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London, England, 1831-02-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

1111A.m.. Atartze TES Darr-Dublin, I ; Waterfnrd, 1 ; Flanders, 1 ;

Prance 1.
Dias' F. 23.—Wind light.—The homeward bound
reported yesterday Balled last night. Arrived from London. and
sailed, the Prudence, Patterson, for Leghorn; and Lively, Trapp,
for Bandeau:.

POZTSIIOOI,II, Fm. !S.—Wind S.W.--Arrived a Dutch corvette
(the Heiden), from a cmise from the Canary Islands.
Fausouns, Fn. 21.—Wind N to N.B. moderate.
Coax. Fax. 10.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived his Majesty's slap Nau.
tilos. from Plymouth.
LIVERPOOL. Fn. 22.—Arrived the Bolivar. Doman, from Savan.
nab ; and Atlantic. Dunning, from Halifax. Off the port, the
Franklin, from Mobile. and Colonist, from &. Andrew's.
Brume?, Frs. Ill.—Arrived the Cupid, Warnock, and Jane,
Warnock. from St. John's (N. 8.)
Toen•r, Fan. Xi—Arrived the Two Sisters, Sprague, from Oporto.
Fax. W.—Arrived the Cheviot, Simpson, fr• m Bahia ;
Caroline, Allen, from Names; and Industry,Godfrey. from Limerick.
WATSRFOILD, Fm. 21.—Arrived the Hannah, Cullenoo, from New.
foundland.

A deputation of Gentlemen from Gravesend have Lad an
interview Kith the CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER, in
which they described the ruinous effects of any tax affecting
Steam Boats, at a time in which the business had not yet
returned the capital so recently embarked. A modification
was promised ; but the CHANCELLOR asserted that the tax
could not be abandoned.
The Merchants and persons engaged in Printed Cottons
have had a meeting, to protest against the ruinous effects to
them, of no drawback being conceded on stocks on hand.
They allege that the goods are of a description not adapted
to export, and, therefore, that they are not relieved by a
drawback on export.
Amidst all the parliamentary discussions, the questions of
the currency, and relief to all those ruined by the changes,
are never once mooted. What is it, however, that has
thrown so much labour out of employment, but the sudden
abstraction cf the currency ? What is it that renders com-
petition amcng manufacturers so ruinous to all, but the want
of facilities of currency ? What is it that has destroyed all
retail trade, and produced so general a stagnation, but the
inadequacy of me currency ? What is it that renders taxes
so unbearable, but the want of currency to sustain transac-
tions, profits, and enterprizes ? What is it that has reduced
rents below the interest of mortgages and the means of
living, but the operation of Peet. s Bill? Yet the cur-
rency question is vainly considered as settled ; and altera-
tions and palliatives, as absurd, as inefficient and irrelevant,
are introduced, while the real cause of all our social diseases
is affectedly overlooked !
BA N Ess.—Lord Tenterden intimated yesterday, in the
Court of King's Bench, that be had observed that when
Bankers were called •tn Juries they seldom attended, and
he now took the opportunity of stating publicly, that the
next time a banker was called and did not appear, he would
fine him 101. unless he sent a very good excuse.
LADY Bao u o u ast.—Her ladyship's only son by her first
husband,James Spalding,Esq. is a cornet in the 9th lancers,
commanded by Lord Loughborough. Mr. Spalding, who
inherits considerable property from his deceased father, at.
rived in towns few days ago, on a visit to his distinguished
relatives, in Berkeley-square. Lady Brouoam who is the
eldest daughter of the late Thomas Eden Esq. ;lade of the
present Lord Auckland and Lord Henley, has five brothers,
viz. Lieut.-colonel John Eden, late of the 15th Foot ; Capt.
Henry Eden, R.N. and Thomas, Arthur, and John Eden,
Eaqrs. and two sisters, Lady Graham oon and Miss P.
Eden.

