The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-28 00:00:00

THE TEN HOURS' BILL.

MANCHESTER, MARCH 26.—The operatives here are more
resolved than ever to pursue the agitation on the Factories
Bill. The Short Time Committee met this evening, and
unanimously adopted tht following memorial, together with
a petition to Parliament on the subject :
"TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, VICTORIA, QUEEN OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. !
" The Memorial of the Lancashire Central Short Time
Committee showetb,—

" That your Majesty's loyal subjects, representing the
feelings and wishes of the operatives employed in the fac-
tories in the counties of Lancaster, have, during many years,
sought in vain to obtain relief from a system of excessive
and injurious labour for the women and young persona so em-
ployed. _ _ _

a That on Monday, the 18th of March, 1844, the Hon. the
House of Commons, after mature deliberation and discussion,
resolved that women and young persons ought not to be em-
ployed in factories for a greater length of time in one day
than ten hours.

" That notwithstanding this humane and wise determina-
tion of the House of Commons, your Majesty's memorialists
have reason to fear that the intentions of the Legislature may
be defeated by the ill-advised perseverance in a course of
cruelty and injustice of your Majesty's principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department, who has avowed his inten-
tion of withholding all relieffrona oppressed women and chil-
dren, and has sought to effect his object by means most' in-
sulting to the faithful representatives of your Majesty's loyal
subjects in Parliament, and tending to degrade the high of-
fice bestowed on him by your Majesty.
" That your memorialists therefore humbly pray that your
Majesty will be graciously pleased forthwith to dimiss ithe
Right lion. Sir James Graham from your Majesty's couniLs,
and your memorialists will ever pray for the health, happi-
ness, and long reign of your most gracious Majesty over a
contented and prosperous people.
" Signed on behalf of the Committee,
" GEORGE HIGGINBOTTOM,Chairman."

ST. STEPHEN, WALBROOK.
Yesterday a meeting of the parishioners of St. Stephen,
Walbrook, was held in the Vestry-room,pursuant to adjourn-
' inent from February last, at which time a vote of censure
' had been passed on Mr. Alderman Gibbs in reference to, his
accounts. The meeting was called for two o'clock, at which
hour a number of the parishioners assembled round the
church door, but finding it closed against them, they ap-
plied to the sextoness, who informed them that she had
received express instructions from the two churchwardens,
Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison, not to open the
church to the parishioners. The parishioners, in company
with Mr. Rock, Mr. Howett, Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. Flight, and
others, then applied to the churchwardens of the united
parishes of St. Stephen, Walbrook, and St. Benet, Shere-
hog, who instantly gave directions to admit the parishioners
to the Vestry-room. Ingress having been effected, Mr.
• Rock was voted to the chair, and commented in severe
terms on the renewed officious interference of Mr. Alder-
man Gibbs in again excluding the rate-payers from the
vestry. He stated that the receipts of Mr. Alderman Gibbs
for the parish rental during the past year had been 7001.,
but it appeared from the accounts of the Poor-law union that
the parish on the 25th. December last was 1501. 9s. 11d.
in debt to the Commissioners of that union. It was now
suggested, with a view• to open the vestry of the parish, and
to remove from it the four irresponsible persons who had pre-
sided over it for twenty-one years, that the ratepayers sheuld
endeavour to open the vestry under the Ist and 2d William
IV., c. 60, commonly called Hobhouse's Act, and by which
they would be enabled to elect twelve vestrymen from
amongst the parishioners themselves. A requisition on the
subject had been sent to Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison,
who stated, in reply, that " no declaration as to the adoption
or non-adoption of the Ist and 2d William IV., c. GO, could
be made or published by them, they having been advised by
counsel that the provisions of the statute could not be acted
upon in the state of things now existing in the parish." It
now only remained with the parishioners to elect their own
vestrymen on Easter next. Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. Flight, Mr.
Howett, and others, addressed the meeting, and offered
various suggestions with reference to the proposed elections,
and ultimately a resolution was passed adjourning the vestry
until Easter.

