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London, England, 1845-11-29 00:00:00

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tain even extravagant wages if they could, and do
that by combination, but when they overstepped tI3
mark, and resorted to violence, they laid themselves open !,-)
the law. In this case a foreman was left by his master in
charge of the men, with orders to report to the master, illy";
his return, the conduct of the men. The foreman report.T
to his master, in this case, that the prisoner had not dons.ll i'l.l
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duty, mid be was, consequently, discharged. Finding ti
the prisoner treated the complainant in the most brul.!
manner
ins knockd him off a scaffold eight feet bigh
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complt fell on the ground head foremost, and laid tl 1"e
insensible for some time, from the shock. The man Wag
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bad that a surgeon was obliged to take blood from him. ,
the prisoner had killed him, be Mr. Greenwood, could ~
see what could save him front the gallows. }le committed.
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.him 41., or eight months' imprisonment.—lle wascoinn

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH,
Scourge has this day been commissioned by Commai dal;
C. Caffin. She is to have a crew of 145---officers,
. Nov. 27.—Her Majesty's mortar-sties:lr
and marines. Her Majesty's sloop Nimrod, 20,
port, and the Harpy, a new steam-vessel, recently
6, or.
fitted at Blackwell, but since moved to Woolwich, are is"
„or!
dered to be commissioned. Gunners and seamen gns
ent to
from the Excellent, at this port, will be selected and
ti's- vat
them forthwith. Those for her Majesty's ship qral"P
to Woolwich yesterday in the Emerald cutter. eot sras
The Thalia, 42, was paid off this de, ; the pay
superintended by Mr. Purdo, the senior niaster-attear, oil
the dock-yard, in the absence of Rear-Admiral r
leave. A few minutes before the payment eon:dressed
8 they& end
Captain Hope assembled the men on deck, and ,8 of four
them on separating. after being together upwarns,
years. He commended their general good conduave liar
this period, and on his concluding, the people gave
hearty cheers. be in 3t'
The Fairy yacht goes down to Cowes daily, to been 9°
tendance on her Majesty, but the weather has prince
boisterous and wet, that neither her Majesty ono' Sir
Albert have been cn board since Tuesday- in
Charles Ogle went down to Osborne-house yesterdelsiy has
Fanny yacht, to pay his respects. Her I‘,DijefiVigliET
signified her wish, that on these visits to the Isle, °am is 9
the attendance of members of the Board of Ada'''. „lace
be dispensed with in future; hence the non-sPitshell?,:,
any of their Lordships on Tuesday. Any conunanu'ip..Clve"
wish to give will be executed by the Commander' nd tya
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Commander Crispin'
second master of the Fairy, are the executive ofrgei;lve been
neither lieutenant or mate is on board. No mates
D'Aetb, sn
appointed to the yacht since Messrs. Hobart, lllll
the Hon. J. M. Byng have been promoted. flow
The Admiralty, being desirous of keeping „ shiP.,"-tic.
e
complement of seamen gunners in her MajestY''ofs "fitb.
cellent, the gunnery depict at Portsmouth Wee" ° r
issued orders to the Commanders-in-chief at„
Portsmouth, Sheerness, and • Woolwich, that, °",/ rce•rj3.
vessels being paid off, the captains or comroso7ir
are to assemble the seamen, and offer to thenl eras, -to
ships' permission (should they give in their ot friss
think fit to volunteer for the Excellent) for eae„iegheto;
have six weeks leave of absence before finallYin:fie, ~
and on joining to be secured their present rad
higher ratings if entitled thereto by conduct an „belt 15
also, during their six weeks' leave, to have ;spilySe
and sea time going on ; and if at the :art,
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of the six weeks they should be at any on
Pe senior officer at such outport is, on their eo or
themselves, to cause them and their baggegooledi
provided with a free passage to Portsmouth, in der-ti
vernment vessel. The seamen are, however, to linacAj,
that the leave is limited to six weeks, and the sat
of pay and time will not be granted beyond t;:il fe
without the most satisfactory reasons (corroborn, cc' ill
spectable testimony) being assigned for the co.- 4
Join The in. 01°
•
The measure will doubtless work well, and os
expense; for if a sailor changes his mind and doeVy
pear on board the Excellent, at the expiration o,f, ativ,,g,
nothing is granted, the victualling not commenniol'l
has been on board. To the searhen, the six weeks,j
be of essential importance, in the calculation for
for length of service.

