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October 4, 1845. THE NORTHERN STAR §
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Recur To The Period Of The Reform Bill. ...
above artxlc should be attempted to be carried out , and measures intro 3 uceJ to put down the right of public meeting and public expression of wrong and injury , it -will be the duty of all who value liberty ven in name to oppose with all force , eucIi attempt to resist nnyieldinsly such an effort . The ri-j ht of mcctir . g asd ubertx of speech , must net be lost through hatred of O'Coxxeli . and his obsequious tools ; nor through disgust at their wicked endeavours to stir up and keep alive the worst passions and prejudices between the two races of Saxons and Celts . On the whole , then , Ireland ia rot likely to be to Peel a bed of roses for some time te came . He announced it long since as " ms i-iBriCDLTX : " certainly ihe " mmcra . Tr" is not removed out of the Ministerial path .
To ttos " difficulty" has lohc added the one arising from a deficient harvest : for it is now ascertained that a deficiency there will be . Indeed the failure of the potatoc crop alcnc would ensure that , even had Vuc grain ero ^ s been g . -.: aercd unharmed . Potatoes , in this our "high state of civilisation , " have come to be the mux . food ofgrc . it massesof the producers : and the failure of the root is to : hew a near prospect of famine . At all events , that failure will necessarily drive those who have the means to bread-stuffs to make np the deficiency : and , it is now ascertained , that the yitld of grain vrill be far from an average enc . A " difdeulty" to the Minister hen presents itself , Aviiiek it will require some statesmanship to surmount .
Te this has also t 3 h 3 ailed ^ ' laneadia * evils esEscguent oa speculation . A ' , -tcuj . i' ail is feverish—all lic-jlie—all colczr I : r > n . T . w immediate danger of a total failai-J o : ' t ' i 3 harvest having passed , the gamblers Slave . "Jit-usl t >> t-i - 'ir work with more ardour IU in m' - > t - *¦¦ ' • ' vero dice Bioranii'liy thrown , o . " -u . ¦ :-.. ¦ ¦ :-n .-j desperately besieged by th j 1 si- ' players , " thin is the "^ ij ' ui :: * " Vi-s -os-ilabors at the
present moment . Up varJU of s-zi-n hundred millions are " subscribed" ii hi 'jxpaudsd in Railways ! and the " greeks" asvl t ' u " pigeons" are as busy as Timorr ' s wife in bartering and mistering their " right" ii » share in this grand capital ! Meanwhile , many an anxious eye is turned to the Hank of England " parlour , " to notice the 'firtt turn of the screw , in the shape of raising the rate of discounts : for ihe "knowing ones" know , that when that game begins , the " property" in " premiums . " will vanish like thin air ! Here , too , is a difficulty" which Peel will have to face : a difficulty which he mr . y wish nini $ elf safely rid of . Hitherto it has been all " luck" to him : now it appears as if his fortune had got to the turning point , and as though difficulties vrerc presenting themselves on every hand . lie will be a -clever Minister if he steer through them unscathed .
October 4, 1845. The Northern Star §
October 4 , 1845 . THE NORTHERN STAR §
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To Agents , Subscribers , axd Readers . —For some time after our location in the metropolis , ¦ sre were inconvenienced by having the paper machined away from the printing-office where it was " set . " This arose from the machines we had at Leeds having to he removed and re-erected . Much disappointment to the readers was the consequence , both in bad printing and late arrivals . Another cause of delay was iu having the printing and publishing office so wide apart . Letters intended for one place were constantly sent to the other ; and all the arrangements we could make did not prevent mistakes arising from this source . This has determined us to concentrate our operations . The printing machine is now at work in
our own office j and we have further determined -to publish there also . In future , therefore , the " setting , " p rinting , and publishing of the Star will be done under one roof . This will involve no change to the agents and subscribers , only in the addressing of their communications , and the greater punctuality with which their orders can be attended to . All communications must , therefore , iu future , be addressed as follows : — Orders for the paper and advertisements , to P . O'Connor , Esq ., 17 , Great "Windmill-street , Havmarket , London . Cmmuuieatious for the paper , to Mr . Joshua Hobson ,
Editor Northern Star , Office , 17 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . &! 1 orders lor money must he made payable to Mr . O'Connor , at tile Charing-cross Post-office .
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To the Leicester Cuabtists . —My friends—I learn that you have collected some little money amongst you with a view to relieve your old advocate . 1 cannot fail to thank you ; but I have only to repeat what I have often repeated , that I cannot consent to receive it . J ^ tmebeg , as a personal favour on my part , as weU os a duty on yours , dial , whatever tlie sum may he , you % vill devote it to the " Veteran Patriots' Fund , " and the " Exiles' "Widows' and Children ' s Fund . " I am sure , my friends , it will gratify you to learn that , owing to the success of my "Purgatory of Suicides , " I have
made literary engagements which will occupy me for more than a year to corae , and fully enable me to discharge the debts into which our varied troubles , and the persecutions of our foes , have plunged me . 'Wishing you all well , trusting that the ensuing winter will not surround you with the want and starvation I daily witnessed among you , and confiding that I shall see you , and talk to you , la the course of nest spring—if spared with health and strength to accomplish my purposes . —I remain , yours , very affectionately , Thomas Coopee , 231 , Slackfriars-road , Oct . 1 st ., 1 S 13 .
Joax jRicuaeds acknowledges the sum of Us ., received from the Soiuers Town Chartists . Me . CtiEK . —Par ties in the TVcst -wishing to communicate with Mr . Clark during the ensuing week will jdcase to address— " Care of Mr . AV . Thorne , Newsagent , 111 , lies-street , Uinningham . *' MOSIES TOR THE Co-OPEEATIVE LAND F » "D . IiOCal officers and shareholders of the Co-operative Land Society are requested , in forwarding Post-ofiice orders to the treasurer , per Fcargus O'Connor , Esq ., to make their orders payable , not at the Charing-cross Office , hut ( as heretofore ) at the Office , ISO , Strand . A . 31 . 3 M > onam > , Dcsdee . —Received . Hekkt Bates , Oldham . —Of course the marriage was oiudiug , and the husband bound to afford a maintenance . It was to tltcperson , and not to Me name , of her husband , -that the wife was married ; and the discovery that Jds -reputed name was not his real name , would sot cancel his obligation .
