The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-10 00:00:00

BRISTOL AND EXERER RAILWAY,

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this com-
pany was held on Thursday, at the White Lion Bristol; F.
Ricketts, Esq., in the chair. The report of the directors,
which was read by Mr. Badham, the secretary, congratulated
the shareholders upon the successful opening of a consider-
able portion of the line of railway, the 33 miles to Bridge-
water, as well as the Weston Branch, having been in active
operation for nearly three months without the occurrence of
a single accident to any passenger. No separate account of
the traffic on the Bristol and Exeter line had been published,
but the directors had good reason to believe that it fully
equalled the expectations heretofore formed, and that it
steadily increased both in passengers and goods. The con-
tracts for the works between Bridgewater and Taunton had
been undertaken by respectable contractors on such condi-
tions as fully justified the favourable anticipations of the di-
rectors, both as to the cost of that portion of the under-
taking and the practicability of opening it to the public in the
ensuing summer. The amount received on debentures up to
the 30th of June was £88,310, and on the 30th ult. it ex-
ceeded £130,000, and tenders still continued to come in re-
gularly. The sum received for forfeited shares allotted and
sold amounted to upwards of £83,000, leaving only £440 in
arrest. The total amount of arrears ou calls had been re-
duced to about £B,OOO, and for part of this sum security had
been taken; but some of the proprietors having neglected to
fulfil their engagements, the forfeiture of about 200 shares
would be submitted for the confirmation of the meeting. The
directors closed their report by congratulating the share.
holders on the present highly prosperous and encouraging
state of the undertaking. The account of receipts and ex-
penditure to the 30th of June showed that a balance of
£28,122 is. 4d. was in the hands of the company's bankers,
and, as the receipts had kept pace with the expenditure, the
account remained nearly the same.—The report of Mr. Brunel
the engineer, was next submitted to the meeting, and gave
a very clear and satisfactory detail of the state of the differ-
ent contracts on that portion of the line still unopened. He
calculated on commencing the laying of the permanent
way as far as Taunton in the beginning of 1842; and, as am-
ple time had been allowed for the performance of the several
works, there could be no reason to doubt that this portion of
the line would be opened to the public about the month of
July next. With respect to the works beyond Taunton, Mr.
Brunel recommended that detached portions, including the
tunnel at White Ball Hill, 1200 yards in length, and other
heavy works, should be commenced forthwith, so that no time
might be lost should circumstances warrant the immediate
and vigorous prosecution of the whole line.—The Chairman
congratulated the proprietors on the present prosperous state
of the undertaking. The increased traffic in goods and pas-
sengers would give the shareholders an additional rental, and,
when the line was opened to Taunton next summer, he had
no doubt the income would be near £60,000, and he thought
that, on reaching Exeter, it would exceed £lOO,OOO per en-
num.—Mr. Fusell, in moving the adoption of the report,
suggested that the directors of the Great Western Railway
should be requested to furnish information with respect to
the amount of traffic upon the Bristol and Exeter line.—
Mr. Divett said that there could be no doubt that the re-
ceipts amounted to about £l4OO. It, therefore, appeared to
him hardly worth while raising a discussion upon it.—
Some explanations in reference to the contracts and works
on the line having been given by Mr. Brunel, the Chairman
stated, in reply to a
the intention of the i question
by
Mr. Franklyn, that it was
directors to finish the line to Exeter.-
-In reply to a proprietor,C. B. Fripp said he found
that the cost of the ine ;rl?8o4 Mr.
Bristol to Bridgewater would
be as near as possible including, of course, the
cost of the addition necessary'°Wic
Western, and which made it join it with the Great
troitamount to 31! miles in
length, being at the rate of
assuming that to be correct, and that Divett
the other part of the
line would cost as much—they had nEoxreetaeson to believe that
it would cost less—the whole line to
ich they originally Exeter would be com-
pleted under the sum wh
asked parliament
Company
necessarys nmention-
ed
when for power to raise.—Mr. Fripp thereplied,bttlaiatito.
did not, of course, include any
the line reverted to the Bristol and Exeter
—fig Withuorens-,
Bernard here put a series of questions to Mr! _Mr.
in
reference to the cost of various portions of the "forks Brunel
remained to be executed.
con-
tracted for, and which
re-
spect to the cost of the remaining portion of the line, Mr.
Brunel stated that he had not come prepared with
but he would, as a mere matter of opinion, state that the ex.
pense of the latter portion would be less than t
hen cost o
fdf
costof the be
line to Bridgewater ;he thought, however, t obe
extremely imprudent to furnish the estimated
tracts between Bridgewater and Taunton.—After the tran.
section of some routine business, the meeting separated, the
proceedings having lasted five hours and a half.

