Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-05-13
BRITISH WORKING CLASSES.
rFIom tRs U.S.. SATURDAY Posi-.

rnadeSn the House of Commons oy Lofa ASH
Iv- pnon introducing his promised motion Tor
AN address praying her Malesly,s Immediate
consideration Of the best means tor dltfusing
moral and religious education among the work
inn classes. Something Is undoubtedly to be
allowed for political high coloring; but this
testimony Of Lord Ashly is. concurrent both
with statistical reports. and with the rep:esen.
,a,ions made by Dickens. Mrs. Trollope. and
others, WING havecaned the characters of their
romances into these places.
After enlarging on the general importance Of
education, and the great increase of population
during the present century, he DREW the a,ie9-
ton Of the House to the present state Of crime
and ignorance, and ofmoral and intellectual
degradation in Manchester. Birmingham, Leeds
and other populous districts, among the. lower
GLASSES, especially the younger portion. Drunk.
enness, cursing, promiscuous intercourse OF the
sexes, were frigh,fully prevalent among the
youth. they knew no religion-no God; the
only knowledge possessed by great numbers
Of them was that Of. the exploits Of. Turpin and
Sheppard. There was evidence which estab-
lshed the fact, that no less than g25, 900 ster-
ling are. annually expended in ardent spirits;
and 1t was proved by medical men tina, large
neutrality-suspicious. half---of all the cases OF
insanity are produced by the intemperance thus
widely prevalent. He was aware that what
he asked would occasion some expense--but
If we would not consent 10 tax ourselves Tor
the prevention Of crimes, we must be taxed
more heavily still for the punishment OF 1t.
The expense Of one convict for one year would
educate more than 100 children. He aliribu-
ted much Of the existing evil TO the trock sys-
TEN, 10 the payment Of wages at public houses,
and TO the miserable condition Of the peoples
habitalions. The present state Of things could
not continue foI twenty years more, without
producing a convulsion which must overthrow
the whole fabric Of society. II was remark.
able, that the better educated poor were no,
found among the insurgents in the late disiur-
Dances, This country owed heavy debt to
its poor, whose faults were mainly iInpu,able
to the neglect Of those above them.
THE COMET.
This celestial visitant has been seen in Eu-
rope. Among tho notices of it we find the
following letter from the Astronomer flerschell.
The following letter from that gentleman TO
the London Times will be read with interest:
SIR: I wish 10 direct the attention Of your
astronomical readers 10 the fact, which think
hardly admits Of doubt, Of a comet Of enor
nous magnitude being in the course Of its pro-
gress through our system, and at present not
far from its perhelion. Its tail, for such can
not doubt it to be, was conspcuously visible,
both las, night and the night before, as a vivid
luminous streak, commencing close beneath
the stars kappa and lambda, LoPeris, and
thence stretching obliquely westwards and
downwards, between gamma and delta, Erlde.
al, ill lost in the vapors Of the horizon. The
direction Of il prolonged on celestial globe,
passes precisely through the place of the Sun
in the eclip,ic at the present time, circum-
stance which appears conclusive as to its com.
etc nature.
As the portion Of the tail actually visible on
Friday evening was full 30o in length, and the
head must have been beneath the horizon,
which would add at least $50 TO the length, II
Is evident that, if really comet, II is one OF
first rate magnitude; and If II DO not one, 1t Is
some phenomenon beyond the Earth's aimos-
phero, of a nature even yet more remarkable.
have the honor TO be sir, your obedient servant,
J. +. w. HERscHsLL.
Collingwood. March 10.
3, p. NJ, March 10 The tail OF tho comet
for such il must now assurodly be, is again
visible, though much obscured by haze, and
holding very nearly the same pos''lo"'
BUSINESS AND GENERAL ITEMS.
Upon the subject of American securities,
the London Globe remarks:-The reply of the
Earl of Aberdeen TO the holders of the North
American Stocks, who have been endeavoring
TO enlist the British Government, in their favor,
removes oil hopes ofany interference. Indeed,
il is a question of SO private nature that II
hardly comes within the province OF Govern
ment interference.
+. Three millions more Of the Chinese indem.
nifty had arrived at Portsmouth, and the resi-
due was daily expected.
A dividend of three and half per cent has
been declared by the Bank of England, for the
half year ending in April. The "tesi," or re-
seryed fund was stated To he 42,S57, i2i. The
value Of the stock thereupon advanced : per
cent.
In Ireland and Scotland The wheats are look.
ing remarkably well, with every prospect of an
abundant harvest.
There had been a turn out and riot al Middle
ion. The turn-ou,s were supported by the
operatives at Manchester and other places.
Shocks of earthquakes have been felt all
over England. They were quite senslbly felt
a, Liverpool.
The Char,is,s' trials have ended ia the con.
vic,iou of Fergus o'Connor, and tweniy OF
thirty others. No sentence a, the last accounts.
The fare by the Great WesicIn to n. York
is reduced 10 thirty guneas, and one guinea
stewards fee; and from New York 10 one hun.
drcd dollars. and five dollars stewards fee.
"RrrrAL."--In the COMMON Council Of Dub.
lin, Mr.. O'C9nnell having moved an address
10 the Throne, praying iae ropcal Of the Legis-
laiive UrioG'of England & Iceland the debate
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