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      tfMWB gr ' Twww iTOI % ^ f ?* : 7 " £ mortality of the metropolitan districts , which ia the list week of January amounted to 1 , 094 : deaths , has . during the tlireesubsequent weeks steadily declined . The " number registered in the week ending last Saturday was Oil ; in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years ( 1810-9 ) the deaths ranged from 916 to 1 , 253 , and the average was 1 , 068 , which , if corrected for increase of population , becomes 1 , 165 ; the result of the comparison , ia a decrease in the present return of 254 deaths . The improvement is most conspicuous in that class of diseases which affect the organs of respiration ; and in connexion with this fact it is worthy of remark , that since the 24 th of-January , the mean temperature has been

      about 8 deg . higher than in the same period of seven jews . Last week tbe mean temperature was 47 deg . 2 min ., though in the corresponding weeks often previous years ( 1810-9 ) it only ranged from 31 deg . 7 min . in 1845 , to 45 dc £ . 4 min . in 1849 . In the last four weeks the deaths from consumption have been successively 1 S 7 , 135 , 113 , and 94 ; from bronchitis , 126 , 14 , 88 , and 79 ; from asthma , 33 , 12 , 22 , and 21 ; from pneumonia , or inflammation of the lungs , 75 , 69 , 76 , and 51 . Last week the deaths from the four diseases now mentioned were only 245 , whilst the corrected average of the same week is 331 . But thoug h the mortality from particular causes has so much declined , the deaths in the epidemic class show a small increase on those of the previous week . There were 9 last week from small-pox , 11 from scarlatina , 21 from diarrhma , and 38 from

      24 from measles , 32 from typhus , hooping-cough ; but these are all less fatal than usual , except measles and diarrhoea , of which the latter shows double the average ( as derived from the corresponding weeks of 1 S 49-9 ) , though not more than in the same week of the last three years . On- the 15 th and 19 th of February respectively , two infant children of a labourer died of " cynanche parotidaja , " at 27 , Dove-row , Haggerstone East , one after ten days , another after a fortnight ' s illness . One person died of intemperance . The mean daily reading of the barometer at the Boyal Observatory , Greenwich , was above 30 in ., except on Tuesday and Wednesday . The mean ot the week was 30-070 in . The mean daily temperature was above 43 deg . on Monday and Friday , and the lowest , which occurred on Saturday , was not less than 45 deg . 3 min .

      Fires and Probable Loss of Life . —On Saturday afternoon last a fire of a very serious nature , and nearly attended with fatal consequences to two or three persons , broke out in the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs . Heathfield and Burgess , the experimental chemists , carrying on business in Princes-square , Finsbury . From the feet of the property in which the disaster occurred being contiguous to the congreve factory of Messrs . Hynau aaa Co ., and the hot-pressing works of Messrs . White , a most fearful conflagration at one period was anticipated . It appears that shortly before three o clock , whilst three or four of the workmen were engaged in the still house attending to the distillation of some chloroform and naphtha , the man-hole of the still , from some cause , not clearly

      ascertained , blew off , and in an instant , about ten or twelve gallons of the spirits became ignited , when the whole blazed upwards , and rushed through the roof threatening every thing around . Two of the workmen who were nearest the still were barned by the flames coming in contact with their persons , and it was with the greatest difficulty that the other men on the premises were enabled to effect a safe retreat . The firemen were unable to get the flames extinguished until several gallons of chloroform and naphtha were destroyed , tbe roof of the still-house partially burned off , and the remainder of the stock in trade , with utensils in that part of the premises considerably damaged bv fire and breakage . The two

      poor fellows who were so seriously burned remain in a very precarious condition . On the same evening a fire , which it is feared will be attended with fatal result ? , occurred at No . 20 , Bell-lane , Spitalfields , in the occupancy of Mr . Lewis Symons . It originated in the first floor back room , from a spark flying out of a lighted candle on to a bed , and a young woman , about seventeen years of age , who was in the place , became surrounded with flame . With the aid of an abundant supply of water , the fire in the room and about the female was extinguished ; bat so seriously was she barned , that little hopes are entertained of her recovery . This fire had hardly been subsided , when the firemen were called to another at No . 7 .

      Upper Park-place , Dorset-square , in the occupancy of Mr . George Collins , which was not extinguished until considerable damage was done . —About the same time another fire happened at No . 3 , Adelaide-place , "WMteeross-street , belonging to Mr . Henry Smith . The firemen iuid engines were soon in attendance , and the fire was happily confined to that part of the premises in which it commenced . ——Another fire happened at No . 173 , Brick-lane , Spitalfields , belonging to Mr . W . S , Stobb s , a surgeon , caused from an escape of gas , which , becoming ignited , set the shop in flames . The inmates and firemen , however , succeeded in getting the Are out before any considerable amount of damage was done . On the same afternoon , shortly before four o ' clock , a fire broke out in the Champion Tavern , Dockhead , the property of Robert Coombes , the champion of the river . It was caused by a spark fljing . out of a grate and setting a quantity of wearing apparel in flames . The inmates and strangers succeeded in extinguishing the fire before much damage was done .

      On Saturday night last , an inquiry was held at St . John ' s Vestry , Southward , before the coroner of London , on the body of P . Hyland , aged sixteen months . The child became seriously ill on the previous Monday , and application was made to tbe parochial surgeon , Mr . Leadam , for advice . An order on the surgeon was duly obtained from the relieving officer . The caild died on Wednesday night . Mr . Leadam did not see it at all , but it was prescribed for by his assistant , a lad of eighteen , who bad cot passed any examination , and seemed not to understand the cause of illness . He asked the mother what she thought of the illness' On Monday medicine was given without seeing the child . On Tuesday the mother took it to the surgeon ' s house , and the assistant promised to call , but he did not do so , though he was twice solicited to do so . The child was supposed to have died from convulsions , caused by pain in teething . —The jury returned a verdict of "Natural death , accelerated by want of proper medical attention . ' '

      Fire at Islikgtojj . —On Saturday last a fire broke out at a nuriue store dealer ' s in Upper Queenstreet , Lower-road , belonging to a person uam-id Wood . When tbe fire was first discovered it was burning furiously in the front shop , and the inmates found some difficulty in effecting their escape . The London Brigade and other engines were quickly on the spot , bat the fire was not extinguished until the stock , & c ., was consumed . The origin of the fire could not be ascertained . Thb Latk PauB in Lambeth . —Mr . Crake , the carver and gilder , of the York-road , Lambeth , who has exerted himself in a very praiseworthy manner in behalf of the poor men and females who were thrown oat of employment by the late disastrous fire in Lambeth , has succeeded in collecting about £ 40 to relieve their present necessities .

