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TBB CXCSS OP THE INQFIET XX THE BIBMISGHAM ¦ WOB KHOrSE . On Thursday west , tbe Assistant Poor Law Commissioner commenced els ir qaiiy into the mode adopted » t tbe "Workhouse on the applicatioD of destitute persons for admission snd relief . He said he ¦ would first examine a few of the Police Officers "with iespect to the state of destitution in trfeich tbey found persons in the town , sad tbe difficulty , if any , -which they expesieneed in procuring Telief for them , 01 tbtii admission into the Workfeonse . Jamea Bradley , Patrick Kelly , George Kirk , and James Turner , PoTiee Officers , were severally examined . These ¦ witnesses deposed to having found a number of persons in ihe streets in a state of destitution ; that they took them-to the Workhouse * and were refused admission for them ; and that they wo * compelled to lock *>> frTn up is the Stations and take them before tlifc Magistrates .
There -were some other Police Officers in attendance to deposB to facts of the aboTe nainre , bat tfcs Commissioner aid ho had heard quite sufficient to show the nature of the system . The existence of a defective system Traa dearly proved in reference to the mode of admitting destitute -persons . The system of bandyiBg about of the ptor ought not t « be continued . 2 dx . Shac&el said tbe Members of tbe Committee appointed to inquire into the dntieg and salaries of the Clerks of the Estar > luhmcnt , Bummoned together to meet the Commissioner , had arrived , and -were in a room below stairs . The Comnnssioirer forthwitbattenged tLis Gommittee , TFhich -was quite private .
After an ahsence of about two hours , the CoHimiEaloner returned , and said he should close the inquiry , bnt that he shonld again visit Birmingham She -week 2 ix * n Christmas . He ~ baA received sufficient information to show the working of the present parochial system oi Birmingham , -which he believed -would lead to Borne useful alterations . The learned Gentleman then left fee house .
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IHE AGRICULTDRAX IJlBOTTRERS A > T > THE NEW POOR LAW .
THJLT SOKEmiNG MCST BE DOXJB for the agricnltaral labourers is now being admitted on all hands , even laosa "dumb < Joga" the parsons are beginning to speak out . A new light has broken in npon these faithless sbepherds , and their eyes are being opened to the burning wrongs about "which , heretofore , they bBve been alSoge&er silent . At a late agriealtnrsl meeting in Somtretshire , the Bey , Mr . Ifewbdt came out with the following ;—" Thai , as a clergyman , he confessed he should wish to aee more done for the poor . He had waited & long time to see something done for tbe poor ; tie bad read tbe speeches of lord Ashley , bis friend , Mr . Yeatman , and others , and there was no disguise about the matter .
Tbe fact was , their show for fat stock was a humbug . The great beauty was what they did for Uie s ^ rieultar&l labourer , and lie confessed that was what bad brought Mm there that day . The agricultural labourer was the point now . That perhaps was not the opportunity to apeak on such subjects , and he should be the last man to interrupt their harmony ; bnt he feared they were al ) to bls ^ e , " Toers -was no doubt that ~ great distress txisted ; and they shonld set to work . beart and aonl , in their endeavours to ameliorate the condition of ihe peasantry of this fertile country . Until they did that all their breeding of cattle and speculation in manures was &f little nse ; for , nntil that blot was "Wiped cut , they could not txpecl the blessing of heaven ¦ u pon their undertakings . "
upon which the Tines has the following com merits : —
*• Tiiere is not a word of this—not a single word—• wticb we shonld wish to take away ; not a . syllable that we wonld wish to add toil ; not a letter of it in ¦ which we do not heaiffly concnr , and which we do not take np and echo with all tbe strength and emphasiB that we can give . Yes , * the agricultural labourer it fiie peint , * as Mr . JTewbolt Bays ; and with him , we , too , ' very much fear that all , all * society-mongers , fat-stock-show-mongers , prze beast and priza labour dealers , distribntow , not of wages " given as of right , but of tioles made necessary solely iy the withholding ot those wa ? e » i political « conomiBts , woikbouse-test diBoplinarians , men who pnniah because people ask for belief , and ask it of Oem—yea , m are indeed much , Terr much 'to blame . ' Work—employment , as Mr . Somervme aays— this k what is wanted . Tkis , and this alone , * is calculated to make tbe labourer a moral , a religious / and , therefore , we will add , a happy man . *"
But , instead of this , what has in fret been given ? And whyia it that the people have not work , and therefore have not »» es ? X » at because they , as a t > ody , triSaoi work ? No such thing . It is not even pretended , we believe , that if " a fair day ' s wages" be of&red , in any single part of the country , "" a fair daj * * work , " and that , too , well and skilfally done , might not be obtained . Is it , then , or is it not , tbe people ' s fault , that they are out of work ? If there be * ny men who doubts which way to answer this qoes-MdSl , we Bay to him—only take care that work and fair - wages Are offered to the able-bodied poor , and we will answer for 3 , that there -srill be doubt no Jonger which it is Hie peeple want , whose fault it is that they have sot employment
Kow , thiB being tbe ease , what is the answer of the Whig Poor law to the demand for employment ? It is this—JO'IIH , not those Trio ought to s ? rre the poor woik , Tmt do not , —no , bnt punish Ih * poor themselves , " because they , not having work , do not do it , because tbey do . not obtain " . -what they cannot get . Is this a right answer to the complaint , that " employment" is the thing aeedM ? Work , we contend , is ihe thing , and the first thing , which is to be provided , and to which tbe poor have as indefeasible right . Employment is their right , and if not that , Bien , but not till then , gratoitons public support .
This , tre say , is the ancient constitutional principle of the Poor Law of EUzjbetb , and it is just the evertiirow of this principle by the Whig law , and nothing else , which las caused all the mischief deplored by our cor temporary . Give the poor man work . Givb him ¦ work , and give him fair wages , snd depend upon it , he will not refuse it , dot come npon the parish for help . If work be found thare need be do" supplementary ¦ vs * e 6 ; ~ the parish may employ its own poor at fair ¦ wagea at lt » own work , and if woik canno : at first be found , or if the employer lo ^ rer his -wages in Hie feope that the parish win be unable to find work without him , and so will be obliged t * give in and pay him the difference , —then let the parish , if it can find eo other work , pay the labourer hie acenstemeiwages , not
allowing Mm to work- £ 01 his Belfish employer , and ths xate of ^ rages will very « oon rise again to its former level . Tb . ua fair wages wfll he insured and we are sure , that if only this be done , there will be no lack of materials for work . Every farmer , every landowner , has abundance of work to be done , wliiefc wouK improve his land and increase its produce and the real question is , whether he will spend bir capital in giTBg fair wages to those who could do this , or whether in supporting the same people idle in a onion workhouBe . This is the real alternative , —if be should try to get the work done at unfair wages , here shonld be the Poor law to step in snd prevent iiim , and to protect the poor . Auyhow ,
there is plenty of work ; the question , is to secure it , with good wages , to the ablebodied poor , and not to let the capital , which otherwise conld and -wonld secure it , go to support the workhouse . That capital should be Kented for working the land , by a labour-rate , which should keep v . p the price of labour , and compel a fair employment-of the poor , by obliging all those who Tronld-otherwise shrink from the burden , either to give fn 3 r wages themselves for -work of theii own , or to contslbnte towards a fund for employing the poor , at good wages , « pon other work , to tbe exclusion of tbeir own . Surely either of these altermtlvta would be much better for the employer than keeping the poor in a union workhouse .
