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Oct. 3. THE BRADFORD OBSERVER; AND HALIFAX, UDDERSFIELD, AND KEIGHLEY REPORTER. 5 magistrates but remanded till Saturday, when, as on Monday also, several witnesses were examined the charge of manslaughter was fully sustained, two witnesses, Ann Wriggles-worth and Grace Booth, distinctly swearing that they saw Tansy strike the knife a besom knife, into the neck of Martin, without there being, as Tansy alleged, any circumstance to render the unhappy event one of accident. A woman named Carney, taken into custody for having also, as reported, struck the deceased on the head with a poker, was discharged, there being no evidence to support this rumour.

Another Additional School at Pcdsey. On Monday last the foundation stone of another National School was laid by William Dennison, Fartown, Pudsey. A procession, with music, left the National Sunday School, Church Lane, about 2 o'clock, and after passing through part of the village proceeded to Fartown, where the school is to be erected. The Rev. S.

Redhead, of Calverley, Rev. D. Jenkius, Rev. Mr. Haworth, curate, Rev.

Mr. Dixon, Tong, John Farrar, the churchwardens, and Sunday scholars, with a few teachers and others made up the procession, which was by no means remarkable for its numbers. A public tea was provided for the friends in the National Sunday School. Truly the motto of all parties now is, Educate the people "New Light" at Batley. The Dewsbury Gas Company having laid pipes from their works to this place, the Independent and both the Methodist chapels are now lighted with this fluid.

Batlby. The anniversary sermons of the New Connexion Methodists, were preached in their chapel here, on Sunday last, in the morning by the Rev. J. Livingstone, of Brighouse, and in the afternoon and evening by tbe Rev. W.

Burrows, of Hull on Monday evening by the Rev. S. Hulme, of Huddersfield. The collections amounted to 33. 15s.

Revision of the Borough Lists. A court for the revision of the lists of borough electors was opened, before E. Deacon, yesterday, at the Court House but the proceedings did not seem to excite any general public interest or attention. The result of the day showed an increase in favour of the Liberal cause. The court will be opened again to-day.

West Riding Registration. The Revising Barristers will hold their court at the Court House to-morrow, to revise the Lists of Voters in the Bradford district and on Saturday they will hold courts at Otley, Keighley, and Skipton. The times, places, will be found advertised. Bradford Reform Clcb. This institution, which is now about three years old, was never in a more thriving state than at present.

It is not much heard of, but it moves on steadily and by means of its convenient news-room, it is sowing seed which will no douht bring forth the right sort of fruit. In speaking of the Bradford Reform Club we cannot help comparing and contrasting the present Bradford with the Bradford of three years ago. AW there is no great leading question that agitates the borough, or indeed the country then all was turmoil, and out of that turmoil the club sprung, with the design of giving form and direction to the popular principles which were then discussed with a vehemence which gave fair promise to make an overturn of several abominations. The intervention of a good harvest postponed this consummation but if a combination of circumstances shall again force the unpleasant woik of agitation upon people who with to live in peace, we have no doubt that the Bradford Reform Club will be found to have been a quiet but effective pioneer of sound principles in these times of comparative stillness. The annual meeting of the club took place last night at the rooms, Court Street, when the usual business was transacted, and a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to several gentlemen ho have afforded pecuniary aid to the club during the past year.

The Yeomanry. We understand that the Yeomanry have been out of town for the last few days, but we are not aware that the town has been sacked" during their absence a fact which we must ascribe to fortuitous" circumstances to chance" to anything, in fact, rather than to the uselessness of our civic defenders. We intend next week to publish the history of their Harrogate campaign and in the meantime we refer our readers to the letter of an Inquirer" in another page, intimating that we are not able te answer his questions except the one as to the expense they are to the country every one of them costs the country Seven Pounds per annum. Harkwood Pk was the scene of a splendid and interesting Demonstration on Tuesday last, in which thousands of the rich and poor of the County of York participated. On that day the Earl of Harewood made a public entry into his ancestral domain, where he purposes in future to reside.

The occasion was naturally one of joy to the surrounding inhabitants, and of congratulation to the tenants of the noble Earl in particular. These embraced the opportunity of testifying their Welcome by meeting his Lordship in person, and expressing by means of an Address, their sentiments of respect and satisfaction and the Coming Event being generally known throughout the vicinity, multitudes were drawn together to witness it, who have no earthly connexion either with the Earl or his retainers. We understand that the Park was thrown open to all respectable people police-officers being in attendance to prevent the intrusion of others and at an early hour of the forenoon thousands of well-dressed persons, from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate, and the adjacent district, were congregated within the sacred enclosure. In due time the Earl arrived, and then the plaudits of the people shook the heavens, the horses were taken from his carriage and it was drawn under a number of elegant triumphal arches to the grand entrance by human beings the Address, which will no doubt be duly chronicled elsewhere, was presented, and a paternal answer was given, and then the sweet voices of the people again mingled in joyful acclamations reverberating thiough the woods, the word which was inscribed on the front of every cottage, and the emotion felt in every heart, Welcome The farmers and other tenants dined in a marquee, the Noble Lord being their guest, and to this repast all were admitted who were able to procure a half-crown ticket. Few comparatively could be entertained here, but the rest met with a lordly welcome in the baronial halls of the Peer, here ample provender was set out, and ale and wine ad libitum.

