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r fl'CODnor > ^ 5 " p -7 . Troftsstd Liberal , and Editor of a rank jo jtf . * - Tory newspaper . n sneaking cur , read the above ample ^ ° Wj f and then see whether your Tory master , ^ Sches his men for fear they should drink the vl ° rtpaidthe sum ofdESJOfor composition alone j , "& ed * Times" in double the time ( forty-six * ° w that ibat amount Las been paid for the v jra & ar . jfind your quack medicines and rail' ' ^^ j oubrainless cub , and don't again interfere ^ r ^ e ri ghts of those whom your grinding master JJJa inhis vice . Whathaveyou got by the lie ? I am ,
The friend of the employed and of the fair employer , Feahgus O'Cssxob . y <; —? ow , young gentleman , so much for the devolve , and just a word upon the attack . The - txa Council of Leeds recently issued an order to •* iclre tenders for doing their printing work . A fueling cf all the printers of Leeds wag , in conser ^ sce , held at the office of Mr . Daises , printer and Ixwnem of the Lieds Mercury . The meeting was rauOi'OUS , and , amongst others , Frederick Hobsox , rnia-aiasier . and the nroprietor of the Leeds limts .
yd Mr . Walker , printer , attended . The result was - £ e adoption of a certain scale of prices which every ft-e , with the exception of Mr . Walkeh , signed , rrder a pledge not to render a lower estimate . In violation of this contract , your master , the proprietor of the Leeds Times , who had signed , tendered lis estimate , and so did Mr . Walker , who had not snied . Walker was perfectly justified , and put in j lower estimate than had been agreed npon ; but vour master underbid Walker by very , very mnch ; aid as cheapness was the order of the day , he
j heated himself into the job . Now , what do you say of that ? But here ' s worse for you . Mr . Takset , a ] usaly respectable manufacturer of Leeds , of the jjnnof Beacock , Tasxet , and Co ., inserted an ad-Tcrtisemcnt in one of the earliest numbers of the jiffrtfew Star . In some short time afterwards vour master , who had crimped the adyertise jaent , without any order , sent Mr . Tasxet in a bill for the amount . He refused to pay , denyjjf that he bad ever ordered its insertion . Tour a & ier served him with a writ , and , rather than
defen d the action he paid the money . Some days once your machine broke down , and Mr . Tannet , bang the most experienced mechanic in Leeds , was app lied to to make the repairs , as the job was a very critical one . Mr . Tasset , to his honour , refused the job , because the proprietor of the Zee < fe Times had cheated him . And now , as to the opinion of working men themselves , as to the two establish ments . WnxtAM Sbdiokcs left your employment last week and came into Mr . M'Gowax's to better Mmself . Tour foreman left and came to me , and
remained with me for seven years j he afterwards tame , at his own request , to London , and remained in Mr . M'Gowas ' s employment till within the past arinight , when he left to better himself upon a rail say paper . Eight compositors , you see , receive full journeymen ' s wages upon the ' . Star , while the Leeds Jim « is got up for £ 715 s . a week . Ton should not have thrown stones , as every ' one in Leeds and in i ' orkshire knows that the proprietor of the " Leeds Tmts" is the worst employer of any newspaper propfietot in the kingdom .
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Discs Tcsd . —The committee lave to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums : — Mr . " vVlnstanley ife . 96 ! . ; Mr . Hart , 10 s . ; Mr . John Anderson , 10 s . Gd . AH communications for the committee must he addressed , 25 s . Thomas "Whittaker , 68 , Devonshire-street , Charlton-npon-Medlock , 3 ! janchester . ^ t . T . Scgdeh , Steeton , KEAE Keiohlet . —Mr . Hill ' s "Pifteen lessons" arenotont of print , but there are Teryfevf copies on hand . Can he send the name of inelondon bookseHer who says they are t Oldfield , Sok-court , is publisher of Cobbett ' s works . A Scbscbibeb , Newbuet . —The paper is published at the usual time , and ought to be delivered on Saturday morningin Berkshire . The second son of the Queen
is Duke of York the momenthe is born . Ihe Las » Socuets is liASCE . —W . Peddie , flaxdresser , Capecnre , Boulogne , informs us that there are isrentr-two members in the branch of the land Society in that town , They are rapidly advancing towards the completion of their payments . Our correspondent mites very enthusiastically on the benefits that most result from the carrying out of Mr . O'Connor ' s ideas as to the Land . S , Fisdlat , Aberdeen . —His letters reach London on Tridajs instead of Thursdays . BE ^ cABxtB-Twos-TrHE . —The Dixon Pohd . —Mr . Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , has received 9 s . Gd . for the DuonFun d . Mr . Jude will be happy to receivefurther subscriptions .
