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pal of titlfre l'he has. gent. presented a petition from an
individual nanretk! Matthew Phillips, for the allotment of small por-
tions of land to the poor; and a petition for Parliamentary Reform
:rom Chesbutgh ; and a similar petition from Salisbury. The first vote
he gave in that house was for Reform, and he was proud and happy to
tur.d it making great progress in the country.
Sir J. GRA HAIR presented petitions for Parliamentary Reform from
C..rhsle, and six other places in Cumberland.
Mr. HUNT said he was written to by two of the petitioners from
Carlisle to support tbe prayer of the petition, which he cordially did,
and particularly the vote by ballot, which was found to operate so be-
ilcially America and France.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the Compositors
of Car lisle, for a rtral of Ow tax on newspapers and advertisements.l
The petitioners, he said, made out a strong case against the present
Leavy duties.
Mr. HUNT eve notice that he should every night move an adjourn.
went at twelve o clock.
She House adjourned at Seven o'clock.

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LA W RE I'ORTS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fas. 9.
NUM. CON...MINTZ& T. RUIN.
Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Jones, and Mr. Justice, appeared
as Counsel in the cause for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Taddy and
Mr. Phillips appeared for the defendant.
Mr. JUsTlea opened the pleadings.
.11'. tiergeant ‘'Ytt.Ds stated the case to the Jury. The present
wction was brought by Thomas Winter, who keeps the Castle
Tavern, in Holborn, against the defendant, a hatter residing for-
merly opposite the plaintiff's, for criminal conversation with the
plaintiff's wife. The plaintiff, the Learned Counsel had no doubt,
was known to many, if not all the Juty, under the name of
Spring. In the early part of his life, the plaintiff had been ad-
dicted to pugilistic contests, but had the good sense latterly to re-
sign such pursuits, and had for some years past kept the Castle Tavern,
in Holborn. Spring and his wife had lived in the greatest affection till
lately ; they had several children, and were as happy as mortals could
be. In the course, however, of he hat year, the plaintiff was taken
extremely ill, and was confined to his bed by rheumatism. His busi-
ness was extensive, and during his illness his wife managed the business.
It was during that period the defendant, who had been intimately ac-
quainted with the plaintiff, and often visited his house as a customer,
became intimate with the plaintiff's wife. Upon coming down stairs
one morning unexpectedly, he found the defendant in the bar,
standing by his wife in rather a suspicious manner, but yet not
in such a way as to create the suspicion that any thing improper
had occurred. Ultimately Mra. Winter left the house of her husband,
and went with the defendant to a house at Stepney, residing there and
passing as the wife of the defendant. Mr. Henn, the defendant, had
since become a bankrupt ; but he trusted that the Jury by their verdict
would tell him that, because a man was not rich, he had not a licence to
do what he pleased. He understood that thedefendant had given notice
that it was his intention to produce certain letters; what the object of
them was he (Sergeant Wilde) did not know, but this he was well aware
of, that when a woman abandons her duty to her husband and her chil-
dren, it was very common for her and her adulterer to combine together
to injure the husband, but he trusted that any attempt of that sort
would fail in this case. He should call his witnesses, who would prove
all the facts of his case, and he trusted that the verdict of the Jury
would be such, as to give to the plaintiff all that he now wanted (for the
defendant being bankrupt nothing could be got from him) the expres-
si?n of the opinion of twelve honest meal on the enormity of an offence

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itke the present.
Joseph Drysdale Winter examined by Mr. Sergeant Wthisx.—Was
the brother of the plaintiff, who was a native of Hereford. His
s ife's name was Elisabeth Griffiths. Plaintiff and his wife were
married 26th June, 1821. The plaintiff and his wife were always
upon very good terms with one another during the time they resided
nt Hereford.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TADDY. Had never been in the
boxing line. Never recollected Mrs. Winter being turned out of the
house of her husband. Would swear that his brother had never
made any remark to him that his wife had been too intimate with
a gentleman at Hereford. His brother never told him that he had
put a gentleman under the pimp near his house. Had seen a gen-
tleman called Dutch Sam a few nights ago, but could not tell what
it was. Did not know what crosses meant. Mrs. Winter went to
live with her father at the time they lived at Hereford.
Re-examined.—Had not seen his brother for two years.
