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The Dhiyers' Stbikb On The E.\Ste11n Cou...
feared -in the Times of Tuesday , severely censuring the directors for their conduct , and justifying the men in resisting the tyranny of the railway officials . Oa Tuesday evening the late drirers nnd firemen met at the usual pi ice . Mr . Hops , the c _airman , proceeded to say : — Fellow-workmen . —Since the meeting of last night , our attcntiou has been called to an advertisement irons , the directors of the fSnstern Counties Railway , which is said to be published " to prevent misapprehension by the public as to the position of the engine drivers and firemen lately in the emp loyment ofthe Eastern Counties Railw _' ay Company . " The directors , after stating tbat they reserve the expression oftheir inion on the subject until
Thursop day next , when they are to meet the shareholders , proceed to give their " statement of tacts . iney first allude to tbe appointment of Mr . J . \ . _boocli , the locomotive superintendent ofthis rail tray , on the 22 ud of last month , and then proceed to state , that on _Mondav , the 12 th instant , a deputation from ihe _engine drirers and firemen desired to see some of the directors , and was received by Mr . Ellis , when thev presented a memorial complaining of Mr . Gooch , aiid wliich concluded by stating that they had unanimously determined to leave on the ISth of _August-, unless Mr . Gooch was removed from being the _? r _locomotive superintendent of the line . Tile advertisement further states that the board had no know ! eJ ° e of any disagreement existing between the drivers and Mr . Gooch , and that the drivers
had iie . ther complained individually nor collectively , and that this was the first intimation tbey bad eiren . Sow if this statement was suffered to go forth unexplained , an inference very prejudicial to our conduct and interests might not unreasonably be drawn , bnt a very short explanation will suffice to set the matter in its true li ght . Immediately upon Mr . Gooeh's appointment be proceeded , without any previous intimation , to levy fines under the circumstances we have already explained , and tho reason why we did not sooner appeal to the board was , tbat Mr . Gooch directed tbat any complaint sbould be made directly to himself , aud prohibited our complaining to any other party on pain of instant dismissal . Xot , therefore , until the last minute did we make any appeal to the board , when we found all chance of redress from Mr . Gooch was
hopeless . This , therefore , accounts for our delaying until the 12 th injtant the sending a deputation to the board . Having made tbis explanation for the purpose of showing that our conduct was not influenced by any fitful or momentary feeling , we most willingly admit that Mr . Ellis expressed himself kind / y towards as , but did not seem to believe , as we thought , tbat wc had any just cause of complaint . We thanked liim , but did not , as the advertisement states , express ourselves satisfied , and our resignations were soon afterwards sent in , as we found that Mr . Gooch was resolved in pursuing the unjust system of fines of which we had unanimously complained , and which we as unanimouslv
felt to be sa oppressive . It is witb regret tbat I bear a report has been circulated to the effect that the old drivers had put soft soap in the tender of one of the engines , so as to impede its safe v ? orkiig under the recently employed engine driver . As you are aware the only engine that is stated to hare received the soft soap was one from Colchester , at which station the old engine driver received from the locomotive fireman a written statement that he had left his engine in good working order . Having made this statement , I will now proceed to report to the meeting some further information which I hare received as to the detentions and delays since we left the line . The train which should arrive at
"Wisbeach at 11 . 30 yesterday did not arrive till 1 . 30 , being two hoars late . In consequence of that , the train which should leave Wisbeach at 1 5 p . m . did not go at ail , the passengers taking the omnibuses to Peterborough , where they joined the Great _Jforthern Railway . The mail down last ni ght run past Chelmsford about half a mile , past Kclvedon . with steam full on , abont two miles , nnd then had to put back for water ; and the parliamentary today from Norwich , wbich should arrive in London at 1 . 35 p . m ., did not arrive until 3 . 25 , and the express train that should arrive at 2 30 , did noS arrive until 3 . 33 p . m ., being only eight minutes after the previous traiu . The 11 . 30 a . m . Harwich train via Colchester , which should arrive in London at 4 . 35 , did not arrive in London until 5 . 43 . The Woolwich train from London at 10 . 1-3 a . m ., did not arrive
nntil ILlo , being twenty-five minutes late ; there are several of a similar nature . Several of the "Woolwich trains on Monday night , not being able to proceed , had to wait until they received assistance from the pilot engine at Stratford . 5 . 5 p . m . from Broxbourne _, due in London at 6 p . m ., did not arrive till 6 . 2-5 , being twenty-five minutes late . The 5 . 20 p . m . twin arrived in London at the ri ght time , ¦ with five carriages and eighteen passengers . The Colchester train , due in London at 4 . 35 p . m ., arrived at 6 p . m ., one hour and thirty-five minutes late ; standing for want of steam at "Vfhitham twenty-ei g ht inmates , where a fence was broken down to get it up ; detained on Urentwood-bankfor want of steam fifteen minutes , with No . Tl engine . Many other cases have occurred , but I do not wish to detain vou with thoin .
Several statements having heen made by various of tbe men in corroboration of the above , the meeting separated .
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The engine drivers and firemen lately in the service of the _E-istern Counties Railway Company held another meeting on Wednesday night , at the George Ian , Stratford . Tbe main purpose of the meeting consisted in the adoption of a reply to tbe statement issued by the directors . Tbe attendance was again very numerous , and not the slightest sign of dissension was -visible . Mr . II i ? E gain presided , and , in a lengthy speech , refuted tiie statements made by Mr . Gooch to the following effect : —First , that the men were not fined , except for cases of accident , which might
have been prevented by care and watchfulness on their part ; secondly , tbat no cases of irregularity in the arrival of trains have arisen , except where tricks . havc been played with the engines ; thirdly , that he has engaged seventy-seven engine driver * , whose testimonials from their late employers will bear the closest inquiry ; fourthly , that the fines imposed upon the goods _engiueman for arriving at intermediate stations herare time , were because by such early arrivals the safety of the drivers themselves , as well as that of all other trams travelling over the same part ofthe line , was at stake ; aud , fifthly , that he " never had any intention to reduce wages , or to increase the day ' s _wrk of _auy man . "
Mr . G . Ehow . v tben moved the following resolution : — *« That we , the enginemenaud firemen lately inthe employment ofthe Eastern # Counties Railway _Couijiany , have learned with regret that statements have been published ia the morning papers of Wednesday , nn behalf of Mr . Gooch , purporting to be a true explanation of the grievances of which we complain ; and , with reference to such statements we have iu the most cordial manner to say , that we unite with our chairman in giving to them the most decided and unqualified contradiction . " Mr . _AnusraosG seconded the motion , which was unanimously adopted , and the meeting again adjourned .
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The half-yearly meeting of tbe shareholders was held on Thursday , in the large room of the London Tavern , _Bishopsgate-street _, which waa crowded on the occasion . £ . L . Betts , Esq ., the ehairman , took the chair at one o ' clock . The differences between the directors and the engine drivers formed the chief subject of the meeting _^ and the chairman asserted that the charges preferred against the men by Inspector Gooch , were facts , which elicited the unanimous applause of the shareholders present .