m Clabk , Stockport . —The address in question was not inserted , because of its "humble" abjectness . AYe had no ivish to exhibit the body of operatives from which It emanated , in a cracKng attitude ; nor any desire to place ourselves in such a position as to be compelled to administer such a reproof as might have injured theohject the "humble" addressershadinview . It . is unfortunately the fact , that a becoming spirit of independence is not observed by the working people . They are too apt to fawn on wealth and station , and too prone to run into the opposite extreme in censoriousness with men in their own rank of life , or men , who , having elevated themselves , seek to elevate the class from which they have sprung . Much of the lesson of irue liberty has yet to be learned : andwhenitis " got
by heart , we shall neither have the workers as" hum-Jjle" crawlers to their employers for advances of wages , nor fawning parasites to those who blarney them . TVe jshall have them erect as men ; asking for rights because they are rights ; giving the flatterer distinctl y to know that they are aware he has some sinister object Jn view , which he has taken the proper course to defeat ; and exhibiting far less censoriousness over their erring brethren than is now manifested . Ifss . Fbosx . —It having been rumoured of late that this Jady , -wife of the exiled patriot John Frosty had quitted this country to Join her husband , a correspondent has forwarded to us the following contradiction of what proves to be an erroneous report : —For some tune past - £ here ias "been a statement going the roand of tlie
papers , stating that Mrs . Frost had left England to iota her husband , John Frost ; and seeing some notice of this report in a speech recently delivered by Mr . Cooper , I beg to say that the report is utterly unfounded . Mrs . Frost and her daughters are now residing at Clifton , near Bristol ; and I know that she has not the slightest idea of leaving England . I saw « letter from Mr . Frost a few weeks since , who , when ihe letter was written , was in IIobartTown , and in it he savs nothing respecting Mrs . Frost leaving this eountrv . —Jons Stevess , Trowbridge . Several Costmcsicatioss await the return of the Editor , ' who is unavoidably absent from town . TnGHAS Clark . The letter from the Preston GesrJian has teen received . —Thanks .
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RECEIPTS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . PER MR . O ' CONNOR . £ s . d . Halifax , per C . W . Smith ., „ .. 758 Wj gan , i-cr If . Canning .. .. .. .. 0 i ) ¦ •> Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. \ i 0 o Suwerby , per AY . AYoodhouse .. .. .. 2 0 0 Holhcck , per AV . Sykes .. 2 0 0 Hohnfirtli , per S . Clegg .. .. .. .. 25 * Burnley , per J . Gray .. .. .. .. 300 Leeds , per V . Brook .. .. .. .. 500 llarnslcy , per J . Ward .. .. .. .. 200 Cheltenham , per AY . Milton .. .. .. 1 15 11 A female friend , Bulwell , Xotts , per J . Sweet .. 2 12 o Preston , per J . Brown .. .. .. .. 11 12 5 Oldham , per AVm . Hamcr .. .. „ 2 o 0 Sheffield , per G . Cavil ! .. - .. .. 3 3 C Todmorden , per S . Withnm .. .. .. 4 0 ( I AVakeneld , j » er T . Liizenhy .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Sowerby Lougroyd , jicr J AVilson .. .. 1 15 0 Kidderminster , per G . Holloway .. .. 2 0 0 Kndclifib , per T . Honker .. .. .. .. S 0 0 Kolt . m-le-Moors , per II . Stevenson .. .. .. 2 0 tt Ashton-under-Lyne , perE . Hobson .. .. S 10 0 Mr . Tordoft , oi Waterloo , lie ** . Bradford .. 2 G 'J Bradford , per J . Aldcrson .. .. .. 1 13 3 Halifax , per C . V 7 . Smith .. .. „ .. 2 9 0 I 5 ilstoii , per . T . Linnoy .. .. .. .. Son Exeter , per J . Su ; : g .. .. .. .. .. 200 Wigan , per X . Canning .. .. .- . „ 7 11 8 Dewsbury , per J . Iioiifc .. .. .. .. y 15 ' 2 Stockport , per T . Wo .-idiiou ? e .. .. .. 2 0 0 AVorsbro'Common , per It . Ellison .. .. i o 0 D . P ., Dowiais .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 J . X ., ditto .. .. .. .. .. o 18 o Xonvich , per J . Hurry ft o o nochdith-, j-c-r E . MiiciioU yi 0 0 Oldlinui , per AV . llamf-r .. .. .. .. 200 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. .. 15 n 0 Itudclilie , per 'f . Booker .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Glasgow , per J . Smith .. .. .. „ 6 5 6 Scarborough , per C . Wcsdley .. .. ,.-00 Bradford , per 1 . Aldcrson 14 o 0 Plymouth , per E . Hobcrtson .. ., .. 200 Ashfvrd , per A . Duxey .. .. .. ., 0 17 0 Artichoke Inn Locality , Brighton , per AV . Flower 2 0 4 FEE CEXEKAL SECnETABY . ISSTAtKESTS . £ S . d . £ B . d . oarnoidswiek .. 054 Mr . Aldons .. 014 AYheat 1 t-v-ki : io .. 0 lo S Mr . Richard Miller 0 14 Mr . Parker .. 0 1 4 Mr . Robert Bastin 0 14 Mr . Fidgc . .. 014 Mr . Wm . AYorlcdge 014 Mr . Xmk ' lev .. 010 Dalston .. .. 0 lo 8 Mr . Rawlins .. 024 SHARES . T . B . C . and Sons 8 0 0 Bath .. .. 118 Mr . Dickson .. 060 Leicester .. „ 1 10 0 Lambeth .. .. 400 Mr . Rawlins .. 2 10 0 Greenwich .. 200 Mr . Dickson „ 0 3 0 Westminster .. 0 5 10 Hauley aud Shelton 2 0 0 Mr . Davis .. .. 020 Bacup .. .. 200 AVhittington & Cat 0 15 6 Lambeth .. .. 600 R . AVright , Bar- AVhittington Jk Cat 1 12 4 noldswick .. 0 11 0 CAKDS ASD nULES . Cambcrwell .. 020 Greenwich .. 070 Mr . Bear .. .. 016 Sowerby Helm * .. 048 Hcbden-bridge .. 042 Liverpool .. ,. 032 Orcnden .. .. 014 Cockermouth .. 022 Halifax .. .. 020 Collumpton .. 0 : < 4 Keighicy .. .. 0 11 O AVigton .. „ 0 2 10 Colue .. .. 012 Hull .. .. 000 Todmorden .. 0 0 10 Carlisle .. .. 074 Radcliffc .. .. 020 * This sum has been previously announced as for Cards of theXational Charter Association . Thomas Mabtin AViieeleb , Secretary .
