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      Health op London ddbxig the Week . —In the week ending last Saturday , the deaths registered in the metropolitandistrios were 856 , a . numberwhioh , it is satisfactory to fiud , is still below tlm average corrected for increise of population , though it almost exact y coincides with the average if taken without such correction . Daring the corresponding weeks of ten previous years . 1810-9 , the deaths rose by nearly constant progression from 795 , in tbe first year , to 379 in 1818 ; the average , with an addition for present population is 914 , compared with which the number returned last week shows a decrease of 78 . The deaths included ia the zymotic or epidemic class amount in the present return to 156-, tbe corrected average is 195 . Of special epidemics , small pox was

      fatal to six children and two adults ; scarlatina to 13 , both diseases , but particularly the latter , showing a less mortality than usual ! Measles destroyed 23 children , and a man of thirty-five years , who , according to medical certificate , died of" measles ( 7 days ) typhus ( 5 days ); " hooping-cough 5 children ; these diseases at present do not vary much from the average . 11 persons died of diarrhoea . In a house in Chandos-street , visited by Mr . Leonard , the refuse of fish is kept till tbe smell is intolerable , and the air is so vitiated that aime of tbe inmates have diarrhoea , aid have suffered during the last two months from the complaint 32 persons died of tvphus , which is still less than the averagebut exhibits a slight tendency to increase :

      , a young boy died of intermittent fever : 12 women died in child-bearing , to six of wham death is ascribed to puerperal fever . Diseases of the respiratory organs , exclusive of consumption , numbered in the last week 138 , being more than have occurred usually at this season of the vear ; the average is 112 . Consumption carried off 125 persons ; it fluctuated in the corresponding weeks of 1840-9 . between 103 deaths and 163 . In the case of a lime-porter who died at the age of 50 , this disease was produced by the irritation of lime dust , to which he was exposed in his ¦ occupation . The deaths of two women are recorded as the direct result of intemperance ; and besides these a blacksmith hanged himself , in a state of

      unsound mind caused by intemperance ; and a clerk , aged 24 . vears , drowned himself "in temporary insanity brought on by excessive drinking . " The classification of deaths in public institutions show that 66 deaths were registered as having occurred in workhouses ; 50 in hospitals ; 6 in lunatic asylums ; and 4 in the Riyal Hospital , Greenwich . —The mean daily reading of the barometer in the week was 29 / 186 in . The mean temperature was 55 de ? . 5 min ., and was rather higher than the average of the same week in seven years- On Tuesday the mean temperature was 6 deg . above the average of the same day ; on Wednesday , Friday , and Saturday , it was more than J dee . below it . - -

      Love asd Suicide . —On Saturday evening last an inquest was held by Mr . darter , at the Old Mitre Tavern , Broad-wall , respecting the death of Thomas Hunt Cooper , aged 29 , lately residing at No . 5 , Knightrider-court , Doctor ' s Commons . Elizabeth Straker stated that she had known the deceased for many vears , and she had frequently been annoyed by him , particularly during the last fourteen weeks . He had frequently asked witness if she woald bare him . She always begged him to go away , and upon one occasion she was so much interrupted by him that she threatened to apply to a magistrate . On Saturday last deceased called at her honse , and when she opened the door to him he held a pistol at her , and said he would blow her brains out TJoon this

      she ran up stairs , and called the landlord of the house . They immediately afterwards heard the report of a pistol , and npon going down into the parlour , discovered the deceased lying on the floor a corpse . The upper part of his head appeared to-be blown to piece ? , and a pistol was lying ly his side . The police were called in . and the following letter , addressed to his father , in the handwriting of tbe deceased , was found in bis pocket : — " Dear Fa" her —When you receive this I shall be no more , for I have made up my mind to live no longer without 3 Css Straker . Her shadow is always following me .

      and my thoughts are constantly with her . —Tour affectionate son ; Thomas Cooper / ' Mr . Tebbits , a surgeon , proved the nature of the wound , and the father of the deceased having been examined , together with other witnesses , the jury unanimously agreed to a verdict of " Temporary Insanity , " As IsquEsr was held on Saturday evening last by Mr . T . Higgs , coroner , at the Lyceum Tavern , Strand , on the body " of William XJpfold , aged 31 , a carpenter , employed aboard the Chinese Junk Keying . The evidence of the witnesses proved that the deceased accidentally fell into the water and was drowned . —Verdict accordingly .

      AiiP . iir . VG fiEE and ExPLOsiON * . —On Sunday afternoon , between the hours of four and five , confusion was caused in the immediate neighbourhood of the Adelphi Theatre owing to the sudden outbreak of avery alarming fire , succeeded by a terrific explosion of combustibles , in the premises belonging to Messrs . Freeman , Roe , and Hansom , hydraulic aud gas engineers . 70 , Strand , facing the entrance to the above place of amusement The disaster originated in the third floor front from the following cause : — A number of railway signal lights had been deposited in that part of the building on account of its being considered the most secure from fire ; the sun ,

      however , having set upan the wicdows , its rays were concentrated upon one of the tin packages containing a variety of the signal lights , and the consequence was that it became so hot as to cause the contents to explode . The engines attended , and the firemen set to work . Whilst they were so employed another explosion took place . The firemen eventually succeeded in confining the fire to the top part of the premises , which was burnt out , and the whale of the lower floors , severely damaged by water . Messrs . Simpkins' printing-office , and the Society of Arts exhibition , atthe rear , fortunately received not the least injury .

      A Balloon of a kbw form was inflated at the gasworks , Kennington-orai , on the 2 itii ult ., and afterwards ascended with its inventor , a Mr . Bell , from that place , on the evening of the same day . The appearance of a balloon of a singular form traversing the metropolis occasioned some speculation as to whether the frail car , from its oscillating gyrations , contained an animate or inanimate aeronaut . The occupint of tbe car was the gentleman abovementtonea , who manoeuvred his bark through the realms of air with a dexterity that puts all his contemporaries in the shade . Without . endeavouring minutely to describe this new . banoon , itmay . be briefly stated that it is of an elliptic shape , somewhat resembling in form the Spanish melon or vegetable marrow , manufactured of the finest silk ;~ with netting of cordage ,

      and with a spring valve constructed on an entirely new principle . It was estimated that the balloon would-contain about 15 , 000 cubic feet of gas , its dimensions being fifty feet in length and twenty-two feet in diameter . It reached the earth again safely at Digu Laver , in Essex , but in its descent a man named Frederick Clark , who was attempting to render assistance , was killed by the grapnel . * Launch of the Wasp Steam-vessel . —The announcement that the launch of the Wasp steamvessel was to take place on Tuesday from the Deptfbrd dock-yard attracted a vast crowd of spectators . The vessel has been for some considerable time on the stocks . After the usual ceremonies had been gone through , the vessel drifted out , amidst tbe cheers of the multitude , the band playing "Rule Britannia . "

      The Central Gas Company . —On Tuesday several witnesses were examined by the committee . Mr . Titey the architect , was of opinion that the estimate for the construction of the new company's works was sufficient , and Mr . Radford , C . E ., deposed that the mains might be laid down in the thoroughfares without difficulty and within four months .