M. Moet, whose name is so well known to all drinkers of
Champagne, more or less genuine, died a few days since,
aged 80,

JUST IN TIME.—On Thursday last, the wife of Eben.
Vanning, orderti, at Coatbridge, proceeded to the Summer-
lee cut of the Monkland Canal, for the purpose of drawing a
pailful of water, when she overbalanced herself and tum-
bled in. A crowd soon collected to the woman's rescue, but
only one individual dashed into the water, and caught her
cap as she rose to the surface, without effecting anything
else. The poor woman's case was now considered hopeless
by the byestanders, when they thus saw the man who had
tried to save her quitting the scene of her struggles. At this
moment another individual, who had mingled in the crowd,
came forward to lend his assistance, without being aware of
the object struggling for life; and as the woman rose for the
third time to the surface, he rushed wildly into the water,
exclaiming, " It's my wife!" and the next instant he had
the unspeakable joy of catching and carrying her, more dead
than alive, to the opposite bank, where, by timely attention,
the woman gradually recovered. About twelve months ago
the same Eben. Vanning saved a young girl's life, under
similar cireumstances, at the same cut of the canal, but the
pleasure of doing that generous deed was evanescent, in
comparison with his more recent, but immeasurably prouder
triumph, of saving the life of the wife of his bosom.—Con-
slitutioual.

REPRESENTATION OF WESTMORELAND.—Lord Low-
ther's elevation to the peerage, which is to take plaee itnme-
diately, will necessarily occasion a vacancy in the representa-
tion of this county. We think there can be but one opinion
as to the choice of his successor ; and we are confident we
speak the sentiments of a great majority of the electors,
when we say that they would look with satisfaction to Mr.
Alderman Thompson, to supply his place. In him the
county of Westmoreland would possess a representative of
great influence, of varied information, having both the abi-
lity and the inclination to serve his constituents, and to ad-
vance the interests of his native county. We do not dispa-
rage the merits of any other individual, in asserting that no
gentleman combines so many recommendations to the con-
fidence of the electors of this county. After stating so much,
it will afford our readers increased pleasure to find that he
has consented to be put in nomination, and that he is taking
this step with the most perfect approval, and with the hearty
concurrence of the distinguished nobleman who is about to
be elevated to the upper house --Westmoreland Gazette.
FATAL OCCURRENCE AT LANCASTER.—On Thursday
morning last a young man, residing in Skerton, named
Hague, about sixteen years of age, was drowned in the
Lune, under the following circumstances :—He was proceed-
ing, on the morning in question, to his work at a factory,
accompanied by his sister, and, on passing over the bridge,
had the misfortune to lose his eap into the river. It is said
that he expressed his determination not to go to the factory
without his cap ; and running back to below the bridge, on
the Skerton side of the river, he went into the water in chase
of the floating article. We are sorry to add, that owing to
the strength of the current from the late heavy rain, before
he had proceeded far, he was carried from his standing, and
floated down the river. The alarm was instantly given, and
in a short time he was brought to the shore near the old
bridge, by means of a hook, by a young man named Parkin-
son. Life was, however, extinct.—Lancaster Guardian.

