THE NEWSPAPEP. 



[1844 



. ..The ^"S^d to Aberystwith, was 

 mi oi ^^ b °^and her daughter, last week, 



- *2i& e?s ° f the county ga ? lj , 200 yards 



•^ ,,fU v Tdthe London police regularly peram- 



*-* ^1 1 Uav. The commissioners when 



*• W «re faformed that this gate was unnecessary 



»*■ **$ th e grievances ; notwithstanding which 



^Luced, and has a?ain fallen. 



* rt !^t2Sers have at length turned out in all 

 J*J?-"?5 to county. On Wednesday last, con- 



** •ffSlSLTwa. crealed in Derby by the arrival of 

 ^^•3£T numbering about 340, from Pmxton 



• Wf SlSer places in the mining districts. They 

 Jirket-Place, from whence they proceeded in 



tee or four abreast, through the town to the 



where they held a meeting, after which a 



•a. awde among the people assembled, and the 



On Monday last a meeting was held 



—--. jjj \. the colliers andiron-stone getters, who 



U ST tDe Union. A large concourse of people 



^to bear the statements of the speakers con- 



1 condition of the miners. Meetings have been 



m*tBelper,Alfreton, Ilkeston, Mansfield, and other 



fT and coils have risen considerably in price.— 



CLu from Leicester state that the strike has ex- 



to the Whitwick, Snibston, and other coal-pits in 



that coontv For several weeks past the men have been 



mkmi otlv three or four hours daily, and intend to 



their labour altogether, unless their terms are 

 noted to by the proprietors of the different collieries. 

 "*/2rtf irienl.-An evening paper states that the Isle 

 of Wight Joint-stock Bank, which was formed on that of 

 Roe and Hl^hford's, of Newport (better known as Sir 

 gjp fp- j Binett'i), has suffered severely by the conduct 

 of their manning directors, having, in less than two 

 jean, loft the whole of their paid-up capital. The share- 

 toMert, finding themselves such considerable losers, in- 

 voirtd in Uw suits and their issues contracted, have re- 

 ■olvtd on closing the concern this week, in favour of the 

 Notional and Provincial Bank of England, which will open 

 oa the tame premises this day. The losses in the 

 by the last three banking establishments, have been 

 ___j»e.— It is said to be in contemplation to erect a 

 pile pier in the vicinity of Osborne-house, for the use of 

 Her Majesty and the Royal Family, whereby they will be 

 able to proceed by their private road to embark in the 

 Roval yacht. Some of the members of the Board of Ad- 

 miralty, accompanied by Capt. Brandreth, director of the 

 works, hive visited the neighbourhood to ascertain the 

 proper lite for such a pier. 



Liverpool.— A public demonstration in this town was 

 •riven oc Friday week to Mr. O'Counell, W. Rathbone, 

 Esq., in the chair, supported by many hundred persons. 

 The meeting took place in the Amphitheatre, which was 

 crowded to excess. Several speeches were delivered in 

 ftvonr of justice to Ireland, and in condemnation of the 

 preeeedioga ado] I 1 at the late trials in Ireland, as a vio- 

 Utien of constitutional rights. Mr. O'Connell addressed 

 mt meeting at great length. 



Oxford.— On Friday Elliott, the cigar merchant, who 

 hat been in custody for the last fortnight on suspicion of 

 heiag concern? I, with others not yet in custody, in rob- 

 «af the Defiance Oxford coach of 1500 sovereigns, was 

 •jr the third time brought before Drs. Harrington and 

 Martham, magistrates for Oxfordbhiie, and, afeer under- 

 f04mg a pmate examination, was remanded for ten days 



i? 1 *?' , 0m " ll lhat caQ °e learned about the robbery, 

 v Vy**** t " at ' lt *till remains in profound mystery. It 

 o«o Oeen aUted that the other parties concerned in it were 

 •J 1 * no,rntoth e metropolitan police ; but notwithstand- 



2r ! a the P rofound secresy observed in the whole 

 ™r.Jt does not appear that the persons engaged in the 



the wSter bCea able t0 advance a sin 2 le ste P m 



^['^"T Th ? slir c™sbury News states that the 

 ^>nging to the bankrupt estate of Messrs. 



