, at 255. to 30s.
weekly. The German blacksmiths, by the George
Washington, found a choice of employers.
SAWYERS are fully engaged, at 10s. per hundred feet
(super.), for gum or other hard wood ; and at 7s. per
hundred feet, for cedar .or deal.
SHOEMAKERS have had a rise in price from ss. to Os.
per " pair of men's." It is said clever and industrious
hands may earn 30s. to 40s. weekly.
SADDLERS seem to be generally in full employ, the
highest wages of journeymen being 30s. per week.
TAILORS.-Good hands seldom appear to be at a loss
for want of steady employment, the country settlers and
bushmen having found out the wisdom and economy of
a good fit, suitable material, well secured buttons, and
everything to match. The standard of wages 6d. per
hour.
TANNERS AND CURRIERS.-The highest wages we
have heard of in these branches of trade are 355. per
week.-We cannot learn there is any pressing want of
fresh bands, but we have not for along time heard of
one out of employ.
TINMEN are fully employed ; but the masters, gener-
ally, are thorough workmen, and there are few journey-
men employed. For such as are so engaged, about 30s.
per week, for first hands, seems to be the ratio of wages.
TURNERS are not at present fully employed in their
proper calling, but we have some clever hands who may
look forward to an improvement of their business, when
the diversity of material naturally produced here becomes
duly appreciated.
WHEELWRIGHTS well employed at from ss. to ss. 6d.
per day.
In conclusion, we again invite distant readers to com-
pare the current wages with the extremely moderate
prices of provisions as published in our present impres-
sion; and we can only say,. further, we believe South
Australia should be pre•eminently the country of the
industrious man's choice, as well as the resort of some of
the small and striving capitalits, who find it difficult to
make progress in the artificial (whirligig) state of
society so prevalent in the older countries of Europe.

Ornia."

WINCHESTER ASSIZES.—There are but eighteen pri-
soners committed for trial at these assizes, which commences
on Monday next, the 13th instant. One for shooting with
intent to kill, one for Post-office robbery, six for highway
robbery, one for arson, two for house breaking, one for an un-
natural offence, two for burglary, one for stealing a watch,
one for concealing the birth of a child, and two for night
poaching, being the lightest calendar known here for some
years past. Notice has been given that Captain Hawkey
till surrender to take his trial at these assizes, for killing, in
a duel, Lieutenant Seton, at Stoke Bay, Gosport, about 14
months ago. At the County Sessions, which commenced
yesterday, there are 39 male and 7 female prisoners for trial,
19 of whom can neither read nor write.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Yesterday, information was
forwarded to the Metropolitan and City Police offices of the
following outrage upon a young woman on the highway :
It appears that on the evening of Tuesday last, the 7th inst.,
about ten &clock, a young female, named Sarah Fox, seven-
teen years of age, was proceeding along the road in the
vicinity of Fishmore, near Ludlow, Shropshire, when she was
met by a fellow, who threw her down, and, having succeeded
in gagging her, tying round her mouth a pocket handker-
chief, inflicted a deep wound in her throat, as it is supposed,
with a large pocket knife, threatening to murder her. She..
struggled violenly with her murderous assailant; and, ap-
proaching footsteps fortunately being heard, the fellow made
off, and succeeded in effecting his escapa. A reward is offered
for his apprehension.
Mr. Cobden is, we understand, rusticating for a few
(bpi in the rotoahtie-,..cently of North Wake. We hopit-he
lay rem with Mowed health and vigour..:.

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• FRANCE RAILWAY.
