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Ty MEETING OF THE IMPROVE- [Improve comm] COMM SSIONERS, [VERSION] LAST NIGHT. hlv [half] meeting of this body was held in South Parade, last evening, for the pur-' [our] the usttal [usual] monthly business, and also ve kine into consideration the following the notice beck by Commissioner Moore en opriety [proprietor] of entering Inte [Inter] negociations [association] er the Compant [Company] dor [for] the purchase of wy) ite [it] 70S [S'S] Gas meters, and he o works, gas-pipes, gasome [some] felt Ga therewith, or of AO ans, &c., by the Commtsicners, [Commissioners] or wider steps with referente [reference therete [there] may ae and to cansider [consider] the prepet [property] 'nting [ting] an additional permanent office pa apy [pay] hooks of the Commissioners under the 1 deep a phufted [shifted] by Mr. Bolton, 1 to make such appointment, er to th reference theretv [there] as shall be ef rs coarse 1 mest [meat] an of the Board were present -; fo iffe [if] J, Eilev. [Evil] T. P. Crosland, E. Eastwood, eee, [see] J. Fath, [Faith] Geo. Armitage, Luke Swal- [Seal- Swallow] J in Brook, T. Hayley, J. Charlesworth, rll, [ll] d. Byoth, [Both] Esa.. [Sea] (Chairmar [Chairman] of the ) pe mites tke [the] last special meeting were read by Pea ed COURT, Committee were read and raat [rat] ther [the] contained no matters of mament. [moment] f the Fire and Lighting Cemmittet [Committee] were ick [sick] it appeared that the new dire escape arived [arrived] at the Teilway [Railway] station from London, where it until a suiteble [suitable] place could be provided-for Jeeation [Creation] in the centre of the town. fre [re] Gss [Gas] . previons [previous] to Mir. Commissioner Moore sate ie Board on this question, said he hoped te RY Theminutes [The minutes] [C] read. from wh in from personalities. (Hear, hear. The first question, yw conceived) fur consideration, was whether it was the wr of the Commissioners tesup [sup] ty sufficient light and gas win the next was whether fer the supply ofsuch [of such] gas that the commissioners should takeany [taken] steps the question and the next, which was an important #380, [W] they not, supposing they determmed [determined] on 'ug these two things, lose sight cf the rights of-cther [of-other] It carry oat amy [may] srescletions [resolutions] upon the broad of public right, and the duty ewing [wing] 't private (Hear, hear') teok [took] that cpportunitr, [opportunity] on the evening of hs attendance, to say tket [ticket] he-wes.not [he-West.not] there tw nominee of any party. (Hear, bear.) in rising to intreduce [reduced] the question which he had given notice, regretted that the subject 4 not fallen inte [inter] hands more capable of doing it ample tice, [ice] Whaterer [Whatever] motive night be ascribed to kim [kin] in anection [connection] with this movement, he was quite ready to s his conduct in eonnection [connection] with the subject canvassed the bar of public opinion. -He disclaimed all per- [peal] zal [al] or selfish objet [object] in bringing ferward [forward] the motion; ; had he consulted his personal feelings he would not ve taken up the subject, which had been one of public pitution [institution] in the town of Huddersield [Huddersfield] for some time past, J the introduction of which would with interested parties rng [ng] down upon him great personal abuse from some of ose [one] who difered [deferred] with him. The result of the adjourn- [adjourned] nt of this question, from time to time, had, however, mn of beneficial results, and the Sion of question, through the public press, had not only in- [inner] ned the Commissioners on the question, but also the nic. He had pledged himnself [himself] to bring this matter 'ore the Commissioners at the time he, among others, yk the initiative in jrucuring [procuring] the Improvement Bill. hey were now resolved into a commission, to legislate Ue management of the loca [local affdirs [affairs] of one of best towns in Europe, and if the Commissioners only ied ont the elements 6f that bill, he did not hesitate'to 'that Huddersfield would become the best sample of ought-to be in this age of civilization. '( Hear, wt.) It would not, he observed. bt necessary for'him to ike [like] auv [Aug] extended remarks, having an 'hour before, had insted [instead] to his care a memorial cn this subject from a re class of ratepayers in the town. PISunS, [Poisons] and influential relieved him from the necessity of making a speech, utured [uttered] to assertthat [assert that] it was a document far more aud and] more numerously signed than had ever eh entrusted to a member of that board, The 1 was as follows -- stun ial [al] of the undersigned Inhabitants and Ratepayers ' ts laity and neizhbuurhood [neighbourhood] of Huddersfield. ; My tk Haddersitd [Hardest] Laprocement [Present] Commissioners. That your metmurialists [naturalists] have learned with satisfac- [satisfaction- satisfaction] is to Le introduced to the attention of the a Conmissioners, [Commissioners] having se fGas-works [gas-works] by the Commissioners. ' a trust that the Commissionets [Commissioners] will take caleulzn [Clemson] a to carry ous [us] the eaid [said] object, aa thelr [their] doing the no great benefit to the town, and save ; pocncts [pockets] of the retepeyers, [ratepayers] which they would other- [other jay] th the chupe [chip] of rates. avis of of other towns, where Gas-works are in of the site bodies of authority, and the profits applied t fod [food] shows that the aforesaid calculation is not . ma forin [foreign] the borough of Manchester upwards ape et profits (after payment of ali expenses id in B aoe [are] are realized; [realised] in Salford upwards of minanse [Finance] mn between 1,800 and 1,900-the 1,W-the] whole tour y hie public rites. it 'aud [and] oF Welnorialists [pluralists] huywe [Howe] that the Lot hezleet [helmet] to take th te ee uilderstield, [understood] by cithe [the] is tlt [lt] valuation th Memon [Memo] 2 he thus chert been signed by 423 inhabitants, who Solicitors 97s, oo -1 -manufaevurers [1 -manufacturers] 53 merchants ; Ke as innkeepers; 16 woolstaplers [wool staplers] 190 -shop- [shops] Ps al and y 5 aes [as] nd tet the ratepayers were alive to 'their n of publie [public] see did not blindly leave the consider- [considered] ich [inch] thoy [tho] questions to the members 'of that -board, oS of the pub all due deference to them as the ser- [se- sea] a Berle Piet [Pit] they thought wisely, in his opinion, ioner [owner] TF ha without was s smetimes [sometimes] desirable. md. in G if a i Snel Snell] were quret [quiet] if all the parties who loner Moore nj of said he believed that every payer, and thuse [these] too val ne Improvement Commissioners steps to secure a similar tither erecting Gas-works, or pur- [our- purexisting] existing works, as of the very Kest [Chest] description. ms woul [would] to add that many othor other] Mey [May] Conceived on signed the memorial, but Merely P would not be oy that he had not that'confidence Ommussioners [Commissioners] after the 'course which this question n a recent occasion. as the cine mduced [educed] him 'to bring forward this and bof [of] that he left the board in O this gn wre [re] he left he was anxious to perform il by ig in that chamber. He called on td pect, [pet] Commissioners to set on one side all hi fe and to censider [consider] the wn had made within the past thirty yeas 3 Y ic their meat the rsttowns stones] in thekingdorh. [kingdom] ie aw Were destitute of light, except the Te oat Ushts [Shots] arising from a few rouddy [ruddy] lamps. supp inp [in] thing like a good water supply-the thy jailed was at best Bat in a filthy etate [estate] -but 8 gree [free] dinol [Daniel] extensive Watorworks [Waterworks] which Mere va ne it was true-but which cost with the blessing laced within the reach of the ha pulation. [population] In the erection of hot bee n a good example shown, S took oe the case with gas. If the ultimately jna [jan] ous [us worthy of themselves, et they had taken in themselves on Fey fp it must ultimately restit [rest] dared to agitate this Mel it portion of the BE a in relieving the rate- [rate] ee aay [say] made Eat me He alo [al] than oa nent [sent] Comntissien [Communities] bain [vain] Nk ay Was the then. hi Paper, évery [very] member of that beard ara [area] wer [we] ae have seen them-patriotism could not be on Suffieient [Sufficient] induc [induce] ment, [men] taken 'that posi, post] the absence of details, iy by ees [see] nor were the as That interests of the zs the result of the investigats [investigation] a system of management had should have heartily rejoiced at -the public should not take supply of gas had been in o for its object the erection 3 4 decided THE HUDDERSFIELD a . meeting, and from which it appeared that a divided caused a considerable 1 toensue. [towns] That was a principle which he conceived 'all wonld [would] admit. m taking a review of his experience in town's affairs, he had no dotibt [doubt] his friend Swal-, [Seal] ow would bear Kim out that under the old system. many blunders had and much money had heen' [hen] wasted, for Want 'of pfeper [paper] system, 'and Mm consequence of the managing bodies being ignorant of the duties they had to perform. 'This gas question was part and parcel of the street question-a question whieh [which] involved many considerations of t# dichest [chest] possible importance. For any private compdgy-to [company-to] haté [hat] thedfce [thence] Wet the streets of a town without paying avy [navy] compensation was, in tis [is] vpinion, [opinion] wrong. The Gas Company hail enjoyed their present mon- opoly [apply] for thirty years without paying anything in the shape even of an acknowledgment-they had torn up the streets when and where they pleased, 'and in return had extracted from the ratepayets' [ratepayers] pockets every shilling that they could, and put the profits into the pockets of private individuals. He found no fault with the Gas Gonipany [Company] for deing [being] this. They entered into what was in-the outset a specukition, [speculation] in the hope of getting a good rétum. [return] At first the specula-, [special] tion [ion] was not remunerative, but for setcral [scrawl] years past the; récura [require] had been more than adequate. The profits had ulti- [ult] mately [lately] become so great that they dare not let the public know what they were but it was quite evident that those returns, whatever they were, had been enormous, and the resalt.was [result.was] they had adopted the politic coutse [course] of giving bonuses, but he did not find fault with the Ges [Ge] Company. for doing that-nay, had he been a shareholder he' it,- hear, hear;)-but these. it became a question whether' p 1 the management supply of, gas into 'thcir-owa [their-oa] bands, and make it, as he believed it, conld [cold] be made, a source of profit to the town. This public ration in Manchesterfor [Manchester] 33 years, and'the.profits derivable therefrom had there been, applicd [applied] -to public purposes, and it had now become a, things having taken place, address t very general opinion that the same course ought to - githough [though] a little warmth might be naturally expected -be pursued 'in Huddersfiddd. [Huddersfield] The er then read-a the discussion, he hoped all parties would note from Sunderland, (which will found embodied in our editorial -article on the gas question), to contradict the assertion-that pas was.cheaper in Huddersfield than ini [in] any other town in the kingdom. This was, he observed, another instance beyond the one adduced in the Hudders- [Udders] Jed Ckronétle [Coronet] tending te the same effect. He disclaimed and repudiated the charge that had been put forth to the' effect that himself and those who acted with him in this matter either'intend to demolish or confiscate the property of others. (Hear, hear.) He maintained that it was a legitimate matter for that board to consider whether it would be desirable for them 'to erect gas-works of their own or purchase thase [these] already existing, and no charge which aright be made -of advoeating [Advertising] Louis DBlancdsm [Blankets] should deter him, and he hoped -it would not deter that Board from fully enguiring [enquiring] into the subject Were they not, as Gommissioners [Commissioners] representing the public, com to take this matter into their consideration He thought it vital question, and one of the greatest passible moment. Was a privat [private] tradinz trading] body to have-the use of the streets for thirty yearslonger [years longer] without a guid [Guide] pro guo [go] Wasit [Wait] reaconable [reasonable] or recognizable