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pleted . Clause 33 gave to the First Commissioner of Works the power of vetoing buildings proposed to be erected on the lands fronting the river , and clause 36 gave power to the Board of Works to sell surplus land . An influentially attended meeting of noblemen ancl gentlemen connected with Lancashire and Cheshire was held at AVillis's Rooms , on Saturday , for the purpose of adopting measures for the relief of the distress in the cotton manufacturing districts . Lord Derby , who presided
made an earnest appeal on behalf of our suffering operatives , and stated that the object of the meeting was not to provide for the relief of paupers , but to relieve by private charity those who were struggling to maintain their independence , and to prevent themselves from being thrown upon the parish . A resolution was passed , declaring it to be incumbent upon those connected by property with the districts affected to lend their assistance to this movementand a committee was appointed
, to receive subscriptions . In the course of a conversation which followed , the Mayor of Manchester expressed his belief that private benevolence would 'fail to meet the exigency , ancl he suggested that an effort should be made to obtain a grant of rates in aid . Lord Derby deprecated for the present any appeal to the public purse , submitting that they ought to think of such a step only after they had done their very utmost to grapple
with the distress . Subscriptions to the amount of £ 10 , 000 were announced at the close of the meeting . Lord Derby , the Marquis of Westminster , Lord Ellesmere , and Lord Egerton , of Tatton , subscribing £ 1000 each . ! The Lord Primate of Ireland , Lord John Beresford , died ' very suddenly , but in the most tranquil manner , on Saturday , at Donaghadee . The venerable Primate was in his 89 th year . "
The Lord Mayor , Alderman , and Common Council of the City , invited the foreigners now in London visiting the Exhibition , to a concert and ball last week in Guildhall . The old hall w as resplendent with decorations , profusely lavished in all directions , and executed with so much taste that a complete transformation appeared to have taken place , and even those best acquainted with its capabilities could hardly have imagined it was capable of pi-oducing an effect so brilliant . The whole musical talent now in London , was engaged for tho occasion ; and many foreigners had an opportunity of hearing our great English tenor , Mr .
Sims Reeves , in all his glory . A ball followed the concert , and the animated scene was kept up till a late hour . The ceremonial of laying the foundation-stone of the Roman Catholic University at Drumcondra , near Dnblin , took place on Sunday . A procession composed of the trade societies , commercial bodies and Roman Catholic fraternities , walked to the site . Upwards of thirty Roman Catholic bishops in their robes , were present at the ceremony . The coporations of CorkClonmelKilkenny
, , , Limerick , Drogheda , and Waterford , were represented . The coporation of Dublin had refused to attend , but some of the members were present iu their individual capacity . In point of numbers the demonstration was one of the largest seen in Dublin , since the clays of repeal . Much enthusiasm was displayed , but the whole passed off quietly . A conference of members of Parliamentmayors & cwho have joined in the national
de-, , , mand for a charter Catholic University , was held at Dublin , on Monday . Two members of Parliament—Mr . Brady and the O'Donoghue—attended , but neither appears to have addressed the meeting . The chair was occupied by Alderman Ryan , of limerick . Resolutions were passed declaring Lord Pahnerston ' s refusal to grant a charter as' " an act of great injustice , ancl a deliberate insult to the feelings of tlie vast majority of the Irish
people , " and as part of a policy which " maintains unjust and oppressive distinctions between Irishmen of different religious denominations . " It was further determined to establish an Association whose efforts shall be directed towards the removal of the many grievances , civil ancl religious , which now oppress Ireland . — It will be remembered that the Meteorological Committee of tho British Association determined to make experiments on the of
temperature fche air afc certain altitudes by means of a balloon . The scene of action was laid near AVolverhampton for the convenience of Lord Wrottesley , who , it is well known , takes great interest in these experiments . The committee were rather unfortunate . On two different occasions the experiments ivere rendered abortive in consequence of the bursting of the balloons . On Tuesday a third attempt madeand this
was , fcirae with success . The balloon ascended a considerable height , awl the instruments were all in excellent working order . " Mr . Glaisher , the gentleman who ascended and conducted the experiments , reported that at the greatest altitude he attained he found the temperature only 1 G 0 , the air very dry , and the
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electricity positive . A meeting of tbe Middlesex magistrates was held on Tuesday , when the chairman , Mr . Pownall , was re-elected to his post for another year . The salaries of the newly-elected coroners—for which such a stout fight has just been made—were fixed , the central coroner at £ 1220 , and the western at £ 580 , making between them the £ 1800 which was the salary of the late Mr . AVakeley . From the prison reports it appeared that there were 150 Middlesex prisoners confined in
other county gaols , as there is not room for them in the gaols , of the county . The crime of garrotting is becoming frequent and alarming , and calls for all the efforts of the police to suppress it . A Mr . Murray , a solicitor , was attacked on Sunday night in the AVestminster-road by three men , one of whom seized him from behind by the throat , which he compressed with brutal force , while his two companions robbed him of his watch and a considerable sum of money . Two of the fellows
were apprehended , and have been remanded for further evidence . ——The previous week Mr . Pilkington , the member for Blackburn , while passing the Guard ' s monument in Waterloo Place , on his way home from the House of Commons , was attacked by two men , one of whom struck him a severe blow on the head , which rendered him for some time insensible . The honourable gentleman , who is still suffering from the effects of the outrage was rbbbbed of his watch .