• THE SEPARATION SYSTEM IN WORKHOUSES.—
The parochial authorities of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, have
purchased a house adjoining the union in Kingsland-road,
which they accommodate all the '
aged married paupers with
apartments, so that they may assist each other.
HULL.—On Monday the new graving dock was
opened to the public. The works have been completed at the
cost of about 10,000/. The first ship docked was the Ganges,
Captain Blythe, 755 tons register.—Hull Packet.
MELTON MOWBRAY.-- This renowned sporting
place is filling for the races. Already Lord Wilton the
Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lord and Lady Cardigan,
Lord-Seymour, Lords Cantalupe, Gardener, and Maidstone,
are here. The Duke of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of
Beaufort, and the Countess of Jersey, are to be at Belvoir
Castle on Wednesday (for the party from London assembling
there) for the next ten days. Lord and Lady Chesterfield,
Sir H. Mildmay, the Hon. Mr. Forester, and other persons of
distinction, are expected.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICII.—A bricklayer
named Wood, employed in building a 'new house at Wool-
wich, fell from the scaffolding on Tuesday, and was killed on
the spot. He was an unmarried man.
ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN KELLY.—On Tuesday
afternoon a painful sensation was created in Chatham gar-
rison bi- the rumour that Captain Edward Kelly, of the 3d
Buffs, had been conveyed to his residence, Wood-street,
Brompton, in a carriage, in a state of insensibility, having
met with a serious accident whilst hunting with the hounds
of Lieutenant-Colonel James Best. It appears that Captain
Kelly, who is acknowledged to be a very bold rider, was
crossing apiece of meadow-land in full cry with the hounds,
for a fox they had found, when his grey mare slipped one of
her fore feet into a rabbit warren, which caused her to pitch
coward on to her head, throwing her rider with considerable
violence, where he laid covered with blood, and in a state, of
insensibility. Assistance was promptly rendered by Captain
Hughes of the 80th, and Captain Stapleton, of the 50th, and
other gentlemen. It was afterwards found that the gallant
Captain's collar-bone was broken, and that he had received
severe bruises about the body. The last accounts say that
he was very weak, but going on favourably.
DOGS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.—I have Dot remarked
on the dogs, and yet Alley are peculi..f,r to this place. None
are suffered to enter tire houses, consequently all are without
homes or owners, yet the streets are filled with thousands,
that howl all night and attack any one not provided with a
stick. They subsist on charity, have their own police ar-
rangements and districts, and will not suffer an intruder.
They are ugly, rough, reddish beasts, half wolf, quarter jackal,
and a quarter dog. This tribe adds considerably to the draw-
backs of Constantinople,—Narchioness of Londonderry's
Narrative.

ANCIENT CONCERTS. aft
The second performance of ancient music took Placebo-.
night, under the direction of the Duke of Wellington. 31r.
ductor, Sir H. R. Bishop; Leader, Mr. Loder; Organ, ee,
Lucas. The pertbrmances commenced, in a sublimeta37o.
with a magnificent Sanctus by Mozart, which was flitelY;-110
formed. Geminiani's concerto afforded Mr. Loder4
led for Mr. Cramer, who was unwell) an opportunity e.chicb
playing the dexterity of hie bow hand, in the allegro, "hot
is by no means easy of execution. Geminiani Where be
at Lucca, in 1666 ;he came to London in 1714, here
passed many years. In 1761, he went to Dublinv,
he died the following year, aged ninety-six. rib igejetell
Hymn is a very sweet composition, with harp
played by Mr. T. Wright; a semi-chorus. of female vne
the
had a charming effect. Handel's glorious chorus elesea„ture,
first part in the most effective manner. Martini's ow,,,—,er-
which has been as popular as Kreutzer's Lodoisix,•
formed on this occasion after the manner of the old orhe
to
tras, ending with .the slow movement, the rondo Sir
oboe obligato) being omitted. In a note insertea"aer-
Henry Bishop in the concert books, it is stated that tl",s;cles
ture was. composed in 1774. The selections from u cor
Orfeo is one of the finest dramatic scenes that was everbie ae
posed, and Mr. Bennett acquitted himself most adnUre
Orpheus, in the very difficult solos which he had t° ice.
some of them high enough for the most acute site, fine
Mandel's fine chorus was given 'with a prodigiousi,,:,aed
effect. Mozart's chorus from Idomenio, which he cons'
to be among his best productions, was awfully grand, teirect
companitneets being quite overwhelming in their -dit
Caldara's Cum Sancto Spiritu is a sublime composition, af the
brought to a close a performance which evidently air°r%ed
highest gratification to a brilliant assemblage of clistiagu.;;fec.
persons. The third concert will take place under the "'-
don of the Archbishop of York, on the 17th of April. niug'
Among the company last night were the Duke of re Lord
ton, the Archbishop of York, Earl Howe and daughter' 0
and Lady Jersey, Marquis and Marchioness of P°llrch Dol4
St. Vincent, Lord and Lady Norreys, Lord C. WelleslAo
Mahon, Ladies E. Palk, Sykes, M. Stanley, 13%,.,
Johnstone?,E. Marsham ; Sir John and Lady Shelley,
W. Curtis, B. Lamac, A. Barnard, T. Phillips, G. Ww—,j
G. Talbot ; the Speaker of the House of Commons, toff
Harcourt, Sir John Campbell, Sir T. Brinkman, S•
h
Esq., &c.

