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      F Ebkdaby 1, 1851. The Northerk Star 7 ¦

      F ebkdaby 1 , 1851 . THE NORTHERK STAR 7 ¦

      '**' The Late Storms. J Tl The Ariel, Be...

      ' ** ' THE LATE STORMS . j Tl The Ariel , belonging to the Glasgow and Dublin Siea steam-shi p Company , which left Glas g ow on the fllsiqst ult . fW Dublin , fell into very thick weather , Ind uia when twelve miles to the southward of tbe Sot North and South Rock the larboard shaft of the 08 OK " brolje dose t 0 the sW ? ' 8 s 5 lle * 0 rders * iot immediately given by Captain Murray to trim the the vessel owr t 0 tte starboard hand , in order to kee keep broken wheel as much as possible out of the the water . Sp" 5 were 80 t owr lne paddle-box , ani and , the wheel being made secure with chains and wa ffgrps , canvas waa got on the vessel , and , the lee

      pi < pjddle being found to work , we are happy to stale { hi Sat the steamer was brought safe to the Novthws wall oa the following Wednesday . During the pa passage she encountered a severe gale , wind , S . W . Tl The Wilson , from Demerara , went on shore n e ar fl Wicklow on the 22 nd nit . and has become a total w wreck . The Captain and mate , with the majority of of the crew , unfortunately perished . The Wilson w was bound to Liverpool . The Iron Duke was the 01 only vessel that arrived in Liverpool front- Ireland 0 ! on the 24 th nit ., another evidence of the extra , o ordinary sailing qualities of this noble steamer , so al ably commanded by Captain Christie . — Dub l in E Evening Packet .

      State of the Weather at Ska . —Liver-I POOL , MeSBAT . —We are daily in receipt of mtel-Ii Iigence relative to the disastrous gales which have 6 so long prevailed in the Channel and the Atlantic 1 The Packet-ship De Winton , for New York , after 1 being at sea for six weeks , had been compelled to l return to Queenstown . The following is the Cap-1 tain's report : — "The day after leaving Liverpool i commenced with heavy gales from the westward , i which continued until we bore up for Fayal on the 15 th ult . from latitude 51 , longitude 31 , in conse quence of baring had eight deaths from smallpox , besides having six of the crew and a number of the passengers ill with that virulent disease , with every

      appearance of it spreading , and being apprehensive of my officers and more of my men being laid np and thereby becoming short banded ; bul , npon consideration , it seemed probable that if I went into Fayal ( it being a Portuguese settlement ) the exceedingly strict and rigorous quarantine regulations ni ght render it doubtful whether they would permit the ship to anchor there . I therefore , having lost fore sa les , mains , end topsails , & c , determined to steer f o r Cor k , which I did on the 17 th nit ., from lit 44 , long . 29 ; the wind having hauled to the S . W ., and blowing a violent gale . Since we bore tp for Cork we bavs had nothing bnt hail , snow , and rain , with severe gales from the westward .

      Had we continued our voyage under such circumstances I feel confident that we should not have made more than twenty miles to the westward . " A bark , lately arrived here from Africa , run b efore the wind under bare poles tor three days and nights at the raie of nine knots per hour , the captain and crew remaining all that time lashed on the forejigging , being unable to keep the deck , from the heavy seas which swept over the vessel . We learn from Qaeenstown that a large fleet of vessels was lying in the harbour repairing damages . From accounts already received from correspondents in various parts of the south and sonth-western coast , we

      regret there is too much reason to believe that tbe late gale has been attended by considerable destruction of human life and a great sacrifice of property . A letter has been received by Bartholomew Verling Esq ., Receiver of Admiralty Droits at Qaeenstown , which states that at least one vessel has gone to pieces on that part of the coast , and as no tidings nave been obtained of the crew , the conclusion is that they have unfortunately perished . It ia singular that , within the last few weeks , f our American line r s , namely , ihe Equator , the States Sights , the Jessica , and / lastly , the Da Witt Clinton , have been driven back to the Irish coast , and have found in

      Cork a harbour of refuge and protection . The schooner Harriett , bound for Hew fork to St . Joh n ' s , Newfoundland , with a cargo of flour on board , was driven into Qaeenstown on Wednesday evening , with the loss oi sails , ca b les , and rigging , after having been in sight of tbe harbour of St . John ' s for three days . —Cork Examiner .

      Accioext Os Ibs Berus Railway. —Colocsb,...

      Accioext os ibs Berus Railway . —Colocsb , 3 annary 25 . —The accident which occurred on the Cologne and Minden Railway , the day before yes * terday , was attended with more serious results than appears from the official report . The management of this line has spared no pains to conceal the extent of the misfortune . The accident referred to took place between Brackwede and Gutersloke , at a spot where repairs were going on . The engine , tender , and some of tbe carriages were thrown to the right and left of the rails , while a part of the train was left standing on tbe line . One waggon was completely overturned , and Mr . J . B . Aider , Secretary of the American Embassy at Berlin , w ho w a s seate d in it , was killed ; but , as I am credibly informed , in this same carriage the Prince of Prussia was also seated . The Prince has escaped with some

      slight abrasions . There were only two other passengers killed , but the number of wounded ia more considerable than given in the newspapers . Almost all the passengers are wounded more or less dangerously . It seems as if it were not meant to he known with how little ceremony the Prince of Prussia was used by the railway , treating him as a mere mortal . So journal has yet alluded to the fact that the Prince was in the tram . All the world knows that the populace of this neighbourhood is superstitious , and this characteristic is often appealed to when it can serve the purpose of the government This , 1 believe , is the sole reason why nothing has been said of the great danger which the Prince has incurred , and from which he has escaped by miracle aud the special favour of Heaven towards princes and kings . —Daily News .

      Seam Police Seizcre . —Robberies of Bake Jotes . —About ten days ago , a person in the nniform ofa commissary of police , and followed by sis jeadarmes , entered the banking-house of M . rVutscn , of Pestb , and declared that he was charged to examine the bank notes he might have , as he had been accused of having frequently issued forged ones . M . Pentscb was greatly astonished , but opened his cashbox , and produced eleven notes , which were all he happened to have by him . The coramissarv examined them very carefully through a glass , and seized three of 1 , 000 florins ( 2 , 600 fr . ) eajh , which he declared to be forged . In spite of the protestations of M . Pentscb , he folded them op in a sheet of paper and sealed them np with his own sad and with that of the bank , ihvicg deposited the notes in his pocket , he

      declared to M . Peutsch that he would arrest him . M Peoisch complained bitterly of such a proceeding , and at last the commissary said he would allo * him to be at large provided he would deposit 1 , 000 francs in specie in his hands as security , and Hgn an engagement to present himself in the afterneon before ^ the director of police . Af . Pentscb we the money , signed the paper , and at the hour at < e : ifi ° d waited on tbe director . To his profound abolishment , that functionary declared to him that lo charge had ever been made against him of issuing forced notes , that no commissary of police bad been ant to his hosse , and that the persons who had filled him were impostors , and had robbed him . Telegraphic despatches were sent off in all direclioas to catch the thieves , bnt not the sli ghtest tr a ce cithern conld be obtained .