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Immediately after the close ofthe railway meeting at the London Tavern , about thirty or forty of the drivers and firemen , who were in the neighbourhood , assembled at the Black Lien , Bishopsgate-street , almost immediately opposite the London Tavern , and adopted the following resolution : — " That the committee of the engine-drivers and firemen , late of the Eastern Counties Railway , be instructed to write a respectful letter to the _chairlain of the company requesting him to furnish them with the numbe rs of tho various engines said to
bave been in any -way tampered with , or to have had their cuage glasses broken , with the names of the men who had the charge of such engines on the last journey prior to sbch men leaving the company ' s employment , to enable them , in defence of their own character as honest men , to give such an _explanation relative to each engine as the charges may seem to require . That tbe chairman be also requested to give the names of those parties who were fined for not reporting accidents or other events connected with , their engines . " The meeting then separated .
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Ma . Baron Farke . —At the Chester Assizes , a case came ou before Baron Parke , in the Nisi Prius Court , in which several of the witnesses spoke the Oheshier dialect very broadly , so much so that the counsel engaged were quite at fault in properly understanding what was said . His lordship , however , seemed to understand the brogue quite well , and explained to the counsel and the jury what the witnesses meant as they proceeded , la summing up the case he expressed Ira satisfaction at being able . to give the information in question , and explained the reason of bis thorough acquaintance with the " dialect ,. which , he said , was in consequence of his fhaving spent seven years of his life in Macclesfield , _i _& penod to which he often looked back with mingled feelings of pleasure and regret The learned Judge , . then Ma James Parke , was educated at the Macclesfield Free . Grammar School ; where he mi entered a pupilin 1792 under the Her . Dr . Davies .
, . TSE P * J 1 CK COSBBtSB ATFKAHKFOKr-OX-IHI-JLlW . —The English " and American deputies and viiiton -tothe Peace ; Congress arrived at Cologne on Tue * - jlayje yemagZ -Tbey number _betwjKn 5 W . aQd . 60 P . :
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_SLSSSSSSiw M "" . « t « xi » j ° ™> - _"f _' hortly after eight o clock , Luke James Hansard , Esq ., was called to the chair , amidst the plaudits of the meeting . From a written statement , _jjwn _\ _cb was prepared for the information of the meeting , it appeared that there had been disputes respecting wages between Messrs . Caslon and Co . and their
men four years ago , which disputes were at length settled by agreement ; that about six months ago an establishment at Hertfordshire was united with tbe Caslon foundry , and the men and materials of the former were transferred to the latter ; that some time afterwards the hrm determined to make the wages of typerubbersi uniformly twopence per thousand , employing only boys under eighteen in that kind of work , whereas , formerly , the same persons when emp loyed had received twopence-halfpeihrv , andotherstwopence per thousand , without any limitation as to age ; that the journeymen , ninety-six in number , had resisted the alteration , partly on the merits of the case , and partly because thev regarded it as a prelude to the reduction of their own wages ; and that , failing of success they had struck , and had in consequence remained unemployed for about ten weeks .
The _CittinMAN read a letter which he said he had received from Messrs . Caslon on the same day , in whieh they alleged in their own justification , that the mpn bad themselves formerly submitted to them two prices , and that in now adopting the least the firm was only following the example of other master type-founders . They also declared their determination to resist the attempt to dictate to them . In this letter was enclosed one from Messrs . - Figwins , who stated therein that they had no fixed rule , and paid in some cases twopence , and in others twopence-half penny . On the other hand , the chairman stated that Messrs . Shavwood and Co . invariably paid twopence-halfpenny . [ The reading of tho letter was greeted with loud hisses . ] The chairman then
proceeded to say , that were the men out for a rise of wages , ho would not have been in that chair , as he conceived , from the increase of machinery and other adverse circumstances , that that was impossible ; but the question was merely the upholding of the termB agreed to in 1815 . ( Cheers . ) It was indeed a most momentous question , and be said , all honour to the men who had the courage to stand up in defence of themselves and their order . ( Cheers . ) It not only affected the type-founders , but all the toilers of Great Britain and Irelandnay , of the whole world . ( Cheers . ) In allusion to the statement of the Messrs . Caslon , he would state , from his knowledge of the trade , that the great firms of Sharwood and Co . and the Messrs .
Clowes , bad always paid twopence-halfpenny per thousand to rubbers ; and it appeared to him to be an evasion when they asserted that they " had not agents employed all over the continent , " as they did not deny that they had agents on the continent , in quest of workmen—nay , they affirmed their determination " to employ foreign workmen . " ( Loud cheers . ) He thought the Caslons sbould be the last to oppress working men , because the original and famous Caslon had himself been a workman , who , being a genius , was taken by the hand by Mr . Bowyer _, who advanced £ 500 for the purpose of enabling him to start an English foundry , and prevent the necessity of our importing type from Holland _, which Caslon effected , and now England was
enabled to export type to foreign climes . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Vincent Figgins had also sprun g from the ranks of labour . It was for that meeting to calmly discuss the matter , to elicit facts , and place the question so calmly before the public ns to excite their sympathy aud support . ( Uear , hear . ) In conclusion , ho must confess that he could only regar .- ! this as au attempt to reduce wages , which , if permitted to prevail , would reduce the typefounders to the miserable condition of tbe wearers , the tailors , the bookbinders and folders , and the unfortunate needlewomen , and therefore should be most strenuously resisted . ( Applause . ) Mr . Bosquet said Mr . Fagg—the Co . of Caslonhad an establishment at Two Waters , and wished
to introduce the country bands to the London firm at country prices , and of course ultimately reduce the whole establishment to that level . ( Hear , hear . ) The men had now been ten weeks on strike , and during the whole of that time had only offered a passive resistance ; but when tho firm apply to foreigners , they thought it their duty to convene a public meeting . Their ( the workmen ' s ) letter had , it appeared , reached the . French capital first , and the nohle Parisians had declared that they never would come to England to destroy Englishmen ' s wages —( immense cheering)—consequently the 100 men who bad put tiieir names down on the agents lists withdrew them , and the Messrs . Caslon only succeeded in kidnapping eig ht men and two women , "
who were declaredto be so unprincipled , that no Parisian masters would employ them—the typefounders had found themselves so situated that tbey were compelled to strike work , and leave an English publio to judge of their conduct . ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Edwards , ( compositor ) , moved the following resolution : — " Tbat from the statement given , this meeting is of opinion that the type-founders are justified in resisting such continuous and nefarious attempts to reduce their wages . " Mr . Edwards said the resolution was simple , and he conceived the men had taken the only course open to them . ( Hear , hear . ) About fifteen months ago , Mr . Fagg had been introduced into the firm of Caslon . at which period men and master were working
comfortably enough together , but no sooner did My . Fagg ' s oartnershio commence , than discord prevail * " * Why ? because a man had come apparently determined to set aside tbe good old practice of Caslon . Tbey . had heard tbe "Fagg" assertion that no attempt was made at reduction . "What did he ( Fagg ) ca'l the attempt at reducing the metal man from thirty shillings to twenty shillings , and next the intimidation made to a man that an eighteen shilling man would be introduced in lieu of him at thirty shillings ? Ignorant as working men were reputed tb be , when an attempt was made to reduce wages , they could see as though it were through a brick wall . ( Loud cheers . ) Again , were not the two - dressers attempted to be
reduced ? Why the two Smiths were told that if they did not su rait to a reduction of seven shillings per week , they would be immediately discharged ? ( Hear . ) , In 1845 , twopence was given to rubbers under eighteen years old , and twopence-halfpenny for youths above that age , this was carrying out the principle of gradation ; and he asked , did this justify the Messrs . Caslon in saying that there should he no " rubbers" who were more than eighteen years of age ? If so , this would throw such a number out of employ above that age , that it would sweep away the flood-gates of protection altogether , reducing them to three halfpence per thousand , or less . ( Vehement cheering . ) The masters , in 1845 , said , " Trust to our honour—we are gentlemen !"
