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      Heaith o t Losnox During the Week .- —In the Week ending last Saturday , 1 , 167 death were registered in the metropolis . In the ten . corresponding weeks , namely , the thirteenth in each of the years 1840-9 , the average number of death was 1 , 054 , or corrected for increase of population , was 1 , 150 ; there is , therefore , an apparent excess of mortality In last week above the average , but it amounts only to 17 . . The weekly number of deaths has continuously increased during the last month , as the returns which follow , commencing with the fi > st week of March will show ; the deaths were successively 875 , 967 , 1 , 026 , and 1 , 157 . Part of the increase in last return is due to the augmented mortality of diseases that affect the organs of respiration , for in this class the deaths registered last week are 252

      ( namely from bronchitis , 113 ; from pneumonia , 88 ; from asthma , 29 ; from laryrgltis , pleurisy , and other diseases of the respiratory organs , 22 ) . This class numbered in the previous week 231 ; and in both weeks the numbers are much above the average , - which is not more than 184 . The extraordinary coldness of the weather serves to explain tlr ' s result . From consumption there were in the pre-Tions week 135 , in the last 115 ; in both there were considerably less than the corrected average , which is about 150 . In the epidemic class , small-pox and scarlatina are still less fatal than usual , especially the latter ; measles , hooping-cough , and typhus , from which there were last week 19 , 44 , and SO respectively , show about the ordinary amount of fatality ; 7 persons died of influenza , being an .

      increase ,-. 18 of diarrhoea and dysentery , which is less than in the previous week , but more than the average . But the excess in Last return over the weeks immediately preceding is only to a small extent caused by an increased rate of mortality ; coroners * cases , many of which were not duly registered during tho quarter as they occurred , but were kept in reserve till the end of it , swells the account . These chiefly consist of deaths from fractures , wounds , burns , and scalds , hanging , drowning , and poison , amounting in the present case to 91 , of which only 10 occurred in the weet , and of 52 " sudden" deaths , of which the causes have not been sufficiently ascertained , or are improperly returned , aud of which only six . occurred in the week . Amongst others are five children suffocated in bed

      or on the mother ' s breast , three persons who died of intempcraace , and a man from exposure to cold . The following is an analysis of the week ' s returns —Deaths certified by written statements of qualified practitioners , MO ; Deaths not certified by medical attendants , or not reported as certified , 23 ; Deaths not certified because the deceased had no medical attendance , 13 ; Deaths returned by coroners , 185 . —Total , 1 , 167 . From this table it appears that deaths reg istered in London with the signatures of coroner * , and fatal diseases registered tinder the authority of medical certificates , are to the whole number in the proportion of nearly 97 per cent . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in . on Friday ; the mean of the week was 29 . 746 . The mean

      temperature of the week was 359 degs ., and was throughout lower than the average of tho same week in seven years ; from Sunday to Thursday inclusive this decrease on the average fluctuated between 9 degs . and 13 degs . Taking the corresponding weeks often previous years ( 1 S 40-9 ) , it appears that it was never lower than 40 " 2 degs . ( in 1849 )' , that it fluctuated between that and 51 * 2 degs . fin 184 S ) , and that the mean was 45 * 3 degs ., or about 10 degs . higher than the mean of last week . The temperature was lowest ou Tuesday , when the mean was 31 -2 degs ., and on the same day tbe highest temperature of the water on the Thames was 39 * 3 degs ., and the lowest 35-9 degs . —The births registered during the week numbered 1 , 431 . \ FAT . 1 I . ACMDEVT OV THE SoUTH-WESTEHJf

      Katlwat . —An accident of a fatal character oc eorred on the South-Western Railway , near the Isleworth station , during the night of Sunday last . On Sunday afternoon a man named Edward Ball , a driver of one of Glover ' s Westminster cabriolets , conveyed a party to Twickenham on a pleasure excursion . Having agreed to bring the same party back again , Bull put up his horse and cab at Mr . Darter ' s yard , Isleworth , and afterwards went , as was ima . gined , to take a walk to pass tbe time away . Hour after hour , however , elapsed without Bull making bis appearance , and no tidings of him could be gleaned during the whole of Sunday n ght . On Monday morning , however , his body was found a short distance from the Isleworth station , dreadfully injured . The unfortunate man had been in the act ot crossing tbe line when the train Knocked him down , killing him almost instantaneously . None of the enaine-drivers or suard * saw the accident . i

      Murder asd Attempted Suicide at Hoxtos . — On Monday forenoon a lensthened investigation was entered into before ilr . W . Baker , tbe coroner , anda highly respectable jury , at the Shaftesbury Arms , Shafiesbury-street , Hew North-road , Hoxton , concerning the death of Matthew Sanderson , aged six weeks , who was murdered by his mother . Emma Sanderson . The culprit was examined before Mr . Hammill , at Worship-street Police-Courfc , on Saturday , and remanded to await the result of the coroner s inquest—Mary Ann Potterton , 3 , Boundaryrow , Hoxton , deposed that she had attended the mother of the deceased in her confinement , and that she had been in a low and desponding state of mind ever since . Her lownes ? was caused by marks on the deceased ' s face at his birth , aud she was

      constantly harping upon the disfigurement it caused for the last fortnight . Witness noticed a great change in the mother ' s appearance , which caused her to tell the servant to keep a watch unon her actions . On Thursday afternoon last she called on witness on her road from the City- She appeared in a very melancholy state , and asked witness to come to her in the evening ; and on her going to the house shortly after five o ' clock , she was informed of the attempt Mrs . Sanderson had made on her life , and found the deceased lying on the bed quite dead and cold . On seeing her , the mother exciaimed , " I have killed my baby , and if Mary ( meaning the servant ) had not come in , I should have killed myself too , and we should then have been happy together . " Afterwards she put her hand into her pocket , and produced a piece of tape ( shown to the jury ) , saying to witness , "Take this , it ' s what I have done the deed with ; rub it against the marks on tbe necks of the other children , and it will cure them , as it is now charmed . "

      —By a Juror : The other children were born with some marks upon them , but very slight , and they are now scarcely observable . — By the Coroner : Mrs . Sanderson ' s father and sister had died while labouring under an attack of mental derangement , and I have not the least doubt that her mind was deranged at the time she killed the deceased , and made an attempt on her own life . —The medical evidence was the same as that which has already appeared . — The Coronor summed up , and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Emma Sanderson , and the witnesses were boned over to prosecute . —Upon the unfortunate woman being removed to the Shorediteh workhouse shortly after her apprehension , and during die-momentary absence of the police-constable who had her in custody , she succeeded in obtaining possession of a table-knife , with which she was abunt to cut her throat , when the constable arrived and prevented her . On afterwards searching her , another knife was found secreted on her person .