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iu . Ujir . ra Or THE CHARTIST CO-OPEKATITE LAND SOCIETY . J £ B Jts , O ' COSHOE . ., £ s . d . « ra . perJ . Hohertson .. 364 ^ ax , per C . 17 . Smith .. 166 newsbnr & perJ . Bouse .. 411 9 JJ « ro ? , per W . Crabtree .. .. .. .. 200 ««> am , perW . Hamer .. 2 0 0 ^ rnsIev , perJ . Ward 5 0 0 Worcester , per M . Griffiths .. .. .. 200 KwsporL perT . Woodhonse .. .. .. 200
^ flchfie , near Manchester , per Thos . Bouker .. 400 ^ ofLondoDjper J . Dtmn .. .. .. 319 4 ^ ltjbrittge , perJ . JJmnam * 5 11 ^ S 0 w 5 perJ . Smith .. 319 6 Toinorden . perS . VTItham 210 0 f'f . parJ . Welburn .. 012 o fioltoa . perE . Hodgkmson S 12 7 * eTea « le-apon-T yne , per 3 f . Jude ~ ,. 905 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. 10 0 0 g « fiad , per 6 . Cavffl 4 6 9 Giehe nham , per-W . Melson 2 0 0 J » raaf ord , perJ . AlderBon .. ,. „ 5 0 0 w-Tordon ; Waterloo , Pudsey , near Bradford .. 2 0 0 - ^ on-under-Lyne . perE . Hobson .. .. 217 0 « uadersfielu , perJ . Stead .. - .. 452
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CASBS ASD JHJtES , * ath 0 3 8 Arbroath n o n Trowbridge .. .. 008 Manchester " - ' i i n Aberdeen .. .. 013 8 Hanley „ " " " I I S Dundee .. .. 056 ' 0 S 0 The sum of X 2 Is . 7 d . announced from Brixton mJix O Connor ' s list some weeks back should haveibeen No 2 ffis « ct , perMr Jiest , and the sum of £ 3 7 s . lOd . from Aruchoie locality should have been from the "Artichoke Joeaaty , Brighton . * Thohab Missis Wheeler , Secretary . lEVr JOE THE XAND CONFERESCE . TEE 1 IB . o ' COHSOB . BewsDury . perJ . Bouse .. .. .. .. 083 ^ va , perJ .-Bobertson \ . .. „ .. 023 uryofLondon , perJ . I ) unn 0 2 9 Bolton , per E . Hodgkinson 0 . IEB OESEBAL SECKEXABT ,
Dudley .. .. 029 M—— .. .. o i c ST . v c . t ., y - " 29 M 016 aouth Shields .. 0 2 0 Hamilton „ .. o 3 6 ? oalogue .. .. 056 Wewcastle-on . Tjne 020 ^ adcliffe - .. .. 034 Bacup .. .. .. o 5 3 Greenwich „ .. 039 Litfleborongh .. 0 06 „ The snb ^ ecretaries are requested to hasten the collec tion of the levy , as the districts cannot be arranged until aus is completed . JU 1 persons who liring ia isolated districts have paid their instalments , either to me or to the Xambeth district , are requested to remit their levy to me an postage stamps . ' ^ . Murray , of 109 , Travis-street , Ancoats , Manchester , js appointed agent tor the Co-operative Land Society for Lancashire , and wdl supply aU persons needing them vdth cards , rules HSU , & c . Thohab Masto ? w / sesseb , Secretary ,
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Westminster .. 030 Heywood .. .. 0 6 0 SomersTowB . .. 030 Huhne , per Mr . J . Rotherhithe , a son Keighley .. .. 0 3 . 0 of Crispin .. ' .. o 1 0 Arbroath .. .. 0 4 6 EXECUTIVE , Mr . J . Cockm , Staleybridge .. .. .. 0 0 6 Note . —The £ 118 s . acKnowledged from Alexandria , in the Star of the 13 th of September , should have been £ 118 s . 9 d . The error vfiU be corrected in the secretary's next balance-sheet .
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BnUTAL OoiBAOE A 5 D DAB 15 G HlOHWAT RoBBBBX . —On Monday information was forwarded to the Tarious metropolitan and city police offices and stations , of a most daring outrage . It appears that at about seven o ' clock , on the night of the 20 th inst ., Mr . "William Gold , of Charelton Mackerel , was proceeding on horseback along the high road , at a place called Batleigh Wotten , when he was suddenly and brutally attacked by three ruffians , who , after dragging him from his horse , tied together his legs , and nearly suffocated him with mud and filth , which they
forcibly stuffed into his mouth , in order to prevent him from calling for help . - They then proceeded to rifle Ms pockets , and succeeded in getting off with the following property—m , a cheque for £ 32 , drawn by Mr . Thomas Eades , of Bristol , and payable by Messrs . Stuckey ' s banking company , five £ 5 notes , a silver hunting watch , maker , William Tyas , No . 9 , 685 ; a pair of silver spectacles , two knives , and a silver pencil-case . The unfortunate gentleman was subsequently found in an almost exhausted state by some rustics , and still feels the effects of the brutality of his cowardly assailants . A reward is offered for the apprehension and conviction oi the villains .
Deiehmised Suicide . — Late on Monday night , Mr . "W . Payne held an inquest at the Bakers' Hall , Harp-lane , Tower-street , on the body of Thomas Cooper , aged twenty-eight , tide-waiter in the Customs . It appeared from the evidence , that about a week ago the deceased had been reprimanded by his superior officer for absenting himself from duty without leave . This appeared to have a great effect upon his mind . On Saturday last he reported himself " sick : , " and on the same day took a lodging at the King ' s Head Tavern , Harp-lane . On the following morning , the servant went to' call him at ten o ' clock , when he replied that he would be down in a few minutes , but not making his appearance at eleven o'clock , he was again called , and his door was found to be fastened . The police was called in and the room door burst open , when the deceased was found suspended by a piece of rope from the rail of the bedstead . —Verdict , " Temporary Insanity . "
Coroner ' s Ixq , uest . — Love ^ Suicide . — On Tuesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the three Crowns , East-road , City-road , on view of the body of Mrs . Elizabeth Hounson , aged sixty , widow of the late Mr . Hounson , who was the surveyor of the East India Company ' s navy . It appeared that deceased resided at No . 7 , Wentworth-place , City-road , and that she was in the possession of an independent income , a portion of it being a pension from the East India Company . She had been a widow about twenty years . A short time ago she formed an attachment to a gentleman , a resident at Gravesend , who broke off his engagement with her in consequence of a disagreement about pecuniary matters . Since then
hermanners , which were formerly eccentric , became still more so , and she exhibited a great depression of spirit . On Sunday last she breakfasted with the family of Mr . William Hockley , a medical gentleman , with whom she resided . About two o'clock , upon his return home , finding her bed room door fastened , he caused it to be burst open , when deceased was discovered suspended by a piece of tape from the bed post . She was immediately cut down , but there was no sign of life . Amongst the papers of the deceased was a printed circular from-a railway company , which had been addressed to her , and in which she was requested to put down the number of shares she was in want of . Verdict , Temporary insanity . "
DisGusriKe Outrage . —Arthur M'GiU , aprivate in the 65 th Regiment , and servant in the employ of Captain Black paymaster of that corps , was brought before the county magistrates , at Rochester , on Monday , charged with assaulting and biting Harriet Scartifield , the wife of a fisherman residing at Chatham . She stated that as she was passing through Watts ' -place , having a child in her arms , she saw the prisoner lying on the pavement with his hands bound , which some men had been compelled to do in consequence of his riotous conduct ; he bit her foot , and then jumping up , he knocked down the constable and others who attempted to secure him , and then
also knocked her down , and seizing her hand thrust it into his month , and bit off the top of her forefinger , which he took out of his mouth and threw at her . Her medical attendant had told her that he feared she must undergo amputation . Captain Black , who was present during the investigation , described M'Gill as one of the mildest of men , except when he had been drinking . He said he had , when at Dublin about four months since , thrown himself into the Liffey , and being a Catholic had been to his priest and made a promise not to drink again . He was fined £ 5 , which sum his master paid for him ; and the magistrate ordered two sovereigns to be given to the poor woman Scartifield .