A CHILD KILLED WITH A SMELLING BOTTLE.—An
inquest was held at the King's Arms' public house, St:
George's-road, on Friday last, befere Mr. Chapman, the
borough coroner. on the body of an infant four months old,
son of Michael Baines, weaver, of Pleasant-row, Preston-
street, who came by his death under the following singular
circumstances :—Alice Baines, the child's mother, stated
that she went to her mother's house which was in the next
street, the preceding Wednesday afternoon, taking the child
with her. ,Her sister had a smelling bottle with her (which
was produced) ; and with a view to eratify the child, she
took the cork out, and put the bottle to its nose, when it in-
stantly became black in the face. They took it to several
druggists, but the child got no better, and appeared to be in
a fit ; about seven o'clock they took it to the infirmary, and
the house surgeon attended to it, but it died the following
morning at six o'clock. Mr. Furnival, house surgeon at the
infirmary, stated that when the deceased was brought to the
infirmary, it was cold, and was labouring under symptoms
of inflammation of the larynx and windpipe. He kept it at
the infirmary until eleven o'clock, and applied remedies,
which somewhat relieved it ; but there was no hope of re-
covery. He had a post mortem examination of the body the
same day. He found inflammation of the larynx and wind-
pipe, which he considered was the cause of death. He had
examined the contents of the bottle produced : it was strong

ammonia, the vapour of which_ might produce inflammation

The disease was very rapid in its effects, and this was not of
long standing. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
death."—Manchester Guardian.

THE SOLWAY STEAMER.—it is painful to state that the
means employed to raise this unfortunate vessel have been
abandoned in despair. Of this we had fears from the be-
ginning, which of course deepened from the moment the
weather became so decidedly unfavourable. The storm on
Wednesday, the Ist curt., ruined all ; and at the date of our
latest advices from Southerness, the deck of the wreck was
level with the sand, and while we write it may be entirely
covered with sludge and water. Time was lost in the first
instance : for when application was made for casks at Mary-
port, a sufficiency of materiel could not be found ; Carlisle
and Whitehaven were next tried with better success, and
our townsman, Mr. Leighton, furnished three carts of hogs-
heads from his own stores. Report says about seven hun-
dred were used in all, some in the hold, and some slung or
fastened outside ; but they did little good ; and the Solway,
during the delay, and isolation of her position, gradully sunk
deeper and deeper, from the weight of her machinery, and
the waves that spouted over her twice every twenty-four
hours. Her funnel, we understand, fell overboard, from the
number of casks attached, which the wind rocked too and
fro, and one of the masts became fractured whilst in the act
of being removed. All the loose furniture )vas of course se-
cured ; but that we fear will do little to compensate the loss
of engines, boilers, furnaces, &c, fitted up so late as last
spring, at an expenditure amounting to thousands of pound,.
—Dumfries Courier.
APPROACHING EXTINCTION OF THE SOCIALISTS.—The
following report, taken from the Auli-Socialist Circular,
will be read with much interest, as it shows Socialism to be
rapidly on the decline:—The New Moral World of June 13,
contains a long statement of monetary affairs, by which it
appears that in addition to the sum of £498 14s. 9d. now
owing, there has been expended on the Hampshire commu-
nity experiment since October, 1839, £6,081 12s. 9d., making
in all an outlay of £6,580 7s. 6d., while the present assets
amount only to £3,876 Is. sd. The report further states, that
estimating the crops at the same value as those of last year,
there will be a further loss of £Bl6 on the present proceedings.
The same number of the New Moral World announces "a
levy of 2s. 6d for each member of the society throughout the
branches, for the purpose of meeting the deficiency in the
general fund for the payment of missionaries." The levy was
to have been sent in by the 24th of June. Up to this day
(July 20) only three members of the Reading branch have
responded to the call. The New Moral World, their weekly
organ, formerly contained 16 pages, the size of Chamber's
Journal, it is now cut down to 8 pages. While the leaders
are quarrelling in the camp, the members in the branches are
also disagreeing among themselves. The general secretary
has publicly called Mr Owen to account, and required him in
the presence of the delegates in congress assembled, to ex-
plain the cause of the treatment he has latterly met with at
the hands of Mr. Owen ; while the New Moral World of the
3rd of July, deeply deplores the internal dissensions among
the branches, calling upon those who cannot agreee with the
general plan to secede at once; and the New Moral World
of the 17th of June, attributes chiefly to these dissensions
the present fallen and falling condition. In the same num-
ber is the address of the central board, declaring they cannot