Such a day has not been witnessed at Harewood since the visit of her Majesty the Queen Dowager to the late Earl. The lath Accident in the River Aire. We understand that the body of the elder Johnson was found on Saturday last in the Aire at Apperley Bridge. Of course an inquest has been held on view of the body, and a verdict similar to that returned iu the other case given in by the jury. Fatal Accident.

One of the workmen employed in the shaft, on the line of railway, at Idle, was accidentally killed on Friday. While ascending the shaft in a corve, which had been but imperfectly attached by himself to the rope, he was precipitated to the bottom, owing to the corve coming iu contact with a descending one, and overturned. Singular and Fatal Accident. Horatio Wilcock, aged 2 years (son of Mr. Henry Wilcock, delver, of Manningham), was, on Monday last, found dead upon an old tree, in Manning-ham, having, as it appeared, met his death by the strings of his pinafore catching a branch of the tree as he was descending from a wall as the strings caught and he fell, the pinafore was drawn so tightly round his neck that he had been stran house was not guided.

The other children broke things they did not go to school when they were sent they would be playing about, and got ill-used by other children, and their clothes torn. Then, when I came home in the evening, everything was to do after a day's labour, and I was so tired I had no heart for it no fire lit, nothing cooked, no water fetched, the house dirty, and nothing comfortable for my husband. It is all far better now, and I would na' gang down again." William Moffat, a collier at New battle, aged 73, ho had been 66 years at work in the pits, said In a wee while the womea would not hear of going dow if they were asked. Those men whose wives went down were worse off with more monev. When the wife went down the children turned out worse for it.

They were left to a stranger, and sure to be neglected. A stranger would not manage them like their mother, so as to bring them up properly. They would he mischievous or careless, aud break everything, and help themselves to anything, and would not go regularly to school. How could they be expected to go to school if the mother was not at home to look alter them 1 never let my wife or daughters work in the pit." The Commissioner proceeds The tenour of all the evidence I met with on this part of the subject is to the same effect. One man who had a large family said, As a father, I was glad the women were not to go down any Another, Was sure his children would be well brought Another thought, It would be good for the growing girls not to have gone A mother raid, She wished the act had passed 50 years since she should have escaped the sair Another, that it was good the women were out of the pits they will now look after their children, and it will be better for themselves and their Alluding to these and other kindred remarks, the Times says So the poor women and children, their employers, the coal pits, coal, coal ships, and coal dealers, our manufactures, our metropolis, England, the world, aud the uuiersal order of things, were solemnly asserted to depend on the beastly toil of a few thousand women and children, crawling on all fours, and dragging heavy loads of ore and coal a dozen miles a day, through holes barely two feet high, hy means of an iron chain strapped round their loins and passing between their thighs.

The burden, the brutality of the position, the scarification of the loins, the ulceration of the knees, the constant association of the female and the infant mind in these dark and dreary realms ith naked, licentious, and blasphemous men, were all declared to be essential to our grandeur and very existence. Well, it has been tried. The chains have been taken off, the women and children have been brought up to the surface, washed, clothed, and set to other employ bents and what follows At any rate the world has not broken to pieces. If anything, we are rather better of than two years since." Political economists look at the matter in another light. The Economist of Saturday concludes an article on the subject as follows A precious elevation of the female character all this assuredly The sketch is by no unfriendly hand, and Mr.

Tremenheere writes as if he were tit for something better: but we daresay he was sent to do his work after a particular fashion, and it is not speaking derogatorily of him to say that he has accomplished his mission. They may call it elevation of the female character, certainly. We" could find for it other names without requiring to ransack the dictionary in search of epithet. It is the mischievous interference by men with things which they do not understand; it is the siekry sentimentality of the drawing room presuming to regulate the world it is ignorance and we must say it impudence in HUDDERSFIELD. Caution to Pawnbrokers.

James Balm, who keeps a pawn shop, in High Street, was summoned by Wm. Chester for refusing to deliver up a bundle of his. The things were pledged on Sept. 21st, 1843. On the 21st he went to Balm's and said he would redeem them on Monday, or he would pay the interest then.

Balm replied, on Monday would do but on Monday Balm refused to give the bundle up, unless two other bundles were redeemed also. The magistrates told Balm he was liable to a penalty for his refusing to give up the property but on his promising to give them up and pay expenses the case was dismissed. Fatal Mill Accident. On Tuesday week an accident, which ended fatally, occurred at Messrs. Sykes' mill, at Lindley, near this town.

A young man, named John Wilson, a cloth dresser, in their employ, was on the above day in the act of putting a strap on the drum, when an adjoining strap caught some portion of his clothing, and in a moment he was whirled with fearful velocity round the drum he was extricated as soon as possible, but not until he received such severe injuries as caused his death the following Saturday. This is the first fatal accident that has ocrurrpd sinrp thf rprt.inn of thi mill about 15 years ago. An inquest was held on the body, before ueorge uyson, r.sq., ana a respei taote jury, on last, who, after investigating the matter, returned a verdict of Accidental death." Girl Shot. On Thursday evening last great consternation was caused in the neighbourhood of Castlegate by the circumstance of the daughter of Mr. William Moorhouse, 11 years old, haviag been shot by a lad named Beardsworth, the son of a tailor residing in that locality.