A singular blunder was committed by a couple of police officers in the neighbourhood of Aldershot , the other morning . Colonel Clifford , assistant quartermaster general at Aldershot , it appears , hacl " gone into training" for some athletic sports ivhich were about to take place at the camp . On Friday morning , about four o'clock , he was out taking exercise , when he came upon two constables who had secured a couple of suspicious persons . One of tbe prisonerson seeing the colonelexclaimed
, , , " There goes a chum , " ancl the gallant gentleman was at once taken into custody . He stated who he was , but the constables would hear none of his explanation , and marched him off to the superintendent , who ordered him to be taken before the military provosts . Of course the colonel was at once recognised , and left at liberty to resume his " training . " Another charge of poisoning has . been preferred against the woman Wilson , at the Lambeth Police Court . The alleged victim in this case was a
Mrs . Soames , with whom the prisoner had lodged , and who died under circumstances of so suspicious a character that an inquest was held immediately after her death . The inquest resulted ! n an open verdict , but it was stated in court , that the post mortem examination was conducted on that occasion in a most careless manner , ancl that the friends of the deceased were induced to do what they could to hush up the inquiry—Wilson representing that Mrs . Soames had poisoned herselfin consequence of
, having been deceived by a man who had promised her marriage . A more complete examination of the body will now be made , and meanwhile the prisoner stands remanded on the two charges of poisoning Mrs . Atkinson , of Kirby Lonsdale , and Mrs . Soames . The woman M'Lachlan , who was taken into custody on suspicion of having murdered Jessie M'Pherson , at Glasgow , has been committed for trial . It has been shown that M'Laehlan
pledged the plate stolen from the house in which M'Pherson was murdered , and that she was in possession of a quantity of wearing apparel which belonged to the deceased . The old man Fleming , who was apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in this extraordinary crime , has been set at liberty . George Lawrence , the man accused of the murder of Miss Hallthe farmer ' s daughter , at Fordingbridgewas tried at the
, , AVinchester assizes . The evidence against him was circumstantial , and the jury , with little hesitation , found him guilty , and Mr . Justice Keating sentenced him to death . The six men in custody on the charge of having been concerned in the murder of police constable Jump , at Ashton-under-Lyne , have been examined before the magistrates along with the man Johnson , who is accused of having harboured Burke and AVard , after
the tragic occurrence . Three of the prisoners had made statements or " confessions , " and these having been put in , aad some additional evidence adduced , the examination was again adjourned . The Rev . H . S . Fletcher , the defaulting trustee and treasurer of the Bilston Savings Bank , has been sentenced hy Mr . Justice Blackburn , at Stafford , to two years imprisonment . All doubt with refereuce to the fate of Mr . AVinstanley , the high sheriff of Leicestershire , who disappeared so
mysteriously some time ago , has beeu set at rest by the discovery of the unfortunate gentleman ' s body in the Moselle , near Coblentz . He is believed to have committed suicide . A melancholy occurrence took iilace at AA ednesbury , on Satur-
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The Week.