"Wlsst » picture does this present to tbejmind ' s eye ! 3 > eatitntiGnin London ! Destitution in the country 1 The poverty of tbe country jostling the poverty of tbe metropolis in its scramble for nightly shelter snd morning bread 3 Men , women , and children wandering wearily to I ^ omlon ¦ to Bnatch the morsel from "the jaws of the metropolitan poor ! 6 . 681 sonls relieved at « oe asylum in Playhouse-yard , bj carnal charity , independent of local and Poo ; Law assistance , end this found to be mockingly insufficient ! Another liaes to co-operate—both still nnegnal to the weig"bt of indigence—and now a third is created in tbe west .
May it be—we dare not say , we dare not hope that it can be , ^ uffident to do all that is wanted—but may it do away with ifcatlcul blot which sullies with hideous contrast ths palatial magnificence of Xondon J let us bo longer see the B * gal quarter of our metropolis fiefilftd with a combin&Hon of squalid famine , ragged Ties , and loattffioma okea * e . Let us no longer witness &e painful contact of the most Iuxpjjbub indulgence and the most utter indigence . "We have borne the coniemptnons sneer * et strangers and visiters too Iona let M At last do iomettiing to rid ourselves of a merited npzoaeh . 1 THB CABLISLE Weavses . According to a statement in one of tbe Carlisle papen ; the average day ' s labour of twelve hnnd loom weavers * amount * ± 0 fifteenand * Jtbifdioo »; -while tbeir dear weekly * 6 arninga do not amount to five ¦ hilling * pej veekl Another tsedsafia . of th « "Condition : of Em .
« CEaDlASV MBBa , { FtwnaeStantfbrdMeratry . J HAT £ KBTi--Anoiher of those sgriarian outrages , showing the deep-seated discentent of the labouring classes which is bursting forth on all hands into a demoniacal tear upafaistproperty , - oecnrred at Ifavenby on Friday , morning la si The BnfFerer hy this incendiary onflsgration -was Mr . Clarke Hales , farmer , who resides dose npon that extensive villager the fire was perceived about lour o'clock in tbe morning , and notwJtbstandirg immediate aid was procured to arrest tbe progress of tbe da-ratting element , "wliejj tttcks JcontaMng ten i .
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quarters , and a Btaok ccutaining thirty quarters of barley , were wholly conTOmed bafore the fire could be subdued . Most providentially the wind was blowing in a direction that carried the flames from one pea and two barley stacks ; hai ths wind , blown in an opposite direction , and these ignited , the flames would have cemmuaicated to the town itself ; and it is calculated that no exertion could have prevented the destruction of half the larse village . Mr . Hales Is stated to be insured In the Hand- ' n-Haud Fire-office . After the fire , it teas currnfy rumoured in Lixco ' n thai he had presided at a m-eting of farmers for the purpose of reducing tht wages of the labourers of the village . This report is utterly -with , nt foundation ; and Mr . Hales is deeply and widely respected as a generous and humane man to the labouring classes .
Zakbi > g—On Tuesday evening ,: the 12 th inst , a fire was discovered in the stack-yard of 3 Jr Robert Storey , bntcber . It first mude its appearance between tvro stacks in the centre of the yard , and , an alarm having been immediately given , a large number of tbe inhabitants were soon on the spot , who prevented tbe Srebom spreading . It was got under at about one o ' clock , but , had the wind been high , it ia probable that the less would have been very great , as the premise ? are contiguous to another stackyard belonging to Mr . Bourne , and also to a xange of buildingB where a number of horses and fat stock are kept . There is no doubt that the fire was the work of an incendiary , as it appeared in several different places at once , and a strong sulphurous smell wra perceptibla
Bjkbboox . —On Saturday , the 16 th inst , abont Beven o ' clock in the evening , a laTge barley-stack belonging to Mi . JobnBon , farmer , was discovered enveloped in flames , but by the prompt tx « tions of the neighbours the fire was happily put out before the stack was entirely estroyed , or bad ignited the adjoining property . No doubt exists of its being tbe act of an incendiary , but the perpetrator has eluded detection . On Friday , the lith , some malicious person again set fire to a stack of straw in the yard ot Mr . Rhodes , of the Fortescne Aims , TatterabalJ , -with an evident intention of doing much damage , the stack being placed near a range of buildingB composed principally of wood , and bad not the wind providentially ceased at the moment , and prompt assistance been rendered by tbe neighbours , tbe incendiary would undoubtedly have succeeded in his diabolical attempt
The incendiary who set fire to Mr . Rawson's cornstacks at Scrivelsby , near Horncastle , on tbe 14 'h inst , has not yet been discovered . A reward ot £ 225 is ffered on conviction of the incendiary . We are torry to state that an incendiary fire took place at Curfe Castle , on tbe premises of Mr . Waters , of Bollington Farm , last Saturday , by which a wheat rick , containing twelve or thirteen loads of sheaves , was completely destroyed . Tbia has been the second fire of this description in our neighbourhood within the last month ; but , fortunately for tho owners , both properties were insured . —Sherborne Journal
We regret to state that two of these abominable fires occurred last week in the parish of Speen , Tbe first was discovered about eleven o ' clock on Tuesday night , in a field near Speen Church , which totally destroyed a pea rick ; and the other broke out about seven o ' clock on the following morning , about half a mile distant from the above , at Speen Moor , in a hay rick ; bnt by the prompt arrival of the engines the fire was soon extinguished and part of the rick saved . The whole was the property of Mr . T . Price , of Speen , and was insured in the Royal Exchange-office . —Devizes Gaztlle .
FrRE at Haklow . —On Monday night a daring-act of incendiarism was committed upon Campions Farm , a short distance from the town of Harlow , in tbe occupation of Mr . Mathewa . Inspector Low and constable 98 of the constabulary force were in conversation -with Mr . Matnewa about kalf-past eleven o ' clock , wben one of two men , who bad been set to watch the pramises , sbonted that the buildings were on fire . Mr . Matnewa instantly despatched a messenger for an engine , which promptly arrived , and , with the aid of a plentifnl supply of ¦ water , confined tbe Tavases of the flames to
the destruction of a » ^ nt-boilding about forty feet in length , and some" implements of small value . Inspector Low burnt his arm , and experienced a severe fall from off the house , in bis exertions to cut off all communications -with the flames . - « rh » ch ¦ were rapidly approaching it . One of the men on tbe watch * ays be saw a stranger run from tbe place whence the fhmes first issued , about eight o ' clock , and it is supposed that the same party left some combustible material , which , as he designed , did not effect his diabolical purpose for three aouts and a half , giving Mm an opportunity to escape . —Chelmsford Chronicle .