( Laughter . ) But if this was an honourable mode of dealing , then he must confess he did not understand what honour meant . He thought it disgrace _f ul that " the glorious name of Caslon " sbould be mixed up with the oppression of ninety-six workmen . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Edwards gave a most brilliant invocation to union , to sobriety , to knowledge and happiness , and resumed his seat admidst thunders ofapplause . Mr . _Ciark , ( type-founder ) , in seconding the resolution , Baid , from the age of nine until the present time he had been engaged in incessant toil , and hence he must appear to great disadvantage as a public instructor , but , nevertheless , he stood there to appeal to the trades of London . Was it likely ninety-six men would leave their employ at a
moment s notice , maintaining themselves for ten weeks without work , if they did not believe tbat . a most sweeping reduction of wages would take place ? ( Hear , hear . ) And if Caslons had not meant to reduce wages , why not have said so when the men first applied to tbem ? Had the men permitted this first invasion , a disorganisation would have taken place , the union would have been broken up , and , of course , a general reduction of wages would have been easy of attainment ( Loud cheers . ) During the crisis no attempt was made to reduce wages , hence it was plain it was onl y a morbid feeling on the part of employers , to realise a mansion and fortune , careless as to whether such conduct reduced the wealth producer to the workhouse or no . ( Loud cheers . )
Mr . Davis , ( a compositor , ) supported the motion , wbich was carried unanimously , Mr . Waweb Cooper , ( Tailor , ) moved the second resolution as follows : — " That this meeting most emphatically reprehends the introduction of foreign labour when Englishmen are contending for a juat remuneration for their toil . " Mr . Cooper said he felt honoured at being requested to tako part in their proceedings , and he thought the conduct of the Type founders honourable to them and the cause of labour . ( Loud cbeeri . ) Nothing was more pleasing than to find master and men working harmoniously together , nor anything more _^ painful than to be compelled to interfere . Much as he was opposed to strikes , he thought , on the
present occasion , there was no other course open to the . men —( Loud cheers)—and , if there be any genuine stuff in their fellow , workers' composition ; from one end or tbe land to the other they would aid them in their glorious straggle . If the employers had hearts they must feel the effect of this meeting . When Hie Ship builders of Dundee were . assailed , they remembered they had some money in the savings bank ; and instead of living on it they went to work with it on their own account , and succeeded in realising a large profit . ( Loud cheers . ) Again , the Tailors in Castlestreet had started for _themaelves _/ audirifthe first quarter bad . realised a _nett profit of and £ 75 , in the second quarter , this was greatly increased and he bad no hesitation in _statinft that- those same
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Tailors were prepared to do their part for their brethren the Type-founders . ' ¦ ¦ ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Foster , ( type-founder , ) seconded , and Mr . A . _CAMPBEtn , ( carpenter , ) supported the motion . Mr . _Ubbard , an elderly Quaker gentleman ; said , ho had listened to their proceedings and been p leased with their unity , but he thought they should look to the effect the passing of the present resolution would have . What would tho government say ? He was in favour of _Yreo Trade and Liberal Go vernment , and , therefore , did not think they should prevent foreign workers coming t < f our markets .
Mr . S . M . _Kron rose , amidst loud cheers , and said he was pleased the gentleman who had last addressed them bad spoken out so freel y and plainly . He wished to support that resolution because he was desirous of hurling back that flood of error which had been sinking them in that bell without a bottom for the last half century . ( Loud cheers . ) He argued that the resolution was right—perfectly right ; " Buy cheap and sell dear" never w .-. s a more false , delusive , or deceptive doctrine . ( Loud cheers . ) _** Oh , but , " asks the gentleman , " what will government say ? " Never mind what government will say , it was their duty to teach government what was right . ( Cheers . ) Any one ; a stranger to trades proceedings , entering Hbe
meeting wben he had , would have supposed that was the first attempt io rediico wages ; whereas , it'had commenced upwards of twenty years ago . He said— " rather admit men—aye , and women too , from Germany , Prussia , Russia , Holland , Poland , or the four corners of tbo earth , than the pernicious doctrines of Free Trade ; to carry out which doctrines the' men of the Manchester school so zealously laboured . ( Loud cheers . ) The fellow , Fagg , was but a type of this same school— " Buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market , " and this too irrespective of all considerations , whether financial , international , or otherwise . It was well for them to consider what was to be bought cheap and sold dear ; labour was the chief commodity in
production , and itwas their labour that was to be bought in the cheapest , and sold in the dearest market ; what was this but keeping mechanics tbe bond slaves of the capitalists ? What was it but making the rich richer , and the poor poorer ? The government had adopted the principle of tho Manchester School ; Lord John is , as ic were , a disciple of this _felfd'w Pagg —( cheers)—but he told the type-founders they could not succeed scctionally ; the weavers had tried sectionally and failed ; other trades' had tried and failed ; they must join man toman , and trade to trade—a thorough union must prevail , or they would be defeated . There were 20 , 000 miners , as well as other trades , re-echoing the cry of oppression ; tell him not of tlie rights of capital over labour ; it was
like a son saying to his father . , starve that-I may enjoy greater splendour , and would be equally a mistake , for wa <* not labour the source of all wealth , capital included ? ( Cheers . ) Tell him not that England was free , whilst he saw her millions of paupers , her agricultural serfs , her factory slaves , her industrial children , producing abundance , yet being clothed in rags , and insulted by Faggs . ( Great cheering . ) Julian Harsey , amidst vehement cheering , then moved tbe third resolution as follows : — " That this meeting considers the type-founders , now on strike , deserving of every assistance , and we hereby pledge ourselves , in our individual and collective capacity , to render them every support in our power . " Mr . Harney said , in moving a resolution like that he
could only regret he had not _JES 0 to lay down as his contribution ; however , he could wield his pen in their behal f , in press with which he was connected . ( Loud cheers . ) A gentleman had asked what would government say ? He did not suppose that government would like their resolutions , seeing that the government was a government of " _Faggs , " who cut down the poor olerks' salaries , whilst they kept up theh own . The question was not , what would government say , but what would the persons most interested say -and to ascertain this , it was necessary to call the French into court as witnesses ; they hadappeared , and declared most nobly thatthey would not come to London to injuro English proletarians . ( Loud cheers . ) He should