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NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . rXECCTlV £ . PER KB , O ' COXKOB , £ s . d . York , per G . Jefferson - - - - e 10 0 Sowerby Lougroyd , per J . AVilson- - - 0 5 % DIXON FD . VD . J . Hurry . Norwich - - - - -010 Holme , per AY . Traughton - - - -010 P £ t GENERAL SECRETABT . EXECUTIVE . Liverpool - - 0 2 O Oldham - -077 Hochdale - - 0 13 2 Hey wood - - 0 5 6 Do ., si friend - O 0 6 Boltou - -050 Do ., ditto - . 008 Do ., AY " . Davies - 0 0 i SUBSCRIPTIONS . Keighley - - -- - -0 1 SO Mr . Whiting , Tower Hamlets - - -010 DIXOX FOND . Camherwell - - - - - -053 VICTIM FOJJD . ilr . Downing , Westminster . - - . 006 BUNCOMBE TESTIMONIAL . Mr . Tohin ' shook , from a few Slop Cutters -0 12 C Thomas Martin ATheemb ,
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TAMWORin . —Dbeadfci . axd Determixeo SciClDE . —A . very shocking occurrence took place last week at flopwas Hayes , a village a few miles from Tamworth , which lias created a painful sensation in the neighbourhood . Mr . William Pallett , a respectable farmer , who was in good circumstances , lived with his wife and a grown-up son in this place . Lately he ivas observed by the neighbours to be greatly altered in his manners and appearance ; he was much depressed in spirits , aud he studiously avoided all conversation with his acquaintances . lie was remarkable as an early riser ; but on Wednesday morning week , not making his appearance as usual , his wife , who had left him in bed a couple of hours before , went up stairs to awake him , when she was horrorstruck at perceiving him on his knees in the middle of the room , with an open razor in his hand , endca-Youring to cut Ms throat . She immediately laid hold
of his arms , and by a desperate effort wrenched the razor from him , but not before he had inflicted some deep gashes . She then rushed from the house , and ran into an adjoining field , Avhere a neighbour ( Thomas Jeffries } was engaged , and screamed out in great distress that her husband had cut his throat , at the same time exhibiting the razor covered with blood which she had wrested from him . Mr . Jeffries , instantly returned with her to the room in which she had left her husband , and found the unfortunate man lying on his face , Avith another open razor in his hand , and bleeding from a frightful gash of about four inches in length in his throat . He was not quite dead when they raised him up , but almost immediately after he breathed his last . He was fiftytwo years of age , and was much respected in the neighbourhood . After a full inquiry into all the circumstances , the jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity .
ACCIDEXI OS THE LOXDOK ASD BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY . —On Sunday considerable excitement prevailed in the Gity , consequent on a rumour that another accident of a sorious nature had taken place on the London and Birmingham Railway . The circumstance which gave rise to this rumour was the fact that the letters which arrived in town from Liverpool and other places in that direction , per the Liverpool mail , were not delivered until upwards of an hour after the regular time . On the reporter instituting inquiries , he had supplied to him officially , by the authorities of the railway , the following particulars : —The four o ' clock down luggage train left the Camden station for Birmingham yesterday morning at the usual hour , and proceeded at its prescribed pace
down the line . On arriving within about a mile and a half of the Harrow station , and but a short distance from the West London Junction , the enginedriver of the luggage train was astonished to find his speed greatly to increase , and on looking round he discovered that the train had become dateched , and that lie was only proceeding with half the number of carriages he set out with . He instantly shut off the steam and put down bis break , and the result was that the detached portion of the train , which still had great impetus on it , ran into the waggons preceding with sufficient violence to throw them over , together w th the
merchandise they contained , on to the up-line . Two or three carlages were thus situated , and as the Liverpool mail , train was nearly due , men were despatched tostopitattlio Harrow station , and a large body of men having been employed , the line was cleared , no further injury happening than the detention of the Liverpool mail , fifty-three minutes beyond its proper time . The cause of the train becoming detached was the breaking of one of the coupling chains by which the carriages were connected together , on account of the immense strain upon it , created by the weight it had to bear , the train being an unusually long one . After considerable delay the luggage train was enabled to proceed on its journey .
Two Mes Drowxed is a Coal Pit . —On Sunday evening last , two [ men , named Hugh Adam ana William M'Honald , lost their lives in the Wellington coal-pit , at Millerhill , near Dalkeith . The pit , we believe , is about 463 feet deep : and being as yet unwrought , upwards of 120 feet of water had been allowed to accumulate at the bottom . " On the ni ght in question , the men whose names arc mentioned above , along with another individual named David Clunie , were sent down the shaft for the purpose of stopping up an air-hole , and as they did not calculate on being
Eianyminutesin accomplishing this matter , they very carelessly and injudiciously descended without their lamps . When they were about half-way down , some derangement took place in the machinery at the top of the pit , in consequence of which the bucket descended with such velocity , that when it came in contact with the water it canted over , throwing out the unfortunate individuals . Clunie clung to the side of the pit , and got his head above the water ; in which position he remained . tUl assistance reached him from above . Adam and M'Donald were , however , instantaneously drowned . —Scotsman .
Duxdee . —There was lately baptized in this town a child named George Mealmaker Morrison , son of Archibald Morrison and Helen Ingles . The child's mother is a grand-daughter of the Dundee Patriot , George Mealmaker , who was transported in 1708 for advocating reform principles , and having written and published a political catechism . He died in Paramatta in 1818 . His widow died in November , ISiS , and her death was recorded in the , Northern Star . George Mealmaker was a member of the Convention which met in Edinbmgh , and avsis intimately acquainted with the patriots Main , Skirvcny , Paimer Gerald , and Mr . ranot .
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Dreadful Accident ox Lake Erie . —The 2 bronto Bwitier gives the following account , by an eyewitness , of a collision between ' -the'British steamers the London and . the Kent , on Lake Erie , on the 13 th of August : —At half-past three , a . m ., tin ' s dnv , below Point au Belle , on Lake Erie , the London steamer from Buffalo , and the Kent steamer on her downward passage , came in contact with a dreadful crash , and the result of the concussion was the loss of the latter boat , and . I grieve to add , several lives . I have no heart to dwell upon the scene which we witnessed . For some minutes wc supposed that wc had broken the machinery of the London , and were going to tho bottom , and were only relieved from the apprehension of a watery grave by the sight ol
the Jvc-ut rapidly sinking at our buws . Every effort was made to save her passengers , and all who were in sight were saved , several of those from the cabin being transferred to our boat without even their clothes : but , sad to say , a number were lost , beiny unable lo gnin the upper- deck in time . Among these we reckon—Rev ., James E . < ii : ay , Bedford , Michigan ; Mr . Osborne , Uci . csse , ft . Y . ; Mr . Sells peniing , Heriiii , Connecticut : Master Bruce Denting , Galrn-t , \\ . T . ; . lames Lowden , Ypsilanti , Michkan ; two young ladies and a Loy from near Ypsilanti , names not known . All the officers and hands of the boat , and 70 passengers , including 10 chi . dfen , were saved . Without auy formal proceedings on the subject , our passengers have endeavoured to ascertain tho canse of this dreadful accident , and
wc have no doubt it occurred- in consequence ol' the error in ihe pilot of the Kent attempting to pass on the wrong side of the London , which brought her directly across the bow , and at this the engince ;* of the London , as soon as he saw the course of the Kent , shut oir his steaiii , yet his boat had so much headway that the Kent was eut down in front of her wheelhouse . We remained five hours with the wreck , gathering floating parcels of baggage , Ac ., and attempting to tow the hull ashore , but she gradually sunk by the head , and wc were compelled to perform the sad office of hoisting her flag half-mast high and leaving her to her fate . The London is not at all injured . Our passengers have done something to relieve the necessities of the sufferers—the ladies dividing their wardrobes , and the gentlemen opening their purses .
