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H Health o ? London duhing the Week . —The ttotatotal number of deaths registered in London , in the Twce-wcek ending last Saturday was 9021 the weekly : avei average of five autumns is 1 , 162 ; the present rc-1 tnn turn , therefore , snows a decrease of 280 deaths on i the the estimated mortality of the season . The num' her hers in the last weeks , during which the mortality ' . lias lias continued to fall below the average , have been sue successively 1 , 075 , 1 . 028 , and 902 . In last week on ! only 25 deaths from cholera were registered ; the nu : number returned in the first-three weeks of October wc were respectively 2 SS , 110 , and 4 = 1 . Of tbe 25 d « deaths in the week , 1 occurred in the sub-district of Lo Long-acre , 2 in the district of Paueras , 1 in Isling
toi ton , 1 in the workhouse at Lower flovnerton , 1 ( al ( after puerperal pcritouis ) in Cock-court , Bishopsgn gate , 3 in the district of Sborcditch , 3 in Betlinal Gi Green , 2 in Whitechapcl , 4 in St . Gcorge-iu-the-East , 1 i 1 in Stepney , 2 in Poplar , and 1 each iu the followin ing districts : —Bermondsey , St . George ( Southw ; wark ) , Lambeth , and Cambcrwell . The deaths from di diarrhea and dysentery in the last week were 51 ; tli the average is 27 ; their continuous decline is si shown by the numbers returned in the first three -B- iveeks of Oetob- ; r , which were 146 , 105 , and 03 . T Typhus was fatal in 52 cases ; the weekly average is is 50 . From small-pox there were 7 deaths ( about a a third of the average ); whilst those from measles ,
a scarlatina , and hooping-cough , were respectively 20 , 3 33 , and 10 , the three epidemics exhibiting at prcs sent only a half of the usnal mortality . The niort talky from phthisis is also much less than the usual a amount . Besides a case of cholera , already referred t to , the deaths of 13 women , after childbirth , were i registered in the week . The reading of the baroj meter was 30 in . on Wednesday ; the mean reading of the week was 29-87 . The mean temperature has ' hecn throughout the week hig her than the average of the same week of 7 years ; on the last five days it was from 9 to 12 degrees higher than the average of corresponding days . The mean of the week was 55 degrees .
Suicide of as American MEHcnisr . —An inquest was held on Saturday by Mr . Wakley , at the Ashby Castle , Upper Ashhy-street , Clerkenwell , on view of the body of Mr . James Miller , aged 47 . The deceased , who was possessed of considerable property , lad offices in the City , but resided at 5 , Jforthanipton-square . —iliss Boltcn , a young lady residing m the same house , deposed that about twenty minutes past one o clock on Thursday afternoon the deceased rang his bedroom bcQ , and requested to see witness . Upon her entering the room he asked her to assist him iu opening a bottle , which he held in his hand , containing prussic acid . lie then poured out half a - wine slass of the deadly mixture and drank , it off ,
exclaiming , a few moments previously , "The instant I take this I shall be a dead man . " "Witness endeavoured to prevent him , hut despite her entreaties he swallowed the poison and expired in a few minutes . It appeared from the joint evidence of Dr . Key , of Iloxton , who had formerly attended deceased , Mr . Burroughs , and George Harris , clerk in deceased ' s office , that he had suffered from gout and erysipilas , though when in good health he was a most cheerful and jocular person . lie had comparatively recovered from gout , and his commission of suicide is attributable to a horror he had of a relapse of that malady . The jury returned the following verdict : — "That the " deceased destroyed himself hy taking prussic acid whilst in an unsound state of mind . "
Suicide from Grief . —An inquest was held on Saturday before Mr . H . M . TVakley , at the Old Red lion , St . John-street-road , Clerkenwell , on Elizabeth Alary Porter , late a respectable shopkeeper , in Goswell-road , aged 51 . —Henry Porter , deceased ' s son , stated that three years ago his mother had lost a favourite son and that his death so deeply affected her that she became partially deranged , and it was apprehended she would injure herself . On Monday hearing the servant scream , he rushed into his mother ' s bedroom , and found her weltering in her Wood from a wound in her throat , partly inflicted by his deceased brother ' s razor and partly hy a table knife tbat lay at her side . She lingered until the following Thursday , when death terminated her sufferings . —Mr . Phillips , surgeon , attended the
deceased , who died of suffocation , produced hy the ¦ wound in her throat . Before death she signified her deep regret for the act . Verdict— " Insanity . " The Smith-field Nuisance . —A Royal Commission is about to be issued to inquire and report as to the most eligible site or sites for a cattle-market , to be Lcld ontside of ihe Metropolis . A Military Defaulter . —An eminent banking and army agency firm in the neighbourhood of Trafalgar-square obtained a warrant for the apprehension of the paymaster of one of Her Majesty ' s infantry regiments , who , it is alleged , has absconded with L-irge sums of money entrusted to his charge . The gallant delinquent is represented as a member of the Army and Ifavy Club , and the proprietor of a handsome rural seat near one of our most flourishing seaport towns . —Weekly Clironicle .
Attbmited Robbery and Caficke of the Bnnguiu . —On Sunday evening last a daring attempt was made to rob the house cf Win . Cory , Esq ., 11 , Commercial-road , Lambeth . Part of the family had gone to church , leaving only Mr . and Miss Cory in tbe dining room , ana the footman below stairs . The front door was heard gently to open , and some parson entered the house . Mr . Cory rose from his seat and rushed to the ball , where he encountered a fellow who was already half-way across the passage . In an instant the villain was pinioned by Mr . Cory , who is seventy years of age , as in the grasp of a vice . Frightened and overcome , he stammered out , "Does Mr . "Williams live here ?"
Getting between the burglar and the door the old gentleman called lustily for the police , who soon made their appearance , and upon searching the intruder discovered upon Mm no less tluvn nine skeleton keys , ono of which exactly fitted the door . He was immediately conveyed to the station-house . The late Attempted Pakricide at Chiswick . — Although Mr . Monkhouse , sen ., still continues progressing favourably towards convalescnce , it is not considered that he will have attained sufficient strength to be able to attend at the court to give bis evidence iu the case for at least three weeks . The accused will therefore continue to be weekly remanded until that time .