WHY AND BECAUSE.
IMITATED THOM THE SET. DI. BLAIR.
Wtt I; are the public dissatisfied with the criminal laws ?
BECAUSE they make no distinction between first, second,
and third offences ; and generally visit a first offence as se-
-votelYlA a repetition.
Wily is there a sympathy felt for prisoners under trial?
BED AUBE in felonies, so little is conceded to the accused ;
they are not furnished with any copy of the indictment; they
have a restricted intercourse with their friends ; and Counsel
ate not permitted to plead in their defence.
WII T are punishments so varied for the same offence?
BECAUSE a large discretion is left to the Judges, and
different Judges have different tempers, feelings, and policy ;
while even the same Judge has different humours at differ-
ent times, and even in regard to the persons of different
convicts.

Wit v is the discretion so large ?
BECAUSE in enacting laws discriminations would have
given more trouble to Legislators ; and power is conceded to
the Sovereign to ameliorate and pardon.
Wu v does the Secretary of State before pardon refer all
rstitions to the Judge who inflicted the punishment!
BECAUSE such is the custom, and being the custom, the
judges expect this deference to them.
WHY are the laws usually so severe ?
BECAUSE they are made for extreme cases of turpitude !
fur as the judge has no power to increase punishments, and
only to lessen in certain cases, so the law fixes the highest
punishment to meet aggravated cases, and leaves ameliora-
tion to the Sovereign.
Wit v are not the punishments for breaches of law taught
to children in a catechism of social knowledge.
BECAUSE the criminal code is so extensive and compli-
cated ; known only to experienced lawyers, and detailed
only in large books. The briefest analysis of criminal law
is a quarto volume, of high price.
Y have crimes so much increased of late years, as to
become double their number ten years ago, and quadruple
their number twenty-five years ago ?
BECAUSE the inadequacy of the wages of labour, and the
fluctuations of trade and property, have increased the dis-
tress and want, which stimulate to dishonesty, as is proved
by the fact, that the number of criminals is as the price of
necessaries, and the state of the country.
Y are there fewer improvements characteristic of an
enlightened age !
BECAUSE our most efficient legislators are practising
la a yers, who, by habits of thinking, and by the desire of
professional ascendancy, are opposed to all improvement.
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A MAN OP MANY DWELLINGS.—Adams, the proprietor
of the equestrian performers, so successful in the arena of
this city, is about to take the benefit of the insolvent act in
Nottingham. He is thus advertised in the Gazette :
Henry Adams, formerly of Ware, in Hertfordsbire ; af-
terwards of Htmtingdou ; since of Lichfield, in Stafford-
shire ; afterwards of Shrewsbury, in Salop ; then of
Birmingham, Warwickshire ; since of Chester ; afterwards
of Manchester, Hull, and Liverpool, then of Dublin,Cork,
Waterford, Clonmel, and Fermoy, all in Ireland ; since of
Sheffield and Leeds, in Yorkshire; then of Boston, in Lin-
colnshire : and late of the Riding School, within the extra
parochial limits of the Castle, in the county of Notting-
ham, equestrian Manager and proprietor of a travelling com-
pany of theatrical performers.—Nottingham Journal.
A case arising out of the transactions of the British Iron
Company, came before the Court of Exchequer last week,
the briefs to Counsel in which consisted of about seventeen
reams, of paper. The statement of the bill, the answers,
and pleadings, occupied about 13,000 folios; and eighty-
eight large skins of parchment were filled with the plaintiff's
interrogatories. The examination of witnesses cost 1,5001.
a side, and 2,0001. was expended in procuring office copies
of the evidence. The suit which has caused this enormous

expense, was instituted by three gentlemen named Small,
Shears, and Taylor, to set aside a contract which they en-
tered into in 1825, to purchase some mines in Staffordshire,
of Mr. Attwood, for 550,0001. The cause came before the
Court with the view of procuring further evidence.
It appears, from parliamentary returns, that five thousand
three hundred and seventy-nine " beer-houses" have been
opened under the new act, in England and Wales; while
the number of public houses licensed is 45,624. The num-
ber of beer-houses opened in Wales is 1773, nearly half the
number opened in all England—the number for England
is 3606.

Wilkie has lately dipt his brush in Caledonian colours,
and is dashing out John Knox preaching one of his fierce
sermons to the backsliders at St. Andrews.