      A Man- Burned to Death . —On Saturday evening last , Mr . Kemp , aged eighty-three , residing in Hoxton Old Town , while sitting before the fire , was jseized with a fit ( it is supposed ) , and fell on to the grate . When he was discovered the left side of his face was completely burnt off . There was no one present at the time . Feakfox Occurrence ej the Strand Thpatbe , —On Tuesday evening , between the hours of five and six , considerable excitement was caused among the company of the New Strand Theatre in consequence of the following occurrence , which will be attended with very serious—if not fatal—results , to one of the carpenters employed in the establishment . From careful inquiries made it appeared that Joseph Matthews , the stage carpenter , and a man named Lepbridge , were employed in the second tier of private boxes getting the theatre ready for opening for the night ' s performance , when Mr . Matthews desired the other man to do something , which he refused , and a

      quarrel between the two ensued . Lephridge then flew into a violent pa-sion . and swore that he would throw Matthews into the pit . He immediately rushed towards him and seizing him round the body , endeavoured to carry his threat into execution . The unfortunate man , Matthews , tried all he could to prevent his antagonist from throwing him over , but without effect , and at length he was thrown froai the second tier of boxes into the orchestra , the man Lephridge falling upon him . Assistance having been procured , Lephridge it was found was not much hurt , but Matthews was so seriously injured that he could not stand . A stretcher was therefore procured from the police station , and the unfortunate man was forthwith conveyed to King ' s College Hospital . Mr . Salter , one of the house surgeons , attended upon the sufferer , and did everything that was necessary for him , bat as yet it is impossible to tell to what extent lie is injured . Lephridge was then taken intocustody and locked np at Bow-street police-station . "

      Fatal Accident . "—On ^ Sarnrday last Mr . W . Baker held an inquest at ihe Black Horse , Kingsland-road , on the body of a man about SO years of age . name unknown . From the evidence of James iialsey , of 81 , Hoxton Old Town , Ironmonger , it appeared that about ten o ' clock on Wednesday wgnt , he was near his own residence , when he ob-•^ J ^ . \ Cart . ? rawnbyamulecom » n E Awards him , ¦ . * 5 ? -J J * " came opposite torhlm he saw the de"S ^ iSS ; ?" .- ^^ » *« carfc alone , in W < fiidSST ^ V ^ t at the sane moment St «^ T ? it UIlder Mm - ani he Pitched over the cart wheel into ^ r ^^ Kb he 4 WitneBS ran tohisassistan ce ; and on picking him no from the-ground , found , him perfectl y . insensible , rand bleeding from a wound at the back of bis head He was assisted to the shop of Mr . Sherwood , a surgeon

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      Where he expired in a few minutes from concussion ot the brain , arisin g : from the fallJ Sergeant banders , of the : N division , informed the coroner that every , endeavour had been " made ' . to find the deceased ' s . friends , but without success . Verdict , " Accidentaldeath . " - ' ; Btjbglabt at a PicionB Dealer ' s . —On Sunday morning , about one o ' clock , the premises of Mr . George Coreby , picture dealer , of 56 , Princes-street , Soho , were entered by burglars , it is supposed by means of a picklock key . . The robbers succeeded in carrying off a number of paintings ^ by the first mas ers ,. inclridins Watteau , TenierS ; Gainsborougn ,

      and Wilson- Most' of these paintings were on canvas , and-the-thieves cut the p ictures from toe strainers to ' render them more easy of carnage . They carried off at the same time four paintings on panel . Mr . Hayes , the German provision dealer , who resides next door , beard a considerable noise in the house early in the morniiw , and he imagined that the s ervants of the proprietor were packing up some of the works of art . Immediately after the noi * e ceased a cab was heard to drive away from the door . The value of . the property lost is estimated by Mr . Corsby at nearly £ 1 , 000 . No clue has as yet been discovered to lead to the apprehension of the robbers .

      Sacrilege . —It was observed on Friday afternoon that a box , kept in the interior of St . James ' s , Piccadilly , and which contained a large sum collected for the poor , since tbe commencement of the year , was broken open , and the contents abstracted . No trace was left by the thieves . Abmis siojj or the Public to Chelsea Hospital Gardens , —Arrangements are at length concluded for affording to the metropolitan public the advantage of much increased facilities of admission to the gardens and the grounds of Chelsea Hospital . At present certain portions of these grounds are accessible at stated seasons of the year ) and on Sundays only . It is now arranged to throw them open daily , and without restriction as to season .

      The Chinese Junk . — On Saturday morning an accident occurred near the steam-boat pier , Essexstreet , Strand , which was nearly attended with a melancholy loss of life . " During the last few weeks a great many men have been at work , on the river driving piles , and forming an enormous wooden awning for the purpose of exhibiting the Chinese junk . The erection was upwards of 200 feet Ion ? , by about sixty feet wide . The end nearest Essexstreet , as well as the upper and lower sides , were nearly finished , but whilst the men were proceeding

      with their work a sudden gust of wind blew the whole of the lower side of the building down . The men who were under it and upon the ladders were for some minutes buried under the piles and boards . The Thames police and a number of watermen instantly put off to render assistance , and the parties were all extricated , one man only being so injured as to require surgical aid . Whilst the men were busily engaged collecting together the timbers , the other side of the building also fell , but fortumtey no one on that occasion received any

      injury . Rapid Butter-staking . —On Monday was exhibited before the Lord Mayor , the Lady Mayoress , and several of their friends , in the justice-room , an American churn , which in ten minutes produced four pounds of butter from four quarts of cream . The merits of the invention were palpable . One of its recommendations is its great simplicity . It operates en a beautiful p rinciple , as was acknowledged by all who witnessed tbe experiment . The mechanical action of the air , which is mingled with the cream in such a manner that a through separation of the particles takes place , prevents the cream from frothing on the surface , and does its work with astonishing rapidity , and in the most complete manner . The butter was washed in the churn , by

      pouring off the milk , putting in cold water , and pressing the butter against the sides of the churn , moving the dish backwards and forwards , and changing the water until it remained clear . Fire near thk Catholic Cathedral . —On Tuesday night about nine o ' clock , a very alarming fire broke out in tbe drawing-room of the premises belonging to Mr . Jones , but tenanted by a lady named Murray , 17 , Laurie-terrace , near the Catholic Cathedral , St . George ' s-road . Southwark . After considerable trouble it was extinguished , but not before serious damage was done , and £ 60 in banks notes consumed . Unfortunately the numbers of the note ? were not known , consequently they will prove a total loss .

      Military Riot . —On Wednesday evening , between seven and eight o ' clock , a serious riot was commenced by a bodv ef the men of the Royal Artillery , in front of Richardson ' s show at Greenwich fair ; the soldiers throwing nuts at the women entering the shows , and making use of the most disgraceful language . Mi' . Nelson Lee , the proprietor , expostulated in vain , and the spectators "in the crowd , taking his part and hooting the soldiers , they became exasperated , made a rush up the steps of the show , attacked the performers and the audience ; they were at this time joined by a party of the Royal Marines , and the row became general . Several persons were severely injured , and many were endeavouring to make their escape . The force of the police on duty at the fair was totally inadequate to put a stop to the affray , or contend

      with the soldiers , who amounted to upwards ol Jul ) . The mounted police at length came to the assistance of their brethren , and behaved with all the prudence which the case requited iu endeavouring to restore order . The soldiers , however , continued to knock down and assault both policemen and the civilians , and some severe injuries were inflicted . Mr . Mallalieu at this juncture sent a messenger to ¦ Woolwich , to procure the aid of a picket . Ultimately , twenty-one soldiers were made prisoners and conveyed to the Greenwich lock-up , some ol them were very much wounded and covered with blood ; they were immediately attended by the surgeon . Mr . Nelson "Lee was much hurt , and his property injured to a considerable extent . The fail in consequence of the affray was completely deserted .