Fire at ihe Model Baths and WAsnnocsss . — On Monday evening at a few minutes past six o ' clock a fire involving a serious destruction of property broke out in the extensive range of premises erected by tbe committee fir promoting the establishment of baths and wasbbouses for the labouring classes , situate in Goulston-square , Whifechapel . Theflaraen commenced in one of the drying houses , a temporary building erected by the committee with timber , for the purpose of te-ting its efficacy previous to building a more substantial compa ; tment . Contiguous to this erection was the washing department containing eighty-four wash tabs , and on one side stood tbe mangling houses , and on tbe other the ironing compartment . The whole extended in one direction
about one hundred feet , and in the other seventy-five feet . At the time stated above , some of the managing men < -f the establishment were greatly alarmed by perceiving a dense mass of smoke pouring through the different pa = snges leading to the various compartments in the extensive range of premises . Upon gaming the dning bouse the who ' e of the horses used for drying * the clothes were , together with the linen hanging thereon , found to be enve ' oped in flames . " Over this building were several large tanks , containing in the whole upirards of 3 , 000 gallons of water , and in order to guard against the ravages of fire the committee bad proper engine hose attached to these tanks , so that in the event of an outbreak a ready supply of water might le brought to bear upon
tbe flames . The first thing attempted by the parties belonging tO tbe premises was to fly to the hose connected with the tanks and scatter'he water over the flaUlCS / Unfortunatfily , although the rco ? -was formed of iron the ceiling was constructed of timber , and the flames travelled along the top of the building almost with the rapidity of lightning , and so intense was the neat from the flames that the glass windows in the ceiling quickly became broken , when the fire rushed through the openings in immense bodies , nsing so high as to threaten with destruction the whole « f the surrounding houses . A number of engines were speeddy in attendance , and the hose of several were conveyed through tbe front baths , and were brmight to bear upon the great seat of fire , whilst a number
of firemen were at the same time sent up the scaling ladders to mount that portion of the roof not on fire , but in spite of every exertion it was not until pa-t niue o clock that the flames could be conquered . The damage done by this disastrous event is very considerable . The drying house is entirely consumed , and all it contained . The mans'higand ironing compartments are also destroyed , but fortunately nearly the whole of the tubs ia the wasbbouses have escaped with trifling injury . The engineer ' s department has escaped uninjured . The boiler rooms hate likewise escaped any injury except from water . The $£ eam-engine aud the machinery have also received no , damage except by water . Tbe greater portion of the private baths have likewise received no InTiirv of anv imoortance , but , notwithstanding
fbedunage is considerable , and , what is worse , the goer people for whose accommodation the baths were § really- erected , will be put to gr : at inconvenience , ey having given over the renting of the premises iy formerly occupied for that purpose . ACOJDEXIS DBRIX 0 THE ROYAL VlSIT TO THE COAL £ * 5 U \ kg-b . — On Tuesday , several severe accents occurred near London-bridge and South-¦ g ^ k-bridge , atjthe time the royal procession was jjpssing'down the river to the new Coal Exchange . i 5 » ut ^ quarter to one o ' clock , a large number of jj & pens - had collected on Southwark-bridge , and tija *» vas scarcely any room for any vehicles to ffiss . After the procession had passed , a rash was Jgdei by several hundreds of persons , to leave the widge on the \ Gddlesex side . On reaching the toll-9 ° » both gates fere thrown open , for the purpose a ^ ordigg better cgwss from tho bridge . A f *^ . a ^ 8 »* fc ihtfk vai being driven at a sloar
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pace , in front of tbe crowd , was suddenly stopped , while- passing between tbe gate , in consequence of the rusb being so great from behind , and by persons attempting to pass on both sides of the cart , which was completely fixed , and could not move ono way or the other . Several persons were also jammed against the bars , and were unable to extricate themselves . A respectably dressed person , named James Hollis , who had by some means got his right leg between the spokes of the wheel , aud being unable to extricate it , was forced to the ground . His cries for assistance were heard by some persons in front of the crowd , and after considerable difficulty he was dragged into tho road find placed in the toll-house , where it was found
that he was unable to walk . A stretcher was obtained , aud the unfortunate , young man was conveyed to Bartholomew ' s Hospital . He was found to have received a compound fracture of tho right leg . A lady , named Pearce , residing in Stamfordterrace , Borough , was also knocked down by the crowd while attempting to leave the bridge , and before she could . be raised was trampled upon , and received several severe injuries about the body . Numerous other persons received injuries , more or less , during the struggle to leave the bridge ; and after the crowd had somewhat spread about , ladies were seen minus their shawls , and their bonnets and dresses being much disfigured . About the same time a man , named William Butler , living in Itedcross-streefc , Borough , met with a severe accident , from which he is now lying dangerously ill at Guy's Hospital . Shortly after the
disembarkation of the royal visitors , Butler , who had been standing upon the pavement on London-bridge , close to Fenning's Wharf , and not being aware of his proximity to tho kerb stone , was suddenly pushed by the crowd , who were about leaving the bridge , with considerable force into the road . He fell , and an immense body of persons passed over him ; some were thrown down , and shared the same fate , but were not so severely injured as Butler . After several hundred individuals had passed , a circle was made by main force , and the unfortunate man was dragged to the steps of the bridge . He was perfectly insensible , and was bleeding profusely from the nose . He was at onco removed to Guy ' s Hospital , where he was quickly attended to by the house « urgeon . Ho was stripped and his body was found to ho covered with bruises and contusions . His left leg was also fractured . Several minor accidents occurred on the same
bridge , but were of no public importance . Sudden Death of Mb . T , Morton . - On Tuesday morning Mr . Thomas Morton , of Ro . 7 , Woburnplacc , Russell-square , who was one of the surgeons of University College Hospital , and who , during the illness of the late Mr . Listou , discharged tho duties of that distinguished professor in the college , arose at his usual hour , apparently in the enjoyment of excellent health . About nine o ' clock ( just before breakfast time ) he returned to his bedroom , and shortly after eleven o clock , his servants being unable to conceive why he had not returned to his breakfast , proceeded to his room , where they found him lying dead on bis bed .
Alarming Fire is Holborn . —On Tuesday night a firo occurred upon the premises in the occupancy of Mr . Alfred Hill , a dentist , carrying on business at No . 19 , King-street , Holborn . The flames commenced in the workshop , at the rear of the private residence , from , it was stated , tbe upsetting of a nnptha lamp . The persons in the building , a gentleman and a lad , in their anxiety to get the fire subdued , were severely burned , more especially the youth who was removed to the hospital . Several engines were soon at the spot , and the flames were extinguished , but not until the premises in which the outbreak commenced were entirely destroyed Mr . Hill was not insured . !
Arrival is London of Hungarian Refugees . — On Monday morning ; at nine o ' clock , the steamer John Bull , arrived ' from Hamburg , bringing with her the following distinguished Hungarians : — General Klapka and servant , M . Fornet , Berauyi , Kamvossy , TJhaze , Bandezza , and Ahednyansky .