The deed was done ith a pistol (from what motive we know not), which was loaded with powder and paper had it been otherwise death must inevitably have been the result. The girl is recovering. Magistrate's Office. Fifteen orders in bastardy cases were made on Tuesday, the generality of them being for 2s. per week, besides the costs.

The Shooting Case. The boy Beardsworth was summoned by the parents of Moorhouse, for the assault on her. The child's face presented a shocking appearance from the effects of the powder. The magistrates, judging the boy did not intend to injure, only frighten, the children, told his parents to pay the expenses, and promise he should not do the like again this they were glad to accede to. WAKEFIELD.

Borough Revision. E. C. Deacon, Esq. revised the lista of voters for this borough, at the Court-house, on Tuesdav last.

Mr. Nettleton attended on behalf of the and Mr. Bond, of Leeds, on behalf of the Tories. The result of the revision is greatly in favour of the Whigs, their active agent Mr. Nettleton, having served several notices of objection under the authority of the decision iu the case of Bartlett v.

Gibbs, applying to voters who have removed within the year, and which were all allowed without opposition. This the tories had neglected to do and hence a considerable gain to the liberal cause. Mechanics' Institution. The first lecture of the present season, was delivered in the hall of the above institution, on Monday evening last, by the Rev. J.

Cameron, one of the Vice-presidents, on Art, Science, and Philosophy their absolute and relative educational The attendance was rather numerous aud the lecture an interesting one. Insolvent Debtors. The number of insolvent debtors to be heard before Mr. Commissioner Law at Wakefield, on the 21st will not be much more than 20, in consequence of the act lately passed doing away with imprisonment for debt under 20. The number heard at previous hearings, has generally been from 80 to above 100.

Cricket. On Monday last, a game at cricket was played at Heath Common, near Wakefield, between a club from Leeds, and the Wakefield club, which was won by the former. Charity Schools. The scholars attending the charity schools connected with the church, were regaled with tea and buns on Tuesday last, in the Vicar's pleasure ground. Lecture.

Mr. F. O'Connor has announced his intention of delivering a lecture on the repeal of the union, in the theatre, Wakefield, this evening. Sudden Death. An inquest was held before T.

Lee, yesterday week at Ackworth, on view of the body of William Thorn, of that place, tailor, and formerly a gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery. About noon on the previous day, deceased was seated on the school step talking to Mr. Clarke, surgeon, when he fell and died almost instantly. Mr. Clarke stated at the inquest, that in his opinion death was caused from a blood vessel of the heart being ruptured.

The jury riturned a verdict of died by the visitation of LEEDS. Fatal Accident. An inquest was held by Mr. Blackburn, the coroner for the borough of Leeds, on Thursday last, at the Fox and Hounds Inn, Beeston, near Leeds, on the body of Geo. Westerby, a boy of the age of 9 years.

The deceased was a piecener at Mr. Walker's mill in Beeston, and about a quarter past six in the morning, he was piling some bobbins up near an horizontal shaft. He was reclining over the shaft, it caught hold of his clothes, tore his smock in pieces, and his head coming in contact with the wall, he was killed on the spot. Verdict, Accidental Sudden Death. On Monday morning last, an inquest was held by the same gentleman, at the Clarendon Hotel, in Leeds, on the body of Geo.

Walton, of Leeds, cloth dresser. On Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, deceased was sitting upon a step in Call Lane, and said to a woman that was standing by that he was very poorly he got up and walked to Brooker's dram-shop, and got three pennyworth of port wine he afterwards went to Dr. Metcalfe's and got some medicine. On his way home, and when he got into Kirkgate, he went into a dram-shop kept by one William Myers, sat himself down, and died instantly. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but life was extinct.

Deceased was perfectly sober. Verdict, Died by the visitation of Child burnt to Death. An inquest was held on Monday last, at the Court House, Leeds, on the body of one Thos. Archer, a little boy of the age of 5 years. On Saturday last, deceased and a lot more boys had made a fire of shavings in the open air, near St.

Peter's" Hill, Leeds they were all playing round it, deceased's clothes caught fire, and he was verv much burnt upon his arms, chest, legs, and thighs. He was taken to the Infirmary immediately, where he lingered in the greatest agony until Sunday evening, when death put a period to his sufferings. Verdict, Accidentally burnt to MINES AND COLLIERIES ACT. On the 1st of March, 1843, the Mines and Collieries Act came into operation, by which women (with some temporary exceptions), and children under 10 years of age, were forbidden to work in mines. A Commissioner (Mr.

Seymour Tremen-heere), was sent to investigate the working of the act early this season, and he has just reported. The following are a few of his remarks as regards Scotland. After mentioning some cases of present hardship, he proceeds The manner in which the rest, forming the great majority of the females who worked underground when the act was passed, have accommodated themselves to the change, is various. The married women stay at home, and attend to their domestic duties. Out of the large number of those whom I questioned on the subject, I found very few who did not rejoice in the change, and confess, that even in a pecuniary point of view, it had been attended with little or no loss to them.