that such a stateof [state of] things should exist This body had, for a number of .years, .possessed the monopoly of supplying the town with gas, and had not even the .policy or judgment to light up a public yet they had done their utmost to extract every .penpy [penny] from the pockets ef the ratepayers, and had quite forgot that they had the use of miles and mniles [miles] of the public highways for nothing. Could, then, the Commissioners now sit still without taking this-matter into their serious consideration Was a subject of such im- [in- importance] portance,-so importance,-so portance,-so] vital in every respect,-to be shirked by a motion for its reconsideration that day six months Was that becoming the dignity of a public body which aspired to represent the interests of Was it right that .party feeling should interfere to,prevent the discussion of such vital question.at-that board Glad, indeed, was he to see their respected chairman occupying the chair, who, he felt certain would net all events.put any motion to the meeting, whetherrightorwrong. [withdrawn] -All however, he nowasked, [now asked] andallthememorialsts asked-for, wase.committee [was.committee] ofenquiry [of enquiry] 'into-this subject. If-any member could object to sucha [such] reasonable proposition heshould [he should] really be astonished. Hav- [Have] ing introduced the subject, and having intimated that whether in or out of the Commission, he would agitate this. movement until its fulfilment Mr. Moore concluded by moving the following resolution 'Fhat [That] a special committee be appointed to institute the necessary inquiries as to the power of the Commissioners respecting gas-works, and as to the expediency of providing gas-works themselves, er of purchasing those already in' existence such committee to report-thereon to the general beard after a fair and full consideration and enquiry. The reception of the memorial having been moved and -seconded by Commissioners Crosland and Eastwood, and carried unanimously, The meeting was next addressed by Commissioner Cros- [Cross- Crosland] land, in support of the resolution, and Commissioners T- Firth, Swallow, Armitage, Riley, Sutcliffe, and Eastwood, against, and declining to appointa [appoint] committee of enquiry was ultimately carried by-a majority of 9 to 4, It was resolved that-the finance committee be requested to investigate and apportion the duties .and salaries ot all the officers of the commission, and report thereon at an early day. The Board adjourned at half-past 10 p.m. . Owing to the late hour at which the proceedings con- [concluded] cluded, [eluded] we shall give the discussion extenso [extension] in our next number, in order that beth sides of this important ques- [question] tion'may, [ion'may, 'may] through our columns, receive ample justice. -ASSAULT ON A Quack Doctor.-John Hardcastle, was brought up in custody of Superintendent Thomas, before Joseph Starkey, and George Armitage, Esqs., [Esq] on Saturday last, charged with assaulting Mr. KE. E. Bellamy, of Old street, in this town, at Elland on the Thursday evening previous, and putting him in bodily fear on the day follow- [following] ing. Mr. J. I. Freeman attended on behalf of Bellamy.. From Bellamy's.stetement [Bellamy's.statement] it appeared that on the evening in question, he along with an assistant, was at Elland, when the prisoner and six other men came out of the public-' house, and Hardcastle came up to Bellamy, struck, kicked, ; and threatened to kill him. He was rescued by the people who keep the inn, and taken into the house, where 'he re- [remained] mained [maiden] more than an hour, the men all the time watching for him, and declaring they would do for him when they caught him. The next day (Friday,) on going out of his own house, in Old-street, in this town, 'he saw the prisoner standing near the Hope and Anchor Inn, King-street, and another of the men who coffftnitttd [contented] the assault upon him at Elland, sat upon the wall near the National School, Seed- [Seed hill] hill. On perceiving Bellamy Hardcastle put up his hand to the other man, and they followed him up King-street, and along as far as Spout-fields. From the evidence of Mrs. Sykes, landlady of a beerhouse [beer house] in Old-street, it appeared Hard came into her house several times early in the morning, and while there, told her that he was watching 'for Bellamy, a d--d scamp, and he would give it him if he turned out that day. He had with him at the time a; besom stock. Mr. Brierley of the Dog and Gun, and Mr. Baldwin, butcher, spoke to Hardcastle and the other man following Bellamy into Spout-fields, and believed that their intent was to give him thrashing. The statement of Hardcastle was that he was at Elland, at the public-house in question, and that the men efore before] spoken to, caught Mr. Bellamy and his man hlacking [hacking] over the placards of a rival practitioner, and that they gave hima [him] but that he did not teuek [Turk] co t at As to dodging Bellamy on the Friday, he denied it altogether, j Te tall the what he was doing in the town. 4 The Beneh [Been] bound him over to keep the for twelve months, himself in 10, and two sureties of 5 each, or be ; committed to Wakefield for one month.-In a short time after the case had been heard, Mr. Clay appeared before the Bench, and requested their worships to re-hear the ; case, as the prisoner had not had an eppertuntty [opportunity] of com- [communicating] municating [communicating] with his friends after beimg [being] imto [into] custody. 4 The Bench, nowernt, [went] ee a fair hearing, an Vy given ance [once] with the evidence adduced. surety for the prisoner--Thomas was seen upon wall at Seed-hill, was afterwards placed in the dock, having beea [been] a shert [short] time taken into custody by intendent [intended] Thomas, and Mr. Bellamy p plied to the to have him bound over, to keep peace. Mr. Clay, rose and protested against Superinten- [Superintend- Superintendent] dent Thomas taking either this imah [mah] or Hardcastle into custody without a precept from the Bench, unless the man had broken the which he eontended [intended] that this man had no more 'dona than their worships themselves. He also stated to the Bench that summons was then out i y to appear before the Halifax , (inst Tuesda [Tuesday] of this. r wid [id] stand over until Saturday ( his day), to give the man time to get up evidence. OPENING oF THE NoRTH [North] WESTERN Raitway. [Railway] This rilway [railway] was o between Skipton and Lan- [An] c ster [ste] on the Ist [Its] inst. In conjunction with the Midiand, [Midland] .ancaster [Lancaster] and Carlisle, and Caledonian Railways, a speedier and more direct Com is sees betwoett [between] Bradford, the Edi [Ed] aD w. The -dis- [distance] tince [since] and Glasgow may row be per- [per] tow; 2ppointed [appointed] to enquire i aoa [aa] ia gate ' and Quarmby, the offence was as broad as long, though it f rmed [red] in little moré [more] than eight hours 'its appointed and expected time both in the up and own MELANCHOLY AccIDENT [Accident] FROM FouL [Four] A IR.