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      Attempt at Murder and Suicide . —A very painful sensation prevailed at the village of Bacup , near Preston , last week , in consequence of the following tragical occurrence . It appears that a young woman , named Anne Wallwork , residing at a place called Ball Farm , had been living with a man named William Hill , at Cheetham-hill , Manchester , by whom she had one child . From some cause or another she left Forster , and went to live at the before-named village with her friends . Forster followed her , and tried to persuade her to return with him , and ho would marry her . This she refused , and after the female and the family had

      partaken of their dinner on the 27 th ult ., she was left alone with Forster and a little g irl , whilst the others went to work in the garden . Between two and three in the afternoon , he sent the girl out to purchase some writing paper , and whilst she was gone , he took a razor from his pocket , and swore that he would cut her head off . He then made a most desperate attack upon Wallwork , and tried to cut her throat . The two struggled violently together , but the fellow succeeded in inflicting a fearful wound on one side of her neck , when the girl he had sent out returned , and having screamed , attracted Forster's attention . He then left off his

      attack upon the poor creature , but the moment he got to the foot of the stairs he cut his own throat . Me afterwards ran upstairs , the blood streaming from his wounds , and when he reached tbe room he threw himself on the bed , and inflicted another gash in . his throat . Dr . Taylor was promptly in attendance , and sewed up the wounds . The young woman is expected to recover ; but not the least hopes are entertained that the man will survive . That Forster intended to murder the woman , and also himself is clear , for before committing the deed he made a memorandum in his pocket book , stating what amount of money he had , and where his furniture was to be found .

      Fire at Dover . —On Saturday night last , at half-past ten , a message was forwarded to Dover by tbe electric telegraph to request that Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade , would immediately despatch an engine with the requisite number of firemen to assist in extinguishing afire in tbat town , which was then raging , and threatened an immense destruction of property . Mr . Braidwood at first declined to comply with the request to send an engine and men eighty-eight miles off ' without some certain information respecting the extent of the conflagration . Another message , however , was brought up urging the serious nature of the fire , and that the railway station was in danger . Upon this an engine , fully equipped

      witn a strong detachment of men , was despatched to the London-bridge terminus , in order to take the special train in waiting , when a message arrived directing a delay of the engine , as it was hoped that the Dover force would be able to overcome tho anticipated danger . The flames commenced shortly alter eight o ' clock in the premises belonging to Mi * . "Williamson , a carpenter and joiner , carrying on business at the back of Seven Stars-street , near the terminus of the South Eastern Railway . Owing to tbe nature of the contents of the workshops the flames enveloped not merely the property in which they orig inated , but : also the premises occupied by

      Mr . Street , a tin merchant , and the stores of Messrs . Coding , the brewers . Several other houses were also in danger . The engines of the town and others from the Castle , with a strong muster of soldiers belonging to the 50 th Regiment , were quickly on the spot , and the greatest exertions were made to stop the flames , which were not entirely extinguished until two o ' clock on Sunday morning , and not before the above-named premises were burned down and several others mote or less : damaged . How the fire occurredis unknown ,. Most of the property destroyed was not insured .- . ' Two or three " of the soldiers , in their endeavours'to . extinguish the flames ,- were injiired ^ by Hue Jalling-of a wall , and one poor fellow bad his leg broken , and was

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      obUeed to be ^ oarnodiaway . 'TThe ' groatest ^ i'Sifie is duel *) the military foritheirexertibng . ' h :. „ : ]> . . . ¦ SUSFBCTED MUBDKB-OP TWO-VWoMEN . —lOn ^ the 29 th ult , information was . received by the Superintendent of Police ' at . Cheshanl , Bucks , relative to ; an alleged murder of two women , which inducedliimi to examine a certain spot at Maidengrove 'Scrubb *; which resultedin the discovery of remaihs . whieh , on medical inquiry , were ascertained to be those of two females , leaving no doubt that some fbid crime has been perpetrated . . ' -, " Crimkand Suicide . —An ihqucgt ; wa 8 held last week , at Devonport , before A . B . Bone , ' Esq ., oh the body of a naval pensioner , named Thomas Wedlock ; who committed . suicide under very shocking circumstances . The deceased resided with his wife

      in a house in Mount-street , with ' several other families ; and on Wednesday a woman named Pearn , one of tbe lodgers , hearing a child cry out , proceeded to the deceased ' s bed-room . She ! knocked for admittance but was refused , and on . her threatening to break open the door he opened ' it- A little girl , named Harriett Halls , aged twelve , then came out , ' with her face dreadfully swollen and blackened , the reiult of tyln ? a towel on her mouth . The child Was then examined , and from appearances it was evident that the deceased had made a criminal attempt on the child . A policeman was sent for , but before his arrival the deceased had completely severed his windpipe with a razor , and was quite dead . The jury returned a verdict of felo de se , and the deceased was buried between nine and ten o ' clock , p . m .

      Scarcity op Clergymen at Oxford . —So scarce were the clergv in Oxford on tha morning of Good Friday that not one could be found to officiate in Holywell Church . Tho living being vacant , two gentlemen were selected to perform Divine service on Good Friday , one in the morning and the other in the afternoon , but from some misunderstanding neither ofthem appeared at church in the morningi and after the congregation had been kept waiting some time the churchwarden left the sacred edifice and endeavoured to obtain the services of some of the resident clergy , but without success . On his return to the church he stated his ill-fortune to the congregation , who soon dispersed .

      Spurious Sovereigns . —Information , has been conveyed to the government of the discovery : of an illicit manufacture of sovereigns in the -town of Birmingham . - It was first ascertained in one of the government departments , where some . suspicion being entertained as to a coin tendered , it was severed , which resulted in the discovery that the centre was entirely composed of inferior metal , enclosed within a shell of standard gold , These ' coins are sold to the utterers at the rate of 16 s . each . Thk Poisoning at Castle Camps . —Elias Lucas and Mary Ann Reeder , who were sentenced to death by Mr . Justice Wightraan , at the late assizes , for poisoning Susan Lucas , wife of the former culprit , and sister to the latter , at Castle Camps , have been

      informed by the authorities of the gaol , that their execution is fixed for the 13 th of April . Some efforts are being made with a view of relieving the town from the scenes that will take place consequent on the painful ceremony . It is thought however , that they will be of little avail in saving the lives of the wretched couple ; indeed , that is almost rendered impossible from the fact that the female convict has confessed to having mixed the arsenic in the mess which her unfortunate relative partook of , an admission which , to a great extent , establishes the guilt of Lucas , On the day following their condemnation the convict , Mary Reeder , evinced some desire to unburden her mind , and she expressed a hope to see her aged father . Her wish was allowed , and on

