ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 46, 6 January 1843, Page 2

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

J RIOTS IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. (From the Times of August Tlth.) Manchester, Thursday, half-past 7 p.m. All remains quiet in this town, and the headquarters of the military and civil authorities have received no intelligence of any disturbance in the neighbouring towns. The majority of the fine spinners are steadily at work (only in Manchester), but the coarse spinners and powerloom weavers are determined to remain out. The operatives of Messrs. Guest (extensive millowners of Manchester), it is said, intend to resume work in the morning, with the exception of their power-loom hands. The fustian cutters are still out, but manifest a disposition to go in, but one or two masters, Messrs. B—and P—, refuse to accede to the list of prides agjeed upon by others. To-day was the market for goods, and a great number of country buyers, such as drapers, small-ware dealers, &c., attended, but very little business was transacted, owing to the sudden and great advance which has taken place in the price of articles of manufacture. An advance even upon the advanced prices of last Tuesday took place to-day. Manufacturers, indeed, appear more inclined to keep their goods than to sell them ; which fact gives a complete contradiction to the outrageous statements made by the Anti-Corn-Law League, both in and. out of the House of Commons, to effect that the warehouses of manufacturers were stocked with unsaleable goods. At Liverpool to-day the business done in cotton was exceedingly good, but apparently there was not so much speculation as on last market-day. The sqles were 8,000 bags. The tranquillity of Oldham had not been again disturbed when our last accounts reached Manchester.

A few prisoners apprehended for the part they took in the late riots were again brought up to-day, and remanded till to-morrow, when several of the ringleaders will be examined.

Information has been forwarded to the Homeoffice of a design formed by a few destructives to demolish and set fire to property. On good authority it has been stated that manuscript placards had been posted upon-the walls, encouraging plans of this description.

Loss of the Ulysses. —The following particulars of the loss of-the above vessel, and the sufferings of her crew, will be found interesting. On the night of Thursday, the 28th of July, the Ulysses was found to be making water fast ; all hands were called to the pumps, but Cap-, tain Lakeman, finding that with all their exertions they could not keep her free, deemed;it advisable to wear ship and endeavour to reach Marseilles. It was blowing at the time a terrific gale of wind from W.N.W., the Ulysses under close-reefed topsails and foresail. The gale increasing, the foresail was clewed up. Captain Lakeman was, in consequence, unable to make the land. The Ulysses was then put round on the other tack in hopes of being enabled to stop the leak, which appeared to be aft; but this proving unsuccessful, Captain Lakeman, on Sunday morning, the 31st of July, decided on making Corsica, but the wind soon after veered to N.N.W., with a very heavy sea, and she was obliged to be brought to the wind. The leak having greatly increased, there being now eight feet water in the hold, Captain Lakeman determined to abandon her, more especially as she was supposed to have started one or more of her timbers. After great difficulty the boat was got out, and the Captain and crew, nine in number, then left, momentarily expecting her to go down. They had not time to put any thing in the boat beyond a small jar of water, which unfortunately broke soon after by accident. This hardy boat’s crew were now without the slightest means of subsistence, and remained for four days and nights without food or drink in a small open boat until they arrived at Ajaccio. In about half an hour after Captain Lakeman and his crew left the Ulysses, she was seen to heel over on her beam ends arid go down immediately, in lat. 42. 50, long. 6. 20. The Great Western Steamer. —lt is not generally known that every probability now exists of this vessel being 'shortly obliged to discontinue running between this country and America. Indeed, from present prospects, we should conceive it an act of madness and extreme folly for her to make another voyage, as it is now certain that every passage made must only contribute to plunge her owners into further difficulties, and render their condition the more desperate. The concern is in the very reverse of a flourishing state, and, unless speedily brought to a close, must involve the proprietary in sad pecuniary difficulty. A special meeting of the owners has recently been held, and the result is, that -ten proprietors have been chosen to act in concert with directors in examining the state of the concern, and whatever steps they determine on, if sanctioned by the proprietors in a special meeting, the directors have pledged themselves to carry out. It appears that the concern stands indebted to their bankers in the sum of 15,0001, and also 10,000/. *to other parties. To complete the large iron ship now on the stocks, in their yard at Bristol, will require at least 15,000/. more; so that altogether it may be fairly taken that a sum of 40,000/. more will, at least, be required to pay off their outstanding debts, and complete the enormous ship now in course of building. There are calls and arrears of calls on capital to the amount of about 27,000/., but, of course, in a proprietary of such dismal prospects, it is impossible to say what amount of this is likely to be paid up.