Rebecca Beckett.—Her husband and herself had known the plaintiff
and his wife since 1821. Visited them frequently. Witness's husband
was a greengrocer, residing in Great Russell-sttat. Mts. Winter al-
ways conducted herself with becoming propriety ' • never saw any thing
which induced her to doubt they lived in affection and happiness. Was
requested last week to go to Greenwich, where she saw Mrs. Winter,
and Mrs. Mills was in company with her at the time.
Cross-examined.— Was in the habit of frequently visiting the public-
house. (Laughter.)
Re-examined.—. Witness meant visiting Mrs. Spring.
Robert Hancock.—Kept the Albion Tavern, Beak-street, nernt-
street. Was in the habit of visiting the plaintiff and his wife. heir
conduct towards each other was always extremely kind.
Cross-namined.—Plaintiff had never made any complaint to wit-
ness of the conduct of his wife. He supposed the gentleman was put
under the pump for no good behaviour. Plaintiff said the gentleman'
was very fund of his wife, and so he had him put under the pump.
Plaintiff had never told witnea he had given the gentleman black eyes,
before he put him tinder the pump.
Ann Winter was the wife of one of the plaintiff's brothers. Resided
in London, nearly opposite the plaintiff. Was in the habit of visiting
there. Plaintiff's conduct towards his wife was always extremely af-
fectionate.
William Davies had known the plaintiff upwards of nine years.
When the plaintiff kept the Weymouth Arms, witness lodged with
than for some time. He had been in the habit of visiting them
since. Always considered than to live very affectionately with each
other.
Sarah Mills.—Was the wife of Mr. Mills, the landlord of the Mul-
berry Tree public-house at Stepney. Had seen the man she saw in the
lull- and the woman she saw at Greenwich, at her house, on the 27th
of August last. She came between 10 and 11 o'clock ; Mr. Henn came
first, and wished taknow if he could have a beef-steak cooked; the lady
came afterwards in the gig. After taking refreshment they went out
together, and returned in the evening, when it rained very hard. Mr.
Henn said his friend's house was so full that they could not stop there,
and requested to be accommodated with a bed. They slept there, and
occupied the bed which was usually occupied by her and her husband,
witness believing them to be man and wife; breakfasted at the house
of witness, and went away shortly afterwards, Mr. Henn telling witness
she would see them again in the course of the day ; both returned in the
course of the day ; Henn said he should not be able to settle his busi-
ness, and that the lady would sleep there that night, but he could not.
Mrs. Winter stopped at the house of witness from he 28th of August
to the 7th of September. Henn came twice a day to see Mrs. Winter,
and upon every occasion they retired to the bed-room. Witness all this
time believing they were man and wife. Three days before they left, a
Mr. Muck, a painter and glazier, informed witness who they were.
Cross-examined.—Winter came the day before they went away to
wituess's house; saw his wife, but would not speak 'o her %fitness
was quite sure both Mrs. Winter and Ham went into the bed-room to-
gether, on the 27th of August. Witness wished them good night, and
heard them lock the door.
William Bluck knew the defendant well, who was a hatter in Hol.
born. Saw hint in company with Mrs. Winter at the Mulberry Tree
public-house.
This was the case on the part of the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant T tDDY then addressed the Jury on behalf of the de-
fendant. They were assembled here for the purpose of giving compen-
sation to the plaintiff for that which he had lost, and if he had lost no-
thing lie could not ask any thing at the hands of a Jury. He could
not take a better account of what Mrs. Winter's previous conduct had
been, than that which Mr. Winter himself gave; and if from that
be chewed that the conduct of the plaintiff's wife had been improper,
the plaintiff know lug of it, he, and not his friend Mr. Sergeant
Wilde, would be entitled to the verdict of the Jury. He should read
a lever front the plaintiff to his wife of the 20th of July, 1830, by
which it would be seen that the plaintiff had known of his wife's mis-
conduct for upwards of five years. The Learned Sergeant then read
the letter ; in part of which the plaintiff stated that it was mote
than five years since he had found his wile out at Hereford, and that he
now knew or many inure cases of het impropriety. The plaintiff, also,
in the same letter, said, that the big house in Soho-square was much
more adapted to her purposes than the houss•of his friends--he supposed
she was as fond of hackney-coach friends as she formerly had been of
stage-coach ones, the only difference being, that now she went to visit
them, wide formerly they came to visit her. The Learned Sergeant
would test his case upon this letter, and he trusted, after the Jury had
carefully perused it, they would come to the determination that the
plaintiff was not entitled to any damages.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE replied, contending that the letter must be
taken as the ravings of an injured man, whore feelings had been inn
tared by what had been stated to him by friends and neighbours, who
were always anxious, when a wite had acted as Mrs. Winter had done,
to bring forward osrp circumstance that would decrease the value of the
wife in the eyes of. her husband, and by that means, in some degree,
console him tor hAs loss. He trusted the Jury would mark their sense
of the conduct di Mr. Henn by appropriate damages.