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM SYDII,O40
SOUTH WALES, BY THE OVERLANDtriF
letter, dated Sydney, 4th August :—" We are opepoi4
very agreeably; everything looks prosperous; attie,c.Aso
plentiful as it was scarce two years since ; ever)! ,e
of property is in demand; stock and stations ha'
hands at 16s. per sheep. There is a prospect of rl'he '
a've',ir ,
question being satisfactorily settled. We are to ',40011
on reasonable conditions. For this boon the COW/
debted to the unwearied exertions and great °be
played by Mr. Benjamin Boyd, the Chairman of toil y
Association of New South Wales, and Member of 101)6
the district of Port Philip, in conducting the strngg
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the squatters and the Colonial Government." 11)ee
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, Nov. 281`.er','
plies of all grain are very moderate this week.
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pretty good demand for fresh samples of Wheat' 01;
of such are rather higher. In common sort's n°,.0511,
Good Barley in request, whilst inferior samples I'olo )fr,
at late rates. New Beans Is. per quarter an", J
rather cheaper. Oats and Shelling fully as cletk. ste
a fair business passing.
at ti3e4oo'
CABINET COUNCIL.-We understand •-- th. to,/
ral members of the Cabinet intend to remain 'a or
after Tuesday next, on which day there 41
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Cabinet Council.
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_LERMINUS IN THE STRAND.--Wl3B''MAg
SOUTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY METROPOLITO
The Fleet-prison, Farringdon-market, and Moor&
been marked out for the termini of NorthezTi;
the West-end and Southern Counties have giv`4l4„,
their intention to apply for a Bill to bring their r,"oierl/
Waterloo-bridge, and form the terminus in Lan:copie,,"
extending to the Strand, and covering the una-00;
and wharf frontage to the Savoy. This plan do the
the disfigurement of the architectural design oift'scito'.'
A RELICT.—Died in the Lambley
s..*..rasy pi3Oit. last, Mr. T. Evans, aged 82 Yr,..e9iii(2•
the last surviving victim of the cruelty of the l',°,l"id'if
the year of the " ducking." On Thursday, the vs; fg,
that 3 ear, he was ducked in the canal, near tb-.0 VA?,
bridge, because of his political principles, and ,W,;
while undergoing the infliction, as alelon. In ',,3-trible
many others we could cite, persecution only c—thei
strengthen preconceived opinions, and proniote„,
sion. Thomas Evans lived to see the truth of n',,,y/
generally acknowledged, and maintained lii iF
throughout life.— Nottingham Review. via r
TROTTING MATCH FOR TWENTY
terday the match between Mr. Day's horse all:;rlibeoeti!,
mare to trot over eight miles of ground, in
at Mitcham-common. The horses were war, De
aside. They went away at a splitting rate, al' .i;
was performed in 3 minutes 18 seconds, the rnai:
lead, which she maintained to the conclusion 0' „core,:
mile ; which was covered in 3 minutes and 28 '-01019
the fourth mile the mare was in advance, wh4.„81:11.1i1;:10,11
and the horse took the lead, and concluded ;
minutes and 56 seconds. On the turn of the lryi•
mare had succeeded in coming up, and a gn°tivi
till within half-a-mile of the winning mark ;
the horse tried every effort to pass his oPP°I3-Ig'`
,
success, and the mare came in the winners .Y,OO
The eight miles of road were trotted over in
16 seconds. ere