■SfiSoTT 1 \ n ^ Co '' consistin ? ° f the Eobw Vale 



b? certain ^ ° n ^ 0rJiS »were on Monday last purchased 



into n* rtner8 in the Col ebrook Dale Company, who 



r i. 9ir 8 n£?, ,0n in lhe week ensuing. The purchase 



*ib UW/. Upon the property upwards of C000 



**rds"of 2800^^' 8D(i the total extent of land is Up ' 

 arrangement ♦if 01 ' 68 ' Iu cor »sequence of this fortunate 

 taeCo »n, cre ^»tors of Messrs. Harford, Davies, 



P*»4 wnl h - pate that a d 'vidend of 14*. or 15s. in the 

 v***n2 r7T mm u d , iatel y P aid them.— The Tixall estate, 

 a^rly 4000 llxa,Uha ", and the entire domain of Tixall, 

 f ordihire h "k!" ° f knd ' situated ia the Garden of Staf- 

 S* Clifford r Purchased by Viscount Ingestrie from 



H »J»ood AhK n,U ? ; Sir Clifford ^serving to himself 

 Kailwmu, -f ■ * ancie nt seat of the Aston family. 



property 



n v mrnm av-.iv, */§ tilt/ AOtV/11 lai&Jt*** 



k,r«,- v e foliow 'ng are the returns for the last 

 °>»ningham an d Derby, 1279/. ; Birmingham 



J»*Gloucei^ r " 

 **!» an 



Gra«4 Junpfirt ~ /•%-""*'"*•' ^^at western, li.vjut. ^ 



S*;G«tt N«»u al/ : ; G1 «H«>w, Paisley, and Ayr. 

 "*ineham i a i, "J 1 °i En S**nd, 1253/.; London aud 



«•»«. 1 988/. ; Eastern Counties, 3331/.; Edin- 

 tSTM^LO** We»tern, 12.030/.; 



404-/ ,e8 !f ana Birmingham, 2828/. J North 



*•**» and n I * ewca * tle a «d Carlisle, 1415/. ; South- 

 4<9i ; York .n7-l? , 45/ * ; Sheffield and Manchester, 

 *■ *>«blS XTk rth Midland - 1784/.-The meeting of 

 "^ di*id ,L ,** t0Vfn Company took place last week, 

 • . " a of o/. per shart* -«« ,i.oi.».i „.«k!. «»f 



•fths 



' " W,U B 6 °»o«. iy,. jd. The gross revenue 

 g a PI )e ars to have amounted to 23,689/. 



The Dalkey line, which is worked by the atmospheric | 

 principle, was opened to the public last week, and an 

 experimental trip made a few days previously is spoken of 

 by the Irish journalsin the most satisfactory manner. — The 

 dividend declared at the Newcastle and Carlisle meeting was 

 4 per cent, for 1 00/. share, free of income-tax. Although the 

 receipts of the line have fallen a trifle below those of last year, 

 the directors seem to hate every confidence in the ultimate 

 success of the undertaking, and they are using every en- 

 deavour by the reduction of interest on their bonded debt 

 and curtailment of general expenditure to exercise a pro- 

 per economy for the benefit of the shareholders. It was 

 stated at the meeting that the line will be completed for a 

 sum less by 120,000/. to 130,000/. than the amount al- 

 lowed to be raised by the powers of the act of Parlia- 

 ment. The act allowed 1,250,000/., and at present little 

 more than 1,000,000/. had been expended, in which is in- 

 cluded, not only the formation of the line, but also the 

 depots, engines, carriages, and other machinery.— The 

 committee of the House of Commons appointed to try the 

 merits of two bills brought into Parliament by the Great 

 Western and South "Western companies, the one for con- 

 structing a branch line from the South Western line to 

 Newbury, and the other for the construction of a branch 

 line from the Great Western line to the same place, con- 

 cluded its labours on Tuesday, after having sat nearly a 

 fortnight. Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Gurney ap- 

 peared for the Great Western Company ; and Mr. Hill, 

 Q.C., Sergeant Wrangham, and Mr. Hilliard for the 

 South Western Company. The evidence on both sides 

 was very voluminous, but the principal evidence was 

 given by Mr. Brunei, the engineer for the Great Western, 

 and by Mr. Locke, the engineer of the South Western. Mr. 

