

Nov. 9,] 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



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~~~3Iorlality of the Metropolis. — The following is the 

 number of deaths registered in the week ending Nov. 2 ; 

 West Districts, 123; Northern, 1G0 ; Central, 211 : 

 Eastern, 207 ; Southern, 265 ; Total, 966. Weekly 

 av <ge for the las t fire years, 946. 



^proWncial Nefos. 



The Late Stoim. — The account's from the provinces 

 are filled with details of the severe storm which prevailed 



accounts of losses at sea, with deplorable loss of life. 

 Their number, we regret to say, is very considerable, 

 and the sacrifice of property is enormous. The effects 

 of the storm, ho.vever, were not confined to the shipping. 

 At Birkenhead a portion of the new market now erecting 

 there was blown down, and at Manchester the large 

 chimney belonging to Messrs. Tennents and Clow, che- 

 mical manufacturers, was so much damaged that it fell 

 and buried some of the surrounding buildings in the 

 ruins. On the high lands in the North the storm was 

 severely felt. On Cross Fell, in Cumberland, several 

 persons, on crossing that dreary pass, were obliged to fa 

 down on their hands and knees, for fear of being blown 

 down the steeps of the mountain. The postman of the 

 mail between Penrith and Alston was several times nearly 

 blown out of his gig, and in the most bleak parts he was 

 obliged to walk, holding on by the vehicle. The storm 

 was not confined to this mountainous district alone, but 

 extended over all the eastern division of Cumberland, by 

 which the young Wheat crops in light soils and exposed 

 situations have suffered much, the tender blades being 

 swept away by the violence of the wind. The wind in 

 those parts was accompanied with little or no rain. 



Cahie. — A few days since a meeting of labourers and 

 others was held in the Methodist Chapel, Clack, in the 

 parish of Lyneham, near this town, for the purpose of 

 giving the labourers an opportunity of making known 

 their distressed condition, and to consult as to the 

 remedy. Long before the hour of meeting the chapel, 

 which is iargt*, was densely filled, and numbers were un- 

 able to obtain admittance. A working man from Calne 

 having been called to the chair, opened the meeting by 

 stating that it was a subject of painful regret that cir- 

 cumstances should render such a meeting necessary, yet 

 he was < ored by the reflection that, whilst the 

 labourers in some of the agricultural districts had 

 wickedly proclaimed their distress by incendiary fires, 

 the working classes in Wiltshire had recourse to other 

 and constitutional means, viz., the holding of meetings 

 of this description, and there stating their grievances, 

 and respectfully asking for the removal of the causes 

 which they believed had produced them. He then said, 

 that as the meeting was convened for the purpose of 

 giving the distressed labourers an opportunity of stating 

 their own case, in their own way, he should be glad to 

 hear the statements any of them might be disposed to 

 make. At t'.is suggestion seven men in succession > 

 came forward, and stated that 7s. per week was their 

 wages when fully employed, which was not the case with 

 all ; that their families were large — four, five, and even 

 six children to live upon it; that they were suffering 

 much, their wages not being sufficient to obtain the 

 common necessaries of life ; that they were now reduced 

 to a state of great wretchedness, and that their prospects 

 for the future were even worse, unless a change soon took 

 place. They fully believed their employers were unable 

 to find them more employment, or to give them higher 

 wages than at present ; and said that the tailor, the 

 shoemaker, and other small tradesmen depending on 

 them, were in a condition nearly, or quite, as bad as 

 themselves. They all expressed a belief that the ex- 

 tension of the allotment system would improve their con- 

 dition. The following resolution was then proposed and 

 carried unanimously: — "That, in the opinion of this 

 meeting, it is highly desirable that an humble address be 

 signed by the working classes in Wilts, and presented to 

 the Queen, imploring Her Majesty to urge, at the open- 

 ing of Parliament, the necessity of instituting imme- 

 diately an inquiry into the state of the working classes 

 in the agricultural districts.' ■ 



Carmarthen. — We are glad to state, that the accounts 

 received from Carmarthen relative to the state of health 

 of Sir W. Nott, are much more satisfactory. The seve- 

 nty of the attack has passed away, and the physicians, 

 *ho pronounced his case at first hopeless, are now san-? 