proceed further without additional funds, and acknowledging
that the payments of the members " have fallen off during
the past year, from the want of confidence that has grown up
amongst them," &c. They also admit that some of their
earliest disciples have left them, that the society has not in-
creased the number of its branches during the last two years,
and that many have been deterred from joining them on ac-
count of the public obloquy to which thole are subjected who
unite themselves with the society.

ACCIDENT AT CHESTER.-A most lamentable accident
occurred on the river Dee, on Saturday last, by which one
of our most respectable fellow-citizens met with an untimely
death. It appeared that about six o'clock in the evening of
that day, Mr. Richard Catherall, of the firm of M`Lellan
and Catherall, mercers, went out to recreate himself by
having a row up the river, (an amusement to which he was
extremely partial) in company with Mr. Challinor, currier.
They were each in very light skiffs, and, after rowing some
time, Mr. Catherall's skiffapproached very near the balks in
the river opposite Mr. Dod's, and to avoid contact he at-
tempted to thrust the skiff off the timber with his oar, but
unfortunately while doing so he lost his balance, and fell
into the water. Mr. Challinor, who was alongside of him,
immediately rendered every assistance in his power, but
without success, as his friend sank directly and rose no more.
There was a heavy fresh in the river, caused . by the late
rains, and we understand Mr. Catherall could not swim.
Mr. Catherall was an useful and active member of the Royal
Victoria Rowing Club, and won the two-oared skill race at
the last regatta. He was unmarried, but has left a bereaved
mother and several brothers and sisters to mourn his loss.—
Chsster Courant.
FEARGUS O'CONNER AT lIIS OLD TRADE.-A meeting
was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Tuesday
evening, at which Mr. Feargus O'Connor made his first
appearance in this metropolis since his incarceration, in his
old character of chartist agitator. The spacious apartment
was well filled, but the noise and confusion which prevailed
was such as to render him at times quite inaudible. In per-
sonal appearance he is considerably altered, his countenance
having exchanged the glow of health for the ashy paleness of
disease ; he is thinner, too, than he was before his imprison-
ment ; but if his voice may be regarded as an indication of
constitutional vigour, it may be safely affirmed that his con-
stitution has been unimpaired by the sixteen months impri-
sonment he has undergone. He made no allusion to the
treatment he had experienced during his confinement, but
addressed himself principally to the course of agitation he
a clear
intended to pursue in future. The prospects of his party, he
considered, were cheering. They had now, what lie termed,
would
a„real opposition to contend against, and all lie desired was
terval the
stage and no favour." Sir Robert Peel, he
pro-
dieted, would not be in power seven months. Parliament
soon be adjourned till February, and during that in-
nor) would visit right hon. baronet might recline upon a bed of
roses or of thorns
he would spend , as he might think fit, but he (Mr. O'Con-
would succeed in
the month
town of importance in the kingdom ;
raronth of October in Scotland, and he
can withstand.--lierrda ouch an agitation as no ministry