      Fire in Camomile-street . —On Tuesday ni ght , a few minutes after eighto ' clock , a fire , attended with the destruction of some thousand pounds worth of property , broke oat in Camomile-street , Bishopsgate-street . The premises in which the disaster occurred were formerly used as a dissenting chapel , but at the present time were in the occupancy of Messrs . Hearon , M ' Cullock , and Squire , the wholesale and export druggists , of 96 , Bishopsgate-street , and were used as their store warehouses . The contents of the premises were not , as is generally the

      case in similar trades , explosive ; if they had been , owing to the extreme narrowness of the thoroughfare , the consequences might have been most disastrous to human life . By half-past ten o ' clock the firemen happily succeeded in getting the mastery over tbe conflagration , bat not until the premises and their valuable contents were nearly destroyed . Hot the least information could be gleaned respecting the probable cause of the fire . None of the workmen , it was stated , had been in the place for some hoars before the outbreak happened .

      The Bbbmondse-t Mdbdes . —It appears their is a dertermination on the part of the . government to dispose of the claims made by the attorneys for Manning and his wife , Mr . Binnsand Mr . Solomons , for conducting their defence , to be paid out of the proceeds of the jewels and o her property seised by the police , and now in the Lands of Inspector Yates . On Saturday last Mr . Binns , the attorney for Manning , received from Mr . Maule a letter , requesting him to furnish him with his bill of costs for his consideration , previous to a settlement , a similar letter being received by Mr . Solomons . It is understood

      that none of the property will be sold by the government , to prevent a revival of the atrocitiescommitted by their exhibition to the morbid curiosity of the public by the caterers for such amusements , but that the whole will be otherwise disposed of . The lords of the treasury have awarded to Mr . Moxey , the superintendent of the Edinburgh police , tbe sum of £ 30 , and to one of his officers £ 5 , for their active part in accomplishing the capture of Mrs . Manning at the boose in Haddington-place , in that city . Mr . Moxey has very genewnsly distributed his portion among three charitable Institutions in Edinburgh .

      SoppaEssios of Gambling . — The eamblingnouses in the vicinity of Jermyn-street / Regentstree » , and Leicester-square , have been placed under ariose surveillance by order of the commissioners of E ^ t i- lwo c ° Mtables ' are stationed atthe ' ehtrance _ » each nOnse ,. to note down Wd describethe persons £ ti £ 3 F- ^ - - They will be relieved at ' staled i ~ £ ^ - tt ? «« . r ^ eillanee - to continue ; vwithda ? ' ; ip-**^ w r fthp ; ffeanenters aftk ' esrsocial pesV iousfes , and that the ehahc ^ . of & cBessfoBpTaMe ' r * pjoyea try their owners being wrrespbndiDgly

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      Great Public Cemetery at ABBET-woon . —lt has been kn own for some time past that a public cemeterv was about to be made to the extent , _ in the first instance , of 400 acres , at Abbey-wood , a . beautiful spot on the south bank of the river lhames , between Woolwich and Erith . The spot is very near the Abbey-wood station , on the North Kent line of the South-Eastern Railway , and about ihirty-five minutes' distance from London-bridge . When the examination of tho ground took place it was considered to be for a private company , but now there is reason to suppose it is the place recommended , although not named in the report of the Board of Health . . T .

      lessened , it will . ultimately lead to their total dbv comfiture . . . . :,.- ... Caution to Offee-house Keepers . —In the Court of ImW ReVeniie Mify Attn Ileteher . of Queen-street , Sherrardistreet , St . James ' s ^ coffeehousekeeper , was cbarged with retailing sp irituous liquors without a licence . Mr . -S . Kingsford , an officer of excise , proved the selling of the liquor , which was consumed on the premises , and no money a « ked for before it was served ; Mr . Hayling , the supervisor , corroborated the evidence , and said the defendant had no licence for the sale of the spirits . The court gave judgment against the defendant » . the penalty of £ 10

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      TJttrrixg Foi . gko Notes . —On Friday evening a gang of swindlers , who were engaged in circulating notes , in imitation of those of the Brighton Union Bank , amongst the shopkeepers of Brighton , were detected and lodged in prison . The forgeries are said to be well executed . —The four prisoners were examined this morning ( Feb . 25 ) , before Mr . C . Carpenter , Mr . T . J . Bellamy , Mr . Montagu Scott , Major Allen , and Col . Paine . The court was crowded to excess , scarcely less interest being excited than what wss manifested at the failure of Wigney ' s bank some years ago . The prisoners gave their names as follows : —Joseph Green , City-road ; London ; JosephHadjand , Duke-street , Sheffield-park ; Robert Stewart , 5 , Devonshire-place , Brighton ; and William Clarkson . The » cases occupied the whole day , and the evidence completely substantiated most

      of the charges . Tbe following is a summary of this remarkable case : —Mr . T . H . Chase , the chief officer of the Brighton police , received by post a communication from Mr . Stevens , chief officer of the Birmingham police , that a man was iu custody in the latter town on a charge of being concerned in passing forged notes of the Birmingham banks ; that when apprehended he threw a bundle of notes into the fire , and that one of the fragments recovered from the flames by the police purported to be a portion of a £ 5 note of the Brighton Union Bank . This fragment was enclosed in the letter . It was the second or right hind half of a note , to all appearance a genuine " promise to pay . " The banking firm is that of Messrs . Hall , West , and Borrer , whose notes are en graved in the usual manner , and bear , beneath the name of the bank a miniature delineation of the

      Pavilion . The signature is that of Mr . West , whose writing bears the impress of nervousness , and is not a bad imitation oi the real signature . Mr . Chase , on receiving the communica'ion from Birmingham , immediately placed himself in communication with the bank . He was engaged in conversation with Mr . Pocock , chief clerk of the bank , on : the subject , on Saturday evening , when a junior clerk brought in a £ 5 note , which had been brought to the office for change , and which was thought to be bad . It turned out that a man of gentlemanly appearance had , at the shop of Mr . Lashmar , draper , purchased some articles , for which lie tendered a £ 3 Union Bank Note , and that Mr . Lashmar , not having enough change sent the note to the bank . The

      bank happens to be very near to Mr . Lashmar s shop . Mr . Chase ran to tbe shop immediately , and walked to the hall with the draper ' s customer , who was strictly searched . The stockings were removed from the legs , ard beneath the garters were found eight notes similar to those already mentioned . The prisoner , on being further interrogated , said he had no residence in Brighton , and that he lived in the City-road , London , but did not know the number . Finding in the prisoner ' s pocket a piece of paper on which was wnfen , "Willy , St . James ' s-street , " Mr . Chase inquired whether he had changed any £ 5 notes of the Union Bank , or received any such notes in payment for purchased articles . One of the assistants replied that a man had made a purchase for

      which he paid with a £ 5 note , subsequently changed at Mr . Tappen ' s , who produced it . Mr . Chase returned to the Town-hall , and ou his way passed tbe shop of Mr . Lashmar , where the first note had been utter * d , surrounded by a crowd witnessing the removal by Superintendent Crowburstof a second man who had been offering another of the forged notes at the same shop . Constables in plain clothes were immediately despatched about the town to put the tradesmen ou their guard , and in the course of the evening upwards of twenty other £ 5 notes , the produce of the same forgery , were brought to the hall , as well as two more of the uttcrers , in consequence

      of the information . The notes of the bank are numbered by means of printing types , and the forgeries are well executed resemblances . Economy , however , has been studied fur all the numbers are combinations of the four figures , 6 , 7 , 0 , 4 , "differently disposed . The plan has been well digested . The necessity of simultaneous action seems to have been perceived , for all the utterings were between six and eight o ' clock . Evidence having been given bringing the charge home to the accused , the prisoners were all formally remanded . On Tuesday the several prisoners were again brought up before the bench nnd committed for trial , the magistrates declining to take bail in either of the cases .