      Wednesday the parent had an interview with her , the rev . chaplain and the matron being present ; tlie rev . gentleman appearing to act as some restraint upon her freedom of speech , he withdrew . The miserable woman then acknowledged that it was her hand that put the arsenic in her sister's mess , and ! added that her reason for destroying her was the illicit connexion that existed between herself and the man Lucas . She informed her father that the connexion had taken place since . Christmas , and she strongly denied that she was in the family way . She has not in terms accused Lucas of inviting her to the commission of the

      deed , but she has done so by implication ., The male convict continues to deny that he was aware ol Reader ' s intention to destroy his wife . He admits that an improper intercourse existed between them , but he had become so disgusted with her that he had determined to get rid of her , and that if he had effected that he should have lived happier with hi ? wife . Some time before her , death , Reeder asked him for some arsenic to put into the water in which she said she was about to wash her feet . She added that she ihoight it would cure her chilblains , and he gave hei so : ne accordingly . The extraordinary cool dcmean < ur which marked their conduct at their trial

      has in tome measure given way to a more proper spirit of resignation . They have paid considerable attention to the spiritual advice of the chaplain , and at the chapel on Good Friday the girl , Reeder , fainted away twice . Lucas is a stoutly-built young man , twenty four years of age , and his wretched partner in guilt is of a short plump figure , her features being rather pleasing . She is described as twenty years of age , but they both look much younger than they really are . —Cambridge paper , , " ¦ '• Fatal Accident on the Mersey . —We regret to announce the death of Mr . Lowndes , judge of the Liverpool County Court , by an unfortunate casualty which occurred " on Sunday night on the river . Shortly after ten o ' clock , as the Seacombe steamer neared the landing stage to land her passengers , a gentleman was observed to steptowards the gangway , imagining , apparently , that the usual bar was

      stretched across the gap in the bulwark . A person present hastened forward to arrest the gentleman ' s progress , but too late . Another individual , almost at the same moment , sprang forward , with the intention of jumping forward after the unfortunate gentleman , who was then being carried away by the incoming tide . The same person above alluded to grasped his coat to prevent this attempt , and for a few seconds succeeded in restraining him , but at length the cloth tore away in his hands , and Mr . Lowndes' son plunged into the river in a brave—but , uhappily , futile—attempt to save his father ' s life . Intense anxiety , prevailed onboard amidst the darkness , but boats immediately put off from the landing-stage , and , after some time , succeeded in picking up the son . Mr . Lowndes , sen ., we regret to say , was lost , and , so far as we can ascertain , his body has not yet been recovered . Mr . Lowndes , jun ., was conveyed to the receiving house , and received every

      attention . Emigration from Gloucester . —On the 29 th ult . an unusual spectacle . attracted the attention of thousands of spectators upon Gloucester quay . This was the departure for New York of the barque Solway , E . Shadwick commander , with about 130 emigrants . The vessel left the docks about halfTpast six o ' clock , amidst the cheers of a very numerous body of spectators . The vessel , which is a handsome one of the class , was gaily decorated with flags from her bowsprit to her stern . The people accompanied the vessel for a considerable distance down the canal . She belongs to Messrs . Price and Co ., of Gloucester , and is about 900 tons burden . She is fitted up conveniently , but plainly , for the accommodation of the

      voyagers , and the passage money was as low a £ 5 to New York . A second vessel—the Corsair—belonging to the same firm , is announced to sail from Gloucester in a few days , with emigrants to Montreal and Quebec . This vessel takes out about 200 paupers from Cheltenham Union , the guardians paying their passage under the new regulation which those authorities are permitted to make . This is quite a new feature in the history of the port of Gloucester . Verdict of Manslaughter against an Attorney . —On Monday a long investi gation took place before the Liverpool borough coroner into the circumstances connected with the death of an old lady , named Elizabeth Simpson , whoso death resulted from injuries sustained by being run over by Mr .

      C . Pemberton ' s carriage . The inquest was adjourned last week , in order to afford time for Mr . Pemberton to produce evidence with the view of showing that he was free from blame in the matter . On Sunday week , about one o ' clock , the deceased was crossing London-road , at the end of Seymour-street , when Mr . Pemberton ' s vehicle , which he himself was driving at tbe time , came in contact with her . She was knocked down , and two of the wheels went over her bod y . She was taken to the Infirmary , but only survived until the following Thursday , the immediate cause of death being a fracture of the base of the skull , - the result of external violence . Evidence in support of the charge having been taken , the coroner went over the facts of the case , calling the attention of the jury to the various points as they affected Mr . Pemberton , and the state of the law as regarded the crime of manslaughter . The jury , after a

      deliberation , m court , of halt an hour , being unable to agree , retired to the private room . After the lapse of an hour they returned , giving as their verdict that . the deceased ' s- death was caused by Mr . Pemberton ' s negligent and furious driving . The coroner explained that such a verdict involved a charge of manslaughter ; upon hearing this the jury entered into a conversation , at ~ the close of which they intimated to tho court that they-were not agreed . They then retired a second time , and returned in about an hour , bringing in . a verdict of manslaughter against ; ; Mr . Pemberton . Mr . Atkinson applied to the coroner to allow time for Mr . Pemberton to surrender before the judges , how sitting at the assizes , in order to getbail , without the necessity' of going up to London . Tho coroner having received a promise from Mr . Atkinson : th ' afc his client would , surrender , said he would retain his warrant until a reasonable time had been allowed for arrangement with the judges . ' ' .

      A desirable Clerical Investment . — An announcement has been made that the Mayor : and Corporation ; of Boston are about ito . sell ( through the agency of the Ecclesiastical ^ Commissioners ) the right of teaching , religion , on the principles ' of the . Established Church to tho highest ! bidder . There " are ; ; -it } appears ,: some .- strong inducements heldi : 6 ut - -to . ^ p urchasers . ; "The'Vicarage of the parish and ' parish church of Sti Botolpli , ' Boston , is

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      estihiated'tbhe worth !; ( exclusive ' of' tho vicarage house'and'garden ) about £ 370 iper annum . ; -There is agood vicarage house , hear > the church ,. and- adioihiVthe . house is a . garden containing about . . 450 sduaro -yards . , The church is . a , „ noble ancient edifice of ' a ' great architectural ' beauty , and celebrity / » contains a nne ' : organ ' , ' and a" choir and oriranist are kept free of expense to the incumbent . The vioarfbr the timebeing has ' the right to nominate and choose , ' on any future vacancies , the lecturer in the said , church , who is the . other presbyter under * an old charter , with an annual stipend Of £ 260 . The vicar has also the right to nominate , on any future vacancies , " a chaplain or curate ; on the foundation of Henry Fox , to assist in the parochial duties , whose stipend , derived ; . ; from land undersuch ' foundation , is about £ 120 > per ^ annum The present incumbent is in his 71 st year , ine above are tho particulars of'this ' eligible family living , as set forth in the official announcement of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners . . .. '» . .... f .. _!«! [¦»_' i '« l j .-lz'i '' . l ' ¦ *' . iViOJii ^ -oJii