•
THE LATE KING OF SWEDE", the
A letter from Stockholm of the 9th inst. give:,
following account of the last moments of the King '
"On the sth, the King had in the morning a, 5.011
attack resembling apoplexy, and for an hour aololif
was deprived of his senses. He, however,. gr,'brotb.
recovered, and, having taken a few spoonsful 44,
fekLinto a quiet sleep. At six o'clock the next at 01
he4jad a similar attack, but not so strong. Fru",
time his Majesty, with but few lucid intervals, ion by
in a state of dozing, interrupted from time, to 0001
quiet species of delirium, which he had for reyea:
days previous been subject to in the-mornings an ijoca
ings. On the 7th, his strength had become an., the
prostrated that all hopes disappeared. At two to the
morning of the Bth, the Ministers were sent for
the
palace. At ten, public prayers were put up 00'
churches, and they wereerowded with the pe?lme'L CO'-'
ing all the signs of sincere grief. The physloisn'tutico;
sidering the known, strength of the King's cons°, spa
expected that his last struggles would be lonr'nil of
painful. About twelve, his last agonies came 014 a who
half.past three terminated his life. Prince Osoarkoyol
had constantly remainod at the bed-side of hia lit
father, received his last sigh and closed his ele'',;oll°`
name was the last word that escaped from the ni.;hodll
the dying monarch. The Bishop of Linkoping, jet
Grand Almoner, administered the last offices of rejeor
to his Sovereign, was deeply impressed with tbeboviof
ments of piety hich he expressed, his slifferings tain
never for a moment disturbed the serenity of a'' hiss
On January 28, the physicians despaired of sairilool'
and he himself, feeling that his end was aPPrcito
said—' Thli day is better than any other for "e
sgOt
it is the anniversary of the death of Charleraiti
He had frequent and affectionate coniersation artif 10'
Queen and the oth,r members of his family. It? 140'
moments he gave constant proofs of his oodnesa•vere,l
ing that the cold had become suddenly very s.ebuatit
caused to be distributed from his privy purae,,, Jur". ;r
alms among the poor of the capital. Frequeal' tae;
his last days, he thanked those around him jeciart
faithful and affectionate attachment to him, the:
that he should carry the grateful remembrance Orib-
to his tomb. The Grand Marshal, the Count oe
who was at the head of his Majesty's militarY bo pO,,
had for thirty years enjoyed the King's frieil", fqrt'.
unlimited confidence. During the whole 01_," tositfl
days, be remained by the bedside of his Roriwillw
bill
leaving it only for a few minutes at a time.
,nent,
the King desire him to take repose and nourialrod
he deceived the solicitude of his august friend,
the first time disobeyed his commanda."

T
PARLIAME.N TARY DIVISIONS'
r,,,,500°1.
(From the Votes and Proceedings VA* o
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27.
BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION BILL: gill ,
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Ino 10,'J
now read a second time :"—Amendment proyoseu.' nto
out the word " now," and at the end of the (Veito
"in.
the words " upon this day six months :"—Questi°P
the word now' stand part of the Question :9
divided :