      Blindness ix a Boy caused by Beating . —At the County County of Cornwall last week an action of damage ? was brought against William Brabyn , a schoolmaster iu Withiel , by a boy named Nicholas Robins , nine years old , who , in consequence of a beating inflicted on him by Brabyn had lost his sight . The witnesses proved that the defendant bad struck Robins several times on the bead with a stick , and that the boy had been ill ever since , his health having been remarkably good previously . The medical gentleman who had attended plaintiff stated , that when called in he found the boy labouring under symptoms which led him to suppose there was pressure on tho brain . These symptoms were succeeded by blindness and deafness . The jury returned a verdict for the

      plaintiff , damages ± 20 . Ixcenmary Fire at Reading . —On Satuiday night last , about half-past ten o ' clock , the farm premises of George Hkgs , E < q ., a wealthy gentleman , living at a fine suburban villa on the Oxford road , about one mile from the centre of the borough , but just within its boundaries , were discovered to be on fire . The building ignited so quickly that it was impossible even for the most energetic and daring man to do much for the safety of the cattle , and two fine cows , which could not be approached , were roasted alive in their stalls . Several pigs were injured to such an extent by tbe flames , that they were instantly obliged to be killed . The fire continued to blaze for hours , and the whole town was brilliantly lighted up

      by the body of name , which covered an area of a quarter of an acre . The place is a complete mass of allies , and the loss must amount to a few thousands of pounds . The property consists of barns ,, one or two ricks of corn s ables , cattle sheds , granaries , agricultural implements , & c , horse s , the two cows , aud three pigs . The proprietor was fully insured . Fire at Clat-IIill Hall , —On Saturday evening last a very destructive fire happened at the seat ot Mr . Bosanquet , tbe banker , at Clay-hill , about two miles distant from Enfield , and was not subdued until a serious destruction of property had taken place . The building in which the lire originated was detached from the residence , and was being prepared , we understand , for a library . It was of an old-fashioned construction , the fronting covered with ivy . Some

      persons had been engaged during the day in airing the place , and about six o ' clock in the evening smoke was seen issuing from the windows by some lads who were passing by . An ala-rn was instantly raised , and an attempt made to enter the building so as to ascertain the seat of the fire . The heat and smoke , however , were too overpowering to allow them to proceed far into the interior , and in a very short time the flames had full possession of the building . Engines were promptly despatched to the scene of the conflagration , but were not able to save any portion ef the place . The exact loss is not known , but it is stated that some very choice books were stored in the building . The dwelling house is not injured . Tbe estate formerly belonged to Mr . Harman , the eminent merchant .

      The Mendip Mixes . —About 150 of the workmen employed at the Mendip Mines have struck for wages . This determination was made known by them in a body to the chairman of the company , Mr . E . H . Barwell . Child Murder . —On Saturday last information was circulated of the murder of a male child , five or six weeks old , whose body , with a heavy brick tied to it , was found in a pit of water at Weston Norris . The child which appeared to have been in the water three or four weeks , was recognised as having about that time been seen in the possession of a woman who was stopped and searched by a police-officer , and who then stated that she was proceeding to Stockport . ¦'• ' She is described ' -as about forty years old in appearance , and four feet nine inches high , a very coarse looking woman . ' with round face , sandy hair and complexion , and flat nose a little crooked , and wore strong shoes , without stockings , a short and much worn cloth cloak , a muslin cap , but no bonnet . ' -..- ¦ * - ' '

      Angling p ' or a Thief . —One of the . ; men in Mr . Brigg ' s tobacco manufactory , at Bristol , baying discovered , on , the . ' 22 nd ult . a parcel of about 3 ' . b . of snuff . secreted away under a chest ih ; a worn where it could onl y Wve beep placed for dishonest purpose ' s , ; mTormed . tne"Toreman ,. . who' told himVto leave it ' there , ' and attach ' , a ^ string ' to it , which he' was to * 6 pnvey ; w'behin ^ ches . t ' to a ' ropm oh the second ' & or , \ ana . th ^^ 'tieitto ' i ' stAck which , ' served as a sort of float ; for the person hurriedly removing the

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      parcel below must pull -the string , " arid g ive tho signal up stairs . As the men were leaving the ' manufactory the man on ' watch saw the " float' dip , and nidningdown stairs secured the parcel on the person of a man named' George Roberts , and With the string Still attached to \& The act was complete , and , the line of evidence , connected . Roberts , who was one of the Workmen in the warehouse , lias . been committed for trial . '" Riot and Loss of Life ; at a Protectionist Meeting . —In an affray that ensued between the protectionists and free traders at the Dorset County Protection Meeting , a young , man was struck down by a farmer , and so seriously injured , that he expired the same night . An adjourned inquest on tho body

      was held at Dorchester on Friday the 22 nd ult . The name of the deceased is William Allen , aged about twenty , who was in the employ of Mr . Bonifas , tailor of Dorchester . , The following was given in evidence : —Mr . W . Tapp , surgeon , attended the deceased when he was brought , tb the Dorset county hospital , and found him labouring under concussion of the brain . He was much worse at eight o ' clock in the evening , and at about eleven o ' clock he died . His death was caused from extravasation of blood . on the brain . On a post mortem examination of the body I found some slight external marks of injury on the head , but only one attended with extravasation of blood ; the skull was unusuall y thin , and there was a slight fracture of the parietal bone . —S . Bolster

      heard Mr . J . Brake , butcher , of Sydling , say to Mr . P . Bennett , landlord of the Royal Oak , that it was he who struck the boy . Happened to hear this conversation in passing- —H . Strickland : I live at Dorchester . I was in the Bridport-road on Wednesday when the meeting broke up . The mob was very thick . The . deceased ; was standing still , with one hand in his pocket , when he was struck by a man who was chasing some boys . The deceased stopped , apparently to let the man pass , but directly he came up with him he swung his stick in the air , and brought it down on the back of Allen ' s head as hard as he could . Allen staggered and fell backwards . After he struck Allen the man ran away towards tbe rest of the farmers . Stones were ; flying about . I

      went up to Allen and took him by the hand , but he appeared quite dead . I did not know the person who struck deceased . He struck him with a dark stout stick , and fell down himself from the violence with which he struck the blow . —M .. Devanish , jun ., saw the farmers pursuing the mob , and went in the same direction . I sawa young man ,, of eighteen or twenty , running away from a farmer . I saw him strike him on the head . The boy dropped directly he received the blow , which was given with such violence that the farmer fell too . I did not see his face . He had on a brown over-coat , and appeared to be a tall , middle aged man . I should not know him again if I were to see him ' . —F . Bennett -. I am landlord of the Royal Oak . I had no