INFORMATIONS AGAINST PUBLICANS.— We lately
stated that Government were in possession of a chemical
teat liquor, to try the genuineness of malt-liquors, as re-
tailed by publicans and others, and the following list of con-
victions and penalties will prove that they have not been
backward in turning the discovery to account :—Several
were summoned to the Board of Excise on Saturday week.
Mr. Bailey, proprietor of the Hercules public-house, was
charged with having one pound of copperas in his posses-
sion, and adulterating his beer. Two officers proved that,
on putting the test to the beer, it turned quite green.
The courts fined him 1501. P. Tempest, proprietor of
the Crown, was convicted in the penalty of 401. for adulter-
ating his beer. He admitted that he put three pails of water,
two pounds of sugar, a quarter of a pound of salt, and some
flour into a butt of beer to fine it.—Mr. Francis, who plead-
ed guilty, was fined 301.—William Culff, proprietor of the
Lord Farnham, was fined 1001. for having adulterated beer

...
in his possession. When the test was applied to the de-1
fendant's beer, it became as green as copperas.—W. For- 1
ster, proprietor of the Peacock, wee fined 1001. for having
adulterated beer in his cellars.—W. Waseley, proprietor of
the George and Dragon, was fined 751. for having adulterated
his beer.

The late Earl of Bridgewater bequeathed several thousand
pounds sterling to the writers of the best essays on the
structure of the earth, and on the human hand. Hia Lord-
ship, at the same time, nominated the President and Coun-
cil of the Royal Society, Somerset-house, for the time being,
to judge of the respective merits of the various essays which
might be submitted by competitors, not only in this country,
but also on the Continent—a circumstance which, at the
time, not a little alarmed the Council of the Royal Society,
who imagined that a considerable run would be made upon
their funds for postage, so numerous and distant were the
applications anticipated. Because Berlin, Gottingen, Paris,
Vienna, Copenhagen, and many other learned abodes, were
severally looked to. It is believed the fears alluded to have
not been realised, for the competitors for the golden prize,
whose essays will shortly be submitted, are only those of
Professor Buckland, of Oxford, who writes the geological
" Structure of the Earth ;" and for the essay on " the
Hand," Mr. Charles Bell and Dr. Roget.
Mr Bevan has found that 7151b5. was required to over-
come the adhesion of two surfaces, each one inch square,
which had been glued together; but when the glue had been
frequently boiled, the power required varied from 350 to 360
pounds. The cohesion of solid glue, the same observer finds
equal to about 4,000 pounds per square inch.
SOUND ATTENDING THE AURORA BOREALIS.—M.
Rainm states that he has repeatedly heard a " whispering
sound" simultaneously with the rays overhead. Others,
have made similar statements, but they have not received
general belief.

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPI It E.
WORCESTER HERALD, FIB. ir9'.

The following circular has been issued throughout the coantry by the
Committee of die Country Banker's Association s—
" Gentlemen,—By direction of the Committee of the Country Bank.
ing Association, I forward you, annexed, the copy of a letter which ap.
pears to have been extensively circulated among the country bankers.
The object of the writer is evidently to extort money I and this coin.
munieation is made foriour government, in the wrest of your receiving
a rimiksfappliestion. Those letters that have been received are dated
from Worcester, Kidderminsta, and Stourport, and measures have been
taken to expose the authors thereof.
Kidderminster, Feb. 9,1851.
"To li!eisrs.-7=— of the .—. Bank. _ _

