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At a meeting of the electioneering committee of Mr. Milner Gibson and Mr. Bright in Manchester, on Monday,—Mr. George Wilson in the chair,—Mr. Bright made a speech against the new Reform Bill. He attacked all its provisions except the extension of the ten-pound franchise to counties. The residence for the six-pound franchise, he said, is too long, and the different franchises are too complex. Some of the dis- franchised boroughs are free and pure ; but Members may be given to larger bodies under such circumstances that a few people at a private dinner-table may decide upon the representatives. The whole bill shows innate hostility to popular representation. Lancashire does not get its fair proportion, nor Manchester, nor the Metropolis. The minority representation is to give the Whigs some of the forty-six new county Beats. Why are eight or nine great towns to send representatives to Parliament to vote in opposition to their opinions ? But without that clause the bill would insure a Tory majority. In short, the bill dis- tributes Members so as to give power to territorial interest. • ' At a special meeting of the Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Com- merce, on Monday, it was resolved, "That the present law, in so far as it prohibits the formation of partnerships with limited liability, is impoimd, and an alteration in this and other respects is urgently required." At an early day a special general meeting of the Chamber itself will ceneider the question.

The Totnes Board of Guardians have, as " individuals," signed -ape- tition to Parliament praying for the establishment of reformatory institu- tions for juvenile criminals.

A proposal has been made to establish a reformatory institiition for fallen females in the diocese Of Norwich. Tho movement has received episcopal sanction, and is very influentially supported.

Lord Stanley, M.P. for King'e Lynn, has vary liberally offered to 'con- tribute 300/. towards the establishment of baths and wasli-hanses in that town, on condition that the Town-Council contributes an equal sum.

The foundation-stone of the new parish-church at Doncaster, to replace the fine old building recently destroyed by fire, was laid on Tuesday, by the Archbishop of York. There was a solemn procession Of the clergy and the leading municipal authorities, followed by the usual ceremonies of stone-laying. The Queen has subscribed 100/., and the corporation and inhabitants of Doncaster upwards of 12,0001., towards the expenses of erecting the new church.

As the masters at Preston receive no addition to the avorkpeople that have come in' while in some cases those who had resumed labour have ft

suddenly left mills, they are about to placard the country generally to obtain labourers. They have sent a deputation to the Bradford Poor-law Guardians, to endeavour to get some of the distressed workpeople who are inmates of the union : the Preston employers will pay the expense of their removal, and give fixed wages till the people become proficient in their new handicraft. Last Monday morning, sixty-two persons—men, women, and children—arrived from Manchester to work in a particular mill ; the turn-outs got access to them, and urged their views - the result

was that fifty-four consented to return to Manchester, the views; of Delegates assisting them with money.

The turn-outs have expressed themselves in favour of a suggested ap- pointment of a "committee of mediation," formed of persons uncon- nected with the cotton-trade, to endeavour to settle the differences be- tween masters and men.

The workmen at Holyhead new harbour, employed by the contractors, have struck for an advance of pay—fourpence a day, which will only make their wages 3s. a day.

Business in the manufacturing districts last week had a tendency to dulness, except at Birmingham, where it was as brisk as ever. At Carlisle Assizes, Samuel Whisker was convicted of the manslaughter of Elizabeth Usher, a Woman who lived with him.: The couple had been drink- ing ; they quarrelled ; Whisker was heard to threaten that he would "roast" Usher; presently she ran into the street with her clothes on fire, followed by Whisker, who was trying to extinguish the flames : she died

from the burns. It was urged that S% during the drunken squabble, had pushed Usher against the grate, without intending to inflict serious hurt. Sentence, four years' penal servitude.

