Gomez, the Spaniard of explosive notoriety, was tried at time
Liver- pool Sessions mi Friday week ; found guilty of a misdemeanour, and sentenced to two years' IM prison ment. At the Hull Police Court, on Wednesday, the first case called 011 was tine against the Honourable J. Jocelyn, brother to the Earl of Roden ; who was charged with breaking the knocker off the door of Mr. Byron, in De Is Pole Place. Before the hearing, Major Ormond and Mr. Scott made every endeavour to induce Mr. Byron to forego the charge ; but without effect. The complainant was beginning to state his case, when Mr. Scott said Mr. Jocelyn admitted the fact, therefore there was no occasion to make any statement. The Superintendent of Po- lice said—" We have had nineteen knockers stolen within a few nights, and the Police have been blamed for this circumstance : I do not mean to say Mr. Jocelyn did all this, but it ought to be inquired into before the Magistrates award the penalty." Mr. Byron said that he was sit- ting in the house at about eleven o'clock at night, when he heard a noise at his street-door; he opened it, and found the defendant with the knocker in his hand, and immediately gave him into custody. The Magistrate then said, " I will fine Mr. Jocelyn ten shillings and costs. Mr. Jocelyn not having made his appearance, his recognizances will be forfeited."—Rull Advertiser.
Serious disputes at present exist between the cotton-mill proprietors of Preston and its neighbourhood and the spinners in their employ. The main causes of dispute :are, we believe, partly in reference to an advance of wages demanded by the hands, and partly on account of a determination whir' the toasters halve come to, to assist the general unions existing throughout the trade amongst the work-people. We fear that there are strong grounds for the apprehension- that these dis. pates may ultimately lead to a general turn-out—Preston Chronicle.
An explosion took place in the gas-works at Dunstable on Saturday last, by which one man was killed and two severely injured.
The present early indication of a severe winter presents a dreary prospect to the farmer—in some parts of the country the beans and second crop of hay are still out, and the unusually short crop of hay and straw throughout the kingdom will render the winter supply for cattle higher in price than it has been for many years. The price of hay in several places is already from 71. to 9/. per ton.
An eminent firm in Bradford, in the French trade, failed a few days ago.
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