June 22,] 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



Durham.— A meeting wag held in this city on Pridaj 

 for the purpose of promoting the erection of a monument 

 to the late Earl of Durham. The monument will be 

 erected on Pensher-hill, and will be seen from the Great 

 Northern Railway, and from a large portion of the sur- 

 rounding country, as it will be upwards of 70 feet in 

 height. It will consist of a rectangular base of solid 

 masonry. 97 feet long, and 54 wide, rising 10 fe. above 

 the platform of the bill, being surmounted by 18 lofty, 

 open, equidistant columns, supporting at each end a pe- 

 diment, and on each side a broad deep entablature, 

 which will serve as a promenade. It is expected that the 

 monument will be commenced forthwith, sufficient sub- 

 scriptions to cover expenses having been received. 



Eton^On Thursday, His Royal Highness Prince 

 Albert laid the foundation-stone of the new buildings at 

 Eton College. The Prince arrived from town about 

 half-past 12, and was received with all the honours by 

 the College authorities. After Divine Service in the 

 chapel, the Prince performed the ceremony of hying -the 

 foundation-stone, after which the Captain of the School 

 delivered a Latin oration. The Bishop of Lincoln then 

 delivered the benediction, and the numerous assemblage 

 retired. Three galleries, one of which was crowded with 

 ladies were erected for the accommodation of the nume- 

 rous friends of the authorities of the College and visitors, 

 to the number of between 2000 and 3000. 



Graucsend.—A. Mr. Jury, the owner of several houses 

 in this town, has been committed for trial on the charge 

 of having wilfully murdered a woman named Elizabeth 

 Hartnell, aged 37, with whom he lived. The woman was 

 found severely wounded, and the prisoner said it was 

 caused by an upset of his gig. It was proved, however, 

 that he had inflicted the wounds on her head with a pewter 

 pot, both parties being intoxicated. 



Guernsey.— The local papers state that Ministers have 

 declared their desire of having the complaints brought by 

 the Court and the inhabitants against the Lieutenant- 

 Governor heard by the Privy Council with the least pos- 

 sible delay, and that the first hearing will take place 

 before the end of this month. 



Huntingdon.— A severe shock of earthquake was 

 felt at Yaxley in this county on Wednesday evening, the 

 12th inst., more particularly on the hill, appearing like a 

 park of artillery passing under the houses, shaking them 

 to the foundation. Scarcely a shower of rain has fallen 



since the 26th March. 



Manchester.— On Friday last, the immense tract of 

 bog land called Chat Moss, over which the Manchester 

 and Liverpool railway runs, was discovered to be on fire 

 in two places. . This moss has, within the last few years, 

 been put under cultivation very extensively, and many 

 prosperous farms have been established upon it. In con- 

 sequence of the long continuance of dry weather, the 

 vegetation has become very inflammable. The confla- 

 gration is supposed to have been caused either by the 

 farmers on the border burning off the moss and heather, 

 to render the land more susceptible of improvement, or 

 by spontaneous combustion. The fire extended over a 

 distance of at least three miles, and the smell of burning 

 peat was perceptible in Manchester, the strong westerly 

 winds causing it to drive in that vicinity. Numbers of 

 persons were engaged in attempting to stop the progress 

 of the fire by digging trenches in the neighbourhood of 

 "Worsley, the seat of Lord F. Egerton, whose fine plan- 

 tations escaped with slight injury. 



Newcastle-upon-Tyne. — An inquiry under a writ of 

 extent issued out of the Court of Exchequer, has been 



the Welsh lns:iopricwa< alluded to with praise; reference 

 was made to Sir W. Medlycott's military services ; to 

 the adventures and scientific pursuits of Sir James Ross, 

 the arctic and antarctic voyager; and General Pasley. 

 \ hieh eulogy was passed upon the forensic character 

 and eloquence of Sergeant Talfourd, and his successful 

 cultivation of letters was happily alluded to. The rest 

 were merely introduced without preface or praise. I he 

 Vice-Chan«ellor took the " placets" and the non 

 placets" of the members of convocation ; and, in each 

 instance, not one -non placet" was spoken. The 

 Crewian orations and the prize poems were then recited, 

 after which the Convocation was dissolved. There was 

 less expression of opinion on the part of the undergra- 

 duates than there was last year, in consequence of a 

 public caution from the Vice Chancellor on the subject 

 The concert th n took place, with which the easiness of 



the commemoration terminated. a ii ni i P j to 



Wakefield.— The poor woman (the second) alluded to 

 in our last as being in a dangerous state from the attack 

 of the bear which escaped from its pit in the Zoological 

 Gardens, died on Sunday morning. 