      ¦ The Eseusn Oak is 5 ew Zealand . —The fol-« w : og is an interesting extract from a letter written by the Rev . Thomas Chapman , of Rotnrna , as * Zealand , dated the loth of April , 1859 , to his wether , W . C . Chapman : — " Ton may remember tte acorns yon sent me , in an old powder-flask , in -5 * 6 ; the white-thorn berries and sweetbriar had J * £ ed , and their moisture had forced the acorns , J "irrootsbeinff perfectly entwined . Through all our Panderings and wars 1 managed to preserve one ; r-sis now twenty feet hi height , an d twenty inches ^ . ? bt at the surface of the earth , and from it we * xs year gathered eight acorns ; the first , perhaps , *** gathered ( I know of noother like tree ) in Sew -saland . I have scut to the Governor six of these , Ptgestinjr the idea of Lady Grey's planting them •? n « " Maiestv's name . " —ArU's Birmingham 6 a : eac "

      & 4 DE HrsBAxnnv . —Mr . Meehi , considerug the ^ fliejt order of charity to be the emp lo y ment o f i ^ e "willing labourer , has engaged all the nnem-P "jed of the neighbouring parishes in digging and weakiag np ^ ftS the fort and pick-axe , to the ptb . of about twenty inches , the rocky and ironed and macadamised subsoil of his light land . i 5 Price paid is ninepence per rod , or £ 6 an a cre "aether this operation will stand the test of the bail ee-sheet remains to be proved ; certainly no Ja conld cause crops to be maturely developed ™? ' 'hose soils in a dry season . Thirty men are thus ^¦ piojed , in addition to the nineteen men and boy a j ^ larly at work on the farm . Tip tree He a th £ ™ 'or some time enjoyed a singular exemption MW » criminal prosecutions . —Essex Standard . to

      J ^ fiTmc CaoinrALS B ah , before Tbial sr £ • JCBGEs .-ltis stated that the judges have at '" ^ come to the important determinaUon , in all ££ *? wherein applications are made to them to jtet to bail persons committed for trial on crimi-^ caw- ges , to order the depositions taken by the . emit ting magistrate to be produced before tnem i ice magistrate ' s clerk , so ttat they may be read tu ° * "to proceedings . This wiU , it is said , be * means of preventing some of the most desperate ^ « es escaping from justice with the impunity the " *«* practices encouraged .

      Shipwreck On A Desert Island. Ttsft P* 0...

      SHIPWRECK ON A DESERT ISLAND . TtSft P * *** * commanding the Franca et S n lytet ^ from *» ^ eiro , gives the Mlawing account of the delivery of four unhappy English mariners who had been cast on a desert isle in the midst of the ocean , a deliverance effected throngh the courage of that worthy captain . On tneduinof . November , he reports , we saw Cape rriqandon the 8 th of December Trinity . Island , having been until then delayed by calms , or o p pose d by contrary winds . On the 30 th the weather was fine , a gentle breeze was blowing from east northoast , 1 passed as close as I da re d to th e I s le of Trinity , in order to observe whether any shipwrecked or lost persons were on that shore . About ten o ' clock we perceived a smoke on the south-east

      point of the island , and concluded that there must be some one there , presently we perceived signals of distress . The first object which caught bur sig ht was a rag tied to the end of a broken piece of mast , and waved in the air . Presently we saw two men on the shore . Having brought to I approached as near as possible to the coast . I sent out the long boat , having on board four sailors of tried courage . I had placed some provisions in this boat , and recommended the mate who accompanied the expedition to use all possible precaution , in order that no person might be too much exposed to danger . The sea rolling heavily at the time , and threatening to render communication with the unfortunate , men impossible . I watched the boat and the men whom

      we were attempting to succour . Immediately that the latter saw the boat tbeir signal dropped , and they ran to the point for which it was making ; but tbe coast , bordered by a reef on which the sea broke with force , could not be approached on that side , and the mate was compelled to look about for a more convenient access . The shipwrecked men , four in number , followed the boat slowly along the coast . Arrived at the south side of the ule , the mate resolved to effect the einbarcation where two rocks afforded an opening . The , boat remaining without the breakers , a sailor named Augustus leaped out of the boat with a long piece of sail cloth for the purpose of forming a communication with the shore . The poor man was unable to swim ;

      he was often covered and much beaten by the waves , but at last he gained the shore , and each man having laid hold ' of the sail cloth the unfortunate men were drawn into the boat , but not without great difficulty , as they were so weak , f rom h unger and exposure , that they could make no movement in the water . They were Englishmen . The embarcaf ion ended , and the boat , being provided with provisions , the newly-found men threw themselves on the latter with eagerness , a nd w o ul d h a ve eat e n the whole had they not been restrained by the mate , who feared the injurious consequences to he apprehended to their health . They were so weak that probably two more days on the island would have caused their death . He gave them clothes , and

      his crew were e a ger to pay them all the attention that their situation required . As soon as they had somewhat recovered the mate of the English vessel made the following statement : — " We left London , September 28 th , 1850 , in the Eng l ish shi p Liath , Captain Roberts , for Valparaiso . Nothing remarkable occurred on onr voyage until we came within view of the isle of Martin-vaz , at four in the mo rn in g of N o vem be r 20 th ; t h ese isles w ere on th e south-west of us . I informed the captain that we we r e ne a r the Tr i nity Islands , he a rose and ordere d t h e bo a t to p a t to sea , saying that there were pigs and goats to be found there , a n d di rected those w h o were setting out to take guns for the purpose of shooting some . The carpenter was also to take his axe and cut staves . L the mate , Macgregor by name , G . Challis , t h e c a rpent e r , Manguel Howet , a

      passenger , David Rogerson and George Sbipp , sailors , the latter ef whom was drowned , embarked in the boat to go to the island . Imme d i a te ly we got on shore , I set ont to look for animals , but could not find one . I returned to the boat , but the sea had become so rough that it was impossible for US to go Out , notwithstanding all our efforts . We then made a great fire , hoping that they whom we bad left in the shi p woul d s ee it during the n ight , and thus be assured that we were not drowned . Unhappily during the night the wind waa very violent ; it rained abundantl y , and the sea was high . In the morning I ascended an eminence . We saw the brig at some distance . We made signals by means of a handkerchief fastened to the end of my firelock . Presently we saw the vessel bearing away , a n d a t noon she wa s in full sail to cont i nu e h e r

      voyage , no one having been sent to the island to see what had become of us . Towards evening two ships passed the isle . As the sea was now more calm I and G . Shipp got into the boat to put out ; the boat was half full of water before we had cleared the breakers ; we attempted to gain one of the ships but could not . We turned back for the isle , but the sea was so rough that when tbe boat reached the shore it was capsized by the waves . It was then that my companion was drowned . It was my good fortune to be saved , and tbe boat was thrown on the rocks . I sought my companions in misfortune , whom I found on the north bank of the isle engaged in constructing a grotto , in which we remained until the 9 th of December , the day when we were saved by the generosity of Capt . Bernard . The chief nutriment daring the twenty days we were on this island consisted ' of snakes , crabs , and aquatic birds . "

      Wreck O F The Ships Gl O U C Es T Er And...

