The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-12 00:00:00

glad to say, the appearances of a speedy termination at
he dispute are extremely favourable. On Thursday fast.
the hands (both spinners and weavers) employed by
Messrs. Harrison and Sons, returned to theiremploymenla,
and their example was followed by portions of those em-
ployed in other establishments. The number of these was.,,
considerably increased yesterday morning ; and there was'
every probability that the whole, or nearly the whole, of
the factories would have been at work, had not the town
been invaded by a number of turn-outs from Ashton-
under-Lyne, who entered Stalybridge for the purpose of
driving out the hands who had returned to their employ-
ment. To some extent, we believe, this purpose was
answered ; for, though none were forcibly driven from,
their employment, a considerable number left the mills:
through a feast of ill-treatment, and many others were de-
terred from going in. In consequence of the irruption of the-
Ashton men, the military and special constables were
called out, and the intruders were speedily driven from,
the town, which remained quiet during the rest of the
day ; but to what extent those who had been frightenedl
from their work afterwards returned to it, we are not.
sufficiently informed. The general opinion, however,
seems to be, that the endurance of the turn-outs is at
length exhausted ; and that, unless something very un-
foreseen should occur, the whole of the mills at Staly-
bridge, where this unparalleled turn oat commenced, will
be in full work on Monday next ; and that, we imagine,
will decide the struggle in all other places.—Manchester
Guardian.
NATIONAL GALLERY.—The Gallery was closed on
Saturday for the usual vacation of six weeks. Two va-
luable and interesting additions have just been made to
the collection of pictures: these are " The Murder of the
Innocents," by Raphael, properly speaking, a cartoon: it
is placed at the top or the staircase, beside the cartoons of
Agostini Carracci, the Triumph of Galatea, and the Ce-
phalus and Aurora. The cartoon by Raphael was oriel.-
nally presented by P. Hoare, Esq., to the trustees of the-
Foundling Hospital; they however, hare found it a more
appropriate " abiding place" in the National Gallery. By
the will of Mr. Hoare, the trustees of the Hospital could not
sell the cartoon; they have therefore lent it, but the loan is
as good as a gift. This cartoon is framed, and placed',
behind two large sheets of plate glass. The other addi-
tion is a fine portrait of the late Sir D. 'Wilkie, painted
and presented by Mr. Phillips, the academician. This por•
trait is placed over " The Village estival" of Sir David.
He is drawn with a cloak gracefully thrown over his
shoulders, and he holds in his right hand a crayon and
paper. During the season, which terminated on Saturday,
there has been an unprecedentedly great number of visitors
to the Gallery.
There are now between 300 and 400 prisoners in,
Whitecross-street Prison, 200 in the Queen's Prison, and'
about 85 in the Fleet. Several alterations are shortly
expected in the Queen's Prison, which has been visited
1.; twit- by the General Inspector of Prisons, by the autho-
rity of Sir James Graham. It is understood that there
will be " four classes," the chief of which will be for
persons remanded, and who refuse to file their schedules
under the -compulsory clause of the Insolvent Debtors'
Act. A place with iron bars is to be erected for the
latter class, and it is said that in the Bench, by a regula-
tion to be made, no person will be allowed more than a
pint of wine a clay. The coffee-room in the prison is to
be pulled down, and all extravagance prevented. The
rules are shortly expected to be issued.
Lord George William Loftus, now a prisoner in
the Fleet, applied a few days ago to the Magistrates at
Guildhall for a peace warrant against Major Willan, and
a gentleman named Tolfrey, both also in the Fleet.
Lord Loftus stated in his application that on the 6th
instant he answered a knock at his door, when he saw
Tolfrey, who said to him, " I'll settle with you." The,
same person came on the second visit • Major Wilkie
was with him, and they both used die same phrase
that Tolfrey used before, viz., "I'll settle with
you." His Lordship states that he considered these
expressions to be threats against his life, and he
told the intruders that he should appeal to the-
higher powers. The Major then said "If you refer the,
matter to a Magistrate, I'll cane you ;" and Tolfrey said,.
"If you do, I'll post you." Upon these, and other re-
presentations, Mr. Roe, the officer, was sent to the prison
to make inquiry whether it was a case which required
the intervention of a Magistrate. The result was that
on Friday afternoon Sir G. Carroll and Mr. Payne went
to the Fleet to hear a viva voce statement. his Lord-
ship repeated the same threats which he had communi-
cated by letter to the Justice-room, and declared that he
was apprehensive of personal violence. Major Willan,
in answer to a question from Sir George Carroll, said,
" That by the words I'll settle with you," he alluded to a
sum of money which his Lordship owed him. After a
lengthened inquiry, Sir G. Carroll said, that as Lord
Loftus had sworn that he was in personal fear, he should
order the warrant to be lodged at the Warden's office,
against Major Willan.
TIIE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE, we observe, does not
mean to lie idle. It is about to dispatch lecturers into the
agricultural districts, and the fall of prices, which they
will no doubt explain, will make the farmers their will-
ing auditors. It has also advertised a series of prizes
for the best essays on the Corn. laws as they affect the
condition of the working farmers and agricultural la •
bourers. This is an excellent subject.
• FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.--01 Friday, a lengthened inquiry took
place at the London Hospital, Mile-end-road, before Mr.