Tin : Mckdkr or Mr . Peacof . —Committal of the PnisosEus . —Chester , Saturday . —The further examination of the four prisoners charged with this horrible murder took place to-day iu the ftisi Prius Court . Mr . ridden having asked Mr . Chew whether he appeared for the prisoners to-day , and being answered by that gentleman in the affirmative , he said . I have to state that the magistrates have given this case that ample consideration which they promised they would do , and the decision they have unanimously come to is , that the case must be referred to a higher tribunal . The prisoners must , therefore , be
committed to take their trial at the next assizes . Mr . Chew declared the proceedings of the magistrates to oc contrary to law and justice . Mr . Fielded : We are not trying the case . Mr . Chew : Then , are these men to be incarcerated in gaol for six months upon no evidence at all ! The prisoners appeared much woestricken at the result , as they had been led to the belief by their attorney that the bench could not commit them according to law . The immense number of Irish labourers , at Birkenhead , are also much disappointed at the result from the same cause , and a groat deal of dissatisfaction is expressed .
Shoal of Whales at Stromness . —Fatai Acoidext . —On Saturday afternoon our harbour presented a lively and exciting scene , a shoal of small whales having entered it , and gambolled about for a considerable time , keenly pursued by a number of boats . There were crowds of spectators on the quays , almost all the houses in town being emptied of their inhabitants , witnessing the eager chaso . The efforts made by the finny trib « to preserve life Avcre as strenuous as were the attempts made by their pursuers for their destruction . Often did they fly from one direction to another , seeking to escape , causing tho boats to " reel to and fro , and stagger like a drunken man , " threatening destruction to all around them , and awakening fears in the minds of many who were anxiously contemplating the issue of the light . The darkness of night closed the interesting and deeply
moving spectacle , and aided the fish in gaining their freedom . There was only a small one caught , measuring about seven feet . This is a matter of regret , as the shoal was considerable , and had success accompanied the means used to secure them , it would have proved a great blessing to the place . But what is still to be far more deeply regretted , a young man , a ship carpenter belonging to the town , got his leg entangled in a coil of rope to which a harpoon was fixed , and the boat in which he and some other men Were was suddenly overturned by a fish which was struck , and he must have been dragged to sea , as every effort has been made to get his body in the harbour without success . By this very melancholy dispensation a family has been unexpectedly deprived of a son , who , only a few minutes before , left them vigorous in health , no more to see each other till the judgment of the great day . —Edinburgh Witness .
Robbery of Plate . —Cambridge . —a largo quantity of valuable plate was missed on Tuesday morning from the plate-rooniof St . Peter ' s College , Cambridge . The butler had locked the door shortly before midnight , and saw that all was safe in the bufc teries , and the robbery must have taken place after that hour . The articles stolen consist of large tankards , pint-stoups , goblets , dishes , covers , waiters , breadbasket—all silver , with the names of the donors on them , besides several dozen of silver forks and spoons of all sizes , soup ladles , fish knives , & c ., & c . All had the cross keys and the arms of the college on them . To a late hour no clue had been found to the thieves , although messengers were sent to London , Norwich . Yarmouth , Bury , and in other directions .
About two years ago a similar robbery was committed in the butteries of Jesus College of plate to the amount of about £ 700 . The va ue of tho plate stolen on Monday night from St . Peter ' s is upwards ot £ 1 , 000 . It is a singular coincidence with regard to both these robberies , that the thieves did not take anything like the whole of tho plate on both occasions . In the robbery at Jesus College , especially , they left by far the most valuable portion behind . Hopes are entertained that should the thieves be discovered In the recent case , a clue will be obtained to those concerned in the former one , as it is
generally thought that the same gang committed both robberies . In neither were any locks or bars broken . Upwards of fifty years ago several colleges were robbed in one night , and it was some time before those concerned in it were found out . The plntc was then recovered , luckily , in the hut of a sweep , on « of the thieves , in the neighbourhood of the Midsummer-common . A good deal has been said about the want of the electric telegraph on the railroad from Cambridge to London , by which means the plunderers , had tliey gone in tho early train with their booty , as it is not improbable they did , would not fail of being taken .
Melaxcholy Occurrence at Hoi-xslow Bahbacks . —Wc regret to state that an occurrence of a melancholy character took place on Sunday night , at the barracks of the 4 th regiment of Light Dragoons , stationed at HounsloAv , during which Quartermaster Thomas Tarleton was stabbed in the belly by Lieutenant Martin Kcrvvan , of that regiment . The greatest secrecy relative to tho circumstances connected with the unfortunate affair has ever since been maintained by the military authorities of the barracks , and it was not until yesterday afternoon that the fact began to be known in the town of Ilounslow . Various reports were immediately iu circulation as to the particulars of the transaction , one of which , was , that in consequence of the promotion , by purchase ,
of Major Harcourt Masters , of that regiment , to the rank of lieutenant-colonel , unattached , which appeared in the London Gazette of Friday last , that officer on Sunday last gave a dinner to his brother officers , which took place in the mess-room of the regiment at Hounslow barracks . The convivialities of the evening were kept up until a late hour , and it is stated by some who profess to be well-informed , that about twelve o clock , while under the influence of wine , Lieutenant Kenyan took umbrage at something that occurred , and finally quitted tho mess-room for his own apartments , whither he was attended by Quartermaster Tarleton , who endeavoured to soothe his irritated feelings , but on reaching the lieutenant ' s apartments that officer immediately seized his sword and stabbed Tarleton as above described .
A Snip ' s Crew Destroteo by Fever . — Ports-Mociff , Sept . 29 . —The Eclair steam sloop , Commander Walter G . B . Estcourt , came up to the Mothcrbank this morning , about nine o ' clock , with the yellow flag , with a black ball in its centre , flying from her mainmast head , emblematic of death on board . She kasbeen so awfully visited with sickness since she has been on the coast of Africa that she has been sent home . The awful number of sixtytwo have died in the vessel , and others are dying hourly . We regret to state Commander Estcourt is among the number dead . The names of the other officers and men we cannot at present tell , no communication being allowed . We are informed there arc now twenty-three ill on board . The surgeon was alive this morning , and on the quarantine officers going alongside the vessel , we are informed , he answered their inquiriesand said the mortality was
, from a fever something between the yellow and the black . One of them died this morning . The Customs authorities [ are fearful of removing any one on board . We believe , however , fresh provisions have been sent to the vessel , but whether any humane assistance we cannot find out ; wc believe none , owing to the fear of contagion . If she remains at the Mothcrbank , sho will have to ride out f ' ortv davs ' quarantine , but we are informed it is most probable she will be supplied with fuel and fresh provisions , and be sent for a cruise in the North Sea . The Admiralty despatches are landed , but nothing else . A boat rows guard round the vessel to prevent communication and consequent contagion , as -well ' as to prevent any one escaping from the vessel imnroperly . Ihe Eciair was onl y commissioned last ' Autrust twelvemonths , and is a new vessel ( first named thc Lucifer ; of -J 30 horse power . —Club * .