like to know what the government would say to Messrs . Caslon , for violating the principles of free trade , in refusing to buy in the cheapest market , but sending to Franco for men to whom they proffered higher wages than they paid to their old hands . Of course he ( Mr . Harney ) was aware that the Caslons' object was , to get them as tools with which to reduce the wages of labour , and when they were done with , they would be treated as "Broken tools whom tyrants cast away . ' ' Tbe Messrs . Caslon and Fagg were , doubtless , most moral men , as they were desirous of preventing youths from having a superfluity of cash , atthe precise period when they would be well inclined to spend it . ( Laughter , and cheers . ) Ho would not
call tbis class of men robbers , but he would as clear as two and two make four , prove them to be so . Had they not paid these men a certain sum per thousand , with the conviction that they had earned it ; then to exact the same amount of labour for a smaller amount of pay . and thia by compulsion , must be robbery . ( Loud cheers , ) If a man was to take fivepence worth of type , be would be handed over to what was called justice ; well , then , the man who stoic another ' s labour was equally guilty , and should be punished accordingly . He had heard it stated , that " Fagg ' _s" firm was ready to tako back sixty of the men , one at a time , upon condition that they begged pardon for wbat they bad done . What did this mean ?—simply that the leaders were
to be destroyed ; then , of course , tho others would soon follow . ( Loud cheers . ) ThiB reminded him of the fable of the sheep and wolves . : The wolves agreed to be at peace with the sheep provided they gave up their watch dogs as hostages , with this the sheep complied , and tho watch dogs once in the wolves' power , the whole flock of sheep soon followed . ( Loud cheers . ) ' If the looked at the Eastern Counties Railway , they would see a contest going on there , and that the directors were treating their men worse than the Emperor of Russia would do his serfs ; but they had struck , to a man ; and be ventured to predict that , , despite the wealth of the directors , they would bo defeated .. ( Great cheering . ) Let the type-founders stand equally firm , backed liy public sympathy and support , and their struggle must have a triumphant issue . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) - _;
Mi . T . Shorter seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . . A vote of thanks was given by acclamation to the chairman , and this highly interesting meeting broke up at twelve o ' clock . '
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RotALTT in a Police Court . — We learn from Malta that Penelope , the consort of his Royal Highness Carlo Borbone , Prince of Capua ( brother of the King ot Naples , ) figured on the policesheet , of the lOth ' of August on a charge preferred against her by Mr ; 'William John Stevens , a respectable solicitor at that island , for insult and dishonourable proposals detrimental to the character of this latter , but that she had successfully evaded , for some days , the service of the summons , by closing the portals of her palazzo , and turning loose in the court yard thereof a ferocious bloodhound , to scare away the officers of justice . Her Royal Highness was , however , eventually served
with the process , and having , by not appearing , committed a contempt of court , stood summoned to appear on the 14 th August ( our dates only coming down to the 13 th , ) under pain of being bodily brought up as a prisoner . The matter is stated to have originated as follows : —Mr . Stevens , as the attorney of a hi ghly respectable English banker at Paris , holds a dishonoured note of hand ot his Royal Highness the Prince of Capua _fdir 25 , 000 francs , due in October , 1846 , for wich , according to his instructions , he had been compelled , in default of required payment , to institute law proceedings against the prince , who for the avoiding of Which , after varions subterfuges and legaf
quibbles , tending fo delay judgment , was about taking a precipitate departure from Malta , which the attorney of his creditor had adroitl y and timely frustrated , by taking out against his royal person a writ of impediment of departure . In the ' meanwhile , the cholera manifests itself at Malta , and so unnerves the courage of the illustrious Bourbon and bis consort as to induce this latter so far tp forget herself fas to despatch one , John Wri ght , the editor of the Malta Times , to Mr . ' Stevens , with the offer of a bribe of 500 francs , if he will revoke the impediments to the Prince ' s departure on payment of 3 , 000 francs and costs . ' The offended party very properly turned Mr : Wright out of his . office ,
remarking , that but for the age of the offender he would have " kicked ; bim out , and . that unless he brought an apology from the princess , in whose name and by whose express desire and command he ( Mr . Wright ) stated the bribe was offered , he ( Mr .-Stephens ) would seek redress before the police . Within the given time Mri Wri ght ad _« dresses a note to Mr . StevenB , deolaring that having returned to the princess , froin what she then stated he must have misunderstood her meaning , but still reiterating the offer of 500 francs over and above the costs ; whereupon Mr . Stevens ; after having unsuccessfull y sought to have an apology from the princess if she admited to have been the author of the vile proposal , or such a
written denial of it as would enable the offended party , with her Royal _Highriess ' s evidence , to sue Wright , summoned her beiore the police , where for the reasons above mentioned , - thef matter was still pending at the date of bur last advices . ' Meanwhile , Mr .. Wright issues a summons against Mr Stevens for " scurrilous language fan ! insult " from which charge the _magistral v 4 Serh liberated the latter , with tests , remarkffXJ t y _^ _m _^ F * ' and _^ at _his _^ eflenc ? has
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WORSHIP-STREET .- _^ A WIIU 5 , awdno Win . -iJust as Mri Hammill was about to . quit the bench , _ foil and rather handsome-looking German _hesitatin-rlv entered tho witness-box , and app lied for his advice under the following extraordinary _wcumstances :- " The applicant , whose imperfec t Enelish greatly heig htened the ludicrous effect his strange comp laint produced , ' stated that about three years ago ho became accidentally acquainted with a voung woman of very respectable family , and his attentions having been favourably received bv her / the acquaintance ultimately ripened into v / hat he had every reason to believe was a sincere affection upon both sides . After the courtship had been carried on for some time-he had occasion to
no into the countvy upon business which was likely to occupy him for a considerable period , and he , therefore , proposed to the lady that they should consider each ' other as man and wife , and that their mutual engagemen t should bo terminated by _mari-ian-e upon a renewal of the intimacy on his again reaching town . To this engagement , however , the voung woman very : strongly objected , upon the ground that , as he was a foreigner , ho might in the interval meet with some of his own countrywomen break off tho acquaintance with her , and quit tho country , _leading her in a very unhappy position . ' She therefore insisted that ho should marry her at once , and as he had no reason to oppose to such a . proposition , ho readily assented to it , and