 Pakington, the chairman of the committee, on Tuesday 

 stated that the committee had come to the determination 

 of granting the line from Basingstoke to Newbury, which 

 was the one proposed by the South Western Company, 

 and rejecting the line proposed by the Great Western 

 Company from Reading to Newbury.— The Dover railway 

 company have given notice of cheap excursions to Dover 

 from the London-bridge station, on Easter Monday and 

 Tuesday, being no less than 176 miles by railway for 6#.6rf.! 

 The Southwestern Company have also announced excur- 

 sions to Southampton and back for 14s. ; and to Gosport 

 and Portsmouth for 15s; while the Brighton Company 

 offer an excursion to Brighton and back for 5s., and to 

 Tunbridge for 2s. Cd. This spirited and liberal example 

 will no doubt be appreciated by. the public. An inter- 

 esting country and a healthful enjoyment of sea air is thus 

 put within the reach of thousands, and it is said that these 

 excursions will be extended to the Continent as the season 

 advances. 



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IRELAND. 



Dublin.— It having been generally'Iknown that Mr. 

 O'Connell had arrived from England/and would attend 

 the weekly repeal meeting on Monday, the doors^of the 

 Conciliation Hall were at an early hour besieged by appli- 

 cants for admission, who were anxious to greet him on his 

 arrival. Mr. S. O'Brien presided, and Mr. O'Connell 

 opened the proceedings by announcing the receipt of 600/. 

 from the New York Repealers. Mr. J. O'Connell said 

 he had been honoured by Lord Ffrench with the perusal 

 of a correspondence which passed between him and Lord 

 Charlemont upon the subject of Repeal, and as he had 

 been permitted by his lordship to make it public, he would 

 read it for the meeting. He then read Lord tnarle- 

 mont's letter, which proposed periodical sittings of the 

 Imperial Parliament in Dublin, and requesting his signa- 

 ture to an address to the Queen for that purpose. Lord 

 Ffrench's answer was of great length, but its substance 

 stated that he did not approve Lord Charlemont s plan of 

 an itinerant Parliament, and would not therefore append 

 his signature to the address. Mr. O'Connell then ad- 

 dressed the meeting at great length on the reception he 

 had met with in Em;land, on the question of the Fresoy- 

 terian Marriages, &c. He said that although he should 

 be sent to prison the cause of Repeal would still prosper, 

 and that if the people followed the same peaceable course 

 in 1844 that they did in 1843 the question of Repeal 

 would be clenched. The funds of the Repeal Association 

 would be the pulse of the Nation which would truly tell 

 the real condition she was in. Let the people go on sub- 

 scribing their penny a month, and the year 1844 would 

 give them more members than they had in 1843 ; those 

 numbers would be counted in the amount of their funds in- 

 stead of millions meeting in noon-day; and if the people 

 persevered, as he knew they would, nothing could retard 

 their cause. For himself he cared little what would 

 become of him, but he felt a serene conviction on his 

 mind that a day of peace, prosperity, and happiness was 

 about to dawn on Ireland. He would conclude by moving 

 three resolutions. First, that it be referred to the com- 

 mittee to devise the best means of rendering assistance to 

 the Presbyterians in their present circumstances. Se- 

 condly, That an address of affection and gratitude from the 

 Irish nation be prepared and presented to the English people. 

