The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

*ORRERY PT .1 GEVTIMAN.

UNIOK HILL.—An account appeared in this Paper, of
• gentleman of fortune in Kent having been brought
into town. with two of his servants, in the reistoily of
police officers, charged with rubbing a gentleman
earned Ditch of his pocket book, containing property of
about 701. value, at the George Inn, in the Hortmgh, in
May last. The three parties have since been discharged
out of custody, in consequence of the prmeentor not
following up the charge. The gentleman, whose cha-
racter has
.beer• thus impeached, has resulted, in spite of
every solicitation sad remonstrance, to quit his native
country for ever.

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UEDA, Jaw. 15.—The present situation of trade in
the ruanufatturiug districts of this kingdom has formed
a subject of exultation for the Ministerial journals during
the present week, and we believe there are souse sympe
tome of a revival. Bat as yet they are onty symptoms,
and it is dealing very ono • ndidly with the public to re-
present them in any other light. In the cotton business
the demand, within the last ten days, for several kinds
of goods. has-been rather brisker than fur some time
past, but no sensible advance has yet taken place in the
price of the manufactured article; and the wages, which
are extremely low, have undergone no improvement.—
The stuff business may also have unproved a little; and
the demand fur wool, particularly in the Wakefield
market, was last week very emosiderahle. The woollen
trade is, however, still very muds depressed: east num-
bers of clothiers, cloth-dressers, and others, are unem-
ployed; and the number of applicants for parochial re-
lief last Wednesday, a the board of cur work-house was,
we believe, unexampled in the history of the township.
In the corresponding week of the tear Intl+, the sits dis-
pensed at the parish board was about :W.; in the ',coed
'week in January, in the Imo year, it amounted to 109/. ;
and this week there was paw, by the committee, 1901.,
being about double the average slllll disbursed at the
saute season is the two preceding years. These facts
are not to be shaken by premature vaunting about re-
turning nrosperity; and we think that we nsav venture
to assert, and we make the assertion with deep regret,
that the trade of ibis place was never at a lower ebb than
at the present moment, and that the labouring classes,
notwithstanding the efforts of the benevolent, have sel-
dom been subject to more severe privations.
The want of coal has beer rather severely felt at Ber-
wick, and that neighbourhood, owing to the combina-
tion formed among the pitmen, to compel their masters
is alter the time of binding from Whitsuntide, as has for
seine few years past been the case, to Christmas, as for-
merly, and allow them an advance of wages, as stated
in our last paper. We now understand that Ford Col-
lilve, whicelt beboogs to the Right lion. Laity Delays', has
ta working all this week, an advance of wages being to
given to the turn till Whitsuntide. The collieries
'Pelkington and Shoreswood, belonging to Mr. Ro-
bed Sibbit, of West Allardean, recommenced on the
Itth and 13th inst. as he has allowed hi- coal hewers an
Whence. About seven men have gone to work at Nere-
"teriton pit fur some dayis past, but are obliged to be
udder the protection of a military guard while at work,
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Wiese of being stopped by the rest. Alston tee of the
teen belonging -to Berwick Hill coal works, have re-
turned to their work, under a promise of their wages be-
ing advanced. The rest of the pits are as yet not at
work. Nine of the principal ring leaders of the pit-
men who refuse to return to their employ, are in
custody. From the sources enumerated as above, that
pert of the country has been able to procure SOU?e small
supply of coats, which have sold at about double the prices j DIED.
smelly _given, or indeed rather more, as the tends On Sands% morning last, Mrs. Charmer, of Upper
freighted-with coals from Myth had not arrived at !tee. tom-0"e, itir,d 77.
wick on the evening of the 13th inst. owing to contrary I Oe the 16th lastest. in Bloomsbury-square, Mrs. 141114
ivied.. There is, however, no doubt hut that the differ- t widow of the late Joseph 1 on, Esq.
once between the coal owners and the workers will he In Futon-place, on the Ilth instant, Mrs. Welsh, refill 0(
allinsted in a few days, as three of those collieries are at John IVelsh, Esq. formerly writer to the sipet, le 11111"
MI work, and will of course strive to monopolise the burgh.
Ow the Ifeb instant, at WiMblerlon Mr. dohs Mimi.
trade ; besides so many of the principals in this ronthi.
SU. on.: of the oldest inhabitants o'f tha.t place. „‘
nation being in custody, the alternative intended to he on the 14th instant, at Dulwich. Easily Ws sae, wow
proposal, Whether they will go to work again, or stifferl daughter of Mr. Wynne, of the shove place.
dole comrades to be sent to the House of Correction, , On the 13th initial, at Charlotte-sire 4, sweadbefF,
meet have a gr....t effect in settling every point. A po- fie the eboi pear of bee ages. Mn. 11,,„11. „tk, of ;bibs,
!striation of not less than 70,000 inhabitants absolutely Bruce Boswell. Esq. of ever Lodge, Bucks.
depend on these collieries for their coals.—(Xeseeestle '-- -- - -
Paper.) 1 COAL M %Mill`, lme. 17.
• SA* at Market. voce Sold. irk.. I
The General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for
64 Newcastle 74 - t
the Western Di ''pion of Sussex, commenced on Tuesday ' 2 Suaderlaad .. 0.. . --s. Od. IP —.•
lad, at Petworth ; bat the Crown Court sot being
completed, the Vert of Egremont (who Itas been pleased ' 111(111 WATER .1T I.ONIN/N-13RIDOE 'THM Na-
to say,that odti Atoll be provided at the next Sessions) : Morning, go rite; egg, 4.__Ag„,„,, 47 ob. me*
de ln6rd a oetnnoodlons apartment in Petard,* Hesse, I „„____.,..,_„=;zzas====airl2lllllo
for the trial of the prisoners. The bosinear of Am Loisd„ , Prised abit,44,mliat by the paararoo
Court, is which IL Horst, Hog. presided, waasinstsruilly R. WARDELL Jun. at the MSc-. NO. Itii. turf
heavy, and • oceupled the whole of Tuesday thugtril site et. etemeie, chard„ whr. all (.08„miti„,
oesday. I den, and Advertisements are requested to lie a4:411014

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BIRTH.
On the 10th instant. to Ta‘islock-square, Mrs. Cowbss.
of a son.