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      *& e Levesoh-sibebt Muhderb . —The ciwumataaces attending the Leveson-street murders have been painfully brought ' to mind . The ship Duncan , of which Captain Henrichson was master , left Liverpool oa a-royage to Calcutta , trader , the command of Parry , formerly chief mate . On the outward voyage the eon of Mary Parr , ( the servant of Mrs .. Henrichson , and who shared her melancholy fate ) , who was aa apprentice iu the vessel , fell overboard , and was drowned . Another serious casualty occcurred Captain Parry , who had beeu married only five days hefdreleaviugLiverpool , fell from the poop rail , and was killed .

      - Fatal Accidekt to a Clergyman . — Eastbouehe , Saturday . —A melancholy sensation has pervaded this neighourhpod by an accident of a uightfal character , happening on that prominent headland so well known to mariners passing up and down Channel , viz ., Beachy Head , which is as many may be aware , some 200 or 300 _ feet in height from low water mark . In " the course . of Saturday aljper-Boon the Rev . Henry . James , the respected vicar of WiUingdon , accompanied by his . daughter and the Rev . Henry Watson , of Levingtori , went for a-stroll along the coast , and-in -their ramble proceeded to descend the rocks . -They got a short way down , whea Mr .-Watson urged the unfortunate gentleman not to . proceed any further , in consequence of the

      extreme danger attending the descent . He , unfortunately , persisted in descending , and Mr . Watson , requested his daughter to remain with him on the top of the cUff . Finding" Uie . cliff very steep , he agreed to leave his daughter behind , and he then descended alone , and soon got- out ; of sight . After some timeMf- Watson , in consequence of not seeing tte deceased on the beach below , ealled out ta him . lie aniwered , but what he said could not -be heard , jar . Watson , . leasing him to be in danger , descended thecliff ashortii Litanee , but could not see him . He afterwards heard himcry out , " For Gcd ' s sake doift come ; I vehnrtiByself . Terymuch . " . Mr .. Watson then alarmed the coast-guard , and with Mr . James ' s servant ran round fo the beaeh , where . the deceased was found lying on . the sand , apparently lifeless B ' ood was flowingfrom the mouth / and nose , and bis

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      body was shockingly bruised , and evidently- life ; had been extinct : some time , considerable delay , having transpired in getting from tbe summit of the clifE ; io where the unfortunate-gentleman lay . An inquest has been held on tbe remains of the deceased , and a verdict of »• Accidental death " recorded ; 'it appearing satisfactorily that he had fallen fromthe" Head ; while in the act of descending . Ho was in his thirtyeighthyear . . Brewery Acciukst . —Three Men Scaldbd to Death . —An accident of a frightful nature- occurred last week at the brewery of Messrs . Lyon aud Greenalls , Wilderspool , Warrington . It appears that four of the men emp loyed as brewers at this establishment , named Charles Bate , two Johnsons named hthad

      ( father and son ) , aud a man Cartwrig , been assisting to brew , and afterwards to empty grains , the liquor having been run out of the copper into the hop-beck . Theoperabon of emptjing grams being a warm one , the men left their job , and proceeded to a small apartment , in one corner of the building , and not far from the copper pan , for the purpose of getting some refreshment , when , painful to relate , in . a few minutes afterwards a loud crash was heard , which was followed by the falling aud bursting of the hop-beck , which had only a short time previously been filled with boiiin * liquor , computed at about eighty barrels . The vessel in question was supported at a height of twelve feet from the floor by three huge beams , which rested upon a bricked archway . The beams were completely snapped asunder , causing the vessel to come in

      contact with the bricked arch underneath . The consequence was , the bottom ofthe hop-beck was knocked out , and , to the horror of the unfortunate men , the boiling liquid rushed , ia streams , to all parts of the building , and more particularly into that place where they were sitting , the poor fellows being literally inundated , being np to their breasts in it , and without the least chance of escape . - As soon as it wis found practicable , every assistance was rendered tothe sufferers , who were got out with all gossible haste . Bate was conveyed home , quite insensible , being dreadfully scalded ; the two Johnsons and Cartwright were also in a similar state . Messrs . Hardv and Hunt , surgeon ? , were prompt in their exertions to render every aid , but ; we are sorry to say they are to little purpose . The unfortunate man , Bate , together with the Johnsons , expired during Wednesday night , and Cartwright is not expected to

      recover . ., - r Murder of a Child bt its' Mother . —An in quest was held on Saturday last at the Union-house , l ' areham , before C . B . Longcroft , Esq ., coroner , on the body of a female child , found in a wheat field , near Fareham , on the 23 rd ult ., and which had t < een destroyed by its mother immediately afterbirth . The woman , who is about twenty-three years of age , is daughter of labouring people employed at Tangier Farm , Copnor , near Portsmouth , and had been in the employ of Mrs . Evans , atDroxford , but left about three months since . She returned again , and was taxed by a witness , another servant of Mrs . Evans , with being near her confinement . She denied it , but from tbe suspicions entertained she left to

      return horned She was brought from Droxford by Richard Bennett , a carrier , and she got down at the Old Vine , about two miles from Fareham . Sho was soon afterwards spoken to by a labouring man who saw her sitting by the road-ride , and heard the faint cry of a child , which was in her lap and covered by her gown . He walked on , but soon returned to the place , and he was induced to make a search , which resulted in the discovery of a child , which was then alive , in a wheat field near the spot where the woman had been sitting . The infant was taken to the Union-house , where it died a quarter of aa hour after it was brought in . —W . Case , surgeon , of Newtown , deposed to going to the Union-house to see a

      child . It was a full-grown female child , breathing faintly . There were severe , bruises in the face and right temple , a cut across the nose , arid Another on the right temple ; the left temple was bruised and cut also . Found a large quantity of blood diffused over the whole skull , between that arid the scalp . There was a fracture of the skull extending from the right ear upwards over the top of the head and half way down on tho left side . The cause of death was injuries the brain had received from the fractures and bruises . Went to examine the young woman at the police station , and she admitted she had had a child . — The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against Ann Goodall . " "

      Death or Miss Jaxe Porter . - ^ The death of this celebrated authoress , whose writings , " Thaddeus of Warsaw , " "The Scottish Chiefs , " "Pastor ' sFireside , " & c ., must be well known to our readers , took place at the residence of her brother , Dr . W . O . Porter , of Bristol , on tbe 23 rd ult . Miss Porter ' s disease was a second attack of pulmonary apoplexy . She was ia her seventv-fourth year , and maintained the vigour of her intellect and her habitual cheerfulness of disposition till the close of her life .

      . Charge of Forgery at Leeds . —Mr . Augustus Holman , and his son , Mr . Joseph Holman , of Silver Royd Hill , Wortley . and of Farriley . both in the borough of Leeds , woollen-cloth manufacturers , were apprehended on the 24 th . ult ., 'by Mr . Reed , the chief constable of that borough , on a warrant , charging them with having forged and uttered two acceptances , one for the pavment of £ 390 , and the other for the payment of £ 33013 s . 6 d . The former , purported to have been signed bv Messrs . Rodger , Best , and Co ., of Liverpool , and the latter by Messrs . Miller , Mackay , and Co ., also of Liverpool . Both these acceptances had been pa d into the bank of Mes ? rs . Beckett and Co ., of Leeds , upon the oath of one ofthe partners in which firm the warrant for the apprehension of tbe prisoners was issued . After the prisoners had undergone a brief examination before Mr . D . Lupton and Mr . J . Wilkinson , two of tbe

      Leeds magistrates , they were remanded . The elder prisoner is forty-two years of age , and , as a manufacturer , he emplojed from 100 to 200 persons , by whom , and the public generally he was much respected . His son is only twenty years of age . The apprehension of father and son on such serious charges has excited considerable surprise amongst the manufacturers and merchants of the West Riding . On Wednesday Augustus Holman and his son , Joseph Holman , were brought before the Leeds magistrates , charged with havin ? forged bills of exchange , to a large amount , upon several shipping firms in Liverpool . The whole of the evidence having been read over , the prisoners were asked if they had anything to say in reply to the charges made against them , when they replied in the negative ; and were both committed to York Castle for trial at the next assizes .