More Iscekcuriw al Faitchley . A fortnight ago we stated that a slack of wheat , and also a stack of straw , belonging to Mr . Fritcbley , of Fritchley , near Grich , were destroyed by fire . W « regret to add , that some diabolical villain set fire to another wheat stack early on Sunday sorning last The fire was discovered by Borne labourers who were proceeding to their work , and though the whole of the wheat was not destroyed , it was rendered unfit for use . The villain must have crept under tbe stack frame and set fire to it in the centre . —Derov Reporter .
FIRE AT DaRFIELD . —About four o ' clock on Sunday morning last , some people -were alarmed by seeing a wheat stack on fire in tbe stack-yard belonging to Mr . Thomas Inchbold , Cross Keys Inn , Darfltld ; and which , there is no donbt , has been the act of an incendiary . Tbere were three stacks , two of wheat and one of hay , standing near to each other dose behind the barn ; tbe middle one beire much larger than the others ; and as the fire was put to it there is no doubt that it was tbe intention of tbe villain to destroy the ¦ whole of the premise * . The whole lisa is estimated at nearly £ 100 , and we are sorry to say the stacks were not insured . —Doncasfcr Gazette . Fras ax Irchesteb . —A rick of bean * , standing In a stack-yard at this place , in tbe occupation of Mr . J . Ward , of Grendon , Northamptonshire , was destroyed by Ere on the 7 th instant . A stack of Barley adjoining ¦ was much damaged . A reward is offered . —Derby Reporter .
DEST 1 TCT 10 S 15 THB METK 0 P 011 S . The Times says—A meeting was held on Wednesday last at tbe ManBion-bouse for the purpose of receiving additions to tbe members of the committee which bad been appointed to manage tbo subscriptions , " for giving nightly shelter to tbe houseless . " Tke account , thonth short , is not without interest , nor unsuggestive of reflections . It appears that the number of inmates received at the central Asylum In Playhouse-yard between tbe 3 rd of January and the 4 th of April last was 6 , < 581 ; the nightly lodging provided , 41 . 30 S ; and the rations of bread distributed , 96 , 141 . Notwithstanding the large am&unt of persona relieved , \ re are told that
" before the Central Asylum had bees opened a fortnight , applicatiens for admiesionhad become so numerous as to endanger tbe health of the officers and inmates ; and it was not until the Eastern Asylvm had been opened , that anything like an adequate provides was afforded for tbe daily increasing number of applicants . " Couple this with tbe declaration of Mr . Pownall , that " tbe Committee had encountered great difficulties in allowing tbeir generosity to outstrip tbeir means . Very little encouragement was required to induce poor people to leave distant parts of tbe country to make experiment of London , for very little sounded largely In the ears of those who encountered hardships in procuring the means ef subsistence . "
STATE OP THE WELSH PEASANTRT . A Vfriter in the Welshman says—•• It is utterly impossible to convey to the distant reader a jost description of tbe dreadful distress pervading a principal part of Carmarthenshire , without exciting that kind of incredulous astonishment which seeks for relief in ths belief that tie account is exaggerated , and that things cannot be to bad as they are represented . ? * ? The common rate of wages in thiB part of the country for able-bodied labourers is sixpence a-day and their food , and at this rate of Wages many of them do not get constant -work . There
are farmer *—aye , farmers , in this neighbourhood , who are literally without the common necessaries of lirewithout even clothes to cover tbeir own or their cbildrfcn ' . 8 nakedness . * ? * * Tbe condition of tbe poor farmers near Carmarthen , we repeat , and of the poor people in the town itself , 1 b terrible , heart-rending , and—we add , disgraceful to any country—disgraceful to the governing class in it we mean . Talk of tbe Irish ! the poor in this part of "Wales—aye , in this very town , are a hundred times worse off than tbe Irish peasant , er even the Hibernian denizens of St . Giles . " —Welshman .
DEATH JEOJC NEGLECT . An inquest was held last week at the Sluecoat Boy , Brewer ' s Green , Westminster , before Mr . Higgs , the Deputy Coroner , on the body of Catherine Smart , the wife of a bricklayer ' s labourer , named William Smart , residing at No . 14 , Goodman ' s Green , Palmer ' s Field , whose death was alleged to have taken place from uterine hemorrhage , resulting , as was supposed , from want of proper medical attendance during her confineinent-It appeared that the deceased , Catherine Smart , bad been recommended to the Royal Belgrave Lying-in Institution , Sloane Square , of which . Dr . Lock , of Chapel-street , Grosvenor Square , is the manager , and which professes to have thirteen experienced midwives . The v ? ay toe poor woman -was treated may be gathered from the following extracts from the evidence adduced ; the report in full is too lengthy to give . This case is another specimen of tbe heartless cruelty with which the poor of tbis " Christian" England are
treated ;—Anne Barnes , No . 8 , Goodman ' s-green , wis sent foi by the deceased on Saturday morning , who complained that she could not procure medical assistance , though she had been ffl from the Thursday at dinner-time . The deceased aald she bad a letter to the Belgrave Institution , and thai her messenger returned from there on Friday with a lbt of midwives . The deceased said she Bent to two of them , but the answer returned was that they wonld n « tdo Dr . Lock ' s business without beiag paid , and the poor woman added , " O , I'm lost , I'm lost , I'm dose , I ' m done . " SUe then fainted away several times , and B&ia" she bad gone beyond tbe time when her labour should have taken place . Witness advised her to send for the parish doctor , for the woman was in such a W 8 y as quite frightened her , and as a restorative she b&lhed htt temples With vinegar- At eleven o ' clock en Saturday mcrning the
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parish surgeon came from Tothill-flelda Prison , on which witness said to the deceased , * ' Yon need not be afraid now , you have medical attendance , ' * but the answer was , " Tis too late now . " . Ttaat was all the witness could get from her . Mr . Simpkins here observed , that the deceased was very nervous in her confinements , as on one occasion she had three children at a birth , all v of whom were living , and were extremely healthy . Mary Dodd , the mother of fourteen children , was then called , and stated , that on Friday the deceased aaid she bad sent for two midwives , one of whom , named Brown , said she would not attend , as Dr . Lock had not paid her . She then said , ?¦ * O I 1 shall be lost ; I shall beloet ; " but witness said , " You can't be lost in a Christian country , for if one doctor won't come ansther will be found . " The Jeceased was then ia a state of 1 -te norrhage . Witness advised her to have some castor oil , and was sure that if she bad bad some medicine then her life would have been prolonged .
A Juror- ^ -Wnat is the . institution to which the woman was referred ? A person , who seemed to accompany Dr . Lock , replied , "You can have tho prospectus for your amusement Here it is . " Toe Juror—Sir , there is nothing amusing in this case . The inquiry is a very solemn one , and as you are here a stranger you bave no right thus to interfere witb tbe proceedings-Several of the jurors expressed their coincidence in tbis observation . Dr . Lock said , he could furnish the jury with a vote of thanks to himself from the directors . A Juror—Tbat might be useful ; but the interference of your friend to-night is not calculated to do you much good .
