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  • ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. Mk. Thoboton J. Herapath, son of Mr. William Herapath, the celebrated analytical chemist, had been for 'some time engaged as the chief chemical officer of the ' Mexican and South American Smelting Company. On his passage from HerraduraChili, on a visit home, he fell overboard; a boat wag lowered for the purpose of rescuing him, but in, vain. Mr, Thornton Herapath was a gentleman of high scientific attainments. While some improvements were being made at the shop of Mr, Lewis, draper, St. George's-street, Liverpool, the party wall gave way and caused a portion of the
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Leader (1850-1860), 15th January 1859, Edition 2 of 2, Page 6, ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. Mk. Thoboton J. Herapath, son of Mr. William Herapath, the celebrated analytical chemist, had been for 'some time engaged as the chief chemical officer of the ' Mexican and South American Smelting Company. On his passage from HerraduraChili, on a visit home, he fell overboard; a boat wag lowered for the purpose of rescuing him, but in, vain. Mr, Thornton Herapath was a gentleman of high scientific attainments. While some improvements were being made at the shop of Mr, Lewis, draper, St. George's-street, Liverpool, the party wall gave way and caused a portion of the

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    • ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS. Mk. Thoboton J. Herapath, son of Mr. William Herapath, the celebrated analytical chemist, had been for 'some time engaged as the chief chemical officer of the ' Mexican and South American Smelting Company. On his passage from HerraduraChili, on a visit home, he fell overboard; a boat wag lowered for the purpose of rescuing him, but in, vain. Mr, Thornton Herapath was a gentleman of high scientific attainments. While some improvements were being made at the shop of Mr, Lewis, draper, St. George's-street, Liverpool, the party wall gave way and caused a portion of the
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      Ireland. A Respectable Farmer, One Denni...

      IRELAND . A respectable farmer , one Dennis Shea , residing about three miles west of Macrpom , has been captured , and is now an inmate of Cork Gaol , on suspicion of being a member of a secret society . " InBelfast , according to the Banner of Ulster , Barney Boyle , of Barrack-street , still continues the last of the captured , and no formal examination of him has taken place as yet . Another person ^ named M'Shane—stated to be a leader—is urgently " wanted / ' but he knows it , and prudently keeps out of the way . Collections are being taken up , more or less secretly , in the mills and elsewhere , to provide for the defence of the incarcerated , and for the maintenance of their families while they lie in prison .

      A despatch , dated Galway , Tuesday , says that great excitement was caused amongst the passengers of the Circassian , previous to her departure , by the arrest of a young man , about twenty-five years of age , on suspicion , it is said , of being concerned in the murder of Mr . Ely-Three pistols , two of which were loaded , and a bowie knife were found on him . ( On investigation to-day it has transpired that the prisoner is not Delany , but a man named Kelly , a somewhat famous cow stealer , from the county of Kildare . At Dublin , on Monday , at the head police-office , Mr . John Francis Nugent , printer and publisher , was charged with having published and sold a work known as tl Nugent ' s Mobre ' s Prophetic Almanack , " being a

      seditious , malicious , and scandalous publication , and calculated to bring , her Majesty ' s Government into contempt , against the peace of our Sovereign Lady . the Queen . The object of the prosecution was to bind the prisoner in recognisances to keep the peace —that is , to discontinue the publication of the offensive book . Last year a similar charge was preferred against Mr . Nugent . Passages of a most offensive and seditious character abound in the production in question . Oh "Wednesday the magistrate refused an application for further postponement , and directed that Mr ; Nugent should enter into his own recognisances in the gum ; of ' ¦ 5 . 001 . and two sureties in 501 . each to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for seven years , or in default two months '

      imprisonment . . - : Baron Penhefather has sent in his formal resignation to the Government , consequently the venerable judge did nbt take his seat at the opening of term on Tuesday at Dublin . There appears to be no doubt that Mr . Hayes , the Solicitor-General , will be the new Baron . In the Dublin Court of Queen ' s Bench , on Tuesday , Mr . Justice Crampton , in his charge to the grand jury , told them he would not have many more opportunities of addressing them in his judicial capacity . It is said that in the event of another vacancy on the bench , the Irish Attorney-General means to hold his present office , and that the judgeshjp will be offered either to Mr . Brewster or Mr . Francis Fitzgerald , the leaders of the Chancery bar .