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A Lady ' s Pocket Picked ov £ 400 . —The wife of Mr . Hill , arcbitect , put into her purse Bank of England notes to the aniountpf £ 400 for the purpose of taking them to her husband ' s office in order that they might be ultimately placed to bis credit at the bank . On her way lo New-street , however , accompanied by her little boy , she had occasion to go through the Market-hall , and shortly after quitting the -vicinity of the Bull-ring , she found that her
purse with its £ 400 had vanished . Nothing had occurred to make Mrs . Hill suspect she had been robbed , but there can be no boubt that one of those little rogues who swarm in our streets found himself the unexpected possessor of a fortune , who , a moment before , bad not a farthing in the world . Information was at once given to Superintendent Stephens , and the detective force weresoon on the alert , but nothing has been heard of the money . A reward of £ 20 has been offered for the recovery of tbe notes , the numbers of almost all of which are
known-A Womak Shot at Ore , is Sussex . —An inquest was held on the 24 th ult , by N . P . Kell , Esq ., coroner for the rape of Hastings , at the King ' s Head Inn , on the body of Ann Elizabeth Harman , who was killed by her lodger , by tbe accidental discbarge of a gun , he not knowing at the time that the gun was loaded . George Uarman , the husband of the deceased loaded the gun to shoot at a starling , but did not fire it off , and he then desired bis wife to tell bis lodger George Stone tbat the gun was loaded ; this it appears she had neglected to do , for Stone , after having had his tea , took up the gun , when it came in contact with tbe nob of a chair , was instantly discharged , and the poor woman fell to the ground a corpse . —The iuiy returned a verdict that deceased
was " Accidentally killed . " Collision aso Lcs of Life . —On Sunday a fatal collision happene-l about nine miles north-east of Beacby Head . The unfortunate occurrence took place between the barque Mary , a large American vessel , and the brig Greyhound from Stockton to Exeter , heavily laden . 11 appears they slighted each other about three o ' clock , the weather somewhat hazy , when shortU after , by some mismanagement , they came in contact with fearful force , the American barque cutting the brig down to the water ' s edge , and sweeping away both masts . She sank almost immediately , on y a portion of the crew having time to escape on board of tbe barque , the remainder were either killed below , or were carried down by the sinking vessel and peri-hed .
Riots at "Wheat-ley , Oxox . —This parish for son . e time past has literally been in the hands ofa set of drunken and disorderly individuals , whose conduct has been such as to compel the clergyman and his wife to leave the place and to live in an hotel in Oxford . Dr . Harrington , one of the bench of magistrates , said , that this desperate and disreputable state of things at Wheatley is owing to the constables not doing their duty , one of whom is a maltster , and supplies tbe bouses which the delinquents frequent with beer . Mr . Marsham and Major Weyland suggested tbat Mr . Garrett , the curate of Wheatley , should make a deposition , showing the neeessity for a special cmstable , and that document the magistrates would transmit to the Secretary of State , and if he sanctioned 't , all the difficulties of the case would be surmounted .
Sudden Death . —Tbe Rev . Dr . Byrth rector of Wallasey , died suddenly in bis library on Sunday last , after concluding the afternoon service . Fatal Collision i . v the Victoria Tunnel on the London axd North-Western Railway . — An inquest was held before Mr . Statham , the deputy coroner on the body ofa man named William Jones , who died on Thursday week from the effects of the injuries he received through having been in a train of waggons on Tuesday evening , coming down the Yictoria tunnel , which came into collision with another goods train , standing at the month of the tunnel . Verdict "Accidental death . "
The Embezzlement bv the Secretary or the Leeds Infirmary . —Mr . William Beckwitb , late secretary to the Leeds Infirmary , was on Saturday last placed upon his trial at the Leeds Borough Sessions , before Thomas Flower Ellis , Esq ., the recorder . The prisoner was charged with embezzling certain sums of money ( in all upwards of £ 1 , 000 ) belonging to the infirmary . This institution is governed by trustees—all benefactors of 20 guineas and upwards and annual subscribers of two guineas and upwards being the trustees . Tbe prisoner was appointed secretary as far back as Feb ., 1837 , and had continued in that office without interruption down to the month of August in tbe present year . One of his duties was to collect
annual subscriptions and to pay them over to the treasurer , Henry Hall , Esq . Prior to the month of August last the large amount of subscriptions entered by the prisoner as iu avrcai" attracted the attention of those interested in the welfare of the charity , and after the sitting of the weekl y board on the 17 th of August he admitted to Mr . Tennant , tbe chairman , that he was a defaulter to a large amount . On the same occasion he produced to Mr . Tennant a book in which he was accustomed to enter subscriptions received by him , and in a separate part of which was entered a list of subscriptions received by him , but which he represented to the treasurer as still in arrear . This list consisted of three pages of entries
, and included the names of Mr . J . Mawson for £ 2 2 s ., paid to him on thc 23 d Feb ., 1848 ; Mr . J . Hardwick , for £ 2 2 s . , paid to him on the-16 th March , I 84 S ; and Mr . Henry Ludol ph , for £ 2 2 s ., also paid to the prisoner on the I 4 tb of August , 1 S 4 S ; and for embezzling these sums the prisoner was now indicted . Mr . Blanshard and Mr . Hardy prosecuted , and Mr . Overend and Mr . Boothby defended the prisoner . The appropriation of the money was proved in evidence , and it was even admitted in the defence that owing to the loose -way in which the accounts were kept , errors to the extent , of his defalcations during so long a period as he had been secretary to the institution , might have occurred through iaodvatewj ; b . ut it was never-
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theless contended that the prisoners conduct throughout the proceeding showed that his deficiencies did not arise from dishonesty of intention . The trial occupied several hours . The prisoner was found guilty , and sentenced by the Recorder to be transported ' for seven years . Tho prisoner was deeply affected on bearing his sentence . Court-martial at Nottingham . —On Saturday last a court-martial was held at the barracks , near Nottingham , before Colonel Arthur of the 3 rd Dragoon Guards , over Thomas Ball , John Elles , and George Holmes , three of the privates concerned in the late insubordination . After a protracted investigation , the three men were pronounced guilty but sentence was deferred until the whole ot the
delinquents have been examined . The mutiny , it is stated , is scarcely yet at an end . On the previous night , one of the offenders succeeded in escaping from the guard-room . He was instantly pursued ; but , owing to the darkness of tho night , he continued lo elude the vigilance of the parties sent to apprehend him . and has not yet been recaptured . On Monday morning the district courts-martial were resumed , and continued sitting through the day , with the exception of about an hour in the forenoon , which interval was caused by the sudden appearance of Earl Cathcart . The noble earl said he Lad come expressly at the command of the Duke of Wellington , for the purpose of reading to the whele regiment a communication by the Commander-in-Chief on the