      WRECK O F THE SHIPS GL O U C ES T ER AND PRINCE ALBERT . —MASSACRE OF SEAMEN IN PATAGONIA . By the recent mail from Valparasio advices have been received communicating the total loss of twe fine ves s e l s , named respectively the Gloucester and Prince Albert , both of 300 tons burden , tbe property of Mr . Glendening , of Stamford-hill , and as will be seen in the subjoined details , several of the crew of the latter ship were murdered by the natives of the coast on which she went ashore , and who subsequently set her on fire . The circumstances attending the loss of these vessels are most unfortunate . It appears the Prince Albert arrived in the straits of Magellan on the 2 nd of October , having for several days encountered strong adverse winds and hazy weather . Bearings being taken , the ship bore away to the westward . The lead was

      continually going , but no bottom was found at 20 fathoms . Suddenly , however , she was found in s ho a l w a ter , and before there was time to wear her ronnd she struck and so remained . At day break on the following morning it was discovered that the ship had got into Delgravia Point . Anchors and cables were kid ont from the vessel and attem p ts w ere made to get her off , which failing , all ha n d s wer e s et to work to li ghten her . On the 5 th o f t h e mont h , fifty tons of coal having been thrown overboard , she was got off , only , however , to meet with more disastrous consequences , for a heavy gale immediately springing up , and a strong current setting in upon tbe coast , rendered her position one of much difficulty . Amidst the dangers that

      presented themselves , the crew displayed tbe ntmost energy in keeping her out in deep water . The gale which increased almost to a hurricane , a nd the violence of the elements baffled their exertions and in their attempts to gain Gregory Bay the ship was carried ashore near Barraneo Point , where the fury of the storm drove her high np on the beach , the sea lashing her tremendously . On the following day , the weather haying moderated , and the shi p being left high and dry , some of the crew sallied forth to procure fresh water . They had not been gone a great length of time before the wreck was surrounded by the natives ( Patagonians ) , and a party of them came on hoard . At first they appeared to be friendly disposed , but shortly

      afterwards certain appearances intimated to Mr . Rossiter that thev intended mischief . They had arms about them , and when desired to leave they refused . Su dd enl y four or five of them sprung upon Mr . Ro s s i t e r an d t h rew him violent ly on the ground , and , by signs and gestures , threatened to murder him if he dared to move . They stood over him wi th lon g b l a ded kniv e s in their h an d s , whi l e other s proceeded to ransack the ship . The m a s t er , from the position he lay , noticed that they had attacked tbe crew , and had " murdered two of the poor fellows , named Robert M'Pherson , Barnby and James Atkins . Their bodies weltering in blood were

      lying upon the forepart of the deck . An apprentice , H e nry Hos ki ns , was a l so stretched on th e deck , bleeding , and appeared mortally wounded . The remainder of the crew on board were held down by the natives , who , on getting possession of the ship ' s stores , became like maniacs from indulging in the spirits . By some stratagem , Mr . Rossiter , with the surviving seamen , managed to get clear of the ship , leaving the wounded apprentice and the mate , George Badstpck , on board , prisoners . After six days intense suffering , dnring which time they subsisted entirely on raw shelfishand water , they succeeded in reaching Sandy Point , about 150 miles from the wreck

      There they experienced great kindness from the inhabitants and the governor of the fort , and on learning from Captain Rossiter the shocking fate of his men , he immediatel y put himself in communication with the commander of an American war s teamer , the G . W . Hunt , who a t on ce r e solve d to proceed to the wreck , and rescue , if possible , the unfortunate prisoners . Captain Rossiter accompanie d the steamer , a n d on comin g in s ight of tbe Pr i nce A l bert , it was observed that the natives still held possession of her . As the steamer neared the them

      spot she opened fire npon , npon which they instantly abandoned the prize and escaped into the country . On the officers proceeding on board the wreck , t h ey found the apprentice alive , as also the mate , but the former evidently was fast sinking from the effects of the wounds he bad sustained , Both were forthwith conveyed on board the ste a mer , and every attention rendered them . A cursory glance ronnd the stranded vessel showed that the natives had stripped her of everything that was valuable . AU the stores were gone : m fact every article that they could remove , leaving

      Wreck O F The Ships Gl O U C Es T Er And...

      her , a perfect wreck ., The captain of the steamer finding there was no chance of getting the . vessel off , returned to San d y Point , and subsequently conveyed the remainder of the crew to Valparaiso After the steamer's departure , the natives . again took possession of the wreck ,, and eventually , set fire to it , when it was completely , destroyed . . The loss of the vessels exceed , we are informed , £ 20 , 000 . They were both insured .

      The Sailors' Strike In The North. A Meet...

      THE SAILORS' STRIKE IN THE NORTH . A meeting of upwards of 6 , 000 seamen wa s h e l d on the Town-moor , hear Sunderland , last week . Jbere was a large procession of Tyne seamen from Shields , about 2 , 000 of them . A p roces s ion , three deep , of a mile in len g th , composed of Tyne and Wear seamen , proceeded through the principal streets of the town , and after the meeting returned by the same route . The speakers at the meeting expressed their determined hostility to the Mercantile Marine Act ; and looked upon the forfeiture of oneday s pay for swearing , one day's pay for not being shaved and washed on Sundays , one day ' s pay if found washing their clothes on the Sunday , and the forfeiture ot one day ' s pay by the cook if be has not the dinner

      ready for the crew at the appointed time , as the grossest tyranny . It is expected that the principal ship owners w il l com ply with the demands of the men for an advance of wages . The agitation against the shipping offices is increasing , and a memorial to the Board of Trade for their abolition has re ceived the signatures of 1 , 000 seamen in Sunderland . —On the 24 th ult . there was a determined attack made onthe shipping offices in North Shields ,. which at one time , it was thought , would be attended with serious results . About tbe time for opening the offices a mob of from two hundred to three hundred seamen assembled in front of them , - in the New Quay , and upon some foreign-going captains fetching th eir cre w s to si gn articles both masters and men

      were attacked , and handled in a rough manner by the mob . The men were pitched into the middle of the street , and told if they did not leave ihey would be thrown into the Tyne . The masters- and men escaped in the best manner they could , and the office had to be barricaded against the mob outside . In the evening fifty special constables were sworn in , _ but down to Saturday evening , all remained quiet . The shipping offices in Sunderland and South Shields seem quite deserted ; and there are foreign going vessels , lying in both Tyne and Wear , which cannot get to sea . A long memorial to the Board of Trade , relating to the shipp ing offices , has rec e ived the signatures of above two thousand sea : « en belonging to the Wear , and one thousand seamen belonging to the Tyne . A number of shipowners and shipmasters have also signed it . The fees paid to the shipping offices , in engaging and clearing ships '

      crews in the foreign trade , ate likely to operate very prejudicially to the carrying out of the Mercantile Marine Act in the north . A very extensive trade is carried on by the Ty ne and Wear with P rance , Hamburgh , and the Baltic . The' men , for most of these voyages , are paid a voyage and a half , according to the London scale ; a shilling for signing , and a shilling for being discharged , with tbe musterr oll money , which each seaoian has to pay , is considered a severe tax upon the small earnings of the men . ' For the present the shipping ' offices areata standstill . After the few vessels which have been lying loaded , have got out of the harbours , there i s not much chance of the owners yielding to the demands of the men for an advance of wages . On Saturday last a company of seamen from Sunderland met the Seaham men , who are also out on strike .