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. Mk. Thoboton J. Herapath, Son Of Mr. William Herapath, The Celebrated Analytical Chemist, Had Been For 'Some Time Engaged As The Chief Chemical Officer Of The ' Mexican And South American Smelting Company. On His Passage From Herradurachili, On A Visit Home, He Fell Overboard; A Boat Wag Lowered For The Purpose Of Rescuing Him, But In, Vain. Mr, Thornton Herapath Was A Gentleman Of High Scientific Attainments. While Some Improvements Were Being Made At The Shop Of Mr, Lewis, Draper, St. George's-Street, Liverpool, The Party Wall Gave Way And Caused A Portion Of The

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . Ms , Thoboton J . Herapath , son of Mr . William Herapath , the celebrated analytical chemist , had been for ' some time engaged as the chief chemical officer of the ' Mexican and South American Smelting Company . On his passage from Herradura , Chili , on a visit home , he fell overboard ; a boat wag lowered for the purpose of rescuing him , but in , vain . Mr , Thornton Herapath was a gentleman of high scientific attainments . While some improvements were being made at the shop of Mr , Lewis , draper , St . George ' s-street , Liverpool , the party wall gave way and caused a portion of the

      premises to fall in , Fifteen assistants and several cuatomers were in the shop at the time of the accident , A number of persons are injured , and two of the customers ( females ) were killed on the spot . Throe of the workmem were likewise severely injured , and have since died ; six other persons were severely hurt . The number of persons now known to have been poisoned by eating the lozenges with which arsenic woe mixed at Bradford is 226 , of whom 18 have died . Five op six others are still suffering from the effects of the poison , and the recovery of two of them is doubtful . 186 of the persons poisoned were adults .

      The adjourned inquiry into the causes of the accident at the Polytechnic Institution took place on Thursday . The evidence wept to show that the accident was occasioned by a defective slab of stone on the top of the staircase , and also by a defect in what is known as a " joggle , " which is a species of dovetailing in iron . The Inquiry was again adjourned , the arch 1 toots appointed by the ooronec and , the jury not being prepared with their reports .

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      At all the dockyards the completion of those line-ofbattle ships which have been an the stocks several years is hastened in order that they may be commissioned and made ready for sea . During the present year several first-class screw steamers will be launched at Portsmouth , Chatham , Devonport , and Pembroke , when other lineof-battle ships are to be immediately laid down . It is generally understood at Woolwich that a reorganisation of the regiment of Royal Artillery will take place after the 31 st of March . The regiment will be augmented by two battalions , to be designated the lath and iCth , and the sixteen battalions comprising the regiment will form four divisions , each division to occupy a station ( home or foreign ) having its own regimental staff .

      The Trusty floating battery last week underwent the test of Armstrong ' s 32-pouhder long-range gun . The gun , which loads at the breech , was charged with a 6-pound cartridge and one of Armstrong ' s invented shot . The shot are about ten inches and a half long and about four inches in diameter ; they are covered with lead , the outer eud of some of them very much resembling the circular end of Mr . Hall ' s rockets ; others form a square of about an inch and a half . The barrel of the gun is rifle-fluted down to the chamber . Some common shot were fired , none of which exceeded 400 yards ; these shots started the plate bolts , woodwork inside the plates , beam knees , decks , & c . One

      NAVA & AND MILITARY . At Gibraltar , on the 4 th January , tho whole of . the garrison assembled under arms to witness tho execution of a private soldier of the Oth Rogiment , named Connor . This young man was hanged for having , without provocation , killed Sergeant Taylor , of his own company , by ilrlng at him with his rlilo , None of the Inhabitants wore allowed to witness tho exooution . It iii rumoured that the Government intend to augment the Channel squadron by twelve sail of the line *

      of the . newly-invented shot , steel pointed , was then fired , which drove in a portion of one of the plates , went through the side , tearing away one of the beams , deck , & c , and passed out over the upper deck ; another invbedded itself in the shattered plate and lodged in the woodwork , the outer end being j ust flush with the surface of the plate . Some idea may be formed of the powers of the gun from the following statement : —The 12-pounder gun at Shoeburyness has passed 1500 of the newly-invented shot , one of which , at 800 yards ' distance , passed through a solid body of oak timber nine feet thick / Mr . Armstrong now purposes bringing out a . gun of much larger calibre to carry a 56-lb . shot .