" Gentlemen—You will no doubt be surprised to bear that there are
parties near Birmingham committing a forgery on your bank. It is in
the power of a person who is known to the writer of this letter, to give
you every information on the subject, so as to enable you to detect them.
He will do so, provided you will give hjm 601 the one-half to be paid
in advance, and the remainder afterwards ; and you are also to engage
that one of the party shall not be prosecuted. You may find him use-
ful as a witness. It remains for your consideration to advance the
money or not; if you do so, you may place the greatest reliance on
having every particular sent to you. His family is respectable, and be
will not have his name brought into question.
am Gentlemen,our obedient servant, H. H.
' Please to address, post paid, Post-office, Kidderminster.
P.B. Tf you wish an interview with the perms, and you will remit
161. he will wait on you.
At Stourport, the police were on the watch to eedeavour to apprehend
any one who might apply at the Post-office for letters directed to H. H.
Friday (we believe) two men applied at the office for such letters, and
were 'tmediately seised ; they were taken before a magistrate, and after
wards conveyed to London. One of them is said to be a man respectably
connected in this place, but upon whom the police had an eye. a other
is a Birminghom man. Letters for H.II. are now lying in our Post-office.
The Committee of the Mendicity Society have had to refer the cases
of several vagrants to the Magistrates during the week, and two arrant
impostors are now in the city gaol. One of them is a fellow named
Curry, who had the audacity to present himself for relief greatly in-
toxicated. He stated that he was suffering from an accident, by which
three of his ribs had been broken, and his skull fractured ; and, in
corroboration of the latter, he pointed to a large plaister, which nearly
covered one side of his head. However, on the plaster being removed,
and the place washed, there were not the slightest signs of injury, and
the Magistrates presaibed a very proper dressing for his real ceilings,
in a month's recreation at the tr.wheel.
The floods of the last week have entirely disappeared. The water
continued to abate from Friday, and the Severn and Tone are once more
flowing within their proper channels. Although higher inundations
have been experienced, the rapidity and suddenness of the rise of the
Severn on Monday Wen, have scarcely been parallel in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant. Within fourteen hours the stream inn eased in
height no less than twelve feet I
DIED.—At New Court, Newent, George Reed, Esq. of Dochfour,
Demerara, 71.—1 n this city, 79, Mrs. S. G. Norwood, daugter of the
late William Norwood. 116 q. of Seckhampton Court.—At Leamington,
in her 80th year, Haniet, relict of Gen. Scott, of Wolaton.

CORNUBIAN, FEB. 18.
Our County Petition for Parliamentary Reform was presented by
Mr. Pendarves, on Monday last. It was signed by nearly 20,000 per-
sons, and measured 17 yards. Mr. P. presented at the same time
several other petitions from places in Cornwall.
On Tuesday the Btb instant. Mr. Pendarves presented petitions from
Bothnia, Launceston, Truro, and several parishes in this county, pray-
ing for Parliamentary Reform. The chief cause of our present em-
barrassments was a most shamefully-lavish and improvident expendi-
ture during a long and ruinous war. Little, if any, complaint was
beard against Tithes so long as landlords could get high rents—farmers,
high prices—labourers, high wages—and the Government, high taxes,
for that hydra-headed person Mr. Public Creditor," for the honour
of whose acquaintance we are now paying at a pretty dear rate!
Then, the cry was," Church and King !"
Now 'tis chang'd to, Self and Swing!"

The Clergy, in many instances, have been bullied into reductions of
their lawful claims ; and, where they have shown an unwillingness to
be plundered, or to submit to imposition and spoliation, they have been
branded and held op to the insults of an ignorant and unprincipled
rabble.

iST. MAWEIL—Mr. Hobbouse presented on Monday a petition fkom
this borough to the House of Commons, praying for reform. The pe-
titioned complained that they knew nothing of those gentlemen who
were called their representatives. Among the statements of the pea.
Lion, was one which panisularly deserved attention • it was, that the
town of Grampound had increased one hundred fold attention;
it had been
disfranchised, and the petitioners prayed that St. Hawes might also be
disfranchised, if not reformed. _ _ _

REDILUTII.O[I Monday Mr. Pendarves presented to the House of
Commons, s petition from Rediutb, in favour of the Local Jurisdic-
tion Bill

Pxxsaxce.—On Tuesday last, about 300 miners of St. Just en.
tered this town in a body, and proceeded to the quay there, foe the
purpose of preventing the exportation of a quantity of barley, then in
come of shipment by Messrs. Branwell snd Sons. The two resident
magistrates of the town, R. Richards and E. C. Giddy, Esqs. with se-
veral of the inhabitants, repaired to the quay, when they found that
the shippers had promised the miners that they would Dot export the
corn, which wu afterwards taken back to the warehouses. This memo*
satisfied the miners, and they returned at ones to their houses.
Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 1986 tons—Average Produce, 9
Amount of Sale, 19,907 L sw—Average Standard 981.
Cu.uxovoa, Fess 16.—Wheat (18 gallons) 18s. 6d. Barley Bs. 6d.
Oats (14 gallons) 8s 6d. Mutton and Beef dd. per lb. Butter (16 oz.)
14d. per lb.
Casexiiroaa, Fll3.l6.—Wheat, 87s. to 295. Barley, 121. to 14s. Oats,
Bs. sd. Beef, 4d. to sd. Mutton, 4d. to Sd.
MARRIED.—At Falmouth, Mr. Joseph Morcom. of Charlestown,'
to Julia, youngest daughter of John Hawke, Esq. Scouter.
DUBLIN MORNING REGISTER, Fan. 18-19.