the ceremony was shortly after solemnised , 'lo his astonishment , however , his wife , who displayed a proper degreo of affection towards him in other respects , and occupied the same bedroom with him , would not consent to any matrimonial intercourse , and , notwithstanding his persevering remonstrances , obstinately rejected all marital overtures for a period of nearly six months , when , he being tired of such a vexatious life , she consented to a temporary / separation , upon condition that he allowed her a weekly maintenance and divided the furniture fairly between them . A -whole twelvemonth passed in this manner , when one night she suddenly presented herself at his house , and thinking that the cause of their unhappiness would then
be removed , he gladly again received her , at her own earnest solicitation , and they lived together for another three months , but with precisely 'the same result , and the same persevering obstinacy oh her part . The affair now becamoof too serious ii nature to admit of any further temporising , aud he therefore decisively insisted upon her quitting his house for ever , and going back to her friends , who had upon several occasions exerted tho interposition of their good offices , as far as they could do so with propriety , but with no beneficial effect . With great reluctance his wife was _inducedto consent to this arrangement for a final separation , but very soon after repented of it , and asserted her right to be taken back a third time , but he felt that such a
course would-be wholly useless , from former experience , and therefore refused to have anything more to do with her , upon which she resolved upon a course ef persecution and annoyance , which had become wholly insupportable , as ho could not go anywhere lately without being perseveringly followed and importuned by her . He therefore wished the magistrate ' s advice as to what course he should pursue ; as ; although he still felt a sincere affection for his wife , and would be but too happy to have her biit for the facts he had referred to , he was in hopes that the circumstances-wero such as would entitle him to a legal separation from such an extraordinary woman , and that he would bo enabled to marry another with natural feeling and endowments , or the only course left him was to throw up
his employment altogether , and quit this country for ever . —Mr . Hammill asked himhow long he had been married to his wife altogether?—Applicant ; Two _yares ; bot I vill note haf her any more ; I will haf anoder , I most . —Mr . Hammill expressed his regret tbat he hadnopower to help him , and saying that this was certainly one of tbe most extraordinary applications ever made to him , advised the _applicant to institute a suit in the _Consistorial Court for a divorce , if he had the means of so doing , and as a first step to that end to place himself in the hands of ono of the proctors , who would , no doubt , soon put him in the way of obtaining the object ho sought for . —Tho German thanked the magistrate for the suggestion , but left the court in a state , apparently , of perfect doubt and
mystification , THAMES . —Disorackful Conduct ot in * _Mabteh o _* A _Mehchast Vessel . —Mr . T . Beverly , master of the schooner Vivid , appeared to a warrant which was issued on Saturday , charging him with assaulting Mrs . Mary Elizabeth Hay ; wife of a respectable shipwright , residing at 333 , Wapping . The prosecutrix stated she left London for Peterhead , in Scotland , by the Vivid , on the 20 th of June _; and the voyage lasted for a week . She was the onl y female on board , and occupied the state room . The defendant , who was master of the vessel , and up to . that time a friend of her husband , pledging himself to take charge ofher , and to see that she was comfortable , aa she was
advised to take a short sua voyage for the benefit of hev health . The complainant proceeded to Btate that about three o ' clock in the morning of the 21 st , the day after the vessel sailed , the prisoner entered her cabin , and behaved towards her with gross impropriety . She told him that if he did not leave sho would scream and alarm the crew , and that she _sheuld certainly Inform her husband of the circumstance , to which ho replied "Don t mind ; no one need know anything about it , " and again renewed the attempt , but desisted when she again threatened to rouse the crew : by ber screams . She arrived at Peterhead on the 28 th of June , and next day wrote a letter ( produced ) to her husband , stating what had occurred , having
previously made a momorandum whilst on board . Her husband went to Peterhead immediately on the receiptof tho letter , but the Vivid had left nine hours before his arrival . In cro 3-examination she said sho did not think it prudent , being a lone woman , to mention what occurred to the mate or any of the crew , and the prisoner had desisted , and treated her with respect during the . remainder of the voyage . She did not alter her bearing towards him , lest it might attract attention , nor did she apply to a magistrate at Scotland , being an utter stranger there . —The defendant ' s solicitor having addressed the bench in defenco of his client . Mr . Ingham said he had no doubt that the assault complained of had been committed . He thought that the complainant had acted with discretion throughout , and had communicated the ' circumstance tothe fittest person ( her husband ) as . soon as possible .. He should inflict the full nenakv of £ 5
* GUILDHALL . —Cbarob of Murmur William Rorke was again charged with the murder of a man named Horigan and his mother , near the village of Bruff , ' in the county of Limerick . —The pvisone _*** wa 8 apprehended about a fortnight ago , but was discharged because there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the charge . Henry Webb , the officer , said he had no doubt but tbat the prisoner would be forthcoming at any time . Depositions were given in from tho party for whom the prisoner worked , certifying that from the 3 rd of March till May , 1847 , he had been constantly employed , and had not been absent a single day . , The alleged murder took place near _. Bruff , on the 3 rd of April , 1847 . His worship said that he saw no reason for detaining the prisoner , who had already lost three weeks' work from being in custody , and accordingly discharged him , onthe assurance ofthe officer , and his own promise , that he would be forthcoming in the event of the arrival of the Irish officer .
BOW-STREET . —Stealing Chimrkn _' s Clothes . —Sarah Robinson who has frequently been in custody , was charged with stealing tbe clothes of a child aged three years . —On Monday afternoon the prisoner was seen carrying a child whose parents reside in Holies-street , Clare-market , in that neighbourhood , and sbe was asked whether the child belonged to her ; she said it did , and she was followed into a housein _Vere-street , where she was taken into custody . The child ' s pinafore was found in her pocket , and she had been previously seen stripping the child of her otber garments ! which were also found upon her . —Mr . Henry said he should deal summarily with the prisoner , and committed her to the House of Correction for three months with hard labour .