-On Wed- [Wednesday] nesday [Wednesday] evening last a melancholy and fatal accident. befell a collier named William Walker, under the following re- [remarkable] markable circumstantes. [circumstances] It appears that Walker was.-in the employ of Mr. Whitley, co lery [ley] owner, of Steele Com- [Common] mon, near this towh. [town] 'at the back of whoa premises Walker also reside. On Wednesday evening he remarked to two of Mr. Whitley's sons that some coal eorves, [eves] which had becn [been] ttposed [deposed] to the sun, showed signs of falling to, pieces, and it was ultimately agreed that Walker and Mr. Whit- [Whitley] ley's two sons, should fetch some water from a well, whieh [which] is only occasionally used, and thus fill them. The bucket was accordingly lowered several times for water, but in con- [consequence] Sequence of it tltimately [ultimately] becoming as not to'sink the bucket, a conseltation [consultation] was held #s sto [to] who should go down into tht [the] well for that purpose. Lt was ultimately agreed that Walker should go duwa [due] astride the bar. When he had some distance inte [inter] the well Walker cried out pull up, there isdamp. [is damp. At this time there was only one of the young men at the windlas, [winds] and, as the foot- [footboard] board haa [has] giten [given] way, he-hatl [he-Hall] great difficelty [difficulty] in arresting the progress of the vessel downwards. With the assist- [assistance] ance [once] of his brother, however, the buckét [bucket] and deceased were raised to yartl [partly] ond [and] a-half of the month of the we'll, deceased in an 'inclined position, when he sud- [sid- suddenly] denly [Denby] dropped from hisseat, [hissed] anti -was precipitated to the bottom of the well again. This occurred at eight in the evening, and though measures were immediately taken to get the deceased out from his perilous position, the foul air was so strong that a lamp, with which of Mr. Whit- [Whitley] ley's offered cou [Co] usly [sly] to descend into the well, was quickly put little below the surface, and it was ulti- [ult- ultimately] mately [lately] found necessary to reduce the foul air by forcing a quantity of pure air into the wéll. [well] By this means the par ties were enabled to enter the well by one at'midnight, when tleceaseil [ceaseless] was found doubled up in the bottom of the well, and life quite extinct.-An 'inquest was held on the body by Geo. Dyson, Esq., at the Star Ion, Bridge-end, Almondbury, on Thursday evening, when the jury rettrned [returned] a verdict of accidentally killed, andl [and] at the same'time x- pressing a hope that Mr. Whitley would render some as- [assistance] sistance'to [distance'to 'to] the witiew, [white] whose main source of 'support had beer most'untimely carried oft, in the perfurmance [performance] -of his duty to'his employer. As an earnest of their sincerity Mr. Thomas Brook, the foreman, handed over a sum-of 2 'to to the widow of deceased, which was subscribed by the jury in the inquest room. FIREWORKS IN THE Criéker-Grounp.-Our [Cricketer-Ground.-Our] readers will perceive, from an advertisement in another célumn, [column] that a superb display-of fireworks will take place in the Cricket Ground, on Mondey [Money] and Tuesday evenings next, undcr'the [under'the] superintendence of that well-known pyrotechnic artist, Mr. G.-F.-Bywater, of Sheffield. The rate of admis- [Adams- admission] sion is exceedingly moderate, and should the prove favourable we doubt not that there will-be a full at- [attendance] tendance [attendance] each evening. GaMBLING [Gambling] -aT SouTH [South] CrosLAND.-At [Crosland.-At] the Guildhall, on Tuesday, -two young-men named Hdirard [Hired] .Hartley, and John Sykes, were with having 'been playing at a game of chance on the public road, eontrary [contrary] to law. The offence being admitted, the defendants were-dismissed on paying the expenses. TEMPERANCE M&ETINGS [M&TINGS] AT PaDDOcK.-Two [Paddock.-Two] large and interesting Temperance meetings were held at Paddock, on Wednesday and Thursday eveningslast; [evenings last] which wereaddressed [we readdressed] at some length by Mr. J. C. Booth, Temperance Missionary. The subject for discussion on Wednesday evening was Is Teetotalism essential'to the moral-elevation of the people ' Mr. Booth, after answering many-cbjections [many-objections] with which the affirmative of-the above might be met, showed the import- [importance] ance [once] of total abstinence to suecess [success] of our moral institu- [institute- institutions] tions, [tins] and the working out ef the great reformatory move- [movements] ments [rents] of our times. Thursday evening's subject was, Teetotalism tried bythe [Blythe] great principles and precepts of the scriptures. Mr. Booth addressed a crowded and at- [attentive] tentive [attentive] audience at great length, in which he asserted that total abstinence 'was not only in harmony with, but a practical carrying out df the leading principles of the bible. At the close of the Lecture, several signatures were obtained to the pledge. TakING [Taking] SAND FROM THE HIGHWAY AT QUARMBY.