is correct, 1 make no doubt of success; the separation will
certainly be pronounced." "Ah ! Sir, I shall owe you more
than my life; I must confide to you all my immediate trou-
bles ; 1 have no relations in Paris, and fled without taking
anything with me. Thanks to you, 1 shall certainly obtain
a suitable provision from the tribunal, and permission to re-
tire into some religious establishment until the proceedings
are terminated ; but till then ?" " Until then, madam,"
replied M. L., " you may reside in my house ; my wife will,
1 am sure, immediately place at your disposal any articles of
dress you may require. Take confidence, and all will go
well." The attorney found himself overwhelmed with a
torrent of thanks. On the same day, the innocent, unfor-
tunate, and persecuted lady, took up her abode in his house.
She was furnished in abundance with all that was necessary
her toilet ; linen, shawls, gowns, and even jewellery. The
following day, the young lady had decamped with all the
paraphernalia. Meanwhile the attorney, who having drawn
up his declaration was desirous of obtaining further informa-
tion, made inquiries with respect to M. de R—, who, to
his great surprise, he learnt, was exceedingly rich, and had
a young and handsome wife, but the latter, happy in the
love and kind behaviour of her husband, had never dreamed
of complaining of him.
ANOTHER WONDER AT THE. NIAGARA FA LLS.—We
have just arrived from the Falls, whither we went this morn-
ing by cars, on learning that a person was cast away on one
of the Three Sisters, islands situate in the rapids, just above
the Falls, and that all effors to rescue him were as yet una-
vailing. On our arrival, all was excitement, hundreds were
crossing and re-crossing to Goat Island, from the head of
which he could be observed. These islands lie side by side
near the head of Goat Island, and the unfortunate man is on
the farthest one, and where no human being was ever known
to be before. The first and second are very rarely visited,
but the third is inaccessible. The daring Robinson was on
the second preparing ropes to cast over, by which it was
hoped a boat might be drawn over by running cords. This
was, after much difficulty, performed, and the empty boat
was sent over, but from some reason the passage of the poor
fellow was not attempted, and the boat returned without
him, and so matters stood when we were obliged to leave by
the cars. He had been on the island 48 hours, and was dis-
covered by the smoke of his fire. He signifies, by signs, that
he was above when one of his oars broke, and with the other
he succeeded in making a landing. We believe food has
been sent him. The distance across the boiling flood is
nearly fifty yards, and it is doubtful if he can ever be brought
off. His name is Allen, a brother-in-law of Robinson's, and
he resides at the Falls, and has a family. When we saw him
he appeared restless and uneasy, wandering about constantly,
with what seemed to be a small hatchet in his hand.—
Buffalo Penny Press.
ADVENTURES OF A BANK NOTE.—On Monday, the 16th
of August, Mr. Goodwin, grocer, of Doncaster, laid upon
his counter two Bank of England notes (a £2O and a £10),
whilst he served some customers ; and, when he went to re-
move them a short time after, they were gone. He imme-
diately got the police to work, had the notes publicly cried
next morning, bills printed offering a reward for their disco-
very, advised all the different banks in the town, also those