Serious Charge of Murray . —Liverpool , Tubsdat Afternoon . —The royal mail steamer Cambria , which arrived here last Tright from Halifax and Boston , with the North American mails , brought seven seamen inirons , part of the crew of the British barque Champlain , belonging to Cork , who had been given up by the United States authorities , under the treaty with that country , for examination in England , upon a charge of aggravated mutiny , and of attempting to sink the -vessel they were navigating . On the arrival of the steamer , the prisoners were given into the chaise of Captain Bevis . R . 2 f ., who forthwith handed them over to the civil authorities , and at twelve o ' clock to-day the charges against them were investigated before . Mr . Rushton , the stipendiary
magistrate . The names of the prisoners are Thomas SheazcL John Cockleston , Hermann Hincker , Henry Matthews , Thomas Boyle , Job M'Cann , and Henry William Matthews . The depositions taken before the British consul for the state of Maine and the authorities of the United States were produced . They were most voluminous ; but only one witness was examined to-day namely , the steward . From what we here , the history is this : —A few days after the prisoners had shipped with Captain Peaton , there arose a scarcity of seamen in St . John ' s , and wages advanced considerably . They could not pursuade the captain to release them from the terms of their articles , and therefore , it is said on good evidence , that they conspired to compel him toput them ashore after they had been a few days at sea . The first mutinous symptom was shown by the prisoners commanding one of- their body , Hincker , to put the ship
about , and steer a course quite opposite to that directed by the captain . The captain , however , succeeded in causing the vessel to keep the right course , and then it was suddenly discovered that the vessel was making water . On this the prisoners in a body refused to work . It is said an augur was found upon one of them , and that with thisaugur they kept continually boring holes , until at one time there was eight and a halffeet of water in the hold . Being in danger , the prisoners just pumped sufficiently to keep the ship afloat , then they * " knocked off . " This conduct was repeated for several hours . At lastabrig hove in sight . The captain immediately hoisted signals of distress , which were fortunately observed , and boats sent to the relief of the Champlain . The two captains communicated , and the result was , that the seven prisoners , after alongstruggle , were placed inironsand conveyed to the first port , which , happened to he on the coast of Mains .
Death Accelerated bt Foul Am . —On Wednesday evening Mr . Bedford held an adjourned inquest at the Tvinfps Head , Crown-street , Soho , on the body of Daniel Harrington , aged fifty-four , a mason's labourer , who inhabited a miserable cellar in Falconbridge-court , Crown-street . It appeared from the evidence that about a week since the deceased fell down a flight of stairs , in a state of intoxication , and was confined to his bed . He never rallied , and died rather suddenly on Sunday morning last—Dr . Kenny said , from disease of the lungs , m > doubt , consequent upon the noxious atmosphere of his miserableabode . The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony . SrsGULiB Accidbht . —On "Wednesday morning a loaded coal-waggon was proceeding down Fleet-street towards Chancery-lane , when if suddenly fell over sideways in consequence of the sewer ( just completed ) bursting in , the mortar not being dryenough . The groundfell three feet below the level ; the cost ef the repairing damage will be very great .
Sracn ) E .-0 n Monday afternoon Mr . Bedford held an inquest at the Rose and Crown , Park-lane Piccadilly , on the body of Mr . John M'Cabe , aged 56 . a veterinary surgeon , of Park-lane . It appeared from tiKSA * kr some > years . «¦ £ O ^ gg i had been laid up with a bad leg , wkch ktdy hadgot onitewell . since which the deceased had [ beenaft : rendered him unconscious of his actions . On the 5 sth inst . he swallowed a quantity of crotonod , tat by the timely aid of medical assistance he «""*»« from its effects , but was ; left in a very stated state ; for the last few days he had been ^ ery low and dejected , and about five o ' clock on that ( Wed-_; . j _ ja _ ,.. «> :,.., ha too muHinor from his bed . ana
on search being made for him , he was discovered m the cellar , suspended by a neck-scarf fastened to a beam . He was cut down , and Mr . Davies , a surgeon , was called in , who attempted to restore animation , but without effect , life being quite extinct . Velvet , temporary insanity . . , * Melaxcholt . Occurrence . —An awful calamity occurred at a place called Bogside , near Borrisokane , on Tuesday night -last ,- about ten o'clock . A man named Patrick Farrell and his family , consisting of Msvrife and four children , retired to rest at about nine o'clock , w » d tliey vere ° ** " ^ » « ^ an
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AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . loss or lite and property . Dreadful Fire and Loss op Life at Norwich . —On Sunday morning , about half-past eleven , a fire broke , out in the farm buildings of Mr . Furber , a farmer , at Shipbrooke , about three miles , from this town , which ended , we regret to say , in the deaths of three children , and the destruction of . the whole of the barns , stables , and other outbuildings on one side of the premises , with the hay , straw , and grain , the whole of the produce of the late harvest , and implements of husbandry . The fire had evidently been burning in the barn for some time before it was discovered , for on Mr . Furber going to the spot on the first alarm , he found the whole of the contents in a
blaze , and , melancholy to relate ,, he could hear his children within , but from the intensity of the heat and smoke , was unable to reach them . It was some considerable time before , search could be made for their bodies , and then nothing but charred remains were discovered . Mrs . Furber , the mother of the children , who has been for some months in a state of illJiealth , has by this blow lost all her children ; and it is feared that her own death will speedily follow . It seems that'the children , having obtained some lucifer matches , had gone to amuse themselves in the barn , where they set fire to the straw . The premises are about a mile from the parish church ( Davenham ) , the service in which was stopped on the alarm being given , and the neighbours hastened out to render assistance .