Prosecutions mt tub Society for Suppression of Vic ** . —William Wynne , keeper of a print shop 34 , Holywell-street , Strand , appeared upon a summons / under the Vagrant Acts , at the instance of the Secretary for the Suppression of Vice , for unlawfully and wilfully causing a certain indecent print to bo exposed in his shop window , to which ' ho pleaded guilty . —Tho defendant , in pursuance of the advice of his counsel , threw himself on the mercy ofthe court , and solemnly promised that the offence should hot be repeated . —Mr . Henry having ascertained from Mr . _Tritchard , the secretary , that such a course would be agreeable , ordered the defendant toput in bail , himself $ 80 , and two sureties in £ 40 each , to be of good behaviour for twelve months , with the condition , that all such prints and publications in his possession should be _eiven un to tha S ? 2 _^*'*^ _-be allowed fo 32 ' _ulnnlf Am _+ K « i ¦ . """"»» " _* . _» : AUUU 11 U _UIB
. _« .. _fKS a _% p 08 e _» and _* Uh a _^ on , that the ¦ £ » _££ ?? fl ° _-Vi v month 8 ' with ' , bard labour , shouldbe inflicted , if upon sufficient proof , such an ! other charge should at any future time be brought againsthim . * - - ' * Henry _Jlay , who keeps a shop at No . 17 , in the same street , was also summoned for exposing , or causing tobe exposed , a similar publication , and the case having been fully made out , he was sentenced to imprisonment for three months in the , House , of Correction , with hard labour , The defendant , was then removed in custody , ahd in a few minutes Mr . Pritchard returned to the courtlto _, inform the _ma- | _eistrate that a bookseller ,, _whOjhad become surety for . the defendant Wynne , had loaded a . eart with all the prints and publications , for the purpose of _conreying them away , ( instead of allowing them to be destroyed , 'ih ' owdwnce ' to the order _avten by the _^
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court . —Mr . Henry -direote'd the ; officer to * 'request his attendance , to explain his conduct ; and on his arrival , he said he was in tho book trade , that he had purchased the _stockj ' as waste paper , for ' £ 15 , as the receipt produced , would show ; ' _besides / the greater part of the goods were of the most' moral character , —Mr . Henry considered tho society was entitled to have the papers delivered _ap tothe police , and if that was not done , and money returned , he should most certainly order a conviction . —The bail said he would maintain his right . in defiance of every person , the property being his , and left ' -the , court . —Mr . Henry being subsequentl y consulted upon the subject , said he should decline giving any advice , and remarked that such were the fruits of entering into any compromise ' with _j-uch persons . ' eoiirfe ' . _rrifrl' _HfeBiy 4 inot _^ d ' the ; _oflKnnr _^ _'rtoi _ieBt
Assault bt aBegqar : —P ; Conelly was charged witli assaulting Mr . W . II . Lincoln , a surgeon , of John-street , Brunswick-square . The prosecutor , whose mouth was very much swollen , said , that on Tuesday he was in _C-trey-strect , Lincolo ' s-innfields , with a small dog , when the prisomr solicited alms . Witness refused to gi ? o him anything , ' and desired him to go away . The prisoner refused to do so , and repeatedl y asked witness for money . The prisoner , fiaJing he could hot obtain any , turned round to the dog and _kicked it
violently . Witness said it was a very brutish act , when tho prisoner struck him a violent blow upon tbo mouth , whicli was cut very severely and bJel profusely . A _police-coiistahlo said ho found the prisoner and the prosecutor struggling together , and Mr . Lincoln ' s mouth was bleeding very much , and appeared swollen . —Mr . Henry said tho prisoner bad been guilty of a brutal and unprovoked assault , for which he inflicted the full penalty of £ 5 , or two months' imprisonment . —The prisoner was locked up in default .
Obtaining Goods bi False Pretences . —P . Ford , described as an architect , residing at Park Villas East , Regent ' s Park , was charged by Mr . John Bolton , furniture broker , No . 104 , Bunhill-row , Finsbury , with having obtained by fraud and false pretences £ 60 worth of goods . Prosecutor , being imposed oh by the specious representations of tho prisoner , who gave him references of respectability , which ultimately proved worthless ; entrusted him with a large quantity of furniture . It was shown that a large quantity of the _goOds had been pawned and otherwise disposed of by tho prisoner a fewdays after he got possession of them . Ho was fully committed for trial .
CLERKENWELL , — ExTRAORniNAnr Case . — Elizabeth Bishop was charged beforo Mr . Combe with assaulting a femalo calling herself Ann Felstead , residing at No . 0 , Angel-cottago , Caledonianroad . —The facts disclosed are of a somewhat extraordinary nature . —The complainant said that she is tho wife of Henry Felstead , one of the warders of the new model prison , and she resided with him ; that on tbe evening before , at half-past six o ' clock , the defendant came into a parlour in her house , and having seized her by the hair of her head , dragged her down , and then severely clawed her neck and shoulders . Her husband and another man
were brought into the apartment by the cries , and prevented a moro serious injury . —Mr . Combe asked the defendant if she bad any remark to make ? She answered that she was married to Felstead nine years ago , at Lambeth Church , and had borne him two ohildren , and sho went to bis house to ask him for some assistance towards their maintenance , when the complainant commenced a brutal attack on her . —Mr . Combe * .. Complainant , what do you say to this ? She denied having in tho least molested the defendant , wlio , she was aware , had had two children by Felstead . " I am , however , " said tbe complainant , "his lawful wife . "—Mr . Combe : When were you married to him ? Complainant : Last Easter . —At this stage of the proceedings
Felstead entered the court , and being pointed out , the worthy magistrate inquired which of the two females was his wife . Felstead put forwavd tho complainant . —Defendant : Do you deny that you married me many years ago , or that I was mother of two children by you ? Felstead : No , I cannot say otherwise . —Mr . Combe : Then what do you mean by telling me _thiB woman ( complainant ) is your wife ? Felstead explained that he got rid of Mrs . Bishop by having been convicted of bigamy , at the Old Bailey , for intermarrying with her while his first wife was alive , and he was imprisoned for that Offence . —Mr . Combo : Where is your first wife now ? Felstead : _L don't know . I have not heard
ofher since the trial . —Mr . Combe expressed his surprise that he should have had the daring to take a third wife under such circumstances , for his original one might still appear , and make him again stand on his trial for marrying the present complainant . —Tbe defendant in an agony of grief hoped the magistrate would not punish her . —Mr . Combe said , not tor the assault , if she would undertake not to go near the complainant again . —Defendant remarked that her father and brother would be responsible for that ; adding that she was respectably connected , and a nurse in St . Thomas ' s Hospital . — One security for her good behaviour to keep the peace having been given , the unfortunate creature left the court witb numerous friends .
Assault asd Robbbrv . —J . Stockhridge , a wellknown thief , was charged hy Ellen Buckley with having committed the following daring outrage and robbery . —The prosecutrix stated that on Tuesday evening she left home to make a purchase , and was returning to her residence ,, when , on crossing White Conduit-fields , she was followed hy the prisoner , who knocked her down , and assaulted her while on the ground . She resisted , and cried out , on which the prisoner took from her some lace she had just purchased , and ran off with it- She called " Stop thief ! " and he was stopped and given into custody . —Sergeant Martin , 41 N , gave confirmatory evidence . — -The prisoner was remanded .