Windsor. -The Royal Maestncht Gardens, which are 

 nearly half a mile in length, and situated at toe north- 

 western extremity of the Little Park, are on the eve of 

 being dismantled, as there is now no ^\*™™*°J 

 them, in consequence of the new Royal Gardens at Frog- 

 more extending over upwards of 20 acres having been 

 brought into a full state of cultivation by her Majesty s 

 gardener, Mr. Ingram. Instructions have just been 

 deceived from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests 

 or he -hole of the sheds, fruit houses the extensive 

 greenhouses, &c, to be pulled down and disposed of by 

 faction, preparatory to the ground being cleared and 

 thrown into the Home Park.-On the morning of the 

 18th inst, the tri-coloured banner, by which the Duke 

 of Wellington holds Strathfieldsaye, was duly presented 

 at the castle and placed in the guard chamber over 

 Chantrey's bust of his Grace. This is the 29th banner 

 received since the battle of Waterloo. 



Worsley.- 0* Saturday, the loth inst George 

 Egerton, Esq., eldest son of LordFrancis Egerton, M.P. 

 for South Lancashire, and the proprietor of very large 

 estates and extensive works in this part of the country 

 attained his majority. Thousands of people flocked 

 from all the towns within ten or twelve miles Accom- 

 modation to dine was provided for upwards o 3000 

 persons in a large tent erected for the purpose, and boats 

 were supplied by his lordship to bring his workpeople 

 from Manchester and other places on the line of canal 

 \bont ten o'clock crowds of persons in procession, and 

 headed by bands of music, entered the village, and con- 



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if some buildings in the line of fire had not been pulled 

 down to cut off the communication. The buildings were 



not insured. 



Railways. — The following are the returns for the past 

 wee k: — Birmingham and Derby, 1384/.; Birmingham 

 and Gloucester, 2404/. ; Eastern Counties, 4581/. ; E Jin- 

 burgh and Glasgow, 2195/.; Great Western, 21,414/.; 

 Grand Junction, 8550/.; Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr, 

 1405/. ; Great North of England, 1367/. ; London and 

 Birmingham, 18,090/.; South-Western, 7388/.; Black- 

 wall, 1400/.; Greenwich, 1019/.; Brighton, 3814/.; 

 Croydon, 483/.; Liverpool and Manchester, 5513/.; 

 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull, associated, 6816/. ; Mid- 

 land Counties, 2936/.; Manchester and Birmingham, 

 3286/. ; North Midland, 4596/. ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 

 1604/.; South-Eastern and Dover, 4145/. ; Sheffield and 

 Manchester, 656/. ; York and North Midland, 1761/.— 

 The shareholders of the Norwich and Brandon Railway 

 at their recent meeting adopted the suggestion of the 

 directors to have a double line at once, which will re- 

 quire an additional sum of 80,000/., to be raised on 

 mortgage, without increasing the capital of the company. 

 It was stated in the report that the works have already 

 commenced, and are proceeding so rapidly that the line 

 will probably be opened to the public in the course of 

 next summer.— The Dundee and Arbroath Company held 

 their meeting last week, when the directors recommended 

 a dividend of 5 per cent, on the capital stock of the com- 

 pany, payable on the 1st of July next, which would 

 absorb 5000/. of the net profits of the year, leaving 354?. 

 to be carried to the reserved fund, now amounting to 

 3602/. The interest payable on the debt of the company 

 has been reduced to 3^ per cent.— The Newcastle and 

 Darlington Junction Railway, being a continuation of the 

 line of the Great North of England from Darlington to 

 Newcastle, was opened on Tuesday with the usual 

 formalities. A special train left Euston-square station 

 at 3 minutes past 5, a.m. and reached Newcastle at 

 35 minutes after 2, thus completing the distance of 

 303 miles in 9 hours and 32 min., a feat unparalleled m 

 the annals of railway travelling in this kingdom. The 

 way in which each of the companies performed this task 

 was as follows :— London to Birmingham, 83 miles, in 

 2 h 11 min. ; Midland Counties, 49 miles to Derby, 1 h. 

 22 min.; North Midland, 63 miles to Normanton, 1 h. 

 28 min. ; York and North Midland, 24 miles to York, 

 37 min. ; Great North of England, 45 miles to Darling- 

 ton, 1 h. 13 min. ; the new line to Newcastle 1 h. 20 m. 

 A special train also left York at 10 o'clock, with Mr. 