- n Tuesday last, before the sitting magistrates, at the Guild- [Guildhall] eall,-Yamres [all,-Mares ,-Yamres] and 'homas [Thomas] Hanson, of Longwood, were ebarged [embarked] by the Surveyors with having taken sand off the read -xt Quarmby,.on the 18th of May. A witness called by the Survoyors [Surveyors] stated that the defendants had filled three carts from the 'highway at a place called Top o'Heights, in by, which formed part of the common highway. The defentams, [defendants] on the contrary, denied that the sand they took was part of the property of the Surveyors, 28 1 ws on the 'road, and was what they designated part ef the town's lot, belonging to Longwood, but as it appeared that the same party rented the sand from the Serveyors-of'Longwood [Surveyors-of'Longwood] 4 appeared pretty evident that the defendants were in the day in question helping themselves,,from.the sand on the Quarmby highways. The case wasismissed [dismissed] on the de- [defendants] fendants [defendant] paying the expenses, and promising not to offend CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS.-At the Guildhall, on Tues- [Tuesday] day last, Mr. Richard Abbs, who keeps a public-house on the Leeds Road, was summoned by night-constable Brook under the following circumstances. It appeared that on oing [doing] his round on the previous Saturday evening, along Guenatrest, [entrust] and over the bridge, 'the officer heard the moan of some one coming from the water-side. He made inquiries, and found 'a drunk; and actually in the water. Brook got the feliow [fellow] out, and finding that he was starved, took him at'twelve at night to the King's Arms, kept by the defendant, when the landlord refused to admit either the officer er his mate, though he new that the former was a constable, 'remarking at the same time, that he would not havethe [have the] man there, at the same time adding- [adding what] what isthe [other] ptilice-office [police-office] for '-Brook then removed theman [than] to the county lock-up, and Mr. Heaton deposed that when - the man errived [arrived] there he was in a very bad state, and, to' all appearance, seemed as if he had been nearly drowned.- [drowned] Mr. Armitage said that any publican who acted in such a- marner [manner] was a very unfit man to have a license, But inas-' [ins] much'as the defendant expressed his regret fer the course he thad [had] pursued in ignorance of the law of the case, the Bench dismissed the case on Mr. Abbs paying the expenses, ' with an intimation from the Bench that a second offence of the same character would result in being refused. BEGGING INTHE [ANOTHER] PUBLIC STREETS ON THE SABBATH.-This reprehensible practice has latterly been.on the increase in Huddersfield and the adjacent neighbourhood it being the practice of a class of impartunate [important] fellows to visit private re- [residences] ; sidences [residence] while the principals ate attending morning service, and, in case alms are refused them, they droquently [frequently] become very abusive. One of this class of vagrants named Thomas Firby, was brought before the sitting magistrates, on Tues- [Tuesday] day, by Mr. sone [one] vith [with] soliciting alms in Manchester-street, h tite .pre- [previous] vious [pious] Sunday morning, little before noon. The prisdaer [prisoner] pretended te be deafas deaf] a post, though the fine manly ef Mr. Hockey Batty was eed [ed] ee wane power in putting-a series of questions e delinquent. Sheuting [Shouting] however, of Bittle [Bottle] avail, the impudent ea Tascal Rascal] siniling [sinking] with great codiness [giddiness] a worship, icating [acting] by a shake of the head, that it was no go. His worship then tested his man by another perce, [peace] and intimated that unless his queries were answered, he would tend the deaf- [Dean] 'un to Wakefield fora month. 'This had the desired effect, when the prisoner said he had come from Hverton [Horton] Work- [Workhouse] house, near Liverpool, and was making teur [true] through the country that be had begged his way #vitheut [without] interruption t Wakefield, and thought there was Ho. jams working kis [is] way by a similar és through Huddersfield. Mr. Batty his dost friend that he would find himself much mistaken in this reapeet, [repeat] and intimated that yvouce [voice] as the prisoner séemed [seemed] approve the mode of doin [don] 1g things at Wakefield, he would send him there for a month unless he was clear out of the town ia two josre. [sore] These - were readily agreed to by the who was wed to take his departure from ceurt [court] en this latter condition. THE Recent Tarp TO Lonpon.-From [London.-From] a highly respec- [respect- respectable] table passenger by the cheap train to London which left 1 Nermanton [Permanent] and neizabouring [neighbouring] stations on Tuesday the the 27th May last, we are glad to hear that the numerous 4 pleasure ers [es] were saiely [safely] transported to the metropolitan ; terminus, after a neost [stone] delightful journey through the lux- [luxuriant] uriant [Orient] seenery [scenery] of the sumny [sunny] south. The day was unusually fine. Mr. Calverley, of Wakefield, (one of the enterprisiag [enterprise] contractors for the trip,) accompanied the train; and 'on i ized [ied] by scvoral [several] of passengers at Euston- [Insecure] square station, was most flatteringly complimented by them on the admirable com p'eteness [p'Tennessee] of all the arra [area] This is indeed an age of p' i for its many facilities; and among these none should be more welcomed than those of railways, .wkioh [ko] not only romote [promote] so effectually the proximity of the shores of Bomnwall [Cornwall] to the hills of Northumberland, bet also to #Scure [Cure] to the poor that which has too long. been the exclusive privi [privy] of the rich,-a long, .chéap; [cheap] ané [an] health replacing -an age.vemarkable. [age.remarkable] trip. r readers will do well o-snatch.at such frequent opportunities of econom'cal [economy'cal] ment, [men] which, under the superintendenca [superintendent] of Mes's. Cytile [Stile] and Calverley, have been entirely free frém [from] those obnoxious detentions on the way, and passéngers [passengers] uniformly borne to their destination with rigid punctually. The train arrived at the Euston uarestation, [restoration] London, at half-past six precisely, and reached in returning at about half-past three keepi [keep] erintenddnt [superintendent] Heaton, who charged je 4 ing 2nd malt in' vetail [retail] 'CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1850. GAMBLING aT MILNES Bripse.-At [Bruise.