Great Fire at Gravesend and Loss of Life . — On Sunday morning at half-past five o ' clock , a fire broke out'in High-street , Gravesend , at the house of Mr . King , the Black Horse ) and that house , together with five others in front and three in the rear , were speedily reduced to a heap of ruins . It appears that the first intimation of the fact of a fire raging upon the premises was given by a man named Calcraft , a lodger , who , while in bed , observed a strong smell of fire . He immediately got up and found the lower part of the house in flames . He then gave the alarm , and heard some of the parties stirring in the rooms overhead . Mrs . King , the wife of the occupier of the house , instantly threw up the sash of her . bed-room window , and jumped into the . street . The poor
creature was much bruised by her fall , and was conveyed immediately to the Five Bells Inn , where every attention was paid her , and we are glad to state that she has sustained no serious injury . Another man , named James Ford , who was working at Mr , Simmons ' s , the blockmaker , and who was a lodger at the Black Horse , was so alarmed that he jumped out of the third floor window , and was taken to the workhouse apparently in a dying state , but upon calling at the union this day ( Monday ) our informant found the poor fellow able to give him an account of the occurrence , which is as follows : He states that he was awakened by Thomas Mee , a man who is lost in the ruins , who aroused him by calling out— " For God ' s sake get up , as the house is on fire , and I can't tell how
we are to get out , as the flames are coming up stairs . " Ford jumped out of bed , and upon looking down the staircase he saw the flamesmounting with the most frightful rapidity , but thinking it would be better if he could get into the floor below , he and Thomas Mee attempted to descend the stairs , but they could not do so . He begged Mee to follow him into the- bedroom again , and jump after him into the street , as there appeared no other chance of escape . Ford having jumped out , saw no more of Mee , nor has he since been seen or heard of . A servant girl was saved by being taken through a side window into an adjoining house , and several other parties escaped over the roof . Cleveland , one of the Gravesend fire police , states that when he arrived the lower nart of
the premises were alight , and the screams of the people in the house were heart-rending . He obtained the engine ladders and climbed into the first floor of the Catherine-wheel public-house , for the purpose of rendering assistance . He got upon the landing just in time to rescue the servant of Mr . King , who was standing at a window . He then went on to the gutter of the Catherine-wheel , and after he had had the hose hauled up to him , the heat became so intense that it melted the lead , which ran in a stream at his feet , and compelled him to quit the spot . At this moment a man named Aldridge came to his assistance , and succeeded in saving another female in a similar manner . They then ran along the
parapet , and Aldridge saved himself by sliding down a piece of iron used as a stay to tne stack of chimneys , by which he was much burned , and he now lies at the Five Bells very ill . The engines were worked most effectively , and the police arrangements , under Superintendent North and Inspector Oxley , were well carried out . Search was made for the body of the unfortunate watchman , Mee , during ' the whole of Monday , but up to five o ' clock only a small bone of an arm was found , supposed to be a portion of the poor fellow . It is said that an Italian is also missing who waslodging at the Black Horse at the time of the outbreak . The following is a copy of the official report of the damage caused by this disastrous event , as far as can at present be ascertained ;—
"Sunday , Oct . 26 , half-past five , a . m . —A fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr . Thos . King , licensed victualler , the Black Horse , 52 , Highstreet , Gravesend . The cause unknown . Dwelling house , stock in trade , furniture , and other effects entirely consumed . The ball-room , tap , kitchen , and a workshop at the back of front premises also destroyed . Insurance unknown at present . "No . 53 , High-street . —Mi \ Tallis , butcher . Stock in trade , furniture , and building consumed . . "No . 54 , High-street . — Mrs . Smith , grocer . Buildings gutted , front walls pulled down . The furniture and contents of shop destroyed .. Insurance unknown .
"No . 51 i , High-street . —Mr . "' Needham Henry , boot-maker . Contents of building consumed , furniture and house destroyed . Uninsured ,. .. ' "No . 51 , High-street . —Mr . Hollandell , draper . RuHding ; burned down . Stock in trade destroyed ; and furniture burned . Insurance not known . : " No . 50 , High-street . —Mr . Hall , china-dealer . First and second floors burned out . Contents of do . destroyed . Stock in front shop extensively damaged by fire and breakage . , "No . 25 , High-street . —Mr . Parsons , perfumer and hair-cutter . Front of house severely burnt . Furniture and stock in trade damaged by water and removal . "No . 26 . Hieh-street . —Mr . Taylor , baker . Front
of premises destroyed by fire . "No . 24 , High-street . —Mr . M'Donald , licensed victualler , the Rose Tavern ( adjoining the Townhall ) . Front of building severely scorched . "No . 1 , Globe-yard . —Mr . Hollandall . Building burnt down . "No . 5 , Globe-yard . —Mr . Blackman . Building and contents partly consumed . Insurance unknown . "No . 4 , Globe-yard . —Mrs . Murray . Front of building and furniture seriously injured by hasty re moval . Uninsured . . ¦ "Back of Globe-yard . —Mr . Tallis . Slaughterhouse and kitchen burnt down . Mrs . Smith : a large warehouse and contents destroyed . " No . 55 , High-street . — Mr ! W . Dawson , fine Catherine-wheel Tavern . Roof of the building da > maged by fire and water . "
Fire at Northtleet . — The above fire was preceded by one at Northfleet Green , on the farm of Mr . Smith ' , an extensive farmer , which broke out at halfpast seven last evening , when all the stock of gram , outhouses , & c , in fact , everything but the dwellinghouse , and the cattle ( which were driven away ) , were destroyed . Destructive Fire . —Clevedon , Oct . 27 . —Yesterday ( Sunday ) afternoon , about three o ' clock , ' aJrer broke out in the thickly studded rick yard of R ^ S . Graburn , Esq ., Walton Park Farm , Clevedon . '; The fire originated with a rick of hay which was put together too early , and the consequence was that ignition took place . Notwithstanding the exertions ot the neighbours the fire spread to the next , rick , and so on , till six were in flames . At this juncture ( nine o ' clock ) the West of England fire-enghie ; arrived from Bristol , and by the exertions then made , the fire was prevented spreading . The damage done is estimated at from £ 600 to £ 700 . '
Fire " at Barrow . —On Sunday morning , between nine and ten o ' clock , a barley stack belonging to Mr . John Place , of Barrow-hill Farm , standing m . the fields , with a pea stack only near it , was discovered to be on fire . The Suffolk and Norfolk engines . being fetched from Bury , with the active assistance ot all present , extinguished the flames , and the pea stack was preserved , though within fifteen feet of the other , but the barley , the produce of about seven acres , was nearly all consumed . Major Griffith attended in the course of the day to inquire into the origin ol the fire .