      Public Heai/Th.— The Registrar-General's...

      Public Heai / th . — The registrar-general ' s return for last week shows that the health of the metropolis was in about the usual condition for the period of the year The deaths from measles , scarlatina , whooping-cough , and typhus had declined . The total number , of deaths was 1338 , and of births 1738 . Health , oe * Lohdojm duking the Quartek . — the thirteen weeks that ended January 1 st the mortality in London was high . The deaths registered in that period rose to 17 , 088 , whereas in the four corresponding autumnal periods of 1854-7 they ranged from 13 , 840 to 17 , 238 , the latter number having been in part the result of cholera and scarlatina iu 1864 . The excess of mortality in the quarter that lias just passed arose from two causes—scarlatina ( including diphtheria ) , which has been extremely , prevalent throughout the period , and in the earlier part of it carried off about 160

      persons in a week : and bronchial complaints , -which became unusually fatal towards the end of November , the air at that time having been remarkably cold for the season . Though the mean temperature for tho quarter , 1 . 4 degrees , was high , the early severity of the weather , and its quick transitions , proved fatal to young and infirm constitutions . Pulmonary diseases , which include chiefly bronchitis and pneumonia , carried off 4075 persons ; in the four , corresponding quarters the numbers ranged from 2510 to 8732 . Scarlatina was fatal in 1814 cases , 70 of which occurred in Westminster , 141 in Marylebone ( 59 of these in the subdistrict of Christchurch ) , 206 in Pancrns , 84 in Islington , 88 in Poplar , 110 in Lambeth . Those are some of the parts in which it was rife . Of 471 violent doaths , 896 were by accident or negligence , 12 by murder or manslaughter , 68 by suicide .

      City SEWEns .- ^ -On Tuesday Commissioners mot for the despatch of business . Dr . Letheby , the City officer of health , presented his quarterly report on the sanitary condition of the City , from which it appeared that during the autumn quarter the mortality hud boon higher than usual , and that zymotio diseases had provailed to a largo extent . A conversation took place respecting the injury done to tho pavements by telegraph and other companies disturbing thorn , but it led to no result . Complaint was then made regarding tho deficiency of light afforded by the gas company to the private houses as well as public lamps in tho City , and tho clerk was directed to draw tho attention of the company to tho subject . A motion was then mado to alter an existing rulo respecting slaughter-houses , with a view to amend tho same , but after , some discussion , it was negatived .

      Ahkrwax PnoxBOTiowiaxs , —It is rumoured that the iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania are about organising a ! vast protective' league to promote their intqrests . in different states of tho Union , with a . view to a control of tho next presidential election . Ex-SenuLor Cooper will address a convention of the loaders of this , move * mont during tho coming week at Philadelphia . They will demand not only tho specific duties on iron , but tho adoption of Iron buildings aud ships by Government , and , UteoriuiInaUon -generally in favour of iron .

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      • Continental Notes. Feanck. Thk Moniteu...

      • CONTINENTAL NOTES . FEANCK . Thk Moniteur contains a decree convoking the Senate and the Legislative Assembly for the 7 th of February next , / .. '¦ ••¦ The Emperor ' s speech to the Austrian Ambassador has caused the greatest alarm in France , which his subsequent civilities to M . de Ilubner have utterly failed to remove . Public securities throughout Europe have been fearfully influenced by it . The shares of the Bank of France continue to fall rapidly . At the commencement of last month they were at 3180 francs , and to- day they are at 2850 . Most of the great mercantile houses have countermanded . ill the larjje orders they had given . MM . Derosne and Cail have countermanded to the extent of 5 , 000 , 000 f . toG , 000 , OOOf ., and other houses proportionally .