pleted . Clause 33 gave to the First Commissioner of Works the power of vetoing buildings proposed to be erected on the lands fronting the river , and clause 36 gave power to the Board of Works to sell surplus land . An influentially attended meeting of noblemen ancl gentlemen connected with Lancashire and Cheshire was held at AVillis's Rooms , on Saturday , for the purpose of adopting measures for the relief of the distress in the cotton manufacturing districts . Lord Derby , who presided
made an earnest appeal on behalf of our suffering operatives , and stated that the object of the meeting was not to provide for the relief of paupers , but to relieve by private charity those who were struggling to maintain their independence , and to prevent themselves from being thrown upon the parish . A resolution was passed , declaring it to be incumbent upon those connected by property with the districts affected to lend their assistance to this movementand a committee was appointed
, to receive subscriptions . In the course of a conversation which followed , the Mayor of Manchester expressed his belief that private benevolence would 'fail to meet the exigency , ancl he suggested that an effort should be made to obtain a grant of rates in aid . Lord Derby deprecated for the present any appeal to the public purse , submitting that they ought to think of such a step only after they had done their very utmost to grapple
with the distress . Subscriptions to the amount of £ 10 , 000 were announced at the close of the meeting . Lord Derby , the Marquis of Westminster , Lord Ellesmere , and Lord Egerton , of Tatton , subscribing £ 1000 each . ! The Lord Primate of Ireland , Lord John Beresford , died ' very suddenly , but in the most tranquil manner , on Saturday , at Donaghadee . The venerable Primate was in his 89 th year . "
The Lord Mayor , Alderman , and Common Council of the City , invited the foreigners now in London visiting the Exhibition , to a concert and ball last week in Guildhall . The old hall w as resplendent with decorations , profusely lavished in all directions , and executed with so much taste that a complete transformation appeared to have taken place , and even those best acquainted with its capabilities could hardly have imagined it was capable of pi-oducing an effect so brilliant . The whole musical talent now in London , was engaged for tho occasion ; and many foreigners had an opportunity of hearing our great English tenor , Mr .
Sims Reeves , in all his glory . A ball followed the concert , and the animated scene was kept up till a late hour . The ceremonial of laying the foundation-stone of the Roman Catholic University at Drumcondra , near Dnblin , took place on Sunday . A procession composed of the trade societies , commercial bodies and Roman Catholic fraternities , walked to the site . Upwards of thirty Roman Catholic bishops in their robes , were present at the ceremony . The coporations of CorkClonmelKilkenny
, , , Limerick , Drogheda , and Waterford , were represented . The coporation of Dublin had refused to attend , but some of the members were present iu their individual capacity . In point of numbers the demonstration was one of the largest seen in Dublin , since the clays of repeal . Much enthusiasm was displayed , but the whole passed off quietly . A conference of members of Parliamentmayors & cwho have joined in the national
de-, , , mand for a charter Catholic University , was held at Dublin , on Monday . Two members of Parliament—Mr . Brady and the O'Donoghue—attended , but neither appears to have addressed the meeting . The chair was occupied by Alderman Ryan , of limerick . Resolutions were passed declaring Lord Pahnerston ' s refusal to grant a charter as' " an act of great injustice , ancl a deliberate insult to the feelings of tlie vast majority of the Irish
people , " and as part of a policy which " maintains unjust and oppressive distinctions between Irishmen of different religious denominations . " It was further determined to establish an Association whose efforts shall be directed towards the removal of the many grievances , civil ancl religious , which now oppress Ireland . — It will be remembered that the Meteorological Committee of tho British Association determined to make experiments on the of
temperature fche air afc certain altitudes by means of a balloon . The scene of action was laid near AVolverhampton for the convenience of Lord Wrottesley , who , it is well known , takes great interest in these experiments . The committee were rather unfortunate . On two different occasions the experiments ivere rendered abortive in consequence of the bursting of the balloons . On Tuesday a third attempt madeand this
was , fcirae with success . The balloon ascended a considerable height , awl the instruments were all in excellent working order . " Mr . Glaisher , the gentleman who ascended and conducted the experiments , reported that at the greatest altitude he attained he found the temperature only 1 G 0 , the air very dry , and the
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electricity positive . A meeting of tbe Middlesex magistrates was held on Tuesday , when the chairman , Mr . Pownall , was re-elected to his post for another year . The salaries of the newly-elected coroners—for which such a stout fight has just been made—were fixed , the central coroner at £ 1220 , and the western at £ 580 , making between them the £ 1800 which was the salary of the late Mr . AVakeley . From the prison reports it appeared that there were 150 Middlesex prisoners confined in
other county gaols , as there is not room for them in the gaols , of the county . The crime of garrotting is becoming frequent and alarming , and calls for all the efforts of the police to suppress it . A Mr . Murray , a solicitor , was attacked on Sunday night in the AVestminster-road by three men , one of whom seized him from behind by the throat , which he compressed with brutal force , while his two companions robbed him of his watch and a considerable sum of money . Two of the fellows
were apprehended , and have been remanded for further evidence . ——The previous week Mr . Pilkington , the member for Blackburn , while passing the Guard ' s monument in Waterloo Place , on his way home from the House of Commons , was attacked by two men , one of whom struck him a severe blow on the head , which rendered him for some time insensible . The honourable gentleman , who is still suffering from the effects of the outrage was rbbbbed of his watch .