 Hudson and a party of friends, and at Darlington this 

 train was joined by a long one from Newcsstle, which 

 left that place at 9. The procession train thus formed 

 consisted"^ 39 first-class carriages drawn ]£ *«• 

 engines. On reaching the new station at Gateshead, 



addresses were presented to the C ha ™" fc ' ™ 

 Directors by the Mayor and Corporation of that town 



and the party immediately after proceeded to« 

 where an entertainment was provided. About , three 

 hundred sat down to dinner, amongst whoa, were the 

 Chairman, and several Members ot ^^ J^ 

 voted in the division on Tuesday morning, breakta.teci 



tinned to flow in until two p.m., when there could not 

 be fewer than 10,000 persons in the park. ISuuierous 

 old English games and sports took place during the day, 

 and prizes were given to the most successful competitors. 

 They consisted of quoiting, hentch and kick, putting the 

 stone, jumping, wrestling, foot-racing, donkey and 

 hurdle-racing, steeple chase, sack races, dancing, &c. 

 Lord F Eeerton also determined to mark the day by 



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mony the company retired to the pavilion, where dinner dinner the same day. 



was provided. About 3000 persons sat down to dinner, 

 which consisted of roast beef and plum pudding. Up- 

 wards of 4000 lbs. of meat had been cooked, and 1 / cwt 

 of plum pudding. There were 1500 gallons of ale, o4 

 gallons of ginger beer, 36 gallons of lemonade, &c. 



extent issueu out ui me uuunui j^auuc^uci, u«» wv-v... k<"w«° "• ft'"*>~* " — » ° , i t-Ko 



instituted here to ascertain what property, goods, chat- About two o'clock the doors were thrown open, and cne 

 tels, deeds, bonds, or specialties, belonged to the late workmen entered in procession, ,each .man taking ™s seat 



Mr. Edward Hall Campbell, formerly an extensive dis- 

 tiller in Newcastle, carrying on business under the title 

 of Campbell and Co., and against whom a verdict for up- 

 wards of 15,000/. for duties payable to the Crown was 

 obtained a few days ago in a suit promoted by the Com- 

 missioners of Excise. It appears 10 have been the prac- 

 tice of the firm to send out to their wholesale customers 

 in various parts of the kingdom several times the quan- 

 tity of spirits mentioned in the permit, and the fraud was 

 discovered through the information of a discarded servant 

 named Henley, who in fact was the chief instrument of 

 the firm in carrying on their irregular operations. Under 

 a writ of inquiry directed to the High Sheriff of North- 

 umberland, a jury sat at the Moot-hall on Friday, and 

 investigated numerous claims upon the estate made by 

 the Crown and others hawing mortgages on the property. 

 The verdicts were generally for the Crown ; but on the 

 stock and materials of the distillery the jury found for the 

 widow, considering it proved in evidence that she had 

 bond fide purchased the property of her son, who was one 

 of the partners in the firm. 



Oxford. — The " Commemoration" commenced on 

 Tuesday with the usual concerts in the University 

 Theatre. Sir R. Bishop was the Conductor, and the 

 principal vocalists in London were engaged for the occa- 

 sion. On Wednesday the miscellaneous concert was 

 performed before a crowded audieuce. On Thursday 

 the Vice-Chancellor opened the Convocation in a Latin 

 speech, in which he named the 13 persons whom it was 

 intended to present for the honorary degree of Doctor 

 of Civil Law. They were the Earl of Powis, Sir W. C. 

 Medljcott, Sir James Ross, General Pasley, Sir J. W. 

 Awdrey, Mr. G. Bowyer, Mr. D. Maclean, M.P., Mr. 

 Entwisle, M.P.,Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Airy, Astro- 

 nomer Royal; Mr. Baily, the astronomer; Professor 

 Struve, astronomer to the Emperor of Prussia; and Mr. 

 Cockerell, the architect. They were severally presented 

 o Convocation by Dr. Phillimore, Regius Professor of 

 Civil Law, whose Latin speeches were at once brief, and 



under the direction of stewards, until the room was 

 completely filled. James Loch, Esq., MP., presided, 

 and was supported by Lord and Lady F. Egerton, and 

 numerous members of their family. Nothing could sur- 

 pass the enthusiasm of the meeting. Mr. Egerton, in 

 acknowledging the toast of his health, expressed his hope 

 that those who were that day assembled to do him the 

 honour of celebrating his majority would never have 

 cause to complain that the duties which he may be called 

 upon to fulfil were neglected, or their interests unat- 

 tended to. Lord F. Egerton also addressed his guests, 

 and said it was not the first time he had met his work- 

 men in rejoicings ; they bad also met on occasions of 

 great danger, which he hoped would never return ; but 

 the occasion which brought them together that day was 

 of good old English practice, which he loved to see con- 

 tinued, and one which he believed the Duke of Bridge- 

 water himself would have rejoiced to be present at. He 

 was sure such a spectacle as the one now before him 

 would not fail to impress upon the mind of his son how 

 important it was for him to court the regard aud friend- 

 ship of those who were so willing to receive it as those 

 around him were. Without the regard of the poor, the 

 elenents of worldly prosperity might accumulate upon 

 his head, but he (Lord F. Egerton) would now tell him, 

 that without it riches and wealth and power would never 

 be lasting. About six .o'clock upwards of "2000 of the 

 workmen's wives and daughters took tea together, and 

 the night was afterwards spent in games and the dis- 

 charge of fireworks. — We may here mention that it is 

 rumoured at Manchester that Lord Francis Egerton will 

 almost immediately be created Duke of Bndgewater ; 