subject of the recent disturbances . Every man within the barricks , including prisoners and officers ' servants , was instantly summoned for fuot parade . They were passed through their ordinary evolutions , under the inspection of Earl Cathcart , who is colonel of the regiment ; after which the noble earl delivered a very energetic and feeling address . He said , he had had the honour to receive an autograph letter from his Grace the Duke of Wellington , which he would read . The letter was addressed to all in the regiment . In it the noble duke referred to the cause of the recent insubordination — confinement of the whole regiment to barracks for nearly a week on account ofa few individuals having neglected their duty—which he described as an arbitrary
act , and contrary _ to all military law . His Grace said is was wrong in every respect , and well calculated to provoke breaches of military discipline , for the lieutenant-eolonel ofa regiment to act as lieutenant-colonel Arthur had done . That there might be no mistake in future on this subject , the noble Commander-in-Cliief quoted the regulations of the service relative thereto . But still a deviation from the proper course on the part of the commanding officer did not justify the men in adopting the line of conduct thi-y had done . They should have taken a different course to remedj their grievances ; but bavin i suffered themselves to be betrayed into acts of insubordination , they had become , unfortunately , amenable to military law , and must be tried and
punished for their offences . After having read this tetter and delivered his address , Colonel Lord Cathcart dismissed the regiment . Moffat , the man who escaped from the guard-house on Saturday morning , a few hours previous to his expected trial , has not yet been heard of . The officers in command of the guard at the time of the prisoner ' s escape have been placed under arrest . This troublesome affair is now taking another turn . About nine o'clock on Saturday night Private Broker , who was not implicated in any way in the charge of insubordination , went up to policeman Gascoigne whilst on duty at the top of Clumber-street . After looking at the policeman ' s number , he exclaimed , " Oh , you arc one of the that assisted in taking our men up a few days
ago ; " and having unbuttoned his jacket began to strike right and left at the policeman . The latter defended himself with a stick as well as he could , and , having charged some bystanders to assist , ultimately succeeded in conveying the soldier to the police office , but not until he had received a black tye and had his legs sadly cut by the prisoner , who kicked backwards at him with bis spurs . It will be recollected that policeman Gascoigne was the man who turned bis light on the three fugitive soldiers concealed in the passage , when they were pursued by a picket on the night the first outbreak occun ed . At tho police-office on Monday morning it was stated in evidence that the prisoner had repeatedly
threatened the police force with vengeance of the whole regiment , and even en that morning be bad said to two of the inspectors that the 3 rd Dragoon Guards had determined , before they left Nottingham , to give every policeman they could meet a thrashing . He was ordered to pay a fine of £ 2 or to suffer a month's hard labour at the treadmill . He was , how . ever , saved from the latter well deserved punishment by a ser « eant-major of the regiment coming forward and paying the fine . The prisoner was then marched off to the barracks . The citizens anticipate with pleasure the time when the barracks lease will have expired , as itis said to be the intention of the Duke of Newcastle ( the owner of the property ) not to renew it ; and it that case tbe headquarters will be removed to Sheffield .
A Family nearly Poisoned . —On Sunday afternoon the village of Witnesham , near Ipswich , was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery that the household of Mr . Amos , a respectable farmer residing in that parish , were suffering acutely from the effects of poison , which threatened to he attended with fatal conseqtiences . The facts are alleged to be that soon after dinner , the whole of the family , including the domestics , numbering altogether seven or eight persons , were seized with nausea and vomiting . It was at first ascribed to the indigestible nature of the meat—a joint of veal—but upon the inquiry being pursued a little further , Mr . Amos found out , to his extreme horror , that they had partaken of poison , tho joint having been " basted" with arsenic instead oi
flour . The dripping-pan , it seems , when not in use , is placed underneath a cupboard , in which had been deposited some packets of arsenic intended for wheat steeping . One of the packets had burst , and its deadly contents slipping through a crevice in the cupboard , had alighted upon the dripping-pan , giving to it the appearance of having been well floured . When the pan , which had been dusted the day before , was put down to thkfire , the supposed flour , which a careful and clean cook would have removed , was allowed to remain as a matter of economy , no suspicion being excited as to how it came there . Upon the truth becoming apparent medical aid was promptly procured , and the symptoms , which at first were very alarming , gradually yielded to the vigorous treatment adopted , and all tho sufferers were soon out of danger .
Lewes . — -The Murd & r of Mr . Griffiths . — On Sunday night , about half-past ten o ' clock , Superintendent Harper ( E . S . C ) , proceeded to the beerhouse called the Globe , better known to many as tho Traveller ' s Host , and there apprehended a person , who was in the house as a casual lodger , on suspicion of being concerned in tho murder of the late Mr . Griffiths , of Bri g hton . The man ' s name is Banks , and he is believed to be from Framfield . The prisoner was taken by Mr . Harper to Brighton on Tuesday . The apprehension has been made , wo understand , in consequence of some revelations made by an individual now undergoing his sentence for poaching .
Commemoration of the Birth-day of Alfred tub Great at Birmingham . — The members and friends of the Birmingham Association for the Dissemination of Political Knowledge , commemorated the thousandth anniversary of the birth-day of King Alfred the Great by a soiree on Monday evening . This association originated some months since with a number of young men—clerks , artisans , and others—who assemble weekly for tho purpose of mutual instruction . On the occasion of this celebration they were joined by a number of ladies and other visitors , and the hall being handsomely decorated , an evening , pleasantly diversified by music and the delivery of suitable addresses , was agreeably passed , Amongst the sentiments spokon
to were tho following : — " Alfred ' s memory ; " The progress of civil and religious liberty throughout the world ; " "Tho English peoplemay they form that wise , free , and noble nation , for the creation of which Alfred lived and laboured ;" " Believing that it is good for a people to hold in veneration the memory of its truly great men , wo hope that gatherings like the present will become more frequent . " "Various speeches were delivered , eulogistic of the memory and virtues of Alfred ; amongst the speakers were Mr . Toulmin Smith , of Sergeant ' -inn , Mr . Langford , and Mr . Gill . The two former spoke of the advantages of local selfgovernment—a privilege which it seemed always to have been the especial care of Alfred to restore and provide for the English people ; Mr . Gill , in the
course of a lengthened address , made some useful and amusing remarks . As a proof that true genius and greatness of soul were always honoured , he cited this meeting to commemorate the birthday of Alfred—the greatest Englishman ~ since whose death " an era of ten centuries had elapsed ; " hilt whose sublime deeds s , till inspired a feeling of gratitude in every heart . They had met there ( he said ) to proclaim the " eternity of tho benefits" resulting from Alfred ' s deeds—to commemorate a mi ghty soul of the past , yet present to us ; aud he expressed a hope that the heroism , the courage , and the glory which shed itself around Alfred ' s name , would be an incentive to his descendants iu this day to follow so illustrious an example . This little festival passed off in a very rational manner , and a danoe concluded the proceedings of the evening .