      conversation , with Mr . Brake yesterday . I never heard him own that he had struck the boy . — Susan Balster : I was passing down the street with my husband after the meeting was over , and , on passing the Royal Oak , I saw several persons and Mr . Brake . 1 heard Mr . Brake soy to one of the persons , " I have done for htm . " One of the persons said , " Was it you V and Mr . Brake replied , " Yes . " —C . Cox : I saw the man strike down Allen , and I went across the field to him and said , " You are no man ; you are a coward . " He turned round to a blacksmith , who was standing by , and said , "I'll serve you the same , and half a dozen like you . " The blacksmith offered to fight him , 1 knew that the man who struck Allen was a butcher living at or

      near Sydling . I had seen him frequently in the market . I was one of Allen ' s shop-mates . I did not see him do anything before he was struck down . \ went to Sydling this morning to the house of Mr . Brake , and saw him , I am sure he is tbe person who struck down Allen—H . Lock , solicitor : I saw one of the farmers running after a young man , and hit him a blow with a large stick . The young man fell down , and the farmer himself stumbled . I looked particularly at the man , but did not recognise him . I am partially acquainted with -Mr . Brake , but cannot say whether he was or was not the man . I was fully one hundred yards from the spot , and heard the blow distinctly . —J . Fitz-Simmons gave similar evidence , adding , I knew the man from seeing him

      frequently in the town . Mr . Brake is the man . I went over to his house this morning to identify him , and told him he was the man who had struck the boy down . He said he was confident he was not . To tbe best of my belief he struck the lad with a whitehandled whip , with a hammer at the end of it , with the hammer end . I undertake to swear positively he is the man . —0 . Cooper : I live at Weymouth . I was present at the meeting . The farmer who struck the boy was walking along quietly , when the young man aimed a stone at him deliberately and hit him , I believe , under the ear . He staggered two or three paces back , and then followed the lad . He had a stick—a common walking stick . He made a cut at the boy , and I said . " That ' s a dead ' un . " The boy fell down as a rabbit does when he is shot . I was within ten yards of him . I could , not identify the

      man . —Mr . Joseph Stone , town clerk of Dorchester , said he saw the beginning of the row , when the rush was made from the riding school . Stones were flung , and windows were broken . He went amongst the people and tri-d to pacify them , and he asked a boy for his stick , which he gave up readily . —A juror : Did you ask the farmers to give up their sticks ? —Mr . Stone : I did not . —The inquest was then adjourned . —Adjourned Ino , ubst . —On Monday the inquiry into the death of the lad Allen , who was killed in tbe affray after the protection meeting held at Dorchester on Wednesday last , was resumed at the Shire Hall , before Mr . Wallis , the coroner . On Tuesday morning , the jury having been locked up from four p . m . till half-past eight a . m .,, announced that they could not agree , and were bound over to appear at the assizes on the l'lth March .

      Awful Death , —An inquest was held on Saturday last at the Lucker station of the York . Newcastle , and Berwick Railway , before Mr . T . A Russell , one of the coroners for the county of Northumberland , and a respectable jury , on the body of Mr . Richard Hobson , aged 72 , of Greenhill , near Bamburgh , who was killed on the previous day by the mail train from the south running him down whilst he was imprudently cro ? sing the line . The deceased was formerly upwards of twenty-six years in the service of the Duke of Northumberland , at Alnwick Castle , as home bailiff , and auditor of accounts in the Commis-ioners ' -office . On his resignation of those appointments , in 1832 , he made a tour throuah the agricultural districts of England and Scotland , and

      subsequently became principal agent to the late Earl Grey , remaining at Howick , as manager of his estates , ud to the period of that nobleman ' s death in 1815 , when he retired to Greenhill , where he has since resided , much respected by a large circle of acquaintances for the genuine hospitality which he practised , and the unostentatious warmth of friendship by which he was strikingly characterised . He wa 3 unmarried , and it is lamentable to think that his awful death was the result of his own rash and impudent conduct , of which he had been repeatedly warned by his own servant as well as the stationkeeper . The jury , on the conclusion of the evidence , immediately returned a verdict of " Accidental death , " the jury ' expressing that while they quite

      exonerated all the parties from any blame whatever , they thought that it would be well if the gatekeeper , in future , looked after the foot passengers' little gate when a train is coming up , so as to stop any one from trying to cross . Disturbance amongst thb Farm Labourers in Wilts . —Last . week considerable excitement prevailed in that portion of the county adjacent to West Lavinton , in consequence of a numerous body of agricultural labourers having " struck" from work and threatening serious disturbances . A reduction of wages appears to have been the cause of the outbreak . Oh the previous Saturday most of the principal farmers in the neighbourhood intimated their intention of reducing the wages of their labourers from 7 s . to 6 s . a week . The men had

      previously got a hint of the comtcinplated reduction , and a number of them waited . up'in the steward of LordChurchill ( the owner of the principal farms in the parish , ) with aview of inducing him to intercede in their behalf . This Jed to no beneficial result ; and the men finding that their musters were determined on reducing them to 6 s ., about 150 of them assembled early on Monday morning in front of the house of Mr . Spencer , a large farmer , nnd stopped men , horses , and agricultural implements proceeding to work by that road . Having persuaded others labourers to join them , they went round to all the farms , and completely stopped all operations . They took horses from ploughs , opened sheep pens , and prevented all labour being proceeded with . No opposition being offered them , they pursued the same course throughout the day , visiting every farm in the vicinity and forcing off the labourers who were at

      work . On the following day some of them returned to work , but it being reported that warrants were out for the ringleaders , more than one hundred of the men formed themselves into a band and paraded the streets with staves . The assistance of the constabulary was then sought , and Captain Meredith , with a strong force arrived , and remained on duty in the village during the nignt . The men had returned to their homes , and something like order was restored on Wednesday . On Thursday , however , thero was a renewal of the excitement . A man named Kile , who had taken an active part in the affair , was brought before the magistrates iof-this town , and conveyed to , prison . He had not been , long in custody , before a large ' body of : his fellow-labourers , armed with sticks , came into the town , for the purposeof rescuing him , but were unable to carry their intention s into effect . '

      .. Confession . of . MuRnEit , r-It has within the last two or three , 'days been made known that John Baguley , ' aged seventy , who died at Cbilwell , four miles south . of Nottingham , on .-the 16 th ult . ' , confessed on his death-bed ' that ! twenty three ! years ago he murdered a hawker of . shawls , . 'blankets , & 0 ., and disposed of the . body ; ' A ' t ' the period of his sudden disappearance , the murdered man professedlo be courting , one of Baguley ' s daughters , and as he was known to be in possession of a considerable sum of money ,

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      be " was looked upon as being rather " a desirable guitorVespecially as the B ' aguleys were known to ' . be very poor . - The hawker . had not been missing more than < jWlY « months , however , - before , their circumstances began to Improve , " and from the condition of a poverty-stricken labourer Baguley became suddenly advanced to that of a comfortable cottager ; with a number of pigs in . bis stye .. -The first Mrs . Baguley died five or six years ago , and said a short time previously that she had something on . her mind which she should like to reveal ;„ but this / coming to her husband ' s knowledge , he never afterwards would

      allow a stranger to go to , 'her . room . Tbe present Mrs . Baguley was married to . Mm . about three years ago , since which time , she pays , his conduct has been very strange in hissleep . Frequeritlyhe Mould jump up in a state of great excitement , and exclaim that some one was abont to seize him .. The day before . he died he said to her . " The pick that I did it wiih'is buried in the dyke , " and other revelations followed , which have not yet been made public . The whole of the circumstances have been made known to T . B . Charlrod , Esq ., the local magistrate , and will no doubt be fully and efficiently investigated ..