Mrs . Dodi , in answer to a juror , said tbat with her experience , she considered the case a very extreme one . The deceased was parched up with fever and much in need of castor oil , which was administered the next day . Mary Bailey , the midwife who attended the poor creature when too late , was next examined . Mr . Blandford , a surgeon , of Chester-square , Piralico , here interposed , and said the midwife was utterly unfit for her business who , when hemorrhage intervened , did not at once resign her charge into the hands of a medical man . Mrs . Bailey said she did not think there was any serious tasQiorrbage . Mr . Blandford . —No serious bumorrhage ? Why there -was fca ~ norrhage before and after the birtb . What did you do ? Mis . Bailey . —I applied cold lotions . Mr . Blandford . —Jn what quantity ?
Mrs . Bailey . —I applied a quart of vinegar with a quart ef water . Mr . Blaudford . —A quart of vinegar , woman , to a poor creature in such a stats , in a close room , near a hot fire ? Why , she should bave had buckets , and if ice or snow was to be had anywhere they should have been procured . She should bave been put into damp sheets , and all the windows and doors thrown epen . The Jury having considered for half an hour returned a verdict , that "The deceased ' Catherine 8 mart , died of l » tnorrage during child-birth , being in want of proper medical attendance at tbe proper period . " Tbe foreman ( Mr . Bott , of York-street , Westminster ) , at the request of tbe jury , wished to add , that the thanks of tbe jurots were due , and by his mouth conveyed to Mr . Blandford , for bis attendance at tbe inquest , and the assistance ha had afforded .
Immediately after the the poor widower was Introduced , with tbe three children of the deceased , who were born at one birth . They were very fine-looking little creatures , apparently about two years and a half old , and much growu for their years . Genteelly but plainly clad in full mourning , tbeir appearance as tbey clung round their father , whom witb a sort of instinctive sympathy tbey embraced , as if feeling be was tbeir only support , excited general cominis&eration amongst the jurors , who instantly set on foot a shilling subscription to meet bis immediate wants .
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THE OASTLER LIBERTY FUND . Tbe press of matter occasioned by tbe great length el the all-important Thornley Collery case ; reports of the Yorkshire Assize , 2 c& Ac completely prevented us even noticing tbe important meetings , to raise subscriptions for tbe release of Mr . Oastler , whieh have been held , since the meeting in tbe Leeds Court House . We now report progress , though we can only give an abstract of what has been done in the noble work of philanthropy and too-long delayed justice .
THE MANCHESTER MEETING . On Thursday evening , Dec . 14 th , a public meeting of the friends of Mr . Oastler , convened by advertisement , " for tbe purpose of considering tbe best means to be adopted to raise funds to procure bis immediate release from prison , " was held at the Corn Exchange , Hanging Ditch . Though one of tbe League's " Ticket " gatherings took place at tbe Free Trade Ball at the same hour , there was a most crowded attendance , every seat being occupied a full half-hour before the time appointed for ; tbe commencement of the proceedings . Crowds subsequently poured in , and before the chair was taken , tbe reom was filled to overflowing . Tbe chair was taken by Mr . Fielden , M . P ., at a little after eight , the meeting having , for some time previously , manifested considerable impatience for the speakers to come forward . They were loudly cheered on their appearance on tbe platform .
The Chairman delivered a lengthy and excellent speech , in the course of which he was warmly applauded , and concluded by introducing Mr . Gregory . Mr . Gregory moved and spoke to the following resolution : — - " That this meeting views with regret and iadignation the l » Dg and unjust imprisonment of Mr . Oastler , itiicted upon him as a punishment for bis able and disinterested advocacy of the rights of the poor , and persevered in with tbe hope that the suffering of imprisonment and poverty may weaken , if not destroy , tbe powerful advocate of their cause in future . Tbat it is tbe imperative duty of every man ' to assist in obtaining tbe release of Mr . Oastler from prison , and in providing for bis future security , by aiding , witb all tbe means in bis power , a subscription for tbat purpose . "
Mr . W . J . Hodgktt * seconded , and Mr . J . P . Co » - bett supported tbe resolution ; which was put ant ) carried unanimously , amidst tbe most enthusiastic cheering . Mr . TboMaS Piexden moved— " That a subscription be raised within the counties of Lancashire , Cheshire , and Derbyshire , for tho parpose of obtaining tbe release of Mr . Oastler , and of providing for his future security ; and that a treasurer and a central committee be appointed for carrying the resolutions of this meeting into effect within the said counties . " Mr . James Leach , who was received with much applause , seconded tbe resolution . , Mr . Fekband , MP . was received with the most deafening cheers , tbe whole of tbe company rising and waving their hats . We give the following extracts from that gentleman ' s speech , all we can End room for , requesting tbe attention of our readers to
" TBE GREAT FACT " of Mr . Alderman Brooks admission , that , " WE'RE ALL FOR OURSELVES IN THIS WORLD . " Mr . Ferranrt said , Mr . Chairman and inhabitants of tbe town of Manchester , in rising to address you tonight , for the purpose of supporting the resolution wbich has been moved and seconded by the two preceding spsakers , I can fearlessly say that never public man in tbis country , under tbe same circumstances , addressed a public meeting with so much credit to himself—( applausfc ) . For , in the put wbich I bave considered it my duty to perform , as b Member of the House of Commons , I was led to believe , if I could have believed tbe assertion of those who save
utterance to tbe expressions , that here , in the town of Manchester , if 1 dared to show my face —( loud and prolonged cheers , and cries of " Long live Ferrand ! " )—tbat if I dared to appear before a public assembly in this town , a verdict of utter annihilation would await me —( " Never , never ! " )—that I should be driven from the town of Manchester witb ignominy and disgrace—( " never , never ! " )—for having brought charges against certain individuals which were false and unfounded—( applause ) . But here , my friends , in an open tueeting —( hear , hear ) , —without any tickets , for you to be driven to the' counting-houses for —( loud and prolonged cheers ; , —yon have come here , clothed in the garb of true-born independent Englishmen—^ applause )—determined to Bland by those who bave stood by you- ^ -
\ applause)—and to prove to England and the world that gratitude is yet a bright feature in tbe breaet of tbe labourer of England—( loud and long applause ) . Mr . Ferrand then proceeded to eulogise Mr . Oastler , and at seme length reviewed the services of that gentleman in bis endeavours to obtain justice for tbe working classes against the tyranny and grinding selfishness of the millocracy . In illustration of the selfishness of tbe loud-mouthed "anti-monopolists , " (?) he introduced the following iellinf anecdotes ;—In attempting to describe to you wbat 1 mean by selfish interest , I cannot do better than relate to you a short anecdote . During the period that the tariff was under discussion in the House of Commons , it happened tbat the subject of the diminution of the duty on coffee was to be brought forward on a particular night . I went down , Mr . Chabman , tothe House of Commons , for the purpose of being present during the debate . As I passed through the lobby of the House , Mr . Croucher , the