      The grievances complained of by the sailors of the ports of the Wear and Tyno have begun to be felt in Hartlepool . On Friday evening , the 24 th nit ., a me et ing w a s held in the Town Ball . George Blumer , Esq ., shipowner , in the- chair . The Hall was densely packed with all classes of seamen and others interested in the shipping trade , a memorial , similar to those adopted in Shields and Sunderland , setting forth the evils of the new regulations of the Board of Trade , in pursuance of the Mercantile Marine Act , 1850 , was moved and seconded by a deputation from Sunderland , and carried unanimously . ;

      Shibxos , Tugboat Noon . —Great excitement was caused in the borough of Tynemdiith yesterday by the appearance of seventy armed policemen from Newcastle . It seems that on Saturday ni ght a b out twenty seamen went on board the Commerce , > laden collier , ly ing re a d y for se a , and having ascertained that tbe crew had signed for under-wages , ordered them ashore . They all complied , with the exception of the carppntcr , who refused to obey their summons . They then hauled him from below , nnd after tearing his clothes , took bim ashore with them . This , with the attack on the Shipping-office on Friday , determined the mayor and magistrates to take steps to prohibit a meeting of seamen' from both sides of the Tyne , to be held on Monday

      evening . The police took possession of the quay with drawn cutlasses about three o'clock in tho afternoon , but the sailors having marched out of the town with the Blyth men , who had ' eome across to fraternise with them , there was no disturbance , the policemen only capturing the table , with the Bnceta for the memorial to the Board of Traded and capsizing some apple stalls . The meeting , instead of being held on the quay , was held in the Assembly-rooms , there being a great mass of seamen present . The policemen were withdrawn , and order was restored to the town again . The military were under arms at Tynemonth Castle , ready at a' moment ' s notice . The mayor has written to the Admiralty requesting them to send a war-steamer down to protect the vessels in tbe harbour .

      After the police took possession of the quay the following notice was issued : — " BOBOUGH OP JTHEMOUTH , " Notice . —AU masters , mates , seamen , and other persons desirous of transacting business at the Ship p i ng M a ster ' s-office , on the New Quay , will be protected by the magistrates of the borough from violence and interruption in so doing . And all persons assembling for the purpose , or ostensible purpose , of interrupting the lawfal business of tbe Shipping-office are hereby ordered forthwith to disperse , and in default of compliance with this notice will be dealt with according to law .

      " WittiAM Linskiix , Mayor . " The clerks from the Shipping-office were obliged to go on board the vessels ready for sea on Monday and-get the men to sign articles there , as they refused to enter the offices for the purpose . Freights were up Is . 6 d . a ton on Monday , an d a number of owners fixed their vessels for the London ma r ket . The memorial to the Board of Trade received the s ign a tures o f 2 , 0 00 s ea men and ship car p enters on Monday and Saturday , making about 4 , 000 seafaring people belonging to the Tyne and Wear alone who have polled against the Shipping-offices and regulations of the Board of Trade m their present form .

      A deputation from the united body of North and South S h i e l d s se a m e n h a v e w ai ted npon th e Mayor of Tynemonth , and explained their grievances to him . They say they want nothing but peace and order , and affirm that the attacks on the Shippingoffice and Commerce were made without their cognisance . ____________

      Is Ins Suite Of The Princess Amelia, Aun...

      Is ins suite of the Princess Amelia , aunt to George HI ., there was a lady of the name of Russell , who was grand-daughter of Oliver Cromwell , and who it would seem inherited , without any alloy , most of his undaunted and ready spirit . One day , it happened to be the 30 th of January , she was in waiting and occupied in adjusting some part of the Princess ' s attire , just as the then Prince of Wales came into the room . His Royal Highness accosted Miss Russell rather sportingly , and said to her , " For shame , Miss Russell ! why have you not been at church , humbling yourself with weepingsand waitings for the sins on this day committed by your grandfather !"— "Sir , " replied Miss Russell , " for a grand-daughter of Oliver Cromwell , it is humiliation sufficient to be empl oyed as I am , in pinning u p your sister ' s tail . "

      Very Good . —An honest , industrious peasant in Picardy , being observed to purchase weekly f i ve loaves , was asked what occasion he conld possible have for so much bread . " One , " replied the honest fellow , " I take myself , one I throw away , one I return , and the other two I lend . "— " How do you make that out ?•'— " Why , " returned the peasant , " the one which I take myself is for mine own use ; the second , which I throw away , is for my motherin-law ; th e l oa f I r e turn , is for my father ; and the other two , which 1 lend , are those wit h w hic h I k eep my two children , in hopes that they will one day return them to me . "

      Something Rich . —fhe following recently appeared as an advertisement in a weekly contemporary : — "Wanted , immediately , a single man , a member of the General Baptist denomination , to supply a small congregation in a village , principally on the Lord ' s-day . A small salary would be given . If acquainted with the general shoemakiugbusmess , an opportunity now presents itself where a constant sitnation as a journeyman can be secured . The qualifications for the ministerial duties required are humble piety , a desire to be useful , and a general knowledge , of the Gospel , with ability to make it known . —Leeds limes . " A ietter from Rome states that a picture dealer th

      of that city , named Campani , has lately b ecome e possessor of a picture of Michael Angelo . He bought an old picture at a sale in London , and having cleaned it , discovered that it was the portrait of Victoria Colonna , w if e of t h e Marquis d e Pesc a r a , general of Charles V ., a lady celebrated by the great painter in one ot his poems , and whose likeness Le declares he had taken . M . G < impani , conceiving that this might be the picture alluded to , submitted ' it to the Pontifical Academy of tbe Fine Arts at Rome , which has unanimously declared it to have been painted by Michael Angelo . It has been exhibited to the public , and the ajmnoiseurs v * lusitaU 65 . 0 Wl .

      ; .... Apprehension Orflffiki Sloane. /F...