Alarming Fire at Nottingham . — A fire of a very fearful character broke out , about two o ' clock on Friday morning , October 24 thi upon the premises occupied as a warehouse and chandlery , in the Robin Hood yard , Nottingham , by Mr . William Baldeck , grocer and tallow chandler , Hoekley , which terminated in the destruction of a large portion of stock and other property . A female liviflg as neighbour first perceived the fire , and gave an alarm to a workman employed in the manufacture of candles , and he instantly ran to alarm the family . of Mr .. Baldock This gentleman being , seriously i ] l , ~ having been confided tohis bed several days , wag unable to get upi
and one of his shopmen , Haslane , instantly went to the vfarehouse , where he found that the flames were bursting out of ah upper room window . Some estimate may be formedof the imminent danger of the firelrom the circumstances of all the rooms on the upper and ground-floor , to an extent of fiftj yards in length , being filled with-tallow , cotton , and candles of every size and description , ready for sale , and at an early hour when no one was near to lend a helping hand , lhe young man on seeing the mischief likely to arise , instantl y ran to the watchhouse , and with incredible speed , in less than twenty minutes from the alarm being given , an engine and two pipes from fire-plugs were got into full play , pouring torrents of water in th » heart and seat of the fire . Whilst this
course was being pursued , the firemen , police , and such inhabitants as had collected together , entered the premises , and in the most hurried manner threw hundreds of dozens of candles , many hundred weight in hogsheads of tallow , and all combustible and portable materials , out of the windows , forming heaps in the yard of manyions weight . Fortunately , thfs proceeding proved successful , and was the means of preserving the building and many houses adjoining from entire destruction ; for had the fire once been fed by these articles , no exertion could have saved property to the extent of many thousands of pounds , from the ravages of the devouring element . As it was , the fire was confined-to the room where it originated , and consumed only the property in that room , consisting of an immense number of bags of cotton , which lay piled upon each other .
Fire at Leeds . —Between three and four o ' clock on Saturday morning last a fire broke out at the warehouse of Messrs . Stocks and Sons , wool merchants and Spanish leather manufacturers , situate in Trinity-street , Commercial-street , Leeds , which preved very destructive in its consequences . Immediately after the discovery of the fire an alarm was spread , and several engines were quickly on the spot ; they were got to play on the devouring element without loss t > f time , but the conflagration baffled all attempts to stay it , until thereof and every floor in the building ( which was four stories high ) , except the lower one , had been destroyed , with the whole of the contents , consisting of wool , leather , & c . The origin of the fire has not been ascertained . The damage is estimated at about £ 400 .
Fire at Battle-bridge . — On Tuesday night , a few minutes past eight , an alarming fire broke out in the varnish and colour manufactory belonging to Mr . Wallis , in Belle-isle , Maiden-lane , Battle-bridge . ' It appears that alarge copper of varnish suddenly boiled over , and flowing into the stoke hole , communicated to the copper fire . The premises soon broke into flames , messengers were despatched to the nearest stations , and the engines pro mptly arrived ; but on account of the combustible na ture of the stock the flames had gained such ascendancy , that all attempts to save any of the valuable stock or premises were unavailing . The workmen on the premises had considerable difficulty in effecting their escape . The stock and premises are uninsured .
Serious Fire . —A disastrous fire has just happened at Severn Stoke , Worcestershire , through the ignition of a beam of wood in a chimney , which has resulted in the total demolition of four houses . It is supposed that the beam had been smouldering for some time in the chimney , but it broke out into active flames on Friday night or early on Saturday morning , and spread so rapidly as in a short time entirely to destroy the house in which it originated , as well as three others adjoining , and which were under the same roof . On the first outbreak of the flames despatches were sent to Worcester and Upton ( about lour miles ) for the engines , and in about an hour and a half the Upton engine , and the Phoenix and Birmingham engines from Worcester , were on the spot , but the flames had in the interim entirely gained the
ascendancy . There was great scarcity ol water , inasmuch as the only engine which could be used to pump upon the flames was the Upton , the Phcenix and Birmingham being employed in bringing water from a distance . Very little of the furniture was saved . One of the sufferers is a hard working tradesmen named Fowler , a tailor , who , in addition to the loss of his goods , has had his cash-box , containing a £ 5 note and some loose money in a box , destroyed . The burning houses were opposite to the Boar ' s Head , the principal inn in the place , and atone time it was rumoured that this house had ignited . This however , proved to be a false alarm . The exertions of the inhabitants in endeavouring to subdue the flames were very praiseworthy , but the four houses were burnt to the ground ; There was no injury occasioned to life or limb . ¦ > -
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS . The Laie Fatal Accident on the Midland Railway . — Inquest ow the Body of Mb . Boteler . — The death of Mr . Boteler , which occurred on Thursday morning at half-past eight o ' cloefc , when it became publicly known , threw a gloom over the populous neighbourhood of Doncaster , Leeds , and other towns in which the learned gentleman had a large circle of friends . Immediately on the fatal event taking place an express was sent to Mr . Bell , the secretary of the Midland Railway , who lost no time in apprising General Pasley of the melancholy fact . Thomas Wheatley , the engine-driver at the time of the fatal accident , who had on Wednesday last appeared before the magistrates ' at Sheffield to answer the charge of negligence , but discharged on bail , was forthwith
brought from Leeds by a special tram to Derby , and underwent a long examination before the Generaiin the board-room in the presence ' of ' some of the directors ; the result tm W \ '' . ' fiwome known . Notice was immediately given to the 66 roner , who directed the inquest to be held on Friday afternoon last , on the body of'William Fuller Boteler , Esq ., late of Oulton-green , near Leeds . Sir Isaac . Morley and James Murgatroyd , Esq ,, two of the directors of the company , accompanied by their solicitor , witnesses , & c ., proceeded to "Woodlesford by special train to attend at the inquest . After the jury had returned from the painful task , the coroner said the most searching investigation would be gone into , and for that purpose , to afford time for the necessary witnesses he should adjourn the inquest until Monday morning at nine o ' clock .
