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London, England, 1844-01-05 00:00:00

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SCOTCH FARMERS AN -4- 111"
CORN-LAWS
We find the following list in a Sc of ch patio
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which shows that the farmers in the Pc eth hav
fear of repeal. After the Anti-Corn-law mta eting so
ai liaddington in October last, the o,:cupyini. r t.enlp
who were in favour of the corn-laws were it, llteuei
subscribe their names, and after all the influ eir iti
the landlords, it will be seen that the great rnA,lll
•• sir
of the best farmers in East Lothian withheld the;
natures :
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ABER LADY-9 resident tenants, of whom 4 have stg'
One of them, Lord Wemyss's factor, holds no land in theerialto,
One tenant in this parish, whose name is not in the' list, I 1
more acres than all the four put together.
ATHELSTA xEronu-10 tenants, 2 have signed. ,
afro
witi
Boi.Tost.-11 resident tenants; 4 have signed, on c 0,„,
has only thirty acres. Here, too, one farmer eh o P
signed,
than more land than al lthe 4.
Di a Lk:ro . —lB resident tenants ; 3 have signed, t‘fosiPl
whom are joint tenants. ' There are several tenants 01 °
possessions besides the 18.
De NBA IL.-21 tenants, 10 signatures. Two or three of rne't I
have not 1($ acres altogether.
FALA.-4 resident tenants, all of whom have signed. ..,,,,i,
(.; A RvAL D.-15 resident tenants, of whom 10 have sili:o,
two of them being joint tenants of about sixty aere4;other V,
oce a baker, the other a wright and innkeeper, cannot be
as tenants at all. . ,bi
,
GIFFORD. —lB tenants, of whom 15 have signed, bo 03
these hold mere patches, 4 may have 100 acres amongst th.o
one is the road-surveyor in the parish. The 3 who JO
signed are the most extensive farmers in the parish.
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GLADS3IISIIt.-18 tenants, 11 havd signed, 5 of tlnli
lowing other avocations than farming ; they may 1100
acres amongst them. i itt"
Ha Del NGTON. —32 tenants, 16 have signed, amongs- to,
are 4 joint tenants, Lord Dalhousie's overseer at Celli ,f 6
surgeon, a seed merchant, and at least 3 holders of but
acres each. biO4{
li U 31111 E. —l5 tenants, 7 have signed, two of theel,dr
joint tenants on one farm, and one, a member of the Coe!'" i
at Edinburgh, two years ago against the corn-laws.
IN t-1 agivicK.-15 tenants, 1 signature.
.
Mimiast. —5 tenants, none of whom have signed. 1011,
NoaTii BER.WICK.-12 tenants, 4 signatures, twe °'
being joint tenants on one farm. dlthi°
°Lena 111F,TO CK S. —lO tenants, 10 signatures, one, go,
has eleven acres, and the farms of two, Pathhead and 90
dean, are not in the county at all. Butterdean belongs
Balfour of Whittingitam.
OKMISTON.— 8 tenants, no signatures. 1
PENCAITLAND.-14 tenants, 5 signatures. I, feiii?
PILESTONICIRK-15 tenants, 9 signatures, thoogo- P.
them really cannot be called tenants, having only 'cat g.
amongst them, one being an innkeeper, another a. ratP'
defier, and two carters.
PRESTONPA.NS-5 or 6 tenants, and no signatures. A/
SA LTON-12 tenants, 5 signatures; at least one 01".
a mere apology Or a farm.•
&MITT-9 tena,nts, 3 signatures.
STarizoN-9 tenants, 1 signature. 00
TuaNENT.-28 t enants, or thereabouts, 16 Bigot
these, 9 have not 200 acres amongst thorn. hems
WHITEKIRK.-13 tenants, 10 signatures, four of /op'
a miller, a tailor, a carrion-, and a baker, hold under 1,d,,
The tailor makes liveries for the First Lord of the 17 fIY,
WHITTINGITAM.-13 tenants, 9 signatures, most ;
are the tenants of Mr. Balfour'. ,