The Pitmen of several collieries in the counties of Durham and Northumberland are at present on strike , and some disturbances of the public peace have occurred . On the night of the 18 th ult , two police-men apprehended Francis Smith , a delegate from Leadgatc Colliery , as he was' returning homo by coach from attending" a delegate meeting . They placed him in a gig , and were proceeding to Shortlybridge , when they were me ' t by a largo body of pitmen belonging to the neighbourhood , who had heard that their delegate bad been captured . They demanded his instant liberation , and proceeded to wreak summary vengeance on one of the policeriien , jf , ' io was employed by Hie owners of the oollictf . pig name w / objj Co . ao . aIL He received
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« . Y « re iniuries , and is now lying in a very pre-SSs sSc . The other , Seargeant Bax er , was a Sv policeman . Hornet with no personal violance , hut was compelled to give up his prisoner . WanSs were lSsuedfortheapp ^ hen S ion of various SS imp licated , and upwards of twenty have ItZ toton into custody . -Sunderland Herald . b 7 uSSoF A PrM ^ On Saturday night the ortth , It a brutal and murderous assault was comiS » S uioni tho person of 'George Hunter , a pit-S n beSginf toCowpen Colliery , near Blyth , ? nd which , % o arc sorry to say , ranted inVns deathtle following morning . Deceased had been It his brother ' s Tiousg , at Cowpon-lane on the above night , and was returnin g home to Cowpcnwuiro between the hturs of nine and ten o clock
• when two men , each armed with a stick , rushed mon him near to the Cowpen Korth Pit , and boat him in a most savage and brutal manner ; his cries brought one of the waggonmen , named lurnbull , from the North Farm to his assistance , when the assassins r an off , tho darkness of the night favouring their escape . Hunter was immediately conveved home , medical aid was procured , and every attention paid him , but without avail ; he sunk nnidlv under the injuries he had received , and died the following morning , between nine and ten o ' clock The unanimous opinion in the neighbourhood is that the horrid deed has been perpertratcd by some of the pitmen , to whom deceased had become obnoxiuus by his refusing to conform to their nroDOsal of restricting themselves to a certain
amount of work per day . Wo . hopo that every effort will be made , and no expense spared , by the owners of the colliery to find out the guilty parties , and bring them to justice . Hunter , who was a quiet , and steady man , and much respected , has left a widow and three young children to deplore his untimely end . It is said that , previous to bis death , he said he knew the guilty parties , but declined to give their names . An inquest was held on the body at the Ridley Arms Inn , Blyth , on Tuesday week , before S . Reed , Esq ,, coroner , and a respectable jury , hut in order to give time for having & post mortem examination , the inquest was adjourned until the 31 st ult . Two brothers , named Gleghorn , belonging to Cowpen square , have been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the murder , and after being examined , were remanded to Morpeth gaol . —Newcastle Guardian .
Execution at Jedburgh . —On the 23 th ult John Wilson , one of the two railway labourers convicted at the recent Justiciary Court at Jedburgh for the murder of William Lauder at last St . Boswell ' s Fair , underwent the utmost penalty of the law in front of tho county gaol ; the other man Brady , who was also found guilty of tho same crime , obtained a respite for three weeks , but respecting the course that the law will ultimately pursue regarding him nothing is definitively known , though it is generally believed that his sentence will he commuted to transportation lor life . At an early hour
the town presented an unusual and bustling appearance . Notwithstanding tbe heavy rain largonumbcrs of country people flocked into the town , and congregated in the neighbourhood of the Council-house , where a burgher guard , numbering upwards of 200 , armed with batons only , were drawn up . About 7 , they proceeded in regular marching order , nuder their respective officers , up Castle-street , and defiled in front of the gaol , and on both sides of the inclosed ground within the outer gate they took up Iheir station . About half an hour after a detachment of upwards of sixty soldiers of the 21 st regiment of infantry marched up to the prison , and lined the space immediately around tho scaffold .
Exactly at 8 a . m . Wilson ascended the steps loading to tho scaffold , accompanied by a Roman catholic priest and tho magistrates , with a firm step , but a paleface . He joined in the reading of the Lord ' s Prayer , the Creed , and a portion of tho 15 th chapter of 1 st Corinthians . lie appeared extremely fervent in his devotions . Just as he was about to ascend tbe drop ho was asked if ho had any declaration to make , on which . ho spokenearly as follows ;— " I am going to bo launched into eternity to face my God , and I am not going with a lie in my mouth . I neither lifted stick nor stone on the fair day . lam about to suffer for another man . " He then pardoned the judge , jury , and witnesses who had condemned
him ; he also freely forgave all his enemies . The Qxeoutiouer , Murdock , of Glasgow , a feeble man , and said to be upwards of 80 years old , the same functionary who officiated at the previous execution in Jedburgh 18 years ago , then adjusted the rope around his neck , after which he handed the napkin to Wilson to give the signal wh & i he wished tho fatal bolt to bo drawn . This was done almost immediately after it had been handed to him , and in an instant ho was suspended in mid air . Death must have- been almost instantaneous , considering tho depth befell , and as ho scarcely cave a struinrle .
He was about 20 years of age , and was a native of the county of Down , in Ireland . The crowd which had assembled to witness the execution was not numerous ; wo arc of opinion that it did not exceed 2 , 000 , amongst which number were a few females , a great number of whom left the ground when Wilson ascended the scaffold . All appeared to be more or less affected by the scene ; a tew of the burgher guards fainted , and many shod tears . The dead body , was cut down about nine o ' clock , and interred within tha preemts of the prison . It is now eighteen years since any one has been executed at Jedburgh .