Mr. Justice ALDSUSON summed up, and the Jury returned a ver-
dict for the plaintiff—Damages 1601.

Yesterday morning, as Mr. Potter chemist, of Compton-
street, Soho, was packing up some fulminating powder, it suddenly ex-
ploded with a loud report, demolishing nearly all the pans of glass
and bottles in the shop window, and broke tl.e glass-cases and counter.
Ale. Potter's fingers were dreadfully burnt, as also his face, the ream
part of which was cut with the broken pieces of glass. Dlr. Stephen.
sun, his assistant, was also seriously injured, and nearly all the hair was
burnt off his head.

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PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.

FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, Fitz. 5.
The Annual Meeting of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce took
place on ?timidly, at the Commercial Rooms ; the President, Thomas
Stock, Esq. In the Chair ; when the Report of the past year's pro-
ceedings was read by the Secretary, Mr. L. 0, Bin. This document
commenced by referring to the resolution passed at the last general
meeting, recommending an enquiry, to ascertain the exact distances
between the Post Offices of Leaden and Bristol, with a view to dew.
mine whether the rate of postage demanded was correct. Topside,
the enquiry, application bad been made to the respective turnpike coos
miniatures for the several districts on the Une of road, and the exact.
distance bad been ascertained to be 121 miles, 1 turbos, 25 poles,
20 yards, 1 foot, 95 lints ; by which ft appears, that the letters
being conveyed by a rent* exceeding 120 miles, the Post Office de-
partment is legally entitled to the present rate of 10d. per letter,
agreeably to the provision of the Act. The Chamber, however, sub.
mit whether the trading interests are justly dealt with by the Post
Office department, in continuing the present route, when, by an site-
.tatices perfectly feasible, the mall might be conveyed in less time,
the distance brought within 120 miles, and the rate of postage con-
sequently reduced to 9d ; the alteration referred to being to take
the road front Chi, penitent through Marshfield, instead of Bath.
The Chairman was requested to transmit to our present members in
parliament, and our late member, Henry Bright, Esq. the thanks of
this meeting for the services rendered by them to the Chamber, in the
past year, on subjects before parliament. And the Board was requested
to direct their attention to the mode of executing Commiteloos of
Bankrupt in the country, and to form a committee to co-operate with
that formed in London on the subject, in order that, in any alteration
which may be effected, the interests of the commercial public in the
country may be duly regarded ; and in particular, that the rate of corn.
missioners tees increased on the late amendment of the bankrupt law,
may be reduced to the former scale, and the attendance of snore than one
barrister is dispensed with.
THE OPENING OT THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA TRADE....
We understand that the Deputies from the out-ports met early this
week in London, to arrange their proceedings in forwarding this im-
portant measure, preparatory to the assembling of Parliament. Three
gentlemen have been deputed from the Committee foaled in this city,
and other deputies have been appointed from Liverpool, Manchester, end
Leeds.
The depth of snow which fell in the course of Monday night occa-
sioned great impediments as travelling. The London mail to this city
was about five hours beyond its time. A correspondent, who lett Lon-
don for Bristol by the White Hart coach on Monday evening, says:
" When we had arrived near the top of Cowdon-hill, which is 4 miles
beyond Marlborough, and half a mile before we could reach Kennett,
the coachman discovered that we were in a drift of snow, that it was up
to the bed of the coach, and what was worse, that the horses were unable
to stir us from our situation. By this time it was half-past five o'clock,
Tuesday morning, (several hours after the regular time of arrival.) All
attempts to move the conch wet, ineffectual, and the poor horses, whose
every hair was wet with perspiration, had stood for nearly half an hour
shoulder deep in snow. The Company's coach then arrived, drawn by
six horses ; and by a desperate effort, and which nearly upset them and
us, they passed us a little, and were then stuck as fast as we were.
