Lancashire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, fyc. [SEPT. 



Ings that, taking a line between the present 

 Bolton and Worsley roads, the railway would 

 pass no fewer than 23 coal pits, and that it 

 would bring to Manchester 150,000 tons of 

 coal at one-fourth of the present rate of car- 

 riage ; and that by having waggons con- 

 structed on purpose, the carts of the bleachers, 

 spinners, paper makers, and others, near the 

 line of road, could be brought without un- 

 loading. It was also stated that the number 

 of persons passing in one way or another by 

 the 14 daily coaches, by the boats, on foot, 

 &c. was nearly as great as between this town 

 and Liverpool. The estimated cost of the 

 railway is 100,000, of which 40,000 was 

 subscribed for at the meeting, and the whole 

 would have been svibscribed for, had it not 

 been deemed advisable to hold shares for the 

 landholders, manufacturers, &c. on the line 

 of road. Manchester Courier) July 31. 



The exhibition of pictures, &c. at the 

 Royal Institution at Manchester has opened, 

 and we consider it (says the Manchester 

 Courier) as decidedly the most splendid of 

 any which has yet been witnessed in this 

 place ; a third room has been completed, 

 and filled with part of the pictures, and the 

 front of the building is now completed, and 

 a neat iron railing has been erected round it. 

 Casts from the Elgin marbles have been 

 arranged round the entrance hall. 



We have at present great satisfaction in 

 saying that we scarcely ever remember the 

 trade of this town and neighbourhood gene- 

 rally to have been in a more healthy and 

 satisfactory state than, by common consent, 

 it is admitted to be at this time. Man- 

 chester Paper. 



A public meeting of the inhabitants of 

 Liverpool was held in the Music-hall, 14th 

 August, " to take into consideration the 

 best mode of expressing their admiration of 

 the independent and heroic spirit of the 

 People of Paris, as recently displayed in 

 their resistance to the infringement of their 

 Constitutional Rights, and to manifest their 

 sympathy with the survivors for the loss of 

 those distinguished Patriots who fell in the 

 glorious struggle," when several resolutions 

 were passed, and a subscription entered into 

 amounting to upwards of 500. 



YORKSHIRE A public meeting has 

 been recently held at Elland for the purpose 

 of taking into consideration the propriety of 

 forming a Political Union, when various 

 resolutions were passed unanimously, "for 

 the attainment and maintenance of lost con- 

 stitutional rights, for a union of all classes 

 of society, after the model of the Birming- 

 ham Union." The tri-coloured flag was 

 hoisted, preceded by a band of music in 

 procession ; about 1,500 persons attended. 



NORTHAMPTON By the abstract 



account of the county expenses for last 

 year, made up to Easter sessions, it appears 

 that it amounted to 7,968. 17s. 6d. For 

 county bridges and miscellanies about 1,000 

 was required; the rest was expended for 



vagrants, felons, prosecutions, debtors, gaol, 

 judges' house, county-hall, coroners, and 

 Bridewell. 



A society called " the Northampton Pa- 

 triotic Union," was instituted August II, 

 for the purpose of preserving the freedom 

 and independence of the borough from all 

 corrupt influence in the election of mem- 

 bers to represent that town in parliament, 

 and to secure the return of such patriotic 

 men i\ho will support parliamentary re- 

 form, a reduction of taxation, and an econo- 

 mical expenditure of the public money, 

 &c. &c. 



WORCESTERSHIRE. At these as- 

 sizes 10 prisoners received sentence of death, 

 4 transported, and a few were imprisoned. 



WARWICKSHIRE A.t the county 



assizes 16 prisoners were recorded for death ; 

 18 were transported, and 22 imprisoned for 

 various periods. 



HEREFORDSHIRE At these assizes 



10 prisoners were recorded for death, one 

 was transported, and several imprisoned. 



SOMERSETSHIRE Twenty-one pri, 



soners were recorded for death at these 

 assizes; 8 were transported, and 10 im- 

 prisoned for various periods. 



In congratulating his present Majesty on 

 his accession J;o the throne, the address from 

 the Bath and West of England Agricul- 

 tural Society, says " We rest with pride 

 and confidence under the protection of a 

 Sovereign who, for 13 years, has been at the 

 head of the noble Vice-Patrons of our society, 

 and who, in noticing the labours of one of our 

 late Vice-Presidents, has condescended to 

 express himself in these memorable terms : 

 4 I know, and therefore esteem him, and 

 accept with pleasure the Cloth he is kind 

 enough to send ; I shall have it made into 

 the Naval Uniform, as being the gift of an 

 English farmer, following the example of 

 the King of Great Britain, who first intro- 

 duced the Merino breed of sheep into these 

 kingdoms.' " 



HANTS A new line of road is just 

 completed, leading from Wickham to 

 Droxford, through a space of the King's 

 Liberty, in the Forest of Bere, which 

 shortens the distance about one mile in 

 five, and avoids three very unpleasant, not 

 to say dangerous hills, and which will be 

 extremely pleasant when it has been a little 

 time travelled upon. 



NORFOLK Five prisoners were re, 

 corded for death at these assizes, and 4 

 transported. 



Last Monday, previous to submitting 

 their 24th exhibition to public inspection, 

 the society received the mayor, aldermen, 

 sheriffs, and other gentlemen, to a private 

 view of the paintings, drawings, and en- 

 gravings, at their New Gallery, Norwich. 

 On this occasion thanks were given for the 

 donation voted last year to the institution. 