Bbr-wick . —Embezzlement bt a . Post Offics Clerk . —For a considerable period numcroiu complaints have almost constantly been making to the post-office authorities by parties residing in this and other towns of the loss of letters containing money ; and , from the local arrangements of the post-office , suspicion was almost invariably cast upon the Berwick post-office- These losses have latterly attained such an height that it was necessary to endeavour at least to discover the delinquent , and accordingly a trap was laid , into which it was thought probable the guilty party would fall . Letters from Northumberland to Edinburgh and the north are sorted in the post-office in this town , and here only are the bags for these places made up . This being the arrangement , two letters were despatched from Alnwick by one of the inspectors of the London
Post-office , addressed , one to a party in Edinburgh and the other to Cupar , the one containing a sdvereignand nine postage stamps , all marked , the other containing a new florin piece , also marked . When the mail arrived in Edinburgh tho letters were not ound in the bag , showing at once that they must have been abstracted at tiie Berwick post-office . A telegraphic notice was immediately conveyed to Alnwick to this effect , and the official who posted the letters in -question came to this town for the purpose of niiikin ? the necessary investigation . On hisj arrival here , a warrant was obtained from G . wichnst , ksq ., one of the magistrates , to search the persons and bouses of the post-office clerks , and ,, accompanied by Mr . Proudfoot , the police otheer , he proceeded immediately to put the warrant into execution , m soirching Richard Short , the second clerk , the sovereign , the florin niece , and the
sumps were found ou bis person . Of course a vwrwant was immediatel y made out for bis committal to prison . On Thursday week the prisoner under , went a private examination before' the mayor and the Sri . f . / Jh 818 Mr p T > aid v ,-as committed for trial at the next NorthumberW arizes . On appucation to admit the prisoner to bail , "tho magistrates required to suret es of £ 200 each , but it was atS tobe uDposs . btefbr a person m bis ^ nation in life n SSdT ^ ^ ba 51 , He ai ' ore * Wns
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Attempt to Murder a Child at Merthyr . --Great excitement has prevailed throughout this district since the 18 th ult ., in consequence of the following diabolical attempt to murder a child having been made by a single woman , named Ann Willhms , the mother of the infant . It appears on the 17 ch ' ult ., Daniel Davies , one of the gamekeepers to Wm . Crawshay , Esq ., whilst going his rounds at _ a place called Gornos , mi his master's estate , bad his attention attracted by a noise which he at first imagined proceerfed from a hare in a trap , but on paying more attention , he found it to be the voice ofa child . He looked round , and , after some search , he discovered
a portion of a child's dress protruding from a rabbithole , which was covered up with mould and leaves . On removing the rubbish , he found , placed in tbe hole , headforemost , a fine infant child , about six weeks old . It was crying strongly , and its limbs were black with cold . He immediately took the poor child out , and handed it over to Mrs . Harvard , the wife of the head-keeper , who took it home , gave it awarm bath , and , by other kind treatment , saved its li ' e . Information having been given to the police , they ascertained that a young female had left Dowlais on the Tuesday morning , having a child with her . The child found having been shswn to her late landlady , she identified it as being the one the female left with . Search having been made in all directions for this party , she was afc length apprehended by
policeconstable Kees , at Glyn Cwyr near Bridgend . Upon the constable informing her of the nature of the charge against her she pretended to know nothing about the affair , but on ber way back to Merthyr she admitted that she placed the child in the rabbit warren , and said her reason for so doing was , that she bad no means to suvport it . The prisoner was taken before H . A . Brae , Esq ., at the police-court , when ber landlady identified the child as belonging to the prisoner , artd * hft swl her name was Ann Williams , and that she had lodged with her for some time past . It further appeared , from what tbe prisoner stated , that the child must have been left exposed in tbe hole the whole of one night , and the greater portion of two days . The prisoner was fully committed to take her trial at the next assizes for attempting to murder her child .
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The Dolly ' s Brae Massacre . —Itis expected that a conditional order will be obtained , at the opening of the term , for a mandamus to compel the Castlewellan magistrates to take informations against their brother Orangemen for the Ma gheramayo massacre . Such a step as this follows , in fact , as a necessary result , on Mr . Berwick ' s report . Government have also resolved on adopting vigorous measures to guard against disturbances in tbe North on the approaching 5 th of November . A couple of regiments have already been despatched thither , and instead of her Majesty ' s troops being marshalled with tho Orangemen to shoot down the " Papists" and her Majesty ' s justices of tho peace
, giving the word of command for that purpose , the prepared party demonstration will be absolutely prohibited . Letieu from Lonn Roden to the Orangemen : — " Tollymore Park , 29 th Oct ., 1849 . " Brave Orangemen , my beloved Countrymen , — You cannot doubt tho singleness of my object , or the sincerity of my motives , in addressing you . "Ihave heard a report , with sorrow , that it is the intention of some of your lodges to march in procession , with colours , on the 5 th of November next . If . this be true , I would entreat you to desist . The circumstances in which you are placed aro most difficult .
" I know your affection for me—I know what you feel on the dismissal from the magistracy of three individuals of your loyal association . I am certain your principles will induce you to maintain your character as peaceable and loyal men . I must add , also , my personal and earnest request , thatyou v ? iU make no display whatever on Monday next , but that you will remain quietly at your homesteads , occupied in those several duties to which tho season of the year calls for your earnest attention . "I will urge you to remember how many are watching for any opportunity of speaking evil of vou . I would remind you of my earnest advice
given to you on the 12 th of July . I am confident you will not disappoint my fondest hopes , but show to all around that you seek not to gwe offence to any one ; and I am convinced that I shall have another proof , added to the many I have had , for twenty years , of your willingness to pursue a course which must be acknowledged by all unprejudiced men as worthy of the great name you bear , and 01 the g lorious cause of truth and justice with which you aro identified . " I shall say no more , but to assure you that lam your obliged and affectionate friend , Roden . '' To the Orangemen of the county of Down . "
Mb . John O'Connellano the Young Irelasders , —The following letter has been addressed by Mr . John 0 ' Connell to tbe secretaries of the rival association , called the " National Conference : "" TO JOHN LLOYD FITZGERALD , ESQ ., M . B . LETSE , ESQ ,, AND A . n . STRITCH , ESQ . " Gentlemen , —Without the least intention of any disrespect to you , I must remark , in answer to your circular ( dated the 26 th inst ., but which has only reached me to day ) , that the Conference of which you speak having been convoked by private circular in the Nation office , should rather be called the
'Nation' Conference than the 'National . ' I have only further to say , that I am already doing my utmost to promote the peaceful , entirely legal , and constitutional combination of all Irishmen ; not only for our inalienable birth-right of legislative independence , but also for tho purpose of endeavouring to arouse our rulers to a sense of their duties to our suffering people , and of taking all such measures as may best serve and help the latter , and forward the interests of the country . And of course I shall persevere in so acting . —I have the honour to bo , gentlemen , your obedient servant ,
" John 0 Conxem .. " Com Exchange Rooms , Oct . 27 , 1849 . " Agricultural Movement . —The landed proprietors of the county of Lmierick have commenced a movement , preparatory to operations in the approaching session of Parliament , with a view to measures for tbe relief of the agricultural classes in this country . As yet there appears to be no very defined object in this movement , some being for changes in the poor law , others for a general revision of local taxation ; but generally the demand is for a revival of protection to the extent of a moderate fixed duty on foreign corn , such as had been proposed by the Whig government in 1841 , and contemptuously rejected by the Protectionists .