      . The storm of the 23 rd ult . was felt with extraordinary violence at Stoke , Staffordshire . In the railway station , in consequence of the excess of electricity in the atmosphere , the needles of the telegraphic office would not act , and about four o ' clock a loud explosion was heard , and smoke seen issuing from the instrument connected with the Derby line . Instantaneously the whole apartment seemed to be filled with flame , and a sulphur & ius smell was perceived . On examination it was discovered that there had been a fusion of the wires of two of the lightning conductors used under the instruments to prevent the demagnetising of the needles through meteorolo-£ 6 wii to ciausuiit io carta

      . «*« u »» » uu me me superfluous electricity . . „ A Soldier rolled to Death . — On Monday morning about seven o ' clock , a party of soldiers belonging to the 28 th Regt , at Portsmouth , having been on fatigue on South Sea Common , were returning to . quarters , drawing after them a very large iron roller charged with iron shot , when , in descending the road to the centre of the glacis . at a rapid pace to escape the rain at the time falling , one . of . the men fell , and in an instant the ponderous machine passed over the unfortunate fellow , whose bead and body were so fearfully crushed thai instantaneous death resulted .

      Charge of Ill-treating Emigrants . —The second mate of the > ship Jamestown , a coloured American , was charged under the following circumstances : —At Liverpool , on Thursday , upwards of sixty einigrants were conveyed by the steward of Mr . Sabel's establishment , in Moorfields , on board the above ship , preparatory to sailing for New York the same evening . During the time the steward was in the-steerage talking to soirie of the emigrants , he found that bis pocket had been picked , and a boy being seized as the delinquent , some disturbance arose . Then ( as sworn to by a number of the emigrants , who appeared with their heads bandaged , and showed other symptoms of having been seriously injured ) , the second mate came down the hatchway ,

      toaktheboy . from them , and commenced an indiscriminate attack upon those present , without the least provocation . - Many were knocked down , and others cut and bruised , the mate striking in all directions , with his fist and an open knife . This evidence was positively denied by the mate , and a number of witnesses-were called who threw quite a different aspect onthe affair ! Tfiey swore that the , boy was taken away to he given into custody , upon which the mate was struck in the facehy one of " the emigrants : tnat , on bis . resisting this usage by returning the blow , he was attacked by all who could get near him . brand ^ hing knives , and one a dagger ; and , that if w ! ESS y ' PTOtoptly b « n rendered , he would have been killed . . : The wounds must have been receivedjinthe me £ e ,. as * " the witnesses distinctly that

      l ? ? * STO *' woreiUe only parties with | kmveS .-Mr . . RuSbtonsaid , 'it append that the emigrants must have laboured under a misapprehension that the mate ^ was rescuing the boy , and were the aggressors , and therefore dismissed the case . - ? Two £ 40 Bank Notes Stolen ;— On the 17 th ult a letter , enclosing two Bank of . England : noses for £ 40 each was-posted in London , addressed : to Mr . Ambrose Smith , sharebrokcr , in Leeds ; ; but neither the letter npr the cash came into Mr . ^ Smirh ' s . hands . On Mr . Josiah Bates , of London , who . had rehiitted * tiie . money , being applied to , ; ue stated that the notes sent wereinumbered 95 . 02 Q and . 95 , 021 ,, and notice that they were missing was forthwith given to bankers and others . ' li was at first thought that the post-office was not clear of blame but it now turns put : that an errand boyjh : tbe ' office . of JIr » Smith j j :

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      the m ltfVr ^ iM $ * $ ? £ kVeavthe : letter : and money into his own possesion * - j The boyWme is Abraham Haigh $ he is" only 16 yea re of age , and had been in Mr . Smith s service about three months . On Tuesday he was brought up before the Leeds justices on the . oharge . It seems that on "Saturday , the 18 th inst ., he culled at , a grocer ' s shop , kept ( by Mr . Ulirig worth , in West-street , and obtained change for one £ 40 note , pretending that he had been sent by Messrs . Hebblewaitei brothers , ' wine -merchants , whose clerk he professed to be . ; On this becoming known , further inquiry was made , and the boy was taken into custody by . the . superintendent ¦ of police , who at once charged him with the robbery . The lad denjed the robbery ; but admitted having changed a £ 40 note at Mr . Illirigsworth ' s shop , and said the money was secreted at his : mother ' s house ^ . not far

      from the mantel-shelf . The superintendent of police ( Mr . James ) on going there , feund inside the fire-place a parcel wrapped up in brown paper ,, and on opening it found that it contained one of the stolen notes f or £ 40 , numbered 95 , 020 i and fivi other £ 5 notes . On telling the prisoner . thathe had found one ofthe stolen notes , the prisoner said he would tell them all about it . The ! letter had ,. been opened by one of the . clerks , who took out the money , and gave it him to get change . On searching the prhoner ' s person there' was found upon him £ 2 . 103 . lOd . in money ; a new silver watch ,. and , in his box at home , a musical . box , and a silver , pencil case , belonging to his master . When asked by the magistrates what he had to say , he simply repeated what he hadbefore alleged , thatone of the clerks had given him the . money to get changed ; ' i The ' justices committed him for trial . ¦ ¦¦ < .

      A Blacksmith ' s Weddino , and a Fatal Result . —An accident of aj fatal , and most ^ extraordinary nature , arising out of the celebration of a wedding , took place at Bradfield on the 24 th ult ., and through which a master blacksmith at that place lost his life . It appears it is the ciistomin some -locations , as it is at Bradfield , for the blacksmiths of the p lace when one of their craft marries ,- to fire a rejoicing salute by what they call " blowing , up the anvil . ' A wedding of the kind was fixed for Friday , arid Mr . John Scrivener , iri compliance with the custom , had made preparations for the blowing lip , at all times a dangerous , and almost insane proceeding ; The process is to turn up the anvil , fill a hole in it with uowder . and olus it .-tightly .. in ; . ' thia had been done

      by Mr . Scrivener , preparatory to firing lt ^ it being his intention to effect this by means of along iron rod heated' for the purpose- ; but not having adjusted tbe plug to bia . mind be took / up a hammer and gave it a blow when tho powder exploded , ; probably from their being a piece of grit between , it and the iron , and the handle ofthe sledge" hammer , upon which he was resting , ' was driven through' his body . He fell instantly dead , the wei g ht ofthe hammer head pulling ithe handle from his body as he was falling . The deceased was , a ^ ne , man , twenty-eight years of . age , and was married , ; but had no children . , An inquest was held on Saturday last , when a verdict off * Accidental death" was recorded ; ••'"' - :. 1 ' .