-At] the Huddersfield' Guildhall, on Tuesday, before J. Armitage and B. N. R. Batty, Esqrs., [Esquires] five young men named John Bedford, Henry Quarmby, Wéiliam [William] George Hellawell and George Halles, [Halls] were charged on'the information of Superin- [Superior- Superintendent] tendent [tendency] Heaten [Heaton] with sbetracted [abstracted] tho public cause- way. I. Freemamappeared [Remembered] for the defendants. Mr. Heaton stated that on Sunday mofniag [moving] 'he wae [we] going on. the turnpike read towards Milnes Bridge, and when he got near Spring Mill, he saw the five partios [parties] in question tossing on the road. .A person some distance from the tefeudants [defendants] called out and whistled, as asign [sign] of danger, bat the' defendants did not hear the signal, and in he drove up with his gir [Sir] near to thom, [tho] when de speedily alighted, an sueseciled [steeled] in capturing one of the party, two of the men getting away towards dduddemfield, [Huddersfield] and the other two in n opposite direction. He took his prize into the gig, placed the handcuffs om dim, and brought him safe to Huddersfield lock-up. Mr. Freeman anitnadverted [animadverted] in severe terms on the cours [course] pursued by Mr. Heaton, in hand- [handcuffs] cufing [coughing] Bellford, [Beloved] (the man whow [who] te eeurett) Everett] aud [and] conten- [content- contended] ded [de] that the-parties, being disagreedw [disagreeable] to the read which they shouM-take, [shout-take] were tossing to their route when the officer pougued [pounded] upon them. Mr. Heaton remarked that they did net lone besitate [estate] a8 to which road they should take on his leeping [keeping] in amougthem, [anthem] but added very; properly, that afterwards all the parties tent-word that thoy [tho] would appear without being satmmaned, [summoned] aud [and] in that respect had kept their wort. Bench considered the case proved, but inusmuch [inasmuch] as the men appeared to answer the 'charge without being summoned they were merely 'cautioned, and set at liberty on payment of the expenses. ACCIDENT 1s NEw [New] SrrReet.-As [Street.-As] a correspondent was 'passing along New-street, on Thursdayevening, [stiffening] about seven a horse and gig approached at a rapid speed. On the vehicle arriving opposite the Woolpacks, [Wool packs] a boy about twelve years of age, was eressing [dressing] the street at the time, and was knocked down by the hotse [house] and fell between the wheels. The persons in the gic, [gi] however, never pulled up, though requested to do 80. but drove on as fast as before. Our correspondent adds- they are und [and] this paragraph is inserted for the purpose of exposing. their brutal canduet. [Conduit] The boy on being picked up did not. appear to be much injured had it ben otherwise, the gentlemen would have had to appear before their betters in amore [more] disagreeable way. 'Carters Finep.-At [Fine.-At] the Guildhall, on Saturday last, 'before the Magistrates, John Sykes charged Benjamin Leacas [Castle] with riding on his waggon on the 16th of May, without reins. Fined 4s. 6d. and expenses.-Joseoh [expenses.-Joseph] Brooks fer riding in his cart, he having no reins, at Lockwood, on the 18th of May, was fined 6s. and expenses.- [expenses] Richard Scholes, for a similar offence at Deighton, on the 16th of May, was dismissed.-Joseph Harrowby, for-a like offence at jindley, [Lindley] on the or et y, was fined in thesmn [Thomson] of Qs. and expenses.-On Tuesday, before the magistrates, Joseph Brooksbank was fined 1s. and 9s. Oe expenses for riding without reins on the 15th of May, on the road leading from Lockwood to Meltham. ASSAULT aT SCAMMONDEN.- [SCAMMONDEN] William Whiteleg [Whiteley] waa. [was] sum- [summoned] moned [mined] before the Megistrates [Magistrates] on Saturday last, by Sargh [Sarah] Shaw, for having assaulted her at Scammondém [Scammonden] on the 6th of May. It appears that Shaw's father had been ermking, [arming] and Sarah ard [ad] ker [er] mother went for him home,'and while endeavouring te get the father away, the assaalt [assault] was alleged. to have been committed. It was contended in defence, and three witresses [witnesses] called in sapport [support] of the statement, that Sarah's father struck one of the witnesses, and she and her. mother was assisting him, when Whiteley went to part them, and in doing-so, he accidently [accident] pushed Sarah down, and that was the only wny [any] he touched her. The Bench however, convicted him in the penalty of 2s. 6d. and expenses 18s. 6d. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Lonpex, [Lynx] FRinay [Friday] Nigar. [Cigar] -AMERICA. The American Mail Steamer Pacific, arrived in the Mersey at 7 o'clock, 'this (Friday) She sailed from New York at mid-day on the 25th ult. She brings a small compliment of passengers and the usual mails. er news is unimportant, being but a few hours later than the 'intelligence brought by the Niagara. Government securi- [secure- securities] 'ties are firm, Foreign exchangesinactive. [exchanges inactive] Money market ull. [ll] 661,000 bales. The accounts from the south respecting the new crop are very unfavourable. Holders have shown great disposition te sell, bat the sales effected have been steady prices. Freights better, bread struffs [stuffs] firm. It was reported thatthe [that the] American 'Expedition had landed in Cuba, and had taken a small'town on the coast the greatest excitement prevailed throughout the island VIENNA. Accounts received by the French Government gives reason to believe that there is not the slightest prospect of a rupture # between Austria and Prussia. The Emperor of Russia would not mediate betweenthem. [between them] It is thought the chief object of the Prussian Government is to keep down the re- [revolutionary] veltaionary [voluntary] movements which have been threatened. The Globe's correspondent understands that theAustrian [Austrian] Charge d' Affaires [Affairs] in Paris has received orders to give no encon- [Enson- encouragement] ragement [regiment] to the party who have been endeavouring to 4 bring about arupture [rupture] between France and England. ' ROME. in Italy, and of thevnarch [Finch] of six re-inforcements. [re-reinforcements] It is said that positive information of au intended rising has been received at Vienna, and it is intended to nip the movement 'in the buil. [built] BERLIN. The kme's [me's] health'continues to improve. The Exchange was depressed 'by the reports of military preparations, the belief however was that they were directed more against. internal than external attacks. POLAND. The atate [state] of France had been discussed in the Congress of Princes, and a communication had been addressed to that government. ; The German Papers contain rumours of a revolutionary agitation at St. Petersburgh. [Petersburg] STOCK AND SHARE MAREETS. [MARKETS] After the regular hours of business, Railway Shares ge- [generally] nerally [nearly] better in price, and all firmer. No ehange [change] in Consols. [Console] A feeling that the dispute with France, on the Greek uestion, [question] is at an end, gains ground... -The private correspondest [correspondent] in Paris says, that the disfavour shown to Lord Palmerston is now confined to the' Legitimist [Legitimate] party and its orgars. [organs] 4 The invasion of Cuba, ané [an] its probable consequencts, [consequence] excite mnch [much] discussion and some anxiety in the city. Paris.