Baker, the Coroner, into the cause of the death of James
Start, aged 36, who expired in that institution on Wed-
nesday last, from the effects of injuries he received on
the Eastern Counties Railway. 'From the evidence of
Robert Roston and William Lawrence, the former a
fireman and the latter an engine-driver on the Eastern
Counties Railway, it appeared that at an early hour of
the morning of the 17th of last month the deceased, who
was placed near the Shoreditch terminus, and4ose duty
it was to unhook a chain which connected the ballast
waggons with the engine, had, from mere bravado, and
though cautioned of the danger of doing so, got on the
wrong side of the chain, and the consequence was, that
he got entangled in the chain, was thrown down before
the ballast train, and received serious injuries on his left
foot, his head, and right hand. He was immediately
conveyed to the hospital, where every attention had been
paid to him by Mr. Scott and other medical officers until
the time of his death, which took place on Wednesday
last. While in the hospital, the deceased had frequently
acknowledged that no person was to blame in the unfor-
tunate occurrence but himself ; that he had unhooked
the chain the wrong way before, and was cautioned of
the danger of his doing so, and the affair was accidental.
After hearing evidence to the above effect, the Jury ex-
pressed themselves perfectly satisfied that the deceased,
who had forfeited his life to his temerity, was alone to
blame in the transaction, and returned a verdict of " Ac-
cidental death."

SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Friday:Ur. Baker held three
inquests on the bodies of persons who had died suddenly.
Those on the bodies of John Bedworth, aged 75, and
Mary Hathorway, aged 28, were at the Marquis Wel-
lington, Upper Cornwall-street, St. George's in the East.
In the first case it appeared that the deceased had served
in Egypt and India as a soldier, and had been for some
time past residing with his son-in-law, at No. 31, Corn-
wall-street. On Tuesday morning last his son-in-law
left him in his room from all appearances in his usual
health, and when he came back, in about two hours, he
found him in a state of stupor and breathing heavily.
He died at seven o'clock the next morning, without hav-
ing rallied. In the next case, it was proved by deceased's
father, a teacher of languages, that for the last eight
years she had been suffering from disease. She vomited
a quantity of blood on Tuesday morning last, and in four
hours died. The third inquest was held at the White
Bear, Lambeth-street, on the body of Anne Colman,
aged 57. Deceased usually enjoyed good health, with
the exception of slight cough. She was found ill in bed
on Tuesday night, and lingered until eleven o'clock next
morning, when she died. Mr. Liddle, surgeon, was sent
fir. He said he thought the cause of death was apo-
plexy. Verdict, is all these cases, " Natural Death.—
On Friday two inquests were taken before Mr. Wakley,
at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, on the bodies
of Sarah Jennings, aged 18, and John Rogers, aged 54,
inmates of St. Pancras workhouse. The former, it ap-
peared, had been two years in the house, and had fre-
quently complained of her throat, but was obstinate, and
would not have advice. On Tuesday evening she was
cheerful and in good spirits, but about half-past two
o'clock on Wednesday morning she awoke her next bed-
fellow and got out of bed, saing, " I have got up." She
then fell into the arms of the witness, struggled very
wasa sitting
hard, and expired. In the second case, it appeared the
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deceased was a carpenter, and subject to palpitation of
the heart. He had b 4" in the
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paupers,
and expired. In both cases medical assistance was
promptly rendered, and the Jury returned verdicts of
" Natural Death."
SKYLIGHT.—On Friday
FATAL FALL THROUGH A
evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Charing-cross
Ilospital, on view of the body of Charles Halsey, aged 70.
It appeared from the evidence that deceased was a
carpenter, residing at 6, New Exchaage•court, Strand,
and was employed to keep in
repair all the houses of
the court in which he lived. On Thursday afternoon
last, about four o'clock, he ascended the roof of the
house No. 3, for the purpose of repairing the wood•
work of a skylight, when, while so engaged, his
foot slipped, and he fell through the skylight to
the bottom of a well-staircase, a height of about 40
feet. Several persons who heard the noise occasioned
by the fall hastened to the spot, and found decsed
lying at the bottom of the stairs in a state of insensibi-
lity. He was immediately conveyed to the Charing••
cross Hospital, where he died within two hours after
wards. Strange to say, deceased received no violent in-
jury by the fall, but his death was occasioned solely by
the.shock he had received, and which proved fatal itl
consequence of his old age. Verdict—Accidental Death,
The Chinese Collection at St. George's place, Hyde
Park, still continues to attract great numbers of persons
who, from the thin state of the metropolis, can, with
greater ease, enjoy a full inspection of the numberless
objects included in the exhibition, which is by far the
largest and grandest that has ever before appeared.
Every costume in all ranks of life, and every feature
illustrative of the customs and manners of the Chinese,
are here illustrated with the greatest possible faithfulness.
ANECDOTE BY JOHN HOCKINGS, THE " BRUIIMA.
GEN BLACKSMITH."—Hockings, "the Birmingham black-
smith," in a lecture at Leicester, nrged the ladies to be
ardent advocates of teetotalism ; the men would then be
sure to " sign the pledge." He was one day, he said,
at a scientific lecture, when the lecturer was dilating
upon the attractive powers of the magnet—defying any
one to show or name anything which could surpass
them ; he (Hockings) accepted the challenge, much to
the lecturer's surprise, when he told him that woman
was the Magnet of Magnets—for if the loadstone on the
table could attract a piece of iron for a foot or two, there
was a young woman who, when he was -a young Mali,
tied to attract him thirteen miles every Sunday so have
a chat with her. .
The Chancellor of the Eichequer left tows on Sa-
turday for the Ige:of,Wight« - •