      ; .... APPREHENSION ORflffiKi SLOANE . / From the moment that Mrs . " * sfoane Med to appear , to the summons issued by Mr . Alderman Hum-Fr . ' ' at i ,, the . Guildhall justice-rbom , t h e - . City detective officers were on the alert to . watch the movements of Mr . Sloane , with the view of discovering the retreat of that gentleman ' s . wife , and no efforts were spared to effect her apprehension as T ^ i l * : * " t was granted . . Indeed , ; so closely has Mr . Sloane been watched that he has more than once looked suspiciously round , and to - £ ?? ? » f ° und a detective officer at his eioow , and has on such occasions . been heard to tell the officer that he might as w-ll take his ( Mr . bloanes ) arm as watch bim about so narrowly . At . iast f }\ Sloane was suddenly missed from

      London , and it was consequently , anticipated ( though ? w v . v mat ! ° ? had been , received to that , effect ) that he had left the . country . Accordingly Superintendent Hodgson and Daniel May ( one of the most active detective officers in the force , and who was thoroughl y acquainted with Mrs . Sloane's per-A ' rtfu °£ t 0 Bo"logne . On arriving at uoulorae the officers proceeded to institute a close mspecttonof the several hotels and lodging houses , but satisfactory tidings could not be obtained , and the seclusion of the Sloanes apparently defied detection . Towards thelatter part of last week , the Boulogne police communicated to the City officers their belief that a party answering the description of the Sloanes were in the town , out as no

      conclusive information could be elicited , astratagem w t- lI * £ el tne landlord of the house in which they were supposed to be . locat ed to a cafe , and interrogate him , if possible , on the subject . Alter some time he admitted that there were three parties answering the description furnished himj residing in his house . They consisted of a lady and gentleman , a n d a s tout young l ady , and that t h e y went by the name of Smith . They led a very secluded life , and that the lady only left the house at an advanced period of the night- for a walk . As one of the officers was known to Mrs . Sloane , it was necessary for him to adopt some disguise , and he accordingl y adorned himself with rather a prominent pair of moustacbois , and on Friday night , about eleven

      o ' clock , they placed themselves on watch for the Mrs . Smith , and sbe shortly . appearcd pursuing her usual nocturnal walk . As her face was closely concealed with a veil , the officers had some difficulty in seeing her features , but on pas . sing by one of the street gas lamps , they contrive d by some means , as if the result of accident , to raise her vei l , and she was at once recognised to be Mrs . Sloane . She was allowed to return to her dwelling , and as the laws of France require a second witness to establish identity , an express was forwarded to London for one to come over . The party arrived on the Sunday , nn d on Mon d ay morning the officers proceeded to the lodgings of Mrs . Sloane . On going into the second floor , they

      found Mr . and Mrs . Sloane and Miss Dovaux . The Frenoh authorities then demanded their passports , and it . being d i scov e r e d tha t they h ad assumed a name not their own , t hey w e r e inf o rme d that t h e y had rendered themselves liable to the operation of the French laws , and that they must quit Boulogne . Not being permitted to travel through France with a false passport , they bai no alternative but to take their passage by the first steamer for Folkstone , and at five o ' clock they were escorted b y the p o lice to the quay side , where the steamer was moored . As they were walking towards the pier at Boulogne , it got bruited that they were about to leave , and crowds of people flocked to the spot to see them . Nor was it until the French authorities had pressed

      the mob of about three hundred p e r so ns back that they were a b le to g et to th e pier . So great . was the trepidation of Mrs . Sloane that she missed ' her footing on descending the steps to the vessel , ' and fell a considerable distance , but fortunately received no material injury as sbe was caught by the Steward Of the vessel in his arms when near the deck . Superintendent Hodgson , and Daniel May , then took their places in the boat , and in a short time they arr i ve d safe at Folkeston e , where a n immense crow d was waiting to receive them . Mrs . Sloane , as she landed on the pier , trembled very violently , and seemed as if she would fall at every step . She left Mr . Sloane and Miss Devaux in the />» bfn , and was making her way to the rail » ' « y station , inwardly

      congratulating herself . that she had passed unrecognised , when tho officers presented themselves before her .- She displ aye d great nervousnes s , an d when addressed by he r n ame b ec a me muc h affect e d an d almost fainted away . With some difficulty she was conveyed to the railway stat on , when , throug h the kindness of the station-mnbtsr , she was allowed to remain in a private waiting room until the departure of the express train , by which it had been arranged she should proceed to London , an d t h us escape the unpleasant and dangerous consequences of passing through the streets , as the hews had been sent by electric telegraph , and the London station was accordingly crowded during the whole of the early part of the morning in the expectation of

      her arrival . On their arrival , Superintendent Hodgson immediately communicated the fact of her arrest to Mr . Phillips and . Co ., the attorneys of Mrs . Sloane , and Messrs , Pbntifix and Moginie . the attorneys of the West London Union , when it was understood that in consequence of the near approach of the sessi o ns , it was not intended to put in bail , As soon as possible Mrs . Sloano was taken to Westminster , where Mr . Justice Erie was presiding ; the warrant for her committal was signed , and , although due notice had been given to her solicitors , Mrs . Sloane was notprepared with therequiredbail , and was therefore committed to Newgate to await her trial , or find sufficient bail in the interim . She was supported by the officers to acab that was

      waiting to rec e ive h e r , and was taken , with a ll n e c e s s ary precaution , to Newgate . She was dressed rather shabbily , and altogether , with her apparent prostration of strength and intellect , she presented , a most wretched appearance . The proceedings ' consequent upon the apprehension were conducted with the greatest secrecy and despatch in order to avoid creating any unnecessary public excitement .. On Mrs . Sloane's arrival in Newgate she was placed in the infirmary on account of indisposition . Dr , M'Murdo shortly after visited her , and directed she should remain there , as sbe was snfiering . mhch from exhaustion , produced partly by mental feeling . On Wednesday morning he found her in the

      s ame state , and directed some soothing stimulants to b e admini st ere d , and also stated that she ought to remain in the infirmary . From the time , of Mrs . Sloane ' s apprehension , but little conversation took place between her and Mr . Hodgson on the subject ol the charge upon which she was apprehended ; and on her removal to Newgate and since , she has studiousl y avoided any remark , or referred to the ' girl in any way whatever . It is understood she was on Wednesday visited by tbe solicitors of Mr . S l oane , and there appears no doubt now . that she is apprehended and in custody , he will surrender , and jointly take their trial'at tbe next session , which commences on Monday next .

      Ajtotheb Sroar Of Tbe Detective Police.—...

