The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-05 00:00:00

THE TEN HOURS' BILL.

MANCHESTE a, WEDNEsnav MORNING.—Last evening
a meeting of the Lxicashire Central Short-time Com-
mittee was held in This town on the sublect of the Fac-
tory Bill. The operatives appear to be as determined as
they ever were to prosecute their favourite measnr,, and
to leave no stone unturned to bring it to a successful
termination. At the meeting last night the subjoined
letters were read by the Secretary
" Manchester, Nov. 25, 1844.
" My Lord,—At a meeting of the Lancashire Central
Short-time Committee, held this day, several letters
were read from the District Committee, inquiring
what steps were to be taken to promote the pa-ping of
the Ten Hours' Bill in the next session of Parliament.
The operatives of Lancashire appear to be as deter-
mined as they ever were to prosecute th, it object,
and to leave no means untried to bring their labours
to a successful issue. In Manchester they are equally
resolved. May I therefore respectfully. request, on
behalf of this Committee, that your Lordship e ill be good
enough to inform us, at your earliest convtnienee, what
course you intend to adopt on the opening of Parliament,
as we cannot satisfactorily answer the inquiries of our
constituents until we have had your Lordship's advice,
and are made acquainted with the course you intend to
pursue ?
" We fully rely on your Lordship's judgment and zeal
in this good cause, and having placed our entire confi-
dence in your wisdom and determination, we shah be
guided in our line of action by the course you intend to
pursue in Parliament.—l am, my Lord, your most obe-
dient.servant, " tIENRY GREEN, Secretary.
" The Right Hon. Lord Ashley, M.P."
" London, Nov. 27, 1844.

" Sir,—ln answer to your letter, in which you desired,
on the part of the operatives of Lancashire, to learn what
course I should think advisable in the ensuing session of
Parliament, I must reply that I see no reason why the
question of the Ten Hours' Bill should not be renewed
at the earliest possible period.
" I will endeavour on the first night of our meeting to
fix a day for bringing the subject again under the con-
sideration of the House.—l am, Sir, your ♦ery obedient
servant, " ASHLEY.
" Mr. Henry Green, Secretary."

THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT
NEAR NOTTINGHAM.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON MR. VARNELLS.

VERDICT OF THE JURY.

We have received the conclusion of the above inquest
from our correspondent at Nottingham, as follows :
At ten o'clock the jury sent for the Coroner, and in-
formed him they could not agree upon their verdict, and
that there was no probability of their agreeing. At
eleven o'clock the Coroner was again sent for, and, at a
quarter to twelve, the hall doors were opened.
The CORONER—Mr. Foreman, are you agreed upon
your verdict ? The Foreman—Yes, Sir.
The following verdict was then recorded :
"We return a verdict of Accidental Death, and the
jury impose a deodand of 1,0001. upon the engines,
tenders, and carriages, being the property of the Mid-
land Counties Railway ; but in so doing we beg to re-
mark that we are convinced that the collision took place
in consequence of mismanagement, and the want of a
clear understanding on the part of the Company's ser-
vants of the directions which were given, but owing to
conflicting evidence, we are not able to decide who are
the parties individually implicated.
" We are also of opinion that much improvement may
he made in the gent-ral management of the Midland
Railway, particularly at the Not ingham station, tend-
ing materially to at cure the public safety. We think it
important that the servants, and particularly the engine-
men and guards, should be instructed in and suitably
impressed with the importance of the Hinted rules, and
that as much as possible they should be observed to me
letter. We are also of opinion that Jonathan Raven,
the Beeston-station master, has given evidence before
this inquest which the jury can place no reliance upon,
and that he ought to forfeit the confidence of the Com-
pany, and he no longer retained as a public servant."
CORONER—That is your verdict, and you are all
agreed in it? Foreman—We are.
The inquest was then adjourned to Thursday, the 12th
instant, at seven o'clock in the evening, at Mr. Pick's,
the Three Wheat Shelves Inn, Lenton, fur the purpose
of the verdict being signed.
Thus finished, at ten minutes to twelve o'clock, this
protracted investigation, the jury having been locked up
from twenty minutes past three.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING,
COLLECTION OF CHARTS AT LLOYD'S.

In addition to a valuable set of charts presented to
Lloyd's by his Majesty the King of Prussia and his
Majesty the King of the French, the Admiralty, and the
East.. India House, ttc., the collection of that establish-
ment has been rut Cher augmented by the arrival of a set
of charts published in America by order of Congress,
and presented by his Excellency the President.
At a meeting of the members of Lloyd's, to be held on
Wednesday, the 11th inst., it is intended to propose a
vote of thanks to his Majesty the King of the French
and the President of the United States, for their valuable
assistancer towards a collection at Lloyd's of sets of
charts of all nations—an object with the Committee for
managing the affairs of Lloyd's of a very important na-
ture, and which will be appreciated by all interested in
maritime affairs, as affording a free and easy means of
reference to the navigation of the whole world, alike
open to the foreign as to the English mariner.
EAST INDIA. SEIIPPING.

Arrivals—Mango Park, Thomson, from Batavia,
off Dover, sailed July 31 • Eliza Scott, Beale, from
the coast of Africa, off Falmouth, sailed Oct. 1, St.
Helena 14th ; Inchinnan, from Bombay, off Falmouth,
sailed Aug. 10, Mauritius Sept. 8 ; Pearl, Heyward,
from Ceylon, off Dungeness, sailed Aug. 1.
Arrivals at Mauritius—Amelia, Mulholland, Sept. 2,
from the Cape ; Cingalese, 3d, from the Cape; Dawson,
Carder, from Launceston ; Emma Eugenia, 4th, from
Singapore ; Mary, from Madras ; Monarch, from Co-
ringa, Lady Nugent, from Calcutta ; Diadem, from
Calcutta.

Arrivals at St. Helena—Princess Charlotte, Oct. 11,
from Bombay; Elizabeth, 12th, from Sumatra and Mau-
ritius ; Cowslip, Woodmansterne, Maid of Mona, 12th,
Floraville, Pursuit, and Thames, 13th, Mountaineer,
14th, from the coast of Africa ; Sultan, 14th, from
China ; Drie Vrienden, from China ; Devon, from
Bengal ; Freedom, from Ichaboe ; .John, 15th, Hone,
15th, from Ichaboe.
Arrival at Sumatra—Lady Leith, July 14, from
London and Cape.
Arrival at Ichaboe—Claremont, from London.

Arrival at Penang— Chilena, from Clyde and Singapore.
Arrivals at Bombay—Stag. Oct. 12, from London ;
Inglis, 13th, from China ; John Cooper, 15th, Eliza,
17th, from London.