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LXMACTIOX OF A FllAGMEKT OF GLASS TnOM THE Eve-ball , nr M . Lexoir . —A joiner , working at a g la » s window , was struck by a fragment of glass in the right eye , and called Dr . Lenoir to examine the organ . 1 he cornea was divided in its inner third bv a yertpl wound , encroaching , above and below , upon the sclerotica ; from the superior analc of this division protruded a small portion of thorns and of the ciliary ligament ; further on , touching tlie upper lid , the surgeon felt distinctly a solid body entangled in the eyeball . The foreign body proved to be a fragment of glass of a triangular shape ; the basis of the triangle being more than half an inch in length , and each of tlie sides more than an inch .. It was extracted wit . li a dissecting forceps , and the patient is doing well . —The Medical Times ,
Fatal Accidkxt ox the Crotdox Railway . —On Tuesday morning , between twelve and one o ' clock , a frightful accident occurred on the Lt-ndou and Croydon IlaihvAv ^ b y which a man named CbiirltS IIill , aged thirty-eight years , has unfortunately lout his life . It appeared that Hill was foreman of the ballast men employed on the line between New Cross and the Dartmouth Arms stations . It is customary for two gangs of men to work on the line , one by dav and the other by night . At the hour nbovc-meiitioned Hill was about to start with a train of waggons containing earth to another part of the lino , to form an embankment . The train was propelled by a locomotive engine , which had been set in motion before ii iu was <| mte read y to accompany it , when ho
hastily attempted to get upon tiie engine . "In so doing his foot sli pped , and he fell beneath the wheels across the line ot rails , and the engine passed completely over both his legs . The engincerstopped tlie engine as speedily ns possible , and the poor fellow was extricated ; and it was found that his right leg was smashed m a frightful manner , and nearly severed from the thigh , and tho left foot cut in two . A special tram was prepared , and he was conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , where he wasplaced under the care of Mr . Shelley , the house-surgeon . From the nature of the injuries he had received , no hopes , from the first , were entertained of his recovery . He lingered until eleven o ' clock the same morning , when death put an end to his sufferings . He has left a . widow and large family .
Numerous Sudden Deaths . —On Tuesday , Mr . Baker held , at the Refiners' Arms , Burop-street , Commercial-road , four inquests , on the bodies of persons dying suddenly . The first was on Owen Clark , aged 55 , a blacksmith , of Hungerlbrd-strcct . Deceased had not keen ill for twelve years until Saturday last , Avhen he had a spasmodic attack , and died immediately after his wife had given him a cup of coffee and rum . —The second was on the body of Sherman Stimson , aged 54 , clerk to Mr . Brown , surveyor , Ac , of Billitcr-street . Deceased had not boon ill for twelve years until Saturday , when he had a paralytic attack , which rendered him speechless . He was taken home and medically treated , but died at midnight . —The third inquest related to the death
of Eliza Hile , aged 18 , a native ol * Birmingham . She was a remarkably fine young woman , and came to London on the 20 th September on a visit to her sister . On Saturday morning last sbe was seized with violent internal pains , which continued until her death on Sunday morning . A post mortem examination , made by Mr , Cory , of the Commercialroad , showed that death was caused by an ulcer of the stomach , which had perforated its coats . —The fourth was on the body of Henrietta Elizabeth Bishop , an infant , who received a slight fall on Saturday week . The circumstance frightened the mother so much that it altered the character of her milk , which brought on inflammation of the child ' s bowels , of which it died on Sunday . Verdict in each case , Natural Death .
Shocking Case of Manslaughter , —Newcastleupon-Tyne , Monday . —An inquest was held this afternoon , before Mr . Stoker , coroner for this borough , on the body of Ralph Parker , a young man , who came by his death under the following melancholy circumstances . It appears on Saturday night week the deceased went into an eating house , in the Pudding Chare , kept by a Mr . John Thompson , to procure some refreshment . Some other persons were there when he went in , among whom were one named Selby Green and another named John Bell , better known by the cognomen of " Smasher Bell" at the police-court , where he has been a frequent visitor . Green was enjoying the luxury of a plate of beef , and Bell and others were tantalising him in various
Avays ; sometimes taking a portion of moat off his plate , Parker , the deceased , having sat down , and ordered a plate of meat , joined in the fun the others were creating by annoying Green ; and also attempted to take a piece of the meat off Green ' s plate , when , of a sudden , Greed took the knife he was eating with and plunged it into Parker ' s eye , with such ferco that it entered the socket of the eye several inches , and he was obliged to relinquish his hold of it , and leave it there . The deceased shouted in excruciating agony , and attempted to take it out , but could not . Bell endeavoured to pull it out , using great strength , but failed , and Green himself , awakened to
a sense of the injury he had inflicted , also tried with both hands , and at length , with much difficulty , succeeded in extracting it . During this time the ' police had been called in , and tlicy at once took Green into custody , and conveyed Parker homo to his residence in Gibson-stvcet , where he lingered in great pain till yesterday evening , when death ' put an end to his sufferings . On Saturday , it being obvious that he could not long survive the injury he had received , the magistrates attended , and took his deposition , which is substantially the same as the statement here given . After tho jury had viewed the body the coroner ordered a postmortem examination to be made , and adjourned the inquest for that purpose .
Destructive Fire at Plymouth . —On Friday night , about nine o clock , a fire broke out in the saw mills of Messrs . Foster and Beal , situated in Coxside , by which property to a very large amount has been completely destroyed . Only eleven months ago there was a fire on the same premises , which was considered to have been the work of an incendiary , but this , we believe , can be traced to the circumstance of Mr . Beal having thrown a piece of burning paper , which he had just lighted , on the ground , Avhich lay smouldering for an hour before it broke out into a flame .
When , however , it burst out , the ravages of ihe fire soon became past all mastery , and all that the firemen could do ivas to direct their efforts to saving tho neighbouring premises . The wood-works arc adjoined by the patent paint manufactory of Messrs . Johns and Co ., in Avhich was a very large stock of oil , turpentine , and other combustible matter , which were happily saved from ignition . The fire-engines took up their station in the paint-yard , and by playing on that side of tho fire , fortunately prevented its further progress in that direction .