      The Mansikg of Emigrant Ships . —At-the Plymouth Guildhall , on Saturday , May 25 th , a case , of considerable interest in connexion with ; emigration ships , came on for hearing before tbe sitting maijistrates , tbe mayor , ( John Moore , Esq ., ) and Colonel Dansterville , H . E . I . C . S . yin whichfive seameii belonging to the emigrant ship , William Stevenson , bound from London to Adelaide , New South Wales , and which ship is chartered by Messrs . Wo ' olley and Gull , of London , and who gave their names as Edr ward French , Henry Croger , Peter Graham , William Roberts , and Thomas Knowles , were charged by the captain ,- Thomas ' . Vfilliams , ' with having refusedto ge to sea . —Mr . EdmondSiWas engaged for tho captain . —The , five , prisoners , who were

      cleanlooking and , powerful men , and . apparently , perfect seamen , were severally asked if they were willing to goon board , and they all answered n 6 , ' asshjewas not properly manned . —Edward Leach George was then sworn . , Ho said : I was . on ; board the . vessel William Stevenson last evening and saw the crew . I think she is sufficiently manned . She . has the proper coriiplement , and they are a fine ' set of men . —The prisoners said : " They ' re a fine set of men are they—they are nearly all landsmem "—Witness There are thirty-six ju the ship . —Prisoners Thirty-six may be on board , but they are not able seamen . —Edward French ; There are only twelve able seamen amongst the lot . —Witness : I was seventeen years at sea , and for five years was

      commander . I should say the vessel was manned , in a superior manner . —The Mayor said- he wished them ( the prisoners ) , to understand that they , would be imprisoned if they persisted in their refusal ,. aiid that ne had no power to restore their clothes to them . —French said : I still refuse to go , whatever may be the consequence ; if I lose my Clothes and go a begging . —Tbe Mayor then sentenced him to be imprisoned in the ,-Borough Gaol for thirty days . —The other prisoners ; came forward one by one , and persisted iri their refusal . They were all sentenced to a similar term of confinement ., As they were passing , towards the prison , they , asked that their papers and certificates at least might be restored to them . —The Mayor gave directions that this should be done , and the captain promised to

      attend to it . —The Mayor then said to the prisoners , " If I had any power to order the restituti ' on ' of your clothes I would do it . '—ColonelDunstervillesignified that he dissented from the Mayor on that point , and on the ground that they were well awai'o of what the state of the ship was when they engaged . The men were then removed . —A passenger , who had interrupted the proceedings of the preceding case , was now asked by Mr . Edmonds , what coinplaint he had to make ?—lie said that he and some others ofthe passengers feared the ship was riot properly manned , from the singularity of finding men willing to lose employment and their clothes , and ready to go to prison , rather than go to sea in the vessel . —The magistrates said they had nojurisdiction in the matter .

      The Late H onion Bask . —The affairs of the Honiton Bank have at length been wound up in Bankruptcy . . . . Melancholy Accident and Loss of Life at Morkcambb Bay . — Several families resident in Manchester have been thrown into great distress by the tidings of a most painful and iatal occurrence , at Morecambe Bay . The whole . of the . details have not . yet reached the relatives of tho sufferers , but the following general particulars may be . relied upon : —A large party of ladies and gentlemen had left Manchester to spend the Whitsuntide holidays at a watering : place m the neighbourhood of -Morecambe Bay , and on Friday morning a boating party was formed to cross the water froin Bilverdale to

      Grange , consisting of five gentlemen , ; five ladies , and two men servants . The names bf the ladies I have not ascertained ; but the gentlemen were Mr . John Morris , solicitor , Manchester ; - Mr . North , ; land and building agent , and Mr . North , jun ., his son ; Mr . Alfred Coates ( son of Mr . Coates , late cotton merchant , and now resident in Plymouthgrove , ) and Mi * . Porter , alsobf Manchester . In the afternoon , Mr . Morris and Mr . North , sen ., returned with the ladies to Silverdale , crossing the sands at low water in a car , but the gentlemen determined to wait till the -tide served in the evening , and recross the bay in a boat . It would be high water at eleven o ' clock , and it is supposed , that the gentlemen attempted , to cross the water at that time .

      Their friends ; however ; at Silverdale remained' in painful suspense till the following morning , without tidings of them , and at daylight intelligence : was brought them of the boat being found capsized on the sands , with the dead bodies of Mr . Coates , Mr . North , jun ., arid Mr . Porter lying ' near it . It is said there were two other bodies found , but whether they were those of the two ' men servants , or of Other persons , I did . not learn . The Manchester Examiner supplies the following particulars , and the result of the inquest : — " Before they had gone far on their journey down the . sands ,, they must have found that the tide was insensibly overtaking them ; aud when they neared the boat , they discovered too late that they were surrounded so effectually by

      the tide , that either to reach the boat or return was impossible . The bodies were found the next morning by a person who was fishing on the ' snot ; arid the position in which they lay , disclosed * how desperate had been the struggle for life which they had made .- In their death agony each had grasped the other , and they were all cast upon the beach in amass .- An inquest was held on Monday evening , at Best Bank Hotel , before Mr , Gardner , coroner , when two men named Ashburn and Fisher , confessed that they heard On Friday evening a cry for help from some parties seemingly in distress ; and could even distinguish the words , - " Lost , lost , " and yet they neither stirred hand nor foot to obtain assistance , but excused themselves on the ground that it was- too late at the time to do sol The verdict was simply ' Accidental death . ' " Gallast Conduct . —PdnrsMocrH . —About

      halfpast . two p . m . on Sunday afternoon a marine named Crawford fell overboard byaccident , and would have been drowned , had it not been for the praiseworthy conduct of Mr . Henry Neale Scaifej the clerk' of her Majesty ' s ypcht "Victoria and Albert ; who , hearing oi boat called away to pick up the man , immediately rushed ori deck arid jumped overboard just in time to save him from a watery grave . This is the third person Mr . Scaife has saved from death by his gallantry ; the last ' previous case ' -occurred in : December last ; about dusk , when one of the ordinary boats belonging to the Belvidera frigate wasupset by getting athwart of the Admiral Superintendent ' s yacht : a woman would have been drowned had not Mr . Scaifej who was going off to the Royal yacht ' s hulk in a waterman ' s boat ) pulled towards her and jumped overboard to her rescue . The first case occurred abroad , wherirhe saveda French sailor from drowning .

      • • . Further Sbizubbs of Smuggled Tobacco at Bristol . —Since the seizure of 5 , 000 lbs . of smuggled tobacco at Bristol last weekr the authorities at tho Custom-house in that city have succeeded in possessing themselves of about 2 , 000 lbs , more of : tobacco , packed in bales of a similar character , and none of itentered for duty . lu consequence of a key being found onqne of . the prisoners , . which fitted a stable in

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      the ¦ neikhbou fboodvof-Bfoadmeftd , that place was searched , and ; 8 quantity , of : tobabcol found . ' ; . jSome , other ^ bales were also , discovered in , tho ,., float , ; . wbe . re they ^ had evi ^ entlj ^ been . thro . fln , to aypid , , detection . ! The whole quantity has been seized , and another man ; has -been taken into custody , 'upon acbarge of'being concerned in thesmUggling . < ' •!'« v ; ' ¦ ¦¦ : f- ' ¦ ' ¦' - ,: . '' ''' y . ) , Thb"Portsmouth Statues . ^ The statues , ©!; tne , Duke ' of , Wellington and . Lord Viscount Nelson were : mbvedfrbm the railway terminus ori . Saturday , last , alongside the . pedestals on Southse ' a beach , on which they wilt be ' placed during the course of , the week , : though the inauguration will not take p lace before the , 18 th of June . The Gallic cock , placed iri a degrading position under , the foot of the Duke , has been . removed— " chipped ' off "—without detriment , to . the effect of the . statue ;' ' V ' : 7 '¦ : ' .. ' . ¦' ' 7-..- .. ' ¦

