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AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT. The Northumber...
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IRELAND The inquiry at Six-mile Bridge i...
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Agricultural Improvement. The Northumber...
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT . The Northumberland Agricultural Society held their niversary exhibition of implements and stock , in tbe _" eiffhhourhood of Belford , on Tuesday . There were 1 vo reap ing-machines exhibited , one from CrosskilFs , r j 1 J ( r a modification of Hussey's , and another invented _\> y Mr . _Bixpn , of Woller , which bore a great resemblance to Hussey's , the corn when cut being delivered by a moving canvass . The grotfnd was crowded with visitors , when a violent storm of rain and thunder drove them helterskelter into the tents , and kept them imprisoned thero for above _three hours .
The company dined at four o ' clock , m the goods shed "of the railway station , which was fitted up for the © coasion . The chair was taken by Earl Grey ; and among the visitors were , Lord Lovaine , M . P ., Sir George < Grey Sir W . Trevelyan , the Hon . Captain Grey , Sir M . W . Ridley , Hon . H . T . Liddell , M . P ., Mr . H . G . Liddell , M . P ., Bev . Dr . Gilly , Mr . O . Cresswell , Mr . G . Burdon , Mr . C . W . Orde , Mr . Riddle , Rev . Mr . Pulleinc , Rev . R . Bosanquet , the Mayor of Newcastle , Mr . G Walker , and Mr . Hodgson Hinde .
Earl Grey , in proposing " Success to the Society /' _spoke very favourably of the prosperity of the Society . He compared the present spirit of improvement and enterprise in agriculture with tbe apathy which had existed for the last sixty or seventy years among those engaged in that art . This change , he thought , was in a considerable degree to bo attributed to the labours of the Royal Agricultural Society , of which this _society was a very useful auxiliary . The great improvements in drainage , which had _"taken place in the last few years , he thought had been brought about mainly through the discoveries made known by these societies . A tenant now would not take a farm unless it were
drained , or he were assured it would be . He thought that in this county the same gentlemen who had been most active in promoting the success of this society had likewise taken a leading part in setting on foot the great improvements made in providing comfortable dwelling-houses for the working population . A few years ago the cottages of the peasantry in Northumberland were a disgrace to the county ; now improved and comfortable cottages were seen rising up in all directions .
Ihe Honourable H . T . Liddell , in proposing the health of tbe Duke of Northumberland , pointed to the example of tbat nobleman in improving tbe dwellings of the labouring classes , as one worthy of imitation by all proprietors of land . In every part of this county it was well known how much those improvements were needed on the duke ' s great patrimonial estates ; and now iu every part , day after day , and month after month , might be seen comfortable and commodious dwellings for the labouring class rising up under the especial care and superintendence of the noble duke himself .
Other toasts were drunk ; and Mr . Walter Johnston , the Secretary of the Society , read tho list of the premiums which had been awarded .
Railway Accident. The Inquiry Into The C...
RAILWAY ACCIDENT . The inquiry into the circumstances of the accident on the London and North Western Railway , near Coventry , was continued on Monday . Mr . Joseph Mosedale , being again examined , said he had examined tho ongine since thc last meeting of the jury . Ho had found that one of the stays on the loft-hand side , which attached the ash-pan , had evidently been broken for some timo previously to the _aceielont . Tho two on the other side
wero defective . Tho fact of one stay being broken , would much increase the strain upon tho others , especially if the engine oscillated . He thought these faults could not have been detected by any one looking at the eng ine casually ; it would have been necessary to go under tho engine with a candle , to examine these parts of the machinery , and this could not bo done while the fire was alight . He had no doubt that the ash-pan fell throug h the breaking of the stays .
Mr . Thomas Fairbnirn , an engineer and locomotive builder , at Manchester , read a report , which he had drawn up after examining the engine , and the place where tho accident occurred . Ho demonstrated that he stays , in their perfect state , were quite strong enough to hear a loud vastly greater than that of the _'wh-jian . Tho appearance of the two right-hand suplmrts , at the point of rupture , ho thought clearly howed
« that thoy had been sound previously . Ono ol 'he left hand stays , ho admitted , had lioon cracked , but «• portion of the section even of that one appeared to have been still sound . He thought that nothing but < i violent collision with some weighty obstruction upon the ; mad could have caused fhe accident . He was surl » iHed that such an obstruction should not have been _« _' «»> by the engine-driver . Tho two right band stays "" owed clour proof that great force had boon applied ,
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one of them being connected with a strip of plate torn from the side of the ash-pan . A train had passed over the spot an hour and a half previously . He did not think one person could , in that interval , bave placed on the line a stone large enough to cause the accident j he thought it must have been produced by an up-standing rail . Captain Laffan , of the Royal Engineers , who had examined the engine , and the scene , of tbe accident , thought that the ash-pan had given way , in consequence of tho failure of the supports . He did not think there could have been any obstacle on the Hue that could have torn off the ash-pan .