      Attempted Assassination at Fremington House .- —The unfortunate man William Symons , the servant of Mr . William Arundel Yeo , the High Sheriff of Devon , at Fremingtan- house , near Barnstaple , who was shot on Tuesday ni ght last by an assassin , continues in an hopeless condition , and his death is momentarily expected . The assassin Lillycarp , still remains at large ; an accurate description of his person has been distributed all over the countrv by the police , with a reward for hisappre * hension . *

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      The Tenant Movement.—Tbe Tenant-Right As...

      The Tenant Movement . —Tbe Tenant-right Associations , in various parts of Ulster , are meeting to express their "decided abhorrence " of the incendiary and other outrages recently perpetrated , and ( heir . " earnest desire to preserve " the security of property , and tbe peace and social order of the commanity , " whilst . theyare "determined to seek , by every lawful means , a redress of the grievances under which the tenant-farmers of Ireland arelabouring . '' Some of these associations are engaged in local organisations to discover the persons concerned in tbe system of incendiarism . Referring to the recent

      tenant-right meeting at Donaghadee , the Banner of Ulster observes , " that Mr . Sharman Crawford fortunately , took the sense of , the meeting on the main provisions of Sir William Somerville ' s Bill , and , when he did so , this iniquitous measure was denounced amidst bursts of universal acclamation . " The Nation denounces the bill as " the destruction of tenant-right . " The " tenant protection movement' ' is gaining strength in the south . The "Press" Newspaper—The Dublin Press published its last number on the 22 nd ult . The business of the establishment is to be wound up . That journal had been established twelve months since , in succession to the Pilot .

      Shocking Case of Fratriciob . —The King ' s County Chronicle contains an account of an affray between two brothers named respectively John and Patrick Egan , residing at Ballyduff . in the King ' s county ; The brothers , it appears , held a farm in copartnership , and for some time had been engaged in petty altercations , and on the day named John , the youngest of the two , proceeded to make a ditch , for the purpose of enclosing a slip of waste land as an addition to his garden at the rear of his house , when his ill-f-ted brother opposed himand a conflict is

      , supposed to have ensaed—there was no person present , but a broken spade was found beside the dead body , which exhibited several b ' eeding gashes . Both men belonged to a rather comfortable class , were in the prime of life , and , except to each other , were kind and obliging , and of spotless reputation . Their united families number seventeen individuals , thirteen of whom are children under twelve years of age . A verdict of wilful murder has been returned , and the coroner has issued a warrant for the apprehension of the accused , who has absconded .

      Spread of Incendiarism in Ulster . — The Northern Wliig of Saturday contains the following : — " On Tuesday morning lastthree dwelling bouses , with their offices , were burned to the ground , in the townland of Fourscore-acres , Caimcastle , the property of James Agnew , Esq . ; Tt appears that the previous occupiers of these bouses bad been ejected for non-payment of rent , two of them being behind three years ' , and one two years' rent . In one of the houses , three men sleeping in it had a narrow escape from being burned to death . Mr . Agnew is spoken of as a kind and considerate landlord ; and we are informed that he had not onlydrained the land of the ejected tenants , but , that finding they were unable to

      pay him his rent , had , also allowed them to take away the last year ' s crops . On Wednesday night a a house was fired and burned at Killead , on the property of General Pakenham . On the morning of that day George Cunningham , who had occupied the premises for many years , and had been struggling for some time past to pay his rent , was ejected from the house . " The Belfast Chronicle gives some details of two other incendiary fires . In the one case the inmates bad ft very narrow escape , having been obliged to make their exit through a window , as the perpetrators of the outrage had fastened the door on the outside . In the other case , the injury was confined to the burning of two stacks of straw ,

      The gentry and landowners of the county of Down have offered a reward of £ 500 for the discovery of the persons concerned in the recent attempt upon the life of Mr . Anketell , of Balliuahinch , agent to the Ker estates in that county . In the south the people are beginning to ply the spring with great spirit . It is stated that in Kerry an unusually large breadth of land is being prepared for potato sowing ; and the Limerick Chronicle adds that— "The peasantry of the county of Limerick ,

      like their neighbours of Clare and Kerry , are making a vigorous effort to prepare tbe ground for seed potatoes , hoping , in despite of past failures , for the reward of their labour by increased produced They have commenced operations thus early in the year , intending to have the seed down this month . " In other parts of Ireland also very extensive preparations are making for planting early potatoes ; and the improvement which has taken place in the state of the weather has everywhere revived activity .

      Emigration from Waterford .- —The Waterford Mail , ot Friday , says :- — " During the last two days our quays have been quite alive with emigrants and their friends , preparing to start for Liverpool , and from thence to America . Yesterday morning , at seven o ' clock , upwards of one hundred persons sailed or rather steamed , on board the William Penn ; and at twelve o ' clock , about four hundred on board the Foyle , Liverpool steamers . Such is tbe extent of emigration from this and the neighbouring counties , that we are credibly informed we shall shortly have American liners trading between Waterford and New York . "

      The Clifden Union . —The Galway Mercury contains the following : — " The goods and chattels of the Clifden Workhouse were sold out by some of its creditors last week . Cloth , for female clothing , tha ? was purchased in Waterford at 8 Jd . per yard , and bought by some persons at the sale , was offered on Friday to the Galway guardians for sixpence per yard .

