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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-03 00:00:00

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INNOCENT

noble feature in the political constitution of this country,
that there are some laws which do not leave a magistrate any
power to mitigate the penalties they so justly inflict.

I again repeat. I am rejoiced to read what took place in
the Police-court last Thursday, and great praise is due to
those who have originated these movements ; and, in con-
clusion, I trust that you will, through the medium of your
excellent journal, bring this matter fully to light.

2nd, 1843

1 am, sir, yours,

A CHURCHMAN

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY

From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of

Fashion.")
Many morning toilettes in Paris are made of dra,

tight sleeves, corsage high and tight, worked in braid, or
trimmed more frequently with wide Mots of velvet. Prome-
nade dresses of pekin, satin, poult de Rote, with sleeves of
moderate size, a little fulness at the armhole, and jockeys
formed of a rounded Nate braided ; silk braid has been suc-
ceeded by velvet braid, but both kinds are more generally
used for evening dresses. Short sleeves are universal of an
evening, they are tight with very little ornament ! various
kinds of mittens are worn with them ; some are of velvet,

black, violet, or green, with shaded embroidery on the hand,
and laced from the wrist to the top, where they are finished
with cord and tassels. Very rich materials are worn in
dress at this moment, pekins of every shade with velvet
stripes, pekins agate, nacre damas, with patterns of white
silk shot with silver brocard Pompadour, &c. Elegant
redingotes of black satin are embroidered in relief, and some
of green velvet have been ornamented all round in imitation
of guipure with braid of a paler green. The prettiest novelty
for dresses of petites soirees are those in the style of Louis
Xlll., they are of organdy, ornamented on each side of the
gullies, formed of two inlets of
to the bottom, and leaving an
pointfront odfe tvlieensiskei
,rt
erbiyiartgvsivnog
open space in the centre of organdy, on which are placed
meads of ribbon d la Louis XIII. ; there are similar meads
on the sleeves, and barthe round the corsage of narrow
fringed ribbon. Black velvet dresses are ornamented with
fringes and berthe of jet a jour. Ball dresses of crape or
tulle are pretty and light ornamented with bonillonnes of
pink or blue gauze, or of white gauze with ruches of pink
tulle; ornaments of shaded ribbon are also used as coquet,
&c., for robes de bal, as well as flowers.
Camails of point de Venise, application of Brussels,
Mechlin and black lace are all now in fashion, and various
new berthes have appeared open in front, with square
corners and very deep ; they are much worn with low
dresses, particularly with those of velvet. Camails of ermine
are lined with pale blue satin, with small square open collar,
showing the blue lining. Camails of sable are lined with
pink. Camails of velvet and paletots Polonais of deep blue
satin are lined with ermine; fur trimmings of all kinds are
fashionable. The Venetian menteau of velvet, satin or
cachernire, the manleau Arnmenien of black cloth with gimp
trimmings, and the paletot, are all now worn with a variety
of others of the mantetet style. Generally speaking, bonnets
are worn a little larger, and straight ; satin bonnets have the
edge finished with crape lassie or bouillons of tulle ; feathers,
flowers, shaded velvet ribbons, &c., are the usual ornaments,
and veils, but they rather ornament the bonnet than protect
the face. Small Moorish handkerchiefs are worn on the
head, confined by two gold pins; they form points of red,
black, or gold, terminating behind and at the two corners by
Arabian tassels. The coiffure Marquisewill be the one most
in fashion, but many others will be worn, the Ai menian
turban, the, coiffures Sorel, Petrarque, the little dowager
cap, toques a la Louis XIII., &c., &c.

A CHRISTMAS NOSEGAY.-011 ChTISIMaS.dEIy, Mr. R.
Webber, of Silverton, gathered in his garden at that place
a nosegay composed of carnations, picotees, pinks, double
and Single Brompton stocks, double red and white primroses,
marygolds, polyanthuses, auriculas, double and single ane-
monies, with many other flowers, sometimes seen at this
season of the year. Mr. Webber has also three roots of
dahlias now growing luxuriantly against the south wall of
his garden ; they have thrown out within the last fortnight
numerous shoots of many inches in length, with buds for-
med,.which, should the mild weather continue, will no doubt
expand.— Western Luminary.

Loss OF THE BRITISH BRIG NAIAD, AND SUFFERING
or HER CREW.—The British brig Naiad, from Halifax to
Demerara, was fallen in with, Nov. 11, in lat. 20.10, long.
58.10, full of water, and the only survivor taken off. by the
Shawmut, arrived at Boston from Rio Janeiro. The sur-
vivor, William Fosdick. stated that they left Demerara on
September 14, and on the 22nd, in lat. 294, were capsized in
a henvy squall under close-reefed topsails at the time. She
righted next day full of water, but with loss of spars and
mainmasts. A little flour was washed up from the hold,
which they collected and dried in the sun, and ate. Every-
thing was done by Fosdick to keep up the spirits of his com-
panions (seven in number), but they all drooped and died
except one, who, with Fosdick, went into the maintop in a
very stormy night. It coming on-to mini- lc touched
his companion in order to rouse him to obtain a few drops of
water as it fell, but found him dead. In the morning he cut
him loose, and he fell into the sea. He then remained six
days before the Shawmut hose in sight, and when taken on
board he was unable to speak or walk, but the medical skill
of the captain saved his life, having been 49 hours without
food or water.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.—The Presidential cam-
paign is now fairly opened on the part of the Locofocus.
They have six candidates in the field, viz., Mr. Van Buren,
Mr. Calhoun, General Cass, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Buchannan,
and Mr. Benton. The great struggle will probably be be-
tween Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Calhoun. The friends of
General Cass hope that he may be brought in as a third
man. Mr. Van Buren will be the northern, and Mr. Cal-
houn the southern cendidate of the party. Mr. Benton,
supposed to possess a controlling influence in Missouri,
although a southern man, is violently opposed to Mr. Cal-
houn, and is the friend of Mr. Van Buren. A convention
will be held to canvass the relative merits and claims of the
respective gentlemen, and to decide who shall be the candi-
date. That convention may possibly terminate its labours
harmoniously, and its recommendation may receive the sup-
port of the entire party; but, if this should be the result, I
shall be greatly disappointed. The whigs seem to to waiting
the moving of the waters. Their opponents appear to consi-
der them prostrated. But such is not the fact. No man in
the whig ranks has yet been named but Mr. Clay. He,
however, has not given his consent to be a candidate; nor is
it known whether he will. If he does not, it is probable that
the loco-focos will have the field to themselves.—The Gene-
vese Traveller, in the Times;