Mr . Galton , a gentleman of Leamington , a passenger by the train from that town , said that he examined the spot immediately after the accident , and could find no trace of any obstacle on the line . Fifty yards from the spot where the train ran off , the line was covered with splinters . Another passenger , Mr . Letts , of Leamington , saw fragments of iron about the line after the accident . He saw a bar of iron three feet long , about seventy or eighty yards from the place of the accident ; he thought this mig ht have been the cause of the accident . The ballast had been ploughed up about this place for ten or a dozen yards .
The verdict of the jury states that they " are of opinion that the immediate cause of the accident was from the defective state of the stays of the ash-box , thereby causing the death of William Floyd , and the jury cannot separate without expressing their decided opinion tbat the inspection of those constructed engines should be made more minutely and more frequently , so as to ensure the safety of the public . " The inquest on the body of Mr . John Thomas Beddington , the other passenger who was killed by this accident , was held at Dockers-lane , on Wednesday . The evidence given was , of course , to a great extent the same as that brought before the jury at Coventry , but some fresh facts came out .
Jenkinson , the engine-driver of the up-train , stated , at first , that he had , on the 22 nd of July , ten days before the accident , reported his engine for certain repairs , including one of the bolts of tbe ash-pan and one of the stays ; he thought it was the left-hand front one , ( the same which Mr . Mosedale said had been broken . ) He could not explain how it was that this report had not found its w . ay into a book in which he usually entered such repairs . On further consideration , he thought he had not reported it , but had mentioned it in conversation to a smith , and it had been repaired . Crawford stated that , on the 22 nd of July , an old stay , the same left-hand front one , had been welded up . Supposing it to have been improperly welded , this defect could not have been seen on examination .
One of the passengers by the Leamington train , was inclined to attribute the accident to the guard's break not being properly screwed up . It had been before observed to " wabble about . " The inquest was adjourned .
Verdict On The Duchess Of Ivent Accident...
VERDICT ON THE DUCHESS OF IvENT ACCIDENT . The inquest relating to the collision between thc Duchess of Kent and the Pavensbourne was closed on Wednesday . Some additional evidence was 2 > roduced , which did not , however , throw much new light upon the case . The testimony of thc master and chief mate of tho Meteor , and a waterman wdio was on board that vessel , tended to confirm the previous statements that the Duchess of Kent was out of her right course in crossing the river at that place , and that the accident might have been avoided had _bIio ported her helm . One of them thought that tbe man in charge of ber seemed confused . On tho other hand , they considered that the Pavensbourne was in her proper course , and could not havo avoided tho accident by starboarding her helm .
The chief unite of the Duchess of Kent , who bad charge of her ut the time of the collision , said he intended to pass between the Pavensbourne and the Meteor , thinking that there was plenty of room , und expecting the former vessel to starboard her helm and move to the northward . All at once be saw her move to the southward ; he then gave orders to turn tho engines astern—¦ " hard-a-starboard" the helm . This wits against the law , but he could not port the helm , being athwart the tide .
Three seamen , and a gentleman who hud been for many years accustomed to a , seafaring life , gave evidence to show that tho collision would not havo taken place if the Paoensbournc hud ported the helm . Some of them stated that the engines of the . Ravensbourne were going at full speed at the time of the collision . Mr . Hind , on tho part of fhe friemlH of Mr . Sard , complained of tho conduct of tho Steam Bucket Company in having taken no steps for nineteen days to lind out tho friends of the drowned man . Among his
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luggage was a small portfolio , containing an order for 50 _Z . and two circular 101 . notes , and inside the portfolio bis name and address was written in full . The jury returned the following verdict : — " That the deceased , John Sard , came by bis death through an accidental collision between the Duchess of Kent and the Pavensbourne steamers , off North Fleet , on the 1 st of July , 1852 . The jury cannot separate without expressing their feelings in terms of strong condemnation , in consequence of the neglect of thc ownez's of the Duchess of Kent not advertising the property of the said John Sard in tbeir custody , they having had the means of ascertaining the name from papers found in his luggage which was saved from the wreck . "
Ireland The Inquiry At Six-Mile Bridge I...