Considering how large a portion of the earnings of a married woman who had a laree familv. and who wnrir went to pay a person for attending to her house and children in her absence, and considering also the consequent discomfort of her home, and the unsteadiness of the husband whien is frequently occasioned, all the most intelligent among them expressed themselves well pleased with the alteration." "The information given in all the different works leads me to believe that a fair proportion of the whole have found permanent occupation, either in domestic or farm service or in various other branches of industry and that the amount of snrrenng which was undoubtedly seveie at the first application of the act, has already been greatlv diminished His conclusion is, that the u'ltimate consequence of the htboT" emiHently beneficial to all engaged in raining Out of the vast body of evidence and particular statements on which these conclusions are founded, we can onlv take -passage or two. A mother of four children, at Pesicaitbnd tt ill: fry, While working in the pit I was worth to mv husband 7s a week, out ot which we had to pay 2. 6d te 'a woman for looking alter the younger 1 used to take them to her b.H-e at 4 o'clock in the morning, nut of their own beds to ibei into Then their was is. a week for v.a-h'''- there was mending to paj for, m' other things." The KEIGHLEY.

Cullingworth. Temperance. A temperance meeting was held in the Baptist School-room on Saturday evening, when the principles of total abstinence were advocated by three working men. At the conclusion of the meeting, seven individuals gave in their names some of them, it is true, were young, but had long been practical teetotallers, and consequently knew what they were doing. It is probable that a respectable Society will be formed in this place, as a number of individuals of high standing and respectability, have, for many years, been acting on the principles.

There is also a body of young men favourable to moral and mental improvement, who meet regularly either in the Baptist School-room or the vestry for mutual instruction, in the most popular and useful branches of an English education, and are said to be favourable to the movement. Popular Rights. On Monday evening, Mr. Richards, from Staffordshire, delivered a lecture in the Working-man's Hall, Sun-street, on the advantages likely to accrue to the working classes from the Charter becoming the law of the land. The lecturer, who is 70 years of age, had a very venerable and respectable appearance.

The lecture was entirely free from that obstructiveness and ill feeling which has done so much injury to the public cause. Popular Sports. On Monday last, there were to be seen nearly all the race-runners, cock-fighters, card-players, gain-biers, drunkards, and blacklegs, within 10 or 20 miles of Keighley, wending their way towards Kildwick, to witness the result of a race-match which was to come off between Naylor, of Bradford, and The Hag-gate lad," for 10. aside. The latter won the race.

Many honest men, and a large number of our youth, were allured to the scene of demoralization. The betting was heavy, and the landlords are said to have reaped a golden harvest. On the same day, a match of a similar description, but on a smaller scale, was contested near the Hope and Anchor, Keighley, between Black Dick and William, which ended in favour of the latter. At starting, Black Dick promised to hold his antagonist a good but strong symptoms of the lurguy" seized him (a species of complaint under which he often suffers), and he sunk under its weight. Attempted Suicide.

On Friday last, a poor woman in this town was discovered by a neighbouring woman suspended by a cord over her bed, with the door of the house bolted in the inside. Her husband, who was known not to be far from the spot, was immediately sought up. He broke through the window, cut the cord, and his poor wife fell, all but dead, upon the bed. The vital spark had not taken its leave of the clay tenement symptoms of returning animation soon became visible, and in a few hours she was restored to consciousness. It is due to this unhappy female to say, that she is remarkable for industry, economy, and good management; but her husband is in want of those virtues and in consequence, all her endeavours to appear respectable, and look up in the world, are unavailing this so preyed upon her mind as to lead to the rash act.

HALIFAX. Ill Wind that Blows no Good. The proceeds of the Exhibition at the Halifax Piece Hall, when Archdeacon Mus-grave consecrated the colours of the Yeomanry, yielded 106. odd, to be divided among the Infirmaries of the three towns. A Jubilee Missionary meeting was held last Wednesday evening, in Square Chapel, Halifax Mr.

Robert Crossley in the chair. The Rev. A. Ewing read the report of the Branch Association and the meeting was addressed by the Revds. T.

Scales and J. Ely, of Leeds S. Whitewood, (Baptist), S. Dunn (Wesleyan), of Halifax H. Jones, of Sowerby Bridge; J.

Harrison, of Ovenden J. Brierley, of Mixenden and James Piidie, of Halifax. A collection amounting to about 16. was made and the collections on the preceding Sunday were at Square Chapel, 70., to which 21. have since been added; at Sion Chapel, 45., to which 5.

have since been added and at Harrison Road, 13. 10s. Missionary meetings have also been held at Northowram, Mixenden, and Booth. Melancholy and Fatal Case op Stabbing. A most melancholy catastrophe occurred in the neighbourhood of unapei fold, Smithy Make, last week; arising out of a quarrel, which though apparently insignificant in its origin, yet quickly led to the death of its originator, a man named Daniel Martin, a railway labourer, aged 24, and a native of Cork.

The unhappy individual who has been the means, accidental or otherwise, of the death of Martin, in this encounter, is a man named James Tansy, of Sligo, aged 40, and a maker of besoms. Tansey has hitherto been known and respected in his locality, as a quiet, inoffensive and industrious man. About three months ago his wife died suddenly while engaged in washing, leaving him with a family of four little children. Both Tansy and Martin lived in Chapel Fold. The circumstance leading to the death of Martin occurred at the Sun Inn, in Smithy Stake, at which place he was drinking in the forenoon of Monday week.