Both coaches were thus aground and immoveable, when a waggon from
London came up, having eight powerful horses. Each coachman offered
whatever the waggoner should demand, if he would take four of his
horses to draw us out, and to the top of the hill ; but their offers,
under such circumstances were unavailing—and be, at the risk of up-
setting both coaches, passed on. Our leaders were then put to the Com-
pany's coach, making their number of horses eight ; and by dint of the
most distressing exertions that carriage was eventually got to the top of',
the hill. By this time the Bath mail came up, and got newly to us;
but no farther could it get, there it stuck ! Shortly afterwards the Bristol
mail approached, and then the Regent Bath and Bristol coach arrived,
but neither could stir from the spot where we were. Every effort to
extricate ourselves was made, by one party lending horses to the other;
but all efforts, even to move the vehicles, were vain. In these
attempts the traces of our horses were broken. At length three
large cart-horses were procured from a farmer's at a considerable dis-
tance ; and after much tugging and terrible work, they succeeded in
drawing out both the mail coaches. It was then attempted to help us :
in the exertions of which our splinter-bars were broken. Our horses by
this time, from told and fatigue, were much distressed ; and they were
conveyed forward to Kennett, while the repairs to our coaches, traces,
&c. were in progress. And in the mean time men were obtained to
" dig" out our coach—tor that had become requisite—a labour that
was performed by fifteen men, and who thence cleared the road for
about a mile and a half, so as to enable the coaches to pass akng
But it was not till after eight o'clock, a time by which we ought.'
to have been near Bristol, that we were once more enabled to proceed
on our way."
The annual meeting of the Bristol Horticultural and Botanical Society
was held In the Theatre of the Park-street Institution on Thursday
last, Joseph Cookson, Esq. in the chair. Several alterations were made
In the rules, the principal one of which was to form a separate class
for nurserymen, as it appeared to be the general impression that ama-
teur or " half-gardeners," as Mr. Taunton called them, bad not a fair
chance M contending with individuals in the profession, and that the
nurseryibffn themselves would be freed from the feeling of delicacy
which often led them to decline exhibiting for prises against the other
subscribe:ilk It was agreed that 3SL should be appropriated for prises
in the nurserymen's class during the ensuing year.
The Master of the Ceremonies Ball at the Assembly-rooms, Bath,
was unusually brilliant, there being upwards of one thousand persons
present.
The ball for the Master of the Ceremonies at Clifton en Tuesday
week, was attended by upwards of four hundred persons. A ludi-
crous circumstance occurred : the gas-lights, after vibrating for some
time, suddenly disappeared, leaving the company in total darkness.
The arrangement made by the Judges for the Spring Assize in-
cludes, for the first time, the Welch circuit ; and the addition of three
new judges relieves the Lord Chief Justice from going circuit.
The City of Bristol steam-packet has recently twice performed the
voyage between Cork and Bristol quays (a distance of 300 utiles)
in twenty-four hours. In the first instance the London papers
were received at Cork by the steamer twenty hours before they were
due by mail.
The following affecting circumstance has lately occurred at Ctitire
Nowell:—Min Eleanor O'Neill, the accomplished sister of hams
Beecher, was married to Mr. Henry Gabel, of Crickhowell, on the
pd of last November ; and only five days afterwards, she had the mites
fortune to lose her father. We have now to record the death of hoe'
young, her promising husband, on Saturday the 2fid ult. only two
urionths from the day of her marriage, after an illness of only a few
diet, a 1 ! He had sent a morning coat to be repaired to a tailor, who
had one of his children at the time lying a corpse from small pox ; and
it now appears, that upon the coat being sent home, Mr. Henry Gabell
took the infection, which ended fatally. He had many years ago been
vaccinated.
Barnet COSH Excuasos, Trroasaer.—.Foreign Wheat per Imports,
bushel, es 6d to 9s 9d ; English Wheat ditto Ss 9d to 9s 9d; Irish ditto
ditto es Id to es 541 ; Welsh ditto ditto 7s 94 to 81 64; White Pease,
ditto 6s to 6s 5d ; Malt, Pale, ditto 7s 9d to es Id ; Do. Brown, ditto
6s 9d. to 7s; Beans, ditto, 5s 64 to 6s 6d; Oats, Poland, ditto, 5s 3d.
to 3s.