MARLBOROUGH " - STREET . — Attempt at Highway Robbery . —Susan Mills was charged with annoying Sir James Sutherland Mackenzie , SO , St James ' s-street , and W . Day andF . _Simmonds were also charged with violently assaulting complainant by knocking him down with the intention of robbing him . —Complainant staled that on Monday night about twelve o ' clock he left the Haymarket Theatre and was proceeding along Jermyn-street on his way to his club , when , at the corner of Duke-street , tho female prisoner accosted him . He told her to go away , and walked on to avoid her . She followed and overtook him a second time , and began molesting him , when ho told her again he did not wish to have anything to do with her , and proceeded on his
way . She then came up a . third time ,, and there being no polico constable closo by , and she still persisting in annoying hirnj be gave her a shove on one side of the pavement .. Upon his doing so the two male prisoners came froni tho opposite side of tbe way , and-the prisoner Day struck him a very hard blow on the head and knocked him down against the railings , and on his calling but" Police , " the ' whple three ran off down Duke-street . A constable came up , to whom ho related the occurrence , and who immediately went in pursuit of the . prisoners . — Police-constable Miller , 145 C , said that , having previously watched the prisoners , in company with Stringer , 193 C , he went in pursuit , and eausrht
tbem on the dark side ot St . James ' s-sqUare . —Iii defence , the female prisoner said she certainly did speak to complainant , who gave her a violent push , and in return she pushed bim again . —The two men said they were walking down _Jermyn-streot , Where they saw the prosecutor strike the woman , and , as they thought it was a cowardly aot , they went up to take her part . They denied the intention of robbing him . —Mr . Bingham said he was of opinion the case was clearly established , and , had it riot been for the activity and . vigilance displayed by the officers , he had no doubt prosecutor would have been further ill-treated and robbed . —Tho prisoners were then committed for a month each , with hard labour .
Gentlemanly Amusement . —James Harris , William Thomas , w . Tripp , and Edward Johnson , were charged before Mr . Bingham with creating a disturbance at the Blue Posts Tavern , Haymarket . _^ bout half-past twelve on Sunday ni ght , the defendants , who wero the worse for liquor , went into the above tavern , and created such a disturbance that the landlord was obli ged , for the safety of his house , and the comfort of his customers , to send for a constable , and give them in charge . nft « T'Sl _^' J a ? , he was called t 0 "" - Blue Posts to take the defendants in charge . They were very disorderly , asd ; much excited by drink , and tbe defendants Tripp and Thomas seized witness by the collar , and swore he . should not take them in custody . Witness , however , procured further assistance , and the . whole of the ; defendants were locked up . —Mr . Bingham fined Tripp and Thomas 20 b . each , and the two others 5 s . eaoh . Tho money was immediatel y paid .
MARYLEBONE . ~ RoBBKRY _nr a Vert _Rubpbcwbib PEBbON . —Mr . Simpson Gordon , residing at No . 2 , Abbey _^ terrace , St . John ' s-wood , was oharged with having stolen three pounds weight of bacon , value Is ; 10 jd „ ths property of Mr . William Merrill , No . 3 , New Church-street , _Lisson-greve . Mr . Cooper , solicitor , attended for the prisoner , many of whose friends wero in court during the proceedings . Alfred Merrill ( brother to the prosecutor ) deposed , that on the previous evening , between nine and ten o ' clock , the prisoner entered the shop and asked for three-penuyworth of eggs , They were handed to him and after he had paid for them he tasted some 8 d . butter , ' of whioh he had
purchased _half-a-pound . He put the eggs into his pocket and opening a handkerchief laid it down upon some bacon upon the window-board , when he putthe butter into it and then quitted the place Apieee of bacon was immediatel y missed , and mo - secutor feeling satisfied that the _pviaoner must have stolen it , sent after him his lad , who presently returned , with _4 he information _^ that prisoner had told him . he had paid for the bacon , and thai \ t was , " ,. 111 right / " he , i prosecutor ! thea ran'lit and called . . » . police " and whom * _^„ _T _„_ - ' _-i _^ prisoner as he was running : very , fast _tloSovfii Elf ! _^ kerchief he found a pece'bf Won therein - " bV prisoner , was then ooSreyed to to _iSKA
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rh . JlnL _^ A uP' ana _^ e ™ y from rtn ? tp , _9 urthe « offered to give- witness £ 5 if he would make it up ' with the prosecutor .-Mr Cooper , who could _^ _noUtrdggle aSrthe cW evidence which had been' adduced , remarked that tno prisoner was a yory respectable person , and waa willing to make any reparation in his power The prisoner was fully committed for . trial . where wns _loolted _nh . And ' _^ th * _» , „ a . _„™
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THE FACTORY OPERATIVES' _ASSOCIATION . On Sunday last a delegate meeting of factor */ operatives was held at the house of Mr . ' _LukcRenshaw , Church Inn , Droylsden , when eighteen delegates were present from Bury , Hey wood , Hyde Oldham , Gorton , Droylsden , Roy ton , and Little . ' borough , to take into consideration the best lncang of extending the operations , and increasing the members ot the'Factory Operatives' Association . All tho delegates _spoko strongly in favour ofthe advantages to be gained from a well organised union . Fifteen hundred operatives , at Heywood , have joined the association , and much good has been accomplished , and if the operatives in other towns would tako tlie matter up , there would bo fewer turn-outs and reductions . The objects sought to be gained by the association are , to maintain the
present rate of wages , and , if possible , to gain an advance , whenever the state of the markets will permit , but more particularly to bring up the prices of those who are paying the lowest rate of wages ; also to redress grieveiices between employer and the employed .- It is ' the object of the association to cultivate amongst its members tbat fellow feeling of brotherhood which always tends to alleviate human woes , and soothe the hard lot of the labourer . The Central Committee therefore earnestly hope the factory operatives will come forward , one and all , to join the association , if they wish to protect their small remaining wages—for tho benefit of their wives and children—from tho gra ? p of unprincipled avarice . John B . Horspall , General Secretary . Royton , near Oldbam .
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TnE _Factohy Bill . —A meeting of delegates wag held at Manchester on Sunday , convened in accordance with resolutions passed at a previous meeting ofthe central committee for the protection , ofthe Ten Hours Act , in order now that the government measure of ten and a half hours per day had come into operation , to receive the resi gnation of the central committee , and to adopt whatever course might appear expedient with regard to future operations , A report was read b y the secretary , detailing the various subjects which had occupied the attention of the committee since its formation ; this was adopted by the delegates , and a vote of thanks awarded to the members of tho
committee for tho efficiency with which they had performed the duties assigned to them , notwithstanding that the issue of their efforts had been sue * cessfiil . Letters were then read from Mr . Williams , M . P . for Macclesfield , and from Mr . Samuel Fielden ; the former encouraging the operatives still to hope and struggle for a ten hours bill , and the latter advising the re-appointment of the committee to watch the effects of the new act , to advise constantly with the tried supporters of the ten hours system ,, and to call delegates together , when they saw fit , to consult as to future proceedings . Arcsolution re-appointing the committee for the object stated was then adopted , and this closed the business .