The New Tariff. —We continue to have importations of cattle under the new tariff, and if the speculation continues to answer the purpose of the spirited gentlemen who engage in it, the meat market will no doubt be soon lower. On Sunday, the Emerald Isle brought 12 cows, 2 bulls, and 24 sheep. The. sheep were immediately sent off into the interior. The Roy Roy on Monday night, brought 40 beasts, which were in capital condition. They were in our market next day, but not meeting with a sale equal to the expectations of the importer, they were sent off to Wakefield. They were fed in Jutland and Holstein, and thence driven over to Hamburg, a distance of about 60 miles. The Innisfail has also brought, since our last, cows from Gotenburg. We have had also a small importation of pigs, by the .Hanseatic boat, the Hamburg. — Despatch. Importation of Spanish Cattle. The Lady Mary Wood has brought over four fat beasts from the province of Gallicia, in Spain. They were of middling quality, and about 40 score each. The Tar has made arrangements to bring home 12 more. American Beef. —We understand between 20 to 30 barrels of the salted beef from New York were sold last week in town. This formed part of a cargo of upwards or ?00 barrels, shipped in return for Dundee goods, for which remittances by bills could not have been effect-

eil under a discount of per cent. The beef being cured for sea stores was rather salt, but otherwise of good quality; and now it is known across the Atlantic that it finds a ready market here for home consumption, it is likely will be sent over in a fresher state for immediate use. —Perth Courier.

The Niger Expedition. —Corporal T. Edmonds, of the company of Royal Sappers and Miners, stationed at Woolwich, arrived there a few days ago. Notwithstanding the unhealthiness of an African climate, and the hardships tj which he was exposed by the death of so many of his comrades, his constitution remains unimpaired, and having laid aside the wide garments of the sailor, he has again returned ter his duty as a soldier. The rest of the Royal Sappers and Miners who embarked in the Albert, Wilberforce, and Soudon steam vessels, and who have escaped with their lives from the pestilential climate of Africa, are on their way to England, as the project for the continuance of the expedition has been abandoned. This step has been taken owing to the impossibility of achieving the desired purpose, the extinc tion of the slave trade, &c., without a cruel sacrifice of European life. Only six persons of the Albert steam vessel, including Corporal Edmonds, have survived ravages of the pestiferous climate in which they served, and the river fever. In connexion with this subject, it may not be considered inappropriate to mention that there is strong suspicion that the steamvessel Montezuma, taken possession of by authority of the English Government last week, off Blackwttll, and still moored there, although ostensibly said to have been built for the Texian Government, was, in reality, built for the slave trade ; her crew, who had been engaged for a voyage to the West Indies, having represented her as having a middle deck for slaves, and described her as being well armed. It is not probable that she would have been seized had she been simply built for the service of the Texian Government, as this country is on amicable relations with that new state, and there could have been no greater objections to the Texians availing themselves of the superior naval capabilities of the shipwright of this country, than there would be in fitting out vessels for the Governments of Sweden, Denmark, Greece, or any other foreign friendly power.

Cast Iron Buildings. —Buildings of cast iron are daily increasing in England, and it appears that houses are about to be constructed of this material. It is proposed that the walls shall be hollow, so that the whole house may be heated by a single stove in the kitchen. A three-story house, containing 10 or 12 rooms, will only cost about 1,100/., and it may be taken to pieces and removed to another place at an expense of about 25/. It is understood that a large number are about being manufactured, to be sent to Hamburgh for those persons who have had their habitations burnt.