at Rotheiham' Sheffield, Worksop, Newark, lietford,
Gainsborough, Hull, Selby, York, Leeds, Wakefield, Pon-
tefract, Barnsley, Manchester, and the Bank of England, so
that it was almost impossible that they could get out of the
immediate district without being discovered. However, on
Saturday week Mr. Goodwin received information from the
Bank of England that the ten pound note advised to be stop-
ped had been paid into the bank on Thursday, the 25th ult.,
by Messrs. Barnett and Co., bankers, London, who had re-
ceived it in a remittance from a branch bank of the City of
York Company at Goole. On Monday Mr. Goodwin pro-
ceeded to the bank at Goole, to inquire from whom they had
received it, at the same time he inquired if they had received
the twenty pound note ; they found they had, and in fact
produced the identical note, which they received with other
notes from the customs at Goole on Friday, the 20th ult.
Mr. Goodwin then went to the custom-house and saw the
collector, who had received it and the ten pound note the
same day, in payment of duties on a tierce of brandy from a
Mr. Airton, spirit merchant, at Goole. Mr. Goodwin
waited upon Mr. Airton, who showed him a letter dated
Aug. 18, in which were enclosed both the notes with others
in a remittance from a Mr. Eddison, a highly-respectable
spirit merchant, of Huddersfield. Mr. Goodwin then pro-
ceeded to Huddersfield, saw that gentleman, and on inquiry
how he came in possession of the notes, Mr. Eddison stated
that he had given change for them in sovereigns. on Tuesday,
the 17th ult., to a man of the name of Tom Collony, a pig-
jobber and lodging-house keeper, and that he had known
Collony for many years as an extensive jobber in pigs, or he
would not have given him change. Collony was imme-
diately apprehended and taken before the magistrates, to
account how he came in possession of the notes. He stated
that a brother-in-law of his, of the name of Finan, and two
others who resided at Doncaster, and kept a lodging-house in
St. Sepulchre-gate, came to him about five o'clock in the
afternoon of Tuesday the 17th (the day following that on
which the notes were lost), and asked him if he could get
him two notes changed, when he said he could, as he was
well known amongst the respectable tradesmen, so he went
to Mr. Eddison and got it, and gave the change to his
brother-in-law, who, with the other two, stayed at his house
all night, and left in the morning about ten o'clock to walk to
Doncaster, and that he and his wife walked a little way on
the road with them. The magistrates took bail for his ap-
pearance, and Mr. Goodwin requested that the man might
go with him to Doncaster, to assist in apprehending the
brother-in-law and the other two men. Colony imme-
diately agreed to do all he could to apprehend the parties.
Being too late for the trains, Mr. Goodwin engaged a chaise,
and arrived in Doncaster a little before ten o'clock, and with
the assistance of the police, proceeded to the house of Finan.
Collony then pointed out the parties ; thay were taken into
custody, the house was searched, and in a small drawer, in a
sort of secretary, a small bag was found containing 18 sovs.,
in another three sovs. and a half and about 265. in silver.
The parties were safely lodged in the gaol, and next morn-
ing, Wednesday, were examined before the magistrates, and
remanded till Monday, there being one of the men wanted
who went to Huddersfield to get the notes changed, but who
has not since been discovered.