Execution at Gexoa . —Went to tho mole , wishing to see what preparations had been made for the execution , but ay « is refused admittance at the gates . I then took a boat and went on board the Emulous , an English schooner , lying near the mole , and at a short distance from the gallows . About noon the two criminals arrived on foot , escorted by a procession of officers of justice , monks , and others , with a banner , crucifix , die . The gallows was very low , and had no drop nor stage , but a strong wide ladder was p laced against the cross-beam . The executioner av . is a tall , powerful man , very well and very neatly dressed , with his hair nicely arranged , appearing somewhat like a respectable servant in half livery . He mounted the ladder first and one of
, the criminals , apparently without any compulsion , followed behind him , dressed in shabby , dirty clothes , with no cap or other covering for his head or face . His arms were closely pinioned to his side . When the executioner had attached the halter , previously placed round the criminal ' s neck , to tho hook , with a sudden thrust he pushed him off the ladder , and supporting himself by the beam , he stood oh the neck and shoulders of his victim , jumping , stamping , and bending the head sideways as much as possible , ivkile one or two assistants below pulled forcibly at his legs . The wretched man appeared to be quite dead in less than half a minute . The execution of the second criminal , Avho was treated in the same manner , was a still more horrid spectacle , for he was draped un
the ladder , step by step , by main force , by the executioner and his men : and his terror must have been increased , if possible , by seeing the ghastly corpse of his companion dangling above him . In another minute he was himself a corpse hanging by his side , A handsome well-fed priest then mounted the ladder , and made a short address to the spectators , exhorting them ( as I was informed , for I was at too great a distance to hear his words ) to take Avarning by the fate ot the criminals . Not more than 200 or 300 persons were admitted on the mole . The greater part of the spectators were in boats , or in the vessels in the harbour , and among them all I could not see more than about twenty women , who were chiefly quite of the lower orders . The assembly behaved
p . " 16 ' 1 / . butshowedgreatindifferencc , andeven levity , vni ? r oftne ° " mInals remained on the gallows tilUialf-past five in the afternoon , and the spot was visited by thousands , the mole being open to the public as usual . They were natives of Savona . They had been notoriously bad characters , and one of them had been a thief from the age of five years at which time he was in the habit of cutting off the leaden weights from the fishermen ' s nets when they were sprcad ' out to dry on the shore . The crime for which they suffered was a murder of the worst description- 'I'hey had gone to the house of a priest in ClenOil , and finding from the servant that her master was out , and would not return for some time , tlicy mwdmu herb
ystranghng hcr Avith their own hands ; after which they had brutally disfigured the body . They had then plundered the house of some plate and other articles oi value . Tlicy both made a confession of their guilt Um method of executing criminals , though reaiw quite as humane as that adopted in Lngland , and perhaps more so , appears very barbarous and uncivilised , and the spectacle is rendered minutely more horrid by tho face being exoosed . Ihe roiling eves , the protruded tongue , the features , purple and distorted iu the dcath-agonv of strangulation , and with that hideous expression upon them becoming gradually fixed and rigid , form a spectacle , the horrors of which can neither be described by
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those who have witnessed it , nor conceived by those who have not . But the advocates for capital punishments and public executions say that the example is useful in deterring others from committing crime . If so the Genoese are more rational than the English , because , without increasing the sufferings of the criminal , they make that example as effective and horrible as possible .- And tlie address of the priest , standing on the , ladder by the side of the scarcely lifeless bodies , and speaking to an assembly ; everv individual ot which , however depraved , must , for a short time at lea-t , be in a serious mood , might be made , if well managed , a very solemn and impressive part ot this dreadful ceremony . —( From an . Eye-Witness . )
Exi'i-osiox or Gas axd Shocking Accident . —On Monday morning , between seven and ei ght o clock , the inhabitants of Fleet-street and its vicinity Avere alarmed by a lout ! report and smashing of glass , while smoke and flame were seen to issue from East Temple Chambers , in Whitcfriars-strccfc . It appeared that the housekeeper on going in as usual to prepare the rooms , perceived a strong smell of gas , and callut ! a lad , wiio came into the room with a lighted caudle . Immediately a loud report took place , and the room and furniture were quickly on fire . The Farringdon-strect engine was speedily on tiie spot , and tiie firemen succeeded in confining the flames to the rooms in which the explosion occurred . We regret to add that the unfortunate woman was
severely burnt , while h . r clothes were destroyed . She now lies in a very dangerous state . The poor boy was also injured by the fire , but not so severely . The escape ot gas which caused the accident is supposed to have arisen from its not having been turned off at the main . Liverpool— Tub Lug op a Camaix Tokn orr . — On Saturday Captain Owen Williams , of the Alflcida schooner , from Glasgow , engaged with a steamer to tow his vessel up to Runcorn . A hawser was passed to the st timer for that purpose , and on the word
hying given to go a-head it ivas found that by some means the captain ' s leg had become entangled in the hawser , and he could not be rescued until his foot was literally torn off above the ancle , lla was immediately taken ashore in great agony , and conveyed to the Dispensary , where , two hours after he was brought in , the stump was amputated about tho middlo of the calf , in a most masterl y and scientific style , by A , B . Steele , Esq ., of Hampton-street , one of the honorary surgeons of the institution . We arc happy to hear that the unfortunate patient is now pronounced out of danger .
Shocking Death of a Girl by Fine—On Monday night Mr . AY . Payne hold an inquest at Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of Eliza Evans , a lino little girl , aged six years . On Saturday morning last , about half-past six o ' clock , the deceased , unknown to her mother , lighted a candle by means of a Inciter , and then proceeded to light the fire , in tlie act ol which the flame of the candle caught her pinafore , which , with the whole of her clothes , were burnt completely offllier body . She was immediately brought to the hospital , where she was found to be frightfully injured , and she died a few hours subscqucnth / in the greatest agony . Verdict—Accidental death .
Gkkat Seizure of Contraband Goods . - —A very large seizure has been made by Mr . G . Scanlon , and Mr . D . II . Watson , searchers of tiie customs ; and Mr . C . Atkinson Davis , an extremely vigilant and active officer , acting under them , within the last few days . In consequence of information received by Davis that a vast number of Roman cameos for brooches , mid a large quantity of French Mosaic work , had been passed without payment of duty , the officers proceeded to the house of a person who called himself Beauvet David , in the City-road , a stone merchant , and after a slight search , found on the premises 1 , 010 cameos , of tho value of nearly £ 1 , 400 , and several enamelled portraits , Mosaic buckles , A-. c ., to the amount in value of JE 2 U 0 . They seized the
goods for non-payment of duty , amounting to tlie sum of £ 32 ' 3 10 s . Id ., very much to the discomfiture of Mr . David . They afterwards proceeded , following up the information , to the house of a person named Marve , whom they knew to be a . constant passenger in steamers between Boulogne and London , and who resides near Goldcn-squarc , when they made a seizure of seventy-three cameos of the value , duty included , of £ 200 ISs . Upon further and more particular search , they found in the . possession of Marvo certain documents , the examination of which induced them to visit the house of a person of the name of Creutzer , in Myddeltou-strcct , Clerkenwell . They had not gone far in the gratification of their curiosity in this place before they laid their hands upon cameos which
were considered , including the duty , to be worth £ i ; 8 G 4 . Upon the premises of the first-named contraband dealer they laid their hands upon the boxes in which the above-mentioned articleshad been smuggled over , and uponlquestioning Mr . Creutzer and the man who styled himself Beauvet David , and who it appeared has also the name of Coppa , and was in charge of the premises in which the cameos were found , the latter stated that they had been delivered to him by an unknown agent . The same answer was given by Mr . Creutzer and Mr . Marvo , and all three were evidently in the same state of preparation in case of emergency . One of the officers , in rummaging Mr . Crcutzcr ' s private transactions , pulled out a day book , which had been kept only since
February last , and in the middle' of the book were entries of goods which Creutzer had received to the amount of 2 l 4 , 000 f ., which had been brought into his custody without payment of duty , as was palpable from the fact that he could only produce bills and receipts for the payment of duty on such goods as had been seized to the value of the paltry sum of £ 10 . It may be supposed that the officers examined the books of Mr . Creutzer with no small degree of curiosity . Altera little while they perceived an entry which hd them to the house of a very wellknown and dashing jewellery concern in Cornhill , where they laid their unhallowed hands upon seventythree cameos set in gold , of the value of about £ 200 . The oificers arc proceeding with an unerring scent , and their success will , it is believed , be enormous .