We yesterday received a letter from a most excellent and amiable
clergyman, the Rev. Mr, Ward, P.P. of Aughagour, representing the
inhabitants of that parish in a more appalling state of misery and des-
titution than any to which we hitherto had the painful duty to direct
attention, and solicit the iutetference of government. Unless reUef be
immediately granted by Parliament, we shudder at the probable con-
sequences of the awful distress sow existing in the west of Ireland.
The Rev. Mr. Ward commences his letter by a statement of the num-
ber of individuals in his parish in want of provisions, which we tran-
scribe :

Number of persons ottt of provisions at present.... 2,009
Number who will be out In March, April, and May 1,623
Number who will be out in June and July. *** ...•. 699

Total 4,330
Yesterday morning the persons living in the neighbourhood of
Church-street, were frightfully alarmed by the report that a watchman
named Lynch had murdered his two children, one aged two years, and
the other nine months old, and that afterwards he had cut his owu
throat, A scene of horror and poverty presented itself, each only as
crime could have perpetrated, or as the misery, such as is to be found
in Ireland, could have equalled. In a room, which was stripped of all
furniture, and destitute of every kind of comfort, was to be seen
stretched in the middle of the floor, the wretched man Lynch, his
throat dreadfully gashed from the wound be bad recently inflicted upon
himself. A short distance from him was a bundle of straw, arranged
in the form of a bed, on which were two infants, both apparently asleep,
but upon a nearer inspection of them, were to be seen the throats of the
innocent babes deeply slashed by the razor of their maniac and diaboli-
cal parent. Immediately surgical assistants was sent for, and
as soon as the threat of the wretched man had been sewed
up, he was ordered to be removed to King-street Hospital.—
The coroner, Alderman Archer attended, and having sworn a jury, the
following witnesses were examined :—Bridget Lynch—My hue.
band's name is Michael Lynch; be was a watchman, and had been so
for two months ; before that be was a labouring man; he was dismissed
last Monday ; we are three years married; the eldest of our children
was two years, and the other shout eight months old; this morning my
husband got up for a short time, and went into bed again; I went out
for a little brad; when I came back he was stretched on the floor, and
my two children were dead. l did not think any thing was done to
them till I saw them in their blood ; I covered them up with a blanket,
for I could not bar to look on them ; he asked me to get a glass to
knock the grief off him; I told him I would, but he did not take it;
he was sighing for the last two nights ; he never was a passionate man;
he was, I think, about forty years of age; be was very fond of his chll-
dren ; last night, every time he'd waken, her arms were about his neck,
and that was the way he did her job for ha now ; it was with a odor it
was done; I was about a quarter of an hour out; when I came back
he was just breathing, but the children were quite dead; I and my
husband lived quietly together ; we always lived on good
terms ; my youngest child I was just after giviag the brew to
when I went out, and I found her lying in the same way I left her.
Peace-officer Edward Cherry.—l live in the watchbouse near this ; I
heard about this circumstance near nine o'clock; the first thing I saw
was the man breathing, and the children with their facto to me, and
dead. Surgeon Todd told me be thought Lynch could speak. On
holding up his head he said to surgeon Todd, ‘, what do you want to
say tome, I was dismissed the ;ether day." Dlr. Todd said, 44 I sup.
you are sorry for what you have done;" and be said 46 yea,* I
pace
found the rasa lying oo the box, it was covered with blood, and ap-
peared to have been laid down quite deliberately. The Jury consulted
=, and returned a verdict to the effect, that the deaths of the two
were caused by their father. Lynch is still in the
bospliaL His wretched wife, the mother of the murdered children,
is in a state of distraction. fibs is reduced to the moat mlasrable po.