      Ajtotheb Sroar of tbe Detective Police . — Some time since a quantity of planks and iron was placed across the rails of the London and Northwestern line near the Cheddiugton station . Fortunately , however , the malicious intention of the party was frustrated by a timely discovery of the plot , and the obstructions were removed before a train came up . The usual steps were taken to discover the perpetrators of the inhuman act but without e ffect ; as , however , strong : suspicions were entertained that the individuals' resided in the neighbourhood , and might make another ' attempt , the authorities resolved not'to let the matter pass by with impunity ; accordingly other means were employed which eventually proved successful . Some

      weeks ago an itinerant vendor of matches and other small-ware appeared in the' neighbourhood of C h e dd in g ton station , and took up his a b o d e at Ivinghoe ; no suspicions were attached to the new comer , and he plied his humble calling , which he facetiousl y dignified with the title of "timber merchant , " without molestation . By-degrees' he visited all the beer-houses in the neighbourhood , and h is acquaintance with the class of persons who frequented them became rather on an extensive scale . Being of a sociable and communicative turn he hecame a general favourite at taproom carousals , In this way matters continued for some weeks , wh e n one morning the tranquillity of the locality was somewhat disturbed by the apprehension' o f two

      men , named Prior and Newns , o n a cha rge of having placed the obstructions mentioned above on the London and North Western Railway with a malicious intent . They were taken before : tbe magistr a tes , and , to t h eir as ton i s h ment ,, found in the person of their accuser the venerable' i roatebman ' transformed into a London detective . iiThe officer , it app ears , had per ormed his part remarkably . well . On all suitable occasions he contrived to introduce s o me to pic about the railway , and during the conversations allusion was generall y m ad e to the l a te attempt at Cheddington ; by great tact and perseverance , to be found only amongst the . cl a ss to which he belonged , he managed to collects mass of " little facts and corroborations , " , and having ' completed the chain of evidence to the proper point , had the men above named taken into custody . They

      were committed for trial , last week , at . the ; next Buckinghamshire quarter , sessions . —Bedford Times Ipswich . —A steam-machine for discharging coals from the colliers direct to the waggons upon the branch from the Eastern Union Railway has been erected upon the Griffin-warf , and was brought into operation for the first . time on Monday . In addition to the celerity , of the operations , tho machine screens the coals during their transit , the small being uaed at the coke ovens near by . Kiddie fob Esoushjies . — Scene , A Dr a per ' s Shop . —Old Woman ( looking at a piece of cloth ) to the shopman—Awt oo ? Shopman—Oo , i , aw < oo . Woman—Aw se oo ? , Shopman—Oo i ,: aw ae oo . Exp lan a tion . —Purchaser—All wool ? Shopman—Oh yes , all wool :. Purchaser—All one ( kind ) wool ? Shopman—Oh yes , all , one wool . — Scottish Press .

      Cardinal 'Fwiseman &N1) The Roman T , Ca...

      CARDINAL ' fWISEMAN & N 1 ) THE ROMAN t , CATHOLICS . The statement that certain queries had been addressed to Cardinal Wiseman b y a legal gentleman i s ; we understand , substantially correct . The letter in' question war written by Mr . Charles Pearson , late M . P ; for Lambeth / at the suggestion of certain members of the bar , whose o bj ec t was to fo un d a prosecution for a misdemeanour upon the admissions which it was expected the . cardihal would make . It is unnecessary to say , that to this formal demand to furnish evidence that would criminate himself , no answer was returned . In connection with this subject we mar state , that on the publication of Lord John Russell's manifesto , in which he announced

      that tbe law officers of the crown would look into the law of the question , to ascertain whether , there was any ground for a prosecution , the cardinal at once gave instructions to a legal gentleman of eminence to take the necessary measures for his defence . Some time having elasped without any movement on the part of the law officers of the crown ' , the cardinal ' s legal adviser addressed a letter to them , inquiring Whether any legal proceeedings were contemplated , and , if so , what form the prosecution would assume . Alter some delay , a r e p ly was received from the government , stating that it was not their intention to institute any legal proceedings , the law in its present state not being

      applicable to the act of the cardinal , and that the question would be reserved for legislative consideration . We understand that a large p iece o f ground has been obtained by the Roman Catholic body in the line of the new street now in course of forma tion between the Houses of Parliament and Pimlico , for the purpose of erecting a magnificent cathedral , to be called St . Patrick ' s , Victoria-street , as the new street has been named , will run t hr o u gh the lowest and most densely populated parts of Westminster ; the bouses are to he palatial in character , and the new opening , while supplying residences fit for members of either branch of the legislature , will lie the means of affording a more direct and

      commodious means of access between Bucking ham Pal a ce , the aristocratic district of Bel grav i a , and the Houses of Parliament , and will tend very materially to improve the ventilation and drainage of that quarter of the town . Tbe Cathedral of St . Patrick will be the metropolitan church of the cardinal , and will , when completed , it is said , sur « pass any building of the kind yet undertaken in this country . The purchase of the ground has not yet been concluded , but all the necessary arrangements are almost completed , and a very large sum has

      b e en alrea dy obtained in subscriptions and donations . The rumour that tbe Very Rev . Doctor Cox , president of Old Hall College , is to be the new Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark , is premature . It is not intended at present to appoint any bishop o f Sou t hwark , as there is a large debt , exceeding £ 3 , 000 , stiii'due upon St . George ' s Church , which in consequence remains' yet unconsented and unfinished , and until this debt is liquidated the ecclesiastical affairs of the district will be managed by Cardinal Wiseman , assisted by the Rev . Doc ' or Doyle , the senior clergyman of St . George . —

      Observe )' . Cardinal Wiseman's Akcestors . — The Falkirk Herald says : — "Our readers may , perhaps , be . astonished to learn that this celebrated cardinal , according to curren t r e p or t , is a regular descendant o f the Wisemans , cheese dealers , & c , in the town of sirathaven . it is generally reported in the middle ward of Lanarkshire—with what truth we know not—that one of the Wisemans , adventure d as far as Cork , about the middle' of last century , to

      try his fortune in Ireland ; that the said Mr . Wiseman took up a cheese and a provision store in Cork ; that , hy a subaequent marriage , he became entangled with a Roman Catholic wife ; and that the mother , thinking she was ruling the fate of the boy , sent him to Spain , whence we bave received Cardinal Wiseman . There can be no doubt but that Wiseman' is nearly a local name , and that it is peculiar to Strathaven . Many of the name are yet cheese dealers there . "

      V Death Of General Bem. Joseph Bern Is D...

      v DEATH OF GENERAL BEM . Joseph Bern is dead . This news will wrinz many a tear from the simple soldier of the Szeklerland , who knew him by no other title than that of father .- and many are the hopes it will extinguish in the Magyar ' s breast , to whom Bern was the saviour , wh » se re-appearance would be the signal for better days to come . He who seemed to seek death in the very midst of danger—he whopassed nearly twelvemonths in the continued sound of artillery—he 'who t ^ ioo escaped assassination as by a miracle , whom his soldiers believed to possess a charmed life , and through whose body they fancied the balls passed without injury , has at last fallen a victim to a fever so slight , ' that he thought it almost unworthy his attention .