The crew of the Spanish ship Rosario, lying at Bristol, after behaving very ill to the crew of the English ship Highlander, have committed homi- cide. In consequence of all English sailor's interfering to protect a woman whom one of the Spaniards was maltreating, the Spanish crew took a spite against the whole crew of' theAlighlander;' set upon them with knives, and cut one sailor in the shoulder. Again, on Saturday- 'night, the Spaniards, armed with knives, set upon the crew of the Highlander, and put them to flight. As a Spaniard was about to stab a sailor, the sailor fell; on which the Spaniard dashed his knife into the back of 'Iernelius Murphy, an Irish- man who happened to be stending in the street: Murphy died soon after he had been taken to the infirmary-. Two of the Highlander's crew—Hoskins and Beale—were also badly wounded. Six Spaniards were arrested. The Irish at Bristol Were so exasperated by Murphy's death that they attacked the Spanish' ship OR Sunday evening,' and the I.'"olice had to interfere to quell the riot. An inquest has been held on the body of Murphy-, and the Jury has returned e verdict of "Wilful murder" against Juan Antonio Castro. The other Alianiards remain in custody to await the result of the wounds in- flicted on theta sailors.

There WAS an immense fire at Manchester on Wednesday, by which many warehouses were burnt down or daniaged, uncl the loss of property amounted to 183,0001: The fife bioke out late at night,' on the premises of Messrs.

ing preperte„ealu4:4129.4,0A, 1440 Thence the flames greed Ryland and Smice,..elealerti jo. Manchaafter t1K enormous pile, contain- in various leeptijma, or3lçqsrs. Hammond and Turner and those of gess:A.14A destroyed; while other adjacent prerarfeff suffeftdA,eien exteiat varyliik -fri'.40001.. to 1501.1 The fire is supposed t liaVO OlIggiateil by the anieleseness of packets. Meseta. Ryland were theured for /3 0001. NO more,bodietihave beenctound in the Arley mine at Wigan; but one of the colliers who waa burnt ia dead—increasing the number of lives known to be.secrifieed to eiehtV-eitihtee An inquest hie been opened. Eobisoii, the chief overlooker of the workings, ascribes thee:4)1681On too sudden evolution of gas after Ithe.reman bad Llighted-a fusee to fire a binet• While a goods-train was standing in a tunnel near Stockport a passenger train ran into it; night or .ten passenger* were iefuised, The cellunereis as- cribed to-the megligenee of the driver 1-11,thparpeesigeragniri; the signal to stop was up,,and,had :he. observed ,j ae sopiras he ought to have done, he might have stopped the train; he.dickailagken speed when near the tunnel, and thus preveettecla-mere serioue:erash, .,;.

A man has periebed:in-ai frightful manner at the Stanton iron-works in South Derbilihire; Henry8mith,the.master .bricklayer of the place, as- cended to the top of !a furnace which was andergoing dip process of being "blown out" in order to its repair; while ho was standing on the gas conductor, it gave way, and fie fell into the furnace, a depth of fifteen i feet, amid the molten metal. The workmen instantly assembled and poured quantities of water into the furnace; but of course there was no chance of -saving poor Smith; . who was seen in a stooping: pconne with his arnisand feet in the metal.. After-the lapse of two hours :and fi./Maff, 0 104-f 124 the shrivelled trunk of a man was drawneetit of-the :Awning: by means nele pike. The ;dreadful occurrence put an end to week for the. tioY1-44, EitPkAPARI most courageous.rnen were ,seen eryingclike,claildeepiathen all o -saving their comrade was gone. The people. immedisseiy„s4p4sA, - for his family... _ , . ui us a 5Ii3 tt John Harrisba,' driVerpf. a coach between Durhameind..Gatethealliaan-a 'very severe, night-was exposedto the-weather withonta,great eoat, gloves, or apron; he became so numbed with the cold that a passenger was obliged to drive for stink distance; 'HarrisonAlienacamnulthe reins; presently they slipped freati his hands; be appeared to 'stoop forward to regain them, but fell-from the'boie, and the Wheels of . the coach passed over him, inflitting

hurts that peered fatal a few hours after.: . ,

InithItebeA spoor wealth of Cleo' drilla in-Wales,: has perished ofcold on the Berieet. She and -another eibeatinhad been over the mountain range to receive some money ; on their return 'ntlit overtook them :on the summit of the hills; Ruth-was overpowered by% the cold, fell,- down,,epd was seized withaenvialsivetitti. ;Her oompaniomAyhnieleo suffered much, _re- mained by hew eilheheAlied, at five in the inerinng;,,then covered the body with her cloak, and descended the mountain to seek oisistaoce. „