We learn from the Baltic ports that a
ble quantity of wheat has been in the coeree,.n°ool,ll!l
tion for this conntry, indeed a much large,r‘;o;;;Of'°,li
was expected to be sent at the present au'.,i,,,f/k
of the year. It may be expected that the " ,e
the north of Europe will soon be blocked up by Mr,
Times. ,
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—LONG SUTTOP..:perii•,
gret to find that another highway robbery ,I'B6itioiri;e
trated in the county of Somerset. Mr. J?,,
Knowle, Long Sutton, on his return Ir°-..t
market, on Tuesday evening, was stopped 1),"1„,iii,,t-tely•
men, who dragged him off his horse, tied his
and robbed him of a 5/. note, and other nioneY,;utiti,e,i,
is offered. We hope the scoundrels will be a(re of P
are inclined to believe that an organised genevehriteot
robbers exist in Somerset, and we think it Jgatistw,,,/
question for the magistracy to consider the a :d tb
specially appointing officers to endeavour to 1.! ve'
of the disgrace and danger which these ruffian'
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Sherborne Journal. .v
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VALUE OF PLANTATIONS.—A sale ,- o
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place at Inverness on Tuesday, which forcihii,:ido r 0,5, ;`if
value of plantations. The quantity sold:10%40:01 pliilj
6O Scots acres of fir wood on the estate of Petpe,
shire, and the price was 2,5604 or 391. per aae•ckoi, 6,
tion is just forty-two years. old; and if wo ree tech?, or,
gs for the last twenty years at 14/. per aer, itJis
produced 1/. ss.iper acre during the whole Peria'resto;j4/
it
under wood. What adds to this romarkal"°traoa
the plantation disposed of was by no means ot,. g heir
growth Indeed kis sold, for the purpose litislo4l
by larch, as more congenial to the soil* ?jr•igq,
in g result (added to that lately recorded eY
the Balnagown woods, and many others of a lorttrol
which we have described) should stimulate ourta'lt
prietors to increased exertions in this inaPrljis 94
prietors
rural improvement. There are many ligbt,iist al • pr
hills, at present unsightly and unproductive, 101 :00,1
be made almost as valuable as arable land'etirali
more valuable than pasture. Highland Pr°„ll,t-te snt'v.ef,
becoming of more importance, and we =0d1:ado!,
tots,
agricultural when we have railway commun'hee fas,
agricultural produce and transport heavy tilt' 00"
besides multiplying facilities Mr social inter
'transaction of business.—lnverness Courier. A lA/14
A LONG-LOST WATCH FOUND .---•''' f ,tp
John Snowden lost his watch upon the inorsoo lv 1e
berland in the year 1836, and in his ran-M1.01714e tc?
discovered his long-lost timepiece, near Croglist, J iA4
where it had no doubt lain ever since it wee 11°'
up, and having wound it up, to his surprise I 'eatin,ll,lo ce.
instantly resumed its former movements, has
.?ty,
ever since, and kept time with great regYl3ld, wit:464°lo
and inside works were not in the least inlereuterv:e,r,ts,
ception of the steel spring which fastens the.oitt eo `,,'lsPro!"
was much rusted. It is very remarkable t1;1111oeitog
penetrated into the inside, although it had I°l score',"
posed to the winter's pelting storms, and
Way'
of the summer's sun, and must have been 0,
bedded in deep snows.—Cumberland Pacquei,t vitte t 0,0;0,
the ti
THE TICKET BILL.—The frainnevor:iii of 1000,, 0,
body, are doubtless aware that the Ticket PI efiedcer',
will become law on the Ist of January? and 400 doiJltill
compel each manufacturer. to give a ticket f the so i‘;
work, specifying the quality and the priea °th era'o.lol,,,O,clej
This has already caused much confusion in
tv.beiao,be
middle men or agents and attempts are ne
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make up the loss which they will sustain tbr doe lijoJelfli
Bill, by reducing the men's starvation priO3,;d, per, ell.
offered plain silk half hose, last week, a t itse,
than e et' •
than sonic of the employers, and Is. lens th re Ater. (colid
would have been a reduction of ls. 6d, if ineen
3s. in the other, in a week's earnings. Ta. c the 11r5t 701
encroachent, and as the work as WWI ,e
sented toil give the price hasbut they individua to 01,01 e
to work under price he turned awaY'.
words, " boiled off ;" he also refused to gi;r01„ te, ea 3`
seven pair of hose, that came to 4s.
ducted 2s. 6d. for frame rent, leaving inn' ho'"
upon the ensuing week. The, association'
0,041.4 t
aken the man under their protection.
WEYMOUTH.—GLUT OF HERRINGee;i s 'lllston.lo°ll,
two millions of herrings were taken bet oft' pre
..te leo,*
and Tuesday morning, on the north ;bore, u.'"si;ec 00,4 Pe or
Brake. The fish were sold at ls. 6Thefr°el.
..101'1;•"1
to
market, and for ls. on the beach.
large a draught on our coast for the last f°llY. "
are gbrelliii
borne Journal. Aire t, tl' fro
ENCOURAGEMENT OF FISHERIES.-- fenieatilioa,
learn from a correspondent that the Gefie.`dorine froigar
the Fishery Commissioner, are collect;..ng 10
the various officers on the coast rfilativeon,
Veiti
the assistance required by the 1 ce'
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Constitution.
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A SIGNIFICANT FACT.--The --t Ito , A.- oer •
lately captured off the coast of .Africa Waved 1), tvlie`el2oll
with her high-pressure 'engines, and War
. no lie .fr
engineers. The nature a her propelling r oat CP'
is the screw, the sezrew-auxiliary, or thepoard -
doubtful. When captured, she had on
elayes.

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