      W — Insolvent Debtors' Court. A Laughabl...

      w — INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT . A Laughable Scejve . —A young man , named Percival , applied to be admitted to bail till his hearing , and Mr . Nichols opposed for the detaining creditor , on the ground that'Mr . Moon , a furniture dealer , in the New Cut , one of the proposed sureties , was not in a condition to justify as bail . —Mr . Moon , in addition to his affidavit filed , now swore that he was possessed of property in the New Cut of sufficient value to be bail for tho insolvent . —The attorney for the detaining ; creditor ( Mr . Howard ) stated that he had made inquiries at tho house in the New Cut , and a female servant told him that Moon lived at Paddington , and had no interest in tho place , and advised him ( the attorney ) to call when her mistress was at home . lie called again , when Mrs . Moon assured him that Moon had no

      interest in the property , and was a drunken fellow . —At this stage of the caso a general opinion seemed to prevail that Moon was "hired bail , '' and the attorney was despatched to fetch Mrs . Moon , as she had promised to attend , she having said to Mr . Howard , " Only send for me and he dare not show . " Moon was requested to remain in court , and he then informed the court that the lady who had given him such a character , was his own wifo . A laughable scene was now presented . Moon said his wife was determined that he should not be bail in the court , and had concocted the story . Some of Mr . Moon ' s friends assured the court that he was a respectable man , and that his wife had determined to stop him from being bail . —Mr . Commissioner Phillips j At

      present this seems to he all " moonshine . " ( Roars of laughter . )—Tim attorney afterwards returned and said Mrs . Moon would not come with him . She said ii was all . trim what she had stated , and she would come on Monday . —Mr . Nichols said he had told tho attorney what had occurred , and he was satisfied that the insolvent . should bo : discharged on the bail as offered . —Mr . .. Commissioner Phillips told the attorney to bo . careful . how he in future holievcd what ; a woman said ; ( Laughter . ) The Bail ' , wore accepted and the insolvent discharged . Moon had waitedjin court for the appearance of his wifo , but his " careful spouse" did not show when requested , therefore the commissioner said it was "moonshine . "

      Benefices In Plurality .—By A Bill Now I...

      Benefices in Plurality . —By a bill now in the House of Commons , ' it is proposed that spiritual parsons shall not hold benefices in plurality unless they , are actually : contiguoustooaoh other , and the population of the'two . shall ; not exceed 600 . The Act is . not to affect benefices under £ 100 , and notto apply to preferments to w . bich persons are admitted . The Act is to appl y toTrelaM as well as to . England .

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      : / . - ^ ^; = ' v ' . : OAKLisiiEA \ \' . '/ ' : M . UMfiBiW Base Coih . —John Williams , aged 29 , was charged with having uttered twenty-three base shillings . The Jury found the prisoner " Guilty . " Sentence , six months' imprisonment with hard labour .. " . ' ;¦ : ; /;" ¦"• ' ' ¦ Thomas Byne , aoed 20 , pleaded guilty , to a similar , offence , but of a more aggravated nature . Sentence , twelve months' imprisonment , with hard labour . Catchiko a Tartar—John Grierson , aged 16 , was charged with having , at Brampton , assaulted Jas . Freeman , with intent to rob . Prisoner pleaded not guilty ^ On the night of the 6 th ult ., the prisoner and another man had agreed to waylay and rob

      a person named Warncop , saddler , Brampton , and for that purpose they concealed themselves in a hedge leading from Brampton . Hearing what they thought to be the footsteps of their intended victim , they sprang out from their hiding place , and seized the prosecutor , James Freeman ,, a soldier , well armed with a thick stick . Startled for a moment the man of war fell under their gripe , and speedily shaking off his antagonists , he belaboured them moat unmercifully , and they were too g lad to take to their heels . Both fellows escaped for a time , but the prisoner , who had not the sense to keep his own : counsel , told the adventure to a faithless friend , who afterwards " peached , " and brought him into his present predicament . —Though the counsel for the prosecution strove hard to convict ,

      no proof could be given of the intent . Murder of Sir James Graham ' s Gamekeeper . — Joseph Hogg and John Nichol were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Davidson on the 8 th of November last . —Mr . Sergeant Murphy having opened thecase , in the course of which his lordship announced that he should admit the depositions of a man named Andrew Turnbull , charged , along with the prisoner s before the coroner , with the murder , the following evidence was given : —Margaret Davidson-the widow of the late Thomas Davidson , who lived at Kirtle Hall , stated that on Thursday morning , the 8 th November last , her husband left home to attend to his duties as a game-watcher for Sir J . Graham . He had received £ 7 in money on the 5 th , three Scotch notes , two sovereigns , and £ 2

      in silver ; of this he gave her son two Scotch notes , and paid away £ 18 s . He had his stick and plaid with him , no gun . She never after saw him again alive . Her husband's : body was brought home on the . Saturday , following . —John Armstrong , the gamekeeper of Sir J . Graham , stated that the deceased was one of his watchers . He called on him on the 8 th of November , and he was out watching . He called next morning and found he had not got ' home , and he went in search of him on the south of Skelton-pike . He did not find him that day j and the day after about a score of persons went in search of him , and an alarm was given that his bod y was found ; He saw it in a cart at the deceased ' s own door . Doe Craig is a favourite place for poachers . He made an examination thero on the

      loth , and traced some footmarks on the west of Doe Craig . There were some about a mile from Wire ' s Fold , where the body had been found . Those footmarks were compared with some shoes the policeman afterwards had . On Thursday , the 8 th , he heard a gun-shot about ten o ' clock . After tbe body was brought home he searched it , and found a purse , and in it a £ 1 note , a pocket-piece resembling a shilling , six crooked sixpences , and two farthings and a half-farthing . He undressed the body , and found it black about the neck , and the shirt-neck was torn . —Matthew Patterson , surgeon , stated that on Sunday , the 11 th of November , he examined the body of the deceased at Kirtle Hall , his residence . In his judgment deceased had died from strangulation . Had his neckcloth been twisted

      tight round it would have produced all these effects . —Joseph Gallagher , turnkey , proved that Andrew Turnbuli committed suicide in the gaol on the 28 th of November , the day after he was committed , and a coroner ' s inquest was held upon him . —Cross-examined by Mr . James :. The same morning that he committed suicide he was told that he was committed on the coroner ' s inquisition for the wilful murder of Davidson . —William Carrick , the coroner for the district , produced two examinations before him of the deceased Andrew Turnbull , on the inquisition on the deoeaged , Davidson . He was sworn on each occasion , and the depositions made was in itnswer to questions . He was told he was not bound to answer anything that would criminate himself . On the second examination neither of the

      prisoners were present . On the first occasion Jos . Hog was present . The depositions of Andrew Turnbull were then put in and read . The second deposition stated that on the 8 th of November last the two prisoners called at his house between seven and eight o clock , whilst he was in bed , and asked him to go out shooting with them to Doe Craig ; it was a very misty morning , and Davidson would not be out watching . He got up and went with them . On their way the prisoner Hogg said to him , " If we light on Davidson we willjust put an end to him ; thou wilt help us . " He said he would not stain his hands in another man ' s blood , but that he would not tell if they did . They fired at some birds and as they were turning down to Wire ' s Fold , he looked back and said , " Ah , here is Jem coming . "

      Nicholsaid , " Curse him , he is . " They then all ran , till Nichol cried , " Stop , I will shoot him . " Deponent said , he would not stop , and Joseph Hogg then threw down his gun and took off his jacket ana made a rush at Davidson . Davidson said , " Be quiot Joe , you know the worst on it . " Hogg got hold of his stick and twisted it out of his hands , and Davidson again told him to he quiet . Hogg then seized him by the neck and threw him down , and Davidson cried out , " Thou won't murder me , wilt thou ? " Hogg said , " he deserved it , he was only a bad thief at best . " Hogg then gripped him by tho neckcloth and called on Nichol to help him , and they did it between them , and turned him over on

      his face . They then said it was all one now ; he might have money on him , and they might as well have it , and they took his purse out of his inside waistcoat pocket , and took out of it three sovereigns and three half-crowns , and put back the purse with a Scotch note in it and some silver . "—The depositions of Nichol and Hogg , before the coroner , was then put in and read , and they denied knowing anything of the murder . —The evidence having been gone through , his lordship asked the jury if they required Mr . James to address them for the prisoners ? The jury were of opinion that the evidence was not conclusive against the prisoners , and Acquitted them . ;

      Islington County Court. Taylor V. Sulliv...