parliamentary agent , whom I have no doubt you know , tapped me on tbe shoulder , and said—" Mr . Ferrand , 1 am extremely anxious to introduce to yon a deputation bom Manchester . " I turned round and said I should be most bappy to meet any gentlemen bom Manchester on any question . He said they wished to speak to roe about the one now before the bouse . " Allow me ( be aaid ) to introduce to you Mr . Alderman Brooks . "—( Great laughter ) I made a low bow to Mr . Alderman Bfboks , and be did the same to ma—( Laughter . ) " O , Ihe eayB ) Mr . Ferrand , I am glad to shake hands with you ; you've given ub some hard rapa "— ( Laughter . ) I replied , I hope nothing but what is true , Mr . Biooks . " " Why , ( be said ) I must say , some of them are , some of them ar'nt" He then Baid" Mr . Feriand , 1 and the gentlemen yon Bee around me , ( and there were five or bix along with him ) wish to ask you to vote against the diminution of the duty on coffee "— ( srtttt langbter , and " There ' s free trade ") . I raistd my hands in astonishment . He says— " I'll tell
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you how it is . You see there ' s myself and these gentlemen bave been speculating very largely in coffee ' — ( great langhter ) . And my reply was— " And I hope , Mr . Brooks , you bave been taken in "—( laughter ) . " Ay , ( be s » y ») you see , if Sir Robert Peel reduces the duty on eo ' ttiie to the extent which he proposes to do we shall lose a very great sum of money . " ' What I ( I said ) this from Mr . Alderman Brooks , the great champion of the Anti-Corn Law Leage—( applause ) the apoBtle of freo trade—( applause ) who is for doing away with every protective duty in tbe country ! Impossible ! " " 0 , God love you , ( he said ) we're all for ourselves in this world "—( Roars of laughter , the mirth being not a little heightened by the close imitation which the Hon . Member save of the worthy
alderman ' s voice and m&nnei ) , Hia \ Mt . FetranA's ) reply was , that be saw before him the best sample of the Anti-Corn Law League , for he had tbe honesty to speak truth , and had admitted it to be self-interest * * But , my friends , I am addressing you in the town where monopoly has also raised its head in another way during the last twelve months . It was only last year tbat a grand dinner was given here to Mr . Emcvson Tennaut , by the calico-printers of Lancashire and the country at large . Amongst the subscribers to that splendid service of pJate which wai given to Mr . Emerson Tennant on that occasion , was Mr . Cobdeu—( bear , beai )—and that service of plate vras given to Mr . Emeraou Tenuant for bis successful exertions in obtaining an act of parliament which gives an unlimited
protection to the calico-printers of this Country —( applause ) . Then , if such be the case , let me ask these men to mete out the same justice to you aa they have given to themselves : if their property is to be protected , it is high time yours was—( loud applause ) . And if you will stand true to the principles which I profess , and which your worthy Chairman and numerous other manufacturers are professing at this moment , we will , legally , peaceably , and constitutionally , obtain tor you your just rights and privileges —( great applause ) . My friends , 111 give you another instance of self-interest . Mr . Williams , the membtT for Coventry , is a great free-trader—( laughter ) . Last year a person came over from the continent for the purpose of obtain ng
an act of parliament which should give him the power of manufacturing cheap watches in England ; he was applauded to the skies ; but the free-trade watch and deck makers of Coventry sent word up to Mr . Williams— " If you vote for the destruction of our trade we will- vote you out of Coventry" —( Applause ) . And so , fearing that he should be " sent t » Coventry " a different way from what be bad been heretofore , he went down to the Houao , voted against tbe act for cheap watches , calling it " a monopoly , ' and the man , who came from Switzerland , a " Swiss adventurer . " Mr . Ferrand continued at great length , interrupted only by repeated bursts of enthusiastic appl wise , and finally sat down amidst loud and prolonged cheering .
The resolution was then put and unanimously cartied . TheRev . j . Schoibfield , whe was received with much applause , moved—" That Mr . Thomas Fielden ba the treasurer of this fund . " iklr . Da vies seconded tbe resolution . The Rav . Mr . Steihenb spoke in support of the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . R . S . SoWLEH moved the appointment of the commltitee , and Mr . K . B . B . Cobbeit seconded Ihe motion .
The Chairman was about to put the resolution , when some sensation was created in the meeting by the appearance of Mr . Alderman Brooks on the platform . He looked about him , apparently a little bewildered , as though he bad got to tbe wrong meeting , but eome few persons in the body of the room having called out bis name , he thrust forward to tbe front of tbe platform , and essayed to address the audience . At first it was all dumb show , great confusion beiDg caused by such an unexpected intrusion ; but tbe Chairman having stated that Mr . Brooks had been invited by the committee to attend , and that he wished to have an opportunity of addressing the luesting , he was allowed to proceed .
Mr Brooks then , evidently very much excited , said , I have been at another mesting , and I heard there was a charge made against me hire ( looking at Mr . Fttraud , near to whom be stood ); so 1 thought I would come and see him face to face —( applause ) . Now , gentlemen , don't you think that is .. straight-forward ? Therefor ? , I do hope you'll give me a bearing . You have heard , I suppose , from Mr . Ferrand , that I was one of a deputation in London who called upon hint to get him to vote against the lowering of the duty on coffee ?—( "Te 8 . " ) And now you shall hear all the troth . He told you that , didn't he?—( " Yes , yes . ") la it true what he said , think you ?—( loud cries of " Yes , " and " It ' s true . " ) Then I say there ' s not a word of truth in it —( groans and uproar , during which the speaker
was for sometime inaudible ) . You see , I won't charge him with stating that which he did not belitvw , mark you ; because people are Often mistaken about matters —( laughter );—and I am quite sure he must bave so understood me , or be would not have made the charge —( hear , hear ) . Now , I'll tell you bow this coffee matter was —( groans and other marks of disapprobation ) . You shall bear every word , or else I'll wait while y « i ito . I say you are all suffrage people , as well as I ; but you must learn better manners , for it * only fair that we ahould all be beard . Well , gentlemen , if you recollect , when Sir Robert Peel ' s tariff came out he made a difference In tbe coffees : I'll tell you what it was . The duty before tbe alteration was for British plantation . Sd & pound—( A voice ; "Noj
sixpence . ") Fot British plantation , 8 d—(• ' Sixpence . ") Here Mr . Brooks seemed to be trying to recollect himself , and after a short consideration , said—O , yes , I beg : the gentleman's pardon ; it was sixpence ; he ' s right . —( Laughter , and great confusion , which led the Chairman to interfere- in behalf of Mr . Brooks , who , after a pause , proceeded with bis statement . ) Now , gentlemen , on British plantation it was 6 d ., and on foreign , that is , tbat which has gone round the Cape , 8 J . Now , they took one-third of the duty off the British , and made it 4 d . ; but instead of taking onethird , or 3 d ., off tbe foreign , they only took off Id . Now , what I went to London with the deputation for was to get them to take tbe same proportion of duty off the foreign coffee , as they were taking off tbe British plantation . Tbey took 3 d . off the British , but
only id . off the foreign , thereby robbing the people 0 this ! country , who used foreign coffee , of 2 i . in tbe pound . Now , why I went to London on the deputation was to get the foreign coffee reduced one-third , to » d . And I will tell you why I went ; tbe Brat thing was wy own interest ; for I lost £ 3 . , and a friend of mine lost a > similar sum . —( A burst of ironical cheers and laughter , wbich was kept up some minutes . ) I see you'll understand it ; if you'll wait , I'll bring it to your senses . —( Continued uproar . ) Now , gentlemen , the ; government robbed , the people that day of £ ' 300 , 000 , in consequence of the differential duties . If it bad not been for this , I ahould have been able to sell my foreign coffee 2 j . a pound cheaper . It was a dead robbery on the men who held foreign coffee . —( Ironical cheers . ) Mr . Brooks having paused till the noiee should subside .