The Adjourned Inquest . —Oulton , near Leeds , Monday , Twelve , o'Clock at Noon . —The inquest on Mr . Boteler was resumed at nine o ' clock this morning . Mr . Sangster , solicitor of Leeds , attended on" behalf of the family of the deceased ; Mr . J . A . Ikin , town clerk of Leeds , on behalf of Police Sergeant Stubbs , whose leg , it will be remembered , was broken by the accident ; and Mr . Palfreyman , solicitor of Sheffield , on behalf of Thomas Wheatly , the driver of the assistant engine , which ran into the train , and whose conduct was likely to be inculpated by the inquiry . '¦ ' John Porter was the first witness called . He said : I am a railway guard . I reside at Derby . I have been about two years employed by the Midland Company as a railway guard . I was
engaged in that capacity on the mail-train which left Derby for Leeds at ten minutes past ten o ' clock on Monday morning last v Betwixt Wath and Darfield the piston broke . After that occurred , we stepped for twenty-two minutes . We stopped a luggage train which was going up , and told the guard to send a pilot-engine from Masbrough to assist us . After we had uncoup led one side of the engine , we proceeded towards Barnsley . . When we arrived at Barnsley station , we told the watchman there , whose name was Haslon , that the Masbrough pilot was coming , and to tell him , when he arrived , to keep a good look out . I told him I was not sure we could get up the bank . After we had got about half-way up the bankabout a mile-and-a-halffrom the station , the
, occurrence took place . At the time when it occurred I was in the " break carnage , " next to the tender . I jumped out of the carriage . I found that the Masbrough pilot-engine had run into our train . There were nine carriages in the train . The next carriage to the tender was my " break . " The second one was a parcels' van ; the third was a second class carriage ; the fourth a first class ; the fifth a first class j the sixth was the travelling post-office ; the seventh was the post-office van , or tender ; the eighth a first class , and the ninth a second class . After the accident occurred , the first thing , that I did was to look for my companion , the other guard , whose name is Blackmoor . I found him picking up Thomas Wheatley , the driver of the pilot engine . Wheatley
appeared to be much stunned ; but I did not go up to them . Blackmoor was holding him up . I then went to look after the passengers . As soon as Blackmoor came up , ' I sent him forward with a signal to stop the in-coming train from Leeds ; and I sent a passenger , whom I knew , with another signal to stop the trains from Derby . After the concussion , I found the buffers of the last carriage in the train on the top of the engine buffers . One of the second-class carriage buffers—the off buffer—was driven through the back pannel of the first-class carriage , which was in advance of it , and which was the eighth carriage in the train . The first-class carriage referred to was the one in which Mr . Boteler was seated . The next carriage was the mail van , which was broken . A window was also broken in a coivpk . The last carriage on the train—the second-class—was also damaged , especially at the end which struck against the first-class carriage . On opening the door of the
eighth carriago I found Mr . Boteler sitting on the right-hand side of the carriage going from Derby to Leeds , with his back towards the engine . The buffer had jammed his legs against the seat . We were a long time before we could get him out . I cannot say exactly how long we were , but we should be more than half an hour . We had to remove the damaged parts of the carriage from the inside . Both Mr . Boteler ' s legs were broken below the knee . He spoke to us . He said a good deal about his luggage , and desired us to take care of it . That was after we had placed him on the bank upon some cushions . He lost a deal of blood . We had a surgeon in the train , who attended to him . I think it was Mr . Chorley , of Leeds . We placed cushions in a van , and put Mr . Boteler on them . ; I asked the surgeon to ride with him , and he did so . 'It was about five o ' clock when we were at the Barnsley station . We went very slow from thence to the place where the 90 i ^ . « at . 8 gfi » rr « dt When the pUot engine ran into
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lis we were proceeding at the rate of about eight or ten miles an hour . It was a fine morning , but there was a strong wind blowing from one side , which retarded our progress considerably ?; I ; do not know whether the moon was shining or not ; I ' . cannot say whether it was twilight or not . It did hot rain . It was a very fine morning . We had threei lights to our last carriage , forming the point ' s of a triangle , attached to the rear of the' last carriage . They were red lights . 'We had no permanent lights besides those three . We have hand-lamps as signals , which we use to stop any train . These lights are red , green , and white . The red light means " to stop ; " the green , " caution ; " and the white , "to show all ' s clear—to go on . " We had used these hand lamps , before the accident occurred ,
to stop the goods train , which was going towards Masbrough . I did not use one oi these lamps after leaving the Barnsley station , and before the collision took place , nor did I see any other person use one . I neither heard nor saw the pilot engine till it came upon us . I was inside the break carriage . By the light of the morning , without the aid of the lamps , a person might have seen a train a hundred yards distant , or more . I have known Wheatley , the driver of the pilot engine , for some time by sight . —By the Jury : _ I suppose we should be going about eight or ten miles an hour when the accident took place . It is usual for one guard to be inside . The engine had varied very much in its speed , after leaving the Barnsley station . —Mr . Sangster , solicitor , here stated that he appeared on behalf of the family
of the deceased , and with the consent of the coroner , and those who appeared for other parties , he would put a few questions to the witnesses . The consent asked for was immediately accorded ; but Mr . Sangster ' s questions elicited nothing of importance . By Mr . Palfreyman : I have my- book of rules with me . ( Witness . produced the book ) . I cannot say howlongit was exactly from our leaving Barnsley station to the time when the accident occurred . We had jsonc a mile and three furlongs from Barnsley station . I have been on the Midland line ever since it was one , ' Mr ,. Palfreyman here read the fifth rule , which is as follow : — " When an engine ^ is stopped from any cause upon the main line ( except at stations ) , the guard , or in his absence the , foreman , or some other competent person , shall immediately proceed half a mile back , with a red signal to stop any
coming train . " In answer to Mr . Palfreyman's questions , after reading this rflle , the witness said : Before the concussion we did not send any person back , according to the 5 th rule . I had sent word for the pilot-engine to come cautiously . We did not use the whistle after leaving Barnsley . The second witness was Mr . Williom Hey : He said , I am a surgeon , residing at Leeds . I was sent for on Monday morning last to . the residence of the deceased . I arrived at Oulton between ten and eleven o'clock . I found the deceased-there in bed . He was in a state of great exhaustion . " He had received a severe injury on both his legs ., They were both very badly fractured . The injury extended from three or four inches above the ancle to the knee joint . The flesh y part was very much bruised and lacerated . The right leg was amputated the same day , immediately below the knee . He was too much exhausted then to bear a second
operation . although that was thought necessary . He never rallied sufficiently to be able to undergo a second amputation . From that time he gradually sunk , and expired on Thursday morning .: He died from exhaustion brought on by those injuries . He did not lose a great deal of blood after I saw him . The exhaustion was caused by the shock to the system , and : not so much by the hemorrhage . Isacc Blackmoor was then called , and said : I am a guard on the North Midland Railway , and reside at Derby . I was put on as regular guard on the 14 th of last January . I was engaged with the mail train on Monday morning last , and started from Derby at ten minutes past two o ' clock . Our engine broke down between Wath and Darfield about ten minutes past four o'clock . The place is from six to seven miles from Barnsley .