MARRIED.—John Lube, Esq. youngest son of the late John
Lube, Esq. of Dublin, to Harriet, third daughter of the late Hugh
Ballets, EA. of Woolton.—R. King Meade King, Esq. eldest son of
R. 51. King, Esq. to Catherine, second daughter of the late William
Oliver, Esq. of Taunton.
DIED.—At Kingsdown, Captain William Pickford—Elizabeth,
wife of Wm. Hooper, Eq. East Hayes—At Stapleton, 37, Catherine.'
wee of Thomas Campllo, Esq. sue of the Aldermen.
BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, Faa. 5.
On Tuesday last, pursuant to advertisement, a general meeting of
the manufacturers of gold and silver u area, took place at the public
office, in Moor-street. to take into consideration the projected bill for
the consolidation of the laws relating to the assaying of gold and silver
plate. John Vale, Esq. was called to the chair. Nearly a hundred of
the most respectable gentlemen connected with these trades were re-
ady. The Chairman, in opening the business, said the Assay Office,
having received a draft of the intended bill from the Stamp Office,
gave au intimation to this effect to the various parties who had marks
at the office. A desultory conversation followed, In which Mr. E.
Heeley, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Clarke, Mr. T. Clarke, Mr. Lawrence,
Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Horton participated. It was ultimately agreed
to oppose the Bill, and Messrs Vale, J. Horton, and Purden were ap-
pointed a deputation to London, to conduct the opposition.
At an adjourned Quarterly and Special Meeting of the Guardians
and Overseers of the Poor held at the Public Office on Tuesday week,
W. H. Bates in the Chair. The following Reports were then read
and received : The Provision Committee, in presenting their Ite
have to state th:.t the average number of Poor in the House have been
461. and the expense in maintaining them 3'. 4d. per headpeerxwpeeenske.
There have been relieved during the quarter, 638 Tramps, the
of which, at 'd. per bead, amounts to 131.35. hid.
The amount of debts owing to the 31st of December, 1830, are as
follows :

Provisions, 6671. 14s. Old ; Sundries and Repairs, 4241. and.
Statlooety, 121 L 15s. aid ; Drugs, &c. 2921. 9s. 6d.— Total, INK,
19s. 71€1
From 12 to 13 paupers have gone out to work during the above pert*, 1
whose gains have been 241.95. 100.
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The Clothing Committee, in presenting their report for the t quar-
ter, have to state the amount of their debts to be *691. 4s. 10 td. The
amount of clothing delivered to the In-Poor, 971. 13s. 3fd. i.peor,
1361.35. 04d. Apprentices, 131.95. Asylum, 171.135. Bedding for the
use of the Ward, 221. 13s. 7d. To the Lunatic Asylum, 31. 7r.—Total,
2911. 111 s. 'led. The average number 461, and the expense in clothing
them, Md. per week.
On Tuesday last, a general meeting of the new publicans was held in
the institution R. wits, in this town, when it was resolved to petition
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the Hoses St Orindoems form extension of time to desk/ &debaters'
In an emedos RI that they may be put open the 'alma rooting as all
other deal's, dis same article. Resolutions respecting their trade,
similar te thievishly peered at a general meeting of the eew publicans
In Lembo, were entered bats.
A desahr has been adishessd by the Secretary of State for the Home
Deperlissot to the Leeds Lisnismototamodes. directing that instruc.
dens may be given to the inegidreey bineediesely to discontinue swear-
ingXisl coustables, except m sodadnetabies, o coodused or renewed ap.
p of riot or tumult, as the osodommee at web appointments
" will materially interfere with and ohebuct the ballet for-the militia,
which is now about to take place."
At a mimeo= mod highly respectable meeting of the barristers and
at practleing in inning end the neighbourhood, John Me.
. Pfeil = oldie Birmieghem Law Society, in the chair—
the meow other resolutions, were unanimously passed
TWO§ whin of this meeting, it is highly desirable to esta.
MY LAW Laney in Birmingham, for the benefit of those members
et die peolloles was say be disposed to give it their support ; and
that diem= be oftMthed, under the name of " The Birmingham
Law Limy ;" the requisite funds to be raised by subscriptions of 101.
and the =went expanses provided by annual subscriptions.