Intelligence respecting a fearffil
'or Brussels
curred on the Great North of France Raihiv
city of Brussels by the train from Paris,
six o'clock on Thursday morning.ageslt
laepftpepa
comprising twelve or fifteen carriages
at an early hour on the previous day, and p;°Ceeded
without the slightest obstruction or accident, at the on,. inure
rate of speed, until it arrived at a portion of the line betw;en'
the stations of Arras and Dopey, where the railway crosses •
a river or pond. When the engine and train reached the
' centre of the bridge, from some cause yet undiscovered, al-
though every possible exertion has been made to ascertain it,
the engine ran off the rails, broke doNvn the parapet wall of
the bridge, and was precipitated into the' Water. The engine
dragged with it the tender and two carri.: ges. Fortunately
the connecting chain between those .v,-..hicles and the
third carriage became dissevered by
vic,:ence of the
shock,' and thus the remainder of the carriages,
, likh were
crowded with passengers, escaped total demolition. By this
dreadful accident at least nineteen lives ;have been :OS oat. ,v
eluding those of the stoker and driver of the engine; "
far as could be ascertained amid the consternation which en-
sued, there is too much reason to believe that fifty or six. 47
individuals have been seriously injured. It is said that the'
engine, at the time of the disaster, was not proceeding at a
greater speed than fifteen miles an hour, and it is in a great
measure owing to this fortunate circumstance that the sac&
fice of human life was not of a more appalling nature. As
might naturally be expected, the intelligence of this ca-
tastrophe created the most painful sensation in the city of
Brussels, but more especially among the English resideics
there.
The North of France line was opened to the public about
four weeks ago by the King of the Belgians, and up to
the occurrence of the accident which has been attended
with such deplorable and melancholy results, the trams
ran regularly each day, at intervals of two or three hours;.
without the slightest interruption, owing to the excellent<
and judicious management of the company, and the strict
surveillance exercised by the subordinates of the French.
and Belgian Governments, representatives from whom im-
mediately proceeded to the scene of the calamity to obtain
accurate information respecting the cause and extent of
the accident.

CALIFORNIA.
(From the Augsburg Gazette.)
War has now indeed broken out, and will in no small
degree tend to hasten the dissolution of the Mexican
union. Texas has broken her connexion with her own
hand ; for a few years she formed an independent state,
but now the "lone star" has been added to the star-
spangled banner of the Union, and stands beside jts.
brethren in the American firmament. California, with.;
its luxurious pastures and magnificent harbours, hangs
but loosely on Mexico, from whose hands it is, as it were,
gliding -away. Year after year stream shoals of
adventurers into this neighbour land of Oregon ;
and on the shores of the Pacific are now being repeated
exactly the same scenes and events that took place two.
and twenty years ago in the Gulf of Mexico amid
the rolling Savannahs of Texas. The appearance
of. Graham and the German adventurer Sutter has a
striking resemblance to that of Stephen' Austin and
David Crockett in Texas, and the consequences are
declaring themselves in California the sane as in Texas.,
In order to attract continually fresh streams of immi-
grants into the country, the Americans already settled-
in California are sending the most alluring dexription
to the States. And, inched, Upper California (the op-
posite peninsula is a desert, wordless, and water less
place) is one of the most splendid tracts of land in ti:P
world. Its situation on the Pacific Ocean will the morel
hasten the future prosperity of this American conquest,
inasmuch as the magnifieent harbour of San Francisco
scarcely has its equal. The people that understand
how to avail themselves of the advantage of the
coast between there and the no less important Puget's
Sound will be the masters of this great ocean, and
give laws to the Chinese as the English now
do. The climate is mild and everywhere healthy,
the soil of as yet virgin fertility, and where unfit
for arable, possesses such luxurious pastures, that
already.the inhabitants, in order to prevent the immo-
derate increase of the herds of wild cattle, have been
compelled to slaughter many thousand head of steers
and cows en masse. California possessing far more con-
ditions of extensive development within itself than the
relatively poorer Oregon, is therefore much more Im-
portant than this latter * * Continuous
or determined resistance on the part of the Mexican Go-
vernment is not to be apprehended by these new con-
quistadores; in no case will they fear it. The native
whites are few, they certainly do not exceed fifty or sixty
thousand ; the Mexican President resides several hun-
dred miles from Monterey ; California owes gratitude
neither to him nor any one else ; not a small portion
cherishes the same wishes as the Americans ; foreign
interference is not, however, to be accepted ; and thus
in this state of affairs, we see nothing to oppose the
formation of a free and independent " Republic of Call-

THUNDER-STORM. Another thunder-storm burst
over the metropolis yesterday afternoon. Its influence was
felt, more or less, in all parts of the town and its neighbour-
hood, but the storm seems to have burst with the greatest
violence in the region of Finsbury. The lightning struck
down a man in Milton-street, near the late City Theatre, and
also severely damaged a house in Wilson-street, occupied by
Mr. Lyons, fur dealer, displacing an angular abutment and
knocking over four chimney pots. The rain by which the
lightning was accompanied will prove of great advantage to

the agriculturist and gardener. -
HIS HIGHNESS IBRAHIM PACH.L.—Yesterday morning,
shortly after eleven o'clock, the Pacha, accompanied Ily. Col.