We stopped there twenty-two minutes , and then went on . ; While we stopped I went out with a signal about half a mile , and when the engineer whistled I returned to the train . We got to Barnsley about five o ' clock . It was a beautiful light morning , and very windy . The light proceeded from the moon ; at least I should think so . I thought the moon was up . It was a good clear morning . The wind , I should say , retarded our speed up the embankment . We saw the watchman named Haslem , and a boy , at the Barnsley . station . We-pulled up there , and took in water ; and I-got my lamp trimmed with oil . I told the watchman to keep a look out . We expected the Masbrough pilot up , and we told him to look out for us . I told the watchman to tell the engineer of the pilot
to be cautious . We then went on . We had two side light and a tail light . They were red lights . There were no other lights to be seen from the tail end of the train . I was outside the last carriage . My back was towards our engine , and my face towards the p ilot . I perceived the pilot coming . I judged it was half a mile off when I first saw it . I saw the light from the fire-box . We were then going up , the embankment at the rate of eight to ten miles an hour . From the time of first seeing the pilot engine I continued to see it until it ran into us . The pilot was not long in overtaking us . When about forty yards off I perceived he was coming , and I showed him a green signal to come steady . The same lamp will show other signals—the red one and the white one . My lamp was in my box when I first saw the pilot
engine coming . I took it out immediately on first seeing the pilot , and turned a green light on . This was a very short time before he overtook us . The time was so short I cannot speak to it . I cannot tell whether / j $ was one minute . I . could get my lamp out of my box , and turn the green ' light-oh in a moment ; ( The box and lamp in question were here produced ) . I have never had the lamp in my hand since . Before I showed the light I looked to see that I was correct . I could not have made a mistake and shown a white light . When a green light is shown the others are blinded . —Blackinoor ' s examination continued : He had the signal before him . from the half mile end . He was coming so quick I judged he was forty yards off when I showed the light . I heard the eneine beating , and saw the steam coming from
the chimney . I expected from that the steam was on ; and then I jumped on the top of the carriage on my hands and knees . The collision then took place . When on my hands and knees , I turned round , and he bounced right into us , and sent me into the air . I fell on the same carriage . I was cut on the face , but not seriously hurt . I did not see Wheatley as the engine was coming upon us . The right-hand gear was clear . I could see into the tender . I did not see him at his post . I did not see him when the engine wasforty yardsoff . Ididnotsee either him or the stoker at all . I looked both t » the righthand and the left hand of their engine . After the collision , I saw Wheatley lying on the ballast betwixt the rails , from fifteen to twenty yards from the eneine . I descended from the carriage on which I
was , and went to him and lifted him up . He could not stand . Wheatley might be on the engine . I cannot say where he was . Hemightbethereforwhatlknow . Mr . John Lee , of London , gentleman , formerly a solicitor of Leeds , was then called . He said the deceased came down with me as far as Derby in a second-class carriage . He took a carpet bag out of a carriage with him at Derby . The next time I saw him was after the accident , in a first-class carriage , with a buffer against his legs . I was laid all my length on the seat , and asleep , when the collision took place . The same moment as the collision took place I heard a dreadful scream . I think I must have turned a summerset , for I was thrown between the seats , and was slightly bruised . I thought the engine had burst , but on looking out I saw it close to the carriage
in which I was . I got out , and then swooned away . On recovering , I went to the next first-class carriage , and saw Mr . Boteler , the deceased , sitting with his face to the pilot engine . He was jammed in . Some persons were trying to extricate him . I then asked a man to go into my carriage for my carpet bag , cap , and umbrella . When they got Mr . Boteler out , they carried him on to the bank . I saw something sticking out of one of his legs , which I thought was a splinter , but I was told it was a bone of his leg . The man who had got me my luggage then came up , and he turned out to be the driver of the pilot engine . I said to him , " You scoundrel , do you see what injury you have caused that unfortunate old old man ; you must have seen our lights . " He answered " You had none " I then went forward to the train , and while
talking with Sir J . H . Lowther , Bart ., I saw the driver of the pilot again and said , "You rascal , there were lights ; " and he replied , "They were very dim . " I said , "J £ there had been no lights you might have seen us ; a sailor would see any object on the water half a mile before him . " Joseph Sunter deposed : I am an engine driver , and resided at Derby . I drove the engine ' of the mail train from Derby to Leeds ; on Monday morning last . Between Wath and Darfield the left-hand piston broke off the rod , and burst off the cylinder cover . After uncoupling that side of the engine , ¦ we proceeded to Barnsley station . We had sent word , by a luggage train , for a pilot engine to be sent from Masbrought It ran with our train about a mile and a half from the Barnsley station . I saw little of the consequences of the accident at that time . I know Thomas Wheatly . I have known him four or five monthsduring which time he has been an engine
, driver in the employ of the Midland Company . I consider that he was capable of managing an engine . I have heard him well spoken of . He has frequently assisted me with a pilot engine ; and his conduct was always satisfactory to me . The morning was cloudy and dark , but free from fog . It was what we call a clear morning , on the railway . I could have seen a train of carriages half a mile from me . There was a little moon . After some further unimportant evidence , Mr . Palfreyman stated that Wheatly was ready * to answer any question that might , be put to him , or to make a statement , if desired . Wheatly then described that he saw a white light , and then a red one . That on finding he was approaqhing them , he told his stoker to put on the break . He immediately reversed the . engine , but it . was too late , and just as he was preparing to jump off , the collision took place . He . was thrown on the ground . The Coroner then read over the whole of the evidence ,
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and made some : observations ; ashejaroceededi The jury wcretb ' en locked up for ha lf , m hour , after which they returned a verdict of " ¦ Manskughter " against Thomas Wheatley . Wheatley had been present during the inquiry , but when the verdict was delivered it was found that he had . decamped . Fatal Accident on the Croydon ( Atmospheric ) Railway . —Oh Sunday morning an accident occurred on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway , which has unfortunately been attended with the loss of life . It appears that between twelve and one o ' clock in' the morning , a train of ballast waggons , propelled by a locomotive engine , were employed in removing loose earth from one part of the line to the other , and for that purpose were running upon the atmospheric
hue , and when the engineer had proceeded nearly to Sydenham he . felt a sudden shock , as if the ' engine had run over some obstacle . As soon as he had deposited his loads of ballast , he returned to the spot to ascertain the cause , when he discovered the . body ' of a man lying across the rails in such a position that , if he had not observed him' in time , and reversed the engine , the wheels must inevitably have ' passed over his head . He found the poor fellow in a shockingly mutilated state , covered with blood , which flowed profusely fronfhis back and right leg . Hewasalive , but quite insensible . The sufferer was conveyed , without loss of time , to the terminus at
Lohdohbndge , and from thence to Guy ' s Hospital , when , upon examination , it was found that his right leg and foot were completely smashed , and that his back had been severely lacerated by the buffer of the engine , with which it was evident he had been struck and knocked down . The unfortunate man died in about an hour after his admission to the hospital . His name is at present unknown . He was dressed in the garb of a labourer , and apparently about thirty-eight years ; of age . Hig face was rather disfigured b y a broken nose , and he wore a green shade over his left eye . _ It is not known how he ' came upon the railway , but it is supposed he had either strayed , or had trespassed to make a shortcut to Sydenham .