      ^ Murd er ¦ at Warmlet , Gloucestershire . — On Monday last an inquest was . held at the Tennis Court Inn . Warmley , Gloucestershire ,, to inquire into tbe death of Joseph Jefteries , a labourer , who was killed in a quarrel on the evening of Good Friday . It appeared in evidence that on the evening of his death the deceased , with a number of his companions , had been drinking at a beer shop , kept by a man named Humphreys . The whole party left tho house , and about seven o ' clock a quarrel arose , the companions of the deceased accused him of

      having got a shilling which belonged to them . A fight ensued , and shortly after the deceased was seen lying on the ground , and bleeding from a wound inflicted with a knife . A man named Bigwood , who went to his assistance , was badly wounded with the same knife , and the life of a woman who gave the alarm was . threatened . A postmortem examination of the body showed that the arteries of the neck had been divided , and death to have ensued from the wound . The jury , after a long investigation , returned a verdict of wilful murder against Moses Gray , as principal , and against George Cole , Giles Shepherd , and Charles Lewis , as abettors .

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      ' Fire Atthe Neath Abbeyworkb.— On The 2...

      ' Fire atthe Neath AbbeyWorkb . — On the 29 th ult ., an alarming fire was discovered to have broken out in these extensiveii'on-worbs , whichare situate adjoining the ruins of Keath Abbey , Glamorganshire The fire was first discovered in the fitting-up shop , which , with the carpenters' and pattern shops , were entirely destroyed , and some of the valuable machinery much injured , notwithstanding the utmost exertions to subdue the names by the inhabitants of the district , who were speedily on the spot . -The damage is estimated at about £ 3 , 000 , but it is covered by insurances effected by Mri J . Price , the proprietor . The origa of the fire has not been ascer * tained . .. '¦' . _ .

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      Assault Bt Sir J. Dick Lauder.—At The Ed...

      Assault bt Sir J . Dick Lauder . —At the Edinburgh Sheriff Criminal Court ,, on . the 28 th ult ., Sir J . Dick Lauder was tried for assaulting a railway guard in the employment of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company . The chief witness , Basset , who complained of the assault upon him , said , that on examining a railway carriage from which the defendant bad alighted at Edinburgh , he found the green curtains torn away ; the foot rug taken away : the cushions cut ; and the glass : lamps broken . While looking at the carriage Sir J . D . Lauder , who , with the others , had gone away , came back , asking for his . hat .. Basset told him that owing to the damage done to ! the carriage he would require to detain him till receiving instruction from witness ' s superiors . Mr . Stewart , the railway company ' s agent , being sent for , returned word to get the gen- '

      tleman ' s card , and let him away . While the messenger was away to Mr . Stewart , Sir John , struck Basset on the breast , and on the lower ; part of the belly . The complainant was sick for two hours after the blow , and felt unwell next day . The police then took Sir John in charge till the message came from Mr . Stewart . On getting Mr . Stewart ' s instructions Sir John was let away . - " Sir John Dick Lauder , Grange-house , " was on the card . On the Saturday following Basset went to Sir John , at the Grange , and related his case . Sir John expressed : sorrow , but said he was not conscious of having done what Basset averred . At the same time , however , he gave the complainant £ 5 , which was accented . After hearing counsel on both sides , the sheriff summed up the case , and the . jury returned a verdict of simple assault against Sir J . D . Lauder . The sentence of the court Was , tbat Sir John Dick Lauder pay a fine of £ 10 , or be imprisoned thirty days .

      The Strike on the North British Railway . — We ( Caledonian Mercury ) regret to state that no amicable arrangements has been made with the enginemenari ' d stokers on this line , who a fortnight ago gave in notice of resignation . As before stated , the directors about a week ago dismissed forty Of the men on strike , who altogether numbered ninetyeight , while the remainder having strenuously resisted to the last the proposed reductions , and the directors having refused to accede to ' the demands of the men affairs are brought to a rather critical dangerous position . The notice has expired , and theugh deputations of tho men have repeatedly had interviews with the secretary and members of the board , they have as yet , wo believe , had no satisfactory result . " . .. '

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      Resistance 'To The County Cess.—Loss Oi?...

      Resistance ' to the County Cess . —Loss oi ? Life . —The Londonderry Standard : says : —¦ " We have to record an occurrence which has stained this hitherto peaceable county with crime , and stamped the brand of disgrace on fchetdwnland wherein it took place . The particulars of this outrage ' , which hurried a human being into eternity , took place , on Tuesday last , at Gortnaghy , within one mile of Dungiven , on the road leading from that town , to Newtown lima vady . On the morning of Tuesday , Mr . William Stevenson , a collector of county cess and ' poor rates in that district , proceeded to the townland in question , accompanied b ^ some five or six assistants ,. for . thepurpose of . seizing . upon the goods of defaulters who had not paid their county

      cess . After calling at the houses of several persons , who , although they exhibited symptoms of hostility , nevertheless did not proceed to " open violence , he at last seized upon , and was driving off the ground ; three cows belonging , to a man named Robert Guinn ; but before he had proceeded witli them above 200 yards , the people rose indiscriminately , rushed forward . armed with stones , spades , and other deadly weapons , and closed in upori ' thc party who were taking away tho cattle , attacking them with as much fury as if they had been beasts of prey whom they had met to surround and destroy . Mr . Stevenson himself , and some of his . assistants ,

      narrowly escaped , after being pelted with stones ; but one of them , named Thomas Andrews , ' who happened to be nearest to the cows , was struck witha spade , and severely injured , and , in addition , was cut in the back of the head with a stone , and received another heavy blow from a missile in the back . His assailants having thus maltreated their unhappy victim , quietly withdrew , and his own party returned , and succeeded in conveying him to Dungiven . Doctor Moor was promptly in attendance , for the purpose of examining and dressing his wounds , but before the operation was performed he bad breathed his last , having only survived about an hour from the time the attack was made . A

      warrant has been issued by Mr . Oguby , for the apprehension of Robert Guinn , his wife Margaret , and his son Robert , who have all absconded . " The Weather . —Snow , has fallen in large quantities in the west of Ireland , and the frost has been general and severe . The limerick Chronicle states that the early wheat crop i » reported to have suffered from the harsh dry weather . Emigration . —A considerable number of pauper girls were shipped on the 28 th ult ., from the . Dublin workhouses for Australia . They were marched through the streets to the north wall before six o ' clock in the morning , apparently to escape observation , as the recent revelations before parliament have rendered this mode of disposing of tho paupers ¦

      somewhat unpopular . ''' The Lord-Lieutenant has commuted to transportation for life the sentence of death passed on O ' Grady at Limerick Assizes for the murder of his wife and serv ant-girl . . ' ., ' , ' , " Evictions are as numerous as ever throughout the country . It is stated that two-thirdsof the land in the North Riding of Tipperary , held by . tenant farmers , will change occupiers this year , and the Tipperary Vindicator adds " never were such shoals of ejectment notices levelled against the unfortunate tenants as the landlords are issuing for the coming Quarter Sessions inThurles and Nenagh . " Tho Newry . Examiner says : — " We received a letter from a Drog heda correspondent , stating that between twentyand thirty families ( numbering about

      one hundred individuals ) were recently ejected from their holding on the Mornington property , situate on the sea shore , three ^ mile ' s from Drogheda , in Meath . : ¦ ¦ - \ ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ - ;"• >¦• . . ¦ ; -. ¦ - . - . ! ' On Friday , morning twenty , cottages were burnt down in the village of . Crinkle , near Parsonstown , and but for ' the , efforts to ' extinguish the fire , made . by the soldiers of the , 89 th Regiment ; -stationed in the neighbouring barracks , it is probable tho whole village would have fallen aprey to . ihe'flames ; Lord Londonderry and his Tenantry . —A . correspondence . between- the Marquis of Londonderry and the tenantry of hiscstatein the county of Down , has been closed , by tho followihg _ final reply from the noble lord ; who 'states ' hi * intentibnsof paying , them a visit during the present year : — , ;