The Committee to one sire into the origin of St. Peter's fire.—And
that goo a full considered= of the evidence and circumstances, they
have gime to the coodesion that the fire was occasioned by the
flues loving been so imperfectly constructed. as to be Incapable of en.
countering the very great degree of heat which passed through them,
and that nothing has been elicited to justify so opinion that it was the
act of an incendiary.
From certain private sources of information, in which we have been
accustomed to place the most implicit reliance—we collect that,
amongst the many important measures about to be submitted to par.
liament by the new ministers, the re-Issuing of one pound notes, under
certain restrictions, will be a leading one. In our opinion, this will
prove of more immediate and practical utility than all the vaunted
theories of abolishing tithes, ameliorating the condition of the West
Slaves, or forming Emigration Committees.
The Committee appointed to carry into effect the resolutions adopted
at a General Meeting for the formation of the Licensed Victuallers'
Brewery Company, have devoted their unwearied attention to that ob.
ject c and they have great pleasure in stating to the shareholders, and to
the Licensed Victuallers in particular, that they have effected most de-
sirable and advantageous arrangements with the late Dudley Brewing
Company, and that active measures are adopting to revive that com
can, and bring it into immediate operation under the =spin, of the
New Company.
On Wednesday a general meeting of the proprietors of the Halifax
Joint Stock Bank, was held at Halifax, which was attended by about
one hundred shareholders. A dividend of six per cent. was declared,
and Three per Cent. was ordered to be placed to the Surplus Fund
Account.
A petition against Mr. Littleton's bill on the Truck SyStelne frail
the workmen of Samuel Stock'', Esq. of Heaton-works, has been for-
warded to Mr. Hume for presentation in the House of Commons, on
its opening; exhibiting the principles on which the provision shop of
their master is conducted, and praying that the said bill may not be
passed into a law, without provision being made therein to enable up.
right and honourable masters still to accommodate their workmen with
' goods at a cheap rate; and thus shield the poor artisan from the very
great imposition so often practised upon him by the small shopkeeper.
We suppose this is a puff for Mr. Stocks, for it seems like an at-
tempt to put the benevolent authors of the bill in the wrong. Its object
is merely to render work-people free agents; and if Mr. 8. or any
master sells cheaper and better, of course they will give him a prefe-
rence, not otherwise.
Teetenhall, Mr. Morris Banks, of this town, to
Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Roger Birch.—J. K. Tudor, Esq. of
Pennully, Pembrokeshire, to Ann, daughter of the late Richard Here-
ford, Esq.
Dl RD.—ln Moor-street, J. Reeves, Gent. —Aged 04, Mrs. Hiroo,
widow of T. Hiron, Esq. of Snitterfield.—At 13ridgnorth, Sarah, widow
of the Rev. T. Crane Johnswne.—At Bromwich, near Worcester, Mrs.
Mary Jones, of Upper Court, Luisley.
MANCHESTER & SALFORD ADVERTIZER, FEB. 8.

MAIICHISTEZ AND Leans RAILWAT.—By this railway, and others in
connection with it, an interchange cf the imports of Liverpool and
Hall may take place in lass than sixteen hours, which now occupies
from seven to fourteen days, and at less than one half the usual ex-
pense. The district through which it passes, containing a million and
a half of inhabitants, will participate in this advantage. The coal,
lime, iron, and other stone, with which the country abounds, u well as
its agricultural produce, will be brought into more extensive demand,
and will be obtained at a cheaper rate by the coesumers. The towns of
Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford,
DewsburyWakefield, Leeds, Selby, and Hull, and ultimately the
towns of Burnley and Coble, and the district of Craven, will be brought
into more immediate connexion producing an extent of commer-
cial traffic Ansa beyond calculation. The company are fully pre-
pared to go to parliament, and entertain sanguine hopes of success.
LIVIDPOOL AID IIIiAIICHISTER Ranwer.—The heavy fall of
Now which has taken place within the last few days it was feared
woad interfere with the arrival of the carriages at the appointed bouts.
Ike% bsweeer, has not been the case, we are happy to my, in a single
Ineemsent In set, from the admirable ax t made, the public
can have no fear of the most inclement weather giving even a momen-
tary stoppign, to a mode of conveyance which so justly distinguishes the
enterprising_ spirit of the age.
