The Sun. — 1859-07-14 (London, England)

COBDEN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.—On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Rochdale Reform Corn. mittee, that has taken the active part in securing the return of Mr. Cobden for Rochdale, was held at the Public Hall, Baillie-street. The object of the meeting was principally to consider in what manner Mr. Cobden should be asked to meet his constituents. Some took one view and some another, but at last it was agreed to appoint a sub-committee to consider the question, and report to the general meeting of the committee. A meeting of this committee was then held, but nothing decisive was. agreed upon. There are many who consider the Public dall too small for the purpose of receiving Mr. Cobden, as not only his constituents but the country at large will take great interest in the reasons he may assign for refusing to join the cabinet of Lord Palmerston.—Manchester Guardian. THE SUPPOSED OUTRAGE IN SOUTH STAFFORDsun/E.—lt was found on Monday afternoon that the body of the poor female who was discovered drowned, under singular circumstances, at Gornal Wood on Sunday morning, required almost immediate burial. A jury was therefore re-summoned for Monday evening instead of Wednesday. The jury accordingly assembled at the White Chimney public-house, Gornal Wood. The jury, without hearing any witnesses, after seeing that the body had evidently been unfairly handled, by the appearance of bruises on the arms, ordered a post mortem examination to be made by Dr. J. M. Ballenden, of Sedgeley. It was stated that nething additional had transpired to strengthen the supposition of murder. The presentiment that she was not going •to live long, by her kissing her brother-in-law and others, and saying she should "never see them more," leads to the belief that she might have committed self-destruction. Since our last despatch, it has been made known that a person on the night in question heard a "bubbling " of the water about the time the unfortunate girl was seen walking alone on the Hanley-road. The body was found within a very few feet of the place where the sound was said to have been heard, and the general belief now is that the poor girl threw herself over the bridge adjoining the road. The investigation stands adjourned until Monday next.--lfanMester Guardian. NOVEL MODE OF CURRYING LEATllER.—Yesterday morning about 150 gentlemen connected with the leather trade assembled at the large establishment of Messrs Smith, Patient, and Smith, Bermondsey, to witness an 'exposition of the new method of currying leather just patented by Mr. Gregg, an extensive currier, of Sheffield. Amongst those present were members of the following. firms :—Messrs. Streattield, Lawrence, and Mortimer, Boutcher, ano Co., Brooksbank and Sons, Bevington and Co., Nichols, Fisher, and Sons, Francis and Co., Sons, Reaper and Co., G. Mathews, Oasage and Welsh, J. and T. Powell, Hepburn e pabaud r n Palmer, and I Sham and Morris, Smith, Patient, and Co., F. Burdge, G. Blow, John Poole, W. Sharpe, Mackintosh, J. Barrow. F. Gale, J. 11. Smith and Co., Slee and Sons (Bradford), Quelch awl Co. (Oxford), Newton and Co. (Northampten), Samuel Ashby (Northampton), W. G. Gibson (Godalreing-, and othe,.s. The chair was taken by Mr. Wen. Stockil, of Bermondsey, The patentee having been introduced to the meeting., gave a .oncise description of his system, by which the old courhsethoefaifdouofrtteue,onopfrhoiesemsseens has been reduced to seven tiand the time required for comvenreyw method of Pletion from a fortnight to boNuvtittwo days. Mr. Gregg then illustration e e which iso hisf put on his working draesest, and, proceeded to gi process, the principal stage of his stuffing," or saturating with dubbing the skin is d • or other oleaginous matter while after soaking what is called- ." in water. Some veryfh' beautiful specimens were then exhibited, the whole o_. w ic had been corn. Pleted in three days. rest, and terminated with a _ , The proceedings excited great inteunanimous vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. Gregg, the inventor, and