Mr . FHRRAND tose , and was greeted with most deafening cheers . He said—That is nob the charge which I made against you , Mr . Broofca . —( Cheers . ) Mr . Brooks—What was it then ?—( laughter ) . Mr . Ferrand—Mr . Brooks was going to make a long speech about the different duties on , coffee : I said to him that was not the charge , and he turned round and asked what it was . / Now , he came into the room , and . said every word I bad uttered against him was untrue . I a » k yen if tie hftB not proved it out of hia own mouth ?—( loud cheers , and " He has ) " ) . And I Dow , in bis presence , repeat what I stated before , and what I should not have repeated tbis evening had I not known that the gentlemen below were reporting it , and that it would meet his eye—( applause ) . I stated
that I was passing through the lobby of the House of Commons , to take my place in that House , during the debate on the reduction of the duty ou coffees . As I passed through it Mr . Croucher , the parliamentary agent , tapped me on the back , and he said , " Allow me , Mr . Ferrand , to introduce you to a deputation of gentlemen from Manchester . " Mr . Alderman Brooks came up , and Mr . Croucher said , " Mr . Feirand , Mr . Alderman Brooks . " I said , "How do you do , Mr . Alderman Brooks ? I am happy to bo introduced to you , or to any deputation from Manchester "—( applause ) . He « aid r * " ' I aw bappy to be introduced to you Mr . Ferrand . You have said Borne strong things against us . " I said , " I hope I have said nothing but what is true" —( applause ) . Ha said , " Aye , there ' s some
hard hits , and some of them ' s perhaps true "—( great applause ) . He seemed all in a hurry to tell me about this coffee : for I have no hesitation , 08 I said this evening , in saying that he la one of the honeatest in tho lot But ; Mr . Oroucber said , " Ton had better let me state the case to Mr . Ferrand ; " and before he got halfway through , Mr . Brooks could not be quiet , but be began himself , and said , " Ay , and this gentleman , along witb myself , lias been speculating in coffee ; and if Sir Robert Peel reduces the duty to tbe extent he propoBts , we shall be great losers . " Now , he tells you to-night that he has lost £ 3 . 000 —( Applause ) . I held up my bands in amazsment , and I siid , kl What ! Mr . Alderman Brooks , the chairman of the Anti-Corn Law League ! the man who supports it with
his pocket to the extent ho does ! he who proclaims himself the advocate of frae trade and no protective duties I What ! you oppose the reduction of duty on coffee , by which the poov man could have his cup of coffee reduced in price I" —( Applause ) . " O f ( he says ) you see we are all for evuselves in this world "—( loud cheers and laughter ) . ( Here the Hon . Member fixed a steady gaza upon poor Mr . Brooks , who was seated d « se beside , looking dreadfully agitated ) . Now , then , let Mr . Brooks deny that , and I will produce witnesses who heard it —( cheers )— -at the door of the House of Commons , in the presence of the door-keepers , in the presence of Mr . Croucher , in the presence of other gentlemen , as well as of the deputation who . surrounded him j and what I have Bald , I will stand by to the last hour of my life—( loud cheers ) .
Mr . Bbooxs again attempted to speak , but tbe noise was so great that only a few unconnected words could be heard . We understood him to allege that Mr . Fenand had varied the terms of tbi cbargfi ftga \ nat Wni , and to state that tbe deputation had gone to London , not to keep up the duty , but to get It reduced , and that Mr . Croucher , the parliamentary agent , was specially employed by them for that purpose . * At the close of this scene , Mr . R . Sowler moved a vote of tbanka to . Mr . Ferrand , for bis attendance at tbe meeting , and hia able and couBiatent advocacy of
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the interests of ihe worfefrg classes . Tbe motion , being seconded , was carried am idst enthusiastic cheering . The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman by acclamation . The proceedings terminated with three cheers for Mr . Ferrand , three cheers for Mr . Oaatler , three for Mr . O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for the Northern Star arid three for the Mancheker Courier , and three groans for the Manchester Guardian . Olpbam . —A meeting was held In the Town Hall , on Friday evening , the 15 th inst The room waa filled to overflowing . ! Mr . Win . Taylor , manufacturer was called to the chair . The usual resolutions were adopted unanimously , and a committee was appointed to carry out the objects jof the meeting . Mr . Ferrand was present and was most enthusiastically received .
Bolton . —On Saturday evening , Dec . 16 th , a meeting . wa 8 heldin the Temperance Hall . The usual resolu tions wrte mived and spoken to by Messrs . Myerscough , Fishwicli , Fanand , and ethers . A committee was appointed to carry tbe object of the meeting into effect ; aud after a vote of thanks to Mr . Ferrand and the chairman , tjie meeting separated . StockpoRT .-tOh Monday , Deo . 18 th , a large and enthusiastic meeting was bolden jn the Hall of Science . Mr . Ferrand delivered a lengthy and able address , in the course , of which be was enthusiastically applauded . A committee waa appointed to raise subscriptions .
Preston . A crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Theatre , on Wednesday evening , Dee . 20 . Mr . T . Swinglehurst was called to the chair . Mr . Ferrand , M . P ., eptjke at great length in support of the objects of the meeting , almost every sentence' of his speech elicited unbounded tnthusiasm . A committee was appointed , and the meeting broke up .
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I NEW ZEALAND . We have been requested to give the following extracts from a letter received at Hull from the undersigned parties 1 The husband , Jonas , is a native of Holbeck ( Leeds ) . The writers' descriptions of life in New Zealand will be found interesting . Nelson , New Zealand , Feb . 14 th , 1843 . Dear Parents , —We sailed from Gravesendon the 1 st of August with about two hundred persons on board , including men , women , and children . We met with contrary winds and jbad weather for three weeks , and had a great deal of seii sickness on board . We came in sight of Madeira on tbe 23 rd Angust , and bave had five death 8 up to this : time . We have had three deaths during tbe last tive weeks , and have bad four births during the same time , and alt tbe women bave dono well , but only ono of the children bas lived .