Whilst there, his sister, accompanied by another woman, came into the house, and called for something to drink. On seeing this, Martin became very angry, and ordered them both out, and was about to inflict personal chastisement upon his sister, who however made her escape at the door, upon which Martin followed, intent upon thrashing her. The woman ran home to her lodgings, the house of Tansy, into which she ran imploring protection from the fury of her brother, by whom she was immediately followed into the house and struck several times. At this time Tansy and his children were quietly engaged in getting their dinner, and there was also present a man named John Rocks, who lodges in the house, and who interfered in behalf of Martin's sister, when he was struck by Martin and sent against the table at which their children were getting their dinner, thereby upsetting the table and dinner things, and causing general confusion. At length Tansy thought it time for him to interfere, and rose up for that purpose, still retaining the knife in his hand which he had been using at dinner.

He went to Martin, told him he would not allow such conduct in his house, and endeavoured to put him out. On this Martin, who was a powerful, athletic fellow, immediately turned upon Tansey, whom he began roughly to handle. At length it became a struggle for mastery in the house, and they collared each other, Tansy having hold of the knife, and Martin's coat-collar in his right hand at the same time. Martin being the taller and more powerful of the two, gave Tansy a complete swing round against the wall and it would appear from Tansy's statement at the inquest, that the point of the knife being in the direction of Martin's left ear, the latter, during the turn at the wall, drove his head against it with great force, Tansy's elbow resting at the time against the wall, thus giving a double force to the contact with tne knife, which entered just below the left ear, and inflicting a wound three inches internally. Immediately the blood gushed out in a fearful torrent against the wall, which, with the floor, was drenched therewith.

The unhappy man finding himself in such a state, rushed to the house door, and a cry of murder was instantly raised. A man who happened to be passing by at the time, and seeing the dangerous state in which Martin was placed, seized him and held together the wound so as to prevent the issue of blood, until the arrival of Mr. Tucker, surgeon, who had been sent for. That gentleman temporarily secured the carotid artery, and bandaged the wound, during which time it took six men to hold the unhappy man, who in his paroxysms of pain, at one time overthrew them all. Martin was taken to the Infirmary, where every attention was immediately paid to him but he had lost too much blood previously to his arrival there, nor did he recover from insensibility up to the time of his death, which occurred on the following morning at a quarter to ten o'clock.

On Wednesday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Infirmary, before G. Dyson, and a respectable jury but there was nothing in the evidence of the two witnesses who saw the affray, inconsistent with the prisoner's own account of it, and after an investigation of four hours and a half, the jury returned the following verdict "That the said Daniel Martin did receive, on the 23rd of Sept, a mortal wound on the left side of his neck, but in what manner the jurors have not had sufficient evidence." Tansy was consequently discharged, the Coroner telling him that the jury were of opinion the evidence was not strong enough to ommit him on the charge of man-laughter, but that he was liable to he called up at any moment that he had had a very narrow escape and hoped that it would be a warning to him as long as he lived. On Thursday Tansy was again taken into custody Rnwson the policeman, who had obtained a muiibcr witnesses in support of the charge of manslaughter. On Friday Tansy was "brought before the Shamefvl and Painful Scene. We were repeatedly called upon yesterday in reference to a shameful and painful scene which occurred on Tuesday evening at the residence of a military ofheer in this town.

It was certainly painful to see first a father, and then a father and mother, as it was approaching towards midnight, stand knocking at the door of a house inhabited by a gentleman, and endeavouring to rescue their daughter from his clutches and if it was not shameful for the gentleman to necessitate such an errand to his house, we know not what shame is. We have received copious details of the matter but in our ignorance of one important circumstance connected with it. we forbear from publishing the names of the parties, and reading the military gentleman such a lecture as he is not probably in the habit of listening to. We may state that this is by no means a solitary instance of Such conduct on the part of some of the military profession in this town. Parties who have the best opportunities of beine acquainted with the facts of the case, have often complained "to us that the presence of the military is an ever-operatine moral miasma, and that the horrible evil of prostitution has been greatly increased since soldiers have been stationed in the town.

The Bradford Vagrant Office. We regret to find, by alerter read at the Guardians' meeting on Friday last, that the Commissioners adhere to their refusal to sanction the new Vagrant Office. The grounds, however, upon which they rest their refusal, are untenable and therefore give rise to the suspicion that it rests upon some unworthy and sinister motive. They allege that owing to the unlimited number of vagrants (the average being twelve per week) who apply for aid, it is not worth while to incur additional expense to improve the system of relief. The fact, however, is, that the mode proposed by the Board of Guardians would effect a saving in expense, and at the same time include a large number of destitute persons who are deterred from applying for aid at the Vagrant Office, because it is a prison and its superintendent a police-officer.

The Commissioners are not likely to advance in the esteem of the pnblic by acting upon such arbitrary and inconclusive grounds setting aside altogether local knowledge and wishes. Concerts at the Mechanics' Institute. The scheme, to which we have repeatedly alluded of late, of providing weekly concerts at the Mechanics' Institute, to which the public might have access at the lowest possible charge, is in a fair way of being speedily realised. A Committee of the Institute has taken the matter up heartily, as will be apparent from the following circular, signed by Messrs. Farrar and Dale A proposition, very numerously signed, has been adopted by the Committee of the Mechanics' Institute, to the effect, that it is desirable to errct an orpan in the theatre of that Institution, and to make arrangements for giving, rturinp the winter, a series of weekly evening concerts.