SOUTHAMPTON EAST AND CHINA peo
CIAL AGENCY COMPANY.—Orr. Wednesday the
Committee assembled to allot the shares subscribed ris,
new undertaking. To us who iwiformly
favourable—perhaps sanguine—opinion in respect to enterta'ift6
tion of this Company, it is a matt of sincere Cloopf
to know that we shall neither be di.aappointedt)
have misled the public or the press—v.l :w have given
circulation to our opinions as to the ,ce u mplete s eT,
project. We understand that an unprecedentedly IsTe
of shares have been taken by the public, and this 010
even the Directors have been appohreed 50A
residue—a mere bagatelle, as we are inlt "), m tofti
be held at the disposal of the manufactrCing ,e, "'A
cities of the kingdom, provided they be appli,ed
deposit of Is'. per share be paid previous tot 01
January next, on or before which day the depcx,`"i; 41,1
paid by the Shareholders generally. Immediatc`J.ctsrj
date an efficient, and, as we are told, a highly res nit. •51'
influential Board of Directors will be submitted fol4P,
of the Shareholders.—Hampshire Independent.
The Rev. H. Moseley, Professor of Natellit,
sophy at King's College has, it is said, received tb
ment of Inspector of Normal Schools from the Co° t'
Privy Council for Education. C/01/,
SITTINGS OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS'
There is a visible diminution in the business of this p/
which has, no doubt, been caused by the operation l.girp
Act in the Court of Bankruptcy. The present 510;040,
only been appointed to the 10th of February, and 40§,i
hearings granted to the 20th of February. Severs, life
been struck out for want of eases. The Court ler?
according to the present arrangement, more than th,,„ 1
days a week. It is expected that a measure will
for the consideration of Parliament, embracing, Icoorie
principal features in the two clashing Acts now n,io°
the absorbing questions seems to be, whether urirst,i
Debtors' Court shall continue to have the adman's