On the 12 nd November we had a most awful stormthe thunder and ; lightning was terrible . We thought the ebip was on fire for some time ; the captain and several of tbe sailora were blinded for a few minutes ; ene of the sailors lostjthe use of hia limbs altogether . There was not one adult died during tbe voyage , nor any children above five years old . Wo suffered a good deal from sea sickness , but the children ailed very little . We arrived here on the 2 Ut of December , and v » e need scarcely say we were a'l well pleased to get safe on land once more—the jnatives crowded round us to welcome us in tbeir usual sway . The men and women all wear a blanket to cover them , except a few who adopt the
EDglisb driss , which we think will become more general amongst them . They area fine race of people , kind and hospitable in the { extreme Tbey are perfectly harmless , and much attached to tbe white people , Some few of them can understand a good deal of English , all of them a little ; they are ! remarkably honest , but like to have things given to them , such as pipes , tobacco , needles , cotton , or biscuit . We have frequently six or eight of thrtrr in the house together ; tbey walk in one after another without any ceremony , and seat themselves on the-floor . We have not seen a bouse with window-8 hutters , bolts , or" looks to the door ; every one tbiufcs themselves eafe without
The country is one of the finest in tbe world , such a one as we never beheld—it is very mountainsus : sonre of the mountains are three miles high—many covered with snow all the year yound , and several with evergreensthere are beautiful flowers growing wild . We baVe not seen a bit of fruit of any description . Tbere is none but a few young plants that have been brought from England lately . There U fish of almost every "kind in abundance—the natives will sell one that weighs twelve or fourteen pounds for a shilling . There are plenty of vegetables , but they are rather dear . Tbe land will produce anything ! you like to grow upon it in a very remarkably short jtime . . Land is letting at a low rent in some parts of the jcolony . Clothing Is very dear ; there are several large i stores where they sell all kinds of
things , both eatables , drinkables , and -wearables . We can buy some tbiftssas cheap as in England . Porter is 8 'lapint : bread ! is 6 d per two pound loaf ; butter 2 s 6 rl to 3 s 6 J per pound ; cheese 2 a 6 d per pound ; candles Is 6 J per pound j mutton and beef from Is to la 2 <\ per pound ; fl > ur , best quality , 24 a pur cwt , coffee Is per pound ; tea , good , 4 s to 5 j ; milk 6 d per pint : fresh pork 9 d per pound ; salt pork 7 d per ponndjsalt 2 < i per pound ; potatoes Id per pound ; starch Is 41 per pound ; loaf sugar 1 Od per pound ; raw sugar 4 . 1 to S 61 I per pound ; eggs 3 d each ; soap 5 d par pouud ; ric « 5 d per pound ; wines cbeap . There are plenty of curious shells , plenty of wild pigeona . plenty of wild ducts and pigs , besides a variety of small birds . !
Trade is net very brisk here at present , but there is every prospect of an improvement . We have ten ships here at present ; two from England . When any ; of the emigrants are sick , the company's Burgeon attends them gratis . If the husband ia sick , tbey give him the beat of attendance , and medicine , and keep him and bis family until he is better—and keep { them well too . The doctor ia the kindest man we ever met with aa a surgeon . We can wish for nothing better than the arrangements of the country . Tbe bouses are mostly built of wood , a few of bricks , and some thatched . ! Jonas and Mary Rider .
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South London . —chartist h * . ll . —The Chartists of this locality have fixed the 1 st of January , 1844 . for the collecting and receiving subscriptions for the National Tribute . ! A Donation of five shillings has been received from Mt . Ensor , Tnnbridge Wells , for the above Hall . MART 1 . EBONE . 4-At a meeting of the members of this locality of the National Charter Association , held on Wednesday evening , Dec 20 th , at the Mechanics Institution , Circus-street , New Road , the following resolutions were agreed to : — " That we agree with the
proposition to pay ; Id . per month to the National Vic tim Fund , and earnestly impress upon our Chartist brethren throughout the country the propriety of their adopting similar means to support the wives and families of our unjustly ] persecuted brethren . That the first collection take place on Sunday , Jan . 7 th , 1844 , and that the council be instructed to forward tbe proceeds immediately to the National Victim Committee with a request that they take into their immediate consideration tbe case of Mrs . Ellis , with the view of giving her every assistance in ( their power .
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FRANCE . — -The Legitimists . —Louis Philippe has dismissed eight Mayors of communes for attendng the levees of the Duke of Bordeux at Belgravesquare . j The Fortifications . —Another guardhouse , says La Reforme . J 8 about to be erected and fortified at the pavilion of the institute on the Quai Malaquais . According to tho proposed plan , this fortress will present twenty loopholes on . the sido of the river Seine , ten on each side , and ten in the Rue de Seine , making altogether fifty . The guardhouse which exists near the same situation is condemned as not sufficiently formidable .
Prince Louis j Napoleon has instituted a suit against the publip treasury of France , and the case was called on Thursday , in the Chamber of First Instance of Parisl The Prince claims the payment Of an annuity ( in perpetuity ) of 1 , 800 , 000 francs , granted to him by bsenalus-consultum of 1810 ' constitutive of the appanage of King Louis and Queen Hortense . He adduces likewise , in support of his ' pretensions , an ordinance of King Louis XVIII . ! conferring the estate of St . Leu on Queen Horfense , who was known ever afterwards under the title of Duche 6 s de St . Leu . The Treasury opposes to the demand of Prince Louis a plea of iucompetency . The affair has been poslppned until a future day , when M . Nogenti St . Laurent ia to plead for the Prince , and M . Ppugefc for the Treasury .
4 SPAIN . —Intelligence from Madrid of the 14 th instant , state that Olozaga continued to absent himself from the sittings of the Cortes . He does not sleep in hia owm house , ] bttt ,-is said to be concealed in the house of one of his friends . A great number of Opposition members had also absented themselves , and , about thirty of theni , according to some accounts , had left the capital to rouse the provinces against the Bravcl Ministry . The discussion in the Cortes , on the Queen ' s declaration , continued , but the interest in the affair Wa 8 subsiding . The Deputies who spoke last were Alcon , and Cortina . n Batonne , Dec . 2 O .-In the sitting of the 17 th vtha ' Congress adopted ^ by a majority of 101 to 48 , tho proposition of a message to the Queen . Tho Times Correspondent , writing from Madrid , on tho 17 fch , says i- ~ The Gazette teema with dismiss sals and promotions by the new Ministry . Gefes PolUicoe , Coat ad > r . es , mi Intendeds of Customs
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and Taxes in various provinces figure in the daily list of changes aloDg with judges and magistrates The Camarilla is undoing all that the Provisional Government did at such cost to the country during its short and troubled reign , and preparations ft ? civil war are evidently once more on foot . Indica . tions are already apparent at Saragossa , where the townspeople paraded the city in crowds , playing their famous national air , " La Sola Arragonesaf and giving . vivas for the constitution , and muerqs for traitors I" These crowds were dispersed , on the night of the 10 th instant , by the bayonet ; bat the citizens continuing to promenade , Shout , and > play the | jo / a , and matters growing worse , abandq was published by the Gefe Politico , on the 13-h ,, prohibiting its performance , and placing the disobedient under the operation of martial law . " '
Here , in Madrid , all is sympathetic alarm and military precaution . Sentinels , with loaded musket 1 , are placed at the corners of cross streets . The Princesa Regiment is kept ready in its barrack , untroubled by garrison duties of an ordinary character , and ready at a moments warning to be let loose on the turbulent . Narvaez drives about with a sergeant's guard of Hussars in front and rear , and aa aide-de-camp at each of his carriage windows armed with a carbine " ready" to deal with anybody who looks like an assassin .