The Committee have, for some time, fwi tif tricrii importance, that, in addition to the means of seienl tine and literary improvement placed within the reach of the members and subscribers of the Institute (and of which they have, to a very creditable extent, availed themselves), there should be some opportunities afforded them of cheerful and harmless amusement. Tbe severe labour and protracted confinement which most of the working classes in this town have to undergo, render it indispensably necessary that some sources of relaxation, innocent, rational, and cheap, should be open to fhem. The desire for such relaxation is natural, inevitable, and mav, within due bounds, be most righteously gratified. The denial of it to tbe working classes, has, in too many cases, soured their temper, spoilt their character, and driven them to the sensual and degrading excitement of the ale-house and the gin-shop. It is that thev mav, in some measure, and in the proper way, meet this want that they may provide means of virtuous and safe gratification, and so aid in elevating the character of the labouring portion of their fellow townsmen that the Committee of the Institute have resolved on trying the experiment of a series of weekly evening concerts.

Similar methods have been adopted in other large towns with most encouraging success. Such concerts are now held weekly in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and in Glasgow an audience of from 2000 to 3000 people is entertained every Saturday evening. It is proposed to raise in Bradford, from 250 to 300, the greater part of which will be appropriated to the purchase of an organ, and the remainder to making some alterations in the fittines uu of the orchestra and theatre, which are absolutely necessary for me convenience ana comrort corn or the choir and the audience. A Committee has been formed for the purpose of carrying these Objects into execution and when they have accomplished this part of their design, they will use their best exertions, that the Concerts provided may be of such a character as shall elevate the taste, whilst they minister to the gratification, of the working community." These sentiments are of the right girt and we value them the more highly as indicative of that kindly feeling towards the humbler classes which, we are happy to think, is spreading among the middle and higher classes of society. That the necessary funds for the purchase of the proposed organ will be raised without much difficulty we have reason to believe, from the fact of twelve pounds having been already promised by the work-people in one establishment in the town.

We are much gratified to know that the Committee, and others who take an interest in the success of the scheme, are not losing sight of a suggestion which we threw out a few weeks ago, to the effect that short and appropriate addresses be mixed up with the musical part of the entertainment. We should be happy to publish the names of a dozen gentlemen who had volunteered to lend a hand in this department. Let the Committee make an effort to afford us such a pleasure as soon as possible. Medical Reform. The measure which Sir James Graham introuueed before the close of the session, regulating the future management of the medical profession, in order that it might be dissected and analysed by the profession, is under a course of treatment at the present time, which bids fair to terminate its existence as soon as it sees the light.

The Times newspaper administers a black draught every morning, of its own compounding, with sundry mixtures, of meetings in this place and that, all directed against the bill, and if the patient can stand so much physicking, it has a much stronger constitution than we ever suspected. We, however, object to such severe treatment, and should prescribe alteratives, bv which the blood (the life) may be purified, and the patient grow into a strong and healthy Act of Parliament. We are glad to see that the medical gentlemen of Bradford adopt this view of the case, and it very much enhances our confidence in their professional ability. Novel Dinner at Binglev. There is an advertisement in another column which states that a public dinner is to take place at Binglev to-morrow week, at which Mr.

Busfeild Fer-raud, M.P.. is to preside. We love Mr. Ferrand, we believe, as well as he loves us but our love for him would not certainly lead us to anticipate that the fact of his presiding at a dinner would render it a splendid affair. But other gentlemen are announced to be present Lord John Manners, M.P., Mr.

B. D'lsraeli, M.P., Mr. Walter, late M.P. for Nottingham, for instance in fact, a deputation from Young England," and this is sufficient to give eclat to the dinner. The dinner is to take place in connexion with a society for carrying out the allotment system a system which, it seems, is carried on to a considerable extent in the ueighbourhod of Binglev, upon land the property of Mrs.

Walker Ferrand. The most pleasant feature in the projected entertainment is the intermingling of the different classes of society. However we may differ from the general politics of Young England, we cannot hut admire its sympathy for the humbler classes of so Zoau Chai'Cl. A neat, plain building, thus designated, faas just bfeett opened, im Westgate, by the Baptist church recently meeting hi Cropper Laue. Sermous were preached on preceding Sahbsihs, bv Mr.

Kershaw, of Rochdale, am Sir jf Kota! Sapors aid Miners and col- lec: n.dl ai(j of yy. ingtuf gled to death. An inquest was held, yesterday, at the Upper Globe Inn, before G. Dyson, Esq. and a verdict of Found Desi" returned.

Singular Accident. A few days ago, a water hawker had furnished a family in Wellington Street, Stott Hill, with a pot of water, and was about to leave the house, when hearing a cry behind him, he had just time to look round before he found himself sinking through the floor with the water pot. It appeared that two females resident in the house had met on a flag, which being insecure, had let them both down into a cellar beneath, where they were followed by the hawker. The pot fell in and injured both the females severely, the man was but little hurt. Inuuest.

On Friday last, an inquest was held at the Black Horse Inn, Thornton, on the body of Thomas Pearson, the young man mentioned in our last as having committed suicide. The jury returned the following verdict Hung himself; no evi dence as to state of mind. Sudden Death. John Waterhouse, a groom in the service of Messrs, Adamson and Son, of this town, was about five o'clock on Friday evening, riding his masters' horse in Manningham Lane, when, at the top of Bolton Road, he suddenly fell off, in a fit of apoplexy, and instantly expired he was removed to the Spotted House, where an inquest was held, on Saturday afternoon, before George Dyson, and a verdict accordingly returned. Several persons saw him fall and rendered immediate assistance, but it was of no avail he was dead when they reached him.