Monv . AnisTOcnA'ric Law axd Justice!— -avhex WILL THE END COME ?—ROCHESTER SESSIONS , SEPT . 29 . —A little boy , named James Mcllum , aviis placed in the felons' dock of the county court at Rochester , before Mr . W . M . Smith , chairman , and four other justices , charged with having knocked down some walnuts from a tree , the property of Sir John Marshall , Knt ., K . C . IL , at Gillingham . Sir John Marshall was ^ ' present , and vras- ' accommodated with a sitting on the bench . The damage done to the tree by knocking down the fruit was valued at sixpence . The little boy pleaded " Guilty . " It appeared that this youngster was observed committing this enormous outrage by a man named Linnett , and the prisoner was immediately apprehended and placed in
the lock-up house , where he remained a prisoner until this morning . The chairman observed , that the prisoner having pleaded guilty , lie should inflict a penalty on him for the offence , that of stealing those walnuts . Captain Sir John Marshall ' s only object in bringing the prisoner before the court Avas to protect his orchard and fruit , which he had a right to do , and the magistrates therefore adjudged the prisoner to pay the penalty of Is ., and 6 d . the value of the walnuts ; together with the costs , 13 s . Gd ., making a total of 15 s . The mother of the boy , on hearing the decision , burst into tears , and said she could not pay that sum , she having a large family of children , and nothing to support them except what she works hard for as a laundress , and 0 s . per week she receives from her husband , Avho is a marine artilleryman . The chairman said that as she could not pay the money ke must commit the boy to the common gaol for
fourteen days . Upon this announcement , tho poor woman s feelings were so great that she could scarcely speak . She prayed the court not to send her child to gaol , as she would do all she could to pay the money if the magistrates would grant her time . —The Chairman ; "What time do you want?—Applicant : A month , sir , for I have my quarter ' s rent to pay , and the baker ' s bill and other articles of consumption for my family , which I go in debt for weekly , los . is a great deal , and I implore you , gentlcmen . ' to reduceUt . The Chairman said he could not , but AYOllltl give a month ; and if the money was not then paid , the boy must go to gaol . The mother then became so excited that she left the court , and immediately fell into strong fits , which lasted some time , requiring several women to hold her . The poor woman resides at Gillingham , and bears a very excellent character .
Fatal Railway Accidext . — We regret to state that a dreadful and fatal railway accident occurred on Monday morning last , at Kenyon junction , near Leigh . A young woman named Ellen Piatt , of Tylueslcy , started from the Bag-lane ( Chowbont ) station by tho half-past seven o ' clock train , with the intention of proceeding to Liverpool , On arriving at the junction of the Leigh and Kenyon line with the Liverpool and Manchester line , the passengers have to get out of the carriages , and to await tlie arrival of the respective trains to convey them onwards . The young woman above-mentioned , being unacquainted with the customs of the line , got out of the carriage on the wrong side , and walked round the carriages to cross the line to be in readiness on the arrival of the train which was to convoy the passengers to Liverpool , the remainder of the journey . At this moment a train of third-class carriages was seen on the
Liverpool line of rails , and the whistle was b ! # wn . Ihe oye-witnesscs state that tho train was coming at a very quick speed . The woman ivas just crossing tho track on which the approaching train was proceeding , when a working man win was proceeding from Bolton to Warrington , rushed forward and endeavoured to pull her back ; before , however , he could do so , the buffer of the engine threw her a distance of seven or eight yards , and the man a short distance . Tlicy Avcrc both'immediately carried to the station , and Mr . Bradshaw , superintendent of the Bolton line , who fortunately happened to be with the train , immediately despatched an express engine to Leigh for medical assistance , and Mr . Bridecake , surgeon , was on the spot in a short time , but in less than half an hour after tho accident the woman expired . She Avas far advanced in pregnancy . The man was very much contused , but lie is expected to recover .
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The Infernal Gams Laws . —Aristocratic Justice ! —Thi : A ' oroiiioi-H Giuntley Berkeley . —Chrisxcuukch . —On Monday last Henry Bury and James Purchase appeared before the magistrates , the Right Hon . Sir George Rose and the lion . Captain Harris , to answer a charge laid acainst them at the instance of the Hon . Graatlcy Berkeley , ; " for unlawfully using a dog for the purpose of killing and taking game . " The Honourable Mr . Berkeley appeared in court in his shooting trim , shook hands with the magistrates before the case was called on , and during : the hearing of it took iiis seat-between the two magistrates for a short lime ; but which being complained of by Mr . Sharp , who attended professionally for thesupposed 'delinquents , he resumed his former seat
near them , but occasionally handed slips of paper to tlie magistrates , Captain Harris remarking that the honourable gentleman ' s object was merel y to suggest certain questions to elicit tlie truth . The honourable jf tiutlomim ' s gamekeeper and Ins assistant swore that they saw a sheep dog running after a hare , in a field belonging to Lord Stuart , and rented by Mr . Plowman , in which Bury and Purchase were mowing barley , and that they threw down their scythes , and hallooed the tlog o : i at tho hare , but that the liaro escaped . The three men who were mowing with Bury and Purchase were then called , nil of whom distinctly swore that the sheep dog had got loose from their master ' syard , and found out Purchase , the shepherd ,
and was lying on his coat in 'the held , when suddenly the dog started up ami rati in cIihsc of a hare ; and that one of them requested Purchase to run after the dog , and bring hint back , which he succeeded in doing in a few minutes , by calling to tlie dog by name ; and that Bury did not put down his scythe , or moyc from his work , but continued mowing all the tinio . The worthy magistrates , however , fined the two men one pound each , remarking at the same trine , " the fine was so small , because they did not think it a case of premeditated poaching , but believed that in the excitement of the moment they did halloo the dog on which they saw in chaso of the hare . "—Hampshire Independent .