MINORITY—AYES, 67.
Ainsworth, Peter Forster, Matthew • Ross,
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1..,rt
Bannerman, A. - Fox, Charles Richard Scott, itu,'"lFer. r.
Berkeley, Captain French F. &vane'°'
,
Bernal, Captain Gibson, T. M. Stuart, "" 0111
Llowring, Or. Gisborne. Thomas Stuart, w'ed Vo
Bright, John Grey. Sir G. &mit, rftlierf
lirothertou, Joseph Hawes. B. ' Tancredi "0104
Buller. C. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. l'bornelYl4ol
Butler, Colonel Hornnan, E. Tufnell. i„Lfief_ff
Byng, George Howard, P. H. Wall, a P—lier.
Cavendish, G. H. Hume, Joseph; Warbtlrib. ,
L
Cobden, Richard Humphery, J. - Ward. %TOO
Colebrooke, Sir T. Butt, W. • 'Wasvlls V. ,
Craig, W. Gibson James, William ' • Willis" W. .
l)ivett, Edward Johnstone, Alex. - Wllshere,lo4 .
Duncan, George Labouchere, H. - . WouleY.,,, 0, VI"
Duncannon, Lord Mangles, R. 1). Wrifht 7 •
buncombe, T. S. Mitcalfe, Henry Wise' i ii. )1' '
Dundas,:Adrniral Mitchell, T. A. Yorke,
Easthope, Sir John Morison, General 1.1•011'
Ebrington, Viscount Morrison, James' • xill ir_
.-
..a
(I. O.D
Ellice, E. O'Ferralt, R. Moire Min/ id 7,
I..vans, W. Plumridge, Captain &Wks
Fielden, J. Protheroe, Edward . '

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MAJORITY—NOES, 77; ,it Job° t
Acland, T: D. Feilden, W. pakiug ‘)-itlis? 0,
it''Court, Capt. E. Ferrand, W. B. Peel, Jon i'li%et
Mix, John Peter Flower, Sir James Poll.ng`Vloeol
Arkwright, George Fremantle, Sir T. Pringle,,o, P"
Bailey, J. Fuller. A. E. Rendles cold
Bailey, Joseph, jun. Gaskell, J. M. Russell, jowl viosil
Barrington, Viscount Gladstone, Captain Round' ke. l'i 4
Baskerville, T. B. M Gordon, Hon. W. itushlo—ctiar•V
11 0 Beresford, Major Grimsditch, Thomas !Wei,. J. D.
Blackstone, W. S. Hamilton W. J. Ruder Ord
Borthwick, Peter Herbert, 'Hon. S. Sand°'-' S. J• '
Bramston, T. W. Hinde, J. H. ShirleY,Abei a
Bruges, W. H. L. Hodgson, F. Smith, 7 1,04.4
Buck, Lewis W. Hodgson, R. sonteile"rdif': ,
Buckley, Edmund Hope, Aexander 5t",,1e,P.1. A' ft:
Buller, Sir J. Y. Hussey, Thomas TAY''', ten, il .."
Carnegie, Captain Jermyn, Earl w Adding "At
leY, E.
Chute, W. L. Kemble, Henry Vg„dell' ou'e' el I.' il
Collett, W. R. Knight, Henry Gaily W---hcoloa,-04
Cripps, W. Knight, F. W. •
,lhant;
Darby, George Lawson, Andrew WV)" F. '"
Davies, D. A. S. Mackenzie, Thomas York'', John
Denison, E. Beckett Maclean, Donsid Young'
~,,
Douglas, Sir H. Mainwaring.:T.
iti,""••:.
Douglas, Sir C. Manners Lord J. T w, .., A.
Duffield, Thomas Marton 'George Dugdale'te, C'
Egerton, W. T. Miles; P. W. S. I:cwdeg3 ilia
f.,0•113 kj
----- - ------ ---- rnii,o, tw-
STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.--Yesterday r
,c 1 le'cioitlj
Dublin steam-ship, Duke of Cambridge, which. :oieg,i
St. George's wharf a few minutes previous, w%,,,`erslsrio"`?
the river on a strong ebb tide, when, owing t° heig4l.l,"-
nagement on board, she ran into the collier he'bri,,,,if
Newcastle, now discharging coals. The stern °f lb 'lworP
stove in by the collision, part of the quarter „re st• TV
and the coalwhippers' stage, on which the men Ipiuriesi 1l
was smashed, and they narrowly escaped severe iiollo ait:
shock bent the top hamper of the brig's ma !dole:, ``rile
a reed. There were three barges along-side the,,drift b, re
ing to receive coals, and • they were all broken ' britig'.
C tli .0
violence of the concussion. The Duke of -a ;JP,
ce,eded on her voyage uninjured. _ ..,,,o,V,i'es
FUNERAL OE THE EARL OF 1.40145"-e e rewfres'
mortal remains of the late Earl of Lonsdale./: horeeg'iier
yesterday afternoon, in a hearse drawn by szl.-the lii;s1; ge:
Twickenham to the 'Euston-square terminus °' wiled :41
ham Railway, from whence they will be disl; will joe,
cial train to Birmingham, where another tr," where ~,, 1
them to,Liverpool, and thence to Lancaster!on will. 6'o as
will be 'provided, ' and the mournful process_ 10.71 O.
Lowther Castle, where the remains of the dece7rAl Rill i
will lie in State until Saturday, when the full trip
Apr P
~,e4
place in Lowther Church.
non to—, res';
THE MURDER AT BRIGHTON.---S—_,,e Yii". ..tea 00ij
and conviction at Lewes assizes, John Lawr'-b-e otec.-ntios t",
to Horsham
_Gaol, in front of which he is tee bser;rthels'
Saturday, the 6th of April. A very 1°11(00 °'
being raised for the wife and nine orphan :......;.fieed
chief officer.

