The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-15 00:00:00

THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

We have looked with intense anxiety at the ac-
counts from the manufacturing districts during the
week, in the hope that things were not really so bad
as they had been represented; but though we find
some consolation in the assurance that trade is re-
viving to a considerable extent—yet we regret to
find that nothing has been done on a large scale, to
administer to the immediate necessities of the vast
population who are now reduced to the lowest depth
of misery. The receipt of some large foreign orders
in the cotton, wool, and silk branches, enable the
master manufacturers to put on several additional
hands; but the combination men at Manchester,
seem disposed still to hold out for higher wages.—
This pertinacity on their part, we fear, has tended to
check the current of public: benevolence, and must
retard their return to a better state of things. The
address of the frame-work knitters, of Hinckley, to
Mr. Secretary Peel, was worthy of serious conside-
tion, because, though sufficiently explicit in unfold-
ing the full extent of distress, it was couched in
temperate and appropriate language. The memorial
truly remarks:" The affluent know little indeed of
the miseries of the poer ; and could they, for a short
period, change conditions, perhaps some alteration
in the state of affairs might take place—they would
not only see but feel the necessity of something being
done." This is the true way in which to put the
question. The distress has been admitted, because
it was incapable of denial; but when will the remedy
be supplied ?—York Courant.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY

INCENDIARIES.

We have already noticed some outrages that had
been committed at Ardingly by the breaking of the
windows of a newly-erected cottage, the property of
the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, since which a still greater
spirit of excitation has been evinced by the labour-
ing poor of the above parish, owing to a report that
their children were to he placed out to the farmers
for a portion of years; and, as it was understood
that the affair was to come under the consideration
of the Cuckfield bench of Magistrates on Saturday
week last, about one hundred and fifty of them,
armed with bludgeons, marched into the town, with
the intention of opposing any such meaFure. They
assumed a very threatening exterior, and suspicions
arose that they intended an attack on some ob-
nraious property which came into the hands of Mr.
Rogers, the tithe contractor. On Saturday morn-
ing it was discovered that the corn barn and hay-
stacks, fifteen in number, with carts, threshing-ma-
chine, tarpaulin, &c. were on fire. The property
was totally consumed, and from the circumstance of
partially burnt matches, as well as certain threaten-
ing letters, being also found, there is but little doubt
that the calamity was the work of incendiaries. It
is conjectured that property to the amount of 1,2001.
or 1,4001. has been thus wantonly destroyed.—
Brighton Guardian.

PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—OWiUg to the
great quantity of rain which has lately fallen, a tunnel in
Freiston Inge was on Wednesday last burst by the pres-
sure of water, and the bank fell in 15 feet. A child of
Mr. H. Cans., fume', of that parish, bad been playing
upon the bank, and had pn'y left it about five minutes be-
fore thechasm was made..—Boston Gazette.

(continued from our Paper of Friday, Oct. 9.)
IVEDNESDAY.SECOND DAY.
The course was far from being so crowded to-
day as it was yesterday. The company was
more select, however, consisting chiefly of gen-
tlemen and men of science. Persons who vEited
the ground for purposes of amusement did not
experience the same degree of gratification which
those experienced who visited it on the preced-
ing day, in consequence of all the machines
which exercised yesterday not having exercised
to-day. Still the experiments, though limited,
were highly interesting to scientific men.
Messrs. Braithwaite and Ericksson's engine
(the Novelty) proved itself to-day to be as good
(proportionally) at drawing a load as running
without one. It drew, in one hour, three times
its weight, a distance of 204 miles ! The car-
riages of Messrs. Stephenson, Ackworth, and
Brandreth were also on the course this day, and
took several trips, but merely by way of exercise.
One of the horses engaged in working Mr.
Brandreth's carriage fell through, we understand,
the floor, but was extricated without much in-
jury. The weather became wet, and the rail-
ways clogged with mud, which made it necessary
to suspend the prosecution of the experiments
before the day had half elapsed. The attend-
ance of spectators this morning was by no means
so numerous as on the preceding day, but there
were few of those absent—the engineers, men of
science, &c.—whose presence was most wanted.
The Earl of Derby paid the railway a visit in
the course of the morning, and seemed to take
a great interest in the proceeding.
THURSDAY.-THIRD DAY.
The principal conditions on which the prize
was at first offered were these :-Ist. That each
engine entered for the competition should weigh
not more than six tons, and be capable of draw-
ing after it, day by day, on a level plane, a train
of carriages of a gross weight equal to three
times the weight of the engine itself, at a rate of
not less than ten miles per hour, with a pressure
of steam in the boiler not exceeding 501bs. on
the square inch. 2. That the engine and boiler
should be supported on springs, and rest on six
wheels, and the height from the ground to the
top of the chimney should not exceed 15 feet.
3. That the engine should " effectually consume
its own smoke." 4. That there should be two
safety valves, one of which should be completely
out of the reach of the engineer's interference.
On Tuesday afternoon, however, the judges
drew up a new set of conditions, which were
published to-clay, and which made a number o
modifications on the original ones. We subjoi
a copy of the new conditions :
" TRIAL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.

" LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAIL-WAY.
" The following is the ordeal which we have de-
cided each Locomotive Engine shall undergo, in
contending for the premium of 5001., at Rainhill.
" The weight of the locomotive engine, with its
full complement of water in the boiler, shall be as-
certained at the weighing machine, by eight o'clock
in the morning, and the load assigned to it shall be
three times the weight thereof. The water in the
boiler shall be cold, and there shall be no fuel in the
fire place. As much fuel shall be weighed, and as
much water shall be measured and delivered into

the tender carriages as the owner of the engine may
consider sufficient for the supply of the engine for a
journey of 35 miles. The fire in the boiler shall
then be lighted, and the quantity of fuel consumed
for getting up the steam shall be determined, and
the time noted.

" The tender carriage, with the fuel and water,
shall be considered to be, and taken as a part of the
load assigned to the engine.
" Those engines that carry their own fuel and
water shall be allowed a proportionate deduction
from their load, according to the weight of the
engine.

-‘-‘ The engine, with the carriages attached to it,
shall be run by hand up to the starting-post, and as
soon as the steam is got up to 501bs. per square inch,
the engine shall set out upon its journey.
" The distance the engine shall perform each trip
shall be one mile and three-quarters each way, in-
cluding one-eighth of a mile at each end for getting
up the speed and for stopping the train. By this
means the engine with its load will travel one and a
half mile each way at full speed.
" The engine shall make ten trips, which will be
equal to a journey of 35 miles, 30 miles whereof
shall be performed at full speed, and the average
rate of travelling shall not be less than ten miles
per hour.

" As soon as the engine has performed this task
(which will be equal to the travelling from Liver-
pool to Manchester), there shall be a fresh supply of
fuel and water delivered to her, and as soon as she
can be got ready to set out again, she shall go up
to the starting post, and make ten trips more, which
will be equal to the journey from Manchester back
to Liverpool.
" The time of performing every trip shall be ac-
curately noted, as well as the time occupied in get-
ting ready to set out on the secoid journey.
" Should the engine be enabled to take along
with it sufficient fuel and water for the journey of
ten trips, the time occupied in taking a fresh supply
of fuel and water shall be considered and taken as
part of the time in performing the journey.
"J. U. RASTRICK, Esq., Stourhridge, C. E. d
" NICHOLAS WOOD, Esq., Killing worth, C. E.
" JOHN KENNEDY, Esq., Manchester,
" Liverpool, Oct. 6, 1829."

Mr. Stephenson's engine, " The Rocket,"
weighing 4 tons, 3 cwt., performed, to-day, the
work required by the original conditions. The
following is a correct account of the perform-
ance :—The engine, with its complement of
water, weighed 4 tons, 5 cwt., and the load at-
tached to it was 12 tons, 15 cwt., and, with a
few persons who rode, made it about 13 tons.
The journey was 1i mile each way, with an ad-
ditional length of 220 yards at each 'end to
stop the engine in, making in one journey
miles. The first experiment was 35 miles, whic
is exactly ten journeys, and, including all the
stoppages at the ends, was performed in 3 hours
and ten minutes, being upwards of 11 miles an
hour. After this a fresh supply of- water was
taken in, which occupied 16 minutes, when the
engine again started, and ran 35 miles in 2
hours and 52 minutes, which is upwards of 12
miles an hour, including all stoppages. The
speed of the engine, with its load, when in full
motion, was from 14 to 17 miles an hour; and
had the whole distance been in one continued
direction, there is no doubt but the result would
have been 15 miles an hour. The consumption
of coke was very moderate, not exceeding half a
ton in the whole 70 miles. At several parts of
the journey tile engine moved at 18 miles au hour.
Ackworth s Darlington engine was with-

drawn, on account, we believe, of some part of
it failing accidentally out of order. It is nearly
of the same size and weight as Mr. Stephenson s,
and like that engine requires the addition of an
engine tender to carry its water and fuel. Judg-
ing from several short trips which it performed
on the rail-road by way of exercise, we should
pronounce it to be a machine of great power.

PRIDAY.--FOURTII DAY.

To-day a public notice appeared, from Messrs.
Braithwaite and Ericksson, stating that, in con-
sequence of the alteration made in the conditions
of the competition, the definitive trial of the new
engine bad, with the approbation of the judges,
been deferred till Saturday at eleven. Friday
became thus a dies non in the competition ; the
engines of Mr. Stephenson and Messrs. Braith-
waite and Ericksson being the only two which,
to use the language of the turf, have been placed
by the judges.