      Mors secret Poisonings in Essex . — -An inquiry , adjourned % Mr . CCi Lewis , the coroner , from the 20 th instant , was resumed , on ; Tuesday at Clavering ( a smaU ; i village , six . miles , distant . from N ' ewpo ' rt , Essex , and tbe scene , of .. the murders ; of children by polsotiing about fiveyeiiijs since , ) . respecting the death ' of Richard Chesham ; ; the father of those' children , and who'it-now ' appears died from the effects of arsenic . . The deceased ; was : . the-husband of the woman Sarab ; Chesham , who . was trie'd atthe assizes for . thfltmurders and , was acquitted . On the 4 th of February last he sent . to . the relieving i officer of Clavering parish for an order for ' miedical aid , which was granted , the relieving officer visiting him from time . to time until the period ofv his death ,

      which took place . last' Thursday , fortnights : Qn . tue visit of the officer deceased complained ; . of constant vomiting , pains in'the ^ chest , arid could not bear any weight ori bis body . Subsequently the officer , saw him'several-times ; at times he was betteri-arid seemed tobe . recovering , and at othersappeared worse through attacks of vomiting and purging . Mr . Hawks , surgeon , at Clavering , deposed , to , attending ori the deceased 'by order of the relieving' officer , and described his illness -in similar terms . Since death he had made a postmortem , examination of ; the body . The lungs were full . of tubercles .., The cause of "death he considered to be . consumption . In consequence of ' some suspicious circumstances which carae to the knowledge of the coroner arid jury , it

      was determinedv to' 'Subject the intestines and stomach to ananalysation . and for that purpose they we re , forwarded , to . Mr . Taylor ,, the professorr , of chemistry at Guy ' s Hospital . The coroner informed the jury he bad received a' couimuriicatipri , froin that gentleman , intimating he bad detected arsenic in the . remainshevh ' ad : analysed .. ' The inquiry-was adjourned , to enable the authorities to obtain further evidence ; ' ¦• > , •> - ¦* ¦ „• ¦¦;'• : ¦ : ;¦ ¦ L . ¦ .,-. " ¦ 'Y " ' ¦ ' •"¦ 1 : --' Homicidk at Sheffield . —On Monday ; evening , a man named Law was killed in a beerhouse at . Shef . field i under circumstances of gross atrocity . During the day he bad b ^ eri drinking with a woman named Lydia . Robinson . » At five in the afternoon they we ' re .. at , a . low , beer-house ^ in Sim's . Crpft . 'They

      ' drank two pints of . ale , which Law . paid for . He ealled fbr a' third ' piht , arid ,- after another woman , with whom he was acquainted , had drunk out of ; it , he rofused ; td : pay , fdr < it , saying [ he had nojrionoy . Hereupon an angry- altercation ; ensued , which was put an end to ' by the'landlady consenting to take back the beer . Four young men " , " who were drinking in the same room , accosted Law with indecent epithets , and called Kim a shabby fellow . Law was very drunk , but he . bad " not previously shown any disposition to quarrer . Exasperated at length . by their taunts , he sprang up , arid darth * towards , one of the ' young men , he exclaimed , "Atariy rate ,, anVman enough for thee , " at the same time airning a blow atliim . ' Tho four men then set upon him and knocked him dowri upbri the hearth . j The womari Robinson stepped in front of himj ' ahd endeavoured to protect him from further violence . Iri this she succeeded for soriie irioments '; but one of

      the four young men rushed past her , and in a ; great rage leapt upon ; $ table , swearing . that he would " l ump Law ' s entrails out / ' He imrne ' diately leaped with all his weight upon Law's breast ; The sudden ness and force ' of ; th ' e contusion caused ' the blood to gush from the prostrate " man ' s' inouth . and nostrils ; arid he died almost' instantly , without . uttering a word ; Great confusion and alarm succeeded , amidst which , the four young men made their escape . Their names , and a description , of their appearance , were as soon as possible communicated to tho police , arid officers were despatched in search of them .. During the sariie evening brie of them , named Bernard Housley , was apprehended . ' . The other three ' » YO well known to the police . ; They are atlargel'but it is expected they , will surrender . Housley was taken * before the magistrates at the Town-hall on Tuesday and remanded , his compa riioris not having been apprehended .

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      Suicine In Ihe Cavalry Barracks, Glasgow...

      SuicinE in ihe Cavalry Barracks , Glasgow . — Ori Sunday mornin ^ a most determined case of selfdestruction occurred in the cavalry barracks on the squth side qf the river . A private , named ' Joseph Seston , irithere ' simentat present stationed herethe " ' 13 th Light Dragoons '—while in bis ward , about the time in question ; deliberately tbok . dqwn his carbine and shot himself through the head ; The report brought some people imriiediately to'his assistance , but ; death was found to have been all but instantaneous . No reason can be assigned for the suicide !

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      Awful •Murder.—Great Excitement Was Crea...

      Awful Murder . —Great excitement was created in Dublin . by an account announcing the murder of Mr . Robert Lindsay "Maiileyerer , a magistrate of the county of Londonderry , and an agent over extensive estates in the north of Ireland . The Ulster papers of : Saturday bring , full confirmation of the dreadful event , which seems to have created a deep sensation throughout the whole provirice . The most detailed version of the horrible affair is furnished by the Newry Examiner , and is as follows : — '• ' It'has become our melancholy duty . to . record this day as atrocious a murder as ever was committed in blood-stained Tipperary itself ; The victim is Mr .

      B . Mauleverer . - He was land'agent on the Tipping and Hamilton estates , in-the barony of Upper Pews , in the county of Armagh . From the letter of a correspondent we glean the following particulars : — At the time the savage deed ' was perpetrated the unfortunate gentleman was on bis , way to meet the down train on the Dundalk arid Enniskillen Railway , on Thursday last , about one o'clock . He was travelling : on an outside-car , when . he was shot through the head , and killed on the . spot . The driver states that when the-fatal shot ' was . fired-his horse took fright arid galloped a considerable distance before he could restrain him . On returning to where the murdered gentleman lay * after being absent some time , he found him weltering in his ¦

      blood , and presenting a truly fearful spectacle . The place where the murder was committed was well selected by-the assassin with a ' view to his escape . It is a lonely valley a considerable distance from any dwelling-bouse , ! sheltered by rocks or i ' either side of the road . Various causes are assigned , none of them materially differing froin ' 'those out of which agrarian outrages have usually arisen , for the perpetration of this terrible tragedy . It is certain robbery was not the object of the assassin , as Mr . Mauleverer had on his person a gold watch and chain , as also a sum of money , all of which were left untouched . The ill-fated gentleman had been engaged of late in serving ejectment notices on a very extensive scale , to the number .- it ia said , of

      some hundreds , on the properties'fbr which he , was agent , as also in seizing for rents -and arrears . At the Croaamaglen petty sessions ori Saturday last several men and women wero proceeded against at his instance for rescuing cattle seized by a number of ^ is bailiffs . Informations were ordered against the parties ; but it afterwards / appearing . that the notices for distraint wore illegally served , the prosecution failed . Two persons nave been arrested on suspicion of havirig ' been concerned in the murder . They were seen in the locality'before the murder ; they were subsequently arrested coming in thb dW rectibh of this county , with' blood upon theiv clothes . The deceased was about forty-five ' years of age , and resided in Machora , county of Derrv .