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daatugihit
Hither-green,
it.BIRTHS.-g r e
ladyoOnnotfthhtehee223Rldset%i,ni.nst. the wife of Mr. E—Eden' Thresdnee
o street,
n the of a
21stdaughter.
inst. °reit
Pulteney-street, Golden-square, of a son, still-1).?---,,eshitt,
Thoulas, 61st Regiment, en, Lew
tell
tilel;
Esq.,on the
of t
twins,
nt
sh, inst., On the 23d inst., at Winchester, the buy 'of
gimnaertnytthinme
uvtincifhgt_einosonofnHMasrl:.:,ol.Cneialoyor:gboeriG;:trossfut;e:spi:
Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq., of a daughter. ~ ~srd
On the 25th inn., at Dunstable, the lady of Du" till
asotnt'sh.oefLaosdlne, Upper ClaPta-°' the
130,
..,, 001, of
On the 26th inst., the lady of Mr. 110'J 0
Camden-road Villas, Camden New Town, of 4W • of
ile,
MARRIED. ,ollocl„c," °lino,
On the 2d inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Jan' „_ to L'",,- f V
the Chateau de Crenan, Cotes du Nord, Fra"." fiat v
youngest daughter of Thomas Acton Wollaston,
...,.,
Folinais Henenbihen, in the same department• Rev, IVIT-of
On the 22d inst., in Gorey Church, the , daughte
Leslie Badham M.A., to Emily Hesketh, only . ,00
R. M. Muggoridge, Esq., of Westmount, Wede „fr. sib?*
On the 23d inst., at St. Marv's, Islingten;_rot to 1'
Francisco Luiz Pereira, of the Island of Afau.,:on.
Elizabeth Ann Phillips, of River Cottage, I'lnb
, (loll'

DIED.
line (*plw"
On the 26th inst., of consumption, Caro
_.,
aged 24, deeply lamented by her family and friend' rotas __,, lirr
On the 27th inst., in Bedford-street, Bedford.
bets
Jane Hopkins, aged 30.
Killed in action, at Maharajpoor, on the 29th of Pejsl3loj
1843, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Sander 4, C. 3., °f th°
Engineers.
EssoOenn:thhagee
eB2dtlh6stsi.innsstt..,,aatt Rsiobmiee,
jileVd.liGig.hCarnoel,NE'esist,elsticsr4ll
dalen, the widow of the late Rear-Admiral George r;°g jll.l'
On the '2lst. inst., John Raven, Esq., of Boc14'11"
. n - I
HeOnnrythKee23nndedi7iE.,:qn:ah:Gdr3o6v.e, Camberwell, J. - 0' °wife °
On the 23d inst., at Kemp-town, Brighton, Jew'? of
,h 3 f°
On the 25th inst., at Chelmsford, Elizabeth, .
On the 25th inst., Joshua Thompson, F'Sq" °
John Copland, Esq. f Vail
street, Goodman's-fields.

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