Bonfort and M. Nubar, and attended by Major Dickson, left
Mivart's Hotel for Stockwell-park, there to inspect the ex-
tensive racing stud belonging to Mr. Theobald. His High-
ness and suite, on their arrival, were received by the pro-
prietor. After inspecting the arrangements, he departed on
his return to his hotel. The Pacha and party were caught
in a heavy storm, and were obliged to dress again before lun-
cheon. In the afternoon, his-Highness proceeded to Apsley
House, to visit the Duke of Wellington, but the Noble Duke
being absent from home, the Pacha merely left his card;
he then visited the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto,
the Earl of Clarendon, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, and several of the Ministers
of State. A deputation of the. Aborigines Protection So-
ciety had the honour of waiting on his Highness to present
an address from that association, as it stated, for " promoting
the safety, welfare, and improvement of the native inhabi-
tants of the dependencies of the British Empire." The Pacha
received the deputation with marked courtesy. His Highness
subsequently gave an interview to Mr. Henry Smith.
THE COLLOSAL WELLINGTON.--A scaffolding of
great strength has been erected on the east side of the arch-
way at Hyde Parkcorner, and the preparations seem nearly
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the carriage on which it is to be moved is twenty-four feet in
length, the axle thirteen feet 'four inches, with a circumfer-
ence of thirty inches; the wheels are ten feet high, or thirty-
one feet six inches in circumference, four in number, and weigh
two tons six cwt. each, or nine tons. The castings are at
present in the pit, and " a long pull, a strong pull, and.a pull
altogether," will be needed even to lift them thence.. Go-
vernment, it seems, is lending a band to the work. An
eminent contractor estimated the cost of carrying the cast-
ings from the artist's studio to the arch, and hoisting them
(in three pieces—to do it whole he was not disposed), at
1,800/. What the operation is actually to cost we do not
know.—The Builder.
Prince Borghese, accompanied by the youthful princess,
grand-daughter of the Earl and Countess of SieyewsintrYe
arrived at Mivart'a Hotel on Thursday night, from Rome,
and will shortly go on a visit to the Earl and CounteN of
Shrewsbury, at Alton Towers, Staffordshire.
HANDSOME DONATlON.—Yesterday the Hon. Edwin
Lascelles forwarded the sum of 1001. in aid of the funds of
the Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, the
western wing of which has just been erected at Brewton,
with a view to the speedy removal of the patients from the
Hospital at Chelsea,
SEAMAN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. —On Friday the
quarterly general court of the supporters of this charity
was held at the office, King William-street, City. The
treasurer, John Labouchere, Esq., presided. The report
for the past quarter announced the receipt of nine hundred.
dollars, or 'lB7l. 10s. English money, from Keying, the'
commissioner of the Chinese empire, which sum was for-
waided to the funds of the hospital by his Excellency, itz
return for the aid afforded to the sick and destitute Chinese
sailors. A vote of thanks was passed to his Excellency, for
the munificent donation. The report also announced the re-
ceipt of 3331. Gs. Bd. from Mrs. Somes, widow of the late
Joseph Somes, Esg
bequeathed p thep ear appeared
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the charity; 901. annual subscription from the King of Hano-
ver, and come other ~ Al
m.ri.r',owrhodohnnad tiens.
during the three months there had been admitted on board.
the Dreadnought, 11 sailors from her Majesty's vessels, and.
