The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, has ,
orders to march from Gosport to Doncaster, for lial,
Regiment will commence its march to day from GospalK
Doncaster, where it will arrive on the 29th inst.
The 52d (Shropshire) Regiment of Infantry has rceeind of
den to march on the 14th inst. from Gospori to Weedea,woo
it will arrive on the •24th inst.
The sSth (Rutlandshire) Regl'ent of Foot. is *Hoed"
march this day from Weedat to Dighton, where it wilt write
on the 24th inst.
The Colonelcies of the Ist and 101 Rattalion of OW MO
Artillery have. in consequen•.• of the death of General Sit
d.
Farrington and Lieutenant General B. Widiaston, bO5
vacant

FOR. THE STATESMAN:

IV THE MECHANICS OF LONDON.

.flawrewsta,—Haviog attended the Meeting' held at the
Crown and Anchor last evening, I cannot resist the impulse
I feel,tocongratulateyon on the prospect of the "Mechanics'
Institute' being carried into full effect. The advantages to
lbe derived from an establishment of this description, are
'lllmota Incalcolable. Its influence will be felt by every
.4atiliber of a workman's familv, for io proportion as the
-thrill Mceives iwrovement,llse: better feelings of the heart
'tattoo developed: consequently as knowledge increases,
'ease will become better husbands and better fathers.
%hay are there at this time suffering extreme misery and
poverty, that can trace the cause of such situaions to the
firticivance and Imprudence of ; husband or a father!
rot nit hope that a greataad very important change is about
w.take place in the character and pursuits of the use-
. : fol duns of this Metropolis, and that they will dis-
. • • ester their owe usefulness and importance in the cote-
asatnity. Such a discovery wilt ben advantageous to the
' itriployer as to the employed; and at the same time, I must
• /remark that there is great room for improvement in the
' diameter and manners of a very great portion of the master
-tradesmen of this Metropolis, as far as regards their treat-
ment of, and con :uct to their workmen. ~One grand step
-towards the improvement of the Masters *ill he, that the
Jautaeyman now stand forth and. embrace the opportn-
!eity th ir offers itself of acquiring that knowledge aid 4111.
formation, which will place him 'Wilda situation *
li.'Cirty whirl.' will intith' him to respect. • - ,
thave Q flea ha d occasion to regret the manner in which west;
' in hetet! greatest part of 11..- London mechanics spend fits*
tline.kw/kit not note trespass on your time by describing
'..theirjalrglsids • :fat they erirtoo well known to many of you;
aameg M.o. 1 think I may slate 'drunkenness to be
. the most prominent and, he most mlsehievons, for it not
golly tads to destroy tbeirodlly strength, but it debases the
. 4tinst also, and reduces a man to IPA a 56116/led stale of feels
• jag. that he is o.tntented to remain a very dredge in society,—
',et the same thee That he is • slave to hiipanious. Yet the
relent of this indulgence unfortunately becomes a looser.—
'D,irk, laments bly dark, most the mind of the man he that can
" it, in in to vicionve habit! It Is very inconsistent fur a mass
kr tnitlnd (suit with the dlsso:ute habits of his workmen, when
.is Macy eases, the system he pursues towards these very men,
ilea • tendency to produce that of which he, the mister, corns
bioa,--I allude to the pernicious practice of the pay table,
.belpi held it

