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Colonel Henry Wyndham is smelitioned as the Tory candidate for Wtat Sussex at the next election ; the Tories are providing themselves with caudidares in all parts of the country; and it behoves the Re- formers also to be on the look-out, so as not to be taken by surprise• when the day of contest arrives. A public dinner is to be given at Liverpool, on Monday, to Lord Brougham, on the occasion of his Lordship's journey to that town to lay the foundation•stone of a new building for a Mechanics In- stitution.
A small cask, filled with gold coins of the reign of George the Se- cond, was found in pulling down an old house at IligliConiscliffe, near Darlington, a few days ago.
Longford House, near Newport, in Shropshire, was burnt down on the night of the 10th instant.
There were some serious disturbances among sine Irish labourers at Liverpool, 'on Sunday and Monday last. It appears that reports had been circulated of the intention of the Orangemen in Liverpool to • celebrate tire anniversary of the battle of the Boyne; and the Catholics, being exasperated at this threat, assembled in considerable numbers, with tine intention of attacking the procession ; which, however, did not hike place. Towards evening, they became very riotous; break- ing windows with yellow blinds, and 'mocking down persons with yel- low handkerchiefs, &c. They at length proceeded to Bridewell, of whisli they partly gained possession ; they released many prisoners, rlctu oyed furniture, and arming themselves with a quantity of lamp.. irons, made a desperate resistance to the watchmen who attempted to disperse them. Several of the watchmen were seriously injured. The Mayor, however, with a strong police force and about two hundred soldiers, soon put an end to the riot, told secured between twenty and thirty offenders. 'firm was a good deal of petty rioting dunn.g.the 'light, and part of the next day; but no serious or extensive. injury committed on persons or property after the dispersion of the main body of' the mob. On Monday, several of the rioters were committed to prison.
Seventeen men and boys were drowned on the 10th instant, by the irruption of water from the river Irwell hlto a coal. pit on the banks of th.it river, between Bolton and Manchester. It is stated, that " The pit contains three mines, the lowest of which the water entered first,
and rose with such amazing rapidity that the men working in die upper mines had but just time to escape. About fifteen persons who were working near the mouth of the lower mine, on bearing the roar of the water, ascended the shaft, and were providentially saved. The unfor- tunate individuals lost have not yet been extricated ; and it is supposed that, with the greatest possible exertion, some days will elapse before they will be able to be got out. The workmen believe there must have been some old works underneath the bed of the liver, and that there has been a giving way some time."
No fewer than 1001 lost children have been taken to the Police-office, Manchester, and restored to their parents, between the 13th of April and the 2.1i1 of June in the present yean—Preston Pihd.
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