vaty. It is to be hoped dm *likable ad humane will Nave her at
least from all the mania of esenagen.
On , Mr. William beler, of beireabow, a asident Roman
Catholic wee, in the Wells of she day sapped by an
—, who Insist him a Mese, and whin be was bi is set of °pen-
is:lg it, be was aush with a edit; men being dna ameiled, be put
spas to his bone to escape, but was Qwd at by another, and received
shy In the leg and knee.
Mr. Mead of Carols, whs, as a Atha mad=
his heads so m j a manner, was pawky se impossisly
by a peaty of aseassins, that no lapse are eneatelned of his nanny.
At as o in the day, while his labourers bed boss is dims, be
beard of at aged woman who was ill—who was beaten the belbre
foe sending ha children to his school. Mr. Synge, aaeomp by his
servant, went to visit her, but this proved only a decoy; for, as they
approachetnear the house, they were attacked by four aimed men, who
each dischaged his gas. The servant boy was shot mid, and Mr.
Synge received four balls. The last accounts received in Limerick state
that he is modally wounded.
A most respectable meeting was held In New Rose, on Tuesday last,
when several spirited resolutions wen passed and ilve different petitions
Vusetiso,nwhich are to be presented without delay to the Imperial
t.--Walerford Chronicle.
Dually Coax Rzcscsar, Fss. 18.—The market was liberally
applied with grain to-day, especially of wheat, which met arealy sale,
at a reduction of one shilling per barrel, being full Ps. since this day
sennight, and more on inferior samples. Oats, however, were, on the
canary, in demand, at an improvement of 3d. to 6d. per barrel, having
regained what they lost on Tuesday, and Bere and Barley supported
that day's currency. Wheat, red, 33a. to figs. Gd; white, 371. to 40a;
Oats, 14e. to IGa. 8d; Barley, 17s. Gd. to 20s.
Coax MAILIZIT, FEB. 14.—Wheat 31s. to 38s. per barrel; Oats
9s. to 16e. pa do; Barley 13s. to His 9d. per ditto ; Flour 235. to
245. pa cwt. for 2nds t .21s. to 225. for 3rds • 18s. to 110 s. foe House.
hold. Butter—To Merchants, 92.. 90s. de. 82s. 781. Ms. To the
Country, 78s. 763.725. Ws. 68s.

MARRIED. -P. Clinton, Esq. M.D. to Margaret, only daughter
of P. Cogan, Esq. Mus. Linton Cathedral, William Win.
lion Barron, Esq. Barrister at Law, to Frances St. John Newell,
eldest daughter and co-heiress of the late John Newell, of Kinghill.
DIED.—The Rev. Robert Evans, ;late of Dungannon.—Choler
O'Connor, of Knoclualoo, Esq. commonly called O'Connor Sligo,
chief of his name, and representative of the ancient family of O'Connor
Sligo. Be was nephew and heir of Charles O'Connor of Rocildield,
Mtg. who died in 1767; and grand nephew and heir of General Da-
niel-O'Connor Sligo, chief of his name, who maintained his rank, as
General in the armies of the Emperor Leopold, to the advanced age of
90 years.—Sfigo Observer.