 guine in the General's early restoration to health and 

 strength. The utmost interest in his recovery is felt 

 among all classes in Carmarthen. Sir W. Nott has, 

 since his arrival at Carmarthen, purchased a small estate, 

 and workmen are now building a large and commodious 

 mansion upon it, which will be finished by next May.— 

 lae local papers state that a subscription is ou foot for 

 the purpose of repairing the monument or cairn erected 

 in memory of General Picton at Carmarthen. Lord 

 Dynevor, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, gives 50/., 

 while his son, the Hon. ColonelTrevor, gives 25/. Cap- 

 tain G wynne, the chairman of the old Committee (now 

 resuscitated), is receiving subscriptions, and there is 

 some prospect that the monument will be restored. 



Cambridge,— -The Rev. Robert Phelps, D.D., and 

 plaster of Sidney Sussex College, was elecfed, on Tues- 

 day last, Vice- Chancellor of this University, for the e 

 8uing year. 



Chatham.-— An inquest has been held on the body of 

 the miner who lost his life last week in the siege oper 

 "Ons at this place, and after examining several officers 

 an <l other witnesses, the jury unanimously agreed to a 

 v erdict, " That the deceased James Sullivan was acci- 



dentally killed by coming in contact with foul air in the 

 field-works on Chatham4ines ; and the jury are of opinion 

 that no blame or want of caution attaches to those in 

 command of the siege." 



Cheltenham. — The Rev. Francis Close of this town, on 

 Monday last caused the walls of the town to be posted 

 with large bills, announcing thnt on the 5th November 

 he would preach a sermon against the Cambridge Camden 

 Society, in which he would prove that " the restoration 

 of churches is the restoration of Popery." On Tuesday 

 the church of St. Mary's, of which the Rev. gentleman 

 is incumb. nt, was crowded to overflowing ; and in the 

 course of the sermon (upon the 18th chapter of the 2d 

 Book of Kings, verse 4; he observed" that the Cambridge 

 Camden Society had openly become the allies of the 

 Puseyites; and as there was tractarianisoi doctrinal at 

 Oxford, there was also tractarianisui ' artistic' at Cam- 

 bridge — the one a written Romanism here, the other a 

 sculpture one there. The Puseyites were introducing 

 strange forms and ceremouies into the Church, and the 

 Cambridge Society were building and remodelling our 

 churches for the express purpose of restoring images, 

 and preparing symbols for the adoption of the tractarian 

 party at Oxford — in other words, erecting temples of 

 Puseyism throughout the land in order to propagate the 

 Oxford heresy. If the religion of the present day was 

 pure and undefiled, it were worse than useless to restore 

 our churches fit only for the worship of the dark ages, 

 happily passed away," &c. 



Derby. — A fatal accident occurred in this town on 

 Tuesday. A few weeks ago the Town Council and Com- 

 missioners of the borough agreed to arch over the 

 Glitting mill-brook, in the Morlege, with the view of 

 adding a large plot of land to the cattle-market. Ac- 

 cordingly, a Mr. Sims entered into a contract to carry 

 out the extensive work, in connexion with the large 

 sewer just completed, at a great expense to the town. 

 The works were commenced a few weeks back, and one 

 portion of the arch over the brook completed, all but re- 

 moving the centres. On Tuesday morning Mr. Sims's 

 labourers commenced removing the centres, and whilst 

 in the act of taking away the last prop the whole mass 

 of material fell in, burying the unfortunate men in the 

 ruins. News of the accident was soon in all parts of the 

 town, and thousands of people rushed to the spot. 

 Every possible exertion was made to remove the mate- 

 rials, but from the immense quantity which had fallen, 

 this was a work of some time, although there was no 

 lack of willing hands. The first body found was that of 

 the contractor's son-in-law ; and six dead bodies, all of 

 them more or less mutilated, were afterward* extricated. 



Horsham Considerable excitement prevailed in this 



town on Thursday last, on its being ascertained that Mr. 