-The Assembly has approve majority, the first article of the law against the meeting of.) the clubs. It is re that the majority of the Assem- [Assume- Assembly] bly [by] have come to a resolution hot to risk a rupture with the President of the Republic, by rejecting a preposition for an additional grant. The report, togethor [together] with some sales to cover the obligations of defiulters, [defaulters] caused a rise in the funds from to 94.40. The general impression is that the bill will Be passed, though not without much cussion. [caution] The hegitimists [legitimised] were to hold a meeting on' Thursday evening to decide, upon the course to be pursued by the ty. Thier's [Their's] visit to Engiand [England] is postponed. Count Molétontinies [Contingencies] Hl. - LiveerooL [Liverpool] SHaRz [Share] Marxxr, [Martyr] Yesterday riom [room] -London and North-Western New Qrs. [Mrs] e. 9d. dis.; Midland Halves, 26 t 63; Dover, 4 Registered, 5. RPOQL [RPO] SHARE. Yestérdsy [Yesterday] afternoon. - Leeds Fifths, 9, 13, 3, 3, 134. 92; Tandon [Tendon] and North- [North] i ab te Western, 107); [W] New 6s. 3d.; Sheffield, 17; Ditto, Pref, 7 18 a 34 Midland Balves, [Bales] 263, 263 CLOSING PRICES.-Yxsreapay [PRICES.-Scrap] APrEnoow, [Apron] 4 p.m. THE Founps.-Consols [Founds.-Console] for Acgount [Account] and Money, 963 to if Three and a quarter per Cents., 973 to 979; uer [er] Bills, 69 to 71 premium. 108; Midlands, 36 to 363;. [W] North Staffordshire, 104 to dis. Sonth [South] anit [anti] Dover 4 to 14g; [G] Dito [Ditto] pe Caledonian, 93 to 99; Ditto Pref.,. 6 to to 73; Great Northern, 133 to to 574; Leeds 304 0] ; Leeda [Leeds] Fifths, 3 London and North Western, New Quarters, 7 dis, ; to 4 dis. Midland Halves, to 26, York and North Midand, [Midland] 17 to 174. aa Corron [Corton] Report, Yesterday-Sales to-day- [day] 5,000 [000] bales 1,000 speculation export. No change in she market. Sales of the week-60,300 [week-60,W] bales, including 13,060 on speculation 5,294 ices as last week. LonpDoN [London] Corn Mantz, [Manta] Yesterday, June 7. Fresh supplies of English..wheat acanty, [scanty] but there being a thin attendance of buyers business was done only to a tri [ti] extent at prices. Foreign quiet at former terms... No' in flour, but very little doing. Barley sold at Monday's quotations, journeys.- [journeys] Wakefield Juurnal. [Journal] Yéans [Yarns] and peaa [peas] met a dull sale but in no Cortow.-The [Corton.-The] decrease in the receipts amounts to Letters speak of movements of the Austrian army in derafield [afield] by a very large- . WAY SHanes.-London [Shares.-London] and North Weastera, [Easter] era, 107 to malian [Milan] corn brought previous terms, other kinds a shade in favour of the buyer. All descriptions of seeds dull of sala. [sal] English white wheat, 40s. to 48s. red, 363. to 42. Arrivals, English wheat, 2,310; barley, 170; oats, 590; malt, 2,357. English flour, 2,270. Foreign wheat, 10,250; barley, 4,770; oats, 13,590. SMITHFIELD Market, Yesterday.-Tha [Yesterday.-That] supply of beasts being small, trade was brisk at advanced prices. prime Scots sold readily at 3s. 6d. per stone. Sheep aeld [lead] a little better than on Monday. b trade 'thd [the] arke. are] Calf trade-very dull, at reduced rates. Beasts, 3 and lambs, 18,030; dalves, [dales] 634; pigs, B41. [B] . to Js, 6d.; mutton, 9. 4d. to 4s.; veal, 2s. Od. to 38. 6d; pork, 33. 2d. to 4s. 20.; lamb, 4s. 84. to 5s. 4d. Holland beasés, [beasts] 30; calves, 253; sheep, 590. Scotch beasts, 590. LivERPOOL [Liverpool] Corn Market, Yesterday, June weather dcing [ding] remarkably fine and the attendance here day very small, the trade has been exceedingly langaid, [land] and with diffcwloy [difficulty] she prices of Tuesday have been realized [realised] for wheat and fleur. [flour] New spring corn of all kinds dull-but without change in talue. [value] Medium Corn in limited requess [request] at a decline ef 6d. to 1s. per gr. mi COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION.-THE GIANT AND THE DWARES. [WARES] To the Retakl [Retail] Dealers of Courtry [Country] Towns. Fellow Tradcsmen,-A [Tradesmen,-A] cornmittee [committee] of large London Houses with Mr. William Hawes for their chairman have published a report condemning the extension of the County Oourts [Courts] to 50. fins doctrine may be a tonvenient [convenient] oneTor the [into the] wealthy London Wholesale Dealer, who has ample means for litiga- [liturgy- litigation] tion, [ion] aud [and] who living élose [close] to Westminster Hallcan [Hall can] put yoa [yo] to much expense at a.trifling cost to himself. But it is an in- [inconvenient] convenient one to yeu, [ye] who while you are liable on the one hand to be sued.in Courts of Westminster HaR [Hair] by wholesale dealer if 'you dispute his demands, (when ex- [extortionate] tortionate) [terminate] are ieft [left] on the hand, without a-remedy against your own customers. eo ad You should meet without delay and pass resolutions th favour of the exteusion [extension] to 50 of the jurisdiction of thd [the] County Courts, and thus secare [secure] tribunals of your own doors in which men of moderate means may 'resist umjost, [utmost] and force just demands. A reduction of the fees of the County Courts which are already incomparably less than any other tribunals will be a consequence of extension. 