The sagacious animal he rode ran off, but, when it had got about 50 yards, it returned to its fallen rider, pawed, and looked down upon the deceased, and then neighed loudly The deceased was 51 years of age. A Statesman's Reason. The reason why Sir James Graham has refused to sanction the bye-laws passed by the new Corporation of Sheffield is, that by one of these laws the system of Sunday trading within the borough is prohibited Committal of two Coiners. Two middle aged men, named Michael Noon and Joseph Swallow, (who had been remanded on Wednesday), were charged at the Court House on Friday, with having in their possession plaster of Paris moulds for the purpose of casting base coin, and also a number of base sixpences. On the morning of Tuesdav, the 24th of Septem ber, Field went to Noon's house, on Church Hill and finding a light within, he obtained the assistance of two or three watchmen, previously to knocking at the door.

On doing so, the door was in two or three minutes opened hv Noon, who had on his shirt and drawers. In the middle of the floor was Swallow standing on seeing the constable and watchman. he went up stairs he was followed by Field, and on examining him, he found his hand covered with a sort of blue vitriol, and on the bed where he had sat for a moment, a piece of metal In the house, and near the fire, were found the moulds, and various articles used in casting, and it appeared as if they were just men oeing put into use several Dase sixpences were also found. Noon being asked what he had to say for the moulds being in his house, told Field that he had nothing to say, only that Swallow was in the habit of coming down in the night, to make this money. The prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions.

Highway Robbery. Two men, named Samuel Berry and James Atkinson, were on Friday committed for trial at the sessions, on a charge of robbing one Samuel Clark the prisoners had been remanded since Wednesday. The prosecutor is a tailor residing at Manningham and about half-past 12 o'clock on the night of Thursday, the 12th of September, was returning home, when he was stopped by three men, at the bottom of Margerison's Lane, and robbed of a bundle, containing a quantity of velveteen, white mole-skin, some thread, and some buttons, which articles he had purchased, the same evening, at the shop of Messrs. Hepworth and Longfield, drapers. The prisoner Berry afterwards sold some velveteen and moleskin, similar to that stolen from the prosecutor, to John Jackson, a waiter at the White Hart dram shop and the prisoner and another stopped there drinking together.

The prosecutor spoke of the prisoners answering the appearance of the two men who robbed him and they were also seen by two watchmen going in the direction of the place where the robbery occurred, and about the time of its occurrence. The prisoners were committed to take their trial at the sessions. A Rogue stopped in his Career. An intelligent looking young man, about 19 years of age, with long black hair, having on a Chesterfield wrapper, and being otherwise decently attired, was brought up at the Court-House, on Friday, on a charge of victimising a host of tailors, shoemakers, and lodging-house keepers, in this town. Before he was placed at the bar, however, the officers had their attentiou directed to an undoubted portraiture in the Hue and Cry of the prisoner, whose name, it was stated, was William Hamilton, or William Henry Percival, and who was required by the constable of Rochdale, on a charge of stealing a coat belonging to one William Agar.

On being questioned, the prisoner said that his name was William Percival, so that, without entering into the complaints preferred by those whom he had duped in Bradford, he was ordered to be removed, with a view to justice being satisfied before the Rochdale bench. The prisoner was subsequently given into the custody of a police officer from Rochdale. Golden Fleece. Gift to a Sunday School. On Sunday afternoon last a large number of the Ancient Order of the Golden Fleece attended service at Ebenezer chapel, bottom of Horton Lane, when a sermon was preached to them by the Rev.

J. Curtis, of Dewsbury. Prior to the service, the officers of this honourable Order presented the managers of the Sunday school under the chapel with the munificent gift of 6. 4s. 6d.

for the purchase of books, for which, and the donations of several ladies and gentlemen in the town, the warmest thanks of the superintendents and teachers are hereby tendered A lecture on astronomy, illustrated by a phantasmagoria lantern, will, in a few weeks, be delivered by a gentleman from Huddersfield, (himself formerly a Sunday school scholar) and the proceeds appropriated to the enlargement of the library which was given a few years since by H. Forbes, of this town. Allerton. On Sunday last the Ancient Order of Foresters of Cromwell Court, No. 397, accompanied by brethren from Denholme, Shelf, Thornton, Bradford, and other places, amounting to between 300 and 400, marched in regular procession to the Independent Chapel, Allerton, and listened to an excellent discourse by the Rev.

Thos. Hutton, from Genesis, iv. and the latter part of the ninth verse, Am I my brother's keeper The discourse was excellent, and the congregation listened very attentively, while Mr. H. endeavoured to show the relationship betwixt God and man.