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION AT NEWCASTLE-
uNDER-LYNE.— ADULTERATION OF FLOUR BY MILLERS.—
Great excitement has prevailed in Newcastle-under-Lyne
for the past week, in consequence of the seizure of a number
of sacks containing a mixture resembling flour, which popu-
lar report represented to be plaster of Paris, on the premises
of the Union Mill Company, in that town. An investigation
of the affair took place on Tuesday, at the Town-hall, before
two county magistrates, and excited an extraordinary interest
among the populace, who crowded into the hall in a most un-
equivocal state of indignation and excitement. A circum-
stance that added great gusto to the affair in the opinion of
the people, was, that the chief magistrate of the borough, the
mayor of Newcastle, was one of the mill-owners implicated
in the charge. It appeared that Mr. Cottril, the vigilant
head police-officer of Newcastle, had been for some time
upon the watch on the proceedings of a person named Cope-
land, residing near Newcastle, from information that great
quantities of an article resembling flour were taken to his
house, and then carried in various directions. On the morn-
ing of Saturday week, the officer found a cart belonging to
the Union Mill standing at Copeland's door. Ten sacks,
apparently of flour, were put into the cart, and conveyed to
the Union Mill; but, upon its arrival there, the suspected
cargo was seized by the police. The bags weighed 23 cwt.
A suspicious circumstance in the affair was, that one of the
men employed in the mill, in answer to questions of the
police, said the bags contained pigs' meat; while another
man said they contained best seconds. The title of best
seconds created a loud laugh in the court. A portion of the
contents of the sacks was then taken out, and analysed by
Mr. C. Jones, chemist, of Hanley, who declared to the ma-
gistrates his opinion, that the substance in the bags was sul-
phate of lime. Upon being burned and mixed with water,
it became solid, exactly like plaster of Paris. There was
but a very slight mixture of vegetable matter in it. Mr.
Bull, one of the Union Mill Company, in answer to the
charge, said he would take all the blame, if there
were any, on his own shoulders. He then proceeded
with a statement that he had been in want of pig meat ;
that Copeland had been recommended to him by a respec-
table miller at Madeley, as having a large quantity of
an article which lie manufactured from potatoes, and which
lie (Mr. Bull) gave him an order for, believing it to be simi-
lar to an article called farina, such as he knew was sold in
Liverpool ; but lie wished it to be understood, that not one
ounce of it had been used at their mill. Mr. William Hill,
the respectable miller referred to, stated that Copeland had
offered some of the article to him, but he would have nothing
to do with it. He had, however, mentioned it to Mr. Bull.lt appeared from the magistrates' questions that Mr. Hill,
in the course of his business, had never met with pig meat of
a like description before ; thatseem seemingly
forthe millers
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being fine bran, the refuse of flour. The charge of having a
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of mix-
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Messrs. 11,. Bull. T. Turner, and
F.
were fined £lO, w!tli. costs, Cottril, the police-
officer, said he had another information to lay against the
same party, for having adulterated flour on the premises.
The announcement was received with a cheer by the popu-
lace. The investigation of it was postponed. There was
also a charge against another flour dealer, named Beardsmore,
whose cart had been often seen by the officer at Copeland's
door by four o'clock in the morning. This person acknow-
ledged having made pretty extensive use of Copeland's pre-
cious composition but stated, that, on finding its deleterious
effects, he had buried what he had not sold in the soil, and
endeavoured to get back from his. customers what was not
consumed. The magistrates, taking into consideration this
acknowledgment of the defendant, fined him in the mitigated
denalty of £3 6s. Sd. When the defendants left the court,
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sixteen parishes ? Only 212, and these include the occupiers
of £5O houses in the towns of Uxbridge, Breutford, and Hil-
lingdon, besides the villas and mansions of Londoners scat-
tered over the whole of the district. Probably there are
scarcely one hundred farm-tenants among the whole sixteen
parishes.
Now turn to another district, that of Hampstead and High-
gate, occupied chiefly by London merchants, professional
men and retired men of property. The " occupiers and
leaseholders " in these two parishes are 260, and probably a
more intelligent or independent body of electors it would be
impossible to find.
Perhaps, however, we may told that the metropolis and its
suburbs are an exception to the general vnle. We pass on,
then to the West Riding of Yorkshire itself.
A glance at the statistics shows us in the West Riding the
following towns, of 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, and 15,000 inhabi-
tants each, whose populations depend upon the " Chandos
clause " for their voice in the representation :
Almondbury, Baildon, Barnsley, Batley, Bingley, Brad-
field. Cleckheaton, Dalton, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Eccles-
field, Elland, Golcar, Gomersall, Heptonstall, Hipper-
holme, Honley, Horsforth, Idle, Keighley, Lepton, Liver-
sedge, Lockwood, Mirfield, Morley, North Bierley, Ossett,
Otley, l'udsey, Rastrick, Rotherham, Saddleworth, Selby,
Skipton, Skircoat, Soothill, Sowerby, Soyland, Stainland,
Stansfield, Thorne, Thornton, Wadsworth, Warley, World-
dale.

Eleven of these towns have each above 10,000 inhabitants.
The whole number of the towns is 45. If they only con-
tribute, on the average, 50 votes each, as occupiers of £5O
houses or factories, we should here find, at once, nearly half
of the total number of " £5O occupiers" who voted at the
last election. Of the villages of 1,500,2,000, or 2,500 in-
habitants, we have taken no account.

There is one apparently trivial circumstance in the very
statement now put forward by the Whig journals which we
have quoted above which detects and overthrows their whole
argument. The " free-holders," they assume, are indepen
dent voters ; the " occupiers" are the slaves of the landlords.
Now, in the late Yorkshire contest, the two Whig candidates
put forward very different pretentious. Lord Morpeth stood
upon his public character ; Lord Milton stood upon his
father's acres. Upon the Chronicle's hypothesis, Lord Mor-
peth should have received the warmest support from the free
holders; Lord Milton from the occupiers.
But the contrary was the fact ! The poll is thus given in
the morning organ of the Government :

Milton ..
Morpeth

FREEHOLDERS

10,216
10,160

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING.

(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

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