      = < - \ . ; - ; i , '!¦ .,... < ¦ , Jloldcrncss House , March 6 . :,, My . SBlENDg ,. —! do not think any advantage can arise , in cpntinuiri ' g tho controversy between us . '' I ' am gratified b ' j many ' Wild sentiments , '> and ; i 1 hope ; just acknowledgmeptSjtome . jnyourqpmmuiiication ofthe ithinst . ( just received . ) It would-be very' consoling ' to' my feelings if

      Resistance 'To The County Cess.—Loss Oi?...

      other reports from the county of Down corroborated the expressions . of good unaerstan ^ ihg ^ ahd " fiarpionyi between us , which , undoubtedly , is . our . mutual intereai . ' But how ca n I reconcile your address-with > the meetings at Kilmood , where not only . a , large body , of tenants refused to sign , at tho . urgent ' entreaty of riiy agent , a document offering a reward : for the discovery of the incchdiariesa ' t Lisbavnet , on , the estate , declining , " also , all subscription to the same ; but proceeded afterwards to a resolution , that giieh yillanous proceedings we ' rebccagloned by my refusal to , make reductions of my rents , iaccording , to their demands ? 1 must also observe , in reply to one or two of your recent remarks ,. that' although 1 reprobate exceedingly the disputes and differences between landlord and tenant becoming " the subject of discussion for the press and the public—and although I hold the doctrine that neither one nor the other have anything-to ' say to the bar-Other reOOVtB from tlin nnniiW l \ f TlrivOTi nrmT > W . M + Ofl fliR

      gains I make with my own farmers—still ,, when the 1 ^ 11-mood people were instigated by bad advice to publish my correspondence , they brought ? me . on my . defence before the country . Again , the application to , hold a public meeting , to my agent , by a . certain number of tenants , and to have the Court-house for the assemblage , at a moment when agitation was generally prevalent in Ulster , to frighten and press landlords into reduction , proved to me my hitherto peaceable and excellent farmer ? . had , unhappily , caught the insidious mania oftho discontented and designing disturbers , of the tranquillity of Down ; and , if I searched for proof , ' I discovereo'it still further in ' Presbyterian ministers lending their places of worship for declamations , on . temporal discontent , which ; should only be dedicated to religiouspurpqses ; ' and when the speeches of the Rev . Messrs . Moore and M'Cullogh dilated on many other points than the . value of my lands and the amount of

      your holdings , 1 dia not then find any spirited tenant-farmer who got up iii that meeting-house and uttered one observation on behalf of their landlord , similar to many you have now . thought right and just to bring forward . In the letters now before me . Attempts have been-made , you must allow , to make me yield to remonstrances , leaving me no unfettered : opinions . This I never can \ nor will subscribe to .: I have directed my agent to issue such aid and assistance to those tenants who are willing and desirous to cultivate . and . improve the soil on the new system of farming , and abolishing the exploded doctrines of agriculture , as he shall think at present judicious y and , if prices become lower , I shall then attend to what . is jusk . between us ; but , as all interests of the empire , except only land , are flourishing and prosperous , I cannot believe the land will be long depressed . At any rate , it is impossible at present to define the exact position

      in which the agricultural lands of the empire will be placed when free trade and protection have been'fully iind fairly tested . There are hardly in England two ' great authorities who coalesce as to what ought to be ^ he new and fair average value of land , according to its produce , wilh reasonably good farming . A little time niay develope this problem ; and you may rest satisfiedifyouzealously and industriously do your part , making all reasonable efforts to pay up your rent and arrears , and will trust the ' future ' to the paternal care of myself ; and the knowledge you ' ought to have of the ability and probity of m ^ excellent agent , Mr . Andrews , you will not be disappointed . One ' word more—you are right in the firm determination I have ' hitherto made to uphold the so-called tenant-right ; on my estates . But , if

      you observe what passes in the Imperial Legislature , this tenant-right is never likely to be . legalised by any Act of Parliament . : . If I cannot conceal from you this fact , it follows you must receive this tenant-right as . a boon , and God forbid that any circumstances should ever arise between us to make me withhold it from any of you j but the late violent language and proceedings'in Ulsterrender it absolutely necessary that there should be no' mistake between us on this most important subject . In conclusion , I feel I could reply : very fully and satisfactorily to many other points in your letter j but , as 1 shall be .. amongst you this yeaiyand I hare ; already written much at length , I may nl > add , that you may depend upon my being always your true and sincere friend , Vane Londonderry . To Mr . John Patterson , and my tenant farmers .

      ; Another attempt is said to have been made on the life of a soldier of the Athlohe garrison , on Wednesday night , the 27 th ult ; Cholera . —Tffe ' cholera has been committing ravages in the remote part of Kerry , without attracting much attention elsewhere . The following return in the Cork Reporter , from fCahirciveen , shows the extent to which'the epidemic has prevailed there;— " The total number of cases of cholera treated in hospital in Valencia , up to the 26 th , 42 ; new cases one .. Discharged cured , 15 ; died , 22 ; remaining under treatment , 5 . . Cahirciveen— . total number treated for " cholera in hospital sincei- the 16 th January , 168 . Discharged cured , 74 ; died , 77 ; under treatment , 17 .

      . At the Cork assizes , on the 28 th ult ., Mr . P . Fitzgerald applied on behalf of James Hall , against whom informations had been . sworn , for high treason . The informations ' were taken early in last year , and at'Summer Assizes ' applicatioh was made to have the prisoner admitted' to bail . The application was referred to the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and bail was granted—two sureties in £ 20 each . No bill had been issued against the prisoner during this , assizes , and it was believed that it was not intended to prosecute . Xhe application was made to withdraw the bail , and not to keep the affair' hanging over the prisoner any longer , but to accept his own recognizance . ; He hoped the court would consent to this appeal when they looked over the informations . The learned judge replied that , he would see what could be doiie . ;

      The Nenagh Guardian mentions several cases of incendiarism as having occurred within the last few days in the county of Tipperaryl The subject of flax cultivation continues to absorb a great deal of attention in almost every part of Ireland . In the Limerick papers a second letter from the Messrs . Russell appears , reiterating their encouraging proposals on the subject ,. and stating theprogress they have made in carrying out their designs . They have engaged one of the most experienced and skilful agriculturists eranloved bv

      the Royal Flax Society of Belfast , to give instructions in the culture of flax , and superintend the operations for that purpose which the Messrs . Russell are about to undertake . Efforts of a similar nature have been for some time in progress in Cork , and Waterford is also directing its attention to the same branch of industry . . In fact , people are beginning to' look ' about them for various modes of turning their capital and labour to account , and any improvement or new direction to industry that might be suggested would not fail at this moment to attract attention .