The object of the Foresters in thus as sembling, was to aid the trustees of the above chapel in raising a sum of money towards building a Sunday School connected with that place of worship, which will also he appropriated as a week-day school, without any distinction of sect or party. Ax Extinguisher'. We ohserva in the Globe of Monday cveni.ng the prospectus of a new railway from London to York, called the Direct Northern Railway, with a capital of Four Hundred MHiions Surely before the splendsur of this great iumjuary all Vit tester stars must lime their diminished Load nign places taking ttie place ot knowledge, and that modtv in one's own powers and confidence iu the principles of nature which knowledge always inspires; it is the work nf those who by their legislation drain the life's blood of a people, and then, attaching themselves to the world's wheel, as it goes round, after the manner of the fly in the fable, are prepared to say of whatever good comes about, even though it should be in xprfe of their puny exertions to the I alone did it British Association for the advancement ok Science We had prepared an abstract of the proceedings of this As sociation, which met at York yesterday week, but a press matter of a more temporary nature has compelled us to withdraw it. The present is the fourteenth meeting of the Association. Its first meeting was held in York in 1831 and the following are the places at which it has met since that time At Oxford, 1832; Cambridge, 1833; Edinburgh, 1834 Dubl lin, 1835 Bristol, 1836 Liverpool, 1837 (at this meeting Dr.

Lardner read a paper on the impracticability of steam navigation between this country and America Newcastle-on-Tvue 1838; Birmingham, 1839; Glasgow, 1840; Plvmouth, 1841-Manchester, 1842; Cork, 1843; and now back to York At the general meeting on Thursday, the Earl of Rosse resigned the presidentship of the Association, and was succeeded by tbe Dean of Ely, Dr. Peacock. The Association was to have adjourned yesterday evening. BIRTHS. On the 1 7th nit, at Scarbro', the Lady se.Ina Henry, (sister of the late Marquis of Hastings), of a daughter.

On the 23rd ult, thej wife of Henry Stables, Esq, Lockwood, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On Tuesday last, at Sion chapel, Halifax, by the Rev James Pridie the Rev. Henry Bake, of Leeds, to Mis fcfargarat Peckitt, oi Halifax. On Monday last, at our parish church, Mr.

John Merchant to Miss Hannah Midtrley, both of this town. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. Jeremiah Harrison Led-ard, to Miss Ann Hutchinson, both of Manningham. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. JosephBuckiey, to MUs Mary Driver, of Denholme.

SuQday 'ast, at our parish church, Mr. James Carr, to Mis Elizabeth Griinley, both of this town. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. Francis Gidvard, to Miss Hannah Dean, both of this town. On Saturday, at Hanover chapel, Halii'dx, bv the Rsv Genres Taylor, Mr.

John Carter, of Ovenden, Sites Ea2S Mailing Hahfalifax. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. Whliam Jessott, to Mi-s Susey Coopeii, both of this town. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. John Tnackrav, to Miss Isabella Richardaon, both of this town.

Same day, at our parish church, Mr. William Witton, to Miss Rachel Barraclough, of Eccleshill. On Thursday last, at the Holy Trinity endreh, Hull, bv the Rev. C. H.

Bromby, of Cheltenham, Gf'or-e 'eso rf Cambridge, surgeon, to Maria Elizabeth, tcst daufcrht -r of the Rev. J. H. Bromby, vicar of the said church. Same day, at East Parade chapel, by the Rev.

Joan Ely M-Joseph Overend, bookkeeper, to Miss Ana Procter, both ot" Leeds" Same day, at our parish church, Mr. George Kcarsley, to Miss Susannah Blackburn, of Horton. Same day, at our parish church, Mr. fa Jackou to Mi Nancy Joy, of Allerton. On Wednesday last, at the parish church, Halifax by the Ven Archdeacon Musgrave, vicar, Joe Armitase Ledgard; Esq, 0f Si Halli-ax garCt' daUghter 0f Jo3ePQ Batcs- Esl- of fenf Same day at Carr's Lane chapel, Birmingham bv the Rev Roberts, the Rev.

John Meeson Obery, A of Halifax" to Augusta Matilda, youngest daughter of the iate' John Cowe i.sq, surgeon, Birmingham. On Tuesday week, at the parish church, St. Maryiebone bvth Rev. Lord John Thynne, prebend of Westminster, HenrvTusse'l it a H'Jfft Frances ByQS- second daugnter of Gene! ral Lord Strafford, G.C.B, and niece of George By E-q for Middlesex. 5 DEATHS'.

lersrtSHmla9t' 8ged 3' Mr' JhD Parker' Catholic hooksel- On Monday last, aged 60, Mr. Jonas Wilrnan, of this t.nvn to5nmC day' Wi 62' Jha Wd' SPriQSfieiJ Pia, in this town d8y' 33' Hiah street, in this On Sunday last, aged 64, Martha, wife of Mr. Matthew Durlc worth, York Street, in this town. uck- Same day, at Addingham, aged 43, Esther Horaer, e.iter alo-e and tedious illness. in 3ged 36' MiSS Eli2ab6th H0d.

Bridge Street, toSnme da'' PrOMdeaci Street, in this JuTlfoT 60j Mr-David Denton- Hifaf M' Same day aged SO at the house of hei son, Mr. Jonas Tor ThrQtn neSBrauaoyrdWeek ft HSame day, aged 47, Mr. William Robinson, late ironmonger, of Same day, aged 68, Sarah, wife of M- Janaa Thornton. Sqaarel, John' eldest soa mESSSeM 5arah rf ame dav, a-red 77. Barrrms, of Little Horton Mr.

Joseph Same day, aged 26, Jane, wife ot M- Wak-eneld. u- Jewell, of Same day, asreu Chariots i Talbot Yard. NortWr. VVUlw 1 lev, at the in'-h'amite church, teefe Skfy years ding! Slalf ag6d 81' Wife Ox.