A singular blunder was committed by a couple of police officers in the neighbourhood of Aldershot , the other morning . Colonel Clifford , assistant quartermaster general at Aldershot , it appears , hacl " gone into training" for some athletic sports ivhich were about to take place at the camp . On Friday morning , about four o'clock , he was out taking exercise , when he came upon two constables who had secured a couple of suspicious persons . One of tbe prisonerson seeing the colonelexclaimed
, , , " There goes a chum , " ancl the gallant gentleman was at once taken into custody . He stated who he was , but the constables would hear none of his explanation , and marched him off to the superintendent , who ordered him to be taken before the military provosts . Of course the colonel was at once recognised , and left at liberty to resume his " training . " Another charge of poisoning has . been preferred against the woman Wilson , at the Lambeth Police Court . The alleged victim in this case was a
Mrs . Soames , with whom the prisoner had lodged , and who died under circumstances of so suspicious a character that an inquest was held immediately after her death . The inquest resulted ! n an open verdict , but it was stated in court , that the post mortem examination was conducted on that occasion in a most careless manner , ancl that the friends of the deceased were induced to do what they could to hush up the inquiry—Wilson representing that Mrs . Soames had poisoned herselfin consequence of
, having been deceived by a man who had promised her marriage . A more complete examination of the body will now be made , and meanwhile the prisoner stands remanded on the two charges of poisoning Mrs . Atkinson , of Kirby Lonsdale , and Mrs . Soames . The woman M'Lachlan , who was taken into custody on suspicion of having murdered Jessie M'Pherson , at Glasgow , has been committed for trial . It has been shown that M'Laehlan
pledged the plate stolen from the house in which M'Pherson was murdered , and that she was in possession of a quantity of wearing apparel which belonged to the deceased . The old man Fleming , who was apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in this extraordinary crime , has been set at liberty . George Lawrence , the man accused of the murder of Miss Hallthe farmer ' s daughter , at Fordingbridgewas tried at the
, , AVinchester assizes . The evidence against him was circumstantial , and the jury , with little hesitation , found him guilty , and Mr . Justice Keating sentenced him to death . The six men in custody on the charge of having been concerned in the murder of police constable Jump , at Ashton-under-Lyne , have been examined before the magistrates along with the man Johnson , who is accused of having harboured Burke and AVard , after
the tragic occurrence . Three of the prisoners had made statements or " confessions , " and these having been put in , aad some additional evidence adduced , the examination was again adjourned . The Rev . H . S . Fletcher , the defaulting trustee and treasurer of the Bilston Savings Bank , has been sentenced hy Mr . Justice Blackburn , at Stafford , to two years imprisonment . All doubt with refereuce to the fate of Mr . AVinstanley , the high sheriff of Leicestershire , who disappeared so
mysteriously some time ago , has beeu set at rest by the discovery of the unfortunate gentleman ' s body in the Moselle , near Coblentz . He is believed to have committed suicide . A melancholy occurrence took iilace at AA ednesbury , on Satur-