      ISLINGTON COUNTY COURT . Taylor v . Sullivan . — Extraordisarx Case . — This action was brought to recover the sum of £ 4 los ; The plaintiff ( a poor Irish girl ) stated that she was in respectable , service in Hoxton , and met the defendant nine weeks hack , when he suddenly pretended to admire her , ' telling her she resembled a sister who had died , and asked her to favour him with her company for a walk , as he was a single man , and anxious to get married . She believed his representations , and he continued paying his addresses to her until a fortni ght ago , when he induced her to obtain leave of absence from her mistress for a day and a night , representing that it was for the purpose of taking her to Shoreditch church to be married , he having previously told her that ho had published their banns there . Her

      mistress granted her request , the plaintiff having led her to understand that she was going to be bridesmaid to a relative . She met the defendant pursuant to his request , when he took her to the church mentioned , which , however , was closed , when , on his entreaty , she accompanied him to a beer-shop in Whitecross-street , where ho introduced her to several men and women , who , he said , were his relatives , and by them and the defendant she was induced to jump over a broom , and go through other mock ceremonies , under an impression that it was legal , and she parted with the amount . now claimed , fully believing that he was her lawful husband . ' After enioying herself in his company and that of his friends during the day at the beer-shop , she accompanied him to his lodgings

      for the night , and went to her service in the morning , when she mentioned to her mistress that she had practised ' a deception oh . her in obtaining permission of absence , and she then detailed the above extraordinary circumstances , which reaching her master ' s ears , he adopted the present proceedings , and convinced her of the cruel trick of which she bad become the victim . —During the evidence of the plaintiff , ' the judge , Sergeant Jones , and every one present expressed their surprise and indignation , and , at the conclusion , his honour said it was a matter of surprise to him that her master had not handed over the defendant to bo dealt with

      criminally , which ho most richl y deserved ; and he added that , before giving judgment , he should direct Copqland , one of the officers of the court , to see her master and mistress , ' t © ascertain from them certain matters in confirmation of the plaintiff . Copeland proceeded at once to do so , and when the case was again called on , tho learned judge said he had received sufficient proof of tho accuracy of her evidence ; and he ' ordered- the defendant to pay the money and costs in , a / week ,.. observing the law then would punish -huh . to the fullest extent if he made any default;—The fellow Avas then hissed from the spot . - ' ; ¦ . : ' ' : ' ¦'•

      .. •Albiibr From Naples Announces The . ...

      .. Albiibr from Naples announces the . cessation of , the eruption ¦ jbf- ' VdS . uvius . The lava had ; found an issue . on tho ^ southern side of themountain towards Maiirod ' Ottiano ,, and flowed dpwn in three . qTrcctions , the principal stream following tlie-old bed . Notwithstanding this ; favourable , circumstance a good deal of damage had fbeen done to -property . Of three persons . jvho ^ had approached too : near to witness tho phenomenon more at their ease , one was killed , and tlie " two others ' severeiv wounded by red-hot stones . •''¦ - ¦ <

      British College Of Health. . ¦ , Kbw-Boa...

      BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH . . ¦ , Kbw-boad , London , r . ' rKMOTr-CowwTHWf , —in t-he name of hums and justice we ask how much longer are tho rem of tbe poor to be cut up in the hospitals , in orde put guineas into the doctors' pockets ? Oh . ! infamy ! Are tho poor who dio in hospitals aware i doctors make money by selling their remain medical students , who pay them so much for J another so much for an arm , < fee ., 4 c . ? Dotvn , the odious traffic , , say all H y geists . Anatomi perfectly useless in tho cure of any disease , pj arise !! ¦

      Wreck Op A West Lvdiaman. —The Fate Of ....

      Wreck op a West Lvdiaman . —The fate of . i Sarah , West Indiaman , and the whole of hop fortunate crew ,.. during tho recent fatal sto ,, ' " ? now placed beyond all doubt ; that she was thl on the Long Sand by the fury of the hurrican e totally destroyed , there ia very little reason " question . : Since her loss was rumoured-evcrr t ( deavour has been made to ascertain whether ' : ? had been seen after the night of ' the storm v satisfactory information has been gleaned ex ing that of her arrival in the Downs from , } am ? ft and disappearance the following nio-ht t ? Cinque Port pilot , Mr . James Pascall , wlfose mri choly fate has created much regret at Dover Deal , was put on board of her b y the pilot n ?' off Dungess , and on the ship reaching the \ I Foreland , she was taken in tow by the TV steam-tug . The circumstance of the f < w"'J ui iiiu

      * u » or snapping . me oaran gectlDg adrift I already been noticed . The wind had heiri . ? . 5 alarmingly from the S . W ., and the Sarah afT drifting some distance , was brought up with t anchors , about three-quarters of a mile above t 1 Tongue light-ship , ^ The Trinity steam-tii * J ^ considerable knocking about , managed to get ' alon ' side the ship , and the master hailed the pilot \ r Pascall , to learn what time they should come a ' lon » side in the morning to take her in tow ? \ fi Pascall answered / say "Four o ' clock- ' if i ' weather will permit , we will be ready for vouat that time . " The storm that ensued soon aftof wards was one of the most terrible known in those channels for the last ten years . The shi p held on her anchors until about ten or eleven o ' clock when uurriuane

      tne iury . oi me tore ner away , and she was seen by the watch on board the Tongue lbu beacon drifting past , and she exhibited signals \ f distress , - and apparently burning tar barrels on hjr decks . To send boats off would have probabl y been to add to the melancholy catastrophe , for it was too perceptible that none could outlive the tremendous seas . The glare from the tar barrels remain ed visible tilfone o ' clock , when all of a sudden they disappeared ; and it is conjectured her destruction took place at that period . The exact locality ij not precisely known , but the general impression is that it happened on the Long Sand . Durinc the past week a vast quantity of West Indian produce has been picked up'in the vicinity of those sands