      A native of Ta r now , in Gallicia , Bern wa s born in 1795 . He was originally intended for the profession of his father , that of the law ; but at his own desire was broug ht . np for th e arm y , and served with the French in the campaign of 1812 , against Russia . On the re-constitution : of the Duchjj of Warsaw , in 1815 , Bern re-entered the Polish service , but the tyranny and brutality of the Archduke Constantine soon drove hira from it in disgust . On the outbreak of the revolution in 1830 , Bern was appointed major of artillery ;' gained ; hiun honour at Iganie and Ostrolenka , and rose to the rank of general . - • <¦

      ' Since that period Bern has passed his life—except during a short engagement in Portugal—chiefly in France and England ; always labouring for t he c a us e Of Poland , and of t en a roid d ifficulties and privations which would have wearied t out the perseverance of any ono ! less " ardent in his love , or Jess energetic under adversity , . than was this extraordinary man . He tasted . the bitterest bread of exile in England , tie Taught languages for very scanty pay both in Oxford and London , and even this pittance had to be surrendered , in con s equ e nce of a painful op er a ti o n to which he was submitted at the hands . of the late Mr . Listen for the removal ofa bullet received in a duel . Of this he wa snot perfectly cured when the promised reforms in Gallicia recalled him to his'native country , and subsequently involved him in the War of Indepen- ' dence in , Hungary . <• <

      : The extremes of human vicissitude have rarely presented ; a ; contrast more remarkable , than that of Bern ' s fortunes at this period . In the brief space of four months he was the anguish-stricken tenant of a p au p er hos p ital , and . the triumphant leader of a victorious army ; . Within a month or two of the ti ; i . e wheti Bern had been receiving such few shillings a week from the Polish Association as its scanty resources enabled it to dole out to bim , the distinguished person at the head of that excellent charity was receiving daily solicitations to forward to Bern , as the general commanding in Transylvania , tbe petitions of noble and wealthy English families on behalf of English officers , or travellers endangered by the troubles then prevailing . No such petition , we may add , passed him disregarded ; ¦ Asa general . 'Bem has often been accused of rashn e ss , and it is certain that without ' that quality , he would never'have been enabled to ' accomplish the

      deeds which have made his name famous . When he took the command of the Transylvanian army it did not consist of more than 12 , 500 men and twenty-four guns , and of these not more than 7 , 000 were comp lete l y arm e d , or in a fit state to undertake a campaign . Almost the whole of them were young recruits , who h a d n ot b o rn e arm s f or m o r e than t hree or four months . The Austrians , on the other hand , had a force of at least 15 , 000 re g ular troo p s , with a n excellent cavalry and artillery , besides the Saxon and Wall a ch Landtluvm , consisting of nearly 100 , 000 men . Yet . iri three months Bern had driven the whole of this Austrian army , together with 10 , 00 0 Russians , . across the frontiers ; and forced them to seek refuge in Wallachia ! We scarcely recollect a parallel in history 'to this short but glorious 'campaign . To another such an : attempt would have seemed , and perhaps would have been , madness ; to Bern it appeared a matter of calculation and certainty . - ¦' ¦ ¦¦ : ¦

      As a man , a l l wh o have known Bern s p eak of him with the greatest tenderness and affection . ¦ Generou s to afault , he was anxious for the interests and welfare of all about him—the onl y per son he s eemed ever to forget was himself . To us his greatest achievement—his- most extraordinary victory—was the intense love with which he appears to have inspired the Transylvaniaas .: ' . Totally ignorant of their language , poor : and insignificant in < appearance , simple and almost bashful in manner ; an d a b o v e a l l , a stranger , Bern seems not only to have won their confidence , but to have inspired persons of all classes and condi tions with feelings ofdeep personal devotion . Every person who came in contact with him felt persuaded of J his thorough honesty , truth , and disinterestedness , and every one loved him for it , •'' " •'

      AsapoJiticiamfBemwasby no means violent or ultra in bis opinions . He was rather inclined to Monarchial than to Republican forms , was moraaristocratic than democratic in his tastes ^ and feelings , ' and was always an avowed . enemy to the dreams of Socialists and Communists . _ , ' ' ' Butaboveall—Bern was a Pole ! Poland was the loadstone which influenced all his life . The hope to see Polard free ; was the pivot on which alii . his actions turned . It was with the hope of again fighting for Poland , that he sought a refuge in France .-It was to form a Polish legion for the future War of Independence in Poland , that he took service in Portugal . It was in hepes of aiding Poland , . that he ' again returned to Austria . ^ - Itwas . dm a promise from Kossuth of eventual aid'for Poland-, thatheuridertookthe command of the Hungarian-troops in TransylvaniaJ And again , and finally , it was his love for Poland

      V Death Of General Bem. Joseph Bern Is D...

      which induced him to join the-Turks ,- in hopes thr o ug h them to strike another blow at Russia , Poland ' s enemy ; There are many , we know , who deprecate this last act of Bern ' s , and in whoso eyes the death of the renegade will obscure the whole glorious life of the Chris * tian . Let us acknowledge , t » o . that we regret Bern ' s change of his religion ; but it is certain that in this , as in all else , what , he believed the good of his country was his actuating motive . White we acknowledge the immensity of the sacrifice , l e t u s not refuse to see that there was no base interests involved in it . If only those were permitted to reproach him who were capable of the same lofty disinterestedness and devotion to a noble cause , we need not fear that many stones would be flung against his memory . — Examiner ;

      The Tax On Paper. -Conference Of Delegat...

      THE TAX ON PAPER . -CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES . On Wednesday a Conference of delegates was held at the King ' s Arms , Palace Y a rd , for the purpose of making arrangements for an interview , appointed for the following day by the Chancellor o f the Ex ch equ e r , with a view of hearing the representations of a deputation of gentlemen interested in the abolition of the tax on paper . Among those present were Mr . Crompton , Mr . C . Knight , Mr . Chambers ( of Edinburgh ) , Mr . J . Cassell , Mr . S . C . Hall , Mr . Towlo ( of Oxford ) , and other paper manufacturers and publishers in the metropolis and Other places .

      Mr . Champion having been called to the chair , said he had had forty years' experience of the practical working of the tax which they had met to promote the abolition , and during that period he had scarcely ever known the time when there were not numbers of fraudulent traders in the paper trade . From a return in his possession , he found that between 1840 nnd 1848 about fifteen percent , of the entire number of paper manufacturers in England , Scotland , and Ireland were fraudulent traders , many of whom had been convicted over and over again , and yet received fresh licenses from the government , without the penalties being duly

      enforced . The cotton manufacuver was taxed nob more than ei « ht per cent , on his raw material , but the manufacturers of the coarsest kinds of paper were taxed to the extent of 300 per cent . Paper used for wrapping paid fifty per cent , of duty ; and in the case of tbearticle used for book boards and in s h eat h ing shi ps , the paper manufacturer so successful ly evaded the tax by working the material dry , that it was utterly impossible for the Excise department to distinguish it from the fabric produced from the pulp . Letters of apology were read from Mr . Joseph Hume and Mr . W . J . Fox .