      Ho was a justice of the peace , and son to tho late rector of Tynan , in the-county of Armagh ; His mother still resides in Armagh . " It is stated that a police party will be at orice located in the ^ townland where the ' murder was committed , tho expense of their maintenance to be borne by the ratepayers , until tho discovery of the perpetrators . Crbs ' smnglen is described as one of tho worst- districts in the northern province . It is stated by tho Northern ) F % that . " thecountry people , ' instead of . seizing the assassin ; showed their diabolical feeling by striking the body with their spades . 'V The smug journal adds , that some ejectments wore' to ¦ have been effected On tho day the ' -murder , occurred . The verdict at tho inquest on tho remains of this unfortunate gentlemen was " wilful murder against some person or persons unknown . " Thb latest particulars connected with this iriost ' atrocioiis murder are given in the following reriiark ' able statement

      i which we takb from tho Newry Telegraph of Tuesday : ; "ImrnediateJy- after 'the inquest had concluded , ! Mr . Singleton commenced a' searching inquiry , ' in his magisterial , capacity , and was origaged in it until a late hour on Saturday night . He received a great many ' informations , the substance of which may be presented in a . short compass . Tiyb faiv iriors ' returning to their homes , from Crossniiiglen . along the'Cullovillo-road , inimediately after the murder ,--wore the first persons who came up to the deceased . They first found tlie " deceased s great coat lying on the road . " * Proceeding a short distance onward , . they found his hat ; and on advancing' four or five porches-further ,. they found ' his body lying on . tho road-side , tho blood ooziW ; from his head , and his brains dashed out on the road He was breathing . His walking-stick , was near . " him , aUwrowd : ffith blooa and somohair at the heavy end of it ., , 1 'rom the place where his great coat ' was found to the spot , whore tho body Jay , thtulisfcance

      Awful •Murder.—Great Excitement Was Crea...

      Ss'between'thirty ' arid ' forty ' perches ' - ' ¦ and it is ( ovidentj'ffom thepositidri in which f his '; cbat'arid' bat w # o , found ,, 'that there must have been a continuous and de * perate ,. struggle i between-. the deceased and ' tKeblood-thirsty . as 8 assins . .. Immediatel y . after the two farmers ' arrived , at the ; scene . " , of . murder ,, ' t wo riieri , named Bernard Hanratty arid John' M'Atayey , were . seen ' iri a ' . 'field not far from where the bbdy was found ; running ; across : the country ; m the direction of Dundalkr , vSubrQonsfcable Benjamin Darlington , who had meantime come up / instantly ; pursued them , and followed therii ' . upwards of . three miles , across the country into the County' Louth ; butwas riot able * to' overtake therii . -Being nearly . overcome with fatigue ; howent to a police-station ,

      gave information ofthe murder , and a description of the . t women of whom he was in pursuit , and tho direction in , which , they were ' , running . Sub-Con' stables ' Steward and Farrellthen took up the pursuit ; and being fresh , succeeded , in a short time ; in overtaking and arresting 'Hanratty and M'Atavey , vrhpwere dripping with . perspiration , and greatly fatigued . ' . Hanratty , made a desperate resistance , ¦ fie ' 'caught- hold of the constable ' s , carbine , twice , arid only surrendered when the constable threatened that ,-if he did not yield , he would shoot him . His clothes were all covered with blood , which was not dry , -and there were two fresh cuts ; on'his head , the deceased's stick had been found lying near him . With'blobd and hair bri . it , atthe handle orheavyend .

      When the prisoners were brought . back to Crossmagleri , and while the magisterial investigation was going on , > tho stick was laid ori ! ono of the cut ' s in ; Hanratty ' s , head , and . the marks and hair corresponded exactly . with the angular handle , of the stick , ' arid the ihair attached to it . The prisoner , M'Atavey , wassieen loitering about Mr . Xl'Donriell ' s hotel , ' about ' eleven , o ' elock on the morning that deceased-left ; ' At that time he had on a cap . When fie ; was arrested he . had got on Hanratty's hat , an | l the latter his cap . They were both fully committed by Mr . Singleton for . trial , at the . next Armagh . Ass ' izesY * The story told by the car-driyer , Patrick M'Nally , is utterly unworthy of credit ; and Mr . Singleton remanded him for further

      examination .. It is impossible mot toibeheve but that he saw some , at least ,, of , " the , parties -who committed t his hellish Qrirne . ; . The cushion ; on which be sat was spotted . withblbod , the . ' well of the car was covered with blood , and the cushion on which Mr . MaulevereVsat was spotted with blood . ' The struggle extended over ' a space measuring thirty perches . YetM'Nallysays that , all this took place , and ho saw no one all the , time , excepting , the , deceased ' . Traces of the wheels of the car were found to within forty-yards of where the . body lay , on the'righthand side of'the road ; -and then they suddenly struck off to . the left side , as if the horse -had given a sudden bound . There are . no , fewer than sixteen house s , within a short distance of the spot , where the niiirder was ' committed . " ' . . . " , ' . "A . serious riot took ' place last week at Raphbe ,

      owing to the f laying of- some party tunes by the Orangemen . , ¦¦ ; ¦ '•; ¦ ,,, The r YiOE-RpYALW . —The London cbrrespondent of ^ ihe Evening . Mail gives the following statement : — " There are some grounds for believing that the Pukeof Wellirigtoriis ' iinfavourable to the project for the abolition of the Irish Vice-royalty ; Whether his ; Grace wall actively exhibit his disapprobation' is difficult to say . ; , but I have heard , upon what'I believe . tOi . be . good authority , ' that he yery ; plainly expresseoVhis disgust at ari arrangement which , to use his own words ; " would , he supposed , place the cbmriiander of the troops under the orders ; of the Lord Mayor of Dublin , in case of another Ballingarry rebellion . "; , . - ; .... '¦ ., ' , \ . . . Theiiinericfc Examiner states that a copper mine has just been discovered on the property , of the Messrs . Harrold , iri the immediate vicinity of Liinerick ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ - ' - ' " - :

      ; The > Roman iCathomc ' : S ? son . —The . foiir Irish Roman' . Catholic Archbishops met on the 24 th ulti , when it-was arranged . that the . Synod of the Bishops and superior . Clergy should be held at Thurles ,. in the . county . of Tiriperary . 'bn the 15 th of August next . The proceedings bf this Synod will be looked for with the liveliest interest . . Representation- of ; Drooheda . —Some , of the Irish journals seem , to have decided on : the immediate elevation of Sir W . Somerville to . the House of Peers , and if a Dundalk paper be rightly informed ; -there are good grounds for supposing that thb Irish Secretary's promotion is not far distant , ' inasmuch as it is stated that on the 23 rd ult . Mr . Meredyth , of Randelstown , county of Meath , and a connexion of Sir William's , had commenced a can vass ariiorig the Whigs of Drogheda . '

      - Case . 'of the Lord . Matob . — In the Court of Queen's Bench on Monday there was again a difference amongst the judges iri the . long-litigated case-. of the qualification of the Lord . Mayor ( Mr . Reynolds , M . P . ) Three of the Judges , Chief Justice Blackburn , and Judges Crampton and Moore , were for an absolute order for ft mandamus to the corporation of Dublin , requiring the election of a new lord mayor ; and Mr . Justice Perrin alone dissented ..- , The mandamus issues this day ; . and the return is to be made within eight days . Nevertheless , there may be much more litigation on this extraordinary case .