      Tho Blue Eyed Maid smack has put into Dover , witi nine puncheons and forty bags of nutmegs , whiol she had picked up between the North Foreland anj tho Gallopper . The schooner Flora reports havicseen the hull of a largo vessel , copper bottom bottom upwards , about sixteen or seventeen milfj from the North Foreland , and that a quantity i spices was saen floating about the wreck , Ano ' ttg vessel , which put into Rumsjate , had picked n several cask s of rum near the Foreland , and a fours vessel has reached Calais with more of tho car » The stern of the wreck has been discovered in & ¦ " Knock" sand , thus setting all doubts at vest } the . sad fate of the ship and her hapless crew . § Sarah had been some time employed in tlie trai and her unfortunate commander , Mr . Bridges , W

      the character of a very skilful and prudent marine The loss of her cargo is said to exceed £ 20 , 00 ? Upwards of thirty poor creatures are reported tj have perished . Coupar'Axgus Mutual Improvement Society .. The members of this society celebrated tha fifteenth anniversary on the evening of VFedncsdir the 20 th ult ., when after partaking often , the chair ! man gave a succinct review of the past history rf the institution , and pointed put what lie deem ! . ] would be some improvements for the future . Tfe meeting was then addressed by several memben and friends on the following subjects , viz ,: — " Tk « Absolute Sovereignty of God ;'' "Superstition ;" " Dissipation ; " " Education ; " " Co-operation ;" and " national Enjoyment . " Song and anecdoii being liberally interspersed , added greatl y to tbi harmony of the evening .

      Feat under Arms . —Last week a match w « undertaken by a young officer of the Guards to walk , accoutred in every respect as a privas soldier , in heavy marching order , from London » Windsor Barracks in seven hours ; five to one wy subsequently betted against his doing it in -ii hours , the distance being twenty-one miles anda half ; the weight about sixty pounds , with grenadier cap , knapsack , havresaok , musket , & o . ; and the difficulty of walking under such equipment . ' , without previous training , was great . The Seal was accomplished in five hours and a half , to il » surprise of . the natives and the soldiery . Crwli were collected at the entrance of Windsor—the cheering was immense . The start from Hyde Park

      corner was at eight a . m . The first ten miles wok walked in two hours nine minutes , and the remaining eleven miles in about two hours and a half ; tbe time of halting was forty minutes . The rate of walking , therefore , with such equipments , without previous training , being about four miles an liotr for twenty-one miles . Death by Spontaneous Combustion—The following extraordinary occurrence is related in the Gazette des Tribxmaux : — " A few days ago , in a tavern near the Bavriere de l'Etoile , a journeyman painter , named Xavier C , well known tor his intemperate habits , while drinking with some coarades , laid a wager that he would eat a lig httl candle . His bet was taken , and scarcely had k

      introduced the flaming candle into his mouth when he' uttered a slight cry , and fell powerless to tt ! ground . : A blueish flame was seen to flicker aboti bis lips , and , on an attempt being made to offer his assistance , the bystanders were horrorstrucktoficj that he was burning internally . At the end of hal > an-hour his head and the upper part of his chei were reduced to charcoal . Two medical men wen called in , and recognised that Xavier had fallenl victim to spontaneous combustion . This conflagn tion of the human frame is frightfully rapid infc progress ; bones , skin , and muscle , all are devour ^ consumed , and reduced to ashes . A handfull e dust on the spot where the victim fell is all the remains . "

      Public Income and Expenditure . —The first * turn of the present session has been printed , cc taining the annual account of tho public income as expenditure for the year ending the 5 th ult ., with * statement of the balances in the exchequer , *• The net income of the year was £ 52 , 951 , 7 * 18 13 s . * and the expenditure £ 50 , 853 , 622 lGs . it , kw'ifi an excess of income over the expenditure & £ 2 , 098 , 120 2 s . Id . The balances in the cxclieqaa on tho 5 th of January in tho previous year w $ £ 8 , 105 , 561 12 s . 9 £ d ., and at the close of the fii * cial year , the 5 th January , they amounted » £ 9 , 748 , 539 12 s . 4 £ d . There was advanced in f year £ 1 , 939 , 014 4 s . 6 d . for local works , & c ., «* various acts of parliament , including £ 1 , 217 , 0071 - for drainage , poor law unions , and railways "j Ireland . The repayments of advances for low works were £ 1 , 170 , 752 13 s . lid ., in the year .

      Exclusive Audience to the Bab in Insolvesci Oases : —On Saturday last in the County Court « Yorkshire , at York Castle , Mr . Sergeant DowluS judge of the court , gave his decision that , mcinbci * of the ' bar had not a right either to . cxclnsi « audience or to pre-audience in the County Court cases ' of insolvency . Since the point ' was fir 5 ' mooted : it has been much discussed by tlie nietrof * litan and various provincial law societies , aiulatt- j ? court held at York , on the 2 Gth January , the apF cation originally made by tho bar was withdraw but the judge then intimated that ho would furtlf consider the question , and give his ' opinioh upon it-• Serious Accident to Spohr , thk Comi-oseR . '' La Presse quotes the following passage from ; i lei ' - *

      dated Cassol , ' February 1 G ;— « The celebrated »' poser , M . Loins Snohr , while walking yesterday & the ice , had the misfortune to fall backwards , ^ received a burton his head . M . Spohr w : is imniet diately conveyed to his home , where every care a " attention were shown him , but the professional ' tendants despair of saving his life . " The Sale op the Queen Dowager's Effects- ** The sale of the effects of tho late Queen DomR has'been at length brought to a close . The anioi ^ realised is said to be something under : jd * 20 , OOj ) - *\ sum infinitely greater , no doubt , than would l been secured under the hammer . fe Fees in jciie Court , ok CnANCERT . —Last ff * * some accounts of tho Court of Chancery « ' printed by order of the House of Commons . It \ , pears that on the Suitor ' s'Fee Fund tho foes in •* ; year ending Ihe 25 th' of November last ^ "j jp . ii . n . 143 ins . ( 3 d . After all charcrps ftim i-cceS ' " '

      fees was £ 13 , 154 los . 3 d . In ' the masters '< $ " the fees received in the year were ' £ 40 , 005 os- ' f and in the taxing masters' offices £ 31 ,-700 . 4 s . 9 * . . ; Is an articlo iifone of tho London ' journals . ' !' . ' stated , that , . during ithe last two years , it has il Z calculated that chloroform has been '? used in & K SO uOO . to 100 , 000 . cases in the . city ' - 'jf vl ! diiil" " fj and withoiit . ' aiv accident or bad ' ' effect of any klt whatever traceable to " its use . - ¦ " Sermons ' in i Stones . "—A > Scottish geology jyhilel . im the- ' country ; ' having'bis pocket han ' " ? , with him , took it out and . wits-chipping the roeK ' j I f ho wav sidc . for examihaUctii , His p iocfecdina * * j riot escape the ' quick eye ' a ' nd ready . tongue , of ^ Scotchwoman . * " What' are ' you doing there nui ^ " Don ' t you' : seol ' m . breaking- a ' istone . " " . •• ; doing raairlth ' an thatj ' ry . c ' rebv ' oaking th ' e Sai > »^ . - 'Another Reduction in-she Arms .-, — ^^ n - '; : porals and a sergeant were'lastweek reduced coranks .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 2, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_02031850/page/6/