'This course has already been adopted in some parts the country. I-am your obedient Servant, mT A COUNTRY 28, May, 1859. . er SLAITHWAITE BATHS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HUDDERSFIELD CHRONICLE. Sir,-Feelingalittlenervousand relaxed, my mind rambled to the fine suite of Baths at Slaithwaite. I panted for a la- [salvation] vation [nation] in the pure and exhilerating [exhilarating] stream, and a ramble ia the beautiful walks surrounding the Baths, sure and certain to-come in contaet [contact] with some of the generous-hearted m- drabitants [habitants] and not the least among the many attractions there-a vame-an [same-an] innocent healthful game on the Bowling Green. . These thoughts fed to anothker-why [another-why] not make known to thousands 'what seems confined toa [to] few Why not throw outanideaso [outsiders] useful and cértainef [certain] great gratification to many, and as a first step give the hint to the directors of the rail- [railway] way to issue season certain source of profit, and to the public 'a direct way to one of our purest elements-of sanitary provision. Pray give the hint, and the idea will be devéloped.- [developed.- developed] Yours truly, WM. MOORE. - Friday June 7th. sts [st] 2 ADVERTISEMENT. . 'DEAFNESS POSITIVELY CURED. Mr. SWIFT, the Aurist, [Austria] presents the public with most extraordinary case, corroborating the heading of this para graph, Deafness positively cured. Mr. Swift has.suc- [has.such- succeeded] ceeded [needed] in restoring a muté [mite] the sense of good hearing, who, up to the age of six, had never spoken a word, bus can now hear the slightest whisper. The boy's education being strictly attended to, he'ean read, write, and speek [speech] fluently. The mts [Mrs] of the boy, Mr. and Mrs. Cheethara, [Cheetham] 16, Everton Gardens, Preston, Lancashire, take grea [great] pleasure in giving every information to interested imquirers. [enquirers] Mr. Swift mentions this as a very rare caSe, [case] as'not obne [one] in & hundred born deaf and dumb are ever made to hear well. Mr. Swirt, [Swift] SURGEON and AURIST, [AUSTRIA] may be at the following places --- Cottage, Newsome, near Huddersfield, Every Sunday. . FIUDDERSFIELD [HUDDERSFIELD] Mr. Ainley's, Commercial Inn, New- [Newstxeet] stxeet, [street] Tuesday June 11, and the following eight days at heme. [home] and Bell, Tuesday and Wednesday, June BrRaDFORD-Nag's [Bradford-Nag's] Head, Thursday, June 2b. Daxon's, [Dixon's] UpperGeorge, [Engage] Friday, June2 [June] LivERPOOL-Odd-Fellows [Liverpool-Odd-Fellows Hall, Sir Thomas's Buildings. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 24, 25, and 26. Preston-Shelley's Arms, Thursday, June27..-. [June] BeL Ton-Ship [Be Ton-Ship] Hotel, Friday, June 28. oe, MancHESTER-Commeércial'Inn, [Manchester-Commercial'Inn] Corner of Browa-street, [Brow-street] Saturday,June29.. [Saturday,June] 2 5 eg 5 Arms, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2nd apd [ap] . Mr. S. attends these places as above every Fourth Week. . Heurs [Hours] of attendance from Ten till Six. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC for DEAFNESS, with directions for use,, may be had. at the. various places Mr. Swift visita, [visit] at his house, Newsome, near Huddersfield; and of Messrs. Swift Brothers, Huddersfield-; Mr. James Morris, sole agent, Bolton; Messrs. Bell and Brook, Mr. J. C. Browne, surgeon-dentist, 48,. Briggate, Leeds; and Messrs. Walker and Ibeson, wholesale druggists, Doncaster. a 7 MARRIAGES. On the 5th instant, st the parish church, by the. Cockshott, curate, William Green Army tage [age] of Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Heron, of this town. On the 2nd inst. at car Parish Church, Mr, Wm. cloth dresser, to Migs [Miss] Ana England, both of Lindley. On the 3rd inst. Mr. Thomas Thornea, [Thorn] cordwainer, [Goodwin] of Colne Bridge, to Miss Maboth [Both] a , Rawbottom, of Mirfiel [Mirfield] a. On the 6th inst. Mr. Richard Durrans, currier, [carrier] of to Miss Sarah Cookson, of this town. oo. church, by the Rev. W, On the 3rd instant, at St. Patrick's Arnold, M.A. John Flanagan, te Mary Ann Gilda, both of Hud [HUD] Rev. J. C. Dalgoa, [Goal] to On the tet 'instant, at Brighouse church, by the Rev. .Josdph [Joseph] Birch, M.A. Mr. Edward Fairburn, of Obelisk-grove, Mirfield, Charlotte, second dstghter [daughter] of the late William Widdop, Esq. of ighouse. [house] On the 2nd instant, at Sarah FMland, [Finland] by the Rev. G. 8. Beckwith, Henry Simpson, to Ann Broadbent, both of Norland - jusannah [Susannah] Same time and place, Joseph Priestly, to S Whiteley, both of Fixby. oo On, the 6th instant, Mr. Jarhes [James] Shires to Misa [Miss] Easter Whitaker, daughter of Mr. George Whitaker, of Meltham. On the.éth [the.th] instant, William Whiteley, of Linthwaite, to Betty Pashley, daughter of Mr. oe, clothier, of Meltham. . On the 28th ult. at the parish church, Birstal, [Bristol] by the Rev. W M. Heald, vicar, the Ber. [Be] George, curate of &t.. James's Esq. Cleckh [Clerk] eaton. [Eaton] . oma [oa] - On the 80th ult. at Northampton, by the Rev. J. F. Brown, the Rev. J. P. Chown, [Crown] minister 'of Gon [On] chapel, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. J. Waterfield, Kingsthorp, [Kingston] North- [Northampton] ampton...-.. [Hampton] si... . On the 1st instant, at the parish church, Wakefield, Mr, George daughter of Scott Kitson, mason, Thornes-lane, to Mary.Ann, Mr. Thomas Bannerforth, [Banner forth] gardener, at the peran. [Peron] urch, [church] Wakefi [Wakefield] by t e Rev. thew Ford, curate; a - On the 4th instan [instant] Rev. Henry Jones, b Manchester, to Henrietta, daughter of the late Henry Eeq. [Eel] captain in the 66th regiment. .., On the 2nd insta [inst] yeats, [years] Frederick, Chris- [Christopher] tophor [torpor] Thowapeon [Thompson] ia this town. of ie. Richard Henty wecllin [dwelling] Ghapottar, [captor] oe of Mr. ic this town, ts Mise Missboth [Miss both] Robinson, of Coogh [Cough] tn this town, Samuel Weed, cog and ramen) [amen] es widow of Jouph [Cough] Crawshaw er Pa Pe nal [al] Oe Se i eh aes [as] enters sit Gea [Ge] ty a Sn Hirst, Holmgren, [Holman] 5 Mr. Charles Tinsley, farmer, of Copt ne, gpa [pa] Cin [In] Clot Say Hg. sok [so] ae gael [gale] 48, Sahin [Shin] Bab [Ba] Wega [Wag] On the 5th instant, aged 16, aged Dealers purchased oats with great caution, but all good y, daughter of Mr. Jamel Beally, [Really] civil engineer, Garden-street, nats [nat]