      Dreadful Occurrence . '—On Saturday morning last between four arid five o ' clock , a firo broke out in the shop of Mi \ Kelvin , ; in the town b ? Glorimel , and before . assistance could be afforded , to the inr mates of the ho ' use . Mrs .- Kelvin , her three children , two servant wbmen ,. and a young woman who attended the shop , were . ' suffocated . The following particulars are from the , Clonmel Chronicle : — "A fire broke out in the shop of " Mr . James Kelvin , Main-street , early in the morning , but was not discovered until about four o ' clock a . m ., when Mr . Kelvin was disturbed by the smell of smoke and burning wood , and upon awakening bis wife , they both proceeded : towards ; the shop to ascertain the cause . And immediately' upon opening the . door

      communicating between the house and shop an immense volume of flame and smoke issued out against them , ' showing that the shop was on fire . Mrs . Kelvin then , with true maternal affection , hurried up .. to the ; top room , where her children slept , and aroused- them for the purpose of . devising means for their preservation- ; but tho shop which was their only egress ,, being . on firo } prevented , any thought being turned in that direction , whilst the banisters and stairs being how ori fire , cut off all chance of flight ., in .. that quarter . .. Mr . Kelvin . then entered the frbrit . rbbm over the shop , and , raising the window ,. called for help ; but the flames advancing behind him , hemmed him in and prevented any return into the body of the . house , upon which he leaned

      through , tho window and was caught by the people , who broke his fall . The unhappy mother , was then discovered , surrounded by her shrieking children , at the upper window , tho lower part of which was strongly secured by three stout iron bars , which prevented their ' escape , as well as rendered it impossible , that help ; could be given ; them ; ladders were , placed to , the several windows ,, and one courageous fellow dashed up the ladder thrpugh . the fiames to the , topwindbw , where the poor' victims were , but , in consequence of the bars aboveriientipned , could afford no . help , and , the flames threatening to . burn the ladder , he was compelled to return . ' Others attempted the same dangerous task , but failed , in consequence of tbe flames which

      were playing round and through therounds ofthe ladder ; after the lapse of a few minutes the family were seen to retire fr ' orii the window , arid from that time all is conjecture ; it is thought that tho blaze , whiobextended from the shop front to the top window ; drove -them in from the place of refuge , and the . thick smoke , inside soon suffocated them . . An opening was forced through the partition Which divides the hoHse . of . Mr . Shehan , and upon entering the room seven dead , bodies were discovered iri the roorii in different positions . Amongst the victims were Mrs . Kelvin and her three children , Mary Ann M'Gawly , tho , young woman who attended the shop , and two , servants—they were suffocated by the smoke . ' !

      Repeal Association . —The beggarly contribution of £ 57 s . 6 d . ; towards the repeal exchequer , extorted another ( the fifth or sixth ) threat on Monday" from Mr . : Tobn O'ConnoH ' to close the doors , and let the agitation shift for itself . ; . .

      , Foreign . Giuin.—-An Importation Havin...

      , Foreign . Giuin . — -An importation having , taken place in . a Norwegian ship from Borregaard , of a p arcel of Joatmeal in . casks , which is , subject to tho import duty of four , and a half per cent ., but which wasin this instance intended for immediate exportation to- Hudsons . ' . Bay , application was made to ; the Customs authorities—with reference to tbfij recent , alteration in' the corn laws , which en . # ? , l , t fi ^ jn and ' grain flour must pay duty immediatelynonimportation into this country , and is not , as formerly , now allowed to be warbbousod

      m bond-forpermissionfor the oatmeal to be constructively warehoused only . for . immediate shipment . an ^ that , as the oatmeal was not intended t 0 ., be . ' ande < l » it , might , be . allowed , to be so transhipped to its , destination without the duty being required to'be paid thereon , ' arid the matte / having been' taken into consideration by the authorities of thoreyenue ,: the oatmoal . has been allowed to be transhipped , to . . its destination without the duty bemg first required to be paid here , as desired by

      . The Weser Gaxetlc ; has / the following from Vienna : -, A lew days ago- a ' young Hungarian nobleman , quartered m the barracks of Grumpondorf with the Uonveds . -haying gone to a ' cafe after having been relusedileaye pi absence by his , captain , was , on his nr ! ' or " - ? ? d . tp . receive corporeal punishment . ^ i . tllec ? l'Poi'als . of the Hbnveds having refused to inflict this pifnishment , the captain sent to a neighbouring barracks for a corporal , who inflicted it . Aftor . afew lashes the young . Hungarian fell to tho ground , The Jlonveds ' . instantly -rushed upon the captain and killed him . The entire corps was dissolved . the same ' :. day . ' " ; , Humility ;— Sir Peter : Laurie blandly requesting the- omnibus" conductor to . " put him down . "— , Punch .

      The Earl Of Lincoln^ Divorce W ;, ;;¦ . ...

      THE EARL OF LINCOLN ^ DIVORCE W ; , ;;¦ . HOTISE' OtLO : RDS . -TmJS 0 AT , ' ' YTho house met at- . three , Lord hman \ Speaker , ' to consider the second teadinjr 0 r »?> above bill .- Therewere about twenty peers nrVi but Lord Broughanl ' and Lord Radesdale onh- » 3 par , tin , theproceedings . v . ; .,, ' "ok Mr . Robinson , attended as' counsel for rl Lincoln , iri support ., of ' the ,, bill .. ; Ko counsel * pe ' afed fbr Lady Liricolri ; her solicitor intima ?^ to the house that she would riot give any onnnsir- ' to the bill . 'Wt ^ . From . the stdtements ' of Mr . Robinson and of « , numerous , witnesses whom he afterwards examin a it appeared that the petitioner , the Right It Henry Pelham Pelham Clinton , commonly caft Earl of Lincoln , was married in November S * to . the Countess ,- then the Hon . Lady ' s'h ' Catherine Douela ' s Hamilton , sninxtoi . j » . '_ . . 1

      Duko , of Hamiltoni at whose mansion in u ° parish ; of Hamilton ,, in the county of Lanark ¦ Scotland , the marriage was duly solernniso . ? cording . to the forms and law of ScotlandI n * earl and his said countess lived together from ] y timp of the marriage until the 2 nd of August lftw with the exception of occasional temporary s ' eDj , » tiohs ; arid there was , issue ot the marriage fn sons and one daughter : another child has h „ born in Italy since 1848 . ' On the 2 nd of Auen ^ T that year , the . Countess left London withoutTtw earl ' s knowledge ; , and unaccompanied by anv „ her or his .: relatives , ; and has been traveL abroad ,, in , different . parts of Europe , ever sinn On her arrival at Baden-Baden , a lew days aC her departure from London , she wrote a short nnf to : the earLsayine she had iust arrived tw "

      . very tired . and ill , but hoped she would be oniS well liponseeinga doctor . She sent her love 3 blessing to , him and their children . She sZ departed from Baden , . and travelled thronS Switzerland , stopping at Lausanne , Geneva if and-thence to Italy , frequently in company' win ! Horatio ; William-Walpole , commonly called In 3 Walpole , eldest son of the Earl of Orford That they , were on the ; most intimate terms was quUh clear from the evidence . The countess travelled and passed by the name of Afrs . Lawrence Sha gave birth to a male child at or near Verona in August or September , 1849 , and the child ' was baptised by a Catholic priest there bv the namn nf