 Thirdly, That an address to the Irish people be prepared, 

 calling upon them to persevere in the same peaceable 

 cause that had marked their progress up to the present 

 period. These propositions were put and carried amidst 

 loud cheers. The amount of rent for the week was about 

 910/.— The landlord and tenant commission, consisting 

 of Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr. Redington, 

 and Mr. Wynne, were actively engaged at Belfast on 

 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last week, in makjng 

 inquirv respecting the occupation of land in the cojint.es 

 of Down and Antrim. They examined at great length 

 the agents of the Marquises of Hertford and Londonderry, 

 Mr. D. Ker, and other proprietors, together with a num- 



ber of occupying tenants and farmers, as well as the per- 

 sons selected, for examination by the several boards of 

 guardians in the neighbourhood of Belfast. On Thursday 

 they proceeded to inspect the improvements now in pro- 

 gress on Lord Dufferin's estate, near Donaghadee, and 

 on Lord Londonderry's near Newtownards, and the drain- 

 ing, &c, on the property of Messrs. Andrews, at Cumber. 

 On Friday they held their inquiry at Antrim. On 

 Saturday they were joined by the Earl of Devon, at Ban- 

 bridge, and examined a number of witnesses respecting the 

 occupation and management of land on the large estates in 

 that neighbourhood of the Marquess of Downshire, Lord 

 Roden, Mr. Whyte of Loughbrickland, and others. 

 During the present week they were to visit Larne, Coie- 

 raine, and Moneymore. 



SCOTLAND. 



Edinburgh.— On Saturday, the 23d of March, the 

 Senatus Academicus reduced the list of candidates for 

 the Professorship in the Edinburgh University to three— 

 namely, Messrs. Donaldson, Bennet, and Mainztr, and 

 agreed to meet on that day week for electing a Professor. 

 In the Interval, however, another candidate sent in his 

 claims— a gentleman, it is said, poteessing high qualifica- 

 tions for the chair, namely, Henry H. Pearson, Esq., at 

 present residing at Dresden, and son of the Dean of 

 Salisbury. In consequence of this application, the 

 Senatus, on a motion made to that effect, and by a 

 majority of one, agreed to postpone the election till B 

 1st of June next, in order to give time for the electors to 

 investigate the claims of the new candidate. — The Lords 

 of the Treasury have authori 1 the erection of four new 

 and greatly-enlarged Lords Ordinaries' court-rooms, to 

 replace the present small and inconvenient courts o! law 

 in this city. — The directors of the public baths recently 

 established in Edinburgh, have received, by letter, a 

 donation of 100/. from Prince Albert, who has been also 

 graciously pleated to intimate that he feels " most happy 

 to contribute that sum to the effecting of so very praise^ 

 worthy an object.'' 



*ato. 



Housa op Lords.— The Queen v. Millis.- Appeal-' We no- 

 ticed briefly in oar Parliamentary Kcport last week, that this 

 cast had been decided on Friday. The following is a summary 

 of the proceedings :— After a long conversation between the Lord 

 Chancellor and Lords Brougham, Cottenham, and Campbell, the 

 above case was called on. Lord Hrougham th. n moved 



that judgment be enters I for the plaintiff in error. (Had thia 

 proposition been adopted, the flrst marriage— namely, that which 

 had been performed according to the Preabyterlan form per vrrha 

 de prascnti, would have been held to have been a valid marriage. 

 The Lord Chancellor having put the question, deel the divi- 



sion to have been m favour ot the " Contents/' Lord Cottenham 

 then moved that the House do divide. Strangers were ordered 

 to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— 

 Contents, 2; Non-contents. 2. The result of this division there- 

 fore Will be, that the judgment of the Court below, declaring the 

 first marriage to be invalid, will stand undisturbed, each party of 

 the law Lords present being equal in number. 