IRELAND The inquiry at Six-mile Bridge is so slowly conducted , and the evidence so perplexed and obscure , that public interest in it is dying out . Several witnesses have been examined—Mr . Cronin , a stipendiary magistrate , aud Mr . Keane , brother to " Marcus Keane , " agent to Lord Conyngbam , " whose voters" were being driven up to the poll , among others . Mr . Cronin stated that he saw the soldiers fire ; that afterwards he examined the muskets of the escort when drawn up , and by putting his finger in the barrels ascertained who had fired Subsequently the military authorities , after much
boggling , agreed to bring up the men into the _Courthouse , and they were brought . Mr . Keane ' s evidence showed that tbere was a good deal of pelting , and that the soldiers were much exasperated . But he gives a very confused account of the affair ; and it is clear his memory is none of the best , for he speaks of there having been hundreds of thousands of people present—Anglic _^ , about three hundred . Here the matter rests , and it is impossible to say when a clear-headed witness who really saw the conflict , and can state what he saw , will enter the witness-box .
The Freeman ' s Journal of Tuesday announces that two converts to the Protestant belief , who had become exalted members of the " Priests' Protection Society , " in Dublin , have recanted , and gone back to the bosom of the Roman Catholic church . The names of the wandering sheep are the Rev . Richard Well , a priest of the diocess of Lismore , and tbe Rev . Andrew Hopkins . Father Andrew's " conversion" is sketched in a little melodrama , which was enacted in the presence of
Dr . M'Hale , who had been on a tour in the region of Belmullet . The " conscience-stricken prodigal , " it seems , heard that the " archbishop" was in town . He formed a firm resolve ; he sent " his Grace" a bumble message , imploring reconciliation with the church ; and " his Grace" pronounced the coveted absolution . Thus restored to his status , the " prodigal , " by way of making tbe amende , fell foul of his former patrons . Ascending the steps of the altar , Mr . Hopkins , says the enthusiastic narrator , briefly addressed the people : —
" His first exclamation was , ' Oh , how I am to bo pitied , ' and at once burst into tears , which drew forth tho exclamations and the tears of every one present . On his partial recovery from his excitement the same exclamation was repeated , and ho procecdeel to state his sincere sorrow for thc scandal ho had given ; his shame at , and unworthiness of , appearing at all in their presence , or in that holy _filaco ; and his determination to the last moment of his ife to _oxposo to tho whole world tho hypocrisy , the lying , and tiio _oaso traffic carried on in tho numo of relieion by
the hireling _proselytizers who infest this part of tho west of Ireland . J To can and will bear testimony to the exaggerations to which these wolves havo recourse to induce tho simple and bigoted zealots of all parts of the ; united kingdom to subscribe largo funds towards their dishonest and unholy purposes as well here as in all parts of the west . " An intimation of Lord Derby's favourable disposition towards the representations of Irishmen , irrespective of all political considerations , is thus noticed in tho Dublin Evening Mail of Monday : —
" Lost year an application was made to the late Government , praying that means might be taken to translate and publish tho ancient laws and institutes of Irelanel , usually known _iib tho Brohon Laws . These laws- which were actually in operation , the ; potential code of the people of Ireland for more than 1 , < XX ) years— have ; never ye ; t been translated , and are supposed to exercise an influence , perhaps now traditionary , upon tho Irish character , which may solve some of the anomalies which beset everything Irish . Lord John Russell last year appropriated the small sum of . 1 ) 200 for semio preliminary inquiry . Lord Derby has given authority within the last few days for the translation and publication of the whole ; , anel has tian « _iiiitte ; el it to Dr . Todd ami Dr . Graves . " Tho Dublin livening Post of Tuesday furnishes the following iiecurule return of flu ; _ftales in fhe _Kncuuibcrcd Fstatcs Court , from the opening of the commission until the Dt _. h instant : The number of estates sold was 777 , in 4 , 003 lots Court sales .... £ 4-715 , 257 10 0 Provincial sales . . . 1 _, _««!! , 1 J ) H 0 0 Private sides .... 1 , 002 , 280 J 2 8 % Total . . . £ 7 , 353 , 730 2 84
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 14, 1852, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14081852/page/7/
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