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SHIPWRECK OF A HULL AND HAMBURG STEAMER-TWENTY LIVES LOST . By the General Steam Navigation Company ' s steam-ship , Neptune , Captain Whittingham , commander , which arrived at Blackball , ' yesterday afternoon , from Hamburg , intelligence was received in the city of the shipwreck and loss of one of ' the Hull and Hamburg steamers , called the " Margaret , " commanded by Captain Rawlinson , accompanied by an awful loss of life . From the few particulars that have been brought over , it appears that during the whole of last week the coast has been visited by a most fearful storm , the wind blowing a continual gale from the north to the north-west since the 20 th , and
the destruction among the coasting trade and human life is stated to be very great . ' .. The . ' . Margaret steamer left Hamburg for the port of Hiillbn Friday , the 19 th instant ; having her usual number of passengers , and a full cargo of merchandize ; the weather , at the time of her departure , being what is termed moderate . By the period , however , she had arrived off Cuxhaven , near the mouth" of the Elbe , a breeze had sprung up from the N . W ., bnt the Captain thinking , it would not be of any duration , the pilot left . the vessel at that port and she proceeded on her passage ,, and-was last seen from Heligoland , passing through the usual track . . ' Nothing further was heard of her until Sunday morning last , when the General Steam Navigation Company ' s steamer . Nentune . on the
point of starting , on the receipt of the mails from Norben , learned that the unfortunate steamer had been wrecked off that coast , and that sixteen of the passengers and three of the crew perished with her ; From another , source it has been ascertained that the ill-fated vessel , after leaving Heligoland , on account . of the gale , could have only miade lee-way , and eventually it is supposed she was driven on a dangerous sand , called the Mcwmeth . near Juist , at the eastern entrance of the River Memm . According to the accounts she struck before daybreak on the morning of the 22 nd , consequently she must have been encountering the ; gale for three days . It appears the moment she took the shoal , the " sea , which was running terrifically high , swept several
overboard . The longboat being launched , attempts were made to reach the shore ; butowing to its crowded state and the boisterous state of the surf it was capsized , and every soul in it met a watery grave . Those who remained on board the vessel , being exposed to the most severe privation for a number of hours , were saved . The steamer , however , became a complete wreck , but as the tide receded , considerable quantities of her cargo were got out of the hold . The Margaret was the property of Mr . Prince , of Hull , by whom she was built some years ago . She was about 250 tons burthen , rigged as a three-masted schooner , and was . worked by a screw propeller ,
being the first vessel of the description that has been , engaged in the passenger traffic from that port . She Lad a very rakish appearance , and owing to the quantity of canvass she carried , she was considered a perfect clipper . Within a few miles of the spotwhere the Margaret was lost , viz ., off Norderney , a . ship foundered about the same time , and every son ! belonging to her was drowned . Another vessel belonging to St . Petersburg , named the Mehala , was lost on the preceding day on the same sands , and the captain and one of his crew perished . In addition to these deplorable disasters , the Hamburgh mail announces the loss of no fewer than nine other vessels on the Dutch coast during the storm ..
( From the Manchester Guardian . ) - We have received , from a friend at Hull , intelligence of a tremendous hurricane on Monday afternoon and Tuesday in last week , which seems to have been more violent and of greater duration than any experienced in the German Ocean for the last twenty years . We give the following from our correspondent ' s letter : — " The Transit , ' Hamburg steamer , ' arrived at Hull on Sunday morning last , after enduring one of the heaviest gales perhaps ever expe rienced ; having been obliged to throw overboard all the cattle she was bringing to Hull , thirty-six in number . The hurricane continued from Monday afternoon to Tuesday ; but the . gale was of miich longer duration . It also appears that the Transit ,, having proceeded to sea the second time , the weatherbecame so tempestuous' that the ship was obligedto face the storm , there being on this occasion no possibility of returning . I cannot , however , do better than send you a copy of the letter transmitted home , by the very intelligent engineer of this steamer : —
" Cuxhaven , Oct . 22 , 1845 . " Dear , —It is with feelings of thankfulness I amenabled to send you a line to ease the suspense that I know you will be in , with us being so late . I scarcely thought I should ever see you again ; but , thank God , -we are all safe and- well . But , oh ! we have passed through an ordeal indeed . Never did any one imagine there could be such a sea running . When we left here on Friday we had a very heavy gale , and had to bear upon Saturday night , and got coaled on Sunday night ;• and , as the weather was more moderate , we proceeded to sea on Mon . day forenoon ; then in the afternoon came on the hurricane , such as has not been known here for above twenty years . Tf e kept her head to the sea , as it was impossible to turn hack ; but when the storm-sail gave way , then commenced the work of destruction . The poor beasts
we had on board ( thirty-six in number ) we were obliged tothrow overboard to save ourselves : and fortunate we were in accomplishing this work when we did , or none would have been left to teU the tale . The poor animal seemedto have a foretaste of what we were obliged to do . Some went away like lames to the slaughter , with a pitiful look as they went over the side ; others resisted with all their might , clinging to us till the following sea smothered the ship and all . We passed a fearful night . We lost our best boat , and everything off the deck . We could not tell where we were , but the following day we were obliged to run , when fortunately , God be thanked , we found the island . Had we got near the lee shore , we could not have escaped , the sea running so high that we could not see the length of the ship . There is & fearful number of wrecks even in the river . Cuxhaven is nearly washed away . " Yours affectionately , . »•
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Such is the description given of this most destructive gale , the results of which may be anticipated . Losses , perhaps the most numerous lor a long period , maybe certainly looked for . The Queen of Scotland steamer , from Hamburg , arrived here on the 28 rd inst ., having thrown eighteen beasts overboard . The Margaret , Archimedean screw steamer , which left Hamburg on the 9 th inst . ; has not been heard of . It is feared that , unless she has succeeded in making the coast of Norway , she has foundered .
Opening Of The New Hall, Lincoln's Inn.—...
Opening of the New Hall , Lincoln ' s Inn . —On Thursday last the New Hall erected by the Benchers of Lincoln ' s Inn was opened by the Queen in person , accompanied by Prince Albert , the Duke of Wellington , the Lord Chancellor , Lord Cottenham , ' the Earl of Aberdeen , Lord Campbell , | Sir James Graham , and ' other notables . The usual crowds assembled to see the Queen pass through the streets , and the usual loyal fuss was made at the ceremony of the openine of the hall . •¦ "'""¦ T
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 1, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01111845/page/5/
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