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.1.611111.—.1 1111000 10 1110 pernicious practice 01 Ins pay mine,
Wag hel4 io a public tap roost. Frequently have 1 imena.l 'erg
I ' on 'a Saturday eight; the wife of a mechanic, with ! Wei
a baby no her arm, and another by her side, pacing of li
tip otteiJe of a public house, and at times entire- nom
• ... Atrittokto get u peep over or under Cite tap loom curtain, ; la
ese to ascertain the state in which her husband tory , was,
~ Wehrle% to enter die house to enquire for bias, or to . inde
:' 'aril hie early departure. Alany such a scene as this dr. ! pro;
,ours every Saturday eight in the populous parts of the ; area
• ',we, end brutal iiulred most that man be, who could [ for
.• ealfer the par tear of his bosom, and his innocent offspring the
the
fi' to stastaililveriag in the cold, while he was joining in the-(the
I. leisterobs song. or taking the intoxieating draught. I hope to tl
.2ttel treat that. seek pictures will become more starers, by I
and dist such a revolution will take place in the rainde 'Sole
1 end inadosers. of the working clews, that no man need feel to 0
1
SIIININIO4'0; belt/Offing to them, seeing that ahoy are the has,
foundation of ill thei other theses, awl coostitutinfe the II
main spring to the prosperity.of the country. From what tom
,r. sonny is tits wealth. of a nation derived, but from the of i
' W littintiiiild industry of the kwrr or useful classes 0 the ow,
tellineattity? lam of opiolon that the time is coming, when the
will sot be ralued,above his fellow-men, for his vast the
1 'irealth, lint, is proportion as his knowledge and usefulness, the
,1
orelmae/laiol to society; therefore, Ido not think that I that
shill. his' easing. too mach, tiles t enalatain that the itaa,
n
..6 • gli Institute," properly rondurted, is calsolated mit,
ha ' • solid sod tasting advansiPi; by pronsotisg the the
. ,Iluqesirrosperity, and COloftwt of the working tie,
• a seilllftomil.wittervesl, that. " Knowledge is Power." um
ilkvirMais fit patter tat be, obtained at a very cheap rates coot
et* fittolt 9(.00 pie. of (Thai darling weed) Tobacco, daily. to
Ilkisof.-to male as to become arquaioted with, t%
.and
1. *
- salmis:m*44k varims rmarilicationt, end lead na of tl
Itsiiiilloll of pstiimation and mental enjoy elem.—To (wit
• ' ose persons, howoves high sleek situ-41126 in society. oho ?lit,
/ y feel alarm lathe inc aaa sa of knowledge in the miss of the,
the peopleomdloolishly suppose, that this knowledge will des,
al
"lo gaff sakborrite the Geterpment of the country, 1 soy, '
con
Oilmen..,; on eolightesed popolatioo never covets other this
Sant's gal If 'the legislature would look at scat
nor is disposed to: disturb the peace of the pro
unity.'
, circumstance as it should be looked et. they would find tier,
n.O
n obe the interest of the governors as *eft es the govern-. ,
pcat
• • tbst information should he generally diffused; and to p„
tto
- mow persons that look contemptooordy on this intended ind
aelitutlon, I would use the mortis attriouted to Solomon, tier
a scorner seeketis wisdom and findetis it not, but know- fru,
. ge is easy to him that understandeth. do from the pat,
more of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in foil
the life of knowledge." That the "Mechanics' testi- ma,
, • I," may proceed, (according to the plan proyo.ed) and the
'1;.
.1 . en:meetly prosperous, is the ardent wish of your eats
r. - . . friend, Jolts WIIITAKER. coo
1 .. 12. bloodge Strret. Nov. 12. • the
. sigisaiussaNcii he
q
i • i Oserlonsan. who hat recently sojoorwed at Easthonrne, onl,
Nowhaven,and other towns and villages alone our
if , „ coast, reiterates a eotiplaint, long since triade.-of s
eg, {eft scarcity of fisli, both in Kent and Sussex, at the is I,
4 W ►t,tise sea side. It is a subject of just complaint. that
.. blithe case,especfalJ a. the Dutch Milner boats _
I
4, • to catch great numbers of turbot, and other fine am
e
f ~, &achy Head, sad immediately on one shores—
star,
I sit la to be lamented as a serious evil, full as the sea des'
• be of fish, that -the inhabitars of its borders, Dec
It - , t country, should be so badly supplied.— HO
. eN • thif
a ... . leer.) 4.
i- ‘ . lON IN PLAIN'FIT COAL MINIL—At the time o' sea
1,
~..ki .tot there were about 0 men and boys in the pit, !id'
ill umber 33 were killed (besides 12 horse') and "IX
* 7 men, who were taken out alive, are not exported
rt -At
. 4, Tea men, who were in snot lite part of the urine, a"'
re ..„ alfiegetber, sod the remainder were very slightly •t,"l
". • • -. '
h 4.htPrses were found alive in situations wherein 6,'"
he * attilly heve been expected-they shonld 'swipe ; and
"11
Iv • attlektk in a distant waste, was not conscious of ant
fled Itiippened till three hours after. Many of the ',11,1
Ow beets left numerous families ; and the event has of ji"
.4. , bc severest distress. A father, and his three .°
le •
v. s get her. and before the lest accoitots caste "
"
we eel,woltAapertaioefl that about 20 women bad been Mr
..• •
ike : ''., widii,,, and 70 obiklren fatherless. About six Wei
,t , $ limiter explieion took place in the same pit, ir
re,. i:::, • persons lost their lives, besides two who were t,!
all . suffocated in the humane . attempts to P"'
to its, .1110 lives of the suffe rrrrr son that occa, "al
see .. ~, . ' The cause of the lets catastrophe is on reg
toe f - •but it is supposed, that as this is an old pit, out
rot • ' „... . has they ars now in the course of working out the 1!
lug ' of real which bare been left to support the roof, a Chic
puff of inflammable air, occasioned by an extensive tha
... . or fall, In the more remote and abandoned part of ill I
"6,1"1101, had taken place, and that the esplosion happen- via
Ilea PPM the overmen bad time to take the customary pre. „t
Tite . . When collieries are worked is this way, it sp- "'
An-. ti,..1., they are very Heide to puff 11
sof inflamoseble air, ,6'
these are felt, It is customary for the workmen to still
I sr- , ' their lamps, and acquaint tbsovermea, who then F.?
here dm secretary steps to avert the danger. In the ,u'a
• *ales it la not known that the overman, Dawson, '°
eel*
,6661 apprised of the extant, or even of the existence the
,
trite 10.11 , and Armstrong was probably killed before soh'
toy 4 it • In cloturing the ventilation of the mine. The the
lir As air is supposed to have been ignited b'y the din
coat _bait forted through the obeli of the lamps, as they Pit'
Ili the 16,0114 from the inability of the men to hold is'
IS atlanat of their heated Mita. , this