 R. H. Hurst, M.P. for the borough, had left with his 

 family for France, having previously discharged all his 

 servants. It has long been apparent to the tradesmen 

 that Mr. Hurst's circumstances were much embarrassed, 

 but none were prepared for his leaving the place on so 

 lort a notice. The household furniture, farming stock, 

 Sec., are intended to be sold by auction. Many tradesmen 

 and others are sufferers to the amount of several thousand 

 pounds. Mr. Hurst's liabilities, it is said, exceed 

 150,000/., and his son, Mr. R. H. Hurst, jun., has be- 

 come responsible for his father's debts to the extent of 

 80,000/. The estates acquired by purchase by the late 

 Mr. Robert Hurst are strictly entailed, and Mr. Hurst 

 and his son only take life-interests under the will. 



Northampton. — The expected visit of the Queen to 

 Northampton next week, on her way to Burleigh House, 

 has caused the greatest excitement in the town, which 

 has not been visited by a Queen Regnant since the days 

 of Elizabeth. The Corporation have voted an unlimited 

 sum towards celebrating the event, and are going to meet 

 Her Majesty iu robes, which will be the first time they 

 have worn them since the Municipal Bill passed. In 

 anticipation of the Queen coming from Weedon, the 

 ruins of the ancient castle are to be restored by tempo- 

 rary erections, so as to give it the appearance it had 

 when the Henrys and King John held their Parliament 

 there. Triumphal arches will be erected, the poor 

 feasted, and a subscription opened for the purpose of 

 erecting a dispensary, to be called the ** Victoria Dis- 

 pensary." 



Oldham. — A dreadful accident occurred on Thu:sday, 

 the 30th ult., in a suburb of Oldham, named Lower 

 House, Greenacres Moor, at the mills of Messrs. Rad- 

 ciiffe, called the Lower-House Mills. The firm had 

 recently built a new mill adjoining their old one, and 

 about half past 3 on Thursday afternoon, the whole of 

 this new mill fell in with a tremendous crash, at a time 

 when there were 32 persons in it, of whom no less than 

 JO have been killed. Of the remaining 12, six were 

 more or less hurt, of whom one is not expected to reco- 

 ver ; and six escaped with little or no injury. On Satur- 

 day evening an inquest was held, at which 9 or 10 wit- 

 nesses were examiued, but nothing transpired to throw 

 any light on the cause of the accident, and at the request 

 of the jury the inquest was adjourned. On Wednes- 

 day, after receiving a report from the surveyors, stating 

 that the accident was caused by a defect in one of the 

 arches and by the weakness of the beams, the jury re- ' 

 turned a verdict of " Accidental Death." Persons who 

 saw the accident from the outside of the mill, descnl; 

 the outer walls as first bulging or springing outwards, 

 and then instantly collapsing and falling inwards, but 

 some portion seems to have been forced outward by the 

 great masses of brickwork, iron, &a, falling within the 

 building. The authorities of the town have Called 

 public meeting for the purpose of devising the be t 

 means of raising subscriptions for the relief of the suf- 



ferers. Most of the persons killed are old servants of 

 the firm, some of them having been In their employ 30 

 years. The amount of damage to the property will pro - 

 ibly not be less than 4000/. The new mill is not 

 insured. At present, to add to the other casualties, 

 about 000 hands are thrown out of employment by this 

 catastrophe ; but it is expected that the old mill will be 

 at work again in about ten days. 



Oxford. — The Rev. Charles Penny, M.A., student of 

 Chnstchurch, and curate of Ashendon, has resigned his 

 tudentship, on conforming to the Roman Catholic faith. 

 A letter has also been received from the Rev. J. H. 

 New , of Littlemore, addressed to the Rev. Isaac 

 Williams, author of the famous tract u On Reserve, &c," 

 intimating that he can no longer continue a member of 

 the English Church. The intelligence has created a great 

 ensation, as it is supposed Mr. Newman's secession will 

 be followed by thit of several others. 



Portsmouth.— La. Favori, French cutter, whose arrival 

 at this port was noticed in our list, brought the following 

 dispatch addrcs I to Admiral Sir C. Rowley, by Baron 

 Mackau, Minister of Marine :— " Paris, Oct. 26, 1844. 

 Monsieur l'Amiral— The ofi d reports which I 

 have received from Vice Admiral Baron de la Susse 

 contain the most ample details of what took place at 

 Portsmouth relative to the reception given to the officers 

 of the French squadron by the inhabitants of the above 

 port, as also by the numerous naval officers there present, 

 high and honourable representatives of the British service. 