Prince George. —This gallant young soldier, we understand, has displayed great eagerness to engage with the people during the past week. His Iloyal Highness is a young soldier, and has not yet “ fleshed his maiden sword,” which may probably account for his enthusiasm. On Tuesday our Member, Mr. W. Beckett, had great difficulty in persuading his Royal Highness not to offer forcible resistance to any numbers of people which might be disposed to enter the town. Mr. Beckett combated the gallant notions of the Prince, we believe successfully. On Wednesday, Prince George made his appearance in full dress in Camp-field, Holbeck, where the Riot Act was read to a few straggling people, and Prince George drew his sword, and waved it about with great gallantry. The Prince talked a great deal also, in very bold and decided language, declaring his determination to resist the mob in their attempts to stop the mills. While Prince George was speaking, with his sword thus drawn, and the two pieces of artillery pointed in the direction of the crowd, a few lads got into Messrs. Titley, Tatham, and Walker’s engine-house, and pulled the plugs out, on which the works were immediately stopped. The crowd laughed, but Prince George was very angiy. However, - h§ gallantly drew off his body of troops to the Court-house, without having achieved any very decided victory. On the following day, General Brotherton assumed the command, so that Prince George’s laurels may yet be in store for him. —Dispatch

Prussia.— A letter from a military correspondent at Cologne, of the 23d. instant, has reached us, which announces that the King of Prussia, accompanied by the Emperor of Wirtemberg, the Grand Dukes of Baden and Nassau, and twenty of the reigning princes of Germany, will review on the sth September the splendid army of the Rhine, 66,000 strong: consisting of the 7th and Bth corps of the Prussian army. This force js represented to be in the most effective condition, both as to appearance and discipline. A number of distinguished British officers have already assembled at Cologne for the purpose of witnessing this gratifying spectacle, and apartments have, it is

said, been bespoken at the Belle Vue Hotel-for the Duke of Wellington and several of his friends. It could not, however, be known with certainty whether his Grace would be able to attend or not until the 29th. He is said to have received a most cordial invitation from the King of Prussia. Should he attend, the interest of this imposing spectacle will be greatly enhanced. Of the 06,000 men who are to take part in the approaching review, 48,800 are infantry troops, 10,200 cavalry, and 7,000 artillery, with 272 field pieces. The reputation of the Prussian army for science stands so high at present, that permission is about to be given by the Horse Guards to a certain number of officers to study the art of war in that country.

On the 4th September the foundation stone of the cathedral at Cologne, in which the King of Prussia has taken so deep an interest, will be laid with the usual ceremonies.

Turkey. —Advices from Constantinople of the 7th instant, state that Reschid Pacha has obtained permission to return to the Ottoman capital, so socn as he shall have completed certain negociations respecting the Greek affair with which he is now occupied in Paris. The French acknowledge, it appears, the right of the Porte to receive satisfaction and indemnity from Greece for former misdeeds, before it is called upon to arrange with it a new commercial treaty. It is believed that Reschid Pacha will, ere long, be raised to the dignity of Grand Vizier. The Maronite deputation have waited on the Reis Eflendi, for the purpose of ascertaining the chances of success of a petition having for its object the restoration of the Emir Beschir, or his son, to the princedom of the Lebanon, but little hope was held out to them that their wishes would be complied with. Sami Pacha is engaged in bringing about a settlement of the accounts between the Pacha of Egypt and the Porte. Mehemet Ali at present owes altogether some 69,000 purses, (345,000/.) 28,000 of which he is about to pay on account. Fethi Ahmed Pacha is rising into favour, and is expected to be ere long Minister for Foreign affairs ; Sir Stratford Canning has succeeded at length in obtaining redress for the Albanian disorders in the lonian Islands. A Turkish flotilla will co-operate with the British naval force on- that station in punishing the marauders. With regard to Persia, the Porte is now said to be bent on war, and to have refused all concessions. The Russians have suffered another defeat from the Circassians. Eight pieces of artillery had been captured from General Grabbe’s camp, six of which had been retaken, with a loss, however, of 1,600 Russians, and 60 officers. This attack on the Russian camp was made on the 13th of June. Letters and journals from Malta of the 15th instant have reached us. The naval movements during the last fortnight have not been of any importance. Sir Edward Owen, however, who appears to exercise unceasing vigilance in his vocation of Commander in chief, in practising the fleet, is about to set out on a cruise of exercise. Smyrna papers of the 9th instant mention that the British ships of the line Vanguard and Cambridge, and the steamer Phoenix, had arrived at that port from Beshika Bay.