      Ministers' Money . —According to previous arrangement the : question of ministers' money was discHssedon Monday at almost all the Easter vestry meetings held in Dublin , and in every case , either a resolution was passed for . the abolition of the impost , or arrangements were made for holding special meetings to discuss tho subject . At several of the vestries the motion was evaded on the ground that , not being a specific object of the meeting , it would be informal to introduce it into their proceedings . , "in almost every instance , " observes the Freeman " the proteatant minister of the parish professed his readiness to co-operate , in any effort that would be made at a meeting called for the special purpose of abolishing this tax upon reli g ious liberty . ' Andjn no case was any attempt made to defend the tax , which all appear to agree in considering as doomed to abolition . It is but just

      to the citizens of Cork to observe that the present agitation against ministers' money originates with them , and is urged on by their suggestions : It is hoped that this time it will be successful , and that tbe government will be sufficiently armed with the force of popular opinion to enable them to remove the . grievanco in the present session . The Repeal . Association ' . —The association met on Monday , in Conciliation Hall ; Mr . Nugent , of Kingstown , presiding , There was a , Very scanty attendance . Mr . John O'Corinell , who spoke at some length , referred to the hill for the abolition of the Viceroyalty , which he said ought to be entitled a bill further to degrade and ruin the ' eity of Dublin , after which he moved the adoption of a petition , which had received 6 , 000 signatures at the door against the measure . The rent was announced to be £ 12 5 s . lid .

      Wreck Of The' Royal Adelaide Steamer. "W...

      WRECK OF THE' ROYAL ADELAIDE STEAMER . "We regret exceedingly to announce one of the most melancholy casualties at . sea which has occurred upon our coast for some years . The City of Dublin Steam-packet Company ' s ship Royal Adelaide , Captain John Datty , plying between the ports of Cork and London , left the former city on Wednesday afternopn , the 27 th ult ., with a full cargo of goods and it is said about 250 passengers , touched off . Plymouth on Thursday evening , left that port for London On Friday morning at three o ' clock , rfnd was totally lost on the Tongue Sand , off Margate , at eleven o ' clock on Saturday night last , when there is too much reason to fear every soul on board perished .

      The Royal Adelaide was due at . the Dublin , Belfast , and Cork steam-wharf , Lower East-Smithficld , on Saturday evening , but , as a strong head wind prevailed against all vessels coming up channel , her absence , ' up to midnight , caused very little anxiety . When morning came , and there were still ho tidings ' of the missing vessel , 'Mr . Davidson , the company ' s manager at the wharf , felt some uneasiness , but , as it was supposed that an accident to her machinery might have partl y disabled her , and thus caused the delay , she was confidently looked for every hour during tho day up to four o ' clock , when the flrst'intimatioii of the terrible catastrophe reached London . The bearer of the melanchol y intelligence was William Coc , a river pilot , in the service of the company , who was in waiting at Gravcsend to take charge ' of the Royal Adelaide from that place to the Pool . About two o ' clock on

      Sunday , ohe Charles Gillm ' an , a Deal pilot , who had that morning brought a large bark up . Chanriel , which was then lying at anchor off Gravcsend , saw Coo on tho pier-head , and asked him what ship he was waiting for ? Coo replied that he had ' been expecting , tho '' Royal Adelaide shico ' the previous evening , and was very anxious ' oh the subject of her non-arrival . Gillman then informed' him that on Saturday oyoning , shortly after he had taken charge of the barque , a large block'steamer . wjthqut . figurcbead , and havinsr . a * great inany' passengers on . deck , passed his " ship steaming tip " 'Channel . The sea was running very high , and he could not make out the name bfthe ' steamer , but she bore every resemblance to . the : boats of . the : Dublin ; , Company , ' . At eleven o ' oloqk the same night , shortly . after having passed ^ the Tongue lightship , . whon" about iiftcpn milesifrbm the coast off 'Margate ; ' as ¦ Gillmarr iri-( orih'iid ' ; Cbe ; : jiia barque ' passed a large steamer about three-cjuartera of-a-mile disUnt . 'froro ; which signals

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      of i distress were -fired fif ^^ rapid' succession n steamer , from-her position , was evidently ; ' ori + h sand , but , as thewindble ' w-a perfect gale , Gilhn said it was quite impossible to render an y assistant They threwiURjrockets In . reply td " the stoats the hop ' e ' "thatlhey : , might ! be' observed from ' 1 shore , but , as the night was very dark and bazv V believed . ( there was too much . reason to fear th they had neper been seen . The descri ption 0 f { l vessel given by Gillman corresponding exactlv wuk that of the Royal Adelaide . ^ especialTy the ahse * of ; any figurehead to the ship , a , peculiarity *„! £ marks nearly the , whole fleet of steamers belomr : tothis company , Coe felt satisfied that his wor ? anticipations were realised , and that the Unfort nate ship wrecked on- the . sand was no other th that for which he had been so anxiously lookin immediatel to London nf rHafvaea m / nin -4 it . AAi '& . ?¦ « r , „ I A ' - « . ' . iv t " . ? V »

      He y came on with Gillma and communicated the sad intelli gence to the on ' pany ' s manager , Mr . Davidson . COm " The precise spot where the vessel was wreclrmi about two or three , cables' length sou th-west frr . ' the Lower Tongue buoy near the entrance of «?* Prince ' s and Queen ' s Channels . As far as can fc ascertained from a comparison . of the snot w > , the wreck lies and tho Channel chart , it ai 1 rZ ° that had the Royal Adelaide been aboutaveS length from the place where she struck she wTJ have been in deep water . The Tongue sands SS several miles long , running E . by S . and W w w A very heavy sea always exists during sales in llportion of the Channel , and its navigation at thJT times is exceedingly difficult . The Royal AdeS * was between 400 and 500 tons burden , and had tw engines of 140-horse power each , supplied by thr ^ boilers . Her breadth of main-beam was tUntv eight feet , and over all forty-seven feet with a loftv poop on deck . Her paddle-wheels were tw enty-foul icec in ammeter ad

      . » no na gammon ana knes ' stem" ( no figurehead ) , and was rigged as a first ! clas ? steamer , at which rate she was ranked at Lloyd ' s . She was built about fourteen years aeo by Messrs . Thomas and William Wilson , of Liver pool . The Royal Adelaide was commanded by Can * tain John Batty , of Cork ,, who has been in the scn vice of the Dublin Steam-packet Company upwards " of twenty years , during a great portion of which time he has commanded ships oh the London and Dublin and London and Cork , stations . ne WSg considered one of-the most experienced sailors in the service , and was besides a man of no ordinary attainments . The sole command of his shi p devolved upon him until he arrived off Gravesend when the river pilot took charge . Captain Batty was universally beloved and respected , and his fato is deeply regretted . He has left a family of young children . Mis wife" died suddenly about six months

      ago . 'The crew , in addition to . the captain , consisted of three mates , one carpenter , two engineers , two coal-trimmers , six firemen , six men before the mast , a steward and stewardess , and a cook . The name of the first engineer was William Reilly . Ho was the son of an engineer of some celebrity , formerly attached to the firm of Messrs . Fawcett and Co ., of Liverpool . He was himself an exceedingly ingenious and clever man , in proof of which it may be mentioned that he himself constructed a divingbell , which , he always carried on board his ship , and made use of as occasion required . Tho name of tho carpenter was Handy Turner . The names of the rest of the crew are not-know , no record of them being kept in London . . . .