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THE CHARTER AND THE LAND . TO FEABGUS O ' CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . _HoNounEn , Sib , —As an humble individual I thank you . from my heart , for your disinterestedness in the cause of your suffering fellow men , and sincerely hope that the working classes will appreciate and stand by you , for the _manysacrifices you have made for their salvation and benefit , I assure you , Sir , the distress existing now is awful ; , ahd , if awful now , what will it be a few months hence ? M y heart sickens to contemplate ; as you justly observe in your National Instructor , the Session is ended , and what measure of benefit bave the unfranchised
masses received for their silence ? None ! Our . miscalled representatives have taken advantage of our silence , and thought us unworthy their notice , with one or two honourable exceptions ; and unless we show them tbat our past silence shall no longer give them consent to oppress us and keep us in bondage , they will continue in the old beaten tract . We must rally round the banner of Freedom , and let our motto be Progress . We must determine to be free—not ih name but in reality ; and our glorious and unmutilated Charter will soon become the law of the Land . I have suffered in its cause ; I would
not be sworn in a Special Constable on the glorious 10 th of April ; and I lost my situation for consciencesake ; I have . seen many trials since , and am now suffering , still I put confidence in the justice of my cause , and my only hope is , that you will go on and prosper , and that your enemies will __ yet acknowledge your honour and integrity . I remain , with hope fov your future -welfare and happiness , your humble Servant , T . Syms . 11 , Water _' s-place , Brown ' s-row , Bedmjnster , Bristol .
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Mr . LABOucnEHE has recently purchased a marble bust of Milton , made , it is said , from tbe life of an Italian sculptor diiring'the poet ' s visit to Italy . The sum paid—200 guineas—and the known good taste of Mr . Labouchere , speak in favour of the excellence ofthe bust as a work of art , and also in favour of its authenticity . Her Majesty has consented to a grant of retrospective medals for campaigns and actions fought by the British _Iadian armies .
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CORK . Mark Lane , Monday , Aug . 19 . —Vie had a short supply of Wheat to : day from £ ssex and Kent , but most of Uiar from Essex was ofthe new crop , and better both in quulity anil condition _tbha that of last week . The trade in consequence was very low , and barely supported Inst Monday's prices . Having very few country buyers , there was but little demand for foreigh wheat , but good qualities could be bought on lower terms . In Plour we had not much doing . . Foreign _Barley was in good supply and rather cheaper . Fine Malt is scarce , and held at higher prices . Beans and fine new l _' eas sold rather dearer , many of the latter come soft and inferior . Oats were slow _salt-.
owing to future arrivals of foreign , n : ostly ltussian , but fine qualities held much tlie same . In new llupe and Cnrrawnysceds no alteration . Linseed Cakes in fair de mand . _Wedsesdat . —There was little English wheat fresh upfor the market from abroad ; about 7 _. _U 0 O quarters have conie to hand during the week . The moruing _fieing very wet factors displayed a little more firmness , and Monday ' s rates had to be submitted to in the limited amount of transactions in either foreign or English wheat . Barley , beans , and peas were in limited request at Monday ' s quotations . We are without arrivals of English or Scotch oats , but from abroad there was a fair arrival of vessels outladen , aud although no advance could be obtained , needy buyers bad to pay verj full prices .
CATTLE . _SjnrariEtB , Wednesday , —From our own grazing dis . _trtcts the receipts cf Beasts fresh up tbis morning were considerably less than those reported on Monday last , and tiieir quality was b y no inean 3 first-rate . The primest Scots , llerefords , _A-c , < m offer moved off steadily at verj full prices ; and the value of other breeds was well supported . The top figure for Beef was ' 3 s . Ifld . per 81 bs . There was a decided falling off in ' the number of Sheep , and the supply of Downs was unusually small . On the whole , tho Mutton trade ruled firm , but far from active , at about Friday s improvement in value . Tho very primest old Downs went at 4 s . to 4 s . 2 d . _pcr-Slbs . Lambs , tne supply of which was but moderate , moved off slowly , at about stationary prices , viz .- 3 s . 8 d * to 4 s . 8 d . per 8 lbs . The inquiry for Calves ruled steady , and the _quutations were quite id , per 81 bs . higher than on this day se ' nnight 1 _'rimt small Porkers were quite as dear . In other kind of Tigs , very little was doing . friceper stone of 81 bs . ( sinking theoniil . )—Beef 2 _« fid to 3 a lOd ; imitton 3 s 2 d to 4 s 2 d ; veal 3 s 0 a to U Oil ; pork 3 s 2 d to Is Od j lambs 3 s 8 d to 4 s 8 d .
_BEWGATEANDLisADKmu _^ _vYemiesQttyAug . _ig , —interior beef , 2 s 2 d to 2 s 4 _d ; middling ditto , 2 s ( id to 2 s 8 d ; prinit large 2 s lOd to 3 s 2 d ; prime small , 3 s 4 d to 3 s 6 d ; lanj _« pork 2 s lOd to 3 s 4 d ; inferior mutton , 2 b 8 d to 2 s 1 IM : middling ditto , 3 s 0 _d to 3 s Bd ; prime ditto , 3 s 8 d to 4 s IW ; veal , 2 s 8 d to 3 s led ; small pork , 3 s 6 d to 3 . 10 il ; lambs , 3 s Cd to 4 s Cd ; per 81 _bn . by the carcase .
PROVISIONS , London , _Wednesday— There was , no more doing in Irish _liuttertiijs week ,, than for some time past ; buyers were supplied with most kinds landed at about previous rate * . For shipment or to arrive fully U . advauce was ofct » _med . The market was firm and healthy at the close , f C n advanc / d 2 , : _* * P m . and sh _^ _ghtiJ _c _* "ckcd sales . Bacon , for Insb , Americans , and _Hambiu * gb , the ? t _^„ i _^ _teady * No alteration in _pricss . H » mB and Lard as last reported . _, ' _Enqusu BuMEa , ilAMCT , Ado . 19 ,-Our bade keeps pretty steady , and the finest lists of Dorset Butter are in _"anest at tiie full quotations ; but stale « nd inferior parcels still remain , b increase stock . Dorset , fine weekly , 188 to 80 s per cwt . : ditto , middling , 60 s to 68 s ; Devon , new made , 70 s to 74 s ; Fresh , 8 s to lis per down lbs ..
WOOL . . Citt , Monday , Aug . 19 , —Tlie imports of Wo « l into Lon . don last week included 1 , 939 bales from the Cape of Good Hops , 2 , 721 bales from Sydney , 151 bales from _Mogtdore , and 253 from Germany . _I _' ublio . sales commence next _Tuesilay week , and 30 , 000 bales are already declared . Mvebpooe , August 17 . —Scotch—The new clip i _« uW ' coming forward to market , still at the prices _astad there have been few if any sales made in any class . _I _' OREION .-There is a good demand for all kinds of good consumable wools at rather improving . _The'London sales commence on the 22 nd inst ., when about 50 , 000 bales colonial will be offered , and ther lows , which will g ite a frMji tone to the market—Imports for the week , « S tales . Previously this year , ' 86 , 501 bales . '
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 24, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_24081850/page/8/
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