      ' ! Horatio . Walpole Lawrence . " In the month of July of that year , , in consequence ofthe reports that reached this country respecting the Countess ' s conduct abroad , some persons giving the character of indiscretion , only to her acts , while others thought they bore a more . immoral character , Mr , \ V . E . Gladstone , M . P ., who had been tor many years on "the most " friendly terms with the Earl and Countess of Lincoln , went with the Earl ' s sanction to'try to ascertain " what was the real character : of her acts . She had left Naples before he arrived there , but he traced , her to Milan , and found her , or a lady whom he supposed to . be her , passing as a Mrs . Lawrence ,- near the lake of

      Como . He sent in his card , and also- wrote a note to the lady , but both card and note were returned , with a verbal message that no lady was kriowd there as Lady-Lincoln or Mrs . Lawrence . He saw a travelling carriage at the . door , and observed the figure , of -. a . lady in , the house whom ho believed to be the Countess of Lincoln . As he was gom * away , the same carriage drove by him in the direction of Verona , and then he saw it was Lady Lincoln .,, He did not see any gentleman with her , . bufc . from all he discovered he had no doubt of the criminal character of her proceedings . On his return to England , a Mr . Raphael ,, a solicitor , was sent to Italy in company with a person who had

      been servant in the family and knew Lady Lincoln well .. . Froth their discoveries it was most apparent that her ladyship and , Lord Walpole had been living together in a state of adultery from August 1818 to September 1849 . . Although Lord Lincoln had thus obtained sufficient evidence to sustain an action for criminal conversation with the countess against Lord Walpole , no such action has been brought because Lord Walpole has ever since kepi out . of the jurisdiction , of our courts . Proceedings for a divorce , a . mensa ' et thoro , were taken in Match last , in the Ecclesiastical Court , against the countess for adultery with Lord Walpole , and * definitive sentence of divorce has been pronounced

      without any opposition' having / been given . thereto by her . Tlhese proceedings and final decree were laid on the table of- the house in compliance with the standing orders . Their lordships had on a former day dispensed with the signature of Lord Lincoln to the petition for this- bill , accepting in lieu thereof-the signatures of his solicitor and proctor , on . account of his lordship ' s absence abroad . The house was for , the sariie reason now required to dispense with another of their standing orders , by which the petitioner for a divorce ' is required to be present at the second ' reading of his bill , in order to answer any questions which their lordships should pud to him respecting any collusion between

      himself and his wife , for the purpose of a divorce . After the formal proofs of the marriage , & c , Noel Pavoick , a native of Illyria , who had entered into the service of Lord Walpole in July , 1848 , said he had travelled . with his lordship to Emms , in Germany , where he remained till the 7 th . of October , 1848 . Lady Lincoln came there after Lord Wal « pole's arrival , and she stayed there while he stayed . They were at separate hotels , but he visited her very often ,- and . they were almost constantly together . They travelled in the same carriage alone , from Emms to Wisbaden ,- thence to Lausanne , in Switzerland ,. and to Geneva , from which place they went to Italy , and stopped at Turin , Genoa , and

      other places .- They used the same apartments , un one occasion witness was desired by his lordship to fetch him a certain newspaper , which witness went for and took up to the sitting-room , and entering without tapping at the door , ho saw the lady and Lord Walpole on the sofa . [ The witness ' s description of their position , if true , left no doubt of the nature -of the intercourse . ] This happened ia Genoa , in November , 1848 ; They went thence to Civita Vecchia and to Rome , where they remained from November , 1848 , to April , 1840 . The lady ( the Countess of Lincoln ) was then much stouter , and witness was directed by Lord Walpole to hire apartments for her at 'Erescati , where his lordship

      used to visit her frequently . Witness was-discharged in May , 1849 . ; The lady ' s courier had been discharged before that time . , lle used to see portmanteaus and other things in her room , with the name bf . " . Mrs . Lawrence " on them . The Right Hon . ; W . E . Gladstone , M . P .. e > amined-r-Said he was well acquainted with the Earl and Countess , of Lincoln , and he and Mrs . wailstone were for many years on terms ofthe most intimate , friendship with them , allowing for the dmererice of their ranks . The Countess was always : in delicate health , arid especially in Paris . Itecollectea her leaving this country on the 2 nd of Aagus- » 1848 , since which time she has not been , as witness constant

      believed , , in this country . He had been in communication with Lord Lincoln from that time , and knew he was not out of England from August , 1848 to August , 1 S 49 . In July , 1 S 49 , witness , m consequence of tho construction put by report upw > the conduct of Lady Lincoln , supposing , then , was her conduct might bear the construction of indiscretion . though her acts were capable of a construe tion of a criminal character—went abroad in pursuit of her , iri order to try to put her in a position oi security , if her ' acts were orily acts of indiscretion . He went after her by the desire of Lord Lincoln , and his instructions were to bring hor home u no could . Ho went to , Naples , but not finding wr in

      there , he proceeded to Milan , whither he was - formed at Naples she was gone . She had left tneie also , saying that she' was going to the Hatns at Como ; He traced her as Mrs . Lawrence * to m Villa Manchina . He tried to find . access -to her as Mrs . Lawrence , and also as Lady Lincoln ; he seat his card and wrote a note to her as Lady bi ncois , undercover to Mrs . Lawrence . The card arid nolo wore reiurried ' to him with a verbal message , tnat nosuchperson was known there . He saw a carriage standing at the door as if for ; travelling , ana ho saw the figure of a lady , in the house , and passing to tho carriage , which with the lady ia it soon after passed him on the road towards Verona . » o . thought the lady was Lady Lincoln . He then went

      away .- < ! To-questions put by Lord Bbougham , witness said he did not see any gentleman in the house or carriage , nor could he observe that the lady vsi big with , child ; . To questions ' put by Lord Redesdale , witness said he believed Lady Lincoln left London on U » 2 nd of August i 1848 , and without the knowledge oi Lord Lincoln , llcr reason fordoing so , as he u ' " dcrstopd , was , that the state of . her health , as " j thought , absolutely required her going abroad , ato she , ' knowing that Lord Lincoln would object , ^ without his knowledge , not liking to have any « - , cAissibnwith him . . He did not know whosu ppw her with money for her departure , or for travelling Mr . Pamvinson , Lord Lincoln ' s solicitor , m K swer to Lord Brougham , said Lady Lincoln " £ 600 a-vear for » in moriev bv her marriage set . i -

      ment . ' . She had a fortune of .-eSOiOOO . . Joseph Osmond , a . witness , who was bullcr Lord and Liidv Lincoln'for several years , said tn ; had five children het ' ore 184 S , namely , the-Hon " ; , ablo Henry Arthur Alexander Pelham Clinton ,, u >" Clinton ; . Edward William Pelham Clinton , ^ i Charlotte Catherine Pelham ' Clinton , Art hur J- » ham Clinton , and- Albert Pelham Clinton , ^ youngest , who was about five years of agc ^ - a " them-aro'living ' . Witness was with Lord Line 0 " * his master , from August , -184 S , to September , &*> and knew he was riot out bf England all that tuu Jn September , 1849 , witness went with Mr . «• - phaebto Verona , where they arrived on the w-n , that rriontli . They went in search of Lady LmW ' and on the ISth of that month , and again on " 20 th , ; they saw hor first coming out ofthe now and going : in to a carriage and returning w l ¦ hours aftei- ; ' and the same on the 20 th . There w

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 1, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01061850/page/6/