490 from British and foreign vessels, 160 remaining on board
at the close. 531 of the number were discharged convales-
cent ; 406 had received out-relief during the same period ;
thus making the total number relieved by the hospital since
its formation, in 1821, 52,268, including upwards of 32,000
Englishmen, 6,300 Scotchmen, 4,900 Irishmen, 1,600 Swedes
and Norwegians, 682 Germans, 632 British Am
er
92E.
natives of the United States, 786 East Indians, 904 West In-
dians, 116 born at sea, G 52 Russians, 969 Prussians, 691.
Danes, 148 Dutchmen, &c. &c.
HIS GRACE THE DUKE of WELLINGTON AND THE
DISTRESSED NEEDLEwoMEN.—Yesterday Mr. Roper, secre-
tary to the Society for the Protection of Distressed Needle-
women, waited upon Mr. Norton, at Lambeth Police-court,
to obtain the address of the unfortunate female who bad
been charged before him on Wednesday last with unlaw-
fully pawning some coats which had been entrusted to
her to make by a slopseller in Aldgate, who allowed her
only a shilling apiece for making them. Mr. Roper said
his object in getting the address of the female Craig, whose
case appeared in the newspapers, was for the pur-
pose of making the necessary inquiries into the whole
of the circumstances connected with it, with the view
of affording all the protection and assistance on
the part of the Society that could be found justifiable.
After some conversation with the magistrate, Mr. Roper
stated that in the course of his inquiries he had found that
soldiers' great coats were made up at as low a price as five-
pence a-piece. Feeling that this was too low, particularly
for Government contracts, he wrote to his Grace the 'Duke of
Wellington, as being at tile head of the army, on the subject.
but his Grace declined to interfere. Mr. Norton—What was
the purport of the Duke's answer ? Mr. Roper-e-It was in his
Grace's usual laconic terms, anti ran thus :—" F. M. the Duks
of Wellington begs to inform Mr. Roper that he has nothing
to do with making great coats for the army." Mr: Roper
added that he had made a communication to sir James
Graham on the subject of making up slop and needlework in
prison, and the Right Hou. Gentleman had assured him it
should be discontinued.
THE NEW POPE.—Letters in the German journals
agree with those which reach us from Rome in bearing
testimony to the popularity enjoyed by the new pontiff. All
the persons who have had the honour of approaching the
holy father sneak with admiration of his affability and pro-
found knowledge of men and things. lie continues to give
every day audiences to all who present themselves. In one
of these audiences he conferred the cross of the order of St.
Gregory on Professor Betti, secretary of the Academy of St.
Luc; known so honourably by his work " Italia 'lustre.'
The Pope has taken for his private secretary the Abbe
Graziost, his ancient preceptor. At Sinigaglia, his birth-
place, in, the rpidst of the, demonstrations of joy which
his elevation has ealled,fnrth, a society has been formed to
raise a statue to him, and to restore an ancient aqueduct
-ft.?r furnishing water to the town, and to call it " Acquapia,',
i! alliioon io. his name of 'Pius. The subscription already
amounts to 80,000 scudi (500,000f.)—Gangr.ani.
The remains of the late Sir Lawrence Jones, Wing:
been brought from Smyrna by the Dake of Cornwall st4l4l'
illE% w‘el.§l 0.,„n Ykaisigy.latt Wel* in the family vault 10.
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