      Mr Chambers , publisher of Edinburgh , moved the first resolution , viz .: — " That in the opinion of this meeting the excise duty on paper acts as a grievous impediment to the progress of sound popular instructi o n , inasmuch as it bears with a ruinousl y unequal pressure upon those cheap and useful publications which form the best medium for the communication of elementary and general knowledge . " Mr . Ciuriies Knight seconded tho proposition , and adduced arguments with a similar tendency . The resolution was unanimously adopted .

      Mr . John Casseli , moved the next resolution , viz . ;—That this duty , originall y im p ose d a s a w a r tax , is based upon grounds directly opposed to aU th e a cknowle dged principles of sound fiscal legislation , because , amounting as it does in frequent instances to a tax of 300 per cent , upon the raw material-a material totally worthless for any other purpose , but worked up into an article of indis « pensable utility by the application of industry , it falls with almost its entire weight directly upon the employment of labour , thus destroying at its very source the first and most important element of national wealth . "

      Mr . S . C . Hall seconded the proposition , which , after being supported by Mr . Towis , of Oxford , was also agreed to item . con . Mr . Holokn , paper-maker , of M a nch es ter , then moved , and Mr . Collins , of G la sgow , seconded , the following resolution : — « ' That in the manufacture of paper not men only but large numbers of women and children are employed in a manner highly consistent with all that appertains to health and morality , not only in tho neighbourhood of large and populous towns , but also and chiefly in the rura l di st ri cts , where employment is scarce and poor-rates high ; and that the impetus which must be given to the trade by a repeal of this duty would ther e fore in cal cu l a b l y benefit the agricultural

      population , as well by the consumption of a material produced by their own industry , as by the beneficial employment of their surplus labour . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Baldwin , paper manufacturer , of Birmingham , proposed the fourth resolution , namely : — " That the uses to which paper is already applied are so many and various as to render its cheapness one of thefirstrequisites of a people daily advancing in commerce and civilisation ; and that thn ' pnrpnsea to the effecting of which its use might and would still be extended but for tho high price created by the tax , are almost infinite , both in number and in importance , to the progress of science nnd art . "

      Some idea of the extortionate nature of this tax might be gleaned from the fact that out of ^ 24 , 000 worth of coarse paper , which he sold to the manufacturers of buttons and various other article ' s in Birmingham , no less than £ 9 , 600 was paid to the government . Mr . P . Borthwick seconded Mr . Baldwin ' s mot i on , and contended that the duty on paper being a war-t » x , the government were bound , i n a time of profound peace , to relinquish so odious and ' oppressive an impost . The tax raised £ 800 , 000 a-year to the revenue j and that sum would be more than fully made up to t h e revenue by the increased consumption of excisable articles in general which would follow the increased employment of labour consequent on the removal of the existing

      restrictions . ' This resolution was also agreed to unanimously , The MXtmolution was moved by Mr . Smith , of Bingley , viz : — " That tho foregoing resolutions are prodigiously strengthened by the three following consi de r a tions , namely—1 , That this 'tax is- so enormously dispropoftioned to the value of the raw material as to present an inducement to' f raud almo s t too stro n g fo r human integrit y to resist , and at the same time that the mode of collectingit is such as to render fraud easy and inviting ; the fair-trader is thus continiiallyexposed to unprincipled competition .- 2 . That the oppressive injustice of this tax has successfully diverted the skill arid ingenuity of manufacturers to its' evasion . ' ' bv 1

      thefabrication : of many articles as precisely the same in their completed state as to be substituted for if in use with p ap e r i tself , and yet so adroitly varied in the process of manufacture , as to render it impossible for the Board of Excise to claim the duty-a circumstance which tends to the utter ruin of the paper manufacturer . And 3 . That the continuance of this taxis not more manifestly unjust in itself , and injurious to the- ' general interests of the community , t han i t is absurdl y inconsistent with precedent ; For while the raw material of cotton has been relieved from a . burden ' Of not more than from five to ei ght per cent ., it is monstrous that the refuse of that very same raw

      material used for the manufacture of paper should bear'the ' unheard-of impost of 300 percent . '" Agreed to . ' ' Mr . Jonathan Duncan then proposed : —• 'That copies of these resolutions , together with the numerous memorials , signed , not only by tho repretentatives of manufacturing wealth and respectability ; but also by men of the highest weight and influence amongst the clergy , gentry , bankers , and others throughout the country , be res p e c tfull y presente d to t h e R ight Hon . the Chancellor of her M a jesty ' s Exchequer . " Agreed tc . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , tho Conference adjourned .

      Mr. W. Holmes, A Well-Known Political Ch...

      Mr . W . Holmes , a well-known political character , diod on Sunday . He sat successively for Grampound , Tregony , Bishop 's Castle ^ Hazlemere , and Berwick-on-Tweed . ¦ -For Ipswich he ' was ' aca ' ndU date in 1835 , and previously for Queehborough , but by neither of those places-was he returned ; f while he proved equally unsuccessful at Stafford , in liSfl ; He filled : the office of * Treasurer of tlio Ordhaheff in the Ministries of Lord Liverpool and the Duke of Wellington ; Intho high ¦ and - palmy'dayi } ' of Toryism the peculiar talents of Mr . Holmes were'in gre a t requ e st ; f o r i n t h e pr i vate ' manngem ' eht of the members of an nnreformed-House of fJommona'he

      was without a rival . Ol the confidence reposed in him by Mr - ^^ ^' ^ be ' close-friendship subsifltiEg . between t h em ,. it would . beimpossible to speak in terms too strong ; / Mr . 'Hbl hies , was by ' the side of Mr . , Perceval wheii he' sank under the hand of 1 an- , assassin and ; he also ; happened .-to have hat mwall-knotm s a ' tesrhan . camii ' by a . Violent though accidental death . ' No ! place wasMnBor b , m ' !! £ " , te » M of SirRobert PeeKbut K neverthe ess ) ' faithfully' discharged' his'luSS Si ? m " , •* ^^ Conser ^ ive ^ par ^' He reached the advanced agefr three-scbre years and

      ^ Vacant Parliambstab * SBATs . ~ The South Notts election is as yet to , come off . ; ' , and a seat forflnrtli T H ' iP"W ^ -- to . y ^ te ' d-J ^' 1 the ; wtivnient or Mr ; 'Houldsworth , " a successful , Manchester manufacturer , who , achieving , great wealth while Manchester was yet in political darkness , ' tbok ' to -Toynsnvand horse racing . "' Thelameritecl death of Lord fAlford leaves open a ' representat i on in Bedf ordshir e . jwhich will probabl y ' be conferred on Colof hel Gilp in' . Tjdrd ' . Lincolh ' a succession to f ho peerage ;! Sir Samuel Martin ' s elevation' to the ; bench , and'Mr . Shiel ' g exchange iritaan embassy , expose the ' FalkirK Burghs , ' Pdntefr & tJ'ahd' Duh gar von , t » iv contest , "" "'

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1851, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01021851/page/7/