DiSTUKSsixu AocniEXT nv FiiiE . —On Tuesday morning , about ten o clock , the following most distressing accident hy lire , and which , it is much feared will be attended with tha most din : fol consequences , occurred to a respectable female and her daughter , named Harrison , residing in Windsor-terrace , Cityroad . It appears that Mrs . Harrison , who is living upon her income ivith her unmarried daughter , a young lady about seventeen years of age , and of great personal attractions , ivas sitting in the back parlour ,
in which was a fire , when she desired the latter to reach some article from the mantel-shelf . Miss Harrison immediately rose , and whilst in the act of obeying her mother ' s directions , a portion of her dress ignited . The mother , who at once rushed to her daughter ' s aid , was also set on fire , and before assistance arrived , both were shockingly scorched and burnt about the hands , arms , and neck . Medical aid w-. ' . s promptly sent for , and the necessary steps were taken , but we arc sorry to gay that both the sufferers . are in a deplorable state of agony .
I 1 ou . nsi . ow , Tuesday Evemxu . —On Monday evening , on the return ol Colonel Daley , the commanding officer , to the barracks , who had been to town , Lieutenant Kcrwan was , b y direction of the military authorities at the Horse Guards , placed under arrest . Mr . Frogley , the surgeon of liouuslov , into whose hands , with the surgeon and assistant-surgeon of the regiment , the caro of the wounded man has been placed , saw his patient several times yesterday , and he was goin ; , ' on favourably . At eight o ' clock the Rev . Mr . Trimmer , a local magistrate , attended by Sergeant Jecks , of the police , attended at the barracks , and Quartermaster Tarlcton ' a deposition was taken in writing by the reverend magistrate , and afterwards also the evidence of Mr . Froglcv , the
surgeon , as to tlie nature of tho wound and the state ot the wounded man . At twelve o ' clock a meeting of the magistrates was held in the petty sessions room , at tho Three Pigeons Inn , New Brentford . A Avarrant was issued for the immediate apprehension of Lieutenant Martin Kcrwan , on a charge of cutting and wounding , which was placed for execution in the hands of Sergeant Jecks . Shortly before three o ' clock the prisoner arrived in a fl y , accompanied by Colonel Daley , the police sergeant riding on the box . Lieutenant Kcrwan Avaa immediately taken into the magistrates' room and placed at the bar . The deposition of Quartermaster Tarleton was then read over in the presence of the prisoner , as was also the deposition of Mr , Frogley , who , being present ,
added to his testimony , that the very unfavourable symptoms which had presented themselves on Monday evening had that morning greatly subsided , but that be was quite enable to pronounce the wounded man out of danger . Colonel Daley expressed his readiness to enter into any amount of bail for the appearance of Lieutenant Kcrwan at a future day ; but the bench said the charge was of so serious a nature that they could nut take bail , and it was their duty to remand , the prisoner to Totliffl-fichls Tjridewell until the fate of Quartermaster Tarleton can be ascertained , or his recovery be such as to enable him to attend . Tlie prisoner , accompanied by one of the officers of the regiment , was then removed -by Sergeant Jocks in a fly to Tothill-uelds Bridewell .
Hounslow , Wednesday Lykmxg . —It would appear that the officer bctwc . n whom and Lieut . Kcrwan the disagreement took place , Avas Captain Lane , of the same regiment . Most of the officers present at the dinner drank freel y , and while at tabic the altercation took place between Captain Lane and Lieutenant Kern / an . It was stated that on Lieutenant Kerwan finding that the Quartermaster Tarleton would not allow him to leave his apartment with his naked sword in his hand , he shut the door , end pointing to another sword which was hanging up in the room , told him to defend himself , but before the unfortunate man could do so , he received the wound from tha lieutenant ' s sword under which he is how suffering . Upon inquiry last evening the wounded man is stated lo have continued in much the same state , but it was impossible yet to pronounce him out of danger .
Suicide . —On Wednesday afternoon , as two young women were passing along a field near Ilaverstockhill , Hampstcad , they discovered in a corner thereof a man to all appearance dead , lying upon the grass ; they communicated the fact shortly afterwards to a gentleman whom they met , and on his repairing to the spot he found the dead body , still warm , of a person apparently not more than 25 or 30 years of age . A quantity of blood had flowed from his mouth , and in each hand was a brass-barrelled pistol , one of which had evidently been recently discharged ,
and the other ivas loaded avimi powder and ball some constables of the S division speedily arrived and removed the deceased on a stretcher to the Load of Hay public house ; he was dressed in a blue jacket , blue cap , striped waistcoat , and dark trousers , and in his pockets were a few silver and copper French coins , of but trifling value ; there were no papers upon him by which any information could be gained with regard to his name or address ; lie had moustacliios and very large whiskers , and it is supposed that iie is a Frenchman .
Fatal Accjdexi . —On Monday last , an inquest was held before Thomas Leo , Esq ., coroner , at the White Horse , Lepton , on view of the body of Benjamin Lee > son of Henry Lee , of Lepton ( Yorkshire ) , weaver , aged seventeen years . The deceased -was a servant to his uncle , Mr . Henry Wood , farmer , and on Saturday last was sent with a horse and cart for some clover . He took the bit out of the horse ' s mouth for it to eat whilst the clover was being loaded , and on his endeavouring to put the bit into its mouth again , it set of £ and threw deceased down , when the cart wheel passed over his head , and lie died immediately afterwards . Verdict— " Accidentally killed . "
Fatal Accident at Leeds . —On Tuesday morning last , an inquest was held before John Blackburn , Esq ., at the Court House , on view of the body of . Tames Bloomfield , a boy twelve years of age , the son of Humphrey Bloomlield , who resides in Off-street , Leeds . The boy worked at Messrs . Wilkinson and Co . s , felt manufacturers , Hunslet , and , on the 10 th . August , he accidentally got his arm entangled amongst the wheels of a scribbling machine ; and , before ho could bo extricated , received some very severe injuries . He was removed to the Iniirmary , and died on Monday last . Verdict , "Accidental Death . " *^^*^* -. *^^* " - ^ ***********
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LXPEIUHENT WITH FlRE-RKSlSTIXC TlMBEI ? . —LlVEBroot , Tuesday . —Yesterday , Mr . James B , Reay , of . Dublin , the inventor of a preparation for rendering timber to a great extent fire-proof , tested the experiment at the Commercial Hall , - Gloucester-street , in this town , " in the presence of the Mayor , Mr . David Hodgson , Mr . Uenrv- Booth , Messrs . Milnerand Son , and other gentlemen . Two piles of timberthe one consisting of pitch p ine , which had undergone the process of preparation , and the other consisting of memel , which was unprepared , were elevated in the form of the rafters of a house . Shavings
were placed underneath , and tiro was communicated . In a few moments the memel was in flames , and very speedly it was entirely consumed . The pitch pine which w ; ts three several limes exposed to the action of 800 degrees ol hc ? . t , stood to the test admirably Some of thctunhevswftvftinovcor k-ss eliarrccl but yery little injury v ^ s effected ; and a remarkable part 0 i ttapcnmciit Vuts , that the prepared timber upon «• !« $ «« lighted :-km ;; were pkced was Very s . ightly damaged b y tlie fire . The . Mayor aiid other gentlemen present , expressed ihemsclvea satisfied . with tiie experiment so far as it had iron ' * ' '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 4, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04101845/page/5/
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