A preparatory meeting of the gentry was held on Saturday last , in the county court-house of Limerick , Lord Monteaglo presiding . The Earl of Clare , Mr . Monscll , M . P ., Sir David Roche , and other proprietors were in attendance . The meeting was private , but it appears from the local papers that " poor rate was the monster grievance of discusion , " and arrangements were made " to collect facts from every district in the county , in connexion with taxation and valuation of property . " Workhouse Riot . —Turn-out of the Paupers . —The Cork Constitution has the following account of a formidable emcute of the paupers of Fermoy Union against the discharge of the master of the workhouse : — "A serious riot occurred in the Fermoy
Workhouse on Wednesday , which had its origin in the master , Mr . John Curtin , having been discharged by the guardians . The paupers rose « u masse as he was leaving the house , forcibly dragging him back , and declaring they would have no other master . As it was likely that disastrous consequences would ensue , it was deemed expedient to oMain the aid of the constabulary . Sub-Inspector Somerville and a large party of police were in immediate attendance , and Captain Lucas , J . P ., instantly followed , expecting that his presence would restore tranquillity . Captain Lucas proceeded to escort Curtin from the building , and while doing" so he was violently assaulted by tbe
paupers . _ the police , too , who were with that gentleman did not escape , for three of them were raiher severely injured from blows of stones and other missiles . Having escorted Curtin out of the rorkhouse , the next object of Captain Lucas was to restore order , and to effect this it was necessary for the constabulary to arrest thirteen women and seven boys who were the most active of the rioters ; but it was not until the arrival ol a company of soldiers to aid the constabulary that the riot was perfectly subdued . To prevent a similar occurrence , a company of the 59 th regiment , with two or three police , bad to remain in the workhouse for the day and during the following night . "
Agrarian Murders in Clare , —The Limerick Chronicle contains the following : — "Horrid Murder near O'Brien ' s-bridge . —On Wednesday evening last , whilst John Kelly , a young man , was at supper in a _ cottage on the lands of Ross , near O'Brien ' s-bridge , a shot was fired through the window at the unsuspecting victim , which entered his neck « nd head , snd he died in less than an hour of the fatal wounds , three bullets having pierced him , one entered the eye socket , and sprinkling his brother , who sat at the , same table , with the blood of his nearest relative . It is believed that the object of the masked assassin was poor Kelly ' s elder brother , who has been caretaking for Ralph Evans , Esq ., of Carker , county Cork , and thus a young man ,
thoroughly innocent of offence , lias been sacrificed to ' the wild justice of revenge- ' Mr . Evans recently seized and sold the crops of James Molony , a farmer on the lands of Ross , for rent due to Mrs . Westropp . Molony ' s son , and a man named Skehan , arc taken up by the police , on suspicion , of being concerned iu the murder . At an inquest held upon the body bv Mr . Molony , coroner , a verdict of ' wilful murder was returned against some person or persons unknown . '" Another . Revolting Murder in Clare . —One of those barbarous acts of premeditated murder , which has hitherto so often disgraced our country , was perpetrated on the night of Tuesday last ' . The victim of the assassin on this occasion was an old man , sixty-six years of age ; his name was Tom Pindar , or Pvendergast , of Bolougbra , in the parish of Clondigad ,. and one of the few independent la
rmers in tnc parish , lie was returning on tho above night from Lanesborough , the seat of \ V . Coppinger , Esq ., whore itis supposed he was stipulating for a farm , from which a family named Coughlan had been lately evicted ; be waa mot by some persons unknown , and so inhumanly assaulted that ho only survived until Thursday morning from tho time of the outrage until his death ho was unable to articulate a word . As yet there ' s no clue to tho cowardly murderers , nor indeed is it likely that there will , as tho next in kin to the deceased spurn the thought of prosecuting any neighbour for tho Joss of so old a man ! Daniel 0 Grady , J . P ., and the Chief of Police atKildysart visited Pindar before death , but he was speechless and insensible . His sons and family affected to know nothing of the murderous assailants , and indeed it was manifest tbat they cared as little .
Continued Excitement amongst the Romas Catholics in Nenagii . -Tho Tippcmrg Vindicator of Saturday contains the following : — " The excited state of Catholic feeling in Nenagii still remains unaltered , cither m intensity or determination . On Wednesday , at an early hour , tho pealin « - of tho chapel bell collected a large crowd of tl . e ° parUu oners around tho chapel , among whom were govern ! masons and a number of labourers , the former pro v ded with trowels , and tho latter with shovels & c It tos stated that the doors of tho chanel weS about to bo built up , as the Rev . Mr . Power "fi d been sent away , and as it was necessary to show ho Bishop that tho people arc determined to 1 a ™ justice done , and let who would have then , rith that the Rev . Mr , Kenny should nothSrJ S ^ SSi intelligence was moived with loud cheers hor e ^ and cars were put in immediate ! S , ° ^
argc barrels of water were oonvoyeif , with which the people on the spot mixed up LCpscfime Zrt alJf ? \ beCI 1 W » S m tho Chapel-yard r . * U ^ i ? lS * , rook 8 i A laV 2 ° *««*&* * f atones had been also procured some weeks since , and were lymg outside the walk ready for use The naS hen proceeded to bnild waLagS tliedSTf the chapel- against the two large doors of the EH ^ T 0 / 8 » to ft * Mde / Wto ot fourteen ineJie 3 ihick , qf . fifaangeubblg masonry w « ro erected ;
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the two smaller doors at the south end also , leadmg into the body of the sacred edifice , having similar walls built up against them . The two doors entering on the front gallery , two doors of tho side galleries , the sacristy door , and that entering into the organ loft , were all closed up by similarly strong built walls . The masonry is close against the timber of tho doors ; it projects about six inches beyond the face of the ' chapel wall , and reaches a foot above the lintel stone of each doorway . The work was completed by two o * clock-ifc was superintended by sotno of tho committee , and tho sons of respectable parishioners served the masons at their work . Crowds continued to tlironir the yard during the day . The effect produced b ? the appearance of the walls before those doors frZ which a hving tide of human beings worn , ! t T
pass m and out to and from devotion , was nielanchoiy , and in the extreme saddening . ' Tie house of Prayer shut up-the House of God closed aSt nvJ ' ! M 1 ) pe ^ Ma "y ex P' -osscd " . e dc ° epost soi ow at the circumstances which led to so melancholy an occurrence as the building up of the doorways of the temple . During the day , and up to Saturday , the greatest anxiety was manifested by every person to contribute to the testimonial to the Rev . Mr . Power . . Persons of the poorest classes followed the secretaries and treasurer who were deputed to receive contributions through tho streets , and offered fchciv mites to swell the general fund . Many persons have entered into arrangements with tho owners of cars and iinslos to convev
their families to country chapels on Sundays during the wet months of winter . A deputation is to bo appointed to proceed with the testimonial contributed up to Saturday night , viz ., £ 1 G 2 Os . Od ., which they will present with a purse in gold to the Rev . Nicholas Power , with a suitable address . " Condition op ' f ipperary . —Famine and extermination are still thinning the number of the once hardy sons of this soil . Greenane House is no long « r the residence ofa Mansergh jits splcndind drawingrooms and extended corridors are now in the occupancy of the outcasts for whom the poor law makes a provision . The baronial walls of Lisheen House mouldering to decay , scarcely afford a shelter to the owner again * t the storms of adversity . Clime House ,
Bansha , no longer recognises tho claims of a M'Carthy : it has passed from change to change untill its doors at lust have opened to receive the paupers of the union , as an auxiliary workhouse . Castle Lloyds has lost all its ancestral dignities , and has been turned to a similar purpose . Moore ' s Forth , the residence of the late Crosby Moore , it is thought will , ere long , become a workhouse . Goldenville the residence of Henry White , no longer receives the elite of the country ; itis now in the possession of the Tipperary vice-guardians , and the refugium pecatorum of the extermination of Golden . The
extensive stores of the late Maurice O'Brien , in the main-street , in the vicinity of the aristocracy , are also occupied by the wretched and the outcasts ; and Nelson-street presents the appearance of one monster poorhouse . The Bradshaws and the Bakers have sought the situation of poor-rate collectors and obtained it . So progresses the ruin of the gentry . Extermination , too , is progressing at a fearful rate . The landlords are employed at Marble Hill in demolishing the homes of the peasantry , while hundreds come into the town from the rural districts to claim protection from Mr . Richards , the humane viceguardian of the union .