      It is reported in Paris that M . Fould , Minister of the Emperor ' s household , has gained upwards of 5 , 000 , 000 francs ¦' by the recent fall in the price of the French funds . M . de Mornay is said to have been even more fortunate . Both gentlemen are supposed to speculate largely at the Bourse . In the list of promotions in the French army on the occasion of the new year , the name of M . dc Montalembert , Colonel in the Imperial Guard , does not appear . Five or six officers junior to Colonel Mbntalembert have duly received their promotion .

      Apprehensions of -war have been increased by the King of Sardinia ' s speech . The more it is commented upon , the more warlike it is considered to be . The assurance of the Moniteur that . nothing in the state of the "diplomatic relations" of France justifies the fears entertained , so far from being an anchor of confidence in any mind , only makes matters worse , so utterly is it at variance with indisputable facts . On Tuesday it was rumoured in Paris that M . de Ilubner is about to receive his passports . Another report is that General Macmahon is appointed to command the " army of the Alps . "

      The approaching marriage of Prince Napoleon with the Princess Clotilda of Savoy , daughter of King Victor Emmanuel , is officially announced- The Prince has loft Paris for Turin , where he was to remain eight days , returning as soon as the ceremony of betrothal has taken place with the Sardinian Princess . The Princess is in her sixteenth year , the Prince in his thirty-seventh . By this marriage the Bonaparte family will be allied not only with the Houseof Savoy , but with the House of Austria , as the Princess Clotilde is the daughter of an Austrian Archduchess . The mother of the Prince was a daughter of the House of Wurtembcrg . The political bearings of the match arc at this moment amply suggestive . It is affirmed that the Emperor gives a dotation of l , 000 , 000 f . to his cousin . This last is , of course , but a trifle , if the state of the finances , as described in the flowery report of M . Magnc the other day , be correct .

      A telegraphic despatch received from General Macmuhbn , dated Algiers , announces that General Desvaux had received reinforcements , and that he was to march on the 10 th of January to chastise the rebel tribes in the mountains of the Aures . Orders have been sent to Toulon to arm two largo steam frigates and ton minor vessels . The marshals charged with commands in tho great military districts , and gonorals commanding military divisions who are on leave of absence , have received ordors from tho War-office to return to their posts .

      AUSTUIA . When all the reinforcements have reached their destination tho Ausfcro-Italian army will consist of no fewer than 150 , 000 men . ' The garrison of Verona , Mantua , Milan ; and Pavia , have boon reinforced . Orders have boen given for tho various fortresses to be completely provisioned . A letter from Milan , dated tho 6 th of January , says : — " Wo shall soon havo u now corps d ' amite which will raise tho number of Austrian troops in Italy to 160 , 000

      men . Ifc is not true that Giulay has the intention of quitting Milan and the lino of tho Adda ; on the contrary , ho is concentrating his troops near-the Ticino , as Kadetzki did in 1849 . Tho excitement amongst tho troops is very groat . Head-quarters are at Milan ; and it is said that yostorday , in tho saloons of Count Giulay , ft council of war was held , when it was proposed to place Milan in a stuto of siogo . It is certain that tho prosonco of tho Archduko alone prevents tho execution of tho Project- " that

      Later letters from Milan , dated January 9 th , say tho Archduke Maximilian has loft for Trieste , and it to rumoured that ho is not likely to return to Milan . Iho Austrian brigade of General Homing , forming the ad * vanced guard of tho reinforcements for Italy , entered Milan on tho afternoon of Monday last . Another correspondent writo »; Tho disllko ontortiunod for Count Gyulal increases . Ho is reported to havo said , " I know how to keep Milan quiet ; I will hang ft man at the corner of every stroot . " You are aware tnut it was ho who commanded , alb BUlan in 1848 , tho wnoflt

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 15, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15011859/page/6/