 and that, in the event of his accession to the Peerage, 

 his Lordship's eldest son will be a candidate for the 

 representation of South Lancashire. 



Woodford. — About midnight on Wednesday night, the 

 extensive stables and other outbuildings of the White 

 Hart Inn, in this village, belonging to Mr. Stokes, were 

 destroyed by fire. Three cottages adjoining were also 



1KELAND. . . o . 



Dublin.-The weekly meeting of the Repea ^A wocia- 

 tion took place on Monday, Mr. ^ .^p., 

 Limerick, in the chair. Mr. W. *• " he 



commenced the proceedings by reading a letter 



Roman Catholic Bishop of . Killaloe, inclosr ng 

 subscribed by the clergy of t»aUioceje. He p * l& incIos _ 

 a letter from Mr. Morgan John O Conoell, ^ { 

 in g a subscription of *^^«^^ 



i He also an 



ceipt of 20/. from 



and signifying, for the first tune, ^^ the re - 



I p. for Ponte* 



20/. from Mr. J. m»j, — r*j* v _ soc i a tion. 



fract, as his subscription to tne funds of the A ^ 



writer to the repeal cause, ne ■»« -™--~ ponte . 



Mr. J. Gully, late M.P. to 



it tne kiu B u«». —- items:— 



Association. The following are a fe* ' of he ^ 

 Drogheda, 110/.: Limerick, bbl.l Charie 



of 



fract, as his subscription to tuc '— - " d by 



A vast number of communications were rea J ^ 

 Secretary and others, inclosing sums of mo J ^ 

 various parts of the kingdom towards Mjljm^ ^ 



Association. 



Drogheda, UW. ; umericK, » u .. , —-- bers 01 



Liverpool, 137/.; Cork, 216/.; froo .the me ^ 

 Mr. O'Connell's family, 42/ • from Ulster, ^ 

 Abbeyleix, 45/. ; Ball.nasloe, 53/. ; from , th. s « 

 tr.de. of the city of Dublin 320/. , ^•f% i , ft* 

 ford, 253/.; Ballina, 60/.; ^"^"V meeting 

 Mr. S. O'Brien rose, to eubmit t*J M .^ 



an address to the Queen on the ^ subjec to doc0 . 

 prisonment of the conspirators. Before '^ M ,. 



ment, he would make h.s *?"£*£"£,£» ttatl* 

 O'Connell ; and he was happy «? * »**,£ * t^lth end 

 saw him the preceding evening v u excel lent ^ 



sp irits. It was true, that ..ne. their to ™ joym e n t, 



It was true, that since »ieu .-■ tf 



additional restriction had been placed on h.s en^ ^ rf 



Vyivu La*, whose L.atin speecnes were ai uuie i#.it-*t «"" ucsnujcu uy w». ~ — — « ■ ■ -o ■ ■ ^ — * » - m«* — ~- 



to tne purpose. Lord Powis's recent defeat of ministers on burnt, and the damage would have been more extensive, | forge t it. 



additional restriction ouu "~" r - ™- - tjffl0 nies o. 



by prohibiting him from receiving tho* > test ^ 

 respect and affection with wh.ch he was greetea J , y 

 ponton of the island. They felt regret «<***%£ „&• 

 fh'n O'Connell himself, that he was prevented fro ^ 



ng communion with h.a [•'^""^"SW P*'- 

 tll g ey W ere thereby denied the pr.v, ege of^est , y 



sonally the universal sent.men ^ ^ront. «"*" 

 W as another item in the long catalogue ot »nr ^^ 



they were daily receiv.ng from Eo^.nd,bot. . t 



wll i y ch preceded it, this aggress.on on £.e, r. ^ . f „ 

 its reaction .ga.nst those who were gu J 

 mshed to ascertain trom whom tbi» restrict. a „ d 



„,ted, and he wrote to Sir J. Graham on th .ojl^ t0 

 found that the English Secretary gave J^V* wobW not 

 that measure, and lie trusted the Irish peopu.^ of tbe 



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