 He at the same time rendered to me an account of the 

 increased Cclal given to those noble demonstrations by the 

 visit which Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of 

 E land deigned to pay on board the frigate Gomer, 

 after the departure of II is Majesty the King of the French. 

 The first generous greetings which, in accordance with 

 the example invariably shown by your Excellency, were 

 so worthily manifested by the officers of the Royal Navy, 

 the principal aut s and inhabitants of Portsmouth, 



have been crowned in a manner the most flattering, 

 inasmuch as it pleased her Britannic Majesty to confer 

 upon the vessel bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Baron de 

 la Susse the distinguished honour of her presence. Such 

 generous condescension has been felt in the most li«ely 

 manner throughout the whole of the French Royal Navy. 

 I,* therefore, Monsieur l'Amiral, in the name of the 

 naval and military body at the head of which I have the 

 honour to be placed, request your Excellency to accept 

 for yourself, personally and especially, our marked thanks, 

 and to have the kindness to make known, as far as it is 

 possible, to the officers of the British Navy, as well as to 

 the different personages who on that occasion associated 

 themselves with the feelings and sent ents so warmly 

 expressed, the profoundly grateful recollection we shall 

 ever preserve, of the reception shown us in the port of 

 Great Britain* where the flag of your Excellency is to be 

 seen flying. This reception, which at once establishes, 

 in the eyes of the world, the existence of the most 

 friendly feelings, and which I have seen so many times 

 manifested between the navies of the two countries, is in 

 the present day the indelible sign of the just and mutual 

 esteem which unites them. Whilst I congratulate my- 

 self from the bottom of my heart, Monsieur l'Amiral, in 

 being called upon to render myself, on this occasion, 

 the faithful interpreter of this sentiment, I also esteem 

 myself happy "to be able to add to it the personal assur- 

 ances of the very high consideration with which I have 

 the honour to be, your Excellency's very humble and 

 obedient servant, Vice-Admiral, Peer of France, Minister, 

 Secretary of State of the Navy, and of the C Monies, 

 Baron de Mack a r."-— The Cornwallis, 72, hearing 

 the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, has arrived 

 from the East Indies. The Dwarf, steam-tender to the 

 royal yacht, having had her screw examined and re- 

 adjusted, has been engaged during the past week in 

 working to and fro between the Round Tower and 

 Southsea Castle, hiving on board the Coast Defence 

 Commission, surveying the fortifications, prior to 

 strengthening and improving them. 



Plymouth.— On Saturday, at mid-day, a fire broke 

 out suddenly on the premises of Messrs. Beal and Fors- 

 ter, at Coxside. where an extensive business is carried 

 on with saw-mill machinery, &c. The fire originated in 

 the turning-loft, and by the exertions of the military and 

 police it was confined to that quarter. The workshop 

 and lofts, containing a large and valuable stock of ma- 

 hoganv and other woods, furniture partly manufactured, 

 turning-lathes, and other materials, were entirely de- 

 stroyed ; but the saw-mill machinery, steam-engine, and 

 the larger portion of the stock escaped. The fire is sus- 

 pected to be the work of an incendiary, the proprietors 

 having lately received threatening letters written by par- 

 ties opposed to machinery ; and, during the progress of 

 the flames and on the following day, exulting expressions 

 were uttered by sawyers aud others connected with fac- 

 tories of this "description. This suspicion is strength- 

 ened by the fact that the premises were carefully exa- 

 mined the evening previous, and the fire commenced in 

 a part most easily approached by an incendiary. 



Romford.— On Monday, the day fixed for the appear- 

 ance of Messrs. Johnson and Mann, the partners in the 

 late Romford Bank, on their adjourned final examina- 

 tion, the bankrupts came again before the Court. It 

 was stated that they were not prepared to pass, and fur- 

 ther time was requested to prepare the accounts. After 

 s^rac discussion it was agreed that the bankrupt Mann 

 should come up for his last examination on the day of 

 audit, and. that the bankrupt Johnson's examination 

 should stand adjourned for three months. An applica- 

 tion for an allowance to Johnson, sen., was made, but, 

 as on former occasions, was opposed and rejected. 