BLESSINGS OF IrccoupotivrioN,—ln the seven years that
have elapsed since the passing of the Municipal Reform Act,
the corporate expenditure of Leeds has been augmented from
little more than 18,000 per annum to upwards of £22,000
per annum, besides the enormous expense, trouble, and an-
noyance, occasioned by the annually recurring revisions and
elections of councillors, and assessors, &c. In addition to
this the operation of that act has rendered it necessary, in
the opinion of the town-council, that a new gaol and house
of correction should be erected in the borough. This is es-
timatedprobably the actual cost of
not fall short of £45,000.
the
land t
and
nd cost
the
he some
erectionsB.,oo O
will but.
This will have to be repaid within thirty-years, with interest
Then comes the new improvement act and the
the meanwhile, which will in all likelihood swell the amount
Lou
burial
£80,000• Then
act. The former of these acts, it will be re-
m empowers the council to borrow £lOO,OOO upon
security
urity of the improvement rates, besides laying a yearly
improvement rate of fourpence in the pound on all the rate-
s
able property in the borough, and a lamp rate of eightpence
inproperty
as much as buildings. By the
within the certain prescribed
burial ground F the
t, council are empowered to purchase
limits,t he
payinglpaonudnd upon
one-third
from time to time the requisite land for burial grounds ; but
as, by the 28th and 29th sections, only those lands which
may be purchased and provided within or for the township of
Leeds, within the space of three years next after the passing
of the act, are to be divided into two equal divisions or quan-
tities, one moiety for burial, according to the rites of the
church, and the other moiety for the separate burial of dis-
senters, it will be the wish of the dissenters in the council to
purchase as large a quantity as possible before the expiration
of the term ; and hence arises another source of increased
expenditure. It seems, moreover, from what passed last
week at the Town-council. that some of those who take tne
lead in its management, contemplate a continual borrowing
on the security of the rates, so that for a long time to come
we shall have large sums to pay, in interest, establishment
cbarkes, salaries, and the cost of improvements.—Leeds bi-
tellipencer.

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Chelte Whittaker,
AlliFttAaTklierElt TO HIS CHILDREN.-^OO SS.
am, was brought up musician,
at
the
in living
ata n e e iont.
theK King-street,
s Boardtr e e
ot
f,
Guardiansnh for starving and neglecting his children. Mr.
Gregory, the parish surgeon, having attended the wife of the
miscreant during her confinement, saw that the eldest child
was
~Try ill, and, on taking it by the hand, it attempted to
bite him. This induced him to institute an inquiry, in which
he was assisted by Mr. Butt, the relieving-officer. Mr.
Gregory, after mentioning to the magistrates the circum-
stance of the child having bit his timid when he attempted to
touch it, said :—" I found that the child was in a starving
state, and had gnawed its fingers from hunger. On observing
the child's other hand, which was tied no in a rag, I inquired
why it was so, and the mother said to prevent its biting the
fingers. On taking off the rag, I found that it had bit the
flesh very badly in many places. I stated this to Mr. Butt,
the relieving-officer, and, about twenty minutes to eleven
. o'clock in te forenoon, we went to the prisoner's house,
and found him at breakfast on tea and toast. Two children
were in the room, one on the bed, which he (the prisoner)
took up like a cat, and pulled it out. I asked him where the
other children were : he said up stairs, and bould fetc
them. I said, ' No, we will go up.
When lie Went out heh
to w attemptedad
him t
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what may be termed a dunghill. It was a dreadful sight. I
never saw a child in such a state in my life before. I asked
how he could have his breakfast without his children. He
answered that they were so dirty, and that be put them on
was compelled t'.3 acknowledge that they had none. The
clothes in the day ; but, on insisting t.o.
We
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atshceencdloedthetos,thhee
Dot n o
what
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call
1 blankets,it :
thn
mother said, ' Indeed the children are starving."' Mr.
Butt, who was also examined, stated,
garret, and of all the sights that ever I beheld it was the
worst. No bed, no clothes,
children on. the floor on a dung mixen, not dressed : a rem-
nant of something on, I
aatsi
hohn others. of
f
priso-
ner took one by the arm, andopfulrlaegdsiatnodutanofabed like
l a.doog:
it was covered with filth : it evidently had not been cleaned
it.things for doing it. I
for many days.cwoar
corner.
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quantity
childrenthe
were
en rde stench
likee eumthuwe
firillh.
inThoenree
starving. I sent some coals,p roancdorgeodt
salomwroekmonon,rtioshwinegs
food
children, and found
la n.d necessaryopsnu et
of the. poor little children
s sank ienwtoistebegohteasrotmoef
workhouse,having bad some nourishing food and been
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b a
nae
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fhoar
was produced in court, and its moan
every one present, though Mr.
made clean. The ruffian of a Gregoryfather
await his trial at the sessinna. 0

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