Submarine Researches. —An experiment will, on the 31st inst., be made on the wreck of the Royal Georye , off Spithead, in the presence of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and other distinguished naval and scientific gentlemen, by Dr. Payerne, the inventor of an important process of preserving life under water for an indefinite period of time, or without having communication with the external air. The process consists in supplying a submarine boat with purified air, without the aid of tubes from the surface of the water. The apparatus for effecting this object is small and simple, can be worked by one man, and supply the purified air to a considerable number of divers. It is all worked and contained in the body of a submarine boat, from the interior of which pliable pipes are affixed, leading to the head-dress of the diver. By means of the diving-bell only 120 feet can be descended on account of the immense pressure which the diver has to support, but by the submarine boat an unlimited depth can be accomplished. Until, however, this discovery of Dr. Payerne for supplying so great a quantity of pure air; the capabilities of the boat, were unavailable, while with the diving-bell and diving-dress in ordinary use, the workmen were unable to leave the former, or go beyond the air-pipe attached to their habiliments. Now, however; they are enabled to quit the boat and perform tlieir operations, with no more cause for alarm at the tempest that may rage above than during a calm. They will also be able by the same means to re-enter the vessel without beicg obliged to ascend to the surface.

An Account of the Discovery of America by the Welsh, long before the time of Columbus. “ The most ancient discovery of the West Indies by Madoc, the sonne of Owen Guynetli, Prince of North Wales, in the vear 1170:

taken out of the History of Wales, lately published.by M. Dauid Powel, Doctor of Divinity. —After the death of Owen Guyneth, his sonnes fell at debate who should inherit after him : for the oldest sonne borne in matrimony, Edward,or Jorweth Drwydion, \Vas counted unmeet to gov erne, because of the mairne vpon his face; and Howell, thai tooke vpon him all the rule, was a base sonne, begotten vpon -an Irish, woman. Therefore Dauid gathered all the powei v he could, and came against Howell, and fight ing with him, slew him; and afterwards injoyed quietly the whole land of North Wales, vntil his brother Jorweth’s sonne came to age. Madoc, another of Owen Guyneth his sonnes left the land in contention betwixt his brethren, and prepared certaine ships, with men and munitions, and sought adventures by seas, sailing west, and leauing the coast of Ireland so farre north, that he came vnto a land vnknown, where he saw many strange things. This land must needs be some part of the country of which the Spaniards affirme themselues to be the first finders since Hanno’s time. Whereupon it is manifest that that countrey was by Britaine discouered, long before Columbus led any Spaniard thither. Of the voyage and returne of this Madoc there be many fables fained, as the common people do vse in distance of place and length of time rather to augment than to diminish : but sure it is there he was; and after he returned home, and declared the pleasant and fruitfull countreys that he had seene without inhabitants, and vpon the contrary part, for what barren and wild ground his brethren and nephews did murther one another, he prepared a number of ships, and got with him such men and women as were desirous to liue in quietnesse, and taking leaue of his friends, tooke his journey thitherward againe. Therefore it is to be supposed that he and his people inhabited part of those countreys; for it appeareth by Francis Lopez de Gomara, that in Acuramil and other places the people honoured the cross. Whereby it may be gathered that Christians had been there before the coming of the Spaniards. But because this people were not many, they followed the maners of the land which they came vnto, and vsed the language they fownd there. This Madoc arriuing in that westerne countrey, vnto the which he came in the yeare 1170, left most of his people there, and returning backe for more of his .owne nation, acquaintance, and friends, to inhabit that faire and large countrey, went thither againe' with ten sailes. as I find related by Gutyn Owen. lam of opinion that the land whereunto he came was some part of the West Indies. Carmina Meredith filij Rhesi (mentioned) faccientia de Madoco filio Oweni Guvnedd, et de sua nauigatione in terras igcognitas. Vixit, his Meredith circater annum Dominie 1477. These verses I receaued of my learned friend, M. William Camden:—