Catalonia . —A letter from the frontiers of Catalonia , in the Phare of Bayonne , inform ? us that the fort of Figueras continued to fire on the IStb . on the fortifications thrown up by Prim . That person , in the hope of deterring Amettler from firing upon , the town , had resorted to the extraordinary proceeding of sending detachments into the country to arrest all tho relations of the insurgents who could be found , and bring them into Figueras . Thi 3 barbarous measure , however , appears to have had no effect upon the insurgent chief , whose fire has rather increased than diminished since his own family and three of his friends and partisans have been dragged into the town to sustain the horrors of a bombardment .
GREECE . —A Trieste letter of tho 13 thstate * , that some disagreeable scenes had taken place ia Athens , on December 6 , on account of a motion by M . Packos , one of the members of the National Assembly , for pecuniary relief to be given to digtressed foreigners . The people when they heard of this , collected before the TlOuse of the deputy , and broke his windows . Another riot took place in consequence of a satirical article on the Greek nation , inserted in a journal published by M . Soatjos . The Ministry had been compelled , in order to quiet the people , to order M . Soatjos to quit the country .
Preparations of the Russian Government . — The Cologne Gazette having stated that thu Russian Government had sent strong reinforcements to the army of the South , and this having been contradicted by othtir German j mrnale , the Gaxette repeats its statement . It ad us , on tbe authority of letters from Bessarabia , that the reinforcement amounts to fifteen thousand men , and that the evident motive for it is to keep down the agitation that reigns in the provinces bordering on Turkey , and also to be pre * pared for any insurrection of the Greek population in Turkey .
CANADA . —The disruption of the French minktry produced a prodigious excitement in Kingston , which continued till late in the evening of Tuesday , the 28 th ult ., the date of onr last advices . No explanation bad been given for this explosion , but La ' omaine , who is the master-spirit of the French party in United Canada , has promised the Assembly to give it in a few days . In the meantime , he ana his adherents remain with the governor , but in aa inactive state till ho forms a new ministry . it is impossible to tell what has been the chief cause of this difficulty . It will shake Canada to
pieces , unless S : r Charles Metcalfo acts with tact and decision . Ever since the coalition of the Frenoh and British interests , or rather since the French wore placed in power over the British , the pot of trouble has been boiling till the steam has forced the top off and brought on a crisis . Kingston was feU of rumours as to what course the governor would pursue , but thu most probable was , that he would call Draper , formerly Attorney-Ganeral of Canada , and Morris , an independent member of the Legislative Council , to his aid . These men have just influence enough with tbe French , it is said , to give the administration a working majority .
We find in the Niag + ra Chronicle accounts of disturbances which bad taken place amongst the Irish employed on the Welland canal . Fire-arms were used , and the result was the death of two or three men and a number wounded . Tbe same journal states that it was given in evidence at the investigation , that tho men employed in tho quarries were in possession of no less than one hundred stand of arms —a fact which , the writer considered , should induce the Government to consider whether the country ia not in want of an arms bill .
FOREIGN MISCELLANY . The Dead Alive . —La Presse publishes the following statement : —During the night of tho 7 th instant , a mau was supposed to die in the hospital of Gex . On the following morning he was placed in a coffio . At eleven o'clock the same day preparations were made for his funeral , when suddenly a noise was heard from within the coffin . The lid , which had been nailed down , was then raised , and the mail was removed alive . He had only fallen into a lethargic sleep . Mount Etna . —The Augsburg Gazette states , that the late eruption of Mount Etna had been most fatal —130 persons have perished , and the hospitals are filled with wounded . The small town of Bronte has hitherto escaped uninjured ; but letters of the 4 th inst . announce fresh disasters .
The Eruption of Mount Etna . —Aderno , Nov . 26 . —I wrote to you yesterday in great haste ( as an opportunity for Catania and Messina wag just offering ) from a place which people have agreed to call a convent , but which at the present moment scarcely offers a miserable shelter to the traveller caught by bad weather , —where , before a sparing fire of dearly bought brushwood , he may dry his garments a little and warm himself . During the time I was writing my loiter the top of the mountain had commenced , with renewed vehemence , and with tremendous noise , to throw out , at first thick black clouds of smoke and vapour , and soon nfocrwardsa mass of water , ashes , sand , and enormous stones , which flew away in every direction , and probably , at least to
leeward , to a great distance . We did not think ourselves any longer secure in our place of refuge , aud we left it to get nearer to the road leading to Aderno , as it now had become impossible , without much circuitous travelling , to reach Bronte , where I originally intended to proceed . We had , however , scarcely comeiato the open air , when we became aware that the present new volcano , in half height of the north-western declivity of the mountain , had also recommenced to rage , and to throw out a mass of fiery lava , which , as every unevenness of the ground has been filled up by the effluxions going en since the 18 th , poured down with immense velocity into the valley in a southern direction from Bronte . The vapour which this efflux from hell emitted , and the which
gas developed itself , made breathing difficult . Being so near , we began to feel rather uneasy and retired therefore towards Aderno , without , however , losing Bight of the firestream . It had pursued , m the meantime , the direction taKen up before , and rolled itself with a roaring noise over tho road , already destroyed and covered thirty feet high with dross and rubbish , and over the descent , cultivated with great industry , towards the sloping banks of the Simeto . On this descent a gre&t number of men and women , inhabitants of Bronte and its vicinity , were busy trying to save from this universal devastation the fruits of hard and uninterrupted toil of many years , at least the wood of the olive , and other fruit trees , for firewood . When the firestream surprised them , many of them , some thirty persons , were completely surrounded and burned to death , and several others could only be saved with great
difficulty , and not without dangerous wounds . Last night the new crater and the lava-stream presented a sight whieh can only be speechlessly looked upon , but cannot be described . The moon came coldly piercing through the gloomy clouds and hung her pale light over the country , bloodred illuminated by the fire of the eruption and of the liquid lava . Here and there , when the stream threw itself over , a declivity or a craggy rook * a new awful noise arose , * when the lava reached trees or shrnbs , cleat flames were flickering up suddenly , but only for moments , and also the distant trees were seen to blazJandfall . The highest cone of the giant mount did not keep quiet all this time , but continued with the same violence to throw out , although without fire . During tho night the imposing sight was heightened by vivid lightning forking through the darkness of the blael ' clouds of smoko . —Augsburg Gazette .
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* Mr . Brook ^ has sin ce the abov e meeting again denied the truth of Mr . Ferrand ' s statement A friend of Mr . Brook ' s , who has volunteered a letter in bis defence in the Morning Chronicle , aJniits that tbe words " We're all Tor ourseives in this world , " wete spoken by Mr . Brooks , but he asserts that they were applied in another sense to that alleged by Mr . Ferrand . Out readers may decide for themselves . They know Mr . Ferrand , and they know something of the blustering Leaguer , Mr . Alderman Brooks , ( at least our Manchester readers do , ) they will have no difficulty in deciding which man to believe .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct683/page/6/
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