the Court of Bankruptcy. SA
SHOCKING MURDER NEAR WEST COI'S
Sunday last the dead body of an old man named Pi; fri
a labourer, residing in a cottage by himself, on toe.;
Longford, about three miles from West Calder, 10 ties(
was found in a shockingly mangled state on the %,001,fi
own dwelling. He had been missing for 'et
,',
but as he was in the frequent habit of work/060e r
twice from home, no alarm was excited among , A
bours till Saturday night, when there was ri,,
anee of him as usual. On Sunday, therefore• losr,
solved to break open the house to see whether he jeop
be lying ill, when they were horrified to find his tely',
stretched on the floor in a state almost indescribavefP
moving an old shirt which was thrown over the aVA
found a deep fracture in the skull, thn left el • tb:s
into the head, the bone of the eye-brow brok0;0/
all but torn off, the jaw-bone and collaribone coot
ribs broken but two ! A more horrible sightliaglod y
seen. A pair of tongs covered with blood were.,04,1(
fireside, with which the wounds had evio!,..jorfi,
inflicted. The Sheriff and Procurator Fiscal vinOtill
on Monday to investigate into the circumstances, rtslo
we can learn, no positive clue has yet been f0un0_,,,,,,,,,,
derer, or even the cause of the murder. The dew" deli
a labourer, had the reputation of some wealth, an,de sea ste!
possession of that might have been the object of I,' veil v
but we have not learned whether anything 100
The murder is supposed to have taken place severs )1
the discovery.—Scotsman of Wednesday. goss.V
PUBLIC BATHS YOR THE WORKING Cf4-4.'"-010
delightful to witness the decided movement nevo.llo sti,
establishment of public baths in Edinburgh, °1,i091
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their general use by the working classes. It le toi
late in the day this project has been started, e° eltli ,
undeniable utility, as respects the comfort and lloselj,
human being, and seeing that other nations, far bet.hsiil
scale of civilization, have lent'; used ablutions. 13;10 of
to have been fully assured of the benefit derive
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source, since he made washing with water a markelice"l
religious code. It cannot be the warmth of the ,',0,01
that settles the use of bathing,. as we find the.f: n:414.
colder region than our own, equally attached to 0_%015i0
to result from wise legislation at the outset, set.;vre geli
anything else. In our own ease we trust that test 01',1
public baths will be the consenuettce of a grew 1b
public
among the public which requires thotn—by fa.r at, it4oli
most honourable way of attaining such Otiects. P ier 1,
time, we are delighted to notice the cotdia! encemotioo6,
stowed on this movement of high rank and emineet,%ll,
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us. On Wednesday the meeting at the Music-,0 by 00,
street, for considering the subject, was arldresnier Slif.o
Provost, Lord Dunfermline, Dr. Alison, and e'idi pit
influence and distinction. Lord Dunfermlinei just in ar
this proposition of the working-classes as clearli fel:ti;
vast advance made by thern, and as heralding sti, tiff 14,P
of improvement. This is a, notable and moot g',',lthef_kiS4
Temperance and bathing going hand in hand, at'be et
will make a great and striking ein'tnge indeed in.could no!
our operatives. No better signs ,of the tittles,: lis (P ill
We need not point to the strong ree,,ommendalbere spoi
to be found in the works of our medical men'
us hop.,
dissentient voice on the subject. Then, let ~,,,doi ,jr i
shall have this great public improvement eh:ee';'Dose 7d,
One thing is certain, that we shall havea ,itb 'et r
scourges which every now and then visit ;' pan°
effect greatly mitigated in their virulence, if w nifif
them altogether_ from among in.—Scotsman' % Z,'o
AN EXTRAORDINARY CURE Of el• 01
CANCER BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND °Dill?'
Sexton, residing at Shrewsbury, is prepared to
at ooi
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davit that she has been radically cured of a cart etbdi f
in her breast, of seven years' standing, after ever'', Olio,
had failed, and by the use alone of these invaluahoutroil
which will cure any bad breasts, bad legs, sores oel,lAtil
ulcers; likewise abscesses, however bad, ivell tea IV
pronounced as incurable by the means usually °oeobl.,
Faculty.—Sold at the establishment of Proles-OA
244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis) ;„ierlitl,
respectable medicine vendors throughout the el; Peel,
THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE tti°eCOOht,,,'
commences the year in a manner that mu the ter,..,
strongly to every one who takes an interest 101
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services.nivaadoliiyacledefr.oami,
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valuable information on the critical state of affai''al, tb,' 0 i
at the Cape, evidently from a trustworthy secrierf Itsoll
fail of exciting remark. The paper on ' :vie tli,
from the pen of Captain Hart, of the Bornhai ~,,eine
contribution of singular importance at this 7,0 bfro'ii
those on " The Canadian Seat of Governmqueettlejoi 0
Parkenson ; " The Army in Ireland and the ,;(0/1 1
" The Wars in Sinde and the Punjaub," arelf„oter° rill
resting or applicable. The lovers of stirring au" 0 Piolo ~
an almost inexhaustible source of amusement; illeeo.;ji
the Peninsular War," by Dr. Bradley—" Terenero,6",
in the Gulf of Alexico"—c. The Heroes of Ca!lir-d trete
Cadet's Introduction to India"—" A Mem°,righl I' trot
Ava"—" Recollections in the Peninsula,
....„0 bYber
Colonel Wilkie—and in the various other Per voie
acknowledged talent, to be found in theJatniail
unique periodical.

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BIRTHS. PO ,
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On the 23d ult., at Madeira, Mrs. Arcb"4 O° ar
On the 2d inst., Mrs. Robert Browne,
Edge-hill Liverpool, of a daughter. A, isdY of P
On the, 3d inst., at Stone House, Berks• 1-
Hobson, Esq., of a daughter.

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On the 4th inst., Philip S. Hudson, PP"
Ellen, only daughter of the Rev. T. F°ll"'
of Llandulas, Denbighshire.

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On the 4th inst., at St. Ives, in the 1 /bpi,.
sosite
William Bishop, eldest son of Mr. Thomas „ of
On the 2d inst., Richard Burman, 's`l.' 44‘''
grove, Chelsea.
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