Star.
London, England, 1825-06-21 00:00:00

THE Cu3IBISATIOni LAW BILL.

The Bill now before Parliament " to repeal the Laws
relating to the Combination of Workmen, and to make
other provisions in th reof," ha. been printgd. It
revives none of the Combination Law; repealed by the
Act of last Session. In order to prevent all doubt, they
are again severally recited, and together with all other
S:asutes relative to the combinations of either workmen
or onagers, as to wage, time• of working, or quantity
of work, declared still to continue repealed.
Clause I. This Act not to revive the Acts which were repealed
last Session.
Enacts a penalty on persons compelling journeymen to leave
their employment; or to return work unfinished; or preventing
their hiring themselves; or compelling them to brdong to clubs,
Etc. or to pay any fines, for trot hiving complied with orders as to
wages; or compelling any manufacturer, &c. or his foreman, &c.
to alter his mode of carrying on his trade.—lmprisonment, or im-
prisonment with hart! labour, for a certain number of months.
111. Not td affect meetings for settling Rates of Wages to be
received, or Hours of Work to be employed, by the persons
meeting.
IV. Not to affect meetings for Rates of'Wages, &e. to be paid by
Masters to Journeymen, &c.
V. Offenders compelled to give evidence, and to be indemnified.
VI. Justices may summon offenders.
VII. Justices may summon Witnesses.
VIII. and IX. Relate merely to forms.
X. No Master to act as Justice.

The amount of fee pail to Mi. O'CONNELL for his late
professional exertions before the House of Lords, In the case Scully
to. Scully, was hve hundred pounds.
The amount 01 the Pont-rates levied for England and
Wales in theyear ended on the 9.5 th of March,lB24, was 26,833,030;
the Poor-rates in the year 1817-18, was X 9,320,440.
Tlie.Tower What f, wh ch has been hitherto a public
thmoughiate, has been closed.
SERA N7PoRE, EAST INCH E3.—We teen been informed,
from undoubted authori y, that tidings have lint ar-
rived, announcing an unexampled rise in the Ganges,
which has been a:tended with the most destructive con-
sequences. The account has been received from one
of the Missionaries at Serampore, who states that the
Ganges swept away, in that place and its vicinity,
several hundred houses, and drowned some thousands
of tfte inhabitants. The large Baptist Mission-house,
in which were all the printing presses, has been nearly
'destroyed, although some part of the paper and types
was saved?as were all the mantisciipts. The large new
College also is safe, having been built on higher ground.
The venerable Missionary, Dr. CAREY, was in the IVlis-
sionary-house, at the time (in a convalescent state,
after a fever), and a: the waters advanced, he was
with difficulty removed ; soon after which the walls
fell, and all was desolation. N ithing was said of Cal-
cutta, which lies on a different side of the Ganges to
that of Serampore, an. on somewhat higher ground.
The dis ister at Set ampore occurred in the night, which
greatly aggravated the evil.
MONUMENT TO MAr.,ft CARTWRIGHT.—Yesterby, a
Meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
for the purpose of carrying into execution a proposition
for raising a monument to o:elate Major CA RTW RIGIIT,
in commemoration of his services to his countrymen;
Sir F. BURDETT in the Chair. The Chairman, in ad-
dressing the Meeting, said the venerable Major had
been long distinguished for his incessant labours in
favour of his fellow-citizens, and had proved himself to
be as staunch a friend to the public as he was amiable
in private hfe. Mr. BUTT proposed the first resolution,
which was to erect a tuontrment to the Major, the %rattle,
of which is to be under 2,000/. He had, he said,
started with Major CARTWRIGHT in public life as a
Refoeinsr, upon the plan and method of Dr. JEBII.-
Both of them were present at t'he formation of the
Society called 4, The Friends of the Psople," and the
Major had shewn all through his life how well he de..
served the title by acts of the most zealous description,
and connected with which there was not the slightest
tie of self-interest. Mr. GALLOWAY eulogised the whole
teams of the Major's life, as being solely devoted to
the good of the people. Mr. HO/MOUSE said, he came,
to do honour to himself by advocating the proposition.
He had been on one occasion opposed to Major CART-
WRIGHT, but he had uniformly occasiiat to respect him ;
and latterly he had tt'e high gratification of receiving
the unqualified approbation of the venerable may for,
the conduct he pursued. The subscriptions amounted 11
to 5001. The resolutions were unanimously carried:'
• Sunday looming six young men took a ho.tt and'
waterman, on a party of plessure to Richmond; upon-
their arrival there, they stayed a considerable time,
and became intoxicated. •On their return they arrived
in safety at Old Swan-stars, Thames street, between
seven and eight otclock, when BEANE, the a inerrant:.
made for the Shore, but on attempting to land Mien;
they began to swear that they would not pay him kir
their day's pleasure, unless he would take them beneath
the bridge. The waterman finding that they were de.
ter tined not pry him, utile: s they went, cone tied;
and he put the bolt off—he had, however, •only jest
entered beneatls the arch,' when the bodt became on.
manageable and upset, and precipitated the
party into the water. JVsistance was• instantly gi.en
I)ut two of the six passengers sank to rise no more, and'
at some distance.