The Bee-Hive. — 1871-12-23 (London, England)

THOSIAB HARVEY.  Mr. Bass, ?LP., repeating his statement that the Midland Railway Company kill, on the average, one man per week of those whom they employ, now draws attention to the feet that they are not liable to a farthing's compensation, and, in a great majority of eases, no reparation is made. So it is with all other employers of labour. He tried last session to Move the Board of Trade in this matter. "Mr. Forteseue," he says, "admitted to me that it was a grievance' and said it was under consideration; but that does not inspire me with lively hopes of a speedy remedy; they are so very 'Cautious at the Board of Trade.''  Mr. Colin James Mackay, iron merchant, was yesterday committed for trial by the Liverpool magistrates, on the charge of forging a bill of exchange for £lB7.  Mr. Melly, M.P. addressed his constituents at :Burslem fon W'ednesday night. Referring to the nine hours' movement, he asked if the hours so secured, and the increased wages would go to the publio-house. He urged an earnest movement for placing the licensed victuallers' interest on a proper footing.  Bristol and, its neighbourhood were visited on Wednesday by, a gale of Wind from the westward, winch in exposed situations was felt with great severity. At about eleven o'clock in the morning tho Spiro which had just been added to the tower of St. Mary lingdalen Church Stoke Bishop, was blown down and completely destroyed, The spire, which was ninety feet in height, was constructed of wood, covered with tiles, and bad only just been completed. The damage is estimated at about 12500.  The total number of paupers in metropolitan workhouses last week was 35,275, and 87,816 received out-door relief, making a total of 123,091. Compared with the corresponding week of the years 1870, 1860, and 1868, this Wilti a decrease of 10,788,27,207, and 19,913 respectively. The nuinber of vagrants relieved was 917.  A heavy gale prevailed at Portsmouth all day Wednesday, commencing sotne hours before daylight, with the wind from the southsouth-west. During the afternoon the wind gradually worked round more westerly, until at sunset it came out from the west-northwest. Great quantities of rain fell during the south-sonth-west wind squalls of the forenoon.  • At a meeting of the Birmingham master rule-makers, bold on Wednesday, it was re, solved to comply with the demands of the workmen for an whim() in 'their wages of 10 per cent., the now tariff to coMmenee with the Now Year.  The Saha Piddle of Lyons, in its review of the silk trade,lsays :—" As to the tissue market, it was suddenly greatly sicoited by the fears entertained as to the death of the Prince of Wales. In England such an event would have produoed a general mourning, which would necessarily have led to a large consumption of black silks. But the better news of the patient's health will out short the movement."  Yesterday morning Mr. Musson, governor of the county gaol at Leieester, received a communieationfrom the Home Office,respiting, .until further orders, the sentence of death passed upon the two poachers, John Webster and John Kirk, at the late Leicestershire assizes by Justice Lush, for the murder of the watcher, William Hill, whom they beat to death es tie lay at their feet entangled in a net on the estate of Mr. Heygate, M.P., at Roectlift, on August p.th.