Great Fallisg-off is the Value of La . vd . — On the 18 th ult , at Athenry , Mr Thomas Connell , auctioneer , put up for sale by auction several lots of land , the property of Lord Orotimorc , iu that neighbourhood , but now under ths courts . We would here observe those lands were bald by the late tenantg at from 20 s . to 34 s . per acre , for tbe greater part of which a single bid could not bo got . The following is tho order in which they were put up ; Si acres , knocked dosvnfor £ 3 per annum ; 10 acres , no bidders ; 10 acres , knocked down £ i per annum ; 9 acres , do . do . do . £ 3 3 s . do . ; 10 -acvcs , no bidders ; 5 acres , no bidders ; 10 i acres , knocked down for £ 2 per annum ; 20 acre < , no bidders ; 20 acres , no bidders ; 74 acres , knocked down for £ 3 per annum ; oi acres , no bidders ; 35 acres , do , do . ; 34 * acres , do . do .
The Young Ireland Movement- —1 he secretaries of tho " JTational Conference" have published a long list of adhesions to the proposed movement , to bo commenced by an aggregate meeting , including a largo number of the Roman Catholic clergy , aldermen , town councillors , and others classes who used to take part in the Repeal Association when under the leadership of the late Mr . O' Connell . In fact , the groat bulk of the middle class , who had been Repealers , have declared for the "Xational Conference , " instead of " Conciliation Hall . " The following letter from Lord CloncuiTy has been received by tho secretaries : —
" Gentlemen , —I am really inclined to hope that much good may come from the National Conference , and I feel that something is much needed to relieve our people , but I am so circumstanced at present , that I could not attend any meeting , and , consequently , will not request any one else to do so . — Your faithful servant , Cloxcurut . " To the Secretaries of tbe National Conference . " Repeal Association . —Tho weekly meeting of this association was held on Monday , in Conciliation Hall . The audience was meagre in the extreme , and the proceedings , which were wholly destitute of interest , were calculated only to excite eimui . The number on the platform was even smaller than at the previous mcetina ; . Rent , £ 29 8 s . Id .
The Laxdiords and tub Farmiirs . —The Dundalk Democrat has opened a fierce battery against what it terms a system of puffery pursued bv tho Irish press , of all parties , with respect to certain landlords who have made reductions of rent to their tenants . Here is a sample : — " Really the newspapers of Ireland have much to annwer for . They have in ono way deceived and cheated the rack-renting landlords in the country respecting public opinion , and by their slavish puffing have made the same landlords believe that for reducing poor half-fed tenants' rents one or two shillings in the pound they can purchase universal applause . It is full time to put an end to this delusion . Wc have got enough of it , and we believe it will be for the good of tbe landlords themselves to put a stop to this sort of « blarney '—a commodity
which we aro ashamed to own is relied upon in Ireland as capable of working miracles . The landlords must be told ' the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth ; ' and , if that frightens them , we promise them that they must know no peace till they act justly . The first of November is approaching , when the unfortunate tenant-farmers are expected to pay their rents . Now , WC appeal tO all readers of Irish newspapers , if what wo state relative to tho public press and the landlords bo not the fact . The landlord may be robbing and starving his tenants , he may " be charging them £ 2 , £ 2108 ., or £ 3 an aero for land for which the tenant may not be able to pay 20 s . per acre ; but the editor of those landlord-puffing papers neror inquire about all this , but give the ' blarney' to tho rackrenter , while , p erhaps , the poor tenants are going headlong to rum through the means of high rents and taxation . "
The Democrat then instances the case of one landlord in the county of Louth , part of whose estate islet at the high figure of 55 s . per acre ; but tbat at the time tho tenant engaged to pay this rent , and oven subsequently , wheat sold at ( Ms . the barrel , whereas last week in the town of Dnndnlk good realised but ISs . Thus the price of corn has been reduced more than 200 per cent ., and , consequently , it is argued , rent should be reduced iu proportion . " We have got rents , " adds the . Democrat , " as they were ulion wo had protection from competition , but our price are those produced by free trade . "
State of Roscommox . —The . Koscohhiiwi Messenger g ives an account of the increasing embarrassments in that county ; the flight of defaulting poor rate collectors , the occasional plunder of crops , and tbe : great difficulty in enforcing rents and local taxes . It is asserted that , in one electoral division of the i Castlcrea Union , " there is not a single rate-payer . entitled , by having paid the required rate , to vote J at an citation of guardians . " Tho same journal 1 complains that there , have been only a few and 1 trivial reductions of rent in Roscommon , whilst so o many landlords , in far better circumstanced coun- ities , and especially in Ulster , have conceded con- isiderable reductions in their rentals . The Crops is Kerry . —According to tho Traks C 4
Mercury , there aro abundant crops in this county : "The quantity of potatoes lost by the rot will 11 hardly exceed one-eighth of the produce ; and there re is no appearance of that unaccountable decay of of apparently good potatoes which went on so rapid afc at this period of 1840 . " It is added , that " tho grain in crops in Kerry show a much hi gher acrcablo value ue than they did last year , even at tho very low oven- in * ing price qf this year ; " and that " we have got an an auxiliary mainstay against starvation in the turnip- tip crop of this year , which is as good as can ho de- lesired . " The Case of Mr . Reynolds , M . P . —The Burgess ! S 3
Revision Court of Dublin has been occupied with ith an argument on an objection to the qualification of ol Mr . Reynolds as a burgess , which , if decided ulti- Himatcly against him , although on technical grounife , tfe would have disqualified him from filling the offleoflei of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year , to which hei hi has been elected by the corporation . The assossorssor in giving their decision took opposite views ; but bu the Lord Mayor ( Alderman Sir Timothy 0 ' Brien , 'ien M . P . ) gave his casting vote in favour of tho th claim of Mr . Reynolds . The party who raised the , th objection threaten to appeal to the Court of Queen ' s « n ' Bench .
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Lavixg of the First Stone of the New Bhv Hi lingsoate Market . —The first stone of the new ne Billingsgate market was laid in the presence ofa of great multitude , by Mr . Pead , the chairman ofthoftl Markets Committee , and a very popular member oier the court of Common Council , with the usual cew cei > HWufts . ' ** £ ^ L ~* L ~
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 3, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03111849/page/6/
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