      FURTHER PARTICULARS . The signals of distress fired from on board tho unfortunate ship were observed by the coast-guard men attached to the Westgate station , about one mile westward from this town on the cliffs . As they were repeated only two or three times , however , the men did not give any alarm to the pilotboats , and the signals not being observed from the port head or harbour , no boats put off during the night . ' On Monday morning ,, about half-past seven o ' clock , a signal gun was fired from the Tonpe lightship , and the crew of the tugger called tha Nelson , under the command of William Parker , put off with the view of ascertaining what was

      required . On Hearing the lightship they signalled her crew . The captain of the lightship said they feared a large steamboat had gone ashore on the Tongue Sand , abost three miles off . Parker asked what time this had happened . The captain said the steamer passed the lightship about a quarter to eleven o ' clock on the previous ni ht , and in about twenty minutes afterwards they observed signals of distress fired from a vessel on the track she had taken . Parker asked the captain why they had not fired before . ¦ The captain replied that they only observed the signals two or three times , and , as they heard and saw no more , they were under the impression that the ship had merely grounded and

      got oft again . Shortly after daybreak , however , at low water , they saw the hull of a large paddle-box steamer on tbe sands , and they then fired the signal gun which had attracted attention on shore .- ~ The Nelson , with her gallant crew , bore down in the direction pointed out , and . in the course of the afternoon picked up the bodies of two persons which were found floating . The identity of the ill-fated vessel has been proved beyond doubt , one of the boat's crew having picked up a signal lantern bearing the name of the " Royal Adelaide , of Dublin . " Not a vestige of any of the boats belonging to the Royal Adelaide has been discovered , from which it is inferred that they were launched , but not being able to live in the terrible sea that

      prevailed at the time , have all foundered . —The two bodies picked up by the Nelson lugger , on being brought ashore , were conveyed to " the house of Mr . Gore , an undertaker of this town . Neither of these poor fellows appear to have died from drowning . Both of them were provided with life preservers in the shape of large corks tied round the chest and back , the one having ten and the other five , each about as large as a brick . There was nothing found oneither of their persons leading to positive identification , but from some letters found upon the one , anda name written inside the boot

      of the other , there does not appear to be much doubt on the subject . Th © one , from his dress , would appear to have beeen the mate of the vessel . He wore blue trowsers , black frock coat , a pilot overcoat , and a south-wester . In his pockets were found three letters and a memorandum , but no money or other property of any description . One oftho letters is written by a-gentleman named Roberts , who dates from Great Horner .-street , Liverpool .: It is addressed to Mr . William Gowler , chief mate of tho Leeds steamer ( this vessel belongs to the Dublin company . ) and . communicates the death of Gowler ' s wife . It is dated as far back as

      February last . Another letter is written by Mr . P . Howell , and dated from the Dublin Steam Packet Company ' s Offices , Eden Quay , Dublin . It complains of some irregularities on board the company ' s boats , and especially the Leeds steamer , and would appear to have been handed to the deceased by a Mr . Lane , to whom it is addressed . From this it might be inferred that the unfortunate man was an officer-on board the Leeds steamer , but a memorandum found in his waistcoat pocket seem * to show that , at any rate , on the present voyage , ho was one of the crew of the Royal Adelaide . This memorandum runs : — " Wilson and wife lost their ticket . To be allowed to pass free in tho Royal Adelaide to London . J . Lefebuhe . —27 th March , 1850 .

      Tho name of Coe is written in the boot of the other deceased . Two shiilings and a farthing piece were found upon him , and his pockets were completely full of sand , showing that he must have been driven about on the bank in a frightful manners It may be mentioned , also , that when found his neck was dislocated . From his dress the poor fellow appeared to have been a stoker , or fireman . The letters and memorandum have been handed over to Mr , Marchant , the superintendentt oif the Margate police , who wrote by last night ' s post to Mr . Roberts , to ascertain his wishes respecting the body of the deceased . There will . be no inquest held on the bodies , for the one reason that no evidence can he adduced .

      Plymouth , Tuesday . —Intelligence of the melancholy loss of the Royal Adelaide steamer arrived here this morning , and-has caused the deepest anxiety amen « st all classes of the inhabitants of this town . The ill-fated ship left Plymouth at 3 . 30 a . m . on the morning of Friday last , having embarked fourteen passengers from this place bound for London . Of these seven wore cabin passengers and seven deck passengers . The names of tho former were Mr . and-Mrs . Payne ar . d two children j Miss Hurst and Miss Witters , two respectable young women ; and Mr . Tucker , a young sailor ,

      who was going to London to join a ship hound for New Zealand . The deck passengers from Plymouth were a woman named Welsh and three children , a young man named Squires , about 23 years of age , and two other passengers named respectively Munro and Thompson . —As to the number of passeuaers from Cork there is some doubt , no list having beon forwarded from Ireland ; but , on the authority of those who are best able to'judge from their connexion with tho vessel , it may be taken for granted that the 'Royal Adelaide 'had rather more than 150 passengers ' of all grades oh board when she left Plymouth .

      The Last Of Captain" Cook's Companion's....

      The last of Captain" Cook's Companion's .- " There' is at present residing in Southampton an old man , named Wade , the last survivor of Captaia Cook ' s companions in his . voyage ' s ' round the world . lie is ninety-nine years of age , arid'is" in possession of all . his faculties ., lie was present . at Captain Cook ' s death ' , and" himself received a spear-wound from one of the islanders , "'" " :. " Reouchons at . Bermuda . —Mr . Ti'iscoll , the agent-victualler .,., is . iappomted agent . of the Royal Navalllospitalat-Plymouth , and- tho . duties of h ! S department ; are to be performed bv the . naval storekeeper * Dr ; Gum . -s ' urgeoh and medical storekeeper , returns home ,, so that the establishment will ¦ ha * in future bat a . deputy-inspector and tiro assisted " aurgeqns . •;• ¦ in . ¦¦ ' ¦ , ; ¦ -- : j - * :.:..- ¦ ¦ : 1 " . ; V : . '';¦• ¦ '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 6, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06041850/page/6/