Norfolk Circiit, Norwich.— Jnkn Knowles, ten., and John 

 Knules. jun., were indicted, the latter for feloniously setting 

 fire to a dwelling-house and some corn-stacks, ., with intent 

 to defraud the Norwich Union Insurance Company, and the for- 

 mer for procuring him to commit that felony. The prisoners 

 are father and son, and the former before and at the 

 time of the commission of the fel >ny in questi " wa* 

 by trade a cooper, and also head keeper of the Happis- 

 burgh lighthouse on the Norfolk coast, and the tenant 

 of a small farm at Ea<t Ruston : his son resided with him 

 at the lighthouse. The eider prisoner was about to quit his farm, 

 at Michaelmas, and in the course of last summer he insured his 

 stock in trade, his furniture, and farming produce, in the office 

 of the prosecutors, in a sum which appeared by the evidence to 

 be beyond the value of the property insured. On the 10th Uct. 

 the farm was fired, and the younger prisoner was seen on the 

 premises shortly before the flames burst for' h. The elder prisoner 

 was also absent from his lnntern that nitht. The Jury found 

 both prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to transportation 



O poucK, a MANSi0N llousi.-On SatuMay Mrs. Dorey, Mrs. 

 Saunders, alias Emma Slack, and the otht rpersons charged with 

 being concerned in the Wills Forgeries, were brought up tor 

 final examination. The evidence adduced was for the purpose 

 of connecting Mrs. Saunders with the other P^ c ' s - Afjcra 

 long examination the Lord Mayor committer all of them to New- 

 gate to take their tri al at the ensuuiir • -ions. 



BIRTHS.— On the 26th uit., at Bordeaux, the wife of N. 

 Johvston, Esq..ofadau ii hter-25thult., at Lynn Regis, Dor- 

 ic" the wife of Major Mastkr, 4th Light Dragoons of a son- 

 Lately.atStretton.hall, Staffordshire, the »«* ° f h ^ e » te ' ^ 

 General Monckto*. of a son-26th nit., at the hoiue of her 

 father, West Exe Lodge, Tiverton, the ady of the Rev . E . Pol^ 

 of a son-27th alt., at Edinburgh, the lady of Sir D J^*;? f 

 Eeechwood, Bart., of ason and h«'-29tholt.. " ttte ^ cara & e » 

 Warkworth, theladj of the Rev. H. £«<*, o fa eon . 



« fear ssr» T ; I 



D1ED.-I9th ult., at Dover, Roar. Wrioht. formerly of Lon- 

 Ho„ mVrchant.sged 72-25th Inst., at her reaideuce. No. 112, 

 Camden road Villi Mrs. H. Smith, late of the Island of Nevis, 

 aeed6o-26th inst., at his residence in the Close, Norwich, the 

 Rev F Ho was, minor canon of Norwich Cathedral, aod rector of 

 VVarningham Pigott, Norwich, aged 68 — 28th inst., at 

 Bath F W. FAVK,Ksq.. Rear-Admiral of the White-29th inst., 

 Euz' ViGKas, relict of the late Edward Vigers. of Kennington, 

 Surrey aged 79— 29th nit., at her residence, 36, Fitzroy-square, 

 London, Mrs. K. Brown, aged 83-30th ult., after a few daya 

 illness, Catherinb Lkoh, wife of E. Legh, Esq., of the Limes, 

 Lewisham, Kent-30th ult., at Portland-square, Bristol, Mary 

 WvndoWK, relict of the late S. Wyndowe, Esq., ot Kmgsdown, 

 in the county of Gloucester, aged 85 -30th ult., at the rew^Jf 

 of his son. Farnham, Surrey, S. Clarrb, Esq., late ^ *»»•. 

 Dorsetshire, aged 72-30th ult., at Sheffield, T. D .Phi lipps, 

 Esq., surgeon, youngest son of the late Rev N. PJilW" .»•£•» 

 of Moor-lodge, near that place-30th ult at L* m ^ b ^^, C or 

 Goulohawke, widow of the late Caut. James » °??Jt „?♦ lS h*» 

 the Hon. East India Company's Service, age^Mj-3jst ^.^^ 



resi 



holt, Kent, agecU7-3ist alt., of •PJPW^g^ Vurgeen' , aged 



eldest son of J. T. Mitchell, Esq., of ^J^f^^ ^Mr 7g. 

 18-2d inst., at his residence, QueenVroad Rayiw* , 

 B. Thompson, of 390, Oxford-Street, aged oj. 