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ADVERTISER,

FEB. 13.
The annnal general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held
lon Monday. James Burt, Beg, being called to the chair, and the re-
port of the directors of the past year being read, it was stated, among
other things, that in February, 1830, the board received an application,
signed by several members. requesting it to apply to Parliament for a
law to prevent workpeople being employed in cotton mills for more than
twelve hours out of twenty.four, including the hours of daylight. The
board returned an answer. stating that it was generally expected that
the labour of attending to the details of any particular measure to be
brought before Parliament, would be undertaken by the parties antici-
pating benefit from such measures. In April the Board petitioned the
House of Commons, that the usury laws may either be wholly re-
pealed, or so modified as to deprive them of their injurious tendency."
The board having been informed that a bill was about to be brought
into Paliament, iu April last, for consolidating the stamp laws,"
presented a memorial to the Treasury, soliciting u that such a teduc.
Lion might be made in the duties in question (on bills of small amount)
as would allow bills of exchange for small sums to be again made use
of, and they urged this change with greater confidence from the convictI
don which they felt, that iu this district, and probably throughout the
country at large. the reduction prayed for would be productive of ad.
vantage tether than loss to the revenue."
In slay, the board addressed a memorial to the Treasury, pointing
out the injurious effect of the list duties on fire and marine insurances,
and praying .bat they might be materially reduced.
In the same month, the board petitioned both houses of parliament,
for a commutation of the punishment of death for forgery.
The meeting had bees made special, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety of petitioning parliament on the subject of
the trade to China and the East. Mr. Greg had prepared a petition on
the subject, which, after some conversation, was put from the chair, and
unanimously agreed to.
After discussing the actual operation of the Poor Laws, the Editor
puts these questions t—Are the inhabitants of Manchester aware that,
the poor receiving relief in Manchester, though many of them are at
work, are subject to the inconvenience of appearing twice every week at
the office, wasting a considerable time on each occasion ; and are obliged
to have their claims examined, though they may already have been ex-
amined a hundred dines, before any relict is extended to then'? Are
they aware that, their claim is, after all, decided on their own showing
of their cue ? Ate they aware that, in this inclement season, the poor
Ireceiving relief, including the old, the sick, the lame, and all suffering
st least from the want of sufficient food, clothing, and fixing, are cont.
paled to make their first appearance at the office, at six o'clock in the
morning ? Are they aware that, while the overseers are never punctual
in their attendance at this hour, that punctuality on the part of the poor,
which is discouraged by their example, is at the same time enforced by
fine of sixpence, for not answering to the roll-call; that this fine
often equals the fifth of the whole relict allowed for the week ? Are
I they aware that, in Salford one attendance in a month is found au&
dent instead of eight P—These are questions, which we beg to submit
to our readers. We have long heard occasional murmurs as to the
manner in which the poor of this town ate treated by the overseers.
Our correspondent at Ashton writes—" The turnout of the spinners
in this town and adgabourbood may be considered at an end ; Staly.
bridge and Dukielleid are already In full operation. I was in Mo.ley
on Thursday, and bond the whole of the hands there about to return
to work at the recess' plea. Several additional factories are going
on at Ashton, and thee 1s Mt the least doubt that the remainder will.
be filled in the emus et men week."

Within the present week, the secretary of the National Association
fot the Protection of Labour, Mr. John Hynes, has disappeared, under
circumstances of considerable mystery and suspicion. It appears that
he went home to his house in Gun-street, Ancoats, about seven o'clock
on Thursday evening, and commenced writing. In the course of a
few minutes, however, be started up, changed his coat. and went out.
Soon after his departure, Mrs. Hynes's curiosity being excited by her
husband's demeanour, she examined the table where he had been
writing, and an the back of a printed slip of ma she found the fol.
lowing, addressed to herself, in her husband's handwriting :
I leave you never to mum—my fate is decided—life to me is now
become irksome, and lam determined to free myself from the burden,
now become insupportable. Distrust may be excited—my character
may be injured—but by the time you read this, I shall be cold and
indifferent to mortal censure. Some time, ere long, the discovery of my
person will explain this mystery. Jour HYNES.
Mr. Hynes had been for some days apparently depressed in spirits,
in consequence, it is supposed, of the dissatisfaction expressed at the
very defective manner in which his duties had latterly been performed.
On Friday evening, Mr. George Grundy, of Cinder Hall, in ?liking.
too, on his way home from Great Bolton, in attempting to cross the
ford over the Irwell, not far distant from his own house, unfortunately
got out of his depth, and was drowned. The hone on which be was
riding at the time made its way out of the water and went home which
led to the discovery.
BOLTON REFORM PETITIOIL—The petitions from Great and Lit.
tle Bolton, in favour of parliamentary reform, have, in the short space
of three days, received upwards of 10,000 signatures.
blawcumea Sentexas.—We understand that a meeting of the
operative spinners was held in the Spinners' Room, David-areet, on
Wednesday evening, when a price-list was submitted and received the
entire sanction of those present, and it was resolved that the same be
forthwith laid before the masters for their approval.
Monday evening last a meeting was held at Stockport, in the Politi-
cal Union Room, for the purpose of adopting petitions in favour of
parliamentary reform. Mr. J. Harmer, was called to the chair.
Mr. G. B. Cheetbam moved the first resolution :
That distress prevails throughout every part of the country, to an
unexampled extent In consequence of the overwhelming burthen of tax-
ation that has been imposed upon the shoulders of the productive clas-
ses; and that this distress is universal, by the government imposing
the taxes in such a manner, as to cripple Commerce and Manu-
factures.
The Resolution was seconded by Mr. Thomas Johnson, and passed,
as all wan, ensahnoesly.
The mood Resolution was--