“ Madoc wyf, rmvycdic weud, Tawn genau, Owyn Guynedd: Ni fynnum dir, fy enaidoedd Na da mawr, ond y morvedd. The same in English—- “ Madoc I am, the sonne of Owen Guynedd, With stature large and comely grace adorned ; No lands at home, nor store of wealth me please, My mind was whole to search the ocean seas.”

Presentation from the Queen to the King of Prussia. — A magnificent piece of plate is about to be sent to Berlin, as a present from her Majesty. It consists of a splendid group of figures in frosted silver. The elevation upwards of three feet. The whole represents and equestrian figure of St, George attacking the dragon, &c., all of proportionate height, on a base, also of silver, richly sculptured, and bearing shields, the first representing the imperial arms of Prussia; the next those of the Queen and Prince Albert; the Prince of Wales ; the fourth is the inscription, “To commemorate the occasion of the visit of his Majesty to this country, the 23d of January, 1842.”

.Trophies of War brought from China. —The ship Wellesleyj recently arrived at Plymouth from China, has brought home the following trophies, captured by the royal marines in that country: —A yellow banner, imperial colours, captured in the Chuenpee upper fort in Jan. 1841, the inscription in Chinese characters, “ flag of the tower of Cha-keo.” A large green flag, with golden dragon, taken by the batallion at the assault of the citadel of Chinhae, in October, 1841. A smaller and imperial colour, yellow and gold dragon, taken at the captures of Ning-po-foo in the same month. A battle-axe and long-handled sword taken from the Chinese, in August, at Colongso,. from the strong battery of 16 guns, which the marines took at the point of the bayonet.

Extraordinary Antipathy the Irish to Coroners’lnquests anh Post-mortem Examinations. —Wednesday an inquest was held 1 by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the University College hospital, on the body of Patrick Newman, aged 35. It appeared that the deceased had left his wife and five children in Ireland seven weeks since, and came to London in order to seek for employment. On the evening of the 6th ultimo he was on a visit to

his bro.ther, ISfo. G, Edward-street, park, when he was suddenly seized with a fit; and fell senseless from the chair. He was 1 placed on the bed, and there remained in a state of insensibility until the following morning; without a surgeon being sent for, but was then taken to the above hospital. Mr. On a hi, tiresurgeon, stated that deceased was quite insensible when brought in, and continued, although bled, in that state, until Monday morning, when he expired. Mr. Quain added that he hud net made a post-mortem examination, nor should he have liked to attempt it, for six or seven of deceased’s relations, who were in attendance awaiting the deceased’s death, the* moment that event was announced to them, rushed into the ward where the body lay, and would, had they not been opposed by force to force, have at once carried it off, in order to prevent either an inquest or an examination. The coroner said the abhorrence of the Irish to either inquests or post-mortem examinations was most extraordinary. A. short time since he had held an inquest on the body of an Irishwoman, in whoso case he deemed it necessary to have a postmortem examination, but he was met with the' most violent resistance on the pai:t of the band. On questioning him as to the reason of his objecting, he expressed his sincere and ter-' vent conviction that the moment a knife was placed into the body of his deceaseff.wife she would speak. He had no desire whatever to wound the feelings of the decease's, relations, but the ends of justice and the proper administration of his office demanded, if the surgeonhad any doubt in the case, that the body should be opened. Mr. Quain said he h,ad no doubt the death was natural, although he could not undertake to state the precise cause, a:n.i a verdict to that effect having been recorded, the deceased’s brother exclaimed, “Thank your honourable worships,” rushed out of the inquest' room, and in less than two minutes the mortal remains of poor Patrick Newman were upon the shoulders of his relatives on the road to have his “ wake.”