A rani accident has occurred on the railway during the present week
though it seems to have been owing principally to want of cau-
tion in the sufferer himself. It appears that one of the engines,
the Twin Sisters, which had been enma. in conveying goods andmer-
anodize along the line during Moo night, proceeded about three
o'clock on Tuesday morning, after having left the train at the statism
in Water-street, to the engine.house beyond Ordsall.latte. When the
engine was about to start, one of the assistant engineers, named Wm.
Tuburne, who had comefrom Liverpool with it, mounted behind the
tender, but in consequence of the sudden jerk attended on the engine
resuming its motion, the man was precipitated from his insecure post,
fell anus one of the rails, and the wheels on one side of the tender, five
in number, passed over his body. The engineer felt something opPosed
to the progress of the engine, bat he was unable to stop its motion
betas the wheels bad got over the obstruction, and he then discovered,
by the imperfect light, the mangled and lifeless corpse of the unfortu.
was sina.
(he ilhosky last, a number of children were playing with the empty
oin the line of the Bolton and Leigh railway, near to the top
af when unfortunately a little boy, about six years of age,
*II omit the wheels of one of tbe waggons, and was so severely injured
as to come his death the same evening.
On Thursday last a meeting of the members of the Chamber of Com-
merce was held in the ante-room of the Exchange, " to consider the
propriety of petitioning parliament for the repeal of the duties on
printed cottons." A report was here read of the minutes of the pro.
modiomi of the deputation, chosen at the late public meeting, en
tads visit to London, to forward the petition for the repeal of the duty.
Prom these. and also from the information given by the Chairman (who
was also chairman of the deputation committee) it appeared that the
hoe of the treastoy admitted the extreme imyolicy ot the tax,:and that
losasposi was merely a question of time.
A mosusest begins to appear amongst the cotton mills of Ashton.
Mr. 011iksos. of Ashton, conttnencM working on Wednesday, and
Messrs. Smith on Thursday ; the mice is said to be nearly 4a. 2d.—
They were both in the masters' union. The who'e of the mills will be
opened next week, but many of them will continue to refuse giving any
higher price than 31. 9d.
The demand for weavers continues so great at Bolton, that many ma.
nufacturers are obliged to open new connexions in country places, in
' order to procure certain descriptions of low goods, which are much
wanted at present. We trust the increased demand for cloth will have
the effect of advancing the wages of this patient and industrious class of
workmen. The master spinners and their men, we are glad to say, con-
tinue upon the best terms with each other.
It is an extraordinary fact, that the railway carriages, on Thursday
morning, travelled from Manchester to Liverpool in an hour end a
quarter.
—The truck system is incompatible with moral feeling, and is the de-
alt:ohm of it. If the workpeople of a large commercial district like
Hyde were served with every necessary they requin by their employers,
even upon as cheap terms as any other system, yet these hands are de.
prived of privileges, of the utmost importance too : trading with
their relation and friends, and thereby promoting their welfate, and
spending their money with their neighbours, produces kintiness and
friendship. There are few if any courtesies between the bound-buyer and
the truck-seller ; it is a sullen, compulsory exchange of money priced
' abour, for profit-priced articles. If an employer has an 4ndifferent lot of
say article—cheese, for instance—wanted by his work people, can
the latter fearlessly say, " I will not have it," march out of the shop
with his money in his pocket, and buy it elsewhere ? Some may :n-
-ewer " yes ;" but if he do, his employer or overlooker will visit his
displeasure upon him, in some way or other, till he become a customer
again. It would be for the public advantage that no manufacturer or
wooletale producer should sell such stores ; for it is quite impos-
sible to annul that influence which a master holds over ass servant ;
and though the wages were distinctly given to the workman,' yet
as distinctly would it be understood that he buys such things
as be requires at such a shop. This truck system has
generally been looked upon as affecting only the buyer and seller
individually. Now I think it has a mote extensive bearing What
constitutes a village, town. or city ; and what gives importance and
stability to such places, but the growing wealth and happiness of the
major part of the inhabitants? Now, in a district—(Hyde, for in-
stance)—with a population of 12,C00 people, some six or eight wealthy
employers, could 'unlash every article wanted by their hands, so that
the money-mans, by which a village becomes in time a town, gets
only into the pockets of employer and savant alternately.
MANCHESTER Raroax ommy—The reform petitions from
this town to 'both Houses of Parliament, have received upwards of
12,300 signatures each.
A short time since Matthew Olive, a pow man, was cots ref to
Laneasta Castle, for noo.peyment of poor.eates, amounting to thirteen-