That this swede' have no expectation of the House of Commons, as
at mama meeiteled, taking the taxes of so as to materially improve
the etsgagen or ihe magnedve classes, and are convinced that an im.
mediate and elbsteel esteem in the House of Commons will alone re.
medy the evils the mentry now labours under ; and that no reform will
be a.msal that Iless not embrace short parliaments, universal suffrage,
aid above all, Tele by balist.
That it is the epthisn of this meeting that a House of Comma
'dim the Me same et the ple would neva nave forced upon
the men has, such as now exist, and for no other avowed purt,
per es imam the vales of land, and thereby enlarge the rem
pell* she Wei wiracracy. ,
TIN* midi et the church is public property, and ought to he
smile, le Odle poem% and that so applicadoe of it to the sup.
met at theidthee tithe' ethesdty of the people qp be satiefectocy to.
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big all men who were anxious for reform to join the union. He was
himself a radical reformer. He wanted to go to the root of evil, and
grub it fairly up. His reform was .o give every man, willing to work,
a decent lodging, good clothing, and a bellyful, foe live days work.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET% Frs. 17.-The 'ales of the wed
are 21,000 bags, inclusive of 1400 bags Sea Island, 500 Bowed and
Orleans, and 300 West India and Demerara., sold by public auetko.
Prices are now 411. per lb. higher than at the close of last week. The
arrivals are 19 vessels from the United States, and 8 from BrasiL
Livanroor. Coast Excnsitem, FEE. 17.-The market continues
very dull for Wheat, indeed. almost at a stand still as regards saki.
some holders are becoming desirous of selling, and a decline of 2d. 0
even 3d. per 701bs. on the middling qualities of Irish, would have been
submitted to. Oats, though slow of sale, are not cheaper than on Tues.
day. Bonded Flour is Is. per barrel cheaper. The arrivals are large,
and are expected to continue so for two or three weeks.
WAREFIZAD Coax MARKET, TISTERDAT.-We bad a good
supply of all gtain to this day's market. The decline in the London
and Liverpool markets caused the wheat trade to rule extremely dull
here to-day, the few sales effected were confined to the finest samples,
at a reduction of 3a. per quarter on our last quotations; for other de-
scriptions no buyers could be found. The best samples of malting bar.
ley bardl4 support former pricey but the secondary sortsare Is. to h.
lower. Oats and shelling have both declined in value, the former a
halfpenny per stone, and the latter Is. to 2s. pa load. Beans met a
heavy sale, but we note no alteration in peke.
MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD MAaIZT, PEP. 16.-2855 sheep,
at &L to 7d. per lb. sinking the offal ; 562 cattle, 4d. to 54d. ; 624
pigs, 3d. to 44d. ; 20 calves, 4d. to 7d. ; total, 4061.-Meal and:Flour
Market, Feb. 12.-Meal, 375. to 395. per load ; flour, 475. to aos,_
Potatoes, Bs. as. 6d. and Bs. 9d. per load ; carrots, 84. 6d.9.. 9s. CI.
per load; turnips,l Ts. 3d. 7..6d. 7s. 9d. per load; onions, 28.. 30s.
and 361. per load.
MARRIED.-At the Collegiate church, Mr. F. Waller, attorney.
to Mint Anne Maria Cooke, of Loughbororgh.
DIED.-The Rev. T. Bawneu, Minister of Horton, near Leek.-
Miriam, eldest daughter of the late Peter Brook, Req. of
Mr. James Lowe, oil merchant-